At noon, Liu Yuzhi came over to return the bowl of yesterday's pie and brought several pieces of tofu.
"Third brother and sister, please try the tofu I made myself. If you can't finish it, fry it in oil to make fried tofu. It will last longer."
Su Mo answered with a smile, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I was just thinking about what to eat tonight, and sister-in-law brought it to me. I haven't eaten tofu in a long time."
Although she just bought dried tofu the day before yesterday, she still wanted to speak in a nice way.
Liu Yuzhi was also happy to hear this, "As long as you don't dislike it. Sister-in-law, if nothing else, her skill in making tofu is still impressive."
In her family's production brigade, her mother occasionally made two plates of tofu at home. If someone in the brigade wanted to eat, they would bring beans to her house to exchange.
"Sister-in-law's craftsmanship is more than impressive. This tofu is much better than what is sold in the supply and marketing cooperative. It is very tender." This is not a compliment from Su Mo, the tofu does look tender.
"I also think the tofu I make is better than that from the supply and marketing cooperative." Liu Yuzhi smiled. Everyone doesn't like to be praised.
The two sisters chatted for a while, and when Liu Yuzhi left, Su Mo cut her a bunch of young leeks and asked her to take them back to make tofu.
After Liu Yuzhi left, Su Mo put the tofu into the space. If you have space, it's better to eat soft tofu.
In the afternoon, Su Mo went to Lu Guoping's house to get shoe soles.
She had checked with Li Yue'e in the morning. When people asked Aunt Chuncao to pick up shoe soles, they would always bring some rags or rags, and then give them 20 cents for a pair.
Spring Grass Aunt's soles are famous for being strong. As long as they are not too well made, you can wear a pair of soles for two or three years without much problem.
Su Mo estimated, pulled two feet of coarse cloth over, and then put another dollar inside.
After getting the soles, Su Mo asked Aunt Chuncao to pick up two pairs of 28-cent shoes for her. After asking her how to make cotton shoes and socks, she returned.
The soles of Aunt Chuncao's shoes are indeed very good, and the bottoms are also tied with hemp rope to prevent slipping. For future generations, they will probably be regarded as handicrafts.
After getting home, Su Mo started to think about it, starting with socks. After working all afternoon and night, she finally made a few pairs of decent cotton socks.
The next day, Su Mo continued to work hard on cotton shoes at home.
While she was busy, she heard someone calling her outside the door. It was a man's voice, which sounded familiar. When she went out to see her, it was Geng Changqing.
"Uncle Geng, why are you here?" Su Mo quickly welcomed the person in.
"I have something to tell you." After Geng Changqing parked his bicycle, he followed Su Mo into the house.
In the past few days, the temperature has dropped a bit, and it's also windy. Seeing that Geng Changqing's face was a little red, Su Mo quickly poured him a cup of hot water.
Geng Changqing drank some water and said to Su Mo with a serious expression: "Xiao Mo, don't go to the bullpen or go around during this period. Just stay in the brigade."
"Why?" Su Mo's eyes flashed.
Geng Changqing thought for a while and asked: "How much do you know about your family's affairs?"
He wasn't going to tell her originally, but considering the current situation, it was better to tell her. In order to prevent her from being plotted without knowing it.
Su Mo shook her head, "I'm not sure. I just know that my father was reported and the Revolutionary Committee came to our house to investigate. Then my father arranged for me to go to the countryside."
The original owner really didn't know anything, so he came to the Lujiacun Brigade in a daze.
"Xiao Mo, I told you, don't be afraid. As long as you stay here, uncle can protect you." Geng Changqing said seriously.
"A few days ago, the two people who came from the mountain were classified as spies, but someone informed me that they came from Haishi and were minions of certain people, specializing in handling things that cannot be done on the table. This time they I’m here just for your family.”
Su Mo looked shocked and frightened, but her mind was running rapidly.
Was there someone secretly helping them, so they notified Geng Changqing?
Or is it the mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole behind?
Or maybe Geng Changqing was originally a member of their group and used another way to approach the temptation?
The last idea was the last one Su Mo wanted to think about.
After all, judging from what she learned during this period, Geng Changqing is a very capable and good official. In just four years since he arrived at Hongqi Commune, he has brought Hongqi Commune from the bottom to the top three. The lives of commune members are at least better than before.
It can be seen from the Lujiacun Brigade that four years ago, the net value of work points was only four or five cents, but now it is as low as one cent.
He was indeed nice to Su Mo's family, but after all, they hadn't seen each other for four years, so she had to be cautious. And in just a few days, with the current communication speed, someone notified him, which is indeed a bit too coincidental.
Just be cautious first!
"Uncle Geng, who informed you? Is it credible?"
"I don't know. I received a call suddenly yesterday afternoon. I called my friend in Haishi and asked him to find out. There is indeed such a group of people." Geng Changqing said.
It had only been four years since he left Haishi, but he didn't expect that the place had become such a mess. Those people were truly lawless.
No wonder the old leader wanted to transfer him to such a far away place.
If he stayed there, he might not be able to make a fortune.
"Xiao Mo, it's better to be careful than to believe it. I will go to your parents' place and inform them that you should not go again. I will also convene various brigades during this period to strengthen the patrol of the mountain to prevent them from sending more Come here." Geng Changqing said.
"Also, don't go to that place where you buy things anymore. It's dangerous." The pears Su Mo gave him looked like they were not bought from regular channels.
The reason why he hurried over was that he was afraid that Su Mo would risk going to the cowshed at this time and be caught by the patrollers; and second, that he was afraid that Su Mo would go to the black market and be caught by someone who was lurking here, and use it as a threat. them.
Although he wasn't sure why those people were staring at the Su family, he had some guesses.
Su Mo nodded hurriedly. She didn't plan to go to the black market often, but now that Sister Liu has the channel, she doesn't have to go.
"By the way, Uncle Geng, why are they staring at our house? Is there any danger at my uncle's place?" Su Mo asked tentatively.
"I don't know the specific reason, but it is just for money. The Su family has been a capitalist for generations. Some people think that the Su family has hidden other things." Geng Changqing said, "Don't worry about your uncle. He is still in office after all. Others If you dare not do anything, I will call him."
"Phone calls are easy to be monitored." Su Mo muttered softly.
Geng Changqing smiled, "Don't worry, there are code words between us brothers that only we understand. But you, on the other hand, don't say anything when you call."
Su Mo nodded quickly, "I know that."
"Then you stay in the brigade during this period. Don't wander around. Even if you go to the commune, it's best to invite someone to come with you." Geng Changqing warned again, and then prepared to leave.
Seeing that it was getting late, Su Mo said, "Uncle Geng, why don't you have lunch before leaving? I made pancakes yesterday, and you can eat them once they are warmed up."
Geng Changqing wanted to refuse, but when he thought of the delicious mushroom meat sauce, he quickly changed his words and said, "Okay."
Su Mo pretended to go to the west room and brought out some cakes, two more tomatoes, and then went to the vegetable patch at the door to pick some lettuce.
I made some tomato and egg drop soup, fried some lettuce, and heated up the freshly cooled pancakes.
Geng Changqing was very satisfied with the meal. He never expected that this little girl was talented in cooking and was really good at cooking.
After the well-fed Geng Changqing returned to the commune, he took several cadres to the countryside in the afternoon. Under the guise of inspecting winter safety work, he went to several brigades in relatively mountainous areas and even the cowsheds. .
Lijia'ao was the last one to go. It was already getting dark by that time. When leaving, Geng Changqing used the help of his lecture and secretly handed a small note to Su Tingqian when he got lost.
