Chapter 225 There seems to be a bad guy on the mountain

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and there were signs of a snowstorm. The collective industry of the commune was also stopped. After all, if someone got into trouble on the road, the factory would be responsible.

The cadres of the commune were also required to go down to the grassroots level to command and assist each brigade to do a good job in disaster prevention.

There were 16 brigades in the Hongqi Commune. Except for the secretary Li Hongjun and the president Fu Ming who were mobile, everyone else was assigned to a brigade.

Su Mo happened to live in the Lujia Village Brigade, so Fu Ming assigned the Lujia Village Brigade to her. In addition, there was the Lijiaao Production Brigade.

Although Lijiaao belonged to the Shatian Brigade, it was actually closer to Lujia Village. In order to facilitate work, it was assigned to Su Mo.

Su Mo and Lu Qing'an would go around the brigade every morning, and then go to Lijiaao in the afternoon. They were exhausted from running around in the wind and snow every day.

After Geng Changqing took office, he required each brigade to prepare some cold-proof supplies for emergencies, so each brigade prepared a lot of firewood and a few quilts.

Because it was so cold this year, in addition to the lonely elderly and children, some families who saw that it was not so cold last year and were lazy and didn't collect firewood this year also came to the brigade to borrow firewood. Soon, half of the firewood stored in the brigade was gone.

It was only December, and no one knew what would happen in the future. Lu Baoguo and Lu Qing'an were also very worried.

The remaining half of the firewood was no longer lent out, unless there was really no firewood left at home, then they could come to the brigade to borrow it.

Finally, the village cadres discussed and decided to coordinate the lonely elderly people to move in together first. It would be warmer with more people and save some firewood, so that they

could get through the winter first. Then they went to each family to do the work, trying to have the whole family sleep on one kang to save some firewood in case they were short of firewood.

Su Mo went to Lu Fubao's house with Lu Guilan, the women's director who had proposed marriage for the Lu family. When they went in, they saw that Lao Shitou had moved in with them at some point. When

Lu Guilan told them the purpose, Lu Fubao immediately said that it was no problem and that he would not cause any trouble to the team.

It was impossible for him to sleep on the same kang with them. His family had enough firewood to burn for at least one more month. When the snow stopped, he would go up the mountain to get some more.

After patrolling Lujia Village, Su Mo went to Lijiaao in the afternoon in the snow.

When she reached the foot of the village, Su Mo found that there seemed to be smoke coming out of the uninhabited house at the foot of the village, but the snow in front of the door was quite thick, and it didn't seem like anyone had entered.

In order to prevent some criminals from hiding inside, Su Mo hurried to find Captain Li and told him the situation.

Captain Li was also shocked. That house was the home of the spy boy before. Maybe the spy really found it there, but because of the heavy snow, he hid inside and couldn't get out. Captain

Li hurriedly called the militia and a few strong young men, and a group of people surrounded the house, then shoveled the snow at the door, opened the door and went in to take a look.

As soon as the door was opened, the smell of excrement hit the face, almost making the leading man vomit, but it was clear that there was indeed someone hiding inside.

Several militiamen quickly loaded their guns and asked the others to stay away. They went in carefully and soon pulled out a dirty and skinny girl.

When Captain Li saw the girl, he was furious, "Cao girl, you are still alive? Why didn't you tell me you were back? What are you doing hiding here alone? No one would know if you were frozen to death."

The girl called Cao just lowered her head and said nothing.

Seeing Su Mo's questioning eyes, Captain Li explained: "This is the spy boy's sister. I don't know where she ran away in July this year. I sent people to look for her for several days, but I couldn't find her. I thought she ran away or was eaten by wild animals in the mountains."

Su Mo frowned. She was in confinement at that time and was not sure whether Captain Li had reported the matter.

Su Mo saw that the girl was thin and small, and her figure looked like she was only five or six years old. She was wearing a tattered cotton jacket and straw sandals with exposed feet. Her exposed hands and feet were frozen red and swollen, and there were many cracks.

"Captain Li, since the government has not sentenced this child, it means she is innocent. She still needs to be properly placed. I think this child is so young, it's not safe for her to be here alone in the winter." Su Mo said.

She had heard about the spy boy from Lu Changzheng before. Many times, people are forced to make choices by reality, but if they are wrong, they are wrong.

But this little girl is indeed innocent.

Su Mo saw that this house was a few years old. If it collapsed under the snow, the people hiding inside would be dead.

A little girl probably didn't have much firewood and food. I don't know how she survived these days hiding in there.

"Yes, I didn't know she was back." Captain Li said, feeling a little embarrassed. This little girl has a spy brother, and no matter which family she is arranged to, she might not be happy.

If he brings her home, his wife will definitely quarrel with him.

Su Mo also saw Captain Li's dilemma, so she said, "Take her to the cowshed. It's better than her being alone here."

"Okay, then send her to the cowshed." Captain Li immediately made the decision. This is a good idea. Everyone has a bad background, so no one should be disliked.

Captain Li told the little girl, and the girl didn't say anything, but just nodded, and then followed Captain Li and Su Mo to the cowshed.

"Captain Li, what about the food for this girl?" Su Mo asked on the way.

"I'll have someone send her per capita food to the cowshed later."

Su Mo nodded. Teacher Gu and his wife were both good people. They would not be greedy for the food of this girl. There were also beddings left by her parents in the cowshed, so at least she could sleep warmly.

Just like that, Cao Yatou was sent to the cowshed. Both Mr. and Mrs. Gu were very sensible people and treated the girl well.

Su Mo would visit her every day and bring the little girl a pair of old cotton shoes that Lu Aiqin had worn and an old cotton jacket.

These old cotton shoes and jackets were bought by Su Mo and her eldest wife, and she didn't have to pay for them herself. The commune had relief funds, and she could just apply for reimbursement when the time came.

If they were new, Cao Yatou's identity would be too conspicuous, and it would probably be easily snatched away by other children. It would be better to give her old ones, which were safer to wear.

Moreover, Su Mo privately gave a pound of new cotton and asked Mr. Gu's wife to help add some

when she had time. When Cao Yatou first arrived at the cowshed, she didn't say a word, and her eyes were full of fear and vigilance when she looked at people. It was estimated that she suffered a lot during that time.

Gradually, she saw that they were nice to her, didn't beat or scold her, and even gave her food and clothes, so she let down her guard.

Su Mo also learned from Teacher Gu that during that period, Cao Yatou hid in the mountains and ate wild fruits and vegetables when she was hungry. It was too cold on snowy days, and she could no longer hide in the mountains, so she came back to the village.

There were still some sweet potatoes and corn left in her small cellar, and she would secretly cook some to eat when it was late at night. That day, it was really cold, so she lit a brazier to roast some, but she didn't expect to be discovered by Su Mo.

On this day, Su Mo came to take a look as usual, and when she was about to leave, Cao Yatou called her.

"Auntie, there seems to be a bad guy in the mountain."