When Xu Zhixin returned to Cheng's house at noon, she found that Lu Pinjie had not come back yet, so she decided to cook the rice first so that she could cook when Lu Pinjie came back.

Seeing that the stove was empty and no one was using it for the time being, Xu Zhixin decided to ask Liu Cuihua, who was picking beans in the yard with a small stone.

"Aunt Cuihua, do you want to use this stove now? If not, I want to borrow it to cook."

Before cooking, you should ask first, otherwise it would be bad if you use the stove first while the captain's wife is about to use it.

"No need, it's okay to cook my meal later, you cook first." Liu Cuihua waved her hand and smiled.

Xu Zhixin immediately scooped out the rice and picked it clean. The rice at that time was not as clean as it is now. There were small stones and some dirt in it, so it had to be picked carefully.

After picking the rice and washing it with water from the well, Xu Zhixin started to cook the rice. As soon as she put the rice on the stove, Lu Pinjie pushed the door open.

Seeing Xu Zhixin and Liu Cuihua in the yard, Lu Pinjie greeted them and went to fetch water from the well to wash her hands.

After Xu Zhixin waited for Lu Pinjie to wash her hands, she winked at her and asked her to follow her into the house.

Xu Zhixin understood what she meant, knowing that she had something to say to her alone, and immediately followed Xu Zhixin into their room.

"Pinjie, I met Wei Hongzhi earlier. He said that because of the incident between Yuan Xiao'e and Jiang Wenqian, the competition will be postponed, but he doesn't know to when." Xu Zhixin didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"The game has been postponed... We have been preparing hard these days, but with what happened to Yuan Xiao'e and Jiang Wenqian, it's not a good idea to go on with the game as usual." Lu Pinjie said with regret, his eyes full of regret.

"There is one more thing. The educated youth site is holding a memorial service for Yuan Xiao'e and Jiang Wenqian tonight. They asked us to go, but I have something else to do. You see, do you want to go... Whether you go or not, go and tell Wei Hongzhi." Xu Zhixin told Lu Pinjie another thing she wanted to tell her.

"They are going to hold a memorial service... The educated youth at the educated youth site are so thoughtful. I think I should go. Although I have never lived with Yuan Xiao'e and Jiang Wenqian, and I feel that they are really bad and annoying people these days, but they are no longer with us, and we were both educated youth, so I should still attend the memorial service and mourn them." Lu Pinjie thought for a moment and said.

"Then go ahead." Although Xu Zhixin herself was unwilling to participate, she would not stop Lu Pinjie from going.

"Zhi Xin, you just said you couldn't go because of something. What is it?" Lu Pinjie asked curiously.

"...I plan to build a house and move out, so I've been busy with the house-building process recently. For example, tonight I have to think carefully about the layout of the house and draw a blueprint of the house." After thinking for two seconds, Xu Zhixin decided to tell Lu Pinjie that she wanted to build a house and move out.

Although she needed to think carefully about the layout of the house and draw a diagram of the house tonight, which was her reason for not attending the memorial service for Yuan Xiao'e and Jiang Wenfu, she should also tell Lu Pinjie about her plan to build a house and move out.

"You want to build a house and move out?!" Lu Pinjie was shocked and was stunned for several seconds before coming to his senses. "Why do you suddenly want to build a house and move out? Aren't we living well here? The captain's family is very nice to us and very friendly."

"No matter how good it is, it's not our home after all. We can't live in our own home and be free. And we can't always stay at the captain's house. We have to stay here for a few years. We can't live in the captain's house for several years...

If this goes on for a long time, no matter how good the captain's family is, there will be complaints, which will easily lead to conflicts, which is not good, so I think it is better to build a house and move out as soon as possible. "Xu Zhixin said.

Lu Pinjie thought about what Xu Zhixin said and felt that it made sense. After lowering his eyes and thinking for a while, he raised his head and looked at Xu Zhixin.

"Zhi Xin, count me in when you build the house. I'll build the house with you, and we'll move out together after it's finished."