Chapter 2 background

County magistrate Hu Guoqing has a lover. This is top secret.Until now, no outsider knows. He met her four years ago.At that time, he was still working as a secretary in Shundian Township.Shundian Township is far away from the county seat, and no one wants to go there. They went there on National Day, and the work has improved a lot.Later, the city sent people down to assess cadres at the grassroots level, and sent three people to Shundian Township, two men and one woman.After that, the woman became his lover. That woman is called Xie Lijuan, with big eyes and a big mouth, and she looks like "that".Seeing her always makes people think of "eggplant fields", but they can't.They are here to evaluate cadres, and their political life is in their hands. Maybe they will "prosper the country with one word, and ruin the country with one word."

When first contacting, Hu Guoqing was very cautious, enthusiastic and measured. He mainly wanted to leave a good impression on the assessment team.After contacting him twice, he found that among the three people, the woman was the key person.Because she looks too "that", the two men are willing to listen to her.This is a very subtle psychological factor, and Hu Guoqing has captured it.So, he made a small move, he stopped seeing her, avoided her as much as possible, and asked the secretary in the village to arrange his life in private, but he didn't meet her.In this way, two days later, all the cadres finished talking, and Hu Guoqing became the last one.A member of the assessment team said to him: "Secretary Hu, get ready, let's talk in the afternoon." He said, "Okay, okay, I will report in the afternoon." In one fell swoop, the two men were all overwhelmed, but the woman was left behind, and she was only allowed to drink.In the afternoon, Hu Guoqing went to the woman's room.At this time, Hu Guoqing didn't think about anything else, he just wanted her to say a few more good things when she went back.

However, when he met the woman, the woman's first words were: "Secretary Hu, you have so many eyes." Hu Guoqing was stunned for a moment.He thought, this little girl is really not simple!She saw his tricks at a glance.But he still pretended that he didn't hear anything, scratched his head, and said with a smile: "Our place is relatively remote, so it's easy not to have a city leader, and I don't know how to receive them. Please forgive me." The woman was fanning a small handkerchief in her hand, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "You have overwhelmed our people, and you still say you won't receive them?"

Hu Guoqing scratched his head again, and said, "Look, I really can't, I really can't." The woman glanced at him and said, "You're doing well here." Hu Guoqing deliberately sighed and said, "I'm not capable, and it's hard to get a job in the village..." The woman said: "Why is it so hard to do? Isn't it doing very well?" Hu Guoqing said: "It's not easy to do, it's not a good thing." The woman "Chi'er" smiled, and asked curiously, "What is 'Erbudouzi'?" Hu Guoqing deliberately teased her and said, "You know Douzi, right?"

The woman gave him a blank look: "Why don't I know Douzi? You look down on me too much..." Hu Guoqing said: "'Erbudouzi' is a local dialect. How do you say it? It's the kind...you say it's not ripe, it's yellow; you say it's ripe? It's green inside. This is 'Erbu Douzi'. This kind of bean can't be made into tofu, it's a fool..." The woman immediately said: "I see, this is a description, a description of the locals. Right?" Hu Guoqing said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that's right! From the point of view of folklore, this is a boneless plain, a land of sheep. You can know it by looking through history books. Fundamentally speaking, people It cannot stand, because there is no mountain and no water, so there is no support. But there is air here. Theoretically speaking, air generates water, and it also generates fire; the water is poured out, and the water can moisten people. You can go to the seaside and have a look You know, water nourishes people and shows them, and water can support people. But there is a lack of water here, not to say that there is no water, but the kind of water that moistens people. Go to the village and have a look. They call a puddle called Haizi. Therefore, only fire can be made, and the fire is also a small fire. A fire without a flame is just smoke or something. Occasionally, there may be a big climate, but generally it is difficult to achieve. The land is like this, and the people are like this. Or most of them are like this. So when working at the grassroots level, all you encounter are "two different beans", so there is no reason to say..."

