Chapter 62 Worlds of Difference
The meeting place is still in Li Kuiyuan's restaurant, which is now one of the most high-end hotels in the capital, and there are a constant stream of guests coming and going every day, but Shen Long and Li Kuiyuan don't care about this small amount of money anymore. Most of them regard it as a place for gatherings and business receptions.
There are no outsiders present today except Gao Yue. They all stayed at the educated youth spot. Gao Yue looked at these people curiously. Judging from their clothing and temperament, these people have clearly been divided into two classes. Shen Long Jiang Shaoan, Hu Jianjun, Sun Xiaoxia and others over there are well dressed and well-spoken.
On Zhong Yuemin's side, except for Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun, everyone seems to be living in a bad way. Judging from the appearance alone, you can find the traces of long-term poverty. Zhao Dayong, who has been riding three rounds all year round, has become a hunchback Guo Jie, the milkman, had bronzed skin and gray hair; Qian Zhimin set up a bicycle repair stand after being laid off, and his hands were bruised and veined, as black as two old tree roots; Li Ping was less than five years old. Ten years old, already as old as a sixty-year-old.
At first glance, Gao Yue couldn't believe that both of them were people of the same age. Zhong Yuemin, an educated youth, looked much older than the educated youth in Qinling.
Cao Gang and Zhao Dayong seemed very restrained, they didn't dare to look at Jiang Shaoan and the others, and listening to them talk about their situation over the years made them even more uncomfortable.
"...Thanks to Kui Yong who has always told us not to forget to study. Before the resumption of the college entrance examination in 1977, I wrote a special letter to ask. Thanks to Kui Yong, I was admitted to the China University of Mining and Technology. After graduation, I was sent to the mine when I returned to northern Shaanxi. Reuse..." Hu Jianjun's face was full of red, and he has been a senior leader of the Mining Bureau for so many years.
"I was unlucky. I didn't pass the exam until the second year. After graduation, I was assigned to the provincial government, and now I'm dawdling in the provincial education department..." Liu Weihong is now a deputy department level, with filial sons and daughters, and now she is waiting to retire and take care of her grandchildren at home .
"I passed the college entrance examination in the capital, and stayed in the capital after graduation. I went to the sea to do business with people in the first two years. I can't compare with Kui Yong and Yuemin, so I just have enough food and clothing." Jiang Shaoan said modestly, relying on Shen Long's help , he is also worth a lot now.
The educated youths from Baidian Village are either in high positions, rich in wealth, or have become experts.
There is a deep ditch between our two educated youth spots. How can the gap be so big? Zheng Tong was lost in thought. Among the educated youths in Shichuan Village, he and Zhong Yuemin could barely keep up with Jiang Shaoan and the others, but it was only barely. The narrow ditch in the past seemed to have become a natural moat now.
Perhaps these are the effects of that guy. In terms of origin and family, the educated youths in Baidian Village and Shichuan Village are similar, no, they may even be worse, after all, most of them are from Xi'an, and they are all from Beijing.
But there were people in Baidian Village urging them to study and trying to find a way out for them. In Shichuan Village, Zhong Yuemin left after staying for less than a year. , Cao Gang and the others couldn’t look beyond their own perspectives. They didn’t study much on weekdays, and after entering the city, they drifted with the crowd and were gradually eliminated by society.
However, compared to other educated youths, the educated youths in Shichuan Village are considered lucky. Zhong Yuemin has a loyal temperament, and now he has a certain amount of capital. Seeing that his former companions are not doing well, he immediately helps They solved the work problem, so that Cao Gang and the others have no worries for the time being, and they can go back to northern Shaanxi with the brigade.
This time the big guys didn't take the train. Shen Long, Zhong Yuemin and Jiang Shaoan drove four or five cars, took Cao Gang, Zhao Dayong and others to eat, drink and have fun all the way, and it took three days to return to Jingbian County.
"Hey, is this still the Jingbian County we stayed in back then? Yuemin, you must not lead the wrong way, right?" Arriving at Jingbian County, seeing the wide roads, neat greenery and towering buildings in the county,
Cao Gang and the others were dumbfounded.
"That's right, I have been working here for more than ten years. Since the coal mine in Baidian Village was discovered, the lives of the people in Jingbian have been getting better and better..." Hu Jianjun happily took them for a walk on the street Walked around, pointing to those landmark buildings to introduce their origins and allusions one by one.
Finally, they were taken to the Jingbian County Museum for a visit. In a prominent place in the museum, everyone saw photos of Li Kuiyong, Hu Jianjun and others when they were young. In the photos, they were holding a few pieces of black coal. He showed his white teeth with a smile, and it was clearly written on the top of the photo that this was the scene when the coal mine in Jingbian County was discovered.
This photo made everyone sigh, and even alarmed the curator of the museum. As soon as they heard that they had returned, they immediately notified the county leaders to entertain them in order to thank them for their contribution to Jingbian County. Shen Long and the others hurriedly declined.
Rest in the county town for one night, and went to Baidian Village early the next day. Bai Mingchuan, the old branch secretary of Baidian Village, got the news and came to the county early to pick them up. He also brought his own car. Bai Branch Secretary was born in 26 years. Now His body is still strong, and it looks like he can still be strong for many years. Now he has retired. Several children in the family provide supporting services for the coal mine, and they have paid for it these years.
When I came to Baidian Village, I saw that the old cave dwellings had disappeared, and every household had built small villas. Only the original educated youth spot was still there, and it seemed that people often looked after it; in Bai Mingchuan’s words, thanks to these Educated youth, the village can live a good life, we must not forget our roots.
In recent years, Shen Long has often brought students from Shuimu University to the village to teach, making the children of Baidian Village aware of the importance of learning. Almost every year, children are admitted to key universities, and these children will also use their holidays to come to the school to help , Telling their younger siblings and younger generations about the outside world, the school in Baidian Village has thus become a famous local school.
After enjoying a sumptuous lunch in Baidian Village, in the afternoon, everyone came to Shichuan Village across a ditch. Just two villages separated by a ditch made a big difference.
Thanks to the economic development of Jingbian County in recent years, the road has also been built to the entrance of Shichuan Village, and some capable people in the village have earned money outside to build buildings, but a few scattered buildings stand on a pile of dilapidated buildings. The middle of the old house is not very pretty. In the elementary school in the village, a few children are running around, and their clothes and temperament are not comparable to those of the children in Baidian Village.
From Baidian Village to Shichuan Village, it felt like suddenly coming from a developed European and American country to the third world. Zhong Yuemin was very upset when he saw it. He turned around and looked at Zheng Tong, "Zheng Tong, do you think we have some problems?" Isn't it something?"