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A Long Way Home (2023) 父辈的荣耀 Episode 1 Recap & Review
A Long Way Home (2023) 父辈的荣耀 Episode 1 Recap & Review
Episode 1: The work team faced layoffs and had an accident
From spring to summer and after autumn, a vast expanse of white snow covers the entire mountain field, the forest chant is endless, and the 100-meter-high tree crashes down and is made into timber for transportation outside the province. With the reform and changes of the times, the forestry and animal husbandry industry is facing production cuts, logging restrictions and layoffs. Many loggers are worried about their livelihoods.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the broadcast informed the masses to actively respond to the logging plan and strive to increase the amount of logging. Gu Changshan, the captain of the 923 engineering team, sat on the kang and looked at the planning map of the logging indicators. You must take advantage of this opportunity to speak out.
In the bathhouses in Northeast China, workers chatted while soaking in hot water, and the atmosphere was very lively. Because Daliangzi touched the fourth skidding road and was teased by everyone, and the fourth skidding road produced less wood, the workers were not willing to go. On the other hand, Chen Shangyou, the chainsaw, was so lucky that he found the first material brand, which made others envious.
While everyone was arguing passionately, Liang Fukuan’s wife Ma Xiaoyun came in carrying a stick. They were so frightened that they squatted in the bath and looked at each other. They saw Ma Xiaoyun without saying a word, poking the roof of the shed with a stick and turning around to leave. Everyone couldn’t help but scold Liang Fukuan for taking care of his wife, and don’t blatantly enter the men’s bathhouse again.
Lin Heng, deputy director of the Forestry Bureau, did not enter the house to eat. He came over to inform Gu Changshan about the logging quota issued by the bureau. Currently, there are only twenty places, which means that some workers will face unemployment. Gu Changshan also wanted to beg Lin Heng to increase the number of places, but Lin Heng was unable to do so. After much thought, he came up with two hundred yuan and gave it to Gu Changshan and his wife as a thank you for their meal and hospitality.
Just as Lin Heng left, the workers came to Gu Changshan’s house together and ate happily around the dining table, which made Gu Changxing feel uncomfortable. His wife Huang Xiaoping complained that her husband Chen Shangyou was earning a dead wage and might be laid off at any time. She wanted him to quit his job and go to the south to develop with his relatives. However, Chen Shangyou strongly refused and the two had a heated argument.
After hearing the news, Gu Changshan and Na Cunhua came to dissuade them and finally stopped the farce. Song Liuxi is the first generation of forestry workers in Sandaogou, and also Gu Changshan’s master. When he took Gu Changshan and others into the mountains to cut trees, he never thought that in just a few years, the massive felling of trees would affect the national policy. Leaving a blessing for future generations will inevitably lead to guilt and self-blame.
In order for the workers to avoid unemployment, Gu Changshan suggested that all the staff go to the mountains to log and divide the wages of 20 people equally. Although it will be less, at least each family can be guaranteed normal food and clothing. As soon as these words came out, everyone present raised their hands in agreement. Gu Changshan was very pleased and told everyone to work harder to increase the number of places in the future.
The next morning, Gu Changshan bid farewell to his wife and children, picked up his tools and went out, leading the 923 Work Team to the mountains. Although it was freezing cold and everyone’s face was red from the cold, it still did not affect their work. With the sound of “falling down the mountain”, towering trees fell to the ground.
When it was time to eat at noon, everyone returned to the simple wooden shed. Liang Fukuan secretly drank a few sips of wine, which made everyone want to take a sip. On the other side, Gu Zhaoxi, the youngest son of the Gu family, and Liu Ziqiang, son of Liu Liangyu, snatched sweet potatoes, which attracted many children to watch. Chen Xingjie and Gu Zhaocheng stopped them when they passed by. Gu Zhaoxi was angry that his brother was helping outsiders, so he grabbed the sweet potatoes and ran away.
After finishing the work, Chen Shangyou was worried that his apprentice Daliangzi would make mistakes on his first day on the job, so he decided to see for himself. Gu Changshan accompanied him and found that Daliangzi had a conflict with his teammates. Taking advantage of Gu Changshan’s criticism and education of the two, Chen Shangyou went to cut down the tree alone. Unexpectedly, an accident happened during the process, and Chen Shangyou lost his life as a result.
The workers came to attend the funeral one after another. Unfortunately, Chen Xingjie had just been admitted to college and Chen Shangyou was about to enjoy the blessings, but he passed away. His son Chen Xingjie personally hung up his father’s portrait. Gu Changshan felt sad and blamed himself, and took the initiative to apologize to Huang Xiaoping’s mother and son, feeling that he had wronged the Chen family.
Because of this, Lin Heng criticized Gu Changshan for ignoring organizational orders and acting recklessly, which led to bad consequences. He asked him and all workers to write a review and wait for the party organization’s decision. Gu Changshan was anxious to take over all the responsibilities, fearing that it would affect Chen Shangyou’s work-related injury recognition and pension. Lin Heng said that the bureau had determined that Chen Shangyou died in the line of duty. He and his colleagues raised a thousand yuan to give to Huang Xiaoping’s mother and son.
When the 945 Work Team heard about this, the captain Wang Qingshan called his teammates to donate 500 yuan as a token of his gratitude. The teammates complied with the arrangement and wrote a review, including the details of what happened, to avoid similar accidents from happening again. Daliangzi’s parents prevented their son from submitting the self-criticism, thinking that this matter had nothing to do with their son.
