Chapter 2 Chapter Two
Lin Yawen was still on the bed when her phone rang.After answering, it was the hoarse voice of the office director Qiang Guangjing again.
"County Lin, I just received a call. Last night, the flow pipe was deforested again. The villagers couldn't stop it, and the two sides fought again."
"Deforestation again?" Lin Yawen stood up abruptly and asked while getting dressed.
"County Lin, the deforestation incidents have never stopped, but the drainage pipes are kept secret, and the villagers have been watched closely by the village recently, so they dare not make trouble. Last night, the villagers were finally angry, so they ..."
"Did you hurt anyone?" Lin Yawen interrupted Qiangjing and asked emphatically.
"The situation is still unclear. It is said that someone was seriously injured and is in the hospital for emergency treatment."
"Let Xiao Sun come over immediately!" Lin Yawen knew that something was wrong when she heard the serious injury, so she yelled at the phone and ran to the bathroom.At this time, she really hated Zheng Fengshi.Good Zheng Fengshi, you still dare to destroy the forest, this time I can't spare you!
When the car drove out of the county seat, it was not yet dawn, and the misty morning light reflected the sleeping desert town, making this small frontier town uniquely poetic.In Lin Yawen's heart, she was more anxious than a fire.The driver Xiaosun said: "Let's go after breakfast, I greeted the guest house."
"What to eat, do you still have the heart to say hello?"
Xiao Sun was choked, but he didn't try to defend himself, and carefully held the steering wheel.He had already eaten it himself, since he drove Lin Yawen's car, he got up at 5:30 every day, and his wife would bring breakfast at 5:40.At a quarter past six, he would be waiting in the driver's cab.Lin Yawen doesn't use a car better than other leaders. She may call you sooner or later. If you don't drive there within five minutes, you will be laid off.Fortunately, in the past two years, Xiao Sun didn't delay even once.It made his newly-married wife complain and worry, can he bear it if he keeps driving like this?
Xiaosun is used to this kind of life. In the past two years, his personality has gradually become similar to Lin Yawen's. There is no room for delay, no room for slowness, and no room for sloppy things.It is said that the county magistrate's driver is equivalent to the second person in the county, and has a higher status than the department chief. Who knows how much suffering and grievances will be suffered by driving the county magistrate.Xiaosun's younger sister has always wanted to transfer jobs, and the accepting unit has agreed, so she just waited for County Mayor Lin to tell the HR department.This matter has been held in his heart for half a year, and Xiao Sun has never dared to mention it to Lin Yawen, which made his sister come to bury him every now and then.Xiaosun's father died early, and died in the line of duty, and his mother worked hard to bring up their siblings.He didn't finish high school and started working early because of an accommodating policy.My younger sister graduated from university the year before last and was supposed to be a teacher at the forestry school, but ended up at the sand control station.The sand control station is good for everything, but the work is too hard, and it is exposed to the wind and sun all year round, making it look like black people.My sister couldn't stand this and kept yelling at him.Besides, my mother is old and needs someone to take care of her, and he is often not at home.Originally, I thought things would be better after marriage, but I never thought that my daughter-in-law would not agree to live with her mother-in-law, and even said that if she dared to take her mother-in-law over, she would get a divorce!
The car was bumping on the road, and the two people in the car had their own thoughts.Last night, Xiao Sun's younger sister, Sun Yue, came to the house to make trouble again.Sun Yue fell in love again recently, but her boyfriend still thinks that her working environment is not good, saying that with such a brother, it is not easy to transfer jobs?Only then did Sun Yue come over to talk to his brother about work.
Whether the younger sister has found a new boyfriend, the driver Sun Yin is not sure, but the previous boyfriend was indeed blown away by work.For this reason, my mother blamed him, blaming him for forgetting his relatives after marrying a wife, and not putting their wives at ease.Last night, Sun Yue almost got into an argument with his sister-in-law Yang Mei because of this matter. Yang Mei just said that your brother is a driver, how can words be so effective?The younger sister said unhappily, what's wrong with the driver, wouldn't the driver still be able to change you from a laid-off worker to a royal food eater?
What my sister said was a bit exaggerated. Yangmei was transferred from a food factory to a water station as a cashier.But it's not his credit, it's Yang Mei's father who found Qi Maolin. Yang Mei's father and Qi Maolin used to squat in Suwu Township and slept together in a nest. Both of them got rheumatism at that time.Qi Maolin recalled the past, saying that no matter how difficult the county is, the problems of the old comrades must be solved, otherwise, as the secretary of the county party committee, he would really poke people's spines.
How could Yangmei accept what my sister said, she immediately lowered her face and said: "Your brother is so capable, my Yangmei has fallen into a rich mine in my life." The younger sister retorted: "Only you know the rich and poor mines, don't sleep with your pillow in your arms I still think my arms are tired."
The sister-in-law and sister-in-law lacked fate in the first place, but recently they became enemies, and they quarreled when they met.Relying on the support of her mother, the younger sister doesn't pay much attention to Yang Mei.As for Yang Mei, from the day she fell in love with him, she followed the principle of keeping the water in the well and saying that marriage is just their business, so don't drag the family's affairs to the family.Yang Mei likes to live a small life, a quiet life.She was very dissatisfied with Sun Yue's picky attitude at work. A college student, she threw away her major and wanted to enter the government department, but she could think of it.
Sun Min originally thought that he would take the time to mention it to Lin Yawen these two days. As for whether it could be done, he didn't dare to have too much hope. Anyway, he did his best, and he would be able to explain it to his mother in the future.Unexpectedly, accidents happened one after another in the county, how could he speak up.
Just as he was thinking about it, he dashed out a yard or three from the sideways thrust, and slammed into the car, scaring Sun Yin to dodge sharply, avoiding the speeding car.The car jolted violently, almost throwing itself off the road.Lin Yawen, who had her eyes slightly closed, was also sweating from shock, but this time she didn't blame Sun Min, thinking, it must be another farm car that hadn't paid the road maintenance fee, and had to run home from the county before the traffic police went to work, so as not to be caught. Catch a fine.
Many times, Lin Yawen felt that she was not a county magistrate, but rather a writer or something who came down to observe the people's sentiments.For example, the comrades in the traffic police department have reported to her many times about these three yards, saying that the government should suspend them and carry out special rectification on them, so that they can no longer be allowed to run rampant.But she just couldn't bear it, and couldn't show her attitude.If the three yards are all paid according to the regulations, farmers may not dare to use them.It's hard, it's hard for farmers, and it's hard for her too.
"Xiao Sun, does your sister study gardening?" Lin Yawen asked suddenly when the car was driving smoothly again.
"No, Northwest Forestry University majors in soil and water conservation." Sun Min was overjoyed, unexpectedly Lin Yawen asked this suddenly, and hurriedly answered.
