In December 1964, at the first session of the Third National People's Congress, Xing Yanzi, a young female intellectual, was invited to participate because of her outstanding contribution and unique spirit, which was the first time she had the opportunity to have close contact with *** and ***.
Standing in front of these great men who guided him to continue to move forward on the road of revolution, Xing Yanzi was so nervous that he couldn't even speak. However, to her surprise, ** actually knew something about her before that.
He looked at the nervous girl in front of him and asked, "You must be a swallow, although it is the first time we have met, I have known you for a long time." Before the meeting, ** also shook hands with her cordially, pulled the excited girl to the rostrum, and asked the swallow where the seat was while walking**.
After learning that Xing Yanzi was the executive chairman of the conference and needed to sit in the front row, he kept sending her to her position before leaving. On ***'s 71st birthday, the chairman specially invited Xing Yanzi to his birthday banquet and let her sit on his right hand.
In order to make her eat more, the chairman also gave her his own dumplings and pancakes, which shows that he values her. So, what outstanding contributions did Xing Yanzi, a female intellectual, who was more popular than a star at that time, make?
What is her life like after this award?
So let's explain one by one: In 1958, China's rural areas entered the peak period of water conservancy construction, due to the urgent need to develop steel, heavy industry, mineral exploration, coal mines, etc., workers from all over the country went to support the development of heavy industry.
However, with the rapid development of heavy industry, a large number of laborers turned to industry, which had a serious impact on agriculture. Faced with the question of how to fill her stomach, Xing Yanzi, who had just graduated from high school, did not return to work with her parents as others expected.
Instead, she did not hesitate to respond to the call of the country, return to the countryside, and together with many farmers, become a "knowledgeable farmer" in the new era and new countryside, and she is determined to use the knowledge she has learned to contribute to the country.
Most of the people around her couldn't understand Xing Yanzi's choice, and even felt that she was unreasonable.
Xing Yanzi chose to give up the opportunity to stay in the city and resolutely went to the countryside, facing the doubts of the people around her and the cynicism of her relatives, she felt so stressed that she could hardly breathe.
However, her father's support and encouragement strengthened her beliefs. When she was 17 years old, she couldn't wait to come to the countryside, and the next day she took the initiative to find the village party branch and expressed her desire to participate in collective labor.
Looking at this passionate and energetic girl, the old branch secretary was extremely happy, but he was also a little worried about whether the children from this city could persevere. He warned her that farming and doing farm work is not an easy task, and that you can't just rely on a momentary enthusiasm, but take your time and take your time.
In order to better integrate her into rural life, Dong Delin asked Xing Yanzi to try various jobs. No matter what she does, she is meticulous and good at learning and growing through practice.
After a year of farm work experience, Xing Yanzi has undergone great changes: ** tanned, her hands have become rough, and although she still retains the appearance of a student, she has completely become a rural girl.
However, no matter how her appearance changed, the smile on her face and her unwavering belief never changed. In the summer of 1959, the area entered the flood season, and continuous heavy rainfall caused the river to reach a rapid level**.
Sijiazhuang, where Xing Yanzi is located, is in full swing preparing for flood control and embankment breaking. The village's labour force is very limited as young adults in the village leave their homes in search of opportunities because of poverty.
Flood control) Xing Yanzi received an urgent task to pile up "earth cattle" next to the embankment in case of emergency. She piled up large earthworks like battlements in the walls of the city, and although it was recognized as a heavy job, she did not give up.
Especially in the case of continuous rain, the high-intensity rainfall makes the levee constantly subject to upstream impact, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of the work. But Xing Yanzi thought that this was the party's test for her, and she was not discouraged.
In order to cope with the shortage of manpower, she united the party members and girls in the village to form a "Xing Yanzi Commando". These girls showed willpower and execution that were not inferior to those of men in the face of difficulties, and they completed their tasks excellently, and even had the spare energy to help other squads.
This made their women's army famous for flood control work.
