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The two old men have white hair and thin bodies.Shan Junru was wearing an embroidered woolen sweater, Xia Fubai was wearing a dark gray tunic suit, and his wrinkles were softened by his amiable smile.A non-aggressive sharpness, a line of strength, and a calmness from the heart, proving that they have aged gracefully.

Shan Junru smiled kindly, Xia Fubai stroked the goat and said, "Welcome, welcome."

Entering the house to change shoes, pushing the suitcase to Xia Yao's room, washing hands and taking a seat.

Garlic belly strips, Kung Pao chicken, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, steamed sea bass, pork rib soup... a large table of dishes.

At the beginning, Xia Fubai chatted a few words about family matters, and asked his daughter-in-law: "Have you really thought about the matter of the martyr's tomb?"

Chen Mulan looked out the window: "This is their best home."

Xia Fubai stroked his beard: "There is no need to bury the bones in the hometown, there are green hills everywhere in life, good. Yaoyao's father will bring me the medicinal wine."

"Okay." Xia Li put down his chopsticks and stood up: "I don't have class this afternoon, I'll have a drink with you."

Xia Yao mentioned this to Song Xinci a bit.Due to the proximity of the river and the low terrain, floods occur every few years, the most serious one being in [-].Although crossing the river is within the jurisdiction of Yangchuan, it is actually closer to Ningzhou. The provincial commander urgently mobilized troops and doctors from Ningzhou to cross the river to fight the flood. Her grandfather was the first batch of soldiers to the front line. When the four of them were washed away by the flood, the grandfather, who was the battalion commander, set an example and was the first to jump down. In the end, the two children were rescued and they never opened their eyes again.Her grandmother was a doctor at the Municipal People's Hospital. She contracted cholera while treating the wounded. She was not treated in time and fell to her post.

Chen Mulan was originally from Ningzhou, and she finished her university studies in the remote Jiangnan area.Originally, she never had any communication with Duhe in her life, and she didn't even know that there was a small county called Duhe on the other side of the mountain.It was the last place her parents stepped, and it was here that they stood up for their high ideals.Because she has no relatives, because she misses her parents, and because she is proud of her parents, she chose to stay here, in the place where her parents sacrificed.

When they were at school, Xia Fubai and Shan Junru took great care of Chen Mulan, taking them to eat at home from time to time.Xia Li was originally a civil servant in the Education Bureau. When she went back to cross the river to sweep the tomb on Qingming Festival, Teacher Chen Mulan was taking her students to watch the peach blossoms.

Shan Junru likes flowers and trees, Xia Fu built a mountain for nothing, and the couple planted peach trees all over the mountain.Xia Fubai's ancestors are not here, the Shan family used to be quite famous in the local area, and there was a Shan family ancestral hall.After Xia Li paid homage to his ancestors, under Xia Fubai's instruction, he went to help Teacher Chen Mulan look after the students.

Thus, their story began from Taolin.

Xia Fubai never returned to the north because Shan Junru wanted to live a life of picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and seeing Nanshan leisurely.

Because of Chen Mulan's obsession with her parents, Xia Li resigned from the Yangchuan Education Bureau and came back to work as a teacher.

Their family is probably the family with the most stories in the small county of Duhe.

After dinner, Xia Li wanted to take a nap, and Chen Mulan had a class, so Xia Fubai proposed to take Song Xinci to the small courtyard.

Along the way, people greeted Xia Fubai and his wife. The younger ones called the old principal, and the younger ones called Shan Junru, Miss Shan.

I'm afraid it was left behind when I was young, and I can't change it.

Young people who study abroad, those who make money, those who do not celebrate the holidays, it is difficult to see a young person under the age of 30 on the street.

In the depths of the alley, there is a grandma sitting at the door holding shoe soles, and a grandpa is stringing candied haws in front of the canteen, waiting for the hungry children to pass by after school.

Passing by a bookstore, Song Xinci patted Xia Yao on the arm: "Wow, there is also Entertainment Weekly." The magazine on the outer shelf has a cover of a fresh meat traffic star, and the title - from local handsome to trend leader , what has XXX experienced in these years?

Xia Yao smiled: "You can't blindly judge that a county town is out of touch with society just because it looks too plain." She patted Song Xinci's arm and pointed to the second floor diagonally opposite, "Internet cafe, game hall .”

Song Xinci expressed admiration: "Well, it's suitable for the elderly."

"It's a pity." Xia Yao said, "Its location is not good. The government has been planning to relocate it in recent years. My grandparents' martyrs cemetery is the first phase of the project."

Song Xinci squeezed Xia Yao's hand and praised sincerely: "Grandpa and grandma are so great."

