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Chapter 762 Chapter 761 Rushing to Announce the Good News
At noon, when Tang Zhitong returned to the dormitory to eat, the weather was still fine. But after he had taken a few bites, raindrops started falling outside.

It was just a drizzle at first, but then the rain got heavier and started to rain with a crackling sound.

"Oh, why is it raining again? How can we hold the afternoon sports meeting on this day?" When Luo Zhiping heard the sound of rain, he ran to the dormitory window to look out, holding a steamed bun in one hand and a pickled toon sprout in the other.

"Maybe it will only rain for a while and it will be over once it's over." Lu Jian looked at the sky outside through the window. It was a little cloudy and it didn't look like it would rain for a long time.

"That would be best. We can't hold the sports meet halfway today and half tomorrow." Luo Zhiping turned his back to his roommate, hoping that the rain would stop soon.

"It's good if it rains more. At least we can harvest more crops in the fields." Lu Shi muttered nearby. As a farmer's son, he liked the rain very much. On the contrary, he felt that sports were meaningless. No matter how fast you run or how high you jump, can you fill your stomach?

Maybe the athletes can have enough to eat, but what about the people who farm the land?

"We have no control over whether it will rain or how long it will rain, so we might as well take this opportunity to have a good sleep. I used to like rainy days. When it rained, I didn't have to go to work. I could lie on the bed listening to the dripping sound and sleep especially soundly. Let's eat." Tang Zhitong spoke to smooth things over.

Because everyone is in a different position, they see things differently and have different opinions. If you go deeper, it becomes a class issue, and it is easy to escalate into a big issue, so Tang Zhitong stopped his roommates' discussion about the rain in time.

At the same time, the physical education teacher at the Post and Telecommunications College wanted to call the second-rate daily newspaper to ask for an explanation: How did you predict the weather? How could it be so inaccurate?

The people at the Agricultural Machinery College were very happy. As long as it rained, it meant that the artificial rainfall was half successful. The remaining half depended on the amount and range of precipitation.

The amount of precipitation and the range of precipitation must of course be counted by the Meteorological Bureau. This was something the two parties had agreed on long ago, but the Agricultural Machinery College still sent a vice president to the Meteorological Bureau to keep an eye on the data.

Only after we have the data can we report the good news.

The busiest department was the Meteorological Bureau. As soon as the rain started, the phone was dialed, asking the Sijiucheng Meteorological Group to immediately begin counting the rainfall and report the data from each meteorological monitoring station as soon as the rain stopped.

The meteorological team had no idea about artificial rainfall, but they had to follow the order from above.

Meteorological monitoring stations that have telephones will make notifications by phone; those that don’t have telephones will have to send people to wait there and report the data via payphone as soon as the rain stops.

When I woke up in Dormitory 219, the rain showed no sign of stopping. Luo Zhiping was very responsible. He stretched and walked out: "No, I have to go ask if the sports meeting should continue or if we should have classes."

Tang Zhitong looked at Luo Zhiping's back and shook his head. This young man is so impatient. If this happened to future college students, they would wish that the sports meet and classes would be suspended for a day so that they could have two days of fun!
It was still early for school to be over in the afternoon, so Tang Zhitong was in no hurry to pick up Fengzhen and Jingying. He lay down again, lazily lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze.

Since they were free, some roommates got up to go to the toilet, some took basins to the washroom to wash clothes, and Lu Shi and Gu Mancang shouted in the corridor: "Haircut! Haircut! Students who want a haircut, please go to the first floor!"

Before Luo Zhiping came back, Tang Zhitong heard the loudspeaker outside while lying on the bed: "Important notice, important notice. The afternoon sports meeting will be postponed to three o'clock. Athletes, please be ready..."

Upon hearing this, Tang Zhitong sat up.

The rain brings a drop in temperature. If it rains again, it will be hard not to catch a cold. As the life committee member of Class 593 of the Cable Department, Tang Zhitong feels that he has to fight for a bowl of ginger soup for his classmates.

Tang Zhitong did what he said. He got out of bed, put on his shoes and left the dormitory.

When Wei Zhizhen heard Tang Zhitong's request, he smiled and praised: "You are very thoughtful. We have the same idea and were just about to tell the cafeteria."

"Hehe, the college has considered everything carefully, and it's me who is meddling." Tang Zhitong felt relieved when he heard this. If the college did not agree, he would not only have to explain the source of the ginger, but also have to borrow a pot, which would be quite troublesome.

"You are the sun at eight or nine o'clock. You are the future of the motherland. You can't make mistakes on things like this. You can ask your classmates to carry thermoses to the cafeteria to get ginger soup. I'll go to the cafeteria first." Wei Zhizhen smiled and looked at his watch. He had to hurry to notify the cafeteria to make ginger soup. With so many people in the college, the workload was not small.

