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Chapter 3 Lumberjacks
There was a wooden corridor surrounding the wall of the log cabin. Ning You put the clothes she took off on the railing of the corridor, and then stood barefoot on a concrete platform beside the corridor.
The floor of the platform has a drainage slope, and a drainage outlet is also made at the corner. It seems that this is the unfinished "shower room" in Li Mu's mouth.
The toiletries were placed on the ground next to the platform, but it was just a bottle of shampoo and a bar of soap.
Ning You picked up the bar of soap and smelled it. It smelled of Chinese herbs, exactly the same as Li Mu's.
Smell is a person's private property, Ning You didn't want to be contaminated with other people's smell, so she put the soap back on the ground.
At this time, a gust of autumn wind blew, and it was so cold that Ning You had goosebumps all over his body.
Between cold and dirty, Ning You would rather choose cold. However, the experience of taking an open-air bath for the first time was not as easy as he imagined. Every time the cold wind blew, his upper and lower rows of teeth would tremble uncontrollably, making tiny and fine collision sounds.
Fortunately, the temperature of the hot water was high enough. After about a minute or two, Ning You gradually got used to it and began to clean her body at the fastest speed in her life.
At this moment, a black shadow suddenly flashed across the birch tree not far away, so frightened Ning You hurriedly stopped what he was doing, and stared at the direction where the movement came from.
It is said that there are wild beasts in the woods, so it doesn't happen when he takes a bath, right?
If he was attacked by wild beasts...then he might as well be trampled to death by a dark horse.
At this time, the sky was not completely dark, and there was light shining through the kitchen window, Ning You looked carefully for a while, and found that the shadow jumping up and down on the birch tree was a squirrel.
I don't know what species it is, but the squirrel's body is black, with a white circle on its abdomen, the hairs on its ears stand up high, and its big fluffy tail is looming behind it.
It hid behind a birch tree, stuck out a small head, and looked at Ning You with big eyes blinking.
Ning You suddenly felt very uncomfortable. Li Mu also said that who would watch him take a bath, wouldn't there be a small audience?
The experience of learning equestrianism made Ning You indifferent to small animals, and did not know how to deal with small animals. Originally, he had his back to the hut and faced the direction of the birch forest to take a bath, but now a pair of eyes suddenly appeared in the birch forest, so he had to turn 90 degrees and continue to wash with his side facing the hut.
This is not enough.
Although the little squirrel's eyes were pure and innocent, Ning You always had the feeling of being peeped. He chose to crouch down to cover the key parts, and at this moment, the little squirrel swooped and disappeared, and the sound of Martin boots stepping on the wooden corridor was heard on the other side.
"Don't you want a bath towel?"
With a clean white towel in his hand, Li Mu stood in the corridor beside him, looking down at Ning You who was squatting on the ground without hesitation.
Ning You was immediately stunned, what is this person doing? He's taking a shower!
"Here for you?"
Seeing that Ning You didn't respond, Li Mu asked again, and gestured with his eyes to the wooden railing that was holding Ning You's clothes.
Ning You's height is less than 1.75 meters, and with her small frame, she looks even more petite after shrinking into a ball. His body proportions are good. After squatting, his knees can exceed his shoulders. The combination of straight thigh lines and arched back lines makes Li Mu inexplicably think of... a white swan.
The white swan still looked dazed, Li Muduo glanced at it, then put the towel on the railing, turned around and returned to the cabin.
After the footsteps completely disappeared, Ning You's emotions surged, wondering why this savage was so rude and didn't even say hello?
Of course he thought about wiping his body after taking a shower. He always wears a cotton handkerchief on his body to wipe sweat and deal with emergencies.
Now is a typical emergency situation. He had already thought about drying his body with a handkerchief, but he never thought of using Li Mu's towel.
The reason for not using it is very simple...
He has a cleanliness addiction and doesn't like to use other people's towels.
Although using a towel can greatly shorten the cleaning time, Ning You still took out a small square handkerchief from his coat and wiped off the water droplets on his body despite the cold.
Back in the cabin, it was completely dark.
Seeing that there were two bowls and chopsticks on the dining table, Ning You put his emotions aside for the time being.
No matter how impolite Li Mu was, he was always Ning You's savior, preparing him towels and preparing dinner for him. On this point, Ning You still thanked Li Mu very much.
"Can I use your body lotion?" Ning You asked.
Li Mu took a small bottle from the windowsill where the mouthwash cups were placed and threw it into Ning You's arms.
"Dabao?" Ning You had never used this domestic brand before, and after looking at the bottle carefully for a while, asked Li Mu, "How much is this?"
