Chapter 3: The Arsenal in the Mountains

Mr. Li thought this song was very good, but Niu Xiaoqiang felt that this song sounded lethargic, and without much effort, his eyelids began to fight, and he was sleepy.

"Xiaoqiang, isn't this song good?" Mr. Li was just about to correct his homework, when he saw Niu Xiaoqiang's head rising and falling, similar to a chicken pecking rice, and couldn't help asking.

Niu Xiaoqiang said stupidly: "Listening to the sleepy ......"

Teacher Li sighed, "In that case, the teacher will change the disk." ”

This time it was Luo Dayou's childhood that was played:

"On the banyan tree by the pond, the birds are chirping in summer, and on the swing by the playground, only butterflies are perched on it......"

Teacher Li corrected her homework while listening to the song, but she didn't put much effort into it, and she found that Niu Xiaoqiang seemed to be a little restless.

Mr. Li wondered in his heart: "Sweet Honey" does have a hypnotic effect, but this "Childhood" shouldn't be enough, right?

"Xiaoqiang, are you uncomfortable?"

"Old, teacher...... I...... I want to ......"

Teacher Li was instantly scorched by Niu Xiaoqiang.

"Oh...... Oh, then you hurry up and go to the bathroom. ”

"Old, teacher...... I didn't bring paper ......."

"Here's to you. ”

Teacher Li handed an old newspaper to Niu Xiaoqiang, and looking at Niu Xiaoqiang's back as he rushed out of the office, she couldn't help but smile bitterly and sighed: "It seems that only when going to the toilet, this child will not be slow." ”

After returning from the toilet, Teacher Li checked the injury and confirmed that it was not serious, so she handed the net bag to Niu Xiaoqiang: "Xiaoqiang, you can take this home." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang didn't know how polite he was, he nodded stupidly, and walked out of the office with a net bag.

Today is Saturday, school is only in half-day classes, and the other students have already gone home from school.

Niu Xiaoqiang walked down the stairs alone, and as he walked, he looked at the cans and candies in his net pocket, and his eyes showed a look of longing.

In these years, the vast number of people are not rich, and it is already very good to be able to solve the problem of food and clothing, so naturally there is no spare money to buy snacks for their children, so the children are very hungry for snacks.

Niu Xiaoqiang licked his lips after walking out of the school gate, he turned his head to look at no one around, and whispered: "En...... A ...... Just eat a ......"

After making a decision, Niu Xiaoqiang poked his index finger on the candy bag and took out a fruit hard candy from it.

When the wrapper is removed, a red candy is revealed inside. Niu Xiaoqiang carefully stuffed the candy into his mouth, and then a sweet and sour taste rushed happily on his taste buds.

"It's really, really delicious......"

Niu Xiaoqiang sighed extremely intoxicated, and then continued to walk forward. When he finished eating the candy, his heart struggled again. After a while, Niu Xiaoqiang muttered again: "Eat another one...... I promise it's the last one......"

Some things, once they start, are not so easy to stop. After tasting the sweet taste of candy, Niu Xiaoqiang completely fell. In the next half hour, he licked and chewed eight more candies one after another.

Every time he eats it, he always says it's the last one. By the time he found that the bag containing the candy had obviously deflated, and it was impossible to hide it from his father anyway, it was too late to regret it.

"It's over, Daddy, Daddy will definitely beat me to death...... Iβ€”What should I do?"

Niu Xiaoqiang scratched his head in some panic and circled in place under the scorching sun.

Although he has long been accustomed to being beaten, he is not afraid of being beaten, because even if he resists beating, he will feel pain when he is beaten.

After hesitating for a while, Niu Xiaoqiang made a decision. Instead of going home, he turned around and walked to a valley a few miles away from Niujia Village.

There are many air-raid shelters built in this valley, and there is also a large arsenal, which was relocated from outside when "preparing for war and famine" was carried out. Niu Xiaoqiang used to herd cattle, he had gone to play in the air-raid shelter more than once, and he felt that he would definitely not be able to return home, and it was safest to hide there.

Three quarters of an hour later, Niu Xiaoqiang sat stupidly at the entrance of the air-raid shelter, staring blankly at the town below the valley.

The town was the most prosperous within a radius of several dozen miles, and was originally built as a dormitory for the workers of the arsenal. Due to the good welfare benefits of the arsenal, some discerning people came to do small business, so it gradually became prosperous. With the subsequent continuous expansion, a relatively large town was finally formed.

Niu Xiaoqiang once had a dream, that is, to be admitted to the technical school in the town, so that he could go to work in the arsenal, eat public food and get paid, and buy any snacks he wanted.

But now, he has long since thrown this dream out of the clouds, and replaced it with worry and fear of his fate.

"Brother Xiaoqiang, what are you doing sitting here?"

When Niu Xiaoqiang was in a daze, a crisp voice sounded behind him. Niu Xiaoqiang was taken aback, turned his head and saw that it was an acquaintance, and then he said angrily: "I, I...... I'm here to cool off. ”

There was a cool breeze at the entrance of the air-raid shelter, and it was appropriate for Niu Xiaoqiang to say so.

"Huahua, why did you, why did you come here alone?"

Huahua's name is Niu Huahua, the same year as Niu Xiaoqiang, but she was born two months later than him. The two are next-door neighbors and know each other well, otherwise according to Niu Xiaoqiang's character, it would be absolutely impossible for him to take the initiative to ask questions.

The people in the mountains didn't pay so much attention, Niu Huahua didn't even wipe the dust on the ground, so he sat next to Niu Xiaoqiang: "I just went to swim in the river with Brother Xiaodong." ”

The air-raid shelter runs through the entire mountain, connecting the front and back of the mountain. In front of the mountain is the town of Aoshan, and behind is the Qingjiang River. The Qingjiang River is a tributary of the Yangtze River, and although the current is not very turbulent, it is still full of dangers for children.

Niu Xiaoqiang turned his head to look, and sure enough, he found that Niu Huahua's clothes were wet, and his eyes widened, "You, your courage is really big, you dare, dare to run into the Qingjiang River to play in the water, aren't you afraid of drowning?"

Niu Xiaoqiang's expression at the moment was a little funny, and he looked stupid, but Niu Huahua had long been used to it, and he didn't feel anything special about it. She shook off the water poured into her ears and said with a big grin: "The adults are here, what is there to be afraid of." ”

"Big, grown-ups?"

"yes, they've all gone to the docks to hunt rabbits. ”

Picking rabbits is a local colloquial saying that means odd jobs.

Niu Huahua couldn't shake the water droplets out, so she simply put her hand into her ear and touched it, and said mysteriously: "You may not know that the arsenal is relocating equipment." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang showed an even more surprised look: "Move, relocate?"