"Several of our children went to the countryside and came back, but you won't come back. ”
Faced with her mother's nagging, the educated youth Liu Yanjie still did not go back, she married a mute, she said: "To be a man should be sincere, not to fool others, that is not the truth of life." ”
In this way, Liu Yanjie has persevered in the Great Northern Wilderness all his life and dedicated his life to this black land.
In 1956, the completion of the three major transformations, marking that our country has entered the primary stage of socialism, in order to better support rural construction, ** issued a "broad world, great achievements" call, groups of intellectual youth enthusiastically came to the countryside, dedicated their youth to the white clouds and black soil.
Liu Yanjie is one of them, she is the same age as the Republic, born in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, and although her family is not wealthy, life in the city is at least more comfortable than in the countryside.
However, like many educated youths at that time, Liu Yanjie was also full of enthusiasm for building the motherland, and in 1968, she was not yet 20 years old when she took the initiative to go to the countryside to work in Tangyuan Farm, starting a long journey to devote herself to the construction of the Great Northern Wilderness.
When the decision to go to the countryside was made, the parents were a hundred unwilling, and they had also heard about the situation in the Great Northern Wilderness at that time, and the days were too bitter, and they were worried that their daughter would not be able to bear it.
But no matter how her parents persuaded her, Liu Yanjie did not change, because this time she went to the countryside not only to support rural construction, but also mixed with a little "selfishness".
It turned out that the Liu family had a total of seven or eight people, but Liu Yanjie's father only earned 52 yuan a month (of course, this salary was not small at that time), and the family's life was relatively difficult.
In fact, under the education of the Liu family's parents, several children are very sensible, and several of them went to the countryside with the same idea.
When she first arrived at the farm, Liu Yanjie was full of enthusiasm, she rushed to do any work in the organization, and she went to help others do it after she finished her own work, and later recalled the initial experience of going to the countryside, Liu Yanjie also said very proudly: "The idea at that time was that we couldn't mix in politics, but we could do it in life." ”
Striving for the upper reaches was the consistent pursuit of the educated youth at that time, and they did not go to the countryside to experience life, but to really go to the masses and work and live with the masses.
After working in Tangyuan Farm for more than a year, Liu Yanjie was transferred to Puyang Farm and lived here forever, because of her excellent performance, not long after arriving, she successively served as the leader of the cooking squad, the leader of the agricultural workers, and the head of the animal husbandry squad, and finally returned to the position of the cooking squad leader for more than ten years, in her words, "being the squad leader for a lifetime".
At that time, the workers on the farm did not admire her, Liu Yanjie did not like to talk on weekdays, but she was a good hand at doing things, she always strictly demanded herself with very high standards, and under her leadership, the development of the farm was also very rapid.
And the most commendable thing for everyone is that they feel that Liu Yanjie does not have the arrogance of people in the city, she often says: "I have never been superior to others because I am from the city, we are all the same." ”
It was also while working at Puyang Farm that she met her lover Chen Jianhua.
Chen Jianhua was born and raised in the local area, he is a man of his own duty, and he is very enthusiastic, and often takes the initiative to help female comrades share the work, and the big guys respect him very much, the only fly in the ointment is that he is a mute.
Then the question is, one is introverted and the other can't speak, how did the two come together?
It turned out that at that time, many educated youths in the countryside were working very farm work, and the local people also felt that they could not treat these good young people badly, so they ran to the media to pull the line, thinking of introducing them to objects, so that they could have a settled life.
Chen Jianhua was introduced by Sister Chen in Liu Yanjie's farm, and was entrusted by Chen Jianhua's mother, who was very satisfied with Liu Yanjie.
However, at the beginning, Liu Yanjie did not agree to meet, after all, the two were not familiar with each other, and Liu Yanjie was also worried that the deal with the object would affect her work, and she wanted to talk about it later.
But Liu Yanjie's performance is too prominent, and many gay men have a good impression of her, and often ask people to be matchmakers, and gradually, Liu Yanjie, who has been away from home for many years, also feels that it is time to have a home.
At that time, the man who introduced her was either far away or also an educated youth, which was not in line with Liu Yanjie's original intention of staying to work.
The two began to fall in love in the spring of 1976, recalling the first time the two met, Liu Yanjie still smiled in his later years.
Because although Chen Jianhua is a mute, he does things neatly, and he respects lesbians very much, is also very able to endure hardships, and is very understanding.
