Chapter 94 life(13)

At breakfast time, a grass-green jeep drove into Gaojia Village and stopped at the open field in the middle of the village.Gao Yude's younger brother who has been in the army for decades is back!The news quickly spread throughout the village.People in the village, no matter adults or children, dropped their eating bowls one after another and rushed to Gao Yude's broken courtyard. Gaojia Village has not been so lively for many years.Wives and old men leaning on crutches, daughters-in-law hugging nursing babies, farmers delaying their departure from the mountains, and schoolchildren carrying their schoolbags, bustling with each other, yelling and running to see the "big cadres".The dogs in the whole village didn't know what was going on here, and came running along with them, barking.There is chaos in the village, and it is more prosperous than anyone getting a wife.

The kiln at Gao Yude's house was already full of people.More people flocked to the yard and the side of the soil, and crowded to the door in turn, looking curiously at the biggest figure in their village outside the door. Jialin's mother was cooking in the nearby kiln.Many mothers-in-law and aunts are helping her.Some pull bellows, some cut vegetables, and some roll noodles.In such a case, all the neighbors are willing to help.Gao Jialin took out a lot of candies from his uncle's bag and was distributing them to the dolls in the crowd.He tried to keep a reserved demeanor, but his face was still radiant with undisguised excitement, and his movements seemed less fragmented than usual.

Brothers Gao Yude and Gao Yuzhi were surrounded by a group of older people at the foot of his house.Yuzhi had already changed into the costume of a local cadre, and he looked not ten years younger than his brother, but twenty years younger.He is not tall, but he is quite fat, with a rosy face and few wrinkles.The hair is still black, but there are a few white hairs mixed with the temples.He smiles and recognizes his childhood buddies.These people were all over half a century old, and they took the cigarettes he offered with both hands in a kind and restrained manner.When the old man Deshun and some other elders came in, Yuzhi helped them sit on the rocks on the kang one by one, and asked how their bodies and teeth were doing.These old men all slipped down from the stone block of the kang again, touched or patted him, and opened their toothless mouths and yelled: "Ah, what a body..." "I heard that you are dead. Not too colorful?"

"For a while, there was no news of you, and it was rumored that you died!" "Ha, I heard that you have made an official now!" ... Gao Yuzhi answered their questions with a smile.The old man Yude stood beside him, with a pot of dry tobacco in his mouth, smiling and wiping away his tears with his thin hands. Comrade Ma Zhansheng, deputy director of the County Labor Bureau, who accompanied Gao Yuzhi back to the village, went out to relieve his hand, so he could no longer squeeze into Gao Yude's courtyard. Gao Jialin met him on the side of the soil, and forced him to squeeze back.But Ma Zhansheng said, "Wait a minute. Your uncle is coming home for the first time in decades, and everyone in the village wants to see him! If you're not busy, let's sit in the jeep first!"

Jialin was very happy today, saying that he had nothing to do now, so he and the old horse walked towards the jeep.The jeep was already packed with a group of dolls, and Zhan Sheng wanted to drive them down, but Jialin stopped him and said, "Forget it, forget it, the dolls have never seen this thing before, please sit down, let's stand under this tree for a while meeting." Zhansheng put his arm around Jialin's shoulder affectionately, and said to him, "I won't argue with you about other matters; I just want to say a word to you first, and we will settle your work properly soon... Gao Jialin's heart beat wildly.This sentence had too much impact on his nerves!Before he could react, Gao Minglou was already standing in front of them.

Minglou smiled and said, "Jalin, why don't you go home to greet your second dad? Your dad and mom are old, their hands and feet are not good, and there is no one at home..." After he finished speaking, he turned around and spoke enthusiastically. He shook hands with Ma Zhansheng. Jialin said: "The old horse can't squeeze into my house, so I'll stand here with him for a while. Ming Lou said: "Go to your house. Tell Director Ma to come to my house first. In addition, you tell your mother that your uncle eats the first meal at your house, and don't prepare the next meal. Our family It’s already ready. Ah, how difficult it is! Yuzhi has been making revolution for decades and hasn’t returned home, so he has to have a meal at my house!” He turned his head and said to Zhansheng: “Yuzhi is a member of our village. The biggest cadre outside the gate is the glory of the entire Gaojia Village!" "Comrade Gao Yuzhi is now the labor bureau chief of our district, my direct superior." Ma Zhansheng said to Gao Minglou. "I already know!" Gao Minglou said, while telling Jialin to go home, he took Ma Zhansheng to their house in Qiancun.

