Sichuan educated youth Li Aiyu once planted rubber tree in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan for more than eight years. She has experienced the transformation from a corps soldier to a farm worker. When the educated youth returned to the city, in order to successfully return to the city, Li Aiyu made the decision to give her newborn daughter to someone else to raise. More than 40 years have passed since this incident, and the daughter who was given up has returned to her, but Li Aiyu still refused to forgive herself.
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This bitter emotional past of educated youth was told by Ms. Li Aiyu with tears.
The late March of 1971 is a day that Li Aiyu will never forget for the rest of her life. It was in that spring when peach blossoms were in full bloom. Seventeen-year-old Li Aiyu and her good classmate Liu Jijun took the train from Chongqing to Kunming at the Caiyuanba Railway Station in Chongqing, starting their career as educated youth to support the border.
After the train arrived in Kunming, Li Aiyu and his team took a short rest and then got on the Jiefang convertible truck waiting for them. They passed by Yuxi, Yangwu, passed Simao, and went south all the way, traveling day and night. After seven days, they arrived at Mengla County in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture. More than a dozen Chongqing educated youth were assigned to the company of the 6th Regiment of the 1st Division of the Yunnan Production and Construction Corps. Their main production task was to cut down dams and plant rubber trees. Their name was the corps soldiers.
stayed in the county town for one night, and Li Aiyu and his team took a truck to the company's base. There were several rows of simple grass houses in the barracks at the company's base, and the thatched roofs could penetrate the sun. The walls of the house were made of wooden stakes and bamboo poles. Not only did the light leak, but even mice and snakes could not stop them.
It started to rain lightly the night when Li Aiyu and the others arrived at the station. It was only when it was dawn that Li Aiyu found that her quilt was wet. It was already raining outside, and water was still dripping from the roof. When she was hurriedly put on her clothes and preparing to get out of bed (a simple board shop built with fresh bamboo poles), she suddenly saw a snake snoring on her shoes.
A scream attracted the early company instructor. He hurriedly found two thin bamboo poles, grabbed the snake and threw it into the grass outside the camp. Although the instructor repeatedly explained to everyone that it was an non-venomous snake , Li Aiyu and the others were still scared. Fortunately, the company commander immediately arranged several old soldiers to reinforce the walls and doors of Li Aiyu and their dormitory, and it was difficult for snakes and mice to get in again.
The new comrades participated in a brief study and training. Each of them sent a machete , a bamboo hat and a piece of oil cloth. Everyone followed the old soldiers (comrades who came before) to the mountain to cut trees and dams and burn the wasteland.
How hard is the labor of cutting dams and burning wasteland? It is really hard to understand without personal experience. On the first day of going up the mountain to cut the dam, Li Aiyu and the others had blisters on their hands, and some of them had their faces cut by branches. That day, after work from the mountain and returned to the station, Li Aiyu fell asleep on the bed and didn't even want to eat dinner. Liu Jijun didn't see Li Aiyu going to have supper, so he made dinner for Li Aiyu, delivered it to her dormitory, and secretly gave a sausage to Li Aiyu.
After a period of training, Li Aiyu and the others gradually adapted to the high-intensity production labor , and gradually adapted to the arduous living environment. The fear and frustration that had just arrived slowly disappeared. In the days after
, Liu Jijun was silently caring for Li Aiyu, and everyone saw their special relationship. Liu Aiyu smiled and explained to his comrades, saying, "We have nothing to do, we are just a good classmate relationship."
One morning in the autumn of 1973, during the labor break, a male comrade put a lee on Li Aiyu's neck, and Li Aiyu was so scared that she cried. Liu Jijun was frightened to death when he saw Li Aiyu. He punched the comrade in the nose and blood flowed. For this reason, the instructor severely criticized Liu Jijun and said to him indirectly: "The production task of our company is very heavy now, and you are all very young. I don't recommend considering personal issues too early to avoid affecting our company's production."The instructor of the company 3
also talked to Li Aiyu once, and the general meaning was the same, but the company soldiers were not recommended to fall in love too early to avoid affecting the company's production tasks. Li Aiyu still explained to the instructor with a smile: "Instructor, nothing happened to us. Liu Jijun and I are a good classmate relationship. "
In the words of the instructor, it was simply that there was no silver here. The soldiers of the company saw the relationship between Liu Jijun and Li Aiyu and regarded him (instructor) as a fool.
