Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

Zhou Jianming, who was born in the late 1950s, is a descendant of farmers who have been farming for generations.His father belonged to the kind of farmer who had some knowledge and some shrewdness in the countryside.In the more than ten years after liberation, the "marginal effect" of peasants becoming the masters began to diminish.Enthusiastic expectations subside in the reality of living in poverty.Zhou Jianming was born in the midst of hunger and cold in the new era. He is the only boy among four children in his family, and he is also the expectation of his parents for many years.The Zhou family is a small surname in the village, and farmers often rely on their fists to back up their speech.The Zhou family lacked such confidence.The dog and the dog heard about each other, and the parents were short-lived, so it was inevitable to quarrel. In these neighborhood disputes, the Zhou family often suffered the disadvantage.His father had a violent temper, but he could only hold back his anger in these unreasonable fights, often turning blue with anger, and had nowhere to vent.Therefore, he wished he could give birth to ten sons, and he would have a day in his early years.But the Zhou family just didn't have the courage to do so, so all the children they gave birth to were daughters.The mother gave birth to Zhou Jianming with anxiety, and the couple looked forward to a son.But Zhou Jianming was born at an untimely time, and the flames of the steel smelting burned all over the country, and the cauldron in the public cafeteria was already crystal clear.

Zhou Jianming was less than 20 days old when the pockmarked secretary of the brigade came to the village. Hearing that a female laborer was confinement at home, she regained her energy.He jumped to Zhou's house and said that the brigade has not heard that the woman has the habit of confinement and must go to the construction site immediately, otherwise he is going to catch a typical parade on the construction site and take the opportunity to promote Steelmaking Movement.In this way, Zhou Jianming's mother dragged her frail body, left her infant son behind, and went to the front line of steelmaking.In the middle of the night, the first thing my mother did when she came home was to carefully take out the two handfuls of rice she had saved from her pocket, put them in a small stone mill, and grind them into rice flour to make rice paste, which was Zhou Jianming's daily ration.Finally one day until late at night, the sisters of the Zhou family did not wait for their mother.Extremely exhausted and hungry, my mother stepped on the dark mountain path and fell to a cliff several feet deep.The next day, when the villagers found the stiff mother, she was still clutching the handful of rice on her chest with one hand.When the mother was buried, the family had nothing but tears.Father went to the "front line" again.

When he was a child, Zhou Jianming grew up with a few sisters, with a little pity, a little sympathy, and a lot of indifference and discrimination.In his childhood memories, he had the thrill of being pitiful and watching others eat white rice while swallowing his saliva; on the night of Ching Ming Festival, he was like a ghost, walking through the hazy moonlit night, trekking among the gloomy tombs, looking for rice that honors the dead. Baba and poached eggs to satisfy the gluttony; I also chased the fox desperately, took half an old hen and went home happily to fight teeth.What he will never forget is that when he was four years old, his father took the dozens of eggs he had saved up with great difficulty, and went to the commune town to exchange for some New Year's goods.It was dusk, and Zhou Jianming was at the crossroads from the village leading to the town. He was looking forward to seeing his father, but the village had already heard the sound of Chinese New Year firecrackers. When it comes out, it almost pulls people's noses away.But my own stove is cold.Following the smell of roasted pork with garlic, he couldn't help walking to the neighbor's door. The door was ajar. Zhou Jianming looked through the crack of the door. Inhaling the fragrance wafting in the wind, I watched the scene of festive reunion in the house with dazed eyes.Suddenly he was kicked heavily on the buttocks, and he turned his head suddenly. His father stared at him with burning eyes, and carried him home with his big hands like catching a chicken. Then he closed the door, pointed at Zhou Jianming's nose and said , Have you ever seen a meal?What is it?Beggar!None of your grandparents have one.It is ability to live better than others based on ability.If you see you being so embarrassing and conspicuous again in the future, don't enter this door.This is not scolding, but it is more uncomfortable than being scolded.There were not many words, and every word was like a nail, nailed into Zhou Jianming's mind.

Until now, he has never forgotten his father's complex emotions when he said these words, and he gradually understood his principles of life when he grew up.He is a very face-saving person, but he is helpless in the face of the hardships of life.He hopes that Zhou Jianming's generation will not follow their old path. When he finds that Zhou Jianming has violated his ideal design, he is very disappointed.When Zhou Jianming was seven years old, his father sent him to school. He studied at school during the day and read some extracurricular books at home at night.My father believes that the current school does not read the "Four Books" and "Five Classics", and does not teach students to write calligraphy, which is misleading children.My father has been in private schools for several years since he was a child, and he often told him stories about how strict the private school master was, and how the private school teacher beat the palm of the student with a ruler, and asked him to study hard.In my father's view, one cannot be a man without reading the Four Books and Five Classics, and one cannot be considered a scholar if one cannot write calligraphy.When he was seven or eight years old, his father held a thread-bound book in his hand every night and taught him sentence by sentence "Zeng Guang Xian Wen", "San Zi Jing" and so on.When he read "Everything is inferior, only reading is high.", he even had to explain it flatteringly. "The reason why reading is high is that scholars understand etiquette and reason. Convincing others with reason is a superior person, and convincing others with strength is a servant."

