Xie Chong felt that he had been on a very long trip, and then he returned to his grandfather's house in Dongerxiang - although that was also his home, the head of the household was his grandfather and the house did not belong to him.
It feels very strange. Xie Chong is very familiar with it, but he is also very unfamiliar with it. The house seems to be covered with a layer of filters, which are the dim filters of old photos.:
Xie Chong opened the door, and the adults were not at home, and the two young ones were not there. He walked around the main hall, and after he came out, he suddenly found a person sitting in the yard.
He seemed to have come out of nowhere, and he seemed to have been waiting there for a long time.
He was wearing a simple white shirt and military green pants, and it was obviously a long time ago. His smile was bright, and his mouthful of white teeth made him look healthy and energetic.
He waved at Xie Chong: "Hello."
"...Hello, do you know me?"
"Familiar, but I don't know your name."
"My name is Xie Chong." Xie Chong said honestly: "My father is the second son of this family."
"Huh? So..." The man straightened up and said in surprise: "It's amazing. Are you actually the second son?"
"You are..."
"My name is Xie Qingyi, and it is Xie Qingshou's elder brother... You should call me uncle."
This is too incredible. Xie Chong actually met his uncle?!
Xie Chong's eyes were staring like a bronze bell: "How is this... possible? Am I dreaming?"
"I also feel like I'm dreaming." Xie Qingyi said cheerfully, "But it's also a magical thing to be able to meet in a dream."
"Uncle...How old are you now? I feel that you are about the same age as me."
"The nineteenth year of the age of vain."
"That's eighteen years old? Are you the same age as me? Maybe you are not as old as me, but I'll call you uncle."
"Haha, your dad has to call me Big Brother."
Anyway, in the dream, Xie Chong was not too entangled and naturally sat with his uncle of the same age. They looked very similar, like twins.
But why did Xie Chong meet his eighteen-year-old uncle?
When my uncle was eighteen years old, it was probably in 1978. Xie Chong asked curiously: "Do you want to take the college entrance examination?"
"I probably failed the exam. I haven't studied seriously."
My uncle was frank and did not set himself a top student. Xie Chong said, "Are you too modest? People who know you say that you have good grades."
"I know what I know..." said the uncle gently: "My grades were OK when I was in elementary school, and I didn't even go to junior high school, so I probably couldn't pass the exam. Moreover, my ambition is not about studying, I want to
Become a soldier.”
"No!" Xie Chong jumped up suddenly: "You can't join the army, you will die!"
Xie Qingyi did not retreat. He said calmly: "It is normal to bleed and sacrifice."
"I'm not scaring you, but to be honest! In the summer of 1985, you would sacrifice! Your wife was still pregnant at that time, but you didn't even see what your daughter looked like!"
Xie Qingyi was stunned and said, "That's how..."
"Uncle, don't join the army. You can study and do business! Being a soldier is too dangerous."
"Then tell me, how did I sacrifice? Was it a death to the battlefield or something else?"
"I met a gangster on the way to visit relatives. You saved a car of people, but you were killed by the gangsters!"
"Yes! You are very brave! All over the country, you are learning your feat of bravery. We elementary and junior high schools go to your tombstone every year to observe silence... Brave comes at a price! Your price is life! It is the endless sorrow of your family.
!”
Xie Qingyi thought something and did not reply to Xie Chong, but asked kindly: "Then why did you meet me?"
"ah?!
"Xie Chong thought about this question carefully: "Is it because I am dead?"
"Die? Why did you die?"
"To protect his younger brother and sister!" Xie Chong touched his chest. The moment he locked his younger brother and sister in the main hall, he was stabbed in his left and right ribs. He could not see his wound in his dream and said in disappointment: "
Our family is so unlucky. If you die, I will die too. We both die young, so my parents will definitely be sad."
"Then, did you take the danger into consideration when you protect your younger brothers and sisters?"
"There must be danger!"
"Then why do you want to do it?"
Xie Chong said without hesitation: "Because I am my brother, I want to protect them both."
"So, courage comes at a price."
Xie Chong was stunned, as if he understood the uncle's choice. "Uncle, do you know that it is possible to die, or do you stand up without hesitation?"
"I only know that everyone has some missions. Some missions are very heavy. The braver a person, the heavier the mission." Xie Qingyi said approvingly: "It seems that you have inherited the Xie family.
His courage, regardless of his own safety, protected his younger brother and sister."
"Well..."
"Xie Chong, I'm very happy to see you today. We meet here, probably not because you died, but because we are the two of the most courageous people in the Xie family."
Xie Chong suddenly realized.
Xie Qingyi patted his nephew's shoulder: "I feel very relieved that the Xie family has a brave descendant like you."
"But uncle, I told you that you may die, and you still have to join the army?"
Xie Qingyi smiled and said, "Everyone's fate has long been destined. We cannot change it."
Xie Chong was very anxious and reluctant to leave. Uncle was so gentle, who would have thought that he would have the courage to sacrifice himself?
"Xie Chong, it's time to say goodbye! We should go back to our respective spaces."
"But……"
"We will meet sooner or later, so there is no rush to this moment."
Xie Chong felt an inexplicable anxiety. He still didn't want his uncle to die in vain, but his uncle smiled indifferently: "There is no vain sacrifice in this world."
"But don't you want to be with your wife and daughter? They think you are almost sick, and grandma's eyes are almost crying!"
The uncle suddenly felt very sad: "But what's the use? Xie Chong, my life is already destined."
"Will that be true? My life is..."
"Xie Chong, I want to ask you for something, please do it."
"What's up?"
The uncle said stubbornly: "You promise me first and you will definitely bring the words."
"Okay, I promise you, one word is certain."
"Tell my wife and daughter that I will always guard them silently in places they cannot see, let them live with peace of mind and happiness. And... I love them very much and always love them."
My uncle seemed to have insight into all his destiny.
Xie Chong had a lot to say to his uncle, but his uncle disappeared, as if he had never appeared before.