"Oh." Lin Yawen said "oh", closed her eyes again, and stopped talking.
Along the way, Sun Min's heart was pounding, and he couldn't guess what Lin Yawen really meant by asking this question.
When the car entered the desert, Lin Yawen was not in a hurry to go to the township government. She asked Sun Min to drive the car straight to Shawan Village, wanting to see the situation in Shawan Village first.Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the village, the car was surrounded by villagers.The villagers also bumped into each other that day. Seeing that it was the county magistrate's car that was blocked, they got excited and talked about it, clamoring to sue Lin Yawen.Lin Yawen listened for a while, and the villagers were still talking about the deforestation last night.After people fell asleep last night, the villagers who were on duty at the flow pipe office ran to say that the flow pipe office had been deforesting overnight. The shouting immediately awakened the whole village. The person is reasonable, but who knows that the other party will not listen to it at all, and even threatens to fight again if he has the ability.The villagers were enraged, and impulsively surrounded him again and beat him up.According to the villagers, three bulldozer operators at the flow pipe were sent to the hospital, and two farmers in Shawan Village were also injured.
"Fighting, fighting, what else do you know besides fighting?" Lin Yawen couldn't continue listening after hearing half of it.
"You can't beat them, these bastards are too deceitful." A villager wiped the blood from his face and said.Lin Yawen saw that he was still holding a stick in his hand.
"Can hitting solve the problem?" Lin Yawen stared at the man with blood on his face and asked in confusion.
"County Lin, tell me, what else can we do besides beating?" The man was not seriously injured, and he didn't seem to respond to the blood at all. Hearing Lin Yawen's criticism, he asked back.
In a word, Lin Yawen was stopped by the question.Yes, besides fighting, what else can I do?
"Is the person seriously injured?" Lin Yawen didn't dare to blame any more, and began to care about the situation.
"Two sticks, it's not serious, but the person has been sent to the hospital. They live in us, or it's our fault." Hu Erkui, the secretary of the village party committee, said.
Lin Yawen was slightly relieved when she heard that the injury was not serious.Hospitalization is the strategy of Savan people, for fear of losing money in future lawsuits.When Lin Yawen first arrived in the county, the villagers of Shawan Village had a group fight with the flow control office. As a result, the villagers who were beaten were not hospitalized, but went to the ground after bandaging themselves. Later, the court dealt with it and only let Shawan The village bears the medical expenses and lost wages of the injured at the flow pipe, but does not give any explanation to the villagers who were beaten.The farmers in Shawan Village have thus gained experience. Whenever there is a fight, regardless of whether they are injured or not, they will be sent to the hospital first.
"Is the other party seriously injured?" Lin Yawen didn't want to ask this at first, but now she has a headache when she lifts the flow tube.No need to investigate, the incident must have been provoked by the flow pipe. After '121', the two sides repeatedly agreed that before the '121' was dealt with thoroughly at the provincial and municipal levels, the flow management department would suspend all production and operation activities, that is to say, no more trees could be destroyed.Who knew Zheng Fengshi was so arrogant!But if you don't ask, it seems that you can't justify it with emotion and reason. After all, this is another vicious incident.
Hu Erkui hesitated for a while, saying that the other party should be fine, maybe it was just pretending.
Lin Yawen stared at Hu Erkui for a long time, and she really had nothing to say to the village secretary.He is simply the second Zhu Shibang, no, he is even more speechless than Zhu Shibang.Lin Yawen concluded that he must have colluded with Zhu Shibang in this conflict, but Zhu Shibang hid behind his back and Hu Erkui sang the scene.At the same time, she also thought that what the villagers said just now might have been ordered by Hu Erkui, so it was totally unbelievable!
After two years in Shahu County, Lin Yawen didn't learn any other skills, but she still learned a few things about how to deal with farmers.
"Is the injury serious?" Lin Yawen raised her voice and asked again. She could see the panic on Hu Erkui's face.
"This... I don't really know yet." Hu Erkui hesitated and refused to tell the truth, Lin Yawen's heart sank, the situation might be bigger than she expected, so she said anxiously: "Come on, follow me to see. "
"County Lin, you can't go." Hearing that Lin Yawen was going to see the wounded, Hu Erkui suddenly stopped in front of him, and before Lin Yawen could ask again, he said, "Those bastards are lost, go in and beat them up." ,Last night, Township Chief Wang went to see them, and guess what, even Township Chief Wang was beaten, and this group of people has been sent to the Second County Hospital with five stitches on their heads."
"What?" Hu Erkui's words stunned Lin Yawen.Only then did she realize that it was a mistake for her to come to the village first, and things must be several times more terrifying than she expected!
"Where is Zhu Shibang, where is he?"
"Secretary Zhu asked them to detain him, and locked him in the compound, saying that Secretary Qi of the county party committee was going to use money to redeem him." Hu Erkui lowered his head as he spoke, looking scared this time.
"Who made you make trouble, it's a mess!" Lin Yawen kept controlling herself, not wanting to get angry at this moment, but she couldn't help but get angry!All the people present were silent, bowed their heads and did not speak.Lin Yawen was so anxious that she seemed to have a premonition.
"Major Lin, don't be angry. The bastards at the flow control department really need to fight. If you don't fight the three bulldozers, the forest in Nanhu will be destroyed by them." Hu Erkui almost cried Well, when it comes to South Lake, he feels uncomfortable when he mentions this forest.Lin Yawen could clearly see that Hu Erkui's eyes were filled with tears.
Lin Yawen's heart also darkened, an unknown fire burned her unbearably, and she wished to lash out at someone.
It is said that her temper has become bad, and the warm feeling like the wind is gone. They didn't come to the grassroots. If they did, they might change faster than her.
The situation was more serious than Lin Yawen expected, and there was no room for Lin Yawen to act slowly.Soon, an emergency meeting on the Nanhu incident was held in the township government. Since the secretary and the head of the township were absent, Lin Yawen temporarily assigned deputy secretary Xu Enmao to preside over the work, and then the director of the government office, Qiang Guangjing, also joined the township party committee to deal with the aftermath in an all-round way. and incident investigation.At the meeting, Lin Yawen learned that two of the three bulldozers at the flow pipe were burned down by the villagers, and the other was snatched by the villagers.This Hu Erkui!Lin Yawen felt the hatred in her heart, but she also felt that this hatred should be aimed at Hu Erkui.Two bulldozers are worth two to three hundred thousand yuan. If they are used to plant trees, how many trees can they plant?Lin Yawen felt sad for a while, and swallowed back the curse words that came to her lips.Indeed, from the moment she heard about the incident, Lin Yawen had been wanting to curse. This was her first impulsiveness in the two years since she became the county magistrate.
