Mr. Tian is from Tianjiazhuang, this county. Before his father died, he was a famous water conservancy expert in that area. When he was a teenager, he went to school with his father. He is bold, cautious and energetic. In his twenties, he became a red man in water control. After liberation, he became a water conservancy technician in the county. Later, he joined the party and studied in a water conservancy training class, becoming a well-known expert on soil and water conservation. He designed almost all the large-scale water conservancy projects in the county.
Today, he is nearly forty years old. He is the deputy director of the county agricultural construction bureau and the deputy commander of the county flood control headquarters. He is square-faced, bald and pale. He is wearing a jacket, black cotton trousers, trousers still tied and a big hat with upside-down buttons on his head. Even if I was knocked down by a bike, I was still peaceful. I don't seem to understand this anger at all. I got up slowly, patted the dirt on my body, raised my hands as usual, lowered my head and walked in figure eight. He is an eccentric, devoted to the urgent and ruthless leadership of water conservancy, but he has developed that kind of "tired temper" He always speaks weakly, and always drags his feet when dealing with problems, as if nothing can excite him.
It is such a weirdo that he "didn't even look up" when he first heard that the organization department had assigned him a new comrade, but when he heard that the new comrade was an international student who just graduated from a water conservancy school, he finally "put down his pen and looked up". What a freak. As soon as he heard that the car road in Anlezhuang exploded eastward, the traffic volume was more than 100. Instead, lie down quietly and say simply, "It doesn't matter, it's just a few villages downstream that are less watered!" " When he learned that the Sancha River behind Longwang Temple overflowed, he knew that there was "at least 90" flows, which was a "fatal" problem, and he quickly took action. It is such a weirdo, a little plain and even annoying, but he can skillfully command flood fighting without looking at the channel map, knowing which section of river bank to defend, which sluice to open and which sluice to close, which reservoir to store water first, and which reservoir to store water again ... He is very familiar with "as if counting his fingers", and the eyes of the whole headquarters will be aimed at him together. What a freak. He is always so weak and slow. Once in danger, he will hold a stick in one hand and a raincoat in the other. His spirit has completely changed and his face is full of red light. On the country road where the moon is dark and the stars are sparse, he will run like a fly, and even the young man will have to trot breathlessly to keep up. ……
It turns out that he is a leader who respects knowledge and talents. He has seen enough of the disadvantages of overstaffing. He benefited from the irrigation of scientific and cultural knowledge, so he has deep feelings and expectations for "international students". He has been active in the water conservancy front for many years and has a clear understanding of the county's water conservancy situation, history and present situation. He doesn't want to blindly rush about, but his unique seeking truth from facts and priorities make him always serious and calm. In the danger of "death", he is also a commander who strategizes and wins thousands of miles. His "slowness, tiredness and strangeness" is not only a calm temperament, but also a physical pressure from overwork. For decades, he has been conscientious and down-to-earth At the critical moment, he changed his normal state, was neither slow nor tired, and exuded the selfless sacrifice spirit of combining revolutionary heroism with scientific truth-seeking.
In the second half of the novel, Mr. Tian's image is praised by Mao Dun as "the dragon and tiger jump the pen". In the last stage of Haimen Village's breach, the flood was more fierce and urgent, and the stake was washed away just halfway. Even the old Jiangtou, who commanded piling, panted out: "I can't stop it!" " I don't have this ability! "The army taxi shook pneumatically, and the crowd was angry. At this time, Mr. Tian took control of the situation with amazing courage. Although Jiangtou is his father, he has always respected this doyen. At this time, he turned to Jiangtou like a tiger and shouted:' It must be blocked! If you talk nonsense and confuse people, I'll put you in the water first! If you dare to leave here, I'll push you down at once! ""is a highly conscious of the interests of the masses, is a serious principle of party spirit, so that old Tian Li manipulated behind the scenes, and even scared the old ginger head to "crouch there and dare not say a word".
In order to ensure the smooth progress of piling, tian teacher, a cadre in party member, said "Come with me if you can swim" at a critical moment, regardless of his personal illness, attracting five or six strong young men to jump into the raging flood one by one. "tian teacher dragged a long line forward, and the rushing river washed people to the east and west, but people were still desperate to move forward." He was knocked down by huge waves three times, "fell down and got up again", and continued to struggle forward, eventually building a "human embankment" to ensure the completion of the rescue. When people cheered the victory happily, Mr. Tian was still standing in the water, "grabbing the telephone pole and kneeling on the sandbag", unconscious. This is the last great image left by the novel to Mr. Tian. Heroes are omnipotent, and heroes are nameless. Tian teacher is an unknown hero, even when he is often unknown, it is very strange, but he is a man made of special materials. He attracts the masses like a magnet because he is the representative and defender of the interests of the masses. He respected science, believed in the masses, set an example, abandoned the dream of reaching heaven in one step, and led the masses to support the grand construction of the People's Republic in a down-to-earth manner.
The novel adopts the first-person narrative, and through the eyes of "I" who just graduated from school and joined the work, it gradually shows Mr. Tian's personality characteristics of being tired in appearance and calm and decisive in heart. This kind of performance is often along the direction from the outside to the inside, step by step. In the concrete shaping of Laotian, the writer adopted the method of wanting to promote first and restraining second. In the novel, the image of the old ginger head plays an important role for Mr. Laotian, showing his deep and close contact with the masses and their expectation, trust, support and concern for him. During the rescue, the writer carved Mr. Tian's heroic spirit with unforgettable colors.