Walking over step by step, Yu Fan looked a little dazed, but Dai Pinyuan ran out of it at some point. As soon as he saw Yu Fan, he took his hand and said anxiously: "Come with me quickly, the old man is waiting to see you. The last one." Yu Fan was startled, suddenly woke up, and ran inside with Dai Pinyuan.
The old man's children were surrounding the bed. Yu Fan knew that in addition to his son Dai Pinyuan, the old man Dai also had two daughters. At this moment, his son, daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren were all here. The old man's family was full of descendants. Only Yu Fan was now The only outsider, but it is this outsider that the old man has always been thinking about.
At this moment, Old Man Dai's face was no longer as rosy as before, and his face showed a blue-gray color. His cheeks were deeply sunken, and his eyes were staring at the sky for a while. Dai Pinyuan pulled Yu Fan in and hurriedly walked in. He leaned into the old man's ear and called softly: "Father, Yu Fan is back,"
This sentence made the old man's eyes flash with a strange light, and he turned his head to look at Yu Fan with difficulty, his eyes full of relief. When Yu Fan saw the old man's current situation, he could not help but burst into tears. In a blink of an eye, the old man looked at Dai Pinyuan, and moved the corner of his mouth slightly. Although his voice was very slow, it was clearly audible, "You... you... you should... know... know... I,,,I am buried,,where,,,"
Dai Pinyuan's voice was already so sad that it made people choke, "Father, I know, I know," not only did he know, Yu Fan also knew very well that the old man wanted to return to his comrades. He wanted to go Accompanying them there made Yu Fan feel sad again.
Hearing Dai Pinyuan's words, the old man smiled with difficulty, turned to look at Yu Fan, and slowly stretched his hand into the air to meet him. Yu Fan hurriedly walked over and held the old man's hand tightly, but the old man just looked at him like this , didn’t say anything, just smiled so naturally, the smile was like a newborn baby, the eyes were full of kindness, but the smile was so peaceful, until the old man closed his eyes slightly with such a smile. Suddenly, the cry in the room suddenly rang out, but even this cry failed to wake Yu Fan up from the old man's smile. Until the old man's hands gradually became cold, Yu Fan found that he was already in tears. His face was full of tears.
Taking the cigarette handed over by Dai Pinyuan, Yu Fan found that there was a bitter taste in his mouth. The old man's funeral was very lively. Dai Pinyuan himself was already the deputy secretary of the town. Leaders of the town committee and town government came to pay their respects in person, as well as the town People from various departments, as well as the village secretary and mayor below, came. This can be regarded as a kind of compensation for the old man. The glory during his life is gone, but the glory after death is infinite. However, Yu Fan thinks that the old man will not care about this. He already dismissed these things at that time, let alone after death.
The old man left with a smile before he died, which was the greatest comfort to Yu Fan. Death is a process that people must go through in this life, but facing death with a smile showed the character of the old man, which made Yu Fan seem to see The old man's proud look, death, was the first time Yu Fan faced it so profoundly. This heart-wrenching pain gave him a deeper understanding of this word.
"Don't be sad anymore. The old man passed away peacefully." The emotion that Yu Fan showed towards the old man was something he had seen with his own eyes, so Dai Pinyuan now almost regarded Yu Fan as a member of his own family, and Yu Fan Although he was not related by blood to Old Man Dai, he insisted on wearing sackcloth and mourning for him, which made Dai Pinyuan even more grateful.
"You are pretty good now, the secretary of the county party committee of a county. This was the thing that made the old man most proud when he was dying. But he also asked me to tell you that in case you don't see us for the last time, you must remember "Be an official and serve the people." Yu Fan was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that until the last moment of his life, the old man was still thinking about himself, which made his eyes feel a little sore.
"Eat something, you haven't eaten anything all day and night," Dai Pinyuan advised with a sigh. Yu Fan's actions really made him, a son, feel ashamed. Yu Fan had been guarding the old man's coffin like this all day and night. forward.
Seeing Yu Fan shaking his head again, Dai Pinyuan was about to say something, but someone came in from outside and told him that a leader from the city was coming. This shocked Dai Pinyuan, and he quickly stood up and walked out, but Yu Fan remained motionless. Yes, don't say he didn't hear it. Even if he heard it, with his current status, there are not many people in Xinyang City who can personally greet him except the mayor and secretary.
It was Du Chengze who came from Xinyang City. After he came in, Yu Fan quickly stood up and said, "Secretary Du, you are here." Although Du Chengze is now the executive deputy mayor of Xinyang City, Yu Fan still He liked to call him secretary, and Du Chengze also looked at Yu Fan and sighed, patted his shoulder and said, "The deceased is gone. Don't be too sad." Yu Fan nodded sadly.
