Chapter 21 It's all the fault of the group song
Whenever the fish belly white appeared in the east, more than a dozen propaganda team members gathered together, and under my leadership, they quietly set off with gongs and drums. After the propaganda team came to the construction site of the small reservoir, they waited patiently at the entrance, waiting for the arrival of the team. As the sun rose in the east, the brigade marched forward with the banner of waving in the wind and singing revolutionary songs, and the propaganda team warmly welcomed them with gongs and drums. It was a very exciting moment. Loudspeakers were also installed on the construction site, which played letters of determination, challenges, and responses, and played revolutionary songs to boost the morale of the Socialist Construction Corps. I also compiled good people and good deeds into an allegro, which was performed by the propaganda team members on the construction site. Beauty Bodhisattva, my dream of being a writer, should it be counted as an official start from here?
Whenever I had a lunch break, I also led the members of the propaganda team to go down to each company and organized everyone to play a game of "touching the ball". Whichever company loses, it sings revolutionary songs. As a result, there was constant laughter and singing on the construction site. The emergence of the propaganda team has indeed enlivened the labor site. The regiment leaders were very happy and vigorously commended the propaganda team. You are very happy to see that I am a good leader.
Ye Baixiang is a girl with a lot of acting talent, especially good at martial arts. At her initiative, the propaganda team used their spare time to choreograph a dance program - "Butterfly Loves Flowers". This is based on Chairman Mao's poem "Butterfly Loves Flowers, Answer Li Shuyi", which is danced by Ye Baixiang, accompanied by you with the accordion, and I recited and sang with the other team members. I remember that day, during the lunch break at the reservoir construction site, the propaganda team performed for everyone under the fiery sun. It happened that the commander-in-chief of the 641 factory came to the construction site to inspect and appreciated the wonderful performance of the propaganda team, and asked the propaganda team to bring "Butterfly Love Flower" to the No. 2 courtyard of the headquarters of the 641 factory to participate in the art show.
The Political Department of the Youth League Headquarters regarded participating in the performance as a glorious political task, and Wang Yiting personally grasped the rehearsal. So, Ye Baixiang's solo dance was changed to a four-person dance. When you take the stage, your accordion is replaced by a piano. At that time, everyone's emotions were really exciting. What an honor it is to be able to perform for the oil workers.
Due to the success of the performance of "Butterfly Loves Flowers", the leaders of the No. 2 Courtyard of Factory 641 also specially met with all the members of the propaganda team. This time, the propaganda team can become famous. The oil worker gave a thumbs up and said that the young people of Tianjin are really good! Hearing such an evaluation, not only the members of the propaganda team were ecstatic, but even the leading cadres at all levels sent by the Tianjin Resettlement Office also felt that their faces were particularly bright.
The propaganda team is becoming more and more favored, and more and more people want to squeeze into it. Especially Wu Jingyuan, he couldn't wait. During the labor break at the construction site, Wu Jingyuan also reported that he sang "Praise Song" bravely. Although he caused bursts of laughter because of the incomplete five notes, he didn't feel embarrassed, but sang more devotedly. Such clumsy acting skills not only annoyed the girls in the propaganda team, but even the leaders of the regiment, battalion, and company looked down on them. The female propaganda team members said that if Wu Jingyuan was asked to come in, they would quit collectively. But Wu Jingyuan blamed me for not being able to join the propaganda team.
On the labor site, Wu Jingyuan, out of revenge, incited some people to make a fuss. They deliberately filled the basket with dirt and then added a large basket of soil to it, saying that it was to test my attitude towards work. I am young and vigorous, so naturally I refuse to admit defeat. I know that Wu Jingyuan didn't have a good heart, but I have to compete with Wu Jingyuan. Wu Jingyuan was originally a loofah, and he didn't have any strength up and down, so how could he dare to compete with me to pick soil? In the commotion, Guo Jiahang was pushed out by the bad boys. We're stupid!
