Chapter 3 Chapter 2 Iron Egg

The title of this story is "Iron Egg", but it really started with "Egg". Check "Ci Hai", the explanation of the word "egg" is very simple: "eggs of birds, turtles, and snakes." This is a typical example that it is better to have no books than to believe in books. Such famous reference books will have such mistakes!Can the eggs laid by the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) be called eggs?It is neither a bird, nor a snake, nor a turtle.The eggs laid by fishes have the same structure as eggs, but they are more specific, and they can also be called eggs. Fish are not birds, turtles, or snakes.And what about insect eggs? The word "egg" comes from the part of "worm"!

It is quite complicated to define an "egg" in detail, and it has nothing to do with novelists to leave this work to scientists. I just write my story. It started after school, with big eyes and ghostly thoughts, asked me to go under the big mulberry tree.Big Eyes is a very special character in the school. His appearance is absolutely unflattering. He has a small head and a long body, soft hands and feet. verified his body", and then admitted that he was a man).But on his small head, there is a pair of huge eyes, and his eyesight is excellent, which is a natural ability. He can see everything clearly in a dark environment where ordinary people cannot see.Moreover, his aiming ability is also very high. Although he can't "pierce the willow with a hundred steps", he will never miss when he hits a willow branch with a homemade bow and arrow at a distance of ten steps.

His self-made twig slingshot is the treasure of the teenagers in the city. It is strong and durable, and it seems to be very accurate when shooting the target. In addition, the clay balls he made are round and hard, and they hit people's flesh. The head is extremely painful.He once secretly punished the big guy who was rude to him and made him beg for mercy in public, so among his classmates, he was considered a hero with big eyes. When he got under the big mulberry tree, he raised his head, covered his forehead with his hand, and asked me, "Did you see it?" I smiled bitterly: "What are you looking at?"

This big mulberry tree is a scene in the city. It is four or five stories high, with luxuriant branches and leaves. The mulberries it bears are big and sweet. I don't know when and what month it was planted. I'm afraid it has been several years old. Hundred years. At this time, it was the beginning of summer, when it was not yet the time for mulberry fruit. When I looked up, I saw dense branches and leaves. The big eyes swallowed a mouthful of saliva, showing the tension in his heart, he announced: "There is a magpie's nest at the top of the tree." I understood: "You can't climb up by yourself, you want me to get the magpie eggs for you, right?"

Big eyes nodded vigorously, a little coyly: "I want magpie eggs, and I also want to give them away. I will exchange one hundred clay pellets and one jujube slingshot, two will be enough." From his expression, one could tell at a glance that he got the magpie egg and was going to give it to a girl.I didn't tell him anything, just clapped my hands and made an oath: Tomorrow morning, barter. Magpies usually build their nests at the highest places in the treetops, and it is difficult to reach them unless they have super tree-climbing skills.As for climbing trees, that is one of the necessary conditions for an outstanding boy. I, Wesley, dare to say that I am among the top three in the city. I really have to be proud, saying that I am number one.

At that time, I actually never saw the magpie's nest, but I just pointed with my big eyes and memorized the location──the big eyes have sharp eyesight, and he said yes, that's definitely not wrong, I have confidence in him. Handling magpie eggs is very skillful. When the sky is bright, climb up the tree and stare at the nest. At that time, one female and one male, the magpie couple are all in the nest, and the eggs are under their bodies.If you do it rashly, the magpie will destroy the egg by itself, so as not to fall into the hands of the enemy.We have to wait for the first light to appear, the male flies out to look for food first, and soon he is full and flies back to replace the female. It takes about a second or two between one flying back and the other leaving. There are only eggs in the nest and no birds, so you can have a sharp eye and a quick hand to grab the eggs.If you miss this opportunity, you will have to ask early tomorrow!

I have understood this trick since I was six years old. It was not a problem for me to come under the mulberry tree before dawn for two days (the reason will be explained below), so everything went smoothly, and when the sky was about to dawn, it was not a problem. When I was standing on a big tree, the air I breathed was particularly fresh and pleasant because the tree would emit oxygen. I perch on a branch, and wait beside the magpie's nest, the distance is just within reach of my body. When the belly gradually turns white in the east, the male magpie first makes a cry, drags its long tail, and flaps its wings to fly away. I started to get nervous.After a while, the male magpie flew back screaming, and the female magpie also screamed to meet it. There were seven or eight magpie eggs in the magpie's nest.

Seeing that the hand was ready, there was no doubt, how could I know that at that moment, there was a strong force pulling back from the collar behind my neck──the conscience of heaven and earth, this force was actually not It was too big, but when I was not on my guard, there was such a force suddenly, the surprise in my heart was indescribable, my body couldn't stop on the branch, I swayed, and fell down. At last, he was very skilled, fell three or four feet, grabbed a branch with both hands, and made many assumptions in less than a tenth of a second: What kind of power is that? The answer was there immediately, I didn't come up with it, but on top of my head, among the thick branches and leaves, a pretty face as white as jade suddenly appeared.