After the '121' incident happened, she acted calmer than anyone else, dealt with the aftermath, investigated, and negotiated with both parties. Lin Yawen controlled herself with rare patience and extreme restraint, showing the good qualities of a county magistrate.It made Zheng Fengshi say afterwards: "Unexpectedly, once you became the county magistrate, you will change." Lin Yawen asked: "For the better or worse?" Zheng Fengshi smiled and said: "You have become less like a woman." At that time They had just finished arguing, and Lin Yawen yelled at Zheng Fengshi Meimei, all the anger she had held back for more than ten days, frightened Zheng Fengshi into a fool, and kept talking nicely to her.Lin Yawen said angrily: "It's useless to tell me these things, if you have the ability to tell the villagers in Shawan Village." Zheng Fengshi smiled bitterly: "Tell them, they can understand my difficulties? More than a thousand people need For food, there are more than 3,000 family members to support, what do you want me to do?"
What to do?This question has been circling in Lin Yawen's mind, and there is no answer to this day.From a work perspective, she understands Zheng Fengshi's difficulties.The flow pipe department used to be a large unit directly under the provincial water conservancy department, and it was registered by the central government.The Huyang River Basin spans 12 counties in two provinces, with a total length of more than 3,000 kilometers. It is one of the largest river basins in Northwest China. Because it eventually flows into the Tengger Desert, it is the only desert reservoir in Asia. Therefore, its status is quite special. .At first, the flow management office was built in the provincial capital, and later moved to Huyang Township, Shahu County in response to the call of the central government to control deserts and comprehensively improve the ecological environment in desert areas.But five years ago, the upper reaches of the Huyang River Basin suddenly cut off water, causing water shortages in several downstream counties, especially Shahu County, which fell into water shortages almost every year.
In order to manage the river basin, the provinces, cities and counties jointly shut down many upstream factories, which made the river pipes, which had always been supplemented by small industries, fall into a survival predicament.Two years ago, the Provincial Department of Water Resources issued a reform plan for the flow pipe department, which weaned the flow pipe department and turned it into a self-supporting unit.The river basin has been without water for many years, and all related aquatic industries have been paralyzed. Not only did they not earn a penny for the office, but they also took a lot of money from the office every year.In addition, the small businesses established on both sides of the river basin over the years have been forced to quit, and a large number of workers have lost their jobs at home, which is almost the same as in the county.There are nearly 4,000 employees and family members on Zheng Fengshi's head. What should Zheng Fengshi do if he doesn't want to make a wrong move?
What can be destroyed is the forest, if it is elsewhere, it may not be a big deal to destroy one or two pieces of forest land, but this is a desert, and those forests are the life of the people in the sand country.It's not that Zheng Fengshi doesn't know, he has worked in the flow pipe for twenty years, he knows this better than Lin Yawen, but in the face of reality, Zheng Fengshi has become so numb, so unscrupulous, destroying Qingtu Lake is not counted, and even destroying South Lake.Lin Yawen could no longer treat him with sympathy.
She kept calling Zheng Fengshi. After such a big incident, he actually hid. Calling from the road until now, the phone still doesn't work, and no one answers the office phone.Hu Erkui, the village party secretary, saw her calling repeatedly, and approached him and said, "He ran away. I saw his car slipping out of Shawan last afternoon."
"How do you know he ran away? You started the fight, why should he run away!" Lin Yawen got angry at Hu Erkui for no reason, choking Hu Erkui swallowed a few times, and quietly sat aside.
At the meeting, the deputy secretary Xu Enmao was still talking, as if he said that he must lead the people of the whole town to guard the lifeblood of the desert and never let the saboteur's plot succeed.Lin Yawen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. With such a leader, wouldn't the villagers in Shawan Village be more emotional?
Just as he was about to signal Qiangjing to remind Xu Enmao, Secretary Xiang came in and said that Secretary Qi called her.Lin Yawen said, "Go ahead, let's go. I went out for a while, and then I left the venue with the secretary."
Qi Maolin started to get angry at Lin Yawen on the phone: "What's wrong with you? Didn't you say that the villagers in Shawan Village have stabilized their emotions, why did something bad happen again?" Lin Yawen was about to explain, but Qi Maolin said angrily again: " Injured three people and burned the bulldozer, how did you become the team leader?"
After the '121' incident, the county set up a special team, with Lin Yawen as the team leader, and Qi Maolin repeatedly stated at the Standing Committee that she was required to focus on resolving the conflict between Shawan Village and the Liuguan Office. For the time being, Fu Shilei, the executive deputy magistrate, can preside over the work.
Lin Yawen was on the phone, not knowing what to answer.
"Don't pretend to be dumb with me. This matter has been reported to the Provincial Department. I'm in the Water Conservancy Department now. The leader scolded me like a bloody sprinkler."
Lin Yawen just remembered that Qi Maolin told her about going to the province the day before yesterday, and she blamed herself for being too confused these days, so she didn't listen to the words. It seems that the matter has spread to the province, maybe the Forestry Department I also know.
"You immediately find a way to get Zhu Shibang out, and tell your classmate, don't overdo anything, if he insists on making things bigger, I will accompany you!" Qi Maolin was still angry, Lin Yawen snapped and hung up the phone .
If there is any quarrel between her and Qi Maolin, Zheng Fengshi's relationship is the same.In Qi Maolin's heart, Zheng Fengshi and her are connected, which is why Qi Maolin insisted on letting her be the team leader.Didn't you Zheng Fengshi disregard me, Qi Maolin? Well, I'll let Lin Yawen deal with you, and see if you still dare to disregard Lin Yawen's future?
Unexpectedly, this trick still didn't work.
Lin Yawen returned to the conference room full of anger, Xu Enmao was still talking, Lin Yawen interrupted him angrily, and announced: "Director Qiang, you and Deputy Secretary Xu go to the management office to see how Zhu Shibang is doing, pay attention , don’t be emotional. Other leaders in the township do their best to do a good job in the work of Shawan Village, to ensure that there will be no more conflicts, let the masses go back to their homes, and everything will be resolved by the organization. I will go to the second hospital of the county with Party Secretary Hu.” After finishing speaking He picked up his bag and left the meeting room.Hu Erkui hurriedly followed, one mouthful at a time.Lin Yawen said angrily: "Okay, now I know I regret it, why didn't you think about it when you brought someone to make trouble?"
Hu Erkui stammered a few times, but still said: "County Lin, it's not that we want to fight. These bastards are so worthless. If they don't fight, they won't destroy the whole forest?" Hu Erkui searched Lin Yawen's face, He tried his best to capture every expression of Lin Yawen.
