Chapter 48
It can be heard that this is the first time Xin Dechang places an order in a young person's way, and he may be a little guilty about his request, so he says everything at the beginning.
Su Yun was originally slumped in his armchair. When he heard what Xin Dechang said, he knew it was a big order, so he quickly sat up straight: "Well, that's what I mean. Place the order, but you don't have to pay extra, Grandpa Xin. If you buy a lot of items, I'll give you a discount!"
It is said that Su Yun pleases the old man. She never gets impatient just because the old man is out of touch with the times. Instead, she happily answers in a way that the old man can accept. Who would be unhappy to hear that?
Xin Dechang was amused by her and relaxed a lot, so he said, "Yunyun, you won't lose money in this business, right? Don't give me a discount, I want to ask you for help with something, of course, it's a serious order!"
"That's great. I'll consider it as your support for my business. What specific project do you want to plan?" Su Yun agreed readily without offending the old man.
"Oh, that's right. I saw on the menu that you gave me before, Yunyun, there are remote items and business trips, is that right?" Xin Dechang said while looking at the price list that Su Yun had sent before, which stated the calculation methods for various outbound items.
Su Yun was familiar with the price list, so he remembered this and replied, "Yes, our funeral home accepts orders from outside, no matter how far away the place is. Because my parents occasionally work as corpse drivers, we have a project to send corpses home. The price list is calculated based on the number of people and the distance. How far do you want us to go?"
Xin Dechang said a little embarrassedly: "Ah, yes, it's Sichuan-Tibet, mainly Tibet..."
After hearing this, Su Yun was stunned for a moment, then silently opened the map and drew an area: "Is it Tibet? No problem, it's not too far away."
It's just that the air ticket, high-speed rail ticket, train ticket and bus ticket are a bit expensive.
Upon hearing this, Xin Dechang quickly said, "It's not completely in Tibet, it's just on the Sichuan-Tibet line, and a little closer to Qinghai. Grandpa, I can't really say the exact location. You know, it's all mountainous over there. Whether in the past or now, there are very few places to walk."
"I understand. It's okay. Grandpa Xin, you don't have to be nervous. My parents went all the way from Thailand in the south to Siberia in the north and they all took orders. It's just the Sichuan-Tibet line. I can do it too." Su Yun looked at the comparison distance on the map and tried to calculate how far it was.
"Huh... I feel relieved when you say that," Xin Dechang immediately relaxed. "Actually, I've already contacted several funeral homes, both local and out-of-town, but they all said that there are some places they can't go to, especially those places where you can't come back easily, and they won't go even if you pay them."
It's not that they wouldn't go even if they were paid, but decent stores wouldn't go there. Only desperate criminals would take such orders. But Xin Dechang has been an honest man all his life. He has carried a gun on his shoulder and later became a secretary who is honest and serves the people. He definitely doesn't want to go to find that kind of messy team.
It can be seen from the fact that he kept asking whether Su Yun's business was legitimate that he was indeed very cautious, and this order was very important to him.
Su Yun turned the folding fan in his hand with one hand, and the jade pendant on it almost hit his face. He quickly put it down and said, "Grandpa Xin, if I say I will take this order, then I will definitely take it. You don't have to be so cautious. Just say it boldly. As long as it doesn't ask me to dig up the royal tomb, I can do it, but I also need to know the cause and effect, right?"
Xin Dechang was silent for a while, then said awkwardly: "Actually, actually I'm not too sure, but, but... sometimes when you promise someone something, it's not good to not fulfill it, right?"
As soon as you hear this, you know it's a historical issue. Xin Dechang must have been to the Sichuan-Tibet line when he was in the army. Later, he encountered some strange things there. Later, he couldn't find it back no matter what. Seeing half of his leg buried in the ground, he still couldn't let it go, so he found Su Yun, a junior.
Su Yun said directly: "Then tell me specifically what you promised, so that I can arrange for someone to look for you. If you feel it is difficult to talk over the phone, why not find a time to come over and we can talk in person, or I can go over there."
After all, it was the old man's order, and Su Yun would definitely not refuse it. The old man was already very old, and by asking for it he might have thrown his self-esteem to the ground. How could he refuse?
