Chapter 5 Chapter Four

Che Jilu, the maker of a luxury car accident, has been living like a year for a long time. He is used to taking a special car, and suddenly there is no special car to sit in, let alone a car to drive. It is like a drunkard who suddenly quits drinking, a smoker who suddenly quits smoking, and his heart is empty. .The car accident has passed for him. According to Hulu, the traffic police team determined that it was a rear-end collision caused by speeding. They were only indirectly responsible for Wei Kuiyang's death, and they had no doubts about who drove the car. "Director Che, when will you get a new car?" The question Hulu asked was exactly what Che Jilu was most concerned about at the moment. He didn't have a special car to sit in, and Hulu didn't have a car to drive. The two of them were equally eager to get a car.

In the past, Che Jilu hoped that the director He Maotai would go on a business trip, so that he could enjoy the fun of being the top leader in the bureau, but now he can't wait to hope that the director He Maotai will come back quickly, because if he wants to buy a car, he must first pass the bureau affairs meeting. There should be no problem with the first level. It is a matter of course for the vehicle to be scrapped and replaced.The problem is that the leaders of other bureaus are not present, so it is impossible to hold a bureau meeting.According to the procedures, the bureau office should first submit a report to the bureau affairs committee, and then report to the Municipal Finance Bureau after discussion at the bureau affairs committee. The mayor greets the Municipal Finance Bureau, and the Finance Bureau issues a document for approval, and then the Civil Affairs Bureau can buy a new car according to the Finance Bureau's approval document.After the new car is bought, the government procurement office will pay the purchase price uniformly.The approval from the Finance Bureau is only concerned with the amount of funds, and it is up to the Civil Affairs Bureau to decide what kind of car to buy.

Hulu gave Che Jilu an idea: "Director Che, there should be no problem with the bureau affairs meeting. The car is scrapped. It is a matter of course to update a car. No one can say anything. The key is the Municipal Finance Bureau, whether to approve it or not. , Whether the approval is fast or slow is up to the Finance Bureau, so you should see if you should do the work for the Finance Bureau first." Che Jilu encountered a small problem: he was very familiar with Deputy Director Liu of the Finance Bureau, but the updated vehicles were managed by Deputy Director Zhang who was in charge of government procurement, but he was not familiar with Deputy Director Zhang.

Hulu reminded him: "Should I find an acquaintance to wear it?" Che Jilu called Deputy Director Liu of the Finance Bureau: "Deputy Director Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time, what are you up to recently?" Deputy Director Liu first expressed condolences: "Director Che, I'm really sorry. I heard that you had a car accident. I wanted to visit you at first, but I haven't had time to visit you. I've been too busy recently. Are you okay? When will we be free? Sit down." Che Jilu knew what he meant by "Zuo Zuo". "Zu Zuo" means getting together to eat, drink and have fun. Of course, this does not require them to spend money. There are two ways to spend, one is to attract those who are eager to make friends with them The unit or individual pays the bill, or the invoice is given to them for reimbursement after consumption.There is another method that is not commonly used, which is to directly take the entertainment invoice to go back for reimbursement. The subject is "reception fee", but this kind of fee is too much to attract criticism, so government officials try not to use this method as much as possible.

Che Jilu said, "Let me treat you, after this period of time has passed." Deputy Director Liu said: "Forget it, to be honest, why do you think of me today?" Che Jilu said, "Who is in charge of government procurement in the Finance Bureau?" Deputy Director Liu said: "This is a hot topic. I don't care. What are you doing? You just wrecked a car and you're in a hurry to get it?" Che Jilu said: "I don't blame me for destroying the car, even if I blame me, I deserve it." Deputy Director Liu's tone became cold: "Then there is nothing I can do to help you. You have to find Deputy Director Zhang. This matter is under his control."

Che Jilu said: "No matter who is in charge, you are still in the circle of power. Can you invite him out for a sit-down?" Deputy Director Liu sneered: "I can help with other things, but this one may not work. To tell you the truth, it may be easier if I don't get involved in this matter. Once I get involved, what can be done may not be done." Che Jilu understands that the relationship between Deputy Director Liu and Deputy Director Zhang is not harmonious. This is also a normal phenomenon. It is equally difficult for male mammals in estrus to coexist peacefully.Deputy Director Liu said sincerely, he didn't want to bother others anymore, so he had to say thank you and hung up the phone to find another way out.Che Jilu remembered his brother-in-law Exclamation Mark who was the captain of the government motorcade. This man is Lulutong, who is in charge of the drivers of the leaders. Maybe he can talk to that Deputy Director Zhang.So Che Lulu called the exclamation mark.

The call was connected, and the exclamation mark was a car wheel, so I first expressed my condolences to show my concern: "Damn, I heard that your car has an accident, are you okay? I just wanted to meet you at night to calm your nerves." Jilu's wife is the older sister of the exclamation mark wife, and the two of them often go to the old father-in-law's house to eat and drink at the same time, and they have a good relationship.It stands to reason that the exclamation point should follow his wife to call the wheel brother-in-law, probably because the two are about the same age, the exclamation point never calls him brother-in-law, just "I rely on".