"Hit? You can protect the forest by hitting? You are the secretary of the village party committee, how can you be enlightened with the masses?" Lin Yawen suddenly noticed Hu Erkui's strange expression, her heart shuddered, and the face of Zhu Shibang suddenly flashed in her mind , could it be?
"Tell me the truth, is it your head?" Lin Yawen stared at Hu Erkui suddenly, her eyes burned his face like a soldering iron.
"No, no, who dares to take the lead in such a matter." Hu Erkui slyly avoided Lin Yawen's gaze, wiped off his sweat, and walked forward quickly.After walking a few steps, he stopped again, waited for Lin Yawen, and explained anxiously: "The villagers are really angry, spontaneous, really spontaneous."
Lin Yawen gave him a sideways look, didn't ask any more questions, and walked forward with a heavy heart.
The head of the village, Wang Shulin, was seriously injured. He not only suffered a head injury, but also suffered two broken ribs.The Second County Hospital is in Shahu Township, not too far from Huyang Township. When Lin Yawen arrived, the doctor was preparing him for surgery.Seeing Lin Yawen, Wang Shulin said guiltily: "County Lin, blame me for not stabilizing the masses, so criticize me." Lin Yawen lowered her head sadly: "Old Wang, blame me, I oversimplified things. , you can treat your illness with peace of mind, and the organization will give you an explanation."
Wang Shulin struggled to sit up, but Lin Yawen hurriedly stopped him.Wang Shulin was a little excited, and said, "County Lin, I don't want to explain anything. The conflict can't be intensified any longer. If it intensifies, something serious will happen." He gouged out Hu Erkui with a look of hatred.
Hu Erkui shrank his neck in fright and wanted to slip out.
Lin Yawen nodded, settled down with the doctor, asked about the situation at home, and told him to just rest in peace and recuperate, and the work was in the village and county.Hu Erkui hadn't slipped away just now, and was about to interject, when Wang Shulin suddenly said, "Erkui, you little brain, don't move any more in the future, if you move again, you will harm the entire village." Hu Erkui blushed , glanced at Wang Shulin dissatisfied.Lin Yawen noticed that Wang Shulin was dissatisfied with Hu Erkui, so she didn't ask more because she was in the hospital, but in her heart, she made another note for Hu Erkui.
Coming out of the hospital, Hu Erkui probably felt that if he didn't tell the truth, Lin Yawen would not spare him lightly, but he still played tricks and just told Lin Yawen that Wang Shulin was not in the village when the incident happened, and that his niece was getting married and went to be a guest.When they heard the news and came, the group fight had already been fought, and two bulldozers were burning raging fire.He fired at the villagers for a while, and ran to the flow pipe to ask for someone, but he didn't want to let the guards beat him.
"They are not from the flow management department, they are migrant workers hired by the development company, they are very evil." Hu Erkui said.
"Development company?" Lin Yawen was thinking about Hu Erkui, but when he heard something new from him, she couldn't help asking again.
"The ones who pushed the tree this time were not the employees of the flow control department. They rented the land to the development company. The boss of the development company, Hong, personally took charge of the tree and directed the pushing of the tree. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to fight."
"Boss Hong?" There was a bang in Lin Yawen's head, and the words "Boss Hong" stabbed her hard. She felt her heart was bitten hard, and the blood was concentrated in a certain place, and she almost couldn't stand still, and fell headfirst. .
Hu Erkui didn't notice this, and he was still talking about the development company one by one, telling Lin Yawen what was wrong with the other party.
Lin Yawen's face had already turned pale.
The person surnamed Hong is indeed a character. In this life, the last thing Lin Yawen wants to hear is this person, but he is like a devil, and he can't get rid of it.Regarding the North Lake matter, Lin Yawen was made very passive by him. The North Lake problem has not been resolved so far, and it has a lot to do with the surname Hong. Unexpectedly, he went to the South Lake to dominate.
Moreover, there is still an unresolved personal grievance between him and Lin Yawen!
That part of the past was really hard for her to tell!
Lin Yawen tried her best to restrain herself, and didn't let the surname Hong mess herself up.For some reason, she suddenly remembered those text messages. Could it be a trick by the surname Hong?She shook her head, trying to get the man out of her mind.
The sun is very dazzling. Although it is early spring, the desert sun is already vicious.Lin Yawen wiped off her sweat. She knew that the sweat was not from the sun, but from the dusty past.A person can't leave a scar on his own soul. If you leave a scar, you will never be able to get out of the pain.Lin Yawen left behind more than just scars!
On this early spring morning with a hint of sadness in the air, the county magistrate Lin Yawen once again heard someone she didn't want to hear. Her bad mood was made worse by this shadow that couldn't be shaken off, and the past almost jumped out several times. , pulling her back to those funny and confused years, fortunately, she held on.Hu Erkui, the village party secretary, was simply an extremely careless man, and he didn't notice that Lin Yawen was anything out of the ordinary.When Lin Yawen calmed down completely, the village party secretary Hu Erkui was still chattering: "County Lin, you have to make the decision for us this time. If you can't get rid of these bastards, I won't be the village party secretary anymore. I have no face."
These words are really harsh, Lin Yawen seems to remember where she heard these words.Thinking about it carefully, it was the scene of the land dispute in Beihu last year, and Yang Sangai, the young female branch secretary of Shahe Village, choked her with this remark.Later, Yang Sangai really gave up his picks and went to Xinjiang to pick cotton.Now, Hu Erkui brought these words in front of her.
Sad, a county magistrate was threatened by the village party secretary several times, how should she feel in her heart?
Isn't Lin Yawen full of resentment towards this development company?At the beginning when the flow management department cooperated with this company, Lin Yawen reminded Zheng Fengshi from the side to make him think twice.At that time, Zheng Fengshi also took the attitude of taking one step at a time, and said that the Flow Management Office planned to lease the thousands of acres of forest land in the lake area and the two factories to the development company, on the condition that the development company undertakes the resettlement of the 500 workers.Lin Yawen objected at the time, saying that he was irresponsible to the entire pipeline by unloading the burden in this way.Zheng Fengshi gave a wry smile without explaining.It was only later that Lin Yawen found out that it was the provincial government's idea to lease out the forest land, and the development company was a tertiary industry organization of the provincial government. Although they have broken away from the relationship now, everyone with a discerning eye knows that once some relationships are established, they cannot really be separated.Boss Hong has a deep background, especially with Director Feng, the relationship is really not simple.As early as when director Feng was the director of the pipeline department, he had contracted work under Feng's subordinates.Now that Feng has become the head of the department, and it is rumored that he will soon be promoted to the deputy governor, the development company is even more active.
Thinking of this, Lin Yawen felt that she had been pushed into a net. Many difficult things were waiting for her to deal with, and she had to sort out many secret relationships carefully.She almost suspected that it was her own ability. Every step was passive and difficult.No wonder the two directors wanted to sweat for her, saying that if she made a slight mistake, the hardships of the past two years would be in vain.
