The old man carefully took out a medal from the box, put it in his palm and touched it, and reluctantly handed it to Gu Fan, "Young man, I don't have anything of value on me, I'll give you this thing." ”

Gu Fan didn't pick it up, that thing made him feel heavy, a second-class meritorious medal. Looking at the box with more than a dozen badges, the third-class merit is the majority, the second-class merit is second, and there is also a medal of first-class merit, the first-class merit, which is exchanged for life.

"Old man, your medals are more than that, and if you really want to thank me, tell me where they come from. Gu Fan shook his head and said.

The people around were surprised to see the medals held by the old man, and some even wondered if it was fake, but they didn't want to look at it, if it was true, these medals could now be sold in the antique market and could be bought for a few hundred yuan, and the first-class meritorious medal was at least tens of thousands.

The old man looked at the medal in the box, "Okay, then I'll tell you about it." He took out a small tin box from his coat pocket, and in the box was some unfinished cigarette butts.

Gu Fan saw it and took out a pack of cigarettes directly from his trouser pocket, "Old man, smoke mine." ”

The old man was a little embarrassed to take the cigarette handed over by Gu Fan, put it in his mouth and lit it.

The old man took a puff of cigarette and took out a medal, "This is the first medal I received, and I was nineteen years old in 50 years, and I was called to join the army accordingly." At that time, it had not been long since the founding of the country, and life had not been so good. ”

The old man recounted the origin of these medals and the hardships of the Anti-Japanese War. When he said the sad part, the old man's voice choked, and the old man cried with joy when he said victory.

When the diners around heard the old man's story, they also put down the chopsticks in their hands and looked at the old man with respect.

Listening to the old man's story, Gu Fan remembered the soldiers trained in the base, they all paid this sweat silently to protect their families and defend the country, without any complaints, who knows their names.

"This first-class meritorious service medal was awarded when I was five or three years old, and it was the last battle and the most critical battle. The battle lasted fifteen days, and the earth was stained red with blood, and the sky was dark, and there was a smell of gunpowder everywhere, and corpses were everywhere...... "The old man knocked on his leg, "This leg of mine was wounded in that battle. ”

Gu Fan looked sideways at the old man's right leg and nodded.

A diner looked at the old man, "Aren't all places counting veterans' information now? The government should send you money, why do you still come out to beg." ”

The old man looked at the diner and snorted softly, "I don't beg, why should I beg if I have hands and feet, I won't even go to begging even if I pick up garbage." ”

The diner knew he had said the wrong thing and stopped talking.

Gu Fan poured a glass of water for the old man, "Old man, that friend is right, why don't you receive the state's allowance?"

The old man sighed, "I received it in the first few years, but then I didn't know how to get it anymore, I went to the village to ask, and the village said that it was not sent down." ”

Gu Fan's eyes leaked a trace of murderous intent when he heard this, "What happened later?"

The old man smiled bitterly, "After going a few times, I didn't go again, I was an old bone, and I didn't want to cause trouble to the government." In the first year or two, I had some income from farming, at least I didn't starve to death, but then this leg became more and more serious, and I couldn't do farm work anymore, so I thought about coming to the city to pick up some scrap and sell it, and take care of my own life. ”

A little girl asked, "Old man, where are your children?"

The old man smiled sadly, "Where did I come from, my child, when I came down from the battlefield, my leg was lame, who wants to follow me." ”

Gu Fan was silent for a while, "Haven't you asked the local government for help?"

The old man shook his head, "No, a handful of old bones won't live for a few years, and I'm very satisfied to see this land again." ”

Gu Fan squatted down, "Old man, can I show you your legs?"

The old man looked at Gu Fan with a smile, "Young man, there is something I can't see on this leg, you can see it if you want." ”

Carefully flattened the old man's trouser legs, seeing that the old man's legs had suppurated, and there was a trace of blood oozing, which was extremely terrifying. Gu Fan pressed his hand around the wound a few times and asked, "Old man, what's the matter with your leg?"

The old man wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "I was scratched when I was doing farm work, I thought it was nothing, so I delayed, and after a long time, it suppurated, and I had no money to go to the hospital to see a doctor, and I didn't give treatment there." ”

Looking at the wounds on the old man's legs, there were bullet hole wounds, some hung up, and there were large radioactive scars left by the explosion, Gu Fan had more respect for this veteran in his heart. The heart is also heavier, looking at the condition of the wound suppuration is a little unbearable, according to this development trend, the old man will die soon.

The old man looked at Gu Fan with his head down, without saying a word, and patted him on the shoulder, "What do you think, young man? I'm an old bone, I won't live long, there's no need to feel sorry for me." ”

Gu Fan glanced up at the old man, he knew what he should do, what to do for this veteran.

"Old man, we are all soldiers, I, I feel that I am far inferior to you. Gu Fan's voice was a little choked.

The old man was a little surprised and a little happy, and looked at Gu Fan, "Young man, you are also a soldier, what army are you from?"

