novelaction Chapter 860 Look what that is?
Chapter 860 Look what that is?
After Su Yunyun took Hongbo and Wenhan away, the village chief looked at their backs with envy.
Although Hongbo and Wenhan didn't say anything just now, looking at their fair faces, wearing brand new clothes, and looking at people without any evasiveness in their eyes, they were very confident.
The village chief believes that these two children must have lived in a very good environment and received a good education.
How great it would be if all the children in their village could be like these two kids.
Well, actually you don’t need to eat well or dress well, as long as you can go to school.
Shen Hong saw the village chief staring at Su Yunyun's back in a daze, "Village chief, village chief?"
The village chief came back to his senses after being called by Shen Hong, apologized repeatedly, and then continued to work with Shen Hong.
There was no curiosity in asking Hongbo and Wenhan what the two children were doing here.
He still has a good sense of propriety.
These people were originally here to help the children in their village. If he overreached and made them unhappy, and then withdrew his funding, he would have no place to cry to.
What's more, although Shen Hong said that Su Yunyun was their colleague, he keenly felt that this was not an ordinary colleague.
His position should be higher than Shen Hong's, and his say should also be greater than Shen Hong's.
So it’s better to be cautious.
Our ancestors have said that the more you talk, the more mistakes you make, and the less you talk, the fewer mistakes you make. You will never go wrong if you listen to our ancestors.
Here, Su Yunyun, Hongbo and Wenhan were walking in the village. Many people looked at them curiously, but no one dared to come forward and ask.
Su Yunyun did not take the initiative to talk to these people.
So as not to cause trouble to these people.
But when she walked to the corner of the village, she found that the ground here was obviously much smoother and cleaner than in the village.
Curious Su Yunyun took the children to take a closer look, but what she saw was a shocking scene.
"Mom, this is the Martyrs' Monument, right?" Hongbo and Wenhan walked forward and looked at the tombstone which was not tall but very clean, with the words "The martyrs will live forever" engraved on it. They turned around and asked Su Yunyun.
"Yes, this is it." Su Yunyun didn't know why there was a martyrs' monument in this village.
Looking around, I found that there was a circle of pine trees planted around the Martyrs' Monument, which was solemn and dignified.
But there are rays of sunlight shining on the monument, which makes people feel very warm when looking at it.
"There is also a martyrs' monument in the capital. I thought it was only found in big cities." Hongbo was very puzzled.
"It doesn't matter, let's find someone to ask why there is a monument here!" Su Yunyun decided to take the initiative to find someone to ask.
At this moment, a trembling old man came over with a wooden stick, the top of which was rubbed shiny.
Generally speaking, old people would use crutches, but given the conditions in this village, I believe crutches are simply impossible to find.
Su Yunyun took the initiative to step forward and supported the old man, "Old man, what are you doing here?"
"You are from the city, right?" The old man looked at them, his cloudy eyes looking at the monument, but with a little light in them, "I come here every day to talk to them so that they won't be lonely."
"They?" Su Yunyun followed the old man's gaze towards the monument, "Do you know who they are?"
“How could I not know?” The old man slowly walked to the front of the monument, stretched out his hand and gently stroked it, “If it weren’t for them, our village would probably not exist!”
Then the old man began to talk about the origin of this martyrs' monument.
It turned out that during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, many people here joined the army to defend their country, but there were not enough soldiers, so many young men resolutely picked up their guns and rushed to the battlefield.
But the war was very fierce, and in one battle, many soldiers sacrificed their lives to protect the safety of the people in their village.
When that tragic war ended, the villagers helped clean up the battlefield, gathered the fallen soldiers together, washed them, changed them into clean clothes, and built this monument to remind the villagers to always remember them in the future. Without them, there would be no future for the village.
Although many houses here have been deserted due to the war, and some people in the village have moved here from other places, they still remember the origin of the monument through word of mouth.
They often come here to sweep the tombs on a daily basis, and during festivals, they will bring the first pot of steamed buns and dumplings out of the oven to offer to these heroic spirits so that they can celebrate the festival with them.
As Su Yunyun and the children listened to the old man's story, their eyes became red and they were filled with emotion.
"Girls, don't be sad," the old man said with a distant look, "We have such monuments in many places. If you see them in the future, I guess the stories are the same as ours. It is because of them that we, the descendants, exist. So I guess these heroes don't want their descendants to be sad."
Su Yunyun nodded, "Old man, what do you often come here to talk to them about?"
"Just tell me what you have to say!" The old man stroked the monument. "When these people died, some were still teenagers. They hadn't seen much of the world yet they are buried here forever. So I will tell them what I have seen and known."
"Then these heroic spirits should be very happy!" Su Yunyun murmured to herself.
"Maybe!" The old man smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Their wish at that time was to defend the country and to ensure that the people had enough food and clothing, and that the children could go to school and have a good future. But now we can't even have enough food and clothing, not to mention the children going to school. When I think of this, I feel bad and feel ashamed of them."
After hearing what the old man said, Su Yunyun realized that the old man probably didn't know about their support yet, so she comforted him, "Old man, don't think like that, everything will be fine, these heroes will see it."
The old man didn't understand what Su Yunyun meant, and just thought it was words of comfort. "You city people are the ones who have the confidence to speak like this!"
Su Yunyun didn't explain much, and took Hongbo, Wenhan and the old man to say goodbye, and then continued to visit other places.
When they were far away from the monument, Wenhan turned his head and looked back, "Mom, what the old lady said was so pitiful. I didn't expect that our life now is so hard-earned."
Su Yunyun's voice was a little low, "So you must cherish your current life and not forget your roots!"
"Mom, we will," Hongbo and Wenhan nodded, "We will definitely study hard and then build a new society."
"Okay, Mom will watch and wait!" Su Yunyun touched their heads, "Our Hongbo and Wenhan will definitely be great!"
The three of them walked forward slowly again, and suddenly Wenhan pointed at a place and said, "Mom, look what that is?"