Not only these two years, if not done well, this whole life will be planted in Shahu!
Lin Yawen felt aggrieved.In the two years in the county, she hardly had a day off. The poor county lived poorly, and there were many poor things, so she had learned a lesson.It made her lover Zhou Qiming very unhappy, saying that if she didn't transfer back to the province, she would be responsible for the consequences.
If even Zhou Qiming is not satisfied with the affairs of the world, this matter is too bad to mention.
When they got in the car, Lin Yawen didn't say a word. The village party secretary Hu Erkui talked for a long time. Seeing that Lin Yawen didn't answer, he didn't dare to speak nonsense, but he was still aggrieved in his heart.The atmosphere in the car was a bit tense. I don't know whether it was the hot weather or a guilty conscience. As soon as he got into the car, Hu Erkui's head began to sweat, and he couldn't help himself.
Not far away, Lin Yawen's cell phone rang, and the caller was Qiang Guangjing, the director of the office.He stammered and talked for a long time. It turned out that he was preventing Lin Yawen from returning to his hometown.Lin Yawen asked why, but Qiang Guangjing didn't say it clearly at the other end, and repeatedly explained that it was out of safety considerations.Lin Yawen became angry: "I'm just a small county magistrate, and I'm not the president of the United States. What's so unsafe?" Qiang Guangjing choked, and then said the truth: "The gang of reporters, they are waiting at the township government, asking to see you."
"Let them go away, why are you making trouble at this time!" Lin Yawen scolded Qiang Jingjing.
"I've been talking for a long time, but they just won't leave. Lin County, why don't you go to another place first, and I'll take care of the troubles here." Qiang Guangjing's tone was quite nervous, and it could be heard that the troubles over there must be serious .
"Who told you to grind, you're not doing business?" Lin Yawen raised her voice, obviously, she was dissatisfied with the reporter. In the '121' incident, she was besieged endlessly by reporters, and she was exhausted all day long, and she couldn't get things done.Hu Erkui on the side couldn't sit still, and said cautiously: "Those reporters are bothering you, County Mayor Lin, why don't we go to the countryside first, we can't be provoked, we can avoid it."
"Go to the township government!" Upon hearing this hidden word, Lin Yawen's stubbornness suddenly came up, she slammed her phone off, and said to Hu Erkui, "Hiding now, why don't you think about the consequences when you fight?"
Hu Erkui blushed from being choked, and only then did he realize that if Lin Yawen really got angry, she would look quite scary.His heart fluttered more and more.
Sure enough, as soon as the car entered the courtyard of the township government, it was surrounded by reporters. Not only Chen Yan, but also several reporters from the province also rushed over, carrying cameras and microphones. Before Lin Yawen got out of the car, the camera Already aimed at her.
"I would like to ask Mayor Lin, deforestation incidents have occurred repeatedly in Shahu County. As the head of the county, how can you tolerate this phenomenon happening again and again?"
"County Mayor Lin, I heard that the farmers in Shawan Village beat the staff of the Flow Control Department. It is said that the government leaders are behind the scenes. As a cadre trained by the party for many years, what do you think about this issue?"
The reporter's questions fell down like beans in a bamboo tube, and Lin Yawen had no time to interrupt.Hu Erkui blocked the camera with his hand, and immediately a reporter said: "Please respect our right to interview, we are speaking for the people." The strong scene was mixed among the reporters, like a fight, maybe he really fought with the reporters, The shirt was left open, with one sleeve high and the other low, looking quite embarrassed.Seeing the reporters besieging Lin Yawen, he rushed over and shouted, "Everyone, make a way and let County Mayor Lin go to the office to interview again."
"Do you have to go into the office, why can't you talk to us in the sun?" A reporter asked unhappily.
"Sunshine?" Lin Yawen couldn't bear to stare at the reporter who spoke, "You mean there is no sunshine in the office?"
The reporter who made the question was Chen Yan.Today's Chen Yan looks very energetic, more confident, with an aggressive posture.He had already argued a lot with Qiang Guangjing before, and was so angry that Qiang Guangjing pointed his nose at him and scolded: "Chen Yan, I can understand other people making trouble, but you join in the fun today, I am really disappointed!" Chen Yan didn't listen to Qiang Guangjing's words at all. If he didn't go in, facing Lin Yawen's rhetorical question this time, he said without fear: "You are the county magistrate elected by the people, so you should stand on the same land as the people." Glowing red, she raised her face to meet Lin Yawen's gaze.
Chen Yan drank wine today, someone invited him to dinner at noon, and he and the reporter Lao Hu finished a bottle, and he was a bit emboldened by the wine for a while.Lao Hu was about to stop Chen Yan when Lin Yawen's words came in a snap.
"Your name is Chen Yan, right?" Lin Yawen pushed away the camera in front of her, walked a few steps forward, and forced Chen Yan, who almost vomited from the alcohol smell from Chen Yan's mouth.
"I'm Chen Yan, the head of the Evening News reporter station."
"Can you tell me where you drank the wine at noon, and did the people pay you to drink it?" Lin Yawen asked suddenly.
Chen Yan didn't expect her to ask this, he stuttered for a moment, and his face suddenly turned red.When Lao Hu heard something bad, he quietly slipped away from the crowd.Chen Yan stammered for a while, then hiccupped and said, "I drank with some of my classmates, and I paid for it myself. What, is this also against the law?"
"Then tell me, what happened last time you took 3,000 yuan from Shawan Village?"
Chen Yan not only blushed, but also his heart beat violently. He felt that the sun was too glaring, but he still mustered up his strength and said, "Who said that, you are making a false accusation!"
"If you don't admit it, Secretary Hu, ask your accountant to bring you the receipt!"
Hu Erkui hesitated for a while, but still got away to get the receipt.Chen Yan became tense all of a sudden, his neck was flushed, and his voice was no longer so rough. He muttered a few words and said softly, "That's La's sponsorship."
"Sponsorship? Shall I tell you how much sponsorship you have taken from Shahu County this year?"
Now, Chen Yan was speechless, and seemed to be more than half awake from the wine.It was only then that he felt Lin Yawen's strength. When Lao Hu reminded him before, he was still very unconvinced and said, "It's not just a county magistrate. What's there to be afraid of? Besides, I still have a lot of things for her. "
Chen Yan did know some things about Lin Yawen, including Lin Yawen's personal relationship with Zheng Fengshi, including Lin Yawen's loan from the flow management office to pay teachers' salaries, which has not been repaid until now.In order to find these behind-the-scenes information, Chen Yan really spent a lot of effort.He has determined that the county and the flow control office are connected in private, and it is only the masses who are deceived.It's a pity that he couldn't say a word for a while, and Lin Yawen seemed to seal his mouth in an instant.
