Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn
Chapter 136 - 84: Movie Night

Chapter 136: Chapter 84: Movie Night

Thank you Ah Jun for the pink~ We will continue to work hard

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Just a few days after the broadcast, there was a big stir by Qian Yongcai.

First, the young woman he brought back was seen sitting at the entrance of the village flirting with men every day, clearly inquiring about the villagers’ opinions on the election for the village chief’s secretary. Women who had husbands and sons secretly cursed her as a little demon. The "little demon," in turn, reported to Qian Yongcai that San Gouzi had a good reputation in the village.

One evening, a team of people arrived in the village bringing all sorts of odd gadgets, and set them up on the biggest open space in the village that was previously used for drying grains; it was learned that Qian Yongcai had spent money to arrange a movie screening. Several clothesline-like black wire racks, a large opaque white screen cloth, two boxy loudspeakers, and a projector, with the power supply coming from the Zhu Family’s house.

The village had never hosted a movie screening before. As soon as they heard that the movie would be shown for three consecutive days, the news spread like wildfire across the village all afternoon.

Before it even got dark, the elderly were helped, and the young dragged benches; everyone gathered at the open space for the screening. Even Yezi and his uncle Yibar from the Miao Village heard the news and came over to watch the excitement. Qian Yongcai sat under the projection screen with one leg propped up.

The movie being shown was the hit ’90s film Shaolin Temple. Xiao Xian was fighting sleepiness as she watched; she couldn’t understand what was so special—it was just a few monks swinging sticks and throwing punches, no different from Master Shan Yin in the temple. Meanwhile, Yezi and the group of boys were clapping and cheering enthusiastically.

The movie lasted over two hours, and in the end, Qian Yongcai stood up waving his hand to everyone, declaring, "Folks, as long as you all vote for me, there will be movies every day."

Xiao Xian secretly disdained the approach, seeing it as simply vote-buying using his wealth. Yezi whispered to Xiao Xian at the side, "I won’t go to the temple anymore; if Master Shan Yin asks, just let him know."

"Are you going to go to the town to attend junior high school?" Xiao Xian thought for a while, then ran into the house and gave her yellow small backpack to Yezi, "Here, this is for you, everyone says people use these in town for school." The backpack had a Mickey Mouse on it, not too girlish.

"What do I need this for? I’m not going to study, I’m waiting for us to go to junior high together. My father said he would take me around to experience different places and learn silver making," Yezi sheepishly explained what his father had said. In his generation, Miao Silver still maintained ancient customs and rules. A qualified silver craftsman must have traveled thousands of miles and made over a hundred types of silverware. Yezi’s father decided to first take Yezi along, picking up the burden of silver making (small furnace, melting pot, and molds), and travel around Yun Gui.

Listening, Xiao Xian pondered thoughtfully. To her, both the movie screening and Yezi’s upcoming travels represented fresh experiences. What could life outside Ge Village be like?

"Yezi, if you learn silver making well, will you go to Beijing like your father?" Xiao Xian knew that Zhu Shijun had been sent from Beijing to Ge Village, and occasionally her grandfather would pull out an atlas and point to the red star at the center of the map shaped like a rooster, "Beijing is China’s Capital, situated right at the heart."

"Maybe. But Mama doesn’t like father traveling about. We hardly see him a few times a year." Yezi also didn’t want to travel far because he would miss Miao Village, Mama, the Great Wizard... and Xiao Xian, he quietly thought to himself while chuckling.

As the moviegoers dispersed, Yezi helped Xiao Xian carry the stool. This parting meant they wouldn’t see each other for months. Yezi watched as Xiao Xian entered the house, and only after the electric lights were turned off did he reluctantly leave Ge Village.

During the three days of movies including "Shaolin Temple," "Underground War," and "Little Soldier Zhang Ga," the village buzzed with excitement. After the movie team left, villagers savored the aftertaste, their faces beaming with joy. People who spoke well of Qian Yongcai increased, especially some idle men who, after receiving a few packs of cigarettes from Qian Yongcai, told everyone, "Yongcai is clever. Following him, you could watch a movie every day and live in a small western-style house."

Upon hearing this, San Gouzi felt somewhat disheartened, and his practiced speech became even more stuttered. Feeling dejected, he sat down with the village chief at Zhu Shijun’s house, "Uncle, maybe let’s just forget about the secretary election, you don’t have to go around canvassing for me anymore."

"Nonsense, Qian Yongcai played tricks, only a few good-for-nothings fell for it. Don’t worry, there are still many clear-sighted people in the village," the village chief replied, though he also had no confidence; where are the clear-sighted when the village is filled with the old, weak, and sick?