Old Peter looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, wishing he could hear nothing.
Anne almost stood like a wall sticker.
Lu Sui looked around the venue, finally picked up the phone at hand and walked towards the garden outside the restaurant.
Wu Mangmang was on her way to the airport. The cell phone in her hand went black and light, light and black again, but she still hadn't made the annoying call.
Lu Sui told her last time not to admit her mistakes after a quarrel.
But he really wanted to admit his mistake, so Wu Mangmang tried hard to restrain the urge to press the phone.
But men should not be spoiled too much. If she gives in this time, she may never be able to stand up again in the future.
Besides, this is her own job. Lu Sui knew that she had applied for this project team a long time ago, but the departure time was only decided recently.
Before Wu Mangmang could fully prepare himself mentally, he heard the text message alert.
"Remember to call."
Just five words, but as beautiful as the sound of nature.
Wu Mangmang quickly replied, "I certainly will. Remember to think of me. I love you. Muah."
On the Internet, "Love you, muah" is just an ordinary greeting, but for someone like Mr. Lu who is not familiar with Internet lingo at all, these five words somehow touched the softest part of his heart.
"What does 'moomoom' mean?" Lu Sui replied.
"mua~~ means." Wu Mangmang replied.
She originally thought that Lu Sui would definitely call or text her when she got off the plane, but she didn't expect Mr. Lu to be so considerate and only took such a short time.
Opening Weibo, Wu Mangmang posted a message under the new account of “Man Mang Huang Huang”, “I like you, but I can’t bear to be mad at you for too long.”
Lu Sui Ren Mang Mang was the first to give a "like".
Wu Mangmang laughed secretly in his heart, thinking that Lu Sui must have set up a "special attention" setting.
Although this moment is full of sweetness, the reality is really cruel.
Although Wu Mangmang had been mentally prepared for the harsh environment, he had not expected it to be as harsh as it was now.
The ancient tombs were discovered in a very remote mountainous area. With the current construction speed, if it were not remote, it would have been discovered long ago.
However, the remoteness of this mountainous area far exceeded Fengmangmang's expectations. They got off the plane in the provincial capital, transferred to a prefecture-level city, then took a minibus to the county seat, and then transferred to a town. They then chartered a van to go to the village, but the van could only go half the way, so they had to walk again when they entered the ditch.
It was the next day when we arrived at the village closest to the ancient tombs.
Mopan Village has only had electricity for less than half a year, and there is no mobile phone signal. The village is planning to install a telephone line, but infrastructure construction always takes time, so if you want to make a phone call, you have to go to the nearby town.
Wu Mangmang finally experienced what it means to "communication basically relies on shouting, and public security basically relies on dogs."
Wu Mangmang was clearly not prepared for the lack of cell phone signal. She was the kind of person who thought the whole world was covered by WiFi.
As a result, due to the thick fog, we basically lost contact with each other for more than a day.
As soon as the project team arrived at the local area, they immediately began to set up camp, and everything was done with an emphasis on efficiency.
It is summer now, which is also the rainy season, which has a great impact on archaeological work. The most feared thing is heavy rain.
This ancient tomb complex was discovered by villagers when they were digging foundations for building houses. The northwest corner of the tomb complex has been damaged. If heavy rain hits, the rainwater will flow into the tomb complex and cause a great impact.
A group of archaeologists have been working there in the early stages, and their arrival in the fog can be considered a rescue operation.
Because of the nature of this job, it is basically impossible for Wu Mangmang to spare the time to spend two hours to go to town to make a phone call.
After finishing work at 10 o'clock in the evening, it was too foggy to take a shower, so I could only wipe my face and wash my feet and go to bed.
Fortunately, Miss Wu brought two large bags of facial masks. After washing her face, she put them on her face, turned on the light and went to sleep. Last second before going to bed, Wu was still thinking, I hope Lu Sui can still recognize her when she returns to the city.
It has been four days since we arrived in Huangtu Village, and Wu Mangmang and Lu Sui have been out of contact for more than four days.
After work in the evening, Wu Mangmang followed a few senior brothers and sisters to sit in front of the fire to roast sausages. They ate steamed buns while complaining about this damn place, enjoying the sizzling aroma of the sausage oil dripping on the fire.
This sausage is pickled from pigs killed by the villagers of Huangtu Village during the Spring Festival last year. Organic pigs taste particularly delicious, but we can’t always not eat fresh meat, right
There is no fresh pork for sale in Huangtu Village. You have to go to the nearby town to buy it on the even-numbered days.
So the project team sends people to the town every week to purchase fresh pork and some daily necessities.
