Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 795 794 I can’t punish you, but can the foreigners punish you?

It was almost noon when the show ended. After the show, the group, led by Xiao Wang, found a corner and had a simple lunch.

In order to share the joy with the people, all parks are open to the public free of charge on May 1st and National Day. However, because there are performances inside the Temple of Heaven, this venue is not free.

Some people buy tickets to enter the Cultural Palace, but in fact they are buying tickets to enter the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Tang Zhitong and his companions had tickets for the garden, and they could enter for free with their tickets, which could be considered a benefit provided by the company.

Zhang Guifang prepared steamed buns and sausages in sufficient quantity, including Jingying and Jingmin. Ye Zhijuan had the same idea, and in addition to steamed buns, she also prepared two cans of fish.

There weren't many tourists in the Temple of Heaven, so it wasn't crowded during meals.

Jingying and Fengzhen were eating while imagining that they would be eligible to attend the "ceremony" next year. They were very excited. However, Jingmin and Fengzhi, who were too young, could only stand by and envy them.

When we say "watching the ceremony", we don't mean watching the ceremony from the city gate tower or the viewing platform nearby. Instead, schools, factories, and government agencies organize themselves to stand on the roadside or in the square and shout slogans. It is a task and an honor.

Although the content of this "ceremony" is simple, not everyone is qualified to participate.

Hearing his sister and sister-in-law talking about this, Tang Zhitong recalled that when he was in junior high school, he had never heard of any students in the school who were lucky enough to participate.

I have to say that key schools are better.

However, the post office where Tang Zhitong currently works is not bad. When he went to the union to get his ticket yesterday, Sister Chen asked him if he wanted to participate.

There are time requirements for "watching the ceremony". You have to arrive at your respective locations and wait before the parade begins. Generally speaking, the parade takes place at around ten o'clock, so the personnel of each unit have to be in place and waiting at least at nine o'clock, or even eight o'clock. Taking into account the time for going out and gathering, it is possible that they have to get up at five or six o'clock.

In addition, classmate Xiao Wang had already made a reservation for a garden tour today, so Tang Zhitong did not agree at that time.

To say that I regret it, I wouldn’t say so. Last year, many students from the Post and Telecommunications University not only participated in the military parade, but also watched the ceremony.

According to them, they had to get up at four o'clock in the morning, eat a quick breakfast and then take a bus to the designated location.

Once you arrive at the designated location, you cannot move around freely. Even if you want to go to the temporary toilet, you have to ask for leave first.

After the event officially started, apart from the front few rows where you could see the parade team, all you could see behind was a sea of ​​heads, and even the top of the floats you could only see.

After shouting slogans for half a day, many students lost their voices. Moreover, after the activity ended, the whole scene became chaotic and many students left the main group.

There was no car to pick us up and drop us off, so we had to walk back to school. But no one complained and they actually enjoyed talking about it.

The whole process seemed a bit exhausting to Tang Zhitong, but those who participated in the "ceremony" were given snacks, such as bread, boiled eggs, etc.

However, most people do not come here for these snacks, but to celebrate the motherland's festival and their love for the motherland from the bottom of their hearts, based on their passion.

Tang Zhitong is not lacking in passion, but he is mentally too old and feels that there is no need to spend his energy on this kind of thing.

"Sister, when you went to watch the ceremony before, could you see the rostrum?" Jingmin listened for a while and asked Xiao Wang.

"It's not easy. You need a good location. You can see it from the square and the south side of the roads on both sides of the square, but not from other places." Classmate Xiao Wang shook her head. She knew what her brother wanted to ask. He must want to know if he could see that person.

It's not that easy. Even if you stand at the edge of the square, the closest straight-line distance to the city gate tower is more than 150 meters. Looking at a person from 150 meters away is like standing on one side of a standard 400-meter running track and looking at the other side.

It's good enough to be able to vaguely recognize a person, but the facial features are not clear at all.

The large photo on the city gate tower can be seen very clearly.

"When you grow up and join the army, try to march on Chang'an Avenue on National Day. You will be sure to see me saluting then." Tang Zhitong saw that his brother-in-law was a little disappointed, so he gave him some advice.

Although it is still unclear what Director Ye has planned for Jingmin's future life, Tang Zhitong can only guess at two options: one is to join the army, and the other is to move into a management position.

Anyone who starts a business in the future will be considered as a family in decline.

