Cries rang out in the room, and everyone crowded into the small room, looking at Liu Zhang who passed away peacefully with grief. Wan Tao stood outside the door. His limbs were cold, his eyes were hollow, his ears were buzzing, and his fingers were numb.
I couldn't help but tremble.
He was clearly alive just now, still breathing, and his body was warm. Why was he gone as soon as he went out?
Wan Tao staggered two steps. He didn't believe that Liu Zhang was gone. In the morning, the two of them said that they would go out to shovel the snow and come back to build snowmen for the children. The bamboos by the river became more and more lush. Yesterday, Liu Zhang was talking about making more bamboo baskets for storage.
Things, last night he was sewing with me, saying that his clothes were torn and needed to be patched.
He said that he would move to a small courtyard next spring, and his poker friends in the chess and card room also made an agreement with him to go fishing at the downstream lake when the weather becomes more comfortable.
Wan Tao felt a headache, a tightness in his chest, and was so uncomfortable that he couldn't breathe. He wanted to find a place to lean on, but his legs were so weak that he fell back heavily as soon as he moved.
"Uncle Wan." Seeing Wan Tao fall, Tang Yizheng rushed over to help him.
"Uncle Wan, what's wrong with you? Nothing can happen to you, Uncle Wan, Uncle Wan..."
When Wan Tao woke up, Xuxu and An An were sitting in front of his bed. Seeing him wake up, Xuxu hugged him and cried loudly. The child's eyes were red and swollen. It seemed that he had cried. An An raised his hand to wipe them.
Tears, and then went out to ask the adults to come in.
Wan Tao hugged Xuxu and gently stroked her hair, "Grandpa Wan is fine, don't cry anymore."
"Grandpa Wan, I just went to see Grandpa Liu. My mother said that Grandpa Liu has passed away. He will never wake up, hold me, tell me stories, or tie my hair. I'm so scared.
You won't wake up either."
Wan Tao's nose felt sour and he shook his head slightly, "How can I let you go? Xuxu, you go out first. Grandpa Wan gets up and washes his face, and then goes out to find you."
Xuxu turned back three times with each step, "Grandpa Wan, I'll be waiting for you at the door."
"Okay, I'll be out right away."
As soon as Xuxu walked out of the room, she saw everyone standing outside.
"Grandpa Wan said he would wash his face before coming out to find us."
Ye Fu nodded, "Okay, let's leave first."
She reached out and closed the door. The wooden house was not particularly soundproof. The moment the door closed, everyone heard the suppressed crying coming from the bathroom.
"Grandpa Wan is crying." Xuxu's tears fell, "I'm going to hug him. Grandpa Wan must be very sad."
Fang Wei took Xuxu away with red eyes, "Good boy, let's not disturb Grandpa Wan first. When he comes out, can we give him a hug again?"
Others were also crying quietly beside them. Ye Fu bit his lower lip, wiped away his tears, and motioned for everyone to leave him.
"Brother Song, Wu Pei, you stay here and take care of Uncle Wan and Uncle Liu. The others come with me to move the wood. I want to make a coffin."
After hearing this, everyone hurriedly took action. Ye Fu took out a tissue and gave one to everyone.
"Don't cry, Uncle Liu doesn't like to see us crying."
Even so, Ye Fu still couldn't hold back the tears. She turned her back and took a deep breath to calm down her emotions.
Jiang Run patted her shoulder and then motioned for others to go to the storage area first.
"Jiang Run, I can't accept it." Ye Fu looked at him with red eyes, "We didn't even have time to see him for the last time. If we had known this would happen, we shouldn't have gone out today, nor should we have worked in the fields."
"He should have known that his time was coming. Before lying down, he cleaned himself, even trimmed his beard and nails, and changed a set of clothes. He is a decent man, so we will let him leave with dignity. You are not
Did you say it? Uncle Liu doesn’t like us crying, be good and stop crying, everyone is waiting for you to go over and choose wood together.”
Ye Fu covered his eyes, "I understand, give me two minutes to calm down."
After saying that, Ye Fu squatted on the ground and held her head, while Jiang Run stood beside her to calm down her emotions with her.
Two minutes later, Ye Fu stood up and went to the storage area with Jiang Run. Qi Yuan and the others saw Ye Fu and Jiang Run coming over, wiped their eyes and stood up hurriedly.
"There are a lot of woods, which one should I choose?"
Ye Fu looked at the pile of mahogany trees in the corner, "That's it."
"How should Uncle Liu's funeral be handled? Should it be sent to the base for cremation? Or should it be handled in space?"
"I'll ask Uncle Wan for his opinion later. No matter how we deal with it, let's follow the customs and suspend the funeral for three days."
Redwood is the best material for making coffins. When Ye Fu cut wood before, he only wanted to make a fire to keep warm. He never thought that one day he would use them to make coffins.
"Is this Grandpa Liu's future house?" Xuxu suddenly asked.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, An An pulled Xuxu aside, whispered something to her, and then the two children left.
"He survived such serious injuries during the volcanic eruption. This year, he has been in good health and in good spirits. He has been exercising recently and can run around the cabin three times every morning. He is so healthy, why?
If you say no, it will be gone.”
"It makes me sad to think about it, we are not around, ugh."
"Uncle Wan feels worse than us. Stop crying. Get to work quickly and let Uncle Liu leave with dignity."
In the wooden house, Wan Tao came out of the room. The whole wooden house was quiet. Everyone had gone out. Only Officer Song and Wu Pei were guarding Liu Zhang's bed.
Seeing Wan Tao coming, the two looked at him worriedly. Wan Tao waved his hand and motioned for them to go out. He wanted to stay alone with Liu Zhang for a while.
With a click, the door closed. Wan Tao pulled up a chair and sat in front of the bed, looking at Liu Zhang quietly.
"For decades, we brothers have never been apart. Now you leave me and leave in a leisurely manner, no matter how sad the children will be. We have known each other for so many years, and strong winds and waves have come, and you will die if you want."
, don’t say hello to me, Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang, you are really capable.”
"Old Huang is nowhere to be found. He must have left. You are also gone now. Of the three of us, I am the only one left."
"The children have gone to make a coffin for you. I know you are afraid of pain, so you won't be cremated. You said before that you wanted to go back to your hometown. Don't worry, I will work hard to live. If there is a chance to go back, I will take you back with me.
"
"Old Liu, if you see Lao Huang down there, don't keep arguing. I'm not here and no one will be the referee for you. If I see your family, you must apologize to them. You deserve everything in your life.
People, I can only feel sorry for them."
Wan Tao took Liu Zhang's hand and patted it twice.
"You are lucky. It was good to leave in the dream. You didn't suffer at all. Only now did I realize that your hair has turned white."
"Old Liu, we have agreed to be good brothers in the next life."
This chapter has been completed!