Chapter 829: The Flame of Life
There was not a single cloud in the sky, the air was unusually heavy, it was a rather dry, hot day, the sun was blood-colored from the moment it rose in the morning, and there was a dark shadow at the end of the sky that kept moving in this direction, as if a storm was coming. In the afternoon, the sun begins to sink in the west, and the light of the setting sun sets the desert in front of you ablaze. As the sun slowly sank, the dark clouds were getting closer and more frenzied, thunder and lightning flashed in the towering clouds, red dust was rolling, the earth was shrouded in dust, and the sandstorm had arrived
The storm soon passed, and the land returned to peace and tranquility, but the air was still heavy, a suffocating heaviness.
Wei Qing stood in front of the messy door, sullenly looking at the familiar and intimate garden, the flower beds had been ravaged by the sadistic storm, and the tall aspen seedlings around were still swaying gently in the breeze. He couldn't believe that he had left his childhood homeland and come to this barren land to start a new home.
If you leave aside the endless desert around you, nothing seems to have changed, it is still the same, but it is no longer where it was.
Wei Qing stuffed his freshly bandaged wounded hand into his coat pocket, walked down the steps, walked into the small courtyard, raised his legs over the small fence, and slowly walked towards the nearby pond.
"Xiaoqing, where are you going?" The mother, who was tending to the injured flower garden, asked with concern.
"I'll go see how much water is left." Wei Qing raised his injured right hand and waved.
After the storm, while repairing a blown roof, he accidentally cut his hand from the sharp edge of broken metal.
pond
Ponds are the source of life.
All the inhabitants of the surrounding area, including all living things, are living because of it.
A boy wearing a yar-cap greeted him, "Brother Wei Qing, the wind is really strong today, is your family okay?" My mom told me to go to your house and see if I needed help. ”
"Thanks for the concern, we're fine. Zahra, go back and tell your parents that the price of food and medicine has risen again this morning, and the supply has been stopped in the town, so that they can be mentally prepared. ”
"Okay" for a moment, and tears welled up in the little boy's eyes. He ran away crying. He knew something bad must have befallen his home.
"Poor, pitiful~!" Wei Qing was sad for a while. He was helpless about the fate of others. @$%!
I walked to the edge of the pond, buried my head and drank a sip of the water in the pond, and then spit it out again, the water was too muddy and did not go through any filtration and precipitation, leaving a mouth full of sediment.
This water is the source of their life and the fundamental guarantee of this oasis.
Around this small pond lived more than a dozen families, except for Wei Qing's family, who were Chinese, and the rest were all Arabs. The living conditions here are very poor, both natural and man-made. Wei Qing and his family temporarily settled here in the name of charity. Therefore, their family is very popular.
The settlement is only temporary, and when the work is over, he will leave.
Look to the west, the sunset shines.
As the sun sets, there is a long shadow that is divided into countless small pieces in the rippling murky pond. It is a land forgotten by the heavens, where there is no life, hunger, thirst and death can come at any time, and peace and tranquility are out of reach.
"I wonder how long this little pond will last? Probably, it will soon dry up! ”
Looking at the yellow sand that stretched all the way to the sky, Wei Qing couldn't help but sigh.
This, this cracked barren land and the borderless homeland in the depths of memory are completely incomparable.
The ancient kingdom of the Celestial Empire in Middle-earth is so brilliant!
And here, it's like being at the gates of hell.
Is this a forgotten land from above?
Do the inhabitants of this place deserve to suffer?
Wei Qing sighed from time to time, turned around and walked home.
The mother is still tending to the injured flowers, and the father is repairing the broken roof.
No matter how bad the environment is, the home is still as warm as ever.
"The pond is not flooded with sand!"
Parents invariably stopped what they were doing.
"It's not bad~" Wei Qing spit out a mouthful, his mouth full of sand was still there, "You can't drink it unless it's been purified, otherwise you'll have to get seriously ill." Fortunately, we have a filter at home. ”
The sun has set, and the day is coming to an end.
