Chu Yi

Chapter 14

In 13, Chu Yi was [-] years old. In that year, many things happened.

In late February, the old man who drew a circle in the South China Sea passed away. This great old man who led the reform and opening up passed away on the eve of fighting for the return of Hong Kong.All the TV stations broadcast the old man's life story, sang his great feat, and the whole country mourned.The school's playground was lowered at half-mast, and the students wore small white flowers on their chests in a collective silence.

In the middle of March, Chongqing became the fourth municipality directly under the Central Government in the country and the only municipality directly under the Central Government in western China.In that simple and beautiful era that was about to take off, those who experienced that time were full of emotion and nostalgia.That era gave a lot of opportunities to the bottom-level people with brains and daring to fight hard. With a lot of hard work and reluctance to admit defeat, they can support their own piece of sky. There is no anxiety, few worries, and some are just fighting spirit and drinking water. full.

Everything is secretly driving the rotation of this world.

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Grandma stuffed a sweat towel into Chu Yi's schoolbag, and put some of his favorite snacks. After thinking about it, she still felt uneasy, so she took out another ten yuan and put it quietly in the innermost part of the schoolbag.

The little grandson will go to school tomorrow. This child has been independent since he was a child, and he doesn't need adults to pick him up.This junior high school is not as good as elementary school, and there is no acquaintance who can take care of her. Grandma is still a little worried, so she can only prepare more things for Chu Yi in case of accidents.

Grandma beckoned to Chu Yi, handed him the tuition fee, and said kindly: "Tomorrow I will go to junior high school, remember to take the tuition fee, come back and tell grandma if you need anything."

Chu Yi swallowed half of the steamed stuffed bun in her mouth, and patted her chest, "It's okay, I promise there won't be any problems."

Grandma pretended to be nagging again, Chu Yi hurriedly grabbed her schoolbag and ran away without a trace, then a voice came from the door: "Grandma, I'm leaving first!"

This child... Grandma shook her head helplessly.Even though the wrinkles on his face were helpless, the pampering and concern for his grandson in his eyes couldn't be hidden no matter what.

The children in the compound were completely separated, and only Chu Yi and Dong Tang could go to school together. The two brothers failed to get into the same class as they wished, but it doesn't matter if they have a companion at school every day.What Chu Yi didn't expect the most was that he actually met an old acquaintance in his new class.

The two had just arrived, and the moment Guo Fangxin saw Chu Yi among the teachers was obviously unexpected.The two of them were not friends and did not get together. They were divided into the same class, and they hadn't spoken to each other for half a semester.If Chu Yi didn't take the initiative to look for him, this person would be happy and at ease, and he wouldn't come to provoke trouble. The two of them spent two or three months under the same roof quietly.

Chu Yi and Dong Tang were playing on the court, chatting about this matter, and said with a cheerful smile: "This man has really changed his mind."

There are many figures active on the basketball court paved with asphalt and cement. The two always like to huddle and play in the innermost court, which is quiet and no one disturbs them.Chu Yi patted the ball, practicing dribbling and breakthrough.I used to play basketball too, but because there was no venue, I was almost discouraged when I finally bought a basketball, and I couldn't find a place to play, so I just let it go.There are quite a few courts in the new school. With the idea of ​​playing time, the two picked up the basic skills they had before, and became addicted after playing. They had to play for half an hour before going home after school.

Dribbling the ball into the line, Chu Yi stopped at the free throw line, stood on tiptoe, flicked her wrist and shot quickly, the basketball spun twice around the edge of the hoop, and finally fell into the net.Chu Yi looked at Dongtang proudly, and threw the ball at him, signaling 'it's your turn'.

Dongtang was holding the basketball, but he was not in a hurry to make a surprise attack. He said in a deep voice, "I still think something is wrong with Guo Fangxin."

Chu Yi was taken aback for a moment, then asked in a daze, "What's wrong?"

Dongtang: "It's not like you haven't seen him before!"