Li Mu said, "It's not expensive."
Ning You really had no idea, and asked, "How much is it not expensive?"
In fact, Li Mu didn't remember the exact price, so he guessed, "Twenty."
Ning You was dumbfounded.
For Ning You, who often uses lamer face cream as a body lotion, the price is ridiculously low, and even makes him wonder if this skin care product has any effect.
But the weather in Xinjiang was really dry, and Ning You didn't dare not to moisturize, so she finally opened the festive red bottle cap.
The smell is very mild and the texture is relatively easy to push off.
Ning You only wore the innermost short sleeves when he entered the house. He carefully smeared Dabao on his neck and arms, and then he reached into his clothes and wiped his chest and back.
After finishing this, Ning You put Dabao back on the windowsill, then looked at Li Mu who was sitting at the dining table and asked, "Can I use your cream again?"
Li Mu didn't answer, quietly chewed his pilaf and raised his chin to signal the thing that had just returned to its place.
Ning You followed Li Mu's eyes and asked in disbelief, "You wipe your face with body lotion?"
Li Mu slowly swallowed what was in his mouth, took another sip of the freshly brewed milk tea, looked at Ning You and asked, "What's the problem?"
Ning You didn't expect Li Mu to understand this, but silently labelled Li Mu another rough man in his heart.
After barely finishing skin care, Ning You came to sit down opposite Li Mu. Heating with warm tea makes people extra comfortable on this cold autumn night.
The milk tea was salty, which Ning You was a little unaccustomed to, but the pilaf tasted much better than he imagined, and it seemed that it had been specially adjusted for the taste of the mainland.
"Do you live here alone?" Ning You asked curiously.
Li Muman casually said "um", obviously not wanting to continue talking.
Ning You shut up obediently, and the two of them ate dinner without breaking the river. Only the sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding was left in the room.
Since Ning You's skin care took a while, Li Mu left the table before him. He slowly swallowed the last grain of rice in the bowl, then wiped his mouth with a paper towel, and said politely, "I'm done."
I'm ready - a polite phrase like "thank you for your hospitality" in Japanese, it's just a formality, it doesn't need to be answered.
However, as soon as Ning You finished speaking, Li Mu from the living room said, "Wash the dishes when you're done eating."
Ning You looked at the kitchen subconsciously and found that there was no dishwasher, so he asked Li Mu uncertainly, "I'll wash it?"
Li Mu asked back, "Why not?"
This line again.
Every time Li Mu said this, Ning You felt like he was asking nonsense.
Thinking about it too, it is naturally not as good as being the eldest young master at home, with servants to serve.
Ning You also realized that it was his responsibility to wash the dishes, so he sighed resignedly, and was about to stand up to clean up the dishes, when Li Mu's cell phone suddenly rang.
In this quiet cabin, Ning You could hear the tone of the person on the other end of the phone being impatient, and even Li Mu's expression became solemn.
After a while, Li Mu hung up the phone, and while walking quickly towards the entrance, he said to Ning You, "There's a fire over the mountain, don't go anywhere if you stay here."
"Fire?" The slogan that can be seen everywhere in the forest area immediately appeared in Ning You's mind - set fire to the mountain, and sit in prison. It can be seen that the forest fire is a very serious matter, and it is no wonder that Li Mu is in such a hurry.
"Will it burn here?" Ning You asked worriedly.
"Not for now." Li Mu put on his coat, completely unaware that his words were not reassuring at all.
Not for the time being, it means that after a long time, it may burn here. Ning You didn't know anything about Linzi, but he at least had basic common sense. The weather in Xinjiang was extremely dry, and the wind was strong this night, making it even more difficult to put out a fire.
At this time, it was pitch black outside, and Ning You had already spent an afternoon in despair in the birch forest, and really didn't want to be left alone again. He subconsciously wanted Li Mu to stay by his side, but he didn't know how to speak, so he asked without end, "Do the lumberjacks have to fight the fire too?"
"Lumberjack?" Li Mu paused while tying his shoelaces, "Who told you I was a lumberjack?"
Uh... this is Ning You's guess.
When he saw Li Mu only wearing a vest, he somehow thought of a lumberjack with a big axe.
Strong, powerful, slashing at the tree trunk, the sweat of labor dripping from his sturdy arms.
After dismissing the strange images in his mind, Ning You said, "I thought you were a lumberjack."
"No." Li Mu stood up and pushed open the heavy wooden door, "I'm a forest ranger."
For a moment, the cold wind poured in from the crack of the door, drowned out Li Mu's words, but could not dispel the blush on Ning You's face due to shame.
He doesn't seem to be qualified to despise others.