Seeing that Su Yun was not averse at all and there was nothing wrong with his voice, Xin Dechang carefully made an appointment with Su Yun to visit the day after tomorrow, because the weather forecast said that the day after tomorrow would be sunny, which would be more convenient to move around and would not be impolite.
Anyway, Su Yun is a free person, so she has no objection to the time. If no one comes, she will just be growing mushrooms in the funeral home, so it is better for her to meet some people.
After the discussion, Su Yun was in good spirits and full of energy. He told the cook that Xin Dechang was coming, that he had to prepare tea and snacks, and that they were going on a business trip along the Sichuan-Tibet line. Everyone was very excited.
Yan Gui couldn't help but say, "Oh, we can finally go out and play, Director. Since you came, the old director and others have stopped taking business trips. They just wanted to stay at home with you and take care of your health. Now you can go out and see the scenery."
Su Yun thought so too. It was a rare opportunity to get an order for a long trip, and he had previously agreed to take the employees on a trip. It was naturally better to be able to travel at public expense than to just spend money on it.
So the matter was settled, and everyone was ready to prepare for the business trip. No matter what the order was, they would take it anyway.
The meeting time soon arrived. Old man Xin Dechang arrived early in the morning, bringing with him a driver and a housekeeper. There was no one else. The old man, who was already in his seventies, was brought over by just two people, which made Su Yun tremble with fear.
"Grandpa Xin, why did you come here with only Grandpa Butler? The weather is bad. If I had known you were coming by yourselves, I would have gone to the city to find you. I am young and strong, and you are worried that I would be tired from running?" Su Yun hurried to the stairs to help Xin Dechang out. They had been in the car all the way, and it had been raining recently, so the road was full of water and potholes, making it very difficult to walk on.
Xin Dechang took a breath and waved his hand: "No, your grandpa can still run and jump, it's not a big deal, let's go in quickly, the weather is really unpredictable, we said it wouldn't rain, but it started raining halfway."
The weather in June is like a baby's face. The weather forecast is more and more inaccurate. You have no idea whether it will rain or not until the very last minute. However, since it has already rained, there is nothing you can do because the time has been scheduled.
Fearing that the old man would catch a cold, Su Yun sent him directly to the guest room and also prepared hot towels, ginger soup and ginger tea. If the old man got sick from the rain, it would not be easy to recover.
The chef had anticipated this situation when he looked at the weather in the morning, and he prepared ginger soup in advance, as well as incense and clean clothes in the house.
Su Yun's skirt was also wet when she went out to meet someone, so she went back to her room to change clothes. They met in the living room of the guest room after everyone had packed up.
Just after I changed my clothes and came out, there was a sudden rumble of thunder in the sky, followed by thunder and lightning. The sky was already gloomy at nine o'clock in the morning, and it became dark in an instant after the thunder. It seemed to be six or seven o'clock in the afternoon. The wind started to blow, and almost blew away the vines in the yard.
Every year during typhoons and rainstorms, some of the flowers and trees in the yard of the funeral home are damaged. Because the yard is really big, it is impossible to cover the entire yard with a shed, so they can only be maintained year after year to see if time can allow the trees to take root deeper, and perhaps they will not be blown down by the typhoons.
Su Yun looked at the grape vines in the yard worriedly, suppressed his worry, and walked along the circular corridor to the guest room building. This way, he could go directly to the guest room without being exposed to the rain.
Xin Dechang has packed up and is a spirited old man again.
"Yunyun, are you done cleaning up? Come and have some ginger soup. Your cooking skills are really good. It's not too spicy at all." Xin Dechang greeted Su Yun who came in, smiling like a flower.
"Hey, I'll drink it now. We can talk while drinking. It's raining heavily outside. Grandpa Xin, you may have to stay here with me for one night. There's plenty of time. Let's chat slowly." Su Yun sat down with a smile, picked up his bowl, and drank it up.
Xin Dechang laughed and waited until Su Yun finished drinking before he spoke: "Actually, I have told many people about this matter, and those who believed me said it couldn't be done, or they said it couldn't be done, so it has been delayed for so many years and it hasn't been done. Yunyun, you should tell grandpa the truth, can you really go to that place or... don't be so arrogant."
