那年陕北的冬天真冷！当零下26度时，满世界都是白色，小草上有一层白霜，地面也被白霜覆盖。树木全是白的枝条，万物洁白，连空气也是凝固的！

我要练功，只能穿布的网球鞋，脚后跟有三道裂口，鲜血从袜子染到鞋外。我无奈给改嫁他乡的妈妈写了一封信，求一双棉鞋。又到医院买了冻疮膏。

到了立夏，妈妈的棉鞋来了，我一试，小了。我知道自己长大了！我默默地把棉鞋塞在床底下，做了永久的纪念。从此，我知道，永远不会向妈妈要东西了，我的生活，工作，统统都会自己解决！

1975年，立夏，我告别了的童年。我告别了我的十二岁。那年，我的工资18元，粮票38斤。

我自力更生，完全独立。

我从那天起，真正的成长了！

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