Chapter 31 land psalm

The moon showed its half-disappeared face on the ridge on the other side of the river, and the surface of the river was covered with a layer of water vapor, like smoke and fog.The forest belts along the embankment and irrigation canals in the river are like mountains with high and low peaks.The night before yesterday, after a soaking rain, in the moist night air, the greasy scent of ripe autumn crops wafted into the nostrils of the night crawler. Liang Zhihua, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Hexi Commune, pedaled leisurely on his bicycle, letting the cool night wind blow his bald head with no hair.One after another, the latecomers drove past him.In the blink of an eye, it disappeared in the distance of the moonlit road.He suddenly remembered that it was Saturday!Those night walkers with large and small bags tied to the frame are mostly migrant workers who live in the countryside on both sides of the river, and they rushed back from the city to reunite with their relatives.He suddenly missed his wife who worked in the county hospital. She was a good wife who had all the reasonable parts of traditional morality and new morality!What is she doing now?Although she has long been used to his life without the concept of worship, if she knows that he is walking on the country road at this moment, he is neither going to a certain brigade to solve the entangled problems, nor to reunite with his wife and children, but to go What would she say if she came to apologize and ask for forgiveness for a production team leader who had been punished by him by mistake?

Oh!review!Sorry!To that stubborn bull captain in Hujiagou!to the point where... At the three-level cadre meeting held by the commune, after conveying the document of the central government on correcting the "forced orders" and "blind command" in the "Learning from Dazhai in Agriculture" movement, the "Bold Liang" who is well-known throughout the county was suddenly banned. The stars of angry spittle flooded the sky and covered the sky...Ah!Now it's over!Total downfall!Now there is no leader who praises his work style of being vigorous and resolute, daring to think and do it!Those enthusiastic reporters who used to pester him to write articles and take photos never came to Hexi Commune again!Raise high, fall loudly! "Liang Boldly" - used to be a symbol of glory, but now it has become a code name ridiculed by everyone!The three cadre meeting was over, and the review was not over yet. The work team sent by the superior asked him to go to the production team to apologize after the meeting. He had to obey, but there was always an unspeakable feeling of grievance in his heart... No matter what, no matter what, the review is over, hurry up from the Hexi Commune, go to any department in the county, and don't engage in agriculture anymore...

Liang Zhihua has never been able to figure it out. At the just-concluded meeting of the three cadres, when cadres and representatives of commune members were vying to expose and criticize him, the head of the Hujiagou production team was sitting on a bench against the wall, staring at a pair of bulls. Eyes, no words, until the end of the week-long meeting.You know, under his command, the one who was punished the most was the stubborn captain!Because he resisted digging up the reeds in the ditch west of Hujiagou Village, he was dismissed by him on the charge of "undermining" the unified planning of terraced fields in the whole commune, and he was put on probation by the party... Now it is time for him to speak, It's time to vent your anger and complain, but why don't you speak up?Why didn't they complain tearfully about the disaster that Liang's bold and blind command brought to them?This stubborn guy is probably not good at expressing feelings in words, right?This stubborn guy with hair and beard as hard as a bristle brush, probably can only express what is in his heart with his fists...

Turn off the road, walk through a dirt road in the middle of the flat ground, and turn over a not too steep sloping beam, you can see the outline of Hujiagou village.The small Hujiagou formed by the canopies of trees and the high walls of houses is quietly hidden in the hazy moonlight in the valley, without dogs barking or human voices, and the light from the windows of the farmhouse is like The eyes of the mountains, the continuous sound of spring water in the ditch day and night, in the quiet night, it sounds like the sound of continuous metal impact... Liang Zhihua was pushing the bicycle, and his heart began to feel guilty, how could he talk to that stubborn bull who was a bit rebellious, and even opened his eyes and refused to recognize anyone?You criticize, apologize, and apologize to him. If he glares at you, spits in your face, then turns away and leaves you in an embarrassing situation that you cannot handle, how can you step down?How did it end?How to get out of Hujiagou?It's very possible!The whole impression that stubborn bull gave him was this...