Su Yun waved his hand with great pride and said, "Don't worry. Even if I can't go by myself, I can introduce you to people who can go. Don't worry about my connections!"
This is said for Mr. An's sake. The ghost employees have started packing their bags and are definitely going.
Seeing Su Yun say this, Xin Dechang felt relieved. He considered his words and said, "Actually, I want to place an order for the ghost marriage project."
"..." Although Su Yun expected Xin Dechang to decide this, he still found it incredible when he heard it. "You want to get married again?"
"No, no, no, I haven't done anything wrong to your grandma," Xin Dechang waved his hands and explained hurriedly, "It's not me, it's for my brother. You know, the old man from the Wu family and I went to the army together when we were young. In fact, the old man Wu and I are from the same hometown. In addition to us, there were five other people in the same class at that time..."
In the era of Xin Dechang and the old man of the Wu family, the country was plagued by internal and external troubles. Every little kid, regardless of gender, would say that they were too old to join the army. They said they were too old because they were afraid that others would not want them, and they did it for the sake of life and the country.
Xin Dechang and the old man of the Wu family are natives of Bincheng. According to their family background, it didn't matter to them whether they joined the army or not, but their previous generation were also patriotic young people, and some even served as air force soldiers and never came back. In order to inherit the will, even if they were the only child left in the family, they would go to the battlefield.
The first team we were assigned to was in the South. The fighting there was not very strong because there were too many mountains and the snakes, insects, rats and ants were all highly poisonous, so the enemy could not attack them no matter what and was instead slowed down.
But there is also a disadvantage if the enemy cannot be defeated, which is that it is easy for local bandits to emerge and seize territory to dominate the country. After the enemy is defeated, there will be a long process of suppressing the bandits.
Xin Dechang and the old man of the Wu family were young. When they arrived there, the enemy had already retreated. They mainly guarded the border and later went deep into the mountains to suppress bandits. Since they were unfamiliar with the mountains, they were poisoned many times. Food poisoning was a minor illness. The most terrifying thing was poisoning by snakes, insects, rats and ants.
The old man of the Wu family was crawled by rove beetles, and his face was rotten two or three times. Every time he thought he was going to be disfigured; Xin Dechang was bitten by centipedes and toads, especially centipedes. One bite from the centipede could make the whole arm swollen for seven or eight days. The pain was not the pain of being beaten and bruised, but a burning pain like being corroded by sulfuric acid.
Several other students in the same class were even more unlucky. Some were bitten by poisonous snakes, some were bitten by ants, and some were bitten by poisonous bees... In short, it was God's blessing that everyone was able to get out alive.
The last time he went into the mountains to suppress bandits, Xin Dechang was bitten by an unknown creature and half of his leg was almost rotten. He was rushed to the nearest hospital and a local barefoot doctor was invited to see him. In case it was a poisonous insect or snake, the locals would have more experience in how to deal with it.
After checking, we found that it was a poisonous snake. The bite of this kind of snake will cause swelling, blisters and pus. The toxicity is strong, but not fatal. However, it can also kill you if you delay the treatment for a long time. Fortunately, it was treated quickly and Xin Dechang saved his leg.
Because of this incident, Xin Dechang and his group were transferred out of the bandit suppression team. It seemed that they were not used to this place. If they stayed any longer, they might not be killed by the enemy but by insects and snakes instead.
Since Xin Dechang's leg had not healed, everyone was allowed a month's vacation. By that time, the enemy had surrendered and withdrawn from the border. The pressure in the country was suddenly much less, and the soldiers were able to recuperate.
During the holiday, they received another transfer order, saying that they were to go to the Sichuan-Tibet line for defense.
In fact, there is a deep meaning in sending them there. Mountain wars are not easy to fight. It can be said that our country's experience is the best in the world, and we are the only country that can defeat all enemies in the rainforest.
However, these reputations were earned by the soldiers with their blood and flesh. The country also knows that this will be difficult to fight, so it tries to transfer all the experienced ones over, and if conditions permit, they can also guide the newcomers, so that the border can be defended.
Xin Dechang was sent to the Sichuan-Tibet line just as his leg was almost healed. They were not familiar with the environment there, so he was a cook at the beginning, mainly in charge of meals and logistics.
