Chapter 67 Realizing the Dream of Anti-Japanese War Veterans
"Two grandfathers, your dreams are entirely for someone else. As a dream ambassador, although I don't have the connections to help you collect historical materials of the Anti-Japanese War, I want to send you two a surprise on behalf of myself and Yanjing Satellite TV. Li Bai said with a smile.
In fact, two veterans of the Anti-Japanese War signed up for "Huaxia Dream Show" a long time ago, when Li Bai knew about it, he specially instructed the staff to investigate the matter of the two old men, and learned that the two old men had a great regret in their lives. Later, I tried to help them finish it and surprise them. After nearly a month of running around by the staff, investigating in many aspects, and reading a lot of information, they finally got the desired results before the recording of the program.
"That's so thankful." The two old men said gratefully, not paying much attention to Li Bai's words. They had reached this age, and they had seen everything they could say, and there were few things that surprised them.
"Old man Wang Zhigong, I know that when you fought in the past, you not only joined the death squad, but also the captain of the death squad, right?" Li Bai sat on the steps and said with a smile, somewhat understanding the old man's thoughts, but he didn't mind.
"yes, how do you know?" Wang Zhigong asked suspiciously, he really hadn't mentioned it to anyone.
"Grandpa Wang, this is the surprise I want to give you." Li Bai stood up, took out an envelope from the pocket of his suit, walked to the stage and handed it to the old man Wang Zhigong.
The old man plucked up the courage to open it, and he had a hunch that there might be something very important in it.
"This is, this is the ,......" The old man Wang Zhigong took out a yellowed photo from the envelope, looked at the familiar faces on it, there were former comrades-in-arms, parents, and deceased siblings and wives, and fell into deep memories of this. The faces of these people seem to come to life, and they are still vivid after decades. Tears couldn't help but flow from his only remaining eye, and the deep sunken eye sockets and wrinkled face made everyone present can't help but burst into tears.
"Grandpa Wang, are you satisfied with this gift?" Li Bai hugged the extremely excited old man and said expectantly.
"Very satisfied! I got married in my 50s after the end of the war, and my wife died when I was 60 years old, and I didn't have the slightest thought left, which has always been my biggest regret. I didn't expect you to help me realize this dream. Where did you find it, I remember that when I went to the battlefield, I gave this only wedding photo to my old company commander. The old man Wang Zhigong said movingly, with expectation in his eyes.
"Everyone sees this, it's a photo of the old man when he got married. It is the only wedding photo of the old man, and it was given to his old company commander when he went to the battlefield. After a month of running around with our colleagues in the program team, we finally found the widow of the old company commander. Li Bai explained to the old man Wang Zhigong and everyone at the scene, and the photo of the old man was also displayed on the big screen, and the young faces on the yellowed photos had a strong atmosphere of the times, which made everyone feel the weight of history.
Then, Li Bai turned his head and said apologetically to the old man Wang Zhigong: "Grandpa Wang, I'm really sorry. Because your old company commander died decades ago, leaving only his widow. Because of her age, her movement was a little inconvenient, so she couldn't come to the scene. ”
"It's okay, I'm so grateful to you, thank you so much for our Yanjing Satellite TV. As long as I know that my sister-in-law is still alive, I will visit her after the show. The old man Wang Zhigong said gratefully, but his sister-in-law took care of him as a younger brother. The old man Zheng Tianfu on the side was also happy for his old buddy. However, when he looked at Li Bai, there was a little more expectation in his eyes.
"Grandpa Zheng, I know what you're thinking right now. I can tell you for sure that I found it. Li Bai's words made the old man Zheng Tianfu extremely excited, and his body trembled involuntarily. Li Bai hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man, and Wang Haiyue also hurriedly ran to the stage to help support the old man.
Seeing that the audience at the scene was at a loss, Li Bai opened his mouth to solve their doubts: "Maybe you don't know, Grandpa Zheng is 103 years old, has a very hearty personality, and his body is also very healthy. In fact, his experience is different from what everyone sees, and it is actually very bumpy. Because of the injury in the battle, he lost his fertility, and in order not to delay other girls, he chose not to marry for the rest of his life. As far as I know, Grandpa Zheng has been living in a nursing home in Bashu now. Grandpa Zheng, am I right? ”
"Yes, that's right. But it's not as great as Xiao Li said, I'm just an ordinary old man. I'll tell you the rest myself. At that time, information was inconvenient, and it was not easy to send a letter. At that time, I went out of Sichuan with the army, participated in the anti-Japanese war for nearly ten years, hundreds of battles, and when I returned home happily after the war, I found that my home was gone. Only the remnants of the wall remained, and only a large tomb without a monument was seen at the entrance of the village. At that time, he was disheartened and returned to Bashu City, participated in the work arranged by the state, and worked until he retired, and later lived in the Bashu Nursing Home. The situation that followed is basically the same as that of Comrade Xiao Li. The old man Zheng Tianfu said sentimentally, feeling as if it happened yesterday, and still remembering it.
