197 You are Mr. Cao, not Mr. Cao
At this time, most of the public security forces should have been "suppressing bandits" in the mountains. Even if there were some individual escapees, they would not deliberately find the air-raid shelter.
What's more, there are people guarding Li Guobang inside.
After Fu Yuanhang and Mumu went out, Su Taotao took them home directly.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
The gunshots from Green Moon Valley finally alarmed the villagers of Qinglian Village.
The villagers who were enjoying the cool air under the banyan tree after dinner were the main information transfer points. They were the first to discover the situation:
"What's going on? Why are there firecrackers during a festival like this? And it seems like they came from the mountain."
"Could it be that someone blasted a rock? Didn't the neighboring village apply for permission to blast a large rock when they were laying the foundation for a primary school?"
"If they were going to blow it up, they would do it in broad daylight. Who would go up the mountain to blast rocks in the middle of the night when they have nothing better to do? And it didn't sound like an explosion to me."
One member said timidly, "It sounds like a wooden box."
"What? Wooden sound?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone stood up in shock and looked towards the direction of Green Moon Valley.
But apart from the intermittent sounds that seemed to be from a wooden warehouse, nothing could be seen.
As a result, they didn't attract any attention when Su Taotao and the others passed by, otherwise someone would definitely notice that "Mumu's father" was missing and would ask about him.
Su Taotao's family is made up of both old and young people, and it is already the limit for her to help here.
When they reached the alley, a tall and straight figure flashed out from inside, scaring Su Taotao.
"Excuse me for a moment."
It's Cao Guohua.
"Teacher Cao." Fu Yuanhang nodded and greeted.
Su Taotao patted his head gently and said, "You and Mumu go back first. I want to talk to Teacher Cao."
Tonight everyone is gathering at the banyan tree to gather information, no one will pay attention to this place.
After Fu Yuanhang and Mumu left, Su Taotao followed Cao Guohua to the back of the bullpen.
The two people, one in front and one behind, always kept a distance of more than one meter.
"What's going on over there?"
It was a question without any beginning or end, but Su Taotao understood it.
If she guessed correctly, he should have been protecting Zhou Linglan and keeping an eye on their movements at all times.
Cao Guohua was originally one of Su Taotao's own people, and Su Taotao did not hide it:
"Xiaohang and Mumu, the boy who was with Xiaohang, accidentally saved a police officer from the city bureau. I don't know what case he was handling, but I just ran errands and made a phone call to inform the city bureau.
Now it should be a joint operation between the city bureau and the police stations in each county to eliminate the bandits."
It should be the suppression of bandits, Su Taotao thought.
Cao Guohua nodded, thought for a moment, and then asked, "When are you leaving?"
Su Taotao: "The train is at 10 a.m. tomorrow."
Cao Guohua asked again: "Is Zhengtu's mother still unwilling to leave?"
Refusal? Su Taotao raised her eyebrows and looked at Cao Guohua.
Cao Guohua's eyes were open and he said without hesitation: "She stayed here because of me, and I stayed here because of her, but the relationship between us is not what the world defines.
Your father-in-law and I are close friends who have been through thick and thin together. I am responsible for your father-in-law's sacrifice, and I will feel guilty about it for the rest of my life. It is my unshirkable responsibility to protect her.
She also thought I was trapped here because I was sent down, but in fact the organization has cleared my name and I can apply to leave at any time."
Cao Guohua didn't know why he talked so much to Su Taotao, or maybe it was because he had been trapped here for too long and hadn't spoken his true feelings to anyone for a long time.
Su Taotao had no position to discuss or judge the past events between the elders, she just listened quietly.
Cao Guohua added: "I knew her earlier than your father-in-law, and I fell in love with her earlier than your father-in-law, but because of some things, she was framed and later rescued by your father-in-law. They loved each other and their love was stronger than gold.
I never even spoke to her after she married your father-in-law, and I still haven’t spoken to her even now, and I probably never will.”
Su Taotao opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say. If you don't say anything, what's the point of having a mouth? You don't even eat more than others.
"Do you remember the two hundred yuan I borrowed from your father?" Cao Guohua asked.
