Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Long was not at all worried about being suspected by the other party. He was mainly at a loss as to how to comfort Sister Yang and Han Fang.

He kind of regretted agreeing to bring Han Fang here. Han Fang was still young and might not know or understand at the moment.

He turned his head to look at Han Fang and found that Han Fang's main attention was still on Sister Yang.

It is really a tragedy to have a precocious child.

Turning his head, he saw Section Chief Xu and Deputy Section Chief Zheng frowning as they read the letter. Deputy Section Chief Zheng even took out two letters from his notebook and compared them.

A surge of anger rose in Li Long's heart.

It's understandable that the other party doubts the authenticity of the family members here, but isn't it a bit too much in front of Sister Yang?

He walked over and whispered to the two section chiefs:
"Can we go to another place after the comparison? You have doubts, which is normal, I understand, but Sister Yang - have you ever thought about it? After you compare and confirm that Sister Yang is really Han Bin's wife, how will you face the widow later?"

Deputy Section Chief Zheng was a little embarrassed. He knew that the man in front of him drove a jeep and was an employee of the Beitingzhou Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Anyone who could drive a jeep must not be an ordinary person, and what he said was not wrong.

Chief Xu said:
"Yes, yes, yes, Deputy Section Chief Zheng, you go read the letter first. I will accompany the family members and this... Comrade Li."

Li Long finally calmed down. Sister Yang's crying became quieter, and she seemed to have calmed down.

Seeing that it was difficult to communicate with Sister Yang, Section Chief Xu asked Li Long in a low voice:

"Comrade Li, you and them..."

"Sister Yang came to see Han Bin last year...or the year before last. As for why she came, I think you should know some of the background.

Han Bin's mother favored her younger son, and Sister Yang gave birth to a girl. In her hometown, boys were favored over girls, so Sister Yang had no choice but to come find her husband.

I lost my luggage at the train station and forgot the address. The Red Flag Farm of your Sixth Division is similar to the Red Flag Commune of our Ma County, so I found it there..."

Li Long simply told them about Sister Yang. Anyway, the letter had been handed over to them, and they would definitely want to read the contents. They said it was a family scandal, and now they had to prove their identities, so why would they care about family scandals?
Unlike later times, one can find out everything with just one phone call. Although the farm had a phone, it was the same as the one in Team 4, a magnetic phone that shook, and one had to go up one level at a time. The phone number for Hongqi Farm had to go to Ma County, and in the middle it had to go through the Corps Headquarters.

This is also the reason why Sister Yang has been unable to obtain her husband’s specific work address.

"…The child was sick, and Sister Yang had no choice but to stay in Ma County. My wife and I helped Sister Yang find a yard. You also read the letter. Sister Yang asked her mother-in-law for the address, but her mother-in-law just asked her to send money. In the end, she couldn't find the village party secretary, and he gave you your address.

The village party secretary also said in the letter that some things and money were sent to my family a few months ago, but he didn’t know the details…”

Section Chief Xu had almost believed what Li Long said, and believed that Sister Yang was Han Bin's wife. He sighed and said:
"This matter is more difficult to handle..."

"What's the problem?" Li Long said bluntly, "We are here to look for someone, not to ask for treatment. You have already given money to your family, you can't give two. I'll tell you clearly, I am Sister Yang's elder sister, we are not short of money, we just come here to look for someone..."

These words were spoken in a dignified manner, but they made Section Chief Xu look embarrassed:

"No, no, no, that's not what we meant. If they are really the family members of Martyr Han Bin, we will definitely express our opinions..."

"I don't want any expression!" Sister Yang had stopped crying. After hearing the conversation between the two people, she raised her head, wiped away her tears, and said with red eyes:

"I just want to see where Xiaofang's father is buried. I want to go and burn some paper for him..."

Chief Xu almost went underground when he heard this. He was also complaining about the security department. The one who brought Li Long and the others in just now was from the security department. They were used to being suspicious of others.

Footsteps were heard, and Li Long and Section Chief Xu watched Deputy Section Chief Zheng come in and looked at him together.