The woman listened, her big eyes flickering, showing a very interested look... But Hu Guoqing didn't say it when he talked about it here, he didn't say it on purpose, he just said: "Make it up, make it up." The woman looked at him very seriously and said, "You have a very good talk, very interesting." Going on, Hu Guoqing said lightly: "It's a chat. The two section chiefs are drunk, and this is not a formal talk. I will report to you formally in the evening. I will tell you two small jokes, and you will know." What happened to Budouzi... When I first came here, I encountered a trouble. Seven miles away from here, there is a village called Gemen Village, you know the name! There is a primary school in the village. During the heavy rain, the house of a family in the village collapsed. The house collapsed and there was no place to live. It happened that the school was on holiday. The family told the village and moved to the school. They said it was temporary. But then the school started He didn’t want to move anymore, so he set up a long pile to live there. After living there for three years, the students had no place to go to class. The village and the village persuaded him to move out, but no one could say no, he just didn’t move There are four sons in this family. They are aggressive, and no one in the village dares to provoke them. Until I came, his family was still living in that classroom. Someone reported this problem to me, so I went. Go there I saw that it was indeed the case. I will do work for this family, and hope that he will move out as soon as possible in consideration of the overall situation. I said, I will give you half a month, which is enough time. But as soon as I turned around, I listened to this family. People said: He is talking about a man! He wants to go, but he doesn’t want to go, what are you talking about?! The county court has been here, but it hasn’t been enforced. I’m afraid of the village?! I didn’t say a word, didn’t say a word Besides, I left. On the fifteenth day, I went again. This time I took all the cadres from the village and all the policemen from the township police station with me. Before I left, I said to the policemen: Bring your guns! When we arrived at Gemen, before we even entered the courtyard, we saw a dozen or so people from this family, young and old, men and women, yelling and yelling, saying that they died inside and would not come out! I stood in the courtyard , said with a sullen face: "Moving, fifteen days have come, according to the law, it can be enforced!" I said this, and it was even worse. Said, whoever dares to move, will step on them! Whoever dares to move, their whole family will die in front of someone... One guy, all the cadres were stunned, no one dared to move, and they all looked at me. I said with a dark face: "Look at me? Execute! If there is a problem, I will be responsible!" Then, I turned sideways and shouted to the police: Get ready! The police all pulled out their guns. I said: Aim! All the policemen aimed their guns at them. I said: I shouted, one, two, three...you shoot! I will be responsible for any problems! Then, I shouted: One! Shouting out, all the women in this family got up all of a sudden, their faces turned pale with fright, let's see who can run faster. While dragging their men to run out, they were still stubborn, saying: Tell him to move, tell him to move. Need to move..."

The woman was fascinated by what she heard, and asked worriedly, "Is nothing wrong?" Hu Guoqing said: "No. After this incident, be honest and stop pestering me." The woman tilted her head and looked at him for a while, then said, "How dare you shoot?" Hu Guoqing said: "I really dare. However, when I was about to leave, I gave the police a death order, no bullets, not even a single bullet..." The woman "giggled" and laughed so hard that she bent her waist and was out of breath for a long time.Finally said: "You are so bad, so bad."

Then, Hu Guoqing told her another "joke", telling it vividly, and also wrapped his "political achievements" in it without being obvious.It made the woman "giggle" for a while, and "beep" for a while... At this time, seeing that his goal had been achieved, he stood up without hesitation, made an excuse, and left. . That night, when the three members of the assessment team sat together, Hu Guoqing looked different again.He sat there very seriously, every button on his clothes was buttoned tightly, like a primary school student, holding a small book in his hand, every word he said was very measured, and he kept enough words. room for.When he was reporting on his work, he looked at the notebook in his hand, and spit out a series of numbers... The woman sat closest to him, watching him look at the notebook in his hand from time to time, saying the same thing So fluent and precise, I curiously moved my head to look at the small book in his hand.It didn't matter at this point, he wanted to cover it, but it was too late, the small book in his hand was empty, nothing was written on it... What an elf woman this is!She didn't say anything, as if she only glanced at it, and sat back down again.Hu Guoqing could only pretend to cough, and put the small book in his pocket.

The next day, the assessment team was leaving.When the cadres in the village saw them off, the woman named Xie Lijuan walked with Hu Guoqing intentionally or unintentionally. She leaned into his ear and whispered: "You ghost!" She couldn't help laughing again .Hu Guoqing was afraid that others would hear him, so he nodded seriously on purpose and said, "Oh." Xie Lijuan said in a low voice, "What are you 'oh'? I have something to tell you. It's something I shouldn't have said. I Let me tell you, so that you can be mentally prepared." Then, she said in a smaller voice: "I have some news for you, you are one of the candidates for county magistrate..."

As soon as Hu Guoqing heard it, he understood that his strategy had already worked. Undoubtedly, this woman had developed a good impression of him.This news was in the hands of the organization department, and it was a top secret. It should not have been said, it was a violation of discipline, but she actually told him.For him, this news is really important!So timely!Hu Guoqing didn't dare to play games anymore, he held her hand tightly and said two words sincerely: "Thank you." It should be said that Xie Lijuan helped Hu Guoqing become the county magistrate a lot.It wasn't just that when she reported to the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, she praised him as a flower; the key point was that she provided him with information in a timely manner, which bought him time.At that time, there were two candidates for the county magistrate, Hu Guoqing was ranked second, and he was matched; National Day was elected.

