Chinese have a Xi that has attracted the attention of the world, that is, the enthusiasm for the New Year reunion, every year around the New Year, the wanderers of Tiannan and Haibei will cross more than 1,000 miles, once known as the "great migration of population".
And the thing that can be compared to the celebration of the whole country is the military parade.
On the occasion of the 70 th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the military parade village, which had been built early, had already begun intensive training, and near the square camp, there were two middle-aged women with elegant temperaments, who were wearing civilian clothes and were not the personnel participating in the military parade.
But the eyes are extraordinarily deep, full of nostalgia and yearning, as if tracing an unforgettable memory, in the hot atmosphere, the quiet and distant posture of the two is very eye-catching.
As early as 1999, at the "Military Parade of the Century", the two sisters walked heroically at the head of the women's team, with their upright military posture and uniform movements, which shocked more than one billion viewers in one fell swoop.
It is said that many families are full of praise for it, saying that girls in New China should have this spirit. So who the hell are they?What kind of experience did you have to be selected as the leader of the "Military Parade of the Century"?
This needs to start from 1977, this year, a middle-class family in Anshan, Liaoning Province gave birth to a pair of twins, the whole family looked at Yuxue's lovely two daughters, simply happy, according to the birth order, named her sister Zhang Weiwei, and her sister was called Zhang Lili, hoping that her daughter could be as brilliant and beautiful as roses and jasmine.
When the two sisters reach the age of entering school, their personalities are very surprising to their families and teachers, and according to the general rule, the personalities of twins are often very different.
But Zhang Weiwei and Zhang Lili are exactly the same, they are both the same heart but not publicity, the same serious and responsible for things and not sloppy, their grades are always among the best, they love singing and dancing, and they have become the darlings of the school's theatrical performances.
As the stories of the heroines of the Anti-Japanese War of the same era were put on the screen, everyone around them felt that these two sisters were very suitable for being soldiers and had the tenacity to belong to soldiers.
But day after day of observation, I really feel that my daughter is very able to endure hardships, and every time I watch the plot of the heroine on TV, their eyes will burst with yearning light.
During a casual conversation, my father asked about the two of their plans for the future, Zhang Weiwei and Zhang Lili blurted out that they wanted to be soldiers, and wanted to "don't love red clothes and love arms" like *** said, and be a useful person to the country.
The father is not only pleased with the ambition of his daughters, but also thinks that the girl plans her life in this way, does not depend on others to live, and can feel at ease when she is old in the future.
Looking at the determined and yearning expressions of his daughters, the father said that since he wants to become a soldier, he must start training from now on, and he can no longer be lazy to live, and he needs to eat and sleep on time every day, and develop the Xi of having a plan for life in advance.
In 1991, the two sisters passed the selection together and officially became soldiers.
The full and pursuing life in the barracks made the two extremely satisfied, and they felt that their efforts over the years were worth it, and they gradually found their direction in training, planning to study medicine, and in the future, they could save lives and help more people.
In five years, Zhang Weiwei and Zhang Lili in addition to completing their daily training excellently, all their spare time was spent studying medical textbooks, and finally with excellent results, they were both admitted to Bethune Military Medical College, the elder sister chose the nursing major, and the younger sister enrolled in the laboratory major.
At this time, the two are already very famous in school, after all, talented girls are common, and girls who can endure hardships are also common, but twins have both the above characteristics are quite rare, and teachers and classmates are very impressed by them.
On the eve of the preparations for the "Military Parade of the Century", when the leaders responsible for selecting the parade phalanx from the soldiers could not consider the candidates for the female military leaders, many people suggested that Zhang Weiwei and Zhang Lili could be competent.
When the two sisters learned the news, they were determined to work hard and live up to everyone's expectations of themselves.
During the 13-month preparation process, Zhang Weiwei and Zhang Lili completed their regular training, and they would train more during their rest time, always practicing until their strength was exhausted in the middle of the night, and then they hurriedly slept to recover their strength.
But under the reflection of the bright stars, the two sisters were sweating, but their eyes were as determined, and they never had any intention of retreating, always cheering each other on and correcting each other's shortcomings.
On October 1, 1999, the two sisters wore dazzling military uniforms, walked in front of the female soldier phalanx with their heads held high, and walked to the corresponding position with generosity and force, and the uniform slogan became an unforgettable famous scene.
The names of the sisters resounded all over the country, and in front of Anshan's house, they were surrounded by villagers who came to see the heroines of the military parade.
So what happened to them?First of all, at the Spring Festival Gala in the same year, Zhang Weiwei and Zhang Lili took the stage to sing "Sisters in the Army" for everyone, which is an original song specially tailored for the two.
When the flowers and applause gradually returned to calm, Zhang Weiwei and Zhang Lili also wanted to continue to study medicine, but they didn't want to miss this hot spot, and the continuous interview invitations flew like snowflakes, hoping that they could talk about their experiences, talk about their ideals and ambitions, and major brands also opened ** to invite the two to endorse the product, saying that as long as they are willing to shoot advertisements, all the remuneration is easy to say.
Zhang Weiwei and Zhang Lili politely rejected all the fame and fortune at their fingertips, thinking that because of the popularity of the parade ceremony, many of them are luck bonuses, and any female soldier has a heroic demeanor.
Seeing that they are so humble, they can only give up after repeated invitations, but many companies do not intend to give up this opportunity and offer high salaries in the hope that they can come to work in the company.
This is a roundabout strategy, it seems to be a high salary to invite the two to work, but in fact, it is still its own fame, once successful, the company's advertising costs can be saved a lot. Zhang Weiwei and Zhang Lili still refused, their original intentions remained the same, they still wanted to complete their studies well and prepare for the Xi graduate school entrance examination.
After graduation, Zhang Weiwei entered the PLA Military Library to work, and Zhang Lili joined the 301 Hospital.
But the two of them are working diligently and are very satisfied with their income, but every time there is a national military parade, they will meet to visit, and in the spiritual steps of the female soldiers, they will recall their years of hard work for the parade.
Moreover, both of them are married to husbands who are also soldiers, and it is said that the date of marriage and the date of birth of children are the same day, which is really destined fate. Although they are very low-key, their extraordinary personality of tenacity and ability to withstand fame and fortune will definitely make their families respect them very much, and they should live a quiet life.