Therewere30sheepinProductionteam,Itendedsheepinschoolholidayinordertogethighdegree(Itmeanswecanearnmoremoney)。Andthenwehadourownsoileveryfamily。Birthdidntwork,theystillhadthreetofivechildreninafamily。Theydidntstoptogivebirthuntilgettingaboy,sothatthereweremoreandmorepeopleinthevillage。Villagersbegantoliftstonetomakealiving。Itwasnotonlyahardworkbutalsoverydangerous。Itneededtosetexplosive,andthenevadedaway。Myunclediedoffallingstone。Thetruckofstonewas2yuanand5jiaoin1980s,whichis25yuannow,butthevillagerslifewasstillhard。TherewasonlyaTVsetineveryfamily。
Thepolicyofreturninglandforfarmingtoforestrymeansthatnocropsinthefield,moneyandfoodweresuppliedbythegovernment。
Thevillagersshouldbeengagedintheplantswhichthefamilyhad。Thegovernmentsupplied100kilogramwheatand20yuanpermu。Thesupportpolicywassaidtogo5yearsbutstoppedafter3years。Sowemaynotdependonthegov。
ernment。
Thevillagers
inShiJieZibeganliftingstoneagain!
跳绳是村民唯的体育运动,1998Skippingisthefavoritesportofvillagers,1998。
2008年2月9曰,村民举手通过靳勒当选为石节子村村长JinLewaselectedastheheadofvillagethroughdemoncraticelectioninFeb。9th2008。
2007年是石节子村民无法忘怀的一年,靳女女,靳茂林,李保元,孙保林他们成了整个村民们谈论的对象,有点村星的味道;邻村的大爷大叔们,大娘大婶们看到他们时的那种眼神,别说有多么羡慕了,为什么看起来黑红黑红的脸,挂满了皱纹,满口的黄牙,跟自己比较起来没有什么两样,却可以不花一分钱,就坐了火车,就到了天安门,坐了飞机又到了国外,到了什么卡塞尔,还上了国外的电视节目?听说是因为他们村有个在北京当官的什么人,关系硬,后门大,要不怎么给了这么多的指标。其实,他们所说的这个人就是我。对于免费旅游的人来说,他们的心里头都很清楚,最该感谢的人是艾未未,没有未未的艺术,没有未未的《童话》,这辈子他们怎么可能与外界沟通呢?
今年的春节,赵半狄又带领他的熊猫团队,来到了石节子村,在几十年不遇的。
最寒冷的时候,他们来了,给村民拜年来了,为村民们奉献了一台温暖而热情的春节晚会。当他们要离开村庄的时候,老人们小孩们千叮咛万嘱咐熊猫人,
明年一定再来。我知道他们说这句话的意思,因为半狄为宁静的山村带来了激情,带来了欢声笑语。
两位艺术家,两次跟村庄有关的艺术活动,村民们把目光都转移到了我的身上他们认为我有本事,有能力,肯定能把这个村庄搞好。今年的村民大会,没有一丝的悬念,通过直选,大家举手表决,几乎一致通过,我当选为石节子村村长。
喜忧参半,喜的是村民们心中有我,没有抛弃我,我还是石节子村中的一员;
忧的是我该怎么办,没有准备,我如何是好,怎样履行自己的职责,怎样才能不让他们失望,如何改变穷乡僻壤,哪怕是一点点。真心希望各位读者朋友们给我提出宝贵的建议,为了我们的石节子村,为了我们的子孙后代,我代表村民们向你们表示衷心的感谢!
大干美术馆后村民在--起合影,2008Villagershadaphototakentogether,2008。
忙碌了一年,只有到舂节前后,村民才有时间聚在一起,2006VillagersgettogetherintheSpringFestivalafterabusyyear,2006。
ThevotingoftheheadofvillageJin。
Itwasanunfrorgettableyearin2007。JinNvnv,JinMaolin,LiBaoyuan,SunBaolinbecamethevillagestars,sothevillagerspaidcloseatteniontothem,es--paciallytheneighbourhoodvillagersshowedtheiradmirationnaturely。Whattheylookedwassuntannedfacewithwrinkles。Therewerentanydifferencesbetweenthem。Andtheydidntspendmoney,tookthetrain,reachedTiananmen,thentheywenttoKasselbyair,participatedinTVprogramme。TheyheardthatthesevillagershadaninfluentialpersoninBeijingwhoofferedthemconvenience。Infact,itisme。Buttothesepeoplewhohadafreetravelling。TheyallknowthattheworthiestonewasAiWeiwei。Withouthisart,withouthisFairytale,theycouldntconm--municatewithoutsideworldduringtheirlifetime。
MrZhaoBandiwithhispanda--teamcametoShiJieZiduringspringfestival。Itwassocoldduringtheseyears。TheytookaspringfestivalpartytoShiJieZiand。
wishedvillagersahappynewyear!WhentheyleftShiJieZi,thevillagerssaidagainandagaintothemthattheymustcomebackthenextyear。Iknewtherealmeaningoftheirwords,becauseZhaoBandibroughtpassionandhappinesstothispeacefulvillage。
Twoartists,twiceartactivitiesrealatedtothevillage,thevillagersputtheirsightonme。TheythoughtIhavemuchmoreabilitytomakethevillagebetteroneday。SoIgotamajorityvoteandbecametheheadofShiJieZi。
Everycoinhastwosides。IwassohappybecauseIwasintheheartofvillagers。IalsoworriedaboutwhatIshoulddowithoutpreparation,andhowtomanagethevillage,andhowtogivethemasatisfyinganswer,howtochangethepoorfamilies,whateveralittle。Iawfullyhopedmyfriendsgavemesomeprecioussuggestion。ItbenifitedShiJieZiandourgeneration。OnbehalfofvillagersIshowappreciationtoyou。
焦三明,1914年8月12日出生,属虎,1932年与我爷爷靳德盛(1910--1965)结婚,2001年4月21日去世。图为1996年在家门口。
JiaoSanming,bornintheyearofthetiger,August12th,1914,marriedmygrandfather(1910--1965)JinDesheng,whodiedinApril21st,thepicturewastakeninfrontofmy1courtyard。