As December approached, it finally snowed and the farm started shoveling snow early in the morning. The elderly people could only stroll around the yards and walk to the activity center from the corridors in front of their houses.
Lu Bairen and Du Ruo's houses were at the back, so the team members temporarily built a corridor with adobe bricks so that the elderly people in the three courtyards at the back could pass through.
The elders followed Lu Bairen into the corridor. With a roof to shelter them from the wind and rain, they no longer had to walk in the snow and wind.
"Old man, is it time to plant vegetables at home?" Du Boren asked his old comrade-in-arms.
The elder nodded and said, "I planted it right after I came back. Fortunately, I came back and wiped out several villages. I didn't expect there would be so much dirt inside."
Du Boren smiled bitterly and said, "We haven't been out for many years. The situation has changed. Life is quite hard."
When the elders received the news, they were surprised that there were so many criminals in Qishe's village.
"Qishe wrote a report back. You can take a look at it," the elder told Lu Bairen. "Those people in the village aided and abetted the evil. There must be similar villages in places we can't see."
"We can only do our best." Lu Bairen knew that some places were beyond his control and it was impossible to clean them all. "Start with the surrounding areas first."
At the activity center, the old people were discussing the affairs of Hongqi Commune. Qishe Village was just one point. Problems had been found in the subordinate villages of Hongqi Commune and Guangming Commune.
The directors of the two communes were called in, and the director of Songjiang Commune also went to listen. The three communes were adjacent to each other. When Lu Shiyi heard the news, he just curled up the corners of his mouth.
Su Jin was walking on the farm, holding Hanhan in her right hand and an umbrella in her left hand. Many children were running out to play in the snow.
Some family members were preparing items for the New Year at home, some were pickling sauerkraut, and the children were busy at home, so they were sent out while it was snowing.
Lu Shiyi was holding a meeting in the conference room. Several armed forces received the news that the armed forces of the three communes were required to cooperate in cleaning up the northeastern border.
There are quite a few ravines on the border, and it is not practical to go deep into every ravine.
"Each commune has many villages in the mountain valleys, so we can only arrange people to go into the villages and find out the villages deep in the mountains. The mountains behind Songjiang Commune, Hongqi Commune, and Guangming Commune are connected, and there are two villages in the mountain valleys," Lin Zitao said in public with the records. "Both villages are clearly located in the mountain valleys. One village joined the village below."
Lu Shiyi was smoking a cigarette, feeling a little uneasy.
"Political Commissar, has anyone gone to explore the other village?" Lu Shiyi asked curiously. "The team members must go into the mountains to explore. Last time, they found guns and gold bars in the Third Brigade. If we go into the mountains, the terrain is dangerous. If there are guns in the village, the risk will be even higher."
When several people heard what Lu Shiyi said, they all fell into deep thought and thought that he was right.
"Team Lu, except for Qishe, the team members are no longer in the nearby villages," Lin Zitao looked at his partner and reached out to check the status of each team member. "Every village has a different accent. We can't just learn it on the spur of the moment."
"I've borrowed a few people from the nearby villages from Shenjian. They'll be here tomorrow. You arrange for them to learn, and I'll have their families help them get involved." Lu Shiyi told Lin Zitao, "I'll arrange for a few unremarkable people."
When Lin Zitao heard Lu Shiyi's arrangements, he felt relieved. Yunfeng had been asking him these days whether the farm would be closed.
"There shouldn't be heavy snow closing the mountains this year, so access will be easy. If the villagers down below run out of food, they'll come in to get it," Wu Jun reminded them. "The front gate of the farm will definitely be closed. All the fine grain from the Third Brigade has been handed over, including the gold bars and guns inside."
Lu Shiyi looked at the table with his right hand, a worried look on his face. If he went into the mountains to clean up, there would be no familiar people in the village. If he was discovered, he would have to attack by force.
"The team members are not afraid of sacrifice, but it's a shame for them to die for no reason because of these things." Lu Shiyi firmly objected, "We should come up with a better strategy and try our best to ensure everyone's safety."
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