Winter has really come! Bishan has obviously faded away from its autumn colors and is completely gray, with only the green pine trees still standing proudly. The weeping willows on the Bishan River are swaying desperately with the whistling northwest wind, and the passing pedestrians I put on thick winter clothes, hid my hands in my sleeves and walked forward with my head bowed in the wind. There were only a few people at the food stall next to the station. This year's winter seemed to have come earlier than in previous years.
Today is Sunday. Wu Jiangkai returned to his home in Longnan City. Shen Tong rarely had any leisure time. He lay lazily on the bed and enjoyed this wonderful moment. The sun was shining in the morning and the heater was turned on in the dormitory, making the room extremely warm. Very comfortable.
Shen Tong recalled the winter when he was a child. The family crowded together on a heated kang and had a lot of fun. In the morning, his mother made a fire to cook, and his father went to feed the pigs. He and his sister Shen Xia lay in the warm quilt and talked to each other. Playful. After mother prepared the meal, she moved the table to the kang, and the family sat together eating roasted sweet potatoes and drinking steaming pumpkin porridge. It was very comfortable.
Especially with the heavy snow falling outside and the sharp northwest wind blowing, Shen Tong and her sister were too lazy to go out. They climbed on the kang and carefully drew beautiful patterns on the frozen windows with their fingers; or they ate dried sweet potatoes. I hugged the little cat, covered myself with a quilt, and watched cartoons with gusto. Occasionally, I would fight and quarrel with my sister, but they all ended in my own victory.
But now, my sister has married away from home, and only her elderly parents are left at home, looking forward to their son's return. Although she is not far from home, due to her busy work, she still can't spare the time to go home. Thinking of this, Shen Tong thought Take advantage of today's free time to go home.
Shen Tong regarded the dormitory as his own home and kept it in order. He even moved a pot of wintersweet flowers from the home of his old leader Zhao Yitang to make the whole house full of vitality.
After Shen Tong got up, he tidied up the house. After washing, he took out the salary he had saved in the past few months from the cabinet. The salary was 653 yuan per month, plus the 200 yuan communication fee subsidized by the county party committee. That is to say You can get more than 800 yuan a month, which is considered a high salary in Dongquan County. The salary of Secretary Wu of the county party committee is only about 1,200 yuan.
Shen Tong carefully counted and found that he still had more than 2,000 yuan saved, which made him really happy. However, he planned to spend all the money, part of which would buy two pieces of clothing and food for his parents, part of which would buy some gifts for Lan Yue, and then Treat yourself, buy a few books, and buy a Sony ultra-thin walkman so that you can spend the long nights. Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a little excited.
After putting the money away, Shen Tong came to the cabinet again and took out the good cigarettes that were given to him when he went to the countryside with Secretary Wu. There were Zhonghua, Yuxi, and the Yellow Crane Tower that was not common in the Dongquan market. He took a closer look. Count, almost more than 40 packets. When I went to the countryside in Dongquan County, the officials below would more or less bring out the best cigarettes to entertain Secretary Wu. Before leaving, they would secretly give Shen Tong one or two packets. Wu Jiangkai Although he told himself to be strict with himself, this was an unwritten rule, so Wu Jiangkai pretended not to see it, turned a blind eye, and acquiesced to this approach.
Shen Tong resisted resolutely at first, but later he heard people say that he was unkind and a little arrogant. Later, he slowly began to accept small favors from others, but he had a big principle and never took anything valuable.
Shen Tong decided to pack all these cigarettes and take them home so that his father, who had been suffering all his life, could smoke two packs of good cigarettes. After everything was ready, Shen Tong locked the door and prepared to go home with excitement.
When he walked to the concierge, Shen Tong accidentally glanced inside and found that Lao Wang's behavior this morning was a bit abnormal. He saw that the curtains had not been opened yet, and there were ice skates hanging on the chimney, showing no signs of life. As usual, Lao Wang would have gone early in the morning I would go out to clean the yard, or sit at my desk and read the newspaper. But what happened today?
Shen Tong walked over curiously, with an ominous premonition in his heart. After all, Lao Wangtou was already over 70 years old and had no relatives around him. He had no one to take care of him if he had a minor illness or disaster, so he gently knocked on it. He opened the door and shouted: "Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, are you there? I am Shen Tong."
After several calls, no one answered, which made Shen Tong a little anxious. He couldn't think about that much anymore. He lifted the thick curtain and kicked the door open with all his strength. He saw Lao Wang lying motionless with his head covered by a quilt. There. Shen Tong walked over and called out twice. Lao Wang remained silent. Shen Tong's heart suddenly lifted, and then he tiptoed and put his hand on his nose. He could no longer feel any breath, and Shen Tong was so frightened. Tong quickly took two steps back.
In a panic, Shen Tong calmed down, took out his mobile phone and dialed 120. Shen Tong would definitely not be able to go home today. He put his things back in the dormitory, turned back, and waited anxiously for the doctor's arrival.
More than 10 minutes later, the piercing sirens pierced the silent sky of Dongquan County. When they arrived at the dormitory building, several doctors quickly jumped down and entered the concierge under the guidance of Shen Tong. A doctor first tried the same method. If he was breathing, he rolled his eyelids again, then took out the stethoscope, put it on his chest and listened, then reached into the bed and touched it. Every move made Shen Tong frightened.
After a while, the doctor slowly took off the stethoscope, shook his head helplessly, turned around and said to Shen Tong: "My condolences, it can be determined that he is dead. The time of death is estimated to be last night."
Hearing the news, it was like a bolt from the blue. Shen Tong sat down on the chair in panic. Although Lao Wangtou was not his relative, he was very friendly to him after a short period of contact. He also entrusted him to find the relatives of his comrades. Unexpectedly, This heroic hero fell like this.
"What should I do?" the doctor asked.
Shen Tong came back to his senses and said, "Doctor, can you wait for me and I'll make a call." After that, he turned around and went out to call Wu Jiangkai.
Wu Jiangkai was quite shocked when he heard the news. Lao Wangtou was the only remaining national treasure in Dongquan County, so why did he disappear all of a sudden? After Wu Jiangkai took office, he asked him to go to a nursing home several times, but Lao Wangtou He refused to work, he said he had feelings for this place. In desperation, Wu Jiangkai told the leaders of the Civil Affairs Bureau to take good care of his daily life. The leaders of the Civil Affairs Bureau did not dare to neglect, and sent people to deliver rice and noodles every few days. , I have everything I need to wear, for fear of making any mistakes.
Lao Wangtou has never made any request to the organization in his life. He only hopes to see the nation become prosperous and Dongquan can develop rapidly in his lifetime. Just two days ago, Lao Wangtou saw the return of Macau on TV and was moved to tears. Zongheng pulled Shen Tong and talked for a long time, which made Shen Tong moved. But after only a few days, a good person disappeared.
Wu Jiangkai instructed that the county party committee and county government should take the lead, and the Civil Affairs Bureau be responsible for the implementation, to hold the highest-standard funeral for Lao Wangtou, and to send Lao Wang off to his last journey with the treatment of a hero.