"Yeah, I like being a commander the most!" Upon hearing this, Jingmin became interested and raised his little arms high.

"You are a small person, but you speak with such a big mouth. Do you know how high the position of commander is? Are you going to the square later? Concentrate on eating." Classmate Wang did not use any encouragement on his younger brother. With his respectful character, he would dare to start a business if given a little color. When he was told to join the army, he dared to hope for the position of commander.

This is only because they are young and ignorant. If they were a little older, they would definitely laugh at them.

Fengzhen didn't know her sister-in-law's past. After hearing what Jingying said, she rarely asked, "Sister-in-law, how did you feel when you watched the ceremony?"

"Of course I was excited. To put it more exaggeratedly, my heart was pounding and I didn't care about life or death.

I remember there was a National Day, I think it was in 56.

The weather was fine at first, but after the military parade, around 11 o'clock, when the masses were marching, it started to drizzle, and the rain got heavier and heavier.

We just stood there, holding the flowers we made ourselves and shouting slogans until the end of the parade. No one complained of being tired, and no one left early. "

Student Xiao Wang smiled and had completely different attitudes towards Fengzhen and Jingmin.

"No, how many times have you participated?" Hearing this, Tang Zhitong looked sideways, thinking that classmate Xiao Wang had participated in the "ceremony" more than once?
"Several times." Xiao Wang winked at her husband mischievously but didn't say how many times.

Tang Zhitong took a look at the situation and thought, okay, let's go back and punish Xiao Wang with family rules. I'm sure he'll make him spit out something under the stick.

After dinner, they left the Temple of Heaven and came to Chang'an Avenue through the south gate of the Workers' Cultural Palace.

The parade has ended, and there is a rare traffic jam on the street. Many tourists who came to visit the park and people who participated in the parade have not yet dispersed, and are walking back and forth between the square and the city gate tower in groups of three or four.

Tang Zhitong noticed that many people were holding cameras to take pictures, and he glanced at the large photo on the city gate tower, so he suggested to Xiao Wang: "Let's take a picture together?"

Photos are not hung on the city gate tower every day. Currently, they are only hung on two major holidays, May Day and National Day. The daily hanging started in August 66.

"Okay." Looking at his younger brothers and sisters' expectant eyes, Xiao Wang nodded.

Even for the Wang family, taking photos is a rare thing.

Tang Zhitong was in charge of contacting the photographer. After a little observation, he had a target. Although people holding cameras can be called photographers, not all photographers are employees of photo studios. Some bring their own cameras for fun, and some are photojournalists from newspapers.

The criteria Tang Zhitong uses to distinguish photographers are very simple: those who not only do not leave with tourists after communicating and taking photos but also stay behind are the staff of the photo studio; those who take photos and leave with the people being photographed are families who are out for fun; and those who ignore everyone and hold up their cameras to concentrate on composing and capturing photos are photojournalists.

In order to avoid being cheated, Tang Zhitong even asked the photographer to show his work ID, which made the photographer a little unhappy. Who was he looking down on? Was he really willing to cheat for such a small amount of money?

After paying the money, choosing the angle, lining up, and taking the photos, Tang Zhitong left his work address. After the photos were developed, the photo studio would mail them to him.

In addition to people, the square also had some signs and models displayed in the parade.

May Day is not even the middle of the year yet. In addition to various industries showcasing their development achievements, some are also expressing their determination, such as ensuring that half of the annual plan will be completed in the first half of the year, and vowing to exceed the annual production plan this year.

Very educational.

Tang Zhitong led Wang Jingmin, and Xiao Wang led Fengzhi. Fengzhen and Jingying followed behind, and they took a quick look around the periphery of the square.

"Let's go home. I'll teach you how to fold flowers. Every student must have at least one flower in their hands during the 'ceremony'." Because there were so many people, Xiao Wang was afraid of getting lost, so he simply suggested going back.

Tang Zhitong glanced at the crowd and saw that there were indeed quite a lot of people.

The road was closed from the morning in preparation for the parade, and was reopened after the parade.

Looking at the speed of this person, Tang Zhitong felt that there might be people lingering here and gathering to celebrate in the evening.

Perhaps because of the need seen in the enthusiasm of the masses, or perhaps in order not to hinder traffic, starting from 62, the celebrations were moved to be held at night, and the fireworks show also kicked off.

