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spn Old man Liang is a stonemason. He is over 50 years old, and half of his hair and beard have turned white. His ancestors have lived in the suburbs of Taiyuan for generations. For several generations, he has not been touched by the glory of Taiyuan, a famous historical city.

In embarrassment, he could only rely on the craft of masonry to make a living.

He is nearly seventy years old and lives near Taiyuan North Airport with his wife.

"Old man, you're here for dinner, what else are you trying to do?"

My wife, Aunt Xu, is also forty-eight years old this year. She lives in the next village. From the time she was born to the time she married Old Man Liang, until now, the only places she has been to are the countryside a few miles away. Old Man Liang has been working as a stonemason for these years.

She stays at home to take care of her two children.

The two children have also started families and started working in coal mines far away.[

The old man has a good craftsmanship, and he was unwilling to give it up even after his son got married and started a business. Last year, he was busy at Beihang Airport for a whole year. As a stonemason, he participated in the construction of the airport and used practical actions to support the Anti-Japanese War.

"Why are you shouting? You eat first. I'm not hungry."

Old Man Liang's voice came from the house. Although the old man was old, he still had strength. When the situation on the Tianjin-Beijing battlefield was critical and Southwest invested in the construction of Beihang Airport, many people like him participated.

After entering, an originally small airport was built into a large field airport in a short period of time.

When I was working at Beihang Airport, it was Old Man Liang, an expert mason in his late teens, who solved many problems in airport construction, such as runway foundations and other aspects.

It's called a house here, but it's actually a simple side house filled with stones and masonry tools such as hammers, chisels, and hammers. The old man was dressed in shabby clothes and was busy next to a big stone in the house.

This is not an ordinary stone material. It has an elegant color and clear texture. The whole stone material has a faint crystal white color. If you look closely, you can see that it is a piece of white jade with a very good appearance.

This is a white marble statue that is enlarged to a life-like proportion and is almost completed.

On the wall next to the statue, following the direction of Old Man Liang's gaze, hung a large portrait painting. The person in the portrait was none other than Zhang Shusheng, who was about to become the supreme leader of New China.

Looking at the white marble statue again, it looks like a living Zhang Shusheng, wearing the simple black chief's uniform that he often wears. He slightly raises his left hand and looks forward with bright eyes, as if he has seen thousands of miles of rivers and mountains of the motherland.

"Hey, old man, are you almost done carving it?"

Old Mrs. Xu came in and took a look. It was just a rough model a few days ago, but it was basically completed today. The old man worked overtime and stayed up all night to carve the carving, so it was not in vain. "Old man, how are you going to send the carving to Hanking after you have finished it?"

Huh? How much would it cost to transport this?"

Mrs. Xu is very proud of her wife's craftsmanship. After so many years, her wife is finally able to complete the most painstaking work.

"Hey, carve it first, then I'll take it to the airport. They can definitely send it to Hanking."

Old Man Liang couldn't help but laugh out loud when he thought of what he saw and heard when he was working as a masonry worker at the airport. The new "government" is really good.

This white marble statue was originally found in a mountain when he was working as a mason, but now it has been put to use.

The officers and soldiers of the new "government" are friendly to people, and the people at the airport are not the kind of superior officers. Last year, my grandson fell ill, and Dr. Wang from the airport hospital even reported it and applied for a very expensive special "medicine" for his grandson.

In addition to these personal experiences he had at the airport, there are many other huge changes brought about by the new "government".

Although the old man is just a stonemason, he is an ancestral stone carving artist. However, his ancestors were convicted of stone carving, and his generation, subject to the instructions of their ancestors, can only carve small things secretly.

Seeing that Southwest had defeated the Japanese and was about to establish a new government, the old man was sincerely happy and decided to return to his old business and carve a white marble statue for the supreme leader of New China.[

The entire white marble statue is 1.872 meters high, and the base of the statue is about 199 meters.

"Dong dong dong..."

Just then there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Aunt Xu ran to open the door, only to see the village chief and a few unknown people standing at the door of her house. Although the old woman had no knowledge, the few people in front of her were dressed upright and solemnly.

Looking at it, one can guess that the visitor is no ordinary person. "Village chief, what is going on?"

"Sister Xu, we are here to tell you the good news. Hahaha, let the comrades in the county tell you." The village chief stepped aside and introduced a few people behind him to Aunt Xu.

"Are you Aunt Xu? Let's find Mr. Liang Bicheng."

"Please, please come in, I'll call him." Seeing the unusual popularity, Aunt Xu stuttered a little, and hurriedly went in to find the old man, "Old man, get out quickly, there is someone at home."

"Where are you going? I didn't see you were busy." The old man was working and said he couldn't go without looking back. He was very stubborn. But when Aunt Xu turned around, she saw that two comrades from the county had been beaten with hammers.

The sound attracted people outside the side room.

"Huh? The statue of Chairman Zhang." The visitor recognized it at a glance as a white marble statue, but he did not dare to disturb Old Man Liang. He waved his hand to Aunt Xu, signaling him to exit the door and wait for Old Man Liang.

It was not until noon that Old Man Liang finished carving the last detail. After looking at it carefully for a few minutes, he stretched out his waist and put down the chisel in his hand after he was very satisfied.

