After dinner, Shui Jianguo and Shui Bingyue sent Bai Lu back to the Educated Youth Home. When they reached a deserted path, Shui Jianguo took out a pearl hairpin from his pocket and handed it to Bai Lu.
"I think this is suitable for you, so I bought it for you."
Seeing Shui Jianguo's firm eyes, Bai Lu blushed unconsciously and felt a slight throbbing in her heart. But thinking that Cao Yuxi liked the man in front of her, she waved her hand and refused.
"Comrade Shui Jianguo, I cannot accept your gift. I have the card myself. We are going to the countryside for exercise now, not for pleasure."
"Bai Lu, you know what I mean. Is it because our family is too poor that we don't accept me?"
"It's not because of this. You should know that people in the city who used to have bigger houses now live in humbler circumstances. Yuxi and I are good friends, and you should understand what she thinks."
Shui Jianguo took back the pearl hairpin he handed over, and then said seriously: "I can accept the reason why you rejected me, because you don't like me at all. It shouldn't involve other people.
Do you treat me like an object and let me go? I have my own thoughts, and I have my own choices about who I like or dislike. "
Bai Lu nodded: "I know, but I really can't accept your intention."
After that, the two stopped talking. When they were fifty meters away from the Educated Youth Home, Shui Jianguo said, "Comrade Bai Lu, you can walk the rest of the way by yourself. It's not far."
"Okay, thank you and Bingyue for sending me back together."
Bai Lu turned around and walked quickly towards the Educated Youth Academy. She was really afraid of the dark.
Shui Jianguo walked back with Shui Bingyue in his arms. The little girl asked her elder brother, "Do you really like Sister Bai Lu?"
"Yeah, I liked her the first time I saw her."
"Is it because she's the prettiest of them all?"
Shui Jianguo shook his head: "No, there are many beautiful girls in the county. I just think her squeamishness is attractive."
"I don't understand." Shui Bingyue has never experienced this feeling in her previous life, so she can't understand it.
Shui Jianguo rubbed his sister's head: "You are still young, so you don't need to understand."
In the Educated Youth Courtyard, Cao Yuxi made a special trip to Bailu's yard. Ask very directly: "Who sent you back today?"
"It's Comrade Shui Jianguo and Bingyue together."
"Since when did you become so familiar with him? He invited you to dinner when he came back today?"
Bai Lu shook her head hurriedly: "It was Xiaoqi and Bingyue who liked me, so they invited me there. Comrade Shui Jianguo and I are not familiar at all."
"Let's take a break tomorrow and go to the mountains to pick mushrooms together. It rained a few days ago, so they should have grown a lot."
"No problem, I'll go with you tomorrow. Then go back and rest early."
Only then did Cao Yuxi leave. Bai Lu sat on the bed and sighed, lying on the quilt and muttering softly: "It would be great if I didn't go to the countryside. I also like Shui Jianguo, but I can't eat it if I like it. Dad and brothers still We need the protection of the Cao family."
Shui Bingyue and Shui Jianguo slept together, and she discussed with her brother: "Shall we go up to the mountain with Brother Seven to pick fruits tomorrow?"
"Okay, what do you want to eat? Brother will take you to the right place."
"I want to eat sweet red fruits."
Shui Jianguo understood: "You are talking about the red mushroom girl. I know where to find it. I will take you there tomorrow. Go to bed early today."
"Okay." Shui Bingyue closed her eyes obediently and fell asleep soon.
The next day, the weather was sunny and neither too cold nor too hot, perfect for going up the mountain. The three Shui brothers and sisters went up the mountain together after breakfast.
Since we were not here for hunting, we chose a safe road and walked towards the mountain.
But from time to time, pheasants and hares pass by. Xiao Qi couldn't help but hit a few pheasants with stones. Put it into the backpack behind him.
The three of them walked for an hour and came to a gentle mountain valley covered with red mushrooms. Shui Jianguo and Xiao Qi went down to pick fruits together.
Shui Bingyue sat on it and waited for the two of them. The two of them picked a basketful of wild fruits before taking their sister back.
Shui Bingyue doesn't want anyone to hold her, and walks very steadily on her own. Xiaoqi peeled the wild fruit and fed it to her sister.
It was very fun to walk and eat all the way. Unexpectedly, they would encounter Cao Yuxi and Bai Lu running from the side.
Shui Jianguo saw the panicked two people and asked, "What's wrong? Are you so scared?"
"There are a lot of snakes over there, they're so scary, and they keep chasing us." Bai Lu explained clearly in a few words.
Shui Jianguo pointed to the wreath on Cao Yuxi's head: "Comrade Cao, please throw this away, because it attracts snakes."
Cao Yuxi quickly threw away the wreath, and the group went down the mountain together. The Shui brothers and sisters all carry snake repellent on their bodies, so they are not afraid of being entangled by snakes.
"Comrade Jianguo, what's wrong with those flowers?"
"That flower is called Lingxiao flower. It has a special smell and can easily attract insects and snakes."
"It turned out to be my fault. I thought the flowers were pretty, but I didn't expect them to be so dangerous." Cao Yuxi was a little scared. It seems that in the future, things on the mountain cannot be picked casually.
Bai Lu didn't speak, but seeing that she was still trembling, you could tell that she was very frightened. If your feet are not firmly planted, you will fall face down.
Shui Jianguo quickly took Bai Lu back into his arms, saving her from a bloody head.
Bai Lu quickly stood up and took a deep breath.
Shui Jianguo knelt down and took a look and found that her right ankle was swollen. He stood up and said: "Comrade Bai Lu, your right ankle is sprained. It will take half an hour to go down the mountain at normal speed. But if you walk by yourself, your feet will be disabled. Why don't I carry you down."
Cao Yuxi stopped him: "I can help Bai Lu go down the mountain more slowly. No need to trouble Comrade Jianguo."
"You two are not familiar with the conditions in the mountains. If you accidentally fall down, there is nothing you can do.
Now that I have encountered it, I will definitely not sit idly by and watch. You say so, Comrade Bailu. "
Bai Lu thought for a while, if Cao Yuxi hadn't invited her to go up the mountain with her today and wear a special-smelling Lingxiao flower garland. She wouldn't have to suffer this.
But in order to prevent her from coming into contact with Shui Jianguo, Cao Yuxi was willing to condescend and help her down the mountain.
But she, Bai Lu, was most afraid of pain. Since there was a better solution, she would not choose an extremely dangerous method.
"Then there's Comrade Lao Jianguo." Bai Lu readily agreed.
Shui Jianguo carried the small backpack to his chest, let Bai Lu lean on his back, picked him up, and they went down the mountain together.
Shui Jianguo sent Bai Lu directly to the Educated Youth Academy. Cao Yuxi's face looked ugly all the way.
He didn't expect Shui Jianguo to be so kind to Bai Lu. Originally, the purpose of going up the mountain to pick mushrooms was to find a secluded place to talk to Bai Lu. This made the two of them even closer.
