Chapter 5 Chapter Four

Mr. Liu San is a very approachable and kind old man.The face is round and plump, white and red, well maintained.He likes to drink green tea, and he sips it slowly and elegantly with the spout of a purple clay pot that can be held in the palm of his hand.Take a sip, rinse your mouth with "gulu, gulu", and swallow loudly like a hiccup; then, take another sip.Occasionally, he also smoked some big cigarettes, but there was no trace of smoke on his face.The husband is sixty years old, but there are not many wrinkles on his face, and the black and white pigtails on the back of his head seem to have some vitality.In recent years, most of the teeth have fallen out, and the mouth covered with slender yellow beards has shown signs of shrinking, which further aggravates the kindness that permeates the entire face.

Mr. San's plump, red face clearly declared his inner satisfaction.A contented person is naturally at peace.Kindness was born in this peace of mind.However, there is majesty in this kindness, a majestic and inviolable majesty, as if his two eyes that are always squinting can not only spread sunlight, but also emit electric fire. His seniority is not high, because he was the third child, he held the middle school in his early years and then ran a free school for two years in his own house, so people always called him the third gentleman.At first, some people called him Juren or Township Chief, but it didn't please his ears.Juren, time has passed, as if the ones in an antique shop are tattered; the township chief is really not an official position.His actual power is far greater than that of a county magistrate.Now that the north and the south are in conflict, warlords are fighting in chaos, President Xu Shichang and Xu Da are unable to command the Quartet, and the district and county magistrates are even less powerful!His land stretches across three counties.The governors of these three counties all call him brothers.Since starting the mine, he has also served as a local consultant for two generations of companies.He didn't want to be this consultant because he was quite prejudiced about running mines.But people invite him three times and nine times, and he must do it. What can he do?I had to hold my nose to do it, otherwise, I would look down on people.

Mr. San doesn't want to look down on others, and he hates people looking down on him the most. For Xinghua Company, Mr. San felt a little suffocated.Among other things, Xinghua took over the Liujiawa Coal Mine for a year and a few months, but he didn't send people to Xihezhai to walk around and sit under his house, which made him very upset.That day when he was surveying the subsidence, Wang Zifei's words once again offended his dignity: Do you have a mine map?Your mine map is fart!Mr. did not admit it at all.Based on the fact that the company looks down on Mr., Mr. has every reason to implement his "non-recognition doctrine".

In the afternoon of that day, Mr. San drank some sorghum burnt, his head was a little dizzy, and he leaned back on the grand teacher's chair in the main hall to pick his teeth. The appearance of Mr. San was impeccable, except that his teeth did not grow well one day. After picking his teeth, he picked up the sand pot and took a sip of the freshly brewed green tea, swallowing loudly. The husband stretched himself, wanting to take a nap.At this time, Mr. Qi, who was in charge, came in and reported that Qin Zhenyu, the general manager of Xinghua Company, and Wang Zifei, the mine manager, were visiting.

Mr. San rested his chin on his hands for a moment, then murmured: "Please!" Mr. San is polite and polite to everyone, do you put etiquette first in everything!He respects people, respects all people.If you don't know how to respect people, you won't be able to gain a foothold in this world, Mr. has always thought so. After adjusting his clothes and hats, Mr. San welcomed Qin Zhenyu and Wang Zifei into the door.After the guests and hosts were seated, he greeted and served tea and snacks, and looked at the visitors with a smile like Maitreya Buddha. Compared with Mr. San in long gowns and mandarin jackets, Qin Zhenyu and Wang Zi are in out-and-out new-style attire: the suits are as straight as iron sheets; the leather shoes are black and shiny; A floral cloth belt is tied as if hanging himself.This makes Mr. uncomfortable.Mr. San hated suits and leather shoes.The reason why I hated it deeply was that Mr. San felt uncomfortable watching it.Mr. San reads something that is uncomfortable, but it is by no means a good thing.

After the routine greetings, Wang Zifei spoke first: "Mr. is a celebrity in this county and an enlightened gentleman. He has been very supportive of our company's mine development. Not long ago, he worked hard to explore the mine with our company's representative. Our general manager is very moved. Today Thank you for a special visit!" "Where! Where!" Mr. San said modestly, "I'm not talented, my eyes and ears are closed, but I still know a thing or two about saving the country through industry!" "Because of this, the general manager also wants to ask you to advise our company on the matter of the collapsed land!"