They were all on their own, and Che Jilu was not polite to him, and asked him directly: "Do you know Deputy Director Zhang of the Finance Bureau?" The exclamation point said: "I'm familiar with it, damn it, why are you looking for him?" Che Jilu said: "The car is scrapped, shouldn't it be replaced with a new one? This matter is in his hands." The exclamation mark said: "Damn, I understand, what do you say, I ask him out?" Che Jilu said, "Can you make an appointment?" The exclamation point said: "Damn, he was mentioned by Secretary Huang. I think he often went to Secretary Huang's house at the beginning. I know him well. How dare he not give face when I ask him out."

Secretary Huang is the former secretary of the municipal party committee, and now he is still serving as the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee in the provincial capital. The exclamation point is covered by such a big umbrella, and the position of team captain is secure. Many current leaders treat him like Gao Quality drivers on the road - courteous first. Che Jilu said: "That's good, you help me make an appointment with him, and sit in the entertainment city of New York today or tomorrow." Exclamation mark: "Damn! To the big New York entertainment city? You are so luxurious."

Che Jilu said: "It's okay, anyway, if you don't let you pay the bill, what are you afraid of, so be it, you will come together when the time comes." The exclamation mark said: "Damn it, no one will do it if you don't spend money to eat, drink, and play for free. Just wait for my letter." He put down the phone and called Hulu and asked him, "If you buy a new car, which brand is better?" Hulu said: "German cars have a higher safety factor, and Japanese cars are more fuel-efficient..." The wheel of the car frightened the car accident, and immediately said: "It's still a German car, you didn't see that day, we were riding the latest version of Guangben, and the old Poussin was chasing smoke, and he braked. It’s safe to go down, and we can roll and climb when we brake, and the German car is better. It doesn’t matter whether it consumes fuel or not, the key is to have good performance and safety.”

In fact, the car accident that day had nothing to do with whether the car was in good condition or not. The Poussin braked a little to scare him, and he stepped on it to death in an emergency escape, and then turned the wheel again. Of course, the result was different.Anyway, it wasn't an accident analysis meeting, and Hulu didn't seriously study this issue with him, and immediately said: "Then buy a Passat, Buick, or Audi series." Che Jilu is worried about exceeding the standard: "There are so many good cars, I am afraid that people who exceed the standard will not approve it, and the Discipline Inspection Commission for vehicles exceeding the standard will investigate." Hulu said: "Check and check, we don't know the standard of car allocation, which is controlled by the Finance Bureau. As long as the Finance Bureau passes the check, you can just sit and drive, director of the car, what are you afraid of?" Che Jilu thought to himself, this is also a reason, as long as it is not imported with original packaging and the displacement is not too exaggerated, no one can say anything, even if the Discipline Inspection Commission seeks trouble, it will be approved by the Finance Bureau.Besides, how many cars do not exceed the standard now?No matter what grade the director and deputy director are equipped with special cars, they are exceeding the standard, but in fact, they are not all equipped with special cars?Thinking of this, I became more and more eager to "sit" with that deputy director Zhang. The call with the exclamation mark came soon: "Damn it, we have an appointment, at 6:30 p.m., New York Entertainment City." Che Jilu said: "You still have to come and pick me up, I'm in such a mess now that I don't even have a car." Exclamation mark: "Damn it! Your car is the only one in your bureau? Your car is gone, can you still take other cars?" Che Jilu: "How can a leader ride in someone else's car these days? Even in a collective action, everyone rides in their own car. It's awkward and inconvenient to ride in someone else's car?" Exclamation point: "Damn it! You guys have so many brain problems now. How can we live while driving for others like us every day?" Che Jilu: "That's what you guys do, you don't feel the same way as us, okay, it's settled like this, I'll wait for you." Exclamation mark: "Damn it! Then you can ask me for a leave." Che Jilu put down the phone and called his sister-in-law, saying that he would meet a guest with the exclamation point tonight.The sister-in-law heard the exclamation point and was with Che Jilu at night. She guessed that they would not engage in pornography, gambling and drugs together, so she asked: "Don't drink too much at night." After get off work, Exclamation drove a Santana 2000 to pick him up, and Che Jilu asked him, "Why do you drive such a broken car?" The exclamation mark said: "Damn it! It's my turn to drive it because it's broken. All the good cars are scheduled for the leader. This