Chu Yi nodded thoughtfully, noncommittal.In the past, Guo Fangxin hadn’t been on the house for three days. It’s been three months and he hasn’t moved at all, which is really strange.At this time, Dongtang took advantage of Chu Yi's inattention and easily dribbled the ball past the person. It was still a mid-range shot, but he went into the net with a 'swish' and hit it steadily, showing a contemptuous smile.

It wasn't until Chu Yi realized that he wasn't angry at this person's cheating, "Then what if he changed it?"

Dongtang squinted at him, it was really not because he was talking nonsense.He and Guo Fangxin have known each other for six years. Before Chu Yi came to the compound, they fought more fiercely on the surface and secretly. He firmly believed that Guo Fangxin was not the kind of person who would calm down. "Stop talking about him, hurry up!" I was thrown out ten times.”

That's right, what kind of medicine Guo Fangxin sells in the gourd is none of his business, and Chu Yi doesn't care about him that much.

The two of them played heartily, one ball and one ball, and they clung to each other tightly, and they couldn't tell the winner until the sunset.Sweat flowed from the neck to the waist and abdomen, soaking the white T-shirt. Chu Yi stuck her head under the water pipe, and the biting cold tap water quenched the heat in her whole body, making her twitch with refreshment.

He caught the towel handed over by Dongtang, and wiped off the water droplets on the tips of his hair indiscriminately.He wiped the water stains on his face with a towel, and there was a familiar smell coming from his nose. The towels of the two had always been used together, and they never disliked each other.Smelling the scent of soap on the man's towel, carrying the faint smell of sweat, Chu Yi buried her face in the veil, and took two deep breaths like a drug addict.

It was not too early, and the people playing around were scattered.

In the quiet street, even the hawkers had already closed their stalls, and the street lamp clicked, and the dim light instantly illuminated the entire street.

"Oh, by the way, isn't there a spring outing to Gele Mountain on Saturday? Are you going?" Dong Tang suddenly remembered this matter as he walked, and hurriedly mentioned it to Chu Yi.

"What's the fun in that?"

"I don't know, our class requires everyone to go. You don't want to go to the Bai Mansion and the Martyrs' Cemetery?"

Chu Yi's eyeballs rolled around.He must be going, otherwise he would stay in the compound alone, and the mouse and Xiao Chuan were not there, so he didn't know who to play with. "Go, why not! To pay homage to the revolutionary martyrs, of course!" He nodded hastily, "I still have that awareness!"

"That's fine, I'll wait for you on Saturday."

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Gele Mountain is well-known in history. It is said that "Dayu ruled the water, and he ranked among the princes in Tushan ①, and entertained guests here", so it was named Gele Mountain.Later, with the heroic and unyielding deeds of Yang Hucheng, Ye Ting and other anti-Japanese martyrs, it became a red tourist attraction.Which of the children who grew up in the main city of Chongqing has not stood in front of the portraits of these martyred heroes and been put on a red scarf to become a glorious young pioneer?

This place has beautiful mountains and clear waters, starting from Jiandingpo in the north and ending with Wangjiangtai in the south.Under the influence of the Hongyan Revolution, it is more solemn and heavy.Even Guo Fangxin put away his playfulness when he came to this place.Hundreds of children stood up straight. Chu Yi originally wanted to avoid the two people in the yard, but under the influence of this, she couldn't help but feel a little bit reluctant to let go, and she always looked serious.

More than a dozen teachers led the team and led the students in their class up the mountain to visit the relief statues of various revolutionary martyrs separately.It was almost noon when we passed the Hongyan Soul Memorial Hall and two schools along the way.Teenagers are at the age when they can't stay still. It is said that they are paying homage to the revolutionary martyrs, but in fact the spring outing still accounts for the majority.

At noon, when everyone else was getting together, Chu Yi took advantage of the opportunity and sneaked out of their class to find Dongtang while the teacher in charge didn't notice.The two of them had already discussed where to meet, and they saw a familiar figure standing there from a long distance away. Dongtang had been waiting for him here for a while.

