#精品长文创作季#
The Three Gorges Project has been under construction since 1995. The 14-year construction process has not only renovated the flood control and water transportation conditions along the Yangtze River, but also injected a steady stream of impetus into China's economic development and improvement of people's livelihood.
The completion of this project marks that China's water conservancy undertaking has entered a new historical stage and has also become another great monument created by the Chinese people.
But did you know that behind this grand project, there are countless stories of ordinary people's lives. They may not have wonderful stories, or they may not have flowery language, but their perseverance and choices are also incomparably great.
During the construction of the Three Gorges Project, many people lost their homes and chose to relocate with the help of the government, pursuing new dreams of life, while others, like Zhang Bingai, a nail household, chose to stay behind and protect their homes and emotions.
Zhang Bingai, in fact, is not a local, she was married from a more remote mountainous area. When she was young, she also had her own little dreams. It's a pity that in the end, he was beaten with a stick, and under the arrangement of his family, he married a person he didn't love.
Her life is like the road in the mountains, twists and turns, difficult and bumpy. The livelihood of the whole family is on Zhang Bingai's shoulders alone, she has to farm, take care of children, and take care of her husband who has inconvenient legs.
But when the Three Gorges Dam started construction and the village began to relocate, Zhang Bingai made a decision that surprised everyone - stay!
This is really a "stubborn" eldest sister! So why did she make such a decision? Is it a memorial to her homeland?
1. Broken first love
Everyone's fate is like an "unfinished" script, and Zhang Bingai, the protagonist, can't escape the tricks of this "screenwriter".
Back then, she was also a rural girl with a vision for a better life in the future, but she made a "cold joke" when she knew fate!
Zhang Bingai's family lives on the mountain, and the villagers there envy the neighbors by the river below. Why? The riverside is easy to access and get water, and you can also earn a little money by doing odd jobs, and the income of two yuan a day is much better than the few cents of farming in the mountains!
Zhang Bingai's parents, like most people in the village at that time, were bent on changing their fate, hoping that their daughter would live a better life and no longer be subject to the poor living conditions in the mountains.
So he aimed at the family surnamed Xiong under the mountain.
The Xiong family's son's legs were a little inconvenient, but Zhang Bingai's parents thought: The riverside is better than the mountain!
But Zhang Bing already has a sweetheart in her love, a little friend with her childhood sweetheart. You said that an 18-year-old girl, who doesn't want to marry her sweetheart, it's sweet to live a hard life together!
But life is like this, it doesn't matter what you think in your heart, and there is no such bloody plot as escaping marriage, so Zhang Bingai's parents accepted the bride price from the Xiong family, and she married under the mountain.
Reality is sometimes even more dramatic than the plot in the TV series! Zhang Bingai's parents originally thought that the Xiong family was a well-off family, but in fact, the wedding was simply extremely cold, and they obviously looked down on Zhang Bingai! And Zhang Bingai's status in the Xiong family after marriage can also be imagined.
However, Zhang Bingai is not an easy person to be defeated. She put on that simple wedding dress and married into the Xiong family.
On the day of the wedding, she was busy like a spinning top, still busy preparing meals at two o'clock in the morning, and was woken up at four o'clock to continue to be busy.
And what about the bear family? They all seem to be like no one, and they don't even care about the bride.
After the wedding, Zhang Bingai began her new life. She is a hard-working and capable master, who wakes up earlier than the chickens every day and is very busy.
For her, the land is like a magical treasure box, which can give birth to all things, and the land is not only her faith, but also her life.
Although fate is not very kind to Zhang Bingai, she is not the kind of person who gives in easily. She used her own hands to cultivate her own little world on the land.
Her persistence is not only a deep affection for that homeland, but also a struggle against fate.
2. Whole village delivery
In the history of the Three Gorges Project, the big scene of the relocation of the whole village was really lively, just like acting in a movie.
In order to make room for the Three Gorges Project, thousands of families have to move, and among them, Zhang Bingai, a "nail household", is very conspicuous!
At that time, the news of the relocation spread ten, ten, hundreds, and the whole village exploded. Most people are busy packing their bags for a new life.
But this Zhang Bingai, in the face of the relocation, is like being screwed, and he is so entangled. As a well-known "nail household", Zhang Bingai and government workers staged a "cat and mouse" drama.
The government people tried their best to persuade her to move out, and even made cruel remarks. But Zhang Bingai is hard-hearted and does not move. She thought to herself: I still have to raise this family, the land has to be planted, and without the land, what will happen to the children's future tuition fees, how can they leave easily?
