In the blink of an eye, Zhu Qin had been working in Jiangning for more than five months. In half a year, he had earned more than 5600 yuan. In the era where a pound of pork was ten cents a piece, and it would cost fifty cents to go home to take a ship, his income for half a year was considered high. But who knew how much effort and hardship Zhu Qin had put in? Zhu Qin's diligence, kindness, and thrifty spirit made everyone in warehouse No. 5 and the cart team sigh. Li Zhong had said to Xia Mingyuan many times that an adopted son like Zhu Qin did not need to beg for anything else.
In the past six months, Zhu Lai's family had also changed. His father had recovered his health, and his second brother had used the 3,000 yuan given by Zhu Qin to build two thatched cottages and get married. What was even more festive was that the village had officially implemented the production contract. His family was assigned 12 acres of paddy field and a big buffalo. His third brother, Zhu Wuneng, had also been arranged by Xia Mingyuan to work as a temporary worker at Jiangning City's Xiaguan thermal power plant.
It was another Sunday morning. After the father and son finished their homework, they strolled in the woods beside the hydrangea river…
" Qin 'er," Xia Mingyuan asked affectionately,""Do you hate Uncle?" Zhu Qin stopped and looked at his master in confusion. Xia Mingyuan smiled and said,""With Uncle's ability, not to mention finding a good job for you, it's not difficult for me to even send you to the army. Do you know why I insist on letting you pull the cart?”
Zhu Qin felt very happy and said," I only recently understood this problem. You want me to train my will and the strength of my limbs in a difficult environment, especially the luck and breathing in the Yijin Heart Sutra that I recently practiced. I have a deep understanding of it when I pull a cart up a slope and carry heavy goods.”
Hearing Zhu Qin's words, Xia Mingyuan's eyes became moist. He tried his best to hide the excitement in his heart.
"Actually, I was still testing you further. A useful person must be able to withstand the wind and rain, endure hardships, and withstand the hardships of moving ten thousand times.”Xia Mingyuan said earnestly.
Zhu Qin nodded and said,"Uncle, I want to go back and take the college entrance examination."”
Xia Mingyuan continued,"I've already asked a friend to thank Teacher Qin and tell her that I'll arrange your examination directly." You must always remember the kindness of Qin, Wang, Ma, and Li.”
Xia Mingyuan paused for a moment before continuing,"At the end of the month, you'll resign from the cart team and come to the hospital to practice with me." My knowledge of martial arts has already been emptied by you, but medicine is not only dependent on the heavens, but also on hard work and accumulation. You have to complete the eighth level of the Yijin Heart Sutra and the seventh level of the Bodhidharma Palm before September. In addition, you have to accompany me back to Shaolin to refine the Peiyuan Pill. I've already contacted the Armed Police Command College and the First Military Medical University. They will arrange for you to take a special skill test in early September. If you pass, you can be specially recruited into the army.”
Because there was still a week left before he would bid farewell to the cart team that had given him training and happy growth. He thanked every uncle in the team for their care and love for him. He cherished every day and every hour that he had left. He worked harder and harder.
Today, he was pulling three pieces of tempered glass weighing 1300 kilograms to the warehouse of the Dongjiang Military Region. Although he could only walk through small alleys, they were all flat roads. He used three hours to deliver the goods to his destination. Several soldiers began to unload the cart. Zhu Qin, who was covered in sweat, took out a towel from the net bag and went to the tap outside the warehouse to wipe his back. When he turned around and was about to put on his vest, a kind voice sounded in his ear,"Young man, don't be in a hurry to wear it." Only then did Zhu Qin realize that an old man in military uniform was looking at the jade pendant hanging on his chest with great excitement.
"Child, what's your name? Can you let me see your jade pendant?"
Zhu Qin took down the jade pendant and handed it to the old soldier with both hands. The old man looked at the jade pendant in his hand repeatedly. The front side of the jade pendant was engraved with two dragons snatching pearls, and the back side was engraved with a traditional Sun character. He asked anxiously with tears in his eyes,"Child, can you tell me the name of the person who gave you the jade pendant? Where was he? How is he now?"
Zhu Qin was stunned for a moment before he said,"This is my foster father's and also my master's relic." My name is Zhu Qin, I'm from the cart team at Xiaguan Pier 5.”
"What's your foster father's surname? What was it called? Where are you from?"
"His surname is Gong. His name is Gong Xiangyong, and he's from Xiangnan Dao City.”Zhu Qin answered seriously. He had a premonition that it was not that simple. Suddenly, his heart beat faster. He suddenly asked the old man,"Are you Uncle Sun Xiangyong?"
"Xiangyong?"