Nearing three o'clock in the afternoon, the rain finally subsided and the athletes came to the playground one after another.

Not many residents of Beijing had umbrellas, and not many students had umbrellas either. A few oil-paper umbrellas were placed above the audience seats, conspicuous like bamboo shoots and mushrooms after the rain.

Tang Zhitong did not go to the classroom in the afternoon. Instead, he followed other students to the playground. While informing the students in the "Hot Water Supply Department" to go to the cafeteria to get ginger soup, he also participated in group activities, sang a few songs, and cheered for the athletes.

The referee leaned sideways, bent his waist, and held the timer in front of him for fear that it would get wet.

In the drizzle, Tang Zhitong watched with great interest. Although the conditions were simple at the moment, everyone was very happy and bursts of cheers could be heard from the stadium from time to time.

Seeing everyone's excitement and listening to the short poems and competition results being broadcast on the radio from time to time, Tang Zhitong always felt that something was missing.

It took him a while to realize that the accompaniment of "Athletes' March" was missing!

I don’t know how Xiao Wang is doing. There has been no news for a while. However, Tang Zhitong didn’t dare to ask, as if he didn’t trust Xiao Wang.

This situation did not last long. After about twenty minutes, the drizzle stopped and the sun emerged from the clouds, casting a rainbow in the eastern sky.

The appearance of the rainbow made the atmosphere in the stadium even more lively. Everyone was busy looking at the rainbow and the game was almost interrupted.

Rainbows do not appear every time it rains, and they appear only a handful of times a year.

If this happened in an era of advanced Internet, wouldn't you have to take out your phone to take a photo and post it on WeChat Moments?
Most of the city saw the rainbow, but the comrades in the Meteorological Bureau had no time to see the wonder. They were constantly answering the phone and summarizing the situation of the rainfall.

The vice president of the Agricultural Machinery College stood at the door of the Meteorological Bureau, his usually serious face was beaming with joy. Although the final data had not yet come out, the precipitation was definitely not small, because the water gathered on the roadside had not yet disappeared.

He seemed to see himself being commended. This was not just a matter of merit. It was about saving people from danger, contributing to society, and serving the people!

The data of this artificial rainfall was quickly summarized. The precipitation range was naturally not as large as that of natural rainfall. It covered the entire city and surrounding areas, while the more distant county towns did not receive any rain.

Despite this, all the units involved in the artificial rainfall were still very excited. Artificially changing the weather was unimaginable in the past. Even praying for seven days of rain might not be possible, but they accomplished it with just two shots.

The good news was quickly reported to the Agricultural Machinery College, the Meteorological Bureau, and the military, and spread. The leaders of the Agricultural Machinery College did not forget Tang Zhitong when they reported to the education department. After reporting the effects and input of artificial rainfall, they mentioned that this matter was inspired by Tang Zhitong.

Other departments may not mention it, but the Agricultural Machinery College cannot fail to mention it, because the idea of ​​using anti-aircraft guns to implement rain-making operations was proposed by Tang Zhitong in front of representatives of teachers and students from the entire school when he gave a personal report at the Agricultural Machinery College.

If Tang Zhitong is missed, it doesn't matter to other systems, but the Agricultural Machinery College will definitely have a not-so-good reputation, at least people will say it's an ugly move.

The education authorities are no strangers to Tang Zhitong, and can even be said to be familiar with him.

The first time this name appeared on the desk of the leader of the education department was when Han Haizhou helped Tang Zhitong to perfect the simplified Chinese character plan.

Although the writing reform is led by the Chinese Language Reform Commission, there is overlap between the team members and the education department.

Although it can be said that Tang Zhitong has made some achievements at this time, it is still not enough for the leaders to pay attention to him.

The second time Tang Zhitong's name appeared on the table was after he was received, which further deepened the education department leaders' impression of him.

This is the third time artificial rainfall has been carried out.

In just half a year, the achievements were made one after another. After listening to the report, the leader paused for a moment and first confirmed the true effectiveness of artificial rainfall. Then he affirmed the work of the Agricultural Machinery College and praised Tang Zhitong: "Comrade Tang Zhitong is excellent and an outstanding representative of our college students!"

Praising does not mean the end, there must be follow-up actions. However, the education department could not care about other things at this time and focused on asking about the difficulty of producing rain-inducing bombs and how many bombs could be produced per day at full capacity.

The current drought in some areas is known throughout the country. Second-rate newspapers have never concealed the drought situation, but they only report it in the form of successfully irrigating a certain number of acres.

Regarding natural disasters, most places do not cover up the truth. On the one hand, this shows that actual work has been done, and on the other hand, it also lays the groundwork for a decrease in grain production after this year's autumn harvest.