After dinner, Jialin followed his father and uncle to the cemetery of his grandparents. The ancestral grave is on a sunny hillside behind the village.The two graves are covered with dense wormwood and thatch - the two old people have been sleeping here for more than ten years. The old man Yude took out some steamed buns and oil cakes from the bamboo basket he brought with him and put them on the stone altar table; he also took out a handful of yellow mounting paper and set it on fire;Yuzhi hesitated for a moment, but saw his brother's face was as ugly as black frost, so he knelt down.On such occasions, the Director of Labor had no choice but to follow the Romans.The three of them kowtowed three times.Galin and his uncle stood up.The old man Yude threw himself on the yellow ground, crying and crying, which made both of them very embarrassed.Hearing his brother's sad cry, Yuzhi also took out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears that kept pouring out.He left his parents since he was a child, and he never saw them again until they were buried in the ground.He remembered the sufferings of the old people when he was a child, and thought that he had never been by their side since then, so he couldn't help crying bitterly.Galin watched them cry while frowning.After the two brothers cried for a while, Yu Zhi helped his brother up.The old man Yude choked with sobs and said: "Our old man... when he was alive... he suffered..."

Gao Yuzhi said guiltily: "I've been away and didn't take good care of the elderly, and I feel very sad when I think about it. This can't be made up for. Now, I have returned to my hometown to work, and I will try my best to help you in the future... ...If you have any difficulties, just tell me, brother! I want to make up for the debt I owe to our old man with you and my sister-in-law..." Gao Yude was stunned for a while, then said: "Our old couple are also people who are about to enter the soil, so there is nothing to implicate you. Now that the rural policy is implemented, the family has food and clothing, and there is no major torture. Before the disaster, it was your nephew. Son! He looked at Jialin, "After graduating from high school, I worked in the village.Everyone with legs has gone to work through the back door, he..." "Aren't you teaching in the village? "Yuzhi turned her head and asked Jialin.

Before Jialin could answer, the old man Yude hurriedly said, "Now that there are fewer students, we don't need so many teachers, so we'll come back." He was afraid that Jialin would sue Gao Minglou in front of his brother.He didn't want Yuzhi to know that Minglou had gone to Jialin's teacher.Anyway, Minglou is the leader of their village, so don't mess with him!Yuzhi slapped his ass and left, but they will live in the same village with Minglou for the rest of their lives! Gao Yuzhi was silent for a while, and said to his brother: "Good brother, according to the law, I will respect any request you make! But you must not embarrass me in this matter! After I took office, the leaders of the prefectural committee and the special agency Talked to me, and said that the former director of the regional labor bureau had recruited too many workers through the back door, and the public was very angry, so he was replaced. The leader said that I had just come down from the army and had been doing political work, so he let me take over. This position. This is trust in me! How can I live up to the trust of the organization and do these illegal things and other things right after I took office? I can do anything, but I definitely can’t do this kind of thing! Brother, you have to understand my feelings Mile..."

Hearing what his brother said, the old man Gao Yude thought for a long time, and said, "Since this is the case, I can't make things difficult for you. Sigh..." The old man sighed, patted the dirt on his knees, and called Yuzhi and Jia Lin went back to the village; he said that when he left, Minglou repeatedly ordered that their family's food was ready, and they were waiting for Yuzhili... Gao Minglou was chatting with Ma Zhansheng in his "reception room". Minglou was in a panic now, for fear that Gao Jialin would tell his uncle that he let his son become a teacher through the back door, and brought him back to work in the team.At that time, he and Zhan Sheng planned this matter together, so the two parties are now talking about it first. "What if Director Gao finds out about this?" Minglou asked Ma Zhansheng who was drinking tea.Zhan Sheng grinned: "There is a better job than a teacher for him to do, can he still tell us about it?" "A better job?" Minglou raised his eyes, "The country is not in the countryside now. Recruiting workers, how can there be a better job than private teachers?"