"Remember." You paid me back two hundred and fifty. If I didn't know what kind of person you are, I would have thought you were scolding me in a roundabout way, Su Taotao thought.
"When she was in the most difficult time, I wanted to give her some money, but she refused. She just couldn't find a chance to return it to your father. In fact, she even saved the pension issued by the army and didn't touch it. Maybe she wanted to leave it for Ah Hang in the future."
Su Taotao wanted to ask, why do you know so much about our family affairs? Even she doesn't know!
"Persuade her to leave." Cao Guohua suddenly changed the subject.
Su Taotao said: "She has her own plans. She said she will leave at the end of the year."
"At the end of the year..." Cao Guohua pursed his lips and closed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a while, he opened his eyes and said, "That's fine. We need to tell the police not to come to our house to give us a commendation."
Su Taotao nodded: "I have already told them that they will not come with a big fanfare."
Cao Guohua nodded: "You go back first, I'll go over and see what's going on. Are the injured hiding in the air-raid shelter?"
Su Taotao: "..." You are Teacher Cao, not Cao Banxian, why do you know everything? !
"Yes." Su Taotao was too lazy to even ask why.
Cao Guohua said, "You go back first, I'll go over and take a look. Remember, no matter what happens at night, don't come out, and don't open the door even if you knock."
Su Taotao nodded: "I know, you should be careful too."
Cao Guohua nodded: "Even after retiring, I still have military blood flowing in my veins."
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When she got home, she immediately told Zhou Linglan, "Mom, we have to leave early tomorrow morning. You should be careful at home alone. No matter who asks about what happened tonight, just say you don't know.
There is no need for any recognition or thanks. If someone asks you about Mumu Daddy, just say he is your godfather."
How could Zhou Linglan be a stupid person if she could raise children like Fu Zhengtu and Fu Yuanhang?
She immediately understood what was going on and nodded: "I know what to do, don't worry."
Su Taotao hugged her and said, "Actually, we all hope that you will go with us tomorrow."
Zhou Linglan patted her arm and said, "I will definitely go there by the end of the year."
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The heroic act has come to an end for the time being, but there are still a lot of things to do at home. Su Taotao and the others are leaving tomorrow, and there are many things that need to be packed.
The trouble is that there is no direct train from the county to the base, so you have to go to the city to transfer to another train.
Su Taotao was taking care of two half-grown children and a little kid by herself, so it was best to keep the things she brought as simple as possible.
But there are so many good things at home, including various wild delicacies, pickles and salted vegetables, which are Su Taotao's favorites.
She wanted to pack them all up and take them away.
"How about this, I'll mail these dry goods and other things you don't need right now to you, and you can just keep the things that are difficult to mail," said Zhou Linglan.
Su Taotao thought about it and it made sense. There were already several high school textbooks for Fu Zhengtu, and it would probably be very tiring for her to carry them all with her.
"That's fine."
Su Taotao picked out the things that could be mailed, and the package instantly felt a lot lighter.
The children had packed their things long ago and were now gathering around the field snails and stone snails. Their mouths were watering just thinking about how they would taste when stir-fried with sour bamboo shoots.
"Sister Taozi, can I take this away?" Mumu asked.
Su Taotao said, "I can't take it with me. If you want to eat it, I'll get up early tomorrow morning and fry a pot of it. You can eat it before you leave."
Zhou Linglan said, "I'll cook a pot of porridge to go with it, and then make a few pancakes. I'll eat my fill before I catch the car. Oh, by the way, if I use the production team's tractor, I'll have to let Uncle Niu know in advance."
The three children were so happy that they kept spinning in circles.
Su Taotao said: "I told him when I came back and paid the money. He will apply to the team."
Su Taotao has always been thorough in her work, so Zhou Linglan feels relieved.
Su Taotao felt that tonight would be a restless night, so she told the children to go to bed after taking a bath, and she also went to bed while the weather was calm.
It was a quiet night with occasional sound of wood crackling coming from the other side of the mountain. The insects and frogs in the fields seemed to sense the danger and did not dare to make a sound. Su Taotao, who was born in a peaceful era, did not sleep well that night.
After sleeping for a few hours, she heard a knock at her window. Su Taotao suddenly opened her eyes, got up, walked to the window, and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"
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