In the 30s, there was express mail, especially those domestic airlines, there were few passengers all year round, but the business of sending letters by plane was more popular.

By the mid-30s, as the competition among airlines intensified, the cost of express credit was greatly reduced. Many newspaper articles and government letters will be sent by express mail, and these letters are often thrown in passenger planes and sent out by the way.

This also applies to international couriers, such as the Chinese journalist's Olympic manuscript, which was sent to China by plane for publication, and the time was about ...... Four days.

When the news that Liu Changchun won the bronze medal in the men's sprint, it was enough for the Chinese to cheer and celebrate. And when the news broke that the swimming team had won six gold medals, newspapers across China went wild, with people banging gongs and drums and setting off firecrackers to celebrate like the Chinese New Year.

Historically, the Chinese football team set off ahead of schedule and sold tickets to raise funds along the way. They kept playing in Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Egypt, South Africa, etc., almost penetrating the whole of Asia and Africa, and all but two draws were wins.

When the news reached Europe, when the Chinese football team began to play against the European team, the local overseas Chinese actually burned incense to worship the Buddha, and prayed to the Bodhisattva and Mazu day and night for the victory of the Chinese team.

It will be difficult for future generations to understand that feeling, and this is an era that urgently needs national self-confidence.

Zhou Hexuan and the others returned to China this time and stopped at the halfway port several times. Every time they docked, countless overseas Chinese spontaneously came to welcome and express their condolences, beating gongs and drums, dancing dragons and lions, and were often expelled by the port management, but they still enjoyed it.

Every member of the Olympic team was surrounded by a group to shake hands, and the whole body was touched by overseas Chinese, as if the Olympic athletes could be touched with fairy energy.

Eggs, cigarettes, cloths, snacks, pickles, liquor, fruits...... Most of the overseas Chinese are not very wealthy, but they bring all kinds of gifts, and they stuff them into the arms of the Olympic athletes without saying a word.

What impressed Zhou Hexuan the most was that an old lady in her 60s of Singaporean overseas Chinese placed offerings and incense candles on the pier, kowtowed four times to the athletes and the sky and the sea, and the faint old man had tears in her eyes, and said in a Minnan dialect that she didn't understand well: "Mazu bless, Mazu bless, Chinese are now raising their eyebrows." ”

At that moment, Zhou Hexuan's throat choked, and indescribable emotions lingered in his heart.

When the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in an all-round way, many of these overseas Chinese who came to greet and congratulate them sent their sons to the battlefield.

Due to the occupation of the ports in the east and south by the Japanese army, the government could only open up international aid for road transportation in Yunnan and Burma. At that time, a large number of drivers and car mechanics were urgently needed, and countless overseas Chinese children gave up a decent life, took off their suits and braved artillery fire to transport supplies. They did not dare to drive during the day, so they could only turn off their lights at night, and drive on the steep winding mountain road, and some people accidentally drove off the cliff and died.

At that time, there were more than 3,000 cars on the Yunnan-Burma Highway, of which more than 1,100 were donated by overseas Chinese, and most of the drivers of these more than 3,000 cars were children of overseas Chinese in Nanyang. More than 1,000 children of overseas Chinese died in war, car accidents and diseases, and are permanently buried in Yunnan, with a sacrifice rate of nearly 50%.

When the ship docked at the port of Singapore, Mr. Tan Kah Kee, an overseas Chinese leader, presented each athlete with a bag of rice and a dozen canned pineapples.

It's not Chen Jiageng who picks the door, he is already a thrifty person, and the things he uses at home are also ordinary things, and there is no luxury of capitalists at all. During the world economic crisis, Tan Kah Kee's company owed more than 4 million yuan in bank debts and was already insolvent, but he raised more than 900,000 yuan to run schools in Xiamen and other places.

According to statistics, according to the comparison between RMB and gold in the 80s, Chen Jiageng donated hundreds of millions of dollars in his life to run a school, which was hundreds of millions of dollars in the early 80s.

Overseas Chinese in Nanyang supported Yunnan-Burma road transportation, which was also initiated by Chen Jiageng, and as soon as he raised his arms, countless overseas Chinese sent their sons to the front line of resistance against Japan.

From Europe, Africa, Nanyang to Shanghai, overseas Chinese along the way brought Zhou Hexuan an indescribable spiritual baptism. From the excited, excited, ecstatic and weeping faces, he felt the surging vitality and cohesion of this nation.

The medals won at the Olympics are not just medals, but a heavy hope for the future.

Shanghai Wharf.

The passengers of the same ship automatically stood on the deck to make way for the athletes. Before you could step onto the gangway, the pier erupted in earth-shattering cheers, followed by the sound of crackling firecrackers, and the lion dance team soared to the rhythm of gongs and drums.

The Olympic athletes lined up and got off the boat in turn, and Ye Beihua, who was kicked and broke his leg, went down on crutches and stood upright with the help of his teammates.

Lin Sen, the head of state, personally came to celebrate the occasion, followed by Wu Tiecheng, the mayor of Shanghai, and a number of officials and celebrities in Shanghai.

Lin Sen, the head of state, did a chic job, and the busiest thing all day was to collect and appreciate antiques, and there were a bunch of fakes from the antique street at home. Although he didn't take care of things, he was the nominal supreme leader of the Republic of China after all, and Wang Zhengting was flattered by the act of personally coming to pick up the ship.

Wang Zhengting walked up to Lin Sen with his head held high, and shouted in a hissed voice: "Report to Chairman Lin, humble Wang Zhengting, and lead the Olympic athletes to return to China triumphantly." In this Olympic Games, our athletes won a total of six gold medals, Japan only five, the British Empire only four, and our neighbor India only one! In front of us are Germany, the United States, Hungary, Italy, Finland and France, and China is tied for sixth place with Sweden and the Netherlands! In swimming, Chinese athletes have broken the world record eight times (the silver medal has also broken the record)! China's athlete Liu Changchun, although he only won the third place in the sprint, broke the Asian record again! Jin Guidi, a Chinese athlete, was injured by a malicious foul by a British boxer, and still won the fourth place in the competition with an injury! China's football team successfully entered the top four in the world and slashed the host Germany! Please give a lecture to Chairman Lin! ”

"Good!"

"China will win!"

"China's No. 1 in Asia!"

Hearing Wang Zhengting's report, the entire wharf cheered. Even the coolies at the docks who were carrying goods were happily standing in the distance and listening, and the usually harsh Chinese overseers did not stop them.

"Okay, good, good job!"

Lin Sen said a few good words one after another, with a smile on his face, he was relieved, he stroked his white beard and said, "I want to shake hands with the athletes in person." ”

Wang Zhengting hurriedly stepped out of the way and said, "Chairman Lin, please!" ”

Lin Sen first came to Zhou Hexuan, shook hands and said with a smile: "I want to shake hands with Mingcheng first, you have contributed a lot to the Olympic Games, and I want to thank you on behalf of the party-state." ”

"Chairman Lin praised it falsely, the contemptible people just waved the flag and shouted, and it was the athletes who really worked hard." Zhou Hexuan took the initiative to get out of the way after shaking hands.

I don't know if it's true feelings, or pretending, anyway, Lin Sen has done a lot of work on the surface, he actually took off his glasses to wipe his tears, and then shook hands with dozens of athletes one by one. Every time he shook hands, he asked each other about their age and place of origin and the event they were participating in, and said words of encouragement and appreciation, which brought tears to the eyes of the athletes.