Chapter 41 40. Xing Yanzi——Striving hard to take root in the countryside

Xing Yanzi, female, Han nationality, native of Tianjin, member of the Communist Party of China. Born in 1941, began working in 1958, former deputy director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Beichen District, Tianjin. The story of Xing Yanzi began in 1958. 17-year-old Xing Yanzi graduated from junior high school.Instead of returning to Tianjin, where her parents live, she actively responded to the call of the Party Central Committee, full of lofty ambitions to change the backwardness of her hometown and become the first generation of educated farmers in the motherland. Let's plant rice seedlings and grow sorghum together.Xing Yanzi told the reporter very frankly: "I didn't have a high level of thought at that time, but I just wanted to go back to the countryside and be with my grandfather." To do farm work, I arranged her to work in the cafeteria.

Sijiazhuang Village is a poor village. The strong labor force in the village went to other places to support the construction, and most of the rest were old and weak women and children.Xing Yanzi walked into the field from the cafeteria. She said that she is not smart in doing farm work, she only has to work harder and harder, and she will not rest if she can't finish it.At that time, advocating the liberation of women's labor force, Xing Yanzi and several partners organized a kindergarten, which freed up more than 20 young and middle-aged women to work on the farmland.Later, she simply organized the female regiment members to form the "Swallow Commando". She led the commandos to break through three-foot-thick ice holes in winter to make nets for fishing, and at night to make a living to save themselves and build reed curtains. Earned more than 3,600 yuan; at the same time, he planted 430 mu of high-yield wheat and asked for grain from the barren land.The impact drove all the women in the village to work.In winter, she led the commandos to break open the three-foot-thick ice nets to fish, and at night to open the reed curtains. In three months, she earned more than 3,600 yuan for the village, planted 430 mu of high-yielding wheat, and asked for grain from Huangwa.She has experienced the test of a hard life and has dedicated herself to labor for several years. The "Swallow Commando" has dedicated herself to labor and dedication for several years and has become a model and pacesetter of the times.

At that time, it was the most difficult year for the countryside to suffer from natural disasters and man-made disasters. It was necessary to establish a youth model who "strive hard, take root in the countryside, and start agriculture." From 1959 to 1960, Xing Yanzi's deeds created an unprecedented publicity momentum across the country. Major newspapers and radio stations reported on it one after another.Xing Yanzi said: "Actually, Yanzi is just my nickname. I was born in Beijing. My father chose this name among Yanjing, Yansheng, and Yanzi. A reporter from a newspaper said that Yanzi is more vivid when writing a report. Everyone will call me Xing Yanzi from now on, but few people know my real name Xing Xiuying.” The happiest thing about Xing Yanzi was that she was interviewed by Chairman Mao five times. She wrote "Xing Yanzi Song":

Xing Yanzi, what a role model!Learn from Wang Guofan, learn from Iron Girl.The whole family is in the city, and I would like to stay in the countryside.The young are raised in rows in the garden, the nets are full of fish and fish on the ice, and the weather is freezing, rushing to plant and reclaim wasteland, so that the stones can grow grain... From 1960 to 1978, about 20 million educated youths across the country sang this "swallow song" and rushed to the ends of the motherland. From 1973 to 1983, Xing Yanzi served as the deputy secretary of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee. This can be said to be her most glorious period politically.At that time, the requirements for leaders were very strict, and the family members of leaders were never allowed to "glorify" in the organization. Therefore, Xing Yanzi became the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, but her family was not allowed to enter the city.

Xing Yanzi, the deputy secretary, works "on behalf of farmers" and has no salary at all, so he still has to rely on work points for food.However, Xing Yanzi is busy with work, how can he have time to go to the ground every day?In order to help her husband live, Xing Yanzi often had to go to Dawali to collect firewood for the family. "Everyone may not believe it now, saying that I have no money when I am such a big official? In fact, I really don't. People who have come here since then must know it well." Xing Yanzi's incorruptible style continues to this day.The second daughter-in-law who accompanied her to Shanghai said quickly: "The old lady has a request. We are outside and never dare to mention that we are Xing Yanzi's family. When I first fell in love with my wife, I always thought he was just a A child from an ordinary family. He didn’t say his mother was Xing Yanzi until I came to the door, which shocked our family!”.

Although Xing Yanzi was not in her position later, she was still a well-known celebrity. Many companies and restaurants invited her to write inscriptions through their connections, and the prices were high.These were rejected by Xing Yanzi one by one. In her words: "Xing Yanzi is not only my name, but also related to the reputation of party members. I never dare to abuse it."