Chapter 101 - 101

Chapter 101 Showing a MovieDuan Xingye glanced helplessly at the canned fruit on the table, "Then be careful on your way..."Yun Ting waved and left with a flourish.Even after the person had disappeared from sight, Duan Xingye was still staring blankly at the doorway." Secretary, are you still looking at it after the person has left?" Xiao Huang teased mischievously."Get lost..." Duan Xingye glared at him.Duan Xingye's injury this time was still because of the last incident. He never gave up the investigation, and this time he found out some people. In desperation, he took action. He was injured while saving a passerby and was already in a bad mood. Xiao Huang even dared to make fun of him. He's really asking for trouble.Yun Ting also stocked up on a lot of things she needed, and exchanged several bottles ofmalted milk extract from Uncle Chen. It's quite refreshing to drink this when the weather is cold.Back in the courtyard, Yun Ting saw Yin Jiaocarrying a package and a bag, her eyes red as she walked out. Yun Ting was a little curious; was she going back? Shouldn't she be happy?" Educated Youth Yin, where are you going?""Go home..." Yin Jiao, unusually, didn't go crazy. She answered softly and left.The next day, when Yun Ting went to visit Caiyun, Aunt Meihua told her that Yin Jiao's father was seriously ill and his condition seemed to be not good. Her family had sent her an urgent telegram."By the way, little Educated Youth Yun, are you going back this year?""Yes, I'm going back! I haven't met my older brother's little niece yet!""Then you'll have to go back earlier this year. The old folks in the village say that depending on the weather, there might be a lot of snow this year, and they're worried that the roads will be blocked by heavy snow and you won't be able to get out!""Oh! It's that serious?""I remember one year, the roads were blocked by heavy snow. The snow was piled up so high that we couldn't leave the village. We couldn't visit relatives during the Spring Festival. We ate whatever we had at home, and made do with whatever we didn't have.""Then I'll have to leave earlier this year.""By the way, young Yun, the village is showing a movie tonight. It's because our brigade had a good harvest this year, so it's our brigade's turn. Eat dinner early and go get a good spot.""Oh! A movie is playing at this hour? It's so cold outside!""Hey...you don't know, no matter how cold it is, everyone's hearts are warm. It's a rare opportunity to watch a movie. As long as it's not raining knives, everyone will go. Just wear more clothes.""Okay, Auntie, I'll go join the fun tonight too."" Sister Yun, how is that Wang Xiangdong guy?" Caiyun asked in a low voice."Caiyun, you wouldn't happen to have fallen for him, would you?"Aunt Meihua's eyes also turned sharply to her daughter, "What's going on?""Oh dear~ it wasn't me, what are you thinking? I'm telling you, but don't tell anyone! I've found out that Xiuer seems to be dating that Wang Xiangdong.""What? You, Aunt Liu, don't know about this?""I don't know about that. I just saw them talking together, and something seemed off. This has happened twice already."Yun Ting frowned in thought. Wang Xiangdongwasn't mentioned much in the original storyline, so she didn't have much of an impression of him. She only vaguely remembered that he had passed the college entrance exam and leftXiangyang Brigade.Aunt Liu is a very nice person and takes good care of Li Xiu. Li Xiu is also a good girl, and Aunt Liu doesn't want Li Xiu to get hurt. After all, it's 1975 now, and the New Year is coming soon, which will be 1976. The college entrance examination is not far away. What if Wang Xiangdong gets into university and leaves on his own?But this is something she can't control."I haven't spent much time with the Educated Youth at Educated Youth Point, so I don't know much about them. But, is it a bad idea to contactan Educated Youth? What if they go back to the city and leave on their own one day?" Yun Tinghinted at this."Who says otherwise? If you ask me, it's better to find someone from our own area. We all know each other well. Daughter, let me tell you, don't do anything foolish, or don't blame your mother for disowning you!" Aunt Meihua didn't forget to give her daughter a good talking-to.Caiyun nodded without arguing. Although she was educated, she had no intention of datingsomeone from an educated youth. She always felt that they were not suited to live together."What should we do about Xiuer's situation?""It's not appropriate for us to talk to Aunt Liudirectly. You have a pretty good relationship with Xiu'er, so why don't you talk to her and see what she's planning to do?""Okay, I'll go chat with her later. Sister Yun, want to come along?""No, you go ahead! I want to read for a while."Yun Ting chatted for a while, and it was almost lunchtime when she went back.It was cold, and she was too lazy to cook. She ate two meat buns and a tomato in her spatial dimension, and that was her lunch.The tomatoes grown in this space are big, juicy, and bright red—they look incredibly tempting. She eats two every day, and they taste even better with a sprinkle of white sugar.Besides planting, she also takes time to read. 77 is not far away, and she needs to thoroughly understand and review all the textbooks in advance. She can't be careless. Although she has a good memory, she is not a genius and needs to work hard to read more books.Evening arrived quickly, but the movie projectionist hadn't arrived yet. However, a large crowd had already gathered on the Threshing floor, with many people carrying small stools to reserve seats. Some teenagers were running around, creating quite a lively scene.Yun Ting had just finished dinner when Caiyun and Xiaozhu came to call her.Have you eaten yet?" Sister Yun, we've already eaten and gone to save seats. My grandma's watching over us! She sent us to call you, hurry up...""It'll be ready soon..." Yun Ting quickly grabbed the prepared sunflower seeds and roasted pine nuts, and followed the aunt and niece to the Threshing floor.Before leaving, I called out to Yang Qingqing, but she said she didn't want to go, so Yun Tingdidn't say anything more.She wasn't one for crowds; what movie hadn't she seen? She certainly didn't want to go out in the cold wind on such a chilly day.Yun Ting, on the other hand, was the opposite of her. She always went wherever there was excitement, and right now, she was wrapped up from head to toe, not cold at all." Sister Yun, you look like a bear today.""Hmph... Little Pillar, I'll give you a chance to speak again.""Haha~ Sister Yun, you look like a silly bear." Before Xiao Zhuzi could finish speaking, he took off running. If he didn't run, he'd be waiting to get beaten up."You little brat, you're dead meat! I'll beat your ass until it's bruised and battered!" Yun Ting said as he chased after him.The two, one big and one small, chased each other, laughing and joking, until they reached the Threshing floor.Yun Ting pinched Xiao Zhuzi's cheek, but didn't actually hit him."You brat, what have you done to upset your little sister Yun again?" Aunt Meihua asked with a smile."No, I'm telling the truth. Little Sister Yun just won't admit it. If you don't believe me, ask your aunt."Caiyun didn't want to get involved in their petty dispute and quickly waved her hands, "I don't know anything...""Hmph! Aunt, you're such a coward."After laughing and joking for a while, the movie projectionist arrived, and the movie was about to start. Tonight's movie was "Tunnel Warfare."Although Yun Ting had seen it before, she still watched it with great interest.We shared the sunflower seeds and pine nuts we brought, and watched the movie while snacking on them – it was quite an experience!As soon as the scenes of soldiers fighting the Japanese devils and reactionaries appeared on the screen, the courtyard was filled with cheers and the children's imitations." Auntie, there seem to be a lot of people here! Are they all from our brigade?""Many people from other brigades also came to take a look.""Tsk tsk... They're really going all out in this freezing weather."