Xiaonian shouted into the house that she was fully dressed and standing in her yard, ready to go out at any time.
At her feet, there were two calico cats circling in circles, rubbing against her trouser legs from time to time, very affectionately.
Xiaonian squatted down and reached out to gently stroke the calico cat's hair. It was soft and smooth and felt great.
"Do you want to watch a movie with me? It's starring Xiaobai and Liuliu."
Meow~~
The calico cat called to her and clung to her feet as if he could understand her words.
A little further away from them, there were several cats in the yard, some were big orange cats, some were civet cats, and there were cow cats, all kinds of things.
At the moment, some of them are lying on the fence, some are standing on the roof and stretching, and some are digging at the insects on the ground in the corner of the yard.
These cats are all raised by Xiaonian's family. Huangjia Village has never been short of stray cats. Xiaonian saw how pitiful they were and often fed them food. When he encountered kittens that had no ability to survive, he would take them home and raise them.
Over time, her house has almost become a gathering place for cats, and many cats come here every day to roam and play.
"Coming, coming."
Xiaonian's grandfather and grandmother came out of the house.
"Hurry up, the movie is about to start."
Xiaonian wished he could grow wings immediately and fly to the cinema.
Xiaobai gave her three movie tickets for "Our Summer" and invited her to take her grandparents to watch it.
My grandparents had no time in the past two days. Until today, they found time and planned to go to the mall cinema on West Chang'an Street to watch a movie in the morning.
"Eh? Grandpa, is that big orange cat the one from Xiaobai's family?"
Xiaonian discovered that the big orange cat stretching on the roof looked very much like the one Xiaobai had raised.
Xiaonian's grandfather took a look and said, "Grandpa, you can't tell. These cats all look the same."
Xiaonian looked carefully and determined that it was the big orange cat from Xiaobai's family.
"Meow~~ Come down and I will take you home."
Xiaonian waved to the big orange cat on the roof, but the big orange cat remained motionless, lying on the roof and staring at her, with no intention of coming down.
"Aren't we running out of time? Let's catch it later." Xiaonian's grandfather reminded.
Xiaonian then gave up the idea of catching the big orange cat. She told the big orange cat not to leave and just stay in the yard. She would come back to find it later.
The big orange cat yawned and faced the rising sun, feeling sleepy.
However, after only taking a few steps, Xiaonian heard a series of subtle meows. She stopped and looked around.
"Xiao Nian, what are you looking at? Let's go quickly." Grandpa Chen Yungui urged.
Xiaonian didn't move, and she asked: "Did you hear the cat meowing?"
"Where's the shouting?" Grandpa and grandma both said they didn't hear it.
But Xiaonian was sure that she heard it, and she walked towards the place where the sound was.
Her yard is not big, but she grows many vegetables. It is green and full of life. Sometimes you can see butterflies and bees.
"Xiaonian, we are going to be late." Grandma reminded.
Xiaonian was unmoved, "Wait a minute, don't worry, grandma, I think I heard a little kitten meowing."
She walked through the vegetable field, pushed aside a clump of pepper seedlings, and saw a calico cat lying lazily on the ground. On her belly were several kittens, sucking milk.
No eyes were opened.
Xiaonian turned around in surprise and said, "Grandpa and grandma, a cat has given birth to cubs! There are five of them!"
The grandparents came over and looked at the new mother cat.
"Hurry up and put them in the cat's nest. The sun will come in soon and the little kittens will be scorched to death."
"I'm going to get the cat's bed."
Grandpa went to the house and brought a cardboard box over. Xiaonian happily stroked the mother calico cat, then put the nursing kittens into the cardboard box one by one, and then carried the cardboard box home.
After finishing these tasks, she ran to prepare ham sausage and other food for the calico cat.
More than ten minutes had passed. When I took care of the calico cat family and rushed to the cinema, the movie had already been shown for seven or eight minutes. Xiaonian cried sadly.
The ticket inspector told her that their movie tickets could be watched at any time. If she was not in a hurry, she could wait another hour and a half and the next show would start.
Xiaonian looked at his grandparents. They both smiled and said they were not in a hurry, so they decided to wait for the next show.
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My grandparents had never been to the cinema when they were young, so everything here was unfamiliar to them.
Xiaonian is responsible for everything including ticket inspection.
A family of three walked to the screening room and found that there were only a few people in the room.
It's ten o'clock in the morning, the cinema has just opened, and there are almost no people around.
They found their seats and sat down. The two elderly people sat on the left and right sides of Xiaonian, looking around curiously.
In their memories, only when they were young, a movie projectionist went to their countryside to show outdoor movies. At that time, the village was like the Chinese New Year, the atmosphere was lively and everyone was jubilant.
It is a big event to show a movie in the village. Although they do heavy farm work during the day, as soon as it gets dark at night, every household will bring stools and chairs and appear in the open square on time. Everyone chats excitedly and waits for the movie to be shown.
But the movie theater was much busier than now.
It seems too deserted here.
Xiaonian's grandparents thought so, and Xiaonian's mutterings sounded in their ears.
The little girl is teaching them interesting anecdotes about the filming of "Our Summer". These are what she heard from Xiaobai, Liuliu and Xiaoxiaobai.
The movie is indeed as everyone said, it’s very good, it’s so good. Xiaobai and Liuliu’s acting is really good, no! They are like this usually!
Watching the movie is like watching them bickering in front of your eyes.
When I was watching a movie in my childhood, my eyes were bright and I stared at the big screen motionless, especially fascinated.
Her grandparents were with her throughout the whole process, knowing that her granddaughter liked to watch, so they just needed to accompany her.
I really didn’t want the movie to end so soon, but Xiaonian was still thinking about the five little kittens at home, and eagerly wanted to see how they were doing now.
On the way back, when passing Huangjia Village, Xiaonian met Xier and Xiaobai who were going to Little Red Horse Academy. They heard that a mother cat had given birth to a baby in Xiaonian's house. The two people immediately followed him eagerly, completely.
I forgot that Xiaobai was waiting at home.
Xiaobai waited and saw no one, so he called and found out that he had gone to Xiaonian's house.
Xiaobai hurried over immediately, and the three people squatted beside the cardboard box, staring eagerly at the little kitten nursing in the box, fascinated.
Xiaobai wanted to angrily scold these two children for letting her go, but when she saw the tiny little milk cat, her heart was touched, and she squatted down and joined the crowd watching the milking.