By the winter of 1974, the company where Li Aiyu and his team had abolished the production and construction corps and assigned it to the state-owned Mengla Farm. The company's soldiers became farm workers. Although they were still engaged in the same production labor and the same treatment, everyone had some nostalgia and regret, because they would never again Not a soldier of the Corps that everyone envies. After
was assigned to a local state-owned farm, Li Aiyu was arranged to work as a canteen manager in the canteen and was also responsible for cooking. Liu Jijun was arranged to the nursery in the branch, responsible for the registration of seedlings, and also watered the seedlings with his colleagues, and weeding and fertilizing together. Although the production labor of the farm is also very heavy, the management is not as strict as the Corps, and no one interfered in the talk of love for young men and women.
In early February 1977, Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun returned to Chongqing to visit relatives together, and in La has been living for more than five years. This is their second time to visit relatives in Chongqing. When they returned to Chongqing, Li Aiyu's parents invited Liu Jijun to have a meal at home. Li Aiyu's mother repeatedly told Liu Jijun to take good care of Li Aiyu, and said that in another year or two, they really couldn't go back to Chongqing, so they asked them to register for marriage in Yunnan.
After returning to the farm after the visit leave, Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun no longer had to fall in love secretly. They made their relationship openly public because their love was recognized and supported by both parents. After dinner every day, they both They would walk and chat near the dormitory, and sometimes the two of them held hands. Although the old employees of the farm could not stand the way young people in the city fell in love, they couldn't say anything.
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In July 1978, Li Aiyu, who was preparing to take the college entrance examination, suddenly felt a little uncomfortable and always vomited. Sister Chen (Chen Zhihuan, she has the best relationship with Li Aiyu) who was cooking in the cafeteria saw Li Aiyu's abnormality and attached it to Li Aiyu's ear and asked her in a low voice: "Aiyu, you can't be pregnant." "
After hearing Sister Chen's reminder, Li Aiyu woke up like a dream. Her menstrual period had not arrived for more than a month. The next day, Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun went to in County Hospital and went to the hospital for examination. When they learned that she was really pregnant, Li Aiyu was scared to death. It was not a small matter in that era. After returning to the farm, Li Aiyu told Sister Chen truthfully about her pregnancy. Sister Chen said that since you two are real If you love each other, just register for marriage. After getting the marriage certificate, you will give birth to your child openly. No one will be irrelevant.
was struggling for a long time. Liu Jijun went to the venue department to inquire about the procedures for marriage registration. The staff member responsible for issuing the certificate happened to be a fellow villager in Sichuan. He secretly told Liu Jijun: "If you get married here now, it will be difficult to go back to Chongqing in the future. Recruiting for college may also be affected. You should think carefully about this matter. "
was struggling for a while. Li Aiyu said that she might as well abort the child. Liu Jijun also agreed to go to the hospital for an abortion. When they brought the letter of introduction to the hospital to prepare for an abortion, the doctor said that the child was too old and could only have a induced labor. Hearing the doctor said that the induced labor was painful and dangerous, Liu Jijun pulled Li Aiyu back to the farm.
After thinking about it, he couldn't think of any good idea, so Li Aiyu discussed this matter with her good sister, Sister Chen. Sister Chen, what Chen meant was to give birth to the child first, and then look at the situation. If it really didn't work, he would carry the child to register for marriage. At worst, he would be punished.
Just like that, Liu Jijun and Li Aiyu both missed the college entrance examination in 1978. With Sister Chen's care and help, Li Aiyu continued to be an administrator in the canteen while pregnant.Fortunately, Li Aiyu is not pregnant, and outsiders don’t know about Li Aiyu’s pregnancy.
By early February 1979, Li Aiyu reached her due date and her body seemed rich. Many people joked with her: "Li Aiyu stole all the good things in the canteen, and she was white and fat..."
was worried that things would be exposed, so Li Aiyu asked for leave to go back to Chongqing to visit her relatives. The leader of the branch did not make things difficult for her and quickly approved her visit leave. Sister Chen took the excuse to send Li Aiyu to the county town to take a bus. She directly sent Li Aiyu to Mengpang Team 5. Sister Chen's eldest sister (there are four sisters in total, and Sister Chen is the youngest, and she has three sisters above) is in Mengpang, and Li Aiyu temporarily hides in Mengpang and waits for delivery.
html In mid-February, Li Aiyu gave birth to a girl. Looking at the hungry baby, Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun were in a dilemma. What should I do? I can’t always live in Sister Chen’s eldest sister’s house. I gave birth to a baby before getting married. This is not a glorious thing. After struggling for a long time, Li Aiyu choked and said to Liu Jijun, "Why don't we send the baby away and find a good family for her..."Although Liu Jijun couldn't bear to part with his own flesh and blood, there was indeed no good idea at that time, and Liu Jijun agreed to Li Aiyu's proposal with tears in his eyes.
