Busy days always pass quickly. Zhan Xinyue rehearses with Xu Jinling and He Yaqin during the day.

After dinner, Sheng Tunan joined in, and the four of them got familiar with the rhythm and worked in perfect harmony together.

As long as there is time, everyone will rehearse repeatedly, because they all have a belief in their hearts that since they have chosen to participate, they must try their best to do their best.

Xu Jinling carried her erhu and shuttled back and forth in the family compound every day. Some sharp-faced military wives who liked gossip saw her and asked her with a smile: "Sister Liu, are you going to enrich your spare time and learn erhu?"

"No, I've learned to play the erhu for a long time. I'm going to participate in the Dragon Boat Festival art performance." Xu Jinling replied with a smile.

The sharp-faced military wife was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then I wish Sister Xu good results first."

"Of course." Xu Jinling was very confident in Zhan Xinyue and He Yaqin, and nodded, "They will definitely be in the top three."

The sharp-faced military wife smiled and congratulated him. Xu Jinling's husband was the chief of staff, and she couldn't afford to offend him. She didn't dare to laugh at him in front of him, so she turned around and chatted with others in private.

"I am dying of laughter. This is big news. Let me tell you, Xu Jinling is participating in the Dragon Boat Festival performance. She said she will definitely win first place! Oh my god, isn't this just daydreaming? Sister Xu is a big, strong country woman who has never had a music class. She wants to win first place. I think she will be the last one."

Others didn't say anything. They felt that Xu Jinling was just uneducated and spoke loudly, but was very warm-hearted. Although they had no common topics with her, they would not say bad things about her behind her back.

Seeing that no one agreed with her, the pointed-faced military wife grinned and walked away awkwardly.

Xu Jinling had no idea that someone was plotting against her behind her back, and she still happily rehearsed with Zhan Xinyue and the others every day.

Finally, the day of the cultural performance arrived.

On the fourth day of May, it was cloudy and windy, and very cool.

The stage was set up outside the venue. The soldiers and their wives brought their own small stools and sat neatly in the square. The judges' seats and the chairs of several leaders were relatively high, so in order not to affect the viewing of the soldiers and their wives, their tables and chairs were arranged slightly to the side of the stage.

At 9:30 in the morning, the performance officially began. Two hosts, one male and one female, came on stage and, after a few opening remarks, invited Brigade Commander Li to come on stage and speak.

Li Xiangqiang took the microphone without further ado and said loudly: "Dear soldiers, dear wives of soldiers, you have worked hard. I wish you all a happy Dragon Boat Festival! The canteen has prepared rice dumplings of various flavors, including white rice dumplings, sweet rice dumplings, red bean rice dumplings, meat rice dumplings, seafood rice dumplings, and many more. After the performance, everyone will go get the rice dumplings and have a feast. Today, the troops will give the comrades extra meals. In addition to seafood, there are also large amounts of fresh pork and mutton."

"Let's all eat our fill today."

"Good." There was thunderous applause from the audience. Everyone likes a good leader who doesn't talk nonsense and gets things done.

After Li Xiangqiang finished speaking, the host came on stage and announced: "The first program is a chorus brought by the special operations platoon of the Ace Regiment, the theme song of the movie "Tunnel Warfare" with the same name, "Tunnel Warfare."

That was the case in the 1970s. The host didn't say much and just acted as an announcer.

The thirty male soldiers of the special operations platoon stood in neat rows. Wearing green military uniforms, they were of similar height and build. Each of them was upright and dignified, like a row of tall young poplars.

"Get ready to sing!" The only female soldier, Wang Xinyi, held the baton and gave orders.

The baton was raised, and the neat and powerful singing resounded through the heaven and earth.

"Underground warfare, hey, underground warfare, ambushing millions of divine soldiers, hey, ambushing millions of divine soldiers..."

The song had a simple melody and just a few repetitive lyrics, and although the soldiers in the special operations platoon had never studied vocal music, they sang surprisingly well.

The singing was loud and uniform, full of energy and passionate. The audience below was filled with passion and tears in their eyes.

This song comes from the movie "Tunnel Warfare" which was popular all over the country in the 1960s. The army organized everyone to watch it many times. Many people can sing it. When they hear the melody of this song, they will think of the leading actor Li Xiangyang. Some people even specially composed a nursery rhyme for it.

As soon as the chorus on the stage finished, the children from the Children's Kindergarten below began to sing nursery rhymes.

"Learn from Li Xiangyang and never surrender. If the enemy comes to catch me, I will jump over the high wall;"

"If Gao Qiang is useless, I will dig a hole in the ground. There are bullets in the hole, and I will shoot the Japanese."

The little kids recited aloud with their faces tense, fists clenched, mouths opened wide enough to swallow a boiled egg in one gulp.