Wu Mangmang raised his hand nervously, "Can I go with Ma Jun?"
Ma Jun is tall and strong, and can walk the fastest on mountain roads, so he is the one who goes to purchase things every time.
Of course Wu Mangmang's excuse of going to buy meat was just an excuse. In fact, he just wanted to call Lu Sui and find a cell phone signal on the way.
They had been out of contact for too long, and she had no idea how angry Lu Sui must be with her. Wu Mangmang felt particularly guilty and of course a little scared. This would mean that she would have to spend a lot of time trying to coax Lu Sui, and there was no guarantee that she would be able to get him back.
"Do you miss home?" Yang Li, the project leader, asked Wu Mangmang.
Wu Mangmang nodded embarrassedly.
"We're too busy now. The latest weather forecast says there might be a rainstorm, so we have to hurry. Otherwise, can you go buy meat with Ma Jun next week?" Yang Li said.
Having said that, Wu Mangmang couldn't say anything more and said "Sorry" awkwardly.
After dinner, Wu Mangmang pulled Ma Jun aside and said, "Brother Ma, can you help me make a phone call when you go to town tomorrow?"
"Of course." Ma Jun agreed immediately. He had a good impression of Wu Mangmang. He never thought that such a delicate and beautiful girl had not complained about the hardship or tiredness in the past few days.
Wu Mangmang handed Ma Jun a piece of paper with Lu Sui's phone number written on it. "This is my boyfriend's number. Please tell him for me. There is no cell phone signal here so I can't call him."
Wu Mangmang put his hands together and said, "Please, please."
Ma Jun put away the phone number and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely pass the message on to you." In fact, his inner monologue was, "How could such a good girl be taken away by a pig so early?"
The next afternoon, Ma Jun returned from the town with not only fresh pork and daily necessities, but also a person, or rather a group of people.
But in the thick fog, I could only see the one walking in front.
Wu Mangmang put down the small brush in his hand, ran over quickly and threw himself into Lu Sui's arms.
I couldn't say anything and just started crying.
"Her boyfriend?" Yang Li asked Ma Jun beside her.
Ma Jun nodded, "Mang Mang asked me to call her boyfriend, and it turned out that her boyfriend was already in town and just happened to be coming back."
Yang Li sighed enviously, "It's great to be in a relationship. She came all the way here, but my husband didn't react at all after I left for half a year."
Ma Jun didn't dare to answer and could only laugh dryly.
When the fog raised his head from Lu Sui's chest, his face was so dirty that it was unbearable to look at.
The job she does now actually does not require any technical skills. She just squats on the ground and uses a small brush to carefully clean the antiques buried in the soil.
This group of ancient tombs showed signs of being robbed, and many items had been damaged and needed to be cleaned carefully.
Because of the nature of this job, when the wind blows, foggy hair and face will be covered with dirt, and he looks dusty every day, and this moment is no exception.
Tears left two small grooves on her face, which looked very funny.
"How did you come back?!" Wu Mangmang's tone was both surprised and happy, and then he wiped his face with the back of his hand generously.
Lu Sui said nonchalantly: “Since your call is not working, I will come over naturally.”
really!
"It's not that I don't want to call you, it's that there is no signal here, so you have to go to town. I can't leave, and in fact, I have asked Senior Brother Ma to call you." Wu Mangmang explained quickly.
Lu Sui hummed, took out a handkerchief and wiped Wu Mangmang's face, "You've only been here a few days, why are you as dirty as a monkey?"
It was only five days since they were separated, but for both of them it felt like a year.
It would normally take two days to get from the city to Huangtu Village. Wu Mangmang calculated that Lu Sui had probably set out more than a day before he received his call.
You can't think about things too much. If you do, you will feel all kinds of emotions and impulses. Wu Mangmang hugged Lu Sui's waist and refused to let go. I was really afraid that I was dreaming.
It was not far from dark now, so it was naturally impossible for Lu Sui and his bodyguards to set off again.
Most of the houses in the village have been requisitioned by the project team. Wu Mangmang originally shared a room with Yang Li and several other women. Lu Sui naturally had no chance of embracing the beauty at night, and they had to squeeze with Ma Jun and his group.
Fortunately, it was summer and it was not too cold outside. In the middle of the night, Wu Mangmang leaned in Lu Sui's arms, while Lu Sui leaned on the pile of firewood behind him.
Wu Mangmang looked at the Big Dipper in the sky and asked Lu Sui: "Is this experience interesting?"
Lu Sui's answer was: "Wu Mang Mang, what's the strange smell on you?"
It smells like I haven't showered in a few days.
