Rebirth of science and technology to rejuvenate the country

When Yu Xingyi cried, he was silent, he just shed tears silently, when he was so sad that he would not be able to breathe, he could only pant violently with his mouth open silently.

Seeing that Yuan Xia's heart ached to death, she wished she could hold him in her arms, kiss away the tears on his face, and also wanted to tell him that her sister was not dead.But he could only wrap his arms around his shoulders, caressing him on his back to comfort him.

He waited until he was emotionally stable before handing him the handkerchief, and said in a gentle voice: "Xing Yi, it is written in the file that my sister is missing, and I haven't seen her body. I don't think we can just go back like this, no matter what. I have to go to the place where my sister walked, ask the locals about the situation, and see if anyone knows the situation at that time."

Yu Xing's eyes were red, he closed his eyes for a while, tears rolled down his eyes, he wiped the tears off his face with a handkerchief, nodded: "Yes."

Coming out of the regiment headquarters, Lao He pointed out to him the location of the 17th company, which was more than ten miles away from the regiment headquarters. There was no shuttle bus, so he had to walk.

Yuan Xia took a look around the town and saw a tractor with iron fences installed on it. It looked like it was carrying cattle and sheep. When he asked, it was indeed for sending cattle and sheep to the slaughterhouse in the town. Earth is a direction, but not there.

The two of them didn't care about the dirty smell in the car, so they climbed up, which saved a ride. After all, it's midsummer and it's noon. Walking for more than ten miles would make one exhausted and suffer from heat stroke.

The two sat at the finish line in the billowing dust, and the driver kindly showed them the way: "Walk three or four miles forward, and you will arrive at the 17th company."

"Thank you, brother. Take this and try it, the cigarettes from our hometown." Yuan Xia thanked him while stuffing the cigarettes into the other party's hand. When he came out, he brought two cigarettes, just to ask for help.

The driver didn't expect to bring two people along the way and get a good pack of cigarettes. He was overjoyed: "You are too polite. Do you want to go to my house to drink some water before leaving?"

"Don't bother, big brother, we'll be there." Yuan Xia thanked him, turned around and hurried on with Yu Xing.

After walking for a while, they came across a small stream. The two of them went to wash their faces, and found that the water was icy cold. It seemed to be the melted snow of Tianshan Mountains.

The sun was very strong, they buried their heads and walked quickly. It was difficult to find a shade along the way, and there were few tall trees. They finally approached the destination. A village called Yedi, whose name was too casual.

Yu Xingyi had already collected his emotions at this moment, he had actually anticipated this kind of ending a long time ago, but when he really heard the news, he was still uncontrollably sad.The elder sister is so pitiful, she died in a foreign country, and there is no body left.

So when Yuan Xia said that he wanted to walk the way his sister walked, he didn't refuse, he wanted to find out more about her from people who knew her, and even see if he could find some relics.

When they entered the village, the people here were not surprised by their arrival, and they were more excited. After all, many of them hadn't been back to their hometowns for many years, and they were very curious about the news from the mainland.

Yuan Xia found the village committee, that is, the company branch, and began to inquire about Yu Zhiwen's whereabouts. The company commander looked at the two of them in surprise: "You are Comrade Yu Zhiwen's family? Don't you know? She is no longer alive."

Yuan Xia nodded and said: "We have already heard the news from the regiment headquarters, we just want to find out about my sister's stay here, and also want to know where she went in the end. Is there anything reserved here for her. "

The company commander's expression was a bit sad: "Yu Zhiwen is a good comrade. She is educated, has outstanding work ability, and is willing to help others. It's a pity that good people don't live long."

Yu Xingyi asked again: "Then do you keep my sister's relic here?"

The company commander said: "It's been too long. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find anything related to her here. I'm very sorry for making you travel so far. After her accident, we sent a telegram to her family. It seems that You didn't receive it."

Yu Xingyi's disappointment was beyond words.

Yuan Xia said: "Company Commander, we've been traveling for a day and it's already getting late. I want to stay with you for one night."

