Wind and sand flutter on the majestic loess slopes
The most scarce thing in the loess land is water
A good well that can come out of the water
It is the biggest dream of men, women and children in Laojing Village
Still
They never gave up drilling wells for hundreds of years
If the position does not work, then change it again If the method is not right, then change it again
The simple villagers thought that as long as people were alive, there would always be hope
In order to boost morale, the village invited the opera team to come and sing the opera
It was a hilarious thing in those days
The limited venue is packed with climbing
Qiao Ying, who had just finished the college entrance examination, also returned to the village at this time
This confident woman is incredible
Don't say anything about doing things
This time I also came back with a new tv set
The big guys had never seen this rare thing, and they all chattered around
Only Wang Quan on the side stared straight at Qiao Ying
He shouted loudly to Hideko, Little Hideko
Then the two sat together
It is not difficult to see from their sweet eyes that this is for lovers
People around also whistled and coaxed
After watching the play, Qiao Ying took the TV set around to look for signals
But this remote mountain seems to be isolated from the world
Angry Qiaoying kept complaining
The old ancestor was really blind and put the village here
Laojing Village is not only barren but also scarce
We in modern society may not be able to imagine
The villagers' daily water needs to be picked up more than a dozen miles away
Before dawn they set out to fetch water
And the precious two buckets of water were used by the whole family for a few days
So owning a well has become a luxury for everyone
Wang quan's father dug a well all his life
Years of underground work had caused him to contract lung disease
This has long been commonplace in the village
Ke Wangquan looked at his father who was tormented by illness and felt unspeakably uncomfortable
After dinner
Father is sitting at the head of the bed with the soles of his shoes
Grandpa smoked a dry cigarette and summed up Wangquan's marriage
Xi Feng, the widow at the head of the village, is a bitter man
The husband died unexpectedly while digging a well
Only a child was left for her to pull alone
The lonely woman is very fond of Wangquan
She was willing to pay eight hundred dollars for a door-to-door son-in-law
Although it is not very decent to "marry" a son out
But the family was too poor
The women in the village all married to the outside village in order to have a way to live
What remains is very little
With eight hundred yuan, at least you can ask your brother for a wife
Two brothers can have a family if they "marry" one or one who marries a good villain
But everyone in the family knows that Wang Quan likes Qiao Ying
If it were clear that this child would not want to
In desperation, he could only trick him into going to Xi Feng's house to help with the work
There is no doubt that his Wangquan came to the widow's house the next morning
Looking at the industrious and capable man Xi Feng was unspeakably happy in his heart
The two of them had the opportunity to be alone while eating
Xi Feng said with hints
You eat and work like a child and her father
Ke Wangquan couldn't understand the meaning of the words at all
Eat happily with only the rice bowl
It wasn't until Xi Feng took out the money that he realized that he had been "sold"
After learning the truth, Wangquan packed up his things and ran home without a word
He didn't get angry with his family or argue about anything
Because of the good intentions of the elders, he understood them all
But the educated Wangquan is reluctant to give up love
After consulting with Qiao Ying, the two decided to elope
Wait until the raw rice is cooked to maturity before coming back
At that time, no one could object
But before they could get out of the village
Grandpa chased after him
When he returned home, the old man smashed the dishes to pieces
And Wang Quan could only crouch in the corner and smoke silently
Qiao Ying, who was standing at the door, was waiting for his statement
But the choice between relatives and lovers is not easy
Qiao Ying, who could not wait for the promise, had to leave wordlessly
The outside of the house was in a dead silence, but the pot exploded
Because the ammunition in the well did not explode in time
Wang Quan's father was killed when he went down to check it out
The old man who takes the well as the goal of struggle
He ended up in the land he loved
Wangquan, whose face was covered in blood, looked at his father's corpse for a long time
Such tragedies are often staged in Laojing Village
The flesh and blood of generations have never been exchanged for a well that comes out of the water
In the small room were heavy coffins
Just when Wangquan was guarding the spirits
Grandpa mentioned the marriage to Xi Feng again
This was promised by my father himself
At this time, Wangquan is no longer willful
He knew he should shoulder the burden of his family
Even if it is for the sake of the younger brother's marriage, it must be married
Soon the two of them held a banquet
Everyone in the village is laughing at Wangquan
Cultural people who had gone to high school went to the widow's house and became a back-and-forth door
Qiao Ying in the crowd did not care about these
She looked desperately at the man she once loved
But at this point, no amount of love can only be buried in the bottom of the heart
After getting married, Wang Quan moved into Xi Feng's house
The two people who share the same bed are like the most familiar strangers
The awkward Wang Quan always turned his back on his wife
In his heart, he still could not accept such a marriage
The suffocating Wangquan vented all his suppressed emotions on farm work
He carried things tirelessly
I couldn't help but feel thirsty
There was a girl on the road who came back with water
He rushed forward to beg for a drink, who expected this person to be Qiao Ying
Wangquan, who felt ashamed, turned around and wanted to leave
But Qiao Ying generously beckoned him to come and drink water
Wangquan, who had nothing to say, only drank water with his head stuffed
At this time, Qiao Ying shook the hay on the turban into the water
The sitting man was not angry
