Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen

The intersection of Xishan Highway and Shuiyugou Road turned out to be a deserted intersection.Recently, a simple tent was suddenly set up, and someone set up a street stall here, selling instant noodles and eggs, while selling locally produced grapes, walnuts, and red dates. Strange to say, all businessmen are women, including old ladies, young wives, and older daughters, and of course naughty children.Since the street stalls were erected, drivers and tourists passing by have a place to rest their feet when they are tired and fill their stomachs when they are hungry, and the business is booming day by day.

On this day, Guo Tianliang was driving a Mercedes-Benz off-road and dragging Zhang Guojun to Hougou Village to do some business. When he arrived at the intersection, he was blocked by a group of women. Guo Tianliang rolled up the car window: "Is this the way to enter the mountain when you arrive at Hougou Village?" "Of course, that's right." An old lady squeezed forward, "Boss, come down and eat some instant noodles." Before the people in the car could answer, another middle-aged woman squeezed over: "What are you doing in Hougou Village? Boss, let's put some grapes on your car. It's not expensive, only five yuan a catty."

The people in the car were obviously tired of this kind of forced buying and selling. Just as they were about to have a fit, a handsome young girl came up to her and said, "It seems that you are the big bosses. You drive such a good car, and why don't you take care of our little ones?" Buying and selling? How about this, to save face, let’s pull out walnuts and red dates.” "Get out of the way!" Guo Tianliang was a little annoyed, "There is no such thing as a business." Zhang Guojun also opened the window: "Give way, I'm from the government, and I'm going to Hougou Village to find the village leader Hei for work!"

"Ah! I really met the government." Several women panicked.Some of them quickly took out their mobile phones and quietly called who they were talking to. The old lady has obviously seen the big world, she doesn't care at all, she still doesn't give way: "If you don't buy something, don't go from here." "Ma'am, it's not right for you to do this. This is no longer a car bandit and road tyrant. The police will crack down on it." Zhang Guojun persuaded her kindly. "Yes! If you don't get out of the way, we'll call the police." Guo Tianliang followed suit.

The old lady raised her eyelids and asked three questions in a row: "You are scared to be an old lady? How about the police coming? Can he stop the common people from doing business?" "Yes! You can't let me drive such a good car." The middle-aged woman said, "Isn't it all made a lot of money by digging coal in our village? It should also leave us some money to buy roads." "Yes! Yes! Yes!" A group of women all started booing, "Shopping, shopping!" Whether it was Guo Tianliang or Zhang Guojun, they had never encountered such a scene: a group of rambunctious women surrounded them tightly in the suburbs.There are also many people around to watch.If the two of them forcibly move forward, they will inevitably injure others; if they retreat, there will be a woman sitting on the ground behind the car, and they dare not reverse the car.Guo Tianliang and Zhang Guojun, who had experienced strong winds and waves, were stuck here alive, unable to move forward or backward.

In the end, Zhang Guojun came up with a solution: "Call Dahei quickly and ask him to come down the mountain to pick us up. Only he, the village head, can deal with these shrews." "Okay, okay." Guo Tianliang immediately called Dahei.Villager Dahei immediately agreed to go down the mountain, but emphasized one sentence: Be patient and don't conflict with the women. Seeing that an hour passed, and it was time to eat, a muddy off-road vehicle came down from the other side of the mountain.Dahei ran out in a panic: "What did you shrews do? You dare to block the old mayor's car, it's too lawless!"

"It doesn't matter whether it's the mayor or the head of the district, as long as you don't pay, don't even think about going there!" The old lady was not afraid of anyone, and sat on the ground. The middle-aged woman jumped out: "Oh! Old mayor, why don't you even want to pay a few hundred dollars, and call the village chief to come over, are you sorry?" Zhang Guojun felt unable to step down: "Who said we can't afford it?" Guo Tianliang stood up and explained: "It's not that we can't afford it. I was ready to do it a long time ago. The old mayor is determined not to let it go. He said that if he did, it would be like bowing to the rascals, and the old leader would lose face. So, you must Dahei came forward to solve it."

Dahei waved his hands at the group of women, and cursed: "Go away, don't cause trouble for me!" Seeing the village chief get angry, the women finally moved out of the way.Suddenly, one of them muttered in a low voice: "You didn't let us block the way!" This inadvertent sentence was not only heard by Dahei, but also by Guo Tianliang and Zhang Guojun behind him, and the women could understand it even more. , we want to earn some pocket money.” Dahei reacted quickly: "I asked you to block the road, how about it? Let me tell you, do a legitimate business at the intersection, and be careful not to let petty thieves enter our village. You bad guys can't stop you, but Stop the old mayor, it's ridiculous!"

