President's Legendary Master

At the beginning, people in the village said this habit of the Wang family was a feudal superstition, but the proprietress said that the mother-in-law was expressing her condolences.

Because they not only pay homage to their uncles and grandpas, but also their grandparents and grandparents.

And people don't worship every year, but once every three years, sometimes it's the twelfth lunar month, sometimes it's the Qingming Festival, the time is uncertain, on the seventh day of July, incense and paper will be offered, isn't it the same for ordinary people? ?

Daomiao wiped her mouth: "Did you burn suet candles when your family sacrificed?"

"That's right!" Boss Wang said: "Our custom here is that when we visit our graves, we always use suet candles made by ourselves. It is said that this way our relatives can receive our sacrifices."

Qiu Tianwang couldn't bear it anymore and stood up: "Mr. Zhang, do you see?"

"We also tell a story, I hope you don't be afraid after hearing it." Dugu Haoyan motioned him to sit down first, and then talked about Qiu Chunshan. Although listening to this story at this time was a bit unbelievable, just now, Daomiao said accurately When leaving their home to pay homage to their relatives, the content of the sacrifice.

Because they did earn some money this year, and they had a new house. When they were paying homage, their mother cooked a large table of dishes with their own hands.

Back then, my father was the leader of the army. In those days, no matter what you were, as long as you were a soldier, even if you were a leader who was only responsible for cooking, you might rush to the front line when the battle was fierce.

My father also said that in the past, during the battle, the gang leaders behind had to risk their lives in order to pass through the enemy's fire blockade. Sometimes, the dry food, steamed buns and other food sent in the past, Eat and eat, you will get a bullet, the enemy hits you!

At that time, it was still the period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.

Ever since he was a child, he thought, why is his father older than others?

Other people's fathers look young, while my own father looks like a grandpa.

Although he has never met his grandfather, but just looking at his old face, he really meets the standards of the child's grandfather at that time.

It wasn't until I grew up that I realized that my father and mother were typical old couples and young wives, and my father passed away early, and the family was supported by my mother alone. He quit school early and went out to work. One was because he didn't want to increase the burden on the family. The tuition fees are very expensive, one is to share the pressure of the mother.

He also married later than others, but fortunately his wife is reasonable and an intellectual.

In addition, in the past few years, these "offspring of martyrs" still had a care policy. His wife became a teacher, and he was also a member of the village committee in the village.

Although the sacrifice seems a bit redundant, he and his wife have to arrange it every three years, and they usually burn incense and paper. There are no people left, and the only way to feel at ease is to pay homage to the family members.

Every year during the tomb-sweeping on Qingming Festival, elementary school students from the county will also come to present flowers to the martyrs, help weeding and so on.

Few people know about these past events. My mother is over 70 years old, and she cooks every day. Occasionally, she will go to the backyard to look at the vegetable garden when she is interested. At other times, he is taking care of her mother.

The wife works in a school in the county and brings the children back on weekends. She will bring some fruits from the county and occasionally vegetables that cannot be grown at home. The mother is happy every time she sees her grandson.

There are not many people in the village. The young people who used to work hard outside, bought a house after earning money, and took the family to live with them. In fact, he also had that plan, but his mother was reluctant to part with his hometown, let alone those lonely tombs.

So their family would rather build a homestay in their hometown and earn a little to subsidize the family, rather than move away and start a new life elsewhere.

After hearing this unimaginable thing today, the three members of the Wang family were a little dumbfounded.

"You mean, when we paid homage...he felt it?" Grandma Wang pointed at Qiu Chunshan: "Don't lie to me?"

Qiu Chunshan said with a mournful face: "Grandma Wang, if we really lie to you, how can we know so clearly? We people who are thousands of miles away will know what your family offered in honor of our ancestors? This is our first time here. !"

If it was possible, he couldn't figure out how far away it was?

One is in the northeast and the other is in the northwest, which can also generate connections.

Who will believe it?

But in fact, the scene in front of them made them have to believe it.

"I think he should be the reincarnation of that little uncle of yours." Daomiao continued without surprise, "He must have done a lot of good deeds in his previous life and contributed to the country, and he was reincarnated after death to be so happy."

Isn't it!

The son of a rich man, the only son, and his parents are self-made, very loving, he himself is even smarter, and he was admitted to a very good university.

It has always been "other people's children" in the mouth of parents.

"This...that...?" Boss Wang couldn't accept it for a while.

The proprietress is also embarrassed, what should I say?

It was Grandma Wang who held Daomiao's hand and asked him eagerly, "Is what you said true? Is it true?"

"Nine times out of ten." Daomiao thought for a while, "Who sent you the news of the sacrifice?"

"It was sent by an official!" Grandma Wang recalled: "It caused a sensation in the whole county at that time!"

