Xiaomei followed Xiaobaijia to Shuijingfang.

There is a reel well in Shuijingfang, and there are two large water tanks next to the well, and the water tanks are already filled with water by employees.

Xiaobaijia didn't let Xiaomei do it, and helped Sister Xiaomei scoop up a bucket of water, and she was not afraid of getting her clothes wet, so she picked up the bucket and walked back.

Although the bucket is not big, it is ten kilograms to fill a bucket of water, and the thirteen or fourteen-year-old Xiaobaijia is really strong, and he doesn't feel that it is too hard.

"Sister, let me do the work of fetching water, pouring water, and emptying the toilet in the future, I promise to do it well."

Xiao Baijia whispered as he walked, not daring to look up at Xiaomei.

"Then what's the matter, how can my sister's own work let you do it?"

Xiaomei didn't know that Xiaobaijia was praying.

"I promise to do a better job than others."

Xiaobaijia is still insisting, but his voice is much quieter, and he has no confidence, as if he is talking to himself.

"Someone else? My sister does her own thing, what does it have to do with others? Xiaomei was a little confused.

Xiaobaijia no longer spoke.

Xiaomei watched Xiao Baijia walk away with the bucket, although she was careful, but she also scattered, she wanted to take the bucket, but Xiao Baijia stubbornly refused to let go, and accelerated her pace.

Finally arrived at the guest house room, Zou Jie was sitting at the desk writing something in his notebook, heard the sound of Xiaomei entering the house, got up and went to the outhouse to see Xiaomei and Xiaobaijia, and burst out laughing: "Do you have such a fetching water?" Look at the little one's clothes are all wet. ”

"The bucket beam is off, that's the way it can be." Xiaomei said, "Sister, don't you recognize who he is?" ”

Who...... Oh, it's Xiaobaijia, you're here to repay Sister Xiaomei, right? Zou Jie joked, "I've heard of Jing pleading, but I've never seen anyone who hug a bucket to repay his kindness." ”

After all, Xiaobaijia is still young, put down the bucket and take a few breaths, turned around and wanted to leave.

Xiaomei stopped him and said, "Baijia, take off your clothes quickly, it's already wet anyway, sister will wash it for you." ”

"I don't ......" Xiaobaijia was shy and broke free to leave.

"Stand there for me, don't go!" Zou Jie ordered, turned around and turned out a piece of old clothes that had been remade, "Look at your dirty, go wash your face and hands, and change your clothes." ”

"I don't want your clothes." Xiaobaijia is reluctant to ask for other people's things casually.

"This is yours, it was your sister Mei's mother who promised you to do it a few days ago, have you forgotten? Now that it's done, let me give it to you. Zou Jie said, "Today is also a coincidence, and it is the right time for you." ”

When Xiaobaijia heard Zou Jie say this, a happy smile appeared on his face, and he was a little excited, and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xiaomei and Zou Jie.

Xiaomei pulled up Xiaobaijia and said: "Baijia, don't do this, a man has gold under his knees, don't kowtow in the future, you are also a little man." ”

"Just remember the good of others," Zou Jie said, "Let your sister Xiaomei wash the clothes on your body and keep them for you, and let Sister Xiaomei help you wash the clothes when they are dirty in the future, and you can also help Sister Xiaomei fetch water and do more work." ”

"Okay!" As soon as Xiao Baijia heard that he was asked to help with the work, not to mention how happy he was.

At this time, a half-sized boy came in with a bucket of water, and several other boys followed.

I don't know where they got the buckets.

"Okay, Xiaomei, you have a lot of helpers, you've only been here for a few days, and you've become their helper, what do I think you can do?" Zou Jie has something to say.

"What to do?" Xiaomei didn't understand the meaning of Zou Jie's words.

"I don't understand the rules, do I."

As Zou Jie spoke, he took out a few coins and distributed them to the half-sized children, who took the money and dispersed happily.

Xiaobaijia received special treatment, according to Zou Jie's instructions, washed his face and hands, Xiaomei helped him beat the soap again, and took the hot water kettle to change a basin of hot water, and helped him wash his hair.

Xiaobaijia washed and changed his clothes, where he looked like a little beggar, just like a good child.

"Come on, I have a hard-boiled egg for you here, this is what your sister Xiaomei's mother asked me to give her, let you catch up today, count you as a mouthful, blessed let's share it."

Zou Jie said, taking out a hard-boiled egg from his pocket and giving it to Xiaobaijia.

Xiaobaijia didn't dare to take it, and looked at Xiaomei with his eyes, and Xiaomei took the egg and stuffed it into his little hand.

Xiao Baijia looked at Zou Jie and Xiaomei gratefully, and immediately put the eggs in his pocket.

"Why don't you eat it?" Xiaomei asked puzzled.

Xiao Baijia swallowed for a long time before saying: "I want to go back to my grandmother to eat, grandma hasn't eaten eggs for a long time." ”

Xiaobaijia's words made Xiaomei and Zou Jie speechless for a while, and their noses were sour.

"Sister, is there anything else?" Xiaomei asked Zou Jie.

"Also, Auntie cooked ten."

"Let's keep the two of us, and give the rest to Xiaobaijia."

Zou Jie knew that Xiaomei was moved by pity, why wasn't she? So I didn't say anything, and let Xiaomei take out the eggs and put them in Xiaobaijia's pocket. "Go ahead, take it back and eat it with grandma."

Xiaobaijia never dared to hope for extravagance, but this was true, happiness suddenly came, so he was flattered for a while, only to see him kneeling on his knees again, kowtowed, stood up and covered his pocket, and hurriedly turned around and walked out of the house.

Xiaobaijia walked out of the house and trotted all the way.

Xiaomei and Zou Jie walked out of the door, watching Xiaobaijia running, the two looked at each other, silent, feeling pity for this child and his grandmother.

