Ke Dongxian and the rescued people and their families made leaves and cakes together. Photo by Yang Shangshang.
As soon as the day dawned, Ke Caitai, the father of Ke Dongxian, a first-class meritorious hero of a brigade of the 81st Group Army, got up. In order to welcome his eldest son Ke Dongxian, who was going home that day, he went out early in the morning to prepare the ingredients for the leaf cakes.
The jackfruit tree is considered to be a 'longevity tree' in our Leizhou, with its leaves, with glutinous rice balls wrapped in peanuts, jujube paste and other fillings, steamed in the pot is a leaf cake, Dongxian has loved to eat since childhood. Ke Caitai was busy chatting with reporters at the same time.
In July 2023, Ke Dongxian, who was on vacation at home, accidentally encountered 4 people who accidentally fell into the water, and he did not hesitate to come forward and rescue all 4 people. When he learned that Ke Dongxian was sent to the hospital for rescue after saving people, his mother fainted on the spot.
Eldest brother! A cordial shout came from behind Ke Caitai. He turned around and saw villager Zhu Jiner walking over with a 10-pound fish and stuffing it into his hand. "A few rescued friends and I heard that Donghyun was coming back today, so we discussed coming over to have a look. This fish means that there is more than every year, please accept it. ”
Without Dongxian, there would be no reunion of several of our families. Zhu Jiner told reporters that the fish was prepared by his daughter-in-law, "Yesterday she heard that Dongxian came back and told me to come and see it." ”
Ke Cai was too shirked, but he had to take the fish over, and Zhu Jiner helped him push the cart that pulled the ingredients and walked home.
Before entering the courtyard gate, I heard Ke Dongxian and a group of young people talking enthusiastically from a distance. Seeing that his father was back, Ke Dongxian strode forward and gave his father a big hug: "Abba! The young people around also greeted them warmly.
They are all young people from Beihe Town who have signed up for recruitment this year. Huang Zanjie, head of the armed forces department of Beihe Town, Leizhou City, said that they were ready to invite Ke Dongxian to give a report to the "prospective recruits" in Beihe Town, so that everyone could feel the power of role models, warm up for the new journey that was about to begin, and understand the style and spiritual inheritance of the troops in advance.
I greatly admire Ke Dongxian's courage and courage in putting life and death aside to defend the safety of people's lives, and I will strive to become a person like him after joining the army. Lao Zhideng, a young man who signed up for the draft, told reporters that after learning about Ke Dongxian's deeds in news reports, he was deeply affected and strengthened his determination to join the army.
The power of role models is endless, and the number of school-age youths conscripted into the army in Beihe Town in the first half of this year has increased considerably compared with the same period last year. Huang Zanjie told reporters, "Ke Dongxian saved people last year and made meritorious contributions, and we beat gongs and drums to send good news, and the social response was very good." ”
While talking, another rescued person rushed to hear the news, Ke Dongxian and his parents put down their work and went out to greet them. A group of people poured into the small courtyard lively, in front of the temporary pot, everyone chatted about homely things, wrapped in leaves and cakes, so lively.
Out of the pot! Steaming leaves and other delicacies were put on the table, Ke Caitai beckoned everyone to the table, and the small courtyard was filled with a strong New Year's flavor.
During the banquet, Zhu Jiner raised his glass to Ke Dongxian, and said with red eyes: "Without you, there would be no reunion year." Putting down his glass, he looked at the reporter and asked with a flushed face, hoping that the reporter would take a "family photo" for them and their life-saving benefactor as a precious souvenir of the first New Year after "rebirth".
Under the plaque of "Home of First-Class Meritorious Heroes", they lined up with the word "Fu" on their faces. As the flashing lights flickered, the "family portrait" symbolizing reunion was frozen.
This time when he returned to his hometown, Ke Dongxian also left two other "family photos": one is in the town's armed forces department, where Ke Dongxian enthusiastically interacts with the young recruits; The other is in the home of the old hero He Yongsheng, two people who are both first-class heroes reminisce about the past, and talk about the spiritual inheritance of a brigade of the 81st Group Army of "decisive loyalty and desperate victory".
You hold the people in the palm of your hand, and the people lift you above your head. The leaders of the brigade who accompanied them said with emotion that they would use the stories behind these three "family photos" as educational materials to guide and encourage the vast number of officers and men to always be loyal to the party and the people, and to plunge into the new journey of striving to strengthen the army with practical actions of training and preparing for war. (Zhang Kejin, Lu Dongfang, Li Peng).