Chapter 46 Three to Qinglong Bridge

When I got to the hotel, she was already waiting for me on the front steps.Today, she looked exceptionally happy, and her whole body seemed to radiate happiness.She was wearing a white silk short-sleeved shirt, a light gray pleated skirt, bare feet, hollowed-out low-heeled white shoes, and a white cotton athlete's jacket hanging on her arm.She pulled me into the car and said with a smile, "This jacket belongs to my son. He said, when you go to visit the Great Wall in Beijing, China, don't forget to take it. The wind on the Great Wall will definitely Big, I can keep out the cold when I wear it. Besides, we can’t go there, so let me see the world-famous Great Wall with my clothes!”

On this day, the sky was extraordinarily blue, the air was extraordinarily fresh, and it was another Sunday. Our car drove through the wide avenue lined with green shades. Under the sun, there were leisurely and comfortable people walking on the sidewalk.The children are holding the hands of their parents, and their bright clothes are embellished very eye-catching in the crowd.At this time, she suddenly grabbed my wrist and said with a smile: "I have traveled many places, and I have never seen happy and healthy children like yours in China..." I said, "There is no cute child, in Japan..." She shook her head and said, "Of course our Japanese children They are also cute, but whether they are all happy and healthy, I'm afraid you know that too!"

The car slowly walked across a bridge and gradually left the city. In front of it was a wide and flat avenue that could not be seen at a glance, with dense green trees on both sides, and beyond the shadow of the trees were endless green fields.The fields under heavy rain and early sunshine are so spacious and serene, yet so soft and beautiful.My friend leaned back slightly, took a deep breath, and said, "I always feel comfortable and excited, fresh and kind in your place, and I seem to find a source of strength. My My heart seems to open its eager arms all the time, welcoming new nourishment and new inspiration. Let’s just talk about today’s tour. This wish has been hidden in my heart for decades. This time, I When they got the news that they could visit China, my sons and daughters happily said, now you will definitely be able to see the Great Wall..." She looked at me and smiled, "I have been talking about the Great Wall, in the minds of you Chinese people , it’s not so novel, you can go there anytime anyway.” I laughed and said, “That’s not true, I have spent most of my life in Beijing, but I have only been to the Great Wall twice.” She opened her eyes Staring at me with wide eyes, "The first time was 40 years ago, when I was a student, I went there with some classmates. We took the train, got off at Qinglongqiao Station, and then rode on a donkey. Badaling. The Great Wall at that time... Heh, the Great Wall at that time was really not a scenic spot, but a tall and ruined wall! The surroundings were full of loneliness and desolation, except sometimes there was a string of light yellow camels, from dark yellow At the foot of the mountain, besides walking slowly, everything is monotonous..." At this time, there might be a gloomy expression in my eyes, and she quickly asked: "What about the second time?" I smiled and said: " The second time was three years ago. I’m afraid you can guess this. The Great Wall returned to the embrace of the people, and everything was different. This time, I went by train and visited the Qinglong Bridge Unit of the Kangzhuang People’s Commune. I walked like a car along the wide asphalt road, walked up to Badaling, and boarded the Great Wall... I don’t need to describe those scenes. If I don’t describe them well, it will damage your poetry. However, sitting in a car until At the foot of the Great Wall, this is my first time!"

Speaking of "poetry", she fell silent for a while, and only looked out of the window intently. At this time, there were layers of rocks with dense trees and flowers, and gurgling and splashing springs passing by outside the window.Our car zigzags up slowly, turns a layer of mountains, and changes to a picture, even I am so happy to see it, I don't care to talk to her. At the foot of the Great Wall, the Urn City is full of laughing crowds, and there are also endless streams of tourists looking up at the Great Wall.My friend was so excited that he wanted to go up immediately.We walked up the steps made of straight big bricks hand in hand, and stopped on the first battlement.

She gazed at the green and undulating mountains and the majestic and thick city walls standing on the ridges. It took a long time to turn her head and said, "I have known for a long time that your Great Wall is an extremely great building. Buildings, but the depth of surprise and excitement it gave me was beyond my imagination before I saw them! I thought of your majestic and passionate national anthem, and I realized, 'Build our flesh and blood into our new The Great Wall', the 'Great Wall' in these two sentences, how solid and strong is it! When I was in Japan, I also learned to sing your song "Unity is Strength". I also gradually and deeply realized that as long as we are all united, we will be strong and strong like a Great Wall. Standing tall in front of the imperialists, old and new colonialists, our days of independence and happiness will not be far away.Now, the 'Great Wall' I imagined against imperialism and defending world peace is more visualized. She stretched out her hands, "Come on, each of us is a thick brick, let us put our bodies close together to build our new..."

She was too excited to speak. I walked over and wrapped my arms around her waist gently, and we walked up to another battlement in silence, and leaned side by side on the battlement. I looked at her and said, "Every time I go up the Great Wall, I feel the same. I feel that I am going higher and seeing farther each time. When I first came, although I came with many people, I was left alone in the middle of the city, full of depression and sorrow. When I came for the second time, I was with two friends, and we looked back at the mountains and rivers of the great motherland ten years after liberation with great joy on the battlement below.This time..." I held her hand tightly, "I am with you—my confidant overseas, my comrade in arms fighting for the independence and freedom of Asia and Africa.I've heard your thoughts again about the old and the new Great Wall... Now, this great Wall has given me a depth of surprise and excitement that I never could have imagined before! ..."

We leaned side by side silently, and what we heard was not the violent beating of our own hearts, but the resounding voice of thousands of people in Asia and Africa to "oppose imperialism and defend world peace"! September 25, 1963. (This article was originally published in "People's Daily" on September 30, 1963.)