Chapter 45 The educated youth returned their homes one after another
(I was really blind. Eighty-five was beaten into forty-five.)
On New Year's Day in 1979, Sijiu City, which had just had a heavy snowfall, welcomed a group of young people in thin clothes.
The train was about to arrive at the platform, and the educated youth were caught off guard by the severe cold in the capital. In Xina in January, they could go out wearing a long gown. Having lived in Xina all year round, they usually prepared winter clothes.
Before setting off, the educated youths on the farm prepared a set of winter clothes for them. However, they all underestimated the power of winter in Sijiu City. The clothes they wore were in sharp contrast with the people around them.
A middle-aged man in the carriage noticed this special group of young people before getting off the car. He originally thought that these young people would put on their coats before getting off the car, but the reality was different from what he expected.
The train was about to pull into the station, and these young people had no intention of putting on any extra clothes.
"Little brother, you can't go out wearing these clothes, you will get sick!"
Ding Huiming tightened her autumn clothes, patted her chest and said, "Thank you, brother, for reminding me. Although it is cold outside, our chests are full of blood. As long as the blood is still there, we will not be cold!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the educated youth around Ding Huiming clenched their fists, and the fire in their hearts seemed to be ignited, and they shouted in unison.
"Yes! We are not cold!"
"We're not cold!"
Thirty people spoke up at the same time, making quite a scene.
In an instant, the originally bustling carriage fell silent, and the passengers turned their heads to look at this group of educated youths.
This group of young people, both men and women, all have dark skin, which they can tell from working in the open air. Their clothes are very shabby, and some of them are wearing coats that are obviously not the right size.
But their temperament clearly doesn't look like that of an authentic farmer.
So many characteristics came together that most passengers in the carriage guessed the identities of this group of people.
Educated youth!
Those who paid more attention to the actual situation, after seeing the number of people in this group, vaguely understood why they came to Sijiu City.
Some time ago, the mass incident of educated youth lying on the train in Yun Province caused such a stir that even the train bound for the Annan border had to be interrupted.
(It was precisely because of this incident that the higher-ups were alerted so quickly. After all, Annan was restless at that time. Soon, a self-defense war would begin.)
They should be the educated youth petition group from Yun Province, and this time they came to Sijiu City to report the situation.
In more than twenty days, the Spring Festival is coming, and in the carriage there are educated youths who have returned home from various places to celebrate the festival. They are also educated youths, and they naturally have a sense of identity as educated youths.
They had long heard that the Sina incident was such a big deal, and now that they saw this group of thin "comrades", they couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.
One of the male educated youths with a flat head took the initiative to take out a cotton-padded coat from his bag and stuffed it into Ding Huiming's hand.
"Comrade, you are the petition group from Yun Province. You have worked hard. Take these clothes. I know that one clothes is not enough for thirty of you, but don't refuse. This is the only thing I can do for you.
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Ding Huiming touched the heavy cotton coat and felt a sore nose. He held back tears and said.
"Thank you! Thank you!"
The flat-headed educated youth smiled and waved his hand: "No, no, the educated youth in the world are one family, this matter is nothing."
Because of the heart-warming gesture of the educated youth, Ding Huiming received donations from many enthusiastic people one after another. When the train stopped, they actually had fourteen more cotton-padded clothes in their hands.
Men don’t shed tears easily. Ding Huiming never cried when he was in the most difficult situation, but now he cried like a child, like an infectious disease. Ding Huiming cried, and soon all the educated youths in the petition group followed.
started to cry.
After a while, Ding Huiming stretched out his hand to wipe away his tears and said loudly and forcefully.
"Comrades, there are a total of fourteen cotton-padded clothes here. It's not a big deal for us old men to get cold. These clothes should be worn tightly by the lesbians first, and the remaining four pieces should be reserved for the ones with the thinnest clothes!"
"Do you have any objections to my allocation like this?"
"No!"
The boys answered in unison: no, but the girls raised objections.
"Yes! We have opinions!"
A woman with braids walked out of the crowd, staring at Ding Huiming with burning eyes.
"Your distribution is unfair. The chairman once said that women hold up half the sky, so why should we women receive preferential treatment? You are looking down on our female community by doing this, aren't you? Sisters?"
