深明大义结发妻
Thoughtful first wife
周兴和背着铺盖卷走出看守所大门。
Zhou Xinghe carried his bedrolls out of the detention house.
时值初秋，空气好不清新，天空好不高远，阳光好不灿烂！他抬头看了看久违了的蓝天和白云，看了看远方的山峦和绿树，眼前竟有些眩晕。当他收回目光朝前望去，眼帘里映出一个熟悉的身影来。
It was the early autumn, the air was fresh, the sky was high, and the sun was brilliant! He looked up at the blue sky and white clouds that he had not seen for a long time, and looked at the mountains and green trees in the distance, feeling a little dizzy. As he withdrew his gaze and looked ahead, a familiar figure came into view.
那是一个戴眼镜的中年女人。
It was a middle-aged woman with glasses.
这个女人，在周兴和被收审期间，和周兴和妻子王琼华到这里来探望了他好多回，除了给他送些香皂、牙膏之类里面需要的东西，再有就是嘘寒问暖，使深陷囹圄焦躁烦闷的周兴和感到无比的安慰。有时，这个女人还和妻子王琼华不约而同走到了一起，他们以姐妹相称，都在为周兴和的安危和前途担心。甚至，在王琼华天晚了或下雨回农村不方便时，她还把她接到自己家居住。
During the period when Zhou Xinghe was put on trial, this woman, together with Zhou Xinghe’s wife Wang Qionghua, visited him here many times. In addition to bringing him some soaps and toothpaste which he needed, she also took care of him and gave him great comfort when he was in prison and anxious. Sometimes, this woman and his wife Wang Qionghua also happened to come together, they call each other as sister, and were worried about Zhou Xinghe's safety and future. Even when it was late or inconvenient for Wang Qionghua to return to the countryside when it rained, she took her to stay in her own home.
这个女人叫刘凤琼，是盐亭县城郊旅馆的服务员。她得到周兴和今天要出来的消息后，专门赶到这里来接他。
This woman, Liu Fengqiong, was a waitress at a hotel on the outskirts of Yanting County. Having received the news that Zhou Xinghe was coming out today, she came here specially to meet him.
这个人出现在周兴和最困难的日子里，恐怕也是一种缘分吧！
This person appeared in Zhou Xinghe’s most difficult days, it might be a kind of fate!
在周兴和进看守所的前一年，也就是1987年6月的一天，他和运输木材的驾驶员来到城郊旅馆住宿，认识了刚到这里才工作两三天的服务员刘凤琼。这个服务员，和其他服务人员一样平淡无华，刚开始并没有给周兴和留下特别的印象。当天晚上，他和喝得醉醺醺的驾驶员回到旅馆，敲开了值班室的房门。
One day in June 1987, a year before Zhou Xinghe entered the detention house, he and the driver, who was transporting the timber, went to a hotel on the outskirts of the city and met Liu Fengqiong, a waitress who had only worked there for two or three days. The waitress, as bland as the rest of the staff, didn't make a particular impression on Zhou Xinghe at first. That night he returned to the hotel with the drunk driver and knocked on the door of the duty room.
半夜时分，一股烟雾从旅店的走廊里蹿了出来，引起了正在值班尚未休息的刘凤琼注意。她循着烟味找去，发现这烟雾是从周兴和他们住的房间里传出来的。她急急打开房门，看见喝醉的驾驶员床铺已被一个烟头点燃。情急之中，她打来一盆水噗地将火烟泼灭。继而，她大声的叫嚷把周兴和两人吵醒。周兴和醒来一看，也吃了一惊，面对恼怒的服务员，他连忙赔不是。
In the middle of the night, a cloud of smoke came out of the corridor of the hotel, attracting the attention of Liu Fengqiong, who was still on duty. She followed the smell of smoke and saw that it was coming from Zhou Xinghe’s room. She hastily opened the door and saw that the drunken driver's bed had been set alight by a cigarette end. In the emergency, she poured a basin of water and put out the fire and smoke. Then, she shouted loudly to wake Zhou Xinghe and the driver. When Zhou Xinghe woke up, he was surprised too. Facing the angry waitress, he quickly apologized.
刘凤琼没给他们多说，被子铺单烧坏了，叫他们第二天自己去给旅馆领导解释清楚。
Liu Fengqiong did not speak to them more, just said that the quilt and sheet were burned, and asked them to go to explain to the hotel leadership in the next day.