When Xin Dechang and his friends first arrived, they were unwilling to accept the result. However, within two days, they suffered from altitude sickness and suddenly realized how lucky they were to be a cook. There were still troops on the plateau and they would not come down easily. Even if they suffered from altitude sickness, they had to endure it. As long as they held on a little longer, they would not let their comrades at the foot of the mountain suffer the same pain.
Sichuan and Tibet were in chaos at that time. Not only were there harassment from foreign troops, but there were also local native villages, bandits, and some messy groups showing up. Sometimes, a fight would break out while you were eating, and you had to eat while wearing a helmet.
In fact, these conditions are not the most difficult. The most difficult thing is the lack of food.
There is a food shortage on the plateau, and there is not much food on the mountain either. We have to find ways to deliver food to the mountains, otherwise the people on the mountains will starve to death. Both sides are anxious about eating, but the food is really scarce. It is not even like in the Ten Thousand Mountains, where the most you can eat are mushrooms, fungus, insects, and fruits. There is really a shortage of everything on the plateau.
Xin Dechang and his team were in the kitchen team, and they really understood what it meant that a good cook could not cook without rice. So they had no choice but to discuss privately and decide to look for food nearby, as they couldn't have nothing to eat.
This matter was somewhat in violation of military orders. Although they would not take a single needle or thread from the masses, Xin Dechang and his men had just come out of the Shiwan Mountains and were used to living off the mountains, so they sneaked into the nearby mountains. Only then did they realize that different mountains are different.
In some mountains, you can eat as much mushrooms as you want, while in other mountains, there is nothing to eat even after walking for several kilometers.
Also, they encountered a bear.
It was the first time for us guys to encounter a bear, and we didn't want to fight back. The small animal was disturbed by them, but we just rushed up and hunted it. What's going on?
So they ran, and got lost. Later, they were hit hard by some unknown grass. They were all injured and showed signs of poisoning. The bear was watching them closely from behind, and they were poisoned and would probably become food for the blind bear.
Just at this time, they encountered a group of wolves, each of them had shiny fur. One of them was particularly large, as if it was a spirit, and it was estimated to be bigger than the bear chasing them.
Xin Dechang and his group were all disheartened, and as they were poisoned, they all fainted.
What happened later was narrated by their squad leader. His name was Chen Zhenjie. He was the one who was least poisoned among them and was still conscious. He was also the person Xin Dechang asked Su Yun for help.
Chen Zhenjie said that the group of wolves was raised by a hunter. The wolves scared away the blind bear and collected herbs to save them. The hunter was an old man with a very beautiful daughter who was lively, lovely and kind.
Xin Dechang and his friends felt that the age of the old man and his daughter did not match, because the old man looked at least 70 or 80 years old, while the beautiful daughter seemed to be only 18 or 19 years old, very young. Could it be that she was born in old age? Or was she adopted?
But out of politeness, they didn't ask.
The hunter knew that they were soldiers of the nearby army, and had already notified the army while they were unconscious, asking them not to think that Xin Dechang and his companions were deserters.
The army later responded that their intentions were good, but they had been absent from duty and had not paid attention to safety, so they would be punished.
With the care of the hunter father and daughter, Xin Dechang and his companions recovered quickly. They returned to the camp full of life in a few days. The wolves also sent them some edible prey. The girl said that the wolves sent them the prey because they liked them. In fact, they all knew who sent the prey.
All the prey were made into dried meat and most of it was sent up the mountain. Only a small portion was left in the garrison. It was not dangerous here and they could still hold on.
Since they have intersected, it means they have a destiny, which is difficult to cut off. Especially since the girl is kind-hearted and sees their hardship, whenever she has extra meat and vegetables at home, she would let the wolves deliver them. The soldiers got used to it later, knowing that there is a girl who raises wolves and always sends them things, which is really kind.
It is not good to take other people's things for free. Chen Zhenjie was also the squad leader of the kitchen squad at that time. After thinking about it, he started to return the gifts, such as a useful hunting bow, some traps and instruction manuals, and let the wolf take them back.
After a few interactions, somehow Chen Zhenjie fell in love with the hunter's daughter. The man was unmarried and the woman was unmarried, and in that era, if they had a liking for each other and their parents agreed, they could be together.
