Chapter 153 Chapter 153 Mature

The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee came to the door in person, making Yuyan's family in a hurry. Even an old intellectual like Yang Shaohua who had no desires and desires was extremely excited. It is rare for a provincial official to come to the house. The Spring Festival is approaching, and Zhu Gan rushed to Chunjiang with his wife and children, planning to celebrate the New Year with Zhu Ziqiang’s family. After that, the two brothers will go to the dog street. Every year in the early days of the first month and the Lantern Festival, they go to the grave to pay New Year’s greetings and light up the dead parents. .

Liu Xuejing came alone, and he didn't bring anything in his hands. Yang Shaohua who opened the door looked at this familiar middle-aged man, and couldn't react: "Excuse me, who are you looking for?" Liu Xuejing said very politely: "Hello, I'm looking for Zhu Ziqiang." Yang Shaohua was about to turn his head to call for someone, but Zhu Ziqiang had already heard Liu Xuejing's voice, and stepped out in a few strides, grabbing his hands with great enthusiasm. Liu Xuejing's hand: "Secretary Liu! Oh, you are a rare visitor, hurry up, please come inside!"

Yang Shaohua was taken aback, no wonder his face was so familiar, it turned out to be the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee!He also hastily stretched out his hand to invite: "Look at me... Hey, I don't know Taishan with my eyes! I have only seen you on TV before, no wonder I feel familiar. Hehe, Secretary Liu, please sit down." Liu Xuejing smiled and said a few words of politeness, the pig liver couple and Yang Yuyan greeted him at the same time, Liu Xuejing looked at Zhu Ziqiang and said, "Hehe, I am taking the liberty to bother you, please don't be restrained, Ziqiang and I are old classmates, Today I just came to see him, nothing else, Yuyan, bring the child to me to see, the two little guys are so cute." Liu Xuejing held one hand, Zhu Yongle and Zhu Yin cried out sweetly at the same time "Happy New Year, Uncle Liu!" Liu Xuejing smiled, kissed this one, looked at that one, Yongle's eyebrows, eyes and nose resembled his mother's, only the chin was a bit like a pig's liver, Zhu Yin was very cute, she combined the advantages of her parents He is like a jade baby, with two black eyes that keep turning. This little guy is like his father, he loves to tease people, and he is a villain.

Seeing Zhu Ziqiang's family peeling apples, pears, bananas, passing cigarettes, and soaking water, Liu Xuejing hurriedly waved his hands and said, "I'm not here to beat you up, hehe, don't be too busy! If this continues, you will be killed." Deliberately drive me away! How about this, Ziqiang, where is your study? Let's go in and talk." Liu Xuejing was a little scared by the enthusiasm of the family, too enthusiastic people sometimes backfired.Zhu Ziqiang had no choice but to let Liu Xuejing into the study, and Yuyan took two cups of Biluochun and put them on the desk, then quietly backed out.

Liu Xuejing looked at it casually. The bookcase was full of books on politics, economics, foreign languages, and literature. Many books had bookmarks and notes inserted in the middle. Some books had notebooks beside them. Liu Xuejing casually flipped through them. After a few books, he kept nodding and said: "I admire your self-study ability the most! Hehe, I think you should go to get a doctorate and study behind closed doors. You have been staying at home these days to cultivate yourself?" Zhu Ziqiang smiled and said: "I have been staying at home since I came back from Beijing. I went back to Gongxun to move some antiques a while ago. By the way, don't you have a hobby in this area? Help me identify these things and see if they are valuable. "

Liu Xuejing is a fan of antiques, but he will never use the power in his hands to mess around. He collects things with a sense of proportion and does what he can. He has always been a role model for the cadres of Caiyun Province in this regard.Zhu Ziqiang's words aroused his interest, and he couldn't help but said: "Take it out and have a look? Is it from my hometown?" Zhu Ziqiang carried out the mahogany box, and Liu Xuejing followed him closely. When he opened the mahogany box, the first thing he saw were photos of pig intestines and pork belly. Zhu Ziqiang picked up the photo frame: "This is my parents' photo." !" Liu Xuejing took it with his hand, looking at the men and women in the photo, he said with some emotion: "They are amazing! Having such an excellent son as you!"

