China News Agency, Changsha, May 23, title: "People around me" recalls Yuan Longping: I feel good to wear a shirt of 20 yuan

　　Author Deng Xia, Bai Zu and Liu Man

　　"I have a dream buried in the soil. I believe it is different. Light gave it hope, rain gave it nourishment, and it accompanies the growth of seeds..." Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, a colleague and student of Yuan Longping before his death on the 23rd The people who came to pay their respects spontaneously sang "I Have a Dream" written by Yuan Longping with tears in memory of the "Republic Medal" winner.

　　"We have lost a loving relative." Wan Yizhen, a researcher at the Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, worked with Yuan Longping for many years, and the two were only 100 meters apart.

"When I first worked, I was in the same office as Yuan Yuan. He always called me'Xiao Wan' and Xiao Wan's name." She whispered. Whenever she encountered difficulties in life and work, Yuan The boss will pat her shoulders and encourage her to move forward bravely and maintain a "normal mentality."

　　Wan Yizhen said that in the 1990s, she often went on business with Yuan Longping.

"Lao Yuan is a very lively person with a strong sense of consumption. He often laughs and tells stories with his entourage during business trips. He never pays attention to personal food and clothes. He loves to eat biscuits. He feels that he wears a 20 yuan shirt. well."

　　"Once I accompanied Yuan Lao to the shopping mall because of a mission to buy shoes, he always picked this one and the other one was expensive and inappropriate. In the end, Yuan Lao spent 100 yuan to buy two pairs, one for his own use, and one as a gift. ." Wan Yizhen said.

　　"Lao Yuan has his own unique view of money. He once said: Money is important for people to live and produce, but money must come from the right way. If you have money, you must spend it. If you have money, you don’t have to have money. But using money Don't be extravagant and wasteful, and don't be stingy. Use what you should use, and don't use a penny you shouldn't." Wan Yizhen said that during the Spring Festival, Yuan Lao would give out red envelopes to the children in the family yard.

　　Huang Dahui, the former deputy dean of Longping High-tech International Training Institute, has worked with Yuan Longping for more than 30 years. He said that Yuan Lao is a "spiritual rich man."

"He used the bonus he received to set up a foundation to reward those who have contributed to the hybrid rice business." Huang Dahui said, someone gave Academician Yuan a brand-name belt, "Old Yuan gave it to me after changing hands. Influenced by him. , I also regard steadfastness as the top priority, and I am not too particular about these face-conscious things."

　　Yuan Longping loves swimming and is also helpful.

"He taught me to swim in 5 minutes." Wan Yizhen recalled that once, Yuan Lao asked me if I could swim, and I said no, he said I would teach you.

"Sure enough, I learned it in about 5 minutes. Many people in our Academy of Agricultural Sciences who can't swim are taught by Yuan Lao."

　　In addition to swimming, Yuan Longping's favorite sport is gas volleyball.

In Yuan Longping's eyes, this relatively unpopular project is a sport suitable for all ages.

"We didn’t know what gas volleyball is before. Under Yuan Lao’s vigorous advocacy, it slowly became popular in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Yuan Lao said, this exercise is not hurtful, and the intensity is suitable. The elderly can play. Children can also play.” Hu Meixia, director of the Office of the State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, said that around October every year, the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences will hold an air volleyball competition. Yuan Longping will basically attend the game and sometimes kick off the ball in person.

　　Hu Meixia retrieved the photo of last year’s gas volleyball team member and Yuan Longping from her mobile phone and said: “He has a super memory and can call out my name every time. She is also very easy-going and humorous. She likes to communicate with young people, but once we talk Work will be very serious, always admonishing us young people to fight for ideals." (End)