There is data showing thatThere are more than 20 million truck driver practitioners in ChinaMore than 95% of middle-aged men from rural areas are from rural areas, and less than 4Two percent of truck drivers are women.
Everyone knows the hardships of truck drivers, not to mention the long journey and easy to encounter accidents, just from the front of the car more than 3 meters high, you know how difficult it is to drive.
Even with such a high level of difficulty, there are many women who are willing to challenge the truckThey lived their own livesWith her hands to create the life she wants, she has become a benchmark for contemporary women.
Zhang Lin, a post-95 girl from Yunnan, is one of themSince she was "sold" to become a wife at the age of 15, her life has been tormented, dreaming of one day being able to get out of control and take control of her own life.
Those who work hard will not be disappointed, and Zhang Lin is finally moving towards freedom step by stepUntil she met her second husband, Chen Xun,It completely changed the trajectory of her life.
In 1996,Zhang Lin was born in a small village in Yiliang County, Yunnan ProvinceIt is blessed with unique natural scenery, and many people come here every year.
The young Zhang Lin often sat on the side of the road and looked at the mountains in the distance, she didn't know what "life" was, she only knew that she had to go every day when she opened her eyesDig pigweed, cook with hot water, and wait for her to wash the family's clothes.
Seeing other children gathered around and dancing rubber bands, she didn't know how envious she was, and when she turned around, she saw her brother holding a snack in his hand, but he was reluctant to give it to her.
Zhang Lin followed her brother's buttocks, trying to get a snack, but her father stopped her and said with a grin"When Dad finishes his work, I'll take you to buy it." ”
In fact, Daddy's promise was never fulfilled, and Mom never gave her a good face, and in this ancient village, every family is very feudalIn the eyes of adults, only sons are inheritances.
When she entered junior high school, her parents cited "no money at home" as an excuseLet her drop out of school and go home,In fact, in the concept of Zhang Lin's parents, spending money in their pockets on their daughter is a waste.
It's not that she doesn't understand her parents' preference for her brother, but she has always been well-behaved and obedient, she has never complained, and she still gets up early every day to light a fire to cook, feed the pigs and sweep the floor.
In 2011, Zhang Lin was only 15 years old, and she was still looking forward to going out of the mountains and going to distant cities to see when she became an adult, but she didn't wait for her to step outThe matchmaker came up first.
In the local area, although it is not uncommon for women to marry women in their teens, they are undoubtedly forced, and the same is true for Zhang Lin, she has no choice, and she has nowhere to tell her grievances.
That's all,Zhang Lin's father received a bride price of 6,000 yuan from the man's family"sold" her daughter to be a wife, she was desperate in her heart, but she still longed to be favored after marrying a man.
The result was not surprising at allThe man's eldest Zhang Lin is 10 years oldThey work in the coal mine all day long, and they can only return home once in a long time, and the two have no feelings and no communication.
In order to please her mother-in-law, she worked tirelessly to make every meal, cleaned the house in an orderly manner, and turned her head to see that her mother-in-law was still full of disgust.
Soon after,Zhang Lin gave birth to a lovely son for her husbandI thought that after giving birth to a boy, my humble status could be eased, but the child was still waiting to be fed, so my mother-in-law urged her to go to the field to grow vegetables.
Under the scorching sun in summer and cold in winter, Zhang Lin, who is not yet 18 years old, has calluses on her hands, but her husband's family does not have a good face, and after waiting for the child for 1 week, in order to relieve the pressure of life, Zhang Lin had to follow her husband to the construction site to move cement.
I can only earn more than 30 yuan a dayFar less than half of her husband's, but how can the thin Zhang Lin compare with a strong man, her mother-in-law not only didn't understand, but also scolded her for being useless and confiscated all her wages.
Her husband is not much better, except for smoking and drinking at work, Zhang Lin endures her husband's problem of not seeking progressBut she couldn't stand her husband's habit of drinking.
Whenever my husband and my co-workers came back from dinner, they would lie on the bed with a smell of alcohol, and sometimes when they encountered unsatisfactory things, they would go crazy at home, and my mother-in-law would not see it.
Once, my husband didn't know who to talk toWhen I went home and saw Zhang Lin, I scolded angrily, and I actually beat my wife while talking.
