Everyone has their own unforgettable memories, for teacher Wang Dejun, the most memorable thing for him is the days when he once joined the team in the Northern Wilderness, and the most unforgettable thing for him is his first love Li Caiping, although things have passed for so many years, Wang Dejun still can't help but cry whenever he thinks of that past.
Wang Dejun graduated from the 68th junior high school, and Wang Dejun clearly remembers that in the spring of 1969, he and twenty-five classmates in the class came to the Shangrao Farm in the Northern Wilderness and began their difficult and long years of knowledge.
Wang Dejun came to the Northern Wilderness to join the team, but also got the support of the family, although Wang Dejun's parents are workers, but to support a family of seven people, or it seems very difficult, Wang Dejun as the boss of the family, should share some of the pressure of life for his parents, because Wang Dejun's younger siblings are still young, Wang Dejun himself has no job, under the conditions at that time, going to the countryside to join the team is Wang Dejun's best choice, not only solves the problem of personal eating, but also has a monthly salary of 22 yuan, The money was enough for their family to eat for two months, and Wang Dejun belonged to the 16th Company of the 22nd Regiment of the Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps.
Wang Dejun was assigned to the 16th Company 3 Platoon Aircraft Maintenance Squad, usually mainly responsible for repairing and maintaining the agricultural machinery in the regiment, there is also a transport detachment in the regiment, specifically responsible for logistical support, the old squad leader Li Xuejun is a veteran of 20 years of soldiers, the technology is very comprehensive, many of the soldiers he has brought have been mentioned, because Li Xuejun was injured in the leg during a mission, and the unit leaders considered Li Xuejun's outstanding professional ability, so he stayed in the aircraft maintenance class and was specifically responsible for teaching recruit technology.
Li Xuejun liked Wang Dejun very much, he felt that Wang Dejun had his shadow of that year, Wang Dejun was smart and studious, he mastered the knowledge of maintenance in less than a year, and in the maintenance skills competition organized by the regiment, he won the glorious title of "excellent pacesetter", Wang Dejun's name spread throughout the regiment, and Wang Dejun suddenly became a model for Zhiqing to learn.
In 1972, Wang Dejun applied to be transferred to the transport detachment, Wang Dejun often had to transport some materials to the local compatriots, just in the second year that Wang Dejun joined the transport detachment, Wang Dejun met Li Caiping, who was feeding pigs at the logistics farm, and Li Caiping's brother was Li Xiaojun, the commander of the 16th Company.
Li Caiping was one year younger than Wang Dejun, at that time there were regulations in the regiment that it was forbidden to fall in love, although there were many intellectuals and young people who had a good feeling for each other at that time, but no one dared to step on this red line, although the days of the Northern Wilderness were hard, but everyone was full of energy, everyone hoped to be able to go back early, Wang Dejun paid a salary every month, in addition to leaving himself some living expenses, the others were sent to the family, in order to enrich the amateur life of the young people, a screening team was specially formed, and some movies were usually put on for the big guys. Wang Dejun would often call Li Caiping to watch movies with him.
Li Caiping has a cheerful and lively personality, and is very optimistic, for Wang Dejun's invitation, Li Caiping has never refused, and Wang Dejun encounters any troubles, will look for Li Caiping, after Li Caiping's enlightenment, Wang Dejun has regained his strength, in Wang Dejun's impression, Li Caiping seems to have never been bothered by anything, Li Caiping's optimistic attitude to life makes Wang Dejun very admirable.
In 1976, the Zhiqing who joined the team in the Northern Wilderness began to return to the city one after another, but at that time the conditions for returning to the city were very strict, if they did not find a job in the city, it meant unemployment, so Wang Dejun did not consider returning to the city for the time being, and in 1978, in order to solve the marriage problems of some of the left-behind Zhiqing and officers and soldiers, the regiment organized a blind date, this blind date, Wang Dejun and Li Caiping formally established a love relationship.
Li Caiping and Wang Dejun were rushing to get married, and Li Caiping told her brother Li Xiaojun about her plan to marry Wang Dejun, and Li Xiaojun was also very supportive, and Li Xiaojun also liked Wang Dejun, but when Wang Dejun planned to tell his family about the marriage, something happened at home.
The family called to say that Wang Dejun's father was seriously ill, so he asked Wang Dejun to hurry back and see his father for the last time, Wang Dejun's father was a boiler worker, because the boiler exploded, Wang Dejun's father was smashed, and by the time Wang Dejun rushed to the hospital, his father had died, and Wang Dejun did not even see his father for the last time.
Wang Dejun's father's unit, considering the actual situation of Wang Dejun's family, planned to let Wang Dejun enter the factory to take over his father's work, because Wang Dejun had the experience of going to the countryside and was assigned to a technical post, this job for Wang Dejun, there was some guilt in his heart, but at that time, it was very difficult to find a stable job, because Wang Dejun suddenly returned to the city, and his marriage with Li Caiping was delayed.
After returning to the city, Li Caiping often wrote letters to Wang Dejun, and the two people contacted each other for a while, but because the two people were relatively far away, plus Wang Dejun's mother did not agree with his marriage to Li Caiping, so this relationship, Wang Dejun finally helplessly proposed to break up, although he and Li Caiping did not become husband and wife, Wang Dejun did very regret and guilt, felt sorry for Li Caiping, but when Wang Dejun saw Li Caiping again, the knots in his heart were finally solved.
In 2010, Wang Dejun was invited to return to the Northern Wilderness, to Wang Dejun's surprise, it was Li Caiping, the first love who was responsible for receiving him, it turned out that Li Caiping knew that after Wang Dejun got married, he also got married the next year, Li Caiping's husband was an officer, this party was organized by Li Caiping's husband, and the Zhiqing who participated in the party was not only Wang Dejun, but also many Zhiqing who stayed in the Northern Wilderness.
Seeing Li Caiping, Wang Dejun seemed a little embarrassed, but Li Caiping was very enthusiastic, and said " After so many years of not seeing, you don't know me", Wang Dejun smiled and said, "How can I forget you, just a little surprise, no preparation at all", Li Caiping said, "What else to prepare, I am ready", said and pulled Wang Dejun to sit down.
Wang Dejun knows that Li Caiping's life is now good, and his heart is relieved, if he really married himself, I am afraid that he is not as good as he is now, thinking of this, Wang Dejun can't help but laugh a little, Li Caiping is still the original Li Caiping, but he is no longer the Wang Dejun of that year.