Rebirth of the Wild Age

"At 9 o'clock on February 1st, US Eastern Time, 22:00 Beijing time, the Columbia Airlines plane lost contact with the control center when it was about to return to the ground, and then disintegrated and crashed over the northeast of Texas. Seven people on board All astronauts were killed..."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, bad news came from the United States that the Columbia Airlines plane was blown up.

On the Chinese side, the one who felt the most heartache was undoubtedly Li Taotao, a classmate from a junior high school in Beijing. Two years ago, she was still in the fifth grade of elementary school. Her project of "spinning silkworms and cocooning in space" stood out among more than 900 projects in primary and secondary schools across the country, and was selected by the Columbia Space Shuttle for carrying experiments.

Now, the poor silkworm babies died together with 7 American astronauts.

It is a special coincidence that 13 years later, the "Space Sericulture" project designed by middle school students in Hong Kong also stood out among the many projects of primary and middle school students across the country. They spun silk and cocooned in space aboard China's "Tiangong-2". It's like a reincarnation, with a beginning and an end, and the silkworm babies in China are destined to go to heaven and land.

The editors of Sohu, Sina, and NetEase, the three major portal websites, don’t want to rest this Spring Festival, and they all made special reports for Columbia.

As for the reaction of Chinese netizens to this, in addition to some people who were mourning and concubine, more people showed gloating. Even some rational netizens, while acknowledging that the seven astronauts who died were heroes, also ridiculed that the United States deserves to be blamed.

Netizens said this, on the one hand, because the United States has done too many stupid things to China in the past few years, and on the other hand, it is also because the "Iraq crisis" is at a critical moment. Some netizens even exposed "inside information", saying that one of the important tasks of the Columbia launch this time was to collect Iraqi military intelligence. Because of the limited adjustment range and frequency of the orbiting satellites of the United States, it will take longer to reconnaissance the entire territory of Iraq, and the picture quality is far from being comparable to that of the space shuttle operating in low orbit.

Many Chinese netizens choose to believe this statement.

The United States spoke at the United Nations on Iraq just five days after the space shuttle exploded and as searchers found debris from the wreckage of the space shuttle. Another 10 days later, anti-war demonstrations broke out in more than 600 cities around the world, with nearly 10 million people participating, strongly opposing the US aggression against Iraq.

On the second day of the global anti-war demonstration, Guo Bing's wedding was held as scheduled, causing a sensation in the entire Rongping city.

If the only son of the vice president of Xianjiu Group marries his wife, it will be a big deal no matter what. Guo Bing's father didn't know what low-key was. Not only did he set up a large banquet in his hometown in the countryside, even a beggar could sit on the table and eat whatever he wanted. Well, Teacher Liu is the classic version of Commander Hal.

There will be one in the hometown in the countryside, one in the Xianjiuchang District, and another in the hotel in the urban area, and the three banquets will be held at the same time.

The wedding party was full of luxury cars, and the whole city crowded the streets to watch, because the scene was so shocking, there were as many as 66 wedding cars, and most of these cars were borrowed or rented.

"It's so spectacular!" Lin Zhuoyun couldn't help being a little envious.

Song Weiyang smiled and said, "Why don't I make up the big scene for you too?"

Lin Zhuoyun immediately shook her head: "Forget it, it's too troublesome, and the people who greet and send you can make people tired. And it's too ostentatious, isn't Guo Bing's family afraid of the influence of public opinion?"

Song Weiyang said: "Uncle Guo, I know, he is usually very low-key, and he seems to have no idea. But he made up his mind, eight cows can't be pulled back. When my father wanted to set up a winery, I Mom was still thinking about it, but Uncle Guo was the first to stand up and respond, and even sold two big fat pigs to the family without telling the family."

Speaking of this, Song Weiyang suddenly laughed: "At that time, Uncle Guo's whole family was eating raw wine at the entrance of the village, and Mrs. Liu invited the whole village for his 80th birthday. Uncle Guo only drank a few sips, then lied that he had a stomachache and fled, please come to the town The butcher on the street took away his own big fat pig. My cousin (Guo Bing’s grandfather) went home and thought that the house had been burglarized, so he ran to the commune police station to call the police. With a shoulder pole, he beat Uncle Guo half to death. Uncle Guo refused to spit out the money, only said that he lost all the money, and this is the first shareholder investment of Xianjiu Group."

