邓小平和蒋经国曾是同窗共学的朋友和同志。那时,邓小平等人总是围着一条大围脖。蒋经国不解,就去问邓小平。邓小平告诉他说,在法国留学期间,中国学生经常去当清洁工,尤其是捡马粪,因为在法国就数捡马粪挣钱多,干 Deng Xiaoping and Chiang Ching-kuo were friends and comrades who had taken classmates together. At that time, Deng Xiaoping and others always surrounded a large collar. Chiang Ching-kuo did not understand, went to ask Deng Xiaoping. Deng told reporters that while studying in France, Chinese students often used to be cleaners, especially horse manure, because horses were collected in France to earn more money and dry up