The old man nodded to the two of them, then gave Wei Mo a wink. Wei Mo then jogged off, while the old man called out to the side:
"Zhenhua, quickly pour some water for these two comrades, give them a cup of hot water, then we'll go."
The two people didn't think much of it when they saw Wei Mo run out, after all, he was just a child, and the others hadn't left the room.
The two of them were indeed a bit cold, given the weather. Wang Zhenhua went inside and poured two full cups of hot water from the kettle on the stove for them.
The two men expressed their gratitude to Wang Zhenhua.
"Thank you, comrade. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Wang Zhenhua waved his hand and said,
"It's alright, it's alright. As long as it helps the country, it's good."
The two men were very polite when they heard this, and they tried to find out the old man's identity by eavesdropping.
The old man didn't hide anything and explained his situation to the two people in detail.
The two staff members, now fully aware of the old man's identity, breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, I treated the old man well; otherwise, if I had acted like a bureaucrat, I would have been severely punished by the Party Secretary.
Wei Mo jogged all the way to the educated youth settlement and saw Li Taiping looking somewhat lost and dejected.
He stepped forward and nudged Li Taiping, saying at the same time...
"Brother Li, quickly pack up all your things and make your house look as poor as possible. Make the quilts a little tattered and messy, and hide all the good things with Sister Zhou Fen."
Li Taiping had only left the grain there before, but upon hearing Wei Mo's words, he quickly got up and busied himself.
He piled all his belongings at Zhou Fen's place, leaving only a very tattered quilt covered in large patches.
There was only a small bag of corn grits left in the house, nothing else.
Wei Mo checked him over, nodded, and looking at Li Taiping's worried face, he tugged at Li Taiping's sleeve and slowly said to him,
"Don't worry, Brother Li, my grandfather will protect you. You don't need to worry about this. Just take it easy, and nothing will happen."
Upon hearing Wei Mo's words, Li Taiping instantly gained confidence. Everyone now knew about Old Master Yu's identity, and if he protected him, then his problem wouldn't be too serious.
He thanked Wei Mo sincerely.
"Thank you, Xiao Weimo, thank you to your family. I will definitely repay the old man in the future."
Wei Mo didn't say much, and waved his hand at Li Taiping.
"They'll be here soon, I have to go now, otherwise people will know I gave you advance notice."
Li Taiping nodded, and then saw Wei Mo run out of the educated youth settlement.
A few minutes after Wei Mo left, Old Master Yu arrived at the educated youth settlement with two men dressed in Zhongshan suits, and then called out from outside,
"Li Taiping, is Li Taiping here? Come out quickly, someone is looking for you."
The old man's voice carried into the educated youth's courtyard. He was afraid that Wei Mo hadn't left yet, so he called out from outside first, giving Wei Mo time to hide with the female educated youth.
Li Taiping hurriedly pushed open the door and came out. Feigning confusion, he looked at the old village chief and the two men beside him and asked,
"What's wrong? Is there something you need to do, old village chief? Tell me, and I'll get on it right now."
Li Taiping's attitude was exceptionally respectful, as if the old village chief had asked him to do something.
The two men who had come with the old village chief were also very satisfied with Li Taiping's attitude. They extended their hands to shake hands with Li Taiping before slowly speaking.
"Comrade Li Taiping, we've come from the city. Someone in your family has been involved in an incident, and we've come to investigate your situation."
"Is it convenient for us to come in and check? Don't worry, you went to the countryside to support national construction before the incident, so it's not a big problem. But we still need to check, is that alright?"
Because the old village chief was with them, the two men were exceptionally friendly towards Li Taiping. Seeing their attitude, Li Taiping nodded.
He then led the two to his room. His room was practically empty, containing only a pair of tattered blankets and a small bag of cornmeal.
After searching around, the two nodded to each other at the same time before slowly speaking.
“Old village chief, there shouldn’t be any problem with Li Taiping’s identity. We’ve caused you trouble. Let him stay here peacefully from now on and not go back over there.”
The two men also took the initiative to curry favor with the old man, because, after all, the old village chief's status was undeniable.
Although Li Taiping said he was worried about the safety of his family, now was not the right time to inquire about this matter.
He looked at the two of them with feigned confusion, but they didn't say much. They just kept reminding him not to go back anytime soon, or even anytime soon, otherwise he would get into trouble.
Hearing the two say this, Li Taiping knew it was thanks to the old man, and then saw the three of them out to the front.
Only after watching the two men and the old village chief disappear did Li Taiping finally let out a long sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally returned to its place.
After exchanging a few words with the two men, the old village chief headed towards his home.
The two investigators who came after him have concluded that Li Taiping is completely innocent and can now live a peaceful life in the village.
As the car slowly drove away from the village, Li Taiping saw it and quickly ran to Zhou Fen's room, taking out two bottles of good wine and some snacks that he had previously stored away.
After packing them up and putting them in a bag, I headed towards the old village chief's house.
The old village chief hadn't gone home yet when he spotted Li Taiping carrying a bag from afar.
Upon seeing this, Li Taiping immediately ran towards the old village chief, expressing his sincere gratitude.
"Thank you, sir. If it weren't for you, I might be finished. These things are all just material possessions."
"Grandpa, please accept this as my way of repaying you. It also includes the help from Xiao Weimo and Li Xiuxiu."
In fact, if Wei Mo and Li Xiuxiu hadn't notified him in advance, and those things had been discovered during the search, Li Taiping wouldn't have been able to explain himself.
Ultimately, he could not escape the fate of being sent down to a farm.
The old man declined, but Li Taiping's attitude was exceptionally sincere and earnest. He understood that he was able to escape the search today thanks to the help of the Wei Mo family.
He was genuinely grateful. Seeing Li Taiping's reaction, the old man sighed softly and nodded to him.
Then he patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly:
"Okay, take it home. Be careful in the future, just live a good life in the village, and don't think about those other things anymore. Understand?"
Upon hearing the old man's words, Li Taiping nodded solemnly and promised.
"Don't worry, old man, I will definitely live a peaceful life in the village."
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