Ruan Xi thought about it for a moment and said, "I'll think about it."
Thinking naturally takes time, so Xu Zhuo didn't ask any more questions. He looked at the moon above his head, then at Ruan Xi, and chatted with her for no reason, asking her: "Did you just come to the compound this year?"
Ruan Xi also looked relaxed, "I came here a long time ago, in May last year, it's been a year. It's just that my household registration and school records were not settled last year, so I didn't go to school and stayed at home every day."
Xu Zhuo said: "No wonder I haven't seen you."
Ruan Xi looked at the crescent moon in the sky, and her voice became more relaxed, "You may not remember even if you have seen it. It was a bit dark when I first came. I have been at home without seeing the sun for half a year, so I became like this now."
Xu Zhuo looked at her profile, "Then I may not be as superficial as you think."
Ruan Xi snorted and laughed, turned to look at him: "Maybe?"
Xu Zhuo looked at her in silence for a moment, nodded and said: "It is true that I am quite superficial..."
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Ruan Xi said she would think about it, but she forgot about it after she started studying on Monday.
Xu Zhuo did not ask her whether she wanted to go to the show on Sunday. On Saturday afternoon, he did not come to school for class. He went to the theater with Chen Weidong and others to buy tickets, including those for Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie.
After buying the tickets, they rode back and waited outside the school gate when school was over.
When Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie came out of school, he went home with them.
Six or seven people walked into the courtyard side by side. When they were about to go their separate ways, Xu Zhuo took out the tickets from his pocket, took out two and handed them to Ruan Xi, and said to her, "You never told me about the show, so I went directly to the theater to buy the tickets today. All of us brothers have them. These are for you and Ruan Jie."
Ruan Xi was stunned for a moment, then she remembered what she had mentioned last Sunday about going to see the show. She looked at Xu Zhuo, then at the ticket in his hand, and took it and asked, "What's playing in the theater this week?"
Before Xu Zhuo could say anything, Chen Weidong replied, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy, Yang Zirong, do you know it?"
Ruan Xi nodded, "I've heard of it, Lin Hai Xue Yuan."
Ruan Jie was still a little confused, and now she asked, "What performance?"
Chen Weidong looked at her again and smiled, "It's the performance in the theater. Don't you have propaganda teams in your village to organize performances? Generally, art troupes and propaganda teams perform these model operas, such as The White-Haired Girl and The Red Detachment of Women."
Ruan Jie shook her head, "We don't have that."
No one organized a propaganda team, let alone performed model operas. At most, they just learned to sing folk songs together.
Chen Weidong said, "Since the tickets have been bought, why not go and have fun tomorrow and see something new."
Ruan Xi held the ticket and looked at Ruan Jie, asking for her opinion, "Do you want to go?"
Ruan Jie hesitated for a moment and nodded, and whispered, "I want to go."
Ruan Xi was also very interested in the performance, so she took the tickets and said to Xu Zhuo, "Then we'll take these two tickets. After the show tomorrow, we'll treat you to dinner."
Xu Zhuo didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "The performance is at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon. We'll wait for you at the gate of the compound at 2:30. You can just come over then and we'll take you to the theater."
Ruan Xi held the ticket and nodded, "Okay, see you tomorrow."
After saying this, Xu Zhuo and his gang rode away on their bikes.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie walked home side by side. Ruan Xi gave Ruan Jie the tickets to see something new.
Ruan Jie watched for a while and asked Ruan Xi, "What is Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy about?"
Ruan Xi couldn't remember the specific content of the story. After thinking for a while, he said, "It's about the protagonist Yang Zirong and a small team fighting wits and courage with a gang of bandits led by Zuo Shandiao, and finally annihilating them." Ruan Jie
understood, "It's about the People's Liberation Army fighting bandits."
The two talked as they got home. Ruan Xi put the tickets in his schoolbag and went upstairs with Ruan Jie.
In the summer, it gets dark later and school ends earlier. It takes some time before it's time to have dinner, so Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie go upstairs to study and come downstairs to eat at a certain time.
Ruan Qiuyue was not downstairs now. She would go to Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie's room and join them when they came back.
Ruan Xi sat down at the desk and took out the stationery books from her schoolbag.