Zhu Ziqiang smiled and said sadly, "I miss my relatives a lot during the festive season, my parents died too early!" "Why don't you hang up the picture?" Zhu Ziqiang pointed to the mahogany box and said: "All my most precious things are here. The calligraphy and paintings inside were given to me by an old gentleman. He was a scholar in the old society. He taught me ancient Chinese and brush calligraphy. The old gentleman didn't The family, after death, gave me the house and all these things." Liu Xuejing nodded. Of course, this kind of affection is worth cherishing. He carefully and slowly dug out the ancient thread-bound books, calligraphy and paintings inside, and placed them all on the desk. He was not in a hurry to open them for viewing. , the expression on his face became softer, as if looking at a relative, and his movements were very careful. First, he opened the manuscript that Zhu Ziqiang copied when he was a child, and read it slowly, carefully, and patiently. His expression was like that of a The smoker is smoking a top-quality cigarette, intoxicated and obsessed, enjoying but reluctant to give up.

Seeing Liu Xuejing's infatuated look, Zhu Ziqiang couldn't help laughing and said, "Secretary Liu, this is just a handwritten copy, so it shouldn't be of much value, right?" Liu Xuejing glared at Zhu Ziqiang, as if blaming Zhu Ziqiang for interrupting his interest: "What do you know! I am admiring calligraphy. Although this is not considered a master, it has a solid foundation. Without 20 or 30 years of hard work, it is impossible to write calligraphy. This handwriting, look at this painting, from the beginning to the end, there is no difference between horizontal and vertical, the font size is the same, and the distance between them is exactly the same, and then look at the "zhi" in the front and the "zhi" in the back. It looks like it was printed. It’s a pity that this person is not well-known, and he is a Confucian scholar who has no ambitions and lives in seclusion in the mountains. From the words, it can be seen that this person has a rigorous personality and meticulous work, which is rare!”

Liu Xuejing put down the handwritten copy, and saw Jin Ping Mei in a blink of an eye. He slowly opened it for review, then nodded and said, "This is just a reprint from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and it is of average value." It took almost half an hour for Liu Xuejing to finish reading slowly. Several of these things of Crazy Wu are antiques, but they are of little value. , Leave it to your children and grandchildren as a thought.However, Liu Xuejing studied the inscriptions on a painting of peonies for a long time. He is not an expert, he can only be regarded as an amateur, and he can't see anything special about this painting. The peony petals looked plump and full of vitality. Seeing that he couldn't put it down, Zhu Ziqiang said with a smile: "Secretary Liu took it back and studied it slowly. It's useless to throw this stuff in my box. You can hang it at home to enjoy."

Unexpectedly, Liu Xuejing shook his head and said: "I can't see it. I guess the value of this painting is no less than one hundred thousand. Look at the font of this inscription and postscript, it is very similar to Qianlong's imperial pen, but the imprint is a bit blurred. If this is really Qianlong's inscription and postscript, His words alone are worth a fortune." Zhu Ziqiang laughed when he heard the words: "Secretary Liu, there have been many counterfeit goods since ancient times. Even if they are real, I can't appreciate them. At most, they will be replaced by copper smells. Is it possible that I still want to treat them as family heirlooms? Otherwise, You take it to someone to appraise, how much is it, can we settle the account clearly?"

