“父亲为了让我吃饱，把食堂里的饭票全换成了米，送到学校里来，自己饿死了！真怪我粗心！后来听村里的人说：他饭量大，吃得太少，全身浮肿。实在饿得慌，耘田时，模到个田螺当场就生吃了；干完活到河里洗澡，模到个河蚌，他扒开就吃……”石泉突然感到语塞，再也讲不下去。
“Inordertoletmegetridofhunger,heexchangedallhisrice-couponsofcommunalkitchen*intorice,andsentthethemtoourcollege.Finallyhewasdeadofstarving!Iwassocareless!Afterwards,Iheardfromothervillagersthat,hewasabigeaterbuthadtoolittlefood,inhislaterdayshegotdropsyalloverthebodybecauseofhunger!Hewassohungrythatheateanythinghecouldfind.Whenweedingthefields,theysawhimeatingarawriversnail;andmusselcaughtwhenhecleanedhisbodyafterworkintheriver.”Shiquanwastooupsettocontinue.