巨大的火车轮子急速地滚动着,一位面貌端庄的妇女,临窗凝望着漆黑的偶有几丝儿灯光掠过的车外:“是呵,我的农村生活结束了,这也许是一个时代的结束吧,历史开了一个玩笑,叫你绕了一圈,又回到了原来的地方,新的一页又开始了……”她——某化工厂总工程师孟华,终于又回来了,又回到曾经熔铸着她的理想和事业的化工厂了。然而,面对十年灾难后,我国化工工业远远落后于西方的现实情况,工厂将怎样赶上去?而她回到工作岗位后,等待着她的又将是怎样的局面呢?……火车到达了目的地,前来欢迎她的人可真不少,化工局和化工厂两个党委的全班人马几乎都开来了,还有一些工人。真是,兴师动众,好不热烈。但是,这些人当中也有的并不是甘心情愿而来,比如说,化工局的副局长曹武,就是为形势所迫,按他的话说他“是接党对知识分子的政策”。而化工厂党委书记张佩文呢,她甚至有点怕孟华的到来,总觉得是来了个障碍。这也难怪,因为孟华的丈夫,就是死在大跃进时 Huge train wheels rolled rapidly, a dignified woman, facing the window staring at the dark, occasionally a few children swept the car: “Yes, my rural life is over, this may be an era The end of the history of a joke, called you around in a circle, back to the original place, a new page has begun ... ... ”She - a chemical plant chief engineer Meng Hua finally came back, Returning to the chemical plant that once had her dream and career cast. However, in the face of the devastating decade, China’s chemical industry lags far behind the reality in the West. How will the factory catch up? What is the wait for her after she returns to work? ...... Train Arrived at the destination, many people come to welcome her, the chemical industry and chemical plant two party committees nearly all of the people are open, and some workers. Really, get started, very enthusiastic. However, some of these people are not willing to come. For example, Cao Wu, deputy director of the Bureau of Chemical Industry, was forced by the situation. In his words, he “is the party’s policy toward intellectuals.” Zhang Peiwen, secretary of the party committee of the chemical factory, even feared that Meng Hua’s arrival would be a hurdle. This is no wonder, because Meng Hua’s husband died in the Great Leap Forward