Quick travel: the leisurely life of cannon fodder

After Mu Xi returned from dinner, she met Minister Cui walking towards her with a worried look on his face.

"Hey! Muxi, you're back. Come and chat with me."

As soon as Minister Cui saw Mu Xi, he pulled Mu Xi over with a smile on his face.

"Hello, Minister Cui!" Mu Xi responded with a smile.

"Xiao Xi, how are you doing in the art troupe? Are you used to it? You've been here for so long, do you want to go out and have some fun? How about showing off your talents and getting to know your fellow villagers?"

Minister Cui smiled like a fox, tempting Mu Xi.

When Mu Xi heard this, she did not agree immediately. She smiled and asked, "Are you going to perform there?"

When Minister Cui heard this, he muttered to himself. If it weren't for the cold weather, no one in the art troupe would be willing to go out, and he wouldn't have to set his sights on Mu Xi.

"There is an activity to comfort fellow villagers. We need a few people to go to the village to perform and stay there for a few days to show that the army and the people are one family. Xiaoxi, are you interested?"

Minister Cui looked at Mu Xi expectantly.

Hearing this, Mu Xi asked curiously, "Which village are we going to?"

"Lugou Village, are you interested?" Minister Cui replied.

Mu Xi thought about this familiar yet strange place for a while, and then responded, "Okay, I just want to go out for a walk, and my deskmate just happened to go to Lugou Village as an educated youth, I can also go visit her."

When Minister Cui heard Mu Xi agreed, he smiled even more kindly.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! I'll arrange a spot for you right away. You'll leave the day after tomorrow. I'll give you a day off this afternoon, and you don't have to come tomorrow. Go back and tell your family about the performance."

When Mu Xi heard this, she was also very happy about this unexpected vacation, but she still hesitated and said, "Minister Cui, it's not good for me to go back like this. Others don't have a vacation either. If I give you a separate vacation, others will have objections."

"It's okay, just go ahead and relax. The members who performed outside during the winter in previous years also had holidays. Everyone knows about this and no one will have any objections."

Minister Cui pushed Mu Xi out as he spoke, thinking that if anyone had any objections, they could just give the spot to her. Anyway, the winter performance had always been a push and pull affair, and no one wanted to go.

After hearing this, Mu Xi felt relieved and went back. When she got home, she saw that Mu's father and mother had not yet finished get off work, so she tinkered at home and prepared dinner for tonight.

In the evening, Mu's father and mother came back from get off work.

"Xiao Xi, why did you come back so early today? Doesn't the art troupe have to rehearse?" Mu's mother asked with concern.

Hearing this, Mu Xi spoke enthusiastically, "Dad, Mom, come over and try the food I made tonight. I'm going to go out to the countryside for a performance in two days, so I have these two days off."

"Going out for a performance? Where are you going? It's so cold, you should bring a few more military coats with you so that you can change them if they get wet. Don't catch a cold..." Mu's mother walked over and gave careful instructions.

"Yes! I understand. I'm going to Lugou Village, which is not far from here. But I'll be staying there for a few days. Mom, you don't have to worry so much. Come and try the dishes I cook."

Mu Xi smiled and pulled Mu Mu over to sit down, "Dad, come and try it too."

After happily picking up a piece of food with chopsticks and tasting it, Mr. Mu started praising the dish. Everyone was enjoying the meal very much.

The family here was having a happy meal, but the atmosphere on Mu Chen's side was not so cheerful.

In the evening, when Liu Qi went to the art troupe to find Mu Xi, he learned that Mu Xi had holidays for the next two days, and that she would go out to perform in the countryside after the holidays. When Liu Qi heard this news, he couldn't help but suspect that Mu Xi was going out to avoid him.

So after returning, his face became more serious, and the training became more fierce. Mu Chen and the others also worked harder during the training. In the end, the few people who had been tortured lay on the bed again and slandered their captain.

After Liu Qi vented his frustration, he began to comfort himself.

Maybe Comrade Mu Xi wasn't trying to hide from me? It could be a job assigned by the regiment.

Liu Qi felt relieved and came back to life. Then he went out to find out if there were any tasks that needed to be carried out in Lugou Village in the next few days.

Finally, Liu Qi really found him, and his task was to escort members of the art troupe to perform outside.

Two days passed quickly. Mu Xi packed up and came to the gathering place. She saw Liu Qi, wrapped in a military coat, waiting there.

"Comrade Mu Xi, no matter how heavy the luggage is, just leave it to me." When Liu Qi saw Mu Xi, his eyes immediately lit up and he stepped forward to help with the luggage enthusiastically.

When Mu Xi saw the luggage being taken away, her eyes flickered and she decided to give the other party a chance to show off.

"Thank you. Are you waiting here to go to Lugou Village?"

"Yes, we will go to Lugou Village with you to help you move heavy objects and ensure your safety." Liu Qi replied with a smile.

Then Mu Xi chatted with Liu Qi casually, waiting for others to come, and then went to Lugou Village together.

When they arrived at Lugou Village, Mu Xi and the others went to their residence and put their belongings away under the arrangement of the village chief.

Minister Cui said kindly, "The performance will not start until tomorrow night. You can go out now to familiarize yourself with the environment and communicate with your fellow villagers."

When Liu Qi heard this, he wanted to invite Mu Xi to go out for a walk alone and cultivate their relationship. He looked at Mu Xi expectantly and asked, "Comrade Mu Xi, do you want to go out for a walk together?"

After hearing this, Mu Xi said calmly, "I want to go find my classmates. Captain Liu should go out with others."

"Classmate? Male classmate?" Liu Qi asked a little nervously.

"Female classmate. Captain Liu cares about me so much, would you like to get to know me?" Mu Xi replied with a smile.

When Liu Qi heard this, he immediately explained, "No, I was just asking out of curiosity. Since Comrade Mu Xi wants to meet with classmates, then go ahead. I'll take you there now."

Mu Xi did not refuse after hearing that and followed Liu Qi to the Youth League Home.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Is Yueying in there?"

Mu Xi knocked on the door and shouted inside.

Yueying was now curled up on the kang, chatting with other educated youth, when she suddenly heard someone calling her, and the voice sounded a little familiar. Puzzled, she got up and went out to open the door.

"Crack!"

"Muxi? Why are you here? It's cold outside, come in."

As soon as Yue Ying saw Mu Xi, she cried out in surprise, then pulled Mu Xi in, completely ignoring Liu Qi who was standing beside her.

Being ignored, Liu Qi had no other thoughts. Instead, he said to Mu Xi gently, "Comrade Mu Xi, I'll wait for you outside."

Hearing the voice, Yue Ying realized that there was another person, so she smiled and said, "Comrade, you can come in too. You can sit with the male educated youth."

After Yueying finished speaking, she shouted towards the other room, "Ji Si, come out quickly and help me entertain the guests."

Ji Si came out after hearing the voice, "Muxi, why are you here? Are you here to see Yingying? And who is this person?"

Hearing this, Mu Xi replied, "This is my...friend, who came to see Yingying."

"It's cold outside, please go inside, I will take good care of your friend."

After hearing this, Ji Si did not continue asking. Instead, he felt sorry for Yueying and asked Muxi and Yueying to go into the house quickly.

When Mu Xi heard this, she obediently followed Yue Ying in.