Chapter 131 Chapter 131 Farewell

Zhu Ziqiang raised his wine glass and nodded slowly: "Actually, everyone here already knew that this day would come, but it came too fast and too suddenly. Personally, I couldn't turn the corner, so the third glass of wine, just treat it as It’s time to see me off, and the construction and development of the pastoral field will depend on everyone here!” After speaking, he tilted his neck and poured the wine into his mouth. Guan Zhongkun pressed his wine glass and said, "Don't be busy! You can tell us first, where will you be transferred?" Zhu Ziqiang smiled lightly and said, "Dajiang County."

Only Guan Zhongkun didn't care about Zhu Ziqiang's prestige, and he seemed to speak casually. For others, if Zhu Ziqiang didn't want to mention it, they would never take the initiative to ask questions, but now even Guan Zhongkun is tentative. On the one hand, I was curious about what position Zhu Ziqiang would hold, and on the other hand, I was also looking forward to it. After all, Zhu Ziqiang helped him win the position of deputy secretary today, "What... position?" Zhu Ziqiang said flatly: "Deputy secretary of the county party committee, acting county magistrate."

Zhu Mingjun stood up abruptly, looking a little excited. Lao Yang and Liu Yan looked at each other, seeing surprise and amazement in each other's eyes, but felt that this should be the case. Cui Zhifa reacted quickly, raised his full wine glass and said: "Congratulations!" Secretary Zhu is promoted!" I don't know if it was Jiu Jin's face or excitement, but Guan Zhongkun looked very excited and looked at Zhu Ziqiang eagerly: "Ziqiang..." Zhu Ziqiang's success is his success.Seeing his friend's promotion, he felt happy from the bottom of his heart!Only Xiaolei looked at Zhu Ziqiang silently with a smile on his face. The Shuikou Hydropower Station is about to pass the inspection and acceptance. It should not be a problem to get a municipal excellent project. The next step is to be promoted to the deputy director of the Hydropower Bureau.At today's farewell banquet, he tried his best to keep silent, because he is not a cadre of Tianyuan Township, and the occasion is wrong.

Zhu Mingjun also held up the wine with great enthusiasm: "Secretary Zhu, do it!" After finishing speaking, he was the first to drink up the wine. The young man he admired from the bottom of his heart. After Zhu Ziqiang drank the third cup with the crowd, he had a forced smile on his face: "I'm ashamed to say that this is the first time I've invited everyone to dinner formally after such a long time. I'm incompetent as secretary. The cadres of the company should get along well with the people around them. Over the past two years, everyone here has suffered and suffered, and they have never been at ease with me. " After finishing speaking, he swallowed the wine in the glass, and without waiting for others to speak, he continued: "I can't bear it. When Secretary Ma handed over the transfer order to me, what I was thinking about was the countryside. I should be happy when I become the county magistrate. Yes, but I can’t bring up the excitement. I always feel like my things have been stolen. Seeing that Tianyuan’s financial revenue will double this year, it’s nothing to do with me! You guys, except Sister Liu and Lao Yang have reached this stage of age, and the others will have to leave sooner or later. I am not complaining or dissatisfied with the superiors. Everyone is my confidant. The pastoral is our hard work, yes My second hometown, I really can't bear it, the more I look at it, the more I can't bear it..."

Zhu Ziqiang's eloquent narration seemed sincere. Liu Yan wiped her eyes and sniffed loudly. The cafeteria was quiet. Cui Zhifa tightly pursed her lips. Exactly, where are you going to contribute to construction? Besides, you are only 24 years old this year, almost 25, right? Qugao has never had such a young county magistrate since liberation. It belongs to love, and career belongs to career. No matter what you say, what you do is in front of you. No one can ignore you, let alone erase your credit. We party members are fighting for the cause of communism all our lives. Come, I congratulate you on your promotion !"

After Zhu Ziqiang had a drink with him, he began to explain his work: "I will leave tomorrow, and my work will be taken over by Zhongkun and Mingjun brothers. There is nothing special to say. Everyone understands what is important now. Then come Secretary, I hope that everyone will fully cooperate, everything is for the countryside, and there will be no twists and turns, and we must unite the team and wholeheartedly seek development and construction." As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yan suddenly stood up with a glass of wine in her hand. This old lady basically doesn't drink alcohol, but she has drank three glasses in a row tonight. She has a gray Shanghai haircut with frost and snow stretching around her ears. His face was flushed, and he was out of breath after drinking: "Secretary Zhu... Today, I didn't expect it to be your farewell meal. As an old party member, it has been more than 20 years since I graduated and returned to my hometown. Back and forth, here comes Back and forth, I changed dozens of township chiefs and secretaries. During this period, including general meetings and small meetings, it was my turn to speak no more than ten times, but now I don’t want to say goodbye to you as a party member and cadre! Sometimes... see Looking at you is like looking at a child..." Liu Yan's voice was so hoarse that she couldn't continue, she choked up, trying to suppress her excitement, her hands kept shaking, and Lao Yang wanted to take the trembling hands from her. The wine glass, but Liu Yan pushed it away: "Son, your parents died young, but they raised an excellent son...an excellent cadre! On behalf of the fathers and villagers in the countryside, thank you!" After finishing speaking, Taking a step back, he bowed deeply to Zhu Ziqiang.