Zhuo Xin is very popular among female educated youth groups. As soon as she spoke, the female educated youth behind her started to express support.
"yes!"
"We don't agree!"
"right!"
"disagree!"
Ding Huiming stroked his forehead helplessly. He was not afraid of anyone, but he was afraid of the girl in front of him. She always had a way to convince him. He had never won even once in a debate between two people.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Zhuo Xin replied very decisively: "Take turns! But there are only fourteen pieces here, which is not enough. As the leader of this petition group, you should lead by example and take the initiative to give way. As a female representative, I should also
Just like you, give the opportunity to others!"
Ding Huiming felt that this plan was not appropriate. Zhuo Xin was thin and wore very thin clothes. If they were distributed like this, she might fall ill before they could reach the guest house.
However, Zhuo Xin didn't give him a chance to refuse and just waved his hand.
"Okay, comrades, put on your clothes quickly and get off the bus!"
When Ding Huiming saw this, he had to hold his nose and admit it.
Stepping out of the carriage, the cold wind howled. Ding Huiming subconsciously tightened his collar, then turned to face the educated youths and shouted loudly.
"Everyone gather!"
"Hand out our flag and march forward in formation!"
"Target! Monument to the People's Heroes!"
"Set off!"
Thirty educated youths quickly formed two teams, facing the freezing cold wind, with heads held high and chests held high, expressions solemn, and marching towards the goal in neat steps.
Ding Huiming carried a crumpled flag and walked in front with his head held high. It would be better if you ignored his trembling body from time to time.
People were coming and going on the platform, and everyone cast curious glances at the neatly marching team. It wasn't until they saw the handwriting on the flag that they suddenly understood.
It turned out to be them!
There are thirteen characters written on the flag, ‘The first group of educated youths from Yunnan Farm Reclamation to go to Beijing to petition’!
Along the way, Ding Huiming and the others attracted great attention, and the news that the Yun Province educated youth petition group had come to Sijiu City spread throughout the city at an extremely fast speed.
Local residents, parents of educated youths, and educated youths who came back to celebrate the festival rushed to the square to support them. All kinds of food, drinks and cold-weather clothing quickly piled up into a mountain.
When Ding Huiming saw so many people supporting them, his heart became more and more passionate. He felt that the future was bright and he became more and more convinced that this time they would be able to bring back a good result to their brothers and sisters thousands of miles away.
The superiors did not keep them waiting for too long. Two days later, heavyweights met with them.
After more than half a month, the problem was finally temporarily solved. The chief replied to them earnestly, saying that a special investigation team had been sent to Sina.
When the educated youth in Yun Province heard the news, the conflict had subsided. They believed that the unfair clauses in the Forty Articles could be changed.
Unexpectedly, the local government made a mistake and sent out an investigation team claiming to be from above.
The educated youth who discovered that they had been deceived were extremely angry. This move further intensified the conflict, so much so that the educated youth headquarters shouted even more radical slogans.
'If you don't return to the city, you'd rather die!'
At the same time, the Ministry of Electricity and Power, W and ZY, will hold an unprecedented hunger strike of thousands of people if the real investigation team does not come.
This matter quickly spread to the higher authorities, and the old man said privately, "We spent 30 billion to buy three houses that we are not satisfied with. The educated youth are not satisfied, the parents are not satisfied, and the farmers are not satisfied either."
Later, under the coordination of the ZY investigation team, the matter was resolved, and the official approved the "six-point" report proposed by the Educated Youth Office.
This measure relaxes the conditions for educated youth to return to the city, and provides six channels in total, such as illness retirement, hardship retirement, retirement of urban employees who can be replaced by their children living on the farm, and equal participation in returning to the city after demobilization, etc.
At this point, the door for educated youth to return to the city was finally opened.
With the implementation of the "Six Measures", this hurricane quickly blew across the country in just a few weeks. Countless educated youths living in frontier villages took action after hearing the news. Application forms from the educated youths requesting to return to the city flew like snowflakes.
Go to the local educated youth office.
In fact, the petition of the educated youth in Yun Province was just a trigger. As early as the beginning of 1978, state-owned farms in various places were applying for medical withdrawals, and the trend of poor withdrawals began to spread.
