Chapter 416 104-year-old Sergey

Surrounded by two sheep and a border collie, Wei Ran walked to the door in a hurry.

Without him having to do anything, the smart border collie bit the cloth strip tied to the door handle and opened the door. Wagging his big furry tail crazily, he motioned Wei Ran in with his eyes. The two sheep were kneeling on the blankets on both sides of the door.

After touching the head of the border collie, Wei Ran took a deep breath, knocked gently on the door, waited for a while, and then walked into the room.

This house is not too big. There are many pet toys scattered on the wooden floor. There is also a set of exquisite coffee pots on the dining table not far away, and on the wall on the side of the entrance. There are many oil paintings depicting rural scenery hanging on the bed, and there is even an easel propped up on the side of the old man sitting in the rocking chair looking at himself.

"Young man, welcome to be our guest..." The old man in the rocking chair raised his finger and pointed to the sofa not far away, "Find a place to sit by yourself."

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Wei Ran bowed slightly, walked to the beige single sofa and sat down, but then, a series of fart-like sounds came out from under his butt.

The old man sitting in the rocking chair also laughed heartily when the sound came out.

Standing up slightly awkwardly, Wei Ran opened the cushion on the sofa, and then discovered that there was something like an old-fashioned hot water bottle placed under the cushion.

"Just a little joke, that was a small gift my student gave me on April Fool's Day a few days ago."

The old man motioned Wei Ran to sit down again. Then he continued with a smile, "Young man, why did you come to my place?"

"Hello, my name is Victor."

Wei Ran said respectfully After shaking hands with the other party, he sat down again and said, "Are you Mr. Sergey, a teacher of the Department of Mathematics at the National University?"

"I did serve as a teacher in the Department of Mathematics at the National University. My name is Sergey."

The old man in the wheelchair said gently, "But I don't remember teaching an Asian student as young as you. When I retired and stopped teaching, the Soviet Union was not there yet. Retired."

"The Soviet Union was already retired when I was born."

Wei Ran indirectly confirmed the other party's guess and said with a smile, "Mr. Sergey. , I took the liberty of visiting you this time to ask you some questions."

"Ask me questions"

Sergey thought for a moment, shook his head and asked, "I. I guess it's not a math problem, right?"

"You're as smart as when you were a kid." Wei Ran muttered secretly and nodded, "It's a history problem."

"I'm very smart. I'm happy to help you answer something." Sergey said gently, "But how about you do me a favor?"

"No problem" Wei Ran readily agreed, "What do you need from me?"

"Help me give that dog that"Two sheep, please take a bath," Sergey said slowly, "They haven't had a bath in almost a month." "

"I'd be happy to," Wei Ran said, standing up.

"No hurry," Sergey quickly waved his hand, "Wait until I, the math teacher, am sure I can answer your question. Let’s give them a bath after the historical issues. ”

“Even if I’m not here to ask questions, it’s okay to do this for you. "

As he spoke, Wei Ran took off his suit jacket, took off his tie and placed it on the sofa, "Mr. Sergey, where is the bathroom?"

"Enter the room on the left side of the door"

Sergey patted the butt of the big fat cat on his lap, waited for it to reluctantly jump to the floor, and then slowly stood up. As he walked towards the bathroom, he said, "Victor, if I guess correctly, you are from China"

"Where did you see that?" Wei Ran asked in surprise.

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“When I was a teacher at a national university, I once had students from China. ”

Sergey said with emotion, “At that time, they were just like you. They were always enthusiastic and willing to help others, and could always turn transactions into friendship. The time spent with those young people was really Very nostalgic. ”

“Are you still in touch?”

While Wei Ran was speaking, he had already opened the bathroom door. There was a light green enamel bathtub inside, and on the shelf next to it, There are also a lot of pet toiletries, and there are even plastic signs indicating whether they are for dogs, cats, or sheep.

“There are very few related ones.”

Sergey moved a chair and sat at the door of the bathroom, and said slowly, "I am already 104 years old. It is estimated that very few of my students are still alive. The remaining ones Even if they are alive, most of them have lost contact, or they already need to rely on oxygen tubes to survive. "

"At least someone will give you a gift on April Fool's Day," Wei Ran reminded with a smile. While speaking, he picked up a little sheep from the door and sent it to the bathroom.

"I never miss April Fool's Day"

Sergey smiled and shook his head, "Wash in the bathtub, that bathtub is specially used for them to bathe. First rinse them with warm water, then use the red brush dipped in shower gel to wash them twice, and finally rinse them twice, then dry them, and then use a hair dryer to dry their fur. Don't worry, they are used to it and won't be afraid of hair dryers. "

"Okay" Wei Ran carried the sheep into the bathtub under the guidance of the other party and started bathing the little lamb according to the steps.

