Secretary He hesitated for a moment, and then said: "When my mother was critically ill, she had been in a state of delirium, and one day she suddenly woke up, called me over, told me in detail about the events of the year, and told me that there was a life-saving benefactor, called Zhong Hansheng, nicknamed Kuaidao Zhong, my mother said that the most sorry thing for her life was Zhong, so that I could find him no matter what, and I only needed to say three words when I met, rape flower, on the line." ”

After eating, Secretary He said with a smile: "Uncle Zhong, I won't say anything, you are a revolutionary senior, the Central Committee has repeatedly emphasized that it is necessary to properly settle the anti-Japanese veteran comrades, you hand over the household registration relationship to me, and I will help you do it!"

Lao Zhong glared: "I'm not going anywhere, just in Shanghe Village!"

Secretary He asked again: "Then do you have a pension now?"

"Two sacks of grain, and two hundred yuan! enough to eat and spend!" replied the old man succinctly.

Secretary He...... If my grandfather wants to stay in Shanghe Village, let him be. Zhong Guotao opened his mouth to persuade.

Secretary He nodded, spread his hands and said, "Uncle Zhong, then what do you need me to do?"

Lao Zhongtou pointed to Qin Zhong and the others: "My two grandsons are filial, although this sea is not my own, but it has a lot to do with me, I won't look away from this baby, it's a good baby! Now it's a policeman! Guotao also has the ability, driving in the timber mill, if you really want to help, just take care of the two children and don't take the slanted road!"

Secretary He asked seriously: "Xiao Zhong, which lumber mill do you work in? If not, you just say where you want to work?"

Lao Zhongtou said angrily: "Don't say Xiao Ming, you can't make a mistake, the baby's road, let the baby go by himself, you just look at it and don't go astray, how can you go through the back door to arrange work!"

Secretary He said: "Uncle Zhong, don't worry, my mother has always taught me to be a good official who serves the villagers, I always keep this sentence in mind, these years have been walking on thin ice, careful and serious, but I can't make mistakes, I just think these two children are very good, can run for a good future, but lack a platform!"

"It's good now, you don't need those platforms, you can come back to me, an old man, and remember me, that's enough!" said the old man succinctly.

Secretary He breathed a sigh of relief, obeyed his mother's dying orders, before going to Shanghe Village to find his roots, in fact, his heart was very contradictory, Secretary He is the deputy secretary of the prefecture-level city, the power in his hands is not small, in the face of the life-saving benefactor of the year, if the other party relies on this relationship, the lion opened his mouth to find a job to get the project, he is really in a dilemma, at the moment it seems that he is too worried, so many years have passed, the hero in the mouth of the mother swallows mountains and rivers, although he has become a dying old man, but the party spirit has not changed, still follow the party's discipline at all times, never exceed the line of violations。

When Secretary He was young, his parents had always respected each other, and there were few times when they quarreled, they really had different views on what matter, and the two also sat down to talk, but in the impression, his mother seemed to have been silent and did not smile much, and Secretary He always thought that it was his mother's personality.

At this moment, Secretary He realized how much bitterness his mother had endured in her life and endured pain that others could not imagine. In this life, she adhered to the woman's way, and told her son all this at the last moment of death.

Looking at the old hour, his back is still straight, but his face is wrinkled, and he can only sigh that the years are like knives and the heroes are twilight.

Before leaving, Secretary He carefully asked Qin Shanhai about his work, and told him that if he encountered any difficulties in life and work, he could find him at any time.

Qin Zhong and the others were going to worship on Grandma Hua's grave, and the old Zhong said: "I've been there! Don't go, you two don't go, you two are not familiar with it, and disturb the purity of others." ”

The old man was stubborn, so he had to give up, the old bell was worried about going home, Secretary He repeatedly persuaded to no avail, so he sent a car, personally accompanied the old bell to the house, and went to the back of the old bell house to see, proposed to repair the martyr's cemetery, but the old bell refused, and had no choice but to return.

Qin Shanhai basically didn't sleep all night, his mind was full of bullets and bullets and the tenderness of that chaotic era, thinking of the old clock, his heart was full of reverence!

......

Zhong Guotao and his wife returned to Shanghe Village, causing a commotion, and curious villagers gathered around to ask questions.

The big leader has left Shanghe Village, Jiang Jianhua, secretary of the town party committee, came in a hurry, when the big leader was there, he didn't even give a chance to speak, Secretary Jiang asked Jiang Gui, the village party secretary, to lead him to Qiaotou Lao Zhongtou's residence.

Jiang Gui shouted for the villagers to get out of the way, and Secretary Jiang came to visit Lao Zhongtou.

