Chapter 2 Chapter One

One day Liu Xingming went to the countryside, and when he arrived in a remote mountainous area, he was quite happy to see white clouds coming out of Xiu and the wind blowing through his sleeves.I only suffer from not being able to write poems, but I think of the sentences of my predecessors.He couldn't remember who it belonged to, so he blurted out: "A thatched hut is in a deep mountain, with half of the white clouds and half of the monks. Sometimes the white clouds go out in the rain, but when they look back, they envy the old monk." Surrounded by several people, they all applauded and applauded, only saying that Secretary Liu was quick in thinking and eloquent.Liu Xingming was also vague, not saying that he picked up the wisdom of the ancients.He put his hands on his hips, looked at the green hills in the distance, and expressed emotion: "I really want to learn from that old monk, stay away from the world of mortals, build a thatched hut in this deep mountain, and let me go to the white clouds. People should not be too greedy. A solar eclipse No more than three meals, and no more than five feet for overnight accommodation.”

Li Jiyun happened to be present, and he also felt endlessly emotional: "Yes! Money is like dung, if you don't bring it with you when you are born, if you don't take it with you when you die, why do you want so much? Some people stretch their hands so long, but in the end they have nothing!" Liu Xingming said again: "Ji Yun, after I retired, I came here to build a small hut and live a leisurely life. If you still remember me, come and see me in a year or so, and I will accompany you to have a cup of good tea .” Li Jiyun said with a smile: "Secretary Liu is young and vigorous, with a bright future, and the days of building thatched huts are still far away!"

Liu Xingming could write such a good poem, Li Jiyun didn't quite believe it.He remembered it by chance once, only to realize that it was Zheng Banqiao's poem.Although Li Jiyun's literary talent is good, the classical literature in his stomach is only a few Tang poems and Song Ci.Liu Xingming studied electromechanical, so his writing and ink skills are not very good.After all, Zheng Banqiao is not like Li Du, and his poems are rarely known to ordinary people.Liu Xingming memorized this poem, maybe he had read it by chance.In the first few months of his arrival in Wuyou County, he liked to chant "Baiyun half room, monk half room" wherever he went, and he said he wanted to build a small hut.If Li Jiyun was present, he would just smile and applaud, without any emotion.He was afraid that if he spoke again, Liu Xingming would be embarrassed.That is tantamount to reminding people to keep saying a few words.Others praised Secretary Liu for his good poems, but Li Jiyun just pretended not to hear them.He is the director of the county party committee office, and he often accompanied Liu Xingming to the countryside.It is said that when the secretary of the county party committee goes out, it is not necessary to always bring the director of the county party committee office, who is also a member of the standing committee.But Li Jiyun is very young, and Liu Xingming likes to call him when he has something to do.

Unexpectedly, someone memorized Liu Xingming's words, and said behind his back: "Why does Secretary Liu need so many small huts?" So Liu Xingming got a nickname, Liu Banjian.It has been almost a year since Liu Xingming arrived in Wuyou County, and the cadres who should be adjusted have also been rearranged.Some are proud and lucky, and some scold their mothers behind their backs.The cadres in the county dare to call the state leaders by their names directly, but they dare not mention the name of the county party secretary.Even if they talk about it behind their backs, they often call him Secretary Liu.Those who keep saying Liu Banjian are all old fritters that don't matter.In Wuyou's words, they were rotten boats and treated as rotten boats.

There is also Liu Xingming in Wuyou County, who is the secretary of the Party Committee of Huangtuao Township.He also has a nickname, called Liu Chapei.The county government was re-elected, and the deputy county magistrate was elected by a shortfall, so he had to find a match.Bad match is an informal term in official circles, referring to the supporting roles in the differential election.This kind of cover-up method was never put on the table, and naturally it was impossible to have an official statement.Don't say that you can't find it in the document, and you can't find it in the dictionary.Li Jiyun thought it was fun, so he searched the Internet, and the explanation he got was: poor distribution, which refers to the allocation of labor and taxes by the ancient government to the people.It seems that the word "poor matching" was not a good thing in ancient times.

