「父親為了讓我吃飽，把食堂里的飯票全換成了米，送到學校里來，自己餓死了！真怪我粗心！後來听村里的人說︰他飯量大，吃得太少，全身浮腫。實在餓得慌，耘田時，模到個田螺當場就生吃了；干完活到河里洗澡，模到個河蚌，他扒開就吃……」石泉突然感到語塞，再也講不下去。
「Inordertoletmegetridofhunger,heexchangedallhisrice-couponsofcommunalkitchen*intorice,andsentthethemtoourcollege.Finallyhewasdeadofstarving!Iwassocareless!Afterwards,Iheardfromothervillagersthat,hewasabigeaterbuthadtoolittlefood,inhislaterdayshegotdropsyalloverthebodybecauseofhunger!Hewassohungrythatheateanythinghecouldfind.Whenweedingthefields,theysawhimeatingarawriversnail;andmusselcaughtwhenhecleanedhisbodyafterworkintheriver.」Shiquanwastooupsettocontinue.