Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

After returning home and going to bed, Xiangmei asked, "Why is there another noble, elegant and beautiful lady?" Zhu Huaijing said vaguely: "Whoever wrote the article, do you trust so much? You just know that I didn't take the wronged money." Xiangmei said: "You just said the opposite. I don't care whether you take the money or not. There are many people who take wronged money. I only care about why it is this woman one moment and that woman the next moment." Zhu Huaijing didn't want to explain, so he just said: "If I can't explain clearly, I won't talk about it." The couple hadn't been together for several days, so they both had that meaning.When I said these words, I was lazy.The two leaned back together and fell asleep.

In the morning of the next day, Zhu Huaijing walked around several nearby companies and rushed to the prefectural committee.Seeing a lot of people blocking the gate of the prefectural committee from afar, he frowned and said, "What happened again?" "Maybe another petition came from somewhere," Zhao Yipu said. Yang Chong immediately turned the car around and said, "Secretary Zhu, we can't go through the gate." Zhu Huaijing remained silent, feeling indescribable in his heart.The car turned to the back door, and there were many people around there. Zhu Huaijing said: "Go to the black swan."

Without Zhu Huaijing's instructions, Zhao Yipu immediately called Liu Hao without saying anything, only saying that Secretary Zhu would be here soon.Liu Hao was doing errands outside, so he hurriedly said that he would rush back to the hotel immediately. As soon as Liu Hao got out of the car, he saw Zhu Huaijing's car also arrived, and immediately greeted him with a smile.Zhu Huaijing, on the other hand, had a serious face and went straight upstairs.Liu Hao followed behind, not asking any more questions, secretly looking at Zhao Yipu, trying to see something from his face.Zhao Yipu couldn't say anything, so he shook his hand quietly.Liu Hao became even more nervous, thinking that something big had happened.

"Contact the local committee to see what's the matter." Zhu Huaijing sat on the sofa with a dark face. Seeing the atmosphere, Liu Hao didn't want to leave or sit, and it was inconvenient to interrupt, so he had to ask the waiter to bring some fruits. Zhao Yipu put down the phone and said, "Secretary Zhu, it's the farmers from Mashan County who are petitioning for the burden issue." "Can you elaborate more?" Zhu Huaijing was annoyed. Zhao Yipu blushed and said, "It was Secretary-General Zhang who answered the call just now, and he said he would report to you right away."

"What's the use of reporting to me? Do you want me to deal with it myself? What does his deputy secretary-general do? You put Zhang Zaiqiang on the phone!" Zhu Huaijing was rarely so irritable on weekdays. Zhao Yipu said: "Okay. But I'm afraid Deputy Secretary-General Zhang is on his way." Zhu Huaijing didn't speak, Zhao Yipu had no choice but to connect Zhang Zaiqiang's phone, "Deputy Secretary-General Zhang? Secretary Zhu please answer the phone. All right, all right." Zhao Yipu looked embarrassed, "Secretary-General Zhang said that he is on his way to your place and will be there in two minutes."

Zhu Huaijing lit a cigarette, closed his eyes and smoked.It was very embarrassing for him to encounter this situation.Turn a blind eye?He is the deputy secretary of the prefectural committee; does he care?He is not responsible for rural work.Besides, the leaders at home must be dealing with this matter nervously, and it is inconvenient for him to get involved.The best way is for him to go back to the office now and study with other comrades.But he can't go back. Zhang Zaiqiang knocked on the door and came in. There were some loess marks on his trousers.Seeing Zhu Huaijing looking at his trousers, Zhang Zaiqiang smiled wryly and said, "Oh, I climbed out of the wall!"

Only then did Liu Hao vaguely understand what was going on.Seeing this embarrassing scene, he hurriedly said: "Leaders are doing research work, I will take my leave first." Seeing that Zhu Huaijing couldn't care less about greeting Liu Hao, Zhao Yipu smiled and said, "Boss Liu, you can do your work." Zhu Huaijing asked Zhang Zaiqiang to sit down and said, "You spend so much effort climbing the wall, why not stay there and deal with the problem. Tell me, who is handling it?" Zhang Zaiqiang said: "Comrades Kelin and Yongtai will deal with it mainly. Comrades from Mashan County have also come."