Wei Qing sat down on the simple steps of the courtyard corridor, took out a shorthand book from his bosom and began to record the contents of the day:
At dawn, the roar of artillery could be heard faintly from the town, and the warlords were fighting each other again. All organized and planned humanitarian action has been blocked, and all efforts at miniaturized aid, despite its flexibility, have been a drop in the bucket. An ambulance with a charity sign near the shed was blown up, we were killed and wounded, and we were all trapped in a dangerous area within the line of fire. I was in the rubble of the rubble to deliver a pregnant woman who had just lost her husband and barely survived her baby. I have repeatedly reminded the locals that they should try to avoid having offspring, and that this should be left to be done after peace; Also, on more than one occasion I reminded my companions that it was best not to eat before their missions, otherwise they would surely die if they were wounded in the abdomen, but everyone turned a deaf ear to my kind words. Sometimes it takes a lot of trouble to save a person, but he kills himself. I tried to stop it, but they said to me, 'Everything is the Lord's arrangement.'" Well, I don't want to say anything more, whether it's life or death, it's fate.
The war waged by the New World is terrible, and it can turn the future upside down. And the war waged by ordinary people is inhumane and tragic!
'In the afternoon, the storm had already formed, and nature had temporarily stopped the warlords' attack, and we took the opportunity to quickly jump out of the line of fire. I wanted to invite my companions to the humble house for shelter, but they refused my offer and insisted on returning to the ambulance base 120 kilometers away. The ambulance base is in the territory of another country, where it is safe.
When I got home, my family had finished working outside the home. Ah~——, thank God, we are all alive, and we can continue to make more contributions to this world. In my time outside of work, it is the greatest happiness for me to be guarded by my parents and wife, which is my little world, a warm little world. I don't think God will be mean enough to ask me to dedicate all my energy to others, but I will have to leave a little for myself for other purposes. I'm not a selfish person, but I have a life of my own. ’
With a sigh, the sun fell into the abyss of the desert.
Looking up at the busy figure of his parents, Wei Qing thought deeply for a while.
The world is changing, and it doesn't seem to be changing.
The trees turn from pale green to golden, and spring is coming again!
Before you know it, nearly half a year has passed since the final battle in the heartland. But how can you really go back to the life you once knew?
It is impossible to go back to the past.
He had longed to return to a peaceful, peaceful life, but that could not be achieved.
Today's self is no longer yesterday's self, and tomorrow's self will no longer be the current self. Time is like flowing water, no matter how hard you try, you can't hold it in your hands, the only thing you can do is to cherish every minute and every second of the moment.
The utility of life is not in what you take from others, but in whether it is worth it.
"Xiaoqing, you said that you are really, why keep it, it can't be stewed or boiled, it's better to throw it away, save trouble."
The mother, who took care of the flower garden, walked into the room, and as soon as she entered the house, she asked Wei Qing to move the things in the living room.
It was nothing else, it was the set of mecha wings that Ling Yan left behind.
"No problem, my good mother" Wei Qing obediently moved his wings outside.
The white wings have lost their former glow, the bright feathers have turned gray, and the inner life has dissipated, and it no longer contains the supreme divine power it once had. It becomes an ornament, with memories of the past.
Sitting back on the steps of the corridor, Wei Qing continued to write his heart in his diary, his eyes had become infinitely wide, just like his heart at the moment:
'Every time I touch my angel wings, it feels like a long dream: I see Ling Yan standing on the edge of a cliff with a bottomless abyss under his feet, and there is no way back behind him, he can neither turn back nor move forward. Ah~——, At this moment, he is full of melancholy, wandering alone under the icebergs of the cold Arctic Ocean, looking at the wisp of the slanting sun on the southern horizon, day after day, year after year, waiting endlessly. His enemies, at this moment, should be bathed in new sunshine, in another world. ’
The mother was tidying up the room, accompanied by chatter: "You see, our thermos is broken again, and the quality is so unguaranteed, do you have to let me bring one from China?!" Really, there is no air conditioning, there is no fan, the heat dies during the day, freezes to death at night, and even the electricity is only supplied for three hours a week, and only three hours of electricity a week! If you want me to say, just move to a bigger city, or just go back to China. ”
Wei Qing stopped the pen in his hand and smiled comfortingly at his mother, "My good mother, don't complain, think about it, a small oasis, a clear pond, no one crowds life, how warm and romantic." Isn't this what our family dreams of? ”
The father on the roof was unwilling to be lonely, and also interjected: "I often tell you that you must be grateful"
Mother bent her waist and looked up at the roof, "Did you tell me that?" You've never told me any of these things. ”
"I said it to Xiaoqing, aren't you listening too~!"
"It's such a bad environment, it's like living in hell, and I can't complain. You say, "What's this called?" I can't even say that! ”
"There have been worse environments than this before, we have endured it, let's bear with it this time, everything will be fine."