Zhu Ziqiang hastily stepped forward and took her arms: "Elder sister, I'm broken! How can you be self-improving..." Liu Yan didn't care to wipe off the tears on her face, and looked at him stubbornly: "No! You are qualified to accept a gift from me! Since you came, the countryside has changed day by day. Everyone sees it in their eyes and delights in their hearts. It's rare that you You are so young, have brains, have ability, don't be greedy, don't eat, drink and squander, take responsibility for yourself, and twist everyone into a ball, we are all willing to listen to you, and we are all willing to follow you! But you are leaving, come The bigger place shines brightly, we want to keep you, but we can't keep you! You are a good leader and cadre of the rural people! You are a good son of our rural!" After drinking, he raised his glass and poured it slowly into his mouth, As if this is a cup of sweet wine overflowing with happiness.

That night, except for Zhu Ziqiang and Luo Yong, the rest of the people all returned drunk. There is no feast that lasts forever. They get up tomorrow morning and go their separate ways. Early the next morning, Zhu Ziqiang got up at seven o'clock. His luggage was very simple. When he came, he had two sets of clothes and a pair of shoes. When he left, he left with four sets of clothes and a pair of shoes. A few books. Flat, the quilt was folded, and the furnishings in the room were the same as before, as if there had never been such a person as Zhu Ziqiang. Putting on his backpack, he let out a long breath, and then turned around to look at the familiar yard. Zhu Ziqiang gritted his teeth and said goodbye, Tianyuan...

Luo Yong is definitely the best driver, but only for Zhu Ziqiang, after getting along with him these days, he has already figured out the rules of Zhu Ziqiang's actions.When Zhu Ziqiang went downstairs, he just appeared in front of the car door. The two of them looked at each other and smiled. For brothers who have been together since childhood, saying anything seems superfluous! The countryside began in late autumn, and it began to drizzle early in the morning. The autumn cold hit the bone, and the rain quickly drenched the courtyard dam.After the two got into the car, Luo Yong started the car, looked at Zhu Ziqiang, and asked, shall we go now?

Zhu Ziqiang nodded, the off-road vehicle made a slight roar, and drove out of the township government compound through the rain. Let's go, I wave my sleeves without taking a cloud. Turning around the street, he was about to get on the asphalt road leading to the county seat, Zhu Ziqiang sighed softly, and began to think in his mind that after arriving in the county, he would have to entangle with the people from the county party committee. Luo Yong bumped Zhu Ziqiang with his elbow, the car had already stopped, Zhu Ziqiang looked at Luo Yong, saw him rushing forward and pouting, motioning him to look ahead, Zhu Ziqiang looked forward through the wiper on the car window, and In Dawan, where the asphalt road leads to Tianyuan Township Street, a group of people stood silently in the rain. None of them held an umbrella. The rain started to fall after Zhu Ziqiang went downstairs, so they... ...have been waiting here for a long time!