Although Xing Yanzi did an excellent job of flood control, the flood still affected Sijiazhuang's production, leaving only some wheat and sorghum. In order to solve the problem of food shortage, Xing Yanzi led her team of girls to drain the pond water and go into the water to fish herself.
After three days of hard work, they finally drained the pond water, and their hands were worn out, and their arms could not be lifted because of the soreness of scooping water. But their efforts paid off, and hundreds of kilograms of fish became the passion that ignited everyone, and they sold the big and fat fish for a good price.
The collective funding problem was solved, and the remaining small fish were made into "boiling small fish and pasting dumplings" by Xing Yanzi in the way of his hometown, so that everyone could have a delicious meal.
With the spirit of "three donkey legs", Xing Yanzi and her girl team completed many tasks assigned to them by the organization, including alkali treatment, digging channels, grabbing Liujiu wheat and ice field fish.
As long as there are places with heavy tasks and difficult environments, they can be seen. With their hands, they created countless impossibilities and realized the miracle of growing food on stones.
Xing Yanzi and her swallow team have brought earth-shaking changes to Sijiazhuang.
Their indomitable spirit has won praise from the masses. In just one year, Sijiazhuang not only changed its production appearance, but also increased its grain output, and the villagers' thinking also changed.
People who once went out have returned to devote themselves to the construction of their hometowns. Xing Yanzi's deeds were widely praised in the local area, and even in neighboring villages, it also caused heated discussions. Her spirit had an impact on the surrounding team, and everyone followed suit, playing the slogan "Learn from Xing Yanzi and build a new countryside".
After seeing the newspaper report, people were moved by her spirit of sacrificing herself and serving the public wholeheartedly.
At that time, many young people gave up the opportunity to work in the city and followed Xing Yanzi's example to devote themselves to rural construction and contribute their own strength. In 1959, Xing Yanzi submitted an application to the party organization to join the party, saying that she would dedicate her life to the party and the people, and write a new chapter in the new socialist countryside with her blood.
She was determined to take root in the countryside forever and fight for the revolution to the end. Xing Yanzi's influence was far-reaching, and in September of the following year, China Youth Daily published an article entitled "Learning from Xing Yanzi and Forming a New Atmosphere of Loving Agricultural Labor", and quoted Guo Moruo's "Xing Yanzi Song" composed to praise Xing Yanzi's "youth first to the countryside, youth never grows old".
This song was composed by the famous composer Liu Chi and widely sung among the majority of young people. In September 1960, Xing Yanzi took the oath to join the party under the national flag, and the solemn oath echoed in the air.
Four years later, at the first meeting of the Third National People's Congress, Xing Yanzi was invited to attend and saw *** and *** left a classic scene at the beginning of the article. On ***'s 71st birthday, he specially invited Xing Yanzi, Dong Jiageng, Wang Jinxi, Qian Xuesen and others to attend his birthday banquet, and Xing Yanzi was honored to sit on the chairman's right hand.
The chairman attached great importance to young intellectuals, especially the exemplary young people Xing Yanzi and Dong Jiageng, who were considered "the most qualified" to be entertained. The chairman smiled and said that he had to sit with the masses of workers and peasants, and took special care of these two young people who had dedicated themselves to rural construction, and often served them vegetables, for fear that they would not have enough to eat.
Xing Yanzi's marriage is also very special. Under the introduction and arrangement of the party organization, she was only 21 years old at the time and married her husband Wang Xuezhi. Although Wang Xuezhi is very honest, his family is not wealthy, and he has almost nothing when he gets married.
In the end, the public gave them two quilts and some cloth tickets, so that they could enter the palace of marriage smoothly.
The love story of Xing Yanzi and Wang Xuezhi is like their marriage room, although it is simple, but it is full of tenacity and perseverance. Their marital house was so small that they could only move to a donkey shed under the window, and they couldn't even straighten up and leaked rain.
