Inscription: Ningxia, Huang Hefu. Ningxia, known as "the southern part of the Yangtze River", has five treasures: Lycium barbarum, Nostoc flagelliforme, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, two fur and Helan stone. These five treasures are the pride of Ningxia people, and they are also the display of Ningxia's going to the world. Ningxia is characterized by plains and hills. The area north of Guangwu Township in Qingtongxia City is close to the edge of Tengger Desert, forming a vast silver-free Gobi desert. Since ancient times, the vast Gobi Desert has provided a very convenient training base for the camping training of northwest troops.
More than ten years ago, in 2004, I was still serving in the army, when I was a clerk in the camp.
In August of that year, the burning sun hung in the air like a big fireball, setting off a rolling heat wave on the Gobi Desert. As a subordinate unit of Lanzhou Military Region, our department also went to Ningxia to participate in military exercises organized by higher authorities. In the past two months, the people in garden village, Qingtongxia Town, Qingtongxia City, where the troops are located, regarded the PLA as their relatives. What they did shocked the hearts of all officers and men and deeply touched their hearts. Especially the landlord of my camp, an old Yu Lisheng who retired for many years, left a deep impression on us. As a soldier who has been dealing with words, with his professional sensitivity and insight, he found that his moving story is so hard and noble, but the sublime reflects the ordinary and ordinary.
There is no regret that youth stays here.
"I regret being a soldier for three years, but I regret not being a soldier all my life." They say it's hard to be a soldier. However, for this poor child from a peasant family, suffering is his innate nature, and hard work is his nature embedded in the blood in his bones. He silently accepted everything and regarded it as an indispensable wealth in life.
1983 10, the cloud of the Sino-Vietnamese war has hung over the border. At this time, Yu Lisheng, who is less than 18 years old, saw the picture of China People's Liberation Army and border people fighting bravely to defend the sacred territory of the motherland on a 12 inch black-and-white TV in his neighbor's house, and his heart was stirring. "Men aim at the battlefield", and the country is using troops. As a seven-foot man, there is no reason not to serve the motherland. Thinking of this, he told his parents the idea of joining the army to fight, but his mother strongly opposed it. He is the boss of the family, and his younger brothers and sisters are still young, so he needs to shoulder the burden of the family. Besides, bullets have no eyes on the battlefield. What should I do if something happens to them ... At this time, his father was seriously ill and had been in bed for many years. However, he secretly signed up behind his parents' backs. When the "notice of enlistment" was sent to his family, his family knew that his determination had been made. On the day he left, his father panted to him from his hospital bed: "Li Sheng! Since he chose this road, he should do well in the army, don't worry about my illness, and don't affect the work of the army because of me ... "In this way, he listened to his father's advice and joined five comrades in the same town to enlist in an air force ground unit in Shaanxi and began his military career.
Smoke filled the air and the war was in full swing. All the troops in the army are in a state of intense combat readiness, just waiting for orders from their superiors to go to the front. In the intense preparation training, he trained hard, regarded the training ground as a battlefield, and practiced subjects such as killing the enemy, rifle shooting, Grenade throwing, tactical training, battlefield self-help and so on, all of which reached the standard.
The night before the Mid-Autumn Festival in his second year as a soldier, the instructor called him to the dormitory and told him the news of his father's death. He was very sad when he heard this. He lay in bed and cried under the quilt all night. Although his father's departure hit him hard, it didn't affect his enthusiasm for work. He deeply understands that "loyalty and filial piety have been difficult since ancient times" and turns grief into strength. In his ordinary military career, he left a series of extraordinary footprints. In a military contest organized by a superior organization, he won the second place in the whole regiment with excellent military quality and superb professional technology, and was commended by his unit and won the third class merit once. "The sword front comes from sharpening, and the plum blossom fragrance comes from bitter cold." He has served as vice squad leader, squad leader and acting platoon leader, and has been named good soldier, outstanding league member and Lei Feng model for many times, and has been commended at all levels for seven times ... In the face of honor, he has not been complacent, but has worked harder and developed a military skill, hoping to go to the battlefield one day, bravely kill the enemy and serve the motherland. However, due to the different tasks undertaken by the troops, it is a pity that his troops did not carry out the combat mission against Vietnam.
Chasing the present and caressing the past, eventful years. Looking at the glittering military medals and honorary certificates and recalling the scenes in the army, the veteran who has never been to the battlefield said frankly: honor can only represent the past, and efforts are still needed in the future. With the history of being a soldier in my life, I will never regret it!
Entrepreneurship is also difficult to persist.
1at the end of 986, he reluctantly left the army and returned home with honor.