kind of car is just a duty bus. No one takes it, and it's not time to scrap it. Use it for me." The two drove to the Greater New York City of Entertainment.No one can tell the background of this entertainment city. Some people say that it was opened by local rich people, others say that it was opened by businessmen from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and some say that it was jointly opened by local businessmen and people from the Public Security Bureau. No one has seriously studied this kind of problem. Anyway, there are such entertainment cities all over the country now. They can eat, drink and have fun, and they also secretly engage in pornography, gambling and drugs. It is said that nowadays, only this business is the most profitable.Deputy Director Zhang of the Finance Bureau hasn't arrived yet, and Che Jilu doesn't know who the real boss of the largest entertainment city in the city is, but he's familiar with the supervisor here, and the reason is inexplicable: to open this kind of business registration , During the annual review, the Civil Affairs Bureau has to stamp it. No one can explain why the Civil Affairs Bureau has to get involved.It was the supervisor who went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to stamp the seal, and the supervisor who stamped it was Che Jilu, so Che Jilu got to know the on-site supervisor of the Greater New York Entertainment City. Che Jilu told the welcoming lady carelessly: "Arrange a private room and ask Director Feng to come over for a while, and tell Director Che of the Civil Affairs Bureau to invite him." Miss Yingbin saw that he knew the supervisor and that he was a government official, she was very hospitable and enthusiastic, and smiled all over her face: "How many sirs are there? Please sit down first, and I will invite Director Feng right away, okay?" Che Jilu said, "There are only three of us, please arrange a spacious room." Miss Yingbin is wearing a cheongsam, the slits on both sides have been pulled to the waist, two bare white legs are exposed with a short step, and even the small obscene clothes are exposed, the two eyeballs of the exclamation point have turned into rolling balls, Miss cheongsam The spring light that appears and disappears from time to time is a magnet. He patronized and stared at the lower body of the person, accidentally kicked and wrinkled the carpet under his feet, stumbled, and threw himself on the young lady, taking the small waist of the young lady as a support. The young lady exclaimed, "Oh my god..." The exclamation mark was half excited and half embarrassing, blushing like an old hen who couldn't lay an egg, and kept apologizing: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I tripped." The young lady was still in shock, and exaggeratedly put her hands on her chest: "No, no, it's okay." Then she turned around and continued to lead them towards the private room. Che Lulu poked the exclamation mark and said, "Calm down, why are you so excited?" The exclamation point approached his ear and whispered, "Damn it, it's the most alluring thing that's half-covered and sometimes hidden." Che Jilu whispered, "Don't be fooled, be careful and I'll tell my sister-in-law." The exclamation point chuckled: "Damn! Then I'll tell my aunt too." Che Jilu asked, "What am I afraid of you suing?" The exclamation mark said: "Damn it! You took me to drink flower wine, soak up flower girls, wash my feet, sing flower songs, and teach me to be bad. It's a big crime." The exclamation point has been a driver for leaders for many years, and this practice is also seen a lot Now, I know that no matter what I do tonight, I will definitely be accompanied by a lady, so I made this whole set of flamboyant talk. Officials like Che Jilu don’t spend their own money on entertainment, and if they really want to spend it, they can’t afford it. They spend other people’s money, so they don’t care about the price of the item at all. A little meaty is inevitable.However, at an event like this evening, the people who hang out together are all colleagues in the officialdom after all, not the kind of broken-hearted relationships that go to the window together, go to the countryside together, and carry guns together, so I dare not come here for real. of.But I can't leave Miss, without her company, eating and drinking is boring, singing and washing feet is even more boring, so I have to be accompanied by Miss when I eat, sing, take a bath and massage.Playing this kind of quasi-whoring event, playing around the edges, no matter what the escort girls do, it is not enough to be a prostitute, and no one is prosecuted for the crime of sexual harassment. There is excitement, but it is much safer, and it will not leave others. handle. He said, "You are really smart now, with a high IQ. There is nothing you don't understand. You still need me to teach you to be bad? You are much worse than me. What is washing flowers?" Feet? Are your feet flowery?" The exclamation mark plausibly defended: "Damn it! In the old society, letting a lady accompany you to drink is drinking flower wine? Why is it called that? A