"What's the situation?" Zhu Huaijing asked. Zhang Zaiqiang replied: "The farmers who came here were from Lijiaping Township, Mashan County. They reported that the task of handing in was too heavy and exceeded the national regulations. The reason was that there was a man named Li Yuanyou who used to be the secretary of the village party branch. The last time he was elected, he was elected. If he can't figure it out, he always fights against the above. He collects all the articles about reducing the burden on the peasants published in the "People's Daily", "Jingdu Daily", "Meici Daily" and other party newspapers, and distributes them among the masses. Propaganda caused common people to have great opinions on the county and township, saying that it is the Communist Party above, and the KMT in the county and township. Lijiaping Township also had problems in handling this matter. The township government called the police station to arrest Li Yuanyou, accusing him of Inciting the masses to make trouble. This is good, the common people will come to the area."

Zhu Huaijing's face was livid, and he said: "It's outrageous! Arrest people at every turn, and the common people in the world can catch them all? Li Yuanyou's motive may be to vent his personal anger, but what does his practice not violate? The common people have grasped it, but they are good enough to arrest people! Can this be put on the table? Tell me, what specific demands do the masses have?" Zhang Zaiqiang said: "The demands of the masses are logical, but they are difficult to implement. Both Mashan County and Lijiaping Township have leaders, and Comrades Kelin and Yongtai are working with them. The demands of the masses are mainly three. The first is to request that the burden be reduced by 20% from the current level. What is the basis for this standard is not clear at the moment, and it must be determined after investigation. The second is to release Li Yuanyou immediately. The village also has concerns about this. I think Their concern is that it is easy to arrest people and difficult to release them. If they are released, it means that the arrest was wrong, and the village will be in great trouble. The third is to demand severe punishment for the murderer. They said that Li Yuanyou was injured. Leaders at the county and township levels all said that the cadres There are difficulties for cadres, they do this, although the method is inappropriate, but they all start from work."

Zhu Huaijing said angrily: "Since what the masses say is reasonable, why can't they agree? What do you mean by improper methods? This is called illegal administration! The people are the masters of the country, not the object of our rule! We are the people's government! " Zhu Huaijing stood up, lit a cigarette, and paced back and forth.No one dared to speak, they all looked at him.His anger was real, and he didn't mean to be pretentious, but he still felt the astonishment of the people around him, and only then realized that his righteous indignation just now was too high-sounding.He took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then said to himself, "If you've been stabbing people like this, the prefectural committee won't be an emergency team!"

