Wen Shize's throat was extremely dry and his eyes were a little hot.
If I remember correctly, when they brought Brother Dong's ashes over, the little girl in front of them was just a one-month-old baby.
At that time, Dong Aijun was just over one year old, and now ten years have passed.
The child, who should be twelve years old, looks as thin as seven or eight years old.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he really wouldn't have believed it.
The little girl in front of him was about ten years old, with a pale face and thin body, and the clothes she wore seemed to be those discarded by her brother.
It's a big and wide blanket that doesn't keep you warm at all.
His hands were covered with frostbite and even the tips of his ears were covered with scars.
To others, she looked no more than six or seven years old, and she looked at the person in front of her with fear on her face.
Wen Shize closed his eyes and said as gently as possible: "Aihua, right? You can call me Uncle Wen.
I am your father's friend, and he used to be my master."
The little girl's eyes lit up: "Have you seen my father?"
Wen Shize smiled and nodded: "When I first joined the army, he was the one who took me..."
As he spoke, Wen Shize's voice became choked.
"My brother said that my father was a great hero who stood tall and defended his country.
But I have never seen him. My brother said he went to a far place and reunited with his mother. "
Wen Shize's heart tightened and his fingers clenched so tightly that they made a crackling sound.
"You...your mother..."
Speaking of her mother, Dong Aihua looked even more depressed: "My mother passed away when I was five years old.
My second brother and I both live with my eldest brother......"
No wonder, no wonder!
No wonder when he went to ask about the recruitment last year, the people below said that Dong Aiguo did not come to sign up.
The army made a promise at the beginning that if the two boys from the Dong family wanted to join the army, they could just come and sign up.
Now it seems that the reason why Dong Aiguo did not sign up for the army was because he had two younger brothers and sisters.
Thinking of the young man I met today, doing the most dangerous job in such a harsh place.
It seems like a great deal to other people watching, but they all know that if anything goes wrong, these people will have their heads on the line.
Wen Shize suddenly stood up from the bench and walked quickly into the house.
Inside the house, Ningxia had already helped bandage the wound.
Wen Shize quickly asked: "Aijun, where is your brother?"
Dong Aijun looked at the man in front of him with a vigilant look: "What are you going to do?"
Wen Shize took out a pocket watch from his arms, which contained a photo.
When Dong Aijun saw the person in the photo, he struggled to get out of bed.
"How do you have a picture of my dad?"
"I've already told you that I'm your father's comrade-in-arms. When I first came to your house, you were only this old."
It was not until this moment that Dong Aijun truly believed the man in front of him.
He lowered his head and said in a low voice: "My brother protected me and left first, and he ran with the others.
There shouldn't be anything wrong, right?"
I don’t know whether this is to comfort others or myself.
Wen Shize stood up and was about to walk out, but Dong Aijun quickly stopped him: "The leader of that place doesn't want strangers to go there."
Hearing him say this, Wen Shize had no choice but to give up.
Thinking of something, Wen Shize quickly asked, "After your mother passed away, did anyone help you?"
A trace of anger appeared on Dong Aijun's face, but he quickly covered it up.
He shook his head gently: "Big brother is the only one who earns work points to support us."
"What about the things I send you every year?"
The air pressure around Wen Shize was very low, and the question he asked out of the blue also made Dong Aijun a little puzzled: "What is it?"
Until this point, Wen Shize still didn't understand that the things he sent were probably embezzled by someone.
I received psychological counseling for a long time, but he still didn't dare to set foot in this place.
In addition, he was in Beijing at the time, where the mountains were high and the roads were long, and he had been training secretly for a long time.
Helplessly, Wen Shize could only take out ten yuan every month and ask the cafeteria lady to help buy some things.
It was sent to Brother Dong’s family, and the lady in the cafeteria definitely wouldn’t dare to keep it for herself.
The problem then lies with the receiver.
He was originally in Beijing and had not yet been transferred to the Northwest.
My eldest sister sent the things over, and they must have gone through many people in the middle.
Now I can only call and ask what is going on.
"What about your father's pension? And the monthly allowance you get?
This money is enough for the three of you to grow up.
It shouldn't be like this, right? "
Wen Shize's gaze fell on the inside of the house. There was a big hole in the window, which could only be nailed shut with a wooden board.
Even with such a howling north wind, it was still blowing into the house.
There was not even a decent piece of furniture in the huge house.
Even the quilt on the bed was shockingly thin.
Not to mention the clothes the two children were wearing.
Dong Aihua stood timidly at the door, staring at the beautiful sister in front of her without blinking.
This scene deeply hurt the hearts of the two people in the room.
Ningxia was so smart that she realized quickly that how could they protect the orphans without parents, even if they had the father's pension?
Ningxia was very angry and wondered where these people got the courage from.
They even dare to bully the orphans of martyrs.
Wen Shize, who was standing aside, took a deep breath for a long time before he suppressed the anger in his heart a little.
He gently touched Dong Aijun's head and said in a gentle voice: "Tell me what happened to you."
Dong Aijun swallowed his saliva, seeming a little afraid to speak.
Wen Shize comforted him softly, took off his military coat and wrapped it around him: "It's okay if you don't want to talk, I want to take you to the hospital.
It's not enough to just bandage your foot. Let the doctor take a good look at it."
Dong Aijun glanced at his sister and said, "I can go to the hospital, but can I take my sister with me?"
Ningxia picked up the little girl and said, "Of course you can."
She opened her cotton-padded jacket and held the little girl in her arms.
Dong Aihua struggled to get down and whispered, "Sister, I'm dirty..."
Ningxia almost couldn't hold back her tears after hearing these words.
She gently rubbed Dong Aihua’s head and said, “It’s okay, sister doesn’t dislike you.
When we get back to the county town, I will buy you a nice new set of clothes."
The little girl's eyes lit up, but soon dimmed again: "My brother said that we can't just take other people's things."
The two of them carried the child into the car, one in front and one behind. Wen Shize gently wiped the corners of his eyes when no one was paying attention.
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