At 4 o'clock in the morning on August 8, 1968, it was still dark, and I was woken up from my dream!

I opened my eyes and saw Brother Jing Tian and Brother Wen Chang standing next to my bed, their eyes looking straight at me.

Brother Jing Tian said: "Ah Cai! Hurry up and get up! We're going to Mr. Cen's house for a meeting right away! ”

I said, "So early?" Normally, I don't get up until six o'clock, but now, it's four o'clock! ”

Brother Wen Chang said: "Alas! There are some things that I didn't dare to tell you through! We're going to carry some school supplies to the mountains! Don't be long-winded, get up! When you get to Mr. Cen, you will understand! ”

So, I got up and put it on, and my mother prepared a set of ordinary casual clothes for me, a pair of new liberation shoes that Wei's mother helped me buy!

After washing, I took the small cloth bag prepared for me by my mother and Wei's mother, and followed Brother Jingtian, Brother Wenchang, Sister Lifen and Sister Wenjuan out of the house.

Mother and Mother Wei saw us off in the courtyard.

The mother said, "Ah Cai! When you get to Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan, you must listen to their arrangements! Don't mess around! Don't run around! Don't talk nonsense! Do you understand? ”

I said, "Mom is relieved!" I'm just going to play and see the world! Follow your brothers and sisters, and nothing will happen! You and Mama Wei go to sleep again! Now, it's still early! ”

After saying goodbye to my mother and Wei's mother, we ran to the Cen family's compound!

When a few people ran to the gate of the Cen family's compound in a hurry, Brother Lan Feng had already opened the door and was waiting for us there.

Brother Lan Feng said: "Alas! Everyone is waiting for you! Why are you here now?! ”

Brother Jing Tian smiled and said, "Alas! Ah Cai got up to pee and delayed time! ”

Everyone laughed!

Brother Lan Feng immediately took us to the living room of the Cen family.

When we got there, Teacher Cen, Uncle Tianxing, Mrs. Mao, Uncle Lan, Aunt Lotus, Brother Zu Xing, Sister Li'an, Sister Caixia, and Yanfang were already waiting for us there.

Teacher Cen said solemnly: "Children! Everyone line up according to their height! We're going to announce things! ”

So, we lined up according to the height, and our formation was lined up at once!

From beginning to end, the queue was Brother Zu Xing, Brother Jingtian, Brother Lanfeng, Brother Wenchang, Sister Li'an, Sister Lifen, Sister Caixia, Sister Wenjuan, me, Yanfang and other ten people.

Teacher Cen said in front of the queue: "Now, our action will begin immediately! You're a class! Zu Xing served as the squad leader, and Jingtian served as the deputy squad leader! Ah Cai and Yanfang are my heralds! From now on, I am your principal and instructor, Uncle Lan is the chief instructor, and Lotus is the general affairs manager and instructor! Now, I order, male student to follow me! Female students go with lotus flowers! Let's do it! ”

The girls immediately followed Aunt Lotus to the kitchen to prepare daily necessities such as food and drinking water, and I almost knocked Sister Leanne down due to everyone's hurry.

Sister Li'an said angrily: "Ah Cai! What are you anxious about? To grab money? ”

Everyone laughed!

We boys hurriedly ran with Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan, and the scripture pavilion in the backyard of Cen's house was ready to carry school supplies.

We arrived at Teacher Cen's living room and office on the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion, where the sixth master was already waiting for us.

Teacher Cen said, "Students! What happens right now, you can only know for yourself! Never say it to anyone! Otherwise, everyone is in danger! Do you understand? ”

We all nodded nervously to Mr. Cen!

Teacher Cen said: "Students with great strength! Follow me and Uncle Lan to move the executive table out of the way! ”

Brother Zu Xing, Brother Jingtian, Brother Lan Feng, Brother Wen Chang and others immediately moved the heavy large class table away with Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan.

Teacher Cen asked the sixth master to lock the door of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, and Uncle Lan used an iron to pry open a bluestone slab!

Suddenly, I saw a black, bottomless hole appear in the place where it was pried open!

Everyone felt the cool air and some musty smell coming from the hole!

Uncle Lan said, "Teacher Cen! Wait for the air to change inside! We're going in, right? ”

Teacher Cen said, "It doesn't matter! The passage air duct in the basement has been connected to the chimney of the Scripture Pavilion! There won't be a problem with the air inside! Bring flashlights, students, and follow me down! ”

The sixth master prepared a flashlight for each of us in advance, and the flashlight was neatly placed on the coffee table, and after we all took the flashlight, we turned on the flashlight and followed Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan into the hole!

We went down the stairs, and the basement floor was about four or five feet above the ground!

Below is a basement of more than ten square meters wide filled with sundries, and the basement is surrounded by bare walls! There's nothing here!

When I was confused, Mr. Cen pressed a mechanism on a wall!

Suddenly, a rusty iron door opened on the front wall, and the entire basement creaked!

After the iron door opened smoothly, we turned on the flashlight and followed Mr. Cen and Uncle Lan into the tunnel, according to the light reaction of the flashlight, we felt that this tunnel was at least twenty meters long!

On the way, Mr. Cen held my hand, because the air here was humid and cold, my hands and feet were shaking unconsciously!

Teacher Cen said, "Ah Cai! Don't be afraid! ”

I said, "Teacher Cen! I'm not afraid! I just feel cold! ”

Everyone laughed!

After passing through the tunnel, there is a large cave inside!

There were quite a few things piled up here, but they were all covered with thick canvas.

Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan untied a canvas, and inside were more than a dozen green wooden boxes of different sizes, Uncle Lan picked up the small crowbar placed on the side of the box and pried open a few boxes!

Suddenly, everyone was stunned by the items in front of them! There were two long boxes, each containing six brand-new M1918A2 Browning automatic rifles, a total of twelve, with anti-rust oil still on them, stripped of the wax paper and tin foil, and the barrels of the guns flashed with a gray-black cold light under the light of a flashlight.

There are also two boxes of M1911-type 45 caliber Browning pistols, which are also very well packaged! There are also a couple of boxes for rifle bullets and bullets! There are also gun fluids and tools for maintaining firearms.

There were also bags of bullets wrapped in tin foil and kraft oilpaper, neatly placed in boxes, Uncle Lan opened one of the packs, and suddenly, he saw golden brass bullets!

Teacher Cen picked up a rifle, skillfully pulled the bolt, aimed at the wall, hooked the trigger, and suddenly, the gun made a crisp metal impact sound!

Teacher Cen said: "This batch of guns has been here for 18 years! It should all be in good condition! Old Blue, you check out these guys! Students! Everyone started moving these boxes and clothes to the floor of the office! ”

Uncle Lan quickly spot-checked these guns and items, repacked them, put them back in the box, and nailed them all from the ground up! Then, the brothers and Uncle Lan began to carry these heavy boxes.

Teacher Cen and I opened another canvas, and inside were bundles of packed uniforms and backpacks, as well as a few bags of outdoor leather shoes and water bottles, which are all essential supplies for field travel!

After checking that these supplies were in good condition, Teacher Cen said, "Ah Cai! There are more than twenty sets of supplies here! Let's all move out! In the future, there will be no more things left in this warehouse! ”

So, Mr. Cen and I started to carry these light items!

Soon, we moved a dozen heavy wooden boxes, textile cloth bags, and canvas bags containing leather shoes and water bottles to the grounds of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion.

After Mr. Cen, Uncle Lan and I thoroughly checked that there was nothing missing in the basement and warehouse, Mr. Cen closed the iron door of the basement and the warehouse passage again.

We returned to the ground together, and Uncle Lan and his brothers re-covered the hole with bluestone slabs and restored the executive desk to its original position.

After Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan counted the items, Teacher Cen said, "Sixth Uncle! You go and pull the two carriages to the door of the Scripture Pavilion with Tianxing, and we are ready to carry the items! ”

The sixth master hurriedly opened the door and went out!

At this time, I saw that my brothers were already panting and resting on the floor, and everyone was sweating!

Soon, the sixth master and Uncle Tianxing led two carriages to the door of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, and Mrs. Mao, Aunt Lotus, Sister Li'an, Sister Lifen, Sister Caixia, Sister Wenjuan and Yanfang also came here with food and our luggage.

Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan instructed the brothers to carry all the school supplies onto the two carriages, and wrapped, covered and bundled the items with the straw mats and ropes prepared in advance!

Uncle Tianxing said, "Big brother! Uncle Lan! It's not dawn yet! Hurry up! It's hard to leave after dawn! ”

Mrs. Mao said: "Lao Cen! Be careful on the road! ”

Teacher Cen said, "Don't worry! The sixth master opened the backyard door! We walked west from the riverside path, and after going up the mountain road, we went straight to Guigu Gorge! We've got our people along the way! If we have something, they will inform you! ”

The sixth master opened the door of the backyard, and Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan each drove a carriage out of the door!

When they arrived at the path outside the door, Teacher Cen asked Aunt Lotus and the female student to sit in two carriages, and he and Uncle Lan each led a carriage!

My brothers and I followed the carriage and walked along the path by the Daling River in the direction of the mountains to the west, and the carriage made a creaking sound!

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When we saw the first rays of sunlight in the east, we had already left Daling Town far away and entered the winding mountain trail in the mountains, Uncle Lan told me that this road was the only road in Guigu Gorge, and we could reach Guigu Gorge by walking all the way west.

After walking into the winding road, everyone felt much more relaxed, and the female students began to mumble and talk.

Sister Lian smiled and said, "Ah Cai! What's in these wooden boxes? ”

I said, "Sister Leanne! Don't ask if you don't know! When you get to the place, you'll understand! ”

Sister Leanne said, "Little brat! Do you say it or not? Don't say, I won't give you food at noon! ”

I smiled and said, "Don't say it!" Take your liking! Now, it's up to the principal to decide! You're just like me, you're an ordinary student! ”

Everyone laughed!

Yanfang said, "Sister Li'an! Ah Cai doesn't want to say it, so don't force him! If you want to know, ask your dad! ”

Sister Li'an said angrily: "Yanfang! You've only known Ah Cai for a few days? You won't help my sister! You don't think about it, how I hurt you all these years! ”

Yanfang smiled and said, "Sister Lian! Now we're a team! Be disciplined! What shouldn't be asked can't be asked! If you shouldn't know, you don't know! That's what my dad said! ”

Teacher Cen smiled and said, "Leanne! Ah Cai and Yanfang are not wrong! I'm not going to let them tell you! These are school supplies! ”

Sister Lian smiled and said, "Dad! You said it earlier! It's not like I don't have to ask! ”

Everyone laughed!

When the sun was up, we came to a deep valley with a flat land, a stream, and trees on the flat land, which was very shady.

Teacher Cen said, "Students! Let's take a break here! Grab a bite to eat! Also feed the two horses some forage and water, they are also tired. ”

So they stopped the carriage and beckoned everyone to stop and rest.

Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan untied the horses and gave them water and food by the stream.

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