harleyscars Chapter 333 Xu Movie
Chapter 333 Xu Movie
Knowing that his elder brother was doing well, Ah Bin didn't bother to be polite with him. He picked out some grain and oil coupons from the bills, then thought for a moment and said, "Brother, do you have any higher-quality Huazi left? Leave a few packs for me."
"Yuhua ordered two sets of clothes for me a few days ago. Her family doesn't lack ordinary things, so I thought of getting some good cigarettes for her father."
Wang Hongtao was delighted when he heard this: "Great, kid. I'm making clothes for you before anything happens."
"Are you sure it's her?"
A Bin nodded: "Well, actually Yuhua looks pretty good when she loses weight, and she has a straightforward personality and a strong body. I like her like this."
Wang Hongtao thought about it and agreed:
"Okay, I'm also optimistic about Yuhua's personality. What's more important is that you like her, that's enough."
"Besides, since their family is so generous, our family can't be bad either."
"How about this, on the second day of the New Year, you take your things to their house and I will prepare them for you."
A Bin smiled sheepishly: "Then I'll trouble you, brother."
Wang Hongtao patted him on the shoulder and said, "We don't talk about this among family members." He then looked at the bills on the table, counted them carefully for a moment, and added a few more: "Take these grain and oil coupons and use them first. Come and ask me if you don't have enough."
"And don't prepare the New Year's Eve dinner tomorrow. Let's go to Xu Damao's house to eat together. It will be more lively with more people."
"I'll prepare everything. You can just come empty-handed."
"I see, brother. By the way, when do you plan to go back? I have to go to the factory on New Year's Day to be on duty. I guess I won't be able to go back to my hometown until the fifth or sixth day of the New Year."
"Is that so?" Wang Hongtao frowned.
He originally planned to take Abin back to his hometown after lunch on the first day of the New Year and come back on the second day.
"Well, our section chief agreed to let me take a leave or something, but I heard that new employees have to be on duty during the New Year holidays, and I don't want to break the rules."
Wang Hongtao nodded: "It's right to have this concern."
"Then let's put it this way. I'll go back on New Year's Day, and you can come back whenever you're free."
"Ah."
After discussing the matter, Wang Hongtao stood up and looked at the house again: "Who helped you clean this house? It's quite clean."
"Hey, I spent fifty cents to ask the brothers Guangtian and Guangfu to clean it up a few days ago. Is that okay?"
"Sure, sure. We can just put up a couplet or something at the door and it will be complete."
"Okay, then you can eat slowly by yourself. I'll go home first. I have to go home and prepare dinner."
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Guessing that Yu Li was almost done cooking, Wang Hongtao walked into Xu Damao's house.
Lou Xiao'e had already placed the dishes and chopsticks on the table, waiting for Wang Hongtao to arrive.
"Come and sit down to eat. We've been waiting for you for a long time."
For a moment, the room was filled with love and tenderness.
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At the same time, in Jingyuan Commune, Changping County.
The members finished their dinner early, took their own stools and walked towards the threshing ground of the commune.
The commune’s loudspeaker announced two days ago that movies would start showing at 6 o’clock tonight, and there would be two shows in a row.
There were few entertainment activities at that time. After dinner, there was nothing to relieve boredom except chatting or working behind closed doors as a couple.
Not only the women like to watch the fun, the men are even more active. After all, it's a rare opportunity to pay less public grain for one night, right?
Many people from all over the town knew where movies were being shown and would rather run a dozen miles to catch a movie.
It gets dark early in the twelfth lunar month, and it is dark before six o'clock.
At this time, the threshing ground was packed with people. Under the arrangement of the commune secretary, those in the front sat on the ground, followed by stools, wooden benches, long benches, and square benches. Those at the back simply stood on the benches to watch. Even the chinaberry tree next to the threshing ground was filled with half-grown children.
The excitement is no less than that of the Chinese New Year.
The commune secretary's surname was Jiang, a thin old man in his fifties or sixties. He was standing next to the projector directing the members to run around and help Xu Damao to clean up and lay out the machine in order to save time.