"It just so happened that the district recently approved several indicators for the small coal mines in our county. Of course, these indicators were not originally issued by the Chengguan Commune, because there were too many people passing through the Chengguan before." Ma Zhansheng took the cigarettes from Minglou, Lighted and took a breath. "Galin may not want to dig out charcoal!" "Who asked him to pay for the charcoal? Now the county party committee's communication team is short of a communication officer, and Jialin can write again. Let him do this job, and he will be satisfied!" "I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble!" "I've already done the up and down. Fill out a form then, and you'll stamp the brigade badge here, and I'll be in the commune and county. Anyway, the procedures are legal and legal, and troublemakers have to make troubles. !" Ma Zhansheng's awkward joke not only made Gao Minglou laugh, he also made himself laugh.The two of them laughed, and Minglou asked, "Did Director Gao mention the matter of finding a job for Jialin?" Now when doing this kind of thing, which idiot leader will say it clearly? It depends on whether the subordinates are alive or not! We took the initiative to do this kind of thing for the leader, and the leader criticized you on the surface, but in his heart he wanted to promote you immediately Already!" Gao Minglou opened his mouth in shock and couldn't close it for a long time.He thought to himself: No wonder Zhan Sheng is so young, just in his early thirties, that the general cadres of the commune were promoted to deputy director!This man is incredible, and he has a bright future ahead! While he was chatting, Sanxing had already led Gao Yuzhi into the yard. Minglou and Zhan Sheng rushed out to welcome them. Gao Minglou brought the two district and county bureau chiefs into the "reception room". His wife served tea, and his eldest daughter-in-law offered cigarettes and lit the fire. Gao Yuzhi didn't want to come here at first, but his brother refused to let him; he must have this meal!Explain that Lou is the leader of the village, and he cannot hurt his face.Besides, the old ancestors are all surnamed Gao!He had to come. Gao Minglou asked Zhan Sheng to drink tea and smoke with Director Gao first, and he came to the kitchen and told his wife and daughter-in-law not to rush to serve the dishes. He went out of the courtyard, called over Sanxing who was smoking in the corner of the courtyard, and asked in a low voice, "Why don't you call your Uncle Gao and Jialin?" "You didn't give me instructions to call him two!" His son looked at his father's angry face in confusion. "Stupid! Really stupid! You fucking read the book in your ass! You call me again!" At the moment before the meal, Gao Yude was finally pulled by the arm by Sanxing up. Minglou went out in a hurry, held his other arm affectionately, and asked, "Why doesn't Jialin come?" The old man Yude said, "That's a stubborn one, so forget it if you don't come!" Gao Yude was immediately surrounded by Minglou father and son into the kiln and supported on the upper table; Gao Yuzhi and Ma Zhansheng sat on both sides.Minglou took a seat on the lower table. The food came quickly.The huge red-painted Eight Immortals table is packed with plates, basins, large bowls, small bowls, mountain delicacies and seafood, which is much richer than the guest meals in the county guest house.This guy doesn't know where he got so many rare things! Minglou stood up and saluted.When the first cup was filled, he raised his eyebrows with both hands, and respected Gao Yude.Gao Yude took the wine glass with trembling thin hands.After drinking a glass of wine, the old man's internal organs became a mess!He looked at the flattering smile on Gao Minglou's face, and then at the younger brother beside him. Can the old man's infinite emotions be displayed here in detail?Half a month later, Gao Yude's only son, Gao Jialin, became an official worker of the state; he only went to the county coal mine to report, and then he was going to be a cadre in the county party committee compound.How did he get to this point?What procedures did you go through?Even he himself doesn't know this.He just filled out a recruitment form.Ma Zhansheng took care of the rest.Life takes a huge turn in an instant! The people in the village were already numb to such things, so no one made a fuss.Teacher Gao Jialin became a farmer, and everyone was not surprised, because Gao Minglou's son graduated from high school.Gao Jialin suddenly took part in the work in the county again, and everyone is not surprised, because his uncle is now the director of the labor bureau of the district.Sometimes they also scold some unhealthy trends in the current society in the mountains, but their kindness limits them to scolding.what else?When Gao Jialin left the village, his father was ill.His mother wanted to serve his father, but she didn't come to see him off.Only the deeply affectionate Liu Qiaozhen accompanied him out of the village and sent him to the intersection in the river bend.The bedding and boxes had been shipped away a few days ago, and he only had a bag.Like a city girl, Qiaozhen graciously tugged on a bag tie with him.They stood back at the fork in the river bend, silently facing each other.Here, he had kissed her.But now it was daytime and he couldn't kiss her. "Brother Jialing, you often think of me..." Qiaozhen bit her lips, tears streaming down her face.Galin nodded to her. "Just be with me alone..." Qiaozhen raised her tear-stained face and looked at his face.Jialin nodded to her again, stared at her blankly, and then slowly turned around.He got on the highway, turned around, and saw Qiaozhen still standing in the bend of the river looking at him.Tears suddenly blurred Gao Jialin's eyes. He stood for a long time, looking at Qiaozhen's lovely figure like a poplar tree; looking at the uneven cottages in Gaojia Village; looking at the Dama River covered in green; Feelings of attachment.Although he longs to leave here and live in a wider world, he feels that he still has a deep love for this hometown where he raised him! He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his fingers, turned around resolutely, and walked towards the county seat. In front, on the road of life, how will he go on?