Chapter 50 Section 12

After five years, the production and marketing of Xisheng’s angelica grew bigger and bigger. A colorful door was built on a steel frame at the entrance of the county, with the words “Danggui Capital” written on it. In the seated statue, he is sitting, and his height cannot be seen while sitting.The range of medicinal uses of angelica has been increased by several items, and it is written that it can cure this kind of disease and that kind of disease.Someone added a pen to the side: You can be a model worker.Soon, someone added another article: Then why is Kaschin-Beck disease not cured? ! However, the Jiguanshan Gold Mine in Huilongwan Town has completely ceased production.The mines in Jiguan Mountain have almost been excavated, and there are abandoned mines everywhere. The cliff slopes collapsed and collapsed, becoming a remnant mountain.All the people in the mining area were evacuated, and the factories, sheds, shops, hotels, and restaurants were all closed.The town party committee and the town government proposed transformation and development, and readjusted the production structure. On the one hand, they went to the county, city, and even the province to ask for funding, and on the other hand, they also promoted the experience of planting angelica in other villages. Students were also hired as guidance experts.

This was the happiest day in Xisheng's life. He traveled from one village to another in a small car. Everywhere he went, he was greeted by people who loved the food and drank hot food. He was always called the boss.He is very serious, tirelessly instructing how to select seeds, how to arrange the land, how to fertilize and spray pesticides, how to dig and classify, and even convene growers to talk about distribution. His eloquence is already very good. When speaking on the rostrum He flipped through his notebook to show he was fully prepared, but he didn't actually write a single word in his notebook.During this period, Lao Yu brought people from the county TV station to shoot a feature film about angelica planting, specially to shoot the scene of the drama student's guidance.The two lived in the reception room at night, but the opera student told Lao Yu about his unresolved concerns for many years, that is, his father's application back then has never been resolved.Of course, he is not doing it for any subsidies and donations from the government at all, but he wants to meet Commander Kuang more and more.Lao Yu was a little surprised: Do you want to see Commander Kuang? !The actor said: I think I can see him now!Lao Yu said: Your heart is bigger than mine!Lao Yu didn't lead the opera student to meet Commander Kuang San, he didn't even know where Commander Kuang's house lived, but Lao Yu agreed to the opera student, saying that he would look for opportunities and asked the opera student to wait patiently.

Xi Sheng waited patiently, but no one thought that what he was waiting for was a plague. Was there a plague in the Qinling Mountains, or was it the year Feng Yuxiang drove the Qing emperor out of the Forbidden City, when cholera broke out, people had diarrhea and couldn't lift their pants, and they ran to the toilet at first, but later they couldn't run, and whenever their stomachs were stirred, they would be pulled in their crotches Here, the yellow water flows down the trouser legs, and after seven days, people die.In the counties in the east of the Qinling Mountains, almost every village has died, and the situation in the north is even worse. In one township, more than half of them died, in another township, 420 households were wiped out, and in another township, no one survived from fifteen villages. , Neither a cow nor a dog survived.Generation after generation, there were rumors about the horror of that plague, so when a new plague appeared, people in the Qinling Mountains were frightened, asking where did this plague come from and what kind of plague it was?When I heard that the plague first started in the south, then spread to Beijing, and then spread from Beijing to all parts of the country. Once it was infected, it was like suffering from a bad cold, with headaches, nasal congestion, fever, joint pain, and persistent coughing, which caused the respiratory system to fail. When they were exhausted and soon died, they cursed the southerners, and then cursed Beijing, and asked each other: Can the plague spread to the Qinling Mountains?After asking, I said again: The whole country is infected, isn't the Qinling Mountains China? !Everyone is in a state of panic all day long.

When the news of the plague first spread, Xi Sheng didn’t take it seriously. A customer came from Hubei and wanted to buy three tons of Tong Bo Gui, but he was not satisfied with the packaging. Tell him to go to the county government.As soon as he entered Lao Yu's office, Lao Yu said, "What good dream did you have last night?"The opera student said: I have been busy all night, and I haven't blinked yet.Lao Yu said: You are half a man, you don't even have a good dream, but I worry about doing good things for you!The opera student just laughed, and Lao Yu told him that he had contacted the provincial director of forestry. The forestry director is no longer the director of the forestry department. I happen to be recuperating in the provincial capital, so I can go to see you together.After Lao Yu finished telling the story, the opera student still laughed, Lao Yu waited for the opera student to finish laughing, and said: What kind of fate am I?I told Xi Sheng to get a haircut and take a shower now, and the two of them will be on the road tomorrow morning.When the actor was about to leave, he asked: Why are there rumors of a plague in the society?Lao Yu said: That's not a rumor, it's the truth.The opera student said: If there is a plague, can we still go to the provincial capital?Lao Yu said, "Stars are falling from the sky, so they aim at your head and hit you?"You're going to see Commander Kuang San, it's not that Commander Kuang wants to wait for you!