In front of everyone's eyes, I and Guo Jiahang, a wrestling hero with a big waist and a round waist, picked up a load of soil, stepped on the trembling springboard, and walked towards the mound. You see my legs shivering incessantly, and you can't help but sweat. If you stumble and step on the air, break your leg and twist your waist, how can you get it? Those bad boys saw that Guo Jiahang and I were evenly matched, and they continued to coax, trying their best to persuade the two of us to continue the competition. Fortunately, your heart and eye came quickly, and the star on duty blew the whistle, and the horn of labor sounded on the construction site again. My match with Guo Jiahang has just come to an end.
In the radio studio at the construction site, you lost your temper with me anxiously and angrily: "Bao Jianming! Is your head in water? Two baskets and a load of soil, that is more than 100 catties, are you not afraid of bending your waist? I was not convinced, and even argued with you: "My iron shoulders can carry a thousand pounds of burden." Two little fart baskets, can crush me? You became even more angry and said, "You can't do it!" To be in the limelight in front of everyone, that is personal heroism is inflating! My voice also became louder: "Someone is challenging the propaganda team, can I ignore it?" You were so angry that you wanted to slap me on the head and say, "It's obviously a trap, so you stupidly drill into it." Catch up with Ming'er to get an oil pot and ask you to catch the moon, and you also put your hand in it? "We just cared about arguing, and we didn't notice that Ye Baixiang secretly turned on the microphone. The quarrel between the two of us was all broadcast, and the construction site suddenly burst into laughter. It wasn't until you suddenly heard your own voice ringing in the loudspeaker that you were startled.
Seeing that the day was about to pass again, the night shrouded the construction regiment station. The young people, who had worked all day, fell asleep peacefully. In the tent of the political office of the regiment headquarters, the lights were still shining. Several members of the propaganda team are still sorting out the propaganda materials under the lamp.
You pretend to say, "Cousin, I forgot a copy of the propaganda material in the tent, you can go with me to get it!" I was carving a wax board, and I didn't want to let go, so I didn't raise my head and said, "How many steps away, do you still need to find someone to accompany you?" Say, "Don't you see the moon when it's dark?" "When you saw that I was about to excuse myself, you kicked me under the table. I hurriedly stood up and obediently followed you out of the political office.
It's not that there is no moon in the sky, and it's very bright. From time to time, a thin evening cloud floated by, and with a gentle rub of the moon, it slid past.
I stared at the night sky and said, "Huh? Didn't you say there is no moon? You laughed: "Don't lie, can you come out?" I said with some complaints: "Comrade Ou Xiaoya, everyone is busy, but it is inappropriate for the two of us to come out to see the moon." Don't forget, I'm the captain! You said angrily: "In the past, Darling Darling was always annoying, but now he has changed his name to comrade." Okay, you go back, I don't want you to accompany me. It's amazing to be a bullshit captain! With that, you suddenly quickened your pace and left me behind.
I hurriedly caught up with you, accompanied by a smile and said, "Misunderstanding! Misunderstand! Hee-hee, you misunderstood me! I mean, since the construction team set the discipline and forbade boys and girls to come and go, you didn't see them holding back, they were all like monkeys on fire. Especially that damn Wu Jingyuan, seeing that I talk and laugh with you all day long, I can't wait to strangle me. Darling, I didn't fancy the captain's crown, but cherished the errand of the propaganda team. Think about it, can I still stay with you without the propaganda team? ”
You gave me a blank look and said, "Why don't I think so?" I called you out just to discuss with you how to make the propaganda team better. With my character, I would rather carry a big basket in the team than jump and jump like a little madman in the propaganda team! As soon as I heard you, I suddenly became emotional: "Darling, you must have a good idea!" You looked at me passionately and said, "You compose the lyrics, I compose the music, shall we compose a song of the "Song of the Construction Group"?" I almost exclaimed with joy: "Yes! When a collective has its own songs, it will produce a cohesive and centripetal force, and it will be able to establish everyone's sense of teamwork. Good idea! Good idea! ”
The two of us hit it off and did what we said. I wrote the lyrics and changed them several times. In your hands, you always feel that the writing is a little too literary and poetic. I was quite modest, and after repeated revisions, it was only after repeated revisions that the verses were turned into lyrics. As for you, you have worked hard to compose the tune, and it was also completed after repeated revisions.
