As everyone took their seats one by one, Cui Jinjin, the temporary guest host, immediately said loudly: "Fellows and comrades, please be quiet!"
Everyone in the room focused their attention on Cui Jinjin, and the originally noisy voices gradually became quiet.
After the room completely quieted down, Cui Jinjin coughed lightly and said loudly again: "Today we are gathered together to hold a farewell party for our educated youth in Babaoliang Village. As the captain of the educated youth, first of all, on behalf of all the educated youth, I would like to thank the village for serving us. Holding such a meaningful event gives our queue-jumping life a perfect ending!”
“Bah bang bang!!!”
Before he finished speaking, warm applause broke out in the activity room.
"Tomorrow, we educated youths will end our queue-jumping life and leave Babaoliang Village. To be honest, I feel very reluctant to leave."
Then Cui Jinjin said again: "I think everyone has the same idea as me. We can't let go of my father and fellow villagers in the village who have helped me, and we can't let go of the comrades and comrades who have been with me day and night. We can't let go of this land where we have left our ten years of youth." soil of!"
"On this occasion of parting, in addition to having a meal together, it is more important for us to take advantage of this rare opportunity to have a good chat with an open heart and say all the things we have wanted to say but have never said over the years. Everyone said OK?"
"good!"
Everyone responded loudly.
"Folks and comrades, today our old party secretary Comrade Li Fengnian is also here to attend this farewell party. Now let's ask the old party secretary to come on stage and say a few words for us!" Cui Jinjin said again.
Amidst a burst of warm applause, Li Fengnian stood up from his seat and strode to Cui Qianjin.
Li Fengqing coughed, and then said: "Ten years have passed. In the blink of an eye, it has been ten years since Cui Zhiqing and Bai Zhiqing came to our Babaoliang Village. I wonder if you all still remember what they looked like when they first came to the village." ..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Genwang said with a smile: "Why don't you remember? I remember it was winter when they first came to the village. In the coldest month of winter, they children came wearing thin clothes. At that time, the educated youth spot in the village They haven't been built yet, so they can only be assigned to live in the homes of the members!"
Cui Jinjin, who was on the side, also echoed: "Yes, I remember that I was living in Uncle Fugui's house at that time, and I didn't move out until the educated youth point was built in the spring of the next year!"
Wang Ping'an also said: "I was living at Uncle Liang's house at the time. I remember that the food prepared by the county was not delivered to us in time. I ate at Uncle Liang's house for three days while waiting for Director Li to deliver the food from the treasury to the commune grain station. After getting it back, we educated youths started cooking and eating by ourselves."
Liu Lu stood up and said: "I was living in Uncle Genwang's house at that time. In order to take care of me, an educated youth from the city, my aunt would leave the hot kang for me every night, while she and Uncle Genwang slept together. In the back kang, I always keep this in mind!"
"Uncle Genwang, aunt, thank you. If you hadn't taken me in, I wouldn't have known what I would have done that winter!"
Zhang Genwang smoked a dry pipe and said: "When you came all the way to the village, you didn't even have any relatives. We couldn't care less whether you were happy or not!"
"It's just that now that I think about it, when you came to the village, we still didn't do a good enough job, and we didn't even welcome you very much. Please don't be offended!"
Liu Lu said hurriedly: "How could it be possible? The villagers have been very good to us!"
In fact, all educated youths understand that the reason why the villagers did not welcome their arrival was mainly because they were too poor.
The fundamental reason why educated youths go to the countryside to join the queue is that there are not so many labor positions in the city and cannot support so many people. Therefore, the government sends these unemployed educated youths to the countryside to let farmers support them.
But at that time, the life of farmers was not easy. Everyone was already tightening their belts, and one more person would require an extra mouthful of rations. Naturally, they did not want outsiders to come.
Hearing this, other educated youths also spoke up and expressed their thoughts:
"At that time, everyone was poor and the life of the villagers was not easy. It would be great if they could take us in!"
"Yes, I remember that before Li Zhiqing came, most of us didn't know how to cook, and Aunt Chunhua went to the primary school every day to teach us how to cook!"
"It's not just about cooking, but also carrying water to light the fire, making noodles, steaming buns, and making stews. These are all things I learned from Aunt Chunhua!"
"Who says it's not the case? If we hadn't learned these things, we wouldn't have known how we would have survived the next few years..."
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Li Fengnian on the stage was filled with emotion as he listened to everyone talking about the situation when they first came to the village.
Then, he took over the conversation and said: "Although our lives have been very hard in the past ten years, we have survived at least. Now I see that all of you have been admitted to college and have a bright future. We can also I feel free to let you go."
"I won't say much else. I just hope that you will have time to visit our Babaoliang Village more often. You will always be welcome here!"
As soon as Li Fengnian finished speaking, the audience burst into warm applause again.
After the applause subsided, Cui Jinjin said again: "Comrades, at this moment, I think everyone, like me, wants to thank one person in particular."
"Because of his existence, we educated youths are no longer a burden to the village. We can also use our skills to contribute to the construction of the village! Also because of his existence, the educated youths in the village have once again picked up books and allowed us to successfully master I took advantage of this opportunity to resume the college entrance examination..."
Before Cui Jinjin finished speaking, there was a burst of warm cheers, and then everyone shouted Zhou Yang's name in unison!
"Zhou Yang...Zhou Yang..."
When he heard everyone's shouts, Zhou Yang stood up from his seat without any pretense, and then came to Cui Qianjin's side.
"Lao Zhou, there are things I have wanted to tell you for a long time. We have seen everything you have done for us in the past few years."
Then Cui Jinjin continued: "To be honest, if it weren't for you, not only would we not be able to go to college with high morale, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be able to solve the most basic problems of food and clothing. Thank you, really thank you!"
"Old Cui, what you said is so polite. It's a great fate that we people can gather in Babaoliang Village from all over the country. We should help each other!" Zhou Yang said.
Cui Jinjin nodded, and then said: "I won't say anything pretentious. You are not only the village chief of our Babaoliang United Village, but also an outstanding representative of our educated youth..."
Before Cui Jinjin could finish what he said, someone in the audience shouted, "He is the only educated youth in the village who has not been admitted to college!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone at the scene burst into laughter.
Yes, at this time Zhou Yang was indeed the only educated youth in Babaoliang Village who had not been admitted to college.
However, everyone laughed, but no one thought that Zhou Yang did not go to college because he was too weak, but that he was not considered highly at all.
After the laughter, Cui Jinjin looked at Zhou Yang and said, "Old Zhou, on this special day, what do you want to say to everyone?"
Zhou Yang looked around, scanning the faces of every educated youth, and then said: "Comrades and fellow villagers, everyone said that I have done a lot for the village and they all want to thank me. In fact, it is not the case. You should say thank you." It should be me!”
"When I first came to the village in 1969, except for the 5 yuan an uncle secretly gave me and a small amount of luggage, I had nothing, not even the most basic cotton-padded clothes and quilts to keep out the cold. They are the kind-hearted folks in the village. Thank you all for taking me in and preventing me from freezing to death in the snow in that cold winter!"
"At that time, something had just happened in my family. I was very decadent and had almost lost hope in life. It was my comrades who constantly enlightened and encouraged me that allowed me to gradually come out of the haze. Especially my wife Li Youwei, She chose to marry me and give me children when I was most lonely and helpless, which gave me the courage to embrace life again..."
"Although we are parting now, our affection will never end. I wave my hands with my sincere blessings. I hope that when you leave, the roc will spread its wings and fly to the nine heavens, and the dragon will soar into the abyss to write a new chapter. I wish you all a safe journey..."
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