Liang Zhihua's legs were heavy, he simply propped up the car, stopped on the edge of the ditch, and lit a cigarette.Under the moonlight, you can see the bare slopes on both sides of the ditch, the collapsed weirs and ridges, dilapidated and desolate like an ancient battlefield, and the horizontal terraces built by him, one after another are as smooth as a mirror. The ridge once received countless visitors, was photographed by photographers, and was published in newspapers. Now, due to years of underground water seepage, it has landslide and collapsed. This is Weizigou.When Liang Zhihua transferred to Hexi Commune and came to the Weizi ditch for the first time, there were airtight reeds growing in the ditch from bottom to top. The croaking birds croaked and chirped together, this is the only vibrant green world on the bare plateau slope.The reed mats and reed foils in Hujiagou are well-known specialties... In that year, in the planning map he made to transform the landscape of Hexi Commune, it was not without headache whether to erase this layer of green what!It is a pity that it has been erased; if it is not erased, this old trace will be left on the hillside surrounded by layers of terraced fields, which is not pleasing to the eye when viewed from left to right! "Don't be afraid to break pots and pans!" This popular slogan of radical change emerged from his heart, causing his heart to sway to one side at last--Weizigou needs to produce food!

When this plan was first announced to the cadres of the whole society, Stubborn Bull jumped up. This was a move that Liang Zhihua had expected. "Secretary Liang, the Weizi ditch sees water everywhere, and terraces cannot be built!" Zhuang Niu said. Now that he has made up his mind, Liang Zhihua will not change easily. Once this head is opened, and that plan is changed from east to west, can it still be implemented?He is determined: "Oil leakage must be repaired!" "If it's not done well, it won't be able to harvest food, and it will destroy the reed, and both ends will fail." Stubborn Bull warned worriedly.

"It's up to people!" Liang Zhihua was unmoved, "What has been decided cannot be changed." Stubborn Bull sat down, blushed, and did not speak again. On the eve of the big battle to implement this plan, Liang Zhihua sat in a temporary work shed in the mountains, with the telephone operator sitting beside him. preparations.He was burned with a passion for fighting, his eyes were red and swollen, but he didn't fall asleep. The battle of ten thousand people will start in three days. As the commander-in-chief, the ideal situation is enthusiastic and orderly, and the preparation and organization work is particularly exhausting. of.He was exhausted, he didn't have the slightest bitterness and resentment, he was full of confidence, believing that this feat would become a pivotal battle in the history of Hexi Commune.

At this moment, Captain Niu walked into the work shed of the general headquarters made of reed mats with a sad face, and before he sat down, he said sadly: "Secretary Liang, the members are scolding in a daze! I..." "The key is you!" Liang Zhihua stared at the other party's bitter eyes, "You don't know it yourself, how can the members of the company understand it?" "I... I can't create a family business for others, and I dare not... destroy it!" "I don't want to talk to you anymore!" Liang Zhihua was annoyed, "Three days! There are only three days left before the battle, you think about it! If you fail to pull Lao Li to the construction site on the third day, you will be responsible for the consequences!"

"You get rid of me now!" The stubborn bull's stubborn energy came. "Whether to withdraw or not, we will talk about it in three days!" Liang Zhihua was even more determined, "Don't scare me. You are stubborn, I will treat stubborn people for their problems!" Captain Stubborn's lips were murmured, turning blue, and without speaking, he turned around and walked out of the work shed of the headquarters. On the third day, the entire hillside was filled with black crowds, and the red flag was waving in the wind. The battle finally started.When Liang Zhihua came to Hujiagou, he went straight to Weizigou. Weizigou was still an impenetrable paradise of reeds, grasshoppers and croaking birds. He was so angry that he walked into Hujiagou without saying a word. .

The commune members had already left for work, and they were scattered in the autumn crop fields in the river. I asked a few commune members, but they refused to tell where the stubborn cow was. "Is there nothing I can do about your plan?" Liang Zhihua sneered, and went out of Hujiagou again, "I can't let you be a stubborn bull and destroy the unified battle plan of the whole society!" At noon on the fourth day, Liang Zhihua adopted the third step of the plan, and he kept his word.Behind him, eighty male and female militiamen, the strongest labor force in the whole society, carried bright sickles, picks and shovels on their shoulders, and they came towards Weizigou.

