Of the four male protagonists in the play, the one with the most no backstage is Zheng Tong, Zhang Haiyang and Yuan Jun, both of whom have excellent backstage, and they all went to be soldiers smoothly.
Zhong Yuemin's father was influenced by his father at that time and was not qualified to be a soldier, so he and Zheng Tong went to the mountains and the countryside.
1. Optimistic "beggars".
The place where Zheng Tong and Zhong Yuemin went to cut the queue was the poorest village in northern Shaanxi, and it is said that they had not gone out for food for only 2 years in these years.
Zhong Yuemin took the Beijing educated youth to the county seat to ask for food, and Jiang Biyun ate the nest head of other people's alms while begging, and tears remained.
Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong were very optimistic, they felt that it was difficult to simply ask for food, and decided to perform on the street, Zhong Yuemin shouted hard here, Zheng Tong echoed on the side, and said to the crowd watching the excitement: Big guy, if you have money, you can hold a money field, and if you don't have money, you can give two steamed buns.
When they go out to ask for food, the two of them don't have to let go of face like everyone else, but enjoy it and really treat themselves as beggars.
2. Not willing to accept the status quo
Zhong Yuemin was in Shaanxi for less than a year, and was arranged to be a soldier by his father's former guard Ma Guiping, leaving Zheng Tong alone in northern Shaanxi.
After Zhong Yuemin left, Zheng Tong was like a different person, he didn't like to talk anymore, Zhong Yuemin's existence was not only a friend to him, but also a kind of spiritual pillar.
After resuming the college entrance examination, Zheng Tong dreamed of being admitted to university, changing his fate, and leaving this poor place. She brought a bottle of Erguotou and a good cigarette, hoping that the village party secretary would mention herself at the meeting, and the standing party secretary accepted a bribe, but did not do anything for Zheng Tong, and did not say a word at the recommendation meeting.
Zheng Tong was angry and wanted to go to Chang Zhishu to discuss the explanation, but was stopped by Jiang Biyun, Zheng Tong cried and said: This day, there is really no hope, people are afraid that there is no hope, what is the meaning of living?You don't know, I want to go to university, I dream of it, but today when I went to the commune to ask, even the workers, peasants and soldiers cadets set out, and at that time I felt that there was darkness in front of me, and all the hopes in my heart were shattered.
The county recruited workers, and everyone enthusiastically signed up, but Zheng Tong didn't look down on this job. Jiang Biyun brought good news, saying that the county was recruiting history teachers, and this was not exactly the job he wanted to do.
Finally, in 1977, Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun were admitted to the university through their own efforts, and Zheng Tong was admitted to the Department of History of Peking University with an absolute high score. Jiang Biyun is also good, she was admitted to the Chinese Department of Beijing Normal University as she wished.
2. A sober view of mate selection
After graduating from university, Zheng Tong was assigned to the Institute of History of the Academy of Social Sciences, and Jiang Biyun was assigned to a middle school as a teacher.
Zheng Tong faced a choice when he was employed, whether to pursue a career or engage in academic research, Jiang Biyun saidIt depends on what kind of life you want to liveMy dear, this is the story of the bear's paw and the fish, you can't have both, it's convenient to go to the official career, it's very realistic, and everyone in reality will be tempted, but what about your profession?What you are looking for is not something that you can get by giving us a house.
Zheng Tong chose the career he loved, became a scholar, and was fortunate to go to the United States as an exchange student.
Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun's families are both that kind of intellectuals, and there is no backstage. Through their own efforts, they lived the life they wanted.