"Oh, easy to say! Easy to say!" Mr. San didn't even think about it, so he responded habitually.In his opinion, there is nothing difficult to say in this world, the key lies in "good", not "speaking".What's good?Mr. San thinks that good is good.Xinghua Company is not good, it hurts the nature and justice, corrupts the morals of the world, and does not take this great man like Mr. in the eyes. "It is reported that Mr. also has land in the subsidence area?" Qin Zhenyu said, "Brother wants to apologize to Mr.!" "Well, easy to say! Easy to say!"

The "easy to say" this time is a bit of a joke, it seems that the answer is unheard of, but it has a special flavor after careful tasting-Mr. San's diplomatic flavor is purely polite entertainment without any sincerity. "Approximately how many acres of land has the collapsed sir?" Mr. San began to pick out his ears, gently, slowly, and dignifiedly with a slender silver needle-like earpick.When the cold ear spoon touched the tender flesh of the ear wall, the husband squinted his eyes and shivered comfortably, and the slender braid also swayed. "Not much, just a thousand acres!"

Wang Zifei was startled, and looked up at Qin Zhenyu.A thousand acres?how is this possible? !According to the company's knowledge, the maximum is more than 700 mu, which is obviously a scam. "How do you plan to claim compensation from the company?" Qin Zhenyu asked cautiously. "Me? Oh, me, easy to discuss! Easy to discuss!" "What is the current land price?" Qin Zhenyu asked again. Mr. San took a sip of tea: "It's hard to say, very hard to say! This land is good or bad, thick or thin, raw or uncultivated, or cultivated. How can we generalize it? Just take my 300-odd acres in Dongdagang To put it bluntly, Zhenya Company exported 20 yuan per mu, and I didn't sell it!"

Wang Zifei's heart tightened, knowing that Mr. San was threatening the company again. It seemed that today's negotiation would be very difficult.In fact, Wang Zifei has already figured out the price of land very clearly. Raw wasteland is three or four yuan per mu, and high-grade cultivated land is only about ten yuan. Qin Zhen didn't care about it, and said with a smile: "Mr.'s land, the company will deal with it separately, and Mr. Bao is satisfied. What we want to talk about now is all the land that has collapsed. We have drawn up a plan. According to the land price controlled by the company, each mu In terms of eight yuan, we are going to buy all the sunken land for mining use, and the land rights will always belong to the company. In addition, if the landlord does not want to sell the land rights, the company will only be responsible for compensation. Yuan. Please read this plan and give me your advice!"

