Chapter 292: The National Day Military Parade of the Gods

Noon.

In a girls' dormitory at Songshan High School, Deng Yunzhu quickly packed all her luggage.

Seeing this scene, the other roommates were not surprised, because many of them were doing the same thing.

After all, this year it is Saturday, tomorrow is Sunday, and the day after tomorrow is National Day, so we have two and a half days off in a row. It is normal to bring the luggage home.

Don’t think that Deng Shirong is now spending hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars and that there are rich people everywhere in this era. However, the fact is that it is only 1984 and the majority of families are still in poverty in the countryside.

Many of my classmates’ families are short of quilts, mats and clothes. If they don’t bring these back when they go home during the holidays, there will be nothing left for them to use, so they have to bring these things with them every time they go home.

Everyone thought that Deng Yunzhu was taking the luggage home with her, and no one imagined that she was going to move the luggage to the teachers' dormitory building to live with her English teacher Li Mei.

Soon, Deng Yunzhu picked up her packed luggage and left the dormitory where she had lived for nearly a month without any reluctance.

When we arrived at the teachers' dormitory building, Teacher Li Mei was waiting downstairs.

After the two greeted each other, Teacher Li Mei took Deng Yunzhu to the dormitory where she lived. It was a room on the second floor. It was quite simple inside. Apart from a bunk bed, there was only a desk, a dining table, a wooden box and two stools.

Li Mei pointed to the upper bunk that had been packed and said, "Student Deng Yunzhu, you can sleep on the upper bunk!"

Deng Yunzhu nodded, put the luggage on the upper bunk, and said, "Teacher Li, let's leave the things like this for now. I'll sort them out when I get back from vacation!"

Li Mei smiled and said, "Put it here first. I'll make the bed for you later when I'm free."

Deng Yunzhu said quickly: "Teacher Li, how can I ask you to make the bed for me? Just leave it here and wait for me to come back and make it!"

Li Mei said, "Don't be so polite. It's just making the bed. It will only take a few minutes."

Deng Yunzhu thought about bringing some delicious food to the teacher when she came back, so she didn't hesitate and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Teacher Li. People from my village are waiting for me to go home together. I'll leave first!"

Li Mei smiled and said, "Well, I'll go out and make another key tomorrow and give it to you when you return to school next week."

"Thank you, Teacher Li. Goodbye!"

"goodbye!"

…

After leaving the teachers' dormitory building, when Deng Yunzhu arrived at the bicycle parking shed, her friends from the same village were already waiting for her.

"Second aunt."

There were two boys who greeted Deng Yunzhu together. One was Deng Sibao, who was from Gaoxing Village and was a sophomore in high school this year. The other was Deng Sida, who was from Meitian Village and was a freshman in high school this year.

Every time she heard this title, Deng Yunzhu wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it. Being of this generation is sometimes not a good thing. Being an aunt is okay, but being a great-aunt is really a bad experience.

Deng Yunzhu said helplessly: "I say, you two, can't you just call me by my name?"

Deng Sibao laughed and said, "Second Aunt, just bear with it. How dare we call you by your name? If my dad hears it, he will break my legs."

Deng Star also nodded and said, "Yes, Second Aunt, please don't embarrass us. My dad has to call you Aunt, and I call you by your name. Isn't this asking for trouble?"

Deng Yunzhu also knew that it would be difficult to get them to change their name, so she unlocked her bicycle and waved her hand, saying, "Forget it. You can call me whatever you want when we get back to the village. Just don't call me that when we're in school. I'm hungry, let's go to the street and have a bowl of noodles first."

Deng Sibao and Deng Star responded, and the three of them rode their bikes out of the school gate, ate a bowl of noodles at a noodle stall on the street, and then rode their bikes home together.

…

afternoon.

Naye Village.

Seeing that his children were back from vacation, Deng Shirong prepared to make a classic dish of fried chicken with garlic.

In Bobai County, there are three common ways to cook chicken: boiled chicken, salt-baked chicken, and stir-fried chicken with garlic.

