Chapter 17 Resign

At 7:30 in the evening, all the teachers gathered together. On the rostrum sat the people from the town education office, Liu Qingyong, the deputy secretary of the town party committee, and Liu Youshu, the deputy director of the party and government office.The meeting was chaired by Director Zhang of the Township Education Office. The first item on the agenda was the briefing of Zhao Hai's case by Liu Youshu, Deputy Secretary of the Township Disciplinary Committee and Deputy Director of the Party and Government Office.Liu Youshu wore a suit, a red tie, and combed his hair into a tile, giving him the basic image of a leader.He cleared his throat and said: "I will first inform Zhao Hai's case."

Looking at Liu Youshu on the rostrum, Hou Haiyang felt mixed feelings. Liu Youshu was a junior college student who was assigned last year. After being seconded to the town government, he became a hero of flood fighting and disaster relief by accident. Now he has become a rising star of the town government at a rocket speed. Sitting on the rostrum to inform everyone of the situation.Zhao Hai's qualifications are older than Liu Youshu's, and his teaching level is better than Liu Youshu's. By accident, he became one of the protagonists who gathered people to watch pornographic videos. Now he is even a prisoner, losing his personal freedom, and his life trajectory has completely changed.

After listening to the briefing of the case, Hou Haiyang believed that Zhao Hai’s arrest was his own fault. The police station was responsible for catching the rapist in time. The town government notified the situation in time and warned and educated other teachers. Ears and noses seem to be suffocated, which makes people feel extremely desperate. The meeting ended at eleven o'clock in the evening, and there was a drizzle outside the house.Hou Haiyang was riding a motorcycle, driving aimlessly on the road, letting Mao Mao Chunyu wet his clothes, and the sound of angry motorcycles spread far and wide in the night sky.

Zhao Hai's rape case fell like a boulder into a small pond, breaking the original calm. The township party committee and government held a special joint meeting for this matter, and the person in charge of the township education office and the person in charge of Xinxiang School attended the meeting.During the meeting, Le Bin slapped the table angrily twice, and the last slap was so loud that all the water glasses on the table jumped up.Dai Youming is the old principal. As the head of the highest school in Xinxiang Township, he is usually respected. This time, he was mercilessly reprimanded by the party secretary Le Bin.

"This incident appears to be a random incident, but it actually reflects the school's management problems, weak political and ideological work, and insufficient concern for teachers." Le Bin repeatedly put a big hat on the school. Liu Qingyong, the deputy secretary, secretly felt strange: "Although the Zhao Hai incident is fucked, it is not a big deal for a town. A while ago, three people died in the coal mine, and Le Bin was not so angry. Could it be that he is trying to use his strength to kill people with a knife? " Thinking of this, he looked at the mayor Jiang Dabing, who was also looking at him inquiringly.In the town government, the two had always worn crotch trousers, and they sang together, and they had a tacit understanding.

"For the matter of Zhao Hai, I was called by secretary Tan of the county party committee to give me a severe reprimand, and ordered our town party committee and government to take necessary measures to straighten out the school system, rectify school spirit and discipline, and solve the problems of Xinxiang school. , Scattered, chaotic, and poor four major problems." Le Bin's face was full of veins, and he said to Ling Hua, Secretary of the Town Disciplinary Committee: "What happened to Zhao Hai cannot be viewed in isolation. It didn't happen that the teacher gathered a crowd to watch pornographic videos in the previous stage. For the sake of Xinxiang's face, this matter was dealt with internally. Reflecting on it now, if we had dealt with it more seriously at the time, such a thing would definitely not have happened. We treated it lightly. On the surface, we protected those teachers who made small mistakes, but in fact they harmed them. I suggest that Ling Comrade Huasheng was the team leader and Xiao Liu was the deputy team leader. The Education Office participated and set up a team to talk to the teachers who had gathered to watch the pornographic video, conduct ideological and political education, and order them to write a deep inspection. Standing on the podium. Also, the school leaders should also write the corresponding inspection.

"Secondly, we can't procrastinate on the issue of the school system in Xinxiang. The leaders of the Education Bureau have a lot of opinions on us. They mentioned this matter in many meetings in the county. Secretary Tan gave special instructions during my inspection. He asked us to seriously study the school system in Xinxiang, and we must come up with a plan together with the Education Bureau as soon as possible to separate the middle and primary schools. We, with Deputy Mayor Li Yongliang as the team leader, come up with a plan and submit it to the town party committee for study as soon as possible.”

From the bottom of his heart, Liu Qingde was unwilling to separate elementary school from junior high school. He looked for his elder brother Liu Qingyong with his eyes. Liu Qingyong concentrated on taking notes and did not meet his younger brother's eyes. Wang Qin breathed a long sigh of relief. She always thought that Secretary Le Bin was crushed by Jiang Dabing and Liu Qingyong, and his hands were tied. She didn't expect the tiger to suddenly show his power today and slapped the table. No one in the room objected.She thought to herself: "Secretary Le Bin is smart. He chose a good time to strike. The right time, place and people are all in place. Liu Qingyong has no legitimate reason to object. It seems that this matter has come to fruition."

After the meeting, Liu Qingde came to the second brother's house, and the two brothers discussed matters behind closed doors.Liu Qingde said: "Le Bin, an outsider, is actually showing off in Xinxiang. Second brother, you and Mayor Jiang are too useless." Liu Qingyong smoked a cigarette, blew out a string of smoke rings, and said, "Le Bin is the leader after all. He took Secretary Tan's Shang Fang sword. What can we do? The best strategy is to cooperate with his work and make Xinxiang work well." , Only in this way can Le Bin be pushed out, understand? This is to advance by retreating, don't always think about being a bully, killing one thousand and losing eight hundred."