He knew that this was the punishment he deserved for the sins he had committed
Soon it was evening again
Wang Quan slept on the side holding the quilt
The sound of Xi Feng's whispered cry came from his ear
This simple woman just wants to find someone to lean on to live a good life
But her husband's indifference broke her heart
Helpless, I could only cover myself with a quilt and secretly hurt myself
The heartbreaking cry made Wang Quan realize that he had broken a woman's heart again
Remembering all the previous things, he hugged Xi Feng with some pain
After this night, the two became a real couple
Trivial days always pass quickly
In the blink of an eye, it's winter
After a continuous heavy snowfall, the people of Laojing Village rushed out
Snow in winter can turn into water
This is the best gift for people who are short of water
Just when the villagers were busy shoveling snow
Wang Quan and a few young men from the same village rushed back in a panic
They discovered that the Shuangquan Well in Shimen Village was the common property of the two villages
The inscription on the well clearly records the truth of the matter
But Shimen Village has always occupied this well
This made the village party secretary very angry
How many people died in their own villages for digging wells
Desperately trying to drink water
But the other party did such a thing
The angry village party secretary led everyone to ask for explanations
Who expected that the village chief of Shimen Village had already prepared
He does not admit any inscription
Even if there is, it is hidden
In fact, this well has no water
But now everyone is fighting not for the well but for a breath
The men of the two villages were deadlocked with weapons
The village chief clamored to fill in the wells
With a roar of rage both sides picked up the guy and fought
The hoe that usually hoes the ground has also become a weapon at this time
In the confusion, Wangquan was injured in the head
He found that the other party was still filling the well
In order to save the water, he risked his life and jumped into the dry well
With this jump the fight outside also came to an abrupt end
Fortunately, Wang Quanfu had a great life
After cultivating for a period of time, the body is not in serious trouble
The fight between the two villages also alarmed the superior leaders
Water conservancy experts were specially dispatched to inspect
These experts also bring good news
The county should open a water source geology training class to cultivate water conservancy personnel
Laojing Village was also allocated a quota
This person is none other than Wangquan
He also had a high school education and was credited with neutralizing the dispute
Before leaving, Grandpa gave him a toast
The hopes of the ancestors of Laojing Village have been pinned on Wangquan
The thought of his dead father brought tears to his eyes
Wangquan secretly made up his mind to dig a well for the village
Fast forward a year
Wangquan, who returned from school, was surrounded by villagers
During his internship, he helped several villages find water sources
The village party secretary who heard the news and rushed to the door immediately found the door
Also coming together were Wang Cai and Qiao Ying
The village secretary looked at several people and said
There are just a few of you high school students in our village
I put the treasure on you
I'll erect a monument to you when I can't get it out, and I'll erect a monument to you
The words of the village party secretary touched Wangquan
He left only a sentence
If I can't get out of the well, I'll put my head on top
Then he picked up his bag and began to survey the mountain
The Taihang Mountains are steep and unusual
It didn't take long for Wang to shout bitterly and tired of picking a pick
Only Qiao Ying insisted on accompanying him
The two who had been embarrassed gradually began to talk
Wang Quan inadvertently mentioned the last time she had sprinkled hay in the water
Qiao Ying explained that he was afraid that he would drink water too quickly and hurt his lungs
That's why I used this way to remind him to drink slowly
After the misunderstanding was solved, they began to talk about everything
But this kind of day and night together made Xi Feng's mother see it in her eyes
This morning she lost her temper with wangquan's hair that did not pour the urinal
Wang Quan, who was eating, picked up the bag and wanted to leave
He didn't want to be ridiculed like that again
Xi Feng grabbed her husband's arm and gently persuaded
In the future, she will do all these tasks
And I was already pregnant in my stomach
He couldn't just go away for the sake of the children
After learning the news of his wife's pregnancy
Every day, he went out to survey after doing the work at home
Fortunately, the hard work was not in vain
After months of wandering around
They finally determined the location of the well
Due to the backward equipment, most of the work can only rely on manpower
The village boys couldn't stand the heavy lifting
All day long
WangCai proposed to give everyone a half-day off
Wang quan also agreed and specially invited the drama team
In the evening, everyone gathered under the stage
Xi Feng also took her daughter out to see the liveliness, and she leaned close to Wang Quan's side
This made Qiao Ying suffer
She deliberately ran to Wangcai's side to make trouble
Wang Quan's heart was full of mixed feelings and hurriedly left
Because of the large number of bare sticks in Laojing Village, the boys got up and coaxed to listen to the meat strips
The drama team could not resist the enthusiasm and could only sing
Work hours on the second day
They were still immersed in the excitement of last night
The guy next to him teased that WangCai had hidden the girl's underwear
In disbelief, everyone rushed up to pick his clothes
What I didn't expect was that there was really a piece of underwear hidden inside
Qiao Ying took one look at it and left in shame
The punctured Wangcai did not care
He muttered quietly
Someone is open and one is secretly one, and no one cares
This made Wang quan in the distance listen
He knew he was cursing himself
After going down the well, he gave Wangcai a punch
Wangcai, who was lying on the ground, wept bitterly
He said with tears in his eyes
I didn't even smell a woman when I was so old
Am I still a human being living like this?