"It should be, our detachment has a guest house, which is specially used to entertain relatives and friends of soldiers. I will take you there." The company commander said.

Soon, everyone in the village knew that Yuan Xia and Yu Xingyi came to find Yu Zhiwen, and people who were close to Yu Zhiwen came to talk to them about Yu Zhiwen's past, and some people took them to see the place where Yu Zhiwen lived before. The house, but that house has long been abandoned and no one lives in it, and the things inside have naturally disappeared.

One of them said that Yu Zhiwen's old things were put away by a well-connected female educated youth, but that female educated youth was not at home today.

Yu Xingyi and Yuan Xia decided to wait until the other party came back before leaving.

Until late at night, it was finally dark, and they were about to go to bed, when someone knocked on the door again.

Yuan Xia went to open the door, and the visitor was a middle-aged woman. When she met her, she said: "Are you Yu Zhiwen's relatives? I am Yu Zhiwen's former friend. I just came back. I heard that you are here. I have some of her here." Something is for you."

Yuan Xia hurriedly let the person in: "Please come in quickly." This is the person they are waiting for.

After the woman came in, she put down a bag and took out a few black and white photos from her pocket: "This is the photo she left behind. Look, is it your family's?"

Yuan Xia handed the photo to Yu Xingyi, and Yu Xingyi got close to the kerosene lamp, and he recognized it at a glance: "This is a photo of our family in Nanjing. I was 6 years old that year, and my sister had just entered university. This photo is me and My sister took the photo together, and I took the photo before I left Nanjing."

Yu Xingyi moistened his eyes while watching.

The woman pointed to the photo in Yu Xingyi's hand and said: "This is a photo taken by us educated youths in Shihezi. Zhiwen is so smart, capable, versatile, and so beautiful. I still can't believe that she is no longer alive. I think she's still alive somewhere."

Yuan Xia said, "Elder Sister, what's your last name?"

The woman smiled and said, "My name is Shan Jiayin."

"Why didn't you go back to the city?"

Shan Jiayin said, "I've already gotten married and had children here, so why should I return it?"

Yuan Xia said, "Sister Shan, why do you think Sister Zhiwen is still alive?"

Shan Jiayin said: "At that time, I studied veterinary medicine with Zhiwen, but I was afraid of blood, so I gave up. She is very courageous, and can do everything from delivering babies to bones. She even learned how to shoot and hunt. The marksmanship is not bad. She is really good at writing and martial arts, even the boys in the team like her. That year they went to Emin to support, it happened to be the coldest season, it was not the coldest time, but it was already snowing, and they were coming back There may have been wolves on the road. Others have scattered things and blood, but there is no knowledge."

Yuan Xia couldn't help but said: "I heard at the regiment headquarters that the remains of their team have not been found, and the file says they are missing."

Shan Jiayin said in a deep voice: "Yes, none of the remains were found, but there are other people's remains, and there is no Zhiwen's. I am most familiar with Zhiwen, and I have identified them, but there is no hers. So I always believe She's not dead."

Yu Xingyi asked excitedly: "Then if she didn't die, why didn't she come back?"

Shan Jiayin looked at him and said, "Maybe she doesn't want to come back."

Yu Xingyi showed an unbelievable expression: "Why?"

Shan Jiayin said: "I told you before, your sister is very good, and there are many people who like her. She once dated a male educated youth, that is the one in the photo, and his name is Fu Hao. But some young people in the team have great opinions. , and even fought. In order to alleviate the conflict, the company had to transfer Fu Hao to the field, and asked him to go with the convoy to deliver supplies to the soldiers at the outpost. As a result, there was a car accident and Fu Hao died. Zhiwen secretly I cried for a long time, thinking that I killed him, and wanted to be transferred elsewhere, but the company refused to let him go. I was wondering if she took this opportunity to hide elsewhere.”

