New year's dinner
1947 during the lunar new year, Deng Xiaoping led an army to Jinzhai county in Dabie mountain area, accompanied by Li Xiannian, deputy commander, Li Da, chief of staff, and Duan Junyi, political commissar of Hubei, Henan and Anhui Military Region.
On New Year's Eve, leading comrades in Jinzhai County heard that Deng was coming. The secretary of the county party committee led a group of people to visit Deng Xiaoping with condolences-sesame candy, peanuts, mutton and a chicken, and asked him to accept the hearts of the people in the old liberated areas.
However, Deng Xiaoping said that he would not accept gifts and asked the county party secretary: "Where did you receive these good things?"
The secretary of the county party Committee said: "Today is the New Year's Eve, and the villagers received something to comfort the village head."
"No," Deng Xiaoping said seriously, "the life of the masses is hard enough. Give these things back to them as they are! "
After the county party secretary left, the guards said to return the things to see what you eat for the New Year. "
Deng Xiaoping fanned the fire and said with a smile, "Don't pout! Where can I spend money on comfort goods? I think you must have something to eat, take it out quickly! "
The guard said, "only a few wheat cakes are frozen hard, and there are some dates!" " "
Deng Xiaoping smiled and said, "Look, this is not good. Bake wheat cake with red dates. It's a good New Year's Eve! "
So everyone sat around the fire, chewing wheat cakes and eating red dates, and ushered in another Spring Festival.