1967年,鄢义从哈尔滨师范学院中文系毕业后,毅然回到了家乡呼兰县杨林中学工作。当时,农村孩子辍学十分严重;对此他痛心至极。鄙义深知,要想从根本上改变家乡贫困落后的面貌,就必须为家乡培养出合格的建设人才。为了留住每个孩子,不会骑自行车的他, In 1967, after graduating from the Chinese Department of Harbin Normal University, Yan Yi resolutely returned to work at Yanglin Middle School in Hulan County, his hometown. At that time, rural children were very serious about dropping out of school; he was deeply saddened by this. Yan Yi knew that in order to fundamentally change the face of poverty and backwardness in his hometown, he must develop qualified construction talent for his hometown. In order to retain each child, he will not ride a bicycle.