He asked Zhao Yipu to put Miao Ming on the phone, "Secretary Miao? I'm Huai Jing. I would like to report my thoughts on the Mashan mass petition. One is that the prefectural committee immediately organizes a special working level, go to Lijiaping Township to investigate and study, and seek a burden standard recognized by the masses. At the same time, some experiences must be summed up to guide the whole district. The committee only wants a satisfactory result. The third is to seriously investigate and deal with those responsible for this situation, and give necessary punishment. I think it is very necessary to carry out a work style rectification among the cadres in the whole district, and earnestly correct the work style and working methods. The city's agricultural industry conference is about to be held, and if these issues are not dealt with properly, it will cause trouble for the prefectural committee." Miao Ming said: "I agree with your opinion. I think we should comprehensively study the relationship between farmers' burden and county finance, township finance, and solve the problem fundamentally. You are an expert on financial issues. Please come up with more ideas. Next time the prefectural committee Do some research." Zhu Huaijing replied: "I've been thinking about this issue recently, but it's not yet mature. The country is considering the reform of the rural tax and fee system. I think we should study this matter as soon as possible. I will report to you when the time comes." At this time, Liu Hao came in and said, "Secretary Zhu, it's almost one o'clock, should we have lunch?" "I didn't want to eat at your place today, but we can't go back, so we have to do this." Zhu Huaijing smiled and said to Zhang Zaiqiang, "Zaiqiang, I will not be polite today. If you don't stay here for dinner, you I have to go back immediately and help with the matter. Secretary Miao agrees with my three points, so you go back and implement them. Whether you climb walls or drill holes in the ground, I don’t care about you.” Zhang Zaiqiang nodded and smiled, and laughed at himself: "We didn't do a good job in our work, we didn't have enough food, we deserve it." Liu Hao didn't dare to make it too cumbersome, so he just ordered his subordinates to cook a few dishes.It is not well-prepared, and it is finished in a while.Zhao Yipu asked: "Secretary Zhu, are you taking a rest here?" Zhu Huaijing nodded and said, "Okay, I want to sleep. Find a place and lie down." Zhao Yipu smiled and said, "You rest, we don't care about you." Zhao Yipu and Yang Chong sent Zhu Huaijing to the door of the room, but did not go in.Zhu Huaijing was not polite, so he closed the door.Zhao and Yang couldn't rest. They had to go back and check to see if the crowd blocking the door had dispersed. Based on Zhu Huaijing's understanding of the peasants, they would evacuate with the slightest promise.They are much more reasonable than many people think.So Zhu Huaijing slept very deeply this time, and it was almost three o'clock when he woke up.He was about to call Zhao Yipu when he heard a knock on the door.When the door opened, it was Zhao Yipu and Yang Chong. "Secretary Zhu, are you going back to the office?" Zhao Yipu asked. Hearing Zhao Yipu's question, Zhu Huaijing knew that no one was blocking the door, so he said, "Go back." "Have you rested yet?" Yang Chong asked. Zhu Huaijing sighed, "Can you rest? I'm restless!" Zhao Yipu shook his head and said, "It's too hard, and leaders are really not human." The gate of the prefectural committee office is solemn and solemn again.Some cadres were smiling at his car, but they couldn't see the people inside the car at all.The brown sun film makes the leaders' cars even more mysterious.Some of these cadres he recognized, some were strangers.But most of them are smiling.As long as they see the leader's car number, their expressions will almost change.Not long after entering the office, Shu Tian knocked on the door and came in, "Secretary Zhu, I fiddled with the article. I don't know if it works. Please read it. But I am serious." "So fast?" Zhu Huaijing took the manuscript, "Okay, I'll take a look and call you later." "Then I'm leaving?" Shu Tian smiled, but he was still a little nervous. He was afraid that Zhu Huaijing would say that he was quick, but he meant that he was perfunctory, so he turned around and said, "I am serious, and I will work overtime at night." Zhu Huaijing also smiled and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work." Zhu Huaijing opened the manuscript, his eyes lit up involuntarily.What a good word!Shu Tian re-copied the article, maybe the original manuscript underwent major surgery.The original is a printout.Except for letters and visits from the masses, Zhu Huaijing rarely sees handwritten materials now.I didn't read the article, but just seeing such beautiful words made me feel better.Looking at it more closely, I feel that it is getting better and better.Zhu Huaijing was originally a beggar on the tip of a pen, and he was well versed in the samadhi of writing.This Shu Tian also used the original material, but just rearranged the layout of the article, refined it a little, polished the text, and the article has a new look.It can be seen that this young man is a smart man.Zhu Huaijing was very satisfied, but he still signed "Comrade Kelin please check the text and print it". This is both a procedure and a respect for the Secretary-General. Shu Tian answered the phone and arrived immediately, blushing, and couldn't help but grasp the back of his neck.Whether he can satisfy Zhu Huaijing, he has no idea after all. "Not bad. Is this the first time you come across this kind of article? Sit down." Zhu Huaijing said. Shu Tian sat down, stopped scratching the back of his neck, and said with a smile: "It's the first time. Last time I went to Mashan for research, I only allocated one piece of material. Later, Secretary Miao changed it, and there was no word left. I'm not familiar with the company's situation, and I used ready-made materials, so I'm afraid I can't do a single word." Zhu Huaijing said: "It's not bad, it's not bad. You can