Wang Zifei opened the briefcase and handed the proposed plan to Mr. San. After taking it, the gentleman didn't look at it. He clasped it in his hands, patted his knees, swayed on his toes, and said, "I still say the same thing. I am a person. It is easy to discuss. The problem is to get the approval of the victimized landlords and villagers in each township! What do you think?" Will the villagers agree with this plan?!" Qin Zhenyu said meaningfully: "I hope that Mr. will do some dredging work for our company!" Wang Zifei took a look at Qin Zhenyu, took out a company bank note from his coat pocket in due course, and put it on the tea table in front of Mr. San: "To show our company a little respect, the five hundred yuan is worth the trouble. Please accept it sir!" "Oh?" Seeing the hard light green bank notes, the gentleman's squinted eyes widened, and the yellow eyes shone brightly.He shook his head, stood up slowly, held the bank note in his hand, stared at it carefully for a while, fiddled with it, and folded it like an antique dealer appraising an antique. Suddenly, there was a "snap": the gentleman pressed his hand together with the bank note firmly on the middle of the tea table. "You guys underestimated Liu! Liu put a price on himself, and the price was more than five hundred! The two bought and sold Liu for only five hundred yuan, what a joke!" Wang Zifei and Qin Zhenyu were stunned by the husband's actions. They never imagined that the gentleman's appetite would be so big. Wang Zifei smiled and said, "The company is still in difficulties, and it will develop a little bit in the future..." "Ha ha ha ha!……" Mr. San laughed with his back, his slender braids were shaking behind his head, his mouth with few teeth was open like a hole, the flesh on his cheeks protruded upwards, and his eyes were squeezed into two small arcs of meat: "Xue Sending charcoal, a penny is worth a thousand gold; ill-gotten wealth, a thousand gold is worth a penny! Liu knows what you mean, and you see that I can say a few words in front of the folks and elders, and want to buy me with the five hundred yuan Let me tell you what you say, right? I might as well tell you another secret: Recently, the elders of the four villages have entrusted me as a plenipotentiary representative to negotiate with the company about the land compensation. I also have a plan here! Mr. Qi—— " Mr. Qi, who was in charge, ran in from the side room in response: "What orders do you have?" "Bring the land compensation agreement agreed by the villagers' representatives the day before yesterday, and ask the company's gentlemen to look over it!" "Yes!" Mr. Qi took out a draft agreement written in small regular script and handed it to Qin Zhenyu with a smile. Qin Zhenyu looked at the ten lines at a glance, handed the draft contract to Wang Zifei, and said angrily: "This plan is absolutely unacceptable to the company! According to our company's actual measurement, the total amount of land subsidence is definitely not 5,900 mu! It is fine not to transfer the land rights. However, compensation for the loss of one mu of land per year must not be paid eight yuan!" The prince finished reading it hastily, and said with a smile: "Can you revise the plan drawn up by Mr. and the representatives? At present, it seems that it is indeed a bit harsh!" Mr. San said coldly: "As entrusted by others, as a matter of loyalty, I have no right to amend the plan, and I have no intention of amending it. Whether you agree or not, and whether you sign or not, has nothing to do with me!" After finishing speaking, Mr. San picked up the bank note and politely returned it to Qin Zhenyu: "I appreciate the sincerity of the general manager!" Qin Zhenyu was so angry that he was so angry that he stuffed the bank note into his arms, stood up and walked out the door.Wang Zifei also stood up and went out.After walking a few steps, as if remembering something, he turned around and hugged Mr. San, "Excuse me!" "Let's go! Let's go! I won't send you far!" Looking at the backs of Qin Zhenyu and Wang Zifei, Mr. San smiled, very subtle, decent and meaningful.It seemed that this smile decided the fate of Xinghua Company.At least Mr. Three thinks so. However, the husband is still a little unhappy, and has a sense of being humiliated for no reason.That palm-sized light green bank note always dangles in front of my eyes like a ghost... Mr. Lie on the chair and close his eyes, the light green piece of paper passes through the eyelids and floats in the pupils ! Monsieur was truly humiliated. The fourth village of Dongda Township, within the territory of Qingquan County, who would not admire Mr. Liu Shujie and Liu San?Who doesn't give a thumbs up?Mr. Donate generously and donate money, although his character dare not say shocking, at least it is not as low as Xinghua Company imagined.The property inherited from the ancestors has never been considered very precious by the husband.In the second year of the Republic of China, a large stone bridge connecting the north and south villages of Xihezhai was built with 2,000 silver, known as the "Gongde Bridge".In the fifth year of the Republic of China, funds were invested to repair Zhaiweizi and Zhailou.In the seventh year of the Republic of China, there was a drought and then a flood, and the crops were not harvested. The husband opened the granary and took out all the old grains and wheat to help the villagers and elders.He didn't care if he didn't pay it back, and he didn't even pay the bill at first.Later, it was the patriarch who came forward and recorded the accounts, so that the husband roughly took back the old grain that had been released.I haven't returned it, and my husband never urged me again.What is money?Mr. is not rare! Mr. San only wants to be nice and save face.As long as you give your husband face, as long as you sincerely say hello in front of him, yes, my husband will do everything, and I can promise you half of the world——if this world is his. The husband doesn't care much about his seven or eight hundred mu of land in the subsidence area.Isn't it five or six thousand dollars?So what if it's for nothing? !The problem is that the company did not give him face, this is one; second, and the most fundamental one, the husband does not advocate running a mine. The harm to the mine operation was not expected by Mr. at first.When I opened a small kiln in the early years, my husband also dug a few.Later, the scale of mines became larger and larger, railways were laid, large