Shortly after returning to China, he was assigned to work in Qingtongxia Aluminum Factory. This rare job, for a child from a peasant background, how much he wants to work! But at this time, as the boss of the family, his mother disagreed when he joined the army. He gave up his job in order to support his family and not to disappoint his mother again. Losing this opportunity, he missed the train at the Life Station, but he didn't flinch because of family difficulties and unemployment. Instead, he showed the strong will of a soldier, dared to struggle in difficulties and face difficulties.
Under the matchmaking of distant relatives, he and Li Xiuhua of Wuwei City, Gansu Province soon entered the marriage hall hand in hand, and the husband and wife loved each other and started their difficult road of entrepreneurship hand in hand. At the age of 22, his blood is boiling and he is full of beautiful hopes and longings. He believes that great wealth depends on fate, and small wealth depends on diligence, which is the essence of the working people in China. 1March, 988, our city vigorously publicized the benefits of land reclamation and afforestation, and afforested the Ningxia Plain. With the support of the municipal government, villagers in garden village have reclaimed land and planted fruit trees and poplars. It can not only prevent sand and protect forests, but also increase farmers' economic income. Heroes have something to play. The couple agreed to reclaim 50 acres of land. At that time, the rural conditions were relatively backward, and it was quite difficult to reclaim so much land in a short time. They rented a "Dongfanghong" bulldozer from a neighboring village, went out early and returned late, and were busy between land reclamation. It was difficult to use water for irrigation, so they borrowed more than 8,000 yuan from the east and the west to buy a "centrifugal" pump, which pumped the water from Yuejin Canal to the barren land one by one, thus solving the problem of difficult irrigation water. To prevent livestock from entering, a 900-meter-long earth fence was built. After the barren hills turned into fertile fields in the past, he bought high-quality fruit seedlings everywhere. In the past two years, apple trees 1300, pear trees and peach trees, jujube trees and poplar trees 100 have been planted successively.
No pains, no gains. Under their intensive cultivation, five years later, the planted fruit trees began to bear fruit slowly, with an annual income of more than 20 thousand yuan. This is a very considerable income for a peasant family, but they are not complacent, but have started a new plan and devoted themselves to learning scientific and technological agricultural knowledge. The weather is unpredictable, and the early spring of 1994 is an unforgettable season for their family. Because garden village is located on the edge of Tengger Desert, the hard-earned orchard forest has become a mess under the attack of sandstorm. Seeing the beaten buds and branches on the ground, the couple felt a dull pain in their hearts.
1in the spring of 1995, in order to improve the rural economy and farmers' enthusiasm for getting rich, the policy of getting rich by loans from rural credit cooperatives was slowly introduced, which greatly encouraged farmers. Seeing that the development prospect of animal husbandry was considerable, he transferred all his orchards and took out all his savings to buy 60 sheep. Raising sheep is a very hard job. He gets up at 6 o'clock every morning to herd sheep and comes back at night to beat coarse grains. When I first came into contact with this industry, the survival rate of lambs was very low because I didn't master the technology of raising sheep. In order to make the sheep grow stronger, he bought more than 30 books about raising sheep, such as Veterinary Manual, Complete Collection of Raising Sheep and Scientific Feed Formula. He studied hard and got a deep understanding of the prevention and treatment of common diseases such as sheep plague, sheep dysentery, sheep pox and foot-and-mouth disease, and put what he learned into practice. I remember one winter, on a snowy night, a ewe had a premonition before giving birth. He used a flashlight to put sheep dung on the corner of the pen all night, waiting for the lamb to be born. However, he didn't see the lamb until dawn, but he had a high fever because of a cold.
In just a few years, through his continuous efforts, he not only learned about the types of sheep, living habits, prevention of seasonal diseases and so on. The survival rate of lambs reached more than 95%, and the number of sheep increased to more than 200 on the original basis. It sells more than 400 kilograms of wool and mutton 1000 kilograms every year, and its annual net income is 1000 yuan, making it a big farming household in the village. Get rich without forgetting the masses. Under his leadership, several villagers nearby have also actively developed aquaculture, injecting new blood into rural economic construction.
March courageously on the road to a well-off society.
The wheel of history has entered the 2 1 century, and new challenges and opportunities have brought new vitality to the rural economy. The 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed that we should seize the important period of strategic opportunities in the first 20 years of this century and concentrate on building a well-off society in an all-round way. This grand goal is exciting, however, this dream is still very arduous for rural farmers, especially in the northwest countryside, and the task is very arduous. We need to redouble our efforts to make farmers live a well-off life.
