A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television

The weather is hot in the summer. In this era without air conditioning and fans, it does take a certain amount of concentration to calm down and read. But when Xiulian came, everything was different. Whenever Lu Cheng sat down to read, she would quietly stand by and gently wave the palm-leaf fan in her hand to drive away the summer heat for Lu Cheng. There would also be a basin of cold water on the side, and from time to time she would use a towel dipped in cold water to help Lu Cheng wipe his neck and back. When Lu Cheng was tired of reading, she would pinch his shoulders and beat his back, and tea would always be handed to him as soon as possible. "Xiulian, you serve me like a young master of a landlord's family, and I can't live without you anymore. Let's make a deal, you have to serve me for the rest of my life, not even for a day less."

"Okay, okay, okay, a lifetime is not enough, I am willing to serve you for three lifetimes. It is said that women are the home of men, and men are the children of women. I just want to raise you like a child."

"But the child needs to eat..."

"Oh, in broad daylight, what are you doing..."

The ancients said that a red sleeve adds fragrance, which is probably the case.

A home with a woman is a home.

Lu Cheng's courtyard has also become more lively.

There are more chicken coops in the corners, with more than a dozen chicks in them, and the land beside the wall outside the courtyard has also been used to plant vegetables.

Bamboos are planted in the corners of the courtyard, and grape racks are built and planted with grape trees.

The washed clothes are hung on the clothes drying pole, swaying in the wind, adding some color to this clean and tidy loess courtyard.

The warm and sweet days passed day by day, and the hot summer went away unnoticed, and the weather gradually became cooler.

On this day, the whole Shuangshui Village was particularly lively, and men, women, old and young gathered in the jujube forest outside the village.

The village party secretary Tian Futang and all the people in the village committee stood in the middle. Tian Futang cleared his throat and said loudly: "All members, the annual jujube picking festival in Shuangshui Village is here again. Now, on behalf of all the members of the village committee of Shuangshui Village, I announce that the garden is open, jujube picking, and the festival is over."

"Good!" All men, women, old and young cheered, and the scene was extremely warm.

With the sound of firecrackers, men, women, old and young in the village went into battle together, some holding sticks to pick jujubes, some carrying baskets to pick jujubes, and some gathering together to clean up the soil and leaves.

There were also many adults who carried their children on their backs and let the children hit the jujubes in the high places with sticks.

"You can eat as many dates as you want today, but you are not allowed to take them home."

"Be careful, watch your feet, don't step on the dates, pick them up."

"Speaking of which, why haven't Lu Cheng and Xiu Lian come yet?"

"Uncle Wanyou, sing a song. The girls in our village like your songs. When you sing, maybe Lu Cheng and Xiu Lian will come to listen to the song."

"That's right, let's do something sour, the kind of kissing and holding hands."

Tian Wanyou, who was lying on the tree picking dates, laughed: "No problem, if you want something sour, let's do it. Call my sister, Zhang Guilan, Yo Ya Hu Hei..."

As they were talking, Lu Cheng and Xiu Lian really came.

"Look, everyone, Lu Cheng is here."

"We didn't make a good noise when Lu Cheng was in the bridal chamber. Let's make it up to him today, what do you think?"

"Okay, now that we're married, Lu Cheng's melons are worthless. Everyone, take a look at his melons."

"Look at the melons, look at the melons."

A group of people cheered together, and several young men immediately surrounded Lu Cheng. Some people even tried to untie Lu Cheng's belt, and Lu Cheng was so scared that he quickly grabbed the belt.

Xiulian was also surrounded by the women and pulled aside.

Xiulian was still a little worried, but the women said in unison: "Don't be afraid, they are just making a noise, and your Lu Cheng won't lose a hair."

As they were talking, Lu Cheng was lifted up by a group of young men.

It was the wife of the village party secretary who spoke up to help: "Okay, okay, there are so many girls watching, you can really mess around."

The group of young men then let go of Lu Cheng, and Lu Cheng was not annoyed. Everyone was willing to play with him, which proved that they had a good relationship with him.

However, Lu Cheng was not the kind of person who would suffer a loss. He caught the leader of the commotion and started to make a fuss, and there was laughter and joy in the jujube orchard.

This jujube orchard was also public property, and the jujubes harvested also belonged to the collective, so it was not allowed to be taken home privately.

Of course, if someone put a handful of jujubes in their pocket, no one would say anything, as long as it was not too excessive.

Lu Cheng was right.

There was no need to take it. After all, he had a jujube tree at home, which was enough for his family to eat.

After a day of busy picking jujubes, the picked jujubes were packed in sacks and then taken to the commune by tractor.

It was already evening when he returned home.

"Xiulian, is the jujube picking festival in the village lively?"

"It's lively and fun."

While talking, Xiulian wiped the dust off Lu Cheng's body with a wet towel.

"Tomorrow we will pick the dates in the yard and pack them up. I will take you back to my mother's house and let our dad taste the dates in our house."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

"It's Mid-Autumn Festival now. In previous years, you were at home to accompany our dad to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, but this year he is the only one left at home. Let's go to the commune tomorrow and buy some more fruits and mooncakes to bring to our dad."

"Well, my dad will be very happy to see us."

Lu Cheng originally had few relatives in this world, and the father-in-law was his only relative, so he naturally had to visit more.

When the two of them took gifts and drove across the Yellow River to Hejiawan, He Yaozong was naturally very happy.

It happened that He Xiuying and her husband also brought their children to visit their old father. The two sides gathered together and it became lively all of a sudden.

The sisters Xiuying and Xiulian were busy in the kitchen, the two children were playing in the yard, and He Yaozong and his two sons-in-law were sitting in the yard chatting.

"Lu Cheng, is your harvest good this year?"

"It's good, it's good. We have distributed more land this year, and we have made use of the wasteland in the corners of the fields. Every household can get more food."

"That's good. The situation here is getting better every year. The vinegar brewed at home is sold out as soon as it is sent to the town."

Chang Youlin then asked: "I heard that you can make money by treating patients?"

"That's only 30 or 50 cents a day, which is nothing."

"That means you can earn an extra 10 yuan a month, which is not a small amount. You can live a good life."

The farmers sat together and talked about land and food, or national affairs.

In the kitchen, sisters He Xiuying and He Xiulian were also whispering: "Xiulian, is Lu Cheng good to you?"

"Brother Lu Cheng is very good to me. He helps me with washing and cooking, just to prevent me from getting tired. He likes to read and study, and I just watch him from the side. You don't know that Brother Lu Cheng's medical skills are very good now. People from ten miles away in the village no longer go to the commune for medical treatment, but come to our house to see Brother Lu Cheng for medical treatment. We have face when we walk in the village..."

When talking about Lu Cheng, Xiulian's little mouth keeps talking.

He Xiuying is happy for her sister when she hears about her happy life: "No wonder I feel that you are whiter and fatter than before. It turns out that someone loves you."

"Don't you have a brother-in-law too?"

"That's right. Although your brother-in-law is a little honest, he is good to me and listens to me."

Both daughters are living happily, which is undoubtedly the greatest comfort for He Yaozong, and he often has a smile on his face...