There is no need to introduce much about boiled chicken, it is an indispensable dish for the Bobai people during festivals and various banquets.

Salt-baked chicken is one of the three famous traditional dishes in Guangdong. It evolved from the "salt-baked chicken" wrapped in salt by the Hakka people during their migration, and has a history of thousands of years.

Salt-baked chicken is mainly made from Hakka mountain chickens and is refined through more than ten processes. It has the characteristics of "fresh, salty, fragrant and mellow". Salt-baked chicken is a brand of Hakka traditional food culture, a symbol of "seeking roots" by Hakka overseas Chinese around the world, and a living fossil that witnesses Hakka history and culture.

Compared to the fame of the first two dishes, fried chicken with garlic is relatively unknown, but the taste of this dish is really not bad at all, especially in the countryside, when people eat chicken, they either boil it or stir-fry it with garlic, there is basically no third way.

Deng Shirong makes this dish of fried chicken with garlic. The chicken used is a large castrated chicken that has been raised for about a year, and the garlic is the locally grown fragrant garlic. Only the garlic white part is used, not the garlic leaves.

Boil the chicken first and squeeze out the blood foam, so that the fried chicken will taste better.

The one sitting there making the fire was the youngest daughter, Deng Yunzhu. She has turned eighteen this year and is already a real grown-up girl. She was making the fire while watching her father cooking.

Seeing that she was interested, Deng Shirong put oil into the hot pot and said, "Azhu, this dish is the most common dish in the countryside. It is very simple and easy to learn, but some people cook it but it doesn't taste good at all. Do you know why?"

Deng Yunzhu shook her head and said, "Why? Is there any trick to stir-frying chicken?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "There is indeed a trick. The reason why those people's stir-frying is not tasty is that they either stir-fry the chicken until it is dry or fail to squeeze out the chicken fat. Only if you stir-fry it like me will it taste good. Watch carefully."

As he spoke, the oil had already been heated. Deng Shirong moistened the pan, scooped up the hot oil, added cold oil and heated it again, then poured the chopped chicken pieces in and stir-fried them.

Deng Shirong said as he stir-fried the food: "The first step is to force out the chicken fat. Stir-fry for a few minutes. Once some of the chicken fat has been forced out, you can add an appropriate amount of soy sauce to stir-fry for color, and then add an appropriate amount of water and a little sugar to enhance the flavor."

At this point, Deng Shirong covered the pot and said, "Turn down the heat a little and simmer for ten or twenty minutes first."

Deng Yunzhu responded, lowered the heat, and then said, "Dad, this does look simple. Just simmer it for 10 to 20 minutes, sprinkle some salt at the end, add the chopped garlic, and then cook it over high heat until the sauce thickens, right?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "That's about it. You can also add some oyster sauce as appropriate."

Deng Yunzhu said: "I feel like I'll get fired after watching it once!"

Deng Shirong said: "It's not difficult at first, but you need to pay attention to the water content. If you add too much, it will not be stir-fried chicken but boiled chicken. If you add too little, it will become dry easily. You must grasp the right amount to make it delicious."

Deng Yunzhu nodded. While waiting, she told her father about finding the dean of teaching at school to change dormitories. Finally, she said, "Now, I have moved to the teacher's dormitory building and live with my English teacher."

Deng Shirong didn't expect his youngest daughter to have the courage and brains to use her second brother's influence in school to achieve her goals. He couldn't help but praise her: "Well done, you know how to use the existing resources to make your life better. This is a very smart approach."

Deng Yunzhu was very happy to receive her father's praise and asked, "Dad, I'm going to end my vacation now. Should I bring some gifts to Director Dai and Teacher Li?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "It's great that you thought of this. When you return from vacation, take a bag of tea and a net bag of fresh fruit to Director Dai. As for Teacher Li, bring her a bag of longan pulp and a net bag of fresh fruit."

Deng Yunzhu nodded and said, "Okay, I understand!"