The first candidate that Liu Xingming thought of as a match was Shu Zeguang, the director of the County Price Bureau, a recognized honest person.It is tacitly understood that it is necessary to find an honest person for a match.The selection and matching should not be too early, it must be shortly before the National People's Congress.If the selection is too early, I am afraid that people will be assigned to carry out activities, but instead the people who will be inspected in the organization will be sent away.If the inspectors in the organization are missing, the election will fail.Seeing the meeting of the National People's Congress approaching, Liu Xingming talked to Shu Zeguang.Unexpectedly, when Shu Zeguang heard this, his face turned purple like an autumn eggplant, and he scolded: "Don't treat me like a baby!

Let's see who makes me a bad match! "Hazan is the dialect of Wuyou, and it refers to fools, that is, fools. Liu Xingming was so choked that he couldn't speak, and watched Shu Zeguang walk away.He was angry for a long time, but he still had to find another job quickly.There can be no mistakes in the election, otherwise the management ability of the team is too poor.At this time, the team is not everyone, but the secretary of the county party committee.County cadres are like salted duck eggs under the bed, Liu Xingming knows it well.I fumbled around, but I didn't know who to pull out to make up the number.He should have discussed with the county magistrate and the organization minister, but called Li Jiyun over.It turned out that Liu Xingming and the head of the organization were both transferred from other places, and neither of them knew as well as Li Jiyun the relationship and personality of the cadres.The county magistrate, Mingyang, was acting as an agent. He hadn't been in Wuyou for a long time, and he still had to pass the election.Acting county magistrate is just a statement, he is exercising the power of county magistrate, and he will definitely be elected if there is no accident.But the times have changed after all, and accidents have not happened.If the acting county magistrate loses the election, it depends on whether the people above him are tough.If you have a strong backing, you will eventually be re-elected; if your backing is not strong, you may be lost forever.

Liu Xingming asked Li Jiyun to sit down. He didn't say that Shu Zeguang scolded his mother. He didn't want to embarrass himself too much. He just said: "Shu Zeguang doesn't want to be a poor match, and he can't force him. Jiyun, you probably know the county officials better than me. Would you like to talk about your opinion?" Li Jiyun didn't know what to say, so he dealt with it first: "The selection of candidates should be done carefully, and you should be more thoughtful." Liu Xingming was anxious, and he was angry again. When he heard that Li Jiyun was just hesitating, he was very unhappy, and said: "I really can't think of a candidate? Do you want me to come out and do the job?"

A few angry words from Liu Xingming made Li Jiyun's eyes light up, and he said with a smile, "Secretary Liu, you reminded me. I think Comrade Liu Xingming, Secretary of the Party Committee of Huangtu'ao Township, is more suitable." Liu Xingming pondered for a while, and said: "Comrade Xingming is good. Ji Yun, you are old classmates, why don't you talk to him first? If he is willing, we can make a plan." Li Jiyun was secretly happy when he heard this, thinking that he had done a good deed for his old classmate.Although the dispatched cadres are just for show, they will be promoted appropriately afterwards in accordance with the rules.It's not as good as getting elected, but it's also a shortcut to promotion after all.Getting promoted is a bit like queuing up to buy a train ticket. Those who jump in front of the line are either acquainted with the window, or unaffected ticket dealers.To be a poorly appointed cadre might just join the team, which is a good deal for being so ugly.