Seeing this face clearly, I was even more surprised than before! I wish Xiangxiang! Zhu Xiangxiang is on the mulberry tree, she must be the one who pulled my collar hard just now!What is she doing on the tree?Is it also for magpie eggs? Just now I was so frightened that I almost fell down, and my life was in danger. At this time, I had completely calmed down, and I quickly stretched out my hand and pointed at the magpie's nest.Zhu Xiangxiang shook her head, stretched out her hand from among the mulberry leaves, and pointed down. I was stunned for a moment—I didn't have to turn my head to see what she was pointing at, to know that she was referring to my classmate, good friend, and Tie Dan's home.

In an instant, I felt a burst of panic again, even worse than before! I already know that Zhu Xiangxiang is a member of the "Iron-Blooded Traitor Squad", and she is also responsible for carrying out operations, and has many successful experiences.After I knew about it, I wanted to ask her for further information several times, but she kept silent, preventing me from asking questions. She pointed to Tie Dan's house, which meant that her purpose in the tree was to monitor. Could it be that there was someone in Tie Dan's family who was the target of the Iron-Blooded Rape Squad?

The matter has something to do with my good friend Tie Dan, and the anti-rape group's actions are merciless, how can I not be surprised? I cried out, "No!" I just screamed, Zhu Xiangxiang's hand covered my mouth, and her soft little hand covered my mouth. My heart was beating wildly, and I was dizzy for a while. I couldn't make a sound, so I had to look at her. , one second is like January, and best this second can be turned into a year! In Tie Dan's family, there are only Tie Dan and his uncle. It is difficult to find out whether Uncle Tie's surname is Tie, but there is no doubt that he is the best blacksmith in the city - because he is the only blacksmith in the city. Blacksmiths are necessary craftsmen for the folk, and many tools for production and daily life are supplied by blacksmiths. How can there be only one blacksmith in such a large county?It was a very sad and tragic thing to say. Just as the sky is darkest just before dawn, so the enemy is craziest when the war is about to end.That night, a Japanese cavalry brigade rushed into the county town, gathered blacksmiths, apprentices, family members, and all production tools from seventeen blacksmith shops in the city, loaded seven large trucks with people and belongings, and drove out. to the city.There were three middle-aged blacksmiths who were unwilling to be taken captive. They were chopped off with sabers by the Japanese army, and their blood was splashed on the street. After these people were taken away from the county, they never came back, and they don't know why the Japanese army captured so many blacksmiths.The Japanese cavalry brigade was ambushed about half a year later, and almost the entire army was wiped out.It was not until after the end of the war that many skeletons were discovered under a mountain range more than a hundred miles away from the county seat—this kind of mass burial grounds that were massacred in the war and buried together in random piles are collectively called "mass graves". Until now, it has been found in places where wars once raged, showing the horror of wars. After identification, it is believed that these bones are the group of blacksmiths and their family members who were taken away that day. It is speculated that the Japanese army forced them to carry out a secret mission. After the mission was completed, they were killed to silence them! After suffering such a catastrophe, there were no more blacksmiths in the county town. It was not until Uncle Tie and Tie Dan came that he became the only blacksmith in the city. He was welcomed and moved into the largest blacksmith shop in the past and opened for business. , Tiedan also entered the school. Tiedan was slightly older than me, mostly because he was out of school since he was a child, and his level was very low. After he was transferred to the class, his homework was very difficult, but he was very diligent and studious, and soon became good friends with me.Although his book knowledge is poor, his life experience is extremely rich, he has a wide range of knowledge and knowledge, and he is also a generous person.When everyone talked about volunteering together, he always held out his chest and slapped his broad chest loudly: "I want to be a general, a famous general!" When he said this, he really had the air of a general (or at least a soldier). So, when I knew that Zhu Xiangxiang was on the big mulberry tree, watching the blacksmith shop, I was naturally very anxious. When my lips became dry, I stuck out my tongue and wanted to lick my lips, but I forgot that Zhu Xiangxiang was I reached out to cover my mouth, and this time, I was licking her soft palm.She shook in vain and retracted her hand. I didn't know what to do. Not only did my lips become more dry, but my throat also became hot. I wanted to explain, but I didn't know how to speak. After being stiff for a while, the sky was bright, and the morning glow reflected on Zhu Xiangxiang's face through the leaves, and pink dots appeared on Zhu Xiangxiang's face. They were so beautiful that I didn't think she was angry, so she just He dared to stare at her. Zhu Xiangxiang suddenly let out a sigh: "Waiting for nothing all night again, but it's always these few nights." I was taken aback: "You wait on the tree every night? Why?" Zhu Xiangxiang tilted her