After resting for more than half an hour, Shen Lie had digested a lot and was able to walk, so they went to the cinema.

Starting from this year, the police have not been as strict in catching street vendors as before, and many smart people who know how to do business have started setting up stalls in front of cinema entrances.

There were seven or eight small stalls at the entrance of the small cinema, selling popcorn, green bean cakes, and maltose, and the fragrance filled the entire street.

Not long after they finished their meal, they discussed and decided to buy some popcorn to eat while watching the movie. As for mung bean cakes, maltose and other things, they would buy them after the movie was over and the lunch in their stomachs was digested.

Shen Lie walked over to the popcorn stall and asked the owner, "Comrade, how much is this popcorn?"

The stall owner said without even looking up, "50 cents a bag."

Just as Shen Lie was about to take out the money, he was stopped by Da Wa.

The eldest child said, "Dad, let us three pay for you to have popcorn."

Shen Lie was stunned and asked him, "Why?"

Erniu said crisply, "Because you and mom have already spent a lot of money today, so we will treat you to this popcorn."

The child has grown up and earns money by doing housework. He knows how to treat his parents to food, which makes the old father feel very relieved.

Shen Lie thought, just let the kids treat him to a meal. At worst, he could feed them when he got home.

His heart softened and he said in a low voice, "Okay, then you pay for it, and your mom and I will wait to eat the popcorn you bought."

The eldest boy pulled the second and third girls into a circle, with their heads close together, and whispered to each other for a long time.

After the three kids finished discussing, Shen Lie looked and saw that the eldest boy had five dimes in his hand, and they were five ten-cent notes.

The eldest boy explained to them, took out two dimes and put them aside, "This is my two dimes." He took out another two dimes and put them on top of his own two dimes, "This is Erniu's two dimes." The last dime, "This is Sanwa's ten dimes."

Ning Tang teased him, "Why do you guys pay 20 cents, and Sanwa only has to pay 10 cents?"

The eldest child said, "Because the third child is the youngest, he can pay less."

Shen Lie nodded, "Let's go buy some popcorn."

The three kids walked up to the popcorn stand and said, "Uncle, we want to buy some popcorn."

The stall owner looked down and saw three children with similar faces standing in a row. He was immediately happy and responded softly, "Okay, I'll give it to you guys."

There were a lot of people gathered around the stall, mostly children, very few adults, and not many people actually bought things, so since there was business, the stall owner was also very enthusiastic.

The stall owner asked Da Wa three more times, "Do you want to pop corn or millet?"

The three children looked at each other and said in unison, "We want corn, with more sugar."

"Okay." The stall owner responded, took out a small can, scooped a can full of yellow corn kernels from the bag, with each grain distinct, and poured it into the iron stove which was narrow on both sides and wide in the middle. He then scooped two spoonfuls of sugar into it, and finally closed the stove lid, tightened the bolts, and placed the iron stove on the red-hot charcoal fire, turning it while roasting to allow the iron stove to be evenly heated.

As he lit the stove, the kids around him danced and shouted, "Oh! Oh! Popcorn!"

Their excitement infected the eldest, second and third children. The three little ones had bright eyes, and it was unclear whether they were because of excitement or because of the fire.

After about eight minutes, the iron stove was ready.

The stall owner took out a long cloth bag, covered the outlet of the iron stove, and shouted, "Beilaolaolaola, popcorn is out——"

He asked the three little ones and the other children who were surrounding the iron stove to stay away. After the children left, there was a loud "bang" and the stall owner opened the stove lid. White and crispy popcorns rushed into the cloth bag one after another. Some of the "naughty" ones flew out of the bag and fell to the ground, and were soon picked up by the children who had been surrounding the stove and staring at them.

The eldest, second and third kids were not stingy either. They just picked up whatever the kids wanted. The majority of the food still belonged to them. Besides, happiness is better shared by others than happiness alone. It tastes better when they eat together.

The stall owner poured all the popcorn into a newspaper roll and handed it to the eldest child, "Hey kid, take it and don't spill it."

The eldest boy held the paper bucket carefully, as if he was holding a rare treasure.

Sanwa smelled the sweet aroma of popcorn and couldn't help but suck his non-existent saliva, "Brother, give me one."

The eldest boy grabbed a handful and gave it to him, "Here, eat it." He grabbed another handful and gave it to the second girl.

Children have no resistance to popcorn, especially popcorn with double the sugar.

The eldest boy also grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth, holding it in his mouth and not wanting to swallow it.

Sanwa got the popcorn, but didn't rush to eat it. Instead, he grabbed it and put it close to Shen Lie and Ning Tang's mouths, "Dad, Mom, you eat it."

Shen Lie and Ning Tang looked at each other, saw smiles in each other's eyes, and said, "Okay." Then they each ate one.

Sanwa looked at him and ate two of the popcorns before putting the rest into his mouth. The sweet, fragrant and crispy taste made Sanwa squint his eyes into crescent shapes with happiness.

The three little kids took handfuls after handfuls and soon finished half of the popcorn.

Shen Lie coughed and said, "Stop, let's eat in the cinema. I'll give it to you guys later. What will we have to watch the movie with after you finish eating?"

The three little kids finally shut up.

There aren't many movies showing these days, so there are only two movie posters posted at the door of the cinema, one is "Fire Baby" and the other is "Two Little Eighth Route Army Soldiers". Both are anti-Japanese war films, and they are anti-Japanese war films with children as the protagonists, so there's not much difference between them.

