Scholars in the courtyard

"You guys can go home."

After saying that, there was silence below.

No one moved, no one made a sound, only tears fell quietly.

After fighting together for so long, they lost the election.

Loss enveloped my heart, but the joy of returning home grew in my heart again, and I felt a mixture of sadness and joy for a while.

After Shen Rong left, no one looked at the book. Everyone patted each other on the shoulders and walked to the dormitory.

On the other side, Yang Xiaotao and others were sitting on stools, and they all cheered up when Shen Rong came in.

Shen Rong smiled and said, "Congratulations to everyone, congratulations to you for being successfully selected."

bang bang bang

Shen Rong clapped, and several others applauded after hearing this.

"Team Leader Shen, what is the mission? Can you say no?"

Chen Chonghan asked, but Shen Rong shook his head.

"I don't have the right to tell you."

Everyone was disappointed.

"However, what I can tell you is that you will participate in a very glorious and meaningful mission."

"very meaningful."

Everyone was silent, waiting in silence to explode.

When Yang Xiaotao and Liu Daming came back, they saw Hou Baobao standing at the door of the dormitory with his luggage.

Behind him, the truck had started.

"Old Liu!"

"Old monkey."

The two hugged each other, Hou Baobao looked a little unwilling and disappointed.

"Gong Yang."

"Hou Gong."

The two also hugged.

"You have to work hard and bring glory to our steel rolling mill. This time, we accounted for one-third of the six people. Unfortunately, I can't live up to the expectations."

Hou Baobao said, Liu Daming patted his shoulder, "It's okay, we will work together with your share. Also, when you go back, tell me and my family that they are safe."

"And me, tell my wife not to worry and take care of the child. I'll be back soon."

Yang Xiaotao also said quickly, if he had known earlier, he would have written a letter and asked him to take it back.

"I know, I will do this even if you don't tell me."

"Lao Hou, have a nice journey."

Liu Daming said, Hou Baobao nodded.

"You guys, come on."

Hou Baobao got on the car, and the others also got on the bicycle amidst shouts, and slowly drove away from the dormitory building and the factory area.

Watching the car leave, Liu Daming said leisurely, "Hou Liangdao is no worse than Mustache when it comes to seriousness, he shouldn't be at this level!"

Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "Everyone has his own ambitions."

"It's better to go back and report that you're safe."

Neither of them spoke. They went back to the house to pack their things. They were leaving too!

Half an hour later.

"Liu Gong, let's go."

Yang Xiaotao carried his luggage and got into the car. Looking at Liu Daming who was still in a daze below, he quickly shouted and the latter got in the car this time.

On the jeep in front, Shen Rong waved his hand, and the two cars started to move slowly towards the train station.

Half an hour later, Yang Xiaotao and a group of six people entered the carriage under the leadership of Shen Rong. Four soldiers were still guarding the front and rear doors. There was no one else except them and Shen Rong's work group.

So, when the train started, everyone looked for a place to sleep and rest.

Yang Xiaotao took out his book and read it carefully.

They didn't know where they were going, and they didn't want to ask because they wouldn't tell them if they asked.

All they knew was that this time they had to go west, all the way.

"Monitor."

"The tracing is finished."

On a high mountain, covered with snow, a group of people dressed in military green, with cloaks floating behind their backs, stood neatly in front of the stone monument.

"Return to the team."

"yes!"

Xu Long's voice was cold through the mask, and his body remained upright despite the wind blowing.

"salute!"

Brush~~~

Raise your hands, put away your gun, raise your head and chest, as if you want to dedicate the most beautiful thing in the world to the stone monument in front of you.

The two strings of bright red characters on it seemed to be flowing with the blood of our ancestors, and they were so bright that they burned your eyes.

"The ceremony is over!"

Xu Long's voice sounded again, and everyone returned to their original state.

"Comrades."

"Tell me about it."

brush

The seven people in front of them immediately took a breath, their faces filled with determination.

"This mountain climbing lasted four hours and twelve minutes. The mission was successfully completed."

"However, during the march, some comrades suffered from physical exhaustion. This kind of thin oxygen environment is still something we should pay attention to in the future."

Xu Long spoke intermittently, sometimes needing to take a deep breath to finish. Everyone below him remained serious.

"Now, all team members, go down the mountain."

"yes!"

Everyone shouted in a low voice.

Afterwards, a group of people lined up and slowly went down the mountain under the leadership of the deputy squad leader.

Xu Long looked back at the top of the mountain, the majestic mountains and the vast land.

"A good man should come here."

With a low growl, he touched the stone on the top of the mountain and followed the team slowly down the mountain.

They need to go down the mountain, eat some dry food and then return to the base.

There is also the top of the mountain, but the altitude is lower.

At this time, in the station, the two of them were nervously preparing dinner.

After the patrolling soldiers came back, they were all cold. What they needed most was a drink of hot water and a hot meal.

However, even such a simple requirement is difficult to meet.

At this altitude, water will boil when it reaches more than 70 degrees Celsius, making it impossible to effectively kill bacteria in the water.

Use water to steam rice and stir-fry vegetables, and the result is also rice with uncooked rice.

So here, the most popular thing is pancakes, which are made by placing the dough on the iron pot and frying it with heat.

As for other stir-fry dishes, they are also grilled, grilled and pan-fried.

A single ingredient and monotonous cooking is the best food for the people stationed here when they return.

"Xiao Liu, are you ready to knead the dough?"

