Chapter 105 Help
After watching the sunrise, Chen Mo, Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing went to the town market to have breakfast and are now walking back to the village.

"That small pot rice noodles is delicious." Chen Nanxing said while touching his stomach.

"Yeah, we found it when we went to eat after running one day." Xu Hongdou said with a smile.

"Then why didn't you pack for me?"

"Pack up the rice noodles and bring them back. They won't taste good when you wake up."

"alright."

Chen Nanxing accepted this explanation and said with regret: "It's a pity that my stomach is too small, otherwise I could have eaten another bowl."

Xu Hongdou laughed and said, "Aren't you afraid of getting fat?"

Chen Nanxing thought about it for a while, and said seriously: "Beauty and food are both worth living up to, so I can only eat food first, and then think of ways to maintain beauty."

Xu Hongdou shook her head. "If you really want to eat, you can go eat it tomorrow."

Chen Nanxing sighed helplessly: "I want to, but I can't get up."

People here go to the market early, and the small pot of rice noodles here are basically sold out before eight in the morning, which means that if she wants to eat this rice noodles, she has to get up at around six or seven in the morning.

Chen Nanxing is very self-aware. She got up so early today just to watch the sunrise, and she would definitely not be able to get up tomorrow.

Chen Mo smiled and said, "That means that delicious food can still be lived up to."

Chen Nanxing defended herself plausibly: "I do this to maintain my beauty. Sufficient sleep is the secret to staying beautiful."

The three of them walked to the entrance of the village chatting and laughing, and saw a child crying and chasing a car, and then was hugged by the proprietress of Gesanghua. There was a woman in the car that was driving away, waving with tears in her eyes at the rear window.

"That's because Aunt Hua's son and daughter-in-law are going to Guangzhou to work, and they can't take care of the child, so he has to stay at home." Chen Nanxing said softly.

"How do you know so much?" Chen Mo asked curiously.

Chen Nanxing said uninterestedly, "I ran into Aunt Hua when I went to Gesanghua for dinner a few days ago and chatted with her."

"Aunt Hua's daughter-in-law said that the children didn't recognize her very well when she came back this time. They had just gotten to know her for a few days, and now they have to leave again."

Xu Hongdou sighed softly when she heard this. Seeing the child crying like this, she felt a little uncomfortable.

Chen Mo knew that this was the helplessness of poverty in his hometown. He couldn't make money in his hometown, so he had to leave his hometown if he wanted to support his family.

But working in a big city, making more money and taking good care of your children is not easy.

When the three of them returned to Youfeng Courtyard, they saw Ma Ye carrying a suitcase and leaving the house, and Hu Youyu came out to see him off with sleepy eyes.

"Master Ma, where are you going?" Chen Mo asked.

Seeing the three of them, Master Ma smiled and said, "I was thinking of telling you guys in the group later, but I didn't expect to run into you guys by chance."

"I'm going home to visit my parents. After all, I haven't been back for a while."

“Is this a settled mind?”

"Go back and calm down."

Chen Mo understood. After the last chat between them, Ma Yezhen went to find Aunt Agui to help answer his questions and resolve his doubts.

It was probably something Aunt Agui said that made Mr. Ma stop avoiding it and make up his mind to go back.

"Do you need me to send you off?"

"No need, Xiaochun will take me there."

"Okay, then have a nice trip."

"Okay, let's go."

Mr. Ma picked up his suitcase and left with a wave of his hand.

Several people returned to the courtyard.

"What were you two talking about just now? What's the matter with you?" Xu Hongdou asked curiously.

"Haha, nothing, just communication between tea friends." Chen Mo laughed and decided not to publicize Ma Ye's private affairs.

"It's weird." Xu Hongdou muttered and didn't ask any more questions.

"Master Ma has also stood up again, that's great." Hu Youyu sat down in the courtyard and sighed.

"What's wrong with you? Why do you look so depressed?" Chen Nanxing asked.

"I can't write a song." Hu Youyu lowered his head, not in a very good mood.

"Well, it's the creator's pain." Chen Nanxing expressed his understanding, but there was nothing he could do.

"Come on, I'm going to go back and catch up on my sleep." Chen Nanxing yawned.

"Come on." Chen Mo and Xu Hongdou also cheered Hu Youyu and then returned to their room.

The three of them got up too early in the morning and now they are a little sleepy and need to sleep for a while.

Hu Youyu looked at the empty yard, where he was the only one left, and sighed sadly.

"No, I need to cheer up."

Hu Youyu clenched his fists and sang with all his strength:
[The sun brings us colorful light, making the flowers in our hearts beautiful and lovely. Today we grow in the sun, and tomorrow we will create a colorful world. Come, come, come, come.]

