Back in 2011, Li Xuan came to his mother's room and asked,"Mom, is everything ready?"
"Alright," said his mother. After that. His mother said to Li Xuan with a complicated expression,"Xiao Xuan, why did you go to see them? It's been so many years. Besides, your grandpa didn't treat you very well when you were young.”
Li Xuan said,"Indeed, Sir System doesn't treat me very well. That's because he's strict. Moreover, every time Sir System treated me well, you guys were busy at that time and didn't see it, but I remember it in my heart."”The reason why Li Xuan was like this was because although Li Xuan rarely went to look for him, every time he looked for him, it was when Li Xuan really needed help. Therefore, this help was like charcoal in the snow for Li Xuan.
His mother sighed and asked,""When are you going?"
Li Xuan looked at his watch and found that it was already 11:30 in the morning, so he said,"Tomorrow. It's already late today. It's almost afternoon.”In the countryside, people were only allowed to visit in the morning and not in the afternoon, whether they were alive or dead.
The next morning, Li Xuan finished washing up and specially put on his military uniform. Li Xuan came to his parents 'room and took a basket. There were some special things in the basket, all of which were yellow paper and Underworld Coins.，Li Xuan was going to see two special people today.
Li Xuan took his things and left the house. Then, he took a shovel and rode an electric bike to a place less than three miles south of Li Xuan's house. This was a field of crops, but there was an open space to the north of the field. There were hundreds of graves of various sizes inside. This was Li Xuan's family graveyard.
Li Xuan came to a grave and began to take out the things in the basket and place them one by one. There were incense sticks, yellow paper, and ghost paper. Then, Li Xuan began to burn them. As he burned Li Xuan, he said,"Sir, I'm back. I didn't disappoint you and became a glorious member of the People's Liberation Army. However, my grandson still has many ambitions and things to do, so he has no choice but to retire. At the very least, you're not the only one in our family who has been a soldier.”As Li Xuan spoke, tears slowly flowed down his face.
Li Xuan's grandpa passed away in 2009. During the War to Resist the United States and aid Korea, the grandpa was injured in the spine by a bomb from the United States and almost died. Fortunately, he was lucky enough to survive. However, because of the defects caused by the day after tomorrow, the grandpa did not marry in his life and had been living with Li Xuan's grandparents. Li Xuan had grown up in the same bed as his grandpa.
Li Xuan had been listening to Sir System talk about his past wars since he was young. He also often heard him talk about some of his old comrades, but he could no longer contact them. Most of them had passed away. It was under the influence of Sir System that Li Xuan was very eager to become a soldier and hoped to become a glorious People's Liberation Army.
In 2009, when Sir System was nearing eighty, he finally could not hold on any longer. Because of the injuries he suffered during the war, he had hidden illnesses. When he grew old, these hidden illnesses all relapsed. Sir System's body was immediately exhausted and he was bedridden.
At that time, Li Xuan had already gone to Beijing to be a soldier. Li Xuan still remembered that when Li Xuan boarded the car to Beijing, Li Xuan's parents and the old man came to send him off. The old man even smiled and said,"Grandson, be a good soldier and strive for meritorious service. Remember, listen to the commands of the country and the party. Only then can you become a good soldier and win battles.”
At that time, when Li Xuan heard Sir System's words, he was both touched and shocked. This was because Li Xuan had never seen Sir System so serious since he was young, and he had never even talked so much. Li Xuan knew how happy the old man was when he went to the army, so he nodded silently and boarded the car to Beijing.
However, two months after Li Xuan went to Beijing, his family called and said that First Master had passed away. Moreover, he had died suddenly because of a relapse of his hidden illness. Very suddenly, the old man suddenly fainted at noon one day. Then, he was bedridden and could not even eat. He could only eat some liquid food. When the old man was sent to the hospital, even the hospital could not treat him. Finally, in just two days, the old man passed away in the morning. He had dedicated his entire life to the country and the party. The old man had told Li Xuan that after the old man retired, the village had given him a few houses, but the old man had rejected them all. Because the country was too poor at that time, many people only lived in shacks. Sir System did not want to add to the burden of the country. Therefore, he had been living in his hometown. He did not have his own home or children, so he had been following Li Xuan's grandparents.
When Li Xuan found out that the old man had passed away, he was really very sad. Even his usual training and execution of missions were very out of sorts. Later, the leader of the art troupe personally looked for Li Xuan to talk to him. Only then did Li Xuan tell him the ins and outs of the matter. When the leader found out about Li Xuan's old man, his eyes were filled with tears. He was very touched, but he still persuaded Li Xuan to let go of the pain in his heart first and then become a soldier seriously. Only then would he not let down his old man's expectations.
After Li Xuan burned half of all the yellow paper and Underworld Coins, he stood up and stood facing Sir System's grave. He said,"Grandpa, your grandson didn't disappoint you. You're not the only soldier in the family anymore! You've always been my role model! Salute!" After saying that, Li Xuan stood up in a military posture and saluted Sir System's grave. At the same time, the tears in his eyes flowed like this, but Li Xuan did not wipe them away.
Two minutes later, Li Xuan put down his right hand and picked up the shovel to add some soil to the old man's grave. Li Xuan's great-grandfather and great-grandmother's graves did the same.
After Li Xuan did all of this, he put out the fire to avoid a fire. Then, Li Xuan walked towards a corner of the ancestral graveyard. They were already at the edge of the area, and they would reach the farmland in a few meters.
