novelMigli Chapter 3366 A Sad New Year
Chapter 3366 A Sad New Year
Chapter 3366 A Sad New Year
Uncle Yang sniffed hard, feeling a tightness in his chest.
"He wanted his ashes scattered in every inch of Yangjiazhuang, the place where he had fought and the place he could never let go of."
He also said that what he cares about most is you children, and that he must nurture you well so that you can become pillars of society.
"National development cannot be accomplished by one or two generations; it requires many, many people like this to rise up and pass on the torch from generation to generation."
"The Yang family must work hard and not become complacent."
Uncle Yang was already sobbing uncontrollably.
"what…"
"Great-Grandpa, get up, get up..."
"I will study hard, I will get first place, Great-Grandpa..."
Duanwu suddenly shouted and rushed over to grab her great-grandfather and shook him violently.
Yang Xiaotao stepped forward and hugged her, his face blurred with tears, and he sobbed uncontrollably!
He said so much more, but I... I can't remember it all...
Yang Xiaotao handed the Dragon Boat Festival to Yang Shitou, then stepped forward and hugged the excited Uncle Jiu, saying, "Uncle Jiu, you don't need to say anything, I know everything."
He wiped away his tears, shook his head, and said to Yang Dazhuang, "Uncle Dazhuang, let's go home."
Yang Dazhuang wiped away the tears from his eyes, then nodded, "Okay, let's go home!"
As they spoke, several men from the Yang family stepped forward, lifted the bed, and slowly walked out of the operating room and out of the hospital!
The sun rises, the cold wind blows, and snowflakes fall.
The first snow of 1976 was chilling to the bone.
Yangjiazhuang, the second day of the Lunar New Year.
This year, Yangjiazhuang was less joyful, and its colors were not as vibrant as in previous years.
Yang Xiaotao's house had its front door open, and there were people inside and out.
The bright red couplets pasted on the door on New Year's Eve have now been torn open...
Inside the house, the mourning hall was set up, and the great-grandfather's photo was placed on a box.
Following his grandfather's last wishes, Yang Xiaotao, Yang Dazhuang, and others sent him to be cremated.
At this moment, in front of the small box are an incense burner and a brazier, with flames constantly burning!
Yang Xiaotao, dressed in mourning clothes, knelt at the very front.
Duanwu and Dudu were kneeling beside him.
The people opposite were also Yang Shitou and his relatives.
Outside the courtyard, several elders of the Yang family were busy making arrangements, and villagers came to help.
Wang Xuyang and Yang Dazhuang directed everyone to handle the aftermath, while Pan Jianjun sat at the door recording the names of those coming and going.
Da da
"The old Party Secretary!"
As the sound rang out, Director Wang of the village committee walked in, accompanied by Li Tiejun.
When the two arrived at the mourning hall, Director Wang's tears began to fall.
Li Tiejun stepped forward and knelt down, and Yang Xiaotao led the way in kneeling down to return the gesture.
After the ceremony, Ran Qiuye stepped forward to help Director Wang up, while Yang Xiaotao and Li Tiejun walked to the side.
He took out a cigarette and lit it.
"I am sorry for your loss!"
Yang Xiaotao nodded.
Take care of yourself!
Director Wang also came over, his face regaining its composure. "The old Party Secretary is at such an age; this is a time for a happy passing. If you overwork yourself to the point of injury, what will the old Party Secretary think in the afterlife?"
"The family is all counting on you!"
"I know!"
Yang Xiaotao remained calm, simply nodding and chatting casually.
Before he could finish speaking, someone else came over.
Yang Xiaotao nodded to the two men, then stepped forward and knelt down to return the greeting.
There were quite a few people, and Dudu and Duwu couldn't keep up, so Yang Xiaotao told them to rest on the side.
The two shook their heads and continued kneeling there.
Fortunately, there were soft mats on the ground, so the two of them didn't suffer.
After a while, Ran Qiuye walked in from outside, with Tang Mingyue by her side.
Yang Xiaotao got up and came over. Tang Mingyue said, "The leader and my elder sister asked me to bring you their condolences and also to tell you to take care of yourself."
Yang Xiaotao nodded, expressing his gratitude in his heart.
It was only then that I noticed Xingxing standing to the side.
Yang Xiaotao glanced at his grandfather in the mourning hall and then said, "Wake up, go kneel over there."
After saying that, he pointed to the seat next to Duanwu.
Xingxing was a little confused and looked up at her mother.
Tang Mingyue looked at Yang Xiaotao with surprise after hearing this.
Ran Qiuye, who was standing to the side, understood Yang Xiaotao's thoughts. She stepped forward and tugged at Tang Mingyue's arm, then took a piece of white cloth from Yang Dazhuang's wife and put it on Xingxing's body, while telling Xingxing to hurry over.