"It can only be said that Uncle Guo has great vision." Lin Zhuoyun said.

Song Weiyang said: "Uncle Guo is very high-spirited. When the college entrance examination was just resumed, my dad got a batch of review materials and went to tutoring with a few motivated young people in the village. They went to take the college entrance examination together. In the end, none of them passed the exam. , everyone had no choice but to return to farming in despair. Only Uncle Guo chose to continue his studies and go to the technical secondary school. Of course, his foundation was so poor that he didn't even pass the technical secondary school. After the veterans of the Xianjiu Group were imprisoned, Only my dad and Uncle Guo insisted on studying in prison, my dad finished the "Twenty-Four Histories", and Uncle Guo actually got a correspondence degree from Xikang University in prison."

"Prisoners in custody can also take correspondence courses?" Lin Zhuoyun was a little surprised.

Song Weiyang said: "Of course. In 1985, a farmer named Zeng Yinglong in this province put yellow silk into the belly of the salamander. On the yellow silk, it was written, 'The fake dragon sinks, the real dragon rises; the south of the river, descends to Taiping' Then he compiled these four sentences into a nursery rhyme, taught the children in the village to sing it, and took out the yellow silk from the stomach of the salamander in front of the whole village. Then he became the emperor and proclaimed himself emperor, and the country was named "Dayou". Jianyuan 'Taiping First Year'..."

"Hahahaha," Lin Zhuoyun bent over with a smile before Song Weiyang finished speaking, "Is this the modern version of 'Da Chuxing, King Chen Sheng'?"

Song Weiyang said: "Listen to me carefully. The peasant emperor quickly appointed hundreds of officials and issued an edict. The content of the edict was 'everyone has land to plant, and children can be born casually'. He actually gathered hundreds of people and kissed each other. He led the 'Royal Forest Army' into the county, occupied the county hospital, set it up as a palace, and brought more than 40 doctors and nurses into the harem, so they were wiped out by the police that day."

Lin Zhuoyun asked: "And then?"

"The emperor sighed sadly: Ai, the pain of subjugation is unforgettable," Song Weiyang said with a smile, "After being imprisoned, Zeng Yinglong appointed the inmates as officials, and called the warden and political commissar Aiqing. The warden and the political commissar tried to persuade and educate at the beginning, but in the end they simply gave up and regarded this guy as a psychopath. Zeng Yinglong reflected on the lessons of the subjugation of the country in prison. He said: "If the country is poor, the country will not stand; if the country is rich, the army will be strong. If you want to get rich, It is necessary to learn science, technology and cultural knowledge. In the past, I devoted myself to studying ancient books, ignoring the changes of the times outside my hometown. After being imprisoned, I broadened my horizons within the high walls.' Therefore, the emperor applied for a correspondence university in prison .”

"Pfft!" Lin Zhuoyun laughed directly, and after talking for a long time, it turned out that the button was here.

Song Weiyang also couldn't help laughing: "In order to study by correspondence, Zeng Yinglong actually issued an order to the warden and the political commissar that he would collect several hundred yuan for tuition."

Lin Zhuoyun suppressed a smile and said, "Has the tuition been collected?"

"We've been recruited," Song Weiyang said, "as long as this psychopath doesn't mess around and learns knowledge honestly, everyone is willing to chip in a few hundred yuan for him. In the words of a prison guard at the time, it was: 'Zeng Yinglong has an optimistic temperament and obeys the law. The management, prison guards and prisoners have a good impression of him, and they often jokingly call him His Majesty. I was allowed to donate RMB 50 to His Majesty to support His Majesty's study in Xikang Correspondence University'."

Lin Zhuoyun asked: "Is this person out of prison now?"

Song Weiyang said: "Life imprisonment. Although he didn't kill anyone, the captain he made killed two nurses while resisting arrest."

Before he knew it, the car had arrived at the hotel, and Song Weiyang sent a big red envelope in the lobby.

