Sun Xiaohui raised her hands to stroke Ruan Yuejin's back, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him calm down. She carried the basket and looked back at the old tailor's house. After thinking for a while, she said, "Forget it. Let's go back first. We'll come back this afternoon."
This was just a embarrassing incident. Even if Ruan Yuejin hadn't quarreled with the old tailor, it would not be appropriate to go in right away. The old tailor probably wouldn't be able to say anything good. If we start arguing out of anger, then I won’t be able to become your disciple.
After Ruan Yuejin calmed down, he no longer said those words about being angry and not wanting to learn. Moreover, he really had no way to adjust his mentality and go in with a smiling face to curry favor with that old man, so he went home with Sun Xiaohui first.
After arriving home, Sun Xiaohui took an egg from the basket, picked a scallion from the field, and made scrambled eggs with scallions for Ruan Yuejin.
After bringing the scrambled eggs to the table and placing them in front of Ruan Yuejin, Sun Xiaohui coaxed him, "Don't take it personally. Just treat it as a fart. There are so many people on the mountain who have been pissed off by him, and you're not the only one. If it weren't for learning the craft, why would we care about him?"
Ruan Yuejin picked up the chopsticks and ate the egg. There was oil in the egg, with the fresh fragrance of green onion. The egg slid tenderly and smoothly on the tip of his tongue and then went down his throat and into his stomach. His depressed and gloomy mood immediately improved a lot.
It turns out that there is no bad mood that can’t be solved by delicious food.
His mood improved. Looking at the scrambled eggs with green onions, which he had rarely eaten, he thought again, after he finished his studies, he would have good food and clothes every day, so it would not be completely unbearable to endure a little humiliation now.
He has a bad temper and cares about his reputation, but he is not short-sighted and he can see far into the distance.
If he could endure the old tailor's current temper and learn the craft from him, he would be able to live the same life as the old tailor in the future.
The old tailor dares to be so powerful in Fengming Mountain only because he relies on this skill. What else can he rely on?
Is it because he is an old bachelor with no home, no friends and no worries?
If he really relied on this, he would have been beaten to death long ago.
There is not much when scrambled egg is fried, so I finished it in two or three bites.
Ruan Yuejin was still unsatisfied after finishing the scrambled eggs, but he felt completely relieved. He put down his chopsticks and looked at Sun Xiaohui, changing his tone and expression and saying seriously: "Mom, don't worry, I won't give up. When I learn the craft, I will bring you and Dad Yuehua to enjoy happiness together."
Sun Xiaohui was delighted when she heard this and said with a smile, "I knew that our Yuejin was a promising child."
Ruan Yuejin regained his confidence. "I'll go there by myself this afternoon. You don't have to send me there. After what I experienced this morning, I'm mentally prepared now. No matter what he says, even if he points his finger at me and scolds me, I won't get angry. I'll just treat it as bullshit."
Sun Xiaohui smiled with wrinkles all over her face, "That's right!"
It won’t hurt to listen to some unpleasant words. What matters is that you can learn and eat the meat.
When Ruan Changgui came back at noon and saw the half basket of eggs still at home, he knew that Ruan Yuejin had not been able to become his apprentice, which was also within his expectations. While eating, he sat at the table and looked at Ruan Yuejin and asked, "Does the old tailor not want you?"
Ruan Yuejin said: "It has not been decided yet, I will go there in the afternoon."
Ruan Changgui sneered, "Don't mess around. It's not easy to be the apprentice of that old tailor."
Sun Xiaohui raised her hand and patted Ruan Changgui, whispering, "You're backing out again. It's not easy to be an apprentice to an old tailor, so how did Xiaoxi become one? If she can do it, can't your son? Yuejin is still a boy, okay?"
Ruan Changgui certainly hopes that his son can do it. If Ruan Yuejin can do it and becomes a tailor after graduation, then he will be the one who gets the honor and face. He will also be the one who enjoys the best food and drinks in the future, right? He is Ruan Yuejin's biological father.