head, with a challenging look: "If you want to know, come and wait with me tonight!" As she spoke, she climbed down nimbly, and reached the ground in no time, stretched out her hand to straighten her hair, and walked away briskly. On this day, I naturally had many opportunities to meet her at school, but she never talked to me again. I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but I always felt that Tie Dan's behavior and demeanor were a bit weird.The big eyes were also unhappy because they didn't get the magpie eggs. Anyway, on this day, I felt unspeakably uncomfortable. And it's really hard for me to decide—it's a pleasure to spend the night with Zhu Xiangxiang on the big mulberry tree. In the future, when I describe my many strange experiences, I often say: "I have received strict Chinese martial arts training." This strict training officially began when I was nine years old. Every midnight, Master will come on time and conduct training.Therefore, it is very easy to ask me to dig out magpie eggs before dawn, and I don't need to sleep at all.But I stayed with Zhu Xiangxiang all night, and when Master arrived at midnight, he couldn't find me! The training process of martial arts is very strict. I don't even dare to think about what kind of punishment I will receive if I miss one day, but when the sun goes down, I have a decision!No matter what kind of punishment, the head will not fall to the ground! When it was dark, I came to the big tree, looking left and right, when a bunch of leaves fell from the tree and hit me on the head, I used my skills and swished up the tree, Zhu Xiangxiang was already sitting firmly on a horizontal branch In the morning, I pretended to be very natural, got very close to her, and sat down. In fact, the side of my body that was close to her was a little stiff. Zhu Xiangxiang didn't speak, and pointed down until we got down the tree again. We really didn't talk, but we got closer and closer, to the extent that we were shoulder to shoulder.Time passed quickly, and not long after midnight, I saw two people walking towards the blacksmith's shop in a hurry, and before I knocked on the door, the door opened, and it was clear that it was Tie Dan who opened the door! When these two people entered, Zhu Xiangxiang pulled my hand, and we quickly climbed down the tree, and went around to the window at the back of the house, and heard a man asking in a hoarse voice, "Are you really the only survivor?" It was Uncle Tie who answered: "Yes, look at the marks on my saber. I lay down among the dead and pretended to be dead. That's how I escaped!" The person asked again: "Then do you know where the treasures are stored?" Uncle Tie said: "It's useless to know. The lock that dozens of blacksmiths spent more than half a year casting is so strong that no amount of explosives can blow it open. Even if it explodes, the treasure will be reduced to ashes. You need those two big locks key!" That person "Gege" laughed dryly: "What do you think we are doing? We are two survivors of the cavalry brigade. We found the two keys on the body of the captain who died in battle. You were on a mission in the mountains that day. The perimeter is on guard, so I don't know where the treasure is hidden!" Uncle Tie became anxious: "Look clearly, who am I?" The oil lamp from the window came on, and two people exclaimed, followed by two heart-pounding fractures. Zhu Xiangxiang and I looked at each other, and we reached out and touched our necks, expressing that As soon as I heard it, I could tell that it was the sound of a broken neck—someone hit hard and killed the two Japanese cavalry who slipped through the net. At this moment, the window suddenly opened, Tie Dan poked his head out, and said in a deep voice, "Come in!" It turned out that people already knew that we were hiding outside the window and eavesdropping. Zhu Xiangxiang took my hand and jumped in from the window. I happened to see Uncle Tie find a key that was seventy or eighty long on the two dead men. . Tie Dan looked serious: "The Japanese army hid the treasures looted in ten counties deep in the mountains, and captured blacksmiths to make extremely strong locks, which cannot be opened without keys. After the cavalry brigade was wiped out, only two soldiers slipped through the net. We couldn’t find the key, so these two escaped people must have taken it away, and after so long, we didn’t see them opening the treasure, so we pretended that we were the only survivors and lured them to the bait.” I said "ah": "The hidden treasure belongs to you!" Zhu Xiangxiang also shouted, "Why should it belong to you?" Tie Dan pointed at Uncle Tie: "He is the commander who wiped out the Japanese cavalry brigade. I am his messenger. When the Japanese chief of staff was seriously injured and dying, he told us the location of the treasure!" Zhu Xiangxiang and I were in awe, and Tie Dan shook hands with us. When we parted, he reiterated: "I want to be a general, a famous general!" A few years later, Tie Dan really became a famous general—a group of young people together, who will become what in the future is completely unpredictable, but they will inevitably become what, this is life. By the way, how did Zhu Xiangxiang know all this would happen and wait on the tree? I wanted to ask her several times, but this beautiful girl is very good at keeping secrets. I can't ask, and I can't torture, can I? Also, that night, Master did not find me, what kind of punishment did I receive?Oh, don't mention it, in short, women are disasters! However, I don't regret it at all, not at all!