Chapter 38 Section 5 Laozi used to be the deputy director

On the third day after returning home, I came to the county where I used to work to apply for relevant documents.I didn't expect that I actually received news of pyramid schemes here. Because my household registration is still in Chengguan Town of this county, I went to a certain department office in Chengguan Town to apply for relevant documents.The person who applied for the certificate was a man in his thirties, with a full face, a double chin, and an image of a corrupt official with a fat stomach and brain.His expression was very haughty, with the arrogance and smugness of the small local staff who don't know the sky is high and the earth is majestic.

There are several people in front of me waiting for their documents.A girl was at the top of the list, probably a migrant worker who left home like me.She looked timidly at the double chin.The double chin squinted at her, and said without raising his head, "Pay the money, 120 yuan." The girl asked in a low voice, "Why did you pay so much money?" Double Chin said contemptuously: "If you can't pay the money, don't do it, next one." The girl hurriedly said, "I'll do it, and I'll give you the money." The girl took out a handful of change from her pocket, counted it, and handed it to Double Chin.After Double Chin filled out the certificate, he threw it to the girl without even issuing a receipt.

The next few people also paid 120 yuan to give such a small certificate with only a few pages.They also did not get proof of payment receipts or the like. When it was about to be my turn, a woman suddenly walked in outside the door.She called her double chin by her nickname, which seemed very familiar.She was inserted in front of me, without even looking at me, and handed a one-inch photo to the double chin.The double chin skillfully filled out the stamp and handed the document to her.She handed the double chin 20 yuan. I saw all this in my eyes, but I didn't say anything. After the woman went out, Double Chin put her arms on the counter and said, "Pay the money."

I asked, "How much?" He said coldly, "120 yuan." I asked: "Why do you charge 120 yuan? Let me see your charging standards." The double chin was clearly surprised, he hadn't expected someone to speak to him like that.Those who came to apply for relevant documents were all migrant workers who went out to southern cities, and those migrant workers were all rural people in this northern county, who had always endured various injustices and oppression without daring to speak out.He didn't expect that anyone would dare to speak to him like that.He was obviously furious, and said with a stiff neck, "I'll just charge you this way, what's the matter? If you like to do it, do it, and if you don't like it, just get out of here."

I was very angry, but I was still very calm on the surface.I said, "I saw someone applying for a certificate just now, and you only charged 20 yuan. Why should I pay 120 yuan?" The double chin was obviously agitated, and he blushed and said thickly: "She is my acquaintance, and I can charge as much as I want for acquaintances." In small counties and small towns, it is true that a considerable part of them relies on acquaintances. Without acquaintances, it is difficult to handle everything.I worked as a civil servant in a small county for several years, and I have a deep understanding.I think of one year, when I just graduated from university, the traffic police imposed martial law on the street, and I was in a hurry to go to work. I saw someone riding a bicycle across the street, and I followed behind to try to cross, but was caught by the traffic police up.I asked, "Why is that person able to leave, but I can't?" The traffic policeman said coldly, "That's my acquaintance." Then he pushed me to the side of the street.The traffic policeman also triumphantly said to another traffic policeman: "It's a joke, you actually asked me such a naive question." I can still remember the appearance of that traffic policeman, with skin as black as charcoal, thin as a grasshopper, and extremely ferocious. , and under the nostrils are dirty nose hairs.

However, today I don't believe in this evil. I have been wandering in the south for two years, who hasn't seen it?People who are many times older than his official position have seen it.Those people are kind and able to talk to me on an equal footing. What those people say is well-founded and reasonable, and they never bully others.Today, I will fight to the end with this fat-bodied guy.I calmly said, "You charge fees according to the charging standards promulgated by the Price Bureau. Please show them." The double chin said arrogantly: "Who are you? Take it out if you say it? Why should I show it to you?"

I was stunned at the time. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I couldn't believe that there were such staff.I was furious all of a sudden, I patted the counter, pointed to his nose and said, "Who am I? When I didn't leave the county, my rank was higher than yours, and my contribution was greater than yours. You go to the county government compound to inquire, ask Ask who Lao Tzu is. Now that Lao Tzu has left, he is still higher than you and has made more contributions than you. The image of our government is corrupted by scum like you. Just wait, someone will come to you."

I saw Double Chin stood up excitedly, and asked with an embarrassed expression, "You... who are you?" I didn't answer, I slammed the door and stopped a taxi under everyone's astonished eyes.I said to the driver, "Go to the government compound." At that time, I often came to the government compound to do business, so I was very familiar with the layout and structure of the government compound.I went straight to the county magistrate's office, and two government office workers didn't have time to stop me.They were standing at the door of the county magistrate's office, neither walking nor not leaving.

I knew the county magistrate before, but he wouldn't know me.Just one month before I left the county, he came here as the county magistrate.I told the county magistrate what I had just encountered.The county magistrate looked very surprised, and he called the chief.The director was so embarrassed that he didn't even dare to sit in front of the county magistrate.I have never met this bureau chief, but I heard later that he was just promoted from the township. The director said: "I don't know about this yet. I will definitely check it out, and the overcharged money will be refunded as soon as possible."

I followed the director and left the county magistrate's office.When I went up the stairs, I saw the chief secretly wiping the sweat from his forehead. Sitting in the director's office, a staff member walked in outside the door.He was very excited to see me, asked this and that enthusiastically, and then introduced to the director: "This is our pen here. He used to be the deputy director of a certain bureau, and he is also a top talent in our county. He will be 'regularized' soon." , but resigned the year before last.” People in the officialdom promoted a deputy to a full-time job, which is called regularization.

The director was also surprised.He very enthusiastically took out the cigarettes for me to smoke, apologized to me repeatedly, and then called the staff in the office to call the double chin immediately. More than ten minutes later, the double chin appeared, his face was ashen, the two parts were fighting, and he was sweating profusely.The director roared for a while, as if scolding his son.The double chin no longer dared to look arrogant, and he promised to handle it for me as quickly as possible. Ten minutes later, Double Chin charged 20 yuan and gave me relevant documents. Later, I heard people say that the double chin was punished and transferred from this job.