Chapter 253 Departure
When it comes to their past years in the military, Wei Yang and Lu Xingye have endless stories to tell.
Although the two had lived in different places in the past, they both fondly remembered the past.
Getting into the swing of things, Lu Xingye took out a cigarette from his pocket.
Song Lubai said, "Section Chief Lu, we're in a restaurant, a public place, so let's not smoke."
As she spoke, Song Lubai glanced at Wei Yang.
Wei Yang took the cigarette from Lu Xingye, tucked it behind his ear, sat up straight, and said with a slight smile, "I'll listen to you, I won't smoke."
Lu Xingye joked, "Comrade Wei even has to consider his partner's reaction before smoking a cigarette."
Wei Yang corrected him, "She's not my girlfriend, she's my wife. We've already registered our marriage, we're a legally married couple."
Lu Xingye: "..."
Is it necessary to explain this so clearly? The difference between a partner and a wife isn't that significant.
As he spoke, Lu Xingye kept the cigarette in his mouth without lighting it.
After the little incident, the two of them reminisced about the past with great enthusiasm.
Sun Hong awkwardly faced the cafeteria window, while Song Lubai listened to their conversation while drinking water, completely unable to understand their sense of humor.
The two men didn't shut up until the hot dishes were served.
After filling the glass with water, Wei Yang raised it to the two men and said, "Today, I'll use water instead of wine to thank you both for taking care of my wife in the past."
Lu Xingye drank the water and said, "If you had told me in advance, I would have definitely brought a bottle of wine today. I still have another bottle of wine with me."
Song Lubai first put a piece of fish belly on Sun Hong's plate, and then said to Lu Xingye, "Section Chief Lu, if you two get married in the future, don't take advantage of your position as a leader to bully Sun Hong. She is all alone here. After you become family, you have to take good care of her."
Lu Xingye glanced sideways with one eye, and Song Lubai finally understood why Sun Hong was afraid of Lu Xingye staring at her.
It looks at people with one eye, while the other eyelid droops halfway, revealing half of a dark, malevolent eyeball underneath—it's quite frightening.
"Don't worry about her, I won't bully my own people."
Sun Hong was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to look at Lu Xingye; her face turned red to the roots of her neck.
After dinner, Song Lubai took Wei Yang back to the dormitory.
She had already packed everything up last night.
The large cotton quilt weighed five kilograms, and she also wrapped and hid the gold bowl, gold lock, and jade bracelet inside.
She tied the blanket very tightly, and she specifically instructed, "There are some of my personal belongings inside, so don't open them to look. I remember exactly how the rope was tied."
The treasures inside were all her secret savings. The two of them hadn't officially become a couple yet, and she was afraid that he wouldn't be the same as when he was pursuing her. These were her backup plan for the time being.
Wei Yang glanced at the bulging blanket and asked, "What's so precious that it's packed inside?"
Song Lubai deliberately said, "I'll pack some small clothes myself when we get there, so don't touch them."
The so-called "small clothes" were actually underwear. Wei Yang's ears turned red when he realized what was happening.
Before, I only thought about how the two of us would be living together soon, and I hadn't thought about such specific little things.
"I won't touch your things. Once the house is cleaned up, I'll figure out how to get a wardrobe."
Song Lubai said, "I want to live in a house with a yard, with a shed in the yard so I can cool off in the summer and it's convenient to dry clothes."
Wei Yang became increasingly looking forward to the future after hearing what she said.
He said, "Since your mother is coming, we should still hold a party, have a meal together as a family, and then I'll take your mother to visit her over there."
Song Lubai shook her head and said, "There's no need for that. There are no trains to southern Xinjiang, and the journey is too arduous. When you come to pick me up next time, we can go see my mom and the others together and have a meal. Once we get there, we can take some wedding photos and go through the motions."
Wei Yang disagreed, saying, "Even if it can't be done here, it will have to be done over there."
She was willing to go with him, and he couldn't let her have nothing.
Song Lubai nodded, "Then you can arrange it as you see fit."
She packed everything she could take with her into a sack, filling it to the brim.
Next time she leaves, she won't need to take much with her.
When things were looking promising, Song Lubai sent a telegram home.
After receiving the telegram, Zhang Cui, who was far away in Yangcheng, sat on a bench in a daze.
Song Lubai's words before she left were still vivid in my mind; she had also said that she wouldn't go looking for her.
If she goes, how will she save face? If she doesn't go, how will she live in the future?
The door was pushed open, and the twins, covered in dirt, came in.
Lin Heping's palms were scraped and there were scratch marks on his face, clearly indicating that he had been fighting with someone outside again.
The two brothers have been coming back covered in sweat every time they go out lately.
Upon seeing the telegram on the table, Lin Jianshe jumped for joy. "Mom, let's go! Those people are so annoying. They bully us every time they see us. I'll beat them to death one day!"
Upon hearing the words "beat to death," Zhang Cui shouted, "Shut up! Are you afraid people will stop talking about you?"
Lin Jianshe's "beat them to death" meant to beat those people up so that they would know how powerful he was and wouldn't dare to bully them again.
But at this critical juncture, when Zhang Cui heard the words "beat to death," she thought of Lin Dahai, who was about to be executed.
"The son of a murderer" is a taboo word she is now afraid to hear.
Zhang Cui said, "You should stay at your aunt's place for the next couple of days. I'll call you to come with me once I've packed up."
Although they were scolded by their mother, the two brothers jumped for joy when they heard that they could go to Xinjiang Province to find their sister.
The police informed Zhang Cui of the day Lin Dahai would be executed. Zhang Cui didn't want to go to collect Lin Dahai's body, but she went to all of Lin Dahai's relatives' homes, and everyone thought it was bad luck and refused to go. On the day of Mu Cang's execution, Zhang Cui had no choice but to go by herself.
The execution took place in a forest.
Lin Dahai knelt there, watching the bailiffs prepare, when he lost control of his bladder.
His body trembled uncontrollably, his teeth chattering. He had no time to recall the past or repent for his sins; he was only afraid of the bullet that was about to pierce his forehead.
Every second of waiting was agonizing. Finally, he crashed to the damp, grassy ground with his eyes wide open.
After Zhang Cui arrived, she didn't dare to look at Lin Dahai's body.
"Comrade, how am I supposed to get rid of him myself? Can't I just find a place over there to bury him?"
The bailiff was speechless. They came to collect a body with only a shovel? Seriously?
“No one is allowed to be buried in this area. You can’t carry the body away by yourself. If you have no objections, we will take the body to the crematorium. You can sign the papers and collect the ashes there.”
Cremation is now being promoted, and after the government issued documents, many places began to build crematoriums. Yangcheng is a large city in Henan Province with a large population, and it had a crematorium many years ago.
That would be perfect, Zhang Cui readily agreed.
Once the matter was settled, she picked up the shovel and left, her back view showing a hurried and flustered demeanor.
It wasn't that she was superstitious; it's just that the forest looked eerie even in broad daylight.
It was unbearably hot elsewhere, but this forest was very cool, as if the sun couldn't shine through.
Lin Dahai used to beg her to let him go home, but now that he's dead, she's afraid his ghost will haunt her.
Remembering the strange things she had heard before, Zhang Cui felt uneasy.
They sold what they could, and sent what they couldn't get rid of to their eldest sister, Zhang Lan. After everything was taken care of, Zhang Lan sent a telegram to Song Lubai and then boarded a train to Xinjiang with the children.
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