We brought the projectionist from far away and provided him with good food and drinks, wasn’t it just to get him to show one more show?
He has already boasted so much, and if due to time constraints he can only perform it once, won't the villagers poke holes in his spine after it's over?
In addition to Xu Damao, there were three other people who came to the steel rolling mill this time. Two of them were his apprentices, and the other one was from the security department who was equipped with a gun.
The large number of people was not only to ensure the safety of the team, but also because the projection equipment at that time was very complicated and bulky. In addition to the projector, there were also screens, stands, generators, films and many other parts.
The film for a single movie weighs forty to fifty kilograms, and if you show two movies in a row, that would be over a hundred kilograms.
Therefore, every time Xu Damao went to the countryside to show movies, he would bring several people with him.
Seeing that the equipment was almost installed, Xu Damao sent the other two apprentices away and only left one.
"Zhao Dagou, stand next to me and watch me operate the projector. If you don't understand anything, just ask me directly."
"Xiao Sun and Da Liu, the two of you go over there and watch the curtain. Be careful not to get pulled over by some ignorant monkey."
"Okay, Master!" The young man named Zhao Dagou was overjoyed after hearing this. After the other two people left, he stood beside Xu Damao and said gratefully, "Thank you, brother-in-law!"
"I will let my sister take good care of you later!"
Xu Damao patted his shoulder and said, "Don't tell your sister about other things."
"Don't worry, Master. I understand." Zhao Dagou winked at Xu Damao and gave him an expression that all men understand.
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On the other side, Xiao Sun and Da Liu were not very happy.
Little Sun was indignant: "Master is so biased, every time when it comes to the critical moment, he sends us away!"
"Ah~~" Da Liu sighed and said helplessly: "Who made us not have a pretty sister?"
"And she has to be a widow!"
After saying that, he added, "Speaking of which, Zhao Dagou is really a piece of shit. It's only been less than half a year since my brother-in-law started pimping!"
Little Sun looked at Zhao Daniu, who was bowing and nodding beside Xu Damao, with envy, and said with emotion: "Don't worry about whether he is a good person or not. In any case, their family will definitely have a better life in the future."
"Ever since our master's wife got pregnant, the master has been teaching his apprentice with great care! I estimate that it won't be long before Daniu can go on missions alone."
"That oil and water...tsk, even if I only share half of it, it would be enough to nourish me!"
It was an unwritten rule at the time that when an apprentice went to the countryside to show movies on behalf of his master, he had to give half of the profits he received to his master.
As for the apprentices beside...
Not even a single hair gets a chance.
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When it comes to showing movies, Xu Damao is absolutely professional, and even teaching his apprentices does not interfere with his work.
As soon as six o'clock arrived, the movie started on time.
The first film to be screened tonight is "Lin Hai Xue Yuan"
Lin Hai Xue Yuan was released at the beginning of last year. It tells the story of how the People's Liberation Army formed a small team to go deep into the forest and snow to eliminate bandits in 1946 in order to ensure that the land reform would not be disrupted. Several villains in the play, such as Zuoshandiao and Yichumao, are almost familiar to people of that era.
At that time, not only was the movie good to watch, the situation and atmosphere were also good, and the members felt very involved in the film. When the last scene where the bad guys were executed and Zuoshandiao was captured alive was shown, there was a lot of applause.
In fact, many members have already watched the movie "Lin Hai Xue Yuan" once in the surrounding communes, but they are still enjoying it when they have the opportunity to watch it again today.
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After the movie was over, the commune secretary handed over a cup of water and lit a cigarette for Xu Damao, saying flatteringly, "Xu Dianying, it's still early and the villagers haven't seen enough. How about you take the trouble to do it a little longer..."
"I've already arranged a midnight snack for you, it's at Widow Jin's house at the end of the village."
"It's not easy for Cui Lian either. She lost her man at such a young age, but she's still pretty."
"If you hadn't been in the countryside last time, I guess her father-in-law would have cheated on her."
Secretary Jiang started to play the emotional card. The reason why Xu Damao came to Jingyuan Commune again less than three months later was because of the widow Jin.
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