The cemetery is halfway up the mountain, close to the house of Zhao Dahu and Zhao Xiaohua. He can see it just by lowering his head. He must want to watch the two brothers and sisters grow up, get married and start their own families.
At the final burial, Chu Yue tore off a five-pointed star from the shoulder of her military uniform and placed it on the coffin of Zhao Dahu's father.
Zhao Dahu personally spread layer upon layer of soil and buried his father.
Zhao Xiaohua had always remained calm and strong. Most of the time, she just had red eyes but no tears. But when she saw this scene with her own eyes, the little girl could no longer hold back and started crying loudly.
"Dad... Dad... Dad... Look at Xiaohua..."
The childish voice called out for her father again and again, but the old man who used to respond to her with kindness could no longer open his eyes.
Tears streamed down Zhao Xiaohua's face. She tried to wipe them away with her little hands, but they couldn't be wiped away no matter how hard she tried.
Her small body was covered in large mourning clothes that almost swallowed her whole.
"father……"
Zhao Xiaohua's trembling and sad crying made many people secretly lower their heads and wipe away tears.
Chu Yue picked up Zhao Xiaohua, held her and patted her back. No words of comfort could soothe her heart, and she could only let her cry and vent her sadness.
"Doctor sister, I have no father... I have no father..."
In the end, Zhao Xiaohua fainted from crying in Chu Yue's arms, her wet eyelashes hung with tears, and she kept trembling.
On the fifth day, Chu Yue was worried about Zhao Xiaohua and Zhao Dahu, brother and sister, and also because of Doctor Zhou's instructions, so she went to Zhao Dahu's house early in the morning.
As soon as she walked in, Chu Yue saw Zhao Dahu standing not far away. In front of him stood a young girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old with pigtails, looking very pretty.
The young girl was talking to Zhao Dahu, and Zhao Dahu had a dull face the whole time. It was unclear whether he had not yet recovered from the grief of his father's death or he did not know how to talk to a young girl.
Chu Yue retracted her gaze and walked into Zhao Dahu's house. She saw Zhao Xiaohua sitting on a small stool, holding her chin and looking at Zhao Dahu not far away.
Zhao Xiaohua looked up when she heard footsteps. When she saw Chu Yue, she smiled and said, "Doctor sister, you are here."
She had just cried a lot yesterday, and her eyes are still swollen. Her little face looks haggard and pitiful, but her emotions have stabilized. She is no longer a crying child, but more like a little adult in this family.
Chu Yue sat down next to Zhao Xiaohua and looked at Zhao Dahu with Zhao Xiaohua, and then heard Zhao Xiaohua sigh.
"Alas... my eldest brother's wife is gone."
Chu Yue was stunned, "Is that girl your elder brother's girlfriend?"
"Girlfriend?" Zhao Xiaohua obviously didn't understand this trendy name. She blinked and said, "That's Sister Hongxia. My father found a wife for my eldest brother. He said before that they would get engaged when the weather got warmer."
Chu Yue thought that Doctor Zhou seemed to have said that Zhao Dahu would be able to get married and start a family soon.
From this point of view, this young girl named Hongxia is the one Zhao Dahu is about to get married.
But now Zhao Dahu's father is dead, and Zhao Dahu is the only man left in the Zhao family. Not only is he lonely, but he also has such a young sister.
Although she is called a younger sister, she is actually almost like a daughter.
If I marry Zhao Dahu, it would mean I would become a stepmother and have to take care of Zhao Xiaohua.
Zhao Xiaohua is smart and sensitive, so even if she didn't hear the conversation between Zhao Dahu and Hongxia, she guessed the result.
Then, Chu Yue saw Miss Hongxia take off the red hairband from her pigtail and give it to Zhao Dahu.
"Brother Dahu, it's not that you are not good, it's my parents who don't agree. My parents said that if I marry you, I will not only have to take care of you, but also Xiaohua. If we have children in the future, it will be difficult to live without the elderly at home to help. Brother Dahu, I'm sorry, let's forget about our relationship. I'll give this back to you."
The young girl was actually a kind person. She spoke very frankly and returned the things she had taken from Zhao Dahu. In fact, she didn't have to make this trip. After all, she and Zhao Dahu were not really engaged, but only had a verbal agreement. Now that Zhao Dahu's father was dead, it could be said that this never happened in their family.
But she still came and explained things to Zhao Dahu in person.
"Brother Dahu, we are not destined to be together. You will definitely meet a better girl in the future."
The young girl took one last look at Zhao Dahu, then turned and left.
Watching the young girl walk away, Chu Yue and Zhao Xiaohua both sighed.
Zhao Dahu stood there for a long time, as if he had lost his soul. He held the red headband in his hand and did not react.
Chu Yue was a little worried about Zhao Xiaohua, "Xiaohua, this is a matter between adults, it has nothing to do with you."
Zhao Xiaohua nodded, her childish voice speaking mature words, "Doctor sister, I understand everything."
She knew that she was the one who hindered Zhao Dahu's marriage, but they were brother and sister, the brother couldn't live without the sister, and the sister couldn't live without the brother. They had to be a family for life. This was just a difficult time, and they would definitely get through it. She fought so hard, she would definitely meet a better and more suitable girl.
Zhao Xiaohua shouted to Zhao Dahu, "Brother, the potatoes are going to burn."
As soon as Zhao Dahu heard Zhao Xiaohua's voice, he came back to his senses, "——Oh, oh... I'll be right there."
He hurriedly turned back and saw Chu Yue as soon as he entered the room. He stuffed the red hairband in his hand into his pocket and said in a panic, "Doctor Chu, you are here."
The tall young man couldn't hide his embarrassment on his face.
Chu Yue pretended to know nothing, smiled and said, "I was worried about you and Xiaohua, so I came to check on you."
"Hana and I are fine, we're fine."
Zhao Dahu answered blankly, came to Zhao Xiaohua, took the tongs handed over by Zhao Xiaohua, and started to dig the potatoes out of the fire.
The brother and sister were eating baked potatoes.
Zhao Dahu was very experienced and could tell at a glance that the potatoes were not burnt at all and were not even cooked. There was not enough firewood left, so he stood up and took out some more from the woodshed on the side, broke the wood and threw it into the fire.
"Xiaohua, the potatoes are not ready yet, please wait a little longer."
"Brother, you have to watch the potatoes, don't let them burn. I want to treat the doctor sister to some baked potatoes." Zhao Xiaohua warned seriously, and then tried to sell it to Chu Yue, "Doctor sister, my elder brother is very good at baking potatoes, and his potatoes are the most delicious. Let's eat together."
"Okay, Xiaohua said it's delicious, so I must try it."
Chu Yue was talking when she suddenly smelled a fragrance.
It is a deep and subtle fragrance with a woody note, very charming, and it is the kind of old sandalwood that many perfumers have tried their best to create.
This kind of old sandalwood is the favorite scent of old scholars and cultured people.
As sandalwood was scarce, it became extremely valuable.
But why would someone be burning incense here in the middle of nowhere?
Chu Yue was in shock, with disbelief in her eyes, as she looked towards the fire where potatoes were being roasted.
Just now, Zhao Dahu threw a piece of wood into the fire.
Could it be that...
"Da Hu, give me the fire tongs." Chu Yue said quickly.
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