"Okay, let's go, don't care about the common people." Zhang Guojun quickly grabbed Dahei. "I'm really sorry, old mayor. On the way here just now, a flood happened to break the road. The villagers worked hard for a long time to fix it. I kept you waiting for a long time." Dahei hurriedly apologized with a smile. "Look at that slave. When he saw a high official, his buttocks are all poked up." Among the women, some unscrupulous sarcasm appeared again, and a few secretly laughed. "Damn it!" Dahei turned his head violently. "Let's go, let's go!" Zhang Guojun didn't want to see a more embarrassing scene, so he dragged Daheilian away with all his strength.Dahei got into his car, Zhang Guojun got in, the car started, and drove towards the mountains.Guo Tianliang also got into his luxury car and followed behind.

After more than an hour of tossing, they finally got rid of the gang of difficult rural "shrews". What Dahei said was right. After walking for a while, the villagers had just repaired the road that was washed away by the river at the part that was about to enter the village.A few women who had finished working sat on the side of the road to rest, chatting and laughing while watching their cars drive by. "Why are they all women, and so are the road builders. What are the men in your village doing?" the old mayor Zhang Guojun was curious. "What can I do?" Big black eyes stared at the winding mountain road, "I've all gone to work. Now not only our village, but other villages are also left behind by women, children and the elderly. Young and middle-aged people have gone out to make money."

