Zhang Bingai, the most cattle nail household in the Three Gorges, the wheel of history can not crush the tenacity of the little people, this is the only one left in the Three Gorges immigrants, also known as the most cattle nail household, many people advised her to move, but she very resolutely refused, so many years have passed, how is her life?
The Three Gorges Hydropower Station is one of The Important Water Conservancy Projects in China, which has made important contributions to Flood Control, Power Generation, Shipping, etc. in China, but the problem of relocation has also followed, and from the moment of construction, it has become a must-talk topic for villagers in nearby villages after tea and dinner. In 1996, the first batch of immigrants from Guilin villages on the Side of the Three Gorges River began to relocate, of course, many people were still very reluctant to relocate, but everyone knew that this was a big project for the benefit of the country and the people, and should try their best to cooperate, and with the mobilization and compensation of the superiors, everyone also moved away one after another. According to the construction plan of the Three Gorges Dam, before the dam is officially completed, more than 800 villagers below the 175-meter water line must move out of this place as soon as possible, but there is a family, no matter how to persuade, know the reason, move with affection, they are not willing to relocate, so it is also known as the most cattle nail household in the Three Gorges.
The mistress of the family, named Zhang Bing'ai, is located just below the 175-meter waterline and belongs to the first batch of relocated residents, but Zhang Bing'ai's husband has a leg disability and is unable to do heavy work. They have a pair of children, the burden of this life is on Zhang Bing'ai's body, because the people who live here are closer to their mother's home, and when the farmers are busy, they can go to their mother's house to help them, if they move out, such a large family will have to rely on her alone, which is really inadequate. After the staff visited, they confirmed Zhang Bing'ai's family situation and agreed to postpone the move for two months. In the sound of firecrackers, the villagers dragged their families out of their hometowns, some old people carried their own two bundles of firewood, and some old people took old furniture and old crock pots, saying that furniture can be passed on to future generations, although it is not valuable, but where there is old furniture is home. After reluctantly sending away the first batch of villagers, six years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhang Bing'ai's home is still thunderous and perseverance is as good as ever. At this time, Zhang Bing'ai's family was already living in a ruin, Zhang Bing'ai's daughter was in junior high school, and although the family conditions were difficult, her daughter never complained and happily wore her mother's shoes to school.
Looking at her daughter's back, Zhang Bing'ai remembered that she had also had such a beautiful young time, and when it was time to marry, the people on the mountain wanted to marry the girl to the village on the riverside under the mountain, and they were proud of it. Zhang Bing'ai's father ignored his daughter's objections and married her to a disabled person, although living at the foot of the mountain, water and transportation are much more convenient, but the family does not attach great importance to the new daughter-in-law, on the day of the new marriage Zhang Bing'ai thought that this is the most important thing in his life, if you can not choose who to marry, at least you can choose to marry decently, but even this is a luxury. Until now, she still remembers the first night of the wedding, she is still busy for the next day's feast, and finally there is only two hours of rest, fortunately, after the marriage, the husband also from the beginning of the disregard, to later understand the pain of their wife, the two slowly established a relationship. Zhang Bing'ai, who has lost three children for various reasons, said that if she could, she would rather beg for food and raise her children.
This strong woman deserves God's favor. In 1996, a message came from the village that Zhang Bingai's sky was about to collapse, because of the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, more than 800 villagers below the 175-meter water level were immigrants, and Zhang Bing'ai was also among them. The village cadres are doing door-to-door work, Zhang Bing'ai is very scared, leaving here is like a fish leaving the water, the tree has left the roots, she quickly went to consult with the village cadres, and the village branch secretary also agreed to delay the relocation of Zhang Bing'ai's family. In 2002, except for Zhang Bing'ai, the people in the village left, but she was still reluctant to move away, and in the past six years, cadres came to her home more than once to do ideological work for Zhang Bing'ai and tell her the many benefits of moving abroad, but Zhang Bing'ai was convinced that this was her home. In July 2002, Zhang Bing'ai's eldest son failed the college entrance examination, and he gave up re-studying and went to Xinjiang to become a soldier. In 2003, the water level of the Yangtze River rose to 135 meters, Bing'ai doubled completely submerged, she and her husband built a shed in their own field, lived for a year, and bought several shacks on the side of the road with all the housing compensation of 4800 yuan, until the eldest son saved enough money to build a house after working, and the family had a real foothold.
Zhang Bing'ai's feelings for the land are more of a sense of security and belonging, the great changes of the times have impacted her original plain life, but without impacting the survival rules she has always believed in rooted in this land, she can grasp her own destiny, and at the same time she has a solid and tenacious spirit like the traditional Chinese women, and has a little more sense of resistance than traditional women. Zhang Bing'ai said that she should live frankly in this life, but if she comes again, she hopes that she can have love. She also wondered if her life would have been better if she had moved with the villagers. There is a saying that kindly speaks of the helplessness of the little people, a grain of ash in the times, falling on the head of an individual is a mountain.