Chapter 535: Green Mountains and Evergreen
Li Xiufang hugged the boxy box, sorrow came from it, and she couldn't help crying.
"Sister-in-law, I can't stand you, Brother Zhang sacrificed to save me, all because I ......" Su Congwen's eyes were red, and he kept saying that he was wrong.
Huahua was frightened by the expressions of the two adults and couldn't help crying.
The girl's cry finally made Li Xiufang sober up a little, she looked at the young girl, burst into tears, Qingshan is gone, how should their orphans and widows live?
She is not very old, but she has only been married for so many years, as if she is more than ten years old, and now that her husband is gone, her whole person seems to be drained of energy, her eyes are empty and numb, but the tears are becoming more and more turbulent, and her daughter is crying in her arms.
Su Congwen's heart was sour, and he kept saying sorry.
Li Xiufang raised her eyes and looked at the young man in front of her, who was about the same age as her younger brother, but had already gone to the battlefield to defend her family and country, she knew in her heart that on the battlefield, guns and cannons would not have eyes, and her husband was not sacrificed to save him, but for thousands of people.
She doesn't blame him, and she can't blame him.
"Get up." Li Xiufang finally spoke, letting Su Congwen get up, his voice was already hoarse and indecipherable, "It's not your fault, when he chose to go to the battlefield from Qingshan, he was ready, I am his daughter-in-law, and I should be ready too." ”
As a family member of a soldier, she has long known that her husband has done very dangerous things, and when she goes to the battlefield, she should have the psychological preparation of her husband's sacrifice, but no one would hope that this preparation will become a reality.
"You...... You Brother Zhang, he ...... Did he say anything else? Li Xiufang held back her discomfort and asked.
"Yes." Su Congwen calmed down, "Brother Zhang said, let's bury his ashes under the big yellow horn tree at the entrance of the village." ”
"Under the Yellow Horn Tree? Under the Yellow Horn Tree? Li Xiufang muttered twice, "I know, I know." ”
Buried under the yellow horn tree, she seemed to know why, her husband always liked that tree very much, and when he left, he also stood under that tree to say goodbye to them, and now, he wanted to sleep there all the time, and she could, she would do it, fulfilling her husband's last wish.
She looked at Su Congwen and showed a smile that was more ugly than crying, "Thank you, bring our family Lao Zhang back, thank you." ”
Li Xiufang could see the injury on Su Congwen's face, Lao Zhang died five days ago, she knew in her heart that the young man in front of her, without caring about the safety of his body, sent Lao Zhang back in the fastest time, which is no longer something that ordinary people can do.
"Sister-in-law, don't say thank you, don't say it." Su Congwen shook his head desperately, how could he afford this word of thanks, if it wasn't for Brother Zhang, maybe he would be the one who died on the battlefield.
Li Xiufang's eyes were sad, "Also, no matter what you say, your big brother Zhang won't be able to come back." ”
Su Congwen was silent.
"Have you eaten?" After a long time, Li Xiufang cheered up and asked, "I'll cook for you and eat something." ”
"No need, sister-in-law." Su Congwen hurriedly refused, "I came just to send Brother Zhang back, and there is nothing else for the rest." ”
"By the way, the pension and commendation for Brother Zhang's martyrs will come down soon, although it can't change the fact of Brother Zhang's sacrifice, it can also make your life a little better." Su Congwen's voice was very low, "If there is anything in the future, you can also find me, as long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse." ”
"Here's my address." Su Congwen took out the note he had washed a long time ago and stuffed it into Li Xiufang's hand.
He finally stood up, and when he saw the sad faces of his mother and daughter, he couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and was ready to say goodbye.
"Xiao Su, when Qingshan is buried, you can go again." Li Xiufang said.
Su Congwen's footsteps stopped.
"In Qingshan's last time, he will definitely be happy to have a good brother like you by his side." Li Xiufang's voice was very slow, "If there is one more person to send him, his Huangquan Road will not be so lonely." ”
Su Congwen burst into tears again and nodded heavily, "Okay." ”
Li Xiufang took advantage of her body to stand up and said to Huahua: "Huahua, you go and call the second grandfather over." ”
The second grandfather's name is Zhang Jianlin, and he is the captain of their village, and he must be informed of Qingshan's sacrifice in the ground.
"Okay." The young Huahua didn't know what was going on now, so she just nodded ignorantly, went out, and soon found Zhang Jianlin.
"What? Aoyama sacrificed? Zhang Jianlin looked shocked, and after reacting, he looked sad and tearful, "How could it be?" Why would Aoyama be sacrificed? ”
"Second uncle, this is Qingshan's ashes." Li Xiufang pointed to Zhang Qingshan's ashes placed aside, "Qingshan said that he wanted to be buried under the yellow horn tree at the entrance of our village." You see......"
"Under the Yellow Horn Tree?" Zhang Jianlin was stunned for a moment, and then hesitated a little, "Under the Yellow Horn Tree is a place where everyone in our village often goes, and no one has ever been buried there before, I naturally agree, but the opinions of the people in the village ......"
He didn't finish his words, but Li Xiufang and Su Congwen had already understood what he meant.
"It's okay, second uncle, you tell the village first, which one disagrees, I will ask which one until they agree." Li Xiufang's eyes were firm, "I can't let Qingshan's last wish be disappointed." ”
"Well, I'll go talk about it first." Zhang Jianlin sighed and left Zhang's house in a hurry.
Soon, the whole village knew the news of Zhang Qingshan's sacrifice, and also knew that the Zhang family wanted to bury it under the yellow cypress tree.
To Zhang Jianlin's surprise, there were dozens of families in the village, and none of them objected, and they all agreed to bury Zhang Qingshan under the tree.
"Qingshan is sacrificed for the country, and of course we have to fulfill this wish."
"That's it, don't say it's buried under that yellow horn tree, even if you want to bury it next to my house, I don't have a problem."
"Qingshan left at a young age, our yellow horn tree can be hundreds of years old, if Qingshan is there, he will definitely be safe and secure in the next life, and live a long life."
Not only did everyone have no opinions, but the young and middle-aged people of every household came out to help, Zhang Qingshan's funeral was done quickly, they dug a pit under the yellow horn tree, and put Zhang Qingshan's ashes in it, and the captain also pondered, erect a monument for him here, the heroic soul of the martyr will definitely be able to bless their village forever.
This funeral was simple and grand, white paper money was scattered all over the sky, everyone in the village came, and everyone spontaneously put on the filial piety cloth that Zhang Qingshan's closest relatives would wear on their arms to give him a ride.
Li Xiufang cried in front of Zhang Qingshan's grave, and Huahua seemed to know that her father couldn't come back, so she cried loudly.
The air is oppressive and solemn,
The only outsider from the village, Su Congwen stood far away from the crowd, looking at Brother Zhang's grave, his eyes were dry, and he looked at the green mountains in the distance, towering and continuous, standing forever.
The green hills are evergreen and never die.
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