At this time, Yu Xianfeng, deputy director of the county party committee office, poked his head at the door.Liu Xingming glanced at the door, but did not speak.Yu Xianfeng smiled and said, "It's all right." He shrank back.Li Jiyun was a little unhappy, thinking, why are you running to the secretary all the time when you have nothing to do?If you have anything to do, you have to ask me first, why go directly to the secretary?Yu Xianfeng was older than Li Jiyun, so he always felt bad for being a deputy director.Li Jiyun also heard some people talking, saying that Mr. Yu Xianfeng complained that he was inferior to others.The more Yu Xianfeng said strange things behind his back, the more polite Li Jiyun was to him.At first glance, it seems to outsiders that Li Jiyun is not good at understanding people, but after a long time, he realizes that this is a good way to be a leader.People gradually hated Yu Xianfeng, and no longer thought it was Li Jiyun's stupidity.Li Jiyun actually understands how Yu Xianfeng is.This person is full of ghosts and tricks, but he likes to say on weekdays: "Our Yu family has been loyal since ancient times! Does Yu Qian know? We want to stay green and white in the world! Does Yu Youren know? The mainland is invisible, you can only cry!"

Li Jiyun understood Liu Xingming's intention and immediately drove to Huangtu'ao Township.The driver, Master Zhu, was waiting outside, and the two old classmates closed the door to talk.Li Jiyun finished his intention, and said: "Xingming, you should think about this matter yourself, and there is no intention of forcing it in the organization. Please believe in one thing, this is the county committee's trust in you." "Trust me earlier, I am not just the secretary of the township party committee." Liu Xingming said this, which is a taboo in the officialdom.But it doesn't matter if the classmates talk about it in private. Liu Xingming didn't seem to appreciate it, and Li Jiyun wasn't angry either. He patiently persuaded him with kind words: "Old classmate, you should be in the team in terms of ability, performance, and qualifications. If you talk too much about the truth, the old classmate will say that I am bureaucratic. In other words, if you can consider the overall situation and the difficulties of the county party committee, maybe this is also an opportunity for you personally." Liu Xingming is like a layman who sees an antique, if he believes it, he is afraid of being fooled, and if he doesn't believe it, he is afraid of missing a good opportunity.He looked at his old classmate for a long time and said, "Ji Yun, I can't understand you." Li Jiyun smiled and said: "I mean this matter is good for you, but I can't make a clear wish for you. My old classmate can't help you, but I help you everywhere. In official affairs, I always There are variables." Liu Xingming shook his head and smiled, "The county party committee is really generous! There was a problem with the matchmaking, and I was asked to come out to save the scene, but they kept silent about the appearance fee." Liu Xingming spoke too bluntly, which sounded harsh.But Li Jiyun had no choice but to take him as a joke, and said: "Xingming is getting more and more humorous! Secretary Liu sees that we are old classmates, so let me come forward to see what you think. I believe he will think about it." Liu Xingming didn't answer, but just smiled.He changed the tea leaves for Li Jiyun and slowly re-brewed the tea.A little tea was shaken out on the table, and he took a rag and wiped it carefully.Li Jiyun lit a cigarette and breathed out slowly.He knew that Liu Xingming was taking his time, but his mind was overwhelmed. Li Jiyun waited for Liu Xingming to take his seat, and then said, "Xingming, the selection of candidates in the organization is a serious matter. Secretary Liu is a very good person, otherwise Shu Zeguang's life will not be easy in the future." Liu Xingming's face was like a flash of lightning, it turned white for a while, and then turned red immediately.Li Jiyun was suddenly extremely embarrassed, feeling that he was a little threatening.He was surprised that his face was not red, but Liu Xingming's was.Li Jiyun thought that he was in a psychological advantage, so he couldn't help but secretly pleased. Liu Xingming's expression gradually calmed down, and he said, "Ji Yun, I'm speaking in the light of day. I'm not afraid of someone wearing small shoes for me, and I don't want to seize any opportunities. Since I'm asked to come out to act, I'll do it." Liu Xingming said this just to save face, let him say