However, in the face of such difficulties, Xing Yanzi never complained, but spent nearly half a century of married life with her husband in the donkey shed. In August of the same year, their first child was born, and although Xing Yanzi could not take care of it herself, her love always accompanied the child as she grew up.
However, as Xing Yanzi's fame grew, there were more and more positions, and there were more and more relative jobs. At her busiest, she held 16 positions, large and small, and often had to run back and forth between several places.
Although she felt sorry for the child, she could only leave the child in the care of her husband. Although the requirements for leadership at that time were very strict, the love story of Xing Yanzi and Wang Xuezhi was always the same, and their love was like that simple donkey shed, although simple, but full of tenacity and perseverance.
Although Wang Xuezhi is a layman, he has never complained about the task of taking care of children. In order to take care of the child, although he can't cook, he still clumsily cooks porridge for the child to drink.
Although the porridge was bitterly salty, he quietly learned the skills of taking care of the children and never complained to his wife. He knows that his wife is for more families to have a better life, and he should pay a little more.
He also became his wife's chauffeur, picking her up from work every day by bicycle. This spirit of silent dedication and no complaints is touching.
Xing Yanzi, a fighter dedicated to the struggle for national construction, her life is full of ups and downs and challenges. In the last century, as a young intellectual, she moved to a new home in a harsh environment.
There are countless mosquitoes hidden in the wild grass that grow, and as the secretary of the municipal party committee, she needs to go to the well every day to fetch water and collect firewood. Her life of exile not only affected her own life, but also deprived her two children of the opportunity to study, which became a lifelong regret for her.
However, no matter how difficult life is, Xing Yanzi has always adhered to her beliefs and devoted her life to fighting for the construction of the country. In 2001, she retired with honor, although the years of high-intensity work left countless hidden dangers to her body, she never gave up.
Heart disease, coronary heart disease, leg edema, these diseases made it impossible for her to be as busy as before, but she still insisted on being with pills. Now, Xing Yanzi has taken care of her two sons, and Wang Xuezhi has just taken over the burden of taking care of her grandson.
Although she used to be unable to cook porridge well, she can now cook a good dish. Although life was difficult, she never gave up, always stuck to her beliefs, and fought for the construction of the country.
Due to physical reasons, Xing Yanzi's pace of life has slowed down, and she prefers to immerse herself in the warm time of family together. Although retired, I have more time to do things that I didn't have time to do before.
But she still cares about the news broadcast and Tianjin's morning and evening news every day, which is an indispensable habit for her. At the same time, she also actively stops bad habits and responds to social problems.
In her spare time, Xing Yanzi began to practice writing, and soon her handwriting had her own style, and even some successful people in society would go to Tianjin to ask her for words.
Once, a well-known boss asked her to help him write "arrogant, backbone, domineering" as his motto. Xing Yanzi thought for a long time, and finally wrote down the words "ambition, backbone, and popularity" for him.
Seeing that entrepreneurs don't understand, Xing Yanzi explained that people can have backbone when they have ambition, and only when they have backbone can they achieve great things, and only by doing things that are beneficial to society and the people can they gather popularity.
Pride makes people fall, and doing things in a down-to-earth manner is the key. In April 2022, the beloved Ms. Xing Yanzi passed away due to illness at the age of 81. She was a model for devoting herself to the construction of a new era and a new countryside, leading rural women to cultivate crops on saline-alkali land, "100 people who have moved Chinese" and "the most beautiful struggler".
Ms. Xing Yanzi's spirit of hard work and simplicity, hardship and hard work, not afraid of hardship, courage and tenacity represents the selfless dedication of that era.
Although it may not be dignified to take root at the grassroots level and devote themselves to construction, they have the merit of benefiting all the people.
They come from all over the world and have their own reasons, but they share a common goal: to love the country. The ordinary creates greatness, and the ordinary reflects the extraordinary. Without a cornerstone, no matter how gorgeous the castle in the sky is, it will be crumbling.
The stars shine not because any one of them is different, but when they come together and shine together, forming a galaxy. Even light years away, we can see that beautiful light.