"Really?" Dugu Haoyan said, "You can check."

"It should be recorded. There were five vehicles, one of which was a large truck. As you know, the road conditions here were not good at that time. We almost stopped and stopped all the way to repair the road. The county magistrate Accompanied in person, the person who came is said to be a "leader", I don't know what it is, at the time my father and mother were crying so hard that they couldn't help themselves, my father had six brothers and sisters, the youngest brother was the most likable, my grandmother was dying I always think about her youngest son. When my father was dying, he was also talking about his younger brother. When those people came, they were very sad. The man who was holding my little uncle’s military uniform was crying so hard that he couldn’t help himself. The biggest official, he has kept in touch with our family since then." Grandma Wang stood up and said, "Wait a while!"

After finishing speaking, the old lady hurried back to her room as she was not suitable for her age of seventy.

Boss Wang rubbed his hands together: "You... um... that's why you came here?"

"Yes." Daomiao told him: "We actually checked a lot of things, even including your mobile phone number...."

I briefly talked about their investigation all the way. Although there was no hard work, if it was not necessary, who would not stay at home after the Chinese New Year and travel so far to ask what the sacrifices are for your family?

The couple were a little dizzy when they heard it, but Grandma Wang came back, holding a wooden box in her hand, put it down and opened it, and inside was a stack of slightly yellowed letterheads.

In this day and age, who still writes letters?

Mailing of letter paper is slow, and no one has a mailbox for delivery. In today's society, you only need to take three things with you when you go out: mobile phone, wallet and keys.

People like Dugu Haoyan bring their mobile phones with them when they go out, and they don’t even bring their wallets, because mobile payment is very convenient, and they don’t have to worry about losing a lot of cash in their wallets. By the way, the thieves are all unemployed now, okay?

There is no need to bring a key, because there is either a facial recognition or a fingerprint lock at the gate. There is no need for a key at all. If the key is lost, the lock cylinder must be replaced. A key or something is provided, but the key of the fingerprint lock will never be lost.

So now when you go out, you can travel around the world with a mobile phone, okay?

Didi hailing a car, fingerprint unlocking, mobile payment, even video conversations, WeChat chats, and emoticons... who can write letters?

And look at the date above... oh, post-liberation letters.

"Oh, these are postage stamps after the founding of the People's Republic of China!" Mr. Dugu Weng is still somewhat interested in modern cultural entertainment such as stamps: "This is a Huangshan stamp, this is a chrysanthemum stamp, and there are peony stamps. These are good things."

"This is a letter that my little uncle mailed out back then, and it was returned, saying that there was no such person. Later, I found out that the local postal department did not deliver letters, and wanted the salary of the postman, and said that there was no such person. Later The local post office has been thoroughly investigated from top to bottom, but...it was too late, my little uncle only thought that there was no one at home, or that it was destroyed in the flames of war." Grandma Wang wiped her tears: "Listen to the chief He choked up and said, when my little uncle misses home, he will eat a bite of chili, and there is no beef or beef jerky. He is actually homesick, and his letters are always returned, thinking that his home is gone...The damn post office, The management is messed up, it’s fine if you are greedy for money, how can you not send a letter..."

After that, there were all kinds of scolding for half an hour, Dao Miao whispered to Dugu Haoyan: "The old lady's resentment is so deep."

"The war is raging all over the sky, and the family letters are worth ten thousand gold." Dugu Haoyan sighed: "So now that the information is developed, the letters are almost invisible, even if they are separated by the ends of the earth, they seem to be close at hand."

Daomiao rubbed her eyes: "I miss the old Taoist master too."

"This year is the last year. After the new year, we will go to Changbai Mountain to find him." Dugu Haoyan patted his head: "I think he will miss you too."

"En." Daomiao sniffed.

After Grandma Wang finished scolding, everyone brought the topic back.

Qiu Tianwang said richly, "Can we take a look at the martyr's cemetery?"

"Yes." Grandma Wang hesitated, and took out a letter: "The person above is Yang Huai'en, who wrote a letter to my father and mother. I remember that there were remittances at that time, which were welfare funds for the bereaved families of martyrs. Until the beginning of the Cultural Revolution , His letter was not broken, but during the Cultural Revolution, he had no money, but the two tickets that are common throughout the country were included in the letter. Our family is small in population, and we got here by relying on these food stamps in those years. Later, the reform and opening up , the number of letters gradually decreased, and after my parents passed away, the letters disappeared."

Boss Wang opened his mouth at this time: "Actually, the reason why my wife can teach in elementary school is also because of the arrangement above. It is said that someone took care of it. Our family's ancestors have been farmers for two or three generations. There have been martyrs and no officials. What's more, now that even the county magistrate's brother-in-law sells fruit, why did our family become teachers? I think it's because of that relationship that someone is taking care of our family."