Age of Rebirth

The Spring Festival on the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi has a strong folk atmosphere, especially in Dingbian. With the development of the economy, citizens live and work in peace and contentment, and various undertakings are flourishing. Main event.

He Dingfu, the vice-chairman of the military and political committee who temporarily presided over the work of the Dingbian Special Economic Zone, turned out to be Liu Hanzhang's right-hand man. He called a meeting with the heads of various departments of the city government. The theme of the meeting was that this year's Spring Festival in Dingbian must be lively and prosperous. There is only one reason, Chairman Tang is in Dingbian, and he catches up with his wedding, because Chairman Tang has a strict order that officials at all levels in the special economic zone are not allowed to attend the wedding.

This is a great regret in the hearts of the officials in Dingbian. It is also the wish of all the citizens to take advantage of the opportunity of the Chinese New Year to celebrate. Another point is to let Chairman Tang, who has not come back all the year round, take a look The face of the citizens of Dingbian, in addition to the celebration on New Year's Eve, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there will also be a city-wide Lantern Festival.

The meeting was very short, and the responsible persons at all levels went back to prepare with excitement. He Dingfu came to Tang Qiuli's office to report. I won't bother him, but now the vice chairman Liu Hanzhang is far away in the northeast, presiding over the acceptance work, Tang Qiuli, the chairman, is the one who makes the decision!After He Dingfu finished reporting his thoughts, Tang Qiuli was speechless for a while. He did not object to the people in the Dingbian Special Economic Zone celebrating the Spring Festival in this way. Pass.But taking my own wedding as an example, it would be a bit too much.

"Vice Chairman He, I'm in Dingbian. It's a unique folk custom in the Loess Plateau to have a prosperous New Year. The government strongly supports it, which is correct. However, it's not good to link the celebration of the festival with my personal wedding! My Tang Qiuli can't bear it!" Tang Qiuli said patiently.

What kind of chief officer is there, what kind of deputy is there, He Dingfu's temper.Similar to Liu Hanzhang, upon seeing this, he said seriously, "Chairman Tang, this is a decision made by the Dingbian Municipal Government. I hope you will respect public opinion. Besides, Chairman Tang has contributed a lot to Dingbian's prosperity and stability today. We obeyed the order and did not attend the wedding, but we cannot deprive us of congratulating you in another way!"

Seeing He Dingfu's serious face, Tang Qiuli was helpless.Considering it carefully, he said: "I will not interfere with the decision of the Dingbian Municipal Government and respect your opinions. But it should not be too extravagant and wasteful. There is only one thing that must be removed, which is to hold various celebrations for the reason of my wedding, Tang Qiu! "Vice Chairman He, I, Tang Qiuli, am not the emperor. What do you want to celebrate with the people? Personal marriage, let alone a national ceremony. I can't bear such a heavy weight. In addition, I can't afford the arrangement of the festival activities." Never intervene, and never interfere, you Dingbian city government, you can't ask me to approve everything!"

He Dingfu was happy. He knew that the founder of Dingbian was a hands-off shopkeeper. He didn't care about the details, so he said: "Don't worry, I have already arranged it. No one will bother you. As long as you approve it will be done." !” After hesitating for a moment, he continued with reluctance to say: “A leader’s big wedding is celebrated throughout the world. There are traditions in ancient and modern times. Why should Chairman Tang stick to this? Do you also give officials at all levels in the border a chance to express their hearts!”

Tang Qiuli said uncompromisingly: "No, absolutely not. If you insist on this, I would rather not approve this Spring Festival celebration!"

According to Tang Qiuli's plan, after celebrating the Spring Festival in Dingbian, he would accompany his parents at home until the tenth day of the first lunar month, and on the eleventh day of the first lunar month, he would rush from Dingbian to Yangon to meet with several corps commanders to study the next step of military affairs. As for the direction of action, after he returned home, he casually told his parents and wives about the Dingbian City Government's plan to hold the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month while having dinner.

Parents are getting old, and they don't care much about the lively and lively things, but Mei Ting, Mei Xue and Liu Xinlan are different. They follow Tang Qiuli to fight in different places, and what he sees most are the scenes of war filled with gunpowder, which is rare. There are several opportunities for lively Chinese New Year. For the people on the Yellow Land, they are still very curious and longing for the customs of the Chinese New Year. Although Mei Ting has spent several Spring Festivals in Dingbian, Tang Qiuli is not around, and only endless thoughts are left. , how can I have the heart to watch the fun?

This year is different, my husband is by my side, and I also have a love for excitement, smiling and silent, but my eyes reveal the true thoughts in my heart. As for Mei Xue, she spent several Spring Festivals with Tang Qiuli in the war zone. Hearing that there was excitement to watch, he felt even more itchy, with an expression of eagerness to try, and looked at her husband threateningly, as if he would never stop if he didn't agree.