The old man seemed to be recalling the night when the Red 6 Army withdrew from Dao City 44 years ago. Gong Ming, an underground party member, had handed the urgent information to his one-way contact, Xiang Yongshou. At this time, Gong Ming was already seriously injured. For the stability of the information, he could not move with the army, so he had to risk his life to stay. Xiang Yong shook Gong Ming's hand and said,""We can all be sacrificed. If you die, you will be buried in history and no one will know. But if we die, who can prove that you, an old comrade who joined the party in the spring of 1923?”
"Hurry up and leave. Why are you being so wishy-washy?! Help me take care of my little sister." Gong Ming was furious.
Xiang Yong thought for a moment, then took the jade pendant from his neck and handed it to Gong Ming."This is an item from my ancestors. There are a few leaders in the Central Revolutionary Committee who recognize this. When we get back, I will advise 012 to make a proper record of your situation.”…
" Child." The old soldier calmed his emotions and pulled back his heart that had traveled through time and space. He asked Zhu Qin kindly,""Where did you meet him? Where was the cemetery? Does he have any descendants?"
"My foster father was originally the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Human and Armed Forces in Wujiang County, Wanjiang Province. His grave is in the Xiliang Mountain Cemetery for Martyrs.”
"Follow me." The old man turned around and instructed a middle-aged soldier beside him,""Arrange a car to send his delivery note and cart back to the dock, and help Zhu Qin apply for a leave.”
Zhu Qin silently followed the old soldier to a small bungalow. The old man shouted into the house," Old woman, I found Gong Ming…" She started crying.
" Where is it…" An old mother in her sixties ran out of the room and asked anxiously,""Where is my brother?"
The old soldier handed the jade pendant to her and pointed at Zhu Qin."" This child is Gong Mingyi's son. I accidentally found him in the warehouse of the logistics department. This is God's will. I was walking around in a daze, and I actually bumped into this kid who was brushing past me in a daze…"
"Chief, please don't be too agitated.”At this moment, a female soldier in her twenties reminded him seriously.
"Thank you, Comrade Xiao Fang. Help me make a cup of tea for the guest.”The old soldier called Zhu Qin to sit down and said,"My name is Sun Daoyong. Xiang Yong was my alias at that time." Just like how your foster father changed his name to Gong Ming and his real name to Gong Caida, that was the need of the revolution. Oh, I forgot to tell you that my wife is your foster father's biological sister, Gong Cailan.”
Zhu Qin stood up and looked at the tearful old mother in front of him. He called her " Aunt " and then introduced his adoptive father to everything that happened in Wu River. At the same time, he also introduced his foster father, who had been searching for the party after he recovered from his injuries. In the end, he met General Zhang Ping and joined the Jiangbei detachment of the New Fourth Army. In 1941, he rejoined the party.”
"Do you know why he didn't bring this jade pendant to Beijing?”The old man asked in confusion.
"I heard from Godfather that he asked Zhang Ping and the other chiefs to find your whereabouts at first, but they couldn't find you. Then, he heard that when they crossed the Jinsha River that year, all the members of the Independent Regiment died heroically. He knew that you were from the Independent Regiment, so he gave up looking for you. Before he passed away, he gave me this token to ask me to always remember the revolutionary martyrs and always serve the people. His last sentence was, he was already dead, so why should I prove myself?”
"Why is the jade pendant with you? Why didn't your foster father give it to his children?" Gong Cailan asked Zhu Qin.”
Zhu Qin wiped away his tears and said," I heard from my father that in 1962, my foster father was beaten to the right. In 1966, he was beaten to the capitalist roader. He was brutally criticized and wanted to confess. He swore to his death that he would not admit it. His foster mother couldn't take the pressure and divorced him. Brother Gong Cheng was 18 years old at that time and was the leader of the rebel faction. He announced that he would sever his father-son relationship with his father. His foster mother brought her son and daughter back to her hometown, Yongchuan. In 1970, his foster mother was also criticized in Yongchuan. She couldn't take the blow and committed suicide. In 1975, Brother Gong Cheng and Sister Gong Fang came to Wujiang River to apologize to their father. Before their adoptive father died, he asked Brother Gong Cheng who would keep this red token. Brother Gong Cheng said that they were not qualified to keep this sacred object. He said,""If it weren't for the Zhu family and the people of Wu River, father, you would have been persecuted to death. Let Zhu Qin take over the red inheritance."
Gong Cailan wiped her tears and said,""There should be a photo of him on Wu River. Let's go and check it out. This is not a small matter.”
" I have a photo of him in my dorm," Zhu Qin said excitedly.
"Xiao Fang, inform the driver to follow Zhu Qin to get the things.”
"It's him, the great nameless hero of the Republic.”Holding the photo in his hand, although time had passed, facing the comrades and brothers who had been searching for 40 years and countless dreams, Sun Daoyong said with tears on his face,"Give me Minister Wang's call."
