Chapter 100 99

In Chongqing, Chengdu, Kunming, Xi'an, and many other cities, people shouted, sang, and wept with joy; Beiping was deserted.The Japanese soldiers in Peking have not yet disarmed, and the Japanese military police are still patrolling the streets. The sorrow and misery of a conquered country cannot be wiped off like dust from a table.However, what makes people happy is that the Japanese lowered the plaster flag and replaced it with the Chinese flag.Although there was no parade, no gun salute, no cheering, the national flag gave comfort to the people. The White Pagoda in Beihai Park still stands proudly.The red lotus and white lotus in Haizi also spit out their fragrance as usual.The Temple of Heaven, the Taimiao and the Forbidden City are still solemn and solemn, and the ancient glass tiles are shining brightly.

Peking is deserted.In this moment of triumph, the whole city was completely silent.Only the Japanese are busy closing their doors and closing their houses, which is too hasty. The most deserted one is the Qi family.Ruixuan helped his grandfather back into the house, and the old man sat on the edge of the Kang, holding Ruixuan's hand.Thinking of all the difficulties in the past eight years, he wanted to curse loudly; thinking of his dead son, grandson, and great-granddaughter, he wanted to cry bitterly. He slowly let go of Ruixuan's hand, and slowly lay down again.Ruixuan called Xiao Shun'er in and asked him to keep his grandfather company.

Xiao Shun'er is willing to take on this job.He didn't dare to go into the room where Niuzi was lying, and he didn't like to stand alone in the yard.Without Niuzi, he didn't know where to go.Staying with my grandfather, I finally have something to do.He let the old man hold his hand obediently. The old man closed his eyes, as if he wanted to take a nap, Xiao Shun'er's hand was warm, and a gust of hot air went down his arm and penetrated into the old man's heart.He felt that not only was he alive, but he was also holding the hand of his great-grandson—the oldest and the youngest who survived the war—as if he was riding a cloud, and his body melted into the cloud.He clenched Xiao Shun'er's hand even tighter.In the future, Xiao Shun'er can enjoy peace and have children, and the Qi family will continue to smoke cigarettes for generations.He squeezed Xiao Shun'er's hand tighter and tighter, and the old hand and the little hand merged into one.The old man opened his eyes, as if he wanted to say to Xiao Shun'er, you and I are two generations of the same family, the old and the young, and we both have to live.As long as we can survive, what does it matter whether we fight or not?Even if I die, you have to live to my age, to be your ancestor of four generations.Xiao Shun'er saw the old man opened his eyes, and wanted to say something.He asked, "Grandpa, are you awake?"

The old man didn't answer, and closed his eyes again, with a smile on his face. Ruixuan walked around in the yard, circled several times, and looked in through the window. His mother and daughter-in-law were still sitting on the bedside watching Niuzi.Tears flowed out all of a sudden, he walked away and stood under the jujube tree. At this moment, Inspector Bai and Mr. Jin came in. Patrolman Bai was drenched in sweat from running.He wiped the sweat from his forehead with one hand, and stretched out the other hand towards Ruixuan. "Wow, Mr. Qi, we have won!" He was about to shake hands with Ruixuan affectionately, but when he saw the sad look on Ruixuan's face, he couldn't help but withdraw his hand. "What's the matter, Mr. Qi?"

Before Ruixuan could argue with him, Mr. Jin said, "Mr. Qi, help me. I won, why don't you hurry up and find Mr. Qian and my grandson? I beg you, help me find it, take a look." Where the hell did they get it?" Ruixuan was willing to follow Mr. Jin to find Mr. Qian right away, but he couldn't pull himself together.He couldn't leave his mother and wife at home with Niuzi and run out by himself.Maybe mother will be so sad that she will take her breath away, and even die.He pointed to the room. Inspector Bai walked over, and Jin San followed behind.Inspector Bai opened the window glass and looked in, and he could see what was going on at a glance.He has been an inspector for many years, and he has seen all kinds of sad scenes. He knows that the two women must cry aloud. If they just sit there quietly and look at the girl, the grief in their hearts will definitely suffocate people. , especially Mrs. Tianyou will not be able to bear it.

"Mr. Qi, you have to take the lead in crying," Inspector Bai said to Ruixuan in a low voice, "If you cry loudly, they will cry with you. You have to cry, or else you will be too sad to hold your breath In my heart, it will suffocate people and suffocate them to death." Ruixuan hadn't decided whether he should do what Inspector Bai said, but he saw a man and a woman walking in from outside the door. That man, like a thin and tall black iron tower, has a strong body and a hard stick.He was hatless and had his head shaved like a soldier.His face was dark and thin, and his dark, bright eyes were shining with a cheerful light.He was wearing a school uniform that was two or three sizes too small. His upper body was not as long as his waist, and his trousers were so short that his calves were exposed.Although the clothes are shapeless and don't fit well, they look decent and simple on him.He raised his head, with a smile on his hard face, holding a woman with his right hand, it was Gaudí.

