In the group of classmates, you are missing from now on

After waking up this morning, I habitually picked up my phone in bed, opened WeChat, and browsed messages. Suddenly I wanted to see the WeChat profile picture of Jiang Luoliang, a junior high school classmate, and what he looked like when he was alive, but I couldn't find it after searching for it several times, and I felt a lot disappointed.

Maybe the careful group owner has deleted his WeChat account. From then on, classmate Jiang Luoliang was separated from us by yin and yang, and you were missing from our junior high school classmates. As classmate Huang Xiaoying said in the group, there will no longer be a classmate Jiang Luoliang in the world. Thinking of this, a burst of sadness immediately came to my heart, and thoughts emerged in my mind one after another.

My classmate Jiang Luoliang and I live in the same village, from elementary school to junior high school. He has been smart and lively since he was a child, and his body is also very strong. I remember when I was in elementary school, because his family lived in a remote Shanchong, he had to pass through a large reservoir when going to and from school. At that time, there were no adults to take him to school at a young age, so the safety on the road was very worrying. But classmate Jiang Luoliang and his friends have come through the ups and downs and are in peace. He is the most naughty one in the class, and also the most innocent and lovely one. He often fights with his classmates, and even likes to joke with female classmates. For this reason, he is inevitably scolded by his brother who is a teacher in a village primary school, but after scolding him, he is the most naughty one in the class. It was so good that after three days, he was back to his original state, still naughty. Everyone liked such a cute little boy.

After graduating from junior high school, my family moved away from our hometown. We had no contact with each other and no news.

During the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the graduation of Sheishui Middle School a few years ago, former classmates were drawn into the classmate group one after another. The relationship between classmates was slowly restored, and the previously vague impressions were gradually restored. My shame became clearer, and my impression of classmate Jiang Luoliang gradually deepened.

I haven’t seen each other for more than 40 years, and my classmates are particularly affectionate. Students say hello to each other in the group, catch up with each other, and talk to each other. The same is true for classmate Jiang Luoliang. Although we have not met in person, we still see each other on WeChat as if we were seeing each other. He took the initiative to add me on WeChat and chatted privately from time to time to understand each other's situation.

The only time I really met him in person was at classmate Wang Fuxiang’s house on January 21, 2020. I have to thank classmate Wang Fuxiang for providing such a rare opportunity. This is the first time that classmate Jiang Luoliang and I have been separated for more than 40 years. The first and last time we met. When I saw Jiang Luoliang, my first impression reminded me of Runtu in Lu Xun's works. He didn't have any trace of the liveliness and childishness of his childhood. He looked a bit dull, slow, and even a little old-fashioned. He rarely looked like a spring and autumn man. I saw his smile, and the occasional smile was so stiff and social, and he didn't seem to be much taller than when he was a child. Later I learned that he had not lived a good life. All the other students in the class had children and grandchildren, but he was the only one who remained single, never married, and became a household with five guarantees.

After this party, he had several phone calls with me, and he said several times that he no longer wanted to work outside. Well, the salary is also high and I can earn more pension money. He listened to my advice. If I knew he died so young, why should I do his job? Why not let him rest for a few more days and enjoy life?

During our conversation, I felt that he is a person who has a clear distinction between right and wrong. Who is good and who is bad? He has a strong mind and sees problems accurately and comprehensively. Whoever likes to play cards and has fun has no responsibility. He knows everything about his heart. He was also a very face-conscious person. It only lasted more than two months from the onset of his illness to his death. He had been examined and treated in many places, cared for by many people, and even initiated a charity donation in Murakami’s WeChat group, but he was the only one who did not The classmates revealed only a few words about his illness and did not send any messages to me. I also regretted that I never took the initiative to say hello to him.

Jiang Luoliang completed less than sixty years of life before the Lunar New Year last year. Due to the special circumstances of the Spring Festival, the funeral was not held until the fifth day of the first lunar month this year. He came into the world alone and grew old alone.

Classmate love is the most sincere love. Two female classmates, Wang Fuxiang and Deng Zhengqiu, who were the first to learn about Jiang Luoliang's death, initiated an organization to commemorate the death of Jiang Luoliang among their classmates. They proposed to send Jiang Luoliang on his last journey. I was moved and ashamed. Even a fellow countryman and a boy like me did not So courageous but not so generous to organize and initiate students to mourn.

On the afternoon of the sixth day of the first lunar month, the weather was extremely cold, with rain and snow. But our classmates have come from all directions. The group leader, Zhu Xia, is still recovering, so she drives her own car and organizes memorial activities carefully; Zeng Leying has two elderly mothers to take care of at home, but she has to squeeze in I had time to come on a motorcycle; my classmate Chen Aihui from Shaoyang also came after hearing the news; classmates Yi Zhixiong, Chen Xiangchun, and Peng Lianxi, who rarely spoke out in the group, also came on a motorcycle and saw their arrival. , I am really touched. There is no worldliness here, no following others, there is just sincere love for classmates, and some are just condolences for classmates.

What is also touching is that Huang Xiaoying, Yang Fengying, Hu Feiyun, and Jiang Aiguo stood in the rain and snow for more than an hour holding umbrellas in order to wait for the gathering. Classmate Song Qingyun was decorating his new home at home. As soon as he heard the invitation to mourn, he immediately put down his work and came over. Jiang Xiaohui, a classmate from Yueyang, also expressed her condolences.

The students who did not come also expressed their feelings in different ways. Classmate Cao Suyun, who married far away from Xiangxiang, sent a condolence message saying, I wish Jiang Luoliang a good journey, and my classmates will also miss you. Peng Jianping, a classmate who is far away in Changsha, said that he went to his daughter's house to play today. When he got home, he looked at his mobile phone and saw the unfortunate news that classmate Jiang Luoliang passed away due to illness. The classmates all went to see Jiang Luoliang on his last journey. Thank you for your hard work, classmates. I wish Jiang Luoliang all the best. good! Classmate Xie Legen said that we heard this extremely sad news yesterday. We should have gone to mourn, but we officially have classes this afternoon. We apologize deeply for not being able to come. I wish Jiang Luoliang a good journey! Student Huang Ruisheng originally planned to attend the memorial service, but he had to attend the event due to unforeseen circumstances, but he repeatedly expressed his condolences. According to other students, when Jiang Luoliang was ill, classmates Chen Hongfang and Jiang Jianlan both went to visit and express condolences.

Classmate Xiong Zhiying said that if her husband dies, she has to do something, otherwise I will sign up to mourn. There is also classmate Wang Luoqiu who is far away in Guangdong. He is usually outspoken and cheerful, but in this moment of grief, he also expressed his concern and concern for his classmates in a forgiving manner.

Time is like water, life is like a dream, and people live a lifetime in a flash. I would like to write this article to commemorate the death of classmate Jiang Luoliang.