Siheyuan: I have a system and I smile with satisfaction

Why don’t you go to the mountains to chop firewood to heat the kang?

Ni Daguo asked a soul-searching question.

"The mountain is closed and people are not allowed to cut firewood. It's a policy. It's all collective, and some villagers cut firewood secretly. I, Old Li, am a sneaky person."

Ni Daguo smiled bitterly. Old man Li was good in every other aspect except that he was very stubborn sometimes.

If it weren't for his stubbornness, he could have brought them to Hongkong and wouldn't have suffered this.

But Old Man Li just wouldn't leave.

Stubborn enough, and tenacious enough.

Fortunately, this family, young and old, are capable, strong, hardworking and capable, otherwise they would have frozen to death.

However, Ni Daguo was relieved when he saw that Old Man Li was in good spirits and seemed to be fine except for being a little thinner and darker, so he felt relieved.

After all, two of my children and grandchildren have become local teachers and are paid well.

Plus, he had someone take care of them so they weren't in too much trouble. Ni Daguo also didn't want to create any extra trouble, so just let it be, as long as they could get through it peacefully.

As long as you are alive, there is hope.

At this time, Old Man Li’s youngest grandson, no, now the second to last grandson, five-year-old Xiaohu, ran over.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, the captain said that if you are done meeting with guests, you must go back to work."

"Okay, okay, I'll go." Old man Li said to Ni Daguo, "Daguo, I'm going back to work. You wait for me to get off work."

Ni Daguo said, "Okay. Uncle Li will go to work first."

After Old Man Li left, Ni Daguo did not stand there waiting, but went for a walk outside and got out several thick quilts and cotton clothes from the warehouse, as well as a lot of meat, cakes, sugar, and various medicinal materials.

Of course, he sent it quietly under the cover of night.

"Uncle Li, you have to keep these things, otherwise, the coming winter will be even colder and will last for two months.

Not to mention others, just those few children are enough to bear the consequences.

What’s more, there are newborn babies who may get sick if they are not kept warm properly.”

Ni Daguo knew that if Old Man Li wanted to use it himself or his adult children, he would never accept it.

But when it comes to his grandchildren, Old Man Li sighs.

The weather continues to get colder. It looks like this year will still be a severe winter. It will be even colder in a month, and it will be cold for at least two months.

I’m afraid that by then, no matter how many straw mats there are, they won’t be able to withstand the severe cold.

“There are also these meats. A lot of them are cooked and already cut, such as smoked meat, braised meat, bacon, roast chicken, roast duck and canned meat. This can prevent the aroma of the stewed meat from being noticed by others, which would cause trouble.

Hide these cakes and candies to avoid hypoglycemia.

There are also these herbs. Most of them are for colds and flu, and the rest are for injuries and so on. I have prepared some herbs for every common disease."

Ni Daguo was very thoughtful, fearing that people like Old Man Li would suffer too much.

You must suffer the consequences, after all, even if you find someone to take care of you, you dare not make it obvious.

He was doing this secretly. Even the quilts and mattresses had very worn out outer surfaces, including the cotton-padded clothes. The outer surfaces were all worn out and it didn't look like they were new.

The inside is made of real cotton. And there is a thick layer of old cotton on the outside to withstand the wind and prevent the cuts from being noticed.

He believed that people like Old Man Li could hide the food and not let others know.

You know, the local people don’t eat well either, and they only eat meat a few times a year.

But it is better than people like Old Man Li. After all, they are all from the same village and they take care of each other.

It was a favor for Old Man Li, a demoted personnel, not to have to face too many difficulties.

Old man Li was a little surprised that Ni Daguo could bring so many things, and asked him quietly: "How did you get so many?"

Ni Daguo said mysteriously, "I have my own way. No one else can know it. Don't worry. It won't be found out. Eat with peace of mind. These sources are normal."

Old man Li knew that Ni Daguo was capable, so he was able to rescue their family members, which showed his ability. Otherwise, he might have suffered some kind of punishment.

It's not like he didn't see what kind of lives other people who were demoted lived. His life was already good enough.

"That's good. Alas, if it weren't for these children, I really wouldn't want to do this."

Ni Daguo nodded, "I know Uncle Li is upright, but the child is innocent. If he really starves, freezes, gets sick, or even dies, there will be no regrets."

Old man Li sighed again and asked his family to hide these things immediately.

Digging holes late at night was not a difficult task for the Li family. They were strong and skilled, and they quickly hid these things so well that not only people could find them, but even mice couldn't find them.

He also reminded the children at home to keep their mouths shut and not tell anyone.

The children in Old Man Li's family have received military education since childhood, and obeying orders is engraved in their bones.

Therefore, if there is an order from the adults in the family, I must obey it and keep my mouth shut tighter than a gourd.

As for rice, flour and other food, Ni Daguo did not prepare any, because in Old Man Li's house, whenever there was smoke or cooking, there was always someone watching openly or secretly.

Even if it is given, there is no way to do it.

You can take out canned food, cut meat, cakes, candies, etc. and eat them when you are resting at night.

In this way, you can replenish nutrition without realizing it.

Ni Daguo also knew their current diet: brown rice porridge with pickles in the morning, brown rice with some stewed vegetables without much oil in the afternoon, and no rice at night.

They were able to endure such meals because they were strong before and had not been here for long.

If it lasts for a long time, it will be unbearable.

After all these arrangements were made, Ni Daguo left under the cover of night. Others only knew that he came for a short while during the day and did not bring much.

When he came during the day, Ni Daguo only brought some cakes and a roast chicken.

It was not until the evening that we learned that more than half of the food had been taken away by the team leader.

Have no idea.

Ni Daguo sighed, once again helpless at Old Man Li’s stubbornness.

It is said that suffering a loss is a blessing, but no one wants such a blessing.

He set about solving the case.

The case seems complicated, but it is not simple at all.

If it isn't a major case, he won't be allowed to come.

Human life is as important as heaven, so of course it is related to homicide cases.

The deceased was a female. Judging from her clothes, she was a worker. According to the words and patterns printed on her clothes, she was a female worker at a nearby coke factory.

The identity of the female worker has been confirmed. She is Wang Xiaomei from Xiaowangzhuang.

She is 22 years old this year and has already been engaged to Zheng Aiguo from Zhengjiazhuang in the neighboring village. They are planning to get married in December this year.

The autopsy showed that Wang Xiaomei died of sexual violence and rape, but that was not the cause of death. The cause of death was strangulation.