Secretary Lu's face was filled with tears. After a few minutes of drowsy hugging the tombstone and meditating, he slowly stood up and found some dead branches in the nearby thorn bushes, and picked up some that were easy to catch fire. dry pine needles piled in front of the tombstone.
Then, he picked up the woolen coat, held it in his hand, looked at it carefully, smoothed the wrinkles on it carefully, bent down and placed it on the pile of dead firewood.
This morning, although the wind was biting and the ground was filled with white frost, it was a sunny day. Except for the frosty areas, the ground was very dry. Therefore, when Secretary Lu used a lighter to light the pine needles under the woolen coat, they immediately burst into flames. There was a raging fire.
Soon, the woolen coat caught fire and began to burn.
Amid the blazing fire and the sound of "Beep, Beep, Peel, Peel", Secretary Lu circled Zhao Han's tomb three times, and finally returned to the tombstone, stood at attention, and bowed respectfully three more times.
Then, he raised his head, with tears in his eyes, and looked at the swaying pine trees behind the tomb. In an extremely desolate and pathos tone, he chanted in a long voice: "Ten years of life and death are boundless. If you don't think about it, you will never forget it." !Lonely souls thousands of miles away, no place to talk about the desolation! Even if we meet each other, we should not know each other, our faces are covered with dust, and our temples are like frost. (Just read the novel.) At night, you suddenly return home, and you are dressing up at the small xuan window. Looking at each other speechless, only tears Thousands of lines. It is expected that the heart will be broken every year, and the moonlit night will be short of pine hills."
After reciting the song "Jiang Chengzi", the sad look on Secretary Lu's face was gradually replaced by a resolute expression. He clenched his hands into fists and said to Zhao Han's tombstone in a determined tone: "Zhao Han's tombstone" Han, I know that before you die, what you are most worried about and worried about is our poor child who has been without a father since he was a child and now has lost his mother! Don't worry, I have found him. He has strong ambitions now. He is already a man who is responsible, courageous, upright and capable! He is just like you, kind, simple, strong and brave. I can find all the excellent qualities in you in him...
Zhao Han, thank you for leaving such an outstanding son to our Lu family, and thank you for your care and training of him over the past twenty years! Don’t worry, now I will take over the burden on your shoulders: in the future In these days, I will do my best to protect him and prevent him from being harmed in the slightest; I will do my best to cultivate him so that he will have a brilliant future and live up to your expectations for him. ; Try your best to care for him and let him feel the warmth of father's love and the happiness of the family...
Although I can't recognize him yet, I will be the strongest support behind him, the guiding light on his way forward, the safest haven when he encounters violent storms, and the key to his success in his official career. The most stable rear area when charging... Once the time is right, I will tell him: He is not an orphan, he is not an abandoned son without a father! His father has always been standing behind him, supporting him and helping him …
Zhao Han, I have to go! You have a spirit underground. Please bless Ye Ming and our poor child! He is the only link between you and me and the most precious asset you left me! I will definitely I will cherish him and take good care of him... If I have time, I will visit you often. After I retire, I also want to move to the foot of the mountain, live in the red brick house where you have been living. !”
When he said this, he glanced at the pile of flames and found that the woolen coat had turned into ashes. Blown by the cold wind, the ashes were flying all over the sky, like countless gray butterflies dancing in the air...
This situation suddenly reminded him of a poem written by Chen Jialuo in memory of Princess Xiangxiang that he read in "Flying Fox Gaiden" when he was young and reading Jin Yong's novels: "The great sorrow, the vast calamity. The short song ends, the bright moon is missing. .In the beautiful city, there is green blood. Sometimes the green will disappear, and the blood will sometimes disappear, but a wisp of fragrant soul will never be cut off. Yes? No? Turn into a butterfly!"
When he read this poem at that time, he only felt that the artistic conception was poignant, sad and moving. But now, when he lost his lover and was in the scene, he really felt the heart-wrenching emotion that Chen Jialuo felt at that time...
After meditating like this for a while, Secretary Lu looked at the watch on his wrist and saw that it was already half past eight, so he picked up his cell phone and dialed Xu Lizhong's number, asking him to come up immediately.
Xu Lizhong was actually dozens of meters below the small flat, and he didn't dare to go far at all - after all, Secretary Lu was alone on the top of the mountain. If something happened, it would be no joke. !
So, a few minutes later, he quickly ran to the tomb.
Secretary Lu put on his glasses to cover his red eyes, pointed at the pile of ashes on the ground, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Xiao Xu, please clean up this place for me, don't leave any traces of burning. .As for the incense candles and offerings in front of the tombstone, don’t take them away, it doesn’t matter if you keep them. I’ll walk down slowly first, and you’ll catch up after you finish taking care of them, and we’ll go down the mountain together.”
After giving the instructions, he walked around the tomb and walked alone down the mountain.
Xu Lizhong looked at his staggering back, and couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy and sadness in his heart - he had always known that Secretary Lu's family was very unfortunate, and his relationship with his lover Gu Huaying was very bad. If it weren't for the two of them having a well-behaved The obedient, filial and sensible daughter Lu Nianzi, they have divorced long ago.
Judging from today's situation, the mistress in this tomb is probably Secretary Lu's original lover, and she is also very likely to be the key factor that led to decades of discord between Secretary Lu and Gu Huaying. Look at Secretary Lu's sadness With an expression on his face, he is still full of affection and never forgets this woman who has passed away long ago, which shows how deep their relationship would have been...
Because he knew he was going to visit a grave on the mountain, the careful Xu Lizhong not only prepared incense and candle offerings, but also bought a small folding shovel and carried it in his bag. After holding the ashes in his hands and throwing them into a nearby thatch pile, he used a small shovel to shovel away the layer of black scorched soil under the ashes, and carefully trampled the newly dug soil with his feet.
In this way, no one can tell that anything has been burned here, only that someone may have worshiped the dead here...
After doing all this, Xu Lizhong took a closer look around the tomb. After making sure that there were no other flaws, he dusted himself off, put the shovel into his bag, and ran down the mountain. Chasing the Deer Secretary.