Liang Zhihua led the militiamen into Weizigou, and another unexpected scene appeared. In Weizigou, men, women and children of the Hujiagou production team were squatting or sitting.He understood, and was furious. He went down the ditch angrily, and walked up to Captain Stubborn Bull: "Bring out the members!" Captain Stubborn Bull squatted on the ground, turned his head, and did not stare at him. "Bring out the members! Otherwise, I will punish you!" Captain Stubborn Bull stood up, stared at the bull's eyes, and pointed to his chest: "You let the militiamen dig here!" Liang Zhihua turned around and went up the ditch bank again, dispatched two militiamen, and brought in two bulldozers that were working not far away. The steel tracks of the bulldozer stirred up billows of yellow dust on the land on the hillside. The driver opened the door and leaned out, waiting for his order.After Liang Zhihua explained the situation, the driver looked down the ditch and stared at him in horror, bewildered. Liang Zhihua jumped onto the driver's platform without looking at the driver, staring at the front, and said coldly: "Drive!" The meaning is very clear, and I, Liang, will be responsible for all consequences! The driver moved the control lever, and the bright shovel fell to the ground. After the engine was activated, Liang Zhihua's body trembled with the vibration of the fuselage, and there was a rumbling sound from the steel in front of the seat cushion.Liang Zhihua shouted: "Remove the muffler!" With a blink of an eye, the driver jumped out of the car, pulled out the muffler, and jumped onto the driver's seat again, with a much more relaxed face: "Are you scaring people?" Liang Zhihua still had a sullen face, the locomotive started to move, the rumbling roar echoed in the ditch between the two sides of the bank, black mud waves, wrapped in rotting leaves and branches, turned up and down, the shovel fell, the reed roots It makes a rattling sound when cut off.Seeing that he was approaching the reeds, the driver turned his head, and the meaning was obvious: just run over a person? Liang Zhihua stared closely at the reeds in front of the shovel. There were two old men squatting on the grass, their eyes showing indifference, and they were smacking their cigarette pipes. let's go?It's just to scare the people!Liang Zhihua already sensed the meaning in the driver's eyes, and still said coldly: "Upshift!" "What should I do if I run over someone?" The driver was terrified and finally shouted out. "Why do you want to run over people to death?" Liang Zhihua smiled, "You have to find a way, not only to drive them away, but also not to hurt a little bit of skin!" "Ah! I think you're really lucky!" The driver let out a long breath and smiled, "That's easy! Look——" The shovel rolled over with a rumbling rumble, and the shovel pierced deeply into the soil, rolling up waves half a person's height. Liang Zhihua saw that when the rolled up soil fell to the feet of the two old men, the eyes of the two old men flashed. With a ray of fright in the corner of his eye, he hurriedly got up and rolled to the side. The driver seemed to be encouraged, drove faster, and finally broke into the dense reed forest. The male and female commune members by the Weizi forest got up in a mess, and many of them ran into the ditch. Liang Zhihua smiled, handed a cigarette to the driver, and said, "No one really wants to die!" Captain Qiang couldn't hold back his disintegrated position, so he ran over in a panic, jumped on the steps of the bridge, and stared at Liang Zhihua from outside the window glass, without blinking his bloodshot bull's eyes. Liang Zhihua asked the driver to stop the car, he opened the car door, and just leaned out half of his body, he never expected that Captain Niu suddenly spit in his face, then jumped out of the car, and left... Captain Niu In exchange for a spit, he was dismissed immediately and placed under probation by the party, and then he hung up a sign and traveled all over the large and small villages of the Hexi Commune... No cadre or commune member dared to openly oppose the plan. The added branches and leaves made the novel more vivid and colorful, and spread everywhere, causing a sensation in the whole county, and Liang Danda's name was also resounded. Well!It seems like yesterday!The vigorous scene that took place in Weizigou in front of him is no longer a glorious record of daring to think and do, but lingers in his heart with shameful irony.The fires and smoke pillars ignited