At the end of March, the weather gradually warmed up. The snow on the mountain had not melted yet, and the people on the farm were still in the winter idle period. None of the farm family members went out again, and even some sisters-in-law came to visit with their needlework.
After the two military wives who had gone out were taken away by Liu Chuchang, they never came back. Their families discussed privately, wondering if something had happened to them.
The weather was fine that day, and Su Jin pushed Hanhan out of the house for a walk. The family members learned that Su Jin had followed Liu Yunshan to deal with the matter that day, and wanted to get some information from her.
"Teacher Su, was there something wrong when you went out with your aunt that day?" Several family members stared at Su Jin and asked.
Su Jin pursed her lips and smiled: "Auntie asked me to accompany you to find the team members left behind by Ayi. She has something to say to Wu Bu."
Before Liu Yunshan returned home, she specifically told Su Jin to put the blame on her.
The family members all respected Liu Yunshan. Su Jin said that it was Liu Yunshan who instructed them to do so, and the family members did not ask any more questions.
Both family members are young wives who have just married into the family compound. They don’t have children at home yet. If they had children, there would be a big fuss during the days when they are not at home.
"When it gets warmer, we'll start spring plowing. We've planted vegetables in our private plots for our families." After hearing what Su Jin said, the family members changed the subject and asked, "Everyone is worried that the team members won't be able to return before the spring plowing. If everyone on the farm participates in the spring plowing, it might be possible to complete the fabric plowing work."
When it comes to everyone's interests, everyone feels uneasy.
"We don't know when the team members will return yet. Once everyone is ready, we should start spring plowing early." Su Jin looked in the direction of the family members. "The farm has special people preparing the seedlings for spring plowing. We just need to go to the fields on time."
Many of the family members came from the village, and everyone had to go to the fields to earn work points. Some family members brought their children to follow the army because they were too lazy to argue with their in-laws. After entering the family compound, they rarely had to go to the fields.
"Teacher Su, just let us know two days before we're supposed to start working," the family members agreed. "The farm is so quiet, it makes us feel uneasy."
"Okay, I'll tell Auntie. Sisters-in-law, take care of your private plots at home first. At least in spring, we won't be able to go into the mountains to pick wild vegetables." Su Jin reminded the military wives, "Each family should prepare more vegetables this year."
Many family members live frugally, picking a lot of vegetables in summer and autumn and drying them into dried vegetables. Even if the vegetables in spring are inedible, they will force the children to eat dried vegetables when the team members are not at home.
"Teacher Su, don't worry, every family will be prepared." Several family members persuaded Su Jin to rest assured.
She pushed Hanhan's stroller around the farm, and passing patrol members stopped to tease Hanhan.
After the team members left, Su Jin accompanied Hanhan for a walk for an hour before returning home.
As I approached the door, I found my three sisters-in-law pacing back and forth at the door.
"Teacher Su, we would like to ask when the head of the family will be back?" The family members received letters from home and asked the military wives who could read to help read them. They all wanted food or money.
Since the Chinese New Year, many places have suffered disasters and heavy snow has blocked the mountains, so the letters from home have not been delivered to the families.
"This is a confidential matter, I don't know anything about it." Su Jin spread her hands, "Why are you coming to my house when you're not at home looking after your own children?"
The family members looked at each other and had to tell the truth.
The three sisters-in-law don’t have a very harmonious relationship with their husband’s family. In the past, when similar things happened, the head of the family would deal with them directly.
"Teacher Su, we really have no idea what to do." The three military wives' eyes were red. "Before we joined the army, the three of us were often bullied by our in-laws. We don't want to give them money or tickets anymore."
"Before the team members went out, did I remind you to mail the allowance and tickets home every month?" Su Jin looked at the three people and became anxious, so he said something extra.
The three wives' eyes lit up. The three team members said that their return dates from missions were uncertain, so they had to use their allowances and money to take care of the children at home, and they even had to mail allowances and tickets to their in-laws' homes.
"Teacher Su, let's go and tell my aunt quickly to prevent my husband's family from causing trouble in the staff quarters." The three sisters-in-law were all smart people. After hearing Su Jin's hint, they went home immediately.
Su Jin continued to stroll in the yard pushing the cart, looking at the backs of the military wives walking away, with a slight smile on her lips.
Deep in the dense forest, Lu Shiyi and others had just applied antifreeze cream and continued to lie in the ice cave. The ointment given by Su Jin had no smell to prevent anyone from using the smell of the ointment to find them.
"Tuan Lu, sister-in-law's ointment is really effective, but how long do we have to stay here?" The team members were all very cold, except for the special person who would deliver a meal every day.
The poachers in the valley not far away did not move. They could only hide in the ice cave for now. When the weather warmed up, they would definitely evacuate from here.
"Old Lin, I asked you to check the terrain around here in advance. Apart from the ice cave, is there a better observation position?" Lu Shiyi would always go outside to serve food and check the temperature outside.
Lin Zitao nodded and said, "We must go around to their rear. We should go there at 2 a.m. tonight. If we go there during the day, we will be easily discovered by those people at the foot of the mountain."
Lu Shiyi asked him to check the terrain at night yesterday. He observed carefully and found that the ice outside the ice cave melted a little during the day, but froze again at night because of the cold weather.
According to the time calculation, spring plowing will begin at the foot of the mountain in a few days, and the ice and snow in the deep mountains will melt.
"I wonder if there's a problem at the farm. I saw the kitchen staff looked unhappy yesterday." Lin Zitao leaned over to Lu Shiyi's ear and whispered, "Before I left, I told Yunfeng to help my aunt and sister-in-law. I hope the family members are doing well."
Lu Shiyi has been paying close attention to the family members. They have no bad intentions and if they are used by someone with ulterior motives, it may bring trouble to the farm.
"Some of the old men on the farm are experts in physics. Both Taiwan and Old M are keeping an eye on them." Lu Shiyi whispered, "These people look like poachers. I wonder if there are spies from either side among them."
Lin Zitao kept an eye on the movements in the valley. Even Lu Shiyi mentioned that the farm was in danger. The team members who stayed behind were all carefully selected and could fight one against a hundred. Before the team set off, Wu Jun specifically asked the team members to close the door tightly.
Every four days, supplies were transported into the mountains from the Armed Forces Department. Most of the rations were prepared by the farm itself, and the delivery team members also brought letters from each family.
"Old Lu, let's keep a close eye on them. I saw a radio behind them yesterday." Lin Zitao used a telescope to observe for a long time and found a radio antenna next to the campfire.
When I observed again during the day, I found that there was no antenna or anything like that next to the extinguished campfire.
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