"Confucius said that those who work with their minds govern others, and those who work with their strength rule others. Do you want to be a toiler or a toiler?" Zhou Jianming, who knows how to understand, is ignorant, no matter what he is a "laborer" or "laborer", he just opens his mouth and says he wants to be a laborer.Because wrestling and fighting with friends, it is often the stronger one who takes advantage. Before he could react, his father looked frustrated, and tapped his middle finger on his forehead, "What a worthless thing." At that time, Zhou Jianming didn't understand why his father got angry because of such a trivial matter. He didn't realize the painstaking efforts until he became an adult.

Maybe it was reading some books, and my father was a little conceited.Although he often suffers in daily production and life, and in the collective labor of the production team, he is often angry.He believed that his contemporaries could not reason with them because they were uneducated.People are divided into different grades, and he is not on the same level as them.He buried these grievances in his heart and devoted himself to his son. When he saw that most of the children of Zhou Jianming's age did not go to school, he felt a little proud.I think this is the difference between knowledge and knowledge, and the difference between reading and not reading.I hope he can become an adult as soon as possible, and I hope he can release the depression he has accumulated for many years in the future.He even hopes that when Zhou Jianming grows up, he can work as an accountant in the production team.Accountants and production captains at that time were the figures who controlled the fate of farmers.They joined hands to decide the distribution of each year, the work points of each labor force, whether they can lend money to Zhang San but not Li Si, and whether they can give you a certificate to buy all kinds of short-term vices that are supplied by ticket at the supply and marketing agency. food.All in all, Zhou Jianming's father made up his mind to bring him up.However, man is not as good as heaven. When Zhou Jianming grew his body, it was a three-year difficult period. When he gained knowledge, knowledge was the most reactionary time.Labor is the classroom, "quotations" are textbooks, and workers and peasants are teachers.It should also be fate, and the emperor will pay off.A rightist teacher pushed Zhou Jianming to an institution of higher learning with a pile of trash. During the "Cultural Revolution", a rightist teacher from the commune middle school was sent to the village and lived in Zhou Jianming's house.That day, Zhou Jianming's father was going to town, and the teacher asked him to bring a cardboard box with him.Unfortunately, my father mistakenly brought along a box of books that the teacher was going to hand in.Now that I have brought it, there is no need to send it back. It just so happens that my son has no books to read, my father said.This made Zhou Jianming fall into an ocean of knowledge. , "Song of Youth",,, "Anna, Karenina", --, a large number of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign literary works, attracted a child's curiosity, but also greatly broadened his horizons.While reading a lot, Zhou Jianming asked his teacher to teach him about literature and Chinese history.During the two or three years, he was immersed in the ocean of literature, read a large number of literary works, and found a clear spring in a cultural desert. In 1978, the rightist teacher implemented the policy, took off the rightist hat, and left everything at Zhou Jianming's house when he was happy, and went back to his hometown in Guangdong alone.Before leaving, Zhou Jianming was told to take this year's college entrance examination and apply for a major in literature and history.Sure enough, Zhou Jianming was admitted to the Chinese Department of Wuhan University this year.On the one hand, the father felt better about his son's future, and at the same time, his back was bent even more because he was supporting his son to study.He passed away without seeing his son return home in fine clothes.When I graduated, it happened that the Organization Department of the County Party Committee was lighting a lantern to find a "pen holder" for the county government office.Among the graduates, a graduate of the Chinese Department of a famous university was found, and the organization department was able to hand over to the county magistrate.

