I woke up in the middle of the night, feeling hungry and thirsty, and my lower abdomen was distended. I reached out to pull the switch out of habit, but only touched a cold wall. It took me a moment to realize that I was no longer lying on the bed on the second floor.

I got out of bed, groped along the wall beside the bed, and found the light switch. I pulled the switch with a "click" sound. "Huh"? Why didn't the light come on? Continue "click, click..."

..." I pulled it several times, but the light still didn't light up.

Oh. Maybe the light bulb is broken? Mu Yi thought to himself.

During the time when I woke up, my eyes gradually adapted to the dark night, and I could see vaguely. Mu Yi went outside and pulled the switch outside. There was a "click", but the light still didn't light up.

It seems that there may be a power outage.

With a "clang" sound, Mu Yi opened the iron door outside. The huge sound of the door opening echoed in the quiet and empty government courtyard in the dead of night. It seemed particularly loud. Mu Yi himself was startled. He was afraid that he would open the door by himself.

The loud noise made affected other people. Fortunately, when the lingering sound of opening the door stopped, no other people's voices came out. The night was surprisingly quiet, and the sound of running water could be clearly heard.

As soon as Mu stepped out of the room, taking advantage of the different colors of the cement courtyard dam and other parts, he walked to the toilet and released the pressure in his lower abdomen.

At this time, he finally heard clearly that the sound of running water came from behind the toilet on the "cliff".

I returned to the room and carefully closed the door. I vaguely saw something on the desk in the back room. I quickly touched it and picked it up. Judging by the touch, it should be a bottle of Coke.

He quickly unscrewed the bottle cap. With a "pop" sound, the carbon dioxide gas came out. Smelling the familiar smell of cola, Mu Yi quickly drank it.

I don’t know who put it here. But Mu Yi knew very well that he didn’t put it here. Who could this kind person who “put Coke” be?

After getting up and struggling for a while, Mu Yi was completely awake. The night on the mountain was indeed a little different, and Mu Yi clearly felt cold. He even felt a layer of goose bumps on his arms.

I quickly went to bed, curled up under the quilt and lay down. Although I drank a few sips of Coke, I wasn’t that thirsty anymore. But from noon to now, I seemed to have drank an unknown amount of beer and couldn’t remember whether I vomited or not. It felt like my brain was

They were all seriously injured. Mu Yi, who usually has a good memory, almost never forgets the books he has read and the roads he has traveled, but now he can't recall what happened after he was drunk.

This is really terrible!

What’s more, Mu Yi has discovered that his drinking capacity is completely insignificant in front of these leaders and colleagues. When he has clearly felt that he is too drunk and is spinning, they are still talking and laughing, drinking heavily, talking loudly, and they are not drunk at all.

sign.

This day is so special for Mu Yi. Because from today on, he will truly have a profession - a staff member of Valado Township. Commonly known as a township cadre.

Muyi tried hard to recall everything that happened today, every process, and every person he met. However, his head was really dizzy and painful. It was like a machine that could not operate normally because there was no oil. Hungry made him

He couldn't concentrate and think about things. He had to get up, drink all the remaining Coke. Then he lay down and waited for dawn.

In a daze, Mu Yi heard the familiar crowing of cocks and barking of dogs. He opened his eyes and could already see clearly. He quickly looked at his watch and saw that it was only a little after six o'clock. It seemed that the sky was really going to dawn on this mountain.

Gotta go a little earlier.

Mu Yi got up quickly. He was going to get some water to wash his face and brush his teeth. He finished the work that he had not finished yesterday, including cleaning and scrubbing.

So he put the toothpaste, toothbrush, mouthwash cup and washcloth into the basin, opened the door and went to the courtyard. He planned to look for a "faucet". Because only when he found a "faucet" could he receive water for washing.

But when he searched every nook and cranny of the entire township government compound, he could not find where the "faucet" was.

At this time, the entire township government seemed to have not "awakened" yet. I never thought of going outside to take a look. However, the gate of the township government was also locked by General Iron. It was impossible to get out. The only way was through a door about ten centimeters wide.