When she took the book and opened it, Ruan Qiuyue glanced over and happened to see the theater ticket tucked between the pages of her book. Ruan Qiuyue said, "Eh, where did you get this ticket?"
Ruan Xi took out the ticket and said to Ruan Qiuyue, "Xu Zhuo and the others gave it to me. They said we're going to see a show tomorrow." Ruan
Qiuyue took the ticket and looked at it, and said, "Wow, he really has nothing to say about you. This ticket is very hard to buy. The theater only has performances on Sundays every week. There are so many people who want to watch the show that it's hard to get a ticket."
Ruan Jie continued, "But they bought a lot. Each of the five of them has a ticket. . "
Ruan Qiuyue put the tickets back, "That means they have a way."
Ruan Xi looked at him and said, "Why don't we ask him to help buy a few tickets when we have time in the future, and we will pay for it ourselves, and then we can go to see it ourselves, and bring Red Army Ye Fan and Red Soldiers with us, how about that?"
Ruan Qiuyue smiled directly and said happily, "Okay, big sister, you are so kind."
Ruan Xi now put the two tickets in the pencil case, "Read a book."
On a sunny summer day, the blue sky was dotted with a few cotton-like white clouds.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie tidied up the desk, put all the textbooks and exercises neatly, took two performance tickets, said hello to Ruan Qiuyue, and went downstairs on time.
Ruan Changfu was not at home today because he was working overtime at the company. Before leaving, Ruan Xi went to say hello to Feng Xiuying and said that she and Ruan Jie had something to do today and would not be back for dinner tonight. As for what it was, she did not elaborate.
Of course, Feng Xiuying did not ask in detail.
After Ruan Xi said hello to her, she took Ruan Jie out. When the two of them arrived at the gate of the compound, they saw Xu Zhuo and the others waiting outside. The five people stood under the shade of the trees and waved when they saw them.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie walked up to them. Xu Zhuo said nothing else, just crossed his legs and got into the car and said, "Let's go."
Then Ruan Xi got in his car, Ruan Jie got in Chen Weidong's car, and the other three boys rode the empty car. The seven of them went to the theater together. There was enough time. They rode slowly and talked hurriedly on the way.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie sat in the back without saying a word, occasionally exchanging glances and smiles.
Seeing Ruan Xi didn't say anything, Xu Zhuo turned around and asked her, "What do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you over there."
Ruan Xi didn't want to spend more money, so she just said, "I had a full lunch, no thanks."
But when they got to the theater, Xu Zhuo still bought a box of ice cream for her and Ruan Jie.
After buying the things, the group went into the theater, found seats and sat down, waiting for the curtain to open on the stage.
Ruan Jie ate ice cream and whispered in front of Ruan Xi: "City people are so fashionable. I can't even imagine this kind of life in my dreams. And this ice cream is even better than popsicles. It's the first time I've seen it in my life."
Ruan Xi ate ice cream and smiled at her, and whispered: "Me too."
Ruan Jie only scooped a little bit each time, "It's just too expensive, I feel embarrassed."
Ruan Xi cleared her throat, "It's okay, give and take, we will treat them to dinner after the show."
Ruan Jie was about to say something else, she glanced and suddenly saw a familiar figure. When she saw it, she was slightly stunned, then quickly grabbed Ruan Xi's arm and shook it, pointing at the familiar figure.
Ruan Xi looked in the direction she pointed, and saw Ye Qiuwen. She didn't come alone. There was someone next to her that Ruan Xi and the others didn't know, Lu Yuanzheng, who lived in the same halo as Ye Qiuwen.
Ruan Jie then whispered again, "It seems to be true."
Ruan Xi also whispered, "Stop gossiping."
Before Ruan Jie could say anything else, Xu Zhuo, who was sitting next to Ruan Xi, suddenly leaned over and whispered in the same tone as them, "What are you talking about? Can't we hear it?"
Ruan Jie was startled by him and quickly straightened up and said, "No... nothing."
Ruan Xi couldn't help laughing and scooped a spoonful of ice cream into her mouth.
After being scared by Xu Zhuo, Ruan Jie didn't talk to Ruan Xi anymore and sat in her seat quietly eating ice cream.