"Okay!" Xiao Wang's proposal was unanimously approved. Even if he couldn't see the podium, he could participate and see the big photo! Which child could resist such a positive and progressive temptation?
Tang Zhitong knew that the kind of flower that Xiao Wang was talking about was the kind that you hold in your hand and shake.

Standing on both sides of Chang'an Avenue, they are embellishments, and tens of thousands of students standing on the square form a sea of ​​flowers. This project is indispensable for every rally.

Xiao Wang is responsible for teaching, and Tang Zhitong is responsible for breaking the branches to make "flowers".

There was no way to use cheats in front of his family. Fortunately, the locust trees on Nanchizi Street were not very tall. Tang Zhitong could grab a branch with a "touching" action and then break it down for use.

In April, the peach blossoms of the mountain temple begin to bloom.

On the May Day holiday, holding a peach blossom in your hand is the most appropriate thing to do.

However, since peach trees are an important economic crop for nearby farmers, it is impossible for the parade team to pick the peaches at will, so from the very beginning, these hand-cranked flowers have to be made by the students participating in the "ceremony" themselves.

After returning home, Xiao Wang picked and chose the branches her husband had broken off, and explained to the four young audiences the key points of making hand-cranked flowers: "If you want to make peach blossoms, ordinary branches won't work. It's best to use jujube tree branches, which have forks and good shapes. But we don't have the conditions today, so we used locust tree branches instead."

"Peach blossoms need pink crepe paper. We don't have that at home, so use these instead. You should mainly learn how to make them." Classmate Wang used an exercise book used by his younger siblings, with words written on both sides. In addition to selling this kind of paper as waste, it can also be used to wipe butts, and today it has found a new use for it.

“First cut it like this, then roll it like this, then tie it with thread, after cutting a few times, unfold the paper… look, a blooming peach blossom is done.” With the previous foundation, Xiao Wang was able to make peach blossoms quite well.

Tang Zhitong watched from the side. The flower was nice. If the paper quality and color were right, the peach blossom would be even more vivid. Then it would probably be "the human face and the peach blossom complement each other".

"You can try it too. One branch can hold dozens of peach blossoms." Xiao Wang pushed the tools and materials forward and let his younger brothers and sisters play.

While the Women's Federation was busy, Qin, who was no longer "Director Qin" at the Metallurgical Institute, was also busy.

He was punished for the new materials and was in a state of panic all day long.

He felt very aggrieved, as he was clearly considering the matter from the perspective of the unit, fearing the loss of the unit's valuable materials, but in the end he was punished.

Although the Academy of Sciences repeatedly emphasized that he was only dismissed and would be assigned a corresponding job and there would be no other punishment, he didn't believe it at all.

He has seen this trick many times, and the key point is that he has used it on others many times before.

Moreover, some people had been speaking coldly to him in the past few days. He suddenly felt that he was surrounded by danger and that he would soon be exiled or even sent to labor reform.

In order to protect himself, he thought it would be better to take the initiative instead of waiting for death!
He hated Tang Zhitong, and he thought about secretly hitting him with a club, but when he compared the heights of the two men... he immediately gave up the idea.

After much thought, Qin thought that "complaining to foreigners" was a good idea.

If I can't punish you, can the foreigners punish you?

Of course, the premise of all this is that you get protection.

There are many foreigners in Beijing, and most of them are concentrated outside Jianguomen. They basically do not come out on weekdays.

In addition, someone threw a letter there a while ago, so the defense has become tight. It is basically impossible to break in like this.

Qin was a man with some brains. He suppressed his anxious and fearful heart and waited until May Day.

May Day is a good day and a big day. Every year, some foreign friends are invited to participate in the May Day celebrations.

After watching the ceremony and enjoying the hospitality, these foreigners will inevitably go buy something.

He had seen cars with "Shi" license plates parked in front of some stores before.

The security outside the store is much looser than the area east of Jianguomen. There is no one on guard at all, let alone plainclothes officers.

Even if there are plainclothes police officers, as long as I kill the people, what else can they do to me?

After figuring it out, Qin went to a store in the north that the bear often visited and waited there.

In choosing foreigners, the Qins had given it careful consideration. They couldn't choose from a country that was too friendly, as that would put their own safety at risk. They also couldn't choose from a country that was weak, as that would make the new materials useless to them.

There is only the Russian bear in the north. It has strong strength and has not been friendly recently. The key is to be able to protect itself!
Hard work pays off, and he really kept waiting.

(End of this chapter)