Deng Shirong said, "Teacher Li, since you will be living with her for the rest of your high school life, every time you come back, you should bring her some fruits or something. The things don't have to be expensive, the main thing is to show your thoughtfulness."

Deng Yunzhu nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Deng Shirong opened the lid of the pot. At this time, 80% of the chicken fat had been forced out and the water had almost evaporated. He added an appropriate amount of oyster sauce and salt, and then poured in the chopped garlic on the side, and ordered: "Now you can increase the heat!"

Upon hearing this, Deng Yunzhu stuffed a handful of weeds into the stove. The dried and flammable weeds instantly caught fire and contributed a huge amount of heat.

Deng Shirong kept stir-frying, and after about twenty seconds, the dish was ready.

Seeing the golden chicken on the plate, the aroma made Deng Yunzhu almost drool.

Soon, Deng Shirong fried some vegetables and announced that it was time to eat.

"This chicken tastes so delicious. It's really delicious when you cook it, Dad."

"I haven't had such delicious food in a long time. The food in school is just a rip-off."

"Not only is it deceptive, the key is that it is not cleaned properly. I often eat worms in the vegetables. It is really disgusting!"

“…”

While eating, Deng Yunzhu, Deng Yunhua and Deng Yunheng, three siblings, praised their father for his delicious cooking, but also complained about the food at school.

Today, Deng Yunzhu is in Songshan High School, while Deng Yunhua and Deng Yunheng are in Shuangwang Junior High School. They all go home once a week and eat at school most of the time. The school meals have been complained about by countless students even in later generations, let alone in this era.

Deng Shirong also knew that the food in school was not that good. After thinking about it, he said, "Since the food in school is not delicious, you might as well eat out. You will have to pay for the food."

The three siblings' eyes lit up when they heard this.

Deng Yunzhu is better off, after all, she is a high school student and she is an adult.

As a grown-up daughter, Deng Shirong certainly would not be short of money. He now gives her 20 yuan a month for living expenses, which is already very generous for a high school student. It is more than enough to pay for meals and snacks at school.

What's more, Deng Yunzhu also had her own private money, such as the hundreds of yuan in red envelopes she received during the Spring Festival, and the scholarship awarded by her clan when she was admitted to high school, making her easily the richest student in Songshan High School, no doubt about it.

As for Deng Yunhua and Deng Yunheng, the two brothers actually have quite a bit of pocket money, but they are the big brothers in school, and they often treat snacks to the group of younger brothers who follow them around, so their expenses are naturally higher than that of the second sister. In addition, their living expenses are not as much as that of the second sister, so they are naturally a little tight on money.

Now, from what my father said, he wants to increase their monthly living expenses, which is naturally something to be happy about.

After talking about his children's studies, Deng Shirong looked at his niece and said, "Dafang, is it almost time to cut the sugarcane your parents planted?"

Bu Dafang nodded and said, "Zhongshi came over and mentioned it a few days ago. He said that we will start cutting sugarcane in about half a month."

Deng Shirong asked: "How is the sugarcane growing?"

Bu Dafang said: "I went to check it out last month. The sugarcane is growing very well. It should be no problem to produce 3 tons per mu."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Then your parents will be able to make a lot of money this year. When you go to cut sugarcane, you should remind them not to do everything by themselves. They should know how to ask for help. The wages they get from hiring people are not worth mentioning compared to their overall income."

Jiang Dehu continued, "My parents are used to saving money. If I don't tell them, they might really do it themselves."

"I'll tell them later."

At this point, Deng Shirong said to his niece again: "Azhen will probably go to visit her family next Saturday, so you should go with her then!"

Bu Dafang was surprised and delighted when she heard this. She didn't know about this yet, so she asked quickly, "Uncle, where is the person that Ah Zhen is dating from? What does he do?"

Deng Yunzhu, Deng Yunhua and Deng Yunheng also heard the news for the first time and they all showed surprised expressions.

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Deng Shirong said: "The man is from Shanxin. He just retired from the army this year and is currently a deputy director of the county public security bureau."