Liu Qingde insisted on not turning the corner, and said, "Brother, what are you talking about? A strong dragon doesn't overwhelm the local snake, so are we still afraid of Le Bin? I've been annoyed, and I'll go to a few villages to make him make a fool of himself during the election." Liu Qingyong Said: "Why do you still have such a bad temper, you kid? Everyone is a person of status. Don't think of yourself as Liu Laoqi. This is the strategy set by the elder brother, and we will implement it. If Le Bin does not leave, Jiang Dabing will not be able to be a soldier." Secretary, I can't be the mayor, understand?"

Liu Qingyong's elder brother is now the executive vice-minister of the Organization Department, and he knows everything about the promotion of cadres. Liu Qingde is fearless, and he is really afraid of this elder brother.Knowing that it was the elder brother's idea, he kept silent. After the Xinxiang Party-Government Joint Meeting, Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee Ling Huasheng and Deputy Mayor Li Yongliang started their respective work according to the requirements of the meeting.Li Yongliang is the deputy mayor in charge of education. His main job is to work with the Education Bureau to separate Xinxiang Middle School and Primary School. Dividing people and property is troublesome. He asked for the old jeep from the town government and went to the city to report to the Education Bureau. Go to work. Ling Huasheng called Liu Youshu to the office, the two closed the door, and discussed carefully.Ling Hua said: "You can go to this matter, talk to a few parties, point out the problems, and let them write an inspection to pass the test, don't make chickens fly." Yesterday Le Bin slapped the table fiercely, which left a deep impression on Liu Youshu. Ling Huasheng's arrangement at this time was simply perfunctory, and he asked hesitantly: "Secretary Ling, Secretary Le slapped cruel words yesterday and asked the school leaders Write check." Ling Huasheng's name is very cultured, but he is not cultured at all. He is a transferred cadre, his face is full of pockmarks, and he looks very rough.He said to Liu Youshu who was not confused: "Go and find a few people and get a passable inspection. Don't take it too seriously. Family ugliness should not be publicized. This is the last word. Do as I say, there is nothing wrong." After Liu Youshu was pointed out by Ling Hua's voice, he also admired these old foxes.When I was in college, the township cadres who appeared in newspapers and magazines were all rough, vulgar, and rude cadres, but this is not the case in reality.Now there are four sources of township cadres: one is transferred cadres, the other is cadres sent by higher authorities, the third is recruited from the society, and the fourth is college students. Most of the cadres from these four sources are capable people in the township.All the cadres who have been beaten in the villages and towns know the world and the actual situation of the society best. Most of them are not the "three rough cadres" described by urban people, but an important cradle for training city and county leading cadres. The faces of Le Bin, Jiang Dabing, Ling Huasheng, Liu Qingyong and others in the town flashed in Liu Youshu's mind, and he said secretly: "These leaders have different cultures and different origins, and none of them are easy-going lamps." Liu Youshu discussed with director Zhang of the teaching office for a while, and decided to notify the teachers to talk in the town one by one in the name of the teaching office. The first person to come was Zhao Liangyong. Now he is the dean of the school, he has become a middle-level cadre of the school, and he still has the opportunity to take up a higher leadership position. His attitude is the most positive.Walking into the office at the corner of the teaching office, seeing Liu Youshu and Director Zhang with serious faces, Zhao Liangyong realized that it was Zhao Hai's matter that led to the matter of gathering people to watch the video again, and regretted it: "Why did you lose your mind at the beginning? So many people watching pornographic videos together, not noticing the impact." "Director Zhao, smoke a cigarette." Liu Youshu looked at Zhao Liangyong's serious expression and deliberately eased his emotions. After Zhao Liangyong smoked a few puffs, Liu Youshu made the opening remarks: "Director Zhao, today I am asking about something in the name of the township supervision office in accordance with the requirements of the Xinxiang Party Committee. This is a formal conversation. I hope Director Zhao will cooperate." In terms of seniority, Liu Youshu and Hou Haiyang are almost the same, they are just young guys who have only been here for about a year, but Liu Youshu has a different status now, so the weight of his words is naturally different.Although these serious words are a bit pretentious in front of outsiders, they still hold a lot of weight in front of insiders. Zhao Liangyong cursed inwardly: "Liu Youshu just walked away from school for a few days, pretending to be a show!" His attitude was still very good, and he said, "I definitely know what to say in front of the organization." "Tell me about watching pornographic videos, please." Zhao Liangyong could ignore the young Liu Youshu, but he couldn't ignore the