Angel

The weather is getting clearer and the bombing season is here.

The mountains and forests outside the city are undulating, and most of them are wild land. For Japanese aircraft, the simple village is obviously not very attractive.But despite this, the few shells dropped every now and then are enough to scare the souls of the people away.The wealthy people in the villas in the mountains have their own air-raid shelters, so they don’t have to be afraid; the civilians in the villages below the mountain suffer from disasters.After repeating this several times, people are exhausted physically and mentally.

In the intervals between bombings, life must go on.Tang Anqi stood behind the counter, holding a big bowl of noodles with her head down.There was a layer of red chili oil floating on the noodle soup, and he was sweating profusely after eating, feeling very happy.A young woman came in with a child to buy candies. Tang Anqi quickly raised her head and wiped her hands and mouth. She quickly collected the money and delivered the goods, and then asked, "Mrs. Ma, did the Air Defense Command send out any new news?"

Mrs. Ma shook her head and said with a smile: "These days are very cloudy, and it must be peaceful for a while."

After politely sending Mrs. Ma away, Tang Anqi picked up the chopsticks and continued working hard at the big bowl.A half-grown child poked his head in front of the shop, Tang Anqi caught him with a glance, immediately picked up the big bowl and drank the last mouthful of noodle soup, and then said: "It's just in time, I'm done eating!"

It turned out that the half-grown boy was a clerk in the small restaurant next door, who would bring him a bowl of noodles at noon every day, and come back after a few ten minutes to take the bowls and chopsticks back to the restaurant.

Tang Anqi burped contentedly, peeled off another piece of chewing gum and put it in her mouth.If you don't mention the bombing, he thought comfortably, Chongqing is not a bad place, the food is so spicy, it suits his taste.

Just at this time, another customer came in.Tang Anqi looked up, but she recognized her, she quickly called out with a smile, "Mr. Qian, I haven't seen you for a while."

This Mr. Qian was wearing a suit and leather shoes, and he was holding a civilized stick in his hand. He was Miss Qian's brother.There is nothing to visit in the country market. He probably wants to exercise and go hiking, so he will pass by here to buy a pack of high-end cigarettes.Holding the civilized stick under his arm, he opened his wallet and took out the banknotes, and said, "It's really hard to buy something now, why are cigarettes so popular?"

Tang Anqi handed him a pack of cigarettes: "It is said that the road leading to Burma was bombed again, so all supplies cannot be transported in."

Mr. Qian took the cigarette, then raised his head and took another look at Tang Anqi: "Has my sister gone down the mountain these days?"

Tang Anqi has been here for a long time, and she has heard about the affairs of the Qian family, so she replied: "I don't know, I haven't seen Miss Qian for a while."

Mr. Qian nodded, turned and left.It turned out that Miss Qian looked gentle and shy, but in fact she was not a fuel-efficient lamp, she went her own way and was very determined.As the eldest brother, Mr. Qian couldn't restrain her, and wanted to marry her off quickly, but she fell in free love again, and found several boyfriends, but he still refused to enter the marriage hall.

Mr. Qian got a headache when he mentioned his sister. Recently, he heard that she was often close to a small businessman who opened a grocery store, and he was moved - in this world, it is a business that can make money, and the owner of the grocery store must be better than ordinary business People are richer.So he couldn't help himself, and came to inspect it twice in person.But after chatting with Tang Anqi, he found that the other party didn't seem to have any unusual intentions. When he mentioned his sister, his expression was calm, as if he was talking about passers-by.

Mr. Qian walked up the mountain road while lighting a cigarette, and decided to have a good talk with his sister.

Tang Anqi did not pay much attention to Miss Qian - firstly, he already had a raccoon; secondly, he only had a heart of gratitude to Miss Qian, and had no other inappropriate thoughts.After arranging the only few products in the counter neatly, he heard someone outside shouting "the ball is hanging", so he muttered and cursed, then picked up a canvas bag in the corner, locked the store door and walked out .

The number of pedestrians on the road gradually increased, and they were all heading in the direction of the air-raid shelter.Tang Anqi jumped up and down all the way, surpassed others and entered the cave, grabbed a favorable position and sat down.Putting the canvas bag on his lap, he first took out the water bottle from it and unscrewed it to take a sip, then put his hand back into the bag again, fumbled out a large broad bean and stuffed it into his mouth.