However, Zhang Bingai's "nail household" behavior is not incomprehensible, after all, everyone does not want to leave their comfort zone, which is our familiar and reassuring territory, which is full of our memories, emotions and traces of life.
And her persistence and persistence are also very admirable. After all, in the face of great changes in life, it is also a rare courage to stick to your beliefs and choices!
3. The price of perseverance
In this turbulent era, everyone is busy with life and dreams. However, there are always some people, like snails, who choose to cling to their shells and stick to their little world.
Zhang Bingai, the "snail lady" from a mountain village, is such a stickch. She lives in Guilin Village, where the Three Gorges Project is about to be completed, and the place is about to become a sea because of the Three Gorges Project.
Because after the completion of the Three Gorges Project, Zhang Bingai's home is located below the water level that is about to be submerged, and it is destined to be on the relocation list. In the face of the government's call, most people chose to set sail and sail to the other side of a new life.
However, Zhang Bingai is like an old tree rooted in the rocks, stubbornly choosing to stay and stick to his homeland.
However, the word "perseverance" is easy to say, but it is difficult to do. Loneliness is the first "roadblock" that Zhang Bingai faces. Her husband is disabled and cannot help her with household chores, and the children are all away, leaving her as a "bare-bones commander" at home.
There, she was like a lonely warrior, facing life's challenges alone. Although the lonely days made her feel hard, she was like a tenacious snail, crawling forward step by step, never giving up on her beliefs.
Not only loneliness, but also poverty. Zhang Bingai is a typical "red in the mountains", he hasn't read for a few days, and his family conditions are average. She felt that she should have her own land, rely on her own hands, and save every penny bit by bit.
And she had to face pressure from all sides. The people in the village said that she had "a problem with her brain", and that she had to stay in the place that was about to be submerged.
There are also many conflicts at home, and the child does not understand her. But she is like a "tumbler", no matter how she shakes, she will not fall. She firmly believes that her choice is correct, even if the whole world doesn't understand her, she really won't hit the south wall and won't look back.
However, "perseverance" is not only an attitude, but also a deep-rooted belief, a firm pursuit and unremitting dedication to the values in the heart.
However, we must also acknowledge that while perseverance deserves respect, there are times when careful consideration and humility are needed to listen to the opinions and suggestions of others.
Fourth, the dawn of change
Let Zhang Bingai find the opportunity to change and embrace a new life, this is really difficult, in the face of the great changes in life, she is like a tenacious cactus, rooted in her hometown.
With the completion of the "Big Mac" of the Three Gorges Project, the water level is rising like climbing stairs, and Zhang Bingai's hometown is about to be submerged.
She can still hold her position and swear to die without water and electricity, but the water level waits for no one, and in the end she still has to face the reality and accept change.
So, she gritted her teeth, received government subsidies, and moved to a new resettlement site.
Although she needs to readjust to the environment in a new place, she still relies on her hard-working hands and good farming skills to support the family's expenses.
This change has also brought a lot of new opportunities to Zhang Bingai, and in the new place, the government has also given her a lot of support and help, and she has a new home and a new life.
What's even more gratifying is that Zhang Bingai's son has also found a new job opportunity. His new job has given him a higher income, and his family's financial situation has improved significantly.
Today's Zhang Bingai, although she has experienced many twists and turns, she still maintains an optimistic and strong attitude, and actively faces every challenge in life.
epilogue
As a native of a mountain village, Zhang Bingai deeply loves her land and has a persistent adherence to her family and traditional way of life.
But as soon as the Three Gorges Project relocation policy came out, she fell into a "dire straits." On the one hand, she has a reassuring home, and on the other hand, she has a new life, which is really entangled! In the end, she was forced to helpless, but she still chose to meet the challenge of a new life.
Ordinary people like Zhang Bingai, when facing huge survival pressure and mental impact, are like being swept into a "storm". They were forced to leave familiar lands and face unfamiliar environments and ways of life.
As a huge project that has attracted worldwide attention, the Three Gorges Project has had a far-reaching impact on the economic, social, and cultural development of the entire country.
And Zhang Bingai's experience is like a mirror, reflecting the attitude of some ordinary people in the face of the changes of the times.
At the same time, it also brings us enlightenment: when faced with changes, we must think carefully, weigh rationally, and neither blindly follow the trend, nor be rigid and conservative.