PrefaceIntroductionThe Burning CornfieldTan the Fourth, Leader of the Eighth Production TeamMa Xi, Leader of the "Prairie Fire Combat Unit"Wu Musan, the Ball-biting LouseWang GuboGangquans MaGouwang, the ScoundrelNiu Xiaofang, the Pig CastratorGuo JunMy First Taste of BeefMr Lius Henan CuisineOld Pao, Leader of the Ninth Production TeamThe Tragic Life of Wang ZengDing Mao, an Urban Youth Back in the VillageJiang Yue, a Revolutionary VeteranBlackies MaMaiduo, Chairman of the Peasant AssociationWang Laobiao, Village CalligrapherGrandpa Wang, a Daring FellowSonHeaven Kills "Heavenly Law"Chang Gen, a Crippled Fan of an ActressGreat Leap Forward NightsMy Grandfathers GoatsBathingSpring Festival in the CountrysideAccusing the Old SocietyThe Iron-rod YamDividing Up VegetablesVillage NightsVillage SmokeThe South Yard and the North YardConcerns about the Land, the Water and the TreesThe Weeping Pagoda TreeThe Yellow River Flood LandUndying LoveFathers BurialMother and Beijing