lady is a flower. Why do you have to be accompanied by a lady now? Anyone who is accompanied by a lady is a person with flowers." ?" The two chattered and followed Miss Yingbin to a box with "Chunfengyuan" hanging on it, and Miss Yingbin let them in: "Sir, can you take a look at this room?" It doesn't matter whether this kind of private room is good or not, the layout is basically the same, put a table, a few chairs, and a few printed works of famous paintings on the wall to pretend to be elegant, and then equip it with TV, stereo, microphone, so that guests can eat , and you can roar, just roar while eating.Che Jilu roughly counted the chairs placed beside the table, there were eight in total, there were three of them, and three young ladies were selected, six of them were rich and well-off.Then he said: "Very good, thank you, we are waiting for people here, a gentleman surnamed Zhang will arrive in a while, please bring him here." The welcoming lady asked them: "Do you want the lady to accompany you, gentlemen?" The exclamation mark answered first: "Damn it, whoever wants to eat here?" After all, Che Jilu was the leader, so he was more able to hold his strength, and said to Miss Yingbin: "Wait a little longer, we will talk about it when our friends come." So the welcome lady left, and the waiter began to serve tea.Soon after, Deputy Director Zhang also came. Che Jilu was not familiar with him, but he was also an official in Tongzhou City, and they knew each other. The three of them shook hands and greeted each other. Why are you in the mood to call me out today? Do you want to change cars again?" The exclamation point giggled and said: "Damn! What car should I change? If I change again, someone else will sit. I understand my role. It is equivalent to the groom in the government in the past. No matter how fat the horse is, I have neither the blessing to ride a horse nor the blessing to ride a car." .Today is this one," he said as he tapped the wheel of the car, "Deputy Chief Che, I invite you for my burden." Deputy Director Zhang took out his cigarettes, he didn't smoke, so he forgot to ask for cigarettes, and immediately told the waiter: "Bring two packs of cigarettes here." The waiter asked: "What kind of cigarettes do you want, sir?" Che Yulu turned to ask Deputy Director Zhang for instructions: "What kind of cigarettes does Deputy Director Zhang like to smoke?" Deputy Director Zhang is in charge of financial power and government procurement. Although he is at the same level as Che Yulu, his real power and weight are incomparable to that of Che Yulu. What do you want to do? I understand that this kind of consumer car will definitely not pay for it out of pocket, so I am not polite: "Here is a red Zhonghua, and I want a soft bag." Che Zhulu hurriedly told the waiter: "Just take a piece of Red Zhonghua, and hurry up." The waiter excitedly went to get Hong Zhonghua, and the waiter has a commission for the customer's high-end consumption.Soon the cigarettes were brought, and Deputy Director Zhang inspected them expertly, and nodded with satisfaction: "It's okay." Then he opened the package and took out a box to open. The chief lit the cigarette.Deputy Director Zhang took a deep breath of red Zhonghua, held it for a while, let the smoke touch all the alveoli before slowly exhaling: "This world is so small, I never thought that you two are brother-in-law. Director Che, you It's too polite, if there is anything, it's easy to talk about it, why should we spend money on each other." Che Jilu hurriedly said: "What's the matter? I have heard that Deputy Director Zhang is in charge of the Finance Bureau. I have been wanting to contact you, but there is no chance. In the future, we need to ask Deputy Director Zhang to take care of us. .” Deputy Director Zhang laughed: "They are all cadres in Tongzhou City. They don't look up and look down. No one will embarrass anyone for what they can do. Don't be so polite." At this time, Director Feng came to serve him. The people who run the entertainment place seemed to be made out of the same mold. They were all in suits and leather shoes. The whitening powder is like a treacherous minister who has not had time to take off his clothes after he got off the stage.This type of people is still pretending to be refined, no matter how knowledgeable they are, or whether there is any problem with their eyes, they all wear a pair of glasses to pretend to be civilized.Director Feng knew that the few officials present here were all officials who could afford to be slaughtered, and they spent other people's money. As long as they were happy, they didn't care about money at all, so he was extra polite and considerate to them, with a smile on his face, nodding and bowing to the extreme respect, which made people Worried that the whitening powder on his face would turn into snowflakes and fall down: "It's a great honor for the leaders to visit us, just ask for anything you need." Che Jilu came and went with him frequently, and they had to go through Che Jilu's approval note and stamp every year for business registration and annual industrial and