by the roots of the uprooted reeds in the past were roasting his heart, making it more and more unbearable... Crazy!Really crazy!Liang Zhihua sighed to himself, he did something to be scolded, let others scold him!If Captain Stubborn spits in his face unceremoniously, so be it!Let those cadres and commune members who have been harmed by his coercive orders vent their anger and calm down.Well, it's time for someone Liang to leave the Hexi Commune!well! The night in the mountain village is so quiet.When walking into the village entrance, the noise of the bicycle chain seemed to be louder, and a ferocious dog barking came from someone's door, which startled him.Don't be so nervous!Don't be so lost!I am not the only commune cadre in the whole province who has made blind orders!He forgives himself, he has my responsibility, and he also has the responsibility of his superiors!Don't make yourself so dingy that you can't look up... Liang Zhihua pushed his bicycle and walked into the Tumenlou of Jianniu's house. In the small kitchen with lights on, a middle-aged woman's hoarse questioning voice came out immediately: "Who is it?" sound. "Me." Liang Zhihua responded, propped up the car in front of the firewood pile in the yard, and walked in. Cai'e stood at the door of the small kitchen, leaning forward to stare at Liang Zhihua in the light from the door. Cai'e, who was in her early thirties, when she recognized the person coming, straightened up, clapped her hands together, and said in surprise: "Oh! Secretary Liang! Why are you—heitian?" "It's dark and free!" Liang Zhihua said casually. "The secretary is always busy!" Cai'e dragged her voice, "Are you still busy building terraces and fighting?" "Uh..." Liang Zhihua blushed, but luckily Heiye couldn't tell, this middle-aged woman grabbed his scar and he choked. Cai'e smiled happily, blinking her eyes cunningly, and looked at the leader who had lost her prestige triumphantly, imitating Liang Zhihua's old slogan: "A large number of people promote big work, big work promotes great changes, rivers are gardened, hillsides are terraced fields. How are you turning now?" "Oh... this..." Liang Zhihua was even more embarrassed, his face was hot and he couldn't speak. "A batch of bricks with two buckets and three backs is not afraid that members of the commune will not go up the mountain. Your method is good! It's hard! Why don't you use it? Haha..." Liang Zhihua was extremely embarrassed when he heard this, but the woman was calming down when she spoke, and there was no sign of stopping.At this moment, an elderly woman yelled at me from the upper room: "E'e, who are you talking to? It's not big or small..." This was the voice of Stubborn Niu's mother. "It's Secretary Liang!" Cai'e said with a smile. "Ah! Is it... Secretary Liang...?" The old aunt stammered, and she had already walked out of the door and stood on the steps. "It's me, auntie!" Liang Zhihua hurried forward. "Secretary Liang! How did you come here at midnight?" the old aunt asked kindly. "Ride a bicycle." Liang Zhihua said. "Why are you... riding a bicycle!" Cai'e stood behind, still not letting go of the opportunity, "It's so majestic to ride a bulldozer!" "The one who got stabbed... has a long mouth!" The old aunt reprimanded her daughter-in-law, and grabbed Liang Zhihua's arm, "Quick, sit inside." "Is it illegal to have a long mouth? Secretary Liang should give me a sign!" Cai'e ignored her mother-in-law's scolding, and sarcastically said, "I have a thick face, and I am not afraid of parading! What is there to do in the small village? Take a tour in Xi'an! It's a rare opportunity for us country folks to go to the city, so we should do some shopping! We're dealing with worldly affairs..." "Talking!" The old aunt really changed her face and voice. She probably felt that the daughter-in-law's words were too much, and the guests couldn't bear it. "When the guests come, they don't ask for food and drink, they only know how to talk!" Cai'e, on the other hand, laughed and entered the kitchen, seemingly unafraid. Liang Zhihua was led by the arm by the old aunt, and entered the upper room, the thorn on his back seemed to disappear.He sat down, awkwardly stuffed cigarettes, and lit a match... Her man, Niu Niu, was punished by him, and she was frightened and frightened, and now she was about to let out a sigh of relief. "Old Liang, you don't rest in the dark, it's really tiring!" the old aunt murmured. "Auntie! I'm here today to do a special review for you!" Liang Zhihua