Under the padded jacket, he passed away quietly, and the plan on the table was unfinished
Yang Shuicai, a native of Guicun Township, Xuchang City, joined the revolution as early as 1949, and received many awards for meritorious service in the war, becoming a "people's meritorious hero". In 1951, he returned to his hometown with a military medal, but the war brought poverty and backwardness to his hometown.
Yang Shuicai put forward his own suggestions to the party branch, to grasp the two development paths of water conservancy and greening. He made earthen instruments by hand, using bamboo tubes and waste bottles as tools, and although the conditions were simple, the effect was very good.
In the most arduous excavation project, the team dug from the surface to a depth of three feet of rock, but still did not find a water source. Some people began to be discouraged, but Yang Shui dragged the sick body to cheer everyone up: "Even if you drill into the magma, you have to beat the water out and water the ground and plant wheat for us." ”
He then brought in an iron cone for drilling the well and worked hard with everyone to dig down. Finally, the stone succumbed and clear groundwater bubbled up. With water, Yang Shuicai thought of a greening plan again, and he was determined to turn the bald mountains into Huaguo Mountains for generations.
He went to a farm in a neighboring county to learn grafting techniques, and on his way back he encountered a storm. In order to get home as soon as possible, he walked hard for hours on muddy mountain roads and returned home exhausted until late at night.
The next morning, he appeared at the reforestation site and taught the villagers the techniques he had learned. He was busy all day and helped everyone green the land.
With perseverance, Yang Shuicai went into the airtight nursery and went all out to carry out the grafting work, regardless of the high temperature of the dog days. He was sweating profusely at work, his stomach hurt so much that he even fainted in the woods.
However, for the sake of the villagers and the party's cause, he resolutely refused to listen to the advice, and continued to insist on working on the grounds that "basking in the sun is good for the body". He not only worked hard in the grafting work, but also rushed to the forefront of large-scale afforestation work, until his illness was severe, he had a high fever and a big mouth.
In the face of his mother's worries, he said optimistically: "I work for the party and serve the villagers, although I am tired and vomit blood, but my heart is very comfortable." This is Yang Shuicai, a hero of selfless dedication and perseverance.
In general, Yang Shuicai with great enthusiasm and perseverance, selflessly worked for the party and the villagers, not afraid of hardships and hardships, even in the face of life and death, he still adhered to his beliefs and goals, this spirit is worthy of all of us to learn and respect.
In the long course of history, the level of education in rural areas was generally low, and in some places there were even no suitable candidates for accountants. In order to change this situation, Yang Shuicai put forward the proposal to jointly establish the Guicun Agricultural Middle School, which was jointly funded by seven brigades including Yang of the Water Channel, where he worked.
On September 1, 1963, the school welcomed its first batch of 78 students. Yang Shuicai said that the purpose of the school was not to promote officials and make a fortune, but to cultivate a group of builders who are educated, understand technology, adhere to the socialist road, and love labor.
The teachers and students of the school worked together to build houses by themselves, open up wasteland and grow vegetables, and also built a rural experimental garden. However, some of the new young teachers have expressed misgivings about working in rural areas.
In this regard, Yang Shuicai not only cared for and took care of them as much as possible in life, but also often talked to them, and used his meager income to buy learning materials for them, helping them build up their determination to take root in the countryside and educate people.
Through the unremitting efforts of all teachers, Guicun Agricultural High School has gradually developed and cultivated many outstanding graduates.
Although Yang Shuicai is strict with himself at work, he is very simple in life. He has a worn hat that he has worn for ** years, but he wears it properly every time he goes out to a meeting.
Some villagers advised him to buy a new hat, but he said, "Isn't it very good, you can wear it for a few years after cleaning it up!" Jiao Yulu is the secretary of the county party committee, but his clothes are mended, mended, why can't we be like this? ”
Although he is not particular about his life, he is very concerned about his fellow villagers. When a member's child couldn't wear a new cotton coat, Yang Shuicai immediately sent a five-foot cloth.
There are more than a dozen poor households and "five-guarantee households" in the village, and Yang Shuicai often visits, especially on windy, rainy and snowy days. These villagers deeply felt Yang Shuicai's care and love, and said emotionally: "Shuicai really did his best for us." ”
In the early morning of December 4, 1963, Yang Shuicai got up from the bed, and although he had a high fever, he still insisted on working at full capacity. Until late at night, the small kerosene lamp in his room still flickered ......The next morning, when the villagers pushed open the door of Yang Shuicai's room, they saw Yang Shuicai wearing an old cotton jacket, sitting quietly at the table and passing away.
On the table, there are also plans he wrote for the further construction of the waterway.