Xiong Ziren came to the Bridge Bureau of the Ministry of Railways in Guangzhou. The staff of the conscription office gave Xiong Ziren a physical examination and found that he was not tall enough. At that time, the recruitment conditions required male workers to work in 1? More than 5 meters, while Xiong Ziren only has 1? 47 meters. Seeing that the ideal of being a worker will be "ruined", Xiong Ziren was anxious. He said to the comrades in charge of the conscription office: "Aspiring is not high, but having the ability is not high. Look how strong my arms are. "
The recruiter smiled. Some people say that his figure is not enough now, and he can grow taller with age in the future, so let him write a few words to see. At that time, there were too many illiterate workers. Xiong Ziren was full of confidence and wrote Mao Zedong's poem: The Red Army is not afraid of expedition, and Qianshan has only leisure.
The handwriting is neat and vigorous. The recruiter immediately decided to make an exception and hire Xiong Ziren.
Later, Xiong Ziren participated in the construction of Guangzhou Pearl River Bridge and became a welder of the bridge. In the second year, in order to improve Xiong Ziren's technician level, the bureau leaders recommended him to study in a technical school for one year. After returning from the technical school, Xiong Ziren became more modest and prudent and worked harder. In the later construction of Taizihe Bridge in Northeast China and Xiangjiang Bridge in Hunan, he struggled everywhere and was rated as a young pacesetter for two consecutive years. During the period, he served as secretary of the Youth League branch, member of the General Youth League branch and acting secretary of the Youth League Committee.
Xiong Ziren is kind and amiable. As soon as the workers are free, they will talk to him about family affairs, and of course, they will also ask him to write home letters. He never tires of writing dozens of letters from home every month. He thought, wouldn't it be more meaningful to organize these illiterate workers, study documents and let them write letters to greet their families? His idea was supported by the leaders on the bridge. So Xiong Ziren became an amateur literacy teacher.
Under the patient guidance of Xiong Ziren, the workers made rapid progress. A year later, most people have been able to write simple letters from home. Lao Zhou, who was in his forties, held Xiong Ziren's hand and burst into tears: "Brother Xiong Ziren, how can we thank you?"
Zhang Zeng, then secretary of the Youth League Committee, commented on Xiong Ziren as follows: honest, good at rhetoric, calloused, good at calligraphy, enterprising, and good at uniting comrades. Talent is rare!