Rebirth of Siheyuan: Starting from escaping famine in 42

Two months have passed since Xu Damao and Qin Xueru got married.

Now the weather is getting colder and people have already put on cotton-padded jackets and trousers which are not too thick.

Although the weather outside was cold, it did not affect production in the factory.

The workers in the steel rolling mill are working with great enthusiasm. They have completed last month's production tasks excellently and even exceeded the target.

So the factory organized a movie screening after get off work in the afternoon, and all family members working in the factory could come and watch it.

Last month, Xu Damao's master went to the No. 1 Steel Rolling Mill to work as a projectionist.

This made Xu Damao very busy. Now he was the only one who could show movies in the steel mill. He was thinking about whether to find two apprentices! If the tasks were too heavy, he would be exhausted!

Let’s wait until we finish the task of showing the movie!

In the afternoon, Xu Damao found the head of the Propaganda Department and asked for a few propagandists to help set up the movie screen, while he fiddled with the projection equipment himself.

With more than ten minutes left before the end of get off work, the movie screen and equipment were all set up.

Xu Damao also breathed a sigh of relief, lit a cigarette and walked straight to the cafeteria.

The equipment is just placed there, no one will steal it, and no one dares to steal it. If you are caught, it will be just a small expense.

Xu Damao lifted the cotton curtain at the back door of the cafeteria and walked into the kitchen. He saw He Yuzhu lying there with his eyes closed, not knowing whether he was asleep or not.

He walked over quietly and was about to shout loudly to scare He Yuzhu!

Unexpectedly, He Yuzhu got there first.

He suddenly opened his eyes and shouted loudly.

"what!"

"Ouch! Holy shit."

Xu Damao was immediately frightened by He Yuzhu's shout. He took two steps back, patted his chest lightly with his hand, and said in fear: "He Yuzhu, do you know that servants can scare people to death?"

"hehe!"

He Yuzhu lit a cigarette, looked at Xu Damao with a smile, and said with a smile: "Xu Damao, you still have the nerve to criticize me."

"Don't think I don't know you. What did you want to do in front of me just now? You just wanted to scare me."

"I didn't expect that you were scared instead of me. It's really funny."

After hearing this, Xu Damao raised his head and said stubbornly: "Am I trying to scare you? I just wanted to see if you were asleep. No..."

He Yuzhu interrupted him, frowned and said, "Nothing, no, just tell me what you are doing here and stop talking nonsense."

Xu Damao was so angry that his liver hurt a little. He gritted his teeth and said, "I'm here to find something to eat."

"I've been busy all afternoon and I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat? Give me something."

He Yuzhu laughed when he heard this, and then said, "The dishes are not cooked yet, there are only steamed buns, which are being kept warm in the steamer!"

"Eat as much as you want and take it yourself. Don't forget to pay and give your ticket. There are pickled cabbage lumps on the table over there."

After saying that, he sat back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.

"How stingy."

Xu Damao muttered something under his breath, then took two steamed buns from the steamer, walked to the table where the pickles were placed, and started eating.

After eating two steamed buns, Xu Damao's hunger was relieved a lot. He walked to He Yuzhu, picked up his teacup, and drank it in big gulps without caring about the dirt.

After drinking the water, Xu Damao wiped the water stains on his mouth with his sleeve, lit a cigarette, and shouted to He Yuzhu: "He Yuzhu, I know you are not asleep."

"There's going to be a movie later. Do you want me to save a seat for you?"

Hearing this, He Yuzhu didn't open his eyes, but just closed them and said, "What movie is playing tonight?"

Xu Damao took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile, "The movie is called "The Battle of Shangganling" and it was just released this year."

"It's showing in the cinema outside right now. It's a great movie."

He Yuzhu asked: "Xu Damao, have you seen this movie?"

Xu Damao didn't care whether He Yuzhu could see it or not, he shook his head and said, "No! I heard it from our section chief, he should have seen it."

"Got it, hurry up and leave, don't disturb your brother Zhu's rest."

He Yuzhu waved at Xu Damao, then put his feet on the table in front of him.

"Who is this?"

Xu Damao stretched out his fist and gestured to He Yuzhu, then turned around, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked out of the kitchen towards the movie screening location.

He Yuzhu realized belatedly that Xu Damao had not yet paid for the steamed buns, and immediately shouted at Xu Damao's receding back.

"Xu Damao, you haven't paid yet!"

After hearing this, Xu Damao smiled and quickened his pace as he walked forward.

As time passed, it got darker and darker, and more and more people came to see the movie.

Fortunately, there are street lights inside the steel mill, otherwise we would have to grope our way around.

Xu Damao had good eyesight and saw Qin Xueru and Li Qingshan's family from a distance. There were four or five children following them, all holding small stools. He waved and shouted, "Xueru, Brother Qingshan, this way."

When Li Qingshan and his group brought the children to Xu Damao, they greeted each other, including the children.

"Da Mao, Uncle Damao."

"Hey! This is the seat I saved for you. Xueru, you and your sister can take them and sit down first!"

Xu Damao smiled and rubbed their heads one by one, then asked Li Qingshan, "Brother Qingshan, these are the children of Brother Qingfeng, right?"

Li Qingshan handed over a cigarette, nodded and said, "Yes, they are the four children of my eldest brother."

Xu Damao lit a cigarette and asked, "Why didn't Brother Qingfeng and Sister-in-law come to watch the movie?"

Li Qingshan sat down on the chair, took a puff of cigarette, and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke from his mouth.

"My brother and sister-in-law will be here soon. Damao, the leader should be here soon, so you should go and get busy first!"

Xu Damao nodded and said, "Okay, Brother Qingshan, I'll go over first."

Then Xu Damao returned to the projection equipment and sat down, waiting for the arrival of the steel mill leaders.

As the waiting time got longer and longer, the family members who came to watch the movie became impatient.

"What time is it? Why isn't the movie showing yet?"

"Hurry up and put on the movie."

The children in the crowd also started to make noises following the adults' calls.

Xu Damao was so anxious that sweat broke out on his head. He turned his head to look at the leader's figure, wondering why he hadn't come yet! He didn't dare to curse back, so he could only comfort them in a gentle voice.

With a shout of “The leader is coming!”

Xu Damao was also liberated, the long-awaited leaders finally arrived!

After the leaders of the steel rolling mill were seated, the crowd became quiet.

Director Yang and Secretary Dong both spoke loudly to the crowd in turn, saying some important words.

Then Secretary Dong waved his hand and said, "Let's start the movie."

As the movie started, people in the crowd started chatting again.

Xu Damao wiped the sweat off his head, then took an iron loudspeaker and began to shout into his mouth: "Workers and their families, be quiet."