commercial examination. If the stamp was not stamped, the business would not be registered. He was arrogant, and he was not polite to him, and ordered carelessly: "Don't let us eat and drink, do you know who this is? Director Zhang of the Finance Bureau, who is specially in charge of the mayor's wallet, and the mayor has to spend money on him Pull the zipper, his hand tightens, and there is no business in a place like yours." Director Feng hurriedly took out a cigarette and offered a cigarette: "Yes, yes, Director Zhang is here today, we are really flourishing, and we will invite Director Zhang to come and play more in the future. As long as you need it, we promise to do it." The exclamation point cut in: "Damn it, Director Zhang wants to pick up a girl, she's pretty, can you do it?" Deputy Director Zhang is used to this kind of scene, he said haha: "It's easy to say, let's forget about it, miss, what do you think, Chief Che?" Che Jilu didn't know this person's temperament, so he didn't dare to be too arrogant.The exclamation mark was familiar with him, and he knew the virtues of Director Zhang, so he quickly said: "How can I do it? Why are you here, Miss Don't? You need to eat, drink, sing, and wash things at home? Don't you just want to relax and have fun when you come here? Is it? Damn, don't talk nonsense, quickly bring the lady over and let us choose." Supervisor Feng said with a grin, "I saw that the boss is a person who knows how to live. Okay, I'll arrange it right away. If you are not satisfied, you can return it at any time." Exclamation mark: "Damn! Do you think I look like a boss?" Director Zhang said: "You are stronger than the boss, what is the boss compared to you? How many officials has the boss met? What kind of officials have you not seen?" The exclamation mark made him happy, and he rubbed his hands again and again, as if he had suddenly entered the twelfth lunar month of winter: "Damn it! Director Zhang, you old man has got to the bottom of your words. Today you old man let go of the game. By the way, where is your driver?" ? Didn't let him in together?" Deputy Director Zhang waved his hand: "Don't worry about him, I'll let him go back. I'm afraid I won't have a car if you're here?" Director Feng brought over seven or eight young ladies in no time, and stood in a row in the private room to accept their review.This kind of place is not a decent place in itself, and decent people will become dishonest when they go to this kind of place.Looking at the group of beautifully dressed and enchanting Yingying Yanyan in front of them, Che Jilu, Deputy Director Zhang and Exclamation Mark were like buyers in the market, and began to pick and choose.The wives of Che Jilu and Exclamation Mark are biological sisters, and both sisters are tall and big, so the brothers-in-law each chose a small and exquisite one for a change of taste. Deputy Director Zhang smiled: "No wonder you two are brother-in-law, the tastes are quite similar." Deputy Director Zhang is an old fritter in this kind of occasion. Said that the chest is not strong enough.The exclamation point is familiar with him, and he speaks more rough: "Damn, it's almost enough. It's not easy for other ladies to come out and hang out. Just pick someone who is different from your wife." Deputy Director Zhang made him feel a little embarrassed, so he picked a nearly half-naked yellow-haired man and hugged him to the seat next to him.After the selection was made, Director Feng drove the rest of the girls back like sheep, and then asked Che Jilu, "Director Che, Director Zhang, what else do you want?" Che Jilu said: "There's nothing else to do, let's serve the food when it's time." The price of wine and food is high, the wine is Moutai, the dishes include lobster, and there are braised bear's paws and bird's nest paste with rock sugar that no one can tell whether it is true or not.Even in a five-star hotel, with Moutai, steamed lobster, bear's paw, and bird's nest, this meal can be regarded as a top-level luxury.The three men exchanged a few glasses of wine, and then the exclamation mark started the topic, which was discussed by Che Jilu and him in advance: "Damn it, Director Zhang, my brother-in-law has been having a lot of trouble recently..." Deputy Director Zhang was busy feeding Moutai mouth-to-mouth to Huang Mao in his arms. Hearing this, he hurriedly swallowed the liquor in his mouth: "I know, I know, isn't it just a car accident? If you don’t die, there will be good luck, and Director Che will have good things soon.” Che Jilu quickly said: "What's the good thing? The car was destroyed, and now there is not even a car. Deputy Director Zhang, you are in charge of government procurement. Are there any conditions for the agency to buy cars now? Can we go further in a situation like ours? Trolley?" Deputy Director Zhang said: "Yes, why not? Scrapping and updating, this is a normal channel. The procedures are also simple. The insurance company and the traffic police team will issue a car accident certificate, your unit will make a report, and then the financial allocation will be used to buy a new car. Yes. There is