An old voice came from below the station, and a young baby-faced man came out of the door with his hands dipped in gray flour.

"Old squad leader, I'm already at peace."

The baby-faced man spoke with a Bashu flavor. A middle-aged man wearing a military coat and carrying a bucket across from him walked slowly up the steps.

Baby Face hurried out to help. The two put water into the house and quickly closed the door to prevent the heat in the house from escaping.

"Old monitor, I'll fetch water from now on."

"You kid, you can't do that."

The old squad leader walked to the stove and sat down, rubbing his knees while warming himself. It was obvious that the journey was not easy.

The baby face immediately took down the iron vat from the radiator nearby. The water was a little warm. The old squad leader took it and drank it smoothly to warm his stomach.

"Why?"

"Why? You, you need to find a clean water source for this water. If you find the wrong source, won't everyone get upset after drinking it?"

"I can learn, you just need to teach me."

"Okay, next time, I'll take you there next time."

The old squad leader smiled, but his baby face suddenly changed his attitude, "Forget it. Next time, I will follow the squad leader on patrol. Let Xiaozhuang stay and cook."

"Hahaha"

"Envy?"

The old squad leader stood up as he spoke, and Xiao Liu gritted his teeth, "I'm not envious. Anyway, I serve the people and everyone."

"Haha, that's right. We are here not only to cook, but also to guard the station. If an enemy appears, we will be the last soldiers."

"Yes, I understand."

"Here, lend a hand and pour the water into the vat."

Wow!

The water was poured into the water tank along the bucket. The old squad leader stretched out his hand to test the temperature of the water. "It's okay. It's warm in the room. Don't worry about it freezing."

"It's just getting cold in October. After a while, the house will freeze."

"I really don't know why you are here, baby. Bashu is so far away and how warm it is. You have to come all the way here to suffer this."

The old squad leader liked this newly assigned baby face very much. He would take him with him whenever he had nothing to do and teach him personally so that he could adapt to the life here as soon as possible.

Xiao Liu was not happy, "Old squad leader, revolutionary enthusiasm is not afraid of any wind, snow or cold. The harder the environment, the more it can temper the revolutionary will."

"I am willing to accept the most brutal challenge, turn myself into a staunch revolutionary, and contribute everything to the motherland."

The baby-faced voice spread throughout the station, and the enthusiasm infected the old squad leader. He nodded happily, then walked aside and picked up a piece of briquettes, "Then, the most determined revolutionary comrade, please put away the kettle. This is an important task.”

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission."

"Ha ha"

The two chatted and started to work. The howling of the wind came from outside the house, and it became even colder outside.

"Old monitor, when will the squad leader and the others come back?"

"Soon!"

"According to experience, there are still three hours until we return."

"Xiao Liu, I'm going to bake pancakes. You go and stand guard above. I'll replace you later."

"Okay."

After saying that, the old squad leader left for the next door. Xiaoliu waved his arm, picked up the gun from the shelf, and quickly climbed up to the guard tower.

The wind howled, cutting across his face like a knife. Baby Face lowered his hat and raised his mask.

There was a heater inside and I felt warm, but when I came out, I felt blown out and cold all over.

With a round face, he remembered the old squad leader’s teachings: Don’t stand in one place, but move around, so that your body can adapt to the cold wind and avoid frostbite.

As night fell, Xiao Liu took off the kettle from the stove and began to pour water into the thermos bottle.

After everything was filled, Xiao Liu looked at the stove, lifted the lid of the pot, and a wave of heat came from inside.

Around the pot, the pancakes have been formed one after another. The layer on the bottom of the pot has turned gray, but the outside is yellow and smells fragrant.

If you want to avoid burning the pancakes, you need to control the heat.

In this regard, the old squad leader did the best.

The pancakes he makes are the best in the entire company.

Putting the lid on the pot and looking at the stove, the coals were reddish, and Xiaoliu closed the door.

He glanced at the old squad leader on the sentry tower, then turned around to boil some more water so that the squad leader and the others could wash their feet when they came back.

But when he turned around, he suddenly saw a barrel-shaped object in the corner of the shelf.

He didn't remember what this thing was for, so he walked over and picked it up out of curiosity.

Looking at the handle above, there were still traces of fire underneath. After observing for a while, he tried to break it off with force. The lid of the pot was twisted open, revealing the inner pot, and there was also a handwritten note.

The six words at the beginning above are the instructions for the pressure cooker.

Xiaoliu went to elementary school when he was in Bashu and knew some simple words. Later, because his younger brothers and sisters at home had to go to school, he gave up his studies to work, and later signed up to come here.

Xiaoliu's first impression of a manual is that the person who wrote this manual should be a scholar or a teacher, otherwise the handwriting would not be so beautiful.

It was this word that aroused Xiaoliu's interest and asked him to read it slowly.

After reading the whole article, Xiaoliu looked at the line drawn with horizontal lines, "Improper operation will cause an explosion, and the power is equivalent to a grenade." Looking at the attention points, Xiaoliu almost threw the pot to the ground.

What should I use with caution?

Will it explode?

Isn't this a new type of bomb?

Xiaoliu thought that it would be better not to do it. It would be a big deal if it caused trouble.

Return the pot to its original position.

Turn around and leave.

However, when going out, Xiaoliu always felt that it was something on her mind, as if if she didn't use it, she wouldn't be able to sleep and would feel uncomfortable doing anything.

"Isn't it just a hot pot?"

Xiaoliu wants to try it.