organization behind Liu Youshu, saying: "The reason for what happened that day is like this..." Liu Youshu lived in the school dormitory for a long time. After being seconded to the Xinxiang government, he still lived in the school dormitory. He did not move out of the school until he was officially transferred. Based on the idea, Zhao Liangyong asked Zhao Liangyong to write an inspection on the spot. Zhao Liangyong was afraid of leaving written evidence in the town government, so he hesitated to write. Director Zhang understood the thoughts of the teachers best, and said: "It's nothing. You wrote it all at the police station, but you didn't enter the file. The inspection is clearly required by the town party committee. If you don't write a copy, you can't pass the inspection. As for the nature, you can discuss it." , After all, you don't know that those discs are pornographic, right, it was an unintentional mistake." Liu Youshu nodded with a smile, and said, "That's the reason. You don't even know what pornography is. It's an unintentional mistake." Only then did Zhao Liangyong dispel his scruples, the three of them discussed and wrote a non-salty inspection.When going out, Zhao Liangyong shook hands with Liu Youshu and Director Zhang to say goodbye. He was used to calling "Xiao Liu", but now he changed his words: "Secretary Liu, Director Zhang, then I'm leaving." Liu Youshu is familiar with the title of "Secretary Liu" in the town. Although he is only the deputy secretary of the Disciplinary Committee, he can be regarded as the head of the second-level team of the town government. Hearing Zhao Liangyong call Secretary Liu, I still have a small sense of accomplishment in my heart.Looking at Zhao Liangyong's back, he couldn't help but think of Hou Haiyang. His competitors at the time got worse and worse, and they went straight to the village primary school. They couldn't compare with him. Then, Qiu Dafa came in to talk.On such a formal occasion, Qiu Dafa was flustered, faltering, and couldn't speak clearly. In desperation, Liu Youshu could only give some pointers and asked him to write out the inspection. After Hou Haiyang received the notice, he did not intend to go to the town government at all. At noon, Zhao Liangyong came to Niubeituo. He knew that Hou Haiyang was stubborn, so he didn't write an inspection at the police station, and he certainly didn't want to write an inspection in the township government's inspection room. How can you not bow your head" reasoning.When he left Niu Bei Tuo, he drew a conclusion from Hou Haiyang's expression and shook his head helplessly. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Dai Youming called Zhao Liangyong to the office and said, "The teaching office notified Hou Haiyang to talk, but he hasn't gone yet. You can go to Niu Bei Tuo again and talk to Hou Haiyang again. I asked Lao Zhang, and they It is also to deal with errands, and everyone must cooperate." Zhao Liangyong used to be the leader of ordinary teachers, quite prestigious, now he has become the teaching director, and whenever there are embarrassing things, Dai Youming will kick the ball to Zhao Liangyong and let him deal with it.Accepting this task, he had no choice but to persuade Hou Haiyang again. The only reason for Hou Haiyang to go to the town government to write an inspection was to let him, the new teaching director, step down. At five o'clock in the afternoon, Director Zhang went upstairs again, came to Liu Youshu's office, and said, "Has Hou Haiyang come? He hasn't arrived yet! This kid has no sense of discipline at all." Liu Youshu looked at his watch and said, "There are still half a dozen I don't get off work until hours, wait a little longer." Director Zhang exaggerated: "It's no wonder that Secretary Liu became the deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission at such a young age, so calm, I, Zhang, feel inferior." Liu Youshu said: "My Banfu skills are still far behind, I have to learn from the old masters." Director Zhang said with a smile: "A humble person needs to make progress." When Hou Haiyang entered, Director Zhang immediately withdrew his smiling face and reprimanded him, "Hou Haiyang, what time was the notification? Why are you here now?" Hou Haiyang replied unceremoniously: "I have classes in the afternoon, and the most important thing is for students to attend class." Director Zhang is the director of the teaching office. "Students are the most important thing in class" is a mantra he often used in school meetings. At this time, Hou Haiyang used it as a shield, making him unable to refute and step down.Liu Youshu quickly smoothed things over, took a cigarette, and said, "Hai Hai, smoke." Director Zhang sat next to him angrily, comparing Liu Youshu and Hou Haiyang, two young people, and said to himself, "They are both young people, why are they so different? One has become a leading cadre, and the other is a rotten dragon." After Liu Youshu said the same opening remarks, Hou Haiyang straightened his back and said directly: "I don't think this is a gathering to watch a pornographic video." Director Zhang said: "The police station has decided on sex, but they are still talking hard here." Hou Haiyang rolled his eyes at Director Zhang, and said, "Teachers have a dinner party and get drunk. Does that count as gathering to drink? Town