Liu Xuejing smiled and said, "That's fine, hehe, I really like this painting. As long as you are willing to part with it, I'll ask an expert to appraise it. You get what you pay for, and you won't owe anything." "Okay, you are our role model, I don't dare to smash your signboard... Or, you can take this book and forget it, this thing is worthless, can't it be regarded as a bribe?" Liu Xuejing laughed loudly and said, "My boy, you have bad intentions. I'm over fifty, so why should I read it? You have to give it to me sincerely. Why don't you just give me the manuscript." Zhu Ziqiang also said with a smile: "Choose whatever you want with scissors and kitchen knives. If Secretary Liu knows the goods, if I want to give it to someone else, they will definitely say that I have no good intentions and use fake and shoddy things to save face." "Then I'm not going to be polite. Unexpectedly, this door went well today! It's a great harvest! Come on, let's talk about business." Zhu Ziqiang sat down solemnly: "Please give instructions!" Liu Xuejing smiled and said, "Stop pretending to be stupid with me. I've left you at home during this period of time, ignoring and ignoring you. Do you have any opinions on the organization?" "How dare you, I just took the opportunity to digest the theory I just learned, and adjust my mentality to accept the test of the organization at any time!" Liu Xuejing nodded and said: "You are a smart person! Consider the situation, neither stick nor rely, neither humble nor overbearing. You also know about Baiwu and the Soviet Union. Director Fan asked me to thank you on his behalf! I also thank you on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee !" Zhu Ziqiang hurriedly stood up and said, "I dare not do it, this is what I should do!" Liu Xuejing motioned for him to sit down, and continued: "I'm here to find you this time, you must have known it in your heart, you are still young, you should go to the basics to practice more, according to my personal opinion, your current conditions in all aspects are similar Yes, but you also know the situation here. Age is your advantage and also your shortcoming. After the Chinese New Year, I will return to Beijing. The central government will readjust the main leadership team of Caiyun Province. After the provincial committee studies , for your personal work, you have two choices, one is to serve as the executive deputy mayor of Qugao, and the other is to serve as the deputy secretary of the provincial Youth League Committee. Both positions are at the deputy department level. I just want to hear your opinions today ?” Zhu Ziqiang pursed his lips and began to calculate in his heart. Now the secretary of the Qugao Municipal Party Committee is transferred from the Northeast, and he is relatively low-key. The mayor Chen Xiaohong may not stay for a long time. Senior female cadres are more sensitive to personal life style issues than men, and her status is very special. Although she will not be punished, her political future should be over.Once Chen Xiaohong leaves, the mayor's vacancy should be taken over by the executive deputy mayor. Of course, the possibility of external transfer is not ruled out. According to the current situation, once Liu Xuejing leaves, Caiyun's entire leadership team will undergo a major change. Who will come? It's hard to say who will go. If he goes to Qugao, there are two unfavorable factors. One is that he lost the county magistrate in Dajiang, which will have a certain impact on establishing the prestige of the mayor; , it is inevitable that there will be a situation of brotherly confrontation. Of course, if he goes to Qugao, Zhugan may stop. Thinking about the position of Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth League Committee, this is simply a idle job. What else can the current Youth League Committee do?To engage in youth ideological education, patriotism education, and carry out various activities, but firstly, there is little funding, and secondly, there is insufficient staff. In addition, departments at all levels, administrations, enterprises and institutions do not pay much attention to the Youth League Committee.It can be said that there is no way to carry out the work, so how can we talk about political achievements!The only advantage is that if you don’t do anything and don’t make mistakes, you will be promoted to the main hall if you have the opportunity. It belongs to the smooth transition category. In two years, the central government will change its leadership, and it will not be too late to do a big job at that time! The study was unusually quiet, and thoughts in Zhu Ziqiang's mind were constantly flashing. The biggest temptation to go to Qugao was to be able to take over as the mayor, but these two years, the risk was too great! "Secretary Liu, I'd better choose the job of the Provincial Youth League Committee. After all, I am young and it is more convenient to deal with young people. The deputy mayor of Qugao City should be an experienced cadre." Liu Xuejing's face was slightly disappointed, he looked at Zhu Ziqiang, as if he wanted to look into Zhu Ziqiang's heart: "Well, I respect your opinion, Ziqiang, you know why I came to tell you in person Is this a thing?" Zhu Ziqiang hurriedly laughed and said, "That's because Secretary Liu cares about me and values ​​me!" Liu Xuejing nodded, but he didn't deny it, "Actually, I don't need my help at all. Before I came here, I bet with others that you would choose Qugao. Unexpectedly, we have known each other for ten years, and we are not as good as someone who has never been with you." The person I met has a thorough understanding. I have always admired your talent, and I think you are fully capable of being the mayor of Qugao, can you tell me what made you give up?" Zhu Ziqiang was silent for a while. Faced with Liu Xuejing's questioning and disappointed expression, he felt a little sad. This choice is the performance of a mature politician. Zhu Ziqiang said softly: "Age, politics." Liu Xuejing looked at him with a bit of helplessness on his face, but also a bit of relief. Zhu Ziqiang didn't lie to him, nor did he avoid his question. Liu Xuejing said, "You're really mature!" He finished speaking Finally, he looked up at the eight big characters of dragon, wind and phoenix dance on the wall behind Zhu Ziqiang's desk, and said in his mouth: "The flowing water does not rot, and the door hinge does not moth." Zhu Ziqiang explained: "These are the eight words given to me by Ma Da, secretary of the meritorious county party committee, when I returned to serve as party secretary of Tianyuan after I graduated." Liu Xuejing nodded and said: "I've heard about Ma Da's deeds. He was an excellent county party secretary. Unfortunately, he died young. It's rare that you have such a good teacher and helpful friend. Well, let's talk about this today, and then organize I will talk to you, these are all necessary, you have to cooperate well." Zhu Ziqiang found two pieces of blank paper to wrap up the paintings and books, Liu Xuejing seemed a little uninterested, Zhu Ziqiang asked: "Secretary Liu, what is the prize you bet with?" He didn't directly ask who the bet was with , but ask Caitou, so that you can guess who it is. When Liu Xuejing heard him mention this matter, he became very angry: "Two people! Those are the tigers I brought out from the battlefield back then! They did a good job in the army, and now they are spotted by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. I have tried many times without success, and now you want me to help, you say this... Forget it, I don’t blame you! Maybe it’s a good thing for them. "