That night, Xi Sheng really didn’t sleep well again. He excitedly changed a suit of clothes and thought it was no good, so he changed another set of clothes and still didn’t think it would work, so he called Qiaoqiao. Qiaoqiao said, don’t you have a white suit? A suit? A white suit looks clean.The opera student asked again what to say to Commander Kuang, and Qiaoqiao said, aren’t you eloquent? The opera student said you are eloquent to the rural people, and I will be clumsy when facing the third commander Kuang. Qiaoqiao said you just say who our grandfather is, and if he remembers our grandfather, he will ask you something.Xisheng responded humbly, saying that time is too tight, why don't you go with me, Qiaoqiao said that something good happened and you remember me, Xisheng just smiled and hung up the phone.But Qiaoqiao called again and asked what gifts to bring to the vice chairman of the CPPCC in the provincial capital, and what gifts to bring to Commander Kuang, if you want to bring more, such as our walnuts, persimmon cakes, and local honey.The opera student said that you thought it was a visit to the township leader, I brought a red envelope.Qiaoqiao said oh, and said that you took the red paper and scissors, and went to sing a few more songs for others. The opera student said yes, yes, I almost forgot about it.

When we arrived in the provincial capital, we first went to see the vice chairman of the CPPCC.The vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference heard that Lao Yu said that he would bring a boss, so he waited in the office. There was a knock on the door, and when he came out to see Lao Yu, he asked: Where is the boss?Lao Yu said: This is it.The vice chairman lowered his head, and only then did he see the actor.After being greeted and seated, the vice chairman said: You are the director of the drama, and you are in the medicine business?The opera student hurriedly stood up and said: My surname is not Xi, but Gou.The vice chairman said: Mr. Gou doesn't sound good, Mr. Xi is good.Lao Yu said: The vice chairman calls you the drama director, and you are the drama director!Xi Sheng reported to the vice chairman about the production and marketing of angelica by his medicinal material company.The vice-chairman asked Lao Yu: The person who was looking for tigers last time said he was a dwarf, so why is this again... Lao Yu said: Xi Zong is the same student who was looking for tigers back then.The vice-chairman's complexion changed, and then he laughed loudly and said: So it's a person!Back then, you put a lot of pressure on the Forestry Department!Fortunately, they all made the mistake of eager for quick success and instant benefit for the development of their hometown. It's okay, it's okay, after all, if you are a capable person, gold will always shine!The actor suddenly relaxed, wiped his hands on his knees, and took out a cigarette to respect the vice chairman. The vice chairman said he didn't smoke, and the actor said: That tiger is real.Lao Yu glared at him, and he retreated back and sat on the sofa without saying a word.