As they were eating, Chen Weidong, who was sitting on her right, suddenly stretched out his hand and handed a piece of chocolate to her, and whispered to her: "Little girl, I bought this specially for you, it's good, very expensive."
Then he just finished speaking, Ruan Xi and Xu Zhuo, who were sitting on the left, stretched their heads to look at him and Ruan Jie.
Xu Zhuo even deliberately whispered: "I heard it all, very expensive." "
..."
Ruan Jie looked at the chocolate in Chen Weidong's palm, then looked at Ruan Xi and Xu Zhuo on the left, and when she met their eyes, her face suddenly exploded, burning as if it was on fire.
She immediately pushed Chen Weidong's hand back and said
with a red face, "I don't want it." The boy on Chen Weidong's right came over to join in the fun and whispered, "I like to eat the most expensive food, give it to me."
Chen Weidong rolled his eyes at him and said, "Get lost!" You are not worthy!
As soon as Chen Weidong finished speaking, the lights in the theater went out instantly, and the curtain on the stage slowly opened.
A spotlight hit the stage, and after the announcer came up with a microphone to announce the curtain, the performance officially began.
No one in the audience spoke anymore, and Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie watched the performance seriously.
Xu Zhuo and Chen Weidong, who were sitting on either side of them, were not so serious. One of them leaned lazily on the back of the chair covered with red velvet cloth, staring at Ruan Xi in the dark, while the other quietly put chocolate into Ruan Jie's schoolbag.
The performance lasted about two hours.
After the performance, Ruan Xi and the others left the theater with other audience members.
It was just five o'clock, and it was still bright outside, so it was a bit early to have dinner.
So they didn't rush to the restaurant, but rode their bikes to find a place to play nearby.
Boys aged seventeen or eighteen also play together, especially after watching a performance, they always talk about the play they have watched, so a few of them talk and exchange secret codes -
"A cloud in the northwest sky, a crow fell into a group of phoenixes, the whole house is full of heroes, who is the king and who is the minister?"
"The king of heaven covers the tiger of earth!"
"The pagoda suppresses the river monster!"
"What? What?"
"Talking at noon, who doesn't have a home!"
"Why are you blushing?" "
You look energetic!"
"Why are you yellow again?"
"The wax for cold prevention!"①
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Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie did not join in the fun, but just listened and laughed quietly.
When the time was about right, they followed them to the restaurant and sat down, ordering a table of dishes.
In fact, after blending into their atmosphere, Ruan Xi could also feel that they lived a very happy life, with youthful willfulness, unfetteredness, freedom, no worries, no need to consider anything, and only where to go and how to play.
But Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie did not have parents like them, no solid backing behind them, and no one to create a completely free environment for them, so they could only temporarily let go and play with them for half a day.
At the end of this half day, they had to return to their own track and fight for their future.
Because she didn't want to owe Xu Zhuo, after ordering the dishes, Ruan Xi used the excuse of going to the bathroom to quietly pay for the dinner and the ticket. Normally, she didn't spend much money, so she could totally afford to splurge once in a while.
Xu Zhuo had never intended to ask her to treat him, and after the meal, when he found out that she had paid, he wanted to return the money to her.
But Ruan Xi refused to accept it, and he let it go since he couldn't persuade her.
After leaving the restaurant, they didn't go anywhere else to play, but rode their bikes directly back to the compound.
It was already dark when the bike entered the compound with the ringing of the bell, and they braked to a stop at the fork in the road to let Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie get off.
After Ruan Xi jumped off the bike, she stood in front of Xu Zhuo, smiled and said to him: "Thank you guys, I had a lot of fun today."
It's good to be happy, Xu Zhuo propped up one leg on the ground, looked at her and said: "Go back to sleep, see you tomorrow."
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie waved to them, then turned around and went home.
Walking on the road, Ruan Jie took a deep breath and said, "Sister, I feel that my life is becoming more and more different, so wonderful."
Ruan Xi looked at her and smiled, "This is just the beginning, the real excitement is still to come."
Ruan Jie couldn't imagine, "How exciting can it be?"
Ruan Xi said, "Very exciting, very exciting."
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