Awkward

"Do you like Si Ningning?" Mo Bei asked straight to the point.

"What's the problem?" Huo Lang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled heartily, "Is this what you're asking me for?"

In front of this child who was once his comrade-in-arms, Huo Lang showed much more ease and patience than when he treated Si Ningning, "I guess he likes her."

"I just..." Mo Bei turned away his eyes, frowned and stared at the dead buds of the cat bamboo beside him, and defended awkwardly, "I can barely be regarded as the person in charge of the educated youth. The personal safety of female educated youths is of no concern to me.

Inside."

"Well, yes, very good." Huo Lang nodded, his thin lips curved, his voice was hoarse, he laughed twice, and said with approval: "As expected of the Mo family, you are very responsible. I think highly of you."

"I am me, and my father is my father. I hope you don't mix them up." Mo Bei turned sideways and looked at Huo Lang with cold eyes, and emphasized again: "If you have no interest in Si Ningning, I hope you will avoid suspicion.

Stay away from her."

"Don't worry, boy, Si Ning... Si Zhiqing is now 16 or 17?" Huo Lang's smile faded, his peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of seriousness appeared on his tough face, "To me, she is just a little girl, between us

Never possible."

Huo Lang thought the truth was as he said, but he didn't know that when he said these words, there was an elusive look in his eyes when he looked at Mo Bei.

Seeing Mo Bei's hostile expression, Huo Lang felt a little panicked for no reason.

Brat...

What is that look?

Now, in what capacity and what qualifications is he speaking these words?

The person in charge of the educated youth center?

It's understandable to be responsible for personal safety, but it's a bit too much to interfere with personal feelings.

Huo Lang's face gradually became grim, and he and Mo Bei looked at each other as if they were competing, neither of them would take a step back first.

The wind started blowing in the bamboo forest, and the rustling was accompanied by the chirping of birds. Just as the two were in a stalemate, they suddenly heard a cry from the side of the educated youth house below, "Is Comrade Educated Youth here? Let me tell you something.

Son!"

Zhao Hongbing's voice disrupted the rhythm of the two people who were facing each other tit for tat.

"We still have to work in the afternoon. If I have nothing else to do, I'll leave first." Huo Lang recovered his senses first and turned around from the forest path to the production team.

Mo Bei pursed his lips and suddenly raised his voice to remind, "I hope you remember what you said today."

Huo Lang didn't respond and disappeared into the woods in a few steps.

Mo Beijian frowned tightly. Although he had received Huo Lang's assurance, he still felt heavy in his heart and always felt an invisible sense of oppression.

But the point had already been made, and he had no position to ask for too much.

Mo Bei took a breath and turned back to the educated youth spot.

The educated youths had already gathered at the entrance of the educated youth point, except for Mo Bei.

Seeing Mo Bei coming down from the bamboo forest at the back, Zhao Hongbing gave a reminder, "There are many snakes in this season, so don't go deep into the mountains or deep into the bamboo forest if you have nothing to do."

Mo Bei nodded, "I just walked around casually in the back."

Then he returned to the team.

Si Ningning handed the kettle to Mo Bei and looked at Zhao Hongbing. Seeing that Zhao Hongbing was concluding his words without looking over, Si Ningning looked up at Mo Bei and asked casually: "You just said you wanted me to fill the water for you, and all of a sudden...

The kung fu disappeared, how could you run so fast?"

"I remembered the bamboo shoots I ate before, and I happened to be standing there, so I went to take a look at the back." Mo Bei lowered his head and explained with a casual lie.

Maybe it was because the excuse was too perfunctory, or maybe it was something else, but Si Ningning suddenly became a little unhappy.

Her crescent eyebrows stood up, and her clear voice became firmer, "Mo Zhiqing, I have helped you after all, right? Can you give me a look when you answer the question? You are acting like this, which makes me feel very rude and disrespectful.

!”

Mo Bei paused and Yiyan raised his eyes to look at Si Ningning.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but the moment Mo Bei raised his eyes, Si Ningning vaguely seemed to see his lips pursed in frustration?

Si Ningning bit her lower lip and opened her eyes to look carefully, but she saw Mo Bei's brows were furrowed as before, and his whole face was filled with impatience.

Si Ningning let out a sigh of relief and thought to herself: It was indeed an illusion.

The two of them tilted their heads and looked at each other. Si Ningning's eyes flickered and she felt a little embarrassed. She was thinking about how to get over the matter. Suddenly, she heard Zhao Hongbing's loud voice: "Mo Zhiqing, I know the signs of Si Zhiqing's growth.

But you should look at me for now, and when I finish talking about everything, it won’t be too late for you to find time to continue reading later.”

Xu Shuhua and the others looked sideways and glanced at Si Ningning and Mo Bei with a joking look. At that moment, Si Ningning lowered his head suddenly and wanted to dig his toes on the ground in embarrassment.

On the other side, Mo Bei wasn't doing much better.

Although Mo's personality is a little cold, he actually has a thin face. After being teased by Zhao Hongbing like a rough guy, he stared straight ahead with a cold face, as if the matter was nothing to do with him, but he didn't pay attention.

