Chapter 19 Chapter VII

When Shi Nina was talking with Jiang Min about Yao's family's books in the small office of the library, Luo Hou was talking about the same thing with Yao Mi in the group office.Shipping books was the day before yesterday.Luo Hou personally escorted the batch of books to the library that day, and then had to hand in the book list to the person in charge of receiving them one by one. In the evening, he delivered the book list and receipt together with the two keys to Mrs. Yao.Yesterday he went to the library over there to complete some formalities, and today he has to go home to beg his uncle, the matter is not over yet.

He told Yao Mi: "It was a great pleasure for me to frighten the old hippopotamus with lightning words. But I was so angry to donate for you. The batch of books escaped from that room secretly. You can follow my instructions." Lightning meter. To send books to that great library, but not to follow me. To the country! I ask you, how? The country is nowhere more than God!" Yao Mi said, "I understand what you mean, but you can't even understand the grammar." "Anyway, it's over if you understand. Let me ask you, did you hand over the empty house to the agency yesterday?"

"It's handed over. My mother said that the matter was contacted by your uncle and Comrade Ma Renzhi. The agency won't know about it. I asked me to notify them and hand over the empty house." "How did the old hippo meet you?" "She's not here." "When she finds out, she will be taken aback for a while!" Luo Hou said about Shi Nina, and he got excited again. "Mom said you cheated. You didn't finish the move in half a day. You sneaked in on Sunday and did the whole day's work!" Luo Hou said: "That's the preparation work, it doesn't count. It took half a day to move. The first batch is books. The boxes are not too big, and they are not too small. They are loaded onto the truck in order, and there is no sound! I am the one who escorted them. The second batch is the bookshelves. They are just wooden bookshelves, easy to move; they were handed over on the spot and taken away. It was managed by the second road commander. The third batch is your stuff. The bookcases are bigger, but There are only two empty ones, and there are not many books. Your study was cleaned up by Lao Hao, and all of them are handed over to him. He is the queen."

Yao Mi laughed and said, "Old Hao said that you have strict discipline, and you are not allowed to sneeze." Luo Hou also smiled: "You called out the library, that room probably hasn't been cleaned up, right? Some soil has accumulated. We just went in, and everyone sneezed. Fortunately, there was no one in the library that day." "How can you hold back a sneeze?" Luo Hou said: "Who told you to be patient! Open the window and sweep away the dust, of course we won't open it. We agreed not to make any noise. Old Hao told me that before he left, he covered the wooden board attached to the door as before. , as if no one ever went in."

Yao Mi said: "I don't understand, you have brought all the receipts, what else is there to do?" Luo Hou sighed and said, "Yesterday I handed over the thank you letter to my aunt. It was just an official receipt. I didn't dare to say anything about it. Uncle and Ma Renzhi had agreed to send the book to the Hidden in a room, not broken up, set up a memorial room, called Yao Mi's suicide note or library room, and hung a picture. But the person who collected it said that it couldn't be done without this rule. Talk to someone, he thought I was bargaining——Yao Mi, you know, they don’t understand why they don’t want money. I feel uncomfortable after seeing the faces of those people. I donate to the country for the sake of giving. But the recipient, I I don’t think there is much difference from the old Hippo couple. I feel uneasy, as if I didn’t give anything.”

Yao Mi was silent for a while and said: "There is no need for the memorial hall or anything else, and you don't need to fight any more. Anyway, if you don't want their money, it's over. Let them think what they want." "The main reason is that they don't understand why they don't want money. Yao Mi, don't tell your aunt about this, and wait for my uncle to talk to their boss. I always feel that I haven't done things well. ——Your little room I also went to see the study room. Lao Hao didn’t arrange it as I said, but he said he couldn’t fit it according to my arrangement. You can organize it when the weather is warmer. When the carton is empty, you can fold it and give it to Shen Ma for collection. And..." Before he finished speaking, he abruptly stopped talking alertly and stood up to leave.

