Xiao Letian hadn't been home for a long time, and the closer he got to home, the more uneasy he felt.
Until he arrived at the door of his home, Xiao Letian tightened the purse in his hand. He had hardly spent the money his father gave him, and there was even some money left in his pocket.
That was the salary that Mo Xiaohu paid him in advance.
After brewing his emotions for a while, Xiao Letian pushed the door open and walked in.
The old father was sitting in the house eating, again a bowl of sweet potatoes and a bowl of pickles.
He was still wearing the same ragged scholar's robe that he wore every day, although it was now extremely dirty and torn.
Xiao Kang looked up and saw his son coming home, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Then he lowered his head and ate in silence.
Xiao Letian felt his throat tighten and whispered, "Dad, I'm back."
"Eat, there's food in the pot."
Xiao Letian nodded, sat down opposite Xiao Kang, and pushed the purse in front of him.
"Dad, I can't spend so much money. I'm working for the school now, and they're paying me."
"......"
Xiao Kang suddenly stopped using the chopsticks in his hand. He looked up at Xiao Letian with disappointment, his lips trembling constantly.
The next second, he threw the purse to the ground and shouted angrily: "Craftsman! Do you like being a craftsman so much?! I don't have a son as useless as you!"
Xiao Letian panicked and explained: "Dad! He is not a craftsman... at least not an ordinary craftsman! What the school wants to build is extraordinary... they say it is a major event that will benefit the country and the people in the future! But it has to be kept secret, I can't tell you."
"Oh, I don't want to listen..." Xiao Kang smiled bitterly and turned back into the house.
Xiao Letian sat woodenly on the chair, feeling as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.
.....
The next morning, Xiao Letian packed his bags and set out again for Taoyuan County.
As soon as he arrived at the firearms depot, Mo Xiaohu discovered that something was wrong with him.
After such a long period of contact, Mo Xiaohu already has a general understanding of Xiao Letian's family situation.
So he comforted her, "What's wrong? Did you have a quarrel with your father?"
Xiao Letian nodded.
Mo Xiaohu said: "Hey, that's just a small matter! It won't be long before everyone looks up to you after you've achieved results!"
"Be alert! The Imperial Guards will be here soon. Don't let the Firearms Bureau down!"
"What does the Jinyiwei have to do with us?" Xiao Letian asked.
Mo Xiaohu sighed, "I heard that they set up an audit team...to monitor us, to prevent us from misusing funds."
"Hey, we got a letter from the higher-ups saying that all major projects will be funded by the Royal Academy of Sciences in the future. The money we spend is the people's hard-earned money, and we are not allowed to waste a penny."
"You didn't live up to the good times! It's hard to defraud funds now. If you don't do it right, you'll end up in jail. In the past, we in Taoyuan County did it ourselves, and that was called... Forget it, there's no point telling you this."
"You should be more careful. Mr. Li is of a very special status. If he comes, you should try to follow his lead."
Xiao Letian remained silent.
Two more days passed.
The new hot air balloon is ready!
The owner of the weapons institute came to the scene again to check the results, and Li Yuanzhao also showed up as expected.
It has gone through countless discussions and four major revisions, and everyone has great expectations.
When Mo Xiaohu said the word "ignite".
As usual, the hot air balloon began to gradually inflate, and then slowly rose under the expectant gaze of everyone.
"It's flying! It's flying!" someone shouted.
While he was talking, the hot air balloon had already floated to the height of a person!
However, the rope tied below had already been taut, making it difficult to move upwards.
Mo Xiaohu made a prompt decision: "Release the rope!"
Someone went to untie the rope, and quickly tied it up again while the hot air balloon was rising into the sky.
The rope is twenty meters long, and the height of the hot air balloon has reached more than ten meters!
"It worked! Holy crap! It worked! Holy crap!"
The crowd below cheered wildly, even to the point of madness! What a miracle! We witnessed a miracle today!
Li Yuanzhao was extremely shocked and murmured, "Oh my God... Lao Fang really didn't lie to me. He really flew up."
Then a flash of inspiration came to his mind.
Flying...burning the city, wouldn't that be true? !
The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. Li Yuanzhao licked his lips excitedly, and there was a hint of greed in his eyes as he stared at the hot air balloon.
After a while, the kerosene on the hot air balloon burned out, and it began to slowly descend along the rope, and finally fell heavily to the ground.
Mo Xiaohu walked forward with a red face: "Great! It only takes four times to do it, you are really lucky! Did you write it down?"
"I've got it down." Xiao Letian was so excited that he was trembling all over. But then came another question: "It's okay to go up to the sky, but how do I control it? I can't just let it fly around."
Mo Xiaohu said calmly: "Yes, I'm afraid that only someone can know this if they go up there."
Can you only know after going up?
An irrepressible thought surged out of Xiao Letian's mind, and once it surged out, it was difficult to take it back.
While the others were still clapping and celebrating, Xiao Letian was already feeling conflicted.
But it didn't last long, and he stared at Mo Xiaohu with fiery eyes and said, "Teacher, please fill some kerosene and raise it again!"
"What are you going to do?"
"I want to go up and take a look. I'm in charge of recording. I have to go up to remember it clearly."
"No! It's not stable yet and it's too dangerous. You can't go." Mo Xiaohu rejected it outright.
Xiao Letian advised: "Teacher! It's okay. Didn't you get up and down just now just fine? As long as you tie it with a rope, it will be fine."
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