This time the enemy plane came so fast, Tang Anqi only chewed three or four broad beans before she heard the sound of the plane's motor coming from outside the cave, and it swept past from far to near like a thunderstorm.The people in the cave are used to it and are not panicked, and the local regiment sticks out his head from the entrance of the cave to look around.

Tang Anqi's mouth was dry after eating, she raised her head and drank another mouthful of cold water.This time, before he could swallow the water, there was a sudden loud noise, and the gust of wind slapped the dumpling from the entrance of the cave into the cave with sand and stones in it.

The atmosphere in the cave immediately changed. Everyone heard that the enemy plane dropped the bomb, but they didn't know where the bomb landed.Tang Anqi was a little worried, but it wasn't something to worry about.He hugged the canvas bag tightly on his chest. In the bag, besides broad beans and a water bottle, there were several account books, a bundle of banknotes, and two small bottles of expensive cream.

I don't know how long it took in the dark, the enemy plane finally flew over completely, and went straight to the urban area of ​​Chongqing.While worrying about Dai Limin who was running around outside, Tang Anqi stood up and walked out.Stumbling and walking halfway, he heard a burst of wailing from a distance. Looking around, the market on the flat ground below the mountain had already been turned into ruins, and his small shop was naturally not spared.

Tang Anqi ran all the way, rushed back to the ruins of the shop, and saw broken walls and ruins standing around, and a few green smoke curled up.The owner's family of the restaurant next door walked faster than him, and now they are struggling to remove the rubble and rescue bedding and belongings;

Tang Anqi put the canvas bag across her shoulders, and squatted down to rummage through it. Not only did she pull out a quilt, but she also took out two iron basins and a jar of candy that was intact.

Peeling off a hard candy and holding it in his mouth, he sat on a big rock next to the ruins and sighed helplessly.There are not many goods in the store, and most of the banknotes are stored in the bank, so the loss is limited, but no matter what, the house and store did suddenly disappear.

The landlord lived in a nearby village, but Tang Anqi didn't dare to rush for help because she didn't know when Dai Limin would return.If Dai Limin got home and saw that the house had collapsed and no one was there, wouldn't he panic?

Tang Anqi can't do physical work, so she can't rebuild her home on her own like the family next door.Before dark, he bought a few sesame seed cakes and ate them, then put on a quilt, sat on the ground against a stone, and wanted to deal with it all night.

Tang Anqi spent the night in a daze on the ruins, and at dawn the next day, Dai Limin still didn't come back.

This time he really couldn't hold his nerve, he didn't know whether it was cold or frightened, his hands, feet and lips were trembling, and he couldn't stand up while holding on to the big rock.

He was subconsciously still holding the jar of candy, and the sun's rays shone on his head, making him unable to open his eyes.Just when he was absent-minded, a car horn suddenly sounded in the distance.He turned a deaf ear and stared blankly, his heartbeat seemed to stop temporarily.

So Ms. Qian had no choice but to walk over with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and bent down beside him: "Mr. Tang, what's wrong with you?"

Tang Anqi slowly raised her face to face her: "Lizi went to the city...and didn't come back."

Miss Qian knew that Lizi was his brother who only bought goods.After pondering for a while, seeing Tang Anqi's pale face, she comforted her, "Mr. Tang, I heard that the urban area was heavily bombed. If the long-distance bus is blocked, even if Mr. Dai wants to go back, he won't be able to come back." !"

Although these words were simple, it made Tang Anqi suddenly realize that there was a distance of tens of miles, and if there was no long-distance bus, the raccoon would indeed not be able to come back.

And Miss Qian said at this time: "Mr. Tang, I specially invited you to my house to rest for a day. I heard that the enemy plane is still coming today. Look at you..."

Tang Anqi was lucky in her dantian, and stood up tremblingly: "I...I still want to stay and wait for Lizi..."

Miss Qian raised her hand and pointed to the sky: "With such a clear weather, Mr. Dai may not be able to come back today."

Tang Anqi thought it was the same, so she hugged his little belongings and followed Miss Qian to the car.