This "Song of the Construction Group" was soon sung in the construction group.
Although Wang Yiting is a woman, like all political cadres, she attaches great importance to performance. She worked as an oil extractor in the Daqing Oilfield, and later transferred to the Organization Department of the Communist Youth League. After the discovery of the oil field in Beidagang, Tianjin, she reported her courage and came to the Dagang oil field with the oil team entering the customs. Because of her experience in youth work, she was sent to the Political Department of the Construction Corps as the director. Of course, her higher political goal is to enter the political department of the second court. Wang Yiting's views on "The Song of the Construction Group" are completely from the political aspect. This song is from the hands of the propaganda team members she set up, and if it can be set as the group song of the Beidagang Socialist Construction League, this is her performance and merit. Wang Yiting was very influenced by the people of Daqing, and he had to not only make bold moves in carrying out revolutionary work, but also act vigorously and resolutely.
As soon as this exciting news came out, we were so happy that we didn't know what to do. You also donated all the food sent by the family trustees, and invited the partners of the propaganda team to have a delicious meal. However, the ancestor said well, the wine is chaotic, the happiness is sad, and everything is true. The two of us were overjoyed, which led to "happiness and sorrow".
I heard Xiao Zhang, an officer of the Political Department, secretly tell me that that night, when Wang Yiting was writing a report under the lamp about the proposed selection of "The Song of the Construction League" as the song of the Beidagang Socialist Construction League, a person knocked on the door of the tent of the Political Department like a ghost. You would never have dreamed that that person was Wu Jingyuan. Wang Yiting didn't have a good impression of Wu Jingyuan, especially didn't like the "Praise Song" he sang. At this time, when he came to visit, he did not show a welcoming gesture.
Wu Jingyuan didn't care about Wang Yiting's cold attitude towards him, and said respectfully: "Director Wang, I'm here to report the situation to you. Wang Yiting said lightly: "Sit down and talk!" Wu Jingyuan sat down in an orderly manner, and tried his best to show a very frank appearance and said: "In the past few days, our construction team has been singing the "Song of the Construction Group". I think there's a bit of a political problem here. Wang Yiting suddenly became vigilant and said encouragingly: "Talk about your views." Wu Jingyuan said: "I always feel that this is a song full of modern revisionist flavor. Whether it is the lyrics or the melody of the song, it is permeated with a strong Su Xiu style. If this song is not immediately restricted, or even banned, I am afraid that I will make a political mistake in the future. ”
In front of Wu Jingyuan, Wang Yiting neither showed surprise nor dismay, nor did he express approval or opposition. Keeping quiet in everything is the true color of political work cadres. But the fact that she did not say anything did not mean that she was indifferent. After she politely sent Wu Jingyuan away, she sat down and picked up the song sheet of "Song of the Construction Group" and hummed it over and over again. At this time, Wang Yiting realized that this song was indeed a bit Russian. The Soviet Union was once known as the "Big Brother", and Soviet literature and art have also deeply influenced a generation. Besides, music and art have no borders, and "Song of the Construction Group" borrows a bit of Russian style, so why make a fuss? However, since the split between the Chinese and Soviet parties, Chinese society has entered an era in which anti-revisionism is better than anti-imperialism. As a political cadre, Wang Yiting certainly did not dare to take political risks. So, she tore up the unfinished report with three or two handfuls.
Early the next morning, when the propaganda team was ready to go, Wang Yiting solemnly announced to all the team members that they were not allowed to sing the "Song of the Construction Regiment" from now on. At the same time, she also held an ad hoc meeting of the instructors of each company at the construction site, asking them to convey to all members of the construction group that the "Song of the Construction Group" is a song with serious political problems and is forbidden to be sung. The decisions and notices of the Political Office exploded like a bombshell above people's heads, and everyone in the construction team was surprised. You and I, in particular, are shocked and confused, and we are inevitably under tremendous psychological pressure.
