"You, you..." Huan Mei was so angry that she couldn't speak for a moment, but because Xie Zhiying was hiding behind her eldest brother, if she continued to attack, she would inevitably run into him.
Huan Mei took a deep breath and gritted her teeth and said, "I don't know who was so shameless in my house back then that I couldn't even get rid of her. She shamelessly went to get food every day."
"It's not me, it's definitely not me. Besides, it's not a free meal. It's my father-in-law and mother-in-law who took the initiative to let me have dinner at home. I couldn't resist their kindness, so I agreed." Xie Zhiying poked her head out from behind Xie Zhiyuan and said quibly.
"It's hard to go against such a good intention. What's the matter? You're aggrieved by marrying me."
"No grievance, no grievance. It would be better if you could be gentler." Xie Zhiying stretched out her little finger to express just a little bit.
"You, Xie Zhiying, you are shameless." Huan Mei was so angry that she spoke indiscriminately.
"What do you need face for? Is it important to have face and a wife? Can I get a wife as good as you if I need face?" Xie Zhiying said proudly.
He was extremely satisfied that he could marry Huan Mei. What was face compared to his wife?
"You, you..." Huan Mei laughed angrily at Xie Zhiying's rogue appearance.
Taking advantage of his carelessness, he came out from behind his eldest brother, quickly grabbed his ears with his hands, and twisted them hard.
"It hurts, my wife, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts. If you want to talk to me about personal matters, let's go back to the room and talk about it. Everyone in the family is watching. I will be embarrassed." He said, pretending to be shy.
Only then did Huan Mei remember where she was now, glanced at the family members around her, and her whole face turned red.
"Brothers and sisters, the captain has something to do with me, so I'll go over there first. You guys chat, you chat." Xie Zhiyuan went out with a serious expression.
"Let's go back and see if the child wakes up." Xie Xiaolin and his wife also left.
"I'm old, I'm useless. I've just eaten and I'm sleepy. Old man, let's go back and rest." Zhou Suqin's waist collapsed instantly, looking like she was lacking in energy.
"Well, this man is old. He gets tired after a little exercise. He will be very sleepy if he doesn't eat." Xie Hongguang held his old wife's hand and went out.
"Mom and dad, please wait for me and I'll make your bed." Zhou Huizhen also left.
"Um, second uncle, second aunt, let me see if cousin Xiaoyan's popcorn is ready. I'll clean it up for her and help her." Zhang Yu also hurried away.
Not far away, I heard the voice of my second aunt complaining from inside the house: "I blame you, it's all your fault, I've lost all my face by you, how do you want me to go out in the future?"
"Daughter-in-law, I was wrong, I was wrong, it's all my fault..."
Hearing these words, Zhang Yu smiled slightly and then walked away.
The next day arrived quickly. Because the weather was relatively cold, the days were short and the nights were long, food was scarce, and we didn’t have to do farm work in winter, so we usually only had two meals.
We had eaten early that day at around 12 o'clock. Zhang Yu was reading a book when Xie Xiaoyan opened the door and came in.
"Xiaoyu, go quickly, go quickly."
"What's wrong? What's the matter?" Zhang Yu looked at Xie Xiaoyan in confusion.
"Hurry up and follow me with the bench, otherwise it will be too late."
"What's too late?"
"It's too late to watch the movie." Xie Xiaoyan looked at Zhang Yu's unmoved look and stamped her feet anxiously.
"How could it be? Isn't it already one o'clock? I remember that the movie crew hasn't come yet."
"It'll be too late when they come. Don't wait any longer. Come with me."
Zhang Yu and Xie Xiaoyan each held a long stool and walked to the wheat field at the entrance of the village.
After arriving at the place, Zhang Yu discovered that there were many people waiting here before, and he didn't care to say anything else. Xie Xiaoyan squeezed in with Zhang Yu, placed the stool closer to the front, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
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"Okay, okay, I got the seat in front."
Zhang Yu looked back, and just as they were looking for a place, many more people came.
There were people from this village and some who came from other villages driving bullock carts after hearing the news about the movie.
After a while, the small place was filled to the brim.
Those who squeezed to the front directly put a handful of straw on the ground and sat on it. Those who were later, such as Zhang Yu and the others, were occupied by densely packed long benches.
Those who come further back can only stand, and some who come later will stand on the pile of firewood.
After waiting for a while, "Here it comes, the movie theater is here!" The children waiting at the entrance of the village cheered loudly.
"Watching a movie!,Watching a movie!"
"..."
"..."
A total of two people came this time. Xie Zhiying felt that the ox cart had picked them up from the town. Facing the enthusiasm of the people in the village, they were very happy, "Let's play the movie first, and we will talk after the movie is over."
"Okay, I've prepared a place to stay. You must stay at my place tonight. It's a rare visit, so I'll do my best to entertain you."
"Okay, I brought a few bottles of wine, and we'll kill them all tonight."
Looking at the pillars that had been erected in advance, two staff members tied up the curtain for the movie.
After turning on the generator, the projectionist turned on the projector and began to adjust the lens on the screen.
At this time, the children sitting below became excited, raised their hands, and made various vivid shadows on the screen.
At this time, other people in the family also came over.
Xie Xiaoyan and Zhang Yu waved to them and shouted: "Here, we are here, we are here."
Xie Xiaolin finally squeezed in, gave the two of them a thumbs up, and praised: "Okay, you two actually occupied such a front position."
"No, let me tell you, thanks to me today, if I hadn't brought Xiaoyu over to take a seat after dinner, you might not have been able to watch the movie." Speaking of this, Xie Xiaoyan immediately felt proud.
He stood up and straightened his chest.
"Yes, yes, thanks to our Xiaoyan."
"I won't tell you anymore, sit down quickly, the movie will start soon."
The first movie shown today was "The White-Haired Girl". Zhang Yu had not seen it, but he only had a rough idea of what the movie was about.
"Ah? Why is it "The White-Haired Girl" again!" Xie Xiaoyan said with some dissatisfaction. She had already watched it several times.
[To be honest, I have been using the Huanyuan app recently to read and catch up on new books. It allows me to switch between sources and read aloud with many sounds. .huanyuanapp is available for Android and Apple.]
Even so, when the movie officially started, everyone's attention was focused on the curtain.
It wasn't until the movie was finished that we started discussing the plot.
"This Huang Shiren is so bad!"
"No, my heart is so dark. Xi'er's family is so pitiful..."
"New China is better, New China is better! With the leadership of the Communist Party, we can live the life we have now."