Wild Boar Valley is located in the depths of Daqing Mountain, there are many stones in the mountain, the courtyard walls of the house are all made of stones, there is little flat land in the mountain, a few acres of thin fields are opened on the hillside, and green crops are planted, if it is not a monument standing at the entrance of the village, it looks like an ordinary small mountain village.

After the tofu scum monument incident, the county sent people to rebuild the monument, under the direct care of the leaders of the county party committee and county government, the monument was repaired much more magnificent than in the past, the Sumeru seat and the monument body are decorated with marble bricks, "Wild Boar Yu Anti-Japanese Heroes Monument" several huge gold characters are simple and heroic, obviously from the handwriting of calligraphers in the army, but this is not what Ye Lao cares about, he is haunted by the tomb of Commander Zhao in the distant grove.

When the Wild Boar Valley incident was in a uproar on the Internet, Ye Lao immediately sent his guard staff to Nantai County to investigate the truth, that is, from that time on, he began to have plans to revisit his hometown, but his physical condition has not allowed it, so he has been delayed.

Although he hasn't been to Wild Boar Valley for decades, but the long river of memory can't be stopped once the valve is opened, Ye Lao looked at the familiar scenery, the past scenes came to mind, he trembled slightly from the sliding rod, and walked towards the tomb of his old comrade-in-arms with the support of his grandson and granddaughter.

There are two tombs in the grove not far from the monument, one of which is the grave of Zhao Ziming, the commander of the anti-Japanese rescue **, looking at the tombstone that has been beaten for decades, Ye Lao couldn't help but burst into tears: "Comrade Zhao Ziming, I came to see you." As he spoke, he straightened his waist and gave a solemn military salute.

Counselor Wang shouted from behind: "Stand up!" The soldiers of the military division immediately stood in a row, their young bodies like a row of javelins.

"Salute!" At the sound of the order, everyone raised their right hands in unison to pay high respect to the revolutionary martyrs.

The words on the tombstone have been blurred, the grave is clean, there is not a single weed, it is clear that someone often cleans it, the guard propped up the folding chair, invited Ye Lao to sit down, and at the same time took out the tribute and incense candles that had been prepared long ago and put them up.

In front of the grave of his old comrades-in-arms, Ye Lao told the story of the year: "Xiao Ming, your grandfather's name is Zhao Ziming, he is the instructor of the first battalion and three companies of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment, and he is also my confidant and favorite general. Your grandfather is the most prominent one to do the work, he not only successfully incorporated a bandit arm, but also changed its name to resist the Japanese rescue **, many times successfully hit the arrogance of the Japanese invaders, but because of the traitor betrayal, in a disguise into the city to buy medicine, was surrounded by the enemy and unfortunately died, the enemy hung his head in the city to show the public, your grandfather's sacrifice, drive more people to join the cause of anti-Japanese salvation, his sacrifice is valuable, meaningful. ”

Zhao Hui doesn't know how many times he has heard these words, people love to remember when they are old, and they love to repeat the things of the year over and over again, everyone can understand, but Zhao Hui found another problem, he asked: "Then why haven't I found my grandfather's tomb for so many years?" ”

Ye Lao said: "Because of your grandfather's special identity, there were too many comrades who died silently in those years, and the comrades who died on the frontal battlefield could only be buried on the spot, not to mention that your grandfather had a cover identity, and afterwards the organization also wanted to transport the body back through the relevant channels, but I heard that the head was lost, and the Japanese searched the whole city and did not find it. ”

Just talking about it, a group of people came in the direction of the village, headed by the old Chengtou, since the completion of the monument, the wild boar valley ushered in the tour group every three or five times, most of them are the provincial government agencies organized the old revolutionary area to visit the group, there are also some trekking friends spontaneously organized by the hiking tour group, no matter what the motive, have brought a lot of economic income to the wild boar valley, now many people in the village have raised domestic pigs, as "wild boar" sold to tourists.

They thought it was an ordinary tourist, but when they came to the front, they realized that it was a big cadre from the central government, and Liu Ziguang introduced Lao Chengtou to Ye Lao: "Chief, this is the old hero who single-handedly snatched back the head of the martyr from the strict blockade of the Japanese invaders." ”

When the two old men met, Ye Lao was extremely excited, looked at the sturdy figure of the old Cheng Tou and said: "You are Comrade Cheng Xuanzhu, I have read the report of your deeds, you are not easy, you have silently guarded the tomb of Zhao Ziming for more than half a century, Xiao Ming, come to meet your Grandpa Cheng." ”

Zhao Hui stepped forward and bowed to Lao Chengtou respectfully, and Lao Chengtou accepted it calmly, and said with emotion: "God has eyes, there are successors to Commander Zhao." He looked at Ye Lao again and asked, "This chief, you know Commander Zhao, so who are you?" ”

Ye Lao smiled and said, "I am Ye Xuefeng." ”

"Ah, Political Commissar Ye of the Independent Regiment, that's the big chief." Old Cheng Tou was in awe.