"These locals like to kill, and even the hospital dares to shell, how can you tell me to be patient? I saved people from scratch, and I had to risk being blown up, who did you ask me to reason with?! I'm busy all day long outside and at home, and I don't even have time to talk to my hometown on the phone! ”
The parents began to quarrel, and Wei Qing simply blocked his ears and ignored everything around him.
After all, they still can't turn a deaf ear to the fate of people living in suffering, so they just complain.
Wei Qing knows his parents' hearts very well, and he knows that his parents have been loyal to charity all their lives.
Beside him, the feathers on his wings fluttered in the evening breeze, and it seemed to be able to read Wei Qing's heart
Marchili soars among the clouds, hovering over an oasis.
Wei Qing's mission in the New World has long ended, and he has now joined a new battle, the difference is that this time his weapons are scalpels and medical kits, and his mission has changed from killing people to saving people. Although the new world no longer exists, some friendships live forever. Sometimes, the end of the song may not be gone.
After the sun sets, the air gradually cools.
In the room, the mother began to complain to Wei Qing again: "It's hot for a while, cold for a while, Xiaoqing, can't you think of a way?" ”
"My dear mother, it's the climate, and there's nothing I can do about it, the desert climate has always been like this, unless you leave the desert."
"You're not a Night Hunter!"
"I'm a night hunter, but I can't control the temperature difference between day and night."
"What a night hunter, I think it's a charlatan, and it will deceive people!" The mother chattered and walked out, holding a dusty package in her hand, "Xiaoqing, what do you see this thing is?" When you find it when you tidy up your dirty laundry, it's so exquisite. ”
Wei Qing took the package.
This package is so familiar.
How could he forget that this was a farewell gift left for him when Shangguan Ting left?
This was a gift from Shangguan Ting, and he had always been reluctant to open it, for fear that it would destroy some harmonious things.
Now, everything in the past is gone, and there is no need to keep this package forever.
He carefully unwrapped the package, and the first thing that slipped out was a letter, and a gleaming orb, as well as a few scattered objects.
When I picked up the letter, I saw the words 'Brother Qing' written on it, indicating that this was an unusual letter.
The mother smiled and walked away, returning to the room to continue taking care of the housework.
Looking closely at the signature column, I found that it was the wind and snow that left me a letter. Originally, he couldn't figure out who Shangguan Ting was referring to when he left, but now it seems that Fengxue is also one of them.
When the envelope was opened, a few lines of elegant handwriting were displayed in front of him, and between the lines, all of them revealed sadness and determination:
Brother Qing, I saw you appear in the vast twilight like an angel, I heard your voice echoing like a song, you used your broad body to resist bullets for them, you used your soul to awaken their reason, the light you emitted was so gentle, like the endless fire of life, bringing warmth and light to this cold world.
Aunt Ting saw your bravery, she was proud of you, and I was proud of you.
Aunt Ting told me about another world, which I think is the best place for me, and she hopes to invite you on board, and I assert that you will not come, and I assert that you will definitely withstand the temptation of an overseas fairyland. Before leaving, I write this letter as a farewell, and I ask you to accept this night star as my heart, and it will guide you to the right path whenever and wherever you are.
Ah~, maybe this night star is superfluous for you, I believe you will do the right thing, and you will become someone else's guiding star.
I'm leaving, and I hope that in the days to come, you will be like an angel holding up a blue sky for others; You will heal the wounds of war for the wounded, you will bring hope to those who are desperately isolated, and you will light the fire of life for those who have fallen into darkness.
My dear brother, please forgive me for saying goodbye.
I know your feelings for me, and I can't share your beloved. By the time you read this letter, I'm on the other side of the galaxy.
When you look up at the bright starry sky, the farthest star in the sky is my soul, I will not leave any traces in your life, I will silently guard you, as the love of my life.
Love your Wind Sister!
After reading the letter, Wei Qing carefully stuffed the letter back into the envelope and tied the package again. This will be his lifelong memories and thoughts.
Looking up at the sky, the night has not yet fallen, and the stars have not yet appeared.
"Ahh
The peace he had worked so hard for was finally recognized, and at the same time, he lived up to the expectations that Fengxue had placed on him. Just as she had hoped, he healed the wounds of war for others, and he lit the fire of life for others.
Before nightfall, a black dot runs from the depths of the desert to the oasis.
It was an ambulance with a humanitarian sign on it
Wei Qing picked up the white medical box, and he threw himself into the new 'battle' with passion.
-- Finally --