Chapter 9 Chapter Six

In the second half of 1960, shortly after we ate coal, news came out that my aunt was going to marry the pilot.For the dowry issue, my grandma came over the wall to discuss with my mother, and finally decided to cut down the century-old catalpa tree outside the wall and let the best craftsman in the village, Fan Carpenter, make furniture.I did see that my father accompanied Carpenter Fan to measure the tree. The tree was frightened by the slaughter and its branches trembled, and the leaves rustled like weeping. But there was no news about this matter, and my aunt hadn't come back for a long time.I ran to the grandma's house to find out the news, but the grandma beat me out with a crutch.I suddenly discovered that my grandma was as old as those legendary "old ladies".

On the morning of the first snow of that year, the sun was very red.When we wore straw sandals to school, we felt cold feet and cold hands.We ran and shouted on the playground to keep warm.Suddenly, there was a frightening roar in the air.We raised our faces and opened our mouths, and saw a gigantic creature—dark red—drawing thick black smoke—with two big red eyes—baring its giant white teeth—and trembling all over— — came at us.Airplane, oh my god, airplane! Is it going to land on our playground? We have never seen an airplane so closely. The wind from the wings of the airplane blows up chicken feathers and dead leaves on the ground. It would be great if it could land on the playground. We can watch it up close, and we can reach out and touch it. Touch it, and if we are lucky, we may be allowed to drill into its belly to play, and we may ask the pilot to tell us a few battle stories.He is probably my uncle-to-be's comrade-in-arms, no, my uncle-to-be's "J-5" is much more beautiful than this black guy, so it is impossible for my uncle-to-be to be comrades-in-arms with the person who drives this stupid guy.But, how should I put it, to be able to fly this kind of plane is pretty impressive, isn't it?Who would not be a hero who drove such a heavy piece of steel into the sky? ——I didn’t see the pilot’s face, but many students swore afterwards that they saw the pilot’s face through the glass on the head of the plane—the plane that I thought was definitely going to land beside us seemed Reluctantly, I raised my head, turned right suddenly, rubbed my belly against the top of the big poplar tree at the east end of our village, and plunged into the vast wheat field in the east of the village.We heard a loud bang.This loud noise was much louder and thicker than the "sonic boom" heard last time.

We felt the ground tremble under our feet, there was a buzzing in our ears, and gold stars appeared in our eyes.Immediately afterwards, a thick smoke and a dark red pillar of fire rose into the sky, and the sunlight suddenly turned purple, and then we smelled a strange smell that was so choking that people couldn't breathe. I don't know how long it took us to wake up.We run to the village.When we ran to the main road at the head of the village, we felt the scorching heat.The plane had been blown to pieces, and one wing was sticking obliquely on the ground, like a huge torch.The wheat fields were on fire and smelled of burnt leather.At this time, there was another loud noise, and the experienced old master Wang shouted loudly: Get down!

We got down and climbed back under the leadership of Mr. Wang.Climb quickly, there are bombs under the wings of the plane! We learned afterwards that there could have been four bombs hanging under the wings of the plane, but only two bombs were hung that day. If all four bombs were hung, we would all be reimbursed. On the third day of the plane crash, my father and the men in the village pushed the cart to the airport to deliver the wreckage of the plane and the remains of the pilot. When I just came back, my elder brother ran into the house panting.This athlete ran back from the No. 1 High School in one breath.Fifty miles, almost a marathon.As soon as he rushed into the yard, he only said two words: "Auntie..." Then he fell headfirst to the ground, foaming at the mouth, his white eyes rolled up, and fainted.

The whole family surrounded him to save him, some pinched him, some squeezed the jaws of a tiger, and some slapped his chest. What's the matter with your aunt? What's the matter with aunt? Finally, he woke up, his mouth puckered, and he burst into tears. Mother scooped up half a ladle of cold water from the water tank, poured some into his mouth, and splashed the rest on his face. Tell me, what's the matter with your aunt? My aunt's pilot... defected with the plane... The water ladle in mother's hand fell to the ground and fell into several pieces. Where did you escape to?my father asked.

Where else can I go?My elder brother wiped the water off his face with his sleeve, gritted his teeth and said: Taiwan!This traitor, this scum, flew to Taiwan to join Chiang Kai-shek! Where is your aunt?mother asked. He was taken away by the County Public Security Bureau.Big Brother said. At this time, tears came out of my mother's eyes.She told us, don't let your grandma know, and don't go out and mess around. My elder brother said: Is there any need for us?The whole county knows about it. My mother took out a big pumpkin from the house, handed it to my sister, and said, "Come on, come with me to see your grandma."

After a while, my sister ran back panting, and shouted as soon as she entered the hospital: Grandma, my mother told you to go quickly, my eldest grandma has passed away.