Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2808 Visitors

The two of them were shocked again. The woman motioned for him to stop talking and got up to go to the bedroom. After a while, she came back in a panic and whispered: "Just stay in this room and don't make a sound!"

The man's face was a little pale. He knew that the woman was a very courageous person. What scares her is obviously not ordinary things.

"Who?!" he asked nervously.

"It's none of your business." The woman warned, "Don't say anything, just stay there."

Seeing the woman's back hurriedly downstairs, the man became increasingly uneasy. He heard the door of the main room opening and voices downstairs.

Judging from the voices, it was several men. The man became nervous and quietly approached the door of the room. From here, he could catch a glimpse of the scene in the hall downstairs.

There were three men, one middle-aged man in civilian clothes, followed by two soldiers in military uniforms.

The man's face turned a little pale. He didn't know what these people did, but such a combination of people seemed to be here to catch and destroy military weddings. If they knew what happened between them last night and being here today, beating them to death would probably be the best outcome, and they would be liable for a lawsuit.

The man's mind went blank for a moment, and his heart was filled only with regret. I took the wrong medicine and hooked up with her! It's a good day, but I want to go to the floating place...

However, he quickly calmed himself down and thought quickly in his mind: He was not "caught in bed", and he didn't leave anything "shouldn't be there" in the bedroom. As long as the woman doesn't sell him out, even if someone questions him, as long as he insists that he is a "normal friend" and "visiting an old classmate", there is room for change. After all, his father is also a member of the county advisory bureau, so he can talk to the elders...

The woman felt panic when she opened the door, but in her own home, she still tried her best to show calmness: "What's the matter with you guys coming to the door? Is it about our Tan Haonan?"

It turns out that her man's name is Tan Haonan. This is the first time the man has heard this name. Before that, both of them were careful to avoid mentioning him.

"Are you Tan Haonan's wife?"

"Yes, I am." The woman didn't mean to invite them in. She leaned against the door and said unkindly.

"Go in and talk." said Pai Jia, who was leading the way. "It's not appropriate to stand at the door and talk."

The woman originally didn't want them to come in, but when she saw people on the street looking curiously, she could only slowly shrink back and said reluctantly: "Sit inside."

When the two walked into the main room, they had the same impression inside as the outside: clean, neat, simple and elegant. Tan Haonan's house is a newly developed residential area in Bairen Town. It is a house built for the "middle class" people with higher incomes who work in factories and government agencies. There are also many businessmen who want to buy this house because it has independent water supply and convenient living. of.

On both sides of the narrow street, two-and-a-half-story buildings with red brick spires are lined up neatly next to each other. The windows and doors are all the same style, clean and beautiful. There are flower pots in the small yard in front of the door...

Tan Haonan is also a volunteer. Those who can serve as volunteers are most likely from a good family background. Walking to this street, Zhang Laicai knew that Tan Haonan was a "chifu" (a city native).

The Australian dress worn by the woman who opened the door was more beautiful and elegant than the girls in the countryside he saw along the way, and the material was obviously better. The woman's face and hands are all white...

"You guys sit down, I'll make you tea." The woman calmed down now, knowing that if she showed that she was in a hurry to catch up with the guests, she would arouse suspicion. So he simply entertained them generously.

"No, no need," Pai Jia waved his hand, "You two comrades have something to do and will leave as soon as it's done."

"No trouble, no trouble." The woman said and went to the kitchen. After a while, she brought out three glasses. "This is herbal tea. Comrades, drink it to relieve the heat."

She sat down quietly, why did someone from the army suddenly come? Wasn't Haonan in the army? There was a hint of uneasiness amidst the suspicion. At this time, her eyes suddenly fell on the coat rack next to the door.

On the coat rack, hung the coat and shawl she usually wears when going out. However, on the top hook is a "Panama straw hat". This thing is only found in the one-room store in Dongmen City, which is inconspicuous. The shop with the house number 82 sells it. It is said that any piece of goods there can at least be worth an average person's income for half a year or even several years.

It was with this hat that the man came. Probably out of habit. He casually hung it on the coat rack by the door.

what to do? ! The woman felt panicked. From where they are sitting now, they can spot the hat just by looking sideways.

There is a man's hat at home that can be said to belong to Haonan, but Haonan cannot afford this hat.

In panic, the woman saw a soldier standing up, saluted solemnly, and said:

"On behalf of the Political Department of the General Staff of the Fubo Army, we would like to inform you that your husband, Comrade Tan Haonan, a volunteer, fought bravely in the Guangdong and Guangxi battles and unfortunately died..." As if something exploded in the woman's head, the Panama hat The thought of her husband's death in battle was swirling and entangled in her mind, and in an instant, she fainted.