it.As long as he is willing to do the poor match, the problem will be solved.Li Jiyun was very happy, but said again: "Xingming, since you agree, I will formally report to Secretary Liu. As for you, don't say weird things anymore, and don't fail to do well. Old classmates don't talk around corners." "Okay, I won't say any weird words. You are an old classmate, so of course I can speak freely!" Liu Xingming smiled, and the rest of his talk was full of friendship between classmates.The more he talked about the old days, the more flattering he was.Li Jiyun felt more at ease, not afraid that Liu Xingming would regret it again. It was the weekend, and Liu Xingming returned to the county with his car.His wife, Chen Mei, is the vice-chairman of the County Women's Federation, and they also live in the government compound.Li Jiyun sent a text message to Liu Xingming on the way: everything is done, come back and report in detail.Liu Xingming only replied with two words: Thank you! Looking at the simple two words of thanks on the phone, Li Jiyun felt a little unhappy.He is confident that he is not a person who cares about small matters, but Liu Xingming seems to be too arrogant.He couldn't help guessing that Liu Xingming's expression when he replied to the message must be a condescending and cold face.Liu Xingming's beard is very heavy, and he shaved green like a piece of pig iron every day.This kind of pig iron face either looks very fierce, or it is very cold. When the car stopped in the office compound, Liu Xingming suddenly tugged on Li Jiyun's sleeve, and whispered, "You won't let me be a ha egg, will you?" Li Jiyun shook his head and said softly, "Trust the old classmate." Afraid that Master Zhu heard it and went out to spread the word, the conversation between the two of them was like an underground party member.Liu Xingming put his hand on his old classmate's lap again, and Li Jiyun grabbed his hand and shook it vigorously a few times.Liu Xingming shook it back, using a lot of strength.The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they had negotiated a big deal. The car was parked under the ginkgo tree, and Li Jiyun felt the soles of his feet were soft, like stepping on a sponge.The ginkgo trees began to shed their leaves in late autumn. They were cleaned up early every morning, and the ground was golden again in the afternoon.Li Jiyun is a forestry student, but he is quite romantic, and he likes the appearance of yellow leaves all over the ground.He thought that if he had a private yard with such a big ginkgo tree growing, he would not allow people to sweep away the fallen leaves.At dusk in autumn and winter, when the setting sun is like blood, it is so beautiful to walk on the yellow leaves!But he is the director of the county party committee office, and he must make a rule to clean the office compound every morning, so that the ground is clean. No one knows how old this big ginkgo tree is.The place under my feet turned out to be a thousand-year-old county government office. Qin bricks and Han tiles could not be found, only this ancient ginkgo tree was tall enough to cover all the houses.It is said that there is this ginkgo tree in the county government.Everyone called this tree a big tree, and under the big tree became the synonym for the county government compound.Some people tell others to go through the door, and they will say cryptically: You should go under the big tree for a walk!To the south of the ginkgo tree are two office buildings, and to the north are several residential buildings.The two office buildings are opposite to each other, the county party committee office building is on the east side, and the government office building is on the west side.Just south of the courtyard is the gate, and there is a large flat in the middle of the courtyard. If cadres want to go to the leader's house, they must pass under the big tree.Some people go to the leader's house at night, and when they see someone they don't want to meet, they walk around the big tree, keeping the tree trunk in the way, so they can hide. Li Jiyun called Secretary Liu: "Secretary Liu, I'm back. Comrade Xingming is also back. Do you want to ask him to talk?" Liu Xingming said: "Let's not talk about it for now. You just said that the organization has this intention. I will talk to him formally before the meeting." Li Jiyun put down the phone. He guessed that Secretary Liu might have changed his strategy and didn't want to face the poor match too early.Li Jiyun was a little worried, afraid that Liu Xingming would always be hiding behind, and