Chapter 120: Entry Ceremony and State-Owned Stores

Even if He Yuzhu and the others left early,

But when they arrived at Zhengyangmen, many ordinary people had already gathered in Dongjiaominxiang.

As soon as He Yuzhu stood still, he heard Xu Damao wailing beside him.
"Oh!~
Zhaodi, please stop twisting and turning like rain, I am not your big brother Zhuzi, I can't stand your torment. "

Hearing Xu Damao's howl, He Yuzhu tightened his sister's little feet on his shoulders.
Then he said to Xu Damao,
"That's all you can do. How heavy is Zhao Di? You can't handle it!"

"Tsk, who do you think is as animal-like as you? Don't you think about how long it takes to walk from the courtyard to here? I am so tired."

"Why don't you just do the same as Guangqi and let Uncle Xu carry Zhaodi? Why do you have to compete with me?
This time you will suffer the consequences! "

"Tsk, I like it, it's none of your business."

"When will the entry ceremony start? There are too many people and it's too crowded."

Seeing Xu Damao handed Xu Zhaodi over to Xu Fugui after a while, He Yuzhu said with a smile,
"You are a sensible boy,
The entry ceremony will not start until 10 o'clock.
If you really want to be strong, you will be exhausted just by standing and waiting."

Although the entry ceremony didn't start until 10 o'clock, the entire route for the entry ceremony became lively soon after the few people had gained their footing.
Workers from various factories represented by the Changxindian Railway workers;

Students from various schools including PBC University and Yenching University;
And the citizens of each city,
Holding banners and slogans, they all flocked to Zhengyangmen Street, Dongjiaomin Lane, Dongsi Street and other places, dancing and dancing.

Then the whole Dongjiaominxiang began to sing the song "The Sky in the Liberated Area".

When He Yuzhu couldn't help but sing along, "The sky in the liberated area is bright, and the people in the liberated area like it so much..."
Xu Damao asked loudly beside him,
"Zhu Zi, when did you learn this? How come I don't know it!"

Hearing this, He Yuzhu rolled his eyes.
"Are you stupid? It's just a few lyrics. You can learn it after listening to them twice!"

"Brother Damao, you are so stupid. Rainwater can sing this song. How about I sing it for you, The Sky in the Liberated Area..."

He Yushui was interrupted by Xu Damao just as he started.

"Who said that brother can't sing? I just think your brother is too familiar with the song. It doesn't sound like the first time I heard it."

……

A few people were arguing when they heard some university students shouting,

"Elian, let's dance!"

He Yuzhu turned around and saw the pioneer and founder of contemporary dance art, a famous dance artist and dance educator, who is known as the "Mother of Daxia Dance".

Ms. Ailian, who was still a teacher at the National Peking Art College, danced the Yangko dance.
Then, several men walked out of the crowd and started dancing a Suzhou style dance that was similar to the duck step.

Won everyone's applause.

When people merged into a boundless ocean, gongs and drums shook the ancient city of Beiping, and flags of various styles covered the sky before us,
10 o'clock in the morning,
As the signal flares shot straight into the blue sky, a solemn speech sounded on the radio in Beiping City.
……

After the speech, the army entered the city of Beiping from both Xizhimen and Yongdingmen at the same time to be reviewed by the people of the city.

After a while,

He Yuzhu and others heard the majestic military music coming from the doorway of Zhengyang Gate.

Then we saw a float with the portraits of the two leaders slowly passing through Zhengyang Gate and arriving at Dongjiaomin Lane.

"Here they come! Here they come! The People's Liberation Army is here!"

The moment they saw the floats, the people living near Dongjiaominxiang all cheered and followed them into the mysterious Dongjiaominxiang with their heads held high. At this moment, the cheers resounded through the sky.
Those usually arrogant and domineering Indians and foreigners now all looked solemn.

Hiding in the window of my house, watching the people outside,
I didn't even dare to express my anger.

Walking out of Dongjiaomin Lane, some people began to slowly disperse.
They have to keep running for survival.
Some brave workers and students could not help but climb up the tanks as they watched them slowly move forward.
He started chatting with the soldiers above about all sorts of things.

Following the team all the way to Di'anmen Street near Nanluoguxiang, He Daqing and his companions stopped.

I plan to go home after watching the entry ceremony here.

At 2 p.m., the tail of the troops entering the city passed through Di'anmen Inner Street.
Except for a few people who continued to follow the troops, most of the residents in Nanluoguxiang dispersed and went home to eat.

On the way back to the courtyard, He Yushui, who had been riding on his brother Zhu's shoulders, lay on top of his head in a sickly manner.

"Brother, when are we going to eat? I'm so hungry!"

"Yushui, wait a little longer. We'll go home and cook. You were so happy just now, why do you look so depressed now?"

"It's already past dinner time, and I'm too hungry to have any strength. Brother, aren't you hungry?"

"I'm hungry. I'm hungry too."

As the brother and sister were talking, they saw that the shops in Nanluoguxiang that had been closed down and belonged to compradors and bureaucrats had reopened their doors.

Even the original signboard has not been changed.

Only on one side of the store door was a wooden sign that read "Trade and Supply Department of the Beijing Military Control Commission's Material Takeover Committee."
There was no merchandise in the store, only a few staff members were cleaning up.
Seeing this scene, Yan Bugui stepped forward curiously and asked,

"Boss, please tell me what you sell in this shop, when will it open and what kind of business do you do?"

I heard the sound at the door, and a man came out with a smile.

"This comrade,
Our supply department is under the jurisdiction of the Beiping Military Control Commission and is responsible for managing the supply of goods throughout Beiping. Our business scope is very broad.
From small items like matches, toilet paper, and cigarettes to large items like food, cloth, and coal, we will supply all the daily necessities of the people.

If you need anything, please come back tomorrow morning.
But we only accept RMB.”

Yan Bugui was very surprised to hear that the Peking Military Control Commission had set up a store to supply daily necessities and only accepted RMB.
"This Peking Military Control Commission is really different.
Our former superiors only wanted to get money from us common people, and then they didn't care about our lives.

I didn’t expect that the Military Control Commission would open special shops to supply food.

But boss, we have so many people in Beijing, and the daily consumption is very high. Do you have so much food?

Besides, your shop is too small to hold so many things.

Why don’t you open a department store?”

"Comrade, we have taken over a lot of assets from bureaucrats and compradors, and we will certainly open more and more shops.

You don't have to worry about food.

It can fully meet the needs of the people of Beijing."

Seeing this, Yan Bugui rolled his eyes and said with a smile,
"As long as you say that, we will go and exchange it for RMB later."

(End of this chapter)