Return to the 1982 Staff Compound

Chapter 16 Shaolin Temple

After dinner, Qiu Huoming walked outside. The girl who was blocking the door had already left with her people. Director Zhang and Zhang Yougen’s stepmother then came out happily to look for their son.

Not long after, under the guidance of someone who knew the truth, Zhang Yougen was captured by his angry old father. Qiu Huoming had no choice but to repeatedly state in front of Zhang Yougen that he had not said anything.

Zhang Yougen looked around for his imaginary enemy, but his ears were pinched by his father so hard that they hurt, and the family went back in a quarrel.

Qiu Huoming was amazed at what he saw. This old husband and young wife and their unruly adult son, the gossip about this family could probably last a whole day and night.

The staff compound is full of mixed people, but these days everyone likes to get together and chat, especially after lunch on Saturdays when everyone has nothing to do, so they dress up and go out for a walk, actually trying to find out gossip. After Director Zhang and his family went back, these people began to speculate in detail about the origins of the girl who had just blocked the door.

Qiu Huoming gained a lot of valuable social experience from their gossip.

He must protect himself and put an end to these prying eyes.

He got on his bike and set off for Ding Yu's house.

Ding Yu's family lives in Dingjia Lane behind the Public Security Bureau. Before liberation, their family was a large family. After they fell apart, they still liked to gather together to build houses.

Almost all the owners of the self-built houses in this alley have the surname Ding. After liberation, their assets shrunk greatly because they separated. In addition, people of the same surname were united and helped each other, so they were not affected by the movement and preserved many old houses and old items.

Ding Yu's house is a two-story wooden building with a spacious courtyard at the front door. Ding's father and mother live on the first floor, and Ding Yu and his brother Ding Hao live on the second floor, with each of them having a bedroom.

Ding's father was not at home, so Ding's mother welcomed Qiu Huoming in with a smile. She was dressed very young and had her hair permed into the wavy curls that were popular in big cities these days.

Both of her sons were fat and looked like their father. It was a pity for her that her excellent genes could not be passed on, so she was particularly fond of the handsome Qiu Huoming.

It was obvious that Ding Yu had dressed up carefully. He took off his cotton jacket and changed into a blue ski jacket.

"Mom, Huozi and I are going to the movies." He paused for a few seconds and quietly stretched out his hand to gesture in front of his mother.

Mother Ding rolled her eyes at him and threw him fifty cents, "Remember to ask for a fire."

Ding Yu was overjoyed, took the banknote and said, "Okay!"

"Mom, I'm going out."

After the tool Qiu Huoming greeted her, he followed Ding Yu out.

As soon as he walked out of the door, Ding Yu's brother shouted from upstairs, "If my clothes are torn, I will tear you apart when I come back."

Ding Yu looked at Qiu Huoming awkwardly and said, "I only lent him clothes once. He's very stingy and only bought new clothes for himself..."

His eldest brother poked his head out from upstairs. The room was not soundproofed, so he probably heard what he said.

Ding Yu rushed into the alley in one swift step, "Huozi, the wind is strong, hurry up!"

Qiu Huoming rode on the bike slowly and without turning his head, he shouted, "Jump on yourself."

Ding Yu ran a few steps and jumped into the back seat of the car. The car shook violently a few times and drove forward.

The cinema was next to the Beida Street Cultural Palace. Qiu Huoming was riding his bike and soon felt hot. The sky was a little gray in the afternoon, and the air pressure was low, making even breathing a little stuffy.

"It's going to rain!" Qiu Huoming quickened his pace. As soon as he reached the cinema entrance, it started to rain heavily. The spring rain was not heavy, but fine.

"I'll go buy a ticket." Ding Yu had already jumped off the car and rushed into the ticket office at the door, covering his head.

By the time Qiu Huoming parked the car, he had already bought his ticket.

"It's so popular. There are only a few seats left in the back row for the 1:15 movie." Ding Yu wiped the moisture off his hair and looked at the crowd in front of the ticket window.

"How much does one cost?"

As Qiu Huoming opened his mouth, Ding Yu slapped him on the shoulder.

"Why would we ask for money, my mom asked me to treat you, hey, let's buy a soda and have a drink."

He held the ticket and walked towards the shop on the other side. Because of the rain, the small vendors who were originally distributed in front of the door gathered under the eaves of the cinema.

There were many people waiting to watch a movie, and the hall was noisy.

After a while, Ding Yu ran in with two bottles of soda.

The bottle cap was pried open against the door.

"Don't throw away the bottle after you finish it. I haven't gotten my money back yet."

Qiu Huoming took the soda and took a sip. A strong taste of technology instantly filled his taste buds. The only thing worth mentioning was that there was indeed soda in it, which could quench his thirst.

After taking a sip, Qiu Huoming began to miss the Fat House Water. Unfortunately, this thing could only be sold in the Friendship Store at this time, exclusively for foreign guests.

For a small place like Wucheng, don't expect anything in the short term.

"It tastes good, right? Really sweet." Ding Yu wiped the corner of his mouth and looked up at the person checking tickets in the hall.

"Hey, the tickets have been cut, let's go in."

Ding Yu walked forward in the crowd as if he was familiar with the route, while Qiu Huoming followed behind him carrying a bottle of soda.

We checked our tickets together and entered the screening room. The cinema currently only has one screening room, which can be used as a performance venue when there are no movies showing.

The screening room was large, crowded and noisy, with a few naughty kids running back and forth and howling under the big screen.

"It's the last row. It's easy to find." Ding Yu ignored the noise around him and walked up the stairs.

Not long after we sat down, the lights went out.

When the familiar narration sounded, the theater began to quiet down.

The plot is compact and not dragged out at all.

When the shepherdess first appeared on the mountain, music sounded, "The sun rises over the valley of Songshan Mountain, the morning bell startles the birds, the stream in the forest gurgles, the grass on the slope is green, the wild fruits are fragrant, the mountain flowers are pretty, the dogs jump, the sheep run, the whip is raised and shaken gently, the little song floats all over the mountain, all over the mountain..."

There was a burst of praise from the audience, "It sounds really good..."

Ding Yu also praised, "The song is so beautiful, and she is so pretty."

Qiu Huoming looked at the big yellow dog in the movie, which the shepherdess controlled as if it were her own arm. In a short while, the dog would die.

Sure enough, when eating dog meat, a child was crying and saying, "They ate Ah Huang!"

Qiu Huoming remained calm. He would not eat dog meat, even if beaten to death. However, when he saw the group of people eating barbecue on the screen, he swallowed his saliva involuntarily. It seemed that since his rebirth, he had not eaten a single bite of meat, except for the residue.

Then the famous scene of drunken boxing appeared, and the boys watched with their eyes wide open.

As the plot develops, the lighthearted plot in the first half of the movie gradually turns into a heavy one...

The master is dead...

The abbot is dead...

Until the very end, when Jueyuan was asked by Master Lujie whether he could give up worldly love, the shepherdess looked at him from behind the pillar of the hall. The moment she heard Jueyuan say "I can", the expression on her face was heartbroken, and sobs were heard in the cinema.

Ding Yu grabbed Qiu Huoming's arm and cried even louder.

"If it were my girlfriend... I... would never leave her alone!" Ding Yu wiped his tears.

Qiu Huoming patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you don't have a girlfriend."