The good times didn't last long. Before long, the base was attacked. The enemy seemed to be terrorists entrenched nearby. The weather was cold and they needed food, so they specifically attacked the kitchen team and the warehouse, trying to steal food.
This battle came too suddenly. Everyone fought desperately to protect the food. It was not only their own food, but also the reserve food for the troops in the mountains. Winter in the mountains was especially difficult, and these foods were prepared for use when the troops in the mountains were pushed to their limit.
But the enemy was also determined to seize it, so the battle was very brutal, and almost two-thirds of the people were killed. The superiors were very angry, and they directly pulled more troops over, intending to catch those ugly rats in one fell swoop and not give them any face. After the battle, they could celebrate the New Year peacefully.
The kitchen squad lost two people. Xin Dechang and his companions were in great pain as they watched their brothers, who had been with them day and night, die in front of their eyes. Moreover, Chen Zhenjie was hit with several penetrating wounds while trying to save one of the soldiers. There was not even a field hospital nearby, and only a few military doctors were running around to save people, and they were so tired that their eyes were almost bleeding.
Seeing that Chen Zhenjie couldn't wait for the military doctor, the old man of the Wu family was very quick-witted. He discussed with Xin Dechang, why not send him to the wolf girl? The wolf girl seemed to be a doctor.
Xin Dechang thought about it and felt that it was feasible, so he went to report to the platoon leader and said that he wanted to take Chen Zhenjie to find the Wolf Girl. If the Wolf Girl could really cure the disease, they would invite her to come and provide help for the military doctors!
Everyone knew that Chen Zhenjie and the Wolf Girl were dating, and they were waiting to get married. Now, regardless of whether the Wolf Girl could be cured or not, it was only right to inform them, so they agreed.
The wolf girl didn’t have a surname, she was just called Wolf. I heard that the hunter named her that because he saw that she had a connection with wolves.
After sending Chen Zhenjie over, the wolf girl was almost frightened to death, and quickly found the hunter to treat Chen Zhenjie's wounds.
When Chen Zhenjie was sent to the wolf girl, he was breathing out more than breathing in, his face was pale, and he looked like he was going to die at any moment. No one knew what method the wolf girl used to save Chen Zhenjie.
Seeing that Chen Zhenjie had returned, Xin Dechang and the others felt relieved to ask Wolf Girl to go down the mountain to rescue people. There were still many dying soldiers in the army, and they couldn't just watch and do nothing.
The wolf girl agreed without hesitation and asked the hunter to take care of Chen Zhenjie at home. She asked the wolf to take her back and forth to rescue people every day, and also took care of Chen Zhenjie at night.
With the joining of Wolf Girl, many soldiers' lives were saved. Later, everyone presented Wolf Girl with a banner, saying that if she and Chen Zhenjie had a wedding, they would definitely have to hold a grand wedding to express their gratitude.
At the end of the year, the higher-ups really sent another troop over, along with food and medicine, intending to fight those scum to the death. Chen Zhenjie, whose wounds were almost healed, went to the battlefield again, but this time he came back safe and sound.
After the incident was over, everyone had a good New Year, and the matter of Chen Zhenjie and the wolf girl naturally became put on the agenda. Chen Zhenjie had already met the hunter, so he wanted to find a vacation in the spring to take the wolf girl home to see his parents.
The wolf girl had made all the preparations, but in the spring, Chen Zhenjie's class received another transfer order. This time they had to go to the rainforest to fight. Because of past experience, the Sichuan-Tibet affairs had stabilized a lot, so they had to turn around to deal with other parts.
Before leaving, Chen Zhenjie left a token for the wolf girl, saying that they would go back to see his parents together when he came back. He had not been back for a long time.
Who knew that this farewell would be forever - Chen Zhenjie encountered a swamp battle in the rainforest, and was shot and drowned in order to save Xin Dechang. Later, the swamp was blown up and Chen Zhenjie's body was found, but it was already unrecognizable.
Xin Dechang couldn't accept this fact. They were still young at that time, and only Chen Zhenjie was already engaged. There were people waiting for him to return. Moreover, he was the only child in the family and didn't even have a sister. How could he explain this to his parents?
No matter how much he didn't want to admit the reality, Chen Zhenjie died in the swamp with bullet holes on his body.
