"You are…Qin Jingru?"
Xu Damao looked at the innocent girl in front of him and immediately recognized her.
Qin Jingru was pleasantly surprised." The secretary said that the projectionist would come to our village to play a movie today. The whole village is looking forward to it. I volunteered to wait at the village entrance. I didn't expect it to be you, Brother Xu!"”
Xu Damao looked at Qin Jingru. This little girl had grown up to be slim and elegant. In this era, there were basically no skincare products other than cream. Her fair skin was pure and natural, as if water could come out with a pinch.
"Last time I heard from your sister that your family is in the Red Star Commune. I didn't expect to meet you here today!”Xu Damao said politely," Next time when you want to go to the city to play, contact your Brother Xu. He'll treat you to Quanjude Roast Duck and take you to Wangfujing for a walk."”
Qin Jingru was overjoyed when she heard that. Her eyes were filled with anticipation as she said,"Then I'll go tomorrow! Brother Xu, you must keep your word. I've never eaten roast duck in my life! I heard that it's very delicious. Ordinary people can't afford it!”
Not to mention Qin Jingru, the village girl, even the workers in the town could not afford to eat meat all year round.
Xu Damao laughed secretly in his heart. This little girl was very naive. She took it seriously with a simple and polite sentence. She was so silly that it was cute. No wonder she was so easily fooled in the original novel.
Her cousin had yet to be blackened by her association with ink.
Looking at the young girl's admiring gaze, Xu Damao was very pleased and smiled,""Your Brother Xu's saliva is like a nail. As long as you come, Brother Xu will treat you to food, drink, and fun! However, I can only do it after the new year. I can't delay my work."
Nowadays, the country implemented a dualistic system between urban and rural areas. One had to know that there was no such thing as food stamps or industrial coupons for rural households. The rural households produced and sold themselves and were self-reliant. Only urban households could provide food stamps and industrial coupons, and they were distributed strictly according to the original household registration.
It was no wonder that even Silly Zhu looked down on rural hukou, even if it was a beautiful virgin girl.
Xu Damao had plenty of ways to deal with such a naive and vain silly girl.
"Jingru, let's hurry to the club. Everyone might be anxious from waiting.”
Xu Damao said in a serious manner. He inadvertently dialed the bell of the permanent bicycle.
The crisp and pleasant sound was like the sound of nature. Qin Jingru then realized that Xu Damao was pushing an expensive bicycle.
Qin Jingru approached carefully, her eyes full of stars as she looked at Xu Damao and asked,""Big Brother Xu, this bicycle is worth a lot of money, right?”
"It's okay. I bought it two years ago. If you want to buy it now, it'll cost 650 yuan.”
Qin Jingru was shocked by his humble words.
650 yuan!
Even if he sold her, he wouldn't be able to earn so much money!
She had wanted to touch the car seat before, but she was afraid that she would scratch the paint. She could only look at it enviously and longingly, just like a child who saw a favorite toy in the mall but did not dare to approach it because of the astronomical price.
"Big Brother Xu, you're really amazing to be able to afford such an expensive bicycle.”Qin Jingru said with heartfelt admiration.
Xu Damao pushed the bicycle with one hand and held the wooden box of the precious projector with the other. He pretended to be worried and said,"Hai, so what if I can afford it or not? My husband still divorced me.”
"What? Then she doesn't know what's good for her!"
Qin Jingru found it unbelievable. Brother Xu was such an outstanding person. He was a respected projectionist, could afford roast duck, had a city hukou, and could even afford a permanent bicycle. If it were her, she would definitely wake up from her dreams laughing.
She actually divorced Brother Xu?
Ungrateful!
Qin Jingru thought indignantly, but then a thought came to her mind, and her heart could not help but pound.
If Big Brother Xu was single now, didn't that mean…she had a chance?
The thought of marrying into the city, eating steamed buns every day, and riding a bicycle made Qin Jingru's heart beat wildly. She could not stop her imagination from running wild.
"Jingru, this road is full of potholes. Help me hold the car.”
"Alright, Brother Xu."
Qin Jingru did not suspect him and obediently helped hold the handle. Then, Xu Damao's big hand covered her.
Qin Jingru let out an " ah " and blushed.
"What's wrong?" Xu Damao pretended not to know.
"It's…it's nothing. I just got stung by a rock.”Qin Jingru stammered.
"Then let's be careful."
Xu Damao laughed secretly and did not expose him.
Along the way, Xu Damao chatted with Qin Jingru to ease the atmosphere. The small road that originally only took five minutes to walk took half an hour.
When they arrived at the entrance of the club, Xu Damao quietly moved his hand away when he saw a large group of men, women, and children. Qin Jingru's pounding heart immediately became empty.
"Comrade Xu Damao, on behalf of the Red Star Commune, I warmly welcome you!”
The secretary was smoking a pipe, and the wrinkles on his face bloomed into a smile. When he took the lead in clapping, the villagers who had already filled the empty space with their folding chairs also applauded enthusiastically.
In this era where entertainment facilities were scarce, the popularity of projectionists could be said to be comparable to that of celebrities in the future.
"Comrade Xu Damao, it's been a tough journey. Let's go eat first as usual. I've specially stewed an old hen for you.”the secretary said with a smile.
Xu Damao waved his hand. Everyone in the village is waiting here. How can I go eat first and leave everyone here? How about this, eat after the movie!”
The secretary was a little troubled." This…It's mainly because the notice was late. Some families are far away and haven't arrived yet. The neighboring village is still on the way…"
Xu Damao smiled." That's easy. At most, I'll just show two movies!" They would show one scene first so that everyone would not have to wait. After dinner, they would show another scene!”
"Aiyo, this is a good relationship!"
The secretary was overjoyed. This was equivalent to giving him another movie!
"Of course! This is also to thank our Red Star Commune for taking care of me. This is gratitude! To be honest, when they went to the countryside to play movies every year, our community was the most generous and gave the most gifts. The first stop at the end of the year, I'll come to our Red Star Commune immediately!”Xu Damao smiled." But I have a small request.”
The secretary waved his hand repeatedly.”
"It's like this. Can we arrange a place to eat at Qin Jingru's house?”Xu Damao pointed at Qin Jingru behind him and explained," Qin Jingru's cousin, Qin Huairu, is our neighbor in the same courtyard. We have a very good relationship, so I hope the secretary can take care of her."”
Qin Jingru was quietly in the background, but who knew that a big pie would suddenly fall from the sky.
This welcoming banquet was very particular. Chicken, duck, fish, and meat were essential, as well as soft and glutinous white steamed buns!
According to the rules, the leftovers would belong to whoever held the banquet.
After a banquet, Qin Jingru's family's meals for the next week would be filled with oil!
How could Qin Jingru not be surprised?
Her eyes shone brightly and her face was flushed red. Big Brother Xu must like me too. Otherwise, why would he take care of me so much?
"It's a small matter. Xu Damao is a good comrade!”
The secretary agreed with a smile. Not only was Xu Damao one of the best at screening, but more importantly, he knew how to behave!
Look at the level of his speech!
"Everyone, listen up! We'll be showing two movies today! Let's start now!"
"Good!"
"Comrade projectionist, thank you for your hard work! Two movies. I didn't come for nothing today!"
"Hehe, the people from the neighboring club will just put on a show. We've made a killing!”
"Secretary, don't mistreat him. Give him more things before you leave!”
The simple villagers were overjoyed when they heard this and applauded enthusiastically. The children were dancing excitedly, and even their hands were red from clapping. They sat obediently on the small stool.
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