the short match would mean that he, someone called Li, would find him.If he finds a job by himself, he has to pay back the favor by himself.Liu Xingming refused to give gifts, and Li Jiyun couldn't afford to return favors. At night, Li Jiyun saw the lights in Secretary Liu's office were on.He went to the office building and knocked on the door of Secretary Liu's office.Liu Xingming answered inside, and he opened the door and went in.Liu Xingming was reading documents, and the room smelled of cigarettes.He motioned Li Jiyun to sit down, and said, "Shu Zeguang is a hero." Li Jiyun guessed that someone made a small report about how Shu Zeguang was talking nonsense outside.Some people are really troublesome. What's the point of making such a small report?It's nothing more than making Liu Xing plainly angry, so he may not be able to deal with Shu Zeguang?Scolding is not against the law!If scolding mothers breaks the law, the people of the whole country should be dealt with.The problem of the Chinese people is that they take their anger out on other people's mothers when they have nothing to do.Li Jiyun didn't want to cause trouble, he just said: "I had a good talk with Comrade Xingming, and he expressed his willingness to cooperate with the organization." Liu Xingming acted as if he hadn't heard Li Jiyun's words, and he was furious: "Shu Zeguang wanted to be a hero, a fighter! He was bragging outside, saying that he scolded me, Liu Xingming, so badly. I'll bring him tomorrow and see if he dares to let go No fart!" Li Jiyun couldn't pretend anymore, and persuaded: "Secretary Liu, you don't have to be angry. The masses have discerning eyes, how can they believe his bullshit?" Liu Xingming's eyes were as red as blood, and he said: "There is an unhealthy atmosphere in the society, and they like to read jokes about our leading cadres. Shu Zeguang's cowhide will become more and more popular in the outside world, and I, Liu Xingming, will become more and more like me in folklore." Clown, he, Shu Zeguang, will be a tough guy who lashes out at stupid officials!" Li Jiyun said some comforting words, nothing more than that the clear will be clear, the turbid will be turbid, and the rumors will stop with the wise.These words are hollow, but that's all there is to say.The beard Liu Xingming shaved early in the morning appeared after more than ten hours.Li Jiyun leaned over to light a cigarette, but he couldn't see Liu Xingming's beard clearly.He retreated to the sofa and sat down, only to see that Liu Xingming's face changed from blue during the day to black at night.It's really "the grass looks far away but there is nothing near"!The atmosphere was a little depressing, so Li Jiyun was secretly humorous.The two sat until late at night, and what they said was mostly sighs.Liu Xingming didn't ask the other Liu Xingming, and Li Jiyun didn't bother to mention it.But he was a little uncertain in his heart, wouldn't Liu Xingming like the new match? Li Jiyun quietly opened the door when he returned home, afraid of disturbing his wife and children.When I opened the door, my wife Shu Jin was still sitting on the sofa watching TV. Shu Jin is the best-looking among the county leaders' wives.She was originally an actress in the county troupe, and later went to a kindergarten as a teacher.The county theater troupe couldn't survive, and those with connections all flew away.Shu Jin was able to fly out because she married Li Jiyun.His official position became bigger and bigger, and his wife's position in the kindergarten was getting higher and higher.He became a member of the Standing Committee of the county party committee, and his wife became the director of the kindergarten. He came out of the shower, but saw Shu Jin's painting on the wall.The painting was given by a friend of his a few years ago, and it is said to have come from an eminent monk.I don't know if it's worth it or not, but he cherishes it very much.It was an oil painting, a dark blue vase with a bouquet of pink roses.The roses are in full bloom, as if covered with a layer of mist.The composition is a bit like Van Gogh's famous painting, but the style is not the bright sun color, but a quiet and peaceful blue.The vase is inserted at a slant, which is quite puzzling.Li Jiyun often stares at this painting, and the vase seems to be about to shatter to the ground, and he can't help but reach out to help it.However, when the vase was straightened, the picture frame was crooked; when the picture frame was straightened, the vase was crooked again.Shu Jin didn't like this painting very much, and