When these words came out, everyone was shocked again.

It's already very impressive to be able to work in the Public Security Bureau, let alone as a deputy director. It sounds awesome.

Bu Dafang smiled and said, "Ah Zhen has found a good match!"

Deng Yunzhu asked, "Dad, is my sister going to get married?"

Deng Shirong said: "She is just looking after the family. She is not getting married so soon. According to your sister, she should get married next year or the year after."

Deng Yunzhu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. She was really afraid that her sister would be like other people and get married within a month or two after taking care of the family.

Women are different from men. When men get married, they marry their wives, but when women get married, they marry themselves off.

Once a woman gets married, she belongs to another family. Deng Yunzhu naturally hopes that her sister can stay in her parents' home for another one or two years.

Deng Yunhua and Deng Yunheng had similar ideas and neither wanted their eldest sister to get married so soon.

"Dad, if it's next Saturday, then I'll go with you. Our school is not far from the center of the mountain anyway." Deng Yunzhu said.

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Okay, go if you want to!"

Deng Yunhua and Deng Yunheng looked at each other and said in unison: "Dad, we want to go too."

Deng Shirong glanced at them and said, "It's enough for your second sister, cousin, eldest brother and his wife to go. You don't have to join in the fun!"

"oh!"

…

National Day.

After Deng Shirong came back and told everyone about it, the whole Bangjie knew that the country would hold a grand military parade on National Day to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Therefore, on this day, after breakfast, the villagers came to Deng Shirong's house with small stools to reserve seats, ready to watch the military parade on TV, which they had never seen before.

Deng Shirong also turned on the TV early today and tuned into CCTV.

Before nine o'clock, all the prominent people from each village had arrived.

Now that the military parade has not yet begun, everyone gathered around Deng Shirong to chat about the passenger transport company. They have all been doing business in their hometown for many years, so they are naturally not as clear about the company's operations as Deng Shirong, who is often in the county town.

Hearing the tribesmen's questions, Deng Shirong explained the development of the passenger transport company: "Although it is the off-season now, the passenger transport company is still very profitable. On average, it can earn about 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a month. At present, the company is preparing to apply for a bank loan to purchase ten more buses before the Spring Festival travel rush."

Deng Yungui couldn't help but say, "Uncle Jiu, why would the company need a loan? We have the money we made from last year's Spring Festival travel rush and this year's money. If we add up the money, it won't be much less than one million. If we don't have enough money to buy ten buses, we can just raise funds in proportion."

Deng Shirong shook his head and said, "Last year's fundraising drained all our cash. This year, we finally recovered from growing watermelons. Many tribesmen are busy building houses or getting married. If we raise funds again, everyone will be short of money, so it's better to take out a loan."

Deng Changbao said, "Let's take out a loan. This way, everyone can have more money on hand. Anyway, with the company's ability to make money, there is no need to worry about not being able to pay back the money."

Deng Changxiong said, "Last year, we made over 400,000 yuan from the ten buses during the Spring Festival travel rush. If we add ten more buses this year, wouldn't we be able to make 700,000 or 800,000 yuan during the Spring Festival travel rush?"

The others also showed excitement when they heard this. If they could really make 700,000 or 800,000 yuan, the profit of each share would be as high as 200 to 300 yuan. A family that bought three or four shares could easily earn over a thousand yuan during the Spring Festival travel rush. It felt great to make money without doing anything.

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "About the same. Now more and more people from Bobai are going to Guangdong to work. It's not uncommon to make 700,000 or 800,000 yuan during the Spring Festival travel rush. In a few years, I'm afraid it will be more than just 700,000 or 800,000 yuan."

All the clan members were overwhelmed with emotion after hearing this, and they all regretted that they were conservative when they were raising funds last year. If they had known that this passenger transport company was so profitable, they should have sold everything they had or even borrowed money from the bank. They would not have asked for a few hundred shares like Uncle Jiu (father), but only for a few dozen shares, which would have been a huge profit.