When she woke up, she had been helped to the armchair. She was in severe pain, and her sister-in-law was looking down at her.

"Wake up, wake up!" She shouted happily, and asked with concern, "Would you like a drink of water?"

The woman waved her hand weakly: "No, no need." She struggled to sit up, her whole body was very weak. An unreal dreamlike feeling swirled around. She looked at the ground hesitantly, wanting to grab something, but she didn't know what.

"Sister-in-law Mei," she whispered, "do you have any soju at home? Please pour me some."

"Okay! Okay!" Sister-in-law Mei hurried over.

"Sister-in-law, are you okay?" Zhang Youcai saw her trembling all over and asked quickly, fearing that something would happen to her again.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." The woman shook her head, "You continue talking."

Tan Shuangxi quickly took out the brown paper bag from his satchel and read it according to the script. Then he handed over the death notice, check, several medals and a package of "valuable relics" to the woman.

The woman opened the relic bag, and inside was a pair of half-finger gloves made by herself, as well as a badly worn sheepskin notebook, which she had originally given to her husband as a gift.

She fumbled with her frayed gloves and flipped through the frayed notebook cover, thoughtfully, and finally sighed weakly.

Zhang Laicai said: "Tan Haonan is an excellent soldier. He works hard and fights bravely. He is a good man." He emphasized the words "good man", which seemed to be a sigh, but also seemed to be blaming.

Sister-in-law Meimei brought half a bottle of "Haikang Sugarcane Burnt". The woman poured herself a glass of wine and drank it. Then she drank two more glasses in a row. Under the gazes of several people, the room fell silent.

"There are also large relics that will be sent back by mail. If you have any requirements, you can also report them to the Military Affairs Department and the army..." Tan Shuangxi said in a low voice. Tan Haonan and he had a good relationship in the army. Although one of them was a local aboriginal and the other was a migrant, they couldn't write two "tans" in one sentence. They always took care of each other.

She nodded, finally started sobbing, took out a handkerchief from her arms and covered her face. Tears made Zhang Laicai's eyes look kinder.

"Did he have anything to say to me?"

Tan Shuangxi said: "He left a last message. He said he was very sorry for you and could no longer take care of you in the future. He asked you to find a reliable and good person."

She shook her head slightly, curled up her legs, put her face on her knees, and curled up into a ball on the chair. Fortunately, this is a chair with a backrest. Such chairs are rare in rural areas. The furnishings in this home are no ordinary home.

Tan Shuangxi knew that before Tan Haonan joined the army, he was an employee of a large local business that traded local products. Although he was not a naturalized cadre, his income was not necessarily lower than those cadres, not to mention that his father-in-law was also a wealthy businessman.

He is handsome, can write and do calculations, and can write well. He also speaks very pleasantly, is elegant, and has a special sense of knowledge. He often writes letters for the soldiers in his company.

Rich, educated, with a beautiful wife, a bright future...and then he died.

Thinking of this, Tan Shuangxi felt panicked.

"Haonan's last words were, 'The moon is so beautiful tonight.'" Tan Shuangxi slowly recalled, "The battle took place at night. When we eliminated the bandits who attacked at night, we found Haonan lying on the ground. , he was already dying. He first said what he told you before, and then said that the moon was so beautiful tonight. This was his last sentence.

Tan Haonan's wife cried again. She murmured to herself: "The moon is so beautiful tonight..."

This was not Tan Haonan's last words. Everyone who witnessed this chaos remembers it very clearly and will never forget it for the rest of their lives - his last words were "It hurts..." The last sound came out together with the blood foam.

Tan Haonan's death was unjust and could not be more unjust. After standing guard on the second shift, Tan Haonan probably wanted to go to the cooking class to look for something to eat. Instead of returning with the soldiers on the same shift, he took a shortcut through the woods and ran into a lurking sentry. The lurking sentry called out the command. I don’t know if he forgot or was confused for a moment, but he didn’t answer. At this time, if you shout loudly that I am so-and-so, there will probably be no problem. More than a hundred people who have been together for so long will at least look familiar, and at most they will be criticized one by one afterwards. As a result, he continued to move forward without saying anything, and the lurking sentry fired.

"He misses you," Tan Shuangxi said simply. "He always looks at the moon at night, always says the moon is so beautiful, and always tells me, 'We share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles apart, and he and you see the same moon.'" This is not the case. Tan Shuangxi made it up. Tan Shuangxi and Tan Haonan have always had a good relationship because they have the same surname. Sometimes they would talk about family affairs together.