Cross a few streets, leave the county town along the east bank of the arch bridge, and walk for ten minutes to arrive at the small yard of Xia Yao's grandparents.

A country road diverges into a stone road, with more than 100 steps up, and the small courtyard is at the end of the steps, halfway up the mountain.

White walls and black tile fences, flowers and plants and slate grape trellises.

Song Xinci: "What a beautiful place."

Looking out from the gate of the courtyard, the view is wide, and the spectacular scene of the river flowing into the river can be seen at a glance.

There are more than [-] kinds of flowers and trees such as sweet-scented osmanthus, chrysanthemum, and oleander planted around the yard.

There is a plaque hanging on the gate connected by the fence, with the words Qing Huan written on it.

The handwriting is beautiful and a bit chic.

"Sister Yao, I think your characters are a bit similar to this."

Xia Yao followed Song Xinci's line of sight and looked: "This is written by my grandma, and my grandma also taught me calligraphy when I was young."

Song Xinci looked at the old man in front of him, curious: "I want to know the story of grandma."

"I don't know much." Xia Yao thought for a while, "It seems that grandma's family was quite good when she was young, and there was a special teacher who taught piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, knitting and so on."

The next morning, the relocation ceremony of the Martyrs Cemetery began.The above pays special attention to it, and the TV station broadcasts it live.

Soldiers with straight backs stood on both sides of the stairs, and the leader spoke on it, with a solemn and solemn atmosphere.Onlookers stood on the periphery, and Xia Yao, as a family representative, stood in front of the mausoleum with Chen Mulan in silent respect.

Then, the urns of the grandparents were dug up.

Xia Yao and Chen Mulan hug each other.

There are pigeons flying over the green hills, and the autumn wind is blowing in the forest.Xia Yao has never met her grandparents, a kind of fate similar to fate connects her with the heroic spirit in the jar by blood relationship.She imagined how radiant and heroic they should be when they were young.

She felt sorry for them dying in their prime, but it was impossible not to be proud.When the solemn music sounded, the soldiers on both sides saluted neatly, something was beating in the blood, Xia Yao looked at the river water far away from the green hills, tears filled her eyes.

Grandpa and grandma, although we have never met, Xia Yao is very proud to be your descendants.

The urn was supposed to be handed over to the government and escorted by soldiers to the newly built martyr's tomb, but a small group of family members, including Chen Mulan, decided to scatter the ashes of their ancestors in the river, and the county government respected their decision.

There is no need to bury the bones in the mulberry land, there are green mountains everywhere in life.

With the camera hanging around Song Xinci's neck, she took pictures of the boats floating on the sparkling water, and under the sun, the descendants of those martyrs were spreading their ashes into the river.

From then on, their souls will hover among the green mountains and green waters, and grow into big trees, full of bright hope.

Xia Yao looked over from the boat.

The two smiled at each other.

After the ceremony, Xia Yao put one arm around Chen Mulan's waist, silently comforting her mother.

On the contrary, Chen Mulan said with a smile: "Your grandpa has a bullish temper and carefree attitude. She hates these formalisms the most. If your grandma was still alive, she would definitely not come to participate in these activities. Grab a teacup and go to work overtime."

"Mom." Xia Yao called softly, took out a pack of tissues from her bag and handed it over.

Chen Mulan took the tissue, with tears in her eyes, but she kept on saying, "You've grown up so much, you've grown up so much..."

Parents, in the summer of 29, we left the station, [-] years ago.

Xia Yao held Chen Mulan in her left hand and Song Xinci in her right hand.

Chen Mulan calmed down and said, "Yaoyao, Xiaoya's mother came to me yesterday and asked if you know where Xiaoya is."

Xia Yao: "Isn't she studying in Ningzhou?"

"No. Her parents went to school to see her, and only then did they know that the child had dropped out of school for several months."

Xia Yao was taken aback: "Is there no news?"

"No." Chen Mulan waved her hand, "I have contacted my family. A few days ago, when I asked her why she dropped out of school, she stopped answering the phone. No matter what you send her, she will reply with three words in the text message. I was wrong, sir. Both Zhang and his wife were furious."

"At night, I'll chat with her." Xia Yao said.

"Well, she has listened to you since she was a child." Chen Mulan said, smiling, "I would advise Lao Zhang and his wife to be careful, and not to study if they don't study. You see, the college entrance examination scores are so good, we don't want to You call 985, 211."

This is true, Xia Yao's path is basically determined by herself.

"thank you all."

Song Xinci shook Xia Yao's hand from behind, thinking whether he should tip off the news.

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