The next morning, Mu Yi ran back and was washing up. Suddenly his eyes lit up. It turned out that Bai Lu was coming.

"You're early. Why don't you sleep for a while?"

"I can't sleep. I've come to see you twice. Seeing that the door was locked, I knocked it, but no one answered. I thought you weren't awake."

"Oh. That might be because I went out for a run. I wake up very early every day."

"You got up so early to run?"

"Well, the air is good in the morning. Get up and run, exercise, and after washing up, I start reading and studying. After studying, everyone is almost up. After cooking and eating, do work if they need to do work. If they need to go down to the village, they will go down to the village. If they don't work or go down to the village, they will continue reading."

"Aren't you bored reading books?"

"Don't feel it."

"By the way. I'm a little curious. You said you just got up and went for a run. After running, come back to wash. Why didn't you go for a run after washing?"

Mu Yi smiled embarrassedly. "To save water."

"What a joke? I saw that the water in the water pipes started 24 hours a day."

"Good. I'm still careful in my observation. Actually, it's a habit problem. When I first started running, the weather was very cold. After washing my face and going out for a run, I felt that I washed off the grease on my face, which made me more likely to freeze to death. I also washed it, went out and ran out and sweated, and I had to wash it once when I came back. So I just ran back to wash it. It saves time, water, and protects my face."

"Hahaha." Bai Lu was amused by Mu Yi and leaned back and forth.

"Tell me, what else have you observed?"

“I found a problem.”

“What’s the problem?”

At this time, Bai Lu approached Mu Yi and whispered to his ear: "For some reason. Yesterday, many people from the village came to my house to ask where they were asking. I was upset. After one night, why did no one seem to come?"

"Hahaha. I was crowded yesterday, but today I was gone. Is it because I came and you ignored me? Didn't you give me any room for fantasy?" Mu Yi also joked with Bai Lu.

"I took care of it. I felt uncomfortable when I saw one of them lustful looks. Especially with a few people, they were making jokes too much."

"What's wrong? Are they telling yellow jokes in front of you?"

"That's about that."

"Then you didn't give them a good look?"

"Um."

"No wonder they ignore you. They can't even afford to joke. They are testing you."

"Will you be the same as them?"

"Guess what to think."

"I don't guess. I don't want you to be like anyway."

"Then what do you want me to look like?"

"I don't know either. Just don't be like them anyway."

"What if I hate it more than them?"

"Then I will ignore you."

"Hahaha. Are you hungry?"

Bai Lu nodded.

"Then will we cook egg noodles, okay?"

"We will eat whatever you do. Don't ask for my opinion."

"Is that right? You are so easy to raise?"

Bai Lu looked at Mu Yi mischievously and smiled. "Yeah, I'm very well raised and never picky about food."

"I think beautifully. What you mean is that you want to find someone to cook for you every day, right?"

"Uh-huh."

"Do you also wash your clothes and pants?"

"Why are you so understanding?"

"I want to find someone like this? I won't say anything. Put the eggs in an instant noodles box. Take a few, beat them in a bowl, and stir well with chopsticks. Remember to add a little salt. Don't add it too salty. After mixing, put the pot on the stove and pour an appropriate amount of oil. When the oil is burning, pour the egg liquid into the pot and fry until golden brown. Then turn it over with a spatula and continue frying until golden brown. Then use a spatula to chop the egg cake into several pieces, add an appropriate amount of water to boil, take it down, and scoop it into a large porcelain bowl as a sauce. Then add half a pot of water to the antimony pot, wait for the water to boil, add an appropriate amount of noodles, and then pick it into the bowl after it is boiled."

Bai Lu sat on the bench, holding her cheeks with her hands, pressing her elbows on her knees, looking at Mu Yi with an innocent little look. "Why do I feel like you are exploiting labor?"

"Don't tell me that you can't cook noodles. I just gave you some popular science."

"Hehe. Who said I can't do it? I know instant noodles."

“Noodle instant noodles?”

"Well. I can make instant noodles."

"Hahaha……"

"Hahaha……"

After enough jokes, the two cooked the noodles and invited the white nanny to eat together. The three of them walked along the road towards Guoshen.

