In the back of the truck, the five of them were completely lost in song.
After a round of "The East is Red," Yang Jianguo stood up and led them in a rendition of "The Sun That Never Sets Rises Over the Prairie."
"White clouds drift in the clear blue sky... Horses gallop beneath the clouds..."
By the line about galloping horses, Yang Jianguo's raspy voice had already cracked. But at that moment, no one cared whether it sounded good or not; they just sang along with him at the top of their lungs.
The song must have been a cheerful one, because they didn't just sing—they all stood up and started pretending to ride horses.
They swayed back and forth with the lurching of the truck, tumbling over several times.
But no one minded. They just picked themselves up when they fell, then kept right on singing and dancing.
When that song ended, Yin Xuemei sang "Sing a Folk Song for the Party."
Everyone quieted down for this one. There was no dancing, but they all sang along until the end.
