Feeling Sun Fugui's heartfelt support, Xia Qingmai's mood instantly improved.

In the face of Sun Fugui's full support, Xia Qingmai also looked forward to going to Xiajiawan on Saturday.

No matter what she has to face, what she should stick to, she will definitely stick to.

No matter who says no!

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On Saturday, the ninth day of August, the closer you get to the Mid-Autumn Festival, the cooler it will be in the morning and evening.

Because Xiajiawan is closer to the county seat, it takes half an hour to reach by bicycle, so Xia Qingmai's family did not go out until nine o'clock.

Yesterday afternoon, the family had already gone to Qin Shengli, and learned that he had a meeting to hold this morning, and he would not leave until about ten o'clock, so they decided to go to Xiajiawan separately.

Xia Qingmai wanted to see what this group of people in Xiajiawan would do with her second uncle's pension when they saw that she had no one to support her.

Because they had informed the third uncle in advance that they would go to worship the second uncle first and then visit their grandmother, so after Xia Qingmai arrived here, they took the apples and pears they bought specially and the liquor that Sun Fugui got and went directly to the second uncle's cemetery.

Xiajiawan is not like the Shihai Brigade has mountains, and a tributary of the Huai River turns a corner here in Xiajiawan and rushes out a large fertile plain.

Because of the fertile land and the proximity to the county seat, Xiajiawan is a well-known and wealthy town in Yu'an County.

The cemetery is a little far from where the residents of Xiajiawan live, behind a grove of trees near the next town.

The poplar forest is rattling, as if it is known that someone is coming to visit relatives.

The hymn that rises with the wind sings the praises of the deep part of the cemetery, where heroes have been crying for decades and have broken their souls one by one.

"Behind the cemetery of the second uncle is the martyrs of the Anti-Japanese War in Xiajiawan in the early years, and since decades, Xiajiawan has a tradition of having two men in the family, one of whom goes to the battlefield."

"Ten people go, one person returns, in other words, there are martyrs in every household in Xiajiawan."

"However, most of these cemeteries are clothed and graved, and most of the heroes are still buried in their hometowns, and they have not returned home, and there are few who can bring back one or two belongings."

"When I was a child, my second uncle would bring me here every time he came back, and he told me that if he died one day, he would bury him here, and he wanted to stay with the ancestors of his family, so that he could tell them that now our country has slowly caught up."

"When I was a child, I was most afraid of passing by the cemetery, but I am not afraid here."

"Because I know that if these heroic spirits are still alive, they will protect us for future generations."

"Anyone can hurt us, but they won't."

"Because we are the future they gave their lives to protect."

Xia Qingmai didn't know why she said this, and when she came back to her senses, tears had already wet her cheeks.

Feeling the worried eyes beside him, Xia Qingmai shook his head and said, "I'm fine, I just remembered some of the past." ”

The words I said just now were caused by feelings, but what about the tears?

She is not the original owner, and she doesn't like to shed tears, but the tears just now fell unconsciously.

Is it the original owner, or is it her?

No matter how Sun Fugui looked, he felt that his daughter-in-law was not fine, but at this moment, he was holding the child in one hand and carrying something in the other, so he couldn't immediately hug his daughter-in-law to comfort him.

Of course, the main reason is that as a veteran, he can't do the act of hugging his daughter-in-law in front of so many martyrs.

Clearing his throat, Sun Fugui looked at the girl in his arms and said, "Shuyu, can you come down and stand with your brother?" Daddy's going to set things for your uncle. ”

As soon as Sun Shuyu's child heard his father's words, he immediately twisted his body and got out of his arms, and obediently walked to his brother and stood up.

And Sun Shuyan, who was a little scared just now, but was no longer afraid at this time, saw his sister coming over, and quickly reached out and grabbed her.

The siblings looked at each other and smiled, and the sun shone on them through the cracks in the poplar forest, as if the heroes were looking at them with a smug smile.

In the wind, there seems to be their show-offs.