Because he also held out hope, he didn't stop Sun Xiaohui from borrowing eggs.
If he really disagreed, Ruan Yuejin would not be able to go to the old tailor's house to become his apprentice.
He stopped saying those discouraging words and just said, "Okay, I won't say anything more. Yuejin, please don't embarrass me. Your mother has spent a lot of time and effort on your affairs. Even for your mother, you have to learn this skill."
Ruan Yuejin held his breath and nodded, "I will learn it."
Ruan Changgui patted his shoulder and said, "Just have confidence!"
In the afternoon, Sun Xiaohui and Ruan Changgui went to work together, Ruan Yuehua went out to have fun with a group of kids of his age, and Ruan Yuejin went to the old tailor's house alone, carrying half a basket of eggs.
He came at a wrong time, as the old tailor was taking a nap at home while locking the door.
He knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered, so he put down the eggs and sat on the doorstep waiting.
There was nothing to do while waiting, so I picked up a small stone, shook it in my hand, threw it out, caught it, and threw it out again.
He didn't know how long he waited, but when he heard the sound of the bolt clicking from the gate, he quickly picked up the basket and stood up. He turned around to face the gate of the yard, and when it opened, he was standing face to face with the old tailor.
When the old tailor saw him, he paused, didn't give him a good look, and turned into the yard.
Ruan Yuejin followed him in with a basket in his hand, saying, "Uncle Song, please reconsider. I came to you because I really want to learn a skill. I also brought you half a basket of eggs that I have been saving for a long time at home."
The old tailor sat down on the rocking chair and looked at him. "You are not cut out to be a tailor. Don't waste your time with me. Go do what you need to do now. I am in a good mood and can still speak well."
Ruan Yuejin was not convinced, "You haven't even taught me yet, how do you know I'm not cut out to be a tailor? Is Ruan Xi a cut out to be a tailor? You probably didn't recognize her because she's a pretty girl, sweet-mouthed and good at acting cute, right?"
The old tailor's eyes darkened and he stared at Ruan Yuejin.
Seeing that he didn't curse him without opening his mouth, but just stared at him with this look, Ruan Yuejin suddenly got goosebumps all over his body, the hair on his body stood up, and he subconsciously held his breathing.
For the first time ever, the old tailor did not scold him. He suddenly said, "You seem to look down on that girl."
Ruan Yuejin took a breath and said, "It's not that I look down on her, it's just that she doesn't have much ability. As a girl, what kind of ability can she have? She can only do laundry, mending, and cooking at home, but she can't even do mending work well."
The old tailor smiled and said, "From what you said, you know her well."
Ruan Yuejin: "She is my cousin, we grew up together, of course I..."
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered what Sun Xiaohui had said. Sun Xiaohui told him not to mention his parents and family, because Sun Xiaohui had misunderstood Ruan Xi before, and the old tailor might not have a good impression of her, and he was afraid that it would affect his becoming his apprentice.
He stopped talking and suddenly wanted to bite off his tongue.
The old tailor continued to stare at him without showing any emotion. He just said, "So that's how it is..."
Ruan Yuejin's heart was pounding, thinking that the old tailor might not have taken what happened before seriously and didn't remember his mother Sun Xiaohui. After all, he was so old, in his seventies, so it was normal for him to have a bad memory.
He steadied his breath and continued, "That's it."
The old tailor lay down on the rocking chair and said, "Okay, then, put the eggs down and go clean my room first. Clean it inside and out. No one has cleaned it for a few days, so it's very dirty."
Ruan Yuejin wanted to be happy but didn't dare to be happy, holding his breath to confirm: "Are you willing to teach me?"
The old tailor said, "Of course I am willing. You are so smart. If I don't teach you, it will be my loss. It's just right for you to compete with Ruan Xi to see who learns better. You can't be worse than a girl, right?"