government officials often play mahjong in Xinxiang restaurants. Does it count as gathering to gamble? Don't deny it, we must be serious. Go to Xinxiang restaurants to catch gambling, if I can’t catch people gathering to gamble, I will write an inspection, and I will admit to gathering people to watch pornographic videos.” Seeing that Hou Haiyang was so uncooperative, Director Zhang was so angry that he almost slapped the table, pointed at him and said: "You don't know how serious you are." Liu Youshu's expression became serious, and said: "Brother Haiyang, the police station and the school have captured the scene, and the police station still has the transcripts. The nature of this matter is a certainty. Why did Zhao Hai have an accident? Watching the pornographic video is an important ideological inducement. Write an inspection, no The decision made by Director Zhang and I is the decision of the town party committee and the government, and we are only following orders to implement it." He specially emphasized: "The inspection will not enter the file. After the gust of wind, I will return the inspection to you." Hou Haiyang, like his father Hou Houde, has a strong sense of self-esteem. He will never tolerate wearing a hat on his head to watch pornographic videos, let alone bow his head to Liu Qingde. Yes, there are gun battles and martial arts. The names of these discs are seriously inconsistent with the content. It is not surprising to buy colored discs occasionally. After all, we are not cultural law enforcement agencies and do not have this kind of discernment. More importantly, we have not spread, No discs were used to make profits. Who can bear such a big label for this matter. To put it bluntly, our poor teachers have no entertainment here. What's the matter? And some teachers are watching the video in the TV room, it is worth calling the people from the police station over, this is purely to punish people, and it is a method of the Cultural Revolution." Director Zhang angrily listened to Hou Haiyang's statement, nodded secretly, and said: "This young man has a bad temper, but his head is clear-headed. There is indeed some truth to this crooked reasoning. I wrote this inspection. If I do it again one day As for the political movement, he has a handle and is held by the government, even if he jumps into the Yellow River, he can’t clean it up.” He pretended to be angry and said, “Hou Haiyang, your attitude is not good, Zhao Hai’s lesson is profound enough, go back and think about it.” Hou Haiyang heard this, stood up and left. Director Zhang and Liu Youshu looked at each other and smiled wryly. Liu Youshu said: "Hou Haiyang has such a temper. He made President Liu unable to step down at the beginning." Speaking of this, he vaguely guessed the reason. Liu Qingde and Hou Haiyang had fought. I'm afraid it was more because he didn't want to bow to Liu Qingde. Liu Youshu then reported to Ling Huasheng, Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, with the two inspections, including Hou Haiyang's refusal to write the inspection.After finishing the inspection, Ling Huasheng said, "Xiao Liu, that's right, just put on a show. If Hou Haiyang doesn't write, he won't write. In fact, it doesn't make much sense if he writes." Coming out of Ling Huasheng's office, Liu Youshu was very depressed. Although he had known Ling Huasheng's attitude for a long time, asking Zhao Liangyong, Qiu Dafa, and Hou Haiyang to write the inspection was after all a resolution of the Town Party and Government Joint Committee. Thinking that in the eyes of the immediate boss, these things are nothing at all, and my work is actually a waste of work and has no value. Liu Youshu was depressed, while Hou Haiyang was extremely disappointed. After leaving the office, Zhao Hai's shadow always appeared in his mind, and a mountain heavier than Mount Tai was pressing on his heart, which made him unable to breathe.He originally wanted to suspend his job without pay, but now he only had one thought, which was to leave this suffocating place as soon as possible. When he arrived at Wei Guan's mother's store, he stood in front of the public phone for a while, and he was about to make a major decision at this moment, and he had a strong desire to confide in his heart.If he called his parents, it would probably be a reprimand, so he called his sister, but no one answered.He called Kang Lian again.Ever since he met Kang Lian, he had a good impression of this elder, and when he encountered a problem today, he suddenly thought of Kang Lian. Hearing Hou Haiyang's voice, Kang Lian said happily: "Xiao Hou, I'm just about to find you. I have some good news for you. Your work has won the second prize in the Maodong City Calligraphy Competition. In terms of strength, it's the first prize. There is no problem with the award, but your work is not particular about the use of paper and the frame, so the overall quality is a bit poor, and the grade has been lowered a bit." Hou Haiyang was in a bad mood, and he didn't have much interest in winning the calligraphy competition. After expressing his gratitude, he said, "Mr. Kang, I'm going to resign. It's a waste of life in Xinxiang." Ever since he met Hou Haiyang, Kang Lian had a good impression of this simple and talented young man. He heard the boredom in Hou Haiyang's words, and