Gaudí has ​​also lost weight, and because of his thinness, those thick lips look much better.There are many laugh lines around the short nose.Her hair wasn't permed, and her lips weren't painted with lipstick.It seems that she has completely shaken off the shackles of the big red bag and Zhaodi, showing her true colors without any pretentiousness.She also raised her head, as if she was staring at the third child's cheeks, or at the high blue sky. Turning around the screen wall, the third child shouted loudly: "Mom!" His voice was so loud that even Mr. Jin was startled.Ruiquan didn't intend to startle people, but he couldn't help shouting.This word, which he hadn't called for many years, suddenly popped out of his mind.

"Third!" Ruixuan also shouted loudly.For a moment, he almost forgot about Niuzi's death.The third child is a representative of Chinese youth - a symbol of a brave and powerful new China.Ruixuan came over and recognized Gao Di.He pulled them to his side one by one with each hand, and hot tears rolled in his eyes several times.Inspector Bai really wanted to go over to greet the third child, but when he saw Ruixuan was holding on to the third child's hand, he quietly stood aside.He knew that when the family was reunited, they were the least willing to be disturbed by strangers. "Let's go," Inspector Bai said while dragging Mr. Kim out of the door.

The third child's voice was like a spring breeze, melting the ice in the house.Mrs. Tianyou couldn't cry all the time, she sat there in a daze, staring at Niuzi in a daze.As soon as she heard the voice of the third child, her heart jumped up, like a fetus kicking in its mother's belly.Her child, the third child, was calling her in the yard.She came back to life, and the tears she held in her heart flowed out.As soon as the third child came in, she didn't even care about Niuzi.Niuzi is dead, but the son is still alive.Tears clouded her eyes, and she groped her way out the door.

As soon as he saw her go out of the house, the third child let go of his elder brother's hand and ran towards his mother. Mrs. Tianyou cried loudly.The third child held her cold hand and kept calling "Mom". The third child looked over his mother's shoulder and saw his sister-in-law sitting beside Niuzi's bed. "Sister-in-law, I'm back." Yunmei didn't turn her head to look at her uncle, but threw herself on Niuzi, crying loudly. "What's the matter? What's the matter?" The third child made his mother and sister-in-law cry confusedly.He took his mother's hand, walked into the room where Yunmei was sitting, saw the girl on the bed at a glance, and was stunned.

Ruixuan was relieved when she heard her mother and Yunmei crying.He understands that crying is the best way to relieve pain.He was going to tell his grandfather the news that the third child had returned home. "Grandpa, grandpa," Ruixuan called in a low voice. The old man seemed to be asleep, and mumbled a few words with his eyes closed. "Grandpa, the third child is back." "What?" The old man hadn't opened his eyes yet. "The third family is here." The old man opened his eyes suddenly. "Little Saner, my little Saner, where is it?" The old man sat up, "Where is he?" The old man asked anxiously.Before Ruixuan could answer, he yelled loudly: "Little San'er, Xiao San'er, come here and let me see you." While shouting, he helped Ruixuan stand up, and hurriedly walked outside the house. "You're home, why don't you come and see grandpa first, kid!" The third child heard his grandpa calling, and hurried out of the house, and when he saw his grandpa, he stopped abruptly.Grandpa is no longer the tough and tough look he remembered, but has become a hunched, thin and weak old man.Not only the hair and beard are white, even the eyebrows are all white. The old man put his withered and skinny hands on his grandson's shoulders and said, "Okay, okay, you have grown taller and stronger, Xiaosan. Hey - you have been away for eight years, and grandpa has been waiting for you. This is good I'm relieved, even if I die, I'm at ease, my mistress is finally back." Mrs. Tianyou was still crying, but she also walked out of the room and rushed towards her son.The old man looked at his daughter-in-law and sighed, and said very gently: "Stop crying, mistress is back—shouldn't you be happy?" Mrs. Tianyou nodded, and wiped her tears with the skirt of her shirt. Seeing Gaodi, the old man rubbed his eyes again and asked, "Aren't you the eldest lady of the Guan family?" Gaudi nodded. "Did you come here with Xiao San'er?" Although the old man knew that Gaodi's character was different from Da Chibao and Zhaodi, he still didn't like the Guan family. "Yes," Gao Di said, going up to meet him, and took Mrs. Tianyou's hand. "Oh—" The old man didn't want to embarrass Gaudi, so he didn't ask any more questions. After a while, the old man called the third child to his room. "Xiao San'er, what's the matter with this girl from the Guan family?" The third child didn't hesitate at all, and replied directly: "She has nowhere to go, and wants to stay at our house for a few days." "Oh—" the old man lay down slowly. "you--" The third child understood what grandpa meant. "maybe--" The old man was silent for a long time - no matter how good Gao Di was, he still didn't like the Guan family. "Grandpa, aren't you looking forward to the prosperity of our family?" The third child laughed. The old man thought for a while: "You are right."