Rebirth in 1976 begins with educated youth

Walking to the edge of the large bookcase in the living room, Pei Xiaohong opened the door of the bookcase and took out a photo frame with a brown border.

I saw an old black and white photo embedded inside.

Unfortunately, this photo looked like it had been burned by fire, with nearly a third of it missing.

“Everywhere I go, this picture stays with my mom.

When we were on the Korean battlefield, enemy artillery bombarded the medical team's station. When my mother found this photo, a large piece of it was burned away.

Look, the fourth person standing on the right in the second row is my mother..."

"Auntie was really a beauty when she was young. To be honest, she was prettier than you. Liu Yan, what do you think?" Zhou Haiyang glanced at Pei Xiaohong, then looked at Liu Yan and said.

At this moment, Liu Yan didn't seem to hear what Zhou Haiyang was saying, but was staring straight at the photo in front of him, and he was staring at the missing corner.

It has been a full week since he traveled to this world, and Liu Yan has never thought about the original owner's parents carefully.

But the moment he saw this photo, the image of the original owner's family suddenly appeared in his mind...

There is also such a photo in the original owner's family photo album, but it is a complete photo.

In the photo in the album, there is the original owner’s father and mother, which happens to be in the missing part of the photo in front of me...

Liu Yan couldn't help but be startled, there was such a coincidence in the world!Could it be that the original owner's parents were classmates in college with Pei Xiaohong's mother?

"Liu Yan, what's wrong with you? Why don't you say anything?" Pei Xiaohong looked at Liu Yan. Then, she followed Liu Yan's gaze and seemed to find something...

"Oh! No, nothing, I suddenly remembered something..."

At this moment, Pei Changyuan and his wife opened the door and walked into the house.

"Dad, Mom, Liu Yan and Zhou Haiyang are here! Liu Yan, Haiyang, this is my mother." Pei Xiaohong greeted them and introduced them to both parties.

Pei Xiaohong's mother was stunned for a moment, walked quickly to Liu Yan, and looked at him carefully from top to bottom.

Then he turned around and looked at each other with Pei Changyuan, but the two said nothing.

"Mom, what's wrong with you? Why are you looking at Liu Yan like this?" Pei Xiaohong looked at her mother in confusion.

At this time, Pei Xiaohong's mother turned around and asked Liu Yan: "Liu Yan, what is your father's name?"

"Auntie, my father's name is Liu Zhenhong."

Pei Xiaohong's mother looked at Liu Yan and continued to ask: "What's your mother's name?"

"Auntie, my mother's name is Shi Yuhua."

"Both your parents work at Ningcheng Medical University?"

"Yes." Liu Yan nodded.

Pei Xiaohong's mother turned to Pei Changyuan and said, "Old Pei, that's right! He is the son of Liu Zhenhong and Shi Yuhua."

Pei Xiaohong's mother then said to Liu Yan: "Liu Yan, your parents and I were classmates in college.

Since I joined the revolution and left school in 1949, I have not been in contact with my college classmates.

I have been in the army since liberation.

In the mid-60s, Lao Pei transferred to the Yongfeng County Party Committee, and I followed him to the Yongfeng County Hospital.At that time, your parents had already left Jiangning Province...

Last month, I went to the provincial capital to hold a provincial medical work conference. Unexpectedly, when I was leaving, I met a college classmate who worked in the provincial capital hospital.

She told me about your parents and some things about your childhood. She also told me that you jumped in line in Yongfeng County.

Because I had to rush back to the county town after the meeting to hold a county health system work meeting, and I was in a hurry, so I didn’t go see your parents.

After returning to the county, I originally wanted to inquire about your situation through the county Educated Youth Office. After the county health system work meeting, I was busy with the half-year summary work, so I forgot about it.

Yesterday, Lao Pei told me about you on the phone and said that you look very similar to Liu Zhenhong.When I heard your name, I remembered it again.

So I told Lao Pei that I have to let you come to my house no matter what.

