Chapter 176: Returning to Beijing to attend the funeral with tears in my eyes
Lin Sanqi saw Deputy County Magistrate Huang standing on the big truck, calling people anxiously, and felt a little contemptuous in his heart.
When the epidemic was at its worst, a little old man from Lei Township was directing the scene, and no one from the county dared to come. Now that the epidemic is under control, everyone has shown up?
This is how young people rectify the workplace. If they don't like it, they will say it, and if they don't accept it, they will do it.
Seeing that Lin Sanqi didn't want to pay attention to anyone, Chief Lei came over and persuaded:
"Comrade Lin, I think County Magistrate Huang is in a hurry. You'd better go there quickly. What if your unit is really in an emergency?"
"What's the emergency? I guess I won't be back for more than two months, so come and urge me to go home."
After wandering around for more than two months, Lin Sanqi also wanted to go back to the capital. No matter how nice it was outside, it was not as comfortable as the back garden of her own Gege Mansion.
"County Magistrate Huang, I'm here."
Lin Sanqi walked out of the house, wearing a modern protective clothing, very conspicuous.
Deputy County Magistrate Huang saw Lin Sanqi and hurriedly waved his hand to signal Lin Sanqi to come over:
"Comrade Lin, come here quickly. There is an urgent telegram from the capital, and I brought it to you."
The telegram envelope had been repackaged, and Deputy County Magistrate Huang pretended not to know anything and handed the telegram to Lin Sanqi.
Lin Sanqi thought that if he just urged him to go home and sent an urgent telegram, wouldn't there be other procurement tasks waiting for him? So when I opened the envelope and took a look, I was dumbfounded
There are only four words on the paper: Father is dead, come back soon.
My dad is dead? Wasn't this good when it came out? Even though he was not his biological father, Lin Sophora actually treated him as his biological son in these days.
Human beings are not just grass and trees, they always have feelings.
Lin Sanqi burst into tears and made an instant decision: I want to return to the capital.
Not to mention that the epidemic is now under control, even if the epidemic is still at its peak, it cannot stop Lin Sanqi's decision to go home.
"County Magistrate Huang, I, I have to go, my father is gone, I have to go back to the capital right away."
Compared with Deputy County Magistrate Lei’s hypocrisy, Township Magistrate Lei is really a little anxious:
"Ah, this is what happened, Comrade Lin, then you should go home quickly and leave this place to us."
Huang Zhibai also felt uncomfortable for a while, and said sincerely: "Comrade Lin, go home quickly. You have done enough for us. Without you, we don't know how many people would die."
"Yes, Comrade Lin, we Qin County people thank you."
Lin Sanqi stopped being pretentious. From a selfish point of view, other people's affairs are definitely not as important as her own, not to mention her father's death, so she gritted her teeth and ordered:
"Chief Lei, Doctor Huang, then it's all up to you, I have to go..."
By the time Lin Sanqi finished handing over his work and packed up his things, everyone in Naxiang Commune came out.
Among them were local farmers, patients who had been rescued by him, and local cadres and medical staff who were fighting on the front line of the epidemic, all gathered densely on the hillside at the entrance of the village.
When Lin Sanqi was about to leave in a big truck in a hurry, he saw people all over the hillside and braked hard.
Under the leadership of Mayor Lei, everyone shouted together:
"Thank you~~~Comrade Lin~~~"
"Goodbye~~~Dr. Lin~~~"
"Dr. Lin, have a nice trip~~~"
The shouts came over and over again, echoing in the valley for a long time.
Lin Sanqi's tears that had not been wiped away flowed out again, and she waved to everyone.
Everyone knows that this farewell will be an eternal farewell.
Many years later, Lin Sanqi learned that there was a popular "Dr. Lin Temple" in Xiang Town.
It is said that people from all over the country who are suffering from serious illness or minor calamity like to go to the temple to pray to Dr. Lin and Bodhisattva to help them. It is said that it is very effective.
Lin Sanqi drove a large truck and followed Deputy County Magistrate Huang's jeep towards the county seat.
On the way, Lin Sanqi gradually calmed down, and then felt that something was wrong.
Because he sent a telegram to the hospital about half a month ago, mainly to tell the unit that he had purchased the medicinal materials in Yulin, packed them in boxes, and sent them out, so be careful to check them.
But how does the work unit know that it is in Qin County?
You must know that the order of your purchases in the three provinces and six regions of South China was disrupted. If you did not follow Section Chief Kong's itinerary, the unit should be unable to find your whereabouts.
Later generations may also use mobile phone positioning, or search for bus tickets and hotel accommodation information, but there were no such things in 1959.
At this time, Lin Sanqi looked at the Qin County staff accompanying him and said:
"Director Jiang, do you know why the telegram reached your Qin County government? Without this telegram, I would not have known that such a big thing happened at home."
Director Jiang is actually Deputy County Magistrate Huang’s secretary, so he naturally knows the inside story:
"Hey, this happened a few days ago. Our county sent a letter of commendation to your Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine to thank you for your contribution in the fight against the epidemic in Qin County. As a result, I received this letter the next day. Send a telegram." There was a reply the next day. Why didn't the telegram tell me until today? What did you do in the past few days?