Of course, at the most critical moment, it was Hu Bo who spoke... After Hu Guoqing became the county magistrate, he felt that he should go see Xiao Xie no matter what.Xiao Xie is not related to him, so it is very interesting to help him like this.What can I give you?He considered it over and over again, but in the end he still couldn't make up his mind.He thought, such a city girl, who is beautiful, must be arrogant and polite. If she says you are vulgar, that good impression may be ruined; if you give something elegant, it will seem too thin.So simply, don't bring anything. It was one day in April, and Hu Guoqing brought a car to the city.He intended to look at Xiao Xie, but he turned a corner and went to the organization department to meet the two section chiefs and said some kind words.While saying these kind words, he had already inquired about Xie Lijuan's situation clearly.Only then did he know that Xiao Xie was not from the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee. She was working in the Propaganda Department and was drawn out temporarily.The Organization Department is on the second floor, and the Propaganda Department is on the third floor. Hu Guoqing intended to go up, but one of the section chiefs was so enthusiastic that he made a phone call while talking, and Xiao Xie came down from upstairs.Hu Guoqing didn't expect that Xiao Xie would appear very cold and talk very little, as if he was a different person during this meeting.She just touched his hand dryly, said a few polite words in a very reserved manner, and then left the scene cold. At this time, Hu Guoqing had an idea and said: "Well, it happens that all three of you are here. This is a rare opportunity. I would like to invite you to have a light meal, how about it?" The two section chiefs seemed very happy, but Xiao Xie flatly refused.She said, "You guys go, I have something to do tonight..." Hu Guoqing covered his head.He thought, this time he came here just to see you, if you don't go, it would be worthless to invite this guest.So, he half-jokingly said: "Why, don't you give me face?" Xie Lijuan said with a cold face: "I do have something to do. You go, you go." Saying this, she turned around and wanted to leave. Seeing that Xiao Xie was not going, the two section chiefs didn't want to go, and said repeatedly: "Forget it, forget it..." In this way, Hu Guoqing was very embarrassed.He stood there, secretly swallowed his saliva, and said as if his tongue could not be bent: "Well, then, how about... another day?" Seeing Xiao Xie's indifference, the two section chiefs were no longer as enthusiastic as they were at the beginning, so they just kept saying, "Major Hu, another day, another day." Just like that, after a hasty meeting, Xiao Xie left, and the high-heeled shoes were ringing "橐, 橐..." in the aisle, and every hit was heavy! Back at the guest house, Hu Guoqing felt very uncomfortable.He thought, why did he turn his face and deny anyone?Something is wrong?Offended her?No... so what's going on?The more I think about it, the more I feel that there must be something strange here.So, he said to the driver: "It's your vacation, you can go back first. I have a stall (feast) at night. Come pick me up tomorrow morning." In the evening, Hu Guoqing plucked up his courage and knocked on a door of Building No. 5 of the Municipal Party Committee's Family Court. The door opened, and it was Xie Lijuan standing in front of the door.Hu Guoqing said: "I'm taking the liberty. Whether you welcome me or not, I still want to meet you so that I can thank you in person..." Xiao Xie smiled, it was her eyes that smiled, and those big eyes were bright immediately, she looked at him and said mischievously: "You should come too..." Then, she bit her lower lip lightly and said :"please." After entering the door, Hu Guoqing heaved a sigh of relief, and his heart was relieved.He took a rough look at the layout of the room. It was a small unit with one bedroom and one living room, and it seemed that Xie Lijuan lived alone.The house is not big, but it is neatly arranged and everything is in order.When he sat down on the sofa, Xiao Xie had already served fruit and cigarettes.Then, she tilted her head and asked sweetly, "Would you like tea or coffee?" Hu Guoqing said, "Let's have tea." After a while, Xie Lijuan made the tea. She brought the tea and placed it in front of him.It was a very delicate small tea cup, and the tea leaves in it were emerald green.Then, she pulled a folding chair and sat down across from him.When the two faced each other, there was a moment of silence.Both of them were staring at each other, as if they were old friends who had been separated for a long time and suddenly met again. After a while, Xiao Xie said, "I guess, you will definitely come." "Oh, why?" Hu Guoqing asked with a smile. Xiao Xie glanced at him and said, "Because of you ghost." Hu Guoqing was not used to this kind of conversation for a while, he shook his head and smiled noncommittally. "Already in office?" "He's here." Hu Guoqing nodded. "Congratulations, magistrate." Xiao Xie said with a smile. "Congratulations, what a mess..." Hu Guoqing said deliberately. "Hiding again, hiding again." Xiao Xie tilted his head and looked at him. "It's not hiding, but it's really hard to handle." Hu Guoqing made a very serious look. Xiao Xie's eyes were shining brightly: "I don't know you yet, ghost spirit." Hu Guoqing smiled and said, "What do you know about me? I'm all tricks, and I can't get on the stage. There are too many capable people..." Xiao Xie said: "Don't do this to me. According to your ability, being a mayor is more than enough. You know that in your heart. But you also have shortcomings. Do you know what your biggest flaw is? You Too shrewd, too much little wisdom, showing your wit everywhere, showing that you are superior to others, you have overused your wisdom. What you lack is great wisdom, and what you lack is stupidity. And throughout the ages, people who can accomplish great things have There is a sense of stupidity. This is your fatal wound..." Hu Guoqing was stunned. Immediately afterwards, his passion was mobilized, and his eyes began to shine.He said: "You are so right, you hit my numb bones! I know there is something wrong with me. Sometimes I can't help but show myself... But, there is one thing, you can say, you don't understand yet This plain. Here, what is lacking is not stupidity. I know you are talking about it in a big way. On this land, what grows is strands of stupidity. Stupidity is everywhere. Stupidity is the biggest advantage on the plain. , but also the biggest disadvantage. Pretending to be stupid and acting stupid are the characteristics of this land. It is precisely because of too much stupidity that it drowns out many good talents. Stupidity can be made big, but it also grinds people. What it devours is the spirituality of man..." Xiao Xie looked straight at him and said, "Which school did you graduate from?" Hu Guoqing deliberately belittled himself and said: "I was fooled by TV University, and then fainted and went to study for two years." Xiao Xie asked, "Where is it?" Hu Guoqing said, "Wu University, Hu Bo escorted me there." Xiao Xie said in surprise: "Hey, speaking of which, we are still alumni, and I also graduated from Wuhan University." Hu Guoqing waved his hand and joked: "Don't dare, dare not. I don't count, I don't count, you are the real one. I was blind, and I bought it with money." Xiao Xie said angrily, "It's just an alumnus, look at you..." Hu Guoqing smiled and said, "Forget it. It's a high climb." Xiao Xie still said excitedly: "Your words are also reasonable. But I think the soil can be improved. Of course, this is a kind of cultural improvement. It takes time. The 'stupid' I just said is the same as what you said. There is still a difference. Although the same is the essence, there is a difference between the "essence" and the essence. I understand that the essence you mentioned is actually a kind of thing carried in the blood. The essence I mentioned is a big Direction, comparing these two, one is heredity, the other is cognition..." Hu Guoqing nodded, and then said: "I understand what you mean, blunt force is required for a big weapon. In fact, there is a problem of 'degree' here. Everything has a 'degree', and the difference is a thousand miles away. The key is to grasp the 'degree'..." Going down, the two of them talked more and more, and the more they talked, the more speculative they became.Those words are like a key to open the heart. Both hearts are jumping on a bright spot. If you take a step closer, I will take a step closer. Some places have been eroded away, and the rest is just the intersection of two hearts, which is the complementarity of spiritual highlights... At ten o'clock, Hu Guoqing looked at his watch and said, "Oh, it's getting late, I should go." Xie Lijuan said softly: "Okay, let's go." That's what she said, but her voice was too charming, and she stared at him with big eyes, which was clearly trying to persuade him to stay... It was twelve o'clock, Hu Guoqing stood up, and said: "It's too late, the guest house is going to close. It's time to go, really should go." Xie Lijuan still sat there motionless, did not stand up to see him off, but her voice was softer and sweeter: "Okay, let's go..." That voice was so alluring, it was so bright, like little red cherries.Hu Guoqing couldn't help but want to eat that voice... He sat down again and said mockingly to himself, "Okay, I'll have another cigarette." Xie Lijuan didn't say anything, stood up, stooped to pick up a cigarette from the coffee table, handed him one, then picked up the fire, calmly moved to sit beside him, and lit the fire for him... Then, somehow, the two hugged each other.First mouth to mouth, then tongue to tongue... The mind has burned to such an extent that the body will follow suit.This kind of burning is first kissed "inside" and then retreated "outside". It is the spirit first, and then the desire; what is sucked on the tip of the tongue is the juice of thought, and the kiss is the crystallization of language, which is in the spirit. Tasted in the flesh after ripening.The two first kissed while sitting, and then stood up and kissed. The parts of their bodies touched each other... Hu Guoqing felt that what he was holding was like a ball of flame, a ball of fleshy flame, touching Wherever he went, there was a fiery response... He also had a moment of wandering, he thought of his wife, but the flame quickly burned his only trace of wandering into ashes.Xiao Xie trembled all over and said to him: "National Day, National Day, you eat me, you tear me up and eat me..." A month later, Hu Guoqing decided to divorce.