Seeing that her mother didn't speak and noticing Yang Xiaotao's serious gaze, Xingxing immediately lowered her head and quickly walked to Duanwu's side and knelt down.
Dudu looked at Xingxing who had joined them and was a little surprised, but she was very happy to have one more person.
However, this scene took on a completely different appearance in the eyes of others.
However, no one is speaking out against it at this time.
This is Yangjiazhuang, and besides, Xingxing has come to the village to play with Duanwu quite often. Grandpa treats Xingxing like a junior and takes care of her. No one can say anything when she kowtows.
As for any other thoughts, considering Yang Xiaotao's current status and the people behind Tang Mingyue, any sensible person would know what to say.
"Go back and tell your boss and older sister to take care of themselves too."
"I'm fine here."
Yang Xiaotao spoke softly, and finally said to Tang Mingyue, "Let Xingxing stay here for now. I will take him back in a couple of days."
Tang Mingyue looked at Yang Xiaotao in surprise, pursed her lips, and her eyes suddenly became blurry.
Ran Qiuye stepped forward and patted Tang Mingyue on the shoulder, then comforted her, "It's alright to leave the child here. This is Yangjiazhuang."
Tang Mingyue emphasized the three words "Yang Family Village" and nodded. She glanced at Yang Xiaotao one last time, and the two looked at each other. They slowly lowered their heads and then followed Ran Qiuye to sit down.
When Yang Xiaotao returned to the altar, he paid no attention to the gazes around him.
With Tang Mingyue's arrival, the members of the Nine Departments also came to the scene.
Chen Gong, Yang Youning, Xu Yuanshan, Wang Fa, and others rushed over after receiving the news.
Li Wei, Che Wenwei, Xing Jiaqi, and others helped out as juniors.
Li Hongfeng, Liang Zuoxin, Lao Hong, and others also stepped forward to help.
Especially Lao Hong.
When he first came to Yangjiazhuang to work, his grandfather helped him a lot.
Even their family owes a great debt to their great-grandfather's care.
Moreover, his great-grandfather was a respected elder in his family.
The two had talked about the arduous years of war when they were drinking together, and now that the old man has passed away, Lao Hong is equally grieving!
After bowing, Yang Xiaotao and Lao Hong and the others walked to the side.
Old Hong took a deep breath and sighed in a low voice, "Did the old man pass away peacefully?"
Yang Xiaotao nodded: "He gave me all the instructions before he left."
"You should have known your time was up, so there's not much pain." Old Hong nodded, took a deep drag on his cigarette, and then looked at Yang Xiaotao and said, "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are all part of life. Please accept my condolences."
Yang Xiaotao nodded. Everyone understands the logic, but the emotions just can't accept it.
Seeing that Yang Xiaotao wasn't in high spirits, Lao Hong didn't say anything else, only telling him to take good care of himself, and that he and Li Hongfeng would take care of things at the Ninth Division.
After seeing off the nine members of the group, relatives and friends from the surrounding villages and towns came to visit.
Jin Pangzi's widow, Aunt Wang, ran to the funeral bed with her child in her arms and burst into tears, once again stirring up grief in everyone.
Throughout the day, Yang Xiaotao's tears never stopped.
He tried to hold back his tears, wanting others to see his strong side, but at this moment, even though a man may not easily shed tears, when he is heartbroken, he can't help but cry.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, my great-grandfather was to be buried.
Upon receiving the news, Old Master Jin from Jinling led Zhang Kangzhan, Zhang Shengli, and a group of others to the scene.
On this day, Zheng Shuangyan, Gao Yufeng, and others also arrived.
On this day, all the children who had left school returned.
On this day, the entire Yangjiazhuang village was filled with people. Some had black belts wrapped around their arms, some had white cloths wrapped around their waists, and some had white silk ribbons tied around their heads...
Originally, according to his great-grandfather's will, his ashes were to be scattered throughout the entire Yangjiazhuang village, but in the end, Yang Xiaotao still refused the proposal.
Because of the message from Old Chen, in view of the contributions made by my great-grandfather during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the higher authorities, after consideration, agreed to put my great-grandfather's ashes into the revolutionary cemetery.
For this, not only Yang Xiaotao, but the entire Yangjiazhuang village felt extremely grateful.
The journey started from Yangjiazhuang and ended at the Revolutionary Cemetery, where thousands of people from Yangjiazhuang came to see off the great-grandfather.
Finally, Yang Xiaotao drove slowly towards the Revolutionary Cemetery with Duanwu, Xingxing, and Dudu!
Ran Qiuye led Miaomiao, Yueyue, Rongrong, and the people from the village to board a bus in the back of the car.
Tang Mingyue sat beside Ran Qiuye, feeling uneasy.
