Chapter 9 third chapter

This is the situation when the secretary of the county party committee summoned me. It was the second day after he arrived in Guling. "Xiao Zhou said with admiration as he walked, "It's really a vigorous work efficiency. " "It's quite efficient." Lin Hong smiled faintly, showing some interest in response.She is a woman who knows how to respect each other but does not lose her sense of proportion. They walked on the way from the train station to the county seat.Not far from the train station, Lin Hong ran into Xiao Zhou who was doing morning exercises.His younger brother is a student in Lin Hong's class, and Lin Hong met him during his home visit.This single boy has always had special concern for the female teacher who is three or four years older than himself.

"The day after I was summoned, we put up a notice at the Petition Reception Station. Secretary Li informed us that the reception days of the Standing Committee were changed to every five or ten." "Really?" Lin Hong looked at the peasants going to the market in the county town in twos and threes on the road, and responded lightly with interest.The cold morning wind swishes across the river from the mountains, bringing with it the smell of loess, the smell of cooking smoke, and the fragrance of wheat.A farmer with a white handkerchief on his head was carrying two bundles of brooms, humming an opera and tremblingly passing by.

"At exactly seven o'clock in the morning on the third day, I sent him the investigation statistics of the unresolved cases approved by the Standing Committee. The results were printed out on the same day and sent to each member of the County Standing Committee. Discussions were held. Can you imagine this kind of productivity?" "Oh." "The fourth day was even more amazing. It was already spread in the county: Secretary Li personally solved 14 perennial petition cases in one day. I was there from morning until midnight." "How to solve fourteen ones a day?" Lin Hong asked.

"It's the same as Mrs. Wu's case. Everyone involved in each matter was called in, and they were all studied and decided on the spot. Fourteen things were lined up by the hour, and the case of entrapment of farmers at the tractor station was solved at seven o'clock. , notify the relevant people in advance to arrive on time before seven o'clock; at eight o'clock to solve the case of Zhangzhuang brigade cadres beating the primary school teacher, notify the relevant people in advance to arrive before eight o'clock. Members of the Standing Committee, the petition station, and the judiciary all came. One case after another was checked and resolved. Fourteen backlog cases were resolved in one day, some of which had been backlogged for several years, and this caused a sensation in the whole county." Xiao Zhou beamed with joy. speaking.There is not only sincere admiration for the new county party secretary, but also special enthusiasm for Lin Hong.

Lin Hong still smiled faintly, but at this moment she was really interested.It seems that the new secretary of the county party committee is indeed a bit of a legend. "Nowadays there are many stories about the secretary of the county party committee. Let me give you an example," Xiao Zhou showed a showy look, "Now write a big slogan against bureaucracy, and he is the exclamation mark behind this slogan." Lin Hong smiled not only on her face but also in her heart.This young man is as innocent as a child, which is very funny.As for his special passion for him, Lin Hong had already noticed it.Seeing his subconscious behavior of trying to straighten his body and stretch his neck to make himself look taller when he walked side by side with her, Lin Hong found it ridiculous and cute.She knows how to not hurt the other person's self-esteem, but keep a distance with clear boundaries.Rejecting love and maintaining friendship is the most complicated art of diplomacy for any woman who is admired.Xiao Zhou's narration along the way made her understand that the ancient tomb had undergone tremendous changes during the time she was away.The new secretary of the county party committee has been bold enough to remove the old and install the new in the past two weeks, which has deeply touched the interest structure of Guling County.

"Now, the new secretary of the county party committee is on one side, and the county magistrate Gu is on the other side, and the two sides are sharply opposed." Xiao Zhou used his two fists to counteract vigorously. "What is the opposite?" "The two of them obviously represent two different colors and forces." Because talking to Lin Hong, Xiao Zhou deliberately used the elegant word "color", "Lin Hong, you are still the focus of this conflict Woolen cloth." A trace of self-mockery appeared on Lin Hong's face: "What kind of focus person am I?" She had no intention of being such a focus person.She only poked a hornet's nest out of an accidental impulse.The price she has paid for it so far is too high.

Seeing Lin Hong's expression, Xiao Zhou was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say: "I'm not saying that you were the focus in the past, but that you are the focus now... At this meeting for giving opinions and suggestions, everyone put you in the spotlight. The issue of persecution has been raised." "I don't want to be a tool of their political struggle." Xiao Zhou looked at Lin Hong and fell silent. Six months ago, Lin Hong wrote a letter to the provincial newspaper, accusing the leaders of Guling County of malpractice for personal gain.Several children of the County Standing Committee, headed by Gu Xiaorong, the son of Gu Rong, the deputy secretary of the county party committee and the county magistrate, smuggled large amounts of silver dollars, which violated the criminal law.This was a well-known fact. There were conflicts and struggles within the county party committee and the public security and judicial system, which had a great impact.However, in Guling, this is the smuggling of the children of the highest level "high officials", and the law shrinks before the power.Because of Lin Hong's report, a reporter from the provincial newspaper came. The case of smuggling of the children of "high-ranking officials" just started again.Lin Hong was drawn into the vortex and became an eye-catching figure.

