When Xu Damao saw Lou Xiao'e, he quickly hid for a moment and raised his hand to cover his face.
Seeing Lou Xiao'e walking over without noticing him, Xu Damao rolled his eyes, raised his legs and walked towards the aunt who had just spoken to Lou Xiao'e.
"Aunt Hu, I'm out for a walk early in the morning!" Xu Damao greeted enthusiastically.
The aunt who had just given Lou Xiaoe directions turned her head following the voice and saw Xu Damao, "Hey, isn't this Xu Damao, the projectionist from Courtyard 95? Why are you here today and you haven't gone to work yet?"
"Hey! Didn't I go to the countryside to play a movie yesterday? I came back late, so I don't have to go to the factory this morning."
"Hey, you can have a good rest this morning! Why don't you sleep more? You're a good projectionist!" Aunt Hu said with envy in her tone.
"Aren't you hungry? You are looking for food!
Hey, Aunt Hu! I just looked at the girl who was talking to you, and why did she look so unfamiliar? She doesn’t look like she’s from our alley?” Xu Damao asked deliberately pretending not to recognize her.
"That girl just asked for directions. She looked rich in her outfit, how could she be from our alley!
What's the matter, Xu Damao, do you have another idea and fall in love with this girl?"
"Aunt Hu, look at what you said. I am a single guy with a good job and a good income. I have reached the age to find a wife. If I see a suitable girl, is it okay for me to ask around? Why do you mention the word "you"!"
Xu Damao and his words were full of dissatisfaction.
Aunt Hu glanced at Xu Damao with half envy and half contempt, "You are eyeing a lot of girls in your factory. When you go to the countryside to play movies, I heard that there are not many ladies and little widows out there!" p>
When Xu Damao heard this, he quickly defended: "Aunt Hu, who did you listen to? This is definitely a slander against me! Did you listen to Silly Zhu?
They are jealous of me, so they deliberately spread rumors and slander me! Do you think I can be that kind of person?"
Aunt Hu curled her lips, "You are so busy here all day long, you don't have time to chew this with me!"
"If I was really like you said, our factory should have punished me long ago! How could I possibly be interested in a girl from the country with my condition?
As for the ones in the factory, I just wanted to find a wife and get to know each other, but there was nothing else, and there was no chance that anything would happen!
As a single young man of working age, it’s not too much to get to know the single female workers in the factory to see if there are any suitable ones!”
"Okay! I don't have time to gossip with you here. I have to go to the vegetable market quickly!" Aunt Hu said and left.
When Xu Damao saw it, he quickly stopped him, "Hey, Aunt Hu, don't worry! I want to ask you something!"
"I have to go to the vegetable market. I'm going to run out of food at home at noon! After that, I have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a bottle of soy sauce. If you need anything, just ask!" Aunt Hu was a little impatient.
"I won't disturb you, Aunt Hu. I'll go to the countryside to watch a movie in a few days. I'll get you some mushrooms from the local specialties. If possible, I'll get you a chicken. What do you think?"
Like this!" Xu Damao was a little proud.
When Aunt Hu heard this, her eyes lit up, "Oh! How embarrassing is this!"
"Hey, what's this? It's a gift from a fellow villager who goes to the countryside to show movies every time. Besides, you often run errands for the neighborhood committee on the street, which can be regarded as serving everyone. So I should be filial to you, and I should do my part.
"Xu Damao had an expression that was not worth mentioning.
When Hu's mother heard this, she immediately beamed and said, "Da Mao still knows how to talk, so thank you, aunt!"
"You're welcome! By the way, Aunt Hu, I want to ask you something. Do you know who that girl is from?"
"I don't know whose family that girl belongs to, I only know whose family he is looking for!" Aunt Hu deliberately whetted Xu Damao's appetite.
"Then can you tell me whose family he is from?" Xu Damao was a little anxious.
When Aunt Hu saw Xu Damao like this, she stopped trying to tease her, "He's looking for Duan Hongxuan from the yard next door to you."
