"Don't be afraid of the sky, not the earth, not afraid of the Soviet revisionists and the American imperialists..." This sentence was often shouted by the educated youth when they were working in the fields, and it also reminded me of that moving and beautiful period of educated youth.
It was the summer of xxxx. After graduating from high school, I responded to the "call for educated youth to go to the mountains and countryside" and came to the countryside on the outskirts of the city. The village is located in the lower reaches of the Liaohe River and the Hunhe River. Local farmers call it the place where "nine floods occur in nine years under the Nine Rivers". The villagers live in earth-thatched houses and eat corn flour. If they can eat high-grain rice, it is considered a good place. It was Chinese New Year, and the annual per capita income was two to three hundred yuan. It was in this difficult place that I began my life as an educated youth.
However, my life as an educated youth was the most enjoyable job in the local area. There were no exciting scenes of educated youth like in the TV series "The North Wind Blows", it was just a small episode in my life.
Because of my wide range of hobbies at that time, I met the brigade propaganda committee member soon after I went to the countryside. During a chance conversation, he transferred me to the brigade as a correspondent. Food and accommodation at the brigade headquarters, don't underestimate the work of the correspondent. It manages the daily work of the entire brigade headquarters, such as: brigade broadcasting, sending and receiving letters, and warehouses, etc. Especially during team meetings, if any team leader did not hear the announcement, I would ride my bicycle and run several miles home to notify them. When it rained or snowed, I would walk to notify them. It would take 2-3 people to notify them. I have been doing this job repeatedly for hours, ups and downs, but I have never cried out in pain. Because of my hard work, I received high praise from the brigade secretary, brigade captain, and team captains. After one year, I was rated first-class when evaluating work points, and I received 300 yuan at the end of the year.
During the upsurge of learning from Dazhai in agriculture, I took advantage of the existing broadcasting conditions of the brigade to set up the first brigade radio station in the commune. I served as a male announcer who combined writing and anchoring. Promoting good people and good deeds every day really boosted the morale of rural people who wanted to learn from Dazhai. Haha, this small move even alarmed the commune secretary at that time, so I was transferred to the commune as a broadcaster. Whether it was on the radio in the fields or listening to the radio at villagers' homes, my voice was spreading the party's policies and information. I felt very proud at that time.
More than two years of life as an educated youth have made me mature a lot. My dream was realized in the winter of XXXX - to respond to the call of the motherland and become a soldier and practice martial arts. It has been 18 years since I left. Now that I have entered middle age, I look back on the past. That memory is my reading, my partner, a memory that I cannot erase, and a period of life that I will never forget.