However, in the subsequent ups and downs, the children of the "high-ranking officials" seemed to be all right, but Lin Hong was transferred to the most remote mountainous area to teach, and the glass of her single room was broken one after another.Retaliation fell on her, and many people stood up to support her. The leaders of Chencun Middle School resisted the transfer order from above.In the conflict between the two forces, Lin Hong quickly became the focus.It's been a few months. "Did the new secretary of the county party committee express his opinion on my matter?" Lin Hong asked, she felt that the attitude just now was a bit too much.

"Secretary Li hasn't expressed his position yet, but it was put forward by various groups at this opinion and suggestion meeting, and the voice was very strong." Xiao Zhou explained. "What is an opinion and suggestion conference?" "Isn't the name common and weird?" Xiao Zhou scratched his hair and smiled ostentatiously, "This was proposed by Secretary Li. The whole county, no matter who it is, as long as you have expressed opinions to the leaders of the county party committee , I have made suggestions, no matter what the method is, I have written letters, reported reports, talked, filed complaints, and made a statement on the previous article, and all of them have been invited. The list of more than 1,000 people is approved by Secretary Li one by one. It is said that more than 400 of them were nominated by him personally."

"He came to Guling for half a month to know the situation of so many people? How old is this county party secretary, and where did he come from?" "He's quite young, in his thirties, and he was transferred from the province. So he was also a student of yours in Beijing." "what is his name?" "His surname is Li, look," Xiao Zhou pointed to the front before he could answer her question, "That's not a meeting place." In front is the County Guest House, outside the gate there are crowds of people buzzing along the street, extending here in groups of twos and threes.They walked in front of the crowd, and Lin Hong immediately caught people's attention.