"Duan Hongxuan? From the courtyard next door to us? Why haven't I heard of such a person?" Xu Damao felt strange when he heard this name.
"You know, little scholar! Not to mention our alley, our whole street is full of famous little scholars. You should know this, right?"
"Little scholar? I'm really not sure! How about you tell me, Aunt Hu?" Xu Damao quickly lowered his posture.
Aunt Hu glared at Xu Damao angrily, "You are a busy person. You are often busy outside. Your family members don't spend much time here, and you are rarely seen in this alley!
Next door to you is a small courtyard with two entrances, where a family of three lives!
The adults in my family used to be high-ranking officials in the army, and I heard that they were quite educated. After the liberation, they took the initiative to take off their military uniforms, retire from the army, and engage in technical research. It is said that the position is quite high!
The couple is indeed a well-educated couple. There is only one son in the family, who is probably only fifteen or sixteen years old this year!
She was educated by the adults at home. She has been smart and polite since she was a child, and she is good at studying. She skipped grades in school! She is famous in the streets of this alley, and everyone calls her little scholar!
However, this child's life was also miserable. Not long after the Chinese New Year last year, two adults in this family died in the line of duty and were called martyrs!
The government is also very concerned about this child, and the aunts in our alleys on the street are asked to worry more about anything and help this child more!
Why don't these good people live long? This family has lived in this alley for more than ten years. The couple are very nice people and have no airs. They are also very enthusiastic towards our neighbors. Who knows?
If something difficult happens, people will definitely lend a hand.
The child is also a very sensible child, very polite and smart! If you carry some peanut candies in your pocket, you are very generous to the children in the alley. Many children in our alley have eaten from this little scholar.
Peanut candy." Aunt Hu said with regret and sympathy in her tone.
"Oh! I seem to have heard about this thing once or twice, but I'm really not familiar with it. You also know that I am very busy with movies this day. Not only do I have to go to the countryside every now and then, but I am also often dragged to the factory to work for some leaders.
Playing some movies, so I really don’t have time to pay attention to these.
I'll know it as soon as you tell me. So this child is so young this year, how can he live alone?"
"Yes, the street also came to ask, and the child wanted to live alone in that small courtyard. There was no other way, the street asked us to pay more attention to it.
But Shazhu’s sister in your courtyard is called He Yuyu, right? She has a good relationship with that family. She often goes to their courtyard to play, and sometimes even eats and sleeps at their house.
The little scholar has also been to Shazhu's house in your courtyard. It seems that you have never encountered it! But if you go to your courtyard and ask casually, you should know everything, especially the third uncle in the front yard, he will definitely know.
Because the third uncle of your courtyard once said that compared with the two adults in the courtyard next door, his own culture is illiterate!
The two adults in that family also liked Yu Yu very much, and almost regarded her as their own daughter!
Okay, I won’t tell you anymore, I have to go buy groceries quickly, it’s getting late!” Aunt Hu wanted to leave after saying that.
"Hey, wait a minute. Aunt Hu, do you know what the relationship between that girl and that family is?" Xu Damao quickly asked again.
Aunt Hu stopped and said, "I really don't know this. I only know that the girl was asking for directions, or the little scholar's house!
Okay, I have to go to the vegetable market quickly. When will you go to the countryside to show a movie again?"
"Thank you in advance, Aunt Hu! I have a day off today, and tomorrow and the day after tomorrow I have to go to the countryside to show a movie. The countryside is repairing water canals recently! I just asked us to show a few more movies.
Don’t worry, Aunt Hu, I will deliver the things I promised you tomorrow! Don’t you worry about me? A chicken or some local specialties are nothing!” Xu Damao said proudly.
"Ouch! Thank you so much, Damao! Then go and eat quickly! I'm going to buy groceries as well. I'll be waiting for you at home tomorrow!" Aunt Hu warned again, then turned around and carried the basket.
Just head to the alley entrance.
"Go slowly, Aunt Hu! Don't worry, we'll wait and see tomorrow!" Xu Damao shouted loudly from behind, stood there rolling his eyes and thinking for a while, and then stepped out of the alley.