The rainforest cannot preserve corpses, so if you find a dry place, try to burn them and then put the ashes in a lunch box to take back. If you really can't take them back, pack them up and sink them in the swamp.
Dry for a thousand years, wet for ten thousand years. There were some people in the army who understood some metaphysics and knew that swamps could preserve corpses for many years. So they suggested throwing the corpses into the swamps so that they could come back to look for them when there was a chance in the future. Although they also knew that the coordinates in the rain forest were inaccurate and that they would never find them again if they gave up.
Chen Zhenjie was lucky. The swamp was dry after the bombing and did not burn, so there was a chance to burn the body before it rained, thus preserving the ashes and relics.
After the war, Xin Dechang carried Chen Zhenjie's ashes and belongings and wanted to pick up the wolf girl first, and then go to her hometown. He thought that at least he had a wife, which would give his parents some comfort. However, he searched all over the Sichuan-Tibet area but couldn't find the wolf girl's address.
This was a very strange thing. They had a lot of contact with the wolf girl, so much so that the wolves might have to run two round trips a day, once to deliver food to the troops, and once to deliver letters between Chen Zhenjie and the wolf girl. Both wolves and soldiers were very familiar with this road, so how could there be no such thing?
However, after so many years, the surviving soldiers of the troops stationed on this line have been transferred to all corners of the country and cannot be contacted at all.
Xin Dechang and the old man of the Wu family searched along the Sichuan-Tibet line for almost a month. They even ran into the bear that chased them and were chased again, but they still couldn't find the wolf girl's home. There was no plant that poisoned them, no wolves, and no hunter's home.
It seemed that the hunter and the wolf girl appeared because the mountain spirit wanted to save them, or perhaps the wolf girl took a fancy to Chen Zhenjie, so she came out to have a fleeting romance with him, just like the fox and the scholar in the storybook.
Because Chen Zhenjie died, the monster lost all desire to contact the human world and continued to hide, not wanting to be found.
The old man of the Wu family didn't believe this. He thought that maybe they had moved away. It would be better to ask the nearby villages. The wolf girl's father looked very old. It would be difficult for the wolf girl to live alone in the mountains. Maybe he had moved down the mountain?
Xin Dechang thought what he said made sense, so after searching for a month, they went down the mountain again to ask, searching every village one by one, carrying the urn and the keepsake, hoping that anyone who had seen the wolf girl would be able to recognize her.
However, no one had ever seen the girl they described, let alone a wolf.
One aunt even said, "You've been asking all this time. If she is really a new girl, do you believe that if she doesn't bring the wolf with her for a while, she will be eaten by those men?"
Xin Dechang and the old man of the Wu family, who were still two young men, were embarrassed by what they said, but the truth was there. The wolf girl was born in the plateau, but she had fair skin and beautiful looks, with a red spot on her face that was unique to the plateau, and her big eyes were blinking. The army has discipline to give respect to women, and if the gangsters at the foot of the mountain saw them, they would be charged with hooliganism on the spot.
When they really couldn't find him, Xin Dechang and the old man of the Wu family placed their hopes on the comrades who left last. They waited in the base for a few more days and finally received a telegram. They were overjoyed.
According to those comrades, this wolf girl appeared occasionally at the beginning, but then one time something happened to the wolf pack and they all seemed to become restless. The wolves howled all night long, and they never saw the wolf girl again after that.
Because the wolf howling must have something, they sent a small team to check, but they couldn't find the wolf girl's home at all. They had been to that place many times, and occasionally when they got lost, a wolf would come to lead the way, but in the end, she just disappeared.
Everyone said that they might have encountered a wolf demon, but even if it was a wolf demon, it was really kind to everyone. The food, prey, and herbs it sent were not fake, and it had saved many lives. Suddenly the person disappeared, and they seemed to have not been able to help at all. They didn't know how to explain to Chen Zhenjie who was fighting in the rainforest.
By this time, Xin Dechang and the old man of the Wu family had completely lost track of the wolf girl. They could not find her, so they could only go to see Chen Zhenjie's parents first and return the body to them. The old couple were so sad that they couldn't even cry, but it seemed like they had been prepared.
Yes, sending your own children to the battlefield, how could you not predict this outcome? Those who survived were lucky, and death was the norm.
