A jeep left the farm. Lu Shiyi drove the car himself and did not intend to bring the guards with him.
"Lin Lei, Lin Yan, your ears have grown up. I shouldn't hide the things happening in the courtyard from you anymore. When I was your age, I was already helping with housework." Lu Shiyi watched the two brothers in the rearview mirror while driving. "The friends in the courtyard may have different interests from those at home. Children over 10 years old will help Jiali get information."
Lin Lei and Lin Yan were stunned. It turned out that everyone had grown up during the time they were out.
"The villagers went to the armed forces to file a complaint, and then committed suicide when they came back. How many people here helped them?" Lin Zitao agreed with Lu Shiyi's opinion. "Your uncle Lu is right. I don't ask you two to help, just don't say anything nonsense."
The jeep stopped in front of the gate of the family compound. Lu Shiyi got out of the car. Many people looked at the two families in surprise.
"Old Lu, go back and pack up first. Liu Chuchang will bring people over soon." Lin Zitao noticed that someone left in the dark and told Lu Shiyi to go back and prepare.
The Lu and Lin families hadn't returned for several days, and they hadn't brought back guards, so the two of them were really slow at work.
After returning home, Su Jin first released the robot vacuum cleaner and cleaned the floor in the living room.
"This won't happen again!" Lu Shiyi reached out to lock the door, the sweeping robot started working, and Lu Shiyi went to the bathroom to start mopping.
Su Jin went to the kitchen and saw that the kitchen counter was covered with dirt. She wet a clean rag and started cleaning it. She then took a kettle and put it on the stove to boil water.
After tidying up the kitchen, Su Jin took out tea leaves from the cupboard and started making tea with the teapot at home.
All of these teas were mailed by Lu Shiyi's comrades from Sichuan Province. His family only had a few acres of tea fields. Lu Shiyi saw that the floor of the living room was almost cleaned, so he called Su Jin and quickly put away the sweeping robot.
Liu Chuchang led his team members to stand in front of the door and knocked on it.
"Minister Lu, I brought the team here because I have something to tell you." Liu Chuchang led the team into the house, and Su Jin brought out the tea tray.
"You should drink some tea to warm yourself up first. These teas were sent home by Ayi's comrades-in-arms." Su Jin told Liu Chuchang the origin of the tea.
Liu Chuchang chuckled, understanding Su Jin's cautious answer.
"Minister Wu, we are following the orders from above and are asking you about the suicide of the Wu family." Wu Ning was the person who came from the capital with Liu Chuchang.
In order to conceal the truth, Lu Shiyi told the truth about the situation in each village.
"Minister Lu, how many times have you been into the mountains?" Wu Ning answered Liu Chuchang's questions.
Lu Shiyi glanced at Liu Chuchang, who was avoiding suspicion, and told him everything.
The questioning was over, and Lu Shiyi stood up and saw the group off.
"I'll drink with you later." Liu Chuchang was ready to go to the Lin family. The next door had been cleaned up and was waiting for Liu Chuchang and his party to come.
Only after the group of people disappeared did Lu Shiyi turn around and go home.
"Wife, start making lunch. Achang must come over for lunch." Lu Shiyi instructed Su Jin.
Su Jin specially prepared a lot of food. She made a few dishes with cabbage as lunch, and also steamed a pot of multi-grain buns.
At 12 noon, there was a knock on the Lu family's door, and Lu Shiyi opened the door himself.
"Ayi, we finally got rid of those people." Liu Chuchang said helplessly, "Since I came back, they've been watching me closely. I can't say a word to you."
Lu Shiyi pointed to a chair nearby and said, "I was wondering why you hadn't come to eat after being gone for so many days. When Lao Lin said someone came to inquire about you, I knew someone was harassing you."
"Old Lu, what's going on here? I saw the food being distributed, but why are the other brigades still complaining?" Liu Chuchang returned to the imperial capital. "Hutou secretly sent all the food, and everyone in their family secretly collected the food."
Liu Chuchang's father also mentioned that Lu Shiyi had found a good helper, and Hu Tou must be someone who could help. If it weren't for this chaotic world, he would have achieved greater success.
"The food allocated from above was withheld from somewhere. The amount delivered to us is simply not enough, only enough for the Fourth Brigade," Lu Shiyi said directly. "Villagers from several villages ventured into the mountains to hunt for food. I can only protect my own family first."
"How many times have you gone hunting in the mountains?" Liu Chuchang asked in surprise. "Not only are we not planning winter hunting this year, but water sources are becoming increasingly scarce. It's been cold for several months now, and there hasn't even been a single snowfall."
Lu Shiyi nodded. The commune contacted the armed forces department several times, hoping that the logistics department could provide more help. The logistics director refused. Several leaders of the trade union could only tell the matter that the amount of grain distributed from above did not match the actual amount.
"Several hunters were killed or injured. The team members found them and sent them back to the village. They were killed or injured during the village's winter hunt, so they were handled according to village rules." Lu Shiyi told Liu Chuchang, "If you go back to the village to investigate, it's best not to touch on these things. Every year during the winter hunt in the mountains, there will be casualties among the hunters in each village."
Liu Chuchang looked at the various cabbage dishes on the table and happily agreed.
"When we get back to the farm, I'll send the rations to your house. Please ask my sister-in-law to prepare my meal as well when she cooks." Liu Chuchang glanced at Lu Shiyi and begged Su Jin to take care of him.
Lu Shiyi shook his head helplessly: "Let my wife prepare three meals for you. In addition to the rations, do you also need to prepare some more toys for Hanhan?"
"That's definitely no problem!" Liu Chuchang patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me. My grandfather is a carpenter by trade, and all the boys in my family have been learning carpentry since they were young."
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