Ruan Yuejin didn't understand the meaning of the old tailor's words, he just laughed and said, "That's definitely not the case!"
After saying that, he immediately turned around to find a broom, picked it up and went into the house excitedly to sweep the floor.
The old tailor lay in the rocking chair, closed his eyes, and whispered: "Treasure."
The sun slowly sets in the west until it reaches the edge of the horizon.
Ruan Xi and Ling Yao had been walking on the mountain road for two days and were no longer as excited as they were at the beginning. But the two of them did not look tired or annoyed. They kept encouraging each other along the way, saying that they would be there soon as they could just hold on a little longer.
They both knew the principle of "looking at plums to quench thirst", so they imagined a bunch of plums not far away.
Ling Yao remembered the way he had walked up the mountain. He looked at the road, then at the sunset and said, "We are really getting there this time."
Ruan Xi smiled at him and panted slightly, "Then let's keep going, and do it in one go."
Ling Yao said "hmm" and stretched out his hand towards Ruan Xi.
Ruan Xi put her hand in his palm, and then the two of them held each other's hands and continued to walk step by step towards the commune. They walked hand in hand like this for a short while before they finally arrived at the commune.
After successfully reaching their destination, the two became happy again and instantly full of energy.
The sun had not completely set at this time. Ruan Xi and Ling Yao strolled along the small street of the commune. While walking, they saw a noodle stall, so they sat down and ordered two bowls of dandan noodles. It was also a good time to take a breath and rest.
While sitting at the small table waiting for noodles, Ruan Xi kept bending over and rubbing her legs.
Ling Yao crossed his arms and rested them on the edge of the bed, resting his chin on his arms, his whole body in a state of relaxation.
Ruan Xi raised her head after rubbing his legs. Seeing him like this, she couldn't help but smile and asked, "Are you exhausted?"
Ling Yao's expression was still blank, his eyes were still, "It's really not easy to live in the mountains."
Ruan Xi responded with emotion: "Yes."
So walking out of the mountains is not as easy as it sounds. It is difficult to walk out with your legs, let alone walk out in terms of life. In this era, the possibility of going out is even slimmer.
Ruan Xi was also very tired, so he folded his arms on the edge of the table and lay down to rest.
With his chin resting on his arm, he looked face to face with Ling Yao.
The two looked at each other in the same posture for a moment, and it was unclear who laughed first, but suddenly they laughed together.
Ruan Xi stopped laughing first, looked at Ling Yao and whispered, "Hey, you are really good-looking, the kind of handsome brother that everyone likes." Then she reached out and pinched Ling Yao's face, "You are so tender."
He is so tender and well-behaved. If he were my own brother, I would have to pinch him a few more times every day.
Ling Yao was slightly stunned, and his ears unconsciously felt hot.
But before it spread to their faces, their dan dan noodles were ready.
Seeing the noodles being served, they both stood up quickly.
After eating dry food for two days and walking for two days, it was a rare opportunity to eat something hot and delicious. Ruan Xi couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks on the bowl, picked up a handful of noodles and ate it, with a gleam of happiness in her eyes.
But she felt it wasn't spicy enough, so she asked the stall owner, "Do you have red chili oil?"
The stall owner brought him a small bowl of chili, and she added half a spoonful to the bowl, and only then did she feel it had enough flavor.
And it was enough for Ling Yao to just eat the chili in the bowl.
Ruan Xi looked at his red lips and cheeks and couldn't help but laugh, "You can't eat spicy food?"
Ling Yao swallowed the noodles in his mouth, "I couldn't eat it before, but now I can eat it, but it's too spicy."
Ruan Xi took a bite of the meat sauce in the bowl and asked Ling Yao: "I forgot to ask, where are you from?"
Ling Yao said: "Shen Hai."
Ruan Xi blinked - Well, it turns out that he is a kid from the big city.
She then asked, "It must be very beautiful there."
Ling Yao nodded, "Yeah."