Lin Sanqi had doubts in her heart. The car had already entered the Qin County local government compound.
This was the strong request of County Magistrate Huang. Unless he had to pass through the county town on the way, Lin Sanqi would not have stayed any longer and was going to drive away directly.
As soon as the car drove into the county compound, I saw that the yard was already full of people.
The first and second leaders of Qin County were all waiting in the yard. When they saw Lin Sanqi getting out of the car, they quickly came forward to shake hands.
"Comrade Lin Sanqi, we have also heard about your family affairs. Knowing that you are anxious to return home, we will make a long story short. Two things, one is to thank you for your contribution to our people in Qin County.
Without you, I don’t know what the epidemic would have been like. On behalf of the government of County W and the 300,000 people of Qin County, I sincerely thank you. There is no way to repay your kindness. This is a banner, and I hope you will take it with you, Comrade Lin. ”
There are eight characters written on the banner: "A hanging pot helps the world, and the kindness is as heavy as a mountain."
This was the first time in Lin Sanqi's life that he had received a banner. If his father hadn't died and he wasn't in a bad mood, he would have been able to sing a song normally.
"Thank you Shuji, thank you county magistrate. I did what I should do and received so many thanks and blessings from our Qin County. I will always remember this experience in my heart. I will definitely come back to see it if I have the opportunity."< br>
Before he finished speaking, he heard a thumping sound from the big truck behind him.
When Lin Sanqi turned around, she saw many young staff moving bags of fruit onto their big trucks.
"No, this is..."
The leader said sincerely:
"Comrade Lin, you have helped us free of charge for so long, and we have nothing to offer in return. Unfortunately, we in Qin County don't have any good things. We can only give you some fruits. These Shatian pomelos, citrus, papayas, persimmons and bananas are all local specialties. Our hearts.”
After a while, Lin Sanqi's big truck was filled with a carton of fruits. It was even piled up like a hill and had to be fixed with hemp ropes.
Lin Sanqi really didn't want to socialize, so she exchanged a few polite words with the people in the county and drove away from the county compound in a big truck like flying.
The top leader was a little surprised to see the big truck driving so fast:
"You guys think, how come Comrade Lin's big truck is so powerful? It's hard for other trucks to drive up the hillside at the entrance of our county. Comrade Lin's truck is loaded with fruits and can still drive so easily. How come the big Jiefang truck has so much power? The same model? ”
An old god, a county leader next to him, replied:
"You understand this, right? Can the cars driven for the people in the capital be the same as those in our rural areas? Those sent to the capital back then had to be tribute. Look at the few large liberation trucks in our county. How can they be driven out? It’s good if it falls apart.”
"Oh, that's it~~~"
Others thought the big truck in the capital was too powerful, but Lin Sanqi thought it was too slow.
So on the outskirts of Qin County, Lin Sanqi set up another tent, drove in a large truck, and came out in a jeep.
The speed of a jeep is much faster than that of a large truck. Lin Sanqi drove the 200 kilometers to Yulin in four hours, which was absolutely amazing in this era.
Lin Sanqi took the train north from Yulin Railway Station...
Five days later, Lin Sanqi returned to the capital after a long journey.
Guangqi in November is still as hot as summer, but the northwest wind has begun to blow in the capital in November. A gust of wind can make people tremble.
Lin Sanqi didn't have time to change her clothes. At this time, she stood tremblingly at the door of Gege's house, tears starting to fall down.
I thought that from the time the telegram was sent to the time he returned to the capital, there was a week. I probably would not see him for the last time. My father should have been buried and cremated, right?
Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi, who blamed herself, burst into tears:
"Dad, your little son is back~~~"
Lin Sanqi shouted and rushed into the yard, but everyone in the east courtyard was startled and ran out of the house.
Season Bird Hou Hou Daya ran out and saw Lin Sanqi howling in mourning, and her head was full of question marks:
"I said Lin Sanqi, why are you yelling? Is there a death in your family?"
Matchmaker Wang also ran out of the house in a hurry at this time:
"Hey, Xiao Lin, what's wrong with you? Why are you in such a mess? Did you encounter a robbery, or was you bullied by someone?"
Then Belle came out, clutching her chest:
"Good boy, this howl scared me so much that I almost lost my breath. I said to Lin Sanqi, what's wrong with your father? How do you say it's okay and he's gone?"
People in the courtyard also began to talk about it, and it was obvious that Lin Sanqi was crying so loudly.
Lin Sanqi didn't have time to listen to other people's gossip. She walked through the front yard to the middle yard while crying, and then stared at the neighbors in the middle yard.
Lin Sanqi did not see the mourning hall, white sails, or yellow paper in her imagination. The door of her house was clean, as if nothing had happened.
Doesn't it feel like a funeral?
Jin Caifeng had just come out of the house at this time. When she saw her little son standing like a beggar in the yard, she shouted:
"Son, my Zai Zai, are you finally back?"
(End of chapter)