Chapter 67: The Great Famine of 1942(1/2)
"Sanni, is it here?"
Looking at the dilapidated small courtyard in front of him, Daman felt a deep feeling for his master.
Not only him, this time he also turned down his work and tried every means to visit his master Erxingzi and Sangui.
When Sannier, a thirteen-year-old girl next to him heard Daman's question, Sannier suddenly woke up from her memories and nodded to the three uncles who were busy with dust.
"Yes, Uncle Daman, Uncle Erxing, Uncle Sangui, my third grandfather and Donier live here."
It has been three years since the 1942 years since we parted.
If the Japanese had not surrendered and were safe everywhere, the whole country would be filled with joy and joy, and they would not have had the opportunity to go back to their hometown to take a look at this time.
I remember that in 1943, Uncle Daman and his friends met him and found out that the famine in Henan was very bad, the uncles and the uncles were anxious to see Grandpa and the others.
Unfortunately, at that time, her hometown in Henan was a trapped area. The Japanese were rampant and the famine never passed. The big hotel where Uncle Daman and his friends worked refused to let go, so everyone was delayed again and again.
It was not until the end of this autumn that the Japanese surrendered and the War of Resistance Against Japan that they finally had the opportunity to come back and take a look.
After three years of separation, things have changed. I don’t know if the third grandfather is okay, and sister Donier is okay?
Thinking of Donier, Sannier's thoughts floated away in an instant. Looking at the small yard with the closed yard in front of her, she suddenly became a little timid.
If it weren't for the bag of food given by Donier, or the letter from Grandpa Third, she wouldn't have persisted with these precious things after she was separated from her family;
I wouldn't even remember the third grandfather's whining advice when he left. I reached Peking in one breath and luckily found the three uncles of Daman, and survived successfully and fortunately.
Speaking of which, I was separated from my family and could eventually live, live without worries about food and clothing, and could also find work to earn money and learn skills with Uncle Daman and others. These were all due to the wealth of Grandpa and Donier!
"It's good that it's here, I'll knock on the door."
After getting Sanni's nod, Sangui, who had the most anxious temper, didn't care about the expression on Sannier's face. He was anxious in his eyes and greeted his brothers and some people. The person rushed forward and knocked on the door.
Although the three brothers were also confused, who was the one who came to join their master with his handwritten letter? Why did their master still adopt such a master, and they didn't know at all, but it was said that he was the granddaughter he brought when he returned to Henan from Peking?
But none of these matters. The most important thing is that after four years of separation, they finally saw the master whom they missed day and night!
I don’t know if their master has lived well over the years?
In this unprecedented famine in Henan, does the master have any...
I just hope that the master is fine.
When the sound of knocking on the door sounded, Caohua was drying clothes in the yard. The three-year-old Dabao was also very sensible. He sat on the ground with his little butt, doing daily compulsory courses, and slowly pulled grass for the lonely graves in the yard.
Yes, the lonely grave in the yard, Li Sanhe's grave.
Although her little benefactor has lost his trace since the winter of 1942 and can't be found no matter how hard she looks for it, in Caohua's heart, she stubbornly decided that the cute little guy must still be alive and must still be alive!
After all, even an adult can fall into the hands of an animal, but the little benefactor can save their mother and son from the hands of an animal. Such a powerful person cannot have something to do! But if she cannot find her, it does not mean that she has encountered an accident.
Therefore, the grave in the yard is still a lonely one. Even though I have been searching for my benefactor for three years, Cao Hua did not say that I would build a tomb for Duo Yu, and even did not move the grave in the yard.
Even though Xiao Lizhuang has long been regaining popularity, she still has not touched the grave of her benefactor's grandfather.
Because she was waiting, she was persistently waiting for her little benefactor to come back, thinking that she would choose an auspicious day to move the grave together when she got to the person. This was a breath that Caohua had never been willing to give up, a belief, so she kept waiting, and kept waiting...
Suddenly I heard a knock on the door, and my hands were shaking my wet clothes to be dried. I didn't react at all at first.
Then the knock on the door sounded again and again. Cao Hua was shocked and suddenly thought of Duoyu's child, with joy in his eyes.
Cao Huaxin said, could it be that Duoduo’s child finally came back?
You should know that in these three years, my family, oh, was the gate of my benefactor who was staying in, but it had never been knocked!
Now someone knocked on the door, except for the little benefactor coming back, she couldn't imagine who it would be.
Almost happy and sad, Caohua lifted the shaking clothes in her hands to the ground, and what other shitty clothes can be hung!
The grass flower was happy, and rushed towards the direction of the gate in three steps, rushing, responding, "Here, come..."
When Caohua's eyes turned red, her lips were smiling, and she quickly blew across the grave like the wind, she also made Xiaobao look up inexplicably and looked at his mother in a daze.
The confused Xiaobao saw his mother, who was walking away, rushed to the gate of the courtyard and opened the door, and then...
Then, Cao Hua's surprise just now got stuck there, and the smile on her lips froze on her face.
No, not her little benefactor!
Cao Hua was extremely disappointed. Seeing the three strange boys and a little girl in front of him, Cao Hua looked up and down at the person in front of him with her happy eyes that had just disappeared.
"Who are you looking for?"
Sangui was obviously stunned.
They learned about the master's situation from Sannier and the little granddaughter adopted by the master, but they didn't know whether the master had found them...
No, no, no, no!