Qiang Guangjing on the side rubbed his hands anxiously, he knew that today's Chen Yan was doomed.
After talking for a long time, Chen Yan also wanted to sneak away like Lao Hu.Lin Yawen stopped him sharply: "Do you want to leave? Don't you want to stand on the same land as the people? I'll accompany you." Thinking of Hu Erkui squeezing over, he grabbed Chen Yan.Hu Erkui used too much force, and Chen Yan was unprepared, and the camera in his hand fell down with a snap.As if he had caught a life-saving straw, he suddenly let go of his voice: "What, you dare to beat the reporter and illegally obstruct the interview?!"
Lin Yawen saw his ugly appearance and didn't say anything. Instead, she took out her mobile phone and dialed the Evening News directly. After a while, the voice of the editor-in-chief of the Evening News came.Lin Yawen said: "I request the newspaper office to send people here immediately. I want you to assist in checking the accounts. Shahu County has donated 564,800 yuan to the Evening News within one year, not including several units in the county. advertising support, which can catch up with the annual income of the entire Shawan Village.”
Chen Yan's face was pale, and he didn't have any fighting spirit anymore.
Lin Yawen pushed away the reporter in front of her and walked into the township government office.
All the reporters in the courtyard were dumb.
强光景恨恨地瞪了陈言一眼，一跺脚，跟着林雅雯进去了。
记者虽是走了，林雅雯心里，却无快意。副书记许恩茂去流管处交涉要人，到现在还没消息，省市领导很有可能就在今天赶到，在这之前她必须将事件经过搞清楚。
“通知开会，把打了架的人全叫来，我要一个个问。”林雅雯黑着脸，冲乡秘书说。
尽管胡二魁一直不吐实话，并再三干扰着不让实情暴露出来，但林雅雯最终还是了解到这起恶性斗殴事件的真相。
带头打架的，不是胡二魁，而是乡党委书记朱世帮！
这个人简直没救了，这样没原则的事他居然也做得出来！
情况跟她在村口被围时听到的完全两样，据村民说，开发公司的推土机是在天黑后开进南湖的，之前，那儿很平静，负责侦察的村民并没发现什么异常，就放放心心吃饭去了。饭后，第二班子人赶来时，南湖还是没啥动静，不过有人看见流管处大院里人来人往，像是有什么事。当时值班的村民叫胡尕，是个十七岁的半大小伙，他是顶替老子胡三魁放哨的。放哨是村上组织的，就是为了看护南湖，怕流管处再将南湖的树给毁了。胡尕说，他看见姓楚的推土机手往小院子去，就跑来跟二叔胡二魁说：“狗日的们怕是要行动哩，我看见他们摆弄推土机。”一听摆弄推土机，胡二魁扔下饭碗就去找朱世帮。朱世帮给他下了死命令，要是看不住南湖那片树，就让他到沙漠里拾狼粪去。
朱世帮当时不在乡上，他去三道村下队了，三道村今年要关十二口井，这是朱世帮定的任务，还要压掉近八十亩地。村民们想不通，嚷着不关不压，朱世帮这些日子一直在做这项工作。关井压田是上面提出来的，目的就是减少地下水的开采量。由于一眼井投资七八万，都是村民们自己凑的钱，乡上又拿不出钱补偿，村民们对此意见很大。说服工作也只有朱世帮才敢做，要是换了乡长王树林，怕早让村民们轰出村子了。
等朱世帮回来，南湖那边已经在推树了，三台推土机轰轰作响，胡尕几个急的，站在湖边的地埂上大声喊骂。姓楚的推土机手像是存心要激怒胡尕他们，故意将推土机弄出一大股浓烟，这还不过瘾，推上一阵，还要朝胡尕这边招招手，意思是有种你就来，来呀！
村民们全都聚在村口，手里提啥家伙的都有，嘴里骂着脏话，要跟流管处这帮不吃人饭的决个高低。村支书胡二魁叔一声婶一声，说先别乱来，等等朱书记。节骨眼上，朱世帮来了，他在半道上便听到流管处又在推树，心里早已填满了火，不用村民们激他，他便喊：“二魁，你挡着老汉妇女，其余人，跟我来！”
于是，浩浩荡荡一支队伍，足有五十号子人，手里提着铁锨、木棒、还有捆人的老草绳，就往南湖去。如果当时流管处有人出来交涉，事情也许是另一个结果，可偏偏没。流管处的大门紧闭，挂着锁，是怕村民们冲击。朱世帮带着村民们赶到南湖，一开始也没想着打，就是想让他们停下来，偏是，那个姓楚的推土机手气焰嚣张，一点不把朱世帮放眼里。朱世帮跟他说了好多话，他还是不把推土机停下来，嘴里用脏话骂着朱世帮：“我是挣钱的，谁给钱我替谁干活，推的又不是你朱家的树，你急什么？”这话把朱世帮惹恼了，朱世帮平生最恨这种见钱眼开为钱能忘掉娘的人，加上姓楚的在青土湖就推过树，'121'事件中，他就算个主要人物，这小子仗着有几个钱，很张狂。他跟朱世帮，说来还是喝一口井里的水长大的，别人毁树，朱世帮兴许还能原谅，沙乡人自己毁，朱世帮就怎么也想不通了。
“给我打这狗日的！”不知怎么，朱世帮就喊出了这句。喊完，他第一个冲上去，跳到了推土机上。
祸端因此而起。早已怒不可遏的村民们一听书记发了话，当下就抄起家伙，豁出命地扑了上去。开发公司那边早有准备，一见这边动了手，后门一开，哗就从院子里涌出三四十号人，手里提的，远比村民们提的棍棒厉害。姓洪的这次也是憋足了劲，决意要跟村民们见个高低。于是，黑夜里，风沙下，一场械斗发生了。如果不是后来乡长王树林带人赶去阻止，怕是后果比这还严重。
朱世帮是被姓洪的雇来打手抓走的，那打手听说习过武，手底下很有两下子，他的任务，就是把朱世帮兔子一样抓到开发公司。
“朱世帮啊朱世帮，这次，怕是轮不到我撤你了。”林雅雯的内心充斥着一股无法言说的悲哀，她恨朱世帮，又深深地同情着这个男人。“你咋就不能头脑稍稍清醒一点呢？”
天黑下来，喧嚣了一天的沙漠，渐渐走向宁静。啸叫着的北风不知啥时已收起了性子，风尽管还在吹，但明显柔和了许多。乡政府那间临时腾出来的招待室里，林雅雯孤独地站在窗前，调查会不只是查清了事实，更让她看到了一股可怕情绪，来自沙湾村村民的愤怒或是比愤怒更可怕的一股火焰，这股火焰如果不尽快扑灭，将来怕是后患无穷！
what to do?