Looking out through the gaps between the steel bars.

Standing at the gate and looking out, the cement road leading to the township government is a downhill road, which leads straight to a dirt road not far away and is connected to a dirt road near the river. This section is a cement road, and the rest are dirt roads.

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On the right side of the road are some low mud-walled houses, some of which are covered with small blue tiles, and some are covered with wooden boards instead of small green tiles.

Oh! Someone actually used wooden boards to build a roof. This is the first time I have seen it. It is very new.

Suddenly, Muyi heard the sound of a door opening. He quickly turned around and walked back to the courtyard with a basin. When he saw it, it turned out that the iron door of a house in the same row as his was opened. Counting from the side where he entered the township government gate, this is

The third house in this row of new houses. I don’t know who it belongs to.

Mu Yi thought to himself, if he asked someone, he would know where the water was. So he walked over.

"Dang, dang, dang", I knocked, but no one responded.

"Muyi".

When he was at a loss, Mu Yi heard someone calling his name. He quickly looked for the voice and saw a woman with wavy hair and pajamas walking from the toilet.

Mu Yi remembered that this woman's name was Hao Xinqiong, and she was the deputy secretary of the township party committee. When toasting, she said not to be so polite and not to call her Secretary Hao. It was fate that we could work together in this difficult place. We are all brothers and sisters.

Just call her Sister Hao.

"Good morning, Sister Hao." Mu Yi quickly greeted her.

Sister Hao saw Mu Yi carrying a basin and asked, "Mu Yi, you're just early. What are you doing holding a basin?"

Mu Yi: "Sister Hao, I was looking for water to wash up when I woke up. But I searched the whole yard and couldn't find the faucet, so I had to wait in the courtyard with a basin and wait for everyone to get up, and I was going to ask where Ha was.

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Sister Hao burst into laughter.

Mu Yi felt strange. What's so funny about this?

Sister Hao: "Mu Yi, you still don't know that we don't have running water here. We all use domestic water from a well next to the ravine behind the township government."

Mu Yi suddenly realized that he was short of something. That was the pole and bucket for carrying water.

Mu Yi: "Sister Hao, can you give me some water first? When the door opens later, I will go pick up some water for you and bring it back?"

Sister Hao smiled and said, "Okay, okay." She quickly picked up the red plastic water ladle, scooped out the water from the red and yellow bucket and poured it into Mu Yi's basin.

This water ladle is really big. When you pour a ladle of water into the basin, it actually fills half of the basin.

Sister Hao: “Do you want more?”

Mu Yi was embarrassed to ask for more, and quickly said: "That's enough, that's enough."

Sister Hao: "Mu Yi, I have some vegetables left here. You can take them and put them away first. Don't let others see them."

Mu Yi felt strange and asked quickly: "Sister Hao, are there any vegetables sold here?"

Sister Hao: "There are no vegetables sold here. I bring the vegetables up when I come up from below. I usually buy vegetables for a week or even two or three weeks and bring them back to eat. After I finish eating, I go back down the mountain to buy them."

Mu Yiyi started to get upset because he brought nothing but thirty kilograms of rice and five kilograms of oil, not even salt. What he was thinking was that this was a township government after all.

There must be someone selling vegetables and stuff.

Sister Hao: "Here, even though it's a little stale, it's still edible. Take it over and put it away quickly."

Mu Yi took the "vegetable box" of instant noodles brought to him by Sister Hao and suddenly asked: "Sister Hao, you gave me all the vegetables, so what do you eat?"

Sister Hao: "I have something to do. I will catch Fatty Jiang's car down the mountain in a moment. When I come back, I will buy fresh food and bring it up. Don't dislike it. I saw you didn't bring any food yesterday, so I gave it to you."

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Why would Mu Yi dislike it? He has realized that "vegetables" are a "very scarce resource" in this place. Because when you can't buy anything with money, such things become very precious and scarce.

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Chapter completed!