1936, the 20th Army of Sichuan Army came to Xuanhan County, Sichuan Province to station troops. There is a platoon leader named Qiu Daming in the army. He is tall and handsome because he has studied for several years.
His boss admired him very much, so he set him up as a matchmaker and found a beautiful young woman named Li from a wealthy family at Zhanghe Dam in Furnace Village. They fell in love at first sight and got married soon.
After the couple got married for more than three months, Qiu Daming marched long distances with the troops and went to the anti-Japanese battlefield.
Participated in the Battle of Songhu, Taierzhuang and Changsha.
During the intermission of the fighting, Qiu Daming wrote to Li many times, but unfortunately, this letter was not delivered to his wife in the war years.
But his wife, Li, has never heard from her husband. She has been here all day.
At that time, the Sichuan army sacrificed many soldiers on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War.
Within two years, Qiu Daming's parents died one after another, leaving Li alone in the family. She lives alone and expects her husband to come back every day.
At this time, Qiu Daming risked his life on the battlefield and was injured many times. After several years of fighting, he finally survived.
1942, in a battle, Qiu Daming's shoulder was badly blown up. After being treated in a military hospital, he was transferred to the rear.
After Qiu Daming was injured, he retired and was assigned to Lu Xian County, Sichuan Province, where he became a police chief. At this time, he wants to pull his wife to his side.
So I wrote a letter and entrusted two people to Xuanhan County to help take my daughter-in-law over and live together.
But these two people never went to Xuanhan County. Ten days later, they came back to look for jobs.
They lied to Qiu Daming that the Li family was bombed by Japanese planes, and the whole family was killed. There was no one at home.
When Qiu Daming got the news, he thought of his poor wife and family and cried all night. Six months later, he formed another family.
He became related to a local schoolgirl. Then she gave birth to a son and a daughter
1950, Qiu Daming was arrested and sentenced by the PLA. His second daughter-in-law also divorced him.
Subsequently, Qiu Daming was escorted to the Northwest Prison for reform. At this time, Li's life from his hometown in Xuanhan County, Sichuan Province is even more miserable.
How difficult it is to live alone without the information of her husband. Because as we all know, she is the wife of an old officer, who was implicated and had to leave her hometown.
She fled to other places and wandered around. In order to survive, she changed her name to Liu Zehua.
Later, she drifted to what is now Rongchang County, Chongqing, and had no relatives with Li. In order to make a living, she can only do odd jobs.
Decades later, Qiu Daming was released from prison. He didn't go back to Sichuan, but was in Xinjiang.
Qiu Daming stayed in Xinjiang until he was in his sixties before returning to Sichuan.
After Qiu Daming came to Sichuan, he first found his son and daughter and met them. He feels that things have changed, he is in good health and likes to live alone.
So I said hello to the children. Today, I set up a simple wooden shed at Sandong Bridge in Jiangbei Town, Chongqing, and lived alone.
He pulls a scooter to help others deliver goods and support himself in the mountain city every day.
In fact, at this time, Qiu Daming and Li lived only five or six kilometers apart.
Such a pair of bad karma mandarin ducks have lived for more than 20 years each. Maybe they have passed each other many times, but they have never met.
Until the winter of 1997, at this time, the two had entered their twilight years and became eighty-year-old people.
If there is a kind person, I will ask Li to find a wife to take care of her, because she is old. So I took her to a teahouse in Sandongqiao.
The owner of the teahouse was warm-hearted, and said that there was an old man nearby, over 80 years old, in good health and living alone.
Three days later, the two old people met. At this time, Qiu Daming and Li were eighty and eighty-two years old respectively. Because of historical reasons, they all use fake names, and with the change of appearance, they simply don't deserve the number.
Therefore, no one thought that no one would recognize the real couple who were just around the corner.
Li saw that the old man was good and nodded in agreement. However, Qiu Daming felt sorry for himself, a little inferior, and did not express his position in time.
No way, Li left with regret. This walk is three months.
After Li left, he always felt uneasy and kept thinking about it.
She couldn't help but come to the old man's house again. As soon as they met this time, they chatted. We had a meal together.
Qiu Daming said, we are all so old, we might as well go to the civil affairs bureau to get a certificate. Li said yes. In a couple of days, choose a good day and get the license.
Unexpectedly, when filling out the form and signing it, Qiu Daming saw Li's handwriting and was suddenly excited.
Asked where the Li family was, she said it was from Taheba, Xuanhan County, Sichuan Province, and the old man was even more excited. Say that I have been to Xuanhan Tahe Dam?
What village are you from? The old lady said it was from Zaocun. The old man said that everyone in Zaocun is surnamed Li. Why is your surname Liu?
Li said, I used to be surnamed Li, but later I changed my name. What was your name before? The old lady said my name was Li.
Hearing this, Qiu Daming hugged Li and burst into tears. Qiu Daming cried and said, I am Qiu Daming, it's me! I am Qiu Daming!
The old lady was stunned at that time. She was only 22 years old when she left her husband, and now she is 82 years old. The difference is 60 years.
How much I miss, how much I feel wronged, and how much I suffer, all of them flow out of my tears.
The two old people spent 12 years together, and Li died at the age of 9 1 year. Qiu Daming died 20 days after his wife left.
The legendary old couple, after suffering, can meet again and spend their last happy time. This is really the fate arranged by God!