May of '72 was extremely lively for the three northern provinces. This is because a certain head of state, after returning from a visit to a neighboring country, began a goodwill visit to the three northern provinces for more than 20 days.

The Northern Daily reported on the visit of the head of state every day, and judging from the photographs published, the road was full of people lined up to welcome the people, and the welcoming phalanx composed of workers, peasants, government officials, and students was also dotted with singing teams, drum bands, and dance teams.

In May 1972, a certain head of state visited Kazakhstan (the incident is a reference, this is not the head of state in the article, please do not substitute)

The news deliberately pointed out that the welcome phalanx was from the place of departure all the way to the lower tower hotel, lined up on both sides of the road, and along the way there were singing, cheering, gongs and drums resounding in the sky.

In some places, they even rehearse again and again a few days in advance, striving to make the singing, dancing, and cheering to the most perfect state. As if it were a sacred task.

Su Mo was a little incomprehensible, you just have to get a few people to line up to welcome and welcome, there is no need to make it so laborious and costly. People are already miserable enough, and there is no need to stop work and school to welcome a foreign guest.

Su Mo originally thought that this matter would be read in the newspaper and had little to do with her.

Unexpectedly, after hearing about the discovery of a large gold mine here, the Führer decided to come and visit it temporarily.

This made the leaders of Shuangshan City anxious, and immediately rushed to Qingxi County, and called the troops and the cadres of the Hongqi Commune over to a meeting.

When Su Mo heard this, the corners of her mouth twitched.

The members of the brigade are busy grabbing seeds one by one, if they put down their work to welcome, delay for a few days, miss the agricultural time, and lead to a reduction in grain production, who will bear this responsibility?

Originally, this matter had little to do with Su Mo herself, she was a pregnant woman who was about to give birth, and no one could go to her. But who called her uncle the number one leader of the county, and her husband the number one of the troops, so this matter has a lot to do with her.

Therefore, even in the corner, Su Mo listened with her ears pricked up throughout the whole process.

The leaders were divided into two factions, one group believed that it should be done according to the standards of other cities; One faction thinks that in its own way, the hardware conditions in their county are not as good as those of other big cities, and no matter how they get it, they can't compare.

The leaders argued endlessly, and in the end, the people sent by Shuangshan City and the province to assist made a decision together, not to follow the standards of other cities, but to do their best on the basis of the existing conditions.

Can't lose the face of Shuangshan City! You can't lose the face of the country!

After the meeting, the work was immediately arranged.

First of all, the road leading to the gold mine was smoothed, and small gravel was paved to make the road surface clean. Naturally, the labor force was drawn from the communes of Qingxi County, and it was the kind of voluntary labor that had no division of labor.

Su Mo thought that everyone would be reluctant to delay the spring planting. Unexpectedly, the enthusiasm was high, even if there was no work, there were a bunch of people who signed up, and each team was screened and sent some sturdy guys who worked neatly. It's a shame that someone wasn't chosen.

This was really beyond Su Mo's expectations, so she secretly asked Li Yue'e: "Mother, why is everyone so positive?" Don't you think this has affected spring ploughing? ”

Li Yue'e smiled, "Hey, grain is grown every year, this is the first time in history to receive foreign guests, what a glorious thing this is, it shows that our place is good, and foreign guests are willing to come." ”

"When I go out in the future, we have foreign guests here, and we have served foreign guests, which is a lot of face."

"Moreover, when this foreign guest comes, we must greet people well and let others know that our country is no longer the same, no longer bullied, and the people themselves are the masters of their own affairs."

After listening to this, Su Mo seemed to understand a little, but she seemed to understand a little.

It may not be unclear to the authorities that this is a bit of a waste of money and money, and it may be that people in this period need such a sense of encouragement.

Thousands of young men transferred from various communes worked all night for two days to smooth the road.

The team that welcomed the phalanx was also in full swing training. The county's primary and secondary schools have suspended classes to form a phalanx of students, each factory has also sent representatives over, each brigade has also elected representatives, and there is also a characteristic phalanx of educated youth, that is, the troops, and a group of people have also been allocated to come.

Everyone was busy, and finally on the third day, the visiting team was ushered in.

A total of more than a dozen cars formed a convoy, and the convoy was followed by dozens of guards on motorcycles, and the formation was not small.

Those who did not welcome the phalanx were not allowed to approach the road, and the members could only watch from afar, but they were also very excited, and even some of the older generation left tears.

Su Mo, as the only common person who discovered the gold mine, was selected to present flowers to the head of state, and was taken to the mining area by Lu Changzheng early in the morning.

Lu Changzheng was very distressed that his daughter-in-law was running around with a big belly, but as a soldier, he had to obey some orders, and he gave orders from above, asking him to fully cooperate with the local unit to do a good job in this reception.

Fortunately, the visit went very smoothly, nothing went wrong, Su Mo successfully offered flowers, and went to the side to wait. The Führer visited the mining area for a while, and then went back, and stayed for less than two hours.

After sending people away from Qingxi County, all the cadres breathed a sigh of relief.

Geng Changqing had something to discuss with Lu Changzheng, and after sending the people away, he returned to the Lujia Village Brigade.

After the two discussed, during the meal, they discussed the intention of letting people visit the gold mine, and Su Mo also listened to it.

Listening to this, Su Mo also interjected, "I'm also strange, you say, this head of state can't bring us any investment, or what technology to introduce, let people visit around, waste people and money, what's the point?" ”

Geng Changqing smiled, "Do you know that he can't bring us investment?" ”

"He's a man who avoids trouble in our country, what can he bring us." Su Mo said.

Geng Changqing was really shocked this time, "How do you know that he is here to avoid trouble?" ”

Su Mo felt a sigh in his heart, and almost got into a goof, and hurriedly said: "I read it in the newspaper, he often visits around, which head of state is so idle and stays in other countries every day, it must be that he can't stay in his own country, so he runs to other countries." ”

Geng Changqing glanced at Su Mo in surprise, and couldn't imagine that this girl still had some political sensitivity, so he explained it to her.

"Our country's current international status is relatively embarrassing, and there are some frictions with the Soviet Union at present, and there are not many countries that have established diplomatic relations with our country in the world, so we have to show our attitude of being kind to friends and respecting our allies."

"Although it will not bring us any economic benefits, it can bring political benefits and help promote China's diplomatic relations with other countries."