said: "If you want to go to Guangdong, it is best to stay without pay. If you insist on resigning, don't be too reckless, first hand in the resignation letter, find a good excuse, and follow the procedure step by step. Don't leave without asking for leave. If the Education Bureau gives you a The decision to expel is stuffed into the file, and it is really difficult for you to turn back in your life." Hou Haiyang said: "After I resign, can I go back? When I start a business, I don't need these files anymore." Kang Lian said: "I don't doubt your talent. If you work in a line, you will definitely succeed in a line. But if you have no foresight, you will have short-term worries. If you become a big entrepreneur, there is a decision of dismissal in your file, which seems indecent. Since you wrote your resignation Faith is not difficult, and it may be beneficial to the future, so why not do it?" People are different, and what different people say will have different effects.Kang Lian has won the respect of Hou Haiyang, so his words will have an effect on Hou Haiyang. After returning home, Hou Haiyang spread out a blank sheet of paper and neatly wrote a letter of resignation in small script, which was the most serious script Hou Haiyang wrote in Xinxiang School.After writing the letter, his mood completely calmed down. "Resigning is a big deal. Should I go home and ask my parents for their opinions? My mother has always been peaceful and can accept my sister and I's ideas. My father is more stubborn and will definitely not agree. "Dad will never agree with me to leave school 100%. Staying in school is his life, but not mine. The future depends on your own struggle, and your destiny depends on your own choice. You must go out bravely. A living person cannot be suffocated by urine." die. "If I listen to the adults' advice, my future can be completely foreseen. Twenty years later, I will look like Qiu Dafa and Ma Guangtou. This is really sad." Hou Haiyang once again silently read the sentence in Bacon's "On Life": "He once sat on a pottery urn or a kettle, and crossed the vast sea...that is, by means of a boat made of flesh and blood, he crossed the stormy waves of the world. .” After some self-struggle and motivation, he strengthened his determination to resign. Handing over the letter of resignation to Zhao Liangyong, Hou Haiyang looked at the surprised Zhao Liangyong and said, "Old Zhao, don't persuade me, I've already made up my mind." Zhao Liangyong said: "Haiyang, this is not a small matter, you have to think twice." Haiyang turned around and left, saying as he walked, "I will go to Guangdong after I resign, and I will go to Guangdong to play in the future. I will buy you a drink." Zhao Liangyong felt that the resignation letter was heavy, and said, "Have you really thought about it? Let me advise you." Hou Haiyang said: "I rented a dry slope behind Niubeituo Primary School and signed an agreement with the village community. If someone wants to use the land I rented, as a brother, you have to speak for me." Leaving Xinxiang School and walking down the blue stone ladder step by step, Hou Haiyang looked back at the old campus with red flags still flying, and quickened his pace.When he came to the store, he used the public phone to send Qiu Yun a text message: "I have resigned and I am free from now on." In Changzhen, he called his sister, and the first sentence he said was: "I resigned." Hou Zhengli said gratifiedly, "This is a good thing. When can you come over?" "Wait a little longer, I handed in my resignation letter and waited for the school's approval." "What are you waiting for? Since you've resigned, come here early to adapt to life here. You haven't traveled far since you were a child. Call me when you come out, and I'll pick you up." "I haven't told my parents about it yet, they will definitely not agree. I'm going to cut it first and cook it up." "For such a big matter, I still have to tell my parents. Forget it, if Dad knows about it, you may not be able to leave." After putting down the phone, Hou Zhengli said to Zhang Huling who was standing by the window: "Didn't you say There is a shortage of manpower, and Erwa has resigned now." Zhang Huling looked at the green trees in the distance, but he didn't seem to hear Hou Zhengli's words.When Hou Zhengli said it a second time, he came back to his senses and said, "I resigned, um, okay." Seeing that he was absent-minded, Hou Zhengli said displeasedly, "Why are you upset? Do you not want Erwa to come over?" Zhang Huling said: "No, I'm very happy that he can come." Hou Zhengli came over and took Zhang Huling's arm, and said, "You have something on your mind. Is it the real estate problem in Hainan? How much money is there in the backlog? Can you get it out?" "Don't worry, people always come up with the solution." Zhang Huling kissed Hou Zhengli's cheek, and when he raised his head, there was a hint of gloom on his face, this expression was fleeting, and Hou Zhengli didn't notice it. Hou Zhengli said: "Huling, you are facing difficulties now, don't worry, let's find a solution together. When the second baby comes, you can go to the decoration company first." She came to Guangdong after graduating from university, and first joined Zhang Huling's company .Not long after, Zhang Huling established a decoration company in the