On the road of life, Zhou Jianming is now facing an important choice.He wanted a family, and she wanted to express her love to Xiao Qin.What did Xiao Qin think?does she love meCan her parents agree to marry their daughter to an orphan?Can you agree to betroth your precious daughter to a man who is eight years older?There are a lot of questions in my mind, and there is nothing to say in my stomach.He envied those peers who were lying in the arms of their parents and acted like a baby, envied that they had the meticulous care and consideration of their parents, they were carefree, and their parents arranged everything for them.How much Zhou Jianming needs the care and love of his parents at this time.During that time, he was preoccupied and became thinner day by day.At the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, it is the peak of the meetings of party and government agencies at all levels.The county government office is going all out to prepare for the county's economic work conference, to summarize the annual economic work and deploy the tasks for next year.The administrative office of the prefectural committee also arranged to hold a meeting of leading cadres at four levels, and asked the secretary of the county party committee to speak at the meeting, introducing the county's experience in stabilizing rural policies and prospering the rural economy.The secretary of the county party committee is a young cadre with a bullish political situation, and he attaches great importance to his appearance at this meeting.I heard that there was a secretary in the government office with a strong pen, so without further ado, I handed over the task of drafting the speech to Zhou Jianming.In less than a week, three materials were pressed on my body.And all of them are important, the report of the county magistrate, the speech of the secretary of the county party committee, and the summary of the meeting.Zhou Jianming read a lot of documents and materials, repeatedly refined ideas, conceived the framework, and carefully planned the layout of the article.Especially in the speeches of the secretary and the county magistrate, he was careful not to be careless.The speech of the secretary of the county party committee is to show up among the leading cadres in the whole district. The level, thinking, expressive ability, and image——it must leave a brand new impression on the leading cadres in the whole district, and this impression is shaped by Zhou Jianming to a considerable extent.If there is a mistake, can you bear it?Besides, I am working in the county government, so the county magistrate's report can't be a little sloppy, and I can't explain it if I am not serious.You boy, you are in Cao Ying and your heart is in Han, isn't it because the secretary is the "top leader"?You found a new backer and you demolished the bridge?Then there will be good fruit to eat?A little secretary, isn't it a piece of cake for the county magistrate to clean you up?Give you a pair of glass shoes, it makes your feet hurt and you don't know why.The love for Xiao Qin, work pressure, mental tension, working overtime for a few days, and after Zhou Jianming finished writing a few materials, he also fell ill, his voice was hoarse, his nose kept bleeding, and his headache seemed to explode. of.Slept all day in the dormitory.In the evening, Zhou Jianming dimly felt someone knocking hard on the door, turned over, and a group of people filed into Zhou Jianming's dormitory while talking. The director of the county government office led the secretary of the county party committee, the county magistrate, and a doctor in a white coat .Zhou Jianming was so grateful that he couldn't speak, and his face was flushed red.The secretary of the county party committee and the head of the county expressed their cordial greetings and asked the office to arrange Zhou Jianming's life well.They thought that Zhou Jianming was a rare talent, with well-written materials, profound excavations, correct viewpoints, very innovative, and good writing style.In politics, he should be well cultivated, in life, he should be more concerned, and he should also be concerned about asking him if he has a girlfriend.Ten minutes before and after was enough to move Zhou Jianming for a long time.It was not a trivial matter for two main leaders of the county to visit an unknown little secretary, and it caused a shock in the small county.The doctor helped him see a doctor, took his body temperature, looked at his tongue, took some vitamin medicine, and said that it was nothing serious, but that he was overworked and caught fire, so he should rest and rest.Not long after the doctor left, there was another knock on the door.But this time the voice was very soft and regular over and over again. Zhou Jianming opened the door again, and it was Xiao Qin.

"I'll close the door, you lie down quickly, don't catch cold." "Xiao Qin, it's a mess here, why are you here?" "I saw that you didn't come to work today, so I asked the people in the office, and they said you were not feeling well." "It's nothing serious." "What did the doctor say?" "It's nothing, but I'm too tired and haven't had a good rest." "Is there anything else on your mind? I see that you have lost weight recently, and you are always out of your mind." Zhou Jianming was startled, as if she had seen through her heart.

"Look at you, always stand, sit down and talk, okay?" Xiao Qin put the underwear on the stool at Zhou Jianming's feet, and sat down in front of his bed.Looking affectionately at Zhou Jianming leaning against the head of the bed with two eyes, he said to him, "I'm so stupid, I won't go to the hospital if I'm not feeling well, I'm so stubborn. I can't do this next time. Do you know?" "Xiao Qin, I have something on my mind recently. Is it okay if I say it here? Don't blame me." Before Zhou Jianming could say anything, his face turned red.

"Is it related to me? Then don't talk about it. Let's talk about it after work. I mainly want to see you today and have a good rest. I'm leaving." Xiao Qin shut Zhou Jianming's words back. "No, you have to listen to me and leave." Zhou Jianming wanted to sit up, trying to grab Xiao Qin's hand and not let her go.Xiao Qin wanted to leave but stopped, and pressed Zhou Jianming's shoulders to prevent him from getting up.The eyes of the two met, as if a high-voltage line was short-circuited, and sparks squeaked.Especially when Xiao Qin pressed him with a pair of slender and warm hands, a warm current flowed through her whole body.Xiao Qin also seemed to feel something, immediately retracted her hands, and sat down again.Looking at Zhou Jianming seriously, he said mischievously, "If you have any important questions, tell me and wait."