The male gaze is projected first.Lin Hong felt that it was a special situation that all beautiful women should get used to.Then more eyes turned to her, provoked by whispered introductions from some who knew her. "That's Lin Hong?" "Yes, that's Lin Hong." She could faintly hear people whispering.She didn't care and walked as if no one was watching, and smiled and said a few words to Xiao Zhou from time to time, helping Xiao Zhou get rid of the embarrassment under the gaze of everyone. It takes courage and self-control to maintain normalcy while walking through the eyes and comments of the crowd.Lin Hong didn't want to be a news figure herself, she knew how much pressure a beautiful single woman would have to bear.However, she also has enough patience when things come to this.A man can be strong as long as he knows what he should despise, and can actually despise it. The closer you are to the guest house, the more powerful your pointers and discussions will be.There was a department store and a county theater troupe next to each other on the side of the road, and a group of women stood at the gate, and they were particularly enthusiastic about pointing and discussing Lin Hong: "This is a romantic widow." "But look at her, she pretends to be pretty." Serious." "The more romantic a person is, the more dignified he looks." "You ask her? She used to stay in one place and smell bad because of her undecent style in the past, and finally hid in our ancient tomb." "How many times has she married? "Who knows, I heard that her man found her a broken shoe, so he didn't want her anymore." "Yo, such a person can still be a teacher." The deputy head of the county theater troupe, a middle-aged woman as fat as a sack, talked most enthusiastically.We will see from her below what kind of profound interest background the public opinion slander against Lin Hong comes from.And the jealousy of women also shows all its viciousness here.Some people are jealous of Lin Hong's beauty.Some people are jealous of Lin Hong's quiet and elegant demeanor when walking.Some people are jealous of Lin Hong's cultural upbringing.In short, everyone is jealous of what they think they have but don't have.When jealous, everyone shows their own superiority. "This kind of woman stinks." A thin-boned middle-aged actor cursed contemptuously, which was to show that she had a good reputation, although in fact she might not live up to it. "Which man wants a woman like her?" A chubby salesperson rolled her eyes, showing that she has a husband who is justified, although she is often beaten and scolded by him. "Irreverent. Merry." They used snorting scolding together to show their decency.In fact, the excessive righteous indignation towards "undecent" often comes from being undeserved; the excessive righteous indignation towards "fairy" often reflects the envy of the unrefined. The voices of discussions and insults became louder and louder, as if they wanted Lin Hong to hear them. Lin Hong's face turned pale, her lips trembled imperceptibly.This is the cruel slaughter of the weak by public opinion.She still walked with her forehead slightly raised and looked ahead quietly.Her silence made the group of women talk louder: "Isn't this hooking up the little man at the reception station again." "Bah!" A loud spit. Lin Hong turned her head slowly, glanced there coldly, and continued walking forward.Xiao Zhou lowered his head, he could feel Lin Hong's body trembling through the air, but he didn't have the courage to defend Lin Hong. At this time, the fat woman like a sack suddenly called out: "Xiao Zhou." Xiao Zhou had to stop. The fat woman rushed to the front and blocked Xiao Zhou and Lin Hong, "Are you going to pick up someone at the station?" She looked at the travel bag in Xiao Zhou's hand and said loudly intentionally. "I, I came here for a jog in the morning, and I ran into her..." Xiao Zhou explained with his face flushed. "Who did you pick you up for?" The fat woman jokingly asked Xiao Zhoudao, then turned to Lin Hong, and asked in a loud and affectionate voice, "Where are you from?" "This is Teacher Lin from Chencun Middle School." Xiao Zhou quickly explained. "You are Lin Hong. I have heard of your name a long time ago. You are an anti-trend hero." Lin Hong was so angry that her lips trembled, she restrained herself: "Xiao Zhou, who is this, you won't introduce him?" "Oh, this is old Fu, Fu Honghua, the deputy head of the county theater troupe, and the lover of our county standing committee member Feng Yaozu." Xiao Zhou quickly introduced. Lin Hong glanced at Fu Honghua with a half-smile: "Your name is Fu Honghua?" She looked at him peacefully, "Your son was also arrested for smuggling silver dollars, right?" Fu Honghua was speechless for a moment. "As a parent, you have to educate your children well in the future, don't you?" Lin Hong said gently like a teacher patiently admonishing students' parents. Fu Honghua Zihong's fat face became even more purple, and she was blocked for several seconds, unable to speak. "I don't need you to teach me a lesson!" she cried suddenly and exasperatedly. "You have to remember that teaching by example is more important than teaching by words. The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. Isn't it?" Lin Hong looked at the other party peacefully as if he hadn't heard the other party and said, then turned around, "Xiao Zhou, let's let's go." The two walked forward again.Lin Hong didn't care about what she was still cursing later on.One can live forward only by continually leaving the past behind.Xiao Zhou walked with his head down.He was oppressed by guilt.It is the greatest cowardice for a man not to stand up when the woman he loves is insulted. "Lin Hong, I..." he said with difficulty.Lin Hong smiled forgivingly.Her heart was still trembling after the torture, but her face was able to smile calmly. "I...you take the travel bag, I'll go back and scold her." Xiao Zhou stuffed the travel bag into Lin Hong's hand and turned to leave. "What are you doing, don't bother with them." "Then..." Xiao Zhou looked at the piles of people next to him. The two of them had already walked to the gate of the guest house. "You can attend the meeting today. Go to the meeting and tell Secretary Li." "People have a meeting, and I can attend casually, what is it?" "You're on the meeting list. Secretary Li will make a summary report in the morning, won't you catch up and listen to it?" Lin Hong hesitated for a moment. "Listen to what you are afraid of, even if you are not on the meeting list, you can still go." Xiao Zhou said. "There are so many people, I don't want to join in the fun." Lin Hong turned her head and looked back, then stopped talking.She saw Gu Rong pushing the bicycle and Gu Xiaoli had come to the front.She didn't see that Li Xiangnan had just broken up with Gu Rong and the others. "Xiao Zhou." It was Xiao Li who called him, and Gu Rong was standing next to him, "Come here." Xiao Li's tone had a tone that could not be disobeyed. Xiao Zhou looked at Lin Hong, not knowing what to do.He was fully aware of Xiaoli's hostile attitude towards Lin Hong. "Xiao Zhou, come here." Xiao Li got a little impatient. Lin Hong stood aside with her schoolbag in her hands, as if all this had nothing to do with her. "Xiao Zhou, come here, let me tell you something." Xiao Li's voice became much gentler. Xiao Zhou glanced at Lin Hong, and walked awkwardly in front of Xiao Li. "Xiao Li, you're back too?" He smiled unnaturally, "County Gu, have you gone to pick up Xiao Li?" Gu Rong nodded kindly. "What do you mean I've come back?" Xiaoli giggled happily, "Is this an opinion meeting?" "yes." "You didn't make the meeting list, did you?" Xiao Li looked at Xiao Zhou with a hint of sarcasm. "of course not." "Then you don't care who has the meeting and who doesn't. I don't know who is not qualified to have the meeting?" Xiaoli smiled, "Some people are afraid of seeing people, and they can't see them. If you insist on pulling people into the meeting, isn't that right?" Is it difficult for others?" "Xiao Li, you..." Xiao Zhou was so angry that he couldn't speak, he turned his head. Lin Hong had already dropped her cold look at Xiaoli, turned around and walked into the gate of the guest house. "Don't think you're great." Xiaoli was annoyed by Lin Hong's scrutiny of the other party. She looked at Lin Hong's back and sneered in a low voice. "It's too bad for you to do this." Xiao Zhou said, turned around and entered the county guest house. Gu Rong looked at Lin Hong's back coldly, only he knew what kind of relationship Lin Hong had with Xiao Li.