Ye Lao said: "What is the chief or not, the revolution does not distinguish between high and low, I want to learn from you, I have been guarding the souls of martyrs for decades, and there is one more thing I want to ask you, how did you get the heads of martyrs back." ”

Lao Chengtou said: "Take advantage of the black light to climb up to the city and invite you back, the little devil is too crazy, I didn't expect me to go over alone, the devil is not good at night fighting, I didn't dare to chase after a few people, by the way, the culprit who killed Commander Zhao is here." As he spoke, Lao Cheng pointed to the tomb next to him, and the brand-new marble tombstone was engraved with a line of words: Hashimoto Takayoshi's tomb, below is the date of birth and death.

The anti-Japanese heroes of the year were buried together with the devil gendarme Shaozuo, the vicissitudes of life, the world is impermanent, everyone is embarrassed, sighing, Ye Lao is even more emotional: "The past does not forget the division of the future, now the country is strong, but we must not relax our vigilance, the international situation is still very complicated, we must always be ready, for the country and the nation to fight." ”

Ye Qing noticed that his grandfather was a little excited, and hurriedly persuaded: "Grandpa, pay attention to your emotions, don't be too excited, your heart can't stand it." ”

Ye Laoyi waved his hand: "It's okay, I can live for another ten years, Xiao Cheng, let's talk about the things of the year." ”

So the two old men sat in the shade of the tree and talked about the anti-Japanese fight against the devils in those years, Ye Lao talked very strongly, talked endlessly, and his spirit was exceptionally good, his memory loss and stuttering problems in the past were all gone, and his eyebrows flew and danced as if he was twenty years younger.

Unconsciously, it was evening, Ye Lao insisted on having a drink with Lao Chengtou, and the entourage persuaded each other bitterly, but Ye Lao's temper came up and no one could stop it, the bud wine brewed by the farmers in the mountains, pig's head meat, shallots and tofu, small bowls of red mud, sweet wine, and the shadow of the trees, Ye Lao had mixed feelings, and sprinkled the first bowl of wine on the ground and said: "We salute the martyrs with a cup." ”

Lao Chengtou also spilled a bowl of wine, and Lang Lang said: "Commander Zhao, Political Commissar Ye, and your grandson have come to see you, and you should also be blind under Jiuquan." ”

Then Lao Chengtou helped Ye Lao fill a bowl of wine, and the two saluted each other with a bowl, Ye Lao was so strong that he actually did this bowl, and he choked and coughed for a while, so frightened that Ye Qing hurriedly stepped forward to take down the wine bowl and helped his grandfather pat his back.

Ye Lao's face showed two reds, and he waved his hand: "It's not in the way, this little wine is nothing." ”

Having said that, Ye Qing didn't dare to let his grandfather drink anymore, and Ye Lao didn't insist anymore, so he passed with a smile, and continued to chat with Lao Chengtou for a long time.

Unconsciously, Ye Lao showed fatigue, spoke with no match, and finally tilted his head and fell asleep, Ye Qing leaned up, heard his grandfather make a rhythmic slight snoring sound, turned his head and made a silent gesture to everyone, and took the thin towel quilt from the guard's hand and gently put it on his grandfather.

"Ye Lao is happy today." Everyone said so, it seems that this trip is really right, the elderly are like this, when the spirit is good, the body will be good, maybe after returning to Beijing, Ye Lao's body can have a miracle, and it is unknown if he will last for another three or five years.

Everyone chatted for a while, the temperature in the mountains dropped a little, Ye Qing was afraid that his grandfather would catch a cold, so he stepped forward and gently pushed Ye Lao, and said in a low voice: "Grandpa, go into the house and rest." ”

Ye Lao didn't react, Ye Qing's heart sank, and he stretched out his hand to put it on the major artery in his grandfather's neck, but there was no movement.

"Xiaoqing, what's wrong?" Zhao Hui noticed that something was wrong with his sister, and hurriedly asked, only to see Ye Qing's miserable white face turn around and shake his head.

Zhao Hui roared in his heart, and hurriedly rushed forward, and at the same time, the doctor also picked up the first aid kit and rushed over, flattened the old man's body, infused oxygen, and massaged the heart, and after being busy for a while, the doctor still shook his head.

"Call and ask the military division to send a helicopter." Zhao Hui shouted.

"It's late, grandpa is already gone." Ye Qing said with tears in his eyes.

Lao Chengtou sighed even more: "Old political commissar, why do you just leave, our old brothers haven't had a good drink yet." ”

The last afterglow of the setting sun disappeared behind the mountain, and Ye Lao still had a smile on his face, as if he was chatting with his comrades about the past.

A mournful lights-out horn sounded, the young men in the mountain village held the trumpets left by the Eighth Route Army and blew vigorously, the birds fluttered their wings from the woods and flew out, and a group of young soldiers solemnly raised their hands in front of the tomb where the martyrs were laid to rest and performed the final military salute.

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At the same time, in Nantai County, Deputy County Magistrate Zhu has already received accurate information from the relevant departments in the city, and the leaders who have come to Nantai for inspection this time are extremely high-ranking at the central level.

Deputy county magistrate Zhu keenly realized that this was an excellent opportunity, and it was not easy for a county-level cadre to get in touch with the head of the central government, so he convened a meeting of his henchmen overnight to discuss how to surprise the leaders.

"Zhou has accompanied the inspection, we can't fall behind, we must seize the opportunity to innovate, everyone express their opinions, I will mention one point first, not only to engage in lively and festive, but also not extravagant and wasteful, now the Finance Bureau that piece of Zhou is very tight, we can't let him grasp the handle." Deputy county magistrate Zhu said.

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