Friday, August 11, 2023.

At Hangzhou Airport, a group of more than 30 people were picking up the plane. The leader was a ninety-three-year-old man. This old man was none other than Qu Guangqiang.

Qu Guangqiang never dreamed that he would be able to see his eldest brother in his lifetime.

Back then, my eldest brother Qu Guanghua joined the army with a friend from the same village. At that time, there was a national crisis and it was the time when the whole country was united in the war of resistance. Needless to say, how dangerous joining the army was, my parents naturally disagreed.

But the eldest brother tried hard to persuade his parents to let him join the army, but he never came back. He didn't write a letter to his family for three years, and the letters he sent from his family also disappeared.

Moreover, the family of the friend who joined the army with his eldest brother has received news of his sacrifice.

At that time, everyone in the family understood that the eldest brother was most likely to have died.

Thinking of the scene back then, Qu Guangqiang sighed and said to his great-nephew and grandnephew: "Chunming, back then we all thought that your great-grandfather had died. During that time, your great-great-grandfather and great-great-grandmother sighed all day long and regretted agreeing to let your great-grandpa join the army.

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Thinking about it now, fortunately they agreed, otherwise if Grandpa Zeng was left in his hometown, he would most likely be killed by those goddamn bandits."

Qu Chunming couldn't help but ask: "Great uncle, how did you escape the bandit massacre of the village?"

Speaking of this matter, Qu Guangqiang said sadly: "This is why I should not die. At that time, I happened to follow an old hunter from the village into the mountains to hunt, and stayed in the mountains for one night. When we came out of the mountains, we discovered the whole village.

He was killed until no one was left alive. I still can’t forget that scene.”

Qu Chunming couldn't help but cursed: "Damn bandits, if it weren't for their inhumane massacre of the village, our two families would have been reunited more than thirty years ago."

Qu Shiqing answered: "Those bandits did not end well either. I heard they were wiped out not long after."

Qu Guangqiang shook his head and said: "Actually, it's my fault. At that time, I thought that my eldest brother had been sacrificed a long time ago. But this time the bandits massacred the village and killed my parents, second brother and third sister. I thought that I was the only one left alive in the whole family, so that's all."

He went out to explore without any worries, and finally settled in Hengyang County, missing the opportunity to meet his elder brother.

If it hadn't been for Master Jiang's help this time, I would have never known until my death that my eldest brother had not sacrificed his life back then and that we could still see each other as brothers at this age. I really would have died without any regrets."

Jiang Feng smiled and said: "This is because the fate between you brothers, Mr. Qu, has not been fulfilled. I just helped you a little."

They are really dissatisfied with the girlfriend their son has now. If their son really marries her, their old age will be worrying!

At this moment, a large group of passengers walked out of the airport. Fu Guangqiang and others immediately stopped talking, looked at the crowd intently, and began to search for the target.

After all the other passengers had almost left, hundreds of people gathered together and walked out in a mighty manner. The leader was an old man with a white beard.

Seeing this old man, Di Guangqiang's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked straight at him.

The white-haired old man who was helped out also saw the old man waiting at the exit for the first time. His expression instantly became excited, and his walking speed involuntarily accelerated.

After the white-haired old man approached, Qu Guangqiang shouted excitedly: "Brother!"

The white-haired old man was none other than Qu Guanghua. When he heard Qu Guangqiang's shout, he grabbed his younger brother's hand and shouted with the same excitement: "Ah Qiang."

Di Guangqiang had tears in his eyes and said in a choked tone: "It's been eighty-one years, it's been eighty-one years. I never dreamed that I would see you again in this life, although your appearance is no longer what I remember.

You look different, but I still remember the mole at the corner of your eye."

Qu Guanghua also had tears in his eyes. He felt like seeing his relatives again after eighty-one years. It was estimated that apart from the two brothers, there would never be a third person in the world.

"Aqiang, when I joined the army, you were still a teenager. Now that we meet again, you have gray hair. It's a pity that Awu and Amei are not lucky enough to wait for this day."

Hearing the eldest brother mention the second brother and the third sister, the tragic scenes of them flashed through Qu Guangqiang's mind, and he couldn't help but change the subject: "Brother, let me introduce to you, this is Master Jiang. We brothers can meet again in this life. It's all

We must thank Master Jiang for his contribution."

Qu Guanghua put it on his younger brother's hand, took Jiang Feng's hand and said: "Master Jiang, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. If there is anything my Qu family can do to help in the future, just ask. Our Qu family will do our best to help."

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Jiang Feng smiled and said: "Mr. Qu, you are a hero of the Anti-Japanese War. As a junior, I can help in a trivial way in finding relatives. It is an honor for me. If you thank me, don't mention it again."

Hearing these words, Qu Guanghua felt excited again. When he joined the army with enthusiasm, he wanted to go into battle to kill the enemy and serve the motherland. Now that he can get recognition from future generations, he feels that the efforts of his generation are meaningful.

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Qu Guanghua said nothing more and just shook Jiang Feng's hand vigorously.

Next, the brothers began to introduce their children to each other. As for the grandchildren, they had to stand aside for the time being. After all, the two families together numbered more than a hundred and dozens of people, which was too many people.

After the two parties greeted each other, Qu Chunming suggested: "Grandpa Zeng, uncle Zeng, this is not the place to talk. I have already booked a hotel in advance. Why don't we go to the restaurant now and then we can chat while eating?"

Qu Guanghua nodded and said: "Okay, this is really not the place to talk, so let's talk at the hotel."

Fu Guangqiang also nodded and said yes.