Yuan Xia looked at the young man named Fu Hao in the photo, who looked very gentle and handsome, and he couldn't help asking: "Elder sister, this is not a nonsense, sister Zhiwen is from the army, isn't she a deserter if she does this? "

Shan Jiayin laughed: "What kind of deserter is she? She is an educated youth, not an army soldier. At most, she is a militiaman. I am just like her."

Yuan Xia said: "But I saw her file in the regiment headquarters."

"That was transferred after her accident." Shan Jiayin said, "All the educated youths who had an accident with her were transferred there, and they were all regarded as martyrs. No Wen, you should go to the regiment headquarters to ask for a pension."

Yuan Xia smiled: "Didn't you say that sister Zhiwen is not dead? Then what pension is needed?"

Shan Jiayin said: "I also hope that she is not dead, why don't you really look for it? The place where the accident happened is in Kalayemule Township, Emin County. There are many Kazakh herdsmen there, who live on the mountain all year round. Isolation from the world. It is very easy for a person to live there incognito."

As soon as Shan Jiayin mentioned the place name, Yuan Xia had an impression. At that time, Yu Zhiwen also mentioned the place name, but he didn't remember it because it was too long.

He hurriedly said, "Sister Shan, please write down the place name for me."

Shan Jiayin said: "Yes. But I can't confirm which characters are some. If you take it to Emin and ask, someone should know. The Ninth Agricultural Division is stationed there, and there are many Han people."

Yuan Xia took out a pen and paper, and Shan Jiayin wrote down a few words.

Yuan Xia looked back at Yu Xingyi, Yu Xing's eyes were full of eager desire, obviously, he was also very moved.

That night, she chatted with Shan Jiayin for a long time before she left.

Yu Xingyi was so excited that he didn't sleep well all night.

Early the next morning, they set off, rushing to Shawan to catch the only bus to Emin.

It is nearly [-] kilometers from Shawan to Emin. The road conditions are not good, and it takes more than ten hours by car. Fortunately, there are seventeen or eighteen hours of daylight in Xinjiang in summer, otherwise it would not be possible to make it in a day.

They hurried slowly, and still caught up with the train, not sitting at the station, but waiting on the road.

After getting in the car, the two fell asleep because they really didn't sleep well the night before.

After waking up, the journey was only halfway through. The car stopped to refuel and refuel, and the passengers began to take out the food they had brought with them for lunch. The two of them didn't prepare food in advance like others, so they went down to buy some food at the gas station and filled it up. Stomach.

After getting into the car, the two couldn't fall asleep, so they started chatting. Yu Xingyi said, "Where should we find it? The township government?"

Yuan Xia said: "Yes, but I think if my sister wants to remain anonymous, she won't use her real name. She is a college student, so she won't be content with mediocrity. Let's go to the local area to inquire about female veterinarians, or female teachers who teach Chinese. A female teacher who treats livestock."

As far as he knew, Yu Zhiwen was a middle school teacher.

A smile appeared on Yu Xingyi's face: "You are right. In this way, our scope will be greatly reduced."

Yuan Xia said: "There are very few people in this place, and a town supports tens of thousands of people. The trouble is that they live scattered, which is the key to finding it hard."

The afternoon was long, and Yuan Xia noticed that the driver had been driving, so she went over to chat with him to help the driver get rid of his sleepiness.

The driver was from the Corps. When he heard that he was looking for someone, he suddenly opened up. He often drove between the two places and heard many similar stories. For example, some young men and women in the Mainland escaped from arranged marriages and went to Xinjiang to make a living. , There are also young people who are afraid of being criticized because of their family background, and there are even suspects who come to the border to avoid pursuit.

Yuan Xia's only feeling after hearing this was: "..." "!"

So Yu Zhiwen's situation is not uncommon here, even more outrageous than hers.

Yuan Xia talked with the driver all the way, and the car finally arrived at Emin, a small border county, and further west, Kazakhstan.

E Min said that it is a county whose area is comparable to the merger of several counties in the interior, but the population is only that of a large town, and the size of the county seat is actually similar to that of a small town in the interior.