name of Hou Zhengli, and handed it over to Hou Zhengli to take care of it.Hou Zhengli graduated from a prestigious school, and she was very angry. She felt that the decoration company was of low quality, and she was somewhat resistant at the time.After she left, she realized that decoration is a job that does not look high-end but can be exposed to a large number of industries, and gradually became interested. In Xinxiang, Hou Haiyang returned to Niubeituo Primary School after talking with his sister. He smoked a cigarette, walked slowly around the school, and then walked up the dry slope. Some time ago, most of the money from selling fish was invested in this contracted land. Taking advantage of the sunny spring, peach trees and plum trees were planted in the contracted land.The periphery is a dense layer of Erythrina chinensis, which is a plant with vigorous vitality. When the temperature and water are suitable, its vitality will burst out.In addition, there are two layers of pepper seedlings. When the pepper grows into a tree, it also has long thorns, which is another kind of protection. A brick house was built on the top of the mountain, which was the work of Ma Manzi.Ma Manzi has a rough personality and unambiguous craftsmanship. The house is well-built, with glass windows and wooden doors, and a small dam in front of the door. When I stood on the top of the mountain and looked into the distance, the pager on my waist rang.Hou Haiyang was in a complicated mood, he was not in a hurry to return Qiu Yun's call, and stood on the top of the mountain smoking. His father, Hou Houde, has been pursuing the status of a public teacher for 20 years. He easily has the status of a formal job, and now he easily abandons this status. From today on, he is a person without a unit. About to leave Bashan, where he has lived for nearly 20 years, Hou Haiyang has complicated emotions, longing for a new life, and nostalgia for his hometown. Before leaving, he still has a few things to do, the first is to catch a batch of pointed fish and collect travel expenses, the second is to find some contacts, send some money to Zhao Hai in the detention center, and the third is to go to Maodong Say goodbye to Qiuyun. From the end of February until now, he has consciously not entered the cave to catch pointfish in the reproductive period.After entering the cave, I was pleasantly surprised to find that there are more pointed fish in the cave than in previous years, and the water surface is densely packed with fish mouths.The karst cave has a special terrain. The groundwater outside the mountain enters the karst cave, forming a hidden pool in Niubei Tuo, and then drills into the ground without a trace.According to Hou Haiyang's observation, the oxygen and food in the underground river are very suitable, which is very suitable for the growth of pointed fish. Holding the small net, standing by the pool, Hou Haiyang was very moved. Not long after he was born, a fortune teller had a comment that "a carp leaps over the dragon's gate and turns into a dragon when it encounters water". This small pool is really a gift from heaven. With this dawn, his mentality is different from that of Zhao Hai. He can ride a motorcycle, rent a dry slope, and live in a hotel in Maodong that costs tens of dollars a night.If Zhao Hai also owns this pool of water, maybe life will be a different scene.Internal factors are important, but external factors also have quite powerful counter-effects. Throwing the net into the pool, dozens of lively pointed fish fell into the net, and Hou Haiyang threw all the small fish less than two catties back into the small pool. After contacting the old man Maodong, Hou Haiyang put on the jacket bought by his sister and rode a motorcycle straight to Maodong.When it was time for lunch, Hou Haiyang came to Lao Fu's food stall.The business of food stalls is mainly concentrated in the evening, and there is no business in the morning. Old Fu and Xiao Zhou sit together and talk about things.Xiao Zhou usually doesn't come to the food stalls, so she waits for Hou Haiyang on purpose. After inspecting the sharp-headed fish in the barrel, the old Fu said, "Hou Haiyang, follow me. We rented a shop in another place and put the fish in." Xiao Zhou said: "Mr. Hou, do you really want to go to Guangdong to work? I don't think it is necessary at all. Doing the pointed fish business, at least being your own boss is much better than working part-time." Hou Haiyang said: "Going to Guangdong is not only to find money, but also to gain knowledge. If you spend your whole life in Xinxiang, you will always be a hillbilly." There is a dilapidated factory building not far from the food stall, and there are several one-story houses next to the factory building. Xiao Zhou asked for a large one-story house of about 50 square meters as a warehouse.Opening the rusty door, the house is full of stale smells. In the corner of the room near the window, a fish pond has been repaired, and an oxygenator is placed in the fish pond.Hou Haiyang and Lao Fu each carried a wooden barrel and poured the pointed fish into the fish pond.The sharp-headed fish suffocated in the wooden barrel, and after entering the big fish pond, it immediately revived and darted around swiftly. It was Lao Fu's idea to build this big fish pond. If there is not enough supply