Wu Mangmang was angry and didn't say anything, but he couldn't bear to ignore Lu Sui, so he could only hold back his temper and asked, "When are you leaving?"
"I have five days off, and I can spend another day with you." Lu Sui said.
Take it one day at a time.
The next day, Wu Mangmang happily led Lu Sui to help her brush the dirt. Seeing Mr. Lu, who was always clean and tidy, now covered in dirt, she was really happy.
But the funniest thing was that when Wu Mangmang returned to the village after work at night, he saw his clothes hanging out to dry in the yard.
"Did you wash it?" Wu Mangmang hugged Lu Sui.
"I can't let the bodyguard wash it, right?" Lu Sui asked back.
Wu Mangmang picked up Lu Sui's hands and kissed them exaggeratedly, "I'm so heartbroken. Such an artist-level pair of hands actually washes my clothes."
Lu Sui poked Wu Mangmang's forehead with his finger and pushed her away. "Can you take care of yourself in these two months? I'm really worried."
"Of course." Wu Mangmang said, "I've thought about it a long time ago. The panties are all disposable. The project team is not inhumane. We hired the landlord's sister-in-law to help with the laundry. They can make money and we can save time."
"So, all my efforts were in vain?" Lu Sui asked with a frown.
"How could it be in vain? You washed away all the haze in my heart." Wu Mangmang hugged Lu Sui Meng and kissed him.
At night, Wu Mangmang held her face in her hands and watched Lu Sui pack various things for her, listening to his nagging about various things to pay attention to.
Mr. Lu brought her a lot of things.
Intestinal cleansing capsules to prevent her from having constipation due to acclimatization. He was really considerate. Wu Mangmang rolled his eyes at Lu Sui in his heart. Although they were boyfriend and girlfriend, there was no need to be so thoughtful about such things, right? He even took care of her poop.
In addition to intestinal cleansing capsules, there are also various medicines, insect repellent, eye drops, liquid Band-Aids, vitamin supplement capsules, and even skin care products that prevent free radicals.
Of course, a large pack of white angels with wings is indispensable.
There are also various snacks.
Sometimes it turns out that listening to people nagging is such a blessing.
Unfortunately, the sweet time only lasts for a few dozen hours.
In the end, thousands of words could only be reduced to one sentence, "Take care of yourself," Lu Sui kissed Wu Mangmang's forehead and said.
Wu Mangmang pointed his finger at Lu Sui and said, "Don't come next time. Not only is it far away, but your coming here will also affect the progress of my work. Also, the village is too small to accommodate the people in the project team. If you come, there will be a lot of people."
Lu Sui pinched Wu Mangmang's face fiercely, "Wu Mangmang, do you have a conscience?"
Of course, Wu Mangmang has a conscience. The night Lu Sui left, she leaned against the firewood pile and counted the stars.
She came to this place willingly to suffer for the sake of her career.
But seeing Lu Sui’s body covered with red spots from mosquito bites, Wu Mangmang felt inexplicably distressed.
Lu Sui has a high body temperature, and when he stays next to Wu Mangmang, he is like a human mosquito repellent.
"Pa." Wu Mangmang slapped his calf, leaving his hand covered in blood.
I don’t know how many people have been bitten by these mosquitoes. Now there is no human-shaped mosquito repellent device, so Wu Mangmang has to feed the mosquitoes himself.
The work was boring but not without motivation, and it was basically on the right track. Wu Mangmang felt that it was inconvenient to go to the town to make a phone call, but she couldn't help but feel homesick, so she begged Ma Jun to bring her a stack of writing paper.
The letterhead paper in the town was nothing fancy, just the simple white background with red stripes. Wu Mangmang had never used it.
In fact, Wumangmeng has never used other pink and green letterhead papers. When she was in school, she could only receive love letters from others. Besides, Weibo and WeChat are popular. Who still writes by hand now
Even for email, Wumangmang only uses it for work.
After washing his face and feet in the evening, Wu Mangmang sat on the doorstep, lit a plate of mosquito coils at his feet, used the flashlight on his miner's helmet to illuminate, and wrote a letter to Lu Sui on a hardwood board.
Wu Mangmang had long been accustomed to the writing style of Weibo, which does not exceed 140 words. Now he was biting the pen and was in trouble.
Yang Li walked over to sit next to Wu Mangmang and said, "I really envy young people like you who are so passionate. You can't wake up even when you are sleepy, but you still write love letters by flashlight."
Wu Mangmang thought, you don’t know how difficult Lord Lu is to deal with.
"But your boyfriend is really nice to you. He even washes your clothes." Yang Li patted Wu Mangmang's shoulder. "You really can't tell from the surface."