"Grandpa Zheng, don't be sad. There's something I said, don't get excited. After Li Bai finished speaking, he saw that the old man Zheng Tianfu nodded in agreement, and continued: "You turn your head and take a look." ”
With Li Bai's words, the old man Zheng Tianfu turned his head and saw that there were at least forty or fifty people standing on the stage, and the one surrounded by everyone was a white-haired old lady.
"Is it a third girl?" The old man Zheng Tianfu stared at the old lady for a long time, and said uncertainly.
"Yes, yes, my nickname is Sanniu. Are you Brother Huzi? The old lady walked tremblingly towards this side with the support of her family, her eyes full of anticipation.
"Sanniu, I didn't expect you to be alive, I thought you were gone." Zheng Tianfu walked up to the old lady with the support of Li Bai and Wang Haiyue, and said in a choked voice.
"Big brother, I thought you were all sacrificed." The old lady threw herself into Zheng Tianfu's arms and cried loudly like a child.
"The anti-Japanese war rod has been fought for nearly ten years, and when I go home, there is no one at home." Old man Zheng Tianfu said sadly.
"Big brother, two or three years after you left, when the devils bombed, they blew up our village, because I had already married to another village at that time and survived by luck. The rest of the village, including his parents and second brother, they all ......," the old lady said with a cry, which also solved the doubts in Zheng Tianfu's heart.
"Alas, my poor sister." The two centenarians stood on the stage and hugged their heads and cried.
The juniors on the stage were also full of tears of excitement, they had listened to the old lady talk about Zheng Tianfu since they were children. The audience at the scene and in front of the TV was also moved by such a scene.
"Brother, I'll show you my children and grandchildren." The old lady was the first to come back to her senses and introduced herself to the old man Zheng Tianfu.
"Uncle."
"Uncle."
"Grandpa."
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Among these juniors, there are gray-haired old people, middle-aged people, children, and even babies who are waiting to be fed by their mothers, and everyone is surrounded by the old man Zheng Tianfu excitedly, affectionately called.
"Good! Good! Sister, seeing that you have such a big family, my brother is relieved, and he can be blind to death. Zheng Tianfu said with relief.
"Brother, how can you say that, how can my sister let you live in a nursing home again? Where I am is your home, and we'll go home together later. The old lady said with pity, her eyes couldn't help but pantothenic. I don't know how my brother survived alone for more than 80 years.
"That's right, uncle. Grandma has been waiting for you for 84 years, and we have been reunited with great difficulty, and we can't be separated again this time. A middle-aged man in his forties and fifties came out and sincerely persuaded him, and the others also responded.
"Brother, it's a good thing that your family can be reunited, we are all at this age, and we don't have a few years to live. It's time to enjoy the blessings, so let the juniors do their filial piety. The old man Wang Zhigong also opened his mouth to persuade.
"Grandpa Zheng, you have to listen to what the audience has to say?" Li Bai said with a smile, and then waved his hand at the audience. The crowd below also shouted in unison:
"Promise! Promise! ……”
"Good, good! I promise. The old man Zheng Tianfu didn't want to disappoint his relatives and everyone, and finally happily agreed.
"Well, things have a happy ending. The dream of the two grandfathers, I don't think I have to vote. Because it's about the country, it's about responsibility, it's about history, and all the votes don't mean anything. However, here, I want to be the two of you old men, but still young and high-spirited, I want to be the former anti-Japanese warriors, who can still be radiant today, and the two old men who stand here with crane hair and childish faces, let the wings of dreams rise for you. All stand up! With Li Bai's impassioned statement, all the audience, including the director, stood up solemnly. Even the many viewers sitting in front of the TV at the moment couldn't help but stand up.
"Okay, let the Chinese dream, here, on the stage of "Huaxia Dream Show", let the dream shine into reality!" Li Bai said loudly. The "Dream Wings" on the big screen also gradually rose along with the theme song of "Dream Show".
…… (PS: I would like to dedicate this chapter to those lovely old people who have shed their youth and shed blood for us.) )