A bit of color for once, a ll the b etter to see the r ed flags with, not to mention the obvious aerial file footage of Warsaw. T he story concer ns Jozef Malesa, the mason or bricklayer of t he title. He was o nce t he darlin g of th e party, the so n of two old party activists, a w orker o f heroic reputation, his own commitm ent to The Mov ement unquestioned. He wa s chosen to be destin ed for gre at thing s, specially ed ucated and p ushed for ward to position s of responsibilit y in the Party. Eventually he decid es, because of the eth ical pressures which he feels fro m the obs tructionism of the bureaucracy fr om above, he asks to re turn t o be a sim ple bricklayer. H e is disturbed with the way the Pa rty deals with people, e specially their lack of direct contact. He thinks workers know bett er th an the leadership many t imes but that 's not th e way power flow s. He is unc omfortable with the compromises to his idealism. He remains committe d to social justice and joins his frien ds f or the May Day rally where his comfort and c onfidence in his p lace in society cause him to de fer to no man, certainly no r at faced men in over coats wi th red ar mbands. Hi s great plea sure in life moreover is layin g brick. He finds the work satisf ying and fulfilling which is why he was su ch an obviously superior w orker in th e first pla
精彩剧情/对白：“常威将军府的意思，既然大姐从与明儿有亲事， 而且也喜欢了明儿那 么多年，还是和大姐成亲， 大姐乃是正室。至于府上 的二姐呢，若是愿意入常威将军府，常 威将军府自然也 是会好好对待的，若是不愿意呢， 那倒是也简单，我们常 威将军府也会帮着 找合适的郎君的，如何 ？”
“我自己 前去云族，他们便 在这里留着便是了，冬日冷的话，已 经建好了屋子了，至 于安全问题，我们有匕首和弓箭，应该是可以解决的。他们 就算是去云族，也不一定会有什么好的下场。什么气异变，什么有野兽，去了云族，真的发 生这些，我们这 些部落的人也是先被推出去的。”
“也是想着咱们家，如今人 丁并不兴旺，日后你和夫家自然是要帮扶一 二的。我们安家，更多的还是商贾之家，就算是有京城那位，到底是远了不是？地方远 了，亲也远了，我和 你爹这一代还好，能上话，到了 你们，怕是就难了。实在没 有什么好的，你爹 这才想要扶 持柳生，将来若是能高中，安家和你都好，历朝历代，官家日 子好过。”
“香穗，你咋能这么说？兴许只是 出去干点活计贴补家用， 庄稼人一辈子靠着土地吃饭总归饿不 死，可是也发不了财，不卖 力一点以后咋 能养活一大家子，不像我家富余 ，肩不能扛手不能提，只能一辈子跟油墨水打交道 ，充其量 也只能去运输队当个会计……”
“今天集市上老热闹了，我看这大虾好， 可是要一斤八毛二，不敢多买，就给你买了半斤，大黄花鱼买的时候还活蹦乱跳的，一斤要一块两毛钱， 我买了两条，你一条我一条，就是这蛏看着比那些东西便宜，一斤两毛，我就多买了一点，摆桌也好看 。还有鱼丸， 容易消化，孩子们肯定也爱吃，一毛一个，我就给买了 六个……”
