Mu Yi tossed and turned in the middle of the night, thinking a lot. In the second half of the night, he fell asleep in a daze, but he didn't dare to sleep too deeply. He was afraid that he would oversleep and miss the time, and Ma Buqi would be unhappy and unhappy.

What should I do if I take myself to Xiaerhakou?

Fortunately, Mu Yi woke up when the rooster crowed. He turned on the flashlight. Maybe it was because he hadn't changed the battery for a long time. The battery was a little low and the light was a little dim. He finally saw clearly that the time on the watch was only a little after five o'clock. Mu Yi

It's better to continue lying on the bed.

After lying down for a while, he heard someone knocking softly on his door. Muyi was startled! Who would knock on his door so early? Besides, this is the first time someone has come since I reported for duty at the age of twenty-eight.

Knock on the door.

Mu Ding calmed down and asked warily: "Which one?"

I only heard a familiar voice coming from outside, it was Ma Buqi. "It's me. I'm here to see if you're awake."

Mu Yi: "I woke up a long time ago."

Ma Buqi: "When you wake up, quickly put on your clothes and come over to have some food. After eating, we will leave quickly. Do you have a flashlight?"

Mu Yi: "Yes, but not very bright."

Ma Buqi: "Take it up, I have a pair of batteries there, I'll give them to you first."

Mu was very touched when he heard Ma Buqi calling him for breakfast. He quickly got dressed and washed up. He followed Ma Buqi's suggestion and put on a shirt, trousers, and a jacket. Because

He found that the temperature seemed to be a bit low at this time.

I came to Ma Buqi's room with a dim flashlight. There were candles burning in Ma Buqi's room. Under the candlelight, Ma Buqi's shadow looked particularly tall.

"Here." Ma Buqi handed Mu Yi a bowl of hot rice with eggs.

Mu Yi took the meal, picked up a pair of chopsticks from Ma Buqi's small wooden table and started eating. But he had never eaten so early. He was not used to it. They say it takes seven days to form a habit.

When Mu Yi was at home, he was used to eating three meals, but since arriving in Varado Township, he has had two meals. Because everyone basically sleeps until nine or ten o'clock before getting up and washing up.

Start fetching water and washing vegetables for breakfast. After finishing breakfast, it’s almost twelve or three o’clock. Then it’s time to play mahjong and poker. If you really have nothing to do, go to Guoshen Township or school.

In these places, you can meet friends to drink and play cards. If you have nothing else to do, just close the door and sleep. When you feel hungry at four or five o'clock in the afternoon, you will start cooking dinner again. After dinner, put it away, and then stew a pot of water on the stove.

Go up, then go out for a walk, come back, wash your hands and warm your feet, and then go to bed. If you really don’t want to sleep, you can play mahjong while the power comes on, and those who play poker can play poker. Wait until the power goes out and the lights go out.

Rest. If you want to continue playing mahjong and poker, you can only play with candles.

Ma Buqi saw that Mu Yi didn't really want to eat, so he began to educate Mu Yi.

"Mu Yi, if you want to be a qualified township cadre, you must first have enough food."

Mu Yi: "Why?"

Ma Buqi: "Because, you have to eat as much as possible when there is food, and don't starve when there is no food. You don't know much about the situation on this mountain. This Varado Township is actually very big. You

I learned geography when I was studying."

Mu Yi: "Yes, I have learned it."

Ma Buqi: "What is the geographical term to describe the northwest?"

Mu Yi: “The land is vast and sparsely populated, and the natural environment is harsh.”

Ma Buqi: "Yes, yes, that's it. You know there are a lot of people in Zhongguozhuang, right?"

Mu Yi shook his head.

Ma Buqi: "There are a little more than 10,000 people in Zhongguozhuang, and Zhongguozhuang has six townships, namely the North San Township and the South San Township. The Northern Three Townships are Jilaba Township, Liwajue Township and Wulai Township.

, the three southern townships are Pushen Township, Guoshen Township and our Varado Township. Although our Varado Township is the smallest township, because our population is only more than 1,700, our territory is here

Not the smallest one. Think about it. These more than 1,700 people are scattered in eight villages in the township, and there are groups in the villages. How scattered is it? Are there such suitable places for you to eat? And I still want it.

Let me tell you, you won’t see a single Han Chinese outside the gate of this township government.”

Mu Yi: "Why?"

Ma Buqi: "Because there are only nine Han Chinese in the township government, and there is one Han in the health center. There are no Han teachers in the school. Do you think how many Han are there?"

Mu Yi: "Less than one percent."

Ma Buqi: "That's right. So we are 'minorities in minority areas'".

After listening to Ma Buqi's words, Mu Yi felt that his understanding of Zhongguozhuang and Varado had taken a step closer. He hurriedly ate with big mouthfuls. He quickly finished the bowl of rice and saw that there was still some left.

, added another bowl.

After eating, Mu Yi took the battery from Ma Buqi and replaced the old battery in his flashlight. When he pushed the switch, it turned out to be very bright. He was about to throw the old battery into the trash can. Ma Buqi stopped him.

It’s Muyi.

"Put it up and walk away first, and the battery will recover a little bit later. When the new battery runs out, you can bite the old battery with your teeth and take a photo of it."

Although Mu Yi felt that Ma Buqi was a bit verbose, he still felt from the bottom of his heart that Ma Buqi's experience was richer than his own. Erhakou didn't know what the situation was. But from everyone's words, he vaguely felt that Erha

Hakou should be a more difficult place and also relatively far away. I just don’t know how far away it is.

Since it was still dark, it was the first time to go to the village. Mu Yi didn't want to talk too much, for fear that he would accidentally violate some taboo, which would be bad.

Silently, he followed Ma Buqi out the door.

Arriving at the gate of the township government, Mu Yi saw that the door was locked. Ma Buqi took out a bunch of keys from his trouser pocket and asked Mu Yi to shine a flashlight. Ma Buqi found a key from inside and said,

The lock opened with a sound.

The two of them walked out of the door, and Ma Buqi closed the door again and locked it with a click.

The two passed by the school, went up at the fork in the water-carrying road, crossed the mountain stream on the stone steps, and walked towards the heights of the dark mountain.

Mu Yi suddenly felt a little cold. He couldn't help but zip up his coat.

The entire valley was quiet, the only sounds that could be heard were the two people walking and Mu Yi's breathing.

Ma Buqi: "Young man, you've just walked a long way and you start to pant?"

When Mu heard what Ma Buqi said, he deliberately held back his breath, but before he took a few steps, he still couldn't help but start breathing again.

Ma Buqi: "Young people should exercise more. Don't just sleep all day long. People should sleep to waste."

Mu Yi: "Okay. I'm just exercising."

After walking a few steps, Mu Yi still couldn't help but be curious. "Brother Ma, how far have we walked? How long does it take to get here?"

Ma Buqi: "You have just gone out, and you have to wait a long time to arrive. Go quickly, go quickly, before the sky is bright and the sun has not risen. Walk faster, walk more, climb more slopes, and you will be able to do it."

Arrive earlier."

Mu Yi didn't ask what he wanted to know, so he had to shut up and continue to follow Ma Buqi along the rugged and winding mountain trail.

It felt like we had reached the end of the road and reached a cliff. Mu Yiji saw Ma Buqi and started to go down the mountain along the mountain road. He vaguely saw that he was going down to the valley.
Chapter completed!