"What do you say? I have a strong inferiority complex, I am relatively short, 1.49 meters, and now I am only 1.45 meters, and I am not outstanding. To be honest, we are not worthy of others in terms of size and appearance. I'm not going back anyway, and it's the same with starting a family here. It's hard to live in the city, no matter what's going on here, we can eat and drink. He didn't like us, so we didn't pick anything on him, so we agreed. ”
In this way, after getting along for more than half a year, Liu Yanjie felt that Chen Jianhua was worthy of being entrusted for life, and the two became husband and wife in September of this year.
In fact, when Liu's mother learned that her daughter was going to marry a mute, she was a hundred unwilling, after all, seeing that the educated youth was about to return to the city, she also hoped that her daughter could return to the city to live.
Liu's mother kept persuading Liu Yanjie, but Liu Yanjie had already made up her mind, since she wanted to stay in the countryside and start a family, then she felt that this was the best arrangement.
I've told you, when the time comes, don't blame the old man for not making the decision. The enlightened mother Liu finally supported her daughter's idea, after all, the children live by themselves, and parents can only provide reference.
The marriage of a female intellectual, a young woman in a big city, and a mute in the countryside will naturally cause some discussions, some people say that Liu Yanjie wants money, some people say that Liu Yanjie is happy for a while, and she has everything to say, but Liu Yanjie did not refute a word, because she knew that the road was chosen by herself, and her life was lived by herself, as for what others like to say, it was their freedom.
And his later life also made Liu Yanjie feel that he had chosen the right person.
Chen Jianhua is very considerate, every time Liu Yanjie comes back from work, Chen Jianhua cooks and waits, Liu Yanjie's clothes are also washed by Chen Jianhua, and the housework is also done by Chen Jianhua.
When he was the boss, Liu Yanjie wanted to eat canned fruit, but the family had no money, so Chen Jianhua went to a small store dozens of kilometers away to get it on credit, and he took the canned food home, but he didn't eat a bite, and left it to Liu Yanjie.
When the second daughter was born, Liu Yanjie wanted to eat meat, but there was no meat in the nearby shop, and even basic pork had to go to the regimental headquarters far away to buy it.
Seeing this, Chen Jianhua went to the chicken cage to block the hen that laid eggs, there was only one at home, Liu Yanjie was reluctant, Chen Jianhua still gestured with his hand: "Kill, don't be reluctant, I will buy it again if I make money in the future." Liu Yanjie was very moved.
In this way, although the husband and wife have quarrels in their lives, they have always been close to each other, understanding each other, and respecting each other.
Later, seeing that the educated youths on the farm all returned to the city, only Liu Yanjie was left, Chen Jianhua was very uncomfortable, he wanted to persuade Liu Yanjie to go back, after all, he didn't have to follow himself to suffer when he returned to the city, but Liu Yanjie really went back and he was reluctant, these years, he had long regarded Liu Yanjie as his closest relative.
Over there, Liu's mother also persuaded her daughter to go back early, she knew that her daughter must have suffered a lot over the years, since her daughter has been married and had children, it is really not possible to move to the city with her husband and children, and the old couple will pay for them.
Liu Yanjie was very moved by her mother's words, but she still refused, she also wanted to return to the city to live, but what should she do if she left his life? Take him along? He can't speak, how will he live in the city? Will he be able to adapt to life in the city?
Liu Yanjie thought about it a lot, she felt that since she married Chen Jianhua, she should be responsible to the end, she chose to stay on the farm and continue to live with her husband, and Chen Jianhua was also very moved when she learned of his wife's decision.
In this way, the couple has been living in the countryside for most of their lives.
Later, the eldest daughter went to the city to study, and went to the hospital to be a **, the younger daughter stayed by her side and opened a store, and the two children have also started a family.
Later, considering that their parents were old, Liu Yanjie's two daughters raised money to buy a house in Harbin for the couple, thinking that they could at least live more comfortably in the city.
This time, Liu Yanjie did not refuse again, because she had already completed her mission, and she had a clear conscience in her efforts in the Great Northern Wilderness, and now even for the health of her wife, it is time to enjoy it.
In the summer, Liu Yanjie will still accompany her husband back to live in the countryside, they have lived there for decades, and they have long been accustomed to it.
Someone once asked Liu Yanjie what he was trying to do all his life in the countryside and do a lot of dirty work? She said calmly"I don't want anything, people have to have a home when they get old, I never regret it, I think it's good! Someone has to do everything, nothing. ”