In fact, Lu Qingjiu had reason to suspect that he was also on the White Moon Fox's menu. Of course, foxes, as a kind of spirit that has long been kept by humans, had been widely documented as early as the Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio period. Lu Qingjiu believed that if he really wanted to eat him, he would have done it long ago.
Seeing Lu Qingjiu's subtle expression, Zhu Miaomiao said, "I was just joking. Is that handsome guy really angry?"
"No way." Lu Qingjiu said, "He shouldn't be that stingy. Why did you come here by yourself?" Although he told Zhu Miaomiao his detailed address, he didn't expect that she would actually find it by herself.
Zhu Miaomiao said, "Hahaha, I'm lucky. The taxi driver I called just happened to know this address and came directly here. Oh... I'm so hungry. Hurry up and make me breakfast. I'm about to pass out from hunger."
Lu Qingjiu nodded: "Okay, I'll cook noodles for you."
Zhu Miaomiao and Lu Qingjiu are more like friends than colleagues. When Lu Qingjiu first joined the company, it was Zhu Miaomiao who brought her up. Zhu Miaomiao can be said to be Lu Qingjiu's teacher. Zhu Miaomiao also knew Lu Qingjiu's family situation, so when she learned that Lu Qingjiu wanted to resign and return to his hometown, she repeatedly persuaded him. Of course, in the end, Lu Qingjiu did not change his mind. Now she ran to such a distant mountain village to see Lu Qingjiu. Although she used the excuse of vacation, she was probably worried about Lu Qingjiu's well-being.
Lu Qingjiu and Zhu Miaomiao knew it clearly, but they both tacitly didn't point it out.
Zhu Miaomiao asked Lu Qingjiu to cook first, while she walked around the yard. Lu Qingjiu told her not to go near the well in the backyard, saying that two dead people had just been pulled out of that well.
Zhu Miaomiao was surprised and said, "Dead? How long have you been away from the company? How come you're living such an exciting life?"
Lu Qingjiu: “…” He didn’t want to either.
Zhu Miaomiao said, "Okay, you make breakfast and I'll go look around."
After Lu Qingjiu finished making breakfast, Zhu Miaomiao also looked around the entire yard. She said that the pigs in the pigpen were a bit cute, like two big squirrels.
"She's cute, but she's really naughty," Lu Qingjiu said. "She seduces the kids next door into the pigpen every day to sleep with them. Luckily, the kids' parents haven't found out."
"Hahahaha." Zhu Miaomiao laughed when she heard that.
"Isn't your hat wet? Take it off." Lu Qingjiu said, "I'll go and help you wash it."
It was still raining outside when Zhu Miaomiao arrived, and the black baseball cap on her head was wet.
"No." Zhu Miaomiao touched his head, "I'll wash it myself later."
"Then you can't wear it wet." Lu Qingjiu paused for a moment after saying this, as if remembering something. He whispered, "Sister Zhu, is your hair loss getting worse?"
"Shut up, stop talking." At least there was such a handsome stranger sitting next to her, and Zhu Miaomiao felt a little embarrassed. "My boss is urging me to work overtime every day. What can I do? I even want to get a hair transplant..."
Lu Qingjiu thought of something and glanced at Bai Yuehu.
Bai Yuehu seemed to have guessed what he was thinking. After nodding slightly at him, she stood up and left the dining area, obviously leaving time for Lu Qingjiu and Zhu Miaomiao to be alone.
"He's gone. Let me see him." Lu Qingjiu said, "We are so familiar with each other."
As soon as Zhu Miaomiao lifted her hat, Lu Qingjiu sighed. She saw a large bald patch on her head. The hair there was so sparse that her scalp was visible. Zhu Miaomiao was actually very beautiful, but she had very little hair. To cover it up, she had to wear a hat. Wearing a hat for a long time only made her hair fall out more. It was a vicious cycle that seemed to have no end.
"Oh." Zhu Miaomiao covered her face, "My hair is doomed."
Lu Qingjiu pondered and said, "I have an idea, I wonder if it will be useful..."
Zhu Miaomiao said: "What method?"
Lu Qingjiu said, “You should find some time later to go and worship the well in the backyard.”
Zhu Miaomiao was stunned when she heard this: "Bow down? Didn't you say that two people died in that well? If I go to bow down...what am I supposed to be bowing down to?"
Lu Qingjiu said: "This matter is very complicated, I don't know if it will work, you try it first, if it doesn't work, we can find another way."
Zhu Miaomiao originally thought that Lu Qingjiu was joking, but seeing that he looked serious and didn't seem to be pretending, she could only nod with a puzzled look on her face.
Without further ado, Lu Qingjiu went to the kitchen to get a bowl, put some offerings in it, and then asked Zhu Miaomiao to go to the backyard, put down the offerings, and worshiped devoutly at the wellhead. Although she thought it was ridiculous, she still tried her best, silently praying in her heart, "I want to grow hair, I want to grow hair..." She didn't know if it was an illusion, but after she finished praying, she felt as if a breeze blew over her head.