Zhang Lin knew that there were only 0 and countless times of domestic violence, so she immediately asked the police for help, and after the police came to the door, she simply persuaded a few words, saw that the matter was not serious, made a record and left.
never thought that her husband had one thing in front and one thing behind, not only did he not apologize for making peace, but he added fists and kicks to her, Zhang Lin was terrifiedI didn't have time to pack my luggage and quickly ran back to my parents' house.
Although her parents are patriarchal, after all, she has the grace of childbirth, in Zhang Lin's heart, her mother's family is her last life-saving straw, and she told her brother everything with a sad face.
My brother didn't even let my sister stay overnightHe sent her back to her husband's houseAfter one or two times, Zhang Lin was desperate, even though her mother's family was connected by blood, her mind was not connected.
She silently endured the injustice of life, gritted her teeth and endured the beating of her husbanduntil he was beaten to the groundEven rolling over in bed hurts and sweats.
This is the first time Zhang Lin has thought about the meaning of life, whether to endure it silently, or to escape from the sea of misery and run to a city that no one knows?
She fumbled in her pocketsFortunately, there are a few hundred dollars that I secretly savedIt was enough for her to escape by train, and when there was no one at home, she packed her luggage and left her hometown without looking back.
Along the way, what worries her about her future life is that her son who stays in her husband's house, after all, is the meat that fell from her body, how can she not feel distressed as a mother.
But Zhang Lin has no way back, she must take out her claws and break out of her own piece of the sky, this is the first time Zhang Lin has entered the city alone, although the future is uncertainBut she believes that man will conquer heaven.
Sitting on the train to Hangzhou, she was negligentThe wallet was snatched by thieves, ID card and only a few hundred dollars were stolen, she broke down and cried.
But life still has to go on, fortunately, the owner of a noodle restaurant saw that she was helpless and accepted her as a waiter, and Zhang Lin worked very hard to repay the boss.
After saving a few thousand yuan, she said goodbye to her bossI found a job on the assembly line of a factoryAlthough the work is boring and boring, but fortunately, he can eat and live and get a considerable income, and Zhang Lin has temporarily settled down.
Whenever the night comes, Zhang Lin will miss her distant son, in order to alleviate the loneliness in her heart, she enriches herself by shooting daily jokes, and gradually meets many like-minded people on the Internet.
Among them,There is a male netizen named Chen Xun who interacts with her the mostFrom the initial jokes to the later all-night chats, the relationship between the two gradually became ambiguous.
Zhang Lin can't forget the scene when she first met Chen Xun, although her figure is not so tall, Chen Xun's sunny temperament deeply attracted her, especially the gentle tone.
Chen Xun is a truck driverAlmost every day, he runs on the highway, and whenever night falls, he is accompanied only by the stereo in the car and the quiet street lights.
Chen Xun spends most of his time on the road, and the two can only chat a few words when they stay in the service area, while Zhang Lin stays next to his mobile phone as long as he gets off work, waiting for Chen Xun's news.
The relationship between the two quickly warmed upTwo months later, Chen Xun found a row of big trucks to form a wedding team to marry Zhang LinFor a truck driver, this is undoubtedly the most romantic way.
After marriage, Zhang Lin was intoxicated by her husband's gentle township, and she realized that she could also be pampered and cared for, but when she thought of her husband's lonely driving career, she felt sad in her heart.
Not long after,Zhang Lin resigned from her original job and became a "card sister-in-law".Running a truck with her husband, a truck driver is a special profession and spends almost all of the year pulling trucks.
More than half of the 20 million truck drivers in our country are men who work with their wives, and they integrate work and life and use trucks as their home.
In fact, the reason why the "sister-in-law" follows her husband to sports the car is nothing more than worrying that her husband is too dangerous to drive aloneIt takes 2-3 days for a truck driver to run a tripThere are also drivers who have to run for more than 10 days a trip.
Zhang Lin looked at her husband who was driving, she was a little unbearable, and wanted to help her husband share the pressureFor this reason, she secretly went to a driving school to apply for a B2 driver's license.
The driving school instructor looked at the height in front of him who was less than 1A 6-meter woman is a bit incredible, and there are thousands of students he has trained, most of whom are middle-aged men.
I didn't expect it to be after the examZhang Lin, who the coaches are most unoptimistic about, actually passed every subject once, you must know that the one-time pass rate of B2 driver's license subject 2 is only 15%, and it is not difficult to see Zhang Lin's determination.