There must be new ideas for development and a new situation for innovation. To take the road of well-off, we must innovate. When the dawn of the new century fell on the farmyard, he took advantage of the east wind of the party's policy of enriching the people and actively participated in the livestock epidemic prevention work. In September, 20001,Qingtongxia Animal Husbandry Bureau held a training course for epidemic prevention personnel. In order to consolidate and deepen the breeding technology, Mei Fujun, the village head, recommended him to attend this training. In just three months, he studied hard and studied hard. He always keeps a pen and a notebook in his pocket. When you don't understand, ask the teacher humbly and record the important content. After the training, after strict examination, he achieved excellent results and obtained the qualification certificate.
Yu Lisheng, as an ordinary animal husbandry and epidemic prevention officer, though not from party member, always follows the standards of party member. In his notebook, there is a sentence: "The interests of the masses are no small matter. The affairs of the masses are my affairs, and I will try my best to help solve the problem with deep feelings. My neighbor's difficulties have been solved, and I feel at ease whether I eat or sleep ... "... Over the past few years, he has been able to fulfill his duties and consider the interests of the masses everywhere in completing the epidemic prevention tasks entrusted by the township. Whether in snowy winter or hot spring and summer, as long as he knows that his neighbor's livestock is sick, he will put down his work, carry the medicine box and rush to the treatment in time.
At two o'clock in the evening of August, 2003, a rush of telephone ringing woke him up in his sleep. He grabbed the phone and learned that a scalper of Wang Defu's family in the neighboring village had been poisoned by moldy feed. Without saying anything, he rolled out of bed, took the medicine box and rode on a motorcycle at high speed. After more than 40 minutes of examination and treatment, the cattle were out of danger. On the way home, because he turned the corner too fast, he didn't have time to brake, and even people and cars turned into a ditch on the side of the road. When he woke up, he was already lying in the hospital bed.
All the way to forge ahead, all the way to seek. In February, 2004, I went to the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau of Wuwei City, Gansu Province to study the artificial breeding technology of dairy cows. When asked about his future plans, he said: I built a dairy farm of more than 800 square meters behind the house and planned to raise 30 cows. At the same time, with the support of the Municipal Animal Husbandry Bureau, we are going to buy liquid bile duct equipment for artificial breeding of dairy cows. If the prospect is considerable, I will make active efforts to push my dairy products to Qingtongxia town, go out of Ningxia and enter the domestic market.
A year's plan lies in spring, and a day's plan lies in morning. Make a feasible plan and choose a feasible goal. Under this bright prospect, he will take solid steps and forge ahead towards a well-off life.
Postscript: September 16 is the 30th day of our training here. On this day, under a strong feeling, I used my spare time to interview their family. But because I didn't make an appointment the day before, when I explained my purpose, his wife Li Xiuhua said that he went to the village early in the morning to engage in vaccine epidemic prevention. Later, in its spacious and bright room, she warmly greeted us to sit down, served us sunflower seeds, apples, red dates and grapes made by herself, and instructed her eldest daughter to call her father. Finally, we chatted casually. This eldest sister-in-law, who is only in her thirties, has experienced the hardships of life and years and has obviously aged a lot. Her words revealed her hospitality, and she gushed.
In the evening, the veteran who served in the army for three years came back on a "Haojue" motorcycle. He didn't have time to brush the dust off his body, while putting down the medicine box, he urged his lover to add water to us. Nearly forty years old, he is striding with vigorous steps, and the strength and perseverance of soldiers are hidden in his bones. He is so talkative and straightforward when he speaks.
We lived in his house for over a month. During this month, he and his wife tried their best to think of the officers and men of the army, and also provided a lot of convenience for our lives. When camping, they vacated their canteens for our living and office use. In the next few days, every day after training, the thermos bottle was full of hot water. Every time I bring back delicious food from the market, I always forget to send us one. Water resources in the station are scarce. No matter which soldier comes to his house to carry water, he will spare no effort to give the officers and men the domestic water that is already in short supply and help the daily work and life of the troops as much as possible. The scene of supporting the army in the war years is still in sight. What their family did deeply infected every soldier, and the pictures of the soldiers and civilians were deeply imprinted in our minds.
When we finished the exercise and were about to return to Gansu, hundreds of villagers in garden village beat gongs and drums and lined up on the streets to bid farewell. The reluctant parting scene made people linger.
Facing the autumn wind, we drove slowly to Qingtongxia Railway Station with the army car. The sun in Gobi is still hot, the camel thorns in Gobi are still tenacious, the wind in Gobi is still heroic, and the villagers in Gobi are still enthusiastic. Looking around, Yu Lisheng's family stood at the door, waving to us and shouting: Goodbye, welcome to Ningxia often!