Afternoon.

Jiang Ping'an took the projection equipment and rode his bicycle to the Red Star Commune.

The scorching sun made the scalp hot, and the ground was steaming hot, making the population dry.

Even the wind is hot.

Heizi ran after him, Jiang Ping'an was afraid that it would suffer from heat stroke and wanted to put it into the space.

Kuroko knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, he would rather suffer outside than stay in the space anymore.

"If you have heat stroke, you will feel good!" Jiang Ping'an scolded lightly and continued to pedal on the road.

Halfway through the trip, I suddenly saw a girl waving excitedly and shouting under the shade of a big tree on the side of the road not far away:

"Projectionist, projectionist, etc!"

Jiang Ping'an frowned, slowed down slowly, and stopped in front of the girl: "Something?" ”

This girl was sixteen or seventeen years old, with a duck egg face, a watery appearance, yellow hair, and a thin figure, but she was also fat where she should be, and her curves were uneven.

She wore two ponytails, a white shirt, black trousers, and plastic sandals.

It looks a little rustic, but with the conditions of this era, even if it is placed in the city, it is very good.

"Projectionist, are you going to our Red Star Commune to show it?" The girl asked with a smile with wide eyes.

Jiang Ping'an looked at her carefully, smiled, and said in a gentle tone:

"That's right, there will be three screenings in your commune, in the first, fifth, and twelfth brigades."

The girl smiled slightly, stared straight at him, her face was slightly red, and muttered: "You are so handsome!" ”

"Huh?" Jiang Ping'an raised his eyebrows, a little surprised that this girl spoke directly.

"Tell me, what's the matter with you stopping me?"

The girl came back to her senses, reluctantly looked away, her face was flushed, she looked sideways into the distance, put her hands in front of her and clasped them tightly, pursed her lips and said with a smile:

"I am from Qinjia Village, Hongxing Commune, Qinjia Village is a big team, my name is Qin Jingru."

"Well, Qin Jingru, I heard your cousin talk about you." Jiang Ping'an said with a smile.

Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru are said to be cousins, but their mothers are sisters.

So when the two were young, they called each other according to their mothers, so they became cousins.

Qin Jingru's eyes lit up, and she said in surprise: "You know my cousin?" ”

"Hey...... It's familiar. Jiang Ping'an smiled, with a hint of aftertaste on his face.

After a pause, he asked again: "By the way, this is not the Red Star Commune, right?" Why are you here? ”

"I went to my cousin's house early in the morning to deliver the letter, aren't you going back!" Qin Jingru pursed her lips and smiled.

Jiang Ping'an smiled and asked, "You stopped me, wouldn't it be just to have a family affair with me?" ”

Qin Jingru shook her head and smiled: "That's not it, it's just that I'm happy to see the projectionist!" ”

"Okay, it's not early, I'll talk about it when I get to the commune." Jiang Ping'an nodded.

"It's a pity that I brought projection equipment in the back seat, otherwise I could have taken you for a ride."

Qin Jingru nodded and said with a smile: "Then you go first, I'll be there in a while." ”

Jiang Ping'an waved his hand and looked at her a few more times.

This girl is watery and watery, and her face is green, but she is malnourished and not rich enough.

If you can replenish your body and grow more flesh, it will look good.

Pedaling away, Qin Jingru watched him disappear at the end of the road, holding his face in his hands and muttering to himself:

"I don't know if he's married? He is a projectionist in the city, has a city hukou, and is handsome. ”

"If I could marry him, I wouldn't have to work hard every day."

It is really hard to earn work in the countryside, do farm work, and repair channels, and there is not enough food and clothing.

Since beating her cousin Qin Huairu and marrying into the city, Qin Jingru has made up her mind to marry in the city as well.

……

Red Star Commune.

As soon as Jiang Ping'an arrived in the commune town, he was stopped by several clerks.

There was also a large group of children around who greeted them happily.

"The projectionist has worked hard, our commune Ma Books and Director Liu are waiting for you in a large group of barn fields."

A young man said cheerfully, and then politely led the way.

Someone else took Jiang Ping'an's bicycle and helped push it forward.

Jiang Ping'an was not polite either, and followed empty-handed.

"The projectionist is here! Watch a movie! ”

The children cheered and hugged him, all smiling.

Then there were more and more people, but most of them were children, women and old people, and everyone else had lost their jobs.

The barn of the Red Star Commune is very large, and there are three tractors parked at the entrance, which is very eye-catching.

In comparison, the conditions of Hongxing Commune are much better than those of Dongjiazhuang Commune.

The main thing is that this side is all flat land, and ditches, weirs, ponds and other things are easy to build.

Half of Dongjiazhuang is mountainous, and the annual harvest is naturally not as good as that of Hongxing Commune.

The Red Star Commune is not as good as the Nantai Commune next door, where there are also large farms and breeding farms.

"Crackling ......"

Good guy, before anyone got close, someone lit firecrackers, gongs and drums sounded in unison, warmly welcoming Jiang Ping'an's arrival.

"Oh!" The people around cheered loudly, like a New Year's holiday.

A group of cadres from the commune and the brigade were also very happy and stepped forward to shake hands with Jiang Ping'an one by one.

"Comrade projectionist has worked hard, it's too hot at this time, let's go rest for a while." Director Liu said with a smile.

"When the sun goes down and the weather is cooler, we'll set up the screening room."

Jiang Ping'an smiled and nodded, "Listen to Director Liu." ”

After the welcome ceremony, Ma Shushu and Director Liu personally took Jiang Ping'an to the captain's house to rest.

As soon as he sat down, Director Liu gave Jiang Ping'an a pack of peony cigarettes and thirty yuan.

The cigarette was for Jiang Ping'an, and the money was the money for the movie, and Jiang Ping'an wanted to bring it back to the unit.

Although the commune showed movies to the people for free, the public-to-business was not free.

Ten yuan per show, fifteen yuan for far away, and two to three movies per show.

It is up to the projectionist to put two or three films, and there will generally be at least one new movie that will come out that year.

Of course, if the projectionist is offended, it is possible that only one film will be screened, and this situation is not uncommon.

"Comrade Ping'an, don't be shabby, when you leave, remember to take some souvenirs with you." Director Liu said.

After Jiang Ping'an took the cigarette and money, he smiled and said, "Director Liu is polite." ”

Through conversation, Jiang Ping'an learned that the captain of the first team was Qin Jingru's second uncle, Qin Fugui.

This place is called Qinjia Village, and there are many people with the surname Qin.

The food was fragrant, and the smell of meat could be smelled in the air, so it was obvious that there must be meat to eat in the evening.

After sitting and talking for a while, and after drinking tea, Ma Shushu and Director Liu said goodbye and left, and came back in the evening.

As soon as the two left, Qin Jingru arrived sweating profusely, and was extremely happy to see Jiang Ping'an.

"You're walking fast!" Jiang Ping'an said with a smile.

Qin Jingru wiped the sweat on her face and said with a smile:

"Even if you want to go and run, you want to have a movie to watch, but you can't go faster?"

"You sit down for a while, I'll go home and come over soon."

As she spoke, she exchanged a few words with her second uncle's family, and went home.

After she left, Qin Fugui asked curiously: "Comrade projectionist knows our family Jingru?" ”

"Hehe, I didn't know each other before." Jiang Ping'an shook his head and said with a smile.

"But on the way today, she stopped me and talked for a while, and we met."

(End of chapter)