Yang Li is almost forty years old. In the field of archaeology, she has met many big bosses. Wu Mangmang's boyfriend looks like a big shot with a strong aura. He is surrounded by bodyguards, but he still washes Wu Mangmang's clothes, even the little cutie.
"Sister Yang, you don't know him. He looks nice on the surface, but he is very vicious in private." Wu Mangmang complained sweetly.
Yang Li raised her eyebrows, "I'm not competing with you, why are you being so modest?"
These words made Wumangmang's face turn red immediately.
It took two weeks for the 80-cent letter to reach Lu Sui.
Old Peter handed the letter to Lu Suishi, who didn't react for a moment. Mr. Lu probably had never received a letter worth 80 cents in his life.
The thin letter paper was only one page, and Lu Sui's face turned dark after reading it.
Most of the page was devoted to praising our country's postal system.
She said that when she used to shop online, she thought express delivery was the favorite of all Chinese women. Now she understands that there is no express delivery in the small mountain village, but the postman rides his bicycle diligently to deliver and receive mail every day. He is the most solid and reliable friend of the general public. Now she feels very caring when she sees green.
"I wanted to write more, but it seems that if I write too much, it will be overweight, and the 80-cent stamp will not be enough."
Finally, Wu Mangmang mentioned a few more compliments that Yang Li and other colleagues had on Lu Sui, and then wrote: You must never come here again. After comparison, they have all developed various dissatisfactions with their own husbands. You are affecting social stability and are not conducive to social harmony.
Don’t worry, bye.
Back in the study, Lu Sui picked up his pen and wrote a letter back to Wu Mangmang. It only had one sentence, "Your handwriting is really ugly. You should practice it. I've enclosed a copy of your fountain pen calligraphy."
Before Wu Mangmang received this letter, a stupid letter was sent to Lu Sui every day.
Wu Mangmang became more and more adept at writing letters, and would tell Lu Sui every trivial matter.
For example, the intestinal cleansing capsules are very effective. The pimples on my face that I had during the first few days have disappeared.
For example, today when she was squatting on the ground brushing the soil, she brushed out half a worm, but she has learned not to scream.
For example, she doesn’t want to eat steamed buns anymore, so please don’t mention the word steamed buns in front of her in the future.
Of course, there were also happy things, like when the high school student from Mrs. Wang's family next door came home and picked a bunch of wild flowers on the mountain and gave them to her. The wild flowers were so beautiful that she had never seen them before.
…
Two weeks later, Wu Mangmang received the first letter from Lu Sui, in which she expressed anger.
But Lu Sui's handwriting is really beautiful, but it's hard to recognize. I had to guess what he wrote.
Comparing her handwriting with her own, Wu Mangmang felt it was a bit shabby, but she didn't have the time to practice writing.
So Wu Mangmang wrote back to Lu Sui, saying: "Write well, write in regular script, and don't pretend to be cool."
For some people, the days seem like years, for others, the days seem like seconds. In the blink of an eye, Wu Mangmang has already been in Huangtu Village for a month and a half.
"Why didn't Mangmang come?" Ning Zheng asked Lu Sui, "You didn't even let her out on my birthday?"
Knowing that Lu Sui was feeling uncomfortable, Ning Zheng always avoided bringing Wu Mangmang with him when they got together. Ning Zheng expressed his understanding, but he couldn't hide from him and never see him again, right
Lu Sui glanced at Ning Zheng and said, "She's not here."
"Broken up again?" Lu Lin came over and smiled maliciously.
Ning Zheng immediately became interested after hearing this, "She didn't even reply to my WeChat messages, and she hasn't updated her Weibo for over a month."
This is definitely Miss Wu’s breakup state.
Not to mention Ning Zheng, even Shen Ting, Jiang Baoliang and Wang Yuan who were chatting nearby turned around.
"We are fine, thank you." Lu Sui said lightly.
Having said that, everyone could see that Lu Sui was in a bad mood.
Lu Sui was a huge winner in the poker game that night, and Ning Zheng couldn't help but sneer, "They say that if you are successful in the casino, you must be successful in the love field."
When Lu Sui looked at the Jiuwan he had just touched, he remembered the scene when Wu Mangmang followed Lu Qingqing to apologize to him.
"No more playing." Lu Sui pushed the cards aside and stood up, "You guys play."
"What's the situation?" Ning Zheng asked Lu Lin.
Lu Lin shrugged, "Menopause."
It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening when Lu Sui returned to Lu's house.
"Has the letter not arrived yet?" Lu Sui asked old Peter who came out to greet him.