While waiting for the elevator, Chen Tao came over suddenly, and smiled at Lin Zhuoyun as if nothing had happened: "Miss Lin, long time no see!"

"Yeah, long time no see," Lin Zhuoyun shook hands and said, "Happy Lantern Festival."

Chen Tao said: "This greeting is a bit late, the Lantern Festival passed yesterday."

Lin Zhuoyun said: "A belated greeting is also a greeting."

"That's right," Chen Tao said with a smile, "Then I also wish Ms. Lin a happy Lantern Festival."

Song Weiyang kept silent, watching his nose and heart, watching the elevator floor changes, the digital display lights seemed particularly beautiful.

"Oh, Boss Song!" A local official who came to wait for the elevator suddenly greeted Song Weiyang excitedly.

Song Weiyang shook hands enthusiastically as if hearing a fairy voice, and said, "Hello, hello, may I ask your surname?"

The official was a little flattered: "Miangui's surname is Li, Li Dongyang. I used to work in the Light Industry Bureau. After the Light Industry Bureau was abolished, I have been staying in the office of the Municipal Work Committee. Now I am the deputy director of the Work Committee. Guo and I are always old friends. I have known him for more than 10 years, and I will definitely come when his son gets married. By the way, I also know your father, Boss Song, but I don’t know if he still remembers me.”

"I must remember," Song Weiyang chatted very intently, and even took the initiative to find a topic, "I haven't returned to my hometown for a long time, and Rong Ping has changed a lot."

The Deputy Director Li smiled and said, "It's thanks to Xifeng and Xianjiu Group that our Rongping City's gdp has risen to a new level every year, and the common people have also become prosperous together, and life is getting better day by day."

The elevator door had just opened, before Song Weiyang stepped in, someone shouted again: "Hey, Song Weiyang! It's really you!"

Song Weiyang looked back, but there were a few high school classmates.

Lin Zhuoyun and Chen Tao stopped fighting each other, and walked quietly into the elevator. And Song Weiyang became the central focus, everyone was talking around him, and the elevator was full of the voices of these people chatting.

When he went upstairs to the wedding venue, Song Weiyang was even more busy. Both those he knew and those he didn't know took the initiative to chat with him, making him overwhelmed.

Not long after, Song Weiyang suddenly saw "Fan Ha'er", and immediately said goodbye to these people with an excuse, ran to shake hands and said, "Hello, Teacher Liu, I am your loyal fan!"

"Are you Boss Song? Hello, hello!" Teacher Liu shook hands quickly.

Song Weiyang chatted passionately with this Bashu comedian, and immediately made it difficult for others to disturb him. The two kept talking nonsense until the bride and groom entered the venue.

During the entire wedding banquet, Song Weiyang stole the limelight of the bride and groom, and I don't know how many people came to toast. Even though Song Weiyang drank Bingshuang (Xifeng version of Sprite), his stomach was uncomfortably distended. After clinking glasses with several leaders, he dropped Chen Tao and Lin Zhuoyun and ran away.

Doudou was still eating at the wedding banquet, and no one took Song Weiyang to play "Legend". He simply opened the website to browse the news, and then entered his blog.

Sogou Blog is particularly popular this year, and even websites such as Sina, Sohu and Netease have launched blog products one after another. But the first-mover advantage is there, and Sogou's blog is far ahead in terms of visits, and even some celebrities have taken the initiative to settle in.

Song Weiyang would occasionally write a few articles to pass the time, and he wrote one on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, complaining that he had been maliciously PKed to death several times in "Legend". Open it now, and the replies below are all gloating, and the reply on the last page is a netizen asking him to analyze why the United States wants to fight Iraq.

Anyway, being bored, Song Weiyang wrote an article: "Regarding the Iraqi crisis, oil is just a superficial thing. The real reason lies in the US dollar, which is the lifeblood of the United States. During the period when Iraq was sanctioned by the United States, it began to use the euro as oil. Settlement currency, and also advertised to other countries to use the euro for settlement. Looking at the European Union, both Schroeder and Chirac are seeking to lead the rise of Europe, trying to get rid of the control of the United States, and cooperate with Iraq to vigorously promote the euro..."