"Victor, tell me It’s a historical question you want to ask. Sergey, who was sitting at the door of the bathroom, asked, "If I can't answer, I can think of how to thank you while you help me give them a bath." ”

“Those things are not urgent”

Wei Ran asked while using a brush to foam the little sheep’s body., "Mr. Sergey, do you usually live by yourself?"

"And these little guys"

Sergey seemed to regard Wei Ran, whom he met for the first time, as a year-end friend. He said as gently as an old friend, "My two grandsons and one granddaughter are older than you. They bring their children to see me every week. Their children also keep these little animals here to accompany me. Normally, a nanny will come to help me cook every day."

"It seems that your old age is very happy," Wei Ran said sincerely, with his hands full of foam.

While chatting with Sergey, Wei Ran carefully washed the two sheep and the dog, as well as the big fat cat that got into the bathroom to watch the fun out of excessive curiosity. bath.

By the time he finished his work, it was already noon, and the nanny who came in advance also prepared a table of delicious meals.

After having lunch with Sergey, Wei Ran, who sat on the sofa again, took out the large group photo from his briefcase and handed it to him, "Mr. Sergey, this is I accidentally found a group photo in Liuban. I spent a long time looking for someone who knew the story behind this group photo, and finally found you with the help of a friend. As far as I know, your hometown seems to be in Liuban. Near the class. So, do you know where this photo comes from?"

Sergey took the photo and looked at it, then tremblingly took out a pair of reading glasses from his jacket pocket and put them on. face.

After a long time, Sergey took out a pen that looked very old and very familiar to Wei Ran from his coat pocket. He pointed with the pen cap at a child in the front row of the group photo and said , "You got the right person. The kid in the photo is me."

"This is you" Wei Ran asked pretending to be surprised.

Sergey smiled and nodded, "If I guess correctly, you found this photo from the guerrilla village, right? Many families in that village should have this photo, but there are still Not many people remember the story behind this photo."

"It was indeed found in the guerrilla village," Wei Ran answered excitedly in the affirmative, without mentioning that he had never been there. Facts about the guerrilla village.

"This group photo was taken in 1942"

Sergey took off his reading glasses and recalled with a trace of nostalgia in his tone, "The guerrillas at that time The team village is still a virgin forest. Just like its name, this village was established by guerrillas. At that time, I was still a child, not even a formal guerrilla. ”

However, what is slightly different from his experience is that in Sergey’s memories, no reporters were there, and even the photo was taken by Teacher Gianna. It was captured by a camera, and after Teacher Gianna died, the camera followed Dr. Sasha to the battlefield and eventually disappeared.

“In 1943, I was raped by AliSa flew a plane to the rear, and then took a train to Tula, where he completed all the courses before university and was sent to Moscow to continue his studies. "

Having said this, Sergey took out the pen with traces of time from his pocket and said, "This is a gift given to me by Teacher Gianna. I have carried it with me from 1943 to today. Whenever I slack off, I will think of Teacher Gianna and those guerrillas. "

"Were there any other survivors of those people at that time?"

Weiran asked tentatively, "We found the building you just mentioned that was destroyed by the Germans. At the ruins of the guerrilla hospital, the Germans who were thrown into the well were found. I also followed this clue to find this group photo, but I didn't expect that there was actually a connection between them. ”

“It is true that many people survived after the end of World War II, but there were also many people who sacrificed their lives. ”

Sergey stood up slowly and took Wei Ran into the study room on the first floor. Then he opened an old-looking safe and took out a lot of things.

Among these things, there is a thick photo album, a very well-preserved boat cap, and even a TT33 pistol, a shepherd's whip and a plastic leather roster.

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Sergey took out a pair of white silk gloves from the drawer and put them on. He slowly opened the roster. After searching for it, he pointed at Ivan's name and said, "He is mine. A good friend, he was the one who took me to the hospital to fight the Germans together. We were only fifteen or sixteen years old at that time, but we killed several Germans with grenades and submachine guns."