There are people with all kinds of accents and people with all kinds of looks. It is a multi-ethnic mixed area.

It was getting late and they couldn't make it to Kala Yemuler Township that day, so they stayed at the guest house in the county seat.

This place is far behind the mainland, and you need a letter of introduction to stay in a hotel. Fortunately, Yuan Xia was considerate and stamped several letters of introduction with his factory official seal when he went out. Anyway, there is no way to check whether his factory is Private or state-run, as long as there is a red badge on the line.

The two stayed in the guest house for one night, and got up early the next morning and rushed to Kalayamule.

Kala Yemuler said it was a township, but in fact, it was not as prosperous as a village in the interior, that is, the stone houses of the township government were still decent.

When Yuan Xia and Yu Xing went to search for someone, they first wanted to know if there was a Han woman named Yu Zhiwen or Ren Zhiwen in the population registration, because Yu Xingyi's mother's surname was Ren.

The people from the township government were very enthusiastic. They took out the census list and checked them one by one, and said, "No!"

Yuan Xia and Yu Xing took a look and asked, "Comrade, how many people are there in your town?"

A township government official said: "Less than 4000 people."

Yuan Xia and Yu Xingyi looked at each other: "..."

Sure enough, the land is sparsely populated, so it is really troublesome to find someone.

Yu Xingyi asked: "How many schools do you have here? How many Chinese teachers are there?"

The staff member said: "There are several schools, all of which are elementary schools, and they are scattered. Some schools have only a few children, and Emin has to go to junior high school. There are also some Chinese teachers."

Yuan Xia couldn't help but patted his forehead. He came from Emin just now, and forgot to ask about Emin's middle school. He thought of another thing: "Comrade, is there anyone in Kala Yemul Township who teaches in Emin middle school?"

The other party frowned and thought about it, then shook his head: "No."

Yuan Xia thought that her sister might not be a middle school teacher in the early stage, so they asked each other for the names of those schools and the names of those teachers.

The biggest problem now is that the school is already on summer vacation, and the teachers are not at school anymore. It is more troublesome to go to the teachers' homes one by one to find them. However, after screening, there are only three target people left, because the gender and age are close.

It's just that these three people are scattered. The small town of Kara Yemuler is sparsely populated, but its area is not small. It is more than 1000 square kilometers, which can catch up with the area of ​​a small county in the interior.

Yu Xingyi looked at the names of the three female teachers, one of them was a Han name, and two of them were ethnic minority names: "I don't think my sister will have another Chinese name, but a minority name. This Dina is the most conform to."

Yuan Xia asked curiously: "Why?"

Yu Xingyi said: "Dina is most like the translation of the English name, my sister majored in English, have you forgotten?"

"Yes, it makes sense. Does she have an English name?" Yuan Xia asked.

Yu Xing shook his head: "I don't know, maybe there is, she didn't tell me. The main reason is that I was too young when she went to college, and she wouldn't tell me these things."

Yuan Xia thought so too, Yu Zhiwen went to university at the age of 16, and when she graduated, Yu Xingyi was only 10 years old, the siblings must have nothing in common.

Yuan Xia said: "Then let's go to Teacher Dina first."

Teacher Dina's home is not close, it is more than 30 kilometers away from the town, and it is still in the mountains.

To find Teacher Dina, you have to find a local guide to lead the way, and you also need to find transportation. Walking is too time-consuming and dangerous.

Under the guidance of the staff, they found a herdsman who raised horses, and planned to rent horses to find someone. Otherwise, there was no traffic in such a far place, and they would not be tired and broken their legs by walking.

Although anxious, Yuan Xia and Yu Xingyi honestly spent half a day learning how to ride a horse.

Yuan Xia knows how to do it, because there used to be an old client who loved riding horses, and often asked him to go to the racecourse to discuss business, and he learned it after going back and forth.

Yu Xingyi doesn't know how to ride a horse, but he is smart and eager to learn, and his physical fitness is also good, so he quickly learned it.

