In the 1970s, people didn't have many forms of entertainment.
Not to mention computers, mobile phones, and the internet, even pagers and early mobile phones had not yet appeared in China.
For the young employees of the Hongqi Factory, the conditions were not bad. They had basketball and football for entertainment, and black and white televisions were only beginning to appear in a few households.
The basketball court at Hongqi Factory is located in the open area in front of the staff canteen, and there are two sets of basketball hoops.
These two basketball courts used to be made of ordinary dirt ground, and the backboards were made of ordinary wood, not steel or plastic.
Just two years ago, five military industrial enterprises in the entire Duliang area wanted to hold an internal basketball tournament at the Hongqi Factory. The union was in charge, and the factory funded the construction of a proper cement basketball court. Moreover, the basketball hoops and rims were made of the best materials available at the time.
When Qiuyue arrived at the stadium on her bicycle, the entire stadium was packed with people.
The young people were full of energy, and a red rubber basketball kept flying back and forth in the air above the court.
Qiu Yang is about 1.83 meters tall, which is five or six centimeters taller than his father, Qiu Jingwen, and he is considered very tall in the entire Hongqi Factory.
More importantly, Qiu Yang is naturally good at basketball and is a key player on the Hongqi Factory basketball team. Two years ago, he participated in the Duliang area military industry system basketball competition and scored 29 points on behalf of the Hongqi Factory team.
Of course, the championship was ultimately won by another military factory, while Hongqi Factory, as the home team, only won the runner-up position.
Qiuyue parked her bicycle and propped it up, and immediately saw her brother Qiuyang running and leaping on the court.
She thought to herself, "My brother, you know that something terrible has happened to our family, but how can you be in the mood to play basketball on the court?"
Just as Qiuyue stood by the court, Su Xiaowei walked over from the side.
"Sister Qiuyue".
Su Xiaowei called out affectionately.
She is 21 years old this year, two years older than Qiuyue, so she directly calls Qiuyue "younger sister".
Qiu Yue knew that Su Xiaowei was dating her brother, and that she would be her future sister-in-law, so she smiled and said:
"Oh, Sister Su, hello, hello! Are you watching my brother play ball?"
Su Xiaowei nodded in response:
"Yeah, your brother seems to have gone crazy today. He hasn't stopped for a moment since he started playing. I told him to stop and rest, but he wouldn't listen."
At this point, she looked at Qiuyue and asked:
"Qiuyue, what did your parents say to your brother when he came home last night? Why has he been ignoring me all day? Is it because your parents don't approve of me dating your brother? Do they think our family background is bad? My dad is still under investigation?"
As Su Xiaowei spoke, her eyes welled up with tears of grievance.
Qiu Yue understood that her brother's ignoring his girlfriend Su Xiaowei all day had absolutely nothing to do with Su Xiaowei's family background. Her brother must know the secret and truth between their parents, and this secret was likely related to the barber's murder.
She just didn't understand why her parents were connected to a barber in Yushan Township.
"Sister Su, don't overthink it. My brother is definitely hiding something else. He likes you and has told me that he loves you very much."
Qiu Yue whispered her last sentence almost into Su Xiaowei's ear, since they were on the basketball court, and it would be embarrassing for others to hear about their love.
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaowei blushed.
She even knew that Qiuyue's words of loving her so much might be made up by Qiuyue herself, but even if they were made up, she still found them very pleasing.
Su Xiaowei pulled Qiu Yue behind the crowd watching the game and whispered:
"Qiuyue, what's on your brother's mind? He won't say anything when I ask him. He hasn't eaten a single bite of food at noon or dinner. After work, he comes to play basketball and hasn't played a single game since. I'm worried and heartbroken. Can you talk to your brother in a bit? People need to eat. You're his sister, maybe he'll listen to you."
At this point, Qiuyue suddenly stopped blaming her brother for being too lenient.
She suddenly realized that her brother might be using this method to vent his feelings.
As a younger sister, I felt a pang of heartache when I heard that my brother hadn't eaten lunch or dinner.
sky,
It gradually got dark.
The young people on the basketball court also stopped, all panting, and quickly dispersed.
Qiu Yang's face was flushed red, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, soaking his entire jersey.
"elder brother!".
Qiuyue stepped forward and called out with heartache.
Su Xiaowei followed Qiu Yue forward and handed a bottle of soda to Qiu Yang.
Qiu Yang didn't even glance at Su Xiaowei, nor did he take the soda. Instead, he stared at Qiu Yue.
"Qiuyue, what brings you here?"
"I heard from Sister Xiaowei that you didn't eat lunch or dinner. Aren't you hungry? If your parents knew, they would be heartbroken! Let's go see if we can still get food in the canteen. If not, I'll take you to a small restaurant outside the factory. I need to talk to you about something."
Qiu Yang looked at his younger sister. He knew that his perceptive sister must have sensed something was wrong and knew that there was a problem in the family. Qiu Yue must not have been able to find the answer to this problem from her parents, so she came to ask her brother.
His father had instructed him not to let his sisters and brother Qiushou know about his identity as a spy and the murder of Liu Han, so he couldn't possibly tell his sisters anything.
Thinking of all this, Qiu Yang said:
"Qiuyue, I'm tired from playing basketball. Go do whatever you need to do. We can talk about it later."
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