gradually get familiar with the situation. What matters is writing skills. Work harder, and you will make great progress." Shu Tian smiled and said: "When I revised this article, I only changed the text. In other words, the content is still ready-made. I am very worried that Secretary Zhu will criticize me for being lazy!" "It's not bad to modify the article to make it look like this. It's the first time." Zhu Huaijing didn't want to say too much. Shu Tian smiled and said: "I remember when I was in college, the philosophy teacher said something humorous. When he talked about philosophy, he used a language that everyone didn't understand, and said the truth that everyone understood. I changed this article, so I have this Feel." Shu Tian's joke was a bit too much, but Zhu Huaijing had a good impression of him, so he didn't care about it, but thought the young man was very interesting.He said: "On the surface, it seems that it is just a text revision, but it is actually a deepening of reason. Otherwise, there will be no distinction between superior and inferior articles, and philosophy will be the most boring knowledge in the world." While talking, Zhou Kelin came in, as if he had something to report.Zhu Huaijing handed the article to him and said: "The organization department wrote an article in my name, no. I asked Xiaoshu to revise it, which is actually equivalent to rewriting it. I think it's not bad. You can check again. It's still you Secretary Zhou has talents under his command!" Zhou Kelin felt very honored, and smiled all over his face, "I need to check the article that Secretary Zhu is satisfied with? Xiao Shu is really good. We transferred him after rigorous inspection!" Shu Tian felt embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Where, I just came here not long ago, so I'm not familiar with many things, and I have a lot to learn!" Zhou Kelin then said: "The young man is also modest and flexible." He shook the material in his hand as he spoke, "His handwriting is also beautiful. The handwriting is like the clothes of a literati." Shu Tian was afraid that it would be inconvenient for him to stay here all the time, so he said, "The two leaders want to do some research work? I won't bother you." After saying that, he gently closed the door and went out. From now on, Zhou Kelin will look up to Shu Tian even more.Zhou Kelin was also very experienced. He knew that Shu Tian was recommended by Zhu Huaijing, but he never pointed out this level.If Shu Tian was valued in the future, he, Zhou Kelin, would be happy to do favors, and Zhu Huaijing would not let anyone gossip.So it's better for everyone to be reserved. Zhou Kelin reported a few things and left.Zhu Huaijing was in a good mood, so he called Shu Chang, "Let me tell you, Shu Tian is a very nice guy! I intend to try him out and ask him to revise an article. It's a dry and dry article, and it looks decent. It's not bad, it's really good." Shu Chang smiled and said, "He is young and inexperienced, so don't praise him too much." Zhu Huaijing said: "Shu Tian is really good." Shu Chang seemed unable to find anything to say, and only said, "Thank you." Zhu Huaijing paused for a moment, then asked again: "Did you see that report?" Shu Chang said: "I saw it. Both "Meici Daily" and "Jingdu Daily" published it." "Say you are noble, elegant, and sweet. I just like this sentence." Zhu Huaijing smiled. "Also said that I am yours..." Shu Chang didn't continue. Zhu Huaijing said: "I dare not mention this sentence. I'm afraid I offended you. I'm sorry." After hanging up the phone, Zhu Huaijing felt depressed.When he came home and had dinner, he stayed alone in his study.I hope no one will come to the door tonight, he really wants to be alone.He was almost afraid to stay at home. Every day someone rang the doorbell, either looking for him or Xiangmei.Xiangmei is now the deputy director of the Finance Bureau, and many people are looking for her. Yin Yufu and his wife arrived early, one was helping Qiqi with her homework, and the other was carrying Hongyu to clean up the housework.Hongyu is Xiang Jie's next-door niece in the countryside. She is very lively and not rustic.Xiangmei stayed idle, sitting on the sofa drinking tea and watching TV.After so many years of marriage, she has never been so leisurely.Mr. Xiang Jie was talking about Hongyu there, and this was not done well, and that was not done well either. Zhu Huaijing was a little annoyed when he heard it.On the contrary, he thought Hongyu was a pretty good kid, and Xiang Jie's nagging sounded more like it was for someone to see. Hearing the doorbell ring, he knew someone was coming.Once I heard it was four hairs, I was relieved.Simao was holding a large suitcase in his hand, looking at Zhu Huaijing and smiling.Zhu Huaijing didn't speak, didn't get up, just took a book and flipped through it.He tried his best not to talk too much with Si Mao, and let Xiangmei say whatever he wanted to say.Xiangmei closed the door of the study and led Simao to the balcony.Xiangmei and Simao spoke softly, but Zhu Huaijing could hear them clearly. "You paid the bill last time today, and you can settle it when you pick up the goods next time." Xiangmei said. Si Mao said: "Is it true that the sales are too high and the knots are too much?" Xiangmei said: "How do you pay for the purchase? They also consign? You just treat it as a purchase." Si Mao said: "Most of the purchases are made by cash, and some are sold on consignment. I can return the goods that cannot be sold after the expiration date." Xiangmei smiled and said, "I've already negotiated business with you. The consignments are all high-end goods, and here I have some famous cigarettes and wines, and there are absolutely no fakes." Si Mao hurriedly said: "If you want to talk about fakes, sometimes I really want to buy some fakes. The purchase price is low and the profit is big. There are not many people who know the goods." Xiangmei got a little angry, and said, "So you're saying, my stuff is causing you trouble?" Only then did Si Mao soften, "Okay, let's make one knot at a time. When the business is really slow, I ask my sister