another situation, that is, the municipal party committee or the municipal government’s leaders approve that this is a purely new vehicle, which is different from your situation.” Che Jilu added: "I have to ask Director Zhang to take care of this matter. You know, it's really inconvenient to do things without a car." Deputy Director Zhang said: "I understand what you mean, don't you just hurry up and take it easy? No problem, as long as your report comes up, I can do it first before the insurance company's compensation comes in. As long as it doesn't exceed the Commission for Discipline Inspection's Standard, you can decide what brand you like.” When Che Jilu heard what he said, he was very happy, and raised his glass to toast him: "Deputy Director Zhang, I used to think that people in charge of finances were serious and sticky old accountants. I didn't expect you to be so forthright. Come, let me offer you a toast, let me do it first." He poured down the Moutai in the cup with one gulp. Deputy Director Zhang said: "I can't drink enough, let's have a look." He sipped lightly on the wine glass as he spoke.It's not easy to force people to do things, but the exclamation point stopped: "How can this be done? Damn, he is so honest, how can Director Zhang handle the errands? Do it and do it." Deputy Director Zhang said with a smile, "Little sister helps brother." Unexpectedly, Huang Mao in his arms could really drink, so he raised his glass without hesitation and drank the remaining wine with a smile. Everyone cheered half-truthfully, but Huang Mao said: "Brother, you Do you know? Our rule is that we have to pay fifty yuan for a glass of wine for a guest, which is called a dedication fee." Deputy Director Zhang laughed loudly: "What is your sacrifice? Have you dedicated yourself? Let me see which piece of flesh my little sister is offering..." As he spoke, he inserted his big hand into Huang Mao's neck, and Huang Mao Pretentiously half push half. The exclamation mark was on the sidelines: "Damn it, it's okay if you don't dedicate yourself tonight, it's okay if you don't dedicate yourself after the dedication fee is collected?" A group of men and women laughed and laughed. When things are done, it's as simple as a few words, and the rest of the time is for fun.Che Jilu started to indulge after a few glasses of wine, and put his hand into the young lady's armpit to check if she had a beard in her armpit. The young lady in her arms smiled and pushed his hand: "Brother, don't move!" Here I am, itchy..." Unknowingly, the three women sat on the laps of the three men, and when viewed from behind, the backs of the three men covered the women in their arms, as if there were three sitting at the dinner table. A four-legged monster.After eating and drinking enough, they will take the three young ladies to the Bin Laden dance floor to dance close-fitting.Finally, go to the bath center to take a bath.The cost has already been determined in advance. In the jargon of the Finance Bureau, the total budget for this consumption is 4,000 yuan, and the funeral management department under the Civil Affairs Bureau will pay the bill. The rules of the government fleet are stricter for the drivers on duty. The drivers on duty must park their cars in the warehouse of the fleet every day before returning home from work. They have to get up early the next morning or rush to the bus or ride a bicycle The convoy goes to work.If there are special circumstances, the car cannot return to the team at night after leaving the car, and it must be reported in advance. If it is not reported in advance, it must be signed by the leader of the car.The driver who drives a special car for the leader is different. After delivering the leader at night, he can park the car at the driver's house, and he can go directly to pick up the leader in the morning.Sima drove a special car for the leader, so he didn't need to go back to the convoy to deliver the car. He lived in the single dormitory for government employees, and after sending Hong Zhonghua home at night, he drove back to the dormitory.It was already dark, and the street lamps came on one after another. The off-get off work peak had not yet passed, and the night consumption peak had arrived. The off-get off work peak and the consumption peak merged into one, and the streets were full of people.Sima carefully drove the car slowly through the traffic and people.Suddenly he found someone begging on the street, who looked very much like the girl who was sent to the hospital by him for heatstroke.His heart skipped a beat, and he stepped on the brakes quickly. The car behind almost rear-ended him, and he was so angry that he honked his horn desperately.Sima turned the car to the side of the street and stopped, then got out of the car and came to the girl. The girl was kneeling on the ground, leaning on her schoolbag behind her, her head bowed like a criminal pleading guilty. There was a sheet of paper on the ground in front of her, on which was written in immature handwriting: "My mother is sick, and there is no money for treatment." , all uncles, big sisters, grandpas and