explained his purpose early, maybe it could save Cai'e's sarcasm and sarcasm, "I was against the stubborn bull that year..." "Don't talk about it! The matter is over, don't mention it again!" The aunt said generously, "What's the matter! Zhuangniu is a commoner, and he didn't hurt his skin once he hung the card, it's nothing!" "Stubborn bull is right." Liang Zhihua said sincerely, "I was too hot-headed to listen to the opinions of the masses..." "Everyone misses!" The aunt still said tolerantly, "A family is living a life, and it is bumping! When an adult scolds a baby, it may not be the baby who ignores it!" Don't annoy'!" "Auntie, we are comrades, equal..." Liang Zhihua hastily corrected that the old man associated him with the old official family. "Same! Just like my parents!" The aunt interrupted him again, turning the meaning of the conversation back to her side, "You are the secretary, you manage so many people, and there are so many troublesome things, how can you put everyone on the same level? Steady, how about making everything clear? There is always a time when you are not thoughtful..." Liang Zhihua was pinching the cigarette, and the cigarette released wisps of smoke between his fingers, drifting in front of his face, through the smoke, he saw doubts and worries hidden in the old man's overly tolerant expression.She was afraid of him, what was she afraid of him?Are you afraid that he will retaliate in the future?Or is it some other reason?Only now did he really feel the invisible barrier in his heart, he was silent, and didn't want to explain too much. The short silence and the incommunicable feelings made the reviewer and the reviewer feel unnatural.Cai'e walked in just in time, breaking the dull situation that had just appeared, and both of them felt relieved. She held a bamboo thermos in one hand, and hooked two enamel jars in the other. Under her well-fitting clothes, she exuded the strong aura of a strong middle-aged woman. She poured water and smiled: "Where are you tonight?" Are you here for a special inspection?" Liang Zhihua put on a smile, ready to accept Cai'e's ridicule. "Then ask me to criticize!" Cai'e said, sitting down on the wooden chair beside the kang, raising one leg, sitting in the posture of Erlang carrying a mountain, holding her knees with her hands, and straightening her back, "Your Are you sincere or not?" Liang Zhihua still smiled and said, "I can't get my heart out..." "To plead guilty to the thorn, you should bring your own thorn!" Cai'e said.This is probably a literate woman who has studied for several years, maybe she has been to junior high school, otherwise how would she know this historical story!She said sarcastically, "I have brooms, geta and fire sticks in my kitchen..." "Cai'e! You really deserve to be slapped!" The old aunt scolded her daughter-in-law, "It's not big or small, it's full of nonsense! Don't go down!" Cai'e glanced at the sullen mother-in-law, but laughed, jumped off the chair and stood along the kang, not minding her mother-in-law's scolding.After laughing, he curled his lips and said, "Secretary Liang, you want to make a self-criticism, but my mother dare not accept it! You see, you are afraid of people but not afraid of people!" "The more you talk, the more shameful it becomes!" The mother-in-law began to pull her daughter-in-law's arm, "Go! Go and call the stubborn cow back!" Cai'e withdrew her arms, grasped the old man's arms with both hands like iron pliers, and pushed the old man out of the door: "You call. You are afraid, you go! I am not afraid. Isn't Secretary Liang a tiger who eats people?" The old man actually walked out of the yard. Cai'e sat on the chair again, facing Liang Zhihua sideways.When her mother-in-law was not there, she became serious and said, "You were doing a self-criticism on the radio that night, and my family gathered around the speaker to listen." Said, "My mother listened, shed tears, and said that since ancient times, officials have done blind things. Who has ever seen people apologize and admit their mistakes? I heard that you were criticized in the commune, and you couldn't step down. Forcing Stubborn Niu to send you eggs, so you can relax..." Liang Zhihua raised his head, couldn't help but let out a soft ah, and frowned, "Is there such a thing?" "My baby's father is a dutiful son, and I can't help my mother. I went there twice. The first time I went back, you were not in the commune; the second time I went back, you were checking your speech at the government