In fact, Du Chengze looked a little sad when he looked at Yu Fan. This former secretary of his was now the top leader of a county. When he heard the news for the first time, he actually had mixed feelings in his heart. How long has this been? Time, he has actually climbed to such a high level. It has taken him almost half his life to still climb to his level.
However, when he heard that Yu Fan still called himself 'Secretary' as before, Du Chengze felt warm in his heart. The little guy is not a person who forgets his roots. Du Chengze also heard about the relationship between Yu Fan and the old man, but seeing Yu Fan with his own eyes Fan's behavior towards the old man made Du Chengze even more pleased.
The custom in Yu Fan's hometown is that after the old man dies, the coffin should be kept at home for three days. It will not be sent for cremation until the third day, and then buried and laid to rest. Du Chengze went back on the night of his arrival. Originally, he also I wanted to have a good chat with Yu Fan, but seeing that Yu Fan was not in good spirits, I gave up this plan. However, after I returned, some leaders from the city also came over. Even the newly appointed secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor sent people A wreath was sent, and Yu Fan knew that it was Du Chengze who informed him after he returned. After all, a top official from another county came over, and the city should express its gratitude as well.
There were several leaders who came in person, all of whom were old acquaintances of Yu Fan. What surprised Yu Fan the most was that Lin Guangyao came in person. This was really beyond his expectation. He did not expect that Mr. Lin would send him. Lin Guangyao's arrival was very low-key. It seemed that even Lin Ning didn't know about it. When she saw him, Lin Ning also screamed out.
Regarding Lin Guangyao's identity, Yu Fan also gave Dai Pinyuan a vague explanation, but this also made him excited. He was not familiar with Lin Guangyao, but his second uncle was Lin Ning's father. I have seen him before. When Mr. Lin went to the countryside, he took Lin Ning's father, Lin Dongfang, with him. The two of them played together at that time.
This time, Lin Guangyao also came with a mission. Mr. Lin asked him to bring over a box, but after Dai Pinyuan opened the box, he saw that it contained old bullets. He couldn't help but was stunned. In fact, Lin Guangyao also He didn't know what Elder Lin meant when he asked him to bring this, but he still conveyed Elder Lin's original words, 'Let this bullet represent me to accompany my comrades.'
Yu Fan understood this sentence clearly. As Mr. Lin, he will definitely be buried in the National Revolutionary Cemetery after his death, and this bullet means that he is also with Old Man Dai and the others. Although he does not know this The origin of this old bullet, but Yu Fan understands that there are many touching stories on this bullet, and Old Man Dai should be the person who understands the meaning of this bullet best.
On the day of burial, both Lin Guangyao and Lin Ning participated. It was in the cemetery where Mr. Lin and Mr. Dai had both been. It had been slightly renovated and surrounded by some walls. This was because there were people above. Many people don't understand what this mission means, because there are some tombstones here that have the military establishment of the Kuomintang vaguely engraved on them. Are there still such tombs now?
Lin Ning came to this cemetery for the first time. She was a little confused when she saw the words on some tombstones. However, Yu Fan immediately said to her, "No matter who is buried here, they are all us." The country, the heroes of our nation, are always worth remembering with our hearts," Lin Ning seemed to understand for a while, but she still nodded.
Old Man Dai's ashes were buried next to these tombstones. Buried next to him was Old Lin's box containing bullets. However, there was no monument. It was just a symbolic ceremony. Just as everyone began to pay their respects, When it was time to pay homage, the wreath for Secretary Yu of the Provincial Party Committee was personally delivered by his secretary Pang Yu.
This made Dai Pinyuan a little stunned. When did the secretary of the provincial party committee have an irreconcilable relationship with their family? Yu Fan knew that Secretary Yu was going after Mr. Lin, but he could show respect to the deceased, so he smiled at Pang Pang. Yu expressed his gratitude, and Pang Yu even patted him on the shoulder, asking him to accept his condolences. Dai Pinyuan, who was watching from the side, also looked at him with confusion.
Looking for an opportunity, Yu Fan also explained it to Dai Pinyuan, which also made Dai Pinyuan shake his head with a wry smile. The provincial party committee secretaries rushed to send wreaths. I am afraid that not many people will have this honor, but Yu Fan thought But it's different again. So what about the provincial party committee secretary? Mr. Dai may not be able to like him.
After the final farewell, Yu Fan also walked away with everyone. Looking back at the tombstone standing there, Yu Fan seemed to see those people celebrating the reunion there, and he also vaguely saw Old Man Dai nodding and smiling at him. , Yes, who can know that those people lying here actually sacrificed their lives and blood for our dignity today, and they are actually the most worthy of our respect.
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