When Sister Chen heard Li Aiyu say she wanted to give her baby away, she was silent for a while and said, "Or don't leave the child to me to raise it. We have been married for four years, and I have never been able to get pregnant..." In this way, Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun's children were handed over to Sister Chen for raising, and her elder sister will take care of it for the time being. Sister Chen gave the kid a nice name - Yang Yuxin (Sister Chen’s husband’s surname is Yang).
In early March, Li Aiyu returned to the cafeteria and distributed the candy to her colleagues, saying that she brought it back from her hometown. Not long after, the news that Sister Chen picked up a baby girl spread on the farm. Some people said that the baby girl was discarded by the educated youth in Beijing, and some people said that it was discarded by the educated youth in Shanghai. However, no one linked the baby girl with Li Aiyu, because Li Aiyu has been working in the cafeteria and she has not been able to go back to her hometown to visit relatives for a long time, and this matter is simply not in line with her.
It was May in a flash. The educated youth were busy going back to the city. Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun also completed the return to the city. However, they were always concerned about their children and were reluctant to return to Chongqing. That day, Li Aiyu found Sister Chen, and she said she was going back to Chongqing. She was always uneasy and was really worried about her child.
Sister Chen pondered for a long time and asked her: "If you two bring your children back to Chongqing, will you be in trouble?" "I don't know either." Li Aiyu said helplessly.
was struggling until the end of May. Liu Jijun and Li Aiyu left the money they had returned to Chongqing and gave all their savings to Sister Chen. They left Mengla with tears in their eyes and returned to Chongqing.
The second year after returning to Chongqing, Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun received their marriage certificate. They held hands on the red carpet and entered the palace of marriage. Life after marriage cannot be said to be happy and sweet, because they are always concerned about the biological flesh and blood left in Mengla, and on that red land, there are their unforgettable concerns and longings.
In the third year after marriage, Li Aiyu gave birth to a boy and had a baby. Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun no longer cared about or missed the baby abandoned in Yunnan, because they also knew that Sister Chen was a person, and the baby would not be wronged even if he followed Sister Chen. In the days after
, Liu Jijun and Li Aiyu often sent some money to Sister Chen in Yunnan, and often called to ask about the child's condition. Every time I call long-distance phone , Sister Chen will ask the child to call Li Aiyu and ask the child to call Aunt Li Aiyu.
In May 1986, Sister Chen suddenly called Li Aiyu for a long distance call and reported a message. Sister Chen said she was pregnant and had been more than five months old and her due date was at the end of September.
At the end of September that year, Sister Chen gave birth to a boy. At the first moment, Sister Chen's husband called Liu Jijun and his wife. Sister Chen's husband cried with joy and couldn't speak for a long time.
In the blink of an eye, it was the fall of 2004. Yang Yuxin, who was a junior high school teacher in Xishuangbanna , was getting married. Sister Chen called Li Aiyu and his wife in advance, hoping that they could arrive in Yunnan two days in advance.
The day before National Day, Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun's family of three rushed to Mengla and came to Sister Chen's house. After drinking a bowl of water and resting for a while, Sister Chen took Yang Yuxin's hand and came to Li Aiyu and his wife, pointed at Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun and said to Yang Yuxin, "Yuxin, this is your real father and mother, kneel down for your parents." Yang Yuxin knelt on the ground with a plop and called him mom and mother.
This sudden scene shocked Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun. After a while, Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun suddenly pounced on their daughter, and the whole family hugged each other and cried together. What Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun could not have thought happened like this. The scene of shedding red tears in the land after many years was really touching and tearful. Ms. Li Aiyu said that she would never forget the scene of recognizing her child in her life, and she would always be grateful to the kind and caring Sister Chen.
Now, after retirement, Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun sometimes live with their daughter in Xishuangbanna, and sometimes return to Chongqing to live with their son and daughter-in-law, but they still spend more time in Xishuangbanna. Unless the grandson called and said he missed his grandparents, Li Aiyu and Liu Jijun returned to Chongqing to live for a while. Relatively speaking, Ms. Li Aiyu said that she and her husband prefer the climate and living environment in Yunnan, not to mention that there is her dearest Sister Chen’s family there.
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A emotional past is over, and the scene of Ms. Li Aiyu's family recognizing each other in Yunnan always appears in front of me. When I think of that scene, my tears can't help but flow out of my eyes, which are touching tears. Here, I sincerely wish Ms. Li Aiyu’s family happiness and happiness forever! I also wish the kind Sister Chen family happiness and joy! A good person has a safe life.
Author: Grassroots Writer
