Do you think he brought us here and let us live in this shabby courtyard?
Let me tell you secretly, it’s really not the case.
It turns out that there is a special cave in this small courtyard.
Entering the east room of the dilapidated courtyard, there was a broken wooden door in the house, with a large water tank blocking the door. Lao Ge asked for his help to move the water tank, and then stretched out his hand to open the wooden door.
After opening the door, you can see a path. Follow this path for fifty meters and turn a corner.
Guess what I saw then?
dugout!
Air raid shelter built in the 1940s and 1950s!
In fact, there are similar air-raid shelters in every city, and there are quite a lot of them. Many of them were built by the relevant departments at that time but were not used. In the new era of urban construction, some of these air-raid shelters have been backfilled and hidden, and some are still hidden.
I didn't find it, so I kept it like this. In those turbulent times, this kind of air-raid shelter was also called an emergency shelter.
Seeing my surprise, the old man smiled and said, "Where are you now? Come on, I will take you down to have a look."
Lao Ge and Lao Shun lit the prepared torches and led the way, and the three of us followed him into the air-raid shelter.
As soon as you enter, there is a row of steps going down at 60 degrees. Go down the steps and you will enter the underground. The height here is not high, which is okay for Xiaoxuan. We guys would bump our heads if we don't bend down.
This cave is awesome. There are turns after a short walk, and you will definitely get lost if you don’t have someone to guide you.
After Qiguai walked away for a long time, Lao led us to a small room. It was said to be a small room, but it was actually a small cave dwelling dug out of the cave wall. I had seen several such small cave dwellings when I passed by just now. I guess
It used to be used to store supplies.
There was a door to the small cave dwelling, but it was locked. I held a torch and knocked on the door three times.
There was no movement inside.
The old man knocked twice more, and this time he said, "It's me, Shupu."
After three to five minutes, the small door clicked open from the inside.
First a small crack was opened, and then through the crack in the door, I saw a pair of eyes, eyes full of vigilance.
When these eyes saw me, they were stunned for a moment, and then they opened the door directly.
"ah??"
"Brother Zhi... Zhiyuan!" I was so shocked that I stuttered!
Seeing me being so rude, the old man chuckled and said, "How's it going? I didn't lie to you yesterday, did I? Did I give you a surprise?"
I almost cursed, there was no surprise, this was just a fright, wasn't it?
"Yunfeng...why are you here..." Brother Zhiyuan's eyes were a little dodgeful. He turned his head and looked at the old man dissatisfied.
"Don't blame me! He took the initiative to ask me to help find a place," the old man raised his hand aggrievedly and said, "This place is the safest in the entire Yinchuan City, so I brought the three of them here."
"Hey..." Brother Zhiyuan sighed in a depressed mood, and then invited us into the house.
My sister-in-law, Chang Xiaoxia, welcomed us when she saw us coming, and she warmly greeted us to sit down.
"Dou...what's your name, little brother?" Chang Xiaoxia asked.
"My name is not Dou or anything, my name is Lu Ziming, but they gave me the nickname Dou Sprout."
I looked around at the small cave dwelling.
The space here is not large, and the temperature is obviously several degrees lower than the outside. There is a bed, and the bed is covered with two thick quilts. There are also some gas stoves for cooking, pots and pans and other utensils around.
Chang Xiaoxia tidied everything up, like a small home.
No wonder Jin Fenghuang can't find my brother Zhiyuan.
This place is an air-raid shelter... If no one is there, the Beidou satellites may not be found even if they are placed in the courtyard!
As expected of Yinchuan Tonglao, he is awesome.
I stood up out of curiosity and asked: "Brother Zhiyuan, how did you and your sister-in-law escape? You don't know that Aza leads a large group of people outside and looks for you in major hotels and communities every day!"
"Hey, it's hard to explain in words, Yunfeng just sit down and talk."
He told us intermittently about his escape experience during those days.
Although the words were spoken calmly, my heart beat wildly and I was frightened.
Brother Zhiyuan took his sister-in-law Xiaoxia to steal cars, get into pig pens, and hide under bridges. He lost his cell phone and did not dare to contact anyone. If he had not met the old man, he would have been caught.
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After meeting, Lao Budan deliberately tried to hide them. Hearing that Chang Xiaoxia was pregnant, Lao spent a lot of money to help buy supplements and daily necessities. Knowing that there was a lot of moisture in the air-raid shelter, he even borrowed a small generator and a small generator from a friend.
The electric mattress comes every two days to deliver rice, noodles and vegetables, which is really the most kind thing.
Dou Yazai said at this time: "Old Jin is faking his death, brother Zhiyuan, you are careless, and us, Fengzi deliberately hid it from me before, it's all Azanabi's fault! What a bastard!"