to be more lenient." Si Mao left, Zhu Huaijing looked very bad, and said, "Why are you like this? How much money can you make?" Xiangmei said: "You can't give so much away as a gift, why put it here to grow mold and dust?" "I said it's not good to let people know, and they will underestimate us." Zhu Huaijing was a little angry. Xiangmei also became angry, and said: "Don't worry about this matter, it's not a big deal. Even if the sky falls, I will bear it alone. Are you afraid that I will take it easy? You have to clean up one by one. I am afraid that there is money hidden somewhere. of." Seeing Xiangmei talking and counting the money, Zhu Huaijing buried her head in her book.After Xiangmei counted the money, she wrapped it in a newspaper and went out without saying how much.Zhu Huaijing made a brief estimate, and was secretly taken aback.Thinking about it again, although these incomes are not on the table, they are all human nature, and both left and right are justified.Usually it is not conspicuous to look at, but after careful calculation, the number is too large.Zhu Huaijing was a little bit on pins and needles.But it is indeed inconvenient for him to push back and forth with others about these cigarettes and alcohol every night, which seems very hypocritical. After a while, Xiangmei came in with Yin Yufu and his wife. "Sit down, sit down." Zhu Huaijing stood up with a smile, said hello, and still sat down. "Huai Jing, Principal Yin wants to exchange information about Qiqi with us," Xiangmei said. Seeing that there seemed to be a layer of frost on Xiangmei's face, Zhu Huaijing guessed that there was something wrong with Qiqi.Then he told Xiangmei, "Talk to Hongyu, if someone calls, just say that we are not at home." Turning around, he asked Yin Yufu, "Principal Yin, how is Qiqi doing at school?" Yin Yufu said: "In the past few days, I asked several of his teachers to find out about the situation. Generally speaking, this child is obedient, does not cause trouble, and has no violation of discipline. To be honest, he is too obedient. He is honest in class. Sitting really, but he can’t concentrate, and sometimes he is in a daze. When the teacher asks questions, he always has to ask him several times before he responds. I don’t know if it’s depression or introversion. He doesn’t interact with his classmates very much. Say hello the same way. It is rare to hear him take the initiative to say a few words to his classmates. In the second class in the morning and the class in the afternoon, he always dozes off." Hearing what Yin Yufu said, Zhu Huaijing's eyes also straightened.When Yin Yufu saw him, he immediately said: "Of course, this kid is very smart. I helped him with his homework, and I could see that he didn't listen to the class. But when I talked to him alone, he accepted it quickly. I think, Secretary Zhu With Chief Chen, we need to find some time to talk to him. Also, is this child like this?" Xiangmei said: "Qiqi was quite lively when she was in elementary school. In the past year or so, she seems to have changed. She doesn't have much to say at home and always avoids us. I thought that boys will always change when they grow up. Yes, I didn't expect him to become more and more... Sigh!" Zhu Huaijing felt very uncomfortable listening to this.For more than a year, his relationship with Xiangmei has been stagnant, and it is inevitable that the child will suffer.Today's children are smarter than monkeys, and adults' affairs can't be hidden from them. "I have to ask Principal Yin and the teachers for their hard work. His mother and I are indeed busy, and we don't meet him for more than four hours a day." Zhu Huaijing sighed helplessly. "Is your child doing well in school?" Xiangmei asked. Yin Yufu said: "The grades are not too bad. In a recent unit test, Qiqi ranked fifteenth in the class with a total score. But according to his qualifications, he should be in the top few. In fact, test scores are not used to evaluate educational achievements. The only standard. Sometimes students do not do well in the exam, it is not necessarily the student's problem, it may be the problem of the educational evaluation system and evaluation method. What is more important is to cultivate students' healthy mind and personality." Zhu Huaijing nodded and said, "Principal Yin is right. But, when it comes to Qiqi, what should I do?" Xiang Jie smiled and said: "You are talking about science, I'm talking about superstition. I heard that there is an old nun in Qingyun Nunnery outside the city, who has very high spells. What's wrong with the child, let her do it, it's very effective I have an acquaintance. His daughter seemed to have lost her soul for a while. Let this master practice the method, and it will be fine. Anyway, it won’t hinder anything. Why don’t you tell me Qiqi’s birthday. Going there tomorrow?" Seeing that Zhu Huaijing and his wife were silent, Yin Yufu said to his wife, "You believe in this." Xiangmei smiled and said, "She is also doing it for Qiqi." After Yin Yufu and his wife left, Xiangmei went out to greet Qiqi to sleep, and when she came back, she still talked to Zhu Huaijing about her son.Both felt helpless.Xiangmei said, "Do you want to try what Xiang Jie said?" Zhu Huaijing said, "You can figure it out yourself, I can't say anything." Xiangmei called Yin Yufu's house and told Qiqi's horoscope.Xiang Jie explained that she would go to Qingyun nunnery early in the morning. Zhu Huaijing lowered his head, kept tapping his temples, and said, "I'm afraid it has something to do with his physical condition. I think we should take Qiqi to the hospital. The nutritional structure and eating habits will be related to the child's mental state and mental state." Related. Isn’t Qiqi a partial eclipse since she was a child?” "Take it and go see a doctor. Tomorrow is exactly Saturday." Xiangmei said, and went to sleep in the bedroom.Without saying hello to the man, she turned off the bedside lamp.After a while, there was a weak and even snoring sound from inside.Zhu Huaijing also turned off the lights in the study.Slowly, the stars on the sky outside the window became clearer.