wells were erected, and machines were used;In the late autumn of the sixth year of the Republic of China, the small train of Zhenya Company drove into Liujiawa for the first time along the Zhaiweizi in Xihezhai.The rumbling wheels crushed the silence of this land and brought great panic to Mr.Mr. has a premonition: something seems to happen to this barren land. Sure enough, in the tremor of the siren, in the rotation of the sky wheel, and in the billowing black smoke of the company's boiler room chimney, what was going to happen happened one by one: the jet black and shiny leather shoes embedded deep imprints one by one. Into the chest of this ancient land; foreign clothes appeared and multiplied, and drifted from time to time in front of my husband's perplexed eyes. Later, they floated into the county government office and into the streets and alleys of the county town in a grand manner.Liujiawa prospered miraculously. At this time, my husband had already realized quite clearly that as this land became more and more lively, his dignity, authority, and reputation would become yesterday's worthless flowers. Mr. has a little sadness. Not only that. What made my husband even more angry was that a branded brothel appeared here, and an open casino appeared—not shyly and timidly, but carelessly and triumphantly.Beforehand, I never said hello to my husband to let him have a mental preparation.This brothel is called "Yizhixiang", and it is located in the deep alley of Liujiawa West Yaohupu.Not long after it opened, Mr. Liu visited twice, and it is said that he was very ecstasy.For the first time, fourth master was inexperienced and was teased by a bitch. After taking off his clothes, he failed to show his talents, so he was cheated of all his capital by the bitch's slender hands.The second time, suck! ... After having fun for a while, the fourth master was obliged to make a voluntary advertisement for "Yizhixiang", and made a big show in the Xihezhai Weizi, talking shamelessly about the red lips, tits, and three The husband couldn't bear to say the parts and movements of the mouth.What's even worse is that this fourth master actually bought a set of lewd paintings, the pictures were simply unsightly, and they were widely circulated, so that they stirred up many scandalous activities between men and women in the fair.For this matter, the husband slapped fourth master twice very loudly. After the slap, he couldn't help but shed two tears of heroism. Mr. San has a sense of heroism and a sense of mission. Mr. San wants to save the declining world.Yes, in my husband's opinion, only he can stand up in the huge Qingquan County... The collapse of the land further aroused the hatred of the husband.Mr. has always believed that: "The people take food as the sky, and the food is based on the land."The land is the foundation of all things, and it can destroy everything, except the land.If the land is destroyed, I will be sorry to my ancestors, and I will be sorry to my descendants.But Xinghua Company, in order to dig out a little bit of underground coal and earn a little bit of black-hearted money, ignores this simple truth, and it is really suspected of hurting nature and reason.If you want Mr. to give in on this important issue, then Mr. would rather hang himself with a rope. After the land mu dispute emerged, Mr. San became a figure in the limelight.There were no less than a hundred people who came to his door and asked him to negotiate with the company.Later, the squires in the county were also invited to visit, and they unanimously pushed him to come forward to be the master of the local area. When discussing the plan, they almost unanimously granted him full power.Everyone knows that only the husband can compete with the company, and if he wants to bite the company hard, he has to come forward.Because of this, the husband has a kind of contempt: these rustic guys seem to only know the old foreigners, and the decline of the world seems to have nothing to do with it.If this continues, even if the company is driven away, it will not be able to eradicate its disaster. Now, Mr. and the company have shown their cards, and the next step is to take action to force the company to submit.Before taking action, Mr. must carefully consider the specific steps.First of all, he thought that in order to stabilize the county magistrate Yin Wenshan, as long as the government pretended to be deaf and dumb, the company would lose half of its reliance, and to stabilize the county magistrate, Mr. is very sure, and it would only cost two dollars at most. !The next step is to gather the civilian armed forces in each village and mobilize them if necessary... Mr. San leaned on the grand teacher's chair and thought seriously, the insult imposed on him by that light green bank note has been submerged in the chaotic and complicated thoughts... At this moment, Liu Qinglun rushed in sweating profusely and reported to him: Liu Guangtian was arrested by the county government. When Liu Guangtian arrived at the county seat, the lawsuit drafted in the name of Xinghua Company was delivered to the county government.There are four counts.1. Assaulting others; 2. Gathering crowds to cause trouble; 3. Disrupting production; 4. Inciting kiln workers.The company requires strict codes to curb chaos. The county government started the trial immediately.At that time, hundreds of Liujiawa kiln workers gathered in front of the gate, complaining in unison and demanding the release of Liu Guangtian.Workers said: Liu did not punch and kick Zhou, but Zhou went to the kiln drunk and was injured by a basket dragged by a load.The court wanted to test the injury on the spot.Then a subpoena was issued to Zhou Hongli.At 5:00 p.m., Zhou was carried into the county government office by four mine policemen, and it was verified that he was injured and hit with a blunt object.Liu Guangtian said: The two sides clashed, and he had no blunt weapon in his hands. This shows that the county government's decision is unfair.Liu Lichen sued Zhou Hongli against the fact that the big cabinet disregarded human life.At about six o'clock, nearly 200 people had gathered in front of the county yamen, and words of anger came out suddenly. A kiln worker shouted: "Go into the county yamen and beat that dog official!" The situation was imminent. At 7 o'clock, Liu Qinglun took Mr. Liu Shujie and Mr. Liu San's handwritten letter to meet Yin Wenshan and asked for bail.Accepted.Liu Guangtian was released by court training.