Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

Li Youcai walked closer to the grave mound.

There are two grave mounds, one of which has a tombstone. Although the words on it have long been peeled off, they are still recognizable.

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The tomb of father Zhuang Yan and mother Sun Jinrong.

The small characters on the right side read the birthdays and death anniversaries of the two people, while the small characters on the left side read, "The filial daughter Zhuang Moxue is here to pay respects."

The time was the spring of 1954.

This is indeed the joint tomb of Zhuang Moxue's parents.

Li Youcai walked to another grave mound. This grave mound had no tombstone and was short.

"This is the tomb of Zhuang girl. A tombstone costs a lot of money. The forest farm couldn't afford it, so they didn't erect one. But I remember that Master Li carved a piece of hardwood and painted it several times to prevent it from rotting. How come it's still gone?"

Old Man Ma felt a little strange, so he started looking around the grave mound.

Li Youcai also parted the grass to try to search, and soon found half of a black wooden board sticking out from the grass right in front of the grave mound.

Li Youcai tried to push it, but found that most of the wooden board was buried in the soil. It must have been washed down by the rain and buried directly in the soil.

Seeing this, Li Youjie went over directly, and the two brothers worked together to pull the wooden board out of the mud.

It is unknown how long it has been buried. The wooden board has been corroded and tattered. Fortunately, it has been protected by several layers of paint and has not completely rotted. You can still make out the large words "Zhuang Moxue's Tomb" on it. There is also the words "1958" in the lower left corner. The part below has rotted away.

After finding this piece of wood, Li Youcai finally believed what Old Man Ma said.

Zhuang Moxue is already dead.

After all, this piece of wood is very old and cannot be forged.

"Brother!" Li Youjie also saw the words on the wooden board.

"I saw."

I didn't expect that after searching for so long, the result would be like this. In the end, it was all in vain.

"Brother, no matter what, this matter finally has a result now. It's better than never finding it and worrying about it. I just don't know if my sister-in-law can accept it." Li Youjie said.

Now that things have come to this, what else can I do but accept it?

Nineteen fifty-eight was the year Chu Xinyan was born.

It seems that when Zhuang Moxue abandoned Chu Xinyan in the obstetrics and gynecology hospital, he had already made up his mind to die, so he did not take Chu Xinyan with him.

Old Man Ma stood not far away, looking at the two brothers, and was a little curious about why they were looking for Zhuang Moxue.

After all, the old banker has few relatives and no descendants.

Old Man Ma really couldn't figure out what the relationship between them and the old banker was.

"I see you are not very old. What is your relationship with the old banker? We have spent so much effort to find him. Ordinary relatives can't do it." Old man Ma couldn't help his curiosity and asked on the spot.

"I am a descendant of the old Zhuang family." Li Youcai said softly.

Then he straightened his body, bowed three times respectfully towards Zhuang Moxue's grave, and then inserted the wooden tombstone back in front of the grave.

"Descendants of the old Zhuang family? How could there be any descendants?" Old Man Ma murmured in a credible manner.

During this trip to Daqingshan, Li Youcai found Zhuang Moxue's tomb and the old site of the Zhuang family. He also learned some about Zhuang Moxue's past, which was considered a complete success.

"Uncle Ma, thank you for this time. I have another matter. When you go back, I would like to trouble you to ask more people at the forest farm about what happened to Zhuang Moxue back then. If there is any new information, please come to the market and tell me. Don't worry, as long as what you say is true, money is not a problem." Li Youcai said.

Hearing that there was money to be made, Old Man Ma immediately agreed: "Okay, leave it to me. I'll ask everyone when I get back."

"Let's go back."

He came here today but didn't bring anything. He couldn't even burn paper money to pay his respects, so he had to come back another day.

A group of people went down the mountain.

On the way home, Li Youcai was thinking about how to tell Chu Xinyan about this matter. After thinking about it, he finally decided to tell her this. Just as his younger brother Li Youjie said, the person is no longer with us, there is only one result, and it is useless to ask anything else.

When I got home, it was already evening.

When Li Youcai entered the room, Chu Xinyan had already prepared the meal and was waiting for him to come back to eat.

"You're back, hurry up and wash your hands and get ready for dinner. I was just wondering when you'd be back, but I didn't expect you to come in already. I'll go serve the dishes."

"Dad, why did you come back just now? Look, I'm so hungry." Duoduo ran to Li Youcai and hugged his thighs.

"Really? Let daddy see, your stomach is so hungry." Li Youcai picked up Duoduo and tickled her stomach with one hand, making the child laugh.

Finished the meal.

When Li Youcai came to the yard, the sun was already half-set, and the setting sun made the clouds look fiery red. It was actually much cooler than during the day.

Chu Xinyan, who had finished washing the dishes, also came out at this time.

"I've made you a pot of tea, you can drink it later."

"Xinyan, I have something to tell you."

"What's the matter? Just tell me."

"I found your biological mother, Zhuang Moxue." Li Youcai said softly.

He could feel that when he said this, Chu Xinyan's body trembled.

After a long silence, Chu Xinyan finally asked, "How is she doing now?"

Before she found him, what Chu Xinyan wanted to ask most was why he abandoned her.

But now that there is finally news about her biological mother, Chu Xinyan doesn't want to ask anymore.

"She's dead."

"More than 20 years ago, not long after giving birth to you, she committed suicide." Li Youcai tried to say this in the softest tone possible.

But even so, Chu Xinyan was still stunned.

Just like Li Youcai.

Chu Xinyan also imagined countless possibilities in her mind.

Perhaps her biological mother abandoned her because she was pregnant out of wedlock and was afraid of losing her. Perhaps her biological mother had some unavoidable hardship that forced her to abandon her.

He even abandoned her because he wanted to live a happier life.

Chu Xinyan had many fantasies in her mind about what the reasons were and what the possibilities were.

But the only thing she never thought was that her biological mother would commit suicide.

Li Youcai gently embraced Chu Xinyan, held her in his arms, and continued to comfort her.

After Chu Xinyan's emotions stabilized, Li Youcai told her everything about Zhuang Moxue.

My biological mother is dead, my biological father is unknown, and I have no relatives in the old village.

It turns out that I really have no other relatives in this world.

Chu Xinyan shed tears silently.

"Can you take me there? I want to see her."

"it is good."