她的眼前，画出一连串令人沮丧的问号。
时间又过去了半天。
洪老板拒不放人。他说：“人我好吃好喝养着，让你们书记或是县长亲自来，来时最好带上三十万块钱，我的三台推土机算是便宜卖给县上了。”
乡党委副书记许恩茂一脸沮丧，这已是第五次上门要人了，没想，姓洪的一点面子都不给，非但不放朱世帮，还将乡上县上的干部捎带着骂了个遍。
“太嚣张了，哪像个国家工作人员，简直就是土匪！”许恩茂汇报完，愤愤不平道。
林雅雯默不作声，她清楚姓洪的心里想什么。姓洪的不可能不知道她在胡杨，说不定这一切都是冲她来的。你不是县长么，你不是现在很风光么？那我就让你看看，是我洪光大有能耐还是你林雅雯有能耐？是的，他一定在这么想。抓朱世帮，也是他的一着棋，一着精心布下的棋，狠棋。目的，就是逼她亲自上门去，跟他姓洪的服软，然后赔着笑脸，听他不阴不阳地说风凉话。甚至，他可能还会提及往事，那张肥嘟嘟的脸，极有可能还会凑她跟前，喷着一嘴的酒气还有呛鼻的烟味，问她：“这些年，你过得开心不？”
他做得出来，他真做得出来！
林雅雯的心在叫，凄厉地叫，悲惨地叫。那声音发自心的最底层，发自她最疼最苦最不堪一击的地儿，那声音，也只有她自己听得懂。
那是一个女人一辈子都不愿触摸第二次的地方，那是一个能把她彻底毁灭的黑暗洞穴。
“你太狠了，洪光大！”林雅雯咬着牙，吐血一般，吐出这几个字。
许恩茂仍焦灼不安地望着她，五次要不来人，许恩茂也觉得无法交代，总不能真像洪光大说的那样，让县长亲自上门去领人吧？
“跟我走！”就在一屋子的人你瞅瞅我我瞅瞅你的死一般的尴尬中，林雅雯突然说了这么一声。然后，就头也不回地往院子里走去。许恩茂吭了几吭，还是撵出来：“去不得，林县长，那是个草包，啥话都敢往外说，你还是先蹲着，容我再想想法儿。”
林雅雯的脚步稍稍迟疑了一下，但也仅仅迟疑了那么一秒钟，就义无反顾地往前走了。许恩茂知道，再拦，就有可能挨骂。林雅雯的性子，他还是了解的，今天能克制到这份上，就已是奇迹了。再让她克制，等于是杀她哩。于是转过身，冲身后迟疑着的乡干部们喊：“还愣着做啥，走，全走，这回他要是不放人，我们索性也不回来。”
兴许，上帝这一天是有意要放过林雅雯的，毕竟，跟一个给她的生命留下致命伤害和莫大耻辱的男人见面，是一件比上刀山下火海还要艰难的事；毕竟，事情过去这么多年，让她重新面对这个可恨的男人，就如同让她重新去死一次。
林雅雯真是做好了这准备，她甚至想，姓洪的如果胆敢嘴里胡言乱语，提过去半个字儿，她就让他的嘴永远说不出话来。
她的双手发出血嗞嗞的声音，她感觉到指甲刺破手心的那份尖利。
是的，尖利。
偏在这时候，村支书胡二魁跑来了，远远就喊：“不好了，公安把人抓走了。”
“公安，哪来的公安，抓的什么人？”副书记许恩茂紧忙迎上去问。
胡二魁喘着粗气，他一定是被惊着了，要不然，他这种人，啥时候知道个慌。果然，气刚喘匀点，胡二魁就道：“我也不晓得哪来的公安，反正一进村就抓人，抓的都是那些打架的，烧推土机的几个也抓了。”
“人呢，走了没？”一听来了公安，林雅雯心里咯了一下，插话问。
“没走成，村民们围在车前，要跟公安起事。”
“起事，你们就知道起事，傻愣着做甚，还不快走？”林雅雯急得车也顾不上坐，拔腿跑了起来。
乡政府离沙湾村不是太远，中间隔着一座学校，一条修了一半的街道，还有几家小单位。林雅雯的心是真慌了，刚才因洪光大引来的不快，早已惊得一干二净，她心里就一个念想，快点平静下来吧，再也不要惹出什么乱子了。
远远地，就望见村口黑压压站满了人，几辆警车很招摇地停在村道上，十多个上了年纪的老人跪在车四周，双手抱住轮胎，一副同归于尽的架势；一群妇女则挥舞着鞋底或红柳枝，将警察围在里面，四周立着虎视眈眈的沙漠汉子，手里提着铁锨或扁担。
局面僵持着，但显然，村民们又占了上风。
林雅雯奔到跟前，看见警车里已关进几个沙湾村的村民，手上戴了手铐，奇怪的是这些人居然没一丝怕，脸上全都一副大义凛然的表情，其中一个黑脸汉子竟是治沙英雄陈家声的小儿子陈喜娃。
林雅雯拨开人群，往里挤，边挤边喊，我是县长林雅雯，请大家冷静。拥挤的人群慢慢松开一条通道，林雅雯站在领头的警察面前。
“请问你们是县局还是市局的？”
“我们是市公安局刑侦大队的。”面前的警察大约认出了她，显得不像刚才群众围攻时那么慌乱了，他镇定了下自己，声音略略沙哑地说。
“为什么抓人？”林雅雯的火气很大，却不知这火该冲谁发。
“我们在执行公务，前晚受伤的五人中有一人抢救无效，死了。”直到这时，那警察才说出了实话。
“死了？”林雅雯脑袋“嗡”的一声，直觉得身子飘忽忽的，要倒下去。太可怕了，这消息真是太可怕了！
随后挤进来的胡二魁一把搀住她，唤了声林县长。
一听说死了人，刚才围攻警察的妇女们全都散开了，有些甚至撒腿往家跑，天呀，死人了，打死人了！男人们却像是没听见，仍握着手里的家伙，虎视眈眈地盯住警察。
林雅雯努力支撑住自己，沉沉地说：“我是县长，前晚的事我负主要责任。”
“对不起，林县长，我们无权追究领导责任，我们是依法缉拿凶手。”说着递给林雅雯一张缉押令，上面有鲜红的公章和领导签字。
林雅雯扫了一眼，垂下目光，半天后艰难地抬起头：“能不能先不带人走，等我把群众的情绪稳定了，你们再执行公务。”