she had some scruples only because Li Jiyun said that it was blessed by an eminent monk.Otherwise, she would have taken it down long ago. "You don't need to help, it won't be right." Li Jiyun said. Shu Jin said, "Isn't this correct?" Li Jiyun smiled and said, "You straightened it, but it still looks crooked. If you don't believe me, take a look at it. If you stare at it for a long time, you will feel that the frame is also crooked." "But it is right, the frame is right." Shu Jin said. "It may be an illusion, because the bottle is crooked." Li Jiyun told his wife not to worry about it. He always felt that there was some kind of mystery hidden in this painting.Does it paint a moment?The bottle shattered immediately.Or, does it paint like the ancients said, trembling like walking on thin ice? "Go to sleep, don't be in a daze!" Shu Jin stood up and went to the bedroom. Li Jiyun didn't say what he was thinking, but said that Shu Jin would think he was crazy.Looking at Shu Jin's back disappearing through the door, he suddenly felt that he might really be a weird person.He likes to think about everything, full of tricky and weird thoughts.If he observed Liu Xingming's beard and complexion in detail, he would be terrifying. Li Jiyun went to bed and lay down, and Shu Jin put her hand on his lower abdomen.He understood what she meant, and leaned over to put his arms around her.She moved her hand down again, and slowly held it.They have been husband and wife for so many years, and they still do this very reservedly.Whoever has that intention, doesn't say anything, just acts. Shu Jin said softly: "The bed is annoying, it's too loud, too loud." Li Jiyun was concentrating on it at first, and his mind was full of clouds and clouds.But when my wife mentioned the sound of the bed, the sound was a bit funny, and I couldn't help laughing.Shu Jin relaxed and said, "Are you laughing at me?" Li Jiyun said: "I'm laughing at the bed!" "The bed is funny?" "It's so loud, it squeaks like an old cat meowing." Li Jiyun said. Shu Jin suddenly lost interest and let Li Jiyun scribble to finish.Li Jiyun said: "The quality of this bed is too bad." "Aren't all the beds you buy like this?" Shu Jin said. Li Jiyun said: "I saw a report, "Fat Wife Acts Like a Baby, Crushes Her Husband to Death", saying that there was a fat woman in Germany who acted like a baby and sat on her man. Crushed to death." Shu Jin smiled and said, "I don't believe there is such a thing." Li Jiyun said: "I believe it. Do you know why people are crushed to death? The quality of their sofas is too good. If Chinese sofas Fat, at most the sofa will fall apart, and it will not crush people to death. " Shu Jin said: "That technology is used as a bed frame, it will definitely not make noise." Li Jiyun said: "In the future, we will build the bed by ourselves, so as not to make it ring." Shu Jin chuckled and said, "Call it a dumb bed." "What bed?" Li Jiyun asked. Shu Jin said: "A bed without sound, a bed for the mute." "Dumb bed?" Li Jiyun laughed loudly, "Honey, having sex can develop intelligence! This is the smartest thing you've ever said." After a few days, old classmate Liu Xingming couldn't hold back anymore and called Li Jiyun: "Why is no one looking for me to have a formal talk?" Li Jiyun faltered, and said: "This, this, Xingming, I am not only your old classmate, but also a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee. I have talked with you, so let's call it a talk." Liu Xingming said, "Didn't you say that Liu Xingming wanted to talk to me?" Liu Xingming called the secretary of the same name directly, and it seemed that he was emotional.Li Jiyun said: "Preparing for the general election, everything is very specific. There are no trivial matters in the election, and Secretary Liu is very busy. It doesn't matter whether he looks for you or not. Please believe that Secretary Liu has his account in mind." In fact, Li Jiyun didn't have the slightest idea in his heart, he couldn't see clearly what was in Liu Xingming's belly.The members of the Standing Committee meet every day to study every detail.The propaganda department must keep a close eye on it, and no negative reports are allowed.The public security department must strictly guard against death and not allow any criminal cases to occur.The letter and visit department should plan ahead and not allow any petitioners to disrupt the meeting.All in all, be safe and peaceful.It's just that no one mentioned Liu Xingming, the supporting cadre, just like the important supporting actor who made people forget to be in the background.