"You know, I fell ill this time, largely because of you." "You're right, you don't know how to take care of yourself, and you blame me when you fall ill?" Xiao Qin asked knowingly, smiling at him.She looked at Zhou Jianming's simple and honest look, her face flushed red, very funny.Honest, upright, reliable, full of knowledge, diligent in thinking without showing off, down-to-earth, restrained in dealing with others, decent in words and deeds among colleagues and classmates, isn't this the person I have been looking for?After a period of observation and contact, she fell in love with Zhou Jianming from the bottom of her heart.But as a girl, she was embarrassed to take the initiative to speak, and at the same time felt that he should take the initiative to confess his love for her. She thought this was the principle that girls need to uphold.From the beginning of love, you can take the initiative and let men get rid of the machismo consciousness in their minds.Of course, she also considered the age gap between the two, and the attitude her parents might have, but it was not the main problem.She is a very independent girl, her parents are also reasonable people, they will respect their daughter's choice. "Xiao Qin, you should also be able to see that I love you, I don't know what you think in your heart. These days, I think about you all the time, and when I close my eyes, my mind is full of your shadow. In your heart Don't you have me at all?" He was talking, his heart was beating violently, looking forward to Xiao Qin's reaction. Although Zhou Jianming's words were expected by Xiao Qin, she was also very moved when she saw the sincerity in his eyes and the trembling of his voice, coming from the bottom of his heart. "What do you say?" "Tell me, don't torture me, Xiao Qin." "Silly. I won't tell you, but let you guess." Xiao Qin said to Zhou Jianming angrily. Seeing Xiao Qin's expression, Zhou Jianming understood a little bit.He knew she was a reserved and intelligent girl, and she was ashamed to speak too clearly.But he was still not reconciled, and didn't get a single word from her. "Xiao Qin, I hope you will seriously consider my feelings for you, and you should also talk to your parents and win their support." He said seriously. "You think I'm still a child? You can decide your own affairs. Parents' opinions are for reference only. What matters is your performance, understand? Well, let's not talk about this and have a good rest." Unexpectedly, Xiao Qin explained all the doubts in Zhou Jianming's heart with a few words, what else to say, Zhou Jianming's heart disease and body all healed at once.Xiao Qin's father used to be the deputy secretary of the county party committee, but was later transferred to work in the prefectural committee. He is a democratic leader and a democratic parent. He loves his daughter and respects her choice.Xiao Qin's love and the support of his family enabled Zhou Jianming to devote himself to his work. He treated Xiao Qin with all his love and devoted all his energy to his work.Zhou Jianming stands out among the cadres in the county with his clear working ideas, rigorous attitude, strong sense of professionalism and responsibility, and solid theoretical foundation.Soon he went from the director of the county party committee office, member of the county party committee standing committee, organization minister, and deputy secretary of the county party committee to the post of county party secretary. Strictly speaking, Zhou Jianming has worked in county-level leadership positions for so many years, and the people have a good reputation.If it is recognized that it refers to ordinary people, then Zhou Jianming's political future should be very promising.But he is a man who doesn't know the current affairs in the officialdom. He is honest, practical, straightforward, decisive, thoughtful, assertive, and dares to be true.The subordinates who have come into contact with Zhou Jianming all feel happy and relaxed working with him.He has a clear distinction between love and hate, hates evil like hatred, and is aboveboard.Good at simplifying complex problems.Clear perspective on problem solving.Sometimes it's as simple as three words: "OK" or "No".He said it’s okay, if you don’t do it well, you won’t pass the test, and he said no, you won’t pass the test if you insist on doing it.The personality manifested in Zhou Jianming used to be the most valuable quality of leading cadres of Communist Party members.The concept is like this, unlike wearing an old pair of jackets or Chinese tunic suits, which can keep out the cold and still be useful when the style is out of date.Once the concept is outdated, if it is not taken off in time, it will become a target of public criticism, it will appear out of tune with reality, it will make many people feel uncomfortable, it will cause many people's dislike, and it will cause a lot of trouble.Like the king who drank the water from the fountain at the end.Zhou Jianming's tragedy lies in his earnestness, rivalry, and thoughtfulness.The conflict between him and Liu Wangming started from a serious rivalry.There are so many comrades in the Standing Committee who can turn one eye and close one eye, but he will not let him go.Everyone is drunk and I am alone, Liu Wangming just can't understand it, power is the truth, you Zhou Jianming are smart?you have ideasAs far as you talk about principles?Let me tell you, you haven't