'Look! Lao Tzu's blood was not shed in vain! Our dolls have clothes to wear now, and they will go to school in the future, and they will stand up their waists. ’

'Brothers, we're worth it! ’

……

The sound of the wind blowing through her hair was like a mother caressing her child.

Xia Qingmai parked the bicycle, and then walked to Sun Fugui's side to place the offerings with him.

Waiting for the sacrifices to be placed, Sun Fugui consciously went to see the child, leaving Xia Qingmai alone in front of the tombstone.

Xia Qingmai muttered to the tombstone for a while, and then closed her eyes pretending to be sad and said a few words in her heart.

If people really have a next life, then she hopes that the original owner and the second uncle can be a pair of real father and daughter in the next life.

The family is well-off and in good health.

After making a wish that he didn't know if it would come true, Xia Qingmai opened his eyes and looked at the tombstone and spoke again, "Second uncle, I am married, and he is a soldier under your old comrade-in-arms before, you must have heard of him, his name is Sun Fugui." ”

Almost at the moment when Xia Qingmai's words fell, Sun Fugui, who was still three steps away just now, came to Xia Qingmai's side.

"Second uncle, I am Sun Fugui, the platoon commander of the first battalion, one company and one platoon of the former ** army artillery regiment."

said this, but in his heart, Sun Fugui added: "However, because I have to complete the secret mission assigned by the organization, I actually retired from the army at the level of a regular company. ”

After muttering such a sentence in his heart, Sun Fugui also secretly glanced at Xia Qingmai.

Seeing Xia Qingmai staring at the tombstone and not noticing himself, Sun Fugui continued in his heart: "Second uncle, Shuyan and Shuyu are actually not my children, they are the children of my comrades-in-arms. ”

"He's a hero, just like you!"

After muttering two more sentences in his heart, Sun Fugui hurriedly said loudly: "Second uncle, I will be good to Qingmai, love her, and let her live a good life." ”

In fact, Sun Fugui has a lot of things he wants to say to his second uncle, but his daughter-in-law is here, and he doesn't dare to say some things.

He closed his mouth and opened the bottle to pour his wine.

In front of the tombstone there was a wine glass and a pair of chopsticks, as well as an empty plate.

Maybe it's because the people who live nearby know that there are heroes here, and the things in front of the tombstones, even if they have a hard time at home, will not come to take them.

After the wine was full, Sun Fugui said to the tombstone again: "Second uncle, you drink, son-in-law respects you." ”

Xia Qingmai also said after Sun Fugui's voice fell: "Second uncle, I plan to do something today, if it is done, no one will forget you in the entire Xiawan Town." ”

Hearing Xia Qingmai's words, Sun Fugui looked up at her, and his eyes were full of support for her.

……

When I was in the cemetery, I didn't feel that time passed too quickly, and when I came out to look at my watch, I found that it was already past ten o'clock.

Worried that the third uncle was in a hurry, Xia Qingmai and Sun Fugui did not dare to delay, one person picked up the child and put it in front, one person picked up the child and did the back, and rode a bicycle to Xia Hongmin's house.

About five minutes later, Xia Qingmai and his family stopped their bicycles in front of Xia Hongmin's house.

Xia Hongmin's house is very lively today, although he is the third in the family, but because the eldest brother's family went to the county, and the second brother went to serve as a soldier early, he, the third in the family, did what other people's parents should do, pension.

Xia Qingmai's grandmother is now living with her third uncle's family.

The third uncle's homestead is large, and there is a share that originally belonged to his two elder brothers.

A row of five large brick houses faces south, and there are three tiled houses on each side that are also made of green bricks.

Further west, there is the house of Xia Qingmai's fourth uncle, the same blue brick house.

The two brothers' families have a total of nearly 20 large tiled houses, which are rare rich and noble families in Xiajiawan.

At this moment, Xia Qingmai took the hands of the two children and just walked into the hall of the third uncle's house, when a slightly sharp voice came out from above.