On the screen, the young men of the Heaven and Earth Society were fleeing, and the Qing Court's lackeys were pursuing them. Everyone watching felt their blood surge and wished they could join in.
There was a reason martial arts films became popular. The chivalry and heroic spirit in the bones of the Chinese people found the strongest approval among ordinary people at the grassroots.
For Li Long, this was revisiting an old film, and he enjoyed it quite a bit. Xie Yundong, Tao Daqiang, and the others beside him were engrossed too. When Xie Yundong finished the sunflower seeds in his hand, he reached straight into Tao Daqiang's pocket for another handful, cracking them as he said:
"I told you, these flower sunflower seeds just aren't as tasty as oil sunflower seeds."
Tao Daqiang smiled and simply took more oil sunflower seeds from his pocket to share with Li Long and the others.
"Do you have anything on tomorrow or the day after?" Li Long asked as he took them and started cracking them.
"No."
"Nothing much. Xiao Long, just tell us what you need."
"Exactly."
"Then drive your tractors to the County Seat at ten tomorrow. We'll go to the livestock market by the Ma River together. I want to buy some sheep. The herders have started moving between pastures now, and I'm planning to put more cattle and sheep in Old Ma's Place. Fatten them for two or three months, then slaughter and sell them before New Year."
Last year's fattening sheep had earned him a tidy sum, and Li Long felt this was certainly worth doing. They would be idle in winter anyway, and Uncle Lao Luo and the others were hoping Li Long would bring in more.
Li Long was among the first to do