Deputy Section Chief Zheng also looked embarrassed and whispered to Section Chief Xu:

"The handwriting is the same. We found a photo left by Comrade Han Bin in the file box. We are sure..." He looked at Sister Yang and Han Fang, and then said, "We are sure that this person is Comrade Han Bin's wife..."

He took the photo and showed it to Section Chief Xu.

Section Chief Xu took a look, then looked at Sister Yang, and nodded heavily.

"Can you leave this photo to Sister Yang?" Li Long suddenly said, "Sister Yang needs this photo the most!"

Section Chief Xu turned his head to look at Deputy Section Chief Zheng, then looked at Sister Yang, and then placed the photo in front of Sister Yang.

Sister Yang looked at the photo, in which she was sitting and holding Xiaofang, who was less than three years old, with her husband standing behind her with a handsome figure. She immediately started crying again.

"Okay, okay, it's just a misunderstanding..." Chief Xu said, "The director went to the division headquarters for a meeting. Let me tell you about this, Yang..."

"Yang Xiulan." Deputy Section Chief Zheng said in a low voice.

"Comrade Yang Xiulan," Chief Xu said solemnly:
"Please forgive our caution. After all, this matter...we didn't know the situation would be so complicated.

However, Comrade Han Bin was an outstanding employee of our unit. He devoted his heart and sweat to the unit and finally sacrificed his life to save the people. As a unit, we should be responsible for the family's life and your reasonable request. You see..."

"I want to see where Xiaofang's father is buried..."

"Okay, you take a rest first. It's already afternoon. How about we go early tomorrow morning? I'll clean up the guesthouse at the site..." said Section Chief Xu.

"No, I want to go now..." Sister Yang was very stubborn and persistent.

"Well... OK, I'll go find a car now."

"No need, I'm driving. Chief Xu, can you find someone to lead the way?"

"No, I'll bring it myself." Section Chief Xu said straightforwardly, "Then let's go." After leaving the door, Li Long asked, "Where is the store?"

"What for?" asked Section Chief Xu.

"Buy some yellow paper."

Section Chief Xu slapped his head and thought, oh my god!
Although I currently believe in science and Marxism-Leninism, I am not prohibited from burning paper.

He hurriedly asked the person who followed him out to go to the store to buy a few rolls of paper.

The Chinese New Year is approaching and the store actually has yellow paper, which is actually not available if you want to buy it at other times.

Taking the paper, Li Long put the bag on the passenger seat into the trunk and asked Section Chief Xu to sit in the passenger seat. After Sister Yang and Han Fang got in the car, he drove to the cemetery.

The farm itself is not big, so the cemetery is also relatively small.

"Those buried here are the workers and their families who died on the farm over the years," said Section Chief Xu. "Come here, the tomb of Martyr Han Bin is here."

Han Bin's tomb was well built, and a stele was erected. There were signs of cleaning in front of the tomb, and it was obvious that someone had been paying attention to it during this period.

"Han Bin is quite popular in the transportation company. It's already the twelfth lunar month, and people come to pay tribute to him from time to time." Chief Xu said in a low voice.

Sister Yang brought Han Fang to the tomb and she slowly sat down.

"Xiaofang, kneel down and kowtow. Your father is buried in here..."

Han Fang didn't seem particularly sad, she was just worried about her mother.

I don’t have a very deep impression of her father, so the feelings for him aren’t that deep either.

She did whatever Sister Yang asked her to do. After she kowtowed three times obediently, Sister Yang hurriedly helped her sit down and wiped the snow and mud off her head.

Li Long squatted down and unfolded the yellow paper. He kept circling the paper with his hands until the paper was turned into a round flower. He then placed it in front of the monument and handed the lighter to Sister Yang.

Sister Yang held the lighter in her trembling hands and flicked the yellow paper a few times to light it.

There was no wind just now, but now a gust of wind suddenly blew the burning yellow paper up and blew it towards the grave.

"Xiaofang's father, my mother and I are here to see you..." Sister Yang cried, not afraid of the fire at all. She continued to add yellow paper to the fire, "Take a look... We are late..."

Li Long was also heartbroken. Yes, if it were normal, if Sister Yang and Han Fang hadn't lost their luggage, they would have been able to find Han Bin directly, and this incident might not have happened.