It turned out that Jiang Min was here.She doesn't care about people, and her face is very ugly.Luo Hou ignored her and ran away quickly.Jiang Min said with a sullen face, "Are you talking about any secrets?" Yao Mi laughed and said, "He's going to Mr. Zhu's house to be his apprentice." Jiang Min sat down listlessly, took out the Russian crash course textbook, and read the new words aloud, as if no one was there.The blunt Russian words are like dumping a cart of bricks and stones.Yao Mi thought to herself, if she does this every day, she won't be able to bear it.She thought that Shanbao wouldn't come, and Jiang Min didn't read it anymore.The two of them read together, joked softly, and were quieter. Jiang Min read for a while, put down the textbook, and asked Yao Mi with a different face:

"I heard that your books were sold at a high price. Did Luo Hou run errands for you?" Yao Mi looked at her quietly, and asked quietly, "Who said that?" This time it was Jiang Min who smiled apologetically: "I seem to have heard that." "Who heard it? Who heard it?" Yao Mi still looked at her quietly. Jiang Min was a little scared by Yao Mi's expression.She stood up and said, "I'm just asking! Can't I ask?" She ran away without waiting for an answer. Yao Mi thought to himself: "It's a pity I can't tell my mother" (she didn't want to make her angry), "I can't stand our Sherlock Holmes and Watson's deduction, it must be her and the old hippo who spread rumors!"

Jiang Min was angered by Yu Zhao that day, so he moved around a lot, and two days later he rushed to look for Yao Mi excitedly. "Yao Mi, I ask you to do me a favor. Please ask our husband and wife team leader for a long vacation for me." "What holiday?" "Long vacation. The leader approved me to study Russian as a part-time job—a crash course of Russian. Yu Nan and Shanbao couldn't keep up, and dropped out of school halfway. Because I was the only one who followed, and my grades were top, the leader wanted me to formally attend the university. A crash course for teaching assistants and lecturers, after the crash course you will need to consolidate, so you have a long vacation. Both instructors let you patent yourself! Thank you, right?"

"But how can I ask for leave for you? You have to ask for it yourself." Jiang Min said: "Fake, no need to ask, it has already been approved. Just let them know." "Then you have to inform yourself." "You go with me and tell me something." Yao Mi said: "The leader has already agreed, so why do I need my help?" Jiang Min leaned away from her and said: "But you still use sugar as vinegar like this, and you won't even accompany me!" "I've never been to their house." Jiang Min wondered loudly: "Really? I heard that all your pianos have been sold to them."