They each took a bite of noodles, and suddenly said in unison:
"I'll take you there if I have the chance..."
"Take me to see it if you have a chance..."
The last syllable of the conversation was not finished yet. The two looked into each other's eyes for a moment, and then suddenly laughed together in tacit understanding.
The setting sun lost its last ray of light and the sky gradually darkened.
Ruan Yuejin dragged his tired body from Jinguan Village to Fengyan Village. When he arrived home, Sun Xiaohui had just prepared dinner. He was very tired and without even saying hello, he went straight into the main room, put down the empty basket, went to his room and fell on the bed.
Sun Xiaohui and Ruan Changgui didn't call him. After the dinner was served on the table, Ruan Yuehua came in with chopsticks and called him, "Brother, get up and eat."
Ruan Yuejin took a deep breath and climbed up from the bed, then came out and sat down at the table.
Sun Xiaohui handed him the chopsticks, looked at him and asked, "What's wrong? Didn't the old tailor agree to teach you?"
Ruan Yuejin gestured to the empty basket on the side and said, "He kept all the eggs. How could he not agree?"
Sun Xiaohui's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she asked, "So he is willing to teach you?"
Ruan Yuejin felt a little proud and nodded, "Of course."
Sun Xiaohui slapped her thigh with joy and said with a smile: "Oh, that's great! I've said it before, you are much better than that girl Xiaoxi, how could the old tailor not agree!"
Then she asked again: "What did he teach you today?"
Ruan Yuejin was a little unhappy when he mentioned this. He sighed and said, "He didn't teach me anything. He ordered me to do things all day long. He asked me to sweep the floor, clean the tables and benches, and then he asked me to weed the fields. He treated me like a cow."
Sun Xiaohui's lips dropped unconsciously, but immediately lifted up again, "He must be testing you, just hold on. It's okay to help him do something, as long as you can learn the skills."
Ruan Yuejin nodded, "I thought so too."
Ruan Changgui agreed, "The fact that you can think this way shows that you have grown up. Since he has agreed to teach you, then you should follow him and learn well. Don't complain about being tired after a little hardship. This is much easier than mining."
Ruan Yuejin knew that he would have to go to the mountains to mine even if he failed to learn, so he nodded again, "I will, Dad."
Sun Xiaohui's invisible tail rose up, and she was a little carried away. She said happily: "Study hard, study hard, you will definitely be better than those people the old tailor taught before. It would be best if you can squeeze Xiaoxi away."
Before Ruan Yuejin could respond, Ruan Changgui's face suddenly turned grim.
He looked at Sun Xiaohui and said unhappily, "Sun Xiaohui, what's wrong with you? Have you forgotten about the grape incident last time? Now you are trying to sow discord between Yuejin and Xiaoxi. Don't forget that you are Xiaoxi's second mother!"
Sun Xiaohui was scolded and immediately restrained her expression. She lowered her voice and whispered, "I am her second mother, but she never treated me as her second mother. Did she treat you as her second uncle? You followed the old tailor to make clothes, and brought back half a chicken and a dollar. Did you taste a piece of chili? She is really her second uncle and second mother, and she is not even polite? Even if I misunderstood her and offended her, you and Yuejin Yuehua did not. How can she not know how to be polite?"
Ruan Changgui looked at Sun Xiaohui and held his breath, saying nothing.
This incident really made him angry for several days. He smelled the aroma of spicy chicken all night long, but he didn't eat a single bite of it, not even a sip of the juice. It was a really bad feeling.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Sun Xiaohui continued, "You treat her as your niece, but she treats us as outsiders, or even enemies. If the old tailor only teaches us Yuejin, then in the future we Yuejin will bring back delicious food and drinks, and get paid, so that they can only envy and drool. Wouldn't that make them feel better?"
Ruan Changgui was completely speechless. He lowered his brows, picked up a piece of kohlrabi and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it with a crunching sound.