Finally found it. How are your parents?I heard that they have already started arranging teaching work. "

"Yes, although some conclusions have not been finally implemented, they both have a very good mentality.

Moreover, the school currently assigns them few teaching tasks and their work is relatively easy. "

"Your father was very optimistic when he was in school and was an active member of our school. I heard that you suffered a lot during those years..."

"It was a bit sudden at first, and I had to bear the burden of the whole family all of a sudden. Fortunately, there were so many kind-hearted uncles and aunts who took care of me, and it all passed!"

"I heard that you have a younger sister? She looks like your mother when she was young. How old is she this year?"

"Three years younger than me, after graduating from middle school, according to policy arrangements, I entered a street factory."

"It was not easy for you in those years, taking your sister alone...

I really didn’t expect that you and Xiaohong would jump in line together. "As she said that, Pei Xiaohong's mother turned around and said, "Xiaohong, it's true, why haven't you brought Liu Yan to your home in these years? "

At this moment, Pei Xiaohong and Zhou Haiyang were stunned by the scene that suddenly happened in front of them.

Pei Xiaohong didn't know whether she was happy or excited: "Mom, I asked him to come to our house several times, but he just refused to come. You can't blame me. If you don't believe me, just ask Haiyang.

And when he was in the educated youth center, he looked like he was rejecting people thousands of miles away..."

"Auntie! I can testify for Xiaohong on this point. Liu Yan used to be indifferent to everyone in the educated youth center. Those who know know that he is in a bad mood, and those who don't know think that he is aloof..."

"Auntie, it was my fault in the past! Because I was worried that family problems would involve everyone, so..."

"Liu Yan, people will inevitably encounter many setbacks in life, but no matter when and what kind of difficulties they face, they can never lose their firm faith.

Believe that the storm will pass and you will see the rainbow one day.

Come here often when you have time and treat this place as your home. "Pei Changyuan said to Liu Yan.

Liu Yan nodded gratefully.

"You have to believe that China's future will get better and better. If you write a letter home, say hello to Xiaohong's mother and me."

"Well! Thank you Secretary Pei, thank you Auntie! I'm going to go back to Ningcheng to see them after finishing this period."

……

"Okay! Today is a day to be happy. Let's eat at home. You sit down and let Xiaohong and her father accompany you.

Auntie will cook herself and make some special dishes for you to try my cooking..."

[Author's digression]: The long serial novel "Rebirth in 1976 Begins as an Educated Youth" begins in the 70s and ends in the 21st century, with the main story line spanning more than 40 years.

This work is different from many works that describe the official promotion of students from poor families. It mainly describes the children of cadres in Jiangning Province, represented by Liu Yan, who experienced the 70s, 80s, and [-]s. After graduating from college in the early [-]s, they voluntarily gave up their careers in ministries, commissions, provincial and municipal agencies. Opportunities require the step-by-step growth process after entering rural grassroots work...

The experiences of that year enabled them to learn to calmly, comprehensively and deeply understand the national conditions and people's conditions, especially the actual situation in rural areas.

They have seen and experienced with their own eyes how huge the difference between urban and rural areas is, how unbalanced development is between regions, how poor the vast rural areas are, and the contrast in people's ideological concepts and culture.

They have done their best in the movement of going to the mountains and countryside, in the social projects to change the poverty and backwardness of rural areas, and in the construction of material and spiritual civilization in rural areas, and have achieved indelible achievements.

At the same time, they are also clearly aware of the reality that to completely change the face of rural poverty, it is not only a matter of material poverty alleviation, but also a spiritual poverty alleviation, and there is a long way to go.

Going to the mountains and countryside has made them consciously or unconsciously develop a belief in life that is unwilling to lag behind, be unwilling to sink, and work hard to make progress.

It cultivates the political character of understanding the national conditions and people's sentiments, caring about the destiny of the nation, and hoping for the steady development of the country.

Therefore, when they enter the officialdom, no matter where they are, they will use a deeper look to understand the national conditions, sympathize with the people's sentiments, observe and participate in the changes and development of the country in every major reform...