Chapter 573: The Aftermath
Luo Yang hurried to catch up or was a step too late, and when he arrived at the hospital, Wang Hu had already closed his eyes and left this world.
Looking at Wang Hu, who was lying quietly and covered with a white sheet, countless pictures flashed in front of Luo Yang's eyes, and those familiar faces seemed to be right in front of him, smiling and talking at him.
Zhou Hongqi, Jiang Aiguo, Ma Xiaojun, Liu Lan, He Yuanjun...... There are also the old branch secretary, Wang Laohan, and Wang Hu standing next to Wang Laohan.
The brother who had taken care of him like his brother, wearing a leather jacket and holding a shotgun in his hand, walked with a tiger, laughter, and high spirits, and a handsome face, but now he has left this world forever.
Endured grief, Luo Yang silently helped his sister-in-law deal with the afterlife, as soon as Wang Hu went, the old Wang family left orphans and widows, and the sister-in-law's maiden family was an ordinary person and couldn't help much, but the Forestry Bureau sent two female comrades from the trade union, but it was just a hand, and more could not be done.
Li Xiaoyun is a girl who grew up in the city, and she has never done this, but she does not complain, and she is busy.
Entering the funeral, reporting the funeral, building the funeral shed, etc., Luo Yang and Li Xiaoyun helped Zhang Luo before and after, watching Luo Yang and them come all the way to help so much without even drinking a sip of water, the sister-in-law was extremely grateful, and took Luo Yang and Li Xiaoyun's hands and couldn't help but shed tears again.
From that night to the next day, Luo Yang, who had not closed his eyes much since he arrived, had two eye circles and panda-likes, he asked Li Xiaoyun to rest first, Li Xiaoyun helped a lot, and she was already tired, looking at her haggard face Luo Yang couldn't bear it, although Li Xiaoyun said that she was not sleepy, but the tiredness that she couldn't suppress at all had already fallen in Luo Yang's eyes.
Forcibly dragged her to sleep in the house, and after a while, a slight snoring sounded, and the door was gently closed, Luo Yang walked to the courtyard, sat on a stool and looked up at the bright starry sky in the sky, took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
After taking two bites, my sister-in-law came out with a bowl of noodles.
"Yoko, come ......."
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Luo Yang was indeed hungry, so he snuffed out the cigarette and took a big gulp and ate it.
The sister-in-law watched Luo Yang eat noodles and sat quietly on the side, the dog baby and her little son were already asleep, she was too busy, if it weren't for Luo Yang and Li Xiaoyun, she wouldn't know what to do as a widow.
Luo Yang is still the first time to see his sister-in-law, he only knew her before but he hadn't seen her, this time after seeing it, he found that Wang Hu's daughter-in-law is really good, and she is really a good daughter-in-law, but it's a pity that Wang Hu went so early, and then there are two children to raise, and to pull them up, it is too difficult for a woman.
After eating the noodles and putting the bowl aside, Luo Yang wiped his mouth and glanced at his sister-in-law, and couldn't help but ask her about her future plans.
The sister-in-law shook her head and said that she was in a mess now, but because Wang Hu left on business, the unit would give a pension later, and promised to arrange an easy job for herself, so that it should be enough to raise two children, and when the children are older, have a job and a family, she will be able to put her mind at ease.
"Actually, it's okay for your brother Huzi to walk like this." Suddenly, my sister-in-law said something like this.
Luo Yang looked up at the other party in surprise, and saw that his sister-in-law had a bitter look on her face: "Your tiger has been sick for a long time, and you are very sick...... very sick." ”
After listening to his sister-in-law's explanation, Luo Yang understood what the situation was, it turned out that Wang Hu suffered from wind cold and pneumonia at the end of the year before last, because the treatment was not timely and he couldn't leave, relying on anti-inflammatory drugs, the disease was good and bad, and it had deteriorated after more than a year.
Some time ago, Wang Hu found out that he had turned from tuberculosis to lung cancer, but this matter has been hidden from everyone, and even the children don't know except for his sister-in-law.
So from this point of view, although Wang Hu passed away unexpectedly, it can also be said to be a relief, and because he died of a gunshot wound during the exchange of fire between stolen logbers to protect the forest and state property, the unit has also made arrangements no matter what, at least so that the family can have a dependency in the future.
"Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier?" Hearing this, Luo Yang couldn't help but stand up, although he hasn't come back all these years, he has been in contact with Wang Hu by letter, and he has a fixed remittance every month, of course, the reason for his remittance is to let Wang Hu help take care of those sleeping comrades, in fact, it is to help Wang Hu improve his life in this way.
But he never expected that Wang Hu's letter never mentioned this matter every time, and the conditions of Wang Hu's family were very bad, so it stands to reason that it shouldn't be!
The sister-in-law told Luo Yang that Wang Hu used part of the money to repair the tombstones of Luo Yang's comrades-in-arms, and the other part was used to help the villagers who were living in difficulty.
In the past two years, Wang Hu has quietly helped many people, spending all the money Luo Yang gave him, and even pasted a lot of it, but he still saves money at home.
Hearing this, Luo Yang felt uncomfortable in his heart, he slammed his fist on his thigh, and the tears in his eyes couldn't help but fall again.
I should have come and see it earlier, if I had come a year earlier...... No! In half a year, Brother Hu Zi may not be such a result.