The movie poster of "Fire Baby" is a little boy wearing a blue headscarf, a white jacket and a determined look in his eyes.

The movie poster for "Two Little Eighth Route Army Soldiers" features two little boys wearing Eighth Route Army uniforms and carrying rifles.

The three little kids looked left and right, unsure which one to watch.

The ticket seller at the ticket window urged, "Hurry up if you want to buy tickets, the movie is about to start."

The eldest child finally made up his mind, "Dad, buy tickets for "Two Little Eighth Route Army Soldiers". We want to watch this movie."

Shen Lie bought five movie tickets, each at 20 cents. He, Ningtang, and the eldest boy who was over 1.2 meters tall bought full tickets, and the second and third girls bought half-price tickets. The total cost was 80 cents.

Although they saved money, the third child was still not happy. He pointed at the ticket and asked, "Why is my ticket half the price of the eldest brother's?" The little kid pouted and almost cried, "Are you going to kick me out after I've only seen half of the show?"

Shen Lie was amused by his wild imagination and explained, "No, it's because you are less than 1.2 meters tall, so you can buy the ticket at half price." He touched Sanwa's head and said, "It also saves money for our family."

The eldest child responded, "Yes, that's because you are shorter than me, so my ticket is more valuable than yours."

Sanwa became even angrier and went to Ningtang to complain.

Ning Tang said, "Be good, after the movie I'll buy you two packs of calcium milk biscuits. Eating them will help you grow taller, and you'll be taller than your brother soon."

Only then did Sanwa feel happy.

After checking the ticket and entering the cinema, before the movie started, Shen Lie asked Da Wa why he chose to watch "Two Little Eighth Route Army Soldiers" instead of "Fire Baby".

Da Wa said without thinking, "Because there are two people on the poster of 'Two Little Eighth Route Army Soldiers', but there is only one person on the poster of 'Fire Baby'. Dad, you always say that more people means more fun, so movies with more people must be better."

Shen Lie's mouth twitched, okay.

The movie started, and the entire theater went dark, leaving only the light cast by the projector.

The three of Da Wa have also watched movies, but they were open-air movies.

When there were open-air movies, half of the people on the island went there, but it was impossible to get a good seat. Big Boy and his friends were short, so they could only stand far away and watch the tiny screen. The experience was not good at all.

Watching a movie in a cinema is different. There is a seat for each person, and the noise is not noisy. The environment is much better than watching an open-air movie. For Da Wa and his three companions, it is a completely new experience.

There was no need for Ning Tang and Shen Lie to urge them. As soon as the lights dimmed, the three little ones shut their mouths and stared at the screen excitedly without blinking.

"Two Little Eighth Route Army Soldiers", as the name suggests, tells the story of two smart and clever little Eighth Route Army soldiers, Sun Daxing and Wu Jianhua, who used their wisdom to trick the Japanese invaders and finally wiped out the enemy forces in one fell swoop, making the Japanese invaders get the end they deserve.

The film has a lot of ups and downs in its pace.

When the audience saw Sun Daxing's father died in the battle, they couldn't help but feel heartbroken for his tragic life experience; when they saw that in order to buy bullets, Sun Daxing and Wu Jianhua cleverly mixed silver dollars into porridge and sneaked into the city, the audience couldn't help but smile; finally, when they saw that Sun Daxing was injured and captured, but still calmly led the enemy into the ambush, the audience's hearts were filled with sadness.

After watching the entire movie, the strong and courageous images of these two young national heroes, Sun Daxing and Wu Jianhua, have been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

After watching it, all three kids cried.

Erniu was a girl with a lot of emotions, and she cried the hardest. She wiped her tears and sobbed, "Wu, wuwu, Sun Daxing died."

The eldest child hiccupped and cried, "Hiccup, he is so miserable, his father died, and in the end he was shot to death too, those devils are so evil."

Sanwa pursed his lips, his face wrinkled into a ball, "Daxing, don't die."

Ning Tang quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped their tears. "Don't cry, don't cry. This is a movie. It's fake. 'Sun Daxing' is dead, but the young actor is still alive and well."

But the three little kids didn't listen at all, and their cries got louder and louder.

Ning Tang was helpless and wanted Shen Lie to comfort the three kids. But when she turned around, she saw that even Shen Lie's eyes were red. Well, what about her? She didn't say anything.

It was not until they walked into the Xinhua Bookstore that the sadness of the two children finally eased.

After all, Da Wa and Er Niu were grown-up kids. They had been crying all the way and felt embarrassed, so they pulled Ning Tang and asked her to help them wash their faces.

Ning Tang asked the clerk at Xinhua Bookstore for some water, wet a towel, and wiped the faces of the three little cats one by one.

After wiping her face, she asked Shen Lie, "Captain Shen, do you want to wash your face too?"

Shen Lie pretended to be serious and said, "Why should I wash my face? I didn't cry. You? You think I'm like a big kid. I'm very strong, okay? I didn't shed a single tear."

Big Boy curled his lips and said, "Just pretend. Don't think that the cinema is blackmailing him so he didn't see it. He did see it. His father was secretly wiping away tears behind no one's back."

Ning Tang was also happy and wanted to tell him. His eyes were red, but he decided not to poke his masculine pride and changed the subject, "Let's go buy some books."