July 3, 2003, Thursday, the fourth day of the sixth lunar month, the weather was cloudy. I woke up early and the white dew came.

"Good morning to you."

"Today, can I go for a run with you?"

"That's great. I'm running alone and it's quite lonely."

Bai Lu accompanied Mu Yi for a run. She didn't say a word on the way, and she worked hard. As long as Mu Yi didn't stop, she kept running with him.

But Mu Yi didn't notice Bai Lu's inner thoughts. The two ran for a while and then returned, washed up, and made breakfast.

After eating, Bai Lu went to Secretary Lamu to ask for leave.

"Secretary Lamu, I'm feeling a little unwell. I'm going to take a leave and go take a look. I'll drop my mother off at will."

"Go. Go. Come back early."

"Thank you, Secretary Lamu." Bai Lu did not reply "Okay." Instead, he said "Thank you." Mu Yi heard this clearly. He had a vague feeling that this farewell should be forever.

Suddenly, I was still very sad. Although the two of us had only been together for five short days, they reached the depths of our souls. However, we could only watch her go like this.

Mu Yibai Lu and Maid Bai were sent to Guoshen Township and got into Fatty Jiang's car.

"Here. There are two letters here. One is for you. You read the other and hand it over for me. But don't read it now. Read it in the evening."

The car started and took Bai Lu away...

Mu Yi's heart hurt so much, it felt like it was being cut by a needle. He really wanted to shout: Bai Lu, please stay. But he didn't have the courage to shout out, so he could only let the tears roll down...

Back in the countryside, Mu Yi had no appetite to eat and couldn't read. This was the second time since Yun Ruoyue left that he was so upset and lost...

Finally, it was dark. Mu Yi carefully opened two letters. One was written to Mu Yi, with faint tears on it. The other was a resignation letter. Both letters were signed on July 3rd.

Mu Yi thought for a while, picked up a pen and added the word "2" to the resignation letter. He changed the date to July 23. He wanted to buy some time for Bai Lu. If she regretted it and wanted to come back to work, she would not hurt herself.

I have already submitted my resignation letter.

Time is indeed a good medicine. The exam will be held in mid-July. Mu Yi also asked for leave to prepare for the exam down the mountain.

"Mu Yi. It's been more than ten days. Why hasn't Bai Lu come to work yet? I think you and her are quite able to chat. When you go down, stop by her house to see what's going on."

"Okay. Secretary Lamu, promise to complete the task."

After going down the mountain and returning home, the brothers met each other and were extremely affectionate.

"Brother Jun, are you having fun during this period?"

I didn't ask if it was okay, but I cried when I asked Brother Jun. "It's not easy to play. It's really not easy to play. At first, you all left, and I was quite happy. But after playing for a few days, I felt that the house was very deserted."

, very lonely. There is not even anyone to talk to. Wuwuwu..."

"Silly boy, don't cry. People always have to learn to grow up. Mom and dad can't accompany you forever, and brother can't accompany you forever. You have to learn to live alone, and you will only grow up when you learn to take care of yourself.

That's when you will take care of others. By the way, did you receive an admission notice?"

"not yet."

"Then you still have to go and take a look. You have to take a look every day. Otherwise, it will be delivered to you and you don't pick it up. If you miss the registration time, you will be in trouble."

Brother Jun shrugged his head and said nothing.

"What's the matter?"

"I went there several times, but the teacher said that they didn't receive my admission notice. It seems that I can't afford the exam. I know my grades. I feel a little embarrassed. It must be because no school has admitted me.

went."

"Don't say that yet. Maybe the notice is already on its way?"

…

After a day of rest, Mu Yi went to the county seat to take the exam the next day. His hard work paid off. When he went to the examination room and got the test papers, Mu Yi was happy. He passed the exam this time without any problems.

After the exam, Mu Yi came out of the examination room of Bei Primary School. He picked up some bananas and a big watermelon at the intersection, and took a human-powered three-wheeler to the family area of ​​the Grain Bureau. As he walked, he inquired about the specific location of Bai Lu's house.

Finally, we arrived at Bai Lu's house. Bai Lu's mother was very happy when she saw that the visitor was Mu Yi. She welcomed Mu Yi warmly.

I saw that Bailu's house was really small, and it felt like an extended version of a dormitory. Coming in from the courtyard gate was a small patio. There were many flowers and plants planted in the small patio, and there was also a large fig tree. Going forward, there was

After the kitchen, there is a small patio. There is a washing machine and a mop sink in the small patio. After this small patio, there is a small suite, which is a small living room with two small rooms.