touched China's politics yet, and you, Zhou Jianming, are good at it. The TV was turned on in Zhou Jianming's room, and he walked back and forth in the living room, imagining the heart-to-heart conversation with Li Shusheng. He believed that if he didn't handle it well, the work of the municipal party committee would become more passive and more difficult.He wanted to make a phone call with Li Shusheng first, so he picked up the cell phone on the coffee table, only to realize that it was turned off.Turning on the phone, four messages popped out, all from Xiao Qin. "Honey, where are you, I called your office, not in. The phone is off. Okay?" Xiao Qin and Zhou Jianming have an appointment, and they talk on the phone or send text messages to each other at noon or night every day.This is a way for couples to communicate their emotions and convey their love.The convenience that modernization brings to Zhou Jianming is that he can communicate with his beloved wife at any time. Although Guanshan is separated and misses him, he can always keep in touch by phone. The love of husband and wife is always there. "Honey, what's the matter, it's not on yet? I miss you." "Would you like to text or call me after the meeting tonight?" Xiao Qin is always so affectionate and considerate, and always brings many warm and beautiful memories to Zhou Jianming, and sends him family affection.Xiao Qin was brought up in a family of cadres since she was a child, and she knows the hardships and helplessness in the political world.But she often encourages Zhou Jianming to work hard, show his talents, do something useful for the people, and don't care about personal gains and losses.Don't compare yourself to the big and the small, it's an endless game with no results. "Jianming, I'm happy when I hear people say you're talented and capable. It's not when you hear that you've become a big official, understand?" Xiao Qin's understanding and love enabled Zhou Jianming to devote himself to work without hesitation.He didn't plan anything, he just wanted to show his ambition on his own stage.As for how big an official he wants to be, he doesn't necessarily think much about it.As long as you are worthy of the organization, the people, and yourself, you will be content.Xiao Qin also often asked him not to love his children, not to miss his family and children all the time, and not to be distracted from work by his family.When they were not together, Xiao Qin never interfered with Zhou Jianming's work due to housework.Zhou Jianming feels very happy to have such a smart and virtuous wife, but he often feels sorry for her, and feels that it is very wrong to put all the responsibilities of a family on her and ask her to share his troubles at work.According to Xiao Qin's conditions, she can definitely find a husband who is better than herself, younger than herself, and even richer, and she doesn't have to suffer with him.But Xiao Qin chose to suffer with him, he felt very sorry, and often tried to do some responsibilities of husband and father, but couldn't.After Zhou Jianming came home, he always took the initiative to help Xiao Qin with some housework.But Xiao Qin refused to let him, saying that he was already tired enough from working outside, and he should have a good rest when he got home.Pushing him on the sofa, looking at Zhou Jianming's face with a smile, he looked left and right.When the daughter was away, she couldn't help kissing his high nose and big eyes.Looking at it mischievously, "Honey, I am your haven. I will have everything you need when you come back, and let you do housework. Why don't your friends and colleagues say you are 'inner-phobic'? I don't like henpecks Man, you shouldn't be that kind of man." Xiao Qin really has too many fond memories of him.Thinking of this, Zhou Jianming felt that he should reply to her message, otherwise she would be disappointed. "Honey, I miss you very much too. I hugged you in my dream last night." Not long after Zhou Jianming sent it out, the phone rang "di-di-di".When I opened the inbox, a line like this popped out: "Heart (Xiao Qin and Zhou Jianming called each other his own heart), you know, how many days have you been away from me, 'it' has opinions, so I can't sleep. I'm always thinking about the happiness of snuggling with you." I don't remember when the couple often used short messages to communicate.Originally, they could chat by picking up the phone next to them, but they felt that this was more interesting. The information of the two of them was stored in the mobile phone and could be viewed at any time.Seeing words is like meeting people.When you are busy and irritable, or when you are in a bad mood, reading the loving words of your beloved wife will make you feel much calmer.In Zhou Jianming's life, Xiao Qin is too important, it is his spiritual pillar.He couldn't live without Xiao Qin's love.For more than ten years, the power of love has always been the driving force behind Zhou Jianming's smooth career and colorful life. He is grateful to his wife from the bottom of his heart, and thankful that God arranged Xiao Qin in his life and blended it with his life. "Honey, after this busy period is over, I want to go home and rest for a few days, and then I will kiss you 'hardly', so be prepared." "Xin, don't talk about it. You still have something to do. I won't delay you. Don't make it too late. Remember to drink a glass of milk before going to bed."