Originally, Xin Dechang was going to help with the funeral. He was rescued by Chen Zhenjie and acknowledged the other party as his godfather and godmother. He was determined to serve the other party for the rest of his life. But at night they asked about the wolf girl.
Xin Dechang and the old man of the Wu family were immediately embarrassed. They thought they could keep it a secret, but when they asked, they found out that the arrogant Chen Zhenjie had just started dating the wolf girl and not long ago, he sent a letter when he sent money home, saying that he had a wife and that she would be brought back to meet them after the war.
Until before going to the rainforest, Chen Zhenjie had been writing letters, saying that if he could not come back, asking his parents to help take care of the wolf girl and find her a marriage, so as not to delay her.
So when Chen Zhenjie's parents couldn't wait for their son, they wanted to arrange the wolf girl's matter as soon as possible. They couldn't let their daughter waste her youth, right?
After Xin Dechang stammered and told the old man of the Wu family what happened, he didn't dare to look at the expressions of Chen Zhenjie's parents. It was outrageous anyway, regardless of whether it was embarrassing or not, that his son was dating a girl who looked like a wolf demon.
But Chen Zhenjie's father said, "If it is really a wolf demon, then she has been waiting for a long time, and will only be buried with Chen Zhenjie in the future. We can't let her wait in vain. Even if humans and demons are on different paths, we have to make things clear and let her live her own life."
"So, I searched for decades, but the old squad leader has never been buried. I have looked for him both in the past and now, but I couldn't find him. Later, I heard some metaphysical things, and I wondered if there was some place we couldn't go to. What do you think, Yunyun?" Xin Dechang looked at Su Yun tiredly, hoping to hear an answer from her that would be different from others.
Su Yun was silent for a while. From Xin Dechang's perspective, he was right to guess that it was a wolf demon. If it was not a wolf demon, it would be impossible to explain many strange phenomena, such as the wolf girl having a very old father who could control wolves and knew a lot of medical skills, but suddenly disappeared and never appeared again.
But Xin Dechang is not the closest person after all, and there may be other things that have been overlooked.
After thinking for a while, Su Yun didn't say anything definite: "The place may not be inaccessible, it may be hidden, and only certain people can find it, but those certain people didn't come back."
This specific person is Chen Zhenjie.
Perhaps that year, the wolf girl came out to rescue people because she saw Chen Zhenjie who was still conscious, and out of curiosity, she saved a few young men. Who could have thought that so many things would happen later?
Xin Dechang's eyes lit up, then dimmed again: "Yes, if the old squad leader was here, he would have to come out to meet him no matter what. But the old squad leader is gone, so just think of it as doing Grandpa Xin a favor. If you find him, ask Miss Wolf if she is still willing to marry him. If she is, help preside over the wedding. If not... just bury the old squad leader on the spot."
After saying that, Xin Dechang looked at the old butler next to him, and then the old butler took out an urn from his suitcase and handed it to him.
After receiving the urn, Xin Dechang carefully placed it on the coffee table: "This is the old squad leader's urn. I have kept it well all these years. When my godfather and godmother died, they also told me that if I can't find it, I should remember to bury the urn with the wolf demon. The fate between humans and demons is very strange. Don't drag problems that can be solved in this life into the next life."
Su Yun smiled meaningfully after hearing this. It was obvious that he was afraid that if the matter was not handled properly, the wolf demon would come back for revenge in the next life like the fox spirits in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. So he would rather wait for the wolf demon to meet him, or bury the ashes at the place where he met the wolf demon, to prove that Chen Zhenjie did not let the wolf demon down and did not seek revenge on him.
"I understand, Grandpa Xin. I'll take the order, but don't hold out too high hopes." Su Yun reminded hesitantly.
"What's wrong? Is there any difficulty?" Xin Dechang became nervous.
Su Yun thought for a while, with a troubled look on his face: "I am worried that the wolf demon actually died at the same time as Mr. Chen, so you can't find it. If this is the case, how should I deal with it?"
Upon hearing this, Xin Dechang was stunned and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
After calling it a wolf demon for so many years, Xin Dechang subconsciously thought that if it was a demon, it must be very powerful, able to transform into a human and have magic, so how could it die? Maybe it was just waiting for Chen Zhenjie, and didn't show up because Chen Zhenjie didn't come.
