"His third uncle, Comrade Xu Changsheng, died. We are here to announce the obituary."
Officer Li took a deep breath, collected his emotions, and announced the news of Xu Changsheng's death despite the sudden sadness in his heart.
"How could this happen? Weren't you still doing well a while ago? Did you get promoted to the head of the regiment? Did you die all of a sudden? Director Li, did you make a mistake? It's impossible, it's impossible. It must be you. Mistaken."
Hearing these words, Yan Bugui was struck by thunder, his eyes immediately turned red, and tears burst out of his eyes. He kept waving his hands, refusing to accept this reality.
It wasn't until Director Li repeatedly emphasized the authenticity of the news and informed Xu Changsheng's ashes and relics that they would arrive in the country in a few days that Yan Bugui had to accept this reality.
"How do you want me to explain to the old lady, how to tell the old lady."
Yan Bugui sat on the steps of the Hanging Flower Gate and said with a sad face. Although Xu Changsheng did not have children in his family and they did not get along for a long time, he felt the grief at this time. After all, Xu Changsheng died for the country.
"His third uncle, if you are okay, I will take them to announce the news."
"You can't go. If you just go like this, the old lady will definitely not be able to bear it."
When Yan Bugui heard this, he immediately stopped Director Li. Now that Xu Changsheng is gone, if he rushes to tell the old lady the news, it would be really bad if the old lady doesn't hold on.
"Then what should we do? We can't keep our comrades waiting. They have other things to do."
Officer Li looked at the volunteers behind him and said.
"Well, wait a minute. The first and second uncles will be off work soon. When they come back, we can discuss it. Do you think it's okay? Even if it can't be hidden, you still have to Let us have a countermeasure, the longevity is gone, we can't just watch the old lady disappear."
Officer Li and the volunteers behind him looked at each other and nodded when they heard Yan Bugui's words, and they agreed with her statement.
It happened that the factory closed wages today, and everyone returned from the factory talking and laughing after receiving their wages. Before the people from Siheyuan walked out of Nanluogu Alley, the group of people working in the steel rolling mill from Siheyuan rushed back.
After learning the news of Xu Changsheng's sacrifice, everyone froze on the spot, falling into shock and pain.
"Okay, don't feel bad. No matter how uncomfortable you are, you have to overcome this obstacle. Now think about how to tell the old lady."
Yi Zhonghai was the first to come out of his sadness and looked at everyone and asked.
“…”
Everyone was silent when they heard Yi Zhonghai's words. They didn't know whether the old lady could accept this reality. They all felt so uncomfortable after hearing this, let alone the old lady, who was sixty years old.
"Forget it, let me go and talk, Guangqi, you come with me. If something goes wrong with the old lady, you must keep the old lady. Changsheng is gone, and nothing can happen to the old lady again. Otherwise, we would never know how to explain to this child Changsheng even in our dreams."
When Yi Zhonghai saw this, he knew that there was nothing good that these people could do, so he could only be the villain.
"Um"
After hearing this, Liu Guangqi nodded and agreed. This was his original intention.
Everyone was relieved when they heard this, but then Liu Haizhong also made his attitude clear.
"I am coming too"
"I am coming too."
Yan Bugui also expressed his position upon seeing this.
"Then I'll go too."
"I'll go too"
With Yi Zhonghai and the others taking the lead, He Daqing and Master Wu followed closely behind.
"Okay, why are there so many people there? Just wait here and a few of us can go there."
Seeing that more and more people were expressing their opinions, Yi Zhonghai quickly stopped them, and then led Liu Haizhong, Director Li and others to the backyard.
"Old lady, are you there?"
Arriving at the door of the old lady's house, everyone looked solemn and nervous and speechless. Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath and asked loudly.
"Here you are, come in."
The strong voice of the old lady came from the room. Hearing this powerful voice, everyone present felt a lot more relaxed, but the strings in their hearts were still tense.
"Is something wrong? Zhonghai, why are there so many people here?"
The old lady asked happily as she watched Yi Zhonghai enter. However, as more and more people came in, the old lady's expression became more and more subtle, especially when she saw Officer Li following the volunteer soldiers behind him. The old lady seemed to recall something, and the hand holding the crutch trembled involuntarily.