"Hey, what are you comrades doing?" Old Man Liang turned around and saw people standing outside the door. He really couldn't remember why there were so many people at home, and the clothes of those people suddenly reminded him of

He had seen many officials from Southwest China at the airport.

"The carving is so good. It's really good. Mr. Liang, you are really strong and strong. You have done a great thing." A leading official in the county took the lead in applauding, thinking that although Old Liang's family is poor and old,

, but one heart is towards the new "government".

Old Man Liang was a little confused as to what was going on.

"Comrade Liang Bicheng, I am Secretary Luo from the county government office, and I have come to bring you good news." Secretary Luo from the county government sat back on his chair, looked at the bewildered old couple Liang Bicheng, signaled that nothing was wrong, and opened the official document.

Bag, took out a red-headed document.

"Comrade Liang Bicheng: Due to your outstanding contribution during the construction of Beihang Airport, after application by the county government and review by the preparatory committee of the new government, you are specially invited as a farmer representative to go to Hanking to observe the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China."

The chisel that Old Man Liang was holding fell to the ground with a bang.

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"Comrade Zhou Zikai: Due to your great achievements in the field of hybrid breeding, after application by the Ministry of Science and Technology and review by the New Government Preparatory Committee, you are specially invited to go to Hanking as a science and technology representative to observe the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China."

"Comrade Zou Shuming: Due to your great achievements in the field of medicine, after application by the Ministry of Science and Technology and review by the new government committee, you are specially invited to go to Hanking to observe the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China as a representative of science and technology."

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"Comrade Wu Yuru: Since you have performed particularly well in your many years of work and have been rated as a special labor model many times, after application by Shusheng Company and review by the New Government Preparatory Committee, you are specially invited to attend the ceremony in Hanking as a worker representative.

Founding Ceremony of the People’s Republic of China.”

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"Comrade Chen Erzhu: Because you have performed extremely well in many years of sanitation work and have been awarded the title of special sanitation imitation for many times, after application by the municipal government and review by the preparatory committee of the new government, you are specially invited to go to Hanking as a representative of the sanitation system.

Observe the founding ceremony of the People’s Republic of China.”

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"Comrade Tang Lin: Since you actively cooperated with the People's Army on many occasions during the Anti-Japanese War and provided a lot of important help, after application by the Military Ministry and review by the New Government Preparatory Committee, you are specially invited to go to Han Dynasty as a model representative of military-civilian friendship.

Beijing to watch the founding ceremony of the People’s Republic of China.”

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"Comrade Cao Jun: Since you have taken the initiative to distribute large quantities of urgently needed medicinal materials and medicinal soups to refugees for free during the emergency period, after application by the municipal government and review by the new government preparatory committee, you are specially invited to serve as

Representatives of traditional Chinese medicine culture went to Hanjing to watch the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China."

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"Comrade Wei Yang: Because of your outstanding performance in the battle to liberate Hong Kong..."

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Throughout the end of May and the beginning of June, nearly 1,500 representatives from all over the country rushed to Hanking by car, boat, plane, etc. to prepare to watch the founding ceremony of New China.

On June 1, the Chinese People's Army Navy aircraft carrier task force arrived at the estuary of the Yangtze River. Some small and medium-sized ships will move up the river and arrive on the river near Hanking to perform naval military exercises.

On June 2, all the security forces for the Founding Ceremony of the People's Republic of China were deployed, and all the troops that were about to participate in the Founding of the People's Republic of China Parade also entered the final sprint period of training, with swords and guns coming out of the warehouse and bayonets like a forest.

In June, Nanjing lost a bit of the splendor of Jiangnan and became a bit more solemn and solemn as the capital of New China. Both the original Nanjing city and the newly built city were immersed in an atmosphere of joy that the dynasty was about to change.

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Starting from June 1st, hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country spontaneously went to Hanking to prepare for the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China.

At the same time, representatives from various places, military and political representatives also arrived in Hanking one after another.

In the already prosperous old city of Hanking, citizens voluntarily organized city cleaning. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to clean and level the ground. All of this was just to make this ancient Jinling city more prosperous when welcoming the founding of the People's Republic of China.

, blooming in front of Chinese people around the world with a new look.

San Francisco, Thompson Street

"Dong dong dong..."

Gu Tiangen, who is nearly seventy years old, is a typical microcosm of the Chinese in San Francisco. From the early days of living like a pig and dog, to relying on the hard work and simplicity of the Chinese people, he slowly had a life that was almost human-like, and then later the attitude of the "government" changed.

, policies in all aspects were loosened, Gu Tiangen opened a Chinese restaurant and started a business that was almost unimaginable for foreigners before.

"You are?"

When he saw this strange yellow-skinned man in front of him, Gu Tiangen still had some doubts, but he was sure that the person in front of him was a Chinese. In recent years, he had donated money to fight the war and donated most of his restaurant income to the country, hoping that

The poor and weak China can buy one more gun, make one more bullet, and kill a few more Japanese. In addition, he also sponsored or donated money to many Chinese who were in trouble in San Francisco.

But the Chinese man in front of him had a very good spirit and had a kind of fanaticism that was almost like that of a religious believer.

"Are you Mr. Gu Tiangen?"

"Yes."

"Hello Mr. Gu, I am a staff member of the New China Office in San Francisco. In view of your long-term support to the motherland, the new government specifically invites you to return to the country to participate in the founding ceremony."
To be continued...