The next morning, Bai Yi woke up in bed, and he felt a little headache.

This feeling is already a bit unfamiliar to Bai Yi.

He rubbed his head and sat up, judging from the daylight outside, it seemed that the time was not early-corroborating the evidence, that is, Daddy Bai Shijun was missing with his medicine box, and he had obviously gone to the hospital by himself.

He went to the outhouse, and sure enough, there were several plates on the table that had been stained with oil and broken eggshells. There is also a bowl of porridge, chopsticks and some dried plum vegetables next to it.

He still remembers most of what happened last night - a couple of teenagers came back from the lake at dawn, and he was already very sleepy by then, so he basically fell asleep.

He also couldn't remember when he started not turning down these drinks.

It is very likely that it is because I have been with Zeng Jiuyan for a long time, and as a result, the ink is black......

At this moment in the yard, there was the sound of Bai Ling shaking her clothes to dry, Bai Yi went out to say hello to her, and then started today's washing.

When he sat down, Bai Yi found that there was a whole hard-boiled egg next to the bowl - it was the standard breakfast prepared by Bai Ling!

"Why didn't you go to the palace?" Bai Yi asked while eating, "It's all this time." ”

"I handed over leave to the Ministry of Internal Affairs half a month ago." Bai Ling blinked, "What are you going to do today, don't you remember?" ”

Bai Yi was obviously stunned for a moment, and then suddenly seemed to remember something, and his eating speed suddenly accelerated.

"What time is it?" He asked vaguely.

"It should ...... It's almost time, right? Bai Ling said, "You eat quickly, we will go out of the city to the uncle's house in a while, we will try to go to the city today, and return today, if we go late, we will not be able to come back before the city gate is closed." ”

"Understood," Bai Yi nodded in response, "But Bai Ling, you may have to wait for me a little longer!" ”

Bai Ling was a little strange, "What's wrong?" ”

"Ah, I still drank and made a mistake, I forgot about this morning's rounds."

Bai Ling was stunned for a moment, "Didn't you also take leave from the Tai Hospital a few days ago?" ”

Bai Yi raised the bowl and instantly shaved the bowl of warm porridge to the bottom, "Yes, I've been invited, but I still have to go there in the morning - how was the condition of the child last night, I have to see for myself, otherwise I don't worry." ”

The sound of Bai Ling working in the courtyard suddenly fell silent.

Bai Yi was keenly aware of what was wrong.

He leaned out the door, "I'm sorry...... Are you angry? ”

With his back to him, Bai Ling shook off his wet clothes again, and his movements seemed to be a little heavier.

"A little." Bai Ling said softly, "But I know I can't help it. I'd better go to Ximen first, don't walk after you come out of the hospital, take the carriage as soon as possible. ”

"Ah...... Good. Bai Yi quickly cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the table, and then ran to the kitchen with his arms, "I'm sorry...... It's my fault, I forgot to get you guys up earlier last night. ”

Bai Ling told him to soak the dishes and chopsticks in the water, and hurry up to go to the Tai Hospital, don't delay.

Bai Yi sat on the edge of the well in the courtyard and put on his boots, and was about to walk out, when Bai Ling called out to him again.

"Anything else?" Bai Yi asked.

Bai Ling sighed softly and looked at the person in front of him with a little resentment.

"No matter what unexpected situation you encounter today, you have to come over, you know?" Bai Ling said softly, "Don't forget everything as soon as you get up to work, like you did yesterday afternoon. ”

Bai Yi faintly felt the weight in Bai Ling's words, but he thought about it and didn't ask for the time being, but nodded solemnly and replied "yes".

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Last night was indeed Bai Yi's happier night for so many days - it was beyond his expectations.

There were a few moments when he saw similar joy in Bai Ling's eyes, but he couldn't tell why, he always felt that Bai Ling seemed to be depressed again during this time.

It may not be appropriate to say that it is depressed - because it is not sadness, sorrow or any other feeling that needs to be comforted, and even a few times, Bai Yi found that Bai Ling was in a daze, and the corners of his mouth were actually smiling.

It was obviously thinking of something happy, but when she came back to her senses, her face became light again—more often than not, of course, she was always frowning slightly.

Bai Yi asked a few times what was wrong, but Bai Ling just told him that he had to wait.

Maybe today is the right time?

Bai Yi checked the child's injuries last night in the Xichai room, and personally supervised the apprentices to complete today's wound treatment, before leaving, he left the address of the uncle's house in the suburbs of Beijing in the Tai Hospital, and told the apprentices that if there was any accident, they could chase him back quickly.

At the west gate of Pingjing, Bai Ling was waiting there with a bamboo basket on his back.

There are many people like her, and as the New Year approaches, many people go to visit relatives and friends in and out of the city, and they don't come and go empty-handed, and people either carry baskets on their backs, or carry baskets and cloth bags.

There were children who had never been to Heikyo much and were tied to their backs with strips of cloth by their mothers.

Their mothers sat on the side of the road, perhaps waiting for someone, perhaps resting, and the children purred and rolled their eyes, and finally looked at Bai Ling, who was sitting not far away.

Bai Ling grimaced, and the children giggled and danced.

It was almost noon, and Bai Yi appeared in a hurry, Bai Ling was probably already sitting on the side of the road, chatting with more than a dozen waves of visiting relatives who came and went.

"Am I late?" As soon as Bai Yi got out of the car, he saw Bai Ling on the side of the road, and he strode over, "Wait! ”

"Let's go." Bai Ling sighed, "I feel like I have to stay at my uncle's house tonight, and then I'll be back tomorrow morning." ”

"Okay," Bai Yi stretched out his hand, picked up the bamboo basket that Bai Ling had put aside, and put it on his back, "Let's go." ”

Not far outside the city, someone used a donkey cart to solicit passengers, Bai Ling and Bai Yi got on the cart, and then went to He Zhuang in the west in a bumpy road.

Hezhuang is not far from Pingjing, and it takes about two hours to get there on foot. Their uncle's name was Bai Nong'an, one of the few people with the surname of Hezhuang, who lived at the foot of the easternmost mountain in the village.

Bai Ling was constantly talking to Bai Yi along the way, asking him to look at the decayed old crooked neck tree on the side of the road for a while, and letting him see a broken bridge covered with winter snow.

Many of the scenery is indeed very beautiful, Bai Yi looked at the road in an almost appreciative mood, and after the two got off at the ridge near Hezhuang, Bai Ling stood beside the uninhabited fields and asked softly, "Have you written down the road that you showed you along the way?" ”

"Remembered," Bai Yi looked at her, "what's wrong?" ”

"After that, we left the first leg of our road from Pingjing." Bai Ling said softly, "You must remember. ”

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