A female educated youth married a poor peasantHe died of illness a year later.
In 1968, Liao Xiaodong, a young woman, resolutely responded to the call of the country, joined the most remote and impoverished mountain villages with her classmates, accepted the re-education of the poor middle peasants, contributed her own strength to rural construction, and firmly embarked on the road of combining with the poor peasants.
At a bittersweet meeting, a militia company commander recounted his "family history" of three generations of singles, himself in his 30s, but having yet to find a partner of his own.
At this time, Liao Xiaodong stood up without hesitation and expressed his willingness to marry him and help the poor peasant find his other half. The militiaman was very surprised to hear the news, he couldn't believe that there was such a good thing in the world, and he also sent his "wife".
Her friend Xu Li, who was sitting next to her, pulled Liao Xiaodong's sleeve and asked her if she was "crazy". She replied loudly: "I am not crazy, I want to combine with this poor peasant, take root in the countryside, blossom and bear fruit here." ”
Everyone present was very surprised, and some people muttered in their hearts: there are many ways to help the farmer, and it is not necessary to marry him and take advantage of his own happiness. However, did Liao Xiaodong say this sentence after careful consideration?
Will she be happy after marrying him? This aroused everyone's curiosity, what happened next?
Liao Xiaodong, the orphan of the martyrs, is a descendant of the Red Army and the daughter of a revolutionary martyr. Her parents fought fierce battles with enemy forces on their way south, eventually dying heroically. In April 1949, the People's Liberation Army's million-strong division crossed the Yangtze River and captured Nanjing.
However, there were still some remnants of the Kuomintang who resisted stubbornly in the southern cities, causing endless troubles to the common people. In order to sweep away these opposition forces, her superiors ordered some cadres to organize a purge, and her parents were one of them.
In a fierce battle, her father was shot and killed. The mother turned her grief into strength, looked at her daughter in her arms, tears rolled in her eyes, and kissed her lovely cheek affectionately.
The mother entrusted her daughter to her comrades-in-arms and advised: "If I sacrifice, I must train her well." However, his mother did not return in the end, and died heroically on the battlefield, leaving the young Liao Xiaodong as an orphan.
Under the careful care of his adoptive parents, Liao Xiaodong grew up to be an excellent student. They selflessly treated her as their own and loved her very much. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, they took her to Qingdao, Shandong, where she spent a carefree childhood.
This free and happy atmosphere made her have a strong interest in learning. Because she was smart since childhood, her academic performance has always been at the top. The expectations of her adoptive parents were very high, and she lived up to expectations and was successfully admitted to a local key middle school.
If all goes well, she will be able to get into a good university for further study. However, life is not always smooth sailing. In 1968, Liao Xiaodong graduated from high school and was faced with two choices: employment or further education.
She has always longed for a rural life, and the state is calling on educated youths to "go to the mountains and go to the countryside" to exercise at the grassroots level. So, she decided to answer the call and become a rural educated youth.
When she told her adoptive parents about the idea, they objected. Her adoptive parents told her that she was an orphan of a martyr and not their own. However, hearing about her life experience, Liao Xiaodong did not change her mind.
She said that it is precisely because she is an orphan of a martyr that she should inherit and carry forward the fine qualities of her parents and serve the motherland. Although the adoptive parents felt both relieved and distressed, they were also proud of her growth.
Adoptive parents persuaded Liao Xiaodong that he did not have to go to the countryside and could take the university entrance examination to become a pillar of the country, but she insisted on going to the countryside as the eldest in the family. The adoptive parents were finally moved by her persistence and supported her to go to Taolin Commune in Zhucheng County, Shandong.
When she and her classmates got off the bus, they were warmly welcomed by the villagers, attracted by the simplicity and innocence of the villagers, and at the same time shocked by the poverty and backwardness of the countryside, she was determined to devote herself to rural construction.
When they actively responded to the call of the Chinese Communist Party and came to the countryside from the city to receive re-education from the poor middle peasants, the director of the Revolutionary Committee warmly received them and expressed a warm welcome.
The director hopes that they will be able to adapt to rural life as soon as possible, mingle with the poor and middle peasants, and make a difference here. Liao Xiaodong, a girl who grew up in the city since childhood, although she has never done any farm work, she quickly adapted to rural life with her perseverance and mingled with farmers.
However, when she found that this was not the most difficult place, she took the initiative to find the commune leader and asked to go to the most difficult and poor mountainous area. Considering their special situation, the commune leaders reported the matter to the county leaders, and after approval, they were arranged to go to the most difficult Sanguanmiao brigade in Taolin Commune.