It took another half an hour for the women to level the dirt road before they continued to start the car and finally drove to the threshing ground in Hougou Village, opposite to the threshing ground was the Guandi Temple.However, what surprised Zhang Guojun and Guo Tianliang was that the current threshing ground suddenly turned into a coal pile, and the black coal was piled up as high as a hill, almost blocking half of the sun's rays. "Didn't the small coal mine be shut down? Where did so many things come from?" Zhang Guojun got out of the car and was very surprised to see the coal mountain. Dahei replied unhurriedly: "The small coal mine must have been shut down, but our coal business has not stopped." Zhang Guojun felt that the village head in front of him had many unsolved mysteries: "What coal business?" "If you ask Mr. Guo, he knows best that there is also his support in this coal mountain." Dahei turned around and threw the answer to Guo Tianliang, because Guo Tianliang was from Zhang Guojun, and his answer was the most convincing and the most eloquent. Dispel Zhang Guojun's doubts. "Oh, that's right." Guo Tianliang locked the car and faced Guandi Temple. "Our coal mines are all underground in other villages. The villagers often make troubles because of this. In order to appease them, we have an unwritten agreement with the village. agreement, each mine will give the village one million tons of low-priced coal, and they will sell it to the market to make money. The village promises to do a good job for the common people and not make trouble.” "It seems that in order to protect their own interests, the common people have a lot of means!" Dahei couldn't figure out whether Zhang Guojun's words had other meanings. "It's getting late, let's have dinner." Dahei very enthusiastically invited the two of them to the Guandi Temple. The village cook had wiped the table and the meal was ready. "Eating in the temple is quite interesting." Zhang Guojun washed his hands and sat down at the table. "Mr. Guo knows our village best. Because the coal mine is closed, there is no income, and we can't build new houses, so the village committee is set up in the Guandi Temple. Moreover, this Guandi Temple was built by Mr. Guo last year." Dahei Open the wine and fill it up for the two guests. Zhang Guojun looked up at Guo Tianliang, and "Grey Wolf" nodded. A few people were just about to clink their glasses when a disheveled man suddenly barged in. Before everyone could speak, he yelled, "Dahei, are you here to buy coal? Buy my family first, the baby is going to college, and I am in a hurry to spend money." Where's the money!" Zhang Guojun and Guo Tianliang were surprised when they heard this. "Old Bai, go! Go! Go!" Dahei got up and hurried away, "Who is a customer who buys coal, go back and eat!" "You can eat and drink here, why can't I?!" The old Bai couldn't help saying that he wanted to eat when he sat down. "Cook, bring the knife and drive the crazy old Bai away!" Dahei roared angrily. Sure enough, the cook brought a gleaming kitchen knife.Seeing that the village chief was going to use the knife, Laobai finally restrained himself: "Okay, I'll go! Dahei, let me make it clear to you that the baby at home is going to college and waiting for money to be spent. As long as there are customers, I will buy mine first." coal!" The unkempt old Bai turned and left angrily. "What's going on here? Where did he get the coal from?" The old mayor Zhang Guojun almost choked Dahei with two questions in a row. "This... this... this..." The cunning Dahei couldn't explain right away, "Leader, don't listen to that man's nonsense, he is a well-known psychopath in our village." "Why, I feel that his thinking is very clear?" Zhang Guojun asked back. "The quality of our rural people is low, and there are many social conflicts. I heard that people from above came here, and they just talked nonsense and spread rumors in front of me, just to embarrass me." Dahei has been the village chief for so long, dealing with complicated situations With a lot of experience, "Otherwise, I wouldn't use a kitchen knife." "Those women at the intersection in the morning are also designed to embarrass you?" Zhang Guojun asked intentionally or unintentionally. Dahei felt that the old mayor was not so easy to fool, he couldn't explain it clearly: "This... this... alas!" Seeing that he couldn't answer, Zhang Guojun laughed; Guo Tianliang also felt that Dahei's performance was too clumsy and poor. "Brother, the old mayor is not so easy to fool. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been the mayor for so many years!" Guo Tianliang patted Dahei's shoulder, "Okay, since you went down the mountain to rescue the old mayor yourself In terms of points, let's not mention this matter, and drink with the leader." Potato shreds, roasted pumpkin, native eggs, roasted hare, stewed wild pork, black tofu, stewed vegetables, pheasant in sauce... one after another mountain delicacies were served, which opened the eyes of Guo Tianliang and Zhang Guojun, who eat seafood every day, and let They forgot all the doubts and unhappiness just now. Dahei found that the guest was in a high mood and persuaded him to drink frequently. The atmosphere of the meal was particularly lively... "Dahei, we are friends today, and I'll tell you something interesting about you." The old mayor obviously drank a little too much. "Do I know?" Dahei poured wine for the two of them again. "Of course I know." Zhang Guojun looked excited. "Since I know everything, is it still interesting?" Dahei felt a little uneasy. "You always think that everyone doesn't know, that's why it's interesting." Zhang Guojun looked at him from the corner of his eyes. "That's really interesting, let's talk about it." Dahei had an ominous premonition. "Village Dahei has three treasures: Tibetan mastiff, blue and white porcelain and black coal kiln." Zhang Guojun looked at him directly. "I'm a small village chief in a poor village, how could I have those treasures?!" Despite Dahei's words, he still felt that the secret in his heart was suddenly torn open, and he tried his best to block the light. "I also know that behind these three treasures, there are three miraculous women: one is a hot Northeast girl, one is a small and exquisite Jiangnan beauty, and the other is an old lady from your village." Zhang Guojun's eyes were like knives, and his big A layer of sweat was scraped off the black face. "What's the relationship between the three treasures and the three women?" Guo Tianliang beside him didn't know anything, and asked rashly. Zhang Guojun picked up the small wine glass and took a sip by himself: "Ask our village head about the relationship." Dahei, who always had an open-minded expression, plopped and knelt down in front of the wine table: "Old leader, don't say anything, don't