harleyscars Chapter 169 Fallen leaves return to their roots
Chapter 169 Fallen leaves return to their roots
Not long after the jeep left the steel mill, it arrived at the train station. Because it had a pass, the jeep drove directly into the train station. As soon as the jeep stopped, a whistle sounded, and the train drove into the station and slowly stopped at the platform.
After about five or six minutes, Zheng Jun saw two police officers getting off the train. Zheng Jun said, "Here they come!" Then he walked over and asked, "Are you from Shancheng?!"
The older police officer replied, "Yes!" and then asked, "Are you Comrade Zheng Jun?!"
Zheng Jun took out his work permit and handed it over. The older police officer took the permit and checked it. After confirming that there was no problem, he returned it to Zheng Jun and took the box wrapped in red cloth from his companion. He Yuzhu took the box on his own initiative and silently said in his heart: "Fourth uncle! I'm home!"
After Zheng Jun completed the handover formalities with the two police officers who delivered the items, he took He Yuzhu away from the train station.
More than an hour later, the jeep drove into Sanjiadian Village and arrived at the door of Lv Shunyi's house. Lv Guodong and Lv Guoliang, who were chatting in the yard, heard the sound of the car braking, stopped chatting, opened the door and walked out. They saw He Yuzhu getting off the jeep holding something.
Lv Guodong and Lv Guoliang looked at each other and immediately went to meet him. When Lv Guodong and Lv Guoliang saw the box in He Yuzhu's hand, tears flowed down their cheeks uncontrollably. Lv Guodong touched the box and said, "Fourth brother, we're home!" After that, Lv Guodong took the box from He Yuzhu and walked into the yard.
The villagers who followed behind to watch the excitement stopped talking when they heard what Lu Guodong said. The news of the fourth son of the Lu family dying had spread a few days ago. Some people didn't believe it at first, but today the urn was sent back, and the villagers couldn't help but believe it.
Lu Shunyi heard the noise outside and walked out of the main room. He saw Lu Guodong coming in with the urn. Although he was prepared, he was still stunned. Lu Guodong walked in front of Lu Shunyi and said, "Dad, the fourth son is back!"
"It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!" After saying that, Lu Shunyi took the things in his eldest son's hand, hugged the box, and said, "Son, we're home! You left without even telling me. How can you be so cruel?!" After saying that, Lu Shunyi carried the box into the main room.
At this time, Cui Juan came out from the inner room. Seeing the box in her husband's hand, she understood what was going on and burst into tears, "My son!"
He Yuzhu, who was walking behind, reached out and wiped away his tears. He suddenly felt very sorry for his grandparents. The couple had experienced the loss of a child in old age, one of the four great sorrows in life, twice in a row. No one could bear this blow. Lv Guodong and Lv Guoliang walked over, comforted their parents, and placed the urn on the small square table that had been prepared long ago.
Lu Shunyi adjusted his mood, walked up to Zheng Jun, and said solemnly: "Comrade, thank you!"
Zheng Jun replied, "This is what we should do!" Then he opened his briefcase and took out a file bag, handed it to Lu Guodong, and said, "This is the transfer order. The vacation is over, go back and complete the formalities."
Lu Guodong didn't say much and put the things away. He Yuzhu said, "Uncle, I'll go back with Comrade Zheng first and come back after getting some things."
Lu Guodong took out a hundred yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into He Yuzhu's hand. He Yuzhu pushed the money back and said, "Uncle, this is not urgent!" Then He Yuzhu followed Zheng Jun and left.
Lu Guoliang walked up to Lu Shunyi and asked, "Dad! Do you want to hang the cloth out?!"
Lu Shunyi sighed, nodded silently, and said, "Hang up!"
"Hey!" Lu Guoliang hung out the white cloth he had prepared.
He Yuzhu returned to Sijiucheng and rode his bicycle back home from the factory. After moving some things onto the bicycle and fixing it, he called He Yushui to go to the police station and greet Huang Ying. He Yuzhu and his sister headed straight out of the city.
A little after noon, He Yuzhu and He Yushui arrived at Lv Shunyi's home in Sanjiadian Village. After the bicycle was parked, Lv Guoliang's eldest son Lv Taishan helped He Yuzhu move the things off the bicycle. He Yuzhu asked, "Are grandpa and grandma okay?!"
Lu Taishan replied: "Grandpa is fine. Grandma is not so good. She has fainted from crying twice."
He Yuzhu sighed and said, "Move the things in first, Yushui and I will go in and take a look."
Entering the main room, they saw Lu Guodong sitting by the door. He Yuzhu and He Yushui shouted in unison, "Uncle!"
Lu Guodong looked up at He Yuzhu and his sister and called out, "Zhuzi, Yushui, you're here?!"
He Yuzhu asked: "Uncle, what do you want me to do?!"
Lu Guodong said, "Nowadays, people want to keep everything simple. So we don't plan to make it too complicated. Your third uncle has gone to choose a place. Your grandfather wants to bury him tomorrow." Then he asked, "Zhu Zi, what did you bring over?!"
He Yuzhu replied, "I took 50 kilograms of flour and 10 kilograms of pork. I was in a hurry, so I only got these things. Uncle, please don't despise me."
Lu Guodong said: "It's good to have these things."
"Zhuzi, Yushui, are you here?!" Lu Shunyi came out from the inner room. He Yuzhu and He Yushui shouted in unison: "Grandpa!"
Lu Shunyi nodded and said, "Zhu Zi, this time it's all thanks to you. Otherwise, your fourth uncle would have died in a foreign land."
He Yuzhu said, "Grandpa, we are one family and we should not talk behind each other's backs. If you say that, we will become strangers!"
He Yushui said, "Grandpa, I'll go in and see grandma."
"Go! Help persuade the old lady." After that, Lu Shunyi put the pipe into the pipe, stirred it a few times, took it out, and pressed the tobacco with his hands. He Yuzhu immediately took out a lighter and lit the tobacco in the pipe. Lu Shunyi took two puffs and said, "Zhuzi, wait for your third uncle to come back, then you can go back with Yushui! Come early tomorrow."
He Yuzhu said, "Grandpa, I've told my wife that I won't go back today. Yushui and I will go back tomorrow after my fourth uncle is buried."
Lu Shunyi asked: "How are you going to work?!"
He Yuzhu replied: "I have already asked for leave. It's okay."
As the saying goes, spring rain is as precious as oil. The New Year has not yet ended, but the next morning, drizzle fell from the sky. The two families of Lu Guodong and Lu Guoliang, as well as He Yuzhu and his sister, sent Lu Guotai to the cemetery. According to the procedure, the urn was placed in the pre-dug pit and covered with soil. Nowadays, burning incense and paper money is not allowed. He Yuzhu rolled his eyes, took out the cigarette box and took out three cigarettes, lit the cigarettes, and stuck them on the ground in front of the tombstone, saying: "Fourth uncle! I don't know if you smoke or not, anyway, I will treat you as a smoker, so I will light three for you, you can smoke slowly!"
He Yuzhu looked up and saw Lu Taian giving him a thumbs up. He Yuzhu smiled and said nothing more. He took out six cigarettes and handed them to Lu Guodong and Lu Guoliang. Lu Guodong glanced at He Yuzhu and said, "Okay! I'll light three cigarettes for my brother too!" Lu Guodong took the cigarettes. Lu Guoliang was not polite and took the cigarettes and lit them up.
After staying at the grave for a while, Lv Guodong led everyone down the mountain. After walking for more than an hour, the group returned home. He Yuzhu and his sister said hello to their grandparents and pushed their bicycles away.