of fish to open a special fish restaurant, it will bring difficulties to the operation.Xiao Zhou adopted this suggestion, took advantage of working in the president's office, and asked for a warehouse for free. Xiao Zhou looked at the agile pointed fish as if seeing a piece of RMB, and even reached out to catch the fish that swam beside him.The pointed fish is very responsive and swims away like an arrow. "Teacher Hou, when is the next delivery?" Hou Haiyang put more than 3,400 yuan into his pocket and said, "I have already resigned from Xinxiang School, and I will go to Guangdong soon. Before you arrive in Guangdong, you can drive over and get another two to three hundred catties of sharp ends." Fish, I can’t transport them on my motorcycle.” After agreeing on a time to transport the fish, Hou Haiyang rode a motorcycle to the Maodong Tobacco Factory Hotel. Xiao Zhou looked at the sharp-headed fish swimming happily, and said: "It's a pity, Hou Haiyang has to leave Bashan. If he doesn't leave, our fish restaurant must be the number one in Maodong. Maodong can also receive some pointed-headed fish." , but the quality is not as good as Xinxiang pointed fish." She works in the president's office of Maodong Tobacco Factory, and Chen Shu works in the Procuratorate. Ocean's Xinxiang pointedhead fish will soon be out of stock. Old Fu laughed and said, "It doesn't matter. I remember that there is a river in Chen Shu's hometown, and there is basically no pollution. We can convert agriculture to agriculture." "What is agricultural conversion?" "We can make a net or a cage, put the sharp-headed fish collected from other places in the cage, and then hang the cage into the small river. After ten or eight days, these pointed-headed fish will become Xinxiang pointed-headed fish. , although the taste is not good, when we make fish, we put more seasoning on it, and there is still no problem in confusing fish with real fish." Xiao Zhou said: "We are running a high-end restaurant, and we have always felt regretful that we didn't get the best fish." The old Fu said: "There is no other way to do this, and it's not safe to rely on Hou Haiyang's family for supply. He can ask for prices at any time." Xiao Zhou stood by the pond for a while, and said, "Xinxiang pinhead fish will not be sold for the time being. We will try our best to collect some common pinhead fish for agricultural conversion." Hou Haiyang is riding a motorcycle, and there are two voices in his head. One voice is that he can make money by guarding the cave, so why go to Guangdong? Go out for a break and see the world.The two voices lingered in his mind for a while, and he cheered himself up: "Since I have resigned, I can't be half-hearted. I am now a pawn crossing the river, and I must rush forward desperately to Guangdong. Leap with a fish." Parking in the family courtyard of the Public Security Bureau, he used the public phone of the small shop to page Qiuyun: "I'm at the Maodong Hotel." Then he rode a motorcycle to the Maodong Tobacco Factory Hotel to open a room. Hou Haiyang put the pager on the table.He went into the bathroom to take a shower, took off his clothes, and was worried that the sound of the running water would block the paging sound, so he went out naked and took the pager back and put it on the sink. After taking a shower, the pager didn't ring. He put on his clothes and put the pager on the bedside table. After watching an episode of the TV series, the pager still didn't ring. Standing in front of the window, Hou Haiyang looked out of the family courtyard of the Public Security Bureau, and could faintly see the roof of the family courtyard. He counted the time when Qiuyun would return home from school, and waited patiently.At five o'clock in the afternoon, Qiuyun still hadn't called back.He couldn't help feeling anxious, walking up and down the room.Recalling the scene when I first saw Qiuyun and the lingering relationship between the two on the back of the cow, the secretion of adrenal hormones accelerated, and I was hot and restless. At seven o'clock the pager finally rang.The hotel phone can only be used for indoor short numbers, so Hou Haiyang ran out at a speed of 100 meters, and made a public phone call at the hotel entrance. "I'm still in Xiamen, when will you arrive in Guangdong?" "I can leave at any time, and I still have some small things to deal with. I live in Maodong Hotel. How is your interview going?" "The interview is over in the afternoon. I feel pretty good, so there shouldn't be any major problems. If I succeed, I should raise the file in the middle of the month, and then I have to sign the self-pay agreement." Qiu Yun was still in a relatively relaxed mood, and said, "That multiple-choice question I remember very well, but I made mistakes in the exam. It’s a point difference, otherwise I wouldn’t have wasted so much money. I worked for a year and didn’t save any money, and my parents had to pay the tuition and living expenses for graduate school. It was a failure." Hou Haiyang had more than 3,000 yuan in his pocket, and he said impulsively, "Is there any shortage of money now? I still have some." Qiu Yun paused for a moment, and said: "I'm going to study, and it doesn't cost much. You have to go out and work hard, and there are many places to spend money." "When will you come back?" "My parents