"Come on. Hey, what are you doing?"

Hu Youyu's spirit and energy became weak again. He leaned back in his chair, stared at the sky with his mouth open, and sighed again:
"what"

The quiet night is dark, the light is floating, and the moon is cold and melting.

"This is a matter of the village, right? Why are they looking for you?"

Chen Mo was a little confused when he heard Xu Hongdou say that she wanted to help shoot a promotional video.

He remembered that Da Mai seemed to have been tricked into helping write the script these days because of this matter.

Damai wrote a brand story for Ma Ye, and he knew that he couldn't write for free. Although he only charged a symbolic fee of 200 yuan that time, he didn't expect that he would be willing to help for free this time.

Xu Hongdou explained: "I was at the restaurant in the afternoon, and Xiaochun found me and said that he had watched the MV we shot before and thought it was very beautiful, and asked me if I could also appear in the village promotional video."

"Then you agreed?"

Xu Hongdou nodded. "That day I saw that child crying at the entrance of the village as he watched his parents go out to work, and I felt a little touched."

"Since the promotional video is for the village, I thought I would help out if I could. It's not a big deal."

"They talked to you about their ideals and ambitions, right?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

Chen Mo didn't believe it. If he asked Xu Hongdou to help shoot a promotional video, Xu Hongdou would be able to raise it to the level of developing the village and benefiting the villagers.

"Well, since we came here, the aunties and grandmas in the village have been very welcoming to us. Although we will leave eventually, we will help if we can now."

Xu Hongdou didn't expect that Chen Mo could guess this correctly.

In fact, Xu Hongdou didn't agree at first. After all, Xu Hongdou felt that the MV was good because the director shot it well, and she was not a professional.

But later I heard Huang Xinxin say that her ideal of coming here after graduation was to enable the poor village to develop, so that people would not have to leave their hometowns to make a living, and there would be no left-behind children in the village.

Xu Hongdou was somewhat impressed and wanted to help out and contribute her strength.

When Chen Mo saw Xu Hongdou like this, he knew that he had guessed right. He guessed that the reason why Da Mai was persuaded was similar.

Pure and beautiful ideals will attract people and make them closer.

This kind of "deception" sometimes makes people willing to do it.

"Then work hard and strive for rural revitalization!" Chen Mo encouraged.

Xu Hongdou blinked and said, "Not just me, but you as well."

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, then pointed at himself, suspecting that he had heard it wrongly, "Me?"

Xu Hongdou nodded in affirmation, "Yes, it's you."

Chen Mo frowned slightly, "No one told me?"

Xu Hongdou blinked and said, "I'm telling you right now."

"Is this a notification?" Chen Mo didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Xu Hongdou said "unreasonably": "Anyway, I have agreed for you, are you going or not?"

"Let me think about it." Chen Mo really didn't want to bother with these things. Wouldn't it be nice to just sleep and play the piano when he had nothing to do?
"This is a scene where couples hold hands. If someone doesn't go, I'll have to go with someone else." Xu Hongdou said to herself.

Chen Mo suddenly glared, "Who do you want to go with?"

Xu Hongdou "provoked" and said: "Anyway, if you don't go, then it's not with you."

Chen Mo narrowed his eyes, "Are you sure you can defeat me?"

Xu Hongdou blinked and said with an innocent look: "I didn't mean that, but if you want to think so, I can't help it."

"Of course, you also have the right to refuse." Xu Hongdou added. Chen Mo laughed angrily, "I have the right to refuse, do you have room for me to refuse?"

Xu Hongdou said directly, "It's up to you anyway."

Chen Mo took a deep breath and nodded, "I'll take care of it? Okay."

"Ah~~ What are you doing?"

Xu Hongdou screamed and was picked up by Chen Mo around the waist and "thrown" onto the bed.

"Didn't you tell me to take care of it? I'll do you first."

"No, Nanxing next door can hear it."

"Just control your voice."

“How can I control this?”

"If you don't, just cover your mouth."

"Be gentle~~"

The phoenix flute sounded, the jade pot turned light, and the fish and dragon danced overnight.

Early morning, in the courtyard.

Chen Mo was performing Ba Duan Jin slowly and gently.

Although Ma Ye is not here now, Chen Mo is not left behind either.

After studying and practicing diligently for a while, Chen Mo has become more and more proficient in performing Ba Duan Jin, especially the "Two Hands Climbing the Feet to Strengthen the Kidneys and Waist" move. Chen Mo would do two more beats every time.

After finishing his work, Chen Mo felt refreshed, with no sign of being affected by last night's exciting battle.

This made Chen Mo determined to practice the Eight Section Brocade diligently.

As for helping to shoot the tourism promotional video, Chen Mo certainly had no problem with that.

