Meng Tao said, "I've heard my grandfather mention it several times. He also said that when he gets better, saves some money, and doesn't get car sick, he'll take me on a train to a faraway place to see his good friends. He wrote letters to them, and they've been returned. I should be able to find them myself if I go there in person...

But my grandfather's health was always the same. His legs were not good and he could not take a long-distance bus. He had to lie down for a few days after going to the county town. Later, my grandfather said that when Tian Zhigao got a foothold in the provincial capital, he would let him take me to find him... But not long after, my grandfather passed away. "

Liu Yongsheng wiped his eyes and asked in a hoarse voice: "Did Grandpa leave any relics?"

Meng Tao nodded, "Yes. I was ignorant at that time and didn't know how to handle my grandfather's funeral. I handed it over to Captain Bao and the Tian family. They wanted me to live in the Tian family and to empty the yard. It was Uncle Zhou and Captain Bao who talked them into reasoning and sealed some of my grandfather's things in the back room of this hall. I only saw it after I had completely left the Tian family and came back to look for it, but I haven't taken a closer look yet."

"Bring it to me and see it." Liu Yongsheng said.

Meng Tao stood up, found a flashlight, opened the door at the back of the main room and went in. Shen Yu wanted to follow, but was beaten to it by Xu Yuting. Xu Yuting followed Meng Tao closely, and Shen Yu knew that he was doing it on purpose for him to see, so he thought he shouldn't pay attention to him, but he still couldn't help getting angry.

After a while, Xu Yuting helped Meng Tao bring out a wooden box and handed it to Liu Yongsheng. When he opened it and saw the familiar object, it was like meeting an old friend. Liu Yongsheng couldn't help but have tears in his eyes again.

He took out each item and explained their origins, especially the medals, which made Shen Yu and Meng Zhehan respect Grandpa Meng even more. The younger generations of the Liu and Xu families naturally knew about Grandpa Meng's deeds. Like their fathers, they were once passionate young people and brave warriors.

Liu Yongsheng looked through the letters and found that some of them had been sent and then returned. They were letters to him and Xu Zhenguo. He couldn't help but sigh when he thought about how he had missed his old friend from time to time and sent letters looking for him, but the letters were always returned because the address had changed.

After reading the letters, Liu Yongsheng took out a few yellowed but well-preserved photos with clear faces from the box and gently blew away the dust. He looked solemnly at the younger generations present, and finally fixed his gaze on Meng Tao and said:

"Your grandfather mentioned something in the letter he wrote to us. I understand what he meant. He wanted to bring you to us and slowly talk about the past. Or, if his body allowed and he could live longer, he would let you know... Now, let me help him accomplish this.

To be honest, I don't know where to start. If I leave it to your grandmother Liu and grandmother Xu to tell you, maybe it will be better. But now, I can only follow my own ideas. Taohua, are you willing to listen to Grandpa Liu tell a story? "

Meng Tao looked at Liu Yongsheng quietly and nodded.

Liu Yongsheng looked at the others again: "This is an old story that happened 20 years ago. You can listen if you want to. If you want to sleep, go to sleep. But Shen Yu, I hope you can stay."

Shen Yu said: "I'm here, Grandpa Liu."

The others also sat still.

Liu Yongsheng then began to tell the story according to his thoughts.

More than 20 years ago, in the early 1950s, the war was over and the whole country was peaceful and happy. Meng Shengli, Liu Yongsheng and Xu Zhenguo, three old friends, were still in their prime. Their units were reorganized in a northeastern province, so they lived there temporarily.

At that time, Meng Shengli was the oldest of the three, but he had not yet started a family. Liu Yongsheng's family helped him to get married. During that time, he went home to visit his relatives and had his eldest son, Liu Jianxin. Later, Xu Zhenguo's family also found a wife for him. After they settled down, the two brought their families out and had Liu Jianye and Xu Yulin, and later Liu Jicheng and Xu Yuting.

Liu Yongsheng and Xu Zhenguo were people who enjoyed family happiness, and they would not agree to let their old friend spend the rest of his life alone.

After asking people for help and secretly looking for someone among the wives of the Liu and Xu families in their daily lives, they finally chose a young widow from a neighboring village named He Lian, who was in her thirties and had a fifteen-year-old daughter with her deceased ex-husband named Guan Xiuzhi.

Meng Shengli went to the blind date with an indifferent attitude, but after meeting He Lian, she was very satisfied with him and didn't mind what he said about the injuries on his body. This was probably fate.

The girl, Guan Xiuzhi, did not reject Meng Shengli and was willing to serve him tea and water, making her feel very close to him. Later, she found out that Meng Shengli looked a bit like her ex-husband.

The marriage was settled in this way. In that era, people valued hardship and simplicity, and since it was He Lian's second marriage, the ceremony was simple, but lively. Many colleagues came to congratulate and witness their wedding.

After marriage, Meng Shengli and He Lian had a harmonious relationship and gave birth to a boy the following year, whose nickname was Goudan.

He Lian was very virtuous and capable. When she was a widow, she deliberately wore dark and loose clothes and a black scarf on her head all year round. After remarrying, she just dressed and dressed normally like an ordinary woman, and she looked very beautiful and outstanding. She and Meng Shengli loved each other and lived a happy and fulfilling life.

Their son Goudan is only one year younger than Xu Yulin and Liu Jianye. He is particularly lively and cute. Meng Shengli loves him dearly. He also pays equal attention to and cares for his stepdaughter Guan Xiuzhi. He often reminds He Lian that although she can save money on other aspects of the family, she must not neglect her daughter's clothes and supplies. Girls should be pampered and dressed up beautifully.

Therefore, Guan Xiuzhi always had more clothes, shoes, socks, scarves, etc. than other girls, and the styles were also exquisite. In addition, she inherited He Lian's looks, and as a girl of sixteen or seventeen, she was very beautiful and dazzling.

Just at that time, a group of young people from the city came to the local area to support the construction of the border area. They went wherever they were needed, including the logging teams in the mountains and the sawmills in the town.

Guan Xiuzhi didn't like studying and stopped going to school after graduating from junior high school. She insisted on working in a factory. Meng Shengli asked someone to use his connections to arrange for her to work in the sawmill, doing a lighter job.

The logging team often delivered wood to the sawmill, and Guan Xiuzhi got to know a young man from the logging team. The young man was from Beijing, his surname was Meng, he had handsome eyes and eyebrows, an upright figure, a pleasant voice, and an elegant temperament that only comes from a scholar.

Guan Xiuzhi was fascinated, but she was a girl from a small place after all, so she was not brave enough. She dared not say her love for him, so she only secretly knitted sweaters, scarves and gloves for Comrade Meng. When He Lian found out and asked her about it, she said that someone else asked her to help knit them.

After the sweater and scarf were knitted, they were actually given away. Xiao Meng noticed that Guan Xiuzhi treated him differently. In fact, he had noticed this girl a long time ago. After all, she was very beautiful. It was not known who confessed to whom first, but in short, the two fell in love.

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I wish all the fairies in the new year all their wishes come true, they will be healthy, beautiful, happy and joyful! 　　There is one more update coming later.

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