Uncle Bai is much older than Sister Bai. He is hunched over and is scratching his itch with the "Don't Ask for Others".

Mu Yi looked around and didn't see Bai Lu.

"Ms. Bai, where is Bai Lu?"

"Oh, Bai Lu. She went to Yunnan."

"Is she going to Yunnan to have fun?" Mu Yi didn't dare to say that Bai Lu might have resigned, because Mu Yi still had the resignation letter with her.

"It's not a joke. She went to work."

"What about the work here?"

"She said she quit."

When Mu Yi saw Uncle Bai, he shook his head helplessly and sighed heavily. "Oh, I really don't understand her. Others want to get a formal job, but they can't get it. She is good, she has passed the exam, let's go and see

He just left after just one glance. You are really ignorant."

Seeing this scene, what could Mu Yi say? He couldn't say anything. He could only comfort the two poor old people. They were already gray-haired. He saw the old couple living in this low and narrow old bungalow.

Li Muyi felt inexplicably simple and sad. He wanted to get up and leave.

"Mu Yi, you can leave after eating. If you leave without eating this meal, I will feel uncomfortable." When Mrs. Bai said this, she was a little choked with sobs.

Mu Yi was able to stay and finish the meal. Maid Bai gave Mu Yi a lot of vegetables, which made Mu Yi's belly full and round.

After eating, Mu Yi helped Maid Bai pick up the bowl and go wash it. Maid Bai didn't let him wash it.

"Bai Lu left a message for you. She asked you to help her bring her things down. In addition, she left the tablecloth on her table to you. She said that if you put your hands on the table to read in winter, it would not be so

cold."

After saying goodbye to Aunt Bai and Uncle Bai, Mu Yi took some fruits to Aunt Hai's natal house. I haven't been to her house for a long time. I should still go and see her.

"Ding dong, ding dong" Mu Yi pressed the doorbell of his aunt's house.

The aunt opened the door and was quite surprised to see Muyi.

"Hello, auntie."

"Come in, young man." The aunt happily let Mu Yi into the house and brought a pair of slippers for Mu Yi to put on.

Only then did Mu Yi realize that his aunt’s family home had completely changed.

"Young man, just come and play. What else are you buying? You only get a few dollars of salary." The aunt was a little scolded by Mu Yi for buying fruit.

"Where's my uncle?" Mu Yi saw that there was no sign of his uncle in the living room.

"Your uncle went to the study to play chess after dinner."

"Huh? Playing chess alone?" Mu Yi felt a little strange.

When I came to the study room, I saw that I was playing Lianzhong chess on the computer.

"Hello, uncle."

"Young man is coming down the mountain. Are you here to sign up?"

"What name should I give you?"

"You don't know? The county is going to publicly recruit a group of cadres to work in the agency."

"I don't know. I've never heard of it. I came down here to take a self-study exam."

"How come you don't know? The county has issued documents uniformly, and it has been almost a month since they were issued. Registration started yesterday, and it lasted three days, and tomorrow is the last day. I thought you came down to register.

"

"The leaders of their township must have locked up the documents. Think about it, those who can afford the exam are capable. If the capable people are released, who will do the work?"

"Hey, look at what you said. There are a lot of things going on in Zhongguozhuang. Ask Mu Yi, are there a lot of things in Zhongguozhuang?"

"I feel that there are not many things to do in Zhongguozhuang. If you work hard, you can finish a year's work in one month, or at most two months."

"Think about it. Zhongguozhuang has a population of more than 10,000. Now that Wulai Township has been removed, there are still five townships left. On average, there are about 2,000 people in each township. There can be a lot of things. If you don't play cards in a day

, just drinking. Right?"

"That's pretty much it."

"Uncle, does this examination also depend on relationships? Many people were transferred without taking the examination." This was the first time Mu Yi had heard of "examination".

"The test transfer is the test transfer. There is a written test first. After the written test, the first, second and third place are ranked from high scores to low scores, and then there is an interview. The interview consists of seven to nine people who form an interview panel, and then randomly select questions to answer. Answer

Finished. The people in the interview team will score again. Remove the highest score, remove the lowest score, then add up the scores, and divide by the number of remaining examiners, which will be your final interview score. After the written test, the interview, and the physical examination,

After passing the physical examination, an inspection will be organized. If the inspection is passed, a transfer notice will be issued. After getting the transfer notice, you will be put on probation for one year. If you pass the probation, a formal transfer notice will be issued. If you do not pass the probation, you will be sent back to where you came from.

"

"Then I'll go and see if there are any positions suitable for me tomorrow."
To be continued...