警察略一思忖，考虑到目前的情况还真是没法带人走，点头同意了。林雅雯这才转过身子，久久地盯住村民，她的眼里有泪花闪动。村支书胡二魁这才感觉到天真要塌了，低头抹起了眼泪。
“死人了，死人了你们知道么？”林雅雯哽咽着对身边的村民说。
“让你们冷静，你们就是不听，动不动充英雄，现在充呀，闹出人命了，你们怕不？我怕！人命大过天，你们有多少理由能把一条命挡住。”她抹了把泪，泪水已冲出她的眼眶，奔涌在脸上。她沙哑着继续说：“现在你们清醒了吧，还不把手里的东西放下！”
村民们傻站了片刻，慢慢地，一个个放下了手中的东西，无言地垂下头，听林雅雯说话。
林雅雯却忽然不知说啥了。
村口死一般的寂。
过了半天，她又道：“听我一句话，让他们带人走，家有家规，国有国法，就算你们有天大的理由，触犯国法谁也救不了你们。”说着，她走向警车，一个个的，依次儿看着那些戴手铐的人。刚才还不屑一顾的脸这阵全都布上了暗云，有两个愣头青已在车里哭了起来。看来死人的事没谁不怕。林雅雯最后站在陈喜娃面前，忍了几忍才说：“你对得起你爹么，他养你三十年，就是为了打人放火？”
陈喜娃双手蒙住脸，不望林雅雯，也不说话。
半天，他的哭号声在车里野起来。
那野腾腾的哭号，一下子就把沙漠扯了个紧。
“让开，让车走。”林雅雯最后对住拦路的老人略略有些威严地说。
“使不得呀，林县长！抓去是要吃枪子的呀。林县长，你救救娃们吧！”几个老人突然跪在她面前，磕起了头。林雅雯艰难地掉转头，望住天。
沙漠的天蓝得令人心惊。
警车缓缓地启动了。几个老人不甘心扑过去要抱车轱辘，让胡二魁一顿脚踢到了边上。老人们猛一下抱头痛哭，哭声嘶扯在沙漠里，久久不肯散去。
乡上的干部将群众一个个连劝带说劝了回去，村口一下子空荡了。
林雅雯迈开步子的一瞬，猛地望见一个人。不远处的沙梁上，红柳丛里，站着一个木雕般的老人，一头乱蓬蓬的白发，满脸胡须，表情凝重得如同秋阳下一棵沙枣树。
他正是六十岁的治沙英雄陈家声。
死在医院里的正是那个姓楚的推土机手，他叫楚发云，三十二岁，他老婆叫宁酸枣，也是沙乡人。就在当天傍晚，黑饭刚吃过，乡上的干部们还没离开灶房，楚发云的老婆宁酸枣便扑进乡政府院子，进门就喊：“老天爷啊，你不让我活了，我要死给姓朱的看！”喊着喊着，就一头撞向乡政府院内那棵老沙枣树。老沙枣树有些年头了，乡政府还没建起时，它就长在这。它的年龄，怕是比这乡上的干部们都大。
副书记许恩茂闻声跑出来，宁酸枣没撞树上，撞偏了，她的头不偏不倚就给钻在了树边一簇花里。花是迎春花，开得正艳，宁酸枣的脸上破了几道口子，血渗出来，染得那张脸花一道子，红一道子，很有看头。撞落的花瓣有几瓣伏在她头发上，有几瓣，顺着她浑圆的肩膀还有圆丢丢的身子慢慢落下来，看上去她就像黄昏里被风吹进来的一株花，只是不幸在乡政府院里飘零了。
“酸枣儿，你做啥哩，快起来。”许恩茂眼看宁酸枣又要撞树，忙喊。
“我不活了，活不下去了，我的天呀，朱世帮，你赔我男人。我死去的冤家啊……”
宁酸枣这次没撞树，怕再次撞不准，让人笑话，索性就躺在院里，花坛前，打滚撒泼，哭闹起来。
她的哭是沙乡很标准的那种哭，长一声，短三声，中间唏嘘一片，还要夹杂着喊上几声哎呀呀，抑扬顿挫，悲怆有力，很能感染人。
果然，宁酸枣还没哭上十分钟，灶房里就有人忍不住，鼻子发酸，眼睛发湿，也想跟着哭了。
许恩茂的眼睛也开始发红，他想拉酸枣儿起来，又觉拉得太快不合适，男人死了，应该让她哭上几嗓子。
林雅雯站在灶房最里面，她能听见哭，却看不见人。这个时候，她也怕看见人。就让她哭吧，她在心里这么说。
“我亲丢丢的男人啊，你死得好冤，你丢下我和两个石头，哎呀呀，让我咋个活呀——”
楚发云和宁酸枣生有两个儿子，大的叫大石头，小的叫小石头。当初小石头生下时，乡上还罚了他们五千块钱——超生就要罚款。款还是许恩茂带人去收的。从去年开始，超生罚款改了，由五千涨到了两万。结果还是生，不过罚款不好收了，比当初罚五千时难收。
许恩茂在乡上管的就是这事，乡上哪个妇女超了，哪个妇女没超，谁是三胎，谁是四胎，谁家还欠多少罚款，老远一见人，他就能说出来。
宁酸枣没欠，但她妹妹还欠一万六。
许恩茂就想，能不能拿这事，先把宁酸枣的哭声止住？毕竟，乡政府院里让人哭一场是不吉利的。
正这么想着，就听院外突突突一阵三码子响，许恩茂还在愣怔，暴响着的三码子已开进院里。五辆，三辆拉人，两辆拉着家什。许恩茂正要惊问，就见三码子上的人哗啦啦跳下来，没等乡上的干部反应过来，一间灵堂已搭了起来，就搭在花坛前。
这帮人真是利索啊！许恩茂细心瞅了瞅，帮忙的人中除了几个是楚发云家的亲戚，别的，都是陌生的面孔。
Could it be...
许恩茂忙将脑子里浮起的混蛋想法赶开。
灵堂一搭好，宁酸枣的哭就越发嘹亮，不只嘹亮，还具有了某种撕天扯地的味儿。乡干部们全都哑了，谁都知道，宁酸枣两口子是惹不起的主，这事摊上了，麻缠就会没完。
果然，据后来人们反映，这天怒气冲冲扑进乡政府院子搭灵堂的，一多半是洪光大花钱雇来的人。洪光大手下专门有这么一帮子人，平时在他的工地上干点轻闲活，一旦遇上啥纠纷事儿，这帮人就能派上用场。久了，这帮人也都有了经验，这就叫吃啥饭务啥心，他们是洪光大用来对付纠纷另一方的秘密武器。
据说这帮人去年还在省政府门前跪过，就为了流管处的改革，他们当时的身份是流管处的职工。
这晚的林雅雯没睡着，怎么能睡得着？外面的哭号声不算，单是跑进跑出跟宁酸枣