On the second day after they arrived in Kalayamule Town, they finally embarked on the road to find their sister. An old Kazakh herdsman led the way for them. He could understand Chinese, speak a little, and could barely communicate.

Yuan Xia asked him: "Do you have any veterinarians here? Specialized in treating diseases of cattle, sheep and horses?"

The old guide said: "Yes, yes."

"Then are there any women who can also treat horses and sheep?" Yuan Xia asked again.

The old guide thought for a while: "Yes, Trike's wife, she treats the horse and comes to my house."

Yu Xingyi said excitedly: "Then she is Han Chinese?"

The old guide shook his head: "I don't know, she said what we said."

Yuan Xia said: "Xing Yi, don't get excited, if Teacher Dina is not, let's go see this female veterinarian again."

They stopped and stopped along the way. Although there were horses, it took three or four hours to reach the thirty-odd kilometers, because the horses could not run for a long time, and they had to come down to rest for a while, and it was a mountain road. Not soon.

They finally arrived at the school they were looking for. The school was empty and there was no one in it. Looking in from the wooden window frame, the simple blackboard was full of summer homework.

When Yu Xing saw it, his eyes became moist, and he said excitedly: "It's my sister's words, it's really my sister! My sister is not dead!"

Yuan Xia put his arms around his shoulders: "Really? Is she really my sister? That's great! It seems that Teacher Dina is my sister, we have to find her quickly."

Although Teacher Dina teaches here, her home is not here. According to the herdsmen around the school, her home is on the mountain over there, and she rides a horse to attend classes every day.

After Yuan Xia and Yu Xing followed the guide, they hurried to Teacher Dina's house, climbed over two mountain ridges, and saw a group of pure white sheep grazing on the lush grass. At the end of the field of vision was a white yurt.

As soon as the guide uncle arrived, he yelled loudly. Soon, he heard the dog barking. After a while, two children ran out of the yurt, chasing after the dog and yelling to stop.

Yu Xingyi was so excited that his heart almost jumped out, he clamped the horse's belly and charged upwards, Yuan Xia hurriedly followed after seeing this: "Xingyi, slow down, be careful of falling!"

At this moment, a Kazakh man wearing a hat appeared, got on a horse, and quickly greeted the guests.

Seeing him, the old guide said to Yuan Xia and Yu Xingyi: "Trique, Trike!"

Yuan Xia understood that he was Trike whose wife was a veterinarian.

The old guide said another sentence in Kazakh to Trik, and Yuan Xia noticed that the expression on his face was a bit startled, which should be called panic.

Yuan Xia said: "Hello, we are from the mainland, and we are here to find Teacher Dina."

When Trike heard this, he didn't stop for a long time, turned his horse's head, ran towards the yurt, and shouted: "Dina, Dina!..." Yuan Xia couldn't understand the words behind.

Not long after he said this, a woman appeared at the door of the yurt, and she stared blankly at the guests who came from afar.

Yu Xingyi's horse had already arrived in front of the yurt. As soon as the horse stopped, he hurriedly got off the horse. He got off too hastily and even fell.

Yuan Xia panicked and shouted: "Xing Yi, be careful!"

Fortunately, there was grass on the ground, and Yu Xingyi was not injured. The woman at the door had already helped Yu Xingyi up, her big eyes were filled with tears, her lips were trembling, and she was speechless.

Yu Xingyi hugged her tightly: "Sister, sister, it's me, I'm Xingyi."

Yu Zhiwen hugged Yu Xingyi and burst into tears.

Yuan Xia got off the horse, looked at the crying siblings on the ground, and wiped away her tears with her hand.Great, thank goodness for that!Finally, he made up for this regret for Xingyi and reunited their siblings.

The children had never seen their mother cry so sadly, and they also started wowing when they saw it.

Trik's mood was complicated and inexplicable, and he raised his hand to wipe away his tears.

When the old guide saw this, even though he didn't know what was going on, he was so infected that he shed tears.