Originally, he was just a little too lazy to make any efforts, but since Xu Hongdou said so, he would definitely not refuse.

Da Mai walked out of the room and yawned and looked up at the sky on the second floor.

"Morning, Barley."

"Morning, Brother Mo."

"Are you staying up all night again?"

"Yes." Barley nodded, yawning.

“Have you finished writing the manuscript?”

"I wrote a little."

"come on."

"Ah."

When Hu Youyu heard the voice, he also walked out of the room with a messy hair and dark circles under his eyes.

"Morning."

"Teacher Hu, what's the smell in your room?" Da Mai covered his nose and frowned.

Damai's room was adjacent to Hu Youyu's. As soon as Hu Youyu's door was opened, Damai smelled a pungent sour odor.

"Sorry, I didn't have time to clean up." Hu Youyu turned around and closed the door.

"Old Hu, what's wrong with you? What happened?" Chen Mo saw that Hu Youyu looked "lifeless".

"Nothing, just writing songs." Hu Youyu shook his head.

"Are you really okay?" Chen Mo asked worriedly.

"It's okay. What can happen to me?" Hu Youyu smiled.

"Okay, if you need any help, just tell me."

"Don't worry, I won't be polite with you." Hu Youyu nodded.

Chen Mo didn't think much about it.

When it comes to creation, staying up all night is commonplace, and once you get into it, it's normal to not care about your appearance.

The sky is clear, the moon is bright, and the evening breeze is comfortable.

Chen Mo bought some barbecue and ate it with Xu Hongdou, Chen Nanxing and Nana.

"Where are Da Mai and Lao Hu?"

"Da Mai is writing a manuscript and can't speak anymore."

"Teacher Hu also said he didn't want to eat and said he wanted to sleep."

"Isn't Lao Hu the most active in drinking? Now he says he wants to sleep?" Chen Mo asked curiously.

"The two restaurants and bars where Teacher Hu sang have closed down, so now he has nothing to do and stays in his room all day." Nana shook her head.

Chen Mo frowned, "I asked him a few days ago, and he said it was okay. I thought he was just writing songs."

Nana shrugged: "I can't write songs, and I have nothing to do. I'm just bored in my room."

Chen Nanxing shook his head. “Those who are engaged in creation must have such a moment from time to time. Before it was Damai, and now it is Teacher Hu.”

Nana nodded. "Teacher Hu always told me that I shouldn't stay indoors all the time because it would make me sick. Now it's my turn, and it's the same for me."

Xu Hongdou looked at Chen Mo, "Why haven't I seen you like this before? Or is it just that the time has not come yet?"

Chen Mo smiled and said, "Actually, I used to be like this too. I had no inspiration and couldn't write a song, so I would stay in my room or in the recording studio for days."

Xu Hongdou asked curiously, "Then it won't happen now?"

Chen Mo thought for a moment and said, "After meeting you, countless inspirations are like the wind, blowing gently into my mind, allowing me to hear them clearly."

Xu Hongdou smiled. She was used to hearing such words.

Chen Nanxing and Nana also sighed, the dog food was spilled and the barbecue didn't taste good anymore.

Chen Mo was helpless. I was telling the truth, but you thought I was just saying sweet words.

The next day, after Chen Mo made a phone call, he came to Hu Youyu's door and knocked.

"Lao Hu, Lao Hu."

"What's wrong?" Hu Youyu's muffled voice came from the room.

"Open the door. I need your help."

Hu Youyu opened the door dejectedly, "What's the matter?"

"Cough cough~~" A pungent smell made Chen Mo cough repeatedly.

"I forgot to clean up last night," Hu Youyu explained.

Chen Mo glanced into the room. The table was littered with cigarette butts, beer bottles, instant noodle buckets, and draft papers scattered everywhere. The room was filled with a sour smell.

It's not that I forgot to clean it up last night. It's probably because the garbage has been piling up for the past few days.

Chen Mo took a step back and fanned the air in front of his nose before he felt his breathing become smoother.

"Hu~~"

After Chen Mo recovered, he got to the point and said, "This is what I mean. A friend of mine owns a bar that's in need of a resident singer. I want you to help save the day."

"Why did you think of looking for me?" Hu Youyu asked.

"I know you here, who else should I look for if not you?" Chen Mo said as a matter of course.

"Then you can sing it yourself, right?"

"I have something to do. Hongdou and I have to help shoot the village's tourism promotional video these next two days. We promised to do that before."

"This" Hu Youyu was still hesitating.

"Is it okay? Just one sentence." Chen Mo said directly.

Hearing what Chen Mo said, Hu Youyu nodded gently, "Okay."

"Then I'll send you the location. Hurry up and wash up, and go there early later."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)