Especially Liu Xinlan, although it is the second time to celebrate the New Year in Dingbian, but it is the first time after getting married. Last year, when she celebrated the Spring Festival in Dingbian, it was the time when she recognized the two elders of the Zhang family as her adoptive father and mother. Now, I have finally become the wife of this man, and I want to have a happy Spring Festival in my memory, so I looked at Tang Qiuli shyly begging.

The expressions of the daughters-in-law couldn't be hidden from the eyes of their parents who have been through the world. The father took a sip of wine and acted like the head of the family, saying: "Qiu'er, you rarely come back once a year. There are fewer Chinese New Years, this year our family is finally complete, and Xinlan has just passed through the door. No matter how busy you are, don’t be in a hurry. Let’s go after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in Dingbian! I will also be with you mom!"

"Besides, my granddaughter will be four years old soon. As a father, how much time do you spend by your child's side? You know it in your heart. You are busy working outside all year round, and you are not afraid that your child will be alienated from you?"

As soon as Jinkou, the father of the head of the family, moved out his precious daughter, this matter has not changed, "Okay Dad, I listen to you, then I will leave after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month! I will leave on the specific day. Let's decide again, but we can't stay in Dingbian for too long!" Tang Qiuli said helplessly.

"I know you have a lot of things to do, and you are a very busy person. I didn't leave you at home to guard our two old bones, so much!" The father said dissatisfied.

Mei Ting, Mei Xue and Liu Xinlan were overjoyed. Seeing her father-in-law teaching her husband a lesson, they all giggled. Mei Ting was busy taking care of her daughter with a smile in her eyes. After taking a bite of food, the two elders saw that their daughter-in-laws were so sensible, and the son agreed to leave after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

On New Year's Eve, Tang Qiuli decided to invite the two elders of the Zhang family and the two elders of the Mei family to reunite with their parents at home. This was done more for the sake of the two elders of the Zhang family. It wasn't deserted when they came back from visiting relatives again, but Uncle Zhang and Madam, since Liu Xinlan got married, the two elders were not used to hiring servants, so the house seemed extraordinarily deserted, so Tang Qiuli went to invite them in person.

The two elders of the Zhang family were worried about their daughter, so the two elders were too deserted to celebrate the new year, so they didn't postpone it. As for Mr. Mei, he was an enlightened person, and it was very lively. There were a lot of people, and they sat at two big tables lively. Tang Qiuli invited the servants to the family for a holiday, and took the three wives to cook in person, cooking two tables full of delicious dishes. The old people gathered together Chatting, the pots and pans in the kitchen are ringing together, and the fragrance is overflowing.

Meiling felt that he had nothing to do with chatting with the old people, so he sneaked into the kitchen to help. Now Meiling is a strong young man with the rank of major, and he has a strong military temperament. He was the battalion commander of the third brigade of Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan Garrison Corps, and he was also the grassroots commander who led nearly a thousand soldiers. Change yourself to a new job and be transferred to the Operations Department of the Corps as the deputy director.

In fact, in Mei Ling's heart, he is not very interested in the position of deputy director of the Operations Department of the Corps Department. He likes to lead troops to fight on the front line. As the acting platoon leader of the Guan Garrison Corps, he has been in the combat unit, step by step, to the command post of the battalion commander. Brother-in-law's opinion.

After sneaking into the kitchen, I saw my brother-in-law, wearing an apron, flipping the ladle in a serious manner, and kept yelling, taking this and that, which seemed a bit like a chef. Counting Liu Xinlan, she was three older sisters. Insisting in a hurry, he couldn't help laughing secretly.

Leaning in front of Tang Qiuli, Mei Ling flattered her, "Brother-in-law, I didn't expect that you are still an all-rounder in civil and military affairs. It's okay to command and fight wars, and you can also cook good dishes. I really admire you!"

Tang Qiuli knew his brother-in-law's character, he was honest and calm, he didn't have anything to do, so he wouldn't flatter him. Could it be that this kid made a mistake in the army?Then he glanced at him and said, "Why are you sneaking into the kitchen instead of accompanying the old people in the living room? You have learned to wear a tall hat for me? Did you make a mistake in the army and come to me to ask for favors?" coming?"

When Mei Ting heard this, she came over and said, "Look at you, it's rare to see Mei Ling once in a few years, and she scolds people as soon as they meet, Mei Ling, don't be afraid of making mistakes, just learn from your mistakes, don't worry about it!"

Seeing that her brother-in-law and sister had misunderstood, Mei Ling hurriedly said, "Where are you thinking?!" Then he told Feng Jiwu, the commander of the Corps, that he was going to be transferred to be the deputy director of the Corps' Operations Department. said.

Tang Qiuli handed the ladle to Mei Ting, wiped his hands with the apron, and looked Mei Ling up and down a few times, making Mei Ling's heart shudder. To be honest, he was in awe of this brother-in-law.

"Let's talk about your business after dinner. Now, let's start dinner right away. What are you doing? Help serve the food!" Tang Qiuli said suddenly with a "puchi smile".

(To be continued)

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