The two old men nodded, and the others naturally had no objections, so they all got in the car and headed to Qu Chunming's hotel.

Among them, Qu Shiqing personally acted as the driver for the two old men and Jiang Feng. Other senior people also got on the car, while those with lower seniority could only take the bus.

After all, there are only a hundred or so people in Qu Guangqiang's family. Except for his son Qu Shiqing, who is more promising, the other children and grandchildren in Qu Guangqiang's family are from well-off families. Naturally, there are not so many cars to greet relatives from Bay Province.

Of course, it’s not impossible to borrow a car if you really want to, and it’s not difficult to rent a car, but it’s not necessary. I don’t know how much easier it would be to just rent a few buses.

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On the way from the airport to the hotel, the two brothers Qu Guanghua and Qu Guangqiang chatted about the past.

Qu Guangqiang said: "Big brother, there was no news about you as soon as you left. You didn't write a letter to your family, and the letters sent from home also disappeared. In addition, the news of the death of Brother Xizi who went to join the army with you came back, and then

My parents will judge that you are in danger, brother."

Qu Guanghua sighed: "The situation at that time was too severe. My army moved to many places, and I had no chance to write letters to my family. It was not until four years later that I found the opportunity and sent several letters to my family. Unfortunately, there was no chance.

Received reply.

Later, I received an order from my superiors to go to Bay Province. Who would have thought that I would never come back? It was not until the late 1980s that I found the opportunity to return to the mainland to find my relatives.

At that time, I returned to my hometown with excitement, but the news I found made my heart freeze. Three years after I joined the army, our village was massacred by bandits. The whole village was killed until every chicken and dog was left alive.

At that moment, I felt really desperate.

However, I still haven’t given up and have been searching for information about you. Over the past thirty years, I have traveled between the two places many times and traveled to countless places, but unfortunately I have never been able to find out any information about you.”

Di Guangqiang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and told the story of how he escaped death, and then said with emotion: "It's really fate, because of the judgment of my parents at the beginning, and because of the fact that there is no news about you, eldest brother."

, so I thought, brother, you had died on the battlefield a long time ago.

At that time, the old hunter and I were the only ones left in the village. After burying my parents, my second brother and my third sister, because we were afraid that the bandits would leave and return, the old hunter and I had no time to bury the bodies of the villagers, so we hurriedly

left the village.

This journey lasted for more than ten years. In that era, transportation was inconvenient and coupled with extreme poverty, I never found the opportunity to return to my hometown to pay homage to my parents.

It wasn't until the early 1960s that I found the opportunity to go back to my hometown. Then more than thirty years later, I found the opportunity to go back to my hometown again to pay homage to my parents and siblings.

It wasn’t until the new century that I went back to pay homage to my parents, brothers and sisters more often. In recent years, as I’m getting older, my children don’t want me to travel long distances anymore, so they go to pay homage.”

After hearing this, Qu Guanghua understood clearly that it was indeed fate. The two brothers should have had the opportunity to meet each other a long time ago, but unfortunately they missed it by mistake. "I will rest here today, and tomorrow you will take me back to my hometown to worship my parents."

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Qu Guangqiang nodded and said, "Well, I haven't been back for four or five years."

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An hour later.

In the banquet hall of a certain hotel, more than 130 members of the Qu family sat at fourteen tables, with two families sitting in between to ensure that there were people from both families at each table.

In addition to the old men of the two families, there were also juniors such as Master Jiang Fengjiang and Qu Chunming, the great hero of the Qu family, at the head table. The rest were the second generation of the two families.

Of course, there are more than ten second generations from both families, so this table cannot be seated, so there are only a few second generations with higher status, such as Qu Shiqing, the county leader, and Qu Guanghua, the leaders of the family.

The son of industry.

At this time, everyone was chatting while eating and drinking, and gradually understood the respective situations of the two families.

This meal took more than three hours to finish.

When he was about to leave, Jiang Feng said goodbye with a smile: "Everyone, my trip has lived up to your expectations. I have finally helped you find your long-lost relatives. Tomorrow you will go back to your hometown to pay homage to your parents. I will not interfere. We are destined to meet again."

Qu Guanghua stretched out his hand to hold Jiang Feng's hand and said with gratitude: "Master Jiang, my biggest wish in this life is to see my relatives again. Now that you have helped me fulfill my wish for many years, I won't say much about my gratitude.

Okay, after I finish paying homage to my parents, I will come to pay you a visit."

Jiang Feng declined repeatedly: "Mr. Qu, I have said before that you have always been a hero of the Anti-Japanese War. Without your generation's sacrifices without fear of life and death, our generation would not be able to do something trivial for you today.

It's my honor, please don't mention the word reward again."

Qu Guanghua held Jiang Feng's hand and was so moved that he couldn't speak. After a while, he said: "Okay, I will listen to Master Jiang and not mention the word reward. I will visit you again after paying homage to my parents. No.

I know if you like Master Jiang?"

Jiang Feng then smiled and said, "Of course you are welcome."

Next, other members of the Qu family also expressed their gratitude.

Especially Qu Chunming, who has become a hero of the Qu family, and is deeply grateful to Master Jiang.

After saying hello, Qu Shiqing found the right opportunity to speak out: "Master Jiang, wherever you are going now, I will see you off."

Jiang Feng waved his hand and said, "No need to bother the leader, I'm going to fly back to Guangxi province overnight, just take a taxi."

Qu Shiqing volunteered and said: "No trouble, I can't drive after drinking, but my wife can drive, and I can talk to you, Master Jiang, on the way."

While speaking, Qu Shiqing gave his wife Wu Ping a wink.
To be continued...