Night fell, and only after working all day did Su Mo finally finish writing more than three hundred sets of New Year Couplets.
Bai Zhi shook out her arms, her hands a little sore too. "I'm so tired."
Su Mo looked at Bai Zhi and said in exasperation, "All you did was grind ink. I spent the whole day writing."
Bai Zhi thought for a moment, then gave Su Mo a radiant smile. "Thank you for your hard work, Senior Brother."
Seeing Bai Zhi's admiring expression, Su Mo nodded, thoroughly pleased. "It was nothing. Another three hundred sets would be no problem."
Bai Zhi rolled her eyes. Then, seeing that both their faces seemed to have picked up some ink stains, they laughed together.
"Bai Zhi has turned from White Zhi into Black Zhi," Su Mo teased.
Bai Zhi replied indignantly, "Mozi is still Mozi..."
After a moment's thought, Bai Zhi took a handkerchief from her sleeve and reached toward Su Mo's face. Feeling a little uncomfortable, Su Mo leaned back to avoid it.
"Don't move!" Bai Zhi snapped furiously.
Su Mo immediately dared not move, letting Bai Zhi wipe the ink stains from his face.
Just then, Senior Sister Rou'er came over again. Seeing this, she smiled helplessly. "All right, all right, you two."
This time, Bai Zhi turned back and smiled at Senior Sister Rou'er, perfectly at ease.
Looking at the stack of red paper Su Mo had finished writing on, Senior Sister Rou'er said, "All right, tidy yourselves up and come to the front courtyard."
"The food is ready."
"I'll hand these New Year Couplets out to everyone so they can take them back and put them up themselves."
"All right!" Su Mo nodded.
After Su Mo and Bai Zhi tidied themselves up a little, they rose