Upon hearing this, Sheng Xinhua's eyes widened even more. "Brother, can you teach me? I want to try it too."
Zhou Qinglan would also give the children some pocket money to buy an ice pop or a bottle of soda.
Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu are two shrewd people. They're together all the time, spending one person's money while saving the other person's.
So the two brothers had several hundred in cash on hand; otherwise, they wouldn't have had the confidence to ask to buy someone else's gun so readily.
Upon hearing this, the child looked Sheng Xinhua and his brother up and down a few more times, and then made an outrageous demand.
"You two have money? This gun of mine isn't cheap; if you want it, it'll cost at least fifteen dollars."
Fifteen yuan in those days was enough for an average family's living expenses for half a month, and it was also enough for a child to eat and drink well for a whole holiday.
Sheng Xinhua is in fourth grade, so he knows what fifteen yuan can do.
But at this moment, all he could see was that gun; he didn't care about anything else. "Wait a minute, I'll go home and get the money. Wait here."
After saying that, Sheng Xinhua ran home in a flash and pulled a book out of the bookshelf in the west room.
The book was already quite thick, and because there was a lot of money inside, it was bulging.
Sheng Xinhua pulled out money page by page, some one-yuan notes and some two-yuan notes. After counting, he had fifteen yuan, so he quickly ran back to the entrance of No. 1 Middle School.
Fortunately, the group of junior high school students hadn't left yet, so Sheng Xinhua quickly went over and handed them the money he was holding.
The kid was just fooling Sheng Xinhua at first; he never really intended to sell him the gun. After all, it was fifteen yuan. What kid could just casually take out fifteen yuan?
So when Sheng Xinhua actually brought the money and handed it to the child, the boy was dumbfounded.
"You, you didn't steal money from home, did you? That won't do! If your dad finds out, he'll beat you to death."
Sheng Xinhua was stunned. Why would he need to steal such a small amount of money?
"No, these were all given to me by my parents. Are you going to sell this gun or not? I've already given you the money, you won't go back on your word, will you?"
Fourteen or fifteen years old is the typical teenage phase for boys. Most of them are influenced by TV dramas and want to be knights or heroes.
A great hero's word is his bond; once a promise is made, it cannot be taken back.
So the boy gritted his teeth and handed the gun to Sheng Xinhua. "Alright, I'll sell it to you. I'll make another one myself later."
Fifteen yuan can buy several new bicycle chains. It just takes a little effort to make, what else?
And so, Sheng Xinhua traded fifteen yuan for a matchstick gun made of chain.
The two boys treated the gun like a precious treasure, handling it with great delight.
The two played outside for a long time, until it was almost time for dinner, before going home.
When he entered, Sheng Xinhua was careful and hid the gun in a corner of the warehouse.
If my parents found out they spent fifteen yuan to buy this gun, they'd definitely be unhappy, and might even beat them up.
Therefore, it's best to hide it carefully.
The two children had just hidden the guns and pushed open the door to the storeroom when they saw Sheng Xiping coming around from the backyard.
The two men instinctively shrank their necks, then chuckled and greeted Sheng Xiping, "Dad."
When Sheng Xiping saw the two children looking so sneaky, he felt something was off, but he didn't think much of it.
Boys are all mischievous, and these two are bound to get into trouble again. As long as they don't go too far, Sheng Xiping usually doesn't hold back.
"What are you two doing running to the warehouse? Try to be less troublesome and stop causing problems."
"Dad, we didn't do anything wrong. We just saw a mouse sneaking into the barn and tried to catch it, but we couldn't," Sheng Xinhua explained with a chuckle.
"Tch, are you two cats? Catching mice? Just get some rat poison, stop poking around all day."
Sheng Xiping didn't take it to heart and just said it casually.
"By the way, have you finished your exams yet? Your Uncle Chen said today that Xiaofeng has finished his college entrance exams and is coming over to visit for a few days."
Chen Feng attended primary school in Qianchuan in the autumn of 1975, and was later taken back to the provincial capital by Chen Ruiqing and his wife.
He had good grades and didn't repeat a grade, so he continued his studies and took the college entrance exam this year.
Since starting high school, Chen Feng hasn't had much time to come over and play.
Now that the college entrance exam is over, there's still a long time before the results are released, but he wants to come to Songjianghe to see his grandparents and Huahua.
"Brother Chen Feng is coming back? Oh, that's wonderful!" The two children jumped for joy upon hearing this.
Although Chen Feng has had very little time to come back these past two years due to his heavy academic workload, he still tries to send gifts to his younger siblings during holidays and birthdays.
The Sheng family would also send some local specialties over, and Sheng Xinhua would occasionally write a letter or make a phone call to Chen Feng.
Therefore, the children's relationship did not fade; they remained very close.
"Dad, when is Brother Chen Feng coming?" The two children couldn't wait to see Chen Feng.
"It should be in the next few days, but I don't know the exact time. I'll call again tonight to ask."
When Sheng Xiping called Chen Ruiqing during the day, Chen Ruiqing mentioned it briefly, but Sheng Xiping was busy with other things at the time and didn't have time to ask for the specific time.
“When your brother Xiaofeng arrives, I will take you back to the forest farm for a few days to keep your grandparents company.”
"Wow, that's great!" The two children jumped for joy.
After dinner, Sheng Xiping called Chen Ruiqing's home again.
Upon learning that Chen Feng and his sister Chen Yue would be leaving from the provincial capital by car the day after tomorrow morning, Chen Ruiqing arranged for a driver to bring them over.
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