"The old lady of their family came to ask my mother to borrow it, and it has nothing to do with me." "You are a real person! People in Shanghai call it Dead Man's Forehead! I'll take you to their house to have a look, let's go!" Yao Mi smiled and agreed, and went to Xu's house with Jiang Min. Xu Yancheng came out to answer the door, let them into the living room, and asked what was the matter. Jiang Min said, "I'm here to ask for leave, and Yao Mi is here with me." Yancheng said, "You should ask your team leader for leave." He called Lilin out, asked Li Ma to pour tea, and left by himself. Lilin came out of her study room and invited the two to sit down with a smile on her face.She listened to Jiang Min's reasons for asking for leave, and she agreed without hesitation, and encouraged her to learn Russian quickly and come back to help everyone do their research work.She said, it's rare for the two of you to come, so please sit down and talk with us for a while; she also took out "Shilin" coffee candies for them to eat.She carefully asked about the duration of Jiang Min's long vacation, and asked whether the work within her share should be shared among others.Jiang Min said that she can't add to everyone's affairs, and she will make up for the work she has done. Lilin said: "Of course the superiors approved the leave, of course I don't need to report it. I just need to tell you." Jiang Min said: "Unless you object." "Of course I agree, very much. It's just that, Comrade Yao Mi, you need one less companion." After they chatted and laughed, Jiang Min and Yao Mi resigned together.Xu Yancheng didn't show up again, and he didn't even send him off. One day later, when Yao Mi came home in the evening, Mrs. Yao handed her a Chinese translation of the history of world literature compiled by the Soviets, saying that Yancheng entrusted her to hand it over, and asked Yao Mi to read it carefully. Yao Mi thought to himself: "When I arrived at his house, he didn't even look at me. However, he may have heard the conversation between the three of us, and perhaps Mr. Du has passed it on to him. Anyway, he is concerned, so he must be. I understand Jiang Min's intention to make things difficult, thinking that without Kun, there is no way to know the Soviet Union's point of view." She didn't know whether she liked it or was annoyed. Yancheng went to Yao's house in the afternoon as usual.Lilin seemed afraid that Yao Mi would be alone, so she often went to see her in the office, because she knew that neither Luo Hou nor Shanbao came to the office very often, especially in the afternoon.Yao Mi was a quiet companion. Lilin didn't talk to her, so she kept her head buried in her notes.Once, Yancheng came to the office to pick up Lilin.He said, "I know you're here! Go home." He only nodded to Yao Mi, and accompanied Lilin home.From then on, Lilin went to the office to read books every afternoon, Xu Yancheng came to pick her up, and occasionally sat down and said a few words, but it was just right, it was just the teacher's words. The Spring Festival is over in a blink of an eye, and the weather is getting warmer.Yao Mi took Sunday to tidy up the books in the small study.When she entered the door, she was taken aback.It's neat and tidy inside.The cardboard boxes all over the floor have been emptied, folded flat and placed in the corner.Books are lined up in bookcases.The messy books on the shelf were also dusted off and placed neatly.Behind the door hung a duster, a dry cloth, and a wet cloth.A small round stool was added in front of the small bookshelf by the window, which used to be in the living room.Was it "he" who did it?When I opened the drawer, there was clean paper inside, and several broken pencils were sharpened. Half of the legal pad was still in the drawer, but there was no word on the paper.Did she expect "him" to leave a word or two?She stayed for a while, then came out and asked her mother, "Who has been in my study!" Mrs. Yao said: "Yancheng asked to read books. He is not afraid of the cold and often goes there. I let him go. He didn't mess up your books, did he?" Yao Mi pretended not to mind, and said with a smile, "I found an extra small round stool." She didn't dare to say that Mr. Xu sorted out the books for her, and deliberately waited two days before handing the cartons to Shen's mother to move away. She sorted it out herself. Looking at the tidy study room, her heart fluctuated for a while, but she calmed down immediately.Because she had gained a little enlightenment.She found that she was troubled, not for herself, but because "he" was troubled for her, and "his" was indifferent to her just because he concealed his concern for her.Isn't this subjective conjecture?According to her gradual deduction, Xu Yancheng's indifference towards her was natural and not a fake.His eyes no longer shot to explore her eyes.Maybe he saw her "misunderstanding" and was correcting her on purpose.But why did he quietly tidy up her study room?Maybe it's for your own convenience, maybe it's a kind of comfort to her, otherwise, why don't you leave a sentence or two?She wanted to write "thank you" on the paper to show her appreciation, but she held herself back.She doesn't need comfort. Since the cardboard boxes in the small study were removed, Xu Yancheng often picked out the books that Yao Mi should read and put them on the small desk, sometimes with a few small notes to indicate which places to read carefully.He is a strict mentor.Yao Mi ducked her head into the book, lest the shadow of the words would disturb her from time to time. During the summer vacation of the university, each group of the research club made a year-end summary.Fu Jin praised the advanced elements of each group at the summary meeting of the whole society.Yao Mi was praised for exceeding the plan. Mrs. Yao asked her daughter, "Is Jiang Min back? She should be jealous." Yao Mi said: "I also praised her, because she has done well in studying Russian. She is back, but she hasn't returned to the group yet."