Ruan Yuehua, who was little, also understood what was said and suddenly said loudly, "Mom is right! We also want to eat meat. Don't let them eat it! Let them drool! Let them cry!"
He cried the whole night that day, and his fifth uncle and his cousin still laughed at him!
Sun Xiaohui hushed Ruan Yuehua, "Keep your voice down. Don't let your grandma hear me. I don't want to quarrel with her."
Ruan Yuehua also knew that his grandmother was powerful, so he pursed his lips and kept silent.
After a long while, Ruan Yuejin suddenly said, "I will."
You have to hold your breath and let it out.
In the side room, Ruan Zhigao, Liu Xinghua, Ruan Changsheng and Ruan Jie were also having dinner. They heard Ruan Yuehua's voice, but after all, they were in two rooms, separated by two walls, so they couldn't hear clearly what he said.
They were not interested in what Sun Xiaohui and Ruan Changgui said. They were all thinking about Ruan Xi. Ruan Zhigao said while eating, "If Xiaoxi hadn't stayed on the road, we should have reached the commune by now."
Ruan Changsheng seemed very dissatisfied. "My eldest niece is not loyal enough. She went to the commune to play by herself and didn't even bring me, her fifth uncle. I am usually so good to her and give her all the delicious food. If she had brought me, I would have carried her on my back and we would have reached the commune in one day."
Ruan Zhigao rolled his eyes at him and said, "Yes! You can fly!"
Ruan Changsheng snorted and laughed, "That's not the case."
He was puzzled again, "What do you think she is thinking? Recently, she likes to play with the little fool in the stilt house. She even takes him with her to the commune. That fool boy is good-looking, but he is just... a fool!"
Ruan Zhigao was too lazy to pay attention to him. Ruan Jie spoke up beside him: "Fifth Uncle, Ling Yao is not a fool, he just looks a little silly. Looking silly doesn't mean he is stupid. Sister said he is cute and adorable."
"What is cute?"
Ruan Changsheng rolled up his sleeves to show off his arm muscles: "A man should act like a man!"
Liu Xinghua almost couldn't help wanting to slap him, and hurriedly told him, "Hurry up and eat, you can't stop your mouth even if you eat."
Ruan Changsheng put down his arms and snorted, "You didn't even know your granddaughter was kidnapped."
Liu Xinghua said to him, "What nonsense are you talking about? You are only 13 or 14 years old, what do you know?"
Ruan Changsheng pointed directly at Ruan Jie, "Ask her, ask her if she understands."
Ruan Jie reached out and slapped Ruan Changsheng's hand, "Fifth Uncle, eat your meal quickly!"
Ruan Changsheng became even more excited, "See? She won't let me say anything!"
Ruan Zhigao really hated his noise, so he kicked him hard under the table, causing him to scream and say with disgust, "Do you know that you are making so much noise! Shut up!"
Ruan Changsheng rubbed his legs and stopped talking.
The table was quiet for a moment, and Liu Xinghua spoke again: "I heard that today Sun Xiaohui took Yuejin to Jinguan Village to find an old tailor to become his apprentice, and they brought half a basket of eggs. When Yuejin came back just now, I saw that all the eggs were gone."
Ruan Zhigao was stunned for a moment and looked at Liu Xinghua, "Why? He also wants to be a tailor?"
Liu Xinghua said, "Look at Xiaoxi, who keeps bringing home grapes, roosters, and wages. Someone must be jealous. I'm afraid he's about to bleed. While Xiaoxi is away from home at the commune these few days, I'll take advantage of the opportunity to find the old tailor and become his apprentice."
Ruan Zhigao: "Yuejin is also your grandson, don't say such sarcastic words. If he can learn it, it is his own ability. It will also be a good thing for our Ruan family. All grandchildren will have a promising future."
Liu Xinghua: "If he only wants to learn the craft, I have no objection. I am just afraid that Sun Xiaohui has bad intentions and is trying to persuade Yuejin not to learn well and focus on his work, and is thinking of ways to bully Xiaoxi."
