On the eve of the founding of New China, all industries in our country were in a state of exhaustion, and the people's basic livelihood could not be guaranteed.
In order to improve the status quo as soon as possible, under the call of the government, countless young people with lofty ideals spontaneously rushed to the front line of production, with the purpose of helping the people to solve the problems of life as soon as possible.
As one of the 100 young women who have touched the Chinese since the founding of New China, Xing Yanzi has devoted her life to the construction of the countryside and made great contributions to the country's production cause.
Whether it is when she first returned to the countryside or held an important position in the future, Xing Yanzi's original intention has never changed in the slightest, and her contribution to the country's production has touched hundreds of millions of compatriots.
With years of hard work, this young woman of the last century, Xing Yanzi, has been spread as a role model in the north and south of the river, and has twice been honored in the "People's Pictorial".
Xing Yanzi on the portrait is smiling and wearing her own overalls, although she does not have the exquisite face of a star, she is a model of learning for the working people of the whole country at that time.
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Born in 1941, Xing Yanzi spent her childhood under the care of her grandfather due to her parents' busy work and lack of time to take care of her, and it was not until she was a little older that she was picked up by her parents in Beijing.
Xing Yanzi, 17, is graduating from junior high school, and her father is the deputy director of a local factory, so she can choose her right to live in her own living conditions, but she has left the city and insisted on returning to her rural hometown.
At that time, the reason why she returned to the countryside was very simple, that is, she hoped to take care of her grandfather, and she hoped to contribute to the economic development of the countryside through her own hands.
Her parents in Beijing thought that she would not be able to stand the backward living conditions for two days in the countryside, but what they did not expect was that Xing Yanzi was not as fragile as they thought.
In the days to come, it has become the best learning example in the minds of the working people in their hometown.
On the eve of Xing Yanzi's return to the countryside, the backward living conditions brought a great touch to Xing Yanzi, and she had never done farm work, and she could not help much in the production team.
In the end, the farmer in her hometown could only assign the work of burning the fire in the kitchen to Xing Yanzi, and she had no experience at first, so she made a lot of jokes in the kitchen.
But fortunately, at that time, Xing Yanzi was in a good year of study, and she quickly mastered some doorways that she did not know anything.
After a few days, Xing Yanzi, who could not cook porridge, was able to make some home-cooked meals, although the taste was not good, but it had made great progress.
At that time, most of the learned young people in the village wanted to be able to live in the city, and in their opinion, even doing some manual work in the city was better than the living conditions in the countryside.
As a return from the city, Xing Yanzi received a lot of attention, and they all wanted to see how long the girl who returned from the city could last.
In the face of the doubtful eyes of others, Xing Yanzi did not care too much, on the contrary, in Xing Yanzi's heart, there was a goal of his own.
That is to return to the countryside and change the status quo of the countryside with the villagers, and to complete the dream in your heart with your own hands.
With the passage of time, Xing Yanzi did not have the slightest reluctance because of the hard work, and began to learn the skills of farming with her grandfather in addition to working in the kitchen.
What she did eventually made the surrounding villagers let go of their preconceptions and approve of her.
While Xing Yanzi was learning farming techniques, the local government issued a new policy, and in response to the state's call, each village was asked to set its own production targets at the meeting.
In order to be able to cheer up the production team in his village, all parts of the village have posted signs saying "Labor is the most glorious".
Due to the loss of population in the village, most of the young men have gone to the city to develop, and it is even more difficult to complete the production team's targets according to the local production rate.
In order to solve this problem as soon as possible, Xing Yanzi came up with an idea.
When the work of the production team is mostly done by men, and most of the women are at home to take care of children and do housework, Xing Yanzi does not think that women can only work at home.
In order to solve the children's living problems, Xing Yanzi and the captain of the production team discussed ways to emulate the city.
In the village, a place similar to a "nursery" is specially organized to take care of all the children together to solve their worries to the greatest extent.
Soon, the "Swallow Commando" led by Xing Yanzi was born, and it turned out that women's productivity was not much worse than that of men.
The "Swallow Commando Team" headed by Xing Yanzi soon showed great strength, and completed the work assigned to them by the captain in just a few days.
Thanks to the excellent completion of the work, the name of the "Swallow Commando" was finally released, the size of the team was expanded from 7 to 16 people, and the local production team also set different standards to give them a certain salary.
It was with the help of their team that the production team in their village finally exceeded the production target, and the "Swallow Commando" was praised in their county.
Soon, the fame of the "Swallow Commando" spread throughout several surrounding areas, and it caused people in other regions to be similar, and the name Xing Yanzi spread to many local areas for this purpose.
In 1960, in order to solve the people's living problems, the villages were trying to find ways to tide over the difficulties.
In order to solve the villagers' living problems, Xing Yanzi began to lead the team members to find side jobs.
