Xie Linan nodded, which is why he felt mixed emotions when he saw the photo.
They should all be tall and strong, except for grandpa, who was thinner because of his physical condition and because he was at a growing age and fled alone, and he didn't have enough food and drink.
I thought that if I lived in that era, I would probably go down the same path.
The old man wiped his tears, knelt down and kowtowed to his two brothers, and then talked for a while.
Most of them are for atonement.
He said that his whole family had gone and that he was a coward, afraid of death, and living a shameless life.
Xie Linan could not bear to hear this and said to the tombstone: "Grandpa, second grandpa, don't listen to him. He is not old enough and the family doesn't want him. Otherwise, he would have gone with you long ago."
Lin Xinghua glared at him, "You are talking to your elder and second brothers, please shut up."
"Big brother, second brother, this is our eldest grandson. He is good in everything except that he has a big mouth."
Xie Linan: “…”
"Hey, old man, we are in front of the martyrs, please give me some face."
"Didn't you say they had already been reincarnated?"
"That... that's for sure. Your eldest and second grandfathers are martyrs. They definitely don't have to suffer in the underworld. They will definitely be reborn into a good family. Maybe their sons are older than you now."
Lin Xinghua: “…”
"You just talk nonsense. Come on, kowtow to your first and second grandfathers."
"Why."
Xie Linan knelt down and kowtowed earnestly. After reading the epitaph, he recited some Buddhist scriptures.
Tell them that we have succeeded, that now is a peaceful era, and that our lives are getting better and better.
Our happy life today is inseparable from their sacrifice.
Even though he said that they had been reincarnated long ago and that no one could hear what he said, he still kept on talking.
Lin Xinghua also talked on and on for a long time, wiping away tears from time to time.
When it was almost time, the two left together.
After returning to the hotel, Xie Linan sent his father back to the room before going out to book a flight ticket.
Half an hour later, he came back and said, "Today's flight is unavailable, so I booked one for tomorrow morning. Let's get up early tomorrow so we can go back and have lunch."
"Okay, you can arrange it."
"We still have time in the afternoon, and I want to buy some local specialties to bring back. Grandpa, do you have any good recommendations?"
Lin Xinghua thought for a long time, but couldn't think of anything nice to say.
In their era, they were very happy just to have a plate of dumplings during the Chinese New Year.
Normally, I eat whatever I want, and I am happy as long as I am not starving to death.
And he really didn't know what kind of delicious food had been produced in these years.
"Go ask the front desk, I don't know."
Xie Linan was stunned for a moment, didn't ask any more questions, nodded, and went out.
Two hours later, he came back, carrying several large bags.
He was so tired that he was sweating all over and hurried to take a shower.
"Why do you carry so many things?"
Xie Linan said, "It's a rare opportunity for us to come here, so let's bring more. These foods are out of stock in Lincheng, so bring them back for Xiaozhen and the others to try."
He looked at some candies that looked like the ones he had eaten when he was a kid, made by his grandmother.
Seeing him licking his lips, I still endured it.
They got up early the next day, checked out of the hotel, and rushed to the airport.
This time, Lin Xinghua returned to his hometown and fulfilled his long-cherished wish. He felt relaxed when he left.
When the plane took off, Lin Xinghua took one last look at his old place through the window, then he sighed and closed the window.
A foreign land becomes a home.
Waiting for the plane to land safely and return to a familiar place.
…
I heard that Xiaozhen calculated the time when the plane would land to pick them up.
Seeing that the time was almost up, she put down her work, picked up her car keys, and prepared to go to the airport.
Zhang Yuanyuan: "Let's go now? Will Brother Lin and the others be back soon?"
"Yes, the plane will land when we get to the airport."
"You came back pretty quickly then. It's a rare opportunity for you to go back to your hometown, so why don't you stay a few more days?"
Stay longer?
I thought I had so much time to wait.
"There is nothing left at grandpa's house. The old house has been distributed to other people to build new houses. There is no place to live and I can't stay any longer. After offering sacrifices to the ancestors, it's almost time to come back."
Zhang Yuanyuan sighed for a while and said, "That's true. Many people died in those places in those years. It's better here. There are mountains blocking the way, and no one can get in even if there is a battle."
"Yes, but they are doing better than us now."
"That's as it should be. They've suffered more than we have."
Yeh Coco nodded.
"By the way, I heard that your mother-in-law is back?"
"Yes, but the villagers didn't tell her where we are. She lives alone in our old house now."
"That's not a long-term plan. It's so close, how long can we keep it a secret? Sooner or later, everyone will know."
"Yeah, this matter is not convenient to handle. Let's just listen to Lin An and his siblings' arrangements."
"That's true. You, as a daughter-in-law, still interfere in such matters. The woman is sorry to her siblings, and they can justify what they do to her. But you are different. As a daughter-in-law, you interfere. If word gets out, it will spread."
Ye Xiaozhen had no intention of directly intervening in the affairs between Xie Linan and his siblings and that woman. Whether they accepted it or not was none of her business.
Judging from what Lin An said and his personality, he would definitely not accept this "mother" again.
This is really interesting. She clearly left on her own back then.
If you say you are afraid of living a hard life, so you leave behind a few young children and leave, then that's fine, and you never have any contact with them again until you die. Don't come back to morally blackmail them, and that's it.
At worst, I can just treat this person as dead.
But she came back even though she looked old. It was said that she came back to ask them siblings to take care of her in her old age.
He only cared about himself when he was young, but got back on track in his old age. I don't know how thick-skinned he is.
More than half an hour later, Ye Xiaozhen arrived at the airport.
Still waiting at the same place.
She had thought they would be out in a few minutes, but she waited for more than an hour.
More than an hour later, she saw Xie Linan and the old man come out.
"Grandpa, here." Ye Xiaozhen waved her hand.
When Lin Xinghua saw her, he smiled and his steps became lighter.
Xie Linan brought back a lot of special delicacies from the old man's hometown, but he still couldn't get past the old man.
"Slow down, are you too tired to walk? Why are you running?"
"Hey, Grandpa."
Ye Xiaozhen ran over and hurriedly supported the old man, "Grandpa, please slow down."
"Hey, wait a minute. Jin, are you getting impatient?"
"No, I just got here."
"Don't lie."
"I really just arrived. Xie Linan told me the time before I got on the plane, and I calculated the time and came here."
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