The military wives were so overwhelmed with cuteness that they kept praising the boy for being adorable and wonderful.

The first program received unanimous praise from soldiers and their wives for its good selection of songs and interaction with children. The judges also gave it a high score of more than 95.

"Xinyue, I'm a little scared." Xu Jinling was backstage, secretly looking at the crowd of soldiers below the stage. The confidence she had from the past few days was gone in an instant.

"Don't be afraid. Just treat this as a rehearsal and perform as you always do. Winning is even better, but losing is okay. This is your first time performing on stage, so losing is not shameful. Being able to take the first step and perform in front of so many soldiers and their wives is a victory."

Zhan Xinyue was not stage-frightened. In her previous life, when she was invited to give a speech at a university, there were more people in the audience. She had also faced cameras and various media many times. She had long been accustomed to all kinds of big scenes and began to comfort Xu Jinling slowly.

"Aunt Xu, let me tell you a secret." He Yaqin took over the conversation, "My teacher told me that if you are afraid, don't look at the audience's face when you perform on stage."

"Ah?" Xu Jinling was surprised. "Wouldn't it be impolite not to look at the audience? Then where should I look? At the sky or at the ground?"

"Look at the tops of the audience's heads. You can't see their expressions from this angle, but the audience will feel that you are looking at them, so it won't be impolite."

He Yaqin had changed into a rose-red dance costume, holding a large fan that was white on top and red on the bottom, and had beautiful makeup on. Her hair was all tied up, revealing her white and slender neck. She was slender and graceful, and her figure showed that of a professional dancer.

Xu Jinling looked down at the stage again, trying to look only at the tops of the soldiers' heads. After looking for a while, she said happily, "Hey, it really works. I'm not so scared anymore."

"Well, let's just do our best." He Yaqin patted Xu Jinling on the shoulder and cheered her on.

Xu Jinling specially changed into a new floral dress today, and her makeup and hairstyle were done by He Yiyaqin. She performs frequently and has experience, and under her skillful hands, Aunt Xu looked ten years younger than usual today.

The main thing is that she has regular facial features, but she is a little dark, and she doesn't pay much attention to sun protection. Today, she put on powder, blush and lipstick, and curled her hair into small waves, and her temperament immediately improved.

Zhan Xinyue is pretty, and she didn't dress up today. She wore a white dress, the colorful bracelet her grandmother gave her, her long hair draped over her shoulders, and light makeup, looking fresh and pretty.

The show on the stage is going on brilliantly. Now it's a solo of "I Love the Blue Ocean" sung by a male member of the art troupe, accompanied by an accordion. The singing is accompanied by the sometimes high and sometimes low sound of waves in the distance, which can be said to be quite appropriate for the scene.

This was followed by the drum ensemble "Fishermen's Triumphant Song", the soprano solo "My Beloved Motherland", the pipa solo "Ten Sides of Ambush", and the modern Peking Opera "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", etc. It can be said that each of them is wonderful and has its own characteristics.

Zhan Xinyue kept clapping as she watched from the backstage. She didn't expect that there were so many talented people in the army who could even sing Peking Opera, and did it so professionally.

The soldiers in the audience also watched with great interest and applauded one after another.

So far, the highest score is "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", which achieved a high score of 97.5 after removing the highest and lowest scores.

The show was half over and the sky was still cloudy. The sea breeze was neither too strong nor too weak and it felt very comfortable.

The third to last program was Yan Moli's solo "Katyusha". She sang beautifully, with the high notes soaring into the sky like a rocket launcher, so effortlessly that the soldiers and their wives in the audience were all stunned.

Yan Moli knew that Zhan Xinyue would also participate in the performance, so she used all her strength this time. The audience was shocked and stared quietly at the singer on the stage, mesmerized and immersed in the beautiful singing.

She even sang in two languages, Chinese using bel canto, with a high and mellow voice, and Russian using folk singing, with a brisk rhythm and beautiful and melodious voice.

After the song ended, the audience was silent for a few seconds before reacting, and then burst into thunderous applause that lasted for a long time.

The judges gave it a high score of 99!!!

"Now, please welcome the erhu and harmonica accompaniment, solo singing and dancing of "Wanjiang", performed by Xu Jinling, Sheng Tunan, Zhan Xinyue, and He Yaqin."

Sheng Tunan took out his harmonica and walked onto the stage from the leader’s seat!

The other three also came in from the backstage. After actually going on stage, Xu Jinling was not nervous at all.

Especially when she saw Yan Moli got a high score of 99, she felt that no matter how good their program was, it would be impossible for them to get first place.

After all, three of the six judges below are from the art troupe, and they will definitely favor their own people!