Back in the room, Zou Jie and Xiaomei briefly freshened up and went to the cafeteria for dinner together.

The guest house canteen is spacious, there are no single rooms, only a hall, a row of square tables and two rows of wooden benches.

When it got dark, there were a few lanterns lit up in the hall, and several waitresses in the window wore white overalls and white hats, adding a lot of bright colors to the canteen.

The canteen has three meals a day, the food is relatively single, there are few rice, steamed buns and buns fine grain rice, bud rice flour cake, bud rice batter porridge, big rice porridge, sorghum rice is often the staple food, non-staple food is rare meat and fish, seasonal green vegetables have leeks, celery, beans, eggplant, green peppers, cucumbers, autumn and winter cabbage, pickled vegetables and potatoes, bean sprouts are the mainstay, eggs, dried tofu, soybean curd and vermicelli made of dishes are regarded as the best dishes of the canteen.

Tonight's staple dish is evaporated cake, and the side dish is radish vermicelli soup, plus a few small pickles.

The canteen waiters all knew Zou Jie, and they talked and laughed when they met each other.

In the past few days, Xiaomei's arrival, because of its dignified beauty, has naturally attracted the special attention of the waiters.

I have also heard a little about some of the so-called origins behind it, so I don't dare to slack off when I usually eat.

It's just that tonight is a little inexplicable.

Zou Jie and Xiaomei also cooked, Zou Jie's meals were normal, but a young waitress cooked for Xiaomei, specially selected leftovers and cakes for her, and the vegetable soup served was also rare radishes and vermicelli.

Xiaomei wasn't picky, but she couldn't help but take a few more glances at the waitress who was cooking for her.

The waitress was young and beautiful, twenty-five or sixteen years old, and looked like a young woman.

For some reason, with a woman's intuition, she showed a face full of envy, jealousy, and hatred for Xiaomei.

There were not many people eating in the cafeteria, Zou Jie and Xiaomei sat alone at the same table, Zou Jie looked at Xiaomei's food, for some reason, he was a little angry, and wanted to change, but was stopped by Xiaomei.

Xiaomei asked Zou Jie softly: "Who is the sister who fetched me food?" ”

"Her name is Wang Xiujuan, her husband is a guy in a blacksmith shop, she is a martyr's child, the commune took care of her, and arranged for her to work in the supply and marketing cooperatives earlier, but I don't know how she got to the guest house later, it is estimated that she was pried by someone with a heart."

Zou Jie's last sentence, Xiaomei seemed to understand something, and she immediately thought of Gao Laosan.

The two of them returned to the room after dinner, and Xiaomei told Zou Jie about Gao Laosan asking her to go to the office at night.

Zou Jie listened disapprovingly: "Pull the banner of the tiger skin, pretend, what business do you have to go to see him at night?" It's not a reason to be scheming, it's okay, go, I'll go with you. ”

Zou Jie said, and immediately accompanied Xiaomei to Gao Laosan's office.

Director Gao's office is in a separate office area of the guest house, and in addition to the director's office, there is also an accounting room and a meeting room.

Zou Jie accompanied Xiaomei to the door of the director's office in the dark, knocked on the door, and the door was hidden.

"Please come in!" It was the voice of Gao Laosan.

Zou Jie and Xiaomei walked into the office, and a light was on in the office.

Director Gao's office is more elaborate, with red brick flooring, white plaster walls, a set of desks and chairs, and a bench, as well as a lacquered wood cabinet and bookshelves, on which a few books and periodicals are placed, and an iron clip holds a stack of newspapers. On the wall is a row of portraits of great men. The rest of the interior looks like it's been tidied up.

If you don't look at the third child, this office is really impeccable.

"Welcome, welcome, welcome, please take a seat." Gao Laosan stood up with a smile on his face and pointed to the bench with his finger, "I knew that Director Zou would accompany Teacher Ye to come, and I was ashamed to be so uneasy about me, but it was good to be here, and I am very grateful to Director Zou and Teacher Ye for giving me face as a little director." …… You two please be seated, you're welcome, I'll pour you two a cup of hot water, and I still have candy here. ”

"Don't bother the director," Zou Jie got straight to the point, "Since Xiaomei and I live in the guest house, we will obey the rules of the guest house, and the director invites us to come on official business, we dare not come, please ask the director if you have any requirements." ”

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, the two of you will sit down and drink saliva first, and then it's not too late to eat some candy." Director Gao was particularly attentive, pouring water and taking candy. Zou Jie and Xiaomei didn't sit down, which made Gao Laosan a little embarrassed.

Director Gao glanced at Xiaomei from time to time, Xiaomei was a little cramped, but fortunately, Zou Jie was by her side.

"You two please sit down first, it's not a big deal," Director Gao had to get to the point, "In order to prevent infiltration of enemy agents, the county public security bureau requires the guest house to review and register all the people who stay in the house, and the notice I received this afternoon will come to check tomorrow, I can't help it, otherwise I won't invite Teacher Ye to come at night, please understand Director Zou and Teacher Ye." ”

"There is no need to explain," Zou Jie said, "as long as it is a business matter, we fully support and cooperate, what do we need to do?" ”

"Director Zou, you don't need it, you are the leader of the commune, please trouble Teacher Xiaomei to fill out a registration form, write a letter of guarantee, and then issue a letter of introduction to your school tomorrow morning, I don't need you to send it back, I will send someone to pick it up."

Gao Laosan said, taking out the prepared registration form, the registration form is equivalent to a resume questionnaire, not only to fill in, but also to have a certificate of leading cadres above the production brigade.

It doesn't take much effort to get it, Zou Jie is obliged to be Xiaomei's witness, otherwise it will be really troublesome.