Chapter 69: The Old Squad Leader's Home
When Shanwa and Li Dazhuang came to the squad leader Liu Yuliang's house, it was already dark.
The journey of these two days can be described as a lot of hardship, not direct by train, you have to get off the car and then take a long-distance bus, and then you have to take a long distance of ox carts, or you can go to Liu Yuliang's house 'on your legs'.
Of course, the two of them didn't walk 'on their legs', the two of them were lucky to have an ox cart back to the village, and the villagers heard that it was Liu Yuliang's comrades-in-arms who enthusiastically let them get in the car and go back together.
The three thatched houses can shelter from the wind and rain, and the family of five is still wearing military uniforms.
Now it should be the family of the military martyrs, knowing that it is their eldest baby's comrades-in-arms who came to visit them, the old couple is very enthusiastic.
Please come into the house and sit down, there is no tea, pour two glasses of boiled water, and talk about the old class elders are crying. The two younger brothers are not young, and the younger sister is still younger.
It was also said that the cadres in the township and the county town had come to see it and gave some subsidies.
Shanwa asked if the children were in school, and Liu Yuliang's father said: When they go to school, they have to let the children study even if they don't eat or drink.
The subsidy given by the leader is reserved for the children to go to school, and you two comrades have also seen that there is no way out if we don't go to school here.
It's dark, but sleeping is a problem. This family is very poor and has no extra luggage, and in the end, Shanwa is very tough and says that it will be okay for one night.
I slept like this for one night without taking off my clothes with Li Dazhuang, which is nothing, and it is much harder than this on the front line. In the morning, the family fried eggs for Shanwa and Li Dazhuang, as well as salted duck eggs.
This should be the best thing in this family, the little sister has been watching fried eggs but does not dare to stretch out her chopsticks to pick up vegetables.
It's still a mountain baby, and the little girl has to see her parents before eating. After eating, Shanwa said that he and Li Dazhuang went to the county seat and came back in the evening.
The day before she came, Shanwa didn't bring anything, only money, and Li Dazhuang came directly. Shanwa wants to see what the situation is on this side before making plans.
Today, I went to the county seat first, and I also brought three small oil bottles. In fact, it's not that the oil bottles are more than ten years old.
First, I walked for a while, met the ox cart of the villager and went to the township to hitchhike.
On the way, Shanwa told Li Dazhuang that the two of us would stay here for two days and help the squad leader's family.
Li Dazhuang has no problem saying that everything is up to Shanwa, and he also took out 800 yuan from his pocket.
Pretending to be in pain, he said, "This is all I have, and I donated all the expenses I wanted to deal with."
laughed at the mountain baby, and it was not polite to confiscate all of them.
When I arrived in the township, I also took a car to the county seat, and the three children had never entered the county seat when they were so old, so I bought clothes for the three children, and snacks were bought anyway.
In '81, there was already a lot to buy, and the three children were happy, excited, and happy at first. I help carry things with a gun, and I get scared when I buy too much, how much does it cost?
I also found a restaurant to have a 'big meal', and seeing that the three children were nervous, Li Dazhuang jokingly said: Don't be afraid to spend your Shanwa brother's money, he is the richest person in our company.
You can rest assured, you can order whatever you want, he is the rich man of the land.
In the end, the child was excited again, and in the afternoon, several people carried back with large bags and small bags, and when they arrived at the township, Shanwa said that they would go to the armed forces department of the township.
found the leader, Shanwa directly said that she and Li Dazhuang were Liu Yuliang's comrades-in-arms.
also said very vaguely that he and Li Dazhuang were both from Kyoto, and they were the children of the leaders in Kyoto.
The leaders of the armed forces department received a few people very warmly, and promised to take care of Liu Yuliang's family within a certain range.
Shanwa just wanted to hear this, and also wanted to vaguely tell the leaders of this township that Liu Yuliang had sacrificed, but he had comrades-in-arms, and his comrades-in-arms were all children of Kyoto leaders, and they had a good relationship.