Notice, a faint and strange red appeared under his bright and cold eyebrows.

"Okay, don't look at it anymore." Zhao Hongbing grinned and clapped his hands. After focusing everyone's attention, he began to talk about the purpose of his visit. "The team finished cutting the remaining rice this afternoon, and we will start dividing the work again tomorrow."

, I’m going to come over here during my lunch break today to tell you that from tomorrow onwards, the male educated youth will be assigned to every other row and go to the fields to learn how to drive oxen and plow the fields from the old farmers, and the female educated youth will be in charge..."

Zhao Hongbing's chatter temporarily relieved Si Ningning and Mo Bei's embarrassment. The busy farming season officially began. Everyone was assigned new tasks, such as male educated youths. The three of them took turns learning to plow the fields with oxen, and those who didn't get their turn picked up the tasks.

Go to the threshing floor to thresh millet.

The production team only has two cows in total. This time period is obviously not enough, so threshing the millet needs to be done manually.

The work of female educated youths is relatively uniform. They still pull out and transplant rice seedlings as before.

Since Si Ningning was responsible for feeding the pigs, she did not have to go to the fields to plant rice seedlings, but she also added another item to her original pig-feeding duties: going to the threshing floor to help winch millet in her free time.

According to Zhao Hongbing's explanation, this job was not difficult and relatively leisurely. Si Ningning believed it and was very motivated.

After getting down to business, Zhao Hongbing waved his hand again: "Okay, disband! Everyone will have a good rest this afternoon. You can do whatever you want, and forget about the team's affairs for now."

After talking about business, Zhao Hongbing left in a hurry.

The educated youths had a rest in the afternoon, but he did not take a rest. There was still a lot of work to be done in the team.

"Actually, I feel that transplanting rice seedlings is better than cutting millet. Cutting millet always makes me itchy everywhere. When transplanting rice seedlings and soaking them in water, they are not so hot."

"I think so too..."

The girls chatted and walked into the house together.

Si Ningning followed at the end, thinking about raising millet tomorrow and whether she could do it. When she picked up her steps again and was about to cross the threshold, Mo Bei's voice came from behind: "Si Ningning!"

The voice was as cold as ever, but it was obviously a little more urgent than before.

Si Ningning paused and turned to look back curiously.

Mo Bei stood at the bottom of the steps and looked at her. A trace of unnaturalness flashed across Zhou Zheng's handsome face, and his eyes turned away for a moment, but soon fell back on her again.

"Si Zhiqing." Mo Bei changed his topic, "Can I just say a few words?"

Mo Bei stood sideways at the foot of the door, and Si Ningning stood at the door, less than two meters apart. The two looked at each other, and it was obviously a natural and normal scene that made people see it.

, yet as comfortable and beautiful as a painting.

Si Ningning was hesitant and wanted to ask what was going on, but the laughter of Xu Shuhua and the others behind her came first: "Ningning, go ahead. Anyway, there is nothing wrong with the educated youth. If there is anything, we will do it for you."

One sentence put an end to Si Ningning's thoughts of making excuses.

Si Ningning turned around and looked resentfully. Xu Shuhua and the others still remembered Zhao Hongbing's rough-and-tumble joking just now. Now, their faces were full of teasing smiles, and they all winked at Si Ningning.

Even Jiang Yue is like this.

Jiang Yue has always been worried that some of her friends will go astray and lose control of their partners, but when it comes to Si Ningning, she has an inexplicable sense of self-confidence.

Si Ningning is very smart and will not make mistakes on this kind of issue.

Therefore, Jiang Yue also joined the teasing queue and said to Si Ningning: "Mo Zhiqing doesn't eat people, so go ahead!"

Si Ningning puffed up her cheeks and glared at them. After a while, she looked away and nodded to Mo Bei: "Let's go!"

Si Ningning was not embarrassed either.

I just feel embarrassed.

Mo Bei was too cold, and it was very obvious that he didn't like or hate someone. Although Si Ningning's impression of him had improved after a month or two of getting along, she still subconsciously felt that he was difficult to get along with.

She really couldn't imagine how ugly Mo Bei's face would be when they got along with her in the future if someone didn't want to get involved with her.

Let’s find an opportunity to explain it later.

Si Ningning thought, "tsk" and sighed deeply.

At the same time, the two of them had reached the well. Maybe they heard her sigh, and Mo Bei turned around to look at her.

Si Ningning's bowed back instantly straightened up, she laughed to ease her embarrassment, and then asked seriously: "What is it?"

The well is surrounded by trees, their branches and leaves are overlapping, and the sunlight penetrates through layers, casting tiny spots of light on the girl's body and the ground.

The girl put her hands together behind her back, tilted her head, and her dark eyes were wide open. The sight she looked over always made people feel a bit burning.

Mo Bei looked at him, his ears feeling inexplicably hot, and the strange feeling in his heart made him want to avoid Si Ningning's gaze, but thinking of business, he slid his Adam's apple up and down twice to force himself to calm down.
To be continued...