What's more, natural disasters definitely have limitations beyond human control, which can cover up some man-made disasters.

As for the difficulties caused by food shortages at the grassroots, many cadres are already aware of it, but few dare to report this news directly to the government. After all, a meeting in a certain mountain last year suppressed this trend.

Not reporting does not mean that nothing will be done. Each system should be persuaded to withdraw and the food ration should be compressed. Each system should bear the difficulties on its own. Now that a "Dragon King"-style rain-making artifact has appeared, it must be reported as soon as possible.

I am not in a hurry to show off my achievements. At this moment, rewarding people for their achievements is secondary. The main thing is to quickly promote this method to alleviate the drought in drought-stricken areas!
Tang Zhitong knew nothing about this. He sat in the playground and laughed foolishly, sneezing three times in a row.

The students who went to the cafeteria to get ginger soup had already returned. After everyone here came back, the radio announced that the cafeteria provided ginger soup for students for free and that they should line up in an orderly manner, etc.

The students from the "Hot Water Supply Department" who had received bad news saw Tang Zhitong sneezing and came over with a thermos bottle: "Teacher Tang, drink a bowl to prevent yourself from catching a cold."

Tang Zhitong did not refuse his classmate's kindness and drank half a cup.

How can I describe the taste of ginger soup? The spiciness spreads from both sides of the tongue to the entire mouth. When you swallow it, it goes from the throat to the esophagus and then to the stomach, just like a sip of white wine going down your throat, all warm.

Tang Zhitong didn't like this feeling very much. Compared to ginger soup, he preferred the ginger slices in the dry fried chicken. The fried ginger slices lost most of their water, but the taste remained the same, mixed with the flavor of meat and condiments. When he put it in his mouth and chewed it, although it was also spicy, the layered feeling was incomparable to ginger soup.

Since the rain had stopped, Tang Zhitong no longer had to worry about picking up his two younger sisters from school. He waited until the sports meet was over before packing up and heading home.

After returning home, Xiao Wang quickly opened his lunch box and said, "You are finally back. Fengzhi has been missing you for a long time."

"Oh? What's delicious?" Tang Zhitong glanced at Feng Zhi. She did not refute Xiao Wang's statement, but was staring at the lunch box.

"Sugar ears, my mom insisted that we wait for you to come back and eat them together." Student Wang pinched one out of the lunch box and gave it to her mother-in-law first, then to her sister-in-law, her husband, and herself.

"Wow, this is good stuff, where does it come from?" Tang Zhitong took it with his hand and chewed it. A refreshing sweetness immediately exploded on the tip of his tongue, washing away the remaining ginger taste in his mouth.

Sugar-coated ears are a kind of halal dessert in Sijiucheng, also known as honey-coated twisted dough sticks, named after their shape which resembles human ears.

This snack is similar to the honey three-knife from other places. It is first fried in warm oil until it is crispy and tender, then soaked in malt sugar while hot, and then taken out and left to cool.

The candied ears that Xiao Wang brought back were made with great care. You can tell they are made with leavened dough as soon as you chew them. They are soft and moist, and they crack with a slight bite, and the bottom falls to the ground without you having to use your hands to catch them.

Dim sum of this quality is not common, especially nowadays when supplies are tight. The dim sum sold in various dim sum shops is so delicious that Tang Zhitong thinks it would be a waste to feed it to humans, but it is a good way to make good use of it by feeding it to mice to sharpen their teeth.

It is also because of this that, even though the dim sum is limited and does not require tickets, the Tang family rarely buys them.

"The company contacted the snack factory and bought some for the employees. There are all kinds of snacks, and I chose candy ears." When Xiao Wang saw that her husband liked it, she looked like she was praising me.

"Not bad, not bad. You still know how to choose. Sugar-coated ears are the most popular among the thirteen snacks in this city." Tang Zhitong was generous with his compliments and gave his little wife a thumbs up.

Some people say that Beijing is all about local food and there is no delicious food.

Tang Zhitong feels that this statement is largely reliable.

Take the dim sum industry for example. Even after joint ventures, there are still many time-honored brands, such as Daoxiangchun, Guixiangcun, Lanyingzhai, Fulanzhai, Zhengmingzhai, Qinghuazhai, Juxianggong, Yijuchang, etc.

Among them is a traditional dim sum shop, which mainly sells various kinds of steamed buns that Manchus love. How can I describe the taste? Tang Zhitong once received the Beijing Eight Pieces from a colleague in Sijiu City. It looks exquisite, but tastes... so authentic!

Never touched it since then.

Sugar-coated ears are the signature product of halal pastry shops, with Dashunzhai making the best. But they don't make them very often now, so it was not easy for Xiao Wang to buy one this time.

(End of this chapter)