Today, the sun is shining and the breeze is blowing gently. Yue Yue and Gu Changmu have traveled all the way and finally arrived at a completely new area.
This place is quiet and peaceful, with green trees, birds singing and flowers blooming, giving people an indescribable sense of peace.
"Why don't we take a break here for a while, and then continue on our way after the sun sets and the temperature drops a little," Yue Yue suggested.
Gu Changmu nodded in agreement. "Good idea! The temperature in this primeval forest is indeed much higher than other places, but this place is quite strange. It's actually several degrees lower than the surrounding area!"
As he spoke, Yue Yue took out a huge watermelon from the space and handed it to Gu Changmu: "Come, cut it open and let's quench our thirst."
Just as Gu Changmu took the watermelon and was about to eat it, the sharp-eyed Yue Yue suddenly caught a glimpse of a small red dot looming in the distance.
She had nothing to do at the time and her curiosity was aroused, so she walked straight towards the red dot without hesitation.
Not long after walking, Yue Yue was surprised to find that it was a small and exquisite tombstone.
When she got closer and took a closer look, she was even more shocked - it turned out that behind this tombstone, there were actually an astonishing number of densely packed tombstones hidden.
Looking around, you can see red dots all over the mountains and fields, like a red ocean.
Yue Yue approached one of the tombstones cautiously and carefully identified the words and information engraved on it.
When she saw the words clearly, she couldn't help but burst into tears - these small tombstones were buried with brave soldiers from their own country! And looking at the records above, some of the soldiers were only teenagers when they died...
Thinking of these young lives sleeping here forever in order to defend the dignity of the motherland and protect the peace of the people, Yue Yue's heart seemed to be hit hard by a heavy hammer. The grief surged like a tide, instantly drowning her whole body.
Tears flowed down her pale cheeks like a flood that broke through the dam and could not stop.
These young people should have had a carefree youth, enjoying the sound of reading on campus and the laughter among classmates.
If they lived in today's peaceful era, they might be sitting in a bright classroom, studying hard, cherishing their aspirations and dreams for the future, happily preparing for the college entrance examination, and looking forward to entering their ideal university and starting a new chapter in their lives.
However, the cruel war ruthlessly took away their lives and buried them deep under the loess.
At this moment, Gu Changmu came quietly behind Yue Yue.
He stared quietly at the young heroes in front of him, his heart also filled with mixed emotions. Thousands of words were stuck in his throat, and for a moment he didn't know how to express them.
After a moment's silence, Yue Yue silently took out a lot of delicious food from the space she carried with her, including sweet pastries, fresh fruits and various carefully prepared snacks.
She carefully placed these delicacies in front of each tombstone, as if she wanted to comfort the souls of the deceased heroes in this way.
Seeing this, Gu Changmu hurriedly picked up the sickle beside him and started to clear the weeds covering the tombstone and the tomb with Yue Yue.
Their movements were gentle and focused, for fear of disturbing the martyrs resting here.
Time passed minute by minute, the sun gradually set in the west, and night fell quietly, but the two did not feel tired at all.
They devoted themselves to this work with full concentration, and seemed to feel that the spirits of the martyrs were always by their side, giving them strength and courage.
When the last weed was cleared away, the entire cemetery looked neat and solemn.
The moonlight fell on the ground like water, illuminating the sweat-soaked faces of Yue Yue and Gu Changmu.
Although they were physically tired, their hearts were filled with peace and satisfaction.
At this moment, they completed a spiritual dialogue with those brave and fearless martyrs across time and space.
Only half of the task was completed today. Gu Changmu and Yue Yue worked together to carefully record the names on the tombstones that were cleaned today.
They are well aware of the extraordinary meaning behind these names, and each name represents a hero who was once brave and fearless and willing to sacrifice his life.
Therefore, they were extremely cautious and did not dare to be careless in the slightest. Even a wrong write could delay the heroes' journey home.
So, they wrote on the paper with the names recorded over and over again, just to make sure every word was correct.
In this way, time passed quietly, and the sunlight of the next morning shone on the quiet cemetery, and the two of them were still working hard like yesterday, repeating the same yet extremely important work.
Finally, in the afternoon of that day, after unremitting efforts, they successfully completed the thorough cleaning of all the heroes' tombstones.
More than one hundred expeditionary soldiers are buried in this area halfway up the hill.
They came from all corners of the country, but they gathered here because of their common beliefs and mission, and finally gave their precious lives without hesitation.
Looking at the notebook in their hands, which contained detailed records of the names and related information of the heroes, Gu Changmu and Yue Yue were filled with emotion.
In the past two days, despite being in the unbearably hot forest, they seemed to feel no boredom or anxiety brought by the heat at all.
Perhaps it is precisely because of the high respect for the heroes in our hearts that the surrounding environment is no longer so unbearable.
As they were about to leave, Gu Changmu and Yue Yue bowed deeply to the mountain and gave a standard and solemn military salute.
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