cover news reporter Luo Shiqian Pictures provided by interviewees
After waiting for more than a month, Ayu Ayi, a Yi girl who lives in Group 7 of Shimen Community, Guangming Town, Xide County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan, finally received her university admission notice.
Ayu Ayi
In this year’s college entrance examination, Ayu Ayi was admitted to the music performance (vocal music) major of Sichuan Conservatory of Music with a score of 511.5. For her, this is the reward of three years of hard work in high school and the beginning of pursuing her music dream.
Ayu Ayi couldn't wait to share her joy with everyone, but while she was excited, she was also worried about the tuition fees. "The tuition fee of 15,000 yuan a year is indeed a bit much for our family."
There are many people in the family Brothers and sisters
The father raised sheep for the children to go to school
Ayu Ayi was born in Xide County in 2003. As she grew older, she began to like singing and dancing. However, due to a poor family and no way to receive systematic learning, Ayu Ayi could only sing local folk songs on the way to and from school to express her love.
Ayu Ayi and her family
"My family's conditions are not good. My parents are both illiterate. They can only rely on farming and breeding to support the tuition fees of our children." Ayu Ayi said that in addition to her, there are also other family members in the family. I have four brothers and sisters, and they are currently in school. In addition, her uncle passed away early, and her uncle's two children now live with their family.
A few years ago, my mother suffered from a very serious stomach disease due to long-term fatigue. After surgery, she could no longer engage in heavy physical labor. In order to raise tuition for the children at home, his father bought some sheep from the city to raise. "Whenever it was time for us to register, my father sold the sheep, but the total tuition fees were still not enough."
The tuition fees were not enough. The father had no choice but to borrow money from relatives, and after scraping together a few things, the children were able to successfully enter school. However, after a detailed calculation of the debt, the family owed a total of more than 50,000 yuan. "50,000 is already a lot for our family. Sometimes I see my parents borrowing money for us, which makes me feel uncomfortable. I just want to study hard and make money early to reduce the burden on my family."
During the high school entrance examination, Ayu Ayi was admitted to Xide Middle School in the county town. From then on, a college dream was planted in the girl's heart and began to sprout.
Chasing the music dream
One year of studying vocal music to get into college
High school homework was not as easy as imagined. Because the foundation was not solid, Ayu Ayi's grades were not very good. But in her heart, she always wanted to go to college and change her destiny.
"Later I learned that I could get into college by taking the arts and sports exam, so I asked some institutions, but the cost was too high and our family couldn't afford it." It wasn't until her sophomore year in high school that Ayu Ayi met music teacher Sun Zhizhong , "Teacher Sun told me that as long as I am willing to work hard to learn, he is willing to teach me for free."
In this way, Ayu Ayi started learning music from scratch. "Ear training" soon made Ayu Ayi fall into self-doubt, "Because the foundation was so poor, I thought about giving up, but because I wanted to go to college so much, I gritted my teeth and persisted."
Ayu Ayi is in Sun Zhizhong. Under the guidance of the teacher, I started to make progress little by little in less than a year. Finally, in this year's college entrance examination, she was admitted to the music performance (vocal music) major of Sichuan Conservatory of Music with a total score of 511.5 points and a top ten professional score in Liangshan Prefecture. "I am very grateful to Teacher Sun for her help, my parents' uncomplaining support and my brothers and sisters' encouragement. I have also started my own musical journey."
Ayu Ayi received the admission notice from Sichuan Conservatory of Music
Wants to become a music teacher in the future
Let more children embrace the dream of music
Even after receiving the admission notice from the university of her choice, Ayu Ayi is still worried recently, "Tuition is still relatively expensive, there are brothers and sisters at home who want to go to school, and there are still debts to pay. I It’s too much pressure to worry about parents."
But Ayu Ayi is still very determined to get out of the mountains and realize her dream of college and music. During this summer vacation, Ayu Ayi went to work in a restaurant in the county town to earn tuition and living expenses for herself.
"I want to After receiving more professional music studies in college, I will return to Liangshan in the future to let more children who like music embrace their music dreams. "Ayu Ayi said.