aunts, please show some love and help my mother to heal her illness." The paper was pressed under a can, and some change was scattered in the can, and at a glance, it was clear that the amount was no more than ten yuan money. Passers-by passed by in a hurry, as if their house was on fire. Few people stopped to pay attention to the little girl, even if it was a sympathetic look.It’s no wonder that there are too many people begging for money on the street now, and some people force abducted children to beg on the street for profit. People’s sympathy has made this shameless little trick callous.Sima took a closer look, and it turned out to be the little girl who sent him to the hospital due to heatstroke. He knelt down and asked, "Little sister, do you still know me?" The little girl looked up at him, her face flushed red, and she whispered, "Yes, you are the uncle who sent me to the hospital." Sima asked her, "Why did you and your mother leave the hospital without waiting for me?" The little girl said: "My mother was afraid that the medical expenses would be too expensive, so we were discharged from the hospital as soon as I felt better." Sima said, "I've told the doctor that you don't have to bear the medical expenses. Didn't the doctor tell you?" The little girl said: "The doctor said, my mother said we can't let others pay for us." Sima said, "Isn't it better for you to go out and ask for money on the street than to let others pay for you? Are you going to go to school?" The little girl said: "Uncle, my mother didn't know that I came out to ask for money. I lied to her that I was tutoring homework at a classmate's house. Don't tell her. She will be angry and sad if she finds out. She is sick." I can't move." Sima asked in surprise, "What's wrong with your mother? The other day I heard from the doctor that her illness is nothing serious, it's just a common cold." The little girl said: "I don't know, anyway, she couldn't get out of bed when she came back from the hospital that day, and her whole body hurts when she moved." Sima asked: "Didn't you go to the hospital?" After asking, I felt that my question was stupid. If I could go to the hospital, would the little girl still beg here? Sure enough, the little girl replied, "Mom has no money." Sima's heart trembled, he pulled the little girl up and said, "Get up, don't kneel here, and lead uncle to your house." The little girl took out the change from the canning jar and put it in her schoolbag, then picked up the schoolbag, not forgetting to pick up the canning jar on the ground that was used to hold the change, she was very orderly.Before getting into the car, the girl told Sima again: "Uncle, don't tell my mother, my mother will definitely be angry and sad if she knows that I am earning money outside." Sima said, "Uncle promises not to tell your mother, but you also have to promise that you will never beg again." The little girl hesitated: "I don't come out to earn money, how can my mother see a doctor? I only have my mother as a relative, what should I do if my mother's illness cannot be cured?" Sima made the little girl dumbfounded. This child is really interesting, and he defines begging as "earning money".Sima told the little girl solemnly: "It's not about earning money, it's about money, and earning money depends on labor. Don't worry about your mother's illness, I will take care of it." The little girl asked strangely: "Why are you responsible for my mother's sick uncle? Do you know my mother?" Sima couldn't explain it to her, but he was secretly worried that 80% of the little girl's mother's illness was caused by riding in his air-conditioned car.The weather was too hot that day, and the air-conditioned car was too cold. It was unbearable for a strong person, let alone a thin and tired woman.If the condition is serious, he himself will not be able to take full responsibility. At that time, he will have to drag the secretary Hong Zhonghua, and if Hong Zhonghua is involved, he will be reimbursed at public expense for any disease.According to his understanding of Hong Zhonghua, Hong Zhonghua should not be the kind of person who shirks responsibility.After getting into the car, Sima rolled down the window and didn't dare to turn on the air conditioner even though the weather was still very hot in the evening. Under the guidance of the little girl, Sima came to the stone alley in the center of the city.This is the old city, and the city managers are now focusing on the new development areas. The back alleys of these old cities have become dilapidated slums.The alley was so narrow that cars couldn't get in, so Sima had to park the car at the entrance of the alley and follow the little girl.The alley looks like a winding intestine, the ground is paved with uneven bluestone slabs, the road surface is uneven, there are no street lights, and it is all illuminated by the occasional dim light that leaks from the gaps in the doors and windows of old buildings on both sides of the road.The old buildings on both sides cut the sky into a narrow strip, and the sky looked like a strip of corroded iron.The air was strewn with