What a stubborn old man their master is. He was once respected as a master in Peking and refused to look for his master's wife again, so he is even more confused now.
If you don’t know, who is the woman in front of you who is about thirty years old? You can’t be the granddaughter raised by the master, you can’t match your age!
Sangui turned around in surprise and was eager to confirm with Sannier behind him.
Don’t you know that Sannier’s heart is also stormy at this moment.
She quickly stepped forward and met Cao Hua with a look of disgust. Sanni asked anxiously, "Who are you? Why are you at my third grandfather's house? Where are my third grandfather? Where are my sister Donier?"
"Your third grandpa's house? Your third grandpa? You Donier? Dornier?!!".
After hearing Sanni's questioning, Cao Hua didn't feel anything at first, but just muttered and repeated it until the words Donier were muttering, Cao Hua's eyes suddenly opened wide and became anxious.
She rushed up with a quick step, grabbed Sannier's hands, and asked anxiously, "Girl, do you know Duoduo? Who are you from Duoduo? Have you seen Duoduo? Li Duoduo!"
Such questions and such attitudes also shocked Sannier.
The scene was a little stiff for a moment. Daman and his three brothers were caught when they saw that their child who had been taking care of them for three years was caught. The other party was still very excited. The three of them didn't care whether the other party was a woman or not, so they tried to save their niece;
Xiaobao in the yard was frightened when he saw his mother being surrounded by three men, the timid little guy was frightened and cried out with a whistle. He instantly attracted the attention of the four people outside the door to the door. To be precise, it was on the grave behind Xiaobao who was rushing to the door;
"How come there is a grave in the yard? When I followed my grandparents and the others that year, there was no such thing as the yard..."
Sannier's anxious words instantly stuck in her throat, and she kept comforting herself in her heart, no, no! At the same time, her eyes were particularly sharp, she glared at Caohua angrily, and asked anxiously subconsciously.
"Who? Tell me who is burying here?" It must not be what she thought, right?
Caohua's mood was as high and low as a roller coaster, ups and downs.
Facing the stranger's attitude, when she saw Sannier's attitude, listening to the other party's anxious questioning and chewing on the familiar name, she smiled bitterly.
I can be sure that the child in front of me must be the relative of the little benefactor!
When he saw the other party asking about the graves in the yard, Caohua calmed down and sighed heavily, with a bitter smile on his face. He picked up his son who ran away, gave up the door, looked at the graves in the yard, and spoke in a faint tone.
"I don't know who was buried inside. I only know who was buried inside. My little benefactor Li Duoduo said that it was her grandfather, and the grave was already here when I came..."
As the voice fell, the three big men present suddenly felt a sudden slap in their hearts. They all looked at San Nier, whose eyes were already red, and their tone was nervous with infinite hope and prayer.
"San, Sanni, your third master's granddaughter is not called Li Duoduo, right?"
However, Sannier was already full of tears and wanted to shake her head and say it firmly. Unfortunately, she knew in her heart that her sister Donier's name was Li Duoduo, and Li Duoduo!
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When the three brothers saw Sannier's expression, they didn't know what they didn't want to happen. They were most afraid of the bad news they heard. They finally didn't leave any kindness and threw them in the head without giving them any hope.
Their hearts and their hearts were broken and their internal organs were burned...
The three big men's legs became soft and their noses became sore, and tears instantly burst out from their eyes.
The three men shouted, shouting sadly, screaming and crying unrestrainedly, and rushed into the gate at the same time, and rushed towards the tombs in the yard.
Lie on the ground without weeds, it was obvious that it was a lonely grave that was well-maintained by someone. The three of them were snot and tears flowing.
"Ah! Master, Master! Why don't you wait for us, don't wait for us..."
"Master, Master, it's the apprentice who deserves to die. The apprentice is late and the apprentice is unfilial..."
"Master, why are you so cruel? Why are you willing to abandon our three brothers and brothers? Just ignore us, master, master..."
One after another, one after another, one after another, the grass and flowers turned red in their eyes.
In life, the most feared parting is that I cry outside while my relatives sleep in the grave...
Seeing this scene, Cao Hua felt uncomfortable. She couldn't help but hug her son tightly, sucked her nose, turned her face away, lowered her head and secretly sobbing in her arms, quietly wiping her tears.
Just as he moved, Caohua suddenly realized that his wrist was being pulled.
Caohua was puzzled. She raised her red eyes and turned her head to see that the person who pulled her arm was the little girl just now?
"you?".
Caohua was about to ask, but Sannier interrupted Caohua eagerly. The little girl was only obsessed with one question.
"Auntie, where is my Donier? Where is my Donier? It's Li Duoduo, the Li Duoduo you mentioned! Li Duoduo, who originally lived in this yard and was only six years old. Where is she? Didn't she stay in the house and didn't come out? She..."
The little girl pulled her arm and asked her repeatedly, and her nose suddenly became sore again.
Thinking of that snowy evening, the lonely footprints and the small figures that could never be found again, as if they had never appeared in this world, Cao Hua's eyes were filled with guilt.
Looking at the girl in front of her with an urgent eye, Cao Hua shook her head and then, and she was full of misery in her voice.
"Duoduo is gone, and it has disappeared in the winter of 1942. I have been searching for it, but I have been searching for it for three years, but I have not been able to find her... But the child, I believe Duoduo must still be alive! It must still be alive! That child is so capable and is definitely still alive, but I am incompetent and unable to find her."
To be continued...