The group slowly arrived at the revolutionary cemetery, with Yang Shitou and Liang Zuoxin leading the way.
Soon, the group arrived at the tomb, where some people were already waiting.
Zhou Shenghong and two bricklayers waited on the side. When they saw Yang Xiaotao and his men arrive, they did not say anything, but just stood aside and watched quietly.
Liang Zuoxin waved.
A soldier from the security post stood nearby, raising his gun.
bang bang
The sound fades, may he rest in peace!
Standing before the tombstone, Yang Xiaotao remained silent for a long time.
……
West Garden.
Yang Xiaotao drove Tang Mingyue and Xingxing to the door.
"I'm not going in!"
"Thank you, sir!"
Yang Xiaotao said to Tang Mingyue.
Tang Mingyue nodded, and seeing Yang Xiaotao's tired appearance, she advised, "You should also take care of yourself!"
Yang Xiaotao nodded, and then the two got out of the car.
Suddenly, Xingxing realized that her mother and Uncle Yang were somewhat different!
With the matter concerning his great-grandfather settled, Yang Xiaotao threw himself back into his work.
In the morning, Yang Xiaotao would go to Elder Chen's place to handle some business, and then return to the Ninth Department in the afternoon.
Of course, that's not absolute.
Sometimes, Yang Xiaotao would spend a whole day at Old Chen's place. Old Chen would talk to Yang Xiaotao about things and teach him how to handle them, instead of just sitting there looking at documents.
Yang Xiaotao also learned a lot from following Mr. Chen.
Those around Mr. Chen were aware of Yang Xiaotao's attitude, but no one pointed it out.
Sometimes, Yang Xiaotao would stay at the Ninth Department for several consecutive days, mostly to provide opinions and suggestions for certain projects.
Moreover, as previously requested by Mr. Chen, one person is stationed in the High-tech Industry Research Office every month to carry out daily tasks.
This month it was the First Ministry of Machine Building's turn, and the person sent by the First Ministry of Machine Building was none other than Elder Xia.
With Professor Xia around, Yang Xiaotao was able to devote more energy to the research of the Ninth Division.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Alfat brought Niloufar and Vivian to his home as guests.
Yang Xiaotao was still in mourning, so he didn't host a big reception. The two families sat together and had a simple meal.
After dinner, Yang Xiaotao and Alfat went to the study to talk about the current situation.
The two sat facing each other, drinking tea.
Alfat told Yang Xiaotao that he was about to return home, and that the "Weiqing"-class missile cruiser and four submarines would return to Persia together.
After listening carefully, Yang Xiaotao said, "Alfat, when you go back this time, you must handle the border relations with various countries well, and at the same time, you must make all kinds of preparations, including military, political and economic preparations."
Alphat was taken aback and looked at Yang Xiaotao, somewhat puzzled.
However, after spending all these years with Yang Xiaotao, he understood one thing.
That means Yang Xiaotao isn't someone who speaks without reason; if he says so, there must be a reason for it.
"I will intensify my military training when I return to China."
Yang Xiaotao nodded: "And Li Yunlong and the other two, if you have any military questions, you can consult them. I have already spoken to them, and they will help you."
Alpha nodded. He had heard his father talk about the abilities of Li Yunlong and his two companions. Perhaps they lacked a bit in communication, but in terms of tactics and strategy, they were absolutely superior to the Persians.
"And regarding the oil sector, you must strengthen your oversight and absolutely prevent any problems from occurring."
"Furthermore, the ships you bring back must be firmly in your hands, preferably in your own hands."
Thinking of the potential second oil crisis and the current situation in Persia, Yang Xiaotao couldn't help but remind him, "Alfat, there are some things I can't say, but you need to understand that we now share many common interests."
"Brother Tao, I understand that!"
Alphat quickly spoke up.
Look at Persia in the past, what did it have besides oil?
The corrupt feudal dynasty caused widespread suffering among the people.
But now?
With the help of China, a preliminary industrial system has been established.
This is unique in that corner of the desert.
During his years in China, he became even more aware that China itself was not wealthy, yet it was willing to help them.
This kindness deserves to be remembered forever.
"Also, you must pay attention to your neighbors, especially the neighbors to the west."
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Alphat was startled.
The neighbor to the west?
He immediately thought of a name, and seeing Yang Xiaotao's confident look, he nodded solemnly: "Understood, I'll have my father prepare later!"
Yang Xiaotao nodded in satisfaction, then, as if remembering something, said, "They also purchased a batch of warships and submarines from the desert."
"I think you two can work together well."
"Moreover, both of your countries are major oil producers. If you can work together, you will be a formidable force."
"Some things require you to take the first step!"
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Alphat immediately nodded.
He took these words to heart and immediately strengthened cooperation between the two sides.
The two talked in the study until late at night before Alphat took his leave.