say anything. If you want my wife to know and the people in the village to know, you have to skin me!" "President Zhang, how do you know these secrets?" Guo Tianliang was taken aback. "How do I know? You may have forgotten that I was the mayor after all. Although I have stepped down, I can ask the public security bureau to help me investigate a person's true details." Zhang Guojun stretched out his hand to help Dahei up, "Little brother, I won't let the villagers know, and I won't let your wife know. I just want to tell you the simplest truth: don't play tricks in front of me, you can't hide anything from me." "That is, that is!" The secret in Dahei's heart was not only exposed, but also stabbed. "Then I'll ask you a few questions, and you have to answer them honestly." Zhang Guojun stared at him. "No problem, never lie!" At this point, Dahei knew that he could only be led by the nose by the old man. "Has Zhao Guozhong approached you about the auction of the Shuiyugou coal mine?" Zhang Guojun drank very slowly and calmly. "I was called to Beijing for a talk last Saturday." Dahei replied clearly. "What does he want you to do?" Zhang Guojun didn't drink much at all. "During the auction, the villagers were organized to make trouble outside the Land Bureau, and send a message to those who participated in the auction: the villagers support the Huihai Group." Dahei had no choice but to betray Zhao Guozhong. Three thousand villagers drove him away and beat him to death!" "Isn't this using the villagers to threaten the auctioneer?" Guo Tianliang realized that he was walking too slowly. Fortunately, he came to make up for it today, otherwise the consequences would be unpredictable. "What will he give you in return?" Zhang Guojun was also surprised when he heard that. "In addition to the 10% bonus to the village every year as mentioned at the meeting, I also gave myself a sum of cash." Dahei thought to himself, the current old mayor is much more terrifying than that Zhao Guozhong. "What are you going to do?" Zhang Guojun's eyes were like needles when he spoke. Dahei thought about it for a long time, and answered very appropriately: "I will do whatever the old leader says, and I will listen to you!" "Let me tell you, Guo Tianliang can also satisfy Zhao Guozhong's conditions. However, first, you can't organize villagers to go to the Land Bureau to make trouble. It's illegal, as long as you support Tianliang Group from the bottom of your heart. Second, that is The sum of cash must be handled properly, counted as Mr. Guo’s payment of the village’s service fees, and settled reasonably and legally. This is a private matter between the two of you, and I have no right to know.” Zhang Guojun is like an experienced businessman, “In addition, Tian The group also wants to do some public welfare undertakings, and he will help you build a new countryside in the name of the Coal Culture Promotion Association and another public welfare organization.” "I didn't say anything else, but where is the new village to be built?" Dahei felt that Zhang Guojun knew his details so carefully, it must be for the purpose of competing for mines. For him, it doesn't matter who he cooperates with. "What do you think?" Zhang Guojun sincerely asked for his opinion. "I hope to build it under the mountain, and the old village on the mountain will not give up. We have other uses." Dahei replied. "I only care about building a new village. I don't care about the old village. Those troubles are yours and have nothing to do with us." Zhang Guojun understands that it is easier to get Dahei's support if he makes some concessions. ... On the way down the mountain, Zhang Guojun and Guo Tianliang saw those women who were building roads, still sitting and chatting on the side of the road; beside the trading stalls at the crossroads, many women selling things were still looking around...they both laughed at the same time. "People live for profit." Zhang Guojun sighed, "Simple mountain people like Dahei have reached the point of using unscrupulous methods." "Are we also a little unscrupulous today?" Guo Tianliang thought of himself from Dahei. "It was all forced out by that guy Zhao Guozhong." Although Zhang Guojun achieved his goal, he still blamed himself a little, "If I don't bring out Dahei's old background, maybe that guy will play cat and mouse with us from the beginning to the end. game." "Since that incident last time, no matter how cruel the market competition is, I have always had an idea..." Guo Tianliang drove on the highway back to the city. "I understand what you mean." Zhang Guojun looked out the window, "I think so too." "Others say I'm a tough guy, but in front of you, I want to tell the truth. In fact, I was afraid, worried, and hesitant, even though nothing happened now." Guo Tianliang said in person for the first time Bring out your inner secrets. Zhang Guojun patted Guo Tianliang: "During the time when you had an accident, the person who worried about you the most was me. I thought about everything that happened in the five or six years between our relationship several times, and then I felt that it might be despicable. Things have been done, but there has never been a serious illegal thing. Just like today, it is not bright, but it is not illegal. At the beginning, I was worried about you because I was afraid that if someone used tricks, you would not be able to stand up. I started to say something against my will. if." "If we want to sleep well in the future, we still can't do illegal things." Guo Tianliang reminded himself, and also reminded the other party, "Anyway, we don't need anything now, and we don't need to pay a huge cost of breaking the law. Satisfy your own small interests." "The reason why I try to help you is not only because you didn't bite people after the accident last time, but also because you know how to abide by the law. For us, this is more important than anything else." Zhang Guojun is optimistic about the young man in front of him. Guo Tianliang also responded to him: "I regard the old leader as a close elder. In addition to thanking you for your support back then, more importantly, only you can grasp the delicate relationship between law-abiding and profit, and others can't grasp it at all." , even those professional legal professionals, apart from books, lack a deep understanding of society.” "This is where the two of us 'smell like each other'." Zhang Guojun felt that the city was coming soon. Guo Tianliang's speed dropped significantly: "You said the next step..." "It's still the same sentence, as long as there is an opportunity, we will not let it go." Zhang Guojun suddenly remembered the Chinese American, "How is Shi Jiamin's progress?" "The office space has been decorated, and the charity funds have been prepared, just waiting for people to arrive..." Guo Tianliang replied.