Thinking of this, Xu Jinling became more open-minded. He was no longer obsessed with the ranking. He maintained a normal attitude and completed the performance well.

The four of them looked at each other and indicated that they could begin.

The sounds of the erhu and harmonica sounded at the same time. The combination of these two instruments is very novel and gives people a refreshing feeling.

Because there was no prepared harmony, Zhan Xinyue did not sing the previous chorus, but started directly from, "When writing about the sky, I only write about a corner of the sun and the long moon."

It’s a new song!!!

The officers, soldiers and their wives in the audience had never heard this song before. The song was melodious and the lyrics were even more heart-wrenching!

The soldiers were all shocked. Who was this female comrade who sang with such a heavenly voice?

She definitely wasn't from the art troupe. After all, to join the art troupe, one had to report to the army. Such a beautiful comrade, if anyone saw her, they would definitely spread the news everywhere.

If she is not a girl from the art troupe, then she can only be a military wife.

Most of the soldiers didn’t know that Zhan Xinyue’s lover was Sheng Tunan. They all envied Zhan Xinyue’s husband in their hearts. Having such a beautiful wife who could sing so well was simply saving the whole human race!

In fact, there is nothing wrong with saying this about Sheng Tunan!

After all, if he hadn't killed the lucky heroine Ouyang Fangfei in his previous life, everyone in this world except Ouyang Fangfei would be a tool.

They have no thoughts, are bound by the plot, and cannot live out their own wonderful lives, like the walking dead.

Because of Sheng Tunan's shot, everyone regained their unique soul!

Having said that, the performance on stage continued, and the four people cooperated very well. He Yaqin's red dress and red fan were bright and eye-catching, but she did not steal the show, nor did she dominate!

Everyone was very good. Xu Jinling played the erhu very smoothly, and her face was shining with a confidence she had never had before. Even the chief of staff, who was sitting in the leader's seat, was amazed by his "old wife" who had been with him for many years!

Sheng Tunan also played the harmonica beautifully, and his voice matched perfectly with his wife's singing!

Zhan Xinyue has already sung the chorus.

"The red sun rises in the east, and its avenue is filled with rosy clouds!"

She sang the opera tune effortlessly, with clear and melodious pronunciation, which was very captivating!

As luck would have it, at this moment, the sun broke through the obstacles, rushed out of the clouds, and a red sun appeared in the sky, shining brightly!

"Wow!" Everyone looked up and showed incredible expressions when combined with Zhan Xinyue's singing. It was such a coincidence!

"We share the hardship and happiness together, and we stand up straight!"

Zhan Xinyue continued to sing. Compared with the well-known song Katyusha from the Soviet Union, the lyrics and opera style of this song Wanjiang can make Chinese people empathize more!

Especially since the audience are all soldiers or their families.

Everyone's hearts were shocked and moved like never before. No other song could express the national pride of the Chinese people!

Everyone has heard from the song the righteous path of mankind and boundless benevolence, and has felt the eternal glory of China for five thousand years. They have also seen the country’s peaceful and prosperous future!

After Zhan Xinyue finished singing, He Yaqin's dance also ended. The four of them stood in a row and bowed in unison!

Suddenly, Li Xiangqian and the chief of staff stood up from their seats and applauded excitedly.

The soldiers all stood up and applauded.

The applause lasted for five full minutes, and the emotional soldiers were already in tears.

Later, the host came on stage and urged the judges to give scores, and everyone had to stop!

The head of the art troupe, Yao Aihong, wrote a big 95 on the paper, and touched the deputy head and director next to her with her arm, asking them to type 95 as well!

The deputy regiment commander looked at the excited chief of staff, shook his head, and whispered, "The one playing the erhu is the chief of staff's lover, and Brigade Commander Li thinks highly of Regiment Commander Sheng."

I'll stop here and won't say more.

The deputy head of the group gave it a perfect score of 100 and held it high. The director thought about it and gave it a perfect score of 99.

Yao Aihong has good professional skills and is arrogant. She is usually responsible for managing the art troupe. For example, she takes her comrades to sing and dance every day. Except for Brigade Commander Li and the Chief of Staff, she disdains to deal with other people in the army and doesn't know about these twists and turns.

She knew clearly that judging from a professional perspective, Wan Jiang was better than Katyusha, but the proud Yao Aihong could not afford to lose. She could not watch her comrades from the art troupe who rehearsed every day lose to the business personnel!

The deputy head didn't want to listen to Yao Aihong. She knew that he grew up on an island as a brigade commander and a staff officer, so what was the point of being the head of an art troupe?

And anyone who is not blind or deaf can tell that Wanjiang is much better than Katyusha!

The director was more tactful. She knew that the team leader didn't want Yan Moli to lose, so she gave the same score as Katyusha, 99, to remain neutral and not offend anyone!

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