You say with remorse: "Baozi, I hurt you!" Okay, what kind of "Song of the Construction Group" to write? I don't ask you to be in the limelight on the construction site, but I want to be in the limelight in politics. I'm the one whose brain is in the water, and my personal heroism is inflated! I tried my best to comfort you by saying, "If you don't sing this song, you won't sing it, what's the big deal?" You say, "You are right!" I didn't hear Director Wang say that this is a song that exudes revisionist poison, and its nature is very serious. Bao Zi, I would like to ask the Political Department to withdraw from the propaganda team. I hurriedly said, "This is not possible! Aren't you demonstrating with the Political Department in disguise? You say, "It's all like this, what's the point of staying in the propaganda team?" I coaxed you to say, "At least we can stay together, right?" In fact, many people have opinions about the statement of the Political Division. Isn't it just a song, how can it be related to Soviet revisionism? However, it is understandable that these are special times and that they are particularly sensitive to any issue. It's all because we are too young and have little experience in politics. In fact, it's a good thing to fall on your heels, and you won't do stupid things in the future! ”
Under my persuasion, you dispelled the idea of quitting the propaganda team. Isn't it also your wish that two people can stay together in the name of righteousness? However, our good intentions did not last long, and new troubles followed.
I have long heard that Dr. Xue in the infirmary is an old woman who likes to spread scandals. In fact, she is old, and she is only forty years old. Since she came to the construction group, her mouth, which loves to say right and wrong, has always been useless. Later, she found out that she was quite able to talk to Wu Jingyuan, so she often used the power of a doctor to seduce Wu Jingyuan to go to the infirmary to set up a dragon gate array with the certificates of opening sick notes, opening sick meals, and opening light physical labor. Wang Yiting is also a frequent visitor to the infirmary. She often uses Dr. Xue's mouth to understand the underlying ideological dynamics of the construction group. Because of the pain in his head, Wang Yiting came to the infirmary for acupuncture.
Dr. Xue was worried that no one in the infirmary came to chat, and the roots of his teeth were itching, and when he saw Wang Yiting, his mouth couldn't be idle: "Director Wang, I'll tell you a secret, you are not allowed to harm others!" Wang Yiting smiled: "Look at what you said, who have I harmed?" Dr. Xue said mysteriously: "Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu of the propaganda team, those are a serious pair!" Wang Yiting was stunned: "Aren't they cousins?" Doctor Xue sighed: "Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu in "Dream of Red Mansions", those are serious cousins and sisters!" Wang Yiting asked, "Who are you listening to?" Dr. Xue said with some injustice: "You don't have to ask!" Director Wang, I'm not talking about you. They secretly fell in love under the guise of relatives, and they also asked you to force them. From a medical point of view, men and women are mature and naturally desire the opposite sex. If you are like a queen mother, you don't let boys and girls mingle, then there will be sexual repression, and the consequences will be very serious. ”
Wang Yiting didn't say anything at the time, but when he returned to the office after acupuncture, the more he pondered, the more angry he became. Someone secretly engaged in the propaganda team, and he didn't even notice it. If this is known by the above, I will not be able to eat and walk around. So, Wang Yiting immediately made a decision and cleared me out of the propaganda team. But Wang Yiting is very smart, she neither held accountable the political issues of "Song of the Construction Group", nor did she expose the real relationship between the two of us, but used the excuse that the propaganda team is all girls, but I am a boy, and the following reaction is too big. What did you say to bring me back to the company, there is another heavy duty. Wang Yiting handled this matter so low-key, in fact, in order not to stain her own performance.
These things were all told to me by Dr. Xue later. But there is one thing that makes me very puzzled, whether it is "The Song of the Construction Group" or "Talking about Love", you have a share, why did Wang Yiting still keep you in the propaganda team?
When I first started digging the reservoir, my shoulders were red and swollen, and I was accidentally patted by someone, and it hurt like a knife. After a week of pain, redness, swelling, and bleeding, until I became calloused, I finally honed my shoulders, but suddenly transferred me to the propaganda team. Now that the calluses on my shoulders are gone, I have to endure the pain again. However, I can think about it, isn't it just to temper my shoulders again? Compared to the revolutionary aspirants sitting on the tiger chair and pouring chili pepper water, what is this?