Soon, the military parade was about to begin, and the tribesmen's attention returned to the television.

On the TV screen, the viewing stand and the square were packed with people, and the scene looked very shocking.

At 9:40 a.m., Deng Xiaoping and other leaders, together with representatives of the people from all walks of life across the country and guests from various countries, ascended the Tiananmen Gate Tower amid thunderous applause.

At 10 o'clock, the leader announced: "The celebration of the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China begins!"

Then, the celebration began with the majestic national anthem "March of the Volunteers" and 28-gun salutes.

At 10:02:26, ​​the black convertible parade car of the Hongqi brand in which Deng Xiaoping was riding started, drove out of Tiananmen Square, crossed the Jinshui Bridge, and began to review the troops.

Ten minutes later, the military parade ended and Mr. Deng delivered an important speech.

During the whole process, all the members of the Ye Deng clan watched intently and exclaimed in amazement from time to time.

After Mr. Deng gave an inspiring speech, the following parade was the bombshell. When the infantry formations with uniform movements, forming a line horizontally, vertically and diagonally, appeared on the TV screen, all members of the Deng family were stunned.

What brought the entire parade to a climax was the soldiers' three-stage gun-splitting movement, which made its debut at the parade.

As the order to split the guns was given, three crisp clicks were heard, and the soldiers raised their guns forward in a smooth and domineering manner.

When passing the rostrum, the soldiers needed to wear guns and march in step. They held steel rifles and maintained a marching posture, while coordinating the movements of their hands, placing the butt of the rifle against their hips and shoulders, with the bayonets tilted forward about 45 degrees, leaving only a 12-centimeter gap from the front row of soldiers. The whole set of movements was smooth and seamless, and coupled with the soldiers' firm eyes, neat movements and murderous aura, the atmosphere of the entire venue was completely ignited in an instant.

In front of the TV, the members of the Naye Deng clan were so shocked that they burst into all kinds of curse words.

There is no way. The way country people express shock is to swear, just like the way people in later generations swear "wow".

Deng Shirong also felt his blood boiling when watching the scene. No wonder the National Day military parade in 1984 was deified in later generations. This scene was so awesome that even an old man like him, whose mental age was already over 90 years old, felt his blood boiling. What's more, those young people who were full of vigor and vitality would be shocked if they didn't scream out loud.

Soon, all these scenes passed by one by one, and it was the turn of the parade.

Deng Shirong saw this and reminded his clansmen, "There are students from Peking University in the parade. My son Yunheng is also in the parade. Please keep your eyes open and help to see if you can find him."

As soon as these words were spoken, the tribesmen couldn't help but get excited.

"Uncle Jiu, you didn't tell me about such a big thing earlier."

"Uncle Yunheng actually appeared at the military parade, that's amazing!"

"Oh my God, Uncle Yunheng should have met Lord Deng, right?"

"Everyone, open your eyes wide and see if you can find Yunheng in the crowd."

“…”

Jiang Dehu, Bu Dafang, Deng Yunzhu, Deng Yunhua, Deng Yunheng and others had already known the news and were staring at the TV intently.

Soon, one parade after another passed by, and after the science and technology team came the education team.

Leading the education team is Peking University.

Deng Shian warned: "Look carefully, Peking University is here!"

As soon as Deng Shi'an finished speaking, an exciting and inspiring scene appeared. When they reached the East Huabiao of Jinshui Bridge, a banner made of bed sheets was suddenly opened in the Peking University formation. On the large green paper were written four big characters "Hello, Xiaoping".

Because everyone was watching, Deng Yunheng was found first, mainly because his position was too conspicuous. He was actually one of the people holding the banner.

Originally, this shot was very short and passed by in a flash, but as earth-shaking cheers broke out at the scene, the camera was pulled back again and focused on the unexpectedly appearing banner, and Deng Yunheng's figure became clearer and clearer.

At this moment, the tribesmen in front of the TV cheered excitedly.

(End of this chapter)