Recalling the southern section. (Deng Jiyun)

Time flows back to 1974. Take us back to that magnificent and passionate era. That era created people with simple thoughts and radical behaviors. Fashion is a military uniform, a military satchel, and a little red book. Pursue the goal and "strive for the cause of communism for life." With this in mind. "Red Heart". A group of immature intellectual young students from different schools, different units, and different families. The *** gathered together in Henan Province-Wuzhi County-Xie Qiying Commune-Nanda Section Brigade. Become an authentic "intellectual youth" of the trend of the times.

Hurry preparation, hasty farewell, hasty arrival. The rush hides a lot of unknowns, harsh environment, simple accommodation and poor food...etc. On the first day in the village, it was winter and the weather was very cold. I arrived in the village around two o'clock in the afternoon. Many fellow villagers gathered in the village to watch the fun. For the village, orders from superiors determine the number of educated young people the village must accept. In addition, subsidies from some countries are also available. Although the village is not wealthy and has very little land. But they still did some work to welcome these children from the city. The warehouse of the brigade was vacated for female educated youths. I bought a simple wooden bed. The two rows are used as girls' dormitories. Every parent who followed was heavy-hearted and in tears. In order to get back before dark, they quickly helped us pack our luggage and make our beds. Then he looked at us reluctantly. But we don’t understand. They are chirping like a group of stray birds, extremely excited. As the sun set, the parents took the bus back. Dinner is a pot of stew, cabbage vermicelli, and big pork skin. The staple food is steamed buns made with white flour and corn flour. There seems to be porridge. Although the rice was unpalatable, everyone still swallowed it hastily. Because there will be an introduction meeting for all educated youth and the brigade leadership team in the evening. Brigade Secretary, Ma Xixun introduced us to the situation of the cadres of the Nanda Section Brigade. There are secretaries, accountants, Ma Xihe, and the brigade for safekeeping. The following is divided into eight teams and one forest farm. Our educated youth set up a youth team in the forest farm. At the same time, Gao Hongxin, the male captain of our youth team, and Jing Yang, the female captain, were appointed. I remember that there was a tall captain of the second team that day who was very talkative and educated us. It was the first lesson we learned on our first day in the countryside. It is also the first step in our life journey, an unforgettable first step.