滕贞甫，1963年生。中国作家协会会员、中国作家协会全委会委员，现任辽宁省作家协会党组书记、主席。著有长篇小说《鼓掌》《蜡头驿》《樱花之旅》《刀兵过》，中短篇小说集《熬鹰》《会殇》《没有乌鸦的城市》《西施乳》，文化随笔集《儒学笔记》《探古求今说儒学》等。作品多次被《小说选刊》《小说月报》《长篇小说选刊》《中篇小说选刊》《新华文摘》等刊物转载，入选多种年选及年度排行榜。中篇小说《黑画眉》获第九届《小说选刊》年度大奖、长篇小说《刀兵过》入围第三届长篇小说金榜。

Contents
Chapter 1 Hai Qi
Chapter 2 Te Lama’s Curse
Chapter 3 Tree Oil Paintings
Chapter 4 A Pot of Pickled Sweet Garlic
Chapter 5 Ruins Waiting in Silence
Chapter 6 Swine Fever
Chapter 7 Encountering a Muse
Chapter 8 Te Earliest Riser
Chapter 9 A Gamble to Stop Gambling
Chapter 10 Te Death of Dahuang
Chapter 11 Guarding a Name
Chapter 12 Four-Color Grain
Chapter 13 Herding Geese
Chapter 14 A Poem without a Title
Chapter 15 A Blind Gut
Chapter 16 Te Ghost Contract
Chapter 17 Twists and Turns
Chapter 18 Geli River
Chapter 19 Waiting Beneath a Tree in Bloom
Chapter 20 Te Cost of Cowardice
Chapter 21 Before the Election
Chapter 22 Raw Brick to Good Use
Chapter 23 Xing’s Poems of the Heart
Chapter 24 Afer the House Blessing Ceremony
Chapter 25 Bracelets of Agate
Chapter 26 Te Wisdom Tooth
Chapter 27 Te Eastern Graveyard
Chapter 28 When Love Knocks
Chapter 29 Grandpa Liu Departs
Chapter 30 Harvest Season
Chapter 31 Te Wild Scallions