After finding the grave of his parents in this life with ease, Xu Jianguo took out a broom and rag from his space and prepared to start sweeping the grave. Unexpectedly, Wen Sitian said, "Here, hold your son and I'll clean it."
"Okay!" Xu Jianguo did not refuse. He put the things in his hand aside and reached out to take it.
Although the temperature was very low, the little guy still didn't wake up and was sleeping soundly without any cares. When Xu Jianguo looked at his chubby little face and the crystal saliva hanging from the corner of his mouth, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The three girls were not idle either. Daya helped sweep the floor, Funiu and Erya picked up the dead branches and leaves around the grave and put them aside, while Wen Sitian was wiping the tombstone with a clean rag.
The four sisters-in-law spent twenty minutes cleaning the grave. After Xu Jianguo handed it to Wen Sitian, he took out the best incense from his space and lit it. Then he knelt in front of the tombstone and said, "Mom and Dad, I brought the whole family to see you. These are your three daughters... Your son is now in the army and doing a good job..."
When Wen Sitian and the three girls saw him kneeling down, they also knelt down. Xu Jianguo chattered about his time in the army and told everything he could, which was like a brief report to his parents.
After Xu Jianguo finished speaking, Wen Sitian took over and told him about how she had given birth to a son for the Xu family.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence or fate, but just after Wen Sitian finished speaking, two white birds suddenly flew out from the woods beside the cemetery, landed right on the tombstone of Xu Jianguo’s parents, and started chirping.
The couple looked at each other, and saw a hint of surprise in each other's eyes, thinking that this was too much of a coincidence.
But what was even more coincidental was yet to come. Just after the two little birds called a few times, Wenwen, who was sleeping soundly, woke up from his sleep. The only difference from the past was that the little guy did not cry after waking up today.
Instead, he looked at the two little birds with his clear big eyes, and from time to time he would make a babbling sound. His two short and chubby little hands kept waving back and forth, and he looked very happy.
Just like that, the little guy said a few words and the birds chirped a few times. Although no one could understand what they were saying, it did not prevent them from chatting enthusiastically. Xu Jianguo, Wen Sitian and the three girls did not make a sound to disturb them, but watched the magical scene in front of them quietly.
After the two little birds chirped a few times, they flapped their wings and flew up from the tombstone. Then, after circling over the heads of several people, they flew back into the woods.
"Let's go home!" Xu Jianguo stared at the direction the bird flew away for a while, then helped Wen Sitian stand up and said.
"Yeah!" Wen Sitian nodded in agreement, then looked towards the tombstone and said, "Mom and Dad, we're leaving. We'll come see you next time!"
Xu Jianguo checked the burnt incense and found no sparks before he and his family left the cemetery and headed towards his home.
When they returned home, it was already past eight o'clock in the morning. Du Yu had already prepared breakfast. After being notified by Xu Jianguo, he appeared in the main room with breakfast.
Because they got up too early in the morning, the family prepared to take a nap after breakfast. However, before they lay down, the voices of Xiao Shitou and Li Lei were heard outside the yard.
"Brother Jianguo, Brother Jianguo!"
Xu Jianguo pushed the door open and walked out, asking, "Shi Tou, what's wrong?"
"My father asked me to call you to the brigade headquarters. He said someone from the commune is coming."
"Okay, I got it. I'll be there in a minute!"
"Okay, then I'll go back and tell my dad."
After Li Lei left, Xu Jianguo returned to the house and said something to Wen Sitian, then left home and walked towards the brigade headquarters.
At this time, in the brigade headquarters of Sandaliang Village, the commune secretary Zhang Aimin, the commune president Zhao Weiguo and other accompanying personnel were sitting on chairs chatting with Li Mancang.
In addition to these few people, there were six old men in their seventies and eighties sitting in the brigade's meeting room, and Li Dashan was among them.
When Xu Jianguo walked into the conference room, he saw Li Dashan chatting and laughing with other old men, and was stunned.
"No, Grandpa Dashan, what's wrong with you?" Xu Jianguo asked.
"Hehe, I haven't taken a walk for a long time. I felt good when I got up this morning. I heard that Secretary Zhang and President Zhao were here, so I came along to join in the fun." Li Dashan said with a smile.
"Jianguo!" Zhang Aimin stood up and shouted when he saw Xu Jianguo coming.
"Secretary Zhang!" When Xu Jianguo heard someone calling him, he didn't continue talking to Li Dashan. He just told him to be careful, and then walked quickly towards Zhang Aimin.
"Good boy, you didn't bring shame to your village, nor did you bring shame to our commune!" Zhang Aimin patted Xu Jianguo on the shoulder and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Secretary Zhang. I can't be where I am today without the guidance and education you, the president, and our team leader gave me!"
"Of course you can! You've only been a soldier for two years, and you've already learned to be humble!" Zhang Aimin said with a smile, and the others in the room also laughed.
After some business exchanging, everyone sat down and started chatting.
When Zhang Aimin and Zhao Weiguo heard Li Mancang talk about Xu Jianguo winning first-class merit in the army, they stood up excitedly, looked at the person who acted as if nothing had happened with resentment on their faces, and blamed him for not telling them when he went to the commune that day.
But Xu Jianguo didn't take it seriously. He spread his hands and said, "How can I say this? I can't just brag about my achievements to you two as soon as we meet, can I?"
The two of them thought that if Xu Jianguo really said this as soon as they met, he would indeed be very hateful.
Zhang Aimin looked at Xu Jianguo who looked indifferent, shook his head helplessly, then pulled Zhao Weiguo aside, and the two of them whispered to each other, similar to the situation of Li Dashan and Li Mancang last night.
After the two talked for a while, Zhang Aimin called an accompanying staff member and whispered a few words to him. Then the man left the brigade headquarters and no one knew where he went.
In addition to the two leaders of the commune praising Xu Jianguo, the old men in Sandaliang Village also almost praised Xu Jianguo to the sky. Some of them even slapped their thighs and regretted that they had not introduced their granddaughter to him earlier.
Even though Xu Jianguo's face was as thick as the bend of a city wall, his face turned red at the praise of everyone. He thought that if he continued to collapse like this, the day when he would be hung on the wall would not be far away.
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