asked for leave to accompany me. It's their first time in Xiamen, and they want to spend a few days here." Hou Haiyang is in the period of choosing his career, and he is very anxious about the future in his heart. He is eager to meet Qiu Yun, and he has both his heart full of worries to pour out and his desire for sex.At this time, Qiu Yunyuan was in Xiamen, and his hope turned into disappointment.After returning to the hotel, he could only lie on the bed and watch TV. He used to enjoy watching TV in Xinxiang school, but now he had no desire to watch the Changhong TV in his hand. After a boring night, Hou Haiyang rode his motorcycle back to Bashan County and found Jiang Gang from the County Public Security Bureau. After hearing the facts of the case, Jiang Gang said disdainfully: "Che, your colleague is too cocky, there are so many girls in the city, and you can have sex with a little money, but you actually raped him." Hou Haiyang took out a lighter, lit a cigarette for Jiang Gang, and said, "He teaches in a village primary school. He is poor and the environment is closed. It is not surprising that he committed rape." Jiang Gang said: "You are looking for a reason for him. There are so many teachers in the village primary school, why he raped him alone, you have to find the reason deep in your mind." 侯海洋附和了蒋刚的说法，道：“赵海与家里人关系不好，估计没有人去看他，我想给他送点东西，看一看他。” 蒋刚道：“强奸案是板上钉钉，在看守所等着法院判决。送东西就不必了，若是关系不错的朋友，可以给点钱，记在看守所账上。” 侯海洋道：“我和他是难兄难弟，关系不错。要不然也不会找蒋哥。” 蒋刚讲究义气，道：“那我就进去找找熟人，带点钱进去，再打个招呼，免得你那个朋友在仓里挨打。”他见侯海洋对此事有点迷糊，解释道：“在看守所里，强奸犯多数都被人看不起，是仓里最低等的，若是没有人说话，肯定要挨打。给账上加点钱，请号长吃点，就能改变点境遇。” 侯海洋赶紧取了五百块钱，递给蒋刚。 蒋刚是治安科副科长，在公安里还有点面子，到看守所找了相熟警察，轻轻松松把事情办了。 侯海洋站在看守所外，看着高高的围墙以及围墙上的铁丝网，暗道：“人真要是失去了自由，才是最悲惨的事。赵海性格古怪，又是强奸罪，恐怕在里面要吃点苦头。” 正想着，蒋刚走了出来，侯海洋赶紧迎了上去。蒋刚道：“事情办妥了，你的朋友应该不会被欺负。” 侯海洋上了蒋刚开的警车，感慨道：“以前在学校时，赵海算是心高气傲的人，没有想到会走到这一步。” 蒋刚“嗤”了一声，道：“善有善报，恶有恶报，他去祸害小姑娘时，就应该想到今天的后果。你作为同事，做到这一步，不错了。”侯海洋道：“看到这高墙，我能想象到失去自由的痛苦，赵海虽然是咎由自取，不过看着也让人心酸。” 蒋刚道：“老师是阳光下的职业，所以多愁善感，我们是成天跟阴暗角落打交道，心早被磨粗了，就算更惨的事情都熟视无睹，无所谓啊。” 随着警用吉普车的轰鸣，看守所孤零零留在半山坡上。 与蒋刚分别之后，侯海洋骑上摩托车在巴山县城的七十一条街上胡乱开着。即将离开生活多年的巴山，离愁别绪涌上了心头。侯海洋到的第一个地方是巴山师范，在这里度过三年青春时光。在这三年里，他留下了青涩的爱情，由懵懂的少年变成了初通世事的青年，也初尝了世情冷暖。 走进校园，坐在操场边上，看着更加年轻的师弟们在操场上追逐。侯海洋感觉与操场隔着一层无色玻璃，距离以前足够近，看得足够清楚，却永远无法再融入进去。他，不再是巴山中师的学生了。 “别了，巴山中师，别了，吕明。”从操场边上的石梯子起身时，侯海洋感觉自己就如再别康桥的徐志摩一样，没有带走巴山中师的一片云彩，甚至没有能带走一片树叶。 感慨一番以后，天色已黑，此时付红兵还在岭西警校学习，侯海洋失去了往常的窝点，他不愿意回到新乡去，漫无目的骑着摩托车在熟悉又陌生的城市转悠。他甚至骑着摩托来到了夜来香的门前，透过厚门传来的隐约的音乐声，让他孤寂的心躁动起来，很想进去与小姐们拥舞一曲，发泄内心深处的无名之火。 最终，侯海洋离开了充满诱惑的夜来香。 第二天一早，从巴山县城回到牛背砣小学，侯海洋意外地在小学铁门外见到王勤。 “镇里和教育局已经决定了，新乡小学将与新乡初中分开，由我来负责新乡小学的工作。最迟等到今年九月，到时我要调一批村小教师回来，参加考试，能者回中心校，这样大家都没有意见。你人年轻，水平高，不管怎么样考都能够回来，我是准备让你挑大梁。”王勤是诚心来挽留侯海洋，见侯海洋没有明显反应，语重心长地道：“如今找一个工作不容易，马老师以及你父亲都是民办教师，他们奋斗了一辈子就是为了转成公办教师，你从农村出来，有了一份正式工作，这是多少农村孩子梦寐以求的事，千万不要意气用事。” 若是早些日子，王勤作出如此承诺，侯海洋多半会认真考虑，此时决心已下，他再也不愿意回头，真诚地道：“王校长，感谢你的关心，我递交辞职书是经过慎重考虑的，不是一时意气。” 再三劝解，王勤见侯海洋吃了秤砣铁了心，这才怏怏作罢。离开牛背砣时，她一个人走在田坎上，忍不住把刘清德狠狠地骂了一顿。 5月9日，茂东烟厂的小周带着车来到牛背砣小学，拉走了事先准备好的两百多斤尖头鱼。这是侯海洋在离开新乡之前，从溶洞里捕捞的最后一批鱼，个头皆在两斤左右，青色背脊，修长身体，品质之佳让老傅喜不自禁。 杜强不断地打来传呼，催促侯海洋供货。发生杜敏小馆子被砸事件，以及比老傅低了近十五块的价钱，让侯海洋从心底不愿意给杜强供货，他借口收不到货，将霸道鱼庄扔到一边。 5月中旬，侯海洋整理行囊，悄悄离开新乡。他来之时带着被子、席子、水瓶等物，离开时这些东西全部送给了马蛮子。马蛮子得到这些实物以及预付的两百块工资，侯海洋离开新乡时，他将帮助侯海洋管理旱坡。侯海洋还承诺，春节回来，还要给马蛮子另外三百块工资。对于马蛮子来说，找现钱并不容易，帮着管管旱坡，实在是举手之劳。 用纸箱子收拾了随身物品以及父亲送的几本书，绑在摩托车后座，一路开到巴山。将摩托车扔给了沙军，轻装到广东。 沙军特意叫上陆红，两人将侯海洋送上了前往茂东的客车。 侯海洋离开巴山县以后，吕明才从陆红口中得知了此事。她明知两人无法走到一起，听到侯海洋辞职到广东的消息仍然感到无比悲伤，肌在床上痛哭流涕，既为自己，也为侯海洋。 侯海洋到了茂东，先在茂东烟厂宾馆住下，然后在公安局家属院给秋云发了短信：“在烟宾。”再给康琏打电话，电话接通，无人接听。 等了一个多小时，秋云没有回传呼。等得无聊时，侯海洋给姐姐打了电话。 侯正丽道：“你还在巴山啰唆什么，沪岭这边遇到麻烦，压力很大，你早点过来，多一个可以商量事的人。” 侯海洋道：“姐夫遇到什么事情，能把他难住？” “从去年开始，海南房地产出现了问题，你姐夫和一帮岭西朋友投了不少钱在海南，他们正在想办法解套。” “我什么都不懂，能帮什么忙？” “你是我的亲弟弟，有什么为难的事情，至少多个人跑腿，多个人说话。” 听到姐夫有了难处，侯海洋急急忙忙前往茂东火车站，买了去广东的车票。从茂东到广东有近五十多小时，侯海洋卖了三百斤尖头鱼，腰杆硬，原本想买硬卧，高高的售票口传来轻飘飘一句话：“没有。”根本不给一句解释。 无奈之下，他买了一张硬座票。 拿到火车票，侯海洋这才给家里打了电话。他最怕父亲接到这个电话，当电话里传来母亲杜小花的声音，悬着的心放了下来，道：“妈，我在茂东，买了到广东的火车票。” 杜小花怀疑自己的耳朵出了问题，道：“二娃，你到哪里去？我没有听清楚。” “妈，你先别激动，我已经辞职了，到广东的火车票已经买好了。” 杜小花最担心的事情还是发生了，她透过窗户看着在院外劳动的丈夫，道：“你怎么不先给家里说说，你爸不支持你辞职。” “就是因为知道父亲不让我去，所以才先斩后奏。妈，你帮我劝一劝爸爸，像我这样的情况，留在村小工作，现在就能想得到三十年以后会是什么样子，这是一件无比可怕的事情。” “二娃，你从来没有走这么远，怎么说走就走，不跟家里人商量？你爸和你妈都是讲道理的人，怎么能瞒着爸妈就辞职？”说到这里，杜小花开始掉眼泪了，儿行千里母担忧，更别说是私自辞职和私自离家。 从母亲的话语中，侯海洋感受到发自骨髓的关心，他放缓了语调，道：“妈，你别担心，全村这么多年轻人都到广东去打工，我文化比他们高，身体比他们壮，还有姐姐照应，能出什么事，你就放一万个心。这事我是先斩后奏，你要劝劝爸，他听了这个消息肯定会火冒三丈。姐姐大学毕业，也没有要国家正式工作，我就是中师生，算得了什么。”“你和姐的情况不同，姐是大学毕业，走到哪里都能找到好饭碗，而且她以后是张家的人，侯家要靠你撑门面的。” “妈，现在什么时代了，女孩和男孩不应该有区别。” 与儿子结束通话以后，杜小花心里忽上忽下，神情有些恍惚，总觉得刚才的电话不真实。走到门口，见丈夫挑着粪桶走过来，看样子准备去浇果园，她半张着嘴巴，说不出话。 侯厚德见了老婆这个模样，顿时起疑，顿住脚步，问：“你给谁打电话？是二娃？他出啥事？”家里安上电话以后，打电话最多的是女儿侯正丽，儿子侯海洋打电话的机会极少，偶尔打一个电话也是惜字如金。只有杜小花接到电话时，还能与儿子说上一阵子。 杜小花手扶着门框，道：“二娃辞职了，买了火车票，准备到大妹那里去。” 侯厚德只觉得晴天响起一个惊雷，他将肩膀上的粪桶往地上一放，抬脚踢了旁边的围墙，狠狠地道：“这个娃儿越大越不懂事了，这么大的事都不跟家里商量！有一个正式工作是多难的事，他轻轻松松就扔了，扔了容易，要找回来就难于上青天！” 杜小花被丈夫的模样吓住了，道：“儿孙自有儿孙福，我们只能管到这一步，说不定二娃走出去，当真能闯出点名堂。” 侯厚德脸上青筋暴露，怒道：“他就是个中专文凭，没有啥子本事，能闯出啥子名堂！我们侯家两个娃儿都靠着张家，不靠谱。女儿可以靠张家，因为她是张家的媳妇，靠得理直气壮，可是儿子不能靠张家，靠了，就没有尊严。” 杜小花走到侯厚德身边，接过粪桶，道：“哪有这么严重，二娃是哈性格，你不是不清楚，他就是侯家性格，脸皮子要紧得很。我听大人说，以前堂叔公出去闯荡时，侯家人全族反对，现在掰起指头来数，还是堂叔公给侯家人增光。” 堂叔公侯振华自从离开家乡以后就再也没有回过柳河镇，可是他在侯氏家族中享有崇高的地位，侯家人教育子女一向都是以侯振华为例。 “二娃能跟堂叔公比？” “二娃为什么不能跟堂叔公比？我家二娃牛高马大，脑瓜子聪明，凭什么就不如堂叔公？” 侯厚德也希望妻子说法是正确的，他接过妻子肩膀上的粪桶，叹息一声，道：“娃儿大了，翅膀硬了，我们没得办法管他们。你别挑重的，莫把伤口整开了。”县医院的医疗水平不高，每到阴雨天，杜小花的手术伤口就要痛，这给两口子的生活带来不少隐患。此事夫妻俩瞒着儿女，不让他们担心。 杜小花原本以为丈夫会发天大的火，甚至会跑到茂东去找儿子，不料丈夫很快就接受了现实，挑起了粪桶。她了解丈夫的性格，知道越是表面平静，丈夫越会怄气。 夫妻俩满怀着心事，默默地给果树浇着粪。每年果树成熟的时候，都是大妹和二娃最高兴的季节，如今大妹和二娃都跑到南方去了，果子熟了，谁来吃？ 侯海洋似乎听到了远处的那一声叹息，他留恋二道拐那个家，但是更向往着远方的广阔天地。