1003. General's style (4/5)
There are many people entering the cemetery to cause trouble, but they are just doing small things and there will be no such situations that will hit the parade team again.
First, the cemetery is convenient for police guarding the terrain. Second, it is a cemetery and a cemetery for martyrs. No one dares to do anything in this environment. After all, the ancestors of the residents live next door.
The troubles here are caused not only by the families of the martyrs, but also by the families of a large number of deceased people in Wellington.
The rest were similar to the tombs of martyrs in China. Everyone went up to send flowers and wreaths, and then leaders at all levels went up to speak in order.
The condolences ended, and it was almost noon, but this was not the end of the event. There were other arrangements in the afternoon, that was the popoy fundraising ceremony.
Popoy fundraising is a poppy-pork flower fundraising event. This plant that represents evil in most countries. When it is combined with World War I, it has a different meaning.
During World War I, poppy-mill flowers were the first plants to bloom on the deserted battlefields in northern France and Belgium. This is a saying among soldiers that the bright red petals of poppy-mill flowers were stained with the blood of their comrades who were sleeping underground.
Previously, in 1915, Canadian military doctor Lieutenant Colonel John McCray wrote a poem on this theme:
The poem begins with, “In the wilderness of Flanders, poppy-million flowers rippled with the wind.”
The poem is written in the tone of the dead and ends with a warning: If you are betrayal to us, the dead, we will not rest in peace/Although the poppy-poppy flowers still grow/in the wilderness of Flanders.
After comparing many factors, poppy-milli flowers eventually became the special flower for World War I, and they will appear in many activities used to commemorate the World War I.
In the past, this fundraising event in New Zealand was a way for core members and volunteers of various parties to sell flowers, and then all the funds raised were used to improve the living conditions of veterans.
This year's event has changed, and it is not flowers, but ceramic flowers.
Because during this event every year, people plant in advance and then take it out and sell it together when the poppy and corn blossom, but the money they earn must be in their own wallet.
The ceramic poppies used this time are very beautiful and are printed with very modern 3D printing technology. There is a line of white small words on the petals, which describe the theme of this event: blood-stained land and red ocean.
In the past, a poppy-milli flower was one New Zealand dollar. This time, the price of ceramic poppy-milli flower was greatly increased. It was divided into three types: large, medium and small. The cheapest one is five NZD and the cheapest one is twenty NZD.
However, ceramic poppies and corn flowers are like real flowers, with bright red petals and shining light.
Moreover, it is made of new ceramic technology. The petals look flat and actually have many capillary holes, so you can spray perfume upwards. The perfume will stay in these small holes to make the fragrance last as long as possible.
Wang Bo liked it very much after seeing it. He bought hundreds of various ceramic flowers and wanted to bring them back to Sunset Town for decoration.
Poppy-million flowers are beautiful flowers, but they are also poisonous products. New Zealand does not allow folk cultivation.
This kind of flower is also popular when it comes to the streets. Wang Bo pushed a car and found a Walmart supermarket to promote it.
As soon as he stopped the car, two strong men dressed in security guards came over.
In order to avoid conflict, he quickly explained: "Hello, I am a participant in the popoy fundraising event. I am here to sell ceramic flowers."
A strong man nodded and said, "We know that we are here to buy flowers. This kind of ceramic flower is great, right?"
Wang Bo smiled and said, "Yes, it's great. You can send your wife and girlfriend, and you can send your children. Spray a little perfume up, and the taste can be retained for a week."
The strong man bought him a medium-sized ceramic flower for ten yuan and gave it to his colleagues.
Under the witness of the ceramic poppies and the millet flowers, the two smiled affectionately and continued to patrol happily.
Wang Bo shrugged, OK, he witnessed a pure love.
After the ceramic flowers were placed, he specially selected the location under the sun, and the light shone, making the flowers even more beautiful.
He was responsible for selling a total of 100 ceramic flowers, but the sales of these flowers were unexpectedly good and they were sold out soon.
Just as I was packing up the cart and preparing to go back, someone came up to stop Lao Wang and asked, "Hello, sir, are you a volunteer for the popoy fundraising event?"
Lao Wang smiled and said, "Yes, if you want to buy ceramic flowers, it's a pity that it's sold out now, but I can contact your colleagues to see if they have them there."
The other party obviously did not come to buy flowers. One of them held a microphone and the other was carrying a camera. This was a reporter coming to interview.
Sure enough, the other party introduced himself. They were staff members of the New Zealand Sunshine and came to interview him about several questions about this festival.
Although the ANZ Day is used to praise the soldiers who have given their lives to New Zealand, over the years, the New Zealanders have begun to reflect on the wars they participated in, and this festival has changed a little.
Wang Bo guessed the questions these reporters were going to ask. After the Turks attacked the march, a small meeting was held within the Green Party to tell everyone how to answer certain questions when facing reporters.
The reporter asked very tricky questions. He first asked him which country he immigrated from, and then asked him if there were any similar activities in China.
Wang Bo said: "Our country also has such activities, and there are many of them. I think these activities are very valuable because in modern times, our country has had some very bad experiences and has encountered many tragic aggression. We need to remember the contributions made by the heroes to national independence and national freedom."
"So, is it necessary for New Zealand to hold similar events?"
Wang Bo was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know what to say, just say a few words."
"The soldiers who died in the war are undoubtedly worthy of our memory, but is it necessary for us to participate in these wars? This has nothing to do with the soldiers. What I want to ask is the ruling party at that time, why did they have to let the soldiers participate in these wars that have nothing to do with New Zealand?!"
"We were not absent during the two world wars. In the Korean War, we responded to the United Nations' conscript and participated in the war. In the Vietnam War, we actually sent our brothers to the war. I can't figure it out. I think the ruling party at that time should explain these issues to us."
These words were all explained by the Green Party’s upper class, and they wanted to fire at the National Party. Of course, the Labor Party must have answered the same.
As a backbone member of the Green Party, Wang Bo cannot only enjoy the convenience brought to him by the party, and he also has to pay, so sometimes he has to make a sound.
But he was not very interested in these facts in politics, so he answered a few words and pushed the cart away. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!