Fu Huaiyi sighed and comforted her, "Jianjun is our hero. He sacrificed for the country."
The old lady wiped her eyes with a handkerchief again, choked up for a moment, and then continued: "Yes, he sacrificed his life for the country. We are also blessed by him and have become the relatives of martyrs."
Lin Yuyao turned around and saw a silk banner hanging on the wall, in the center of the hall.
This family was not kind to Wang Jianjun, but they enjoyed the honor he brought them.
Although he disliked Wang Jianjun, he did not dislike the banner he received.
Lin Yuyao asked, "Auntie, is the pension given by the organization enough? I heard that it increases every year. If it doesn't increase, you must tell me."
The old lady kept saying, "Yes, yes, his father and I make more than thirty dollars a month. It increases every year, and it will probably be forty by next year."
They rely on Wang Jianjun to receive their pension.
There are some things that you can't do even if you're angry.
The rules and regulations don’t care about your relationship with your parents.
We still have to give pension subsidies to our parents.
The two of them chatted with the old lady about Wang Jianjun. Fu Huaiyi said that when he was a student, people often praised him for being a down-to-earth person, hardworking, able to endure hardships, and loyal to his friends.
"I heard that he and another comrade had originally taken on that mission together. He was a man of integrity and rushed to do it even though he knew it was dangerous. In the end, he died while his comrade survived."
The old lady was a little surprised when she heard him say that. "It means that if he doesn't rush to do it, he might not be the one to be sacrificed."
Fu Huaiyi nodded, "Yeah."
The two men observed the old lady's expression.
Judging from her expression, she probably doesn't know about these things yet.
After a moment, the old lady sighed and said, "It's all fate."
Fu Huaiyi and Lin Yuyao looked at each other.
You see, if this was a beloved son, he would definitely not be able to bear hearing this news.
For her, it’s just one word: fate.
She hoped that Wang Jianjun would sacrifice himself, escape from them alive, and not give them a penny.
Even after he died, the organization still gave him money, several dozen yuan a month.
For people in the city, more than 30 yuan is not a lot.
But for the rural areas in the mountains, a stable income of more than 30 yuan a month is definitely the envy of all the villages around.
As long as the old men and women don’t mess around, they will never be able to spend all the money.
"By the way, auntie, where's uncle?"
"He's busy in the fields. Wait a minute, I'll go call him."
"Oh, sorry for the trouble."
As soon as she left, only Fu Huaiyi and Lin Yuyao were left in the room.
No one else is here at this time, they should all be working.
Fu Huaiyi asked quietly, "Can you get it out?"
Lin Yuyao whispered, "Let's wait for his father to come back and take a look. His father is his biological son, so he should be different from his stepmother."
"That's hard to say. Just because you have a stepmother doesn't mean you will have a stepfather."
Lin Yuyao: “…”
"Too."
Lin Yuyao looked around the house. It was still the old adobe house.
The yard is quite large, and there are several large tiled houses built on the other side of the yard.
It seems that this old adobe house should be their old house, and the big tiled house next to it may belong to their son.
I heard that Wang Jianjun has two brothers, one of whom was brought up by his stepmother and has no blood relationship with him.
The other one was born after his stepmother came over, and he is his half-brother.
His stepmother’s son is older than him, and his other younger brother is not much younger than him, probably about the same age as Fang Qing.
Lin Yuyao suddenly remembered that Fang Qing had brought trouble to her by bringing Yang Guangzong to her, and she came up with an idea.
"Whether we can get any information out of her or not, let's make some trouble for Fang Qing."
It is impolite not to reciprocate. Repay in kind.
Fu Huaiyi: "What do you want to do?"
"I saw that the old lady's eyes were very greedy," Lin Yuyao paused and asked him, "Do you have any money with you?"
“I brought it.”
"Here."
"How much do you want?" He took out his wallet.
Lin Yuyao already had a plan in mind and drew out a fifty-dollar note.
Fu Huaiyi: "So much? How can these two old guys afford so much? Just give them ten dollars."
"You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb. Ten dollars is not enough."
Fu Huaiyi: “…”
"What do you have in mind?"
"Let's see, it's a good idea."
The two were whispering to each other when they heard voices coming from the yard.
"I'm back."
The two stopped talking and stood up, and saw Wang Jianjun's stepmother and an old man carrying a hoe coming in.
I guess this must be his father.
The old lady looked at them and smiled, "Look, old man, this is Jianjun's classmate."
"Hello uncle, I'm Jianjun's classmate, my name is Fu Huaiyi." He then pulled Lin Yuyao next to him and said, "This is my wife. I heard that there are abundant prey in the back mountain, so we came here to try and see if we can catch any prey. We also came to see you. Sorry to bother you."
When the old man saw the rich gifts on the table, he smiled in the same way as the old lady.
"Sorry to bother you. I'm very happy that you can come to see me. Please sit down and let's chat for a while."
"Okay."
Lin Yuyao glanced at Fu Huaiyi.
Fu Huaiyi understood and took out fifty yuan from his pocket.
"Uncle, take this money."
The old man and the old woman's eyes lit up.
But he still politely evaded the question, "Hey, what are you doing? How can we take your money?"
Lin Yuyao said, "Uncle, please take it. My husband and Comrade Jianjun were classmates for four years and they used to have a good relationship. We just happened to be near here and came to see you. I feel bad to see you still living in this mud house at your age."
The old man smiled awkwardly. He didn't understand why they felt bad and thought they were too enthusiastic.
But he had money, so he took the fifty dollars.
Then he said to the old lady, "Go call my daughter-in-law back to cook, and go to the back to catch a chicken and kill it to entertain Jianjun's classmates."
So many gifts, and fifty dollars.
The old lady was so happy to see the two young people being so generous.
He agreed repeatedly and said he would go find his daughter-in-law to cook.
Fu Huaiyi was still evading the question, "Uncle, we brought some dry food with us, and we will be heading into the mountains soon."
"How can you get dry food? It's almost noon now, you should eat first before going in. I'll ask my son to lead the way for you, and I guarantee you'll return with a full load."
"It's...it's getting late. We still have to go back in the evening."
The old man pulled Fu Huaiyi and said, "Young man, don't go back tonight. I'll ask my wife to prepare a room for you. You can stay at our house tonight and go back tomorrow."
"I'm sorry, I disturbed you."
"Don't bother me. You are Jianjun's friends. Jianjun has been dead for so many years. I am very happy that you can still come to see us. It's a rare opportunity for you to come. You must stay for one night no matter what."
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