Gu Fan stood up, "I won't tell the old man which unit I belong to, can you do me a favor?"

The old man looked at Gu Fan and asked suspiciously, "Young man, how can I help you?"

The people around frowned when they heard Gu Fan's words, and felt a trace of anger at Gu Fan asking the old man for help.

Gu Fan smiled and said, "I hope that when you are well, you will give a speech to my troops and talk about what happened back then." ”

Hearing Gu Fan's words, the old man was stunned, and the whole audience was stunned.

The old man smiled bitterly, "How can I make a speech, I am very happy that you can let me go to the army to have a look, and I will agree to this." ”

"Where did the beggar come from, the boss didn't hurry up and drive him away, so it would affect our eating. Two young men walked into the dining room.

Gu Fan heard this yin and yang strange voice, turned around, and stared at the two people coldly, "Apologize!"

The two young men looked at Gu Fan and looked up and down, "Stupid, he's your father, let Lao Tzu apologize, he's fucking worthy." ”

Gu Fan was already angry because of the local government, and the anger in his heart couldn't suppress when he heard the young man say this. Walking up to the young man, a pair of eyes glared at each other, "Apologize!"

One of the young men looked at Gu Fan and took a step back, but the other said very stiffly, "I won't apologize." ”

Gu Fan kicked him in the stomach, and the young man held his stomach and vomited sour water.

The young man lying on the ground pointed at Gu Fan, "You, you dare to beat me." ”

Gu Fan looked down at the young man who was bowing and wailing like a shrimp, his face was gloomy and terrible, "Apologize." ”

Another young man who was standing cautiously squatted down and pointed at Gu Fan, "Why did you beat someone?"

Gu Fan sneered, "Hitting people?" Looking at the appearance of the two young people, he felt angry, it wasn't that these veterans could have the comfortable life they have now.

Gu Fan pointed to the old man, "He deserves everyone's respect, including those at the top." Today, even if the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor Ye Lianqi comes, if you dare to talk like you, Lao Tzu will dare to fight. What bullshit, even an ordinary old man shouldn't be. ”

After looking around at all the people, Gu Fan continued, "Without him, without people like them, can you eat here in peace? No, without them, there would be no garbage like you at all." ”

Gu Fan's words moved the old man, making the old man feel that his original choice was right.

Some diners who had disliked the elderly before lowered their heads, and the waiters in the restaurant were even more embarrassed.

"Young men, forget it, forget it, they're still young and ignorant. The old man stood up and walked slowly towards Gu Fan.

Gu Fan hurriedly stepped forward to support the old man's arm, "Old man, you sit, I will arrange a hospital for you immediately." ”

The old man kept shaking his head, "No, no, how much does it cost, I don't have that money." ”

Gu Fan smiled and helped the old man sit down, "You don't have to pay this money." ”

The old man shook his head even more, "Then I can't let you out this money." ”

Looking down at the old man's legs, helping the old man tidy up his trouser legs, Gu Fan said, "I don't have to pay this money, it should be paid by the state, this country owes you." ”

The old man was stunned, how could this have anything to do with the country.

Gu Fan took out his mobile phone, "Li Dong, I'm Gu Fan." ”

Li Dong on the other end of the phone was a little surprised, Gu Fan, what could happen to him? In a bad mood, "Is there something wrong?"

Gu Fan said in a deep voice, "There is an old soldier whose leg is necrotic. ”

Li Dong frowned, not understanding what Gu Fan meant, "And then?"

Gu Fan shouted angrily, "What? The old man is seventy or eighty years old, and he is outside picking up other people's leftovers to live, what else? What else do you need? The old man has not received a single relief in the past few years, do you understand?"

Hearing Gu Fan's angry voice, Li Dong unconsciously took the phone away for a few minutes, "Where are you now?" I will send someone over to arrange medical treatment for the elderly as soon as possible. ”

"I'll solve the problem of hospital treatment, but I hope this matter can be investigated, do you understand what I mean?" Gu Fan was a little angry, and some wanted to go wild.

Li Dong on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to go over to understand the situation first." ”

Seeing Gu Fan hang up the phone, the old man stood up tremblingly, he didn't know who Li Dong was, but he could feel that Gu Fan was good to him, really good for him.

Gu Fan turned around and looked at the old man for a moment, and then a smile leaked, "Old man, someone will come to pick us up and take us to the hospital in a while." ”

The old man's eyes were moist, he didn't know what was going on today, he always wanted to cry, more than in previous decades.

The old man was just about to bend down, but Gu Fan hurriedly stepped forward to help, "Old man, what are you doing here?"

The old man choked up and said, "Young man, let me bow and thank you." ”

Gu Fan shook his head resolutely, "Old man, your backbone can't be bent, the veteran's backbone can't be bent, you don't have a backbone bent by the war, and you can't bend down to us." It's us who owe it to you, these are what we should do, it's just that we did it late and let you be wronged. ”