Ruan Changsheng heard this and said, "If he dares, I will be the first to beat him to death!"
Ruan Zhigao thought about Sun Xiaohui's recent behavior, took a deep breath and said, "If she continues to do something bad behind my back and even makes Yuejin a bad boy, I will keep my word and kick the four of them out and let them fend for themselves!"
Liu Xinghua couldn't help but sigh, "How did you raise a thing like Lao Er?"
We are all sensible people, and she doesn't defend her son. Sun Xiaohui was able to do this again and again because Ruan Changgui supported her behind the scenes. If it weren't for Ruan Changgui's tacit consent, Sun Xiaohui might not dare to do so.
The couple are of the same kind, except that Sun Xiaohui is cunning and has many ideas, and she is the one who takes the lead in everything. Ruan Changgui kept silent behind the scenes, as if he had nothing to do with it, but it was impossible that everything had nothing to do with him.
Ruan Zhigao said: "When a dragon gives birth to nine sons, there is always one who is a leper."
Ruan Changsheng burst out laughing when he heard this and asked Ruan Zhigao: "Then what am I?"
Ruan Zhigao: "You are a fly!"
Ruan Changsheng's expression turned pale: "..."
Ruan Zhigao: "It goes on and on, buzz buzz buzz buzz..."
Ruan Changsheng: “…”
Ruan Jie held the bowl, looked at Ruan Changsheng's face, and laughed so hard that her whole body was shaking.
Ruan Xi and Ling Yao finished their noodles at the noodle stall and then strolled around the street.
The part about the commune in the original body's memory was very vague, and Ruan Xi didn't know where her third aunt's house was. So she asked for her third uncle's name along the way, and when dusk fell, she took Ling Yao to her third aunt's home.
Seeing that the door was half open, Ruan Xi raised his hand and knocked on the door a few times.
No one answered, so she knocked a few more times and called out, "Is anyone home? Aunt and uncle, are you home?"
This time, someone answered the knock and asked, "Who is it?"
Ruan Xi watched a woman walk out of the house. She had short hair and wore a gray cloth dress. She looked exactly like her third aunt Ruan Cuizhi in her memory, but a little older. So she smiled and said, "Third aunt, it's me."
Ruan Cuizhi had not returned to her parents' home in recent years, and she was stunned for a moment when she saw Ruan Xi. Then after a while her eyes lit up and she grabbed Ruan Xi and said, "It's Xiaoxi. You've grown into a big girl in a short time. I almost didn't recognize you."
Girls grow very fast in recent years, and their height and figure change every year.
Ruan Xi smiled and said, "You haven't been home for a long time. Grandpa and grandma missed you so much that they asked me to come and see you."
Speaking of going back to her parents' home, Ruan Cuizhi couldn't help but sigh, but she didn't say much. She let Ruan Xi in directly. Seeing a little boy who she didn't know behind her, she asked again, "Who is this?"
Ruan Xi introduced her, "My friend, from the village."
"Oh." Ruan Cuizhi nodded, "Come in quickly."
Ling Yao greeted politely: "Hello, Miss."
Ruan Cuizhi led Ruan Xi and Ling Yao into the house, took out two white porcelain bowls, and poured a bowl of boiled water for each of them.
After Ruan Xi and Ling Yao entered the house, they sat down and drank some water. After moistening their throats with the water, Ruan Xi realized that Ruan Cuizhi was the only one in the house. It was quite late, and she was a little curious, so she put down the white porcelain bowl and asked, "Where are my uncle and cousins?"
When Ruan Xi asked this, Ruan Cuizhi suddenly remembered and said hurriedly, "Oh, you guys are here by chance today. There will be a movie showing on the playground of Tianfeng Middle School tonight. Your uncle and cousins have gone to grab seats early. Do you want to go and watch it?"
Show a movie?
