The Two Heroes of the Ye Family

Chapter 293 Arrival at Fushi

In Hujiang, Ye Minghao flew directly to Jiangxia Airport and stayed in Jiangxia for one night.

Early the next morning, he left Jiangxia City alone and headed north.

It was not until he reached the vicinity of the Dabie Mountains that he found a contact point organized by the Communist Party, which was set up specifically for him.

The rest of the journey took him directly through the safe passage organized by the Communist Party. It took him more than a week to reach Fushe.

It was not until the evening of the next day that Ye Minghao arrived at Huang Yanran's grave. Looking at the new soil on the grave, he was already in tears.

"Yanran, when we were studying in Jinling, we promised to grow old together, but you broke your promise!"

Ye Minghao's words were filled with sorrow, and a piercing pain pierced his heart directly.

For a moment, I had no motivation to move forward.

Sitting next to the tombstone and gently stroking it, it feels like stroking Yanran's beautiful hair.

Ye Minghao unconsciously recited Su Shi's Jiang Cheng Zi.

"Ten years of separation between life and death, I can never forget you without even thinking of you. A thousand miles away, a lonely grave, with nowhere to talk to about my desolation. Even if we meet, we won't recognize each other, with dust all over our faces and hair like frost."

By the time he got to this point, Ye Minghao was already sobbing.

Huang Yanran is his wife and has received the blessings of both sets of parents. She should be buried in the ancestral tomb of the Ye family in Gusu City.

But this place is really thousands of miles away from Gusu City.

Yanran was a woman from the south of the Yangtze River, but after her death she was buried in the endless Loess Plateau.

Continuing to touch the tombstone, Ye Minghao was filled with grief. How could his wife not have a tombstone?

If she still stayed in Hujiang, no one would remember to visit her grave and burn paper money for her every Qingming Festival.

For the first time in his life, Ye Minghao felt a deep hatred in his heart, and he wanted to kill the Secret Service agents.

Instead of thinking about killing the Japanese devils and the traitors, they only engage in internal strife and don't care about the lives of the Chinese people.

Ye Minghao pulled out two Browning pistols from his waist and fired several shots into the air until the magazine was empty.

"Yanran, I swear I will avenge you and our Ye family."

The two comrades who accompanied Ye Minghao stood in the distance and watched Ye Minghao quietly.

They didn't follow because they were afraid of disturbing Ye Minghao's conversation with his wife.

But no one expected that Ye Minghao would suddenly draw his gun and shoot into the air to vent his hatred.

Ye Minghao sat there until the sun set, and did not get up or leave Huang Yanran's grave.

Recalling every little detail of his time with his wife Yanran, Ye Minghao felt sweet and regretful at times.

Among the two accompanying persons was a female comrade named Qian Xiaoyun, who was from Liangxi, Jiangsu Province, and was a colleague of Yanran during her lifetime.

This was specially arranged by the organization.

Half a day had passed since Ye Minghao arrived at Huang Yanran's grave.

Qian Xiaoyun was worried that Ye Minghao was too sad, so she walked up to Ye Minghao with her head held high.

"Brother Ye, it's getting dark, and you haven't eaten a single bite for lunch. It will be bad for your health if you don't eat at night.

If Sister Yanran sees you in heaven, she will definitely be worried about your health and will be very sad. "

Ye Minghao slowly turned his head and said:

"Comrade Qian, thank you! I want to visit the place where Yanran once lived."

"Okay, I'll take you there. It's not far ahead."

A few minutes later, Ye Minghao followed Qian Xiaoyun and others to a cave.

Walking into the cave, Ye Minghao took out a flashlight from his backpack, turned it on and shone it inside the cave.

In the simple cave, one can vaguely see the shadow of where Huang Yanran once lived.

"Comrade Qian, Comrade Liu, thank you for your hard work. I will stay here tonight. You can go back first."

"Brother Ye, you haven't had dinner yet!"

"It's okay, I have some dry food in my backpack. I'll boil some water here later. Just one bite will be enough.

Tomorrow I will prepare a tombstone for Yanran."

"Brother Ye, when Sister Yanran is buried, the superiors will erect a tombstone for her.

I was the one who stopped you. This was something Sister Yanran specifically instructed me to do before she died. She believed that you would definitely come here.

Sister Yanran hopes that you will write the words on her tombstone yourself and then have a craftsman carve it."

"Before she passed away, did Yanran leave any other words?"

Qian Xiaoyun nodded and said softly:

"Sister Yanran left with a smile. She said that although this life was short, she didn't have many regrets.

She had no regrets about sacrificing her life for the revolution.

Marrying the man she loves most and giving birth to twin sons is the greatest honor of her life.

