"Didn't you say Director Qi was there too? Where is he?" Liu Xia looked around but didn't see anyone.
"We're going to Ba Village. We'll meet up at our village committee later." Liu Hun patted the dirt off his hands and said, "Let's go. Let's go back too."
The three of them went to the village committee of Baishan Village together.
Over there, after all the props were unloaded, the wages of the old men and women who participated in the performance were paid.
One hundred a day.
Zhou Mo thought to himself, it’s okay, the price is not low.
Liu Hun said, "There will be more in the future. On the 14th day of the first lunar month, there will be another town event, and on the 15th day of the first lunar month, there will be another county event. It's going to be a big event then. You have to give red envelopes wherever you go. Many shop owners along the street will give some for good luck, especially those from out of town."
Zhou Mo: "It seems that watching the community performance is not in vain."
Liu Hun: "It's the New Year, that's all. You can't take our Yushan people's money for free, right?"
The three of them burst into laughter.
Everything is ready and it's almost time for dinner.
Liu Hun called Qi Zijin and urged him to come over so that they could have dinner together.
Not long after, a gray Volkswagen appeared at the door of the village committee.
Liu Hun brought Zhou Mo and Liu Xia to meet them.
Qi Zijin got out of the car, saw the two of them, and greeted Liu Xia with a smile. Then he turned his attention to Zhou Mo and asked Liu Hun, "This is..."
Liu Hui: "My cousin, her name is Zhou Mo. As I told you, she is a top student and is studying for a doctorate at Dongjiang University."
"Nice to meet you," Qi Zijin stretched out his hand to shake hands with Zhou Mo.
"You're welcome," Zhou Mo was actually a little uncomfortable with touching strangers' hands. Looking at Qi Zijin's hand hanging in the air, her expression was a little embarrassed, but the discomfort caused by her mysophobia made her even more uncomfortable.
Liu Hui understood Zhou Mo and took the initiative to reach out and hold Qi Zijin's hand, explaining, "My cousin is a bit of a germaphobe. Director Qi, please don't think too much about it."
Qi Zijin was slightly surprised and immediately apologized, "I'm sorry for being so abrupt. The lady should have extended her hand first."
Qi Zijin has a gentle expression and is respectful. His words and actions also win his favor.
Like Liu Hun, he wore a white shirt, black trousers, and a thin jacket. Although he was not very old, he looked like a forty-year-old veteran cadre.
They all have dark skin and it's obvious that they've been exposed to the sun a lot.
He is completely different from the leading cadres sitting in the office.
There was some dirt on the back shoulder of Qi Zijin's jacket.
Liu Hun saw it and wanted to pat him twice, but his hands were not clean either.
Qi Zijin didn't take it seriously, "It's okay, I'll deal with it when I get back later."
Liu Xia thought her hands were clean and said, "Let me pat you twice."
Qi Zijin hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Thank you for the trouble."
Liu Xia helped by clapping twice, and Qi Zijin thanked him.
"Get in the car," Qi Zijin invited everyone to get in his shabby Volkswagen.
Zhou Mo was still wondering whether it was appropriate. Liu Hun was not at all shy and opened the back door for Zhou Mo and Liu Xia to get in.
Seeing that Liu Xia had gone up, Zhou Mo thought to himself that it seemed that Liu Hun, Liu Xia and Director Qi had a good relationship.
The interior of the car is also simple, even a little shabby.
Qi Zijin said with a smile: "Don't be disgusted, this car is second-hand. I bought it many years ago."
Liu Xia said, "Director Qi, it's already great that we can take a ride. How dare we refuse? You're too polite."
Qi Zijin fastened his seatbelt and started the car. "By the way, Comrade Liu Xia, have you ever thought about coming to the village committee to work and help Liu Hun? He's likely to be the next village director, and he'll be even busier then. He'll need a younger helper. There are more elderly people than young people in the village right now, so it's not easy to find someone capable and capable."
Liu Xia: "I was just discussing this with Momo. I want to wait until the child is older and find a job. If I can work in the village committee, that would be even better."
Qi Zijin: "The work of the village committee is all grassroots matters. It's numerous and complicated. It's not as simple as people think. You have children...you have to think carefully."
Liu Xia: "Yeah, I know. I used to work at a health service center, a grassroots unit, so I understand."
Qi Zijin was surprised: "You are studying medicine?"
Liu Xia said embarrassedly: "Even if I'm a nurse who graduated from a technical college, I can't compare to Momo. She also studied medicine and has a doctorate."
Zhou Mo: "Sister Xia Xia, I'm just a researcher. I just have a different division of labor from you. Don't underestimate yourself. You can give people acupuncture, but I can't cure diseases and save lives."
Qi Zijin: "I have a friend whose younger brother is also studying medicine. He came to Dongjiang at the beginning of last year. Studying medicine is great. It's much more meaningful than those of us who have to deal with spreadsheets and worry about reporting every day."
Zhou Mo: "What you and Liu Hui did is also very meaningful. This year's community fire is really, I haven't felt such a strong New Year atmosphere in a long time."
Qi Zijin said with a smile, "There will be lanterns in the town's central square tonight. You can come and see them after dinner. This time, there will also be fish lanterns. The custom of hanging fish lanterns in Yushan has been lost for a long time. This year, the media integration team said they want to restore local cultural customs, and hanging fish lanterns is one of them."
Zhou Mo said excitedly: "I haven't seen a fish lantern yet."
Liu Hui: "There's one at the door of my house. I made two and hung them on the door. Didn't you see it when you came in?"
Zhou Mo: "Are you talking about the gate to the outer courtyard?"
Liu Hui: “Yeah.”
Zhou Mo: "I didn't notice."
Liu Hui: "I'll go back and take a look later."
Zhou Mo: "Okay."
The car drove to the gate and Qi Zijin stopped the car.
Liu Hun pointed to the two small koi fish hanging on the walls on either side of the gate and said, "This is it."
"..." Zhou Mo: "No wonder I didn't notice it. It's too small."
Liu Hui: "I didn't dare buy the big one, it was too expensive. These two small ones cost me forty yuan."
Zhou Mo said with a smile: "As expected of my brother, we both have the same stingy habit."
Liu Hun: "That's right. It's only for two days during the Chinese New Year. Who would keep it up after the New Year? There's no need to buy something too expensive."
Zhou Mo smiled and looked at Liu Xia.
Liu Xia shook his head helplessly, "You, a grown man, are so stingy. No wonder you can't find a wife."
Liu Hun: "No, sister, let's not talk about finding a partner. We're still friends. We're about to go in. If you still bring it up, don't blame me for being ruthless. You're also single now, and you're older than me. You should be more worried about finding a partner than I am, right? If you bring it up to my dad, don't blame me and my uncle for bringing up your search for a partner."
Liu Xia angrily said: "You!"
Liu Hun said with a smug look on his face: "See, Director Qi, don't be fooled by my sister's gentle appearance. She is actually a tigress."
Qi Zijin didn't understand Liu Hun's words and instead said jokingly, "No wonder they say online that you should spank your younger brother early. Comrade Liu Xia, you didn't spank him enough when he was younger."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Mo and Liu Xia laughed together.
Only Liu Hun looked frustrated.
"Director Qi, you are my leader, why are you so partial to my sister?"
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