就是这次未遂的火灾，让周兴和与刘凤琼相识。一来二往，他们逐渐熟识起来。周兴和了解到，刘凤琼因丈夫早年去世，就她一个人拖着5岁的女儿相依为命，她艰难的处境让周兴和产生了同情；刘凤琼也了解到，周兴和家在农村，家里有一个由父母做主从小娶来的媳妇，还有4个孩子，生活也是很艰难的。刘凤琼钦佩周兴和的聪明能干，敬佩他为人耿直仁义；周兴和也觉得刘凤琼善解人意、贤淑重情，久而久之，两人逐渐引以为友。
It was the failed fire that brought Zhou Xinghe and Liu Fengqiong familiar with together. As they came and went, they got to know each other. Zhou Xinghe learned that Liu Fengqiong’s husband died at an early age, leaving her alone with her 5-year-old daughter. Zhou Xinghe felt sympathy for her difficult situation. Liu Fengqiong also learned that Zhou's family was in the countryside, with a wife whom had married as a child and four children, and that life was difficult too. Liu Fengqiong looked up to Zhou Xinghe's cleverness and ability, and admired his honesty and integrity; Zhou Xinghe also felt that Liu Fengqiong was considerate, virtuous and affectionate; as time passed by, two people were attracted to be friends gradually.
周兴和一个人长年在外奔波，在生活上只能是自己照顾自己；刘凤琼作为一个带孩子单身女人，生活中也有许多不便之处。闲暇之时，两人有时在一起交流思想，谈谈心里的烦恼和苦闷，相互间也给予一些力所能及的帮助。由于思想比较接近，性情比较相投，久而久之，难免日久生情。特别是周兴和被关起来之后，刘凤琼常去看守所探望他，给了周兴和许多安慰，这让他从心底里感到温暖。周兴和慢慢读懂了刘凤琼的心思，一种朦朦胧胧的想法也从他内心滋长起来。
Zhou Xinghe always rushed about for a long time in the outside, could only take care of himself in life; as a single woman with child, Liu Fengqiong's life also had many inconveniences. In their spare time, they sometimes exchanged ideas, talked about their troubles and frustrations, and gave each other some help within their power. Because their thoughts were close and the temper was congenial, as time passed by, it was hard to avoid a growing love. Especially after Zhou Xinghe was imprisoned, Liu Fengqiong often visited him in the detention house, which gave Zhou Xinghe a lot of comforts, which made him feel warm from the bottom of his heart. Zhou Xinghe slowly understood the heart of Liu Fengqiong, and a hazy idea also grew from his heart.
但，尽管周兴和与王琼华婚前没有什么感情基础，随着时间的推移，两人之间观念、情趣、习惯等的差距也越来越大，可每当想到妻子这些年来和自己一起受苦受难、共同养儿育女的过程，周兴和心里就矛盾到了极点——怎么向妻子开得了口呀！
However, although Zhou Xinghe and Wang Qionghua premaritally had no emotional foundation, with the passage of time, they found the gap in their thought, interest and habit between two people became bigger and bigger, but whenever he thought of his wife with their suffering together and common child-rearing process over the years, Zhou Xinghe was contradictory to the extreme - how could he say out to his wife?
人的感情这东西很奇怪，只要有合适的土壤，就会在不知不觉间萌芽，最后顽强地顶破土层，生长起来。
Human feelings were very strange; as long as there was the right soil, it would bud imperceptibly, finally break the soil layer stubborn, and grow up.
周兴和被释放的当天晚上，刘凤琼向他明确地袒露了自己的心迹：“我知道，这几年，你和妻子都是分多聚少，感情平淡。我和你之间，照道理应该有一个完满的结局。但，我也很矛盾，也不希望伤害到你现在的妻子。”
On the night of Zhou Xinghe's release, Liu Fengqiong confided her feelings to him clearly: "I know that you and your wife have spent the past few years more apart, with a prosaic relationship. There should be a happy ending between you and me. But I'm conflicted too, and I don't want to hurt your wife."
“是呀，就是因为我和他是患难夫妻，我实在是不想伤害她……”周兴和沉默了一阵，说出了他的心里话，“其实，你是城里吃商品粮的，我是一个农村人，又没有钱……”
"Yes, it is because she and I are a couple in need, I really don't want to hurt her..." Zhou Xinghe was silent for a while and spoke his mind, "Actually, you are a urban resident eating the commercial grain, while I am from the countryside and have no money..."
“我不在乎你现在有没有钱，我看中的是你这个人。”刘凤琼说，“如果你能在5天之内与王琼华办好离婚手续，我们就可以正式结婚，我全力支持你在盐亭创业。否则，我们就分手吧……”
"I don't care if you have money or not, I care about you." Liu Fengqiong said, "If you can divorce Wang Qionghua in five days, we can officially get married. I fully support you to start your business in Yanting. Or, we shall part..."
周兴和低头不语，他思想激烈地斗争着。
Zhou Xinghe bowed his head and did not speak. He was struggling fiercely in his heart.
“听我乡上的亲戚说，你如果能到盐亭来办企业，就能够申请10个农转非的指标。如果是那样的话，我可以去找那个亲戚帮忙，把你和孩子办到城里来……”
"According to my relatives in the countryside, if you can run a business in Yanting, you can apply for 10 indicators for agricultural conversion. In that case, I can ask my relative to help bringing you and your children to town to become the urban residents..."
刘凤琼的一番话，让周兴和一夜没合眼。
Liu Fengqiong's words kept Zhou Xinghe awake all night.