They were carried by tractors and went to the Sanguanmiao Brigade with revolutionary enthusiasm. Despite the rugged mountain roads and potholes, the bumpy days did not dampen their enthusiasm, and they were elated and sang revolutionary songs along the way.
However, when three or four kilometers were still three or four kilometers from its destination, the tractor suddenly stopped. The driver told them that there was no tractor in front of them, and they needed to go on foot.
Liao Xiaodong and several of them got out of the car with several large bags and small bags and headed for Shanwa Village. Shanwa Village is surrounded by mountains, with inconvenient transportation and very remote. They walked slowly along the rugged and narrow mountain road, sweating profusely.
However, Liao Xiaodong did not flinch, and the stubbornness in her bones made her move forward bravely. After a few kilometers of walking, they walked for more than three hours and finally reached their destination. What challenges will they face next?
They were housed in two idle grass huts in the village, ventilated on all sides, in very poor conditions. It's their choice, no matter how hard it is, grit their teeth and persevere.
The trajectory of Liao's life changed at a conference. At the 1969 "Bittersweet Remembrance" meeting, Lu Zhaodong recounted his tragic experience, which deeply shocked Liao Xiaodong present.
She decided to respond to the call of *** and embarked on the road of combining with the poor middle peasants, and said that she would marry Lu Zhaodong. In the face of Xu Li's surprise and opposition, Liao Xiaodong said firmly: "I'm not crazy, I want to marry Lu Zhaodong." ”
Lu Zhaodong also agreed to the marriage. However, the marriage ended in tragedy when Lo Siu-tung died of hepatitis. Liao Xiaodong gave up the life of the educated youth group after marriage and began to live an authentic rural women's life.
Every morning before dawn, she would get up and go to the fields to work, cook, feed the pigs, carry water, do laundry, and do everything. And Lu Zhaodong is illiterate and has a strong feudal ideology, and he has no common language with Liao Xiaodong.
Such a marriage is destined to be unhappy. Despite this, Liao Xiaodong did not give up on his dream. She hopes to use her talent and enthusiasm for rural construction, rather than at home as her husband hopes.
However, Lu Zhaodong didn't want Liao Xiaodong to show his face all day long, the two had different life concepts and growth environments, and as time went by, the contradictions gradually emerged, and they were even subjected to domestic violence.
In the end, Liao Xiaodong was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, and this unhappy marriage ended in tragedy.
In the days after marriage, Liao Xiaodong was pregnant with a child, but her husband did not change his indifferent attitude towards her, which made her feel pressured. Despite this, Liao Xiaodong did not regret her choice, she still chose to put down roots in the countryside and founded a primary school to help children get out of the mountain village.
However, her husband did not understand her behavior and even used violence against her from time to time. Although her intellectuals had reported the situation to the village party secretary and asked them to divorce, the village party secretary could not interfere because their union was approved by the higher authorities.
In desperation, Liao Xiaodong resolutely refused to divorce and insisted on working hard in rural construction and development. However, due to work stress and malnutrition, she gradually developed some physical problems, while also suffering from her husband's cynicism and violence.
One day in February 1974, she fell ill and fainted in class. The villagers immediately took her to the commune hospital, where doctors diagnosed her with acute hepatitis. However, due to limited medical conditions at the time, she eventually passed away at the age of 27.
Lu Zhaodong has become a bachelor again. On the occasion of her death, she held the leader's hand and begged in a low voice: "Don't ......."Give ...... to the stateWaste of money ......After her death, the Zhucheng Municipal Party Committee held a grand memorial service for her, posthumously recognizing her as a member of the Communist Party and a martyr.
In order to adhere to the "most thorough" road of combining with poor peasants, Liao Xiaodong gave up the preferential treatment in the city and resolutely came to the countryside. She loves the countryside, takes root in the countryside, builds the countryside, and dedicates everything to the countryside with her young life.
Her dedication to building a new socialist countryside will forever inspire the vast number of League members and young people. Some people may think that she is "stupid", married to an illiterate poor peasant, and put her lifelong happiness on the line.
Educated youth marrying poor peasants was the most innocent way to take root in the countryside at that time, although the ending was not ideal, but Liao Xiaodong's spirit of perseverance to the end was admirable. So, do you think it is worth it for Liao Xiaodong to take root in the countryside and marry a poor peasant?