As a wolf, he will only get close to the people he likes.
As a result, Su Yun suddenly said this, and Xin Dechang was completely unable to react. What if the wolf girl also died while Chen Zhenjie was away?
After more than ten minutes, Xin Dechang bent down tiredly, as if he had aged a dozen years and was not as energetic as before. He sighed and said, "If that's the case, then, then... can I ask? I heard that in your business, there is something called asking for directions and summoning spirits?"
Su Yun stroked the edge of his folding fan and said, "You can ask me as much as you can, but it's been so many years, maybe they have been reincarnated together and have children, so I may not be able to ask them."
This is the most helpless situation. Some people are still waiting, while some people are already in a second life. So from ancient times to the present, people have said that humans and demons have different paths, humans and ghosts have different paths, humans and immortals have different paths... People will die, and in reincarnation again and again, how can we guarantee that we will fall in love with the same person every time?
It's not that there aren't any, but those who make the wish to be together for generations have paid an untold price. It's not as simple as being together. They are willing to give their lives to hold another person's hand, and only then is God allowed to be together in every reincarnation.
Xin Dechang was silent for a longer time this time. He slowly closed his eyes and said, "Thank you for your hard work. If you can't ask, just think of them as fate. According to the old squad leader's wishes, we will be buried on the Sichuan-Tibet line. It doesn't matter if we are not buried together."
"Okay, I will try my best to find it." Su Yun agreed solemnly.
Because it was a list of veterans who died in the war, Su Yun did not take the money, but Xin Dechang insisted on giving it. He knew how difficult the journey would be. Others would not want to go even if they were paid, but Su Yun was risking his life to run there, so how could he really not give a penny?
The two sides pushed each other back and forth, and Xin Dechang pretended that he was so angry that he had high blood pressure, and only then did Su Yun accept it. Then Xin Dechang sat up as if nothing had happened.
It was still raining at night, so Xin Dechang stayed one more night. The next morning, when the sky was clear for a rare moment, he returned to the city. Before leaving, he repeatedly told Su Yun not to force herself and to call him if she needed anything.
Because of the travel expenses, the price of this bill was higher than that of an ordinary funeral. Moreover, Xin Dechang was so wealthy that he took care of all the funeral and ghost marriage items, saying that these were all his requirements and must be accepted.
In fact, Su Yun could see that he just thought it was dangerous and wanted to pay more money. In order to get more money, it would also be convenient for Su Yun to hire someone when he couldn't do it himself.
After seeing the old man off, Su Yun gathered the employees and briefly explained the old man's request, which was to go to the Sichuan-Tibet line to find someone. This season is just right. The weather is neither too cold nor too hot, and it's not like winter where you'd be drained once you go in. It's the most suitable season for traveling, but it's easy to get sunburned.
Everyone had no problem with the location, but had some problems with the order.
Seeing Yan Gui and the others were hesitant to speak, Su Yun said, "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you hesitating?"
The ghost hesitated for a moment: "Director, you and Mr. Xin have both anticipated a better scenario. What if it's not a wolf demon? Or what if it's like Nie Xiaoqian, running away from marriage? We don't know anything here, and what if it ruins the marriage? What should we do?"
"I thought so too," the ghost bride nodded worriedly, "Director, this time span is almost sixty years. Humans will die, but monsters are close to immortality. If they don't come back, who can wait so many years? To put it bluntly, if humans don't want to be with monsters, the monsters may not be willing either."
It all comes down to one sentence - those who are not of my race must have different hearts.
The different paths of humans and demons are not only said from the human perspective, the attitude of the demons is not much different either. The more sober demons will not stay with people who can easily die. At best, they will choose a Taoist priest, monk or independent cultivator with cultivation. At worst, they will choose someone with a good fate so that they can have an afterlife. Otherwise, they are just asking for trouble.
Su Yun nodded slightly: "You are right. It seems that before we set off, we need to find an experienced sucker to accompany us."
After saying that, Su Yun called Che Xuming, a well-known love brain car master.
[End of this chapter]
Su Yun: As long as I don’t have a love-brain, it feels really good O(∩_∩)O
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