They sat on the long steps of Geleshan Square. At that time, the surrounding area was still barren, and there was only a building with a sculpture of a martyr on the square.Chu Yi snatched Dongtang's schoolbag and looked through it for anything delicious.Dong Tang didn't fight with him, and let him rummage through his own things.Seeing him choking on bread, he opened a bottle of water and handed it over.

Chu Yi filled his mouth with a bottle of water, wiped his mouth after drinking, "Wait for me when we break up in the afternoon, let's go back together." After finishing speaking, he ran away.Then that afternoon, something went wrong.

After disbanding, he walked away.After arriving at the agreed place, Dong Tang was nowhere to be seen.Chu Yi didn't have any problems, she just thought Dong Tang was delayed by something.When the sky was a little darker, there was still no one in sight.

Chu Yi sat on the ladder at the foot of the mountain, watching the day gradually change color, dark clouds rolling...

At that time, there were few people in Gele Mountain, but at night, it looked even more desolate and deserted.A chilly wind blows, making people very uncomfortable.The sound of fire trucks sounded at the intersection at the foot of the mountain, and Chu Yi felt a little apprehensive.

After a while, several people in red and yellow uniforms ran up the mountain from the foot of the mountain, and when they passed by Chu Yi, they were still discussing with each other...

"What's the matter?"

"It seems that some children got lost in the mountains!"

"It's going to rain, don't wait for any accidents!"

Chu Yi eavesdropped with sharp ears, and the expression on his face gradually became serious.After a while, he stood up with his schoolbag on his back without saying a word, turned his head, and hurriedly ran up the mountain.As soon as I arrived at the gathering place in the morning, I saw that the empty place had been cordoned off, and I took a closer look, wasn't that the teacher who led Dongtang's class?

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and it seemed that it was going to rain. Chu Yi's mood at this time was as gloomy as this ghostly weather.There were a circle of people around there, people who lived nearby heard the news and volunteered to lead the firefighters into the mountain to search for people, and they were ready to set off with a flashlight at this moment.

Chu Yi surreptitiously opened the yellow cordon, and the crowd was in a mess, discussing in a hurry, and no one saw a child sneaking in here.Chu Yi shuttled through the crowd, trying to go over there to find Teacher Dongtang to understand the situation.It happened that the teacher was dealing with the police who were taking notes, Chu Yi glanced at it suddenly, and saw "Wei Dongtang" written on a large white paper.

"Hey, hey! The people over there are ready to go!"

"Call 120 first! It may be too late later!"

"Captain! There is not enough manpower! There are too many forks in the road up the mountain!"

"It doesn't matter, let's go to the mountain first!"

The crowd gathered and the voices were noisy.It had started to drizzle, and more than a dozen firefighters who entered the mountain put on raincoats and set off with stretchers on their backs.

Chu Yi's heart was beating so fast that she was really nervous and flustered.In the past, Dongtang always kept his promise, but this time he suddenly missed the appointment, and something really happened.Chu Yi never imagined that one day he would experience the disappearance of the person he kept in his heart.It's been a long time, since he came back, he hasn't felt this anxious emotion for a long time.

Anxious, annoyed, and unable to help.I wanted to scold Dong Tang in my mind, so I don't know how to stop running around when I'm such a big living person?He stroked his hair, and the rainwater on the tip of his hair was able to merge into a stream.Looking up at the dark night sky, a white light suddenly flashed, and a few seconds later, there was a loud "bang" that resounded through the world.

The jaw was closed tightly, and the heart rose to the throat along with a flash of lightning, feeling uneasy.

A gust of wind blew from the north, slapping people's faces with raindrops.In a blink of an eye, thunder and lightning, wind and rain.

Chu Yi gritted her teeth and stole his flashlight and raincoat.He secretly scolded Dongtang in his heart, but he walked towards the mountain pass.

A certain person in charge was contacting the hospital when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a child rushing past the protective fence over there.

"Hey! That baby! Where are you going! Come back!" He yelled loudly, and Chu Yi only focused on walking up the mountain.He stomped his feet angrily, but could only shout with the pager in his hand.

"A baby has entered the mountain!"

① Tushan: South Bank of Chongqing.