NFBE Chapter 182 Following Li Jie (1)
Chapter 182 Following Li Jie (1)
After seeing off the three people from the Chen family, Liu Jingxue closed the gate and put the three large and small sauerkraut jars in the yard into the space.
After arriving at the cellar, they were released again.
The two new quilts on the stove were also put into the space.
Liu Jingxue began to think about what else she had not done to ensure that herself and the people in the cowshed could safely get through the winter.
She had thought too simply before and was only going to prepare a coal stove and coal briquettes for the cowshed, but then she changed her mind and decided to prepare one for herself as well.
Not to mention that she couldn't guarantee that others wouldn't come to visit her when it snowed, but in order to eat a hot pot outside in the middle of winter, she had to prepare one.
But buying a coal stove requires industrial coupons, and she doesn't have any.
I remembered that I have to go to deliver meat to Sister Jin from the post office the day after tomorrow. I can ask her if she has any industrial coupons then.
If I could get enough industrial coupons, I would buy a new coal stove and send it to the cowshed.
As for the one that Xinshi put into the space, he kept it for himself, so that his uncle and aunt wouldn't recognize it and he would have to find a suitable excuse to fool them.
If I really can't get it, I won't use a coal stove.
Anyway, this house has a firewall, so no one will suspect me when I boil water in the morning.
There are many families in the village who don’t have coal stoves, so it doesn’t matter if I have one more.
As for sweaters, I asked my aunt before and confirmed that she can knit sweaters.
It’s just that she was busy making a cotton-padded jacket before, so I didn’t send her the wool and knitting needles.
Now everyone in the cowshed has a new set of cotton-padded clothes, cotton pants and cotton shoes.
Grandpa Zou can use the old one that the villagers gave him last year as a replacement.
My aunt has now started to prepare clothes for the other three people.
I would wait a few more days, until the people from the Revolutionary Committee came, and then I would send the wool yarn over to my aunt so that she could knit a sweater for me.
I have nothing to do tomorrow, so it's time to keep an eye on Li Jie to see if there is anything wrong with him.
Since hearing Xia Lan and Zhang Yingchun talk about Li Jie's abnormality the day before yesterday, Liu Jingxue went to the cowshed at night to inform her uncle and Grandpa Zou. When she told them that the letters and telegrams had been sent out, she also told them about Li Jie's situation.
Liu Jingxue thought that, after all, they were veteran revolutionaries and knew more about these matters than she did. So she asked them for advice to avoid wrongly accusing anyone.
She remembered what Grandpa Zou said at the time, "There is obviously something wrong with Li Jie.
Unless you go to the countryside to avoid something or have some other purpose.
Otherwise, families that are rich and powerful and love their children will generally try to buy a job for their children to avoid going to the countryside.
Even if he had to go to the countryside as a last resort, he would not be like Li Jie, who would go out early and come back late every day unless the weather was bad and he could not travel. He was also so generous and was not afraid of bringing disaster to his family.
This shows that Li Jie must have other purposes for going to the countryside.”
Liu Jingxue remembered Xia Lan saying that Li Jie sometimes brought back firewood, mountain products, and game. It was obvious that he went to the mountains, so could his purpose of coming here be related to the mountains?
After sharing my doubts with Grandpa Zou and Uncle, I got their confirmation.
Therefore, Liu Jingxue had one more thing to do, which was to find an opportunity to follow Li Jie to see what he was busy with and what his purpose was in going to the Red Star Brigade.
Such a task was assigned to Liu Jingxue. Although they knew that she was quite skilled, Grandpa Zou and Uncle still couldn't hide their worries.
Grandpa Zou reminded, "Xiaoxue, since Li Jie dared to go into the mountains alone, it means he is quite skilled.
If he was really a secret agent or spy, he might even be carrying a weapon.
You have to be extremely careful.
If you find that something is impossible, stop taking action immediately.
When the time comes, we will report it and ask the army to send someone to keep an eye on him."
The uncle also said, "Your Grandpa Zou is right.
If Li Jie was really a spy, according to their rules, he could not have come here alone. There must be other people assisting him.
There are too many people and you can't keep an eye on them all by yourself.
Moreover, since you are not a professional, you may miss some details, or accidentally leave something behind that may alert them.
It would be better to report it and ask the person who is responsible for this area to come over."
Liu Jingxue is very clear about her own capabilities and she dare not take on too much.
As a newbie, she only knew the basics of how spies and secret agents act thanks to TV dramas and TV series. She was no match for the spies and secret agents who were as cunning as foxes.
If I act rashly, I might alert the enemy and cause more trouble.
Therefore, she repeatedly assured Grandpa Zou and Uncle that she would never do anything wrong.
They would just follow Li Jie and tell them immediately after confirming that there was something wrong with him.
When the time comes, we will find a way to report it and let professionals handle it.
The next day, Liu Jingxue got up early, quickly got herself ready, had breakfast, put an invisibility talisman on herself, and ran to the educated youth site to stay there.
When she went to distribute food yesterday, she deliberately asked Zhang Yingchun and found out the approximate time Li Jie went out in the morning these days.
The educated youth who participated in selling vegetables at the educated youth point did not act in a unified manner except for the first day when they all went out together. They all made their own appointments and went their separate ways.
Li Jie also signed up this time, but did not team up with others.
He was not short of money, so logically he would not have participated, but he participated contrary to his usual practice.
Liu Jingxue felt that if he really had a problem, he might just be signing up to find an excuse to go out.
After waiting outside the educated youth point for about ten minutes, Li Jie came out.
He was the first person to leave the educated youth point.
Liu Jingxue followed Li Jie about ten meters away, walking slowly towards the outside of the village.
After learning martial arts, Liu Jingxue realized that if someone was staring at her, she would feel it.
According to Mr. Zou's speculation, Li Jie should be quite skilled.
Therefore, Liu Jingxue did not dare to look at him all the time, but instead focused her gaze not far from his side, occasionally glancing at him with the corner of her eyes.
After leaving the village, Li Jie did walk along the road from the village to the town.
Liu Jingxue behind him was wondering if she had misunderstood him and whether he was really going to the town to sell vegetables for the village today.
After following him for a while, Li Jie suddenly stopped.
Liu Jingxue's heart tightened. Could it be that he discovered that she was following him?
That shouldn’t be the case. I didn’t even look at him from beginning to end.
I put on an invisibility talisman and was at a distance from him. I also wrapped my feet with spiritual power and landed silently. There was no way he could notice me.
Li Jie stopped and looked around. After making sure that there was no one around, he quickened his pace and stopped moving forward. Instead, he quickly ran into the mountain nearby.
He was so fast that Liu Jingxue almost couldn't react.
When she came to her senses, she hurried to catch up.
But tracking someone in the mountains is not as easy as on flat ground.
There are trees blocking the view, and there are so many dead branches and leaves on the ground that make noises when stepped on.
It is easy to lose track of the person being followed, or make noise and alert the person being followed.
Fortunately, Liu Jingxue had Tuanzi to help her, so she was not worried about getting lost.
After Li Jie rushed into the forest, she immediately asked Tuanzi to turn on the scanning function and keep an eye on Li Jie.
Liu Jingxue has tested Tuanzi's scanning function. Not only Li Jie, but even she, a cultivator, cannot detect it.
She followed behind Li Jie, keeping a straight-line distance of ten meters, to ensure that Li Jie was within Tuanzi's detection range.