"That's great! Otherwise, watching old movies all the time means we already know how to play out the ending, so there's no sense of anticipation at all!"
"That's true, we all know how the plot unfolds in old movies!"
An Qingbai and Su Mengmeng were peeling sunflower seeds while listening to Zhuang Zhimeng and Jiang Yanxia talking.
They joined the chat as well.
"Zhizhi, did you hear what new movie they're showing?"
Zhuang Zhimeng thought for a moment before telling them.
"I think it's called 'The Fiery Era'! You haven't seen this movie, have you?"
An Qingbai shook his head.
"No, I've never let them go before."
Su Mengmeng greeted Qingbai.
"Brother An, what movies did our production team show before?"
Seeing their curiosity, An Qingbai explained it to them.
"Our production team only showed four movies: Tunnel Warfare, Mine Warfare, Heroes and Daughters, and Little Soldier Zhang Ga. These four movies were shown repeatedly."
As soon as An Qingbai finished speaking, the projector started making noise, and people quieted down, even watching the slides before the movie with great interest.
The movie officially began, and the words "Shanghai Film Studio" appeared at the beginning. The title was indeed "The Fiery Era," indicating that it was a new film. Everyone was focused and didn't want to miss a single scene.
When they see something exciting, some people applaud and cheer; when they see something infuriating, they slap their thighs in anger and curse at the villains.
This new movie still didn't generate the same enthusiastic response as the older films.
Zhuang Zhimeng felt it was too rough, some plot points were not explained clearly, and she couldn't really empathize with it, so she didn't want to read it seriously anymore.
Zhuang Zhimeng lowered her head and focused on eating sunflower seeds, while An Qingbai peeled quite a few for her.
Jiang Yanxia didn't want to watch anymore, so she secretly leaned close to Zhuang Zhimeng's ear.
"Zhimeng, you don't like it either? Hehe, I don't really like this movie either!"
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled, pointed to the sunflower seeds wrapped in kraft paper that Jiang Yanxia was holding, and whispered in Jiang Yanxia's ear.
"Then have some sunflower seeds. Meng-ge'er has shelled quite a lot for you!"
Apart from the two of them, everyone else watched very attentively, so attentively that they could even recite a few lines from the movie after it ended.
Two hours after the movie ended, people discussed the plot before heading home as night fell.
On the way back, An Qingbai didn't discuss the movie plot. He saw that Zhizhi was completely engrossed in sunflower seeds during the second half and didn't watch the movie at all.
"Zhizhi, tomorrow we'll go find Uncle Baogen to choose a plot of land for our house, and then we'll start building it!"
"Okay, it's time to choose a plot of land for our homestead!"
Jiang Yanxia and Su Mengmeng also heard it.
"Zhimeng and Brother An, when you build your new house, we'll come and help!"
“Xiazi is right, let’s go help too.”
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled.
"Hehe, that's great! We're all on the same side, so we won't stand on ceremony with you!"
Jiang Yanxia and Su Mengmeng both waved their hands.
"Don't mention it, there's no need for formalities."
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai kept their gratitude in their hearts.
An Qingbai escorted them to their doorstep before going home himself.
Zhuang Zhimeng asked An Qingbai, who came to see her the next day.
"Brother Qingbai, what are your thoughts on which location we should choose for our house site?"
An Qingbai told Zhuang Zhimeng his own thoughts.
"I'm thinking of choosing a larger plot of land for building, somewhere not far from your current house. Zhizhi, what do you think?"
Zhuang Zhimeng happily told An Qingbai.
"Brother Qingbai, we're on the same page! That's exactly what I was thinking!"
After discussing it, the two of them went to the brigade leader to apply for approval for the homestead.
What brings you here?
An Qingbai explained to An Baogen.
"Uncle Baogen, we've come to ask you for permission to build a house on our land!"
An Baogen nodded.
Which plot of land have you set your sights on for building houses?
An Qingbai glanced at Zhuang Zhimeng, and Zhuang Zhimeng nodded to him.
“We want to choose a plot of land that is not far from Zhimeng’s house, but closer to the foot of the mountain.”
An Baogen looked at Zhuang Zhimeng.
"Zhuang Zhiqing also agreed to choose that place? That place is quite dangerous. If wild animals come down the mountain, they will definitely be the first to be hit if they are too close to the foot of the mountain!"
Zhuang Zhimeng made it very clear.
"Uncle Baogen, Qingbai and I are planning to build a brick house. If wild animals really come down from the mountain, we will find a way to deal with them!"
An Baogen realized that they had already discussed and agreed on everything, so he didn't need to worry about it anymore.
"Okay, I've approved it! You can take the approval slip and go buy the bricks."
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai exchanged a glance and happily thanked An Baogen.
"Thank you, Uncle Baogen!"
With the approval slip in hand, An Qingbai rode his bicycle to buy blue bricks.
The bricks can't be brought back immediately; you have to place an order first. The supplier will then fire the required quantity of bricks, and this process takes several days.
An Qingbai ordered 26,000 blue bricks, and the other party told him that they would come to pick them up in five days.
After ordering the bricks, An Qingbai returned to the brigade to find An Baogen and clarify the boundaries of the homestead.
"Qingbai, is it alright to go from there to here? This plot of land is already considered quite large!"
An Qingbai made a mental estimate and was quite satisfied.
"Thank you, Uncle Baogen, that's fine!"
An Qingbai went to inform Zhuang Zhimeng.
"Zhizhi, everything's done! The land for the house is quite large, and the bricks will be delivered in five days. Our shared house is finally going to start construction!"
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