tangled wires, telephone lines, net lines and clotheslines, like rotten webs woven by large, poorly crafted spiders.The girl stopped in front of the narrow doorway of an old brick-and-concrete house, and told Sima again: "Uncle, don't tell my mother." Sima pretended to be relaxed and promised: "Look at you, why are you so talkative at such a young age? Uncle has already promised that he will never be dishonest. By the way, I haven't asked you what your name is yet?" The girl said: "My surname is Zhou, and my name is Xiaoyan, Yanzi's Yan. My mother's surname is Li, and my name is Li Guixiang." Sima told her: "My surname is Sima, and my name is Sima." Zhou Xiaoyan turned around and asked him, "Then is the ancestor of your family Sima Qian or Sima Yi?" Sima followed her upstairs. The old-fashioned wooden stairs creaked and creaked, like the heavy groans of an elderly patient, as if they would collapse under the heavy pressure at any moment.Sima carefully tested the steps of the stairs with his feet, and followed Xiaoyan with a deep foot and a shallow foot: "It may or may not be, just like your surname Zhou may not necessarily be a relative of King Wen of Zhou." Zhou Xiaoyan giggled: "Uncle Sima, you don't understand, neither King Wen of Zhou nor King Wu of Zhou have the surname Zhou, that's their country name, and their surname is Ji." Thanks to the darkness of the stairs, otherwise Sima's face would have turned red into a big persimmon at this time.Sima said, "Uncle really doesn't understand. Uncle was a soldier and never went to college." Zhou Xiaoyan said with a smile: "This is common sense, you don't need to go to college to know it." Sima said sincerely: "Xiaoyan's criticism is right. From now on, uncle must study hard and study hard like Xiaoyan. Xiaoyan, you must be a good student at school, right?" Zhou Xiaoyan said a common phrase that all children use to deal with adults when adults inquire about their studies: "It's not bad." The two of them climbed to the fourth floor while talking. There are four doors on the fourth floor, and Xiaoyan's house is facing the stairs.Xiaoyan had a key hanging around her neck, and stuffed it in her lapel, she took it out and opened the door to let Sima in.This is a two-bedroom, and the common feature of the room and all the furnishings is two words: dilapidated.墙壁活像白癜风病人的皮肤，有些地方还有下雨从外墙渗漏的雨渍，像小孩子用过的尿不湿。照明用的是已经可以送进博物馆的白炽灯泡，为了节电，最多只有十五瓦，昏黄的灯光似乎压缩了空间，让人觉得这套房子空气稀薄。狭窄的过道停放着一辆破旧的自行车，还有一些破纸箱、烂酸菜缸、煤气罐等杂物，小燕提醒司马达：“叔叔小心点，别碰着了。”然后冲房间里面喊，“妈，我回来了。” 李桂香在房间里扬声问道：“你怎么才回来？你跟谁一起回来的？” 小燕说：“我到同学家复习功课去了，司马叔叔来了。” 司马达连忙应声：“大姐，是我，给洪书记开车的司机。我可以进来吗？” 李桂香说：“可以，没关系，你进来坐。” 小燕把司马达领到了外间屋，外间屋摆了一张折叠饭桌，围着桌子摆着几张凳子。屋角摆放了一个上世纪八十年代流行的高低柜，柜子上摆了一台上世纪八十年代流行的十四英寸电视机。李桂香步履艰难地从里间屋蹭了出来，昏暗的灯光下更显得憔悴、疲惫。见到司马达她赧然一笑：“那天的事实在对不起，我们确实怕交不起医药费，只好……噢，等我身体好一些找到工作，欠医院的医药费我一定还上。”然后对小燕说，“燕子，去，饭热在锅上，赶紧吃，你这么晚才回来，浪费了多少火。” 司马达连忙说：“你别想这些事了，明天我带你到医院看病，你的病不治好，不能出去上班，哪来钱供小燕上学。” 小燕从厨房端出来一盘炒土豆丝，土豆丝的边上摆着两个馒头，她把盘子放到桌上让司马达：“叔叔，你还没吃饭吧？一起吃吧。” 司马达看着这简单的饭菜，心里觉得疼，虽然他自己也不富裕，可是他和他周围的人，确实没有谁会把这种简陋粗食当成一顿饭的。他看看狼吞虎咽的小燕，孩子显然很饿了，不然现在的孩子哪有啃着馒头就土豆丝吃得这么香甜的。他不知道该说什么，如果有条件，谁会让正在长身体上学的孩子仅仅用食物充饥根本不考虑营养呢？司马达又说了一遍：“你明天还是去看病吧，医药费不要担心，我给医院说你是洪书记的亲戚，他们不会催你交医药费的，如果催，我就先垫上，以后有了钱慢慢再还。” 李桂香连忙谢绝：“这怎么行？那天在医院的医药费还没结我们就跑了，丢人死了，再接着欠，还冒充人家洪书记的亲戚，怎么好意思？” 司马达有些着急：“那你就这么熬着？病也不治，班也没办法上，小燕怎么办？”他想挑明了说你这病可能就是那天坐空调车落下的，可是现在还没有明确的结论，仅仅是自己的猜测，就硬憋住没有说，“你还是抓紧到医院检查一下，总得把病因彻底查清楚吧？万一你有个什么，小燕怎么办？” 司马达三番两次提到小燕，李桂香的眼圈红了，挣扎着坐在小燕对面，看着小燕津津有味地吃饭，沉默不语。 司马达想问问他丈夫怎么了，转念想起上一次在医院问起这个话题，李桂香避开了，好像不愿回答，就忍住了没问。他没问，李桂香却主动说了：“说起来我们小燕也可怜，她爸爸上班的工厂破产倒闭了，职工大批下岗。谁也没想到在国有企业里辛辛苦苦干了一辈子，说下岗就下岗了。她爸爸当时就蒙了，傻了一样浑浑噩噩地往家走，路上让车给撞成了重伤。车跑了，到现在也没抓住肇事司机。她爸爸住院抢救，单位说他下岗了，又是回家的路上出的车祸，不算公伤，一切费用自理。那一年小燕才刚刚五岁，家里没有几个钱的积蓄，我就只好变卖家当，除了这套房子没卖，剩下的东西基本上都变卖了，到头来还是没有把她爸爸留住，唉，那些年的日子是怎么过来的，我现在回想起来真是一场噩梦啊。” 司马达问她：“你现在做什么工作？” 李桂香惨然一笑：“没工作，到处跑着找工作。前年市政府把我们厂卖给外国人了，说是搞什么资产重组，引进外资，结果我们这些中年职工都下岗失业了，厂子每个月给三百五十块钱的生活费，也只给三年，过了三年就啥也不管了。三百五十块钱，比最低城市生活保障线还低，根本无法生活。我一参加工作就在生产线上工作，除了装配线上的工作，别的我啥也不会，到了这个年龄再想重新找工作真比上天还难啊。现在像我这种人太多了，满大街都是，所以找工作就更难了。” 司马达知道，李桂香的遭遇只不过是现今中国无数个城市贫苦居民中的普通一例而已，他自己的亲哥嫂就是李桂香的同类，不同的是李桂香的丈夫死了，所以境遇更惨一些。这些事情靠他一个司机根本不可能解决得了，尽管他是市委书记的司机，也照样解决不了，因为连市委书记都解决不了。于是他还是把话题拉回到自己能解决的问题上来：“大姐，你看这样好不好，明天你还是到医院检查一下，看看到底是怎么回事儿，医药费的问题你别考虑，我先给你垫上，你以后有了钱再还。” 李桂香疑惑地看着他，眼神里满是疑问，嘴张了又张，话却问不出口。司马达知道她想问什么，便回答说：“大姐，你别多想，我没别的意思，也不是我学雷锋，现在想学雷锋我也学不起，太贵了。我总觉得你这病会不会跟那天坐我们的车有关系，对了，你给我说说你的病到底是什么症状。” 李桂香说：“不会，坐一趟车怎么会得病呢？再说了，即便跟坐了你的车有关系那也不怨你，你当时还不是为了救小燕吗？这病也没什么，就是浑身的骨节酸疼，硬挣扎着活动活动还能好一些，如果在床上躺久了，身上就跟僵了一样动都动不了。” 司马达问：“你过去有没有这个病？” 李桂香说：“过去没有啊，我从小劳动，身体还好，这么多年我能带着小燕熬下来，靠的就是身体好啊。” 司马达起身告辞，口气却是毫不含糊地坚定：“大姐，我别的话也不多说了，为了小燕，你明天必须去医院，我请假过来接你。” 李桂香还想推辞，司马达却已经走了，临出门又叮嘱了一句：“明天一大早我就过来接你，明天早上你别吃早饭。” 司马达驾车来到街上，街上车水马龙，行人熙熙攘攘，街灯、霓虹灯五彩缤纷，最近市长万鲁生拼了命地推行所谓的夜景工程，规定全市所有高层建筑上都要装上彩灯，仅仅安装费用就耗资一个多亿，如果再把电费算上，那就成了天文数字。老百姓骂声一片，说这是劳民伤财市长给自己脸上贴金，跟中央号召建设节约型社会的方针不符。可是万鲁生像中了邪，好像专门要向党中央叫板，鼓足干劲闹着要上马。不过这也可以理解，反正又不花他自家的钱，装彩灯、耗电费都由老百姓负担，让上面来的领导一看，铜州市晚上都这么繁华，比不上华盛顿、香港，起码不比国内其他那些大都市差多少，白天黑夜都足以证明他这个市长政绩卓著。路灯、广告霓虹灯、再加上万鲁生的夜景工程，把城市的夜空变成了印满尿渍、斑驳陆离的旧尿褯子，城市的居民再也看不到明亮的星辰和寂静如洗的夜空了。有些居民家里夜间被夜景工程照得如同白昼，而且那种灯光还一闪一闪不停变换颜色活像闪电或者电焊机的弧光，让人无法入眠。市民投书报社、电视台请求市里给他们一个能够安眠的环境，报社、电视台谁也不敢声张，老百姓气得骂娘却也无可奈何。司马达置身于繁华粗俗的都市夜景里，这与刚才在李桂香家里看到的情景形成了反差强烈的对比，他觉得迷茫，他一时竟然有些分辨不清，到底李桂香家里的贫穷窘困是真实的生活，还是眼前这繁华粗俗的夜景才是真实的生活。