Chapter 167: Anti-Japanese War - The Surviving Old Lady 25
Yu Dahua saw Niu Xuewu in the parade!
At the same time, the plot of a novel suddenly flashes into view.
The plot of the novel tells how Niu Xuewu fought back from the grassroots, broke through numerous obstacles, and became the first general after the founding of the People's Republic of China except for the founding generals.
Yu Dahua and her family appear in the novel after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Niu Xuewu returns to Qianshanwa Village, kowtows to his parents at their grave, and then returns to the army to continue his work.
Then at the end of the story, after Niu Xuewu retired, he returned to his hometown with his guards, built a house on the site of their original home, and lived there to retire!
He said that he had lived up to his country and his people all his life, but he had let his parents down the only thing!
He said he wanted to stay with his parents and be buried next to them when he died!
After seeing this, Yu Dahua felt relieved!
Yu Dahua, did you see that? We won. The Japanese were driven away. We won!
Your son has killed countless Japanese devils and avenged your family!
Your son is doing well and will become a general in the future. You should be able to rest assured!
On this day, the whole country was in jubilation, and the streets and alleys of Kyoto were filled with joy.
People were as excited as children, dancing and clapping their hands, not knowing how to have fun.
Many people bought firecrackers and set them off at the door. The excitement was even more lively than during the Chinese New Year!
After watching the founding ceremony and halfway through the military parade, Yu Dahua felt her eyelids twitching and her energy and spirit quickly deflated like a deflated balloon.
She gritted her teeth, held herself up, and slowly moved home step by step. In her heart, she was still thinking about seeing more of the bustling scenes in the streets and alleys of Kyoto after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Over the years, she has been making her way in this world, always trying not to hurt her soul.
But sometimes, things come so fast that she has no say.
For example, on the way to the battlefield to deliver equipment and supplies, every time I saw the Japanese planes flying from a distance to bomb the Chinese land.
How could Yu Dahua hold back when she saw the civilians and troops being bombed?
In a fit of impulse, he sent out the sniper rifle and bullets of later generations twice!
Just these two times, large spider-web cracks appeared in her soul.
This was given to the army's sharpshooters to shoot down Japanese planes, instead of being handed over to the country.
If this were to be handed over to the country, Yu Dahua would doubt her soul. Even if it didn't break into pieces, there would be a big hole in it!
From then on, the time she was awake every day seemed to shrink and become shorter and shorter.
Today I finally mustered up the energy to go out for a walk, but it's only been five hours, and now I can't open my eyes.
She knew in her heart that her journey in this world was probably coming to an end.
But she didn't regret it.
Any Chinese son or daughter with blood in her veins, seeing what the Japanese devils did in China, would have to do like her and rush forward to fight the devils to the death regardless of everything!
From then on, the number of times Yu Dahua was awake could be counted on one’s fingers.
I've watched the founding ceremony, and now I don't have any unfulfilled wishes!
Okay, it’s time to go home, back to the place where we first came to this world. That’s Yu Dahua’s home.
After riding the bus for several days, she arrived at the entrance of Qianshanwa Village, but her eyelids were still twitching.
I insisted on walking to the location of their original house. Most of the house had collapsed, leaving only two rooms built at the back, which were used for their son to get married, and were still intact.
Yu Dahua could no longer hold on, so she went into the house, not caring about the dust, and fell asleep on the bed.
I don’t know how long I slept, but after waking up, I managed to pull myself together and tidy up.
The noise alarmed the villagers!
As soon as I heard someone was here, I ran over to see who it was.
Many people in the village who knew Yu Dahua are still alive!
When they saw it was Yu Dahua, they all came over to greet her enthusiastically.
But Yu Dahua was really exhausted now. She fell asleep again before she could say a few words.
The villagers were all smart people. When they saw the situation, they knew that the old lady was probably dying.
When she woke up again, Yu Dahua took advantage of the fact that she was still conscious and called all the people in the village who had a say.
After everyone arrived, she took out all the money she had at that time and began to arrange her funeral.
"My fellow villagers, I'm afraid my body is about to fail.
After I'm gone, please help me rebuild this house. My second son is still alive.
During the founding ceremony, I saw him at the military parade. Knowing he was fine, I felt relieved. I must keep this house for him.
After taking a breath, he continued, "I'll have to trouble you all with my funeral arrangements.
When I die, there's no need for a big funeral. Just buy me a coffin and bury me next to my old man.
Please wait for the second boy to come back and ask him to burn more paper money for his father.
"During these years of war and chaos, they have been down there with no one to offer their respects. They have been wronged, so I told the second boy not to forget this!"
“Once we’ve finished this, we’ll share the money among everyone who helped. I’m sorry for causing you all the trouble!
And this letter, please give it to him when he comes back!"
After saying that, he pushed the money and the letter out.
During these years when she was outside, while fighting against the Japanese, she also looted their property!
These are the leftovers!
She handed all the paper money to the village.
A clay jar was buried at the place where Niu Wang’s tombstone was, and it contained silver dollars and several gold bars!
That's what was said in the letter.
In the novel, the people in this village are all good people.
Another thing is that according to the plot of the novel, Niu Xuewu will be back soon.
Even if someone in the village wanted to open Yu Dahua's letter, it wouldn't be so quick!
Since then, people from the village came to see Niu Dahua every day.
Help her light the fire and cook, or chat with her and talk about family matters.
Niu Dahua’s time of being awake is now even shorter!
Yesterday, she was awake for less than an hour.
Niu Dahua sat at the gate of the yard and looked into the distance.
The villagers were working in the fields, their figures showing energy in the sun, and the smiles on their faces revealed their longing for the future.
The children were laughing and playing nearby, and their laughter was like silver bells, echoing from far away.
It’s great, this kind of life is great!
This is what it looks like when people are happy in a peaceful era!
She is very proud that she participated in the victory of this world!
Life is so beautiful, but she no longer has the energy to appreciate it!
Yu Dahua closed her eyes with a happy smile!
But she didn't know that on the path leading to the village not far away, the villagers were surrounding Niu Xuewu, who was wearing military uniform, and walking towards the village.
Xuewu's face was filled with the eagerness and joy of reuniting after a long separation...
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