The deep self-blame made Luo Yang regretful, the reason why he didn't come was simple, it was because he was afraid in his heart, afraid that he would return to this again to arouse the sadness and sorrow in his heart, so he couldn't come back in time.
With a long sigh, Luo Yang didn't know what to say for a while, and it was really uncomfortable to hold back a lot of words in his heart.
"This is a letter left to you by your brother Huzi, the letter was handed over to me by him last month, saying that if he is not there one day, let me give you this letter ......." The sister-in-law took out a letter from her arms and handed it to Luo Yang, who silently took it and opened the letter, and looked at it by the moonlight.
The content of the letter is to tell Luo Yang that if Luo Yang reads this letter, then it proves that he has left.
Wang Hu told Luo Yang not to be sad, saying that people will always die, and death is not terrible for him, maybe it is a relief.
It's a pity that he can't continue to keep his promise to Luo Yang, and he can't watch the two children grow up, which can't help but be a pity.
At the end of the letter, Wang Hu told Luo Yang that after his death, the funeral was all handled simply, and after cremation, he would be buried in that forest, next to several of their comrades-in-arms, although he could not do more for Luo Yang and his comrades-in-arms, but he hoped to do what he could only do in the end in this way.
As for the arrangement of his wife and children, Wang Hu didn't mention a word, maybe he didn't want to embarrass Luo Yang, or he didn't want to mention these at all.
Wang Hu's education level is not high, the content of the letter is not long, and there are a few typos, but this letter made Luo Yang feel very uncomfortable, and big tears dripped down, wetting a large piece of stationery.
Snorting, Luo Yang put the letter away.
Wang Hu's letter moved him very much, and at the same time deeply blamed himself, he had some thoughts in his heart for a while, but everything was still after Wang Hu's funeral was completed.
After chatting with his sister-in-law for a while, Wang Hu also went to rest under the persuasion of his sister-in-law, lying on the kang although his body was extremely tired, he couldn't sleep, his mind was full of Wang Hu's shadow before his death, and there were some comrades-in-arms and familiar figures.
It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that Luo Yang gradually fell asleep, and after sleeping for a few hours, he got up again, washed up, and continued to help his sister-in-law's family with the rest of the work.
On the third day, Wang Hu was buried, and when the memorial service was held and the urn with temperature was sent out, the sister-in-law and the dog couldn't help crying. Luo Yang was also in tears, and Li Xiaoyun on the side was secretly crying.
Comrades from the Forestry Bureau attended the memorial service, and after the memorial service, a leader approached his sister-in-law to discuss the next arrangements.
Luo Yang took the initiative to accompany his sister-in-law to meet the people of the unit, Li Xiaoyun also accompanied, when the leader of the unit said the arrangement, Luo Yang was instantly angry, and directly said in front of the other party that these conditions would never be accepted, Wang Hu died in the line of duty, he is a hero! Where are heroes treated like this, this is far from what I said before, isn't this bullying other people's orphans and widows?
"Who are you? This is the decision of our organization! Can you represent Wang Hu's family? "It's a middle-aged cadre, short and chubby, half-bald, I heard what kind of section chief it is, and he has a high-toe posture. Seeing that Luo Yang objected and questioned it in person, he snorted disdainfully from his nostrils, not taking Luo Yang in his eyes at all.
"You don't care who I am! For what reason did Comrade Wang Hu die, I think you understand very well, such a good comrade should not be judged as a martyr, at least he died in the line of duty, and you treat the families of the sacrificed comrades like this? Luo Yang asked unceremoniously.
"Hmph, don't think that we don't know that Wang Hu has been terminally ill a long time ago, he just took this opportunity to get some benefits for his family this time. To tell you the truth, the organization has already investigated clearly, and anyone who wants to take advantage of the organization is wishful thinking. That's a good condition! If you don't admit it, it doesn't matter, and the organization will be completely ignored in the future! The fat man didn't speak in front of people, sneered and threatened Luo Yang, which made Luo Yang suddenly burst into flames when he heard it.
Originally, I heard my sister-in-law say that the unit would give Wang Hu a pension, and then help my sister-in-law solve the work and arrange an easy position.
If this is arranged, at least the unit is still in place, but now the pension is gone, only a mere 160 yuan of consolation money, as for the work arrangement, let alone think about it, the fat man took Wang Hu's illness to talk about it, and even maliciously poured dirty water on Wang Hu, which made Luo Yang unbearable.
"Yoko......." The sister-in-law on the side couldn't help but speak, she was a woman and had never seen the world, although she was wronged but didn't want to do much, in layman's terms, she could only say that her life was not good.
And she may subconsciously also feel that Wang Hu is seriously ill, and she shouldn't have kept this matter from the unit, and now it sounds normal for the unit to do this, and there is no need to fight with the unit again, after all, the arm can't twist the thigh.
But Luo Yang is different, this matter is one yard to one yard, not to mention that Wang Hu is a person from the Forestry Bureau, and he died in the post, and the treatment he deserves is not less at all, not to mention that it really has to be investigated, Wang Hu's illness is still the problem of the unit, as a unit has nothing to do with the employees, resulting in Wang Hu's illness not being treated in time to deteriorate to such an extent, are they leaders not responsible at all? Do you still have the face to talk about this?