天刚亮，周兴和怀着十分复杂的心情，急匆匆就往农村家里奔去。回到家，全家老小见有惊无险归来的他，一片欢声，妻子拿出了家里平时舍不得吃的好东西，来为他接风。
At dawn, Zhou Xinghe hurried to his home in the countryside with mixed feelings. Back home, the whole family saw his safe return, and all were very happy; his wife took out the good things that they were usually reluctant to eat, to give a reception in honor of him.
天黑了，孩子们睡下后，周兴和与妻子有一场严肃认真的谈话。
After it was dark and the children had gone to bed, Zhou Xinghe had a serious talk with his wife.
当周兴和把自己与刘凤琼认识的过程，以及这次回来的有些想法如实告诉妻子后，他忐忑不安地等待妻子的反应。此时，四周静极了，只有煤油灯如豆的火苗，在山风里轻轻摇曳。王琼华听完周兴和的叙述后，她没有委屈怨恨，更没有哭天抹泪，而是久久没有吱声——这么多年苦难与艰辛的磋磨，她的心已经磨得很粗糙，遇事不惊了。
When Zhou Xinghe told his wife about the process of getting to know Liu Fengqiong and some of his thoughts, he waited anxiously for her reaction. At this time, the surrounding was very quiet, only the kerosene lamp’s flame was small as a bean, gently swaying in the mountain wind. After hearing Zhou Xinghe's story, Wang Qionghua did not complain or cry. Instead, she remained silent for a long time. After so many years of suffering on hardships, her heart was already worn rough and she was not surprised when anything happened.
正当周兴和心里七上八下不能平静时，王琼华说话了：“兴和，我想了一下，我们不能让一家人都在这个地方困死，为了你和孩子将来的前途，我们干脆把婚离了吧！这样，你和孩子的户口，就可以更方便地迁到盐亭城里去了。在农村生活太苦、太艰难了，现在能弄到一个农转非指标多不容易哪！……”
While Zhou Xinghe was having butterflies in his stomach, Wang Qionghua said, "Xinghe, I've had a think for a while. We can't let our whole family strand and die in this place. For the sake of the future of you and the children, we might divorce then. In this way, you and the children's household registration, can be more convenient to move to the city of Yanting. The life in the countryside is too hard, too difficult, it is not easy to get a non-agricultural indicator now! ..."
“唉——”周兴和这声叹息，不知是松了一口气，还是叹了一口气，连他自己也说不清楚。连一向自诩硬汉的他，听了妻子的话，眼睛里也禁不住潮湿起来。
"Alas!" Zhou Xinghe sighed, not knowing whether it was a relaxation or a groan. Even as tough as he always was, after listening to his wife's words, his eyes can not help wetting up.
“那……你怎么办呢？”
"Then...... What will you do?"
“你放心，我个人倒没什么。以后能嫁人就嫁人，没有合适的，年纪大了我就带外孙就是了。”王琼华接着平静说道，“两个姑娘也大了，到时候我给她们找个人户，把她们嫁出去就是了。”
"Don’t worry, I am all right. In the future, if there is suitable person, I can get remarried. When I get old, I shall help taking care of my grandchildren." Wang Qionghua then said calmly, "The two girls are also grown up. When the time comes, I will find husband for them and marry them off."
“王琼华，没想到天底下还有你这么宽容大度，这么深明大义的女人！”周兴和再听了妻子这番话，禁不住眼泪差点流了出来。停了停，他一字一句对王琼华说道，“我发誓，我周兴和如果将来事业有成，我绝不会忘记你，一定会报答你！”
"Wang Qionghua, I didn't expect there is still such a generous and enlightened woman like you in the world!" Hearing his wife's words, Zhou Xinghe could not help crying. After a pause, he said to Wang Qionghua word by word, "I swear that if I succeed in my career in the future, I will never forget you and will definitely repay you!"
1999年9月，周兴和践行了自己的诺言，专门为王琼华在成都买了商品房，把她和她再婚的丈夫一起接到了成都定居，让他们离开了贫穷的山区。他们在成都的生活费、水电费、物管费、医疗费等全部由周兴和承担。周兴和并承诺，负担到他们百年以后——当然，这些都是后话了。
In September of 1999, Zhou Xinghe made good on his promise to buy Wang Qionghua a commercial apartment in Chengdu, and bring her and her remarried husband to settle in the city and get them out of the poor mountains. Their living expenses, utilities, property management fees and medical expenses in Chengdu were all borne by Zhou Xinghe. Zhou Xinghe promised to take care of them until they die - but that, of course, is a later story.
2021年9月5日，《廉政内参》第4期第38页“人民心声”栏目刊登标题“我国建筑和建材领域一场颠覆性的革命”，其中第三节（第42页）小标题“愿星河新型材料的伟大发明得到国家大力推广，造福人类”的第七行摘要：“在当今中国，利用自己研发的高新科技成果走向世界的有两个人和两个项目：一个是袁隆平先生和他的杂交水稻，正在解决人们的吃饭问题；一个是周兴和先生和他的秸秆建材，正在解决人们的住房问题”。合乎科技兴国的伟大战略。