"..."
"Tell me, no matter what, I can handle it, old lady."
After a moment of silence, the old lady took the lead in breaking the opportunity and asked tremblingly. Seeing that the old lady was a little excited, Liu Guangqi hurriedly walked over, held the old lady's hand with one hand, and put the other hand on the old lady's back to caress her gently.
"Old lady, Changsheng died. Please express your condolences."
Looking at the old lady in front of him, Yi Zhonghai originally prepared a lot of excuses, but in the end he didn't use them. He told the old lady about Xu Changsheng's sacrifice in a hoarse voice.
Upon hearing the news, Liu Guangqi clearly felt the old lady trembling, and two lines of clear tears flowed down her withered cheeks.
"Old lady, please express your condolences."
When everyone saw this, they all tried to persuade him.
"It's okay. I've expected this result since the day he left. I'm not as fragile as you think. I can hold on. You go, it's already late for dinner. Let's go, go back. .”
As she spoke, the old lady stood up, picked up her crutches, and chased everyone outside.
"Guangqi, you can leave too.
After driving everyone out, the old lady was also ready to kick out Liu Guangqi, who was supporting her. However, at this moment, the old lady, who had been pretending to be calm, could no longer hold back the grief in her heart, and fell softly backward. The crutch in his hand also fell to the ground.
"old lady"
"old lady"
"Guangqi, please check if the old lady is okay."
Seeing this, everyone outside the door rushed in, and Yi Zhonghai hurriedly urged Liu Guangqi to check on the old lady.
Needless to say, the moment the old lady fell, Liu Guangqi hugged the old lady and checked on her condition.
"It doesn't matter at the moment. It's just that the heat is attacking my heart and my pulse is a bit messy. I need to rest for a while. I will write a prescription for Guangtian in a while and ask Guangtian to go to the hospital to get the medicine. After taking a few doses, it will be fine. But this is a mental illness of the old lady. Can it be cured? It depends on herself. If the old lady can see it away, then it’s easy to say. If the old lady can’t see it and feels depressed, then no matter how good the medicine is, it’s useless.”
“It’s okay, it’s okay”
After hearing Liu Guangqi's words, everyone was relieved. The first priority was to hold on to the old lady's life first. As for the old lady's heartache, she could slowly be enlightened later.
With the help of everyone, the old lady was carried to bed. After hearing the news, the aunt rushed over and sat by the bed to take care of the old lady.
"Old Liu, Old Yan, it's time to hold a meeting to discuss the old lady's affairs."
After seeing off Director Li, Yi Zhonghai looked at Liu Haizhong beside him and Yan Bugui said.
"I agree"
Liu Haizhong echoed
"Well, it's time to have a meeting. Now that Chang Sheng is gone, the old lady is the only one left. It's time to discuss the old lady's pension issue."
Yan Bugui pointed out the theme of the meeting.
The three of them looked at each other and returned to their respective courtyards to inform everyone about the meeting.
At this moment, everyone in the courtyard knew the news of Xu Changsheng's sacrifice, and also knew the purpose of Yi Zhonghai's meeting. Without saying anything, people from each family silently picked up their benches and came to the middle courtyard.
"Everyone has probably heard the news. Our hospital's Changsheng died for the country in the Korean battlefield. This meeting is mainly to discuss the old lady's future pension. The old lady only has a grandson like Changsheng, and now he has no one." , the old lady has become a lonely old woman. Although the government will not ignore the old lady and will definitely provide subsidies, but the old lady is old after all, and she has experienced this again, and her body and bones are probably even worse. Living alone must be It’s no longer possible. We need people to take care of us. As neighbors, we can’t just watch. We have to find a way to help the old lady. We can’t let the hero bleed and shed tears."
"Master, you don't need to say anything. I will take care of the old lady from now on. Before Chang Sheng left, he asked me to help take care of the old lady if he couldn't come back. Now that he is gone, there is nothing else to say. Our master He speaks every word and always does what he says."
As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, Liu Guangqi was about to stand up and accept the words. After all, Xu Changsheng asked him for help before leaving, and there was not much pressure on him to support an old lady. But before he could stand up, Si Zhu stood up impatiently and took over the job.
