Chapter 41 Chapter Forty-One

After being busy for a while, when Hu Yang was about to go back home, someone unexpectedly quietly sent him an anonymous letter.It was the night before he planned to leave the village, he found it when he returned to his residence.The letter reads as follows: Director Hu: You have done a great deed for our village, and we are grateful to you from the bottom of our hearts. We will never forget the man who opened the well, and all the villagers in Liugou Village will always remember you.But, having said that, you have done a good job for us, but some people want to take advantage of the opportunity and make money.We see it in our eyes, we are angry in our hearts, and we want to reflect what we know to you.We heard that you have made a decision, and you hope that the construction of the elementary school will be open for bidding in the whole county, and the best engineering team will be selected.However, after you returned to Yindu, a few of them went through a formality and did not follow what you said. They called for public bidding in name, but in fact they had already been bribed by Lu Yongnian, brother-in-law of the village director Ma Dajin, and the project was handed over to him.What is Lu Yongnian?His engineering team is a temporary team, not a formal engineering team at all.How can we rest assured that the project is entrusted to such a person?But we dare not stand up and oppose, fearing that the village leaders will retaliate.We write this letter to you because we hope that you will do your best and give everyone justice. You will be in charge of a public bidding, and whoever is recruited will let who do it, so that we can rest assured.Otherwise, the money will not be used for ideas, and the school will become tofu. Liugou is sorry for both you and Boss Huang.

Some villagers in Liugou Village × month × day Hu Yang looked at this anonymous letter exuding a rustic atmosphere, and couldn't help feeling a little nervous in his heart.After Huang Guoan received the first funds, he and Wang Mingyuan, the deputy mayor in charge, co-chaired a village committee meeting. At this meeting, clear regulations were made: 1. Funds for the construction of Hope Primary School Unified payment to the township finance office, which must be earmarked for special use and cannot be used for other projects casually; 2. Public bidding is required within the county, and a construction company with strong technical strength and a certain reputation must be selected to undertake the construction of the Hope Primary School. Construction projects, resolutely put an end to human kindness projects and relationship projects.After returning to Yindu, he heard from Ma Dajin that through public bidding, the village selected an engineering team from a neighboring village.Because this matter is specifically in charge of the deputy mayor Wang Mingyuan, it is inconvenient for him to ask more, for fear that if he asks more, others will mistakenly think that he does not trust them, or that he has other intentions.I didn't expect someone to write such an anonymous letter in the past. I don't know if they really adulterated the bidding, or if some people who were not recruited were unconvinced and obstructed it, trying to muddy the water?

Hu Yang thought about it, and felt that this matter was of great importance, and there was an external image problem. If it was not done well, not only would he be sorry for Huang Guoan's sincerity, but it would also cause a certain negative impact in society. It is unfavorable to attract investment and develop the Great Northwest. Thinking of this, he felt that it was necessary to stay for a few more days to clarify the matter, otherwise, even if he left Liugou Village, he would not feel at ease. What happened next made him feel very passive.After unannounced investigations, Hu Yang finally found out the situation. Lu Yongnian's engineering team had no real name, just put up an empty sign, and there were mobs underneath.The migrant workers in the engineering team are all farmers in the village, they can only do coolies, and they don't have much common sense in construction.Before the bidding, Lu Yongnian took advantage of his brother-in-law being the director of the village committee, so he invited the heads of the village committee to eat and drink a few times. Everything was handled on the wine table, and the bidding became a formality and a formality.After learning about these situations, Hu Yang felt very embarrassed. Let it go, it seems to be a matter, let it go, if it is not done well, it will offend a large number of people.Just when he was in a dilemma, that night, Lu Yongnian came to his door.

Lu Yongnian leaned in half of his body first, and when he saw that he was the only one in the room, he exposed the other half of his body, and said with a non-embarrassing smile, "Director Hu hasn't rested yet?" Hu Yang said, "Sit down, it's still too early to rest." Lu Yongnian conveniently put a plastic bag aside, sat down and said, "My name is Lu Yongnian, and I'm from Qigou Village. I heard that Director Hu has done a great deed for Liugou Village. The people in the village are so envious. I have wanted to visit you for a long time, but I have not found you after several times, and I finally found you today."

Hu Yang felt uncomfortable when he heard Lu Yongnian's compliments. He likes to speak directly and doesn't like to go around trying to persuade him, and he doesn't like people who are vain.He has been in Liugou Village these days. If he really wants to find him, how can he not be found?Thinking about it this way, he became a little unhappy, and said, "If you have anything to do with me, just tell me." Lu Yongnian felt that he was bored, so he murmured, "I have already contracted the project of the Hope Primary School in Liugou Village. I don't forget the person who drilled the well. I can contract this project. I would also like to thank you, Director Hu. If you hadn't done it for Liugou It’s a great thing, where can I go to contract the project!” As he spoke, he pushed the plastic bag and said, “Here are two cigarettes, it’s my heart, you accept it first, and make up for friendship later.” Said Get up and leave.

