Wei Xiaojun has a very precious diary, which was written when he went to the countryside to join the team, and has been preserved for more than 40 years now, he has been locking it in a wooden box, which is the box he brought when he inserted the team, which is full of photos, and a pair of cloth shoes, this pair of shoes was given to him by a girl named Liu Ailing, one of the photos is a personal group photo of the two of them, whenever he thinks of this past, Wei Xiaojun's heart is very sad.
Wei Xiaojun graduated from high school in the sixth and seventh classes, after graduation, he worked as an apprentice in a printing factory for half a year, because the efficiency of the factory was not good, many workers were laid off, Wei Xiaojun's original desire to be a worker for a lifetime was also disappointed, wei Xiaojun, who had lost his job, stayed at home for half a year, in June 1968 Wei Xiaojun responded to the call of the state and came to the Sandaowan Brigade of Nanshanling Commune, Mizhi County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, he came to accept the re-education of poor and lower-middle-class peasants, and thus began his arduous and long years of knowledge.
There were 15 other Zhiqing who came with Wei Xiaojun, all of whom were young boys, Wei Xiaojun was the tallest in Zhiqing, and the only one who had studied in high school, Wei Xiaojun came this time to be lightly armed and simple, only with a wooden box, which was filled with books, and the other Zhiqing big bags and small bags were all packed with clothes and food.
After coming, Wei Xiaojun had a little regret not to bring more clothes, because the next day it rained heavily, Zhiqing was living in a temporary thatched hut, Wei Xiaojun lived in a position just a little leaky rain, on the third day Wei Xiaojun fell ill, other Zhiqing thought that Wei Xiaojun was pretending to be sick, did not get up all day to eat, and at night slept next to him Zhiqing Wang Dawei found that Wei Xiaojun talked to himself about his dream, touched Wei Xiaojun's forehead, found that Wei Xiaojun had launched a high fever, Wang Dawei told the captain about this matter, The captain sent Wei Xiaojun to the commune health center overnight.
The health center is a three-team old Chinese medicine doctor Liu Mantang sitting in the clinic, the captain Li Dacheng had to drag Wei Xiaojun to Liu Mantang's home to find him, at this time Liu Mantang was already asleep, heard someone knocking on the door, had to get up to open the door, after seeing the captain Li Dacheng, he did not say angrily" In the middle of the night, he did not let people sleep, is there anything that can not be said tomorrow", Li Dacheng said" Li Dacheng said" Li Dacheng said" "There must be an emergency, Wei Xiaojun has a high fever."
Liu Mantang touched Wei Xiaojun's forehead and said, "Hurry up and carry it in", Liu Mantang asked Li Dacheng to undo Wei Xiaojun's clothes, wipe his body with cool water, and quickly prescribed a pair of antipyretic medicines to Wei Xiaojun.
After the illness was cured, the captain arranged for Wei Xiaojun to live in Liu Mantang's home, because Liu Mantang's wife was not in good health, and he usually had to sit in the hall, and many things in the family were done by his daughter Liu Ailing, and the captain arranged this way to let Wei Xiaojun help Liu Mantang's family to do some work, which was a thank you, after all, Liu Mantang saved Wei Xiaojun's life.
Wei Xiaojun lived in Liu Mantang's house in this way, Liu Mantang's family is very good to Wei Xiaojun, just like his own children, Wei Xiaojun is also diligent, helping Liu Mantang's family to do a lot of work, usually Wei Xiaojun's clothes are Liu Ailing to wash, Liu Ailing will make a new pair of shoes for Wei Xiaojun every year, Liu Mantang also taught Wei Xiaojun a lot of knowledge about Chinese medicine, these years in Liu Mantang's home Wei Xiaojun did learn a lot of things, Liu Mantang has already taken Wei Xiaojun as his son-in-law, He also intends to let him inherit his mantle.
1974 is the 6th year that Wei Xiaojun came to Liu Mantang's home, this year the family came to give his daughter Liu Ailing a lot of people to say matchmakers, Liu Mantang refused, he wanted to marry his daughter to Wei Xiaojun, but he did not know what Wei Xiaojun himself meant, one day when Liu Mantang chatted with Wei Xiaojun again, he tentatively asked a sentence "What do you think of loving neighbors", Wei Xiaojun said "Xiaoling is very good, sensible and diligent", Liu Mantang then said" "I want to marry Ailing to you, are you willing to marry", Wei Xiaojun was a little surprised, He was stunned and said, "I have always regarded Xiaoling as my sister, you are all my relatives, and I have always regarded you as a father."
After Liu Mantang never mentioned the marriage again, Wei Xiaojun also recognized Liu Mantang as a dry father, the next year Liu Ailing married, on the day of the marriage Liu Ailing asked Wei Xiaojun a question, she said to Wei Xiaojun, "Do you really dislike me", Wei Xiaojun said, "In my heart, you have always been my sister." ”
In 1976, Wei Xiaojun received a notice to return to the city, before leaving was Liu Mantang sent him, looking at the full hall he did not know what to say, back in the city for the second year, Wei Xiaojun was admitted to medical school, after graduation as a doctor, so many years have passed, Wei Xiaojun always feels that he owes Liu Mantang's family, and even he has some regrets, whether he should have married Liu Ailing.