Ruan Xi turned to look at Ling Yao, and the two looked at each other for a moment.
No one goes to show movies on the mountain, and Ling Yao hasn't seen a movie in the four years since he went up the mountain. The original body had no memory of watching a movie. She had come to the town once with Liu Xinghua, but she didn't catch such a good opportunity.
After looking at Ling Yao, the two of them stood up from the bench together tacitly.
Ruan Xi said: "Then let's go and take a look."
Ruan Cuizhi stood up and said, "If you want to go, go quickly. There are probably no good seats left now. You'll have to squeeze in at the back and may not be able to see the pictures. If you can't see, just listen to the voices, put down your things, go quickly, and come back after you're done."
Hearing this, Ruan Xi took off her schoolbag, and Ling Yao also took off his schoolbag and water bottle.
Ruan Cuizhi took their school bags and water bottles, then remembered something and asked hurriedly, "Have you eaten yet? If not, take some steamed buns from home to fill your stomach, and I'll cook some food for you when you come back."
Ruan Xi hurriedly said, "Aunt, we have eaten, but we haven't finished the dry food in our schoolbag yet."
Ruan Cuizhi didn't say anything else and asked them to go quickly.
She knew that none of the children in the village had ever seen a movie, and since this was a rare opportunity, she had to let Ruan Xi go and see it.
As a person who has integrated into this era, Ruan Xi really wants to go see a movie, as if he has never seen a movie in his life. So she didn't waste any time, pulled Ling Yao out and ran away.
It just so happened that when they were asking for directions to Ruan Cuizhi's home just now, they passed by Tianfeng Middle School, so there was no need to ask for directions anymore. They could just run towards Tianfeng Middle School.
Because there was something new in front of them, Ruan Xi and Ling Yao temporarily forgot about being tired.
They ran to Tianfeng Middle School and saw that the playground was crowded with people.
Because they are short, they squeezed at the back and couldn't see the entire screen, they could only see a small half of it.
Ruan Xi tried to stand on tiptoe, "I can't see it at all."
Ling Yao was taller than her, but he couldn't see the entire screen either. "I can't see it either."
He tried to stand on tiptoe, wondering if he could lift Ruan Xi up or something, so that he could listen to the sound and let Ruan Xi see the picture. As a result, when he turned around, he suddenly found that Ruan Xi, who was standing next to him, was gone.
His heart sank, and he turned around to look for her, shouting, "Xixi!"
After calling out a few times but not finding Ruan Xi, he heard Ruan Xi's voice calling him, "Baby! Here!"
Ling Yao tried hard to identify the direction of the sound, but because there were too many people around and the noise was so loud, he couldn't hear where it came from. So he listened hard to the sound and looked around.
Finally he saw Ruan Xi on a tree.
It was a locust tree beside the playground, with branches spreading out and green leaves like a hat.
The flowering season has passed now and there are no flower strings hanging on the trees.
He ran a few steps to the locust tree and looked up at the tree.
Ruan Xi sat on a branch and lowered his head and called him, "Baby! Come up quickly!"
Ling Yao responded and tried to find the posture and feeling for climbing a tree below, but he failed after trying several times. He has never been a naughty kid since he was young. He never does things like breaking into houses, picking locks, climbing trees, or fighting.
Seeing that he couldn't get up, Ruan Xi had to move down a little and handed his hand to him, letting him hold on to gain leverage to go up.
Ling Yao grabbed Ruan Xi's hand and finally climbed up, sitting face to face with Ruan Xi on the tree.
Exhaling, Ling Yao held onto the tree trunk and said, "I didn't expect you could climb trees."
Ruan Xi chuckled, "It's quite unexpected that I can actually climb trees."
This is not her own ability, but a physical memory.
After they both sat down, they took a moment to adjust their breathing and looked down from the tree. Although they were a little far from the movie screen, they could at least see the entire picture, and it was quite clear. The sound can naturally be heard because there is a speaker.