Seeing that Commander Kuang was in the hot spring sanatorium in the south of the city, they went there after dinner. Commander Kuang was taking a bath. The time should not be too long.The receptionist made tea for them and went to the inner room.The opera student said: Didn't you say that when you meet the commander, you call him the chief? Why is it grandpa?The vice-chairman said: You can just call him Grandpa. The commander has retired, and he doesn't want to call him commander or chief.The opera student nodded, but went to the toilet once. After returning from the toilet, he sat for less than ten minutes and went to the toilet again.Lao Yu said: Do you have diarrhea?The opera student said: No, I don’t know why I always want to pee, but only a little bit.Lao Yu said: You are nervous, take a deep breath.The playboy straightened his body and took a deep breath.An hour later, the door of the inner room opened. First a guard came out. He had a big black face and stared at them. The actor smiled at him, but he didn't smile. He felt that his arms were thicker than his legs. .Then a waitress rolled out a wheelchair, and Kuang Sanjun was sitting in the wheelchair.In fact, neither Xisheng nor Lao Yu had ever met Commander Kuang. When the vice chairman stood up and took a few steps forward to say hello, Chief, Lao Yu and Xisheng also stood up quickly and walked a few steps forward and said in unison: Hello grandpa!The playboy looked at Commander Kuang with his eyes. Commander Kuang was very old, his face was very small, like a magnified walnut, but his hair was still dense, but all white.Commander Kuang's mouth was always open, and his lips moved only when he was speaking. He was saying: Who wants to see me?Lao Yu hurriedly said, "Grandpa, the opera student and I came to see you."Commander Kuang San said: Who are you?Lao Yu said: I am the deputy magistrate of Qinning County.Point to Xisheng, and say: His name is Xisheng, and he comes from Danggui Village, Longwan Town.Commander Kuang said, "Why don't you grow up well?"The opera student said: People in Danggui village are not tall.Third Commander Kuang raised his hand to signal them to sit down, and they all sat down. Third Commander Kuang opened his mouth again and stopped talking.The vice chairman once again introduced Lao Yu and Xisheng to Commander Kuang San. They are from the Qinling Revolutionary Old Area, and the people in the old area miss you very much.Commander Kuang suddenly interrupted and said: I heard that my apricot tree bears a lot of apricots this year?The vice chairman didn't know what apricot tree was. Looking at Lao Yu and Xi Sheng, Lao Yu and Xi Sheng didn't know about Xing Shu either.The drama student said: um, um.Grandpa, I am from Danggui Village. The Qinling guerrillas were stationed in Danggui Village. Do you still remember my grandfather? My grandfather is also a guerrilla, named Baibai.Commander Kuang said, "Show me?"Oh pendulum, I remembered, your grandfather is also as tall as you, his name is pendulum.The opera student said: Yes, yes.Third Commander Kuang's face became lively, and he said, "Is that your grandfather?"Your grandpa is a trickster. He didn't have a gun at that time, and he always wanted to carry my gun. I helped him make a wooden gun.He is bowlegged, but he can run fast, and he is a brave comrade.Later, he died while delivering a letter, and I was the one who collected the body, and he died a miserable death.Third Commander Kuang was supporting the wheelchair with both hands, as if he was going to stand up, but he didn't stand up, the waiter quickly helped him up, and he coughed three times.The opera student said: After my grandfather died, my grandma took my father to escape from the famine. My father learned shadow puppetry later. , you say something else.Xi Sheng talked about his medicine company, and looked at Commander Kuang while he was talking. Commander Kuang regained his composure, stopped talking, and opened his mouth again.Lao Yu said: Xisheng, you sing to grandpa. Grandpa may not have heard a song from Qinling for decades.The actor said: That's good.Just stood up.The vice-chairman said: He can sing?Lao Yu said: He sang well and made grandpa happy.The playboy sang:

Baibai wants to join the guerrilla team, and Lao Hei should not be Baibai, because it is easy to expose the target.Baba goes to find Li Desheng, Li Desheng thinks he can deliver the letter, so Baba joins the guerrillas.Once, when he was delivering a letter, he ran into a security guard on the way. Because of his buttocks, he was found hiding in the grass.He got up and ran, and the security guard came up with a bayonet. For the sake of the revolution and the party, he died with honor. The Third Commander Kuang laughed, clapped his hands and said: How well did you sing? When your grandfather wanted to join the guerrillas, Old Hei just didn’t agree. Say, say.Commander Kuang coughed twice again, and the vice-chairman said: Why are you still singing about the guerrillas? Let's do something different.The opera student said: Then I will sing old folk songs.and sang:

This mountain sees that mountain high, uh, sees a tree, ah, ah, ah, a fairy peach.The long stick and the short stick can't hit uh, take off the embroidery, put on the shoes, climb up the tree and shake.Shake left, shake right, uh, shake three, double six, six peaches.A gentleman passing by picks up one, er, it doesn’t harm a person, thinks about it, and also causes tuberculosis.Lang's lovesickness is still small but uh, my sister's lovesickness is hard to escape. After singing, everyone clapped their hands, and the opera student was very proud, and said: I will sing "Lang Sings Folk Songs at the Opposite Door" again, and then sang:

Lang is singing folk songs at the opposite door, and the elder sister is weaving silk in the room. The short-lived and knife-stricken plague-stricken person at the opposite door sang so well. Listening to folk songs with tears in my eyes. He sang the first stanza, then the second and third stanza, and then he took out the red paper from his pocket, walked towards the third commander Kuang, and took out the scissors at the same time.But at this moment, the guards beside Commander Kuang rushed over and kicked Xi Sheng in the chest. With a bang, Xi Sheng was kicked and hit the opposite wall, bounced back and fell to the ground.It happened so suddenly that the vice chairman was stunned, and so was Lao Yu. When he came back to his senses, Commander Kuang had already been pushed into the inner room by the waiter, and the door was closed.The guard grabbed the actor on the ground and said, "What do you want to do?" !Only then did Lao Yu understand the reason, and hurriedly explained to the guards: The opera student is a descendant of the revolution and a model worker. He can cut paper flowers while singing, and he just wants to perform for his grandfather.The guard didn't say anything more, put down the actor and went to the inner room, but the actor hadn't got up yet, Lao Yu said: I misunderstood, get up.Xi Sheng's face was half blue, and his nose and tears flowed to the ground.