Along the way, Bai Lu seemed like a "curious baby". She was curious about everything. However, Mu Yi had become accustomed to what she was curious about.

When we arrived at Guoshen Street, we walked around the streets. We bought some eggs and some noodles, and there was nothing else to buy. Mu Yi took Bai Lu to the working committee again and introduced her to the working committee, Guoshen Township Government, Zhongguozhuang Health Center, vacant warehouses in the grain station, postal and telecommunications offices, and Lao Yu’s convenience store. Finally, when we passed by the school, we still introduced Bai Lu that this was Zhongguozhuang Central School. But Mu Yi’s mood became a little depressed.

The three of them returned to the township government and happened to see Ma Buqi killing pigs.

"Are there any customers coming today?" Mu Yi asked.

"Oh, I've divided two new comrades this year. Bai Lu came yesterday, and another one came today. It happened to be held today. Secretary Lamu arranged to buy a pig and express it to the two new comrades."

"It seems that there is no need to cook this afternoon."

Today's "Welcome New Comrades" atmosphere is not as warm as before. Bai Lu doesn't drink alcohol, and Bai Lu's mother doesn't drink alcohol. They toasted everyone with soup instead of wine. After eating, they left. Another new Comrade and everyone continued to drink and chat.

After coming out of Secretary Lamu's house, Mu Yi went back to his house. Bai Lu and his mother also went back to his house.

On the third day, when I woke up in the morning, it was raining. It took a day. After dinner, Bai Lu and her mother were a little cold and stayed in the house for a day. Mu Yi read the books for a day. Other comrades played mahjong for a day.

The fourth day. It was clear.

Had breakfast.

"Mu Yi, it rained all day yesterday, so boring. It's sunny today, you can take me out for fun."

"There is actually nothing to play with here. You also see the mountains, most of which are bare. Although the implementation of the "returning farmland to forests" has been implemented, it will take years for the trees to grow up."

"No. Just take me to the place you usually like to play."

"I don't like to play."

"Why are you such a person? People who don't like to play tricks can't work. You have to combine work and rest, do you know? You only know how to read your broken books for a day, and you are almost a nerd. Anyway, I don't care, I want you to take me out to play today."

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Mu Yi had to rely on Bai Lu and agreed to take her to climb the mountain.

"Then you have to go back and change your clothes. You can't wear skirts. The weeds on the mountain are very mowed. There may be snakes in the grass."

Bai Lu thought Mu Yi didn't want to take her to play, so she deliberately said this to scare herself.

"I'm not afraid of snakes. If I encounter them, we will catch them and make soup."

Bai Lu obediently went back and changed into a linen shirt and jeans, and her shoes were also replaced with travel shoes.

"Look, is this OK?" while saying, he deliberately turned around.

"It's OK. Let's go."

The two left the township government. Mu Yi suddenly thought that Bai Lu's mother was still in the house. "Call your mother too."

"No, no."

"It's definitely not easy to play with her staying alone in the house. Why don't I go and call her up."

"It's really no need. She's getting older and her legs are not smooth. We're going to climb a mountain, and it's really inconvenient to bring her with her. Let her rest at home."

Mu Yi took Bai Lu and followed the route he had walked with Yun Ruoyue. He walked through the door of the road and came to the riverside.

"There may be mushrooms in the woods opposite. I just don't know if you dare to enter water from this place?" Mu Yi pointed to the woods opposite the river and said.

"If you dare, I will dare. But I don't know how deep the river is."

"This is the widest place on the river. Usually, the water is knee-deep. It rained yesterday, and it may have increased some water today, maybe it must reach the thighs."

"Then take off your pants and go over?" Bai Lu asked Mu Yi seriously.

"What are you kidding? If you dare to take it off, I won't dare take it off. Let's go home."

"coward."

"Then let me ask you, do you know how to swim?"

"Won't."

"It's right. The depth of this water is only what I estimate. Who knows if it rains heavily at night or whether it's flooding? Is the riverbed under the water changing? We don't know these situations. And you see, the water is not clear, and we can't see clearly what's underwater. We are here to play, not to take risks. I'd better take you back safely."

The two returned to the township government and replaced the mud-stuck shoes and pants. They washed them clean and dried them.
To be continued...