Most of those who had some connections left the farm, and the most honest group of people who remained were mostly children of ordinary workers and peasants and had no channels.
Until the "Forty Articles" were issued, their status as "educated youth" became young workers, which also meant that their channels to return to the city were completely blocked.
The return of the educated youth to the city is like the tide of the Qiantang River, overwhelming and unstoppable. Ding Huiming and the others just happened to be there at the right time. Even if there are no "Ding Huimings" from Yun Province, there will be "Ding Huimings" from Xin Province, Heilongjiang Province, and Mongolia Province to stand up.
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The huge tide of educated youths returning to the city surged, and the joys and sorrows that unfolded during this period are difficult to describe.
The millions of educated youth who returned to the city brought great pressure to society. The leaders of the educated youth offices in various places were overwhelmed. The educated youth always had to eat when they returned to the city, but how could they arrange for so many educated youth at one time?
You can't blindly let factories recruit students. The person in charge of the Educated Youth Office wants to do this, but large companies cannot be managed by the local government, and small companies cannot provide so many jobs.
Fortunately, before the tide of returning to the city started, a guidance document was sent from above, which recorded several experiences. The best one to use is the "big bowl of tea" mode.
The cost of tea stalls is low and the profits are considerable. A tea stall can absorb 4-5 laborers on average. If used well, it is definitely a "big killer".
However, the document also states that the big bowl of tea model has excellent initial results, but after one year, the workers at the tea stall will become slack and their work enthusiasm will gradually decrease.
The last line of advice reads: It is not recommended to follow the trend blindly. Please decide the number of tea stalls based on the actual local conditions.
The big bowl of tea model has been implemented in Sijiucheng for nearly two years. The pros and cons of it are clearly analyzed. The people below are not fools. Since the above said so, then they must not open tea stalls on a large scale.
Forty-nine cities, a certain department.
Yang Chongxi once again submitted the suggestion to his superiors to liberalize the "self-employed". His suggestion at the Educated Youth Work Conference last year was ultimately not adopted.
However, his adventure is not without any effect. At least it has attracted a lot of people's attention and thinking. Recently, many people have come to him privately to discuss this issue with him.
In the guidance document sent to the educated youth offices in various places, Yang Chongxi took the initiative to suggest the big bowl of tea model. While making suggestions, he also reported Li Jie's name.
Yang Chongxi has never forgotten this incident. Nowadays, the atmosphere is becoming more and more open. Those concerns before are no longer concerns. It is time to clear up that boy's name.
In this way, the name 'Han Chunming' appeared in the senior management's sight for the first time.
At the meeting at the end of last year, high-level leaders reached a consensus that the focus of future work must shift to economic construction and unswervingly implement reform and opening up.
However, the aging phenomenon among the current cadre team is very serious, and there is an urgent need to add fresh blood.
A young man who could see the problem two years ago and come up with solutions deserves their attention.
Maybe he will shine in the future, or maybe he will disappear from everyone.
No matter what, the name 'Han Chunming' has always left an impression on some people's hearts.
Half a month later, the report submitted by Yang Chongxi received a reply. After research and decision, his suggestions were partially adopted.
In view of the current severe employment environment, the "individual economy" can be opened to a limited extent, but must be strictly controlled and reviewed. The industries are also limited to service industries and handicrafts such as car repair, tailoring, and black and white iron processing.
(Black and white iron is what small folk workshops call tools that process ordinary iron blocks and galvanized iron sheets.)
Although the opening was very small, Yang Chongxi was very satisfied with the result.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. One thing leads to another. This gap will definitely get bigger and bigger. Sooner or later, the restrictions on self-employment will be relaxed.
Although Yang Chongxi was happy, he did not forget to tell Li Jie the good news. As soon as he learned the news, he called Yang Jianhua's school and told his son to tell Li Jie the good news.
The next day, Li Jie learned the news from Yang Jianhua, and he was very happy to know about it.
Now that the policy has begun to slowly relax, Haibo Translation Agency, which he has been preparing for a long time, can now take the stage. However, Li Jie did not act immediately.
After all, the documents haven't been released yet. No matter what, it will take about a month. It won't be too late to wait until the first self-employed business appears.
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PS: It’s not easy to divide it into sections, so I’ll post two chapters in one.