It was winter, and there was hardly anything that could be used as food, and after some exploration, Xing Yanzi finally set her sights on a small river next to their village.
In order to be able to carve a hole in the ice of the small river, Xing Yanzi led the team to do everything they could, but the ice surface more than two feet thick was as difficult to beat as a stone.
After several hours of hard work, a group of people finally carved a hole in the ice that could be used to lay a fishing net.
In this way, Xing Yanzi and his own team members helped the fishing team catch fish during the day, and at night, they used reed leaves with the villagers to weave curtains, although life was difficult, Xing Yanzi, like the local villagers, never wanted to give up.
With these side jobs, the villagers finally have a certain income, but the food problem has not been completely solved.
In order to achieve a higher harvest in the village, Xing Yanzi took out all her salary to help the production team buy fertilizer, and even the money her grandfather gave her to buy cotton jackets was also taken out.
In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the people, the government encouraged the local people to elect a strong-willed person as the leader and lead the people to overcome the difficulties.
As an outstanding young woman who returned to her hometown from the city, Xing Yanzi has long been recognized by the people with her excellent performance and hard-working spirit.
Her smile in the face of difficulties also infected the surrounding masses at all times, and the election of the leader of the production team finally fell on her head.
Xing Yanzi, who became the leader of the production team, continued to carry out various tasks, and also took the initiative to contact the leaders of the production teams in other regions and reached a consensus agreement.
The competition of "competition in production volume" and "competition in labor" has been set, and the enthusiasm of the people for labor has been aroused.
With the efforts of Xing Yanzi and all the villagers, the people's grain production has finally returned to its former vitality.
Soon, Xing Yanzi's deeds once again spread throughout many local areas, and The Hebei Daily rushed to report her deeds.
Guo Moruo even wrote an article for her to praise her character, called "Xing Yanzi Song".
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As Xing Yanzi's fame grows in the local area, she has never been married, and she has been favored by many local young talents with her personality charm, and the number of love letters received can also be packed into a few sacks.
Xing Yanzi in 1961 was also 20 years old, this age was not small in the countryside at that time, and under her grandfather's arrangement, Xing Yanzi also began to consider her own life events.
In the end, a young man named Wang Xuezhi was selected from among the local youth.
Among many young men, Wang Xuezhi is not excellent in terms of appearance or family background, but his down-to-earth and generous personality is what Xing Yanzi appreciates the most.
Xing Yanzi didn't need her husband to have anything outstanding, what she cared about most was his personality.
In 1961, Xing Yanzi and Wang Xuezhi held a wedding, and only some relatives and friends were invited to the wedding scene.
Since Wang Xuezhi did not have a decent home appliance at home, and the house was also living with her parents, Xing Yanzi's mother-in-law went to the neighbor's house for the night of the wedding in order to make the two of them complete the marriage.
To this end, Wang Xuezhi quickly transformed her own donkey shed into a house, and when the transformation was completed, Xing Yanzi also hurriedly took her in-laws back and gave up the room to them, and she and Wang Xuezhi moved to the donkey shed.
Although the two had just been married, Xing Yanzi still had to go to the production team to preside over the work, and at that time, she had already become the main backbone of the production team, and many tasks needed to be completed under her auspices.
Under the leadership of the party, the people's life has improved day by day, and Xing Yanzi and Wang Xuezhi and their husband and wife have also rebuilt the house in their home.
Soon after, the two also ushered in their first child, the birth of this child not only allowed Xing Yanzi to take on the role of mother, but also brought her infinite strength.
Shortly after the birth of the child, in order not to delay the work, Xing Yanzi went to the hospital alone for contraceptive surgery, and only told her husband about the incident after the operation was completed.
Wang Xuezhi also forgave Xing Yanzi's behavior of cutting first and playing later, and he also knew that his wife's identity was special, and the work of the production team could not be without her.
Xing Yanzi's hard work has finally paid off.
On December 26, 1964, the 71st birthday of our great leader Chairman Mao, Xing Yanzi was also invited to meet so many leading cadres of the state for the first time at this family banquet hosted by Chairman Mao.
In the face of xing yanzi and other outstanding rural representatives, Chairman Mao discussed some life issues with them like elders.
In the subsequent work, Xing Yanzi was praised many times for her outstanding performance, receiving her 5 times before and after being received by our great leader Chairman Mao, and Premier Zhou received her 13 times.
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In 2009, Xing Yanzi was named one of the 100 Chinese that moved since the founding of New China with her outstanding completion of her work and contributions to rural development over the years.
This did not make Xing Yanzi proud, she is still committed to promoting the economic development of the countryside, but also always put the interests of the collective first.
Her spirit of self-denial is worth learning from every future generation, and her deeds will surely go down in history and become a model for the working people.