If you want to be embarrassed by Liu Yuliang's family, you have to think about it. Sure enough, after a while, the leaders of the township also came over, and they shook hands and chatted with Shanwa and Li Dazhuang very enthusiastically.
Shanwa said that she was in a hurry to bring no gifts, took out a few boxes of 'China' cigarettes from her satchel and handed them to the Minister of Armed Forces and the Township Chief. To be honest, in this era, the cadres in the township really haven't smoked such a good cigarette.
This cigarette is not something you can buy if you have money. The two of them were even more convinced that this was the child of the leader's family to see their comrades-in-arms, and they wanted to leave the two of them to eat in the township.
Shanwa refused and said, "Liu Yuliang's house is too old, I want to pay for the renovation, but we are all busy and have to leave after two days."
If there is anything that you need to take care of as a leader in the future, the township chief immediately said; other busy townships can't help, and the brick township that renovated the old houses has come out.
The township has its own brick factory, which is to help the families of military martyrs, and no one can say much.
Shanwa hurriedly expressed her gratitude and said, since there are bricks in the township, there is no need to break the bank, and we have enough money.
In the end, the township sent a car to send a few people back to the village, and when she got on the car, Shanwa said: Then it will be troublesome to the leader, Liu Yuliang has my contact information at home, and he can go to me when he arrives in Kyoto in the future, and I will be assigned to work at the police station immediately.
Several leaders in the township came out to send Shanwa and Li Dazhuang, and they also saw the three little babies of the old Li family, all of whom were carrying big bags and small bags.
Shanwa and they went back to Liu Yuliang's house, and the township chief immediately ordered Liu Yuliang's family to prepare bricks for building a new house.
This is because 'China' has bought so many things for their family, this is the child of the big leader's family, the township chief is still sighing!
Shanwa has already gone home with the oil bottles, and today's dinner is very rich. Shanwa said during the meal, "Uncle and aunt, I went to the countryside today."
I'm going to renovate the house for your family, so get ready. The bricks are out of the township and don't need money, and Li Dazhuang and I pay for the other expenses, don't worry.
The two old men are also honest people who don't know what to say, saying that they are old people, in fact, they are both about fifty years old, but they have been worn away by poverty and wind and frost, and the blow of Liu Yuliang's death has made them look a lot older.
At noon the next day, a tractor from the brick factory came to deliver bricks, one after another. The village is so big, everyone knows that the old Liu family is gone, but two comrades-in-arms came to build a new house.
Liu Yuliang: His father also told the believers in the village that he wanted everyone to help build a new house. They are all blind dates who are willing to help, and the simplicity of the villagers and neighbors at this time is also revealed.
The old house was demolished, the foundation was laid, and the bricks were laid. It has only been more than ten days since the big frame was put up.
Why is it so fast, there are so many people, the whole village has come to help, and the township has also come to the leader.
Shanwa is not afraid of spending money, and those who come are paid for it, but fortunately they eat wine and meat.
The bricks of this house came out of the township, not only bricks but also tiles, and the wood village gave it.
The money that Shanwa has to spend is a little salary and money for food and drink. When the house was on the beam, Shanwa saw Liu Yuliang and his father, secretly crying in the corner on the side.
In the past few days, everyone has been living in the neighbor's house next to them, and tonight Shanwa told Liu Yuliang's father and mother that she and Li Dazhuang were going back.
It's been too long, and there are a lot of things at home, so I can't delay.
The beams of the house are also up, but there are still many things to do in the future.
After speaking, he took out two thousand yuan. He continued, the money was for his younger brothers and sisters to go to school, and he took out 800 yuan and said, these were given by Li Dazhuang.
You can finish building the house and keep the rest for the rest of your life. In the future, if there is any difficulty at home, write a letter to yourself, and after you go to work, you can call your unit.
The next day, when Shanwa left, the little girl cried the most, and the two younger brothers also had red eyes.
In the past ten days of getting along, they all like these two big brothers very much, and the two big brothers are very good to them. Parting was inevitable, and many words were told to each other. Shanwa and Li Dazhuang stepped on the return train.