Zhu Ziqiang's heart suddenly became violent. He opened his eyes wide and was puzzled. He only greeted a few township leaders last night. Besides, everyone else was drunk last night. Who would notify these people? here?Zhu Ziqiang asked Luo Yong to follow behind in the car. He opened the car door and walked down with an umbrella, but he didn't hold an umbrella, and just walked towards the group of villagers standing in the rain. The rain wet Grandma Wu's gray hair, running back and forth from the wrinkles on her face, and then wet the slanted blue shirt on her chest drop by drop along the chin. Grandma Wu held a box in her hand and wrapped it with a red cloth. Covered, with the other hand holding her granddaughter Xiaoyan.Lu Fugui was a little uneasy. He took off his clothes to cover Grandma Wu from the rain, but the old man threw it away. Lu Fugui's feet were covered with yellow mud, and his trousers were rolled up high. Shoes can no longer see the original appearance. Chen Laosi, Chen Deming, Lao Xie, Zhu Miaozi, the former village party secretary of Shangzhai, Hong Dafu, Hong Wenyong's uncle and nephew from Tianba Village, and a group of Tianba villagers behind them.The old kidnapper from Hexi Village, Tuer Gan, Party Secretary Mao, and Ji Mingwan, Li Chaojun, Song Jian standing behind Grandma Wu... There was a big turn at the back, and I don't know how many people were there. At this time, apart from the pattering autumn rain, it was a little quiet. Zhu Ziqiang got closer and closer. Luo Yong drove the car behind him and followed closely. A light yellow headlight flickered, looking quite lonely. Seeing Grandma Wu standing in the rain, Zhu Ziqiang stepped over in a few strides and opened her umbrella: "Grandma Wu, why are you here? Lu Fugui! How can you let the old man get caught in the rain?" Grandma Wu let go of Xiaoyan, and held Zhu Ziqiang tightly: "Don't blame Lu Wa'er, I didn't let him help cover the rain." Zhu Ziqiang took out a towel, gently wiped the rainwater from the old man's head, then pulled Xiaoyan tightly under the umbrella, motioning for Lu Fugui to take the umbrella.He stood in the rain, and they also stood in the rain. He wanted to leave, and they wanted to see him off.Zhu Ziqiang's heart was tightly grabbed, and then he smashed down hard. Looking at the yellow mud on their feet, it showed that these people had driven dozens of miles of mountain roads, and they had smiles on their faces. She smiled shyly, so innocently. Zhu Ziqiang pursed his mouth, he wanted to cry, how could he find out who informed these distant folks now!He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it, so he still looked at these farmers and these folks who were drenched by rain.He recalled the scene of the first village meeting held in Zhongchang in his mind. He opened his mouth and shouted: "Go back! Go back! Go back! Go back...go!" The humorous speeches in the past are gone, and now The only thing he opened his mouth was the word "go back", he kept repeating it, he couldn't suppress the surge in his heart. The crowd began to shake and gave way from the middle, but this was not the way for Zhu Ziqiang. Behind them were a dozen young men and women of the Miao family in full costumes. They wore pure white linen dresses embroidered with patterns. The silver lock plate, the man is holding the bamboo fungus, the woman is holding hands, the melodious music is played, the loud and clear singing penetrates the autumn rain, and then echoes from the mountains, they dance around Zhu Ziqiang in the rain Zhusheng dance, their faces were full of smiles, but in their eyes, they couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears. After singing in Miao language, the girls sang again in Chinese: "There is a Secretary Zhu in Tianyuan, who helped us go down the mountain. We have a good house and a job, and we don't eat potatoes and rice. I came to send Secretary Zhu today, thank Qingtian thankfully." , you are a good son and daughter of the party, and you are always there wherever there is trouble; Secretary Zhu, Secretary Zhu, the people in the countryside remember you, the Miao’s stockade warms up the wine, and warmly sends you to the carriage! (JU)” As the Miao boys said "Yah!" the singing and dancing stopped together, Lu Fugui supported Grandma Wu, walked into the circle with an umbrella, and walked in front of Zhu Ziqiang. Grandma Wu said to Zhu Ziqiang with a solemn expression: open." Zhu Ziqiang stretched out his hand and uncovered the red cloth in the old man's hand. It turned out to be a bronze basin the size of a bowl, packed in a white wooden box, filled with clear water, and there was a mirror in the water, reflecting the blue umbrella, and Wu Grandma smiled happily: "Secretary Zhu, this is what the villagers mean. This copper basin belongs to the old Chen family. It is said that it was given to him by the local villagers when the ancestor of the Chen family was an official in Sichuan. I'm leaving, my country woman can't speak, but the older generation has rumors about honest officials. The water in the basin is rapeseed ditch water. The villagers say, you are as clear as water and as bright as a mirror. Mirror It is the dowry of the old woman when she was young, don't dislike it!" Zhu Ziqiang muttered, but he couldn't say a word. Can he refuse the sincerity and expectation in the old man's eyes?Reach out and take the heavy copper basin. This is a gift from tens of thousands of people in Tianyuan Township. It is more important than any awards! After receiving it, the scene became lively immediately. Some brought eggs, some bait cakes, steamed buns, peanuts and walnuts. Zhu Ziqiang didn't dare to take it. This time, he added two words "thank you" to his words, thanking the villagers while rejecting their souvenirs, and kept persuading them to go back quickly. Fortunately, Zhu Mingjun and Lao Yang rushed over, Zhu Mingjun stood in the crowd and shouted loudly: "Make way for Secretary Zhu."