"Aza..." Liu Zhiyuan's eyes flashed with a cold light, but he quickly restrained himself.
"Aza also deliberately hid it from me at the beginning, saying that he didn't know you. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid that since he received the 550,000 yuan, he has decided to attack me secretly."
I nodded and said, "Yes, that's not all. Brother Zhiyuan, Jin Fenghuang's fake death was even concealed from you. I guess you must have confirmed the news more than once."
Liu Zhiyuan nodded and said: "Yes, several groups of people sent to the hospital came back and told me that they saw Jin Laoer's body with my own eyes. I was worried, so I sent Lao Er specially to the hospital morgue. He told me the same thing when he came back, saying
Jin Fenghuang died of severe stab wounds."
"Old...brother..."
I gritted my teeth and said, "You don't need to tell me, you should have guessed it."
Liu Zhiyuan closed his eyes in pain.
"My boss and I have known each other for more than ten years. He helped me block a knife before. We are brothers of life and death. Although life has become dull since then, I can't believe that he would betray me..."
"Yunfeng, you should know that you have always been in contact with those young people. Let me ask you something."
"Brother Zhiyuan, what do you want to ask?"
"You ran to cover me and Xiaoxia that day. How is old...how is old Song..."
"Dead." I didn't intend to hide it from him.
Liu Zhiyuan clenched and unclenched his right fist.
"Old Geng..."
"died."
"And Brother Gangzi. That night, Brother Gangzi went to the candy factory to save you and me. He was beaten to death by Jin Laoer, and he died in front of me."
After hearing what happened to Gangzi, Liu Zhiyuan lowered his head and said nothing.
Wait until he raises his head.
His face was already filled with tears.
"I was the one who harmed Gangzi... He had planned to retire a long time ago. I forced him to come over for a drink. If he hadn't come that night, nothing would have happened..."
"Hey." I shook my head and sighed: "Brother Zhiyuan, you are wrong. Even if Gangzi was not in the Hutong courtyard that night, as long as something happens to you, he will still come back from Lanzhou to save you. Brother Gangzi is that kind of person."
When I mentioned Gangzi, I remembered what he had entrusted to me before his death. As Brother Gangzi's only two wishes before his death, I thought about it and finally said it.
Brother Zhiyuan recalled: "I know Fang Fang, a girl who can endure hardships very much. I made a note of this."
He looked up at the concrete roof of the air raid shelter and said, "Don't worry, Gangzi. If I, Liu Zhiyuan, can make a comeback, your sister will be my sister. I will make her prosperous and wealthy in this life."
"boom!"
Suddenly, Chang Xiaoxia slammed the iron basin onto the table.
With a frosty look on her face, she looked back at Brother Zhiyuan and said loudly: "What else do you think about making a comeback? Have you ever considered me! Have you ever considered the child in your belly!"
Some words had been buried in her heart for too long. Chang Xiaoxia became more and more excited and started throwing things.
"Our child! Do you plan to let him hide in this cave for the rest of his life! Make a comeback! The whole mountain has collapsed! What are you going to do with it! Liu Zhiyuan, wake up!"
A roar.
Brother Zhiyuan's mouth opened wide. He looked at the woman he loved, stunned.
"Forget it, why did you just say something unhappy after you came in?" At this time, the old man grinned and said: "You have to live in hard times. You are all rich people. Look at me, a poor old bachelor, but
I believe that as long as I work hard, I will definitely become a rich man in the future, and then I will marry a wife who is younger than me. If she is not beautiful, I will not need my second child."
After saying that, he looked at me again and said: "And you, boss, you are a fool. You are being chased away by people all over Yinchuan, and you just happened to have a pair of brothers and sisters. Lao Ge, it's cold, take your baby
Come out, everyone, take a few sips to warm yourself up."
Lao Ge, who was wearing a torn cotton-padded jacket, chuckled, reached into his cotton-padded jacket, and took out a small bottle of white wine. Then, like a magic trick, he stuffed it in his trouser pocket for a long time, and took out half a bag of spiced peanuts with the skin on.
Sit on the floor and bring an empty cup.
Except for Chang Xiaoxia, Lao Ge poured a small cup for everyone, including Douyazai and Xiaoxuan.
"Come on."
The old man raised his glass and said with a smile: "Without the east mountains, there are still green mountains. If we keep the green mountains, we will not be afraid of running out of firewood. Who knows what will happen in the future? As long as a person is alive, it is better than anything else."
"It's done, it's done."
Later.
Everyone lift it up.
The crisp sound of clinking wine glasses echoed in the underground air-raid shelter in Yinchuan Spider Alley and lingered for a long time.