Of course, everything is if.

Li Long also took out two pieces of yellow paper and put them into the fire, muttering:
"Brother Han Bin, due to some strange mistake, you and your family are separated forever. But Sister Yang and Han Fang will be fine in the future, don't worry..."

Two pieces of yellow paper fell into the fire, and were then picked up by the hot wind and burned in the air until they burned out. The ashes of the paper swirled around the grave and finally fell slowly.

Li Long retreated to the outside of the cemetery, leaving it to the family.

Section Chief Liu stood beside the jeep and was in a friendly manner with Li Long:

"Comrade Li Long, I really envy you for working in the city, unlike us who are in this remote area."

"It's all about building the four modernizations." Li Long said with a smile, "Actually, I'm not in the city. I'm in the mountains of Ma County. This car was assigned to me by the state commune to facilitate the completion of the task." "Oh, so that's it, it's also very hard." Section Chief Xu took out a pack of cigarettes, took out one and handed it to Li Long. After Li Long refused, he lit up himself, "We also have mountains here. To be honest, the conditions in the mountains are more difficult."

The two chatted for a while, and then Sister Yang brought Han Fang out of the cemetery. Li Long felt that she was in a slightly better mood.

"Let's go back to the field office first." said Section Chief Xu.

Arriving at the site, Li Long said to Section Chief Xu:
"I originally planned to send Sister Yang here today and then go back, but now it seems I can't leave yet. Where can you make a phone call? I'll call home and tell them."

"I can call from my office. Where do you want to call? The state bank?"

"No, no, no, I'll call my family in Ma County." Li Long said, "Just point out a location and I'll go there."

Section Chief Xu first took Li Long to his office and asked him to make a phone call, accompanied by an officer. Then he sent Sister Yang and Ye Hanfang to the guesthouse.

Li Long made the call through various relays and finally reached the duty room of the Education Bureau of Ma County, and then asked the staff on duty to call Gu Xiaoxia.

At this time, he missed the smartphone from his previous life very much, even if it was a programmable phone.

Gu Xiaoxia's voice came over:

"Hello, I'm Gu Xiaoxia."

"I'm Li Long. We're at Hongqi Farm." Li Long looked at the farm cadre next to him and continued, "The situation is complicated. Sister Yang's husband died trying to save others. We have to stay here for one night and can only go back tomorrow. Let me tell you."

"What? Ah - Sister Yang must be very sad, you should try to persuade her and comfort her. It's okay, just help Sister Yang deal with the matter there, don't worry about me."

"Then take care of yourself. Ask Uncle Gu to go to the big yard when you go back. You can't stay alone." Li Long said, "I will go back tomorrow at the latest."

After a few more words, Li Long hung up the phone.

When we returned to the meeting room, Section Chief Xu was persuading Sister Yang:
"Comrade Yang Xiulan, I have just asked the director for instructions, and the director also said that although we have already issued a pension to Han Bin's family and sent the money every month, we cannot ignore you and your daughter now that they are here.

The farm has decided to arrange a job for you here and also arrange for Han Fang to go to the children's primary school. What do you think?
Although we are not as good as the big cities, we have all the necessary benefits, and we will not arrange farming work for you..."

Will Sister Yang stay here?

To be fair, if Sister Yang followed him back to Ma County, his and Gu Xiaoxia's life would be better.

But if Sister Yang stays here, her life will be more stable in the future.

After all, Sister Yang can settle down here, but it would be difficult for me to settle down the mother and daughter if I go back to Ma County.

"…The salary here is not bad, and the education quality is also OK. If you decide to stay, I will report to the farm immediately and allocate a house for you." Section Chief Xu also had his own ideas.

Han Bin is a martyr, and the martyr's family has been well resettled, which in itself is a very good publicity work.

It can play a very good propaganda and educational role for the families of employees.

"Comrade Yang Xiulan, don't rush to make a decision. It's getting late. We have arranged dinner at the guesthouse. Let's eat first."

The director was away at a meeting, so Section Chief Xu, Deputy Section Chief Zheng, Li Long, Yang Xiulan and Han Fang had dinner together.

