The meeting lasted for an hour, and the educated youth finally understood the purpose of the Educated Youth Association, which made most of them excited.
At the end of the meeting, He Lili raised her hand.
"Excuse me, Director Qiao, according to the regulations of the Educated Youth Association, can we come to you at any time if we encounter difficulties?"
Qiao Qingqing said quietly: "He Zhiqing, if you encounter difficulties, you should first go to your brigade leader. If the brigade leader cannot solve the problem, then seek help from the Public Security Bureau or the Zhiqing Association."
"From what you said, the Youth Educated Association is useless. Then why did Director Qiao summon us here?" He Lili asked in a puzzled tone, "Some villages are far away. Director Qiao can't have come to town just to get everyone to exercise early in the morning, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, discussions broke out at the scene, and the educated youth seemed to be dissatisfied.
Qiao Qingqing stared at He Lili for a moment, and suddenly said: "As an educated youth who went to the countryside, I know that everyone must be confused and depressed and have difficulty adapting after going to the countryside."
"Before going to the countryside, many people imagined their life after going there. They thought they should be in the beautiful scenery of 'green all over the mountains and plains, and rain like smoke in the sound of cuckoos', enjoying the leisurely life of 'light clouds and gentle breeze near noon, and passing by the river beside the flowers and willows'..."
"But when I really went to the countryside, I found that there was endless farm work to do, blisters on my hands and feet, and unbearable pain in my body... Every day, we had to exhaust all our energy just to fill our stomachs, and we had no time to appreciate the scenery or be a poet."
"So everyone was anxious and impatient, looking forward to the day when they could return to the city, looking forward to returning to the familiar living environment, so that they would no longer have to endure the hardship of 'hoeing in the heat of the day, sweat dripping on the soil'. But the more we looked forward to it, the more it tormented us. As we tormented, our lives were shortened and our light was gone."
"But comrades, if you calm down, take some time, look up, and look at the people around you, you will find that you are the only ones who regard rural labor life as a scourge."
"Every local resident feels happy and contented for being able to live a good life, because before, their lives were even harder, and even if they worked day and night, they could not put food into their stomachs."
"Under the leadership of the Party and the country, our lives are getting better and better, but even a better life requires the labor of some people. The peasants in the countryside use their hands to grow food for the country, and the workers in the cities and towns use their hands to weave and spin for the country... Every group and every person is a part of our country and a gear that drives the country forward."
"Since you have chosen to go to the countryside and come here, why do you miss your past life and stand still, wasting your time?"
"Every educated youth is an intellectual who has received a lot of education. You are indeed educated and understand a lot of knowledge that farmers don't know, but the fields will not become fertile just because you are educated, and the food will not grow lush just because you can speak poetry and write poems..."
"You are more professional and capable than the local villagers in terms of studying. But when it comes to farming, the local villagers are more professional than you. Unfortunately, most of us educated youth who went to the countryside worked as farmers."
"Since we are not doing something we are not good at or familiar with, what is the difference between this and learning to read and write? Since we do not understand or know how to do it, we can ask the teacher. There are so many fellow villagers around us, and each of them has more experience than us. We will not suffer any loss if we ask anyone for advice. As long as we are willing to learn, we are young and strong and have a lot of reading experience, so why worry about not being able to learn well?"
"If you happen to have read books on agriculture and have knowledge in this area, you don't have to keep it to yourself. Just recommend yourself to the brigade and show your talents. People with knowledge are welcome everywhere. I believe that the villagers will be very happy to have someone in the brigade who can help everyone live a good life."
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