"Hello, Chief. I'm Sun Daoyong. Codename Gong Ming, Gong Caida's whereabouts were found.”He then explained the entire process to the Bureau Chief.
Minister Wang was silent for a long time. He was obviously excited. He said,"Comrade Gong Caida is an old comrade who joined the party in January 2023. He has made great contributions to the secret front for several armies to cross the Xiang River. A week ago, the Chief of 012 was still talking to me about this. He said,"Although I don't know this old comrade, when the head of the Central Revolutionary Committee gave me the task of contacting him on a single line very seriously and personally sent Zhangsun Daoyong of the military and political guards as a single-line traffic officer, I felt that it was unusual." Therefore, you have to go to Wujiang as soon as possible to understand the situation. I will immediately report to the relevant leaders.”
Sun Daoyong was appointed Lieutenant General in 1961, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Dongjiang Military Region. The Dongjiang Military Region used a month to successfully complete the investigation and evidence collection work of Comrade Gong Caida's Wujiang, Wuhu, Hanshan, Dao City, Henan Shaolin Temple, and other places. The military and government decided to hold a memorial service for Comrade Gong Caida at the Xiliang Mountain Martyrs Cemetery in Wujiang County.
The memorial service was hosted by General Zhang Ping, and the military commander Fang Tao gave a eulogy in recognition of Gong Caida's revolutionary contributions.
Xia Mingyuan attended the memorial service lightly because of Zhu Qin. When he saw the huge photo of Gong Caida wearing the New Fourth Army uniform in front of the square, he was so excited that he couldn't control himself. After the meeting and related ceremonies ended, Xia Mingyuan dragged Gong Cheng with his left hand and Zhu Qin with his right hand as he ran towards Gong Caida's tomb. Sun Daoyong and his wife also followed him to see what was going on.
At this time, the tombstone had been changed into a marble tablet according to the military and political requirements, and the name had also been restored to its original name.
Xia Mingyuan's tears flowed down his face as he knelt down and crawled towards the tombstone. He shouted," Senior Brother, I've been looking for you for so long…" In his anxiety, the old general fainted. Sun Daoyong's personal doctors, Fang Fang and Zhu Qin, rushed to his side at lightning speed to perform emergency treatment.
"Are you Third Uncle-Master's instinct?" Zhu Qin asked as he held Xia Mingyuan with both hands.
"Qin 'er, I am your Third Martial Uncle. "Gong Cheng, Gong Fang…" Xia Mingyuan pulled the Gong siblings 'hands and said,"Gong Cheng, Gong Fang…""Your father was a great father. He and your second uncle not only shot themselves but also sacrificed your second uncle to cover the retreat of the comrades in the 'Jinghan railway workers' strike. We lost contact since then, and I've been looking for him for 50 years.”
"Brother Instinct…"
Gong Cailan came in front of Xia Mingyuan and knelt down. She grabbed his hand and said excitedly,"After that, my brother also looked for you for many years…"
"Third girl?" Xia Mingyong's spirit had already begun to recover. He looked at Gong Cailan repeatedly. From her vague appearance and the black birthmark at the corner of her left eye, he could confirm that the old man in front of him was Eldest Senior Brother's third sister.
"Bureau Chief, you must recuperate and return to Jiangning immediately.”Fang Fang said decisively.
"Reporting to the chief, Zhou Kuansheng, the captain of the West Liangshan Regiment of the Boatbridge Brigade and the captain of the rescue team, has been ordered to report for duty.”
"Regiment Commander Zhou, please send Director Xia to Dongliang Mountain 84 Hospital immediately. There is an ambulance waiting on the other side.”Sun Daoyong ordered decisively.
Two days later, in Xia Mingyuan's ward in the General Military Hospital, Sun Daoyong listened in detail to the introduction of Zhu Qin's situation, as well as the proof letter from the Wujiang First Middle School Party Committee that Zhu Qin was a probationary party member. Xia Mingyuan said to Sun Daoyong,"This child is a top-grade jade. If he is properly nurtured, his future will definitely be limitless."”"From the way he gave the jade pendant to the First Military Museum, I can tell that this kid is a talent." What are you going to do with him?" "My plan is to let him choose between the Armed Police Academy and the First Military Medical University.”
"How about this, I'll arrange for him to go to the National University of Defense Technology.”Sun Daoyong said decisively.
"Then you'll take over." Xia Mingyuan said happily.
"What's wrong? Are you going to ignore it?" Sun Daoyong said,"You're amazing. You're a master and a martial uncle."”
"Are you jealous?" Xia Mingyuan said proudly,"That girl from Peking University will be 20 after the new year. Why don't you get her a father-in-law?"!”
Sun Daoyong waved his hand and said,""I'm leaving. There's still a month before school starts. You better finish your quest as soon as possible.”
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