"Is that all?" Zhu Miaomiao returned to Lu Qingjiu.
"Yeah." Lu Qingjiu said, "Let's see if it works tomorrow."
Zhu Miaomiao touched her hair and sighed: "Will this have any effect? Forget it, there's nothing to lose anyway."
Lu Qingjiu smiled but said nothing.
Yin Xun came to Lu Qingjiu's yard a little while later. He was holding a bucket with two fish in it. He said, "Lu Qingjiu, I put the fish in your pond!"
Lu Qingjiu asked, "Why are you putting them in the pool?" He walked over and saw two carps in the bucket. They looked very energetic. He wondered where Yin Xun got them from, as there was no river nearby.
"We have to put fish in the reservoir outside this house. It's the village rule," Yin Xun said. "To prevent the water source from being polluted."
"Oh." Lu Qingjiu said, "Then put it in."
"Who is this?" Yin Xun naturally saw Zhu Miaomiao next to Lu Qingjiu when he released the fish.
"My colleague, Zhu Miaomiao, is coming to my house to play for a few days," Lu Qingjiu said. "This is Yin Xun, my childhood friend. We grew up together in Shuifu Village."
Zhu Miaomiao and Yin Xun greeted each other.
"What are we having for lunch today?" Yin Xun asked, "We have guests at home, so we have to cook a good meal, right?"
Lu Qingjiu said, "Take out the pork chops we bought last time and eat them. Let's make some braised pork ribs. And can we have one of these fish too?"
"Okay." Yin Xun said, "This fish was caught by Wang Cong from the reservoir. It should taste good." Wang Cong was a friend of his from the village. He was not familiar with Lu Qingjiu but had a good relationship with Yin Xun.
Lu Qingjiu said, "Let's ask Uncle Li to bring us some meat when we go to the market tomorrow. We don't have much at home."
Yin Xun nodded.
Zhu Miaomiao ate a farmhouse meal and felt relieved that Lu Qingjiu seemed to have a good quality of life. She said that the scenery here was beautiful and she would live here when she retired. Lu Qingjiu knew she was just joking. The houses in this village were very remote. There was no commercial street, not even a takeout, and people had to go to town to buy meat. It would be strange if someone with Zhu Miaomiao's personality could really live here.
But it's nice to stay for a few days occasionally and have some fun.
Everyone had a great time that day. The four of them were just enough to play mahjong. Lu Qingjiu went to borrow mahjong tiles from the aunt next door. This was the only precious set of mahjong tiles in the village. Then the four of them went to the table and started playing.
Bai Yuehu didn't know how to play at first, but quickly got the hang of it. Zhu Miaomiao, a seasoned player, easily defeated the other three newbies. Lu Qingjiu could barely keep up, while Yin Xun wore a bitter expression, unable to understand why he had lost so miserably.
After the entertainment activities, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep. Lu Qingjiu was also a little tired, so he lay on the bed and fell asleep in a daze, still thinking about what to make for breakfast the next morning.
He had originally planned to sleep until six o'clock, but at around five o'clock, a shrill scream woke him up from his sleep.
“What the hell, what the hell!” Zhu Miaomiao banged on the door frantically, scaring Lu Qingjiu so much that she went to ask what was going on without even putting on her shoes. When she opened the door, she saw her clutching her hair with tears in her eyes. “Lu Qingjiu, you’re my fucking adoptive parents!”
Lu Qingjiu felt dizzy and didn't understand how he had such a big daughter in just one night.
"You're closer to me than my own father!" Zhu Miaomiao shouted, "Did you see that? Did you see that?!"
Lu Qingjiu: "...see, I see."
Zhu Miaomiao said: "I have grown hair! I have grown hair! So much, so black, and so hard!!"
Lu Qingjiu: “…” I always feel like something is not right.
Zhu Miaomiao touched her hair, tears streaming down her face, and said that she had never thought that she would realize her dream in this way. Her black hair was so dark and shiny, more attractive than the most handsome man in the world.
Lu Qingjiu looked at the time and said, “Are you so excited that you can’t sleep?”
Zhu Miaomiao said: "I'm too excited to sleep!"
Lu Qingjiu said, "Then you feed the pigs and chickens. I'll sleep for a while."
Zhu Miaomiao: “…”
Lu Qingjiu said: "Even if you have hair, you still have to work."
Zhu Miaomiao: "Don't you have anything to say about my hair?"
Lu Qingjiu said honestly: "No."
"Goodbye." Zhu Miaomiao said ruthlessly, "You have lost a precious friend."
Lu Qingjiu: “…”
Zhu Miaomiao turned around resolutely, stroked her black hair gently, and skipped to the yard to feed the pigs.
Lu Qingjiu yawned helplessly, turned back to the room and decided to sleep for a while.
The author has something to say: Lu Qingjiu: Who doesn’t want long, shiny black hair? You are really the most useful spirit in my family.
Female ghost: You are right.
White Moon Fox: ………? ? ?
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