When she put her driver's license in front of Chen Xun, Chen Xun couldn't cry or laugh, he was not machismo, he just thought that driving a truck was tiring and didn't want his wife to suffer.
Looking at Zhang Lin's resolute face, Chen Xun had no choice but to agreeDuring the day, it was opened by Zhang LinAnd at night, when the light is not good, he will drive it by himself, Chen Xun didn't expect his wife to be hooked on the truck.
Chen Xun's main route is from Shanghai to ChongqingIn January, the income of the young couple can be more than 10,000 yuanThis income is already very good for the two, but Zhang Lin has a strength in her heart, and she is not satisfied with it.
After a period of time, Zhang Lin proposed to run a car alone, and her husband immediately rejected her idea, Zhang Lin has already experienced the hardships of a truck driver, a big man is too tired to work, let alone a weak woman.
Besides, if there is an emergency on the road, even the old driver may not be able to avoid it, Chen Xun is a little anxious, but Zhang Lin is uncompromisingShe started looking for a trucking company.
If a woman is looking for a front desk job or a secretarial company, she will definitely be looking for it, and the work is easy, just sit in the office every day and type on the keyboard.
Zhang Lin refused to accept fate, she ran into walls everywhere on the way to find a job, and the reasons were similar:We don't dare to use female drivers. She felt angry at why everyone always felt that women were inferior to men.
By chance, Zhang Lin received a call from a bossBecause the original driver was unable to go to work due to illness,And the express delivery is piled up, and there is no room for delay, so I thought of Zhang Lin.
This opportunity was not easy to get, Zhang Lin concentrated on the goods along the way, and delivered the goods safely within the specified time, and the boss changed his opinion of herZhang Lin got her wish and became a truck driver.
After that, it is not easy for Zhang Lin to meet her husband, one person runs from Wenzhou to Quanzhou, and one person runs from Quanzhou to JingzhouThe two could only meet in a hurry at the transit center.
Zhang Lin watched the money in the card continue to increase, and she couldn't stop being happy, she and her husband agreed to save enough money to buy a sweet nest for the two.
It's a pity that Zhang Lin's planned bright future is like a bubble, and after she made a decision, their short marriage came to an end.
Although Zhang Lin has a new life,But she never forgot her son, who was far away from homeChen Xun knew his wife's past, but he couldn't accept that his wife and the past were not completely disconnected.
Zhang Lin didn't realize the change in Chen Xun, she returned to her hometown to see her son who she hadn't seen for many years and cried bitterly, and she bought a lot of toys and a bicycle for her son this time.
Her behavior angered Chen Xun, and the two quarreled, each holding different opinionsChen Xun hopes that Zhang Lin will forget the past and live with peace of mindAnd Zhang Lin, as a mother, can't really give up her feelings for her son.
In the end, the two chose to divorceFrom a scorching love affair to a marriage breakdown,This period was as short as a dream, and after that, the two parted ways and no longer contacted each other.
Zhang Lin, who is single, did not lose to life, she continued to drive a truck more than 3 meters long tirelessly between the two places, and for a long time, she looked like an old driver.
On the road, she has not encountered accidents, but also suffered a lot of grievances, sometimes in order to save time, she can only hold her urine hungry, sometimes enter the service area will be blinded by the staff, because she is reluctant to spend money.
Zhang Lin's story reached the ears of Oscar winner director Covance, he came with professional equipment and team, and Zhang Lin became a documentaryThe heroine of "On Firewood, Rice, Oil and Salt" "Lin Bao".
Her experience was seen by more people, and people were impressed by her indomitable spirit, living in a patriarchal family of origin, but she was not discouraged because of this, but walked from the trough to the peak step by step.
Such a sober life has given everyone a wake-up callWe don't live for others, we live our own livesAlthough you can't change your background, you can make others look up to you by improving yourself.
Today, Zhang Lin is still growing, she has been upgraded from the original B2 driver's license to A2 driver's license, and among the more than 300 million drivers, only 1.95 million have A2 driver's licenses, and there are very few women.
Zhang Lin is like a plum blossom in the cold winterFearless of the cold, wind and snow, the lonely and proud bloom in the heavy snow, announcing its existence to the world.