Listening to his cries, Wangquan could no longer get his hands down
This is the current situation of young people in the village
No one wants to marry over without water and suffer
Only by drilling a well can this fate be changed
But man is not as good as heaven
The wellhead collapsed while the finishing work was underway
Wangcai was killed by a falling boulder
Wang Quan and Qiao Ying were also trapped at the bottom of the well
After being trapped for three days, both were exhausted
Thinking that life is coming to an end, in order to leave no regrets
Their repressed emotions finally exploded
In this confined space, there are no worldly prejudices and shackles
The two men, who thought they were bound to die, were rescued
Lying on the hospital bed, Qiao Ying did not want wang quan to be embarrassed
She kept silent about what was happening under the well
Since the man is not dead, the well must continue to fight
After a lot of hard work, it is about to be completed
But it takes some money to reach a certain depth
The village party secretary summoned everyone to have money to donate money and materials
But the villagers did not believe that Wangquan could drill a good well
Everybody look at me, I look at you, I see you, no one ever stands up
At this time, Grandpa Wangquan opened his mouth
Others say that tired and thirsty cows have women who do not marry old wells
Without a well, generations of descendants will be ridiculed
After saying this, he donated the coffin that he regarded as a treasure
The village secretary also took out a hundred yuan to donate
But he ordered it to be written in the name of the dead Wangcai
Then Xi Feng took out her own sewing machine
There are only two of these treasures in the whole village
Subsequently, Qiao Ying also entrusted her sister to send her own dowry
She told people that she was going to leave laojing village to start a new life
These dowries should be the last support for Wangquan
Inspired by the two, the villagers took out valuable items
Everyone cobbled together money
Fortunately, kung fu pays off
A year later, the first mechanical deep well in Laojing Village was completed
The generations who fought tirelessly for this well have also been engraved on the ancient fountain monument
It's not just history and glory that's engraved on it
It is also the fearless spirit of people overcoming nature over themselves
"Old Well" was directed by Wu Tianming and released in Chinese mainland in 1986
The fledgling Zhang Yimou won three awards with this film
The film truly records the living conditions of the backward rural areas in the 1980s
Since the Qing Yongzheng period, the people of Laojing Village have begun to dig wells
A well took nearly a hundred years
The lives of generations have been built in this bottomless well
As soon as the children of the village were born, they were burdened with the burden of digging wells
Wangquan is also one of them
Those who have attended high school in the village are all cultural people
But he still could not escape the fate of being arranged
This ignorant and backward mind is like a well that can never be opened
Wang Quan and Qiao Ying, who were smashed under the well, broke through the world's prejudices
But the world outside the well is still conservative and stubborn
Many people don't understand such a "ghost place"
Why did the people of Laojing Village never think about leaving
It's like a deep-seated local complex in traditional Chinese culture
It is the infinite attachment of the villagers to their homeland
Generations of people have handed over the mission of digging wells solemn and sacred
This spirit of endless struggle is infinitely inherited
And the last stone tablet is engraved with names and deeds
It shows a national character of perseverance and never give up
As Lu Xun said, there is no road in the world
The more people who walk, the more they become the road
Wells that had been without water for hundreds of years have finally been watered
The power of inheritance and belief is enormous
"The Old Well" proves this once again
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