Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 73 Catching the Traitor
"Little comrade, why did you come to this deep forest to pick wood ear mushrooms alone?" the man asked. The girl looked weak and harmless, but he still needed to find out what she was like.

As a soldier who has dealt with enemy spies for many years, he knows that the more weak and harmless a person or creature looks, the more dangerous they are.

"The wild vegetables outside have been picked long ago." Tao Qiuyi replied calmly.

"Didn't your family tell you that deep in the mountains and old forests are very dangerous?" The man continued to test her. Without evidence, he would not regard this little girl as an enemy spy, but he would not let his guard down towards her either.

Knowing that he was testing her, Tao Qiuyi pretended to hesitate for a moment, "My family's situation is a bit special..."

After a pause, he added, "But the old branch secretary told me to be more careful when going into the mountains."

The old branch secretary’s original words were that there were many dangers in the deep mountains, so be careful.

What she meant was that she had gone deep into the mountains more than once, which the man found incredible. "Your old Party Secretary knew the dangers of the mountains, and he also knew you went there to pick wood ear mushrooms, but he didn't stop you?"

As for what she said about her family situation being a bit special, the man didn't think much about it. It's normal that every family has its own problems.

"The old branch secretary can't stop me." Tao Qiuyi smiled faintly.

These words made the man's sharp eyes flash with a cold light, and he looked at the girl in front of him again.

There's still nothing special about the appearance.

The old branch secretary she mentioned should be an old man in the village. Such people are generally respected and have a lot of say in the village. She actually said that the old branch secretary could not stop her.

It is not normal for a little girl to go into the mountains and forests alone to pick wood ear mushrooms. Tao Qiuyi understands this, but she decides to pretend not to understand.

Walk to where you put your backpack and put the fungus in your hand into the basket.

"There are so many mushrooms and fungus here." Tao Qiuyi sighed, looking at the basket full of mushrooms and fungus, and smiled with great satisfaction. "Luckily I came, otherwise these mushrooms and fungus would have rotted in the soil and on the trees and been wasted."

In this era of widespread food insecurity, vegetables mainly consisted of radishes, cabbages, and potatoes, while mushrooms and fungus were considered rare.

"Indeed." The man agreed. He had seen her backpack and the mixed mushrooms and fungus in it. There were indeed a lot of them.

You can't pick up so much in a short time.

The man was about to leave, and before he left, he reminded her, "Next time you come to pick mushrooms and fungus, remember to ask a few more villagers to come with you. If you go into the mountains alone and encounter wild animals or bad people, it would be a waste to get injured or even lose your life."

"Don't think I'm exaggerating. You're lucky to have met us today. If you're unlucky someday and run into a wild beast or a bad guy, you'll regret it too late."

He could see that this little girl was not only brave, but also had some life-saving skills, otherwise the old branch secretary would not have let her go into the mountains.

But he still wanted to remind her that there were not only wild beasts in the deep mountains and forests, but also bad guys, and the bad guys might have guns.

"Thank you for the reminder." Tao Qiuyi thanked her sincerely. This man was just like the old branch secretary. He didn't always tell her not to go into the mountains.

Soldiers always put the safety of people's lives first.

The man was testing Tao Qiuyi, and Tao Qiuyi was also testing him. He glanced at the people standing behind the man. They were all wearing military uniforms and holding guns. Their clothes were a little messy because of the branches, but their expressions were very serious.

Deciding not to waste any more time, Tao Qiuyi raised his hand and pointed at a large tree. "Is he the bad guy you're talking about?"

The man paused and became alert instantly. He looked at Tao Qiuyi with a sharper gaze. Seeing that she looked calm, he waved his hand gently.

A soldier, holding a rifle, cautiously walked toward the tree. Suddenly, his excited voice was heard. "Captain, the things and the people are here."

The man left one person to watch over Tao Qiuyi, and took the others over quickly, and soon brought out the man in work clothes and the box tied to the tree.

The soldier who was ordered to watch Tao Qiuyi couldn't help but get excited when he saw the man in work clothes and the box.

Looking at the excited and smiling young faces of this group of people, Tao Qiuyi felt fortunate that she could understand what the birds were saying, and fortunately she let the birds take her to find herbs.

Otherwise, wait for the traitor man to wake up and run away with the box.

Because these people chased in the wrong direction at the beginning and failed to catch up when they returned, not only did these people fail in their mission, but the country would also suffer serious losses.

"Hello, young comrade. My last name is Wen, and I'm the captain of this group." The man walked up to Tao Qiuyi and saluted her. "The man you tied to the tree is a traitor. He stole something very important and escaped."

"We were ordered to recover him and his belongings. Thank you for catching him. When I return, I will report the truth to the higher-ups and request credit for you."

"Captain Wen, you're too polite. I was just a blind cat that caught a dead mouse. Forget about the credit. I feel unworthy of it." Tao Qiu didn't care about asking for credit or anything like that.

"No, you've already done a great deed by capturing the traitor," Captain Wen insisted. Even if others didn't take credit for their work, they couldn't erase it, especially one as significant as capturing a traitor. "We're going to take him back now. I'll send someone to get you down the mountain."

There was no time to ask Tao Qiuyi about the details of how he captured the traitor. They had to quickly take the traitor back to interrogate him to find out how many accomplices he had and minimize the losses.

"No need." Tao Qiuyi waved his hand to refuse, picked up the backpack and threw it on his back, then turned and left.

"Comrade, wait a minute." Captain Wen called Tao Qiuyi and asked sincerely, "Comrade, you haven't told us your name and address yet."

After thinking for a few seconds, Tao Qiuyi gave his name and address. "Tao Qiuyi, I live in the Fourth Squad, First Brigade, Huangjia Town."

"Okay, when the award comes, I will personally deliver it to Comrade Tao." Captain Wen promised.

Nodding, Tao Qiuyi turned around and forgot about the matter, then left with the backpack on his back.

Captain Wen also left quickly with his men.

When we returned to the village, it was already very late. Smoke was rising from the kitchen ceilings of every household, and the aroma of food was wafting in the air.

The aroma of food wafting from the ceiling of the Wei family's kitchen was mixed with the smell of meat. Tao Qiuyi had a sensitive nose and knew at once that Li was stewing rabbit meat.

Tao Qiuyi had just dragged a dead tree into the yard after pushing open the gate when Xiao Huai's exasperated voice rang out. "Wei Aiguo, what are you going to do?"

"Of course I'm helping you." Wei Aiguo said confidently, "I'll help you weave bamboo baskets, and we'll have dinner at your house tonight."

"I've told you many times that I don't need your help?" Xiao Huai growled, suppressing his anger.

"I've said it many times before, I want to help you." Wei Aiguo acted like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.

"Help me?" Xiao Huai snorted coldly, clenching his fists and wanting to hit him. "You want to eat at my house? Dream on."

"If you don't let me eat at your house, I will..." Before Wei Aiguo could finish his threatening words, he was kicked on the butt and kicked to the door of his house.

(End of this chapter)