Sergey stretched out his hand and pointed at the boat cap and TT33 pistol placed on the table," This military cap was left to Ivan by our teacher Gianna, and this pistol was left to Ivan by the guerrilla named Shura I just mentioned. That madman who loved fighting followed the Soviet Red Army all the way into Berlin and became a platoon leader

When he came back, he had several medals hanging on his chest, which made us envious at the time. But that idiot, until the end of the war, always believed that our teacher Jaina and Shura were still alive, alas"

"Then these things"

Sergey sighed "I remember clearly that it was the summer of 1967. When he was arresting a murderer, he was shot in the neck by the criminal. These things were all brought by his son after I picked him up. Unfortunately, that little guy died in Afghanistan in 1982. "

Wiping the corner of his eyes, Sergei turned over a page of the roster, pointed to the name on it and said, "That sheep-herding whip belongs to this guy named Vasily. I am the first The first time I saw him, he was carried back from the pile of dead people by Teacher Gianna and Doctor Sasha. At that time, one of his hands was broken. "

"He also survived" Wei Ran asked.

Sergey was bitter.shook his head, "No, he didn't. In the winter of 1942, he was killed by a German plane bomb while herding sheep. When we found him, we only found his sheep whip."

Wei Ran was stunned. Before he could say anything, Sergey had already turned the roster back a few pages, pointed at the name on it and said happily, "Jionya, she survived. , and just like what is written in this roster, she became a painter."

The little blond girl who shared the snake meat at the beginning

Wei Ran immediately put it on the roster. The dream recorded by Teacher Gianna matched up with the little girl in the class he was in charge of. He clearly remembered that the little girl wanted to draw Uncle Slava and others and hang them in the village. On the church.

"Just like her dream at that time"

Sergey, who did not notice that Wei Ran was distracted, continued, "In 1943, she and I were sent to the After the war, she really became a painter, and she really hung her oil paintings on the church in the guerrilla village. Unfortunately, after that idiot Khrushchev came to power, all those oil paintings were burned. "

"She is now"

Sergey was stunned, pointing to the oil painting on the wall of the room and said, "She is dead. She died more than ten years ago. She died for me. She gave birth to a son and a daughter, and these oil paintings, as well as the oil paintings outside, were all left to me."

"You are married." Wei Ran's eyes widened.

Sergey’s old face showed a hint of happiness, “We got married in 1953, and my good friend Ivan actually also liked Jonia. Who didn’t at that time? I like Jiao Niya, but Ivan and I definitely like Jiao Niya the most."

"Then what?" Wei Ran asked.

"Then that bastard Ivan later fell in love with a female signal soldier"

Sergey sighed when he said this, "Later, when Jonia and I got married, , he drank too much when he came to our wedding and secretly told me the truth.

He said that he was just a soldier who only knew about fighting. He didn’t understand oil painting, and he didn’t even have any interest in oil painting. He didn’t know what to talk to Jiao Niya at all, because Jiao Niya couldn’t understand what he said, and he couldn’t understand what Jiao Niya said. He said that Jiao Niya didn’t want to be with him at all. Will be happy."

"At least he realized his dream, and you also realized yours."

"Heroes, we are all just lucky survivors. That's all."

Sergey turned to the last page of the roster, pointed to the last string of words left by Teacher Gianna and said, "This book was written before I went to Tula. Dr. Sasha asked me to take it away.

Look, how many of them have realized their dreams, and how many of them died before they could find the soil to realize their dreams. Compared to that, how can we people be heroes?"

"Today'sIs this world in the sky the same as the world you imagined at that time?" Wei Ran asked abruptly.

Sergey was stunned, smiled and shook his head, "I don't know, maybe it's the same, and Maybe it's different. Young man, would you be interested in accompanying me to the guerrilla village? I haven't been back for a long time. ”

“Now”

Wei Ran looked at Sergey with embarrassment. This once young boy was now a dying old man. It was more than a hundred kilometers from Minsk to Lyuban. The distance was already a huge burden on his old body.

Perhaps knowing what Wei Ran was worried about, Sergey smiled and waved his hand, "As long as you have time, that's enough. I'll take care of the rest. "

"Well then," Wei Ran said respectfully, "It is my honor to have the honor to go with you to see the place where we have fought. ”

“Wait a moment”

As Sergey said, he had already picked up the landline microphone on the desk and dialed a series of numbers skillfully.

After hanging up the phone, Sergey explained, "My grandson, he is now also a teacher at the National University, a computer teacher. Just wait a moment, he will be here soon. ”

“Please allow me to make a call too”

After Wei Ran finished speaking, he walked out of the study, took out his mobile phone and dialed Diane’s number, indicating that the other party was working in Liu’s class. Good preparation.

While waiting, Sergey opened the photo album he took out from the safe. In this photo album, Wei Ran not only saw the photos he had taken. Those photos, and he also saw some photos that he had never seen before. It was from these old photos that he indirectly learned about the changes in the guerrilla village.

