When Zhou Mo was talking to me, Xiaoyun suddenly shouted to me: "Da Shan, come here."
"What's wrong? Xiaoyun." I walked towards her.
She took out an envelope from her pocket and handed it to me, and said, "This is what I found in the drawer of County Magistrate Jiang's desk when I was cleaning his office. Your name is written on the envelope."
I took the envelope from Xiaojun's hand and took a look at the name on the envelope. It said "Da Shan Qingqi".
The word "personally open" means that no one can open the envelope except me, and I cannot reveal the contents of the letter.
I took the envelope and walked aside, tore it open and took out two pieces of letter paper and a bank card.
On the letter paper he neatly wrote:
"Hello Dashan, it's unfortunate that I have to say goodbye to you in this way! I know you may be sad on this day, but please don't be sad, because my life is wonderful and I have no regrets.
Now Dongshan County has almost completely lifted out of poverty. Although it is still far from my goal, it is not easy to get here. The tourism industry in Puyuan Town has developed, and the vineyards are expected to bear fruit this summer. Villagers who go out to work
Most of them have returned to their hometowns to find jobs. Is this what you want?
I know that this is our common hope.
Until this moment, I can still remember that day when we were sitting on the hilltop of Yulin Village, drinking Niulanshan Erguotou and peanuts. You told me your ideals and I told you my thoughts. The moment I felt,
You are my lifelong like-minded friend, Jiang Tao.
But my friend, I am taking the first step. In fact, I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer last year. I blame myself for not taking good care of my body, but I am really not sad at this moment.
Perhaps the only thing that makes me feel reluctant is the all-round development of Dongshan County, but I believe that the new county party secretary will be better than me and can lead the people of the county out of poverty and become rich.
Don't be sad, don't be sad. My funeral will be simple. In addition, I would also like to trouble you to bury my ashes in Dongshan County.
Dashan, I also want to ask you to do me a favor. This card contains all my savings over the years, about one hundred thousand. Except for my funeral expenses, I hope you can give the rest to my mother for me.
Although she has never raised me, she has always been my mother. I heard that her life was not good. Sorry to bother you! My mother’s address and bank card password are left in this letter.
at the end of the letter.
Dashan, please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye! And please don’t be sad, because death is rebirth. I can’t feel any pain at this moment. I am very relaxed, unprecedentedly relaxed.
Finally, I wish you peace and health in the days to come. I also hope that your career will be prosperous, your family will be harmonious, and everything will go well!
Written by: Jiang Tao."
After reading the entire letter, I had mixed feelings in my heart. The feeling of wanting to cry but not being able to cry made me feel extremely uncomfortable.
My hands were shaking, and so was the letter in my hand.
After being stunned for a long time, I came back to my senses, closed my eyes and let out a long breath.
I said silently in my heart: "Mr. Jiang, have a good trip! Maybe, I will come to accompany you soon, and then we can have a good time together."
Zhou Mo walked up behind me. She gently put her hand on my shoulder and asked softly: "What's wrong?"
I then opened my eyes, looked at her, shook her head, and said with a long breath, "It's okay, let's go."
We left the funeral home together. According to Jiang Tao's instructions in the letter, his funeral was kept simple, but I still chose the best cemetery in the county for him.
And from the top of the cemetery, you can see the entire Dongshan County.
I spent the whole day taking care of Jiang Tao's funeral, until I buried his ashes in the ground.
The moment the tombstone was sealed and erected, the sky that had been gloomy all day suddenly cleared up.
I stood in front of the tombstone and looked up to the sky. I saw blue sky and white clouds. Even the wind blowing had the smell of dust returning to dust and dust returning to dust.
Suddenly, a sparrow flew over and landed on the tombstone that had just been erected.
Zhou Mo tried to drive away the sparrow, but I stopped her: "Don't drive it away, just let it come and give Magistrate Jiang a ride."
Zhou Mo withdrew his hand and looked at the sparrow on the tombstone blankly. After a moment, he said: "Just now I learned about some of County Magistrate Jiang's deeds from Xiaoyun, and then I realized how great he was.
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"In my heart, he is a great man."
Zhou Mo nodded in agreement and said: "Anyway, I can't do what he has done, and no one around me can do it. He is really amazing. He is a good leader and the people will definitely remember him."
Stay with him."
As soon as Zhou Mo finished speaking, Xiaoyun suddenly shouted: "Look at the mountain!"
I immediately turned my head and looked in the direction of Xiaojun's finger. Just under the stone stairs of the cemetery, I saw many people coming up to the cemetery.
I also know the leading people, they are some villagers from Puyuan Town.
The sight in front of me scared me, because so many people came that I couldn’t even count them.
I immediately asked Xiaoyun: "Has the news of County Magistrate Jiang's death been announced?"
Xiaoyun also shook her head in confusion and said, "I don't know. County Magistrate Jiang told me not to tell anyone. I haven't revealed anything yet."
"Maybe they heard it from other places!"
Xiaojun said anxiously: "What should we do now? County Magistrate Jiang said that everything should be kept simple."
"It's okay, everyone is here, let them come and give County Magistrate Jiang a ride. Their coming will further prove the importance of Magistrate Jiang in their hearts."
As he was talking, the villagers had already walked to the tombstone one after another, filling the platform with people, and some people were even standing on the stone stairs below.
Although they are all farmers, they are very orderly, without making any noise or crowding.
Some people who knew me came up to say hello to me, and then came to County Magistrate Jiang's tombstone one after another, lit incense and candles and said some farewell words.
The three of us have been standing on the edge, waiting for everyone to come to pay their respects one after another. There were only two simple incense sticks of ours in front of County Magistrate Jiang’s tombstone, but now the incense trough is filled with candles.
Surround this tombstone.
Really, it was at that moment that I truly felt the love the common people had for Jiang Tao.
Some of them even shed tears, feeling sad for County Magistrate Jiang's departure.
Yes, County Magistrate Jiang has worked too hard in his life. Ever since he came to Dongshan County, he has served the people wholeheartedly. He has devoted himself to front-line work day and night.
In order to grasp production, he personally went to the fields to understand the people's sentiments and production conditions; in order to defeat corrupt officials, he endured all kinds of malicious reports and rumors; for the sake of the entire Dongshan County, he worked tirelessly and did his duty with all his heart.
He is a good leader and will always be Brother Jiang in my heart.