Hu Yang hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Boss Lu, I can't accept your gift, you take it back." Then he took the plastic bag and stuffed it into Lu Yongnian's hand. While avoiding it, Lu Yongnian said, "Director Hu, aren't you smacking my face with the sole of your shoe? How do you want me to get out of your door?" While pushing, the plastic bag slipped, and two Heilanzhou cigarettes fell from it, and the two stopped pushing.Hu Yang also felt embarrassed. When he bent down to pick up a cigarette, he found a red envelope, so he picked it up and asked, "Lu Yongnian, what is this?"

Lu Yongnian said, "It's a little bit of my heart." Hu Yang said, "How much?" Lu Yongnian said, "Five thousand." Hu Yang put the money on the table, and said seriously: "Boss Lu, tell me the truth, how much did you give away in total for this project?" Lu Yongnian's face turned purple all of a sudden, and he said embarrassingly, "Actually, I didn't give away much, I just ate a few meals." Hu Yang said: "I can understand your feelings, but you can't do this, really, Boss Lu, you can't do this. Your purpose of taking this project is to make a fortune, but you spend all the money When it comes to treating guests and giving gifts, this will inevitably increase the cost, and you can only make a profit if you cut corners. It is absolutely impossible for any boss to engage in a loss-making business, isn’t that the truth?”

Lu Yongnian sweated profusely and said, "Yes, what Director Hu said makes sense." Hu Yang said: "Since you think what I said is reasonable, you must take these things back to me." Lu Yongnian said in embarrassment: "This, this..." Hu Yang said: "You don't want this, this, take it back quickly." Seeing Hu Yang's serious face, Lu Yongnian didn't dare to do anything wrong, so he had to pack up his things, and before going out, he still said uneasy: "Director Hu, please, please help me, for this project, I... " Lu Yongnian didn't say anything further, but Hu Yang fully understood his difficulties, he just wanted to say that he had given away a lot, but he didn't dare to say it.He said: "We will try our best to consider you."

Lu Yongnian seemed to have gained a glimmer of hope, and hurriedly assured him: "If this project is entrusted to me, I will definitely make it a high-quality project and image project that will satisfy you and reassure the whole village." After seeing off Lu Yongnian, Hu Yang lost all sleepiness, picked up a cigarette by himself, looked at the starry sky, his mind was boundless.Thinking about this poor village, it is not a paradise. Wherever power exists, corruption exists, even a small village committee is no exception. Hu Yang thought about it for a while, and then returned his thoughts to the Hope Primary School project. If they hadn't signed the contract, there was a possibility of overturning the re-bidding. If they had signed the contract, it would be difficult to handle.But when he thought of Huang Guoan's sincerity, when he thought of the sincere words in the letters from the masses, and when he thought of the people's dissatisfaction with the village and township leaders during the open and unannounced visits, he felt a strong sense of responsibility pressing on his shoulders.Although he could find thousands of reasons to remove this burden from his shoulders, he couldn't convince himself from conscience and morality.Of course, he knew very well that if he wanted to overturn the re-tendering, he would definitely encounter strong opposition from the deputy mayor Wang Mingyuan and the director of the village committee Ma Dajin, and he might embarrass himself very much.Because he knew that he was nothing more than a temporary cadre who only had the right to make suggestions on Murakami's affairs, but not to make decisions.Power is not something you can get more and more.After thinking about it, he felt that it was necessary to report to the secretary of the township party committee, explain the seriousness of the problem and the stakes to him, and let them make a decision. Maybe this would be better.

The next day, Hu Yang took an agricultural tricycle to the village to pull chemical fertilizers. It happened that Secretary Zhang of the township party committee was there. He told how he received letters from the masses, how he visited the masses, and how Lu Yongnian gave gifts. , and finally suggested: "In view of this situation, whether Secretary Zhang can consider re-inviting bids. I hope that the primary school is an image project. If it is done well, it can give money to villages and villages. If it is not done well, it will cause negative effects." After listening to Secretary Zhang, he was so angry that he yelled, "This bunch of bastards!" After cursing, he said: "I also received letters from the masses, and I was about to ask about this matter. I didn't expect you to have done the work ahead. Director Hu , I really have to thank you very much, you not only attracted the golden phoenix for us, but also cared about this matter from the beginning to the end. Nowadays, there are not many honest and selfless cadres like you. "

As soon as Hu Yang heard other people's praise, he was a little embarrassed and said: "Secretary Zhang is over the award, I just did something within my ability." Secretary Zhang said: "It would be great if everyone thought like you and acted like you. However, what they think is not the interests of the majority, but only their own interests. It is such a free investment by others. The Hope Project, they all want to extract some oil, let alone other things? However, Director Hu, please rest assured that as long as my old Zhang is here, I will definitely build this pass for the Hope Primary School. Let them send it, let them take what they want, let them eat what they want, I don't care, but I can do one thing, I want to overthrow this bidding and start over, I want them It’s hard to digest what I ate, I spit it out when I took it, and my stomach hurts when I gave it away, I don’t believe that these bastards can’t be cured.” After hearing Secretary Zhang's words, Hu Yang couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "Secretary Zhang, with what you said, I have a solid foundation. I was going to go home, but I was delayed by this matter." For a few days, it seems that my worries are unnecessary." Secretary Zhang said: "It's not redundant, it's not redundant at all. Without your reminder, maybe I wouldn't be able to make up my mind." Then he laughed loudly. From his laughter, Hu Yang felt that although he was over fifty, he was full of spirit.