Eight years of educated youth, we realized with youth that life does not believe in tears.

Time flies, like a runaway wild horse, fleeting. The past more than forty years ago is hard to look back. The desolation, loneliness and cold of Daba Mountain once again appear. Boys and girls in those days are now old, and their memories are like dry riverbeds, and the vicissitudes of life resurface. Looking back suddenly, chewing the ups and downs is like having an olive in front of that heavy history, and it is difficult to distinguish the ups and downs for a while.

I went to the countryside for eight years, first assigned to Daxian and the emerging forest farm in the urban area, and later assigned to the production team. The days during this period are long and hard, and it is not just around the corner. Sometimes, looking at the flickering oil lamp, looking at the flames of beans, three glasses of wine, accompanied by a lonely day outside the window, I feel unspeakable sadness in my heart. Many of my companions are often Lacrimosa.

The most unforgettable thing is that on the day of going to the countryside, starting from Chongqing, the car passed through the farewell crowd and bid farewell to the tearful parents. It took about six or seven hours to cross the Daxian Bridge and drive into the continuous mountains. Green hills, silent rivers and low huts appear in front of us intermittently. As soon as we got on the bus, our enthusiasm, fantasy and even our great ambition to make great achievements in the vast world collided violently with the desolation and cold of Daba Mountain. I only remember that the female classmates in the same car went from laughter to silence and finally burst into tears.

Next, the difficulty of eating and living can be imagined. It's only seven dollars a month, five dollars for food and two dollars for petty expenses. Usually vegetables, salt and water are mixed with rice soup. Sometimes I can't stand being hungry. I was drinking with spring water, and I saw wild fruits being picked. At that time, our favorite food was mulberry, which was big and red, sour and sweet, and the trees were dazzling red. This may be a gift from Dashan. At night, we all sleep in farmers' homes. Girls sleep upstairs, boys sleep downstairs, and there is a big cesspit next to it, which stinks. In this unbearable, unbearable day, there are countless frustrations and confusions.

After a period of time, we abandoned our enthusiasm and fantasy before going to the countryside. Ideal is not reality, trying is not success, and what meets us is failure again and again. First, the "Youth Slope" was opened up, and two experimental bases, called "michurin", were established to strive for high yield. When the wheat seedlings were first planted, they looked like a layer of green linoleum, and they soon grew up and became very popular. But because the seedlings were planted too densely, they all fell down when they grew up, and the hope was dashed. But we don't want to raise silkworms. Silkworm babies grow well. Seeing victory in sight, a flock of birds flew in and it was dark. We educated youths rushed up the mountain, and there was nothing we could do. We watched silkworms being eaten by birds. The last flood washed away the signboard of "Youth Slope". One heavy blow consumed our ambition bit by bit.

However, life can never trust tears. Learn from the bitter experience and feel the heaviness and heaviness of life. Later, I set up a cooperative medical clinic and became a "barefoot doctor". We gave farmers injections and medicines, which really solved the pain of many patients this time. I remember one time when I went up the mountain to collect herbs, I found a rootless white crystal flower with purple petals and a red nucleus forming a bunch, like Ganoderma lucidum and fairy grass. People who know how to do things say, "This is a good medicine, which relieves alcoholism and detoxifies." We carefully took this herb home and put it in a washbasin as a treasure. However, none of us expected that this piece of fairy grass had disappeared without a trace …

From then on, we deeply realized the hardship of life and the difficulty of success, and the ideal was like a flash in the pan and fleeting. Draw a sword and cut off the water, and raise a glass to drown your sorrows, which can only add insult to injury. Fortunately, we are born optimistic and can taste the sweetness of life in bitterness. I remember when I was the head of the catering team, everyone usually ate meat twice a month, but I divided it four times, and I cooked "roasted meat" every time, which was delicious and greasy, especially satisfying. After more than 40 years, as long as I smell the smell of "burning meat", I will recall that distant and cordial past.

At that time, we often went to the river to "fry fish" in groups when we were not busy. First put the remaining explosives on the mountain in a bottle, then put a detonator on it, then row a boat, drive to the middle of the river, carefully throw the explosives out, quickly turn around and draw a dangerous area. After a loud noise, the river was covered with a layer of silver light, and the stunned fish surfaced. We rowed back and tried our best to catch fish until the boat came home loaded. It was really enjoyable.

Daba Mountain is famous for its desolate mountains, but there are also exciting times. I remember one day, the educated youth went out to pick dung and climbed up the ridge, and was shocked by the scenery in front of them: the sun just jumped out of the sea of clouds, and a red fireball dyed the dark green mountain golden yellow. In the bright morning light, everyone jumped up and forgot everything That glorious moment became the most touching scenery in our difficult period.

Years continue in constant labor; Youth disappears in a long time. Tears and laughter, blood and songs constitute the main theme of eventful years. Fortunately, the crucible of suffering did not destroy our spirit and will, but tempered our strength and courage. Heroes have suffered a lot since ancient times and have never been too handsome. Although we have abandoned the golden age of studying, the harsh life has taught us extraordinary endurance, and the long openness and ups and downs will make our life more sober and sensitive in the future ups and downs.

Eight years of educated youth, the road is long and its Xiu Yuan Xi. Cold and deep Daba Mountain, let us use youth and sweat to understand: life, don't believe in tears.