meeting. He didn't have the nerve to call you, and my mother scolded him when he came back. Can't do anything..." "Oh!" Liang Zhihua closed his eyes, and his heart beat faster in his chest.The cigarette burned to the end and burned his fingers, so he took out another one and lit it. "My mother told him every morning, 'Let's not expose Secretary Liang! Let others expose, let's not...'" "Is the old man afraid of my revenge?" "Maybe." Cai'e said, "She can be said to be 'Let's not push downhill'!" Only now did Liang Zhihua understand why Stubborn Bull kept his mouth shut during the special meeting focused on exposing and criticizing him.He patted his forehead with one hand, stared at Cai'e, and didn't want to say anything. Any explanation would be superfluous, even ridiculous. "Secretary Liang!" A loud and heavy shout sounded in the yard accompanied by the rolling of the carriage wheels, and rushed in from the door with a warm and friendly air.Jianniu and the old lady, mother and son, were already standing at the door, and Liang Zhihua stood up. "Don't listen to Cai'e's nonsense!" Stubborn Niu smiled, "That's a madman!" Liang Zhihua also smiled, but did not speak. Cai'e cast a coquettish glance at the stubborn man, and left. At this moment, Liang Zhihua discovered for the first time the tenderness of this pungent middle-aged woman. "Where is La Weigen?" Liang Zhihua asked. "Oh!" Stubborn Niu said happily, "Ah, Lao Liang, a few years ago we knew that the reeds of the Donggu Brigade had taller stalks and thicker skins than ours, but we didn't know that they were a new variety! Now it's alright, you You shoveled bad reeds for us, and just planted good reeds! You did a good job!" "It was a blessing in disguise!" Liang Zhihua said with shame, "I forced you to do things that cost people and money, how stupid!" "Everyone has time to miscalculate!" Stubborn Niu said disapprovingly, the stubborn guy in his impression became reasonable at this moment, "You have suffered a lot in Hexi these few years." "Oh!" Liang Zhihua shook his head, "I did some stupid things!" "Your Harvest Canal project shouldn't be stopped..." Stubborn Bull said. "I'm not allowed to say those things again, you... stubborn, can't you remember?" the old lady reminded her son. Stubborn Bull laughed and said that he would not say any more. From the stove next door, there were two loud bangs, the sound of hot oil scalding spicy noodles or scallions, and then Cai'e came in with a wooden tray in both hands and put it on the table.In a small bowl filled with vinegar and soy sauce, there is a layer of oily flakes; chopped green onion and chili are also oily; in the center of the wooden plate, there is a large plate of scrambled eggs. As soon as Cai'e turned around, she brought two more bowls of dry noodles, first to Liang Zhihua, and then to the man. Liang Zhihua took the bowl, pushed it to the side of the table, thanked him a thousand words, and said that he had just finished dinner. The stubborn cow put down the bowl, and the whole family stared. "You let Lao Liang eat, why are you staring!" Cai'e reminded the man, "I won't let you!" Stubborn Niu smirked, picked up the bowl, and forced it into Lao Liang's hand. The whole family gathered around to persuade, the old aunt was the most anxious, and even said irrelevant words: "I, E'e, is not forgiving and has a good heart. Secretary Liang, don't worry about it!" Old Liang was in a dilemma. "Old Liang, you know, his father has given you this egg twice!" Cai'e said, "Today is just right." "Yes, yes, yes!" Stubborn Bull said, "After you eat, my mother will be at ease. Otherwise, she will have to urge me to send it for the third time..." Liang Zhihua raised the chopsticks, what does the rice taste like... The Stubborn Bull made a whirring sound as he wolfed down large pieces of dough rolling down his throat.Liang Zhihua stopped his chopsticks and asked Jianniu, "When will you plant reed roots?" The stubborn bull didn't look up: "Tomorrow morning." "I'll plant it with you," Liang Zhihua said. Stubborn Bull raised his head, blinked as if awakened, and smiled frankly. Liang Zhihua slowly stirred the chopsticks. In the kitchen next door, the aunt and Cai'e were eating while disciplining the children who were not at ease eating. Their voices were harsh and their feelings were loving. In the small courtyard, everything showed the unique characteristics of a farmhouse. harmony. Liang Zhihua blinked, and two tears rolled into the rice bowl, the people are as simple as loess...