Yang Xiulan didn't have much appetite, but Han Fang was okay.

Li Long was not affected at all. He couldn't intervene in the matter, so he just ate.

This banquet was quite good, with chicken and fish. The meat that Li Long brought was in the car, so it was not easy to send it. He thought that if Sister Yang decided to stay, the fish and meat would be left for them.

After dinner, Section Chief Xu and Deputy Section Chief Zheng left. Sister Yang and Han Fang stayed in one room, and Li Long stayed in another. There were stoves in each room, which had been set up early, so it was quite warm now.

Li Long drove the jeep into the yard, filled it with water, and took the gun back into the house. When he was about to rest, there was a knock on the door.

Li Long opened the door and it was Sister Yang and Han Fang.

After letting the two people in, Sister Yang did not sit down, but asked:

"Uncle, I want to ask, if I go back to your place, is it okay?"

"Why, you don't want to stay here?" Li Long was a little surprised. "Want to go back to Ma County?"

"Yes." Sister Yang's expression was still quite firm. "I feel pretty good living there these days. If you don't mind my mother and me, then I'll go back. If you do... it's unlucky..."

"How could I complain?" Li Long said hurriedly, "It's just a little troublesome. The farm here can let you settle down and give you a formal job. In Ma County, it's more difficult for you to settle down, and there is no commercial grain to eat."

"That's nothing." Sister Yang shook her head. "This is where Xiaofang's father works. My mother and I are unfamiliar with the place. It feels bad to stay here. I can just come here every year to burn paper for her father.

If your family doesn't dislike me, I will stay in Ma County. I won't go back to my hometown anymore. That place... I won't go back, and there is no need to go back..."

"Okay, let's go back tomorrow." Since Sister Yang has made the decision, Li Long naturally supports her.

After hearing what Li Long said, Sister Yang was completely relieved.

When she found this place, she found bad news. Although Sister Yang was sad, she was surprisingly calm.

Maybe, this is a good thing.

At least my husband won't have to be torn between himself and his mother.

Sadness is inevitable, but after crying and burning paper today, I slowly calmed down.

In fact, this was also the result of the time when Han Fang came from her hometown, lost her luggage in Wucheng, and then wandered around the Hongqi Commune in Ma County for so long that she almost died. This honed her character.

Since then, I have become indifferent to life and death.

The dead cannot be resurrected, so no matter what, we must look forward.

It's good to stay here and everything is stable, but everything has to start from scratch.

On the contrary, returning to Ma County feels more like home.

"Also, Uncle Li, this time when we go back, Xiaofang and I will have to live in the small courtyard in the south for a while. Her father is gone, and we have to take care of him for a while... maybe after the Chinese New Year."

"Of course I should." Li Long agreed quickly.

Sister Yang and Han Fang went back to their own rooms.

Oh, what happened...

The next morning, Li Long got up, set up the stove, went out to wash, and boiled water to fill the jeep.

There are teapots, buckets, washbasin racks in the room, and there is a public bathroom for guests, which is very convenient.

When I saw Sister Yang and Han Fang, I found that they both had white flowers on their heads and black cloth covers on their arms.

The white flowers and black cloth cover must have been made temporarily, altered from other clothes.

Li Long nodded silently.

When Section Chief Xu rushed over and saw this, he also lowered his head silently.

During the meal, Sister Yang told Section Chief Xu about her decision.

Section Chief Xu was stunned for a moment, a little surprised.

For a normal person, with such a good thing, they would definitely choose to stay here and eat commercial grain.

He still wanted to persuade her, but when he saw Sister Yang's determined expression, he gave up the idea.

Since Sister Yang didn't want to stay, he had to revise his plan and report it to the director again.

Therefore, after dinner, Li Long and his friends were about to leave, but Chief Xu forced them to stay, saying that he needed to consult the leader.

Since the other party was so determined, I had to give her some face. Anyway, I could still get back today even if I went back later, so after seeing that Sister Yang had no objection, Li Long agreed.

After waiting for half an hour, Section Chief Xu came to the guesthouse and told them about some compensation their farm had given to Sister Yang.

It sounds like he is quite sincere. (End of this chapter)