In 2014, the Malipo Martyrs Cemetery in Yunnan Province was solemn and solemn.
In front of the tomb of the martyr Wang Changxian, a middle-aged woman from the countryside who was plainly dressed and full of vicissitudes of life fell on the tombstone and cried so much that her liver and intestines were broken.
Changxian, I have fulfilled my promise to you, but what about you? ”
Who is this grief-stricken woman? What kind of touching story happened between her and the martyrs?
Her name is Xie Yuhua, and she was born in a peasant family in Ye County, Henan Province.
Nourished by the hot land of the countryside, she has the inherent diligence, simplicity and kindness of rural people.
At marriageable age, Xie Yuhua met Wang Changxian, who returned to his hometown to visit relatives.
After the exchange, she was attracted by Wang Changxian's unique military temperament, and thought that he was responsible and responsible.
Entrust your life to such a person, steadfastly.
But the parents were worried.
The main reason is that Wang Changxian's family is too poor, and they are worried that their daughter will suffer hardships when she marries.
It is no wonder that Wang Changxian's father died early, leaving orphans and widows to live a difficult life.
Wang Changxian has two elder brothers, because his family is too poor, one is physically disabled and cannot marry a wife, and the other has no choice but to be someone else's son-in-law.
He also has a younger brother and sister below him, who are still minors and are studying.
Such family conditions are really bad, and it is no wonder that Xie Yuhua's parents oppose it.
Xie Yuhua was determined to marry Wang Changxian despite the strong opposition of her parents.
In May 1984, while Wang Changxian went home to visit relatives, the two held a wedding.
The wedding is simple, but because there is love in their hearts, both of them feel happy and sweet.
On their wedding night, they snuggled up to each other and looked forward to a better life ahead.
However, no one expected that only 3 days later, the couple would "meet" again in the martyrs' cemetery 30 years later.
Only 3 days after the wedding, Wang Changxian received an order from the troops: there is an urgent task, return quickly.
On one side is the reluctant wife, and on the other side is the mountain of military orders.
Soldiers regard obedience to orders as their duty, not to mention that without the peace of the country, how can there be peace in a small family?
Wang Changxian chose to return to the team without hesitation.
Before parting, the couple hugged each other tightly and were reluctant to part for a long time.
Wang Changxian said guiltily: "I'll leave it to you at home, and I'll wait for me to come back." ”
Xie Yuhua held back her tears and said affectionately: "You can go with confidence, there is me at home, I will definitely help you guard this home and wait for you to come back." ”
War is brutal.
As the deputy squad leader, Wang Chang was brave and fearless on the battlefield, charging into battle, and unfortunately died heroically in a battle at the age of 21.
When the news came, the grief of losing her lover made Xie Yuhua cry and faint several times, and the whole person was in a trance.
She is only 21 years old, what will she do in the future?
The spiritual pillar in her heart collapsed, and she also lost her confidence in life.
On the pretext of insomnia, she asked the military health officer for sleeping pills several times, and after three days, she swallowed them in one go.
Fortunately, the soldiers on duty noticed her abnormality and rescued her.
Xie Yuhua, who had been closed in the ghost gate for a while, suddenly realized that if she followed her husband, she would be relieved.
However, she promised Wang Changxian to guard this family for him, and now that her husband has sacrificed for the country, she must keep her promise even more!
According to the relevant policy, the army originally arranged a job for Xie Yuhua, but she refused.
After returning home after Wang Changxian's funeral, she announced a decision that shocked everyone.
remarried to the eldest brother who was more than 10 years older than himself and was physically disabled, and continued to stay in the Wang family to support the family for Wang Changxian.
On the day of her marriage to her eldest brother, her elderly in-laws held Xie Yuhua's hand tightly and cried silently: "Yuhua, thank you for saving our family." ”
Since then, Xie Yuhua has shouldered the burden of the Wang family with her weak shoulders.
She gets up early every day, plows in spring and harvests in autumn, raises chickens and pigs, does odd jobs in the farm, serves her in-laws, supports her younger brothers and sisters to study, and does not stop for a moment, supporting the family to get better and better.
She sent her in-laws to the end of her old age, and sent her sister out to marry in the beautiful scenery.
Just when she was trying her best to marry a daughter-in-law for her brother, something unfortunate happened.
The younger brother suffered from severe hepatitis, and Xie Yuhua ran around in order to treat his younger brother, and the family's savings were quickly spent.
To add insult to injury, due to the death of her in-laws, she has remarried, the pension of the martyrs' families has been suspended, and for various reasons, the subsistence allowance has not been evaluated.
But Xie Yuhua made up her mind that no matter how difficult it was, even if she sold blood, she would also cure her brother's illness.
With her unremitting efforts, her brother's illness was finally cured, and she helped him marry a daughter-in-law.
The younger brother cried and said, "You are not only my sister-in-law, but also my 'reborn parent'." ”
As a result, she incurred foreign debts and had to work harder to pay off the debts.
Due to the poverty of the family, Xie Yuhua's eldest daughter-in-law left her young children behind and divorced her eldest son.
The eldest son was forced by life to leave home to work, and threw his little granddaughter to Xie Yuhua.
Fate gave Xie Yuhua many hardships, but she was still strong and upright.
As more and more people paid attention to her story, the relevant departments re-applied for the martyr's family allowance for her in line with the principle of "special affairs".
Wang Changxian's comrades-in-arms wanted to provide funding as much as they could, but Xie Yuhua always said "no need".
She believes that with her own efforts, she can always get by, and she can't trouble everyone.
When asked what else she wanted, she finally said what she had hoped for many years: to think of Wang Changxian and see him again.
In 2014, after an interval of 30 years, Xie Yuhua went to Wang Changxian's tomb for the first time and saw the young face of her former lover again.
After being strong for decades, she could no longer control her emotions and threw herself down in front of the tombstone, crying and crying.
She seemed to want to pour out all the grievances she had suffered in the past 30 years in front of her lover, which moved everyone present.
In 2020, Wang Changxian's eldest brother passed away, and his younger siblings and two sons were on the right track, and Xie Yuhua no longer needed to worry about it.
It stands to reason that she could finally stop and catch her breath.
However, she still has worries in her heart that she can't let go.
In August 2021, Xie Yuhua made a decision that shocked everyone again.
She wants to settle in Yunnan and spend the rest of her life "accompanying" Wang Changxian: he sacrificed for the country, if I don't accompany him, who will accompany him?
Whenever she thinks about the king's dedication, or a major festival, she doesn't have to travel thousands of kilometers, now she only needs to walk 4 kilometers to sit in front of her lover's tomb and talk to him.
Even the epidemic did not stop her from going.
In her mind, only by being by her lover's side can her soul be at peace.
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