Before the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, the people who lived here were farmers who made a living by farming the fields, and their ancestors lived here for generations, kind and simple.
Because of the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, the locals launched a huge relocation campaign. Seeing that everyone in the village had moved away, Zhang Bing'ai still refused to leave.
Later, she became a famous Three Gorges "nail household", 19 years later, what was her final result? The ending is lamentable.
The reason why Zhang Bing'ai refused to relocate is closely related to her family situation. Her husband was a disabled person, and the family's sons and daughters were all children who had not yet reached adulthood, and the burden of life was all on her.
Therefore, every time she makes a major decision, she is extra cautious, because her small family really can't withstand setbacks, and a little carelessness may cause this crumbling family to collapse completely.
Zhang Bing'ai's home, living below the 175-meter water level, is the most suitable for relocation. When the leader sent someone to her house to negotiate, she refused to agree.
Because she feels that land is the foundation of her own survival, if she moves to other places, without land, the family will even have a problem with their lives.
The construction of the Three Gorges Project is a good project that benefits the country and the people. As early as 1992, the state adopted a proposal for the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.
In order to control the water of the Yangtze River as soon as possible and obtain more clean energy, the department responsible for the construction of the project has vigorously persuaded the people in the Three Gorges area to relocate as soon as possible, and also provided a very generous compensation plan for the villagers.
Villagers all know that the construction of the Three Gorges Dam is an unstoppable trend, and it has begun to relocate one after another. Zhang Bing'ai has been reluctant to leave because of the special situation at home.
Village cadres came to Zhang Bing'ai's home for three days and two ends to do ideological work, but she couldn't listen to it at all, so she wanted to stay on the land of her hometown.
After the people in the village moved away, the school also moved to other places, and Zhang Bing'ai's daughter had to walk a long way every time she went to school.
Zhang Bing'ai did not trust her daughter to go out alone, often picking her up, because the road is relatively far away, and the mother and daughter duo have to delay a lot of time every day because of going to and from school.
When her daughter took the middle school entrance examination, Zhang Bing'ai rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, found dozens of yuan, and paid the registration fee and photo fee to her daughter, and there were only a dozen yuan left at home.
During that time, Zhang Bing's family's life was difficult, and he was eager to break a dollar into two petals of flowers. Even so, Zhang Bing'ai still felt that life was very promising, because her son had good grades and attended the only high school nearby.
In order to cultivate her son into a talent, Zhang Bing'ai spent a lot of effort, smashed the pot and sold iron to make up the tuition, but unfortunately her son could not be admitted to a good university, but because the college entrance examination results were not ideal, she fell off the list.
The son knew that the situation at home was more difficult and gave up re-studying and went to the Xinjiang region to become a soldier. Zhang Bing'ai continued to stay in the village, living in a shack with no water and no electricity, and leaking wind everywhere. Later, Zhang Bing'ai was forced to agree to the relocation because the water level continued to rise.
Although it was many years late, the government leaders did not abandon their family, not only to help them prepare resettlement houses, but also to help them solve some living problems.
After Zhang Bing'ai's son retired from the army, he went to work in other places. He was very filial and would send a sum of money to the family every time he received his salary.
Zhang Bingai, who has left his homeland, has suffered for so many years, but still chose to leave. She often asked herself what the original insistence meant, and if she had moved out earlier, her life would not have been better.
Zhang Bing'ai couldn't think of an answer to the question, and he couldn't give up the hometown feeling in his heart. Every time she was in a low mood, she would look solemnly in the direction of her hometown, not knowing what she was thinking.