From the initial camp hidden deep in the forest, a hospital was gradually built, farmland was reclaimed, and a newspaper office and even a narrow-gauge railway that could reach the rear area were gradually built.

Later, Even the Wave 2 plane was able to land near the guerrilla village, but the person flying the plane turned into a man Wei Ran had never seen before.

Through questioning, he was able to land. Only then did I realize that this man was the brother of the female pilot Alissa, the man who dropped a key bomb during the battle at the guerrilla hospital.

As the album was flipped, the black and white photos appeared. The guerrilla village was getting bigger and bigger, the surrounding trees were gradually decreasing, and the farmland was rapidly increasing.

Later, the photos became colorful, and there were many more people working in the farmland. In one of the color photos, there is a blond woman holding a drawing board in the field, and in her unfinished oil painting, a half-painted tractor can be seen.

But the only thing that remains unchanged is the group photo that appears from time to time, although the background of the photo keeps changing.There are fewer and fewer familiar people and more and more strangers, but the only thing that remains unchanged is the smiles on the faces of the children who have been placed at the front from beginning to end.

"Before the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the guerrilla village would take a group photo after the harvest almost every year in Akita."

Sergey sighed after gently closing the album. Said, "Although most people in that village no longer know the original intention of the original group photo, it does not affect everyone in maintaining this tradition."

"It's great," Wei Ran murmured to himself Said coquettishly.

"What did you say?" Sergey, who didn't hear clearly, looked at Wei Ran in confusion.

"I say that's great." Wei Ran slightly increased his voice.

"Yes." Sergey looked out the window at a car that was slowly stopping. "It's like living in a dream. Okay, young man, let's go to the guerrilla village." "

Hearing this, Wei Ran quickly stood up and helped the other party put away everything on the table. Then he took the briefcase and followed the other party away from the house and the lively pets.

"This is my grandson Vitaly and his wife Antosha"

Sergey introduced with a smile before getting into the car, "This young man is Victor. The new kid we met today wants to go to the guerrilla village with us."

"Hello"

Wei Ran shook hands with the couple politely. Tully is a middle-aged man who looks to be almost forty years old. Whether it is his gentle and elegant temperament, the car he drives or even the clothes he wears, it proves that he has a very good life and is well educated.

The woman sitting in the passenger seat had a kind face, and there was a linked list with the hospital logo pinned to her chest, which implicitly revealed her occupation.

While a group of people were chatting, Vitaly drove the car and arrived at the guerrilla village before the sun set.

Over the past seventy or eighty years, the crude camp located deep in the forest has turned into a small village surrounded by vast farmland. And it can be seen that most people in this village know Sergey and his grandson Vitaly, so from time to time, someone will wave and say hello to their car.

At the same time, Diane and the amateur digger Prokhor, who had received the news in advance, had been waiting at the head of the guerrilla village for a long time.

Perhaps it was because he saw two strangers, Diane and Prokhor, or because Wei Ran had already explained his purpose of coming candidly and in detail on the way. . Sergei waited for his grandson to park the car at the door of a house and immediately said, "Vitaly, take Victor to the cemetery. Let Antosha accompany me here and wait for you to come back." Just dinner."

"No problem"

Vitaly agreed happily, and then said to his wife sitting in the passenger seat, "Remember to supervise Grandpa and don't let him secretly do it. Eat sweets."

"Put it away.Remember, I'm a nurse, and I'm more professional than you at this kind of thing. "Antosha had already opened the car door before he finished speaking. With the help of Wei Ran, he helped Sergey into the house on the roadside.

Vitali waited until Wei Ran greeted him. The off-road vehicle in the distance followed the car he drove out of the village and asked curiously, "Are you the Victor who appeared on Russian TV some time ago? I seem to have seen your interview. "

Wei Ran was stunned for a moment, and replied calmly, "If you are talking about the interview at the Russian Patriotic War Museum, then it should be me. "

"Although I don't know much about history, your words about the Poles sound really comfortable. "

Vitaly seemed to feel a lot more relaxed because his grandfather Sergey and his wife were not in the car. "To be honest, there are several international students from Poland in the class I am responsible for. , it was really interesting to see them going crazy because of your interview. You can take more shots of that kind in the future, and I will help you speak out on the Internet. ”

“Then I’ll thank you in advance”

Wei Ran shook his head dumbfounded. He really didn’t expect that the controversial attitude that Teacher Dalia had set for him would actually turn out to be true. It can really attract a group of fans to follow suit.

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