Li Xuan came to a place. There were some small trees planted here, and they were very ordinary. There were no graves around, but Li Xuan knew that a person was buried here.
Li Xuan took out the remaining half of the paper money and began to burn it. He did not say a word. Li Xuan took out a bottle of white wine and said to the place where the paper money was burned,"Drink? You're an adult now." After saying that, Li Xuan opened the bottle and poured a little on the ground. He also drank a little.
At this moment, Li Xuan said,"So many years have passed. Life without you is really lonely. You can see it now. I'm already back. You don't know how much Dad and Mom have aged because of you. I know you don't want them to be like this, but this is life, brother ~~!"”
This was also a grave. Although there was no grave, Li Xuan was deeply engraved in this place. The person buried here was called Li Xin, Li Xuan's younger brother, his biological younger brother.
Li Xuan's younger brother died when he was ten years old. At that time, Li Xuan was only twelve years old, but it was also at that time that Li Xuan suddenly grew up. Li Xuan and Li Xin had always been the pride of their parents. The two brothers were very good at their studies and would receive awards every time. Li Xuan was always in the top five of the class, and Li Xin was even in the top two. However, the heavens were jealous of talents. When Li Xin was ten years old, he was diagnosed with leukemia. Moreover, it was in the late stages.
In less than half a year, Li Xuan lost his younger brother. His parents had also lost their youngest son. In the countryside, it was considered an early death for a child to die before reaching adulthood. Therefore, Li Xin was not buried in the ancestral grave. Instead, he was buried in a corner. This was because in Li Xuan's hometown, it was unfilial for a child to die early to the family and the ancestors. Therefore, the ancestors could not see this situation. Moreover, according to tradition, the elders thought that Li Xuan's younger brother was embarrassed to enter the ancestral grave. This was considered a bad habit in the countryside, but Li Xuan could not stop it. In fact, these bad habits still existed.
Although Li Xuan and his younger brother were both the pride of their parents, they did not see eye to eye. There were very few times when they were harmonious, and they even often fought. However, when the two brothers were in a good mood, they would share everything. Among them, Li Xuan's Locust Tree Spirit was like this.
Back then, after Li Xuan created the Scholartree Spirit, he played with his younger brother. At that time, toys were very scarce in the countryside. Therefore, the Scholartree Spirit became a piano in Li Xuan's eyes and a toy in the eyes of Li Xuan's younger brother. However, Li Xuan was not unwilling at all. Sometimes, when his younger brother "played" the Scholartree Spirit, Li Xuan would even silently remember the melody.
When Li Xuan was 14 years old, Li Xin had already passed away two years ago. Li Xuan took out all the notes that his younger brother had played. Then, through his own embellishment and addition, he turned it into a complete piano piece. Later, it was even made into a modern symphony by Li Xuan. Li Xuan named this piano piece "The Last Innocence of Children".
Back then, his younger brother was sick and needed treatment. After all, his younger brother was still young and could not give up on his fate. Therefore, at that time, his younger brother went to the provincial hospital in Shijiazhuang. However, the high medical fees caused Li Xuan's family to completely overdraw. However, in the end, he could not save his younger brother's life. This was also why Li Xuan had dropped out of school at the age of thirteen. It was because he knew that in order to treat his younger brother, he did not have much savings left. Therefore, Li Xuan did not want to add to the burden on his family. He wanted to go out and earn money to support his family.
Back when Li Xuan was in the army, there was a piano in the army. Li Xuan often played this song, The Last Innocence of Children. Later on, every art soldier in the military region liked this song very much, which also made Li Xuan make a lot of friends in the beginning. Li Xuan also relied on this song to learn a lot of musical instruments that he had never come into contact with before. After all, in the military region's art troupe, there were soldiers who knew all kinds of musical instruments. Therefore, Li Xuan could be said to have learned a lot in the past two years. There were basically no less than a hundred types.
When half of the wine in the bottle was left, Li Xuan stood up. He looked at his brother's grave. To Li Xuan, although he and his younger brother were very at odds and often fought when they were young, when his younger brother passed away, he felt more lonely than anyone else. This situation made his younger brother think of his younger brother every time Li Xuan was alone in the two years after his death, and then he would silently cry.
Li Xuan picked up the wine bottle and poured the rest on the ground. He said,"Brother, I'll come and visit you again during the new year.”After saying that, Li Xuan took the empty wine bottle and left.
When Li Xuan returned home, he put the shovel aside. At this time, it was already close to noon. His father was cooking in the kitchen, while his mother was working. The electric sewing machine in front of her was still working very hard. When his mother saw Li Xuan return and saw Li Xuan's face that was a little red from drinking, she frowned and said,"Did you drink?"
Li Xuan said,"Yes, I accompanied Little Xin to drink a little on the grave."”When his mother heard Li Xuan's words, her body immediately froze. Then, she was a little sad, but she quickly hid it. Then, she said to Li Xuan,"Why did you drink with him? It's been so many years."
Li Xuan knew that his mother was comforting him, so he smiled and said,"It's fine. I haven't gone to the grave for two years, so I did this. I smell so much alcohol now. I'll go take a shower first.”After saying that, Li Xuan left and went to the bathroom on the second floor.
After seeing Li Xuan leave, his mother sighed and continued to work.
The editor was writing this chapter with heartache because the plot in this chapter was real. As for who it belonged to, I don't think I need to say it clearly. The editor was also conflicted for a long time before writing it. He even didn't hesitate to write a volume of memories.
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