I cut a few more pieces, smelled my fingers, and I frowned. I beat my sore neck and looked at the silent mountains outside the village. I suddenly felt a sense of inexplicable loss. Should I stay in the mountains and cut bricks to see the forest farm? Chairman Mao waved his hand to change the course, and millions of students changed the battlefield, went to the countryside to receive re-education of poor and lower-middle peasants. Although this does train people, it is too far from my ideals. I was too young at that time. I was so angry when facing my future. When I thought of staying in the valley for the rest of my life and not being able to join the army to fight and realize my ambitions, I immediately felt panic deep in my heart, my nose was sore, and tears almost fell.

Seeing that I looked strange, the fat man asked me what I was thinking? Why did he look frowning all day long? I sighed and replied, "My mom, I'm just worried about the liberation of the people of Asia, Africa and Latin America." The fat man advised me, "Don't worry, we don't care about how the people of Asia, Africa and Latin America are doing. Maybe we don't have to worry about them. As we are about to get off work, I'll treat you to the donkeys in the evening. Then I will eat openly. In their Northeast dialect, it's just a matter of other people's lives. It's very hard to make a living."

I wiped the snot from the flowing nose and was about to discuss with the fat man how to clean up the donkey and go into the water. At this time, the old branch secretary came back. He went to the brigade to do business and retrieved several mailbags for the educated youth. The transportation in the mountains was inconvenient. We had been in line for several months and almost lost contact with the outside world. The first time I saw a mailbag letter, I was not overjoyed and left everything behind. What Fat man and I were most concerned about was of course the situation at home. But the branch secretary looked through it for a long time and told us that there were no mailbags for us. These were all from the other educated youth.

Although I knew that my family was now quarantined and of course I didn’t have the chance to send something, I still felt very uncomfortable. Just as I was about to turn around and leave, the old secretary called us back again. He held a letter in his hand and said that this letter was only sent to you.

Fatty and I were slightly stunned, and rushed over and snatched the letter. We were very puzzled, why did we both send a letter? Yanzi was also very curious and came over to read the letter with us. I suppressed my excitement and couldn't wait to look at the envelope. The letter was forwarded from the communication room of our hometown military region, so there was an envelope inside that was the original. Obviously, the sender did not know the address of Fatty and I who went to the army to settle down, so he sent the letter to the military region and was then forwarded.

I opened the letter and read it carefully. It turned out that the sender was Ding Sitian, a Red Guard comrade-in-arms whom I met on the train when Fatty and I met on the train. She was about the same age as us and was a literary top artist. We hit it off and connected most of China together. In Chairman Mao’s hometown, each of us grabbed a handful of local soil and did not let go all the time and night. Later, our hands were swollen. In Yan'an, the revolutionary holy land, we ate a piece of dry food in the cave. We also received the highest standard inspection in Tiananmen Square. When the breakup was over, we left each other with a mailing address. It has been a long time since this matter was gone. I never expected that we would receive her letter in the mountains today.

Ding Sitian's parents are both museum staff. The Ding family has four children, named "Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Recalling the bitterness and sweetness", which is also the mainstream of naming children back then. She mentioned in her letter to us: Writing to my closest revolutionary comrades Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan. Since we parted in the great capital Beijing, I have always missed the day and night of our connection together. I have long wanted to write to you, but a lot of things happened at home... I think you must join the army as you wish, joining the army as you wish, joining the Chinese People's Liberation Army gloriously and becoming a revolutionary soldier is also my dream. I hope you can send me photos of wearing military uniforms to let me share your joy... Finally, please don't forget the revolutionary friendship between us. I wish it is higher than the mountains, farther than the road, evergreen forever, and never fade.

From the letter, I learned that Ding Sitian, who wanted to join the army, had to go to the left banner of Kelun, Inner Mongolia to join the army due to many reasons such as family elements. She obviously didn't know that the experience of Fatty and I was similar to hers, and she did not become a soldier. She was sent to Daxinganling to join the army. After reading the letter, Fatty and I didn't talk for a long time. We really had no shame to reply to Ding Sitian, so how could we send her a photo of wearing military uniforms?

I felt from Ding Sitian's letter that she was very lonely. Perhaps the life of Karen Left Banner is even more monotonous than in the mountains. Although Karen Left Banner is also in Inner Mongolia, it is not the same alliance. Karen Left Banner is a pastoral area on the grassland. The environment is harsh and the population is even less popular. It is far from Xing'an League Road. Ding Sitian sings, dances and dances. It is really unimaginable that she grazing on the grassland. How can people feel at ease? While I was thinking, I found that the fat man was rummaging through boxes and cabinets and wanted to find paper to write a reply, so I said to him: "Stop looking for it, there is no paper to wipe the butt. Wherever I go to find the letter paper, I see that we are almost stupid in the mountains. Why would we go to play on the grassland and go and see our close comrades."

When Yanzi heard me that he was going to the grassland, he asked in surprise: "What? Go to the grassland of Keren Zuoqi? I couldn't get half a round trip for ten days and half a month. If you don't work for so many days, you don't want your work points? What should you eat after you come back?"

I nodded to Yanzi. Of course, I cannot ignore this issue. Work points are the lifeblood of educated youth. The educated youth who went to the countryside to work in the countryside. Unlike the corps participating in the production and construction corps, Beidahuang and other places, they adopt quasi-military management. They are all based on divisions. The following are standard military systems such as regiments, battalions, companies, platoons, and squads. Corps members have a monthly allowance of six yuan. The advantage of the corps is that they have fixed income, and the disadvantage is that they lack freedom. They cannot come whenever they want and leave whenever they want. The educated youth implements the

The disadvantage of the work points system is that the income is unreliable, the advantage is that it comes and goes freely, and it is very convenient to take leave. Some people may find it strange. Since the educated youth is so free, why don’t they go back to the city? This is mainly because there was no food when they went back at that time. Moreover, the so-called rushing to the line is that the household registration has been settled in the countryside, and it is considered a rural household registration. When you go back, you are also an illegal household. There is no such number as you in the city, and it is impossible to find a job. After all, people regard food as the most important thing, and people cannot eat when they live. If there is no work points, there will be no food, so they tied up.

A few days ago, we picked up a lot of golden beans at Tuanshanzi Forest Farm. Of course, we didn't dare to keep this thing privately. After handing it to the public, the branch secretary was very sensible. Although there was no such thing as a bonus at that time, he still promised to give us two more months of work points and keep it for a long holiday when we go back to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year. In other words, Fatty and I can do two months without working. We are so annoyed in the mountains that I am worried about Ding Sitian, so I decided to take a trip to the grassland.
Chapter completed!