The movie hasn't started yet, the light and shadow from the projector are projected onto the white screen, and many children are crowding and scrambling to play with their shadows. Some jumped around pretending to be rabbits, while others used their fingers to make pigeons and flew by flapping their wings.
Ruan Xi looked at the shadows on the screen and asked curiously, "I don't know what movie is playing."
Ling Yao came here with her, and he hadn't communicated with anyone since arriving here, so naturally he didn't know what movie was playing, so he continued with Ruan Xi's words: "You'll know in a minute."
Ruan Xi leaned her head against the tree trunk and said, "I'm pretty lucky this time. I've never seen a movie in my life."
Ling Yao said: "I haven't watched it for a long time."
The two of them sat on the tree and waited for a while. Suddenly, the picture on the screen flashed, and someone shouted loudly, "Hurry up and sit down in the front. Stop playing. The movie is starting!"
The child in front was obedient and soon sat down and disappeared.
The projector squeaked as it turned, the voices gradually died down, and the playground soon became completely quiet.
The music with a strong sense of age sounded, and Ruan Xi perked up a little, looking at the subtitles shaking slightly on the screen. All movies of this era seem to be like this, with the subtitles shaking slightly all the time.
After the name of the studio came the name of the movie. Ruan Xi looked at the screen and read it out in a low voice: "Heroic Sons and Daughters, adapted from Ba Jin's novel 'Reunion'."
After reading it, she looked at Ling Yao, "Have you read it?"
Ling Yao nodded, "I've seen it before, but I can't remember the details."
Ruan Xi smiled and said, "Then watch it again."
In an era when there were very few entertainment options, no one would get tired of watching something, let alone twice, even ten or twenty times. Watching movies was almost a sacred thing at that time, and people watched whatever the projectionist showed.
The job of projectionist is also a good one, everyone respects him and his status is very high.
No matter where the movie is shown, the local officials will treat you to delicious food and drinks.
After the movie started, no one spoke loudly anymore, and those who spoke quietly could hardly be heard, so Ruan Xi and Ling Yao stopped chatting. The two of them sat on a tree, looking at the movie screen from afar, and immersed in the movie plot with everyone else.
Ruan Xi was quite excited when she heard that there was a movie to watch on the playground, but when she actually sat down and started watching it, she gradually became less excited. After all, it was not her first time watching a movie, and she had watched countless movies.
If it is really her first time to watch a movie, she will most likely be so excited that she will watch the movie from beginning to end. Even if it is played overnight, she will watch the entire movie without missing a minute. But now her excitement had passed and she was beginning to feel sleepy.
She had walked for two days along the mountain road to get here, and she slept very little last night near the hot spring. The movie scenes in front of her could not stimulate her excited nerves, so they slowly became a hypnotic.
Ruan Xi wanted to hold on, so she shook her head a few times to keep herself awake.
But after shaking his head a few times, this trick no longer worked. So she pressed her forehead against the tree trunk and blinked slowly at the movie screen. His eyes became smaller and smaller, and slower and slower, until he finally fell asleep against the tree trunk.
Ling Yao didn't notice it at first, but when he saw that she had her eyes closed, he called her twice.
Finding that Ruan Xi was so tired that she fell asleep, he did not make any attempt to wake her up. He found a convenient position on the tree, held Ruan Xi's arm with one hand to prevent her from falling down while sleeping, and reached out with the other hand to cushion her face.
He used his palm to separate her face from the bark, preventing her face from rubbing against the hard and rough bark.
The sound of the movie echoed throughout the town, and Ruan Xi fell into a dream on the old locust tree.
After sleeping for a while, she seemed to feel uncomfortable. She moved her head slightly and rubbed her face against the back of Ling Yao's hand a few times.
After rubbing, she stopped moving and fell asleep more and more soundly on the back of Ling Yao's hand.
The sound of the movie was very loud on the speakers.
Ling Yao felt that the whole world had become quiet.
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