My only regret is that I can’t see my two sons get married and start their own families. I feel a little sorry for them.”

"Any more?"

Qian Xiaoyun shook her head to indicate no.

In the afternoon, he saw the tombstone at his wife's grave. He was very angry at that time. He didn't expect that this was her personal instruction.

When the two were together, Yanran said that she liked his handwriting the most. It was strong and powerful, yet with a hint of elegance.

If you think about it carefully, it would be most appropriate for her husband to erect his wife's tombstone himself.

Yanran was loyal to the organization and sacrificed her life for the revolution. She was a qualified proletarian revolutionary.

At this moment, Ye Minghao felt that the anger in his heart disappeared, but he had to avenge the murder of Yanran.

Yanran must hope to fight the enemy together with the brothers of the New Independent Brigade.

"Comrade Xiao Qian, thank you for telling me this."

"Brother Ye, I'd better go back and prepare dinner for you. Please wait here for a while."

"No need, Xiao Qian, I'm really not hungry. I'll have to trouble you again tomorrow, so you should go back early."

Qian Xiaoyun did not insist any longer. After the man who came with her said goodbye to Ye Minghao, the two of them left.

At night, Ye Minghao lay on the bed where Yanran once slept. He could feel her love for life here.

The cave was kept clean and tidy. There were some books piled up at the head of the bed, most of which were about revolution.

Qian Xiaoyun came to the leader's office, a middle-aged woman named Liu.

"Xiao Qian, why are you here so late? Have you had dinner by yourself?"

"Director Liu, I just came back from the cave where Sister Yanran once lived.

Brother Ye sat in front of Sister Yanran's grave for the entire afternoon without even having dinner.

I wanted to prepare dinner for him, but he refused and he will stay there tonight."

"Let him be. They are a loving couple. Has he made any requests?"

"He hasn't mentioned it yet. I guess he'll ask us to help him find someone to buy a tombstone and find a carver tomorrow."

“Leave this matter to me.

You used to teach in the same school as Huang Yanran. Take some time tomorrow to take him to your school.

Let him experience the life of ordinary people in the base area.

“Yes, Director.”

"Xiao Qian, go back early and ask the lady in the cafeteria to make you another bowl of noodles."

"I understand! Thank you, Director."

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The next day, early in the morning, Qian Xiaoyun came to Ye Minghao's residence.

At this time, Ye Minghao was practicing Tai Chi alone in the yard, with both hardness and softness, and both softness and hardness.

"Comrade Xiao Qian, why are you here so early?"

"Brother Ye, I'm here to invite you to have breakfast in our school cafeteria."

"I'm really sorry to have caused trouble to Comrade Xiao Qian since my arrival."

"Brother Ye, you're welcome. We're actually from the same hometown. Sister Yanran said you're all from Gusu City, and I'm from Liangxi."

"Then we are indeed from the same hometown. My little fellow has some troubles to deal with today."

"Brother Ye, you go ahead."

"I want to erect a new monument for Yanran. I'm not familiar with this place at all."

"I've already told Director Liu about this. I think Brother Ye is going to choose a tombstone for Sister Yanran and then ask a carving master to engrave the words on it."

"Thank you. What currencies can be used in the base? I only have US dollars and gold bars, and very little legal tender."

"Brother Ye, you don't have to spend any money. The organization will arrange it. You will need to provide the content of the inscription."

Ye Minghao nodded and said:

“It’s just a small amount of money, and our organization is not rich either.

I have this money on me, it's $1000, take it first, and tell me if it's not enough.

After Ye Minghao finished speaking, he handed the $1000 in his hand to Qian Xiaoyun.

Ye Xiaoyun is from Liangxi City and is a well-educated and progressive young woman.

She knew very well that $1000 could be exchanged for two large gold bars, and even more if converted into dollars.

"Brother Ye, it won't cost that much money."

"Then give the extra money to your school. We came too hastily this time, otherwise..."

Ye Minghao suddenly shut his mouth. He felt that it was better not to say anything about what he had not done.

"Brother Ye, please come with me to the school for breakfast. The breakfast here is a bit simple, please don't mind."

“Xiao Qian, Brother Ye has been a party member for eight years.

How could I care about it when I came to the base? I heard that the leaders of the base and everyone else also eat these.

Qian Xiaoyun didn't expect that Ye Minghao had been a party member for eight years, which meant that Sister Yanran must be about the same.

She could see that Ye Minghao's family was very well off, otherwise why would he spend $1000 at once?

"It's true. Everyone is equal here, and the leaders are really approachable."

Ye Minghao nodded. This was also one of the main reasons why he joined the Communist Party.

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