The old hour was still immersed in the grief of Xiaohua's death, his mood was lost, his mental state was not very good, and he was a little impatient in the face of the noisy crowd, so he asked Guotao to persuade people to leave, close the door, and be clear for a while.

Guo Tao was persuading the villagers, and when he saw Jiang Gui leading Secretary Jiang to come, he greeted him, and the three of them came to the open space behind the house.

Jiang Jianhua came prepared this time, although it is not clear what the specific relationship between Lao Zhongtou and Deputy Secretary He of the Municipal Party Committee is, but judging from Secretary He's performance, the two should be quite related.

From the perspective of commanding the whole town, in the face of Secretary He, the leader of the prefecture and city, the difference in level is not a star and a half, it is something to look up to. Where can I usually speak, the development of Guhe Town in the past two years is good, that is because of the support of forest resources, in recent years issued a lot of environmental protection policies, these policies tightened, forestry development this cake is getting smaller and smaller, in a few years, the mineable resources are exhausted, the economic development of Guhe Town will not only not advance, but even regress.

As the secretary of the town party committee, Jiang Jianhua naturally understands the situation of Guhe Town very well, if he can't find a good direction, the development of Guhe Town will be deadlocked.

If the prefectural and municipal leaders nod and say a word, and the policy is tilted, it will play a role in Shanghe Village and even Guhe Town.

Jiang Gui introduced the two sides, and Zhong Guotao hurriedly stretched out his hands and said, "Hello Secretary Jiang." ”

Secretary Jiang held his hand, smiled and nodded.

"Secretary Jiang came this time, firstly, to express his concern and condolences to the retired old revolutionary, and secondly, he wanted to invite the old comrades to go out of the mountain and make suggestions for the development of our Shanghe Village and even the whole town. Jiang Gui introduced.

When Zhong Guotao heard this, he felt that this was indeed a good thing, but after thinking about it, his old man was more firm in his thinking, and he was very disdainful of pulling the relationship through the back door, and he disdained to participate, which can be seen in the conversation with Secretary He.

"Secretary Jiang, this is a good thing for the benefit of the people, but my old man is more stubborn, and I have to talk to him face to face before I can give you an answer, but I don't think there is much hope. Now the old man has just lost his old friend, and the blow is not small, so let's wait for the past few days. Zhong Guotao said tactfully.

Secretary Jiang thought to himself, the loss of an old friend? This old friend must have something to do with Leader He, as for what the relationship is, I will know it when I go back and inquire about it, it can be seen that the relationship is quite deep, and I listened to Jiang Zhishu on the way here, this old man who has spent his whole life has a stubborn and weird personality, and no one can say anything about what he decides, which is difficult.

"The old man is old, it is understandable that he does not want to go out of the mountain, at this age, he should also enjoy his old age, on the way to I heard Jiang Zhishu say, you work in the revitalization of the wood industry, you Manager Wu and I are more familiar, the development of our town is inseparable from these entrepreneurs, by the way, I heard that you also made a sweater knitting project for Shanghe Village, which is in operation, young and promising, you see that our Shanghe Village and Xiahe Village are relatively poor, and what is lacking is that you are young people who dare to take steps. Secretary Jiang said with a smile.

Zhong Guotao was a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and said: "Secretary Jiang is serious! How can I have such great ability, this is inseparable from the help of Jiang Zhishu, that is, to make a small fuss to get some pocket money for the villagers, where can it be called a foreign exchange earning project." ”

Secretary Jiang continued: "Over the years, our Guhe Town has relied on these forests, and some people have become rich because of it, but the vast majority of the people are still hovering on the edge of food and clothing, which is not a long-term solution, and we need to find another shortcut to seek development." Some young people have ideas and great energy, but no matter how strong they are, they can't get rich if they can't choose a project to get rich or don't know how to run it. What kind of project, how to operate to get rich as soon as possible, has become a worry for this part of the workers, some people themselves are lucky, the right way to go, but stuffy money, unwilling to communicate and unwilling to impart experience, for fear that others will share the food in his bowl, as the secretary I am also under great pressure, the county leaders also pay more attention, set up a poverty alleviation leading group, organized our cadres to open a lot of rich exchange meetings, so, I think about our town to hire a few 'rich consultants', not in vain! If you have this idea, you can also consider it, for example, if you have a handicraft export project, if you have a profit, you can expand the scale, and you can drive the whole town to do it. ”

"Yes, Secretary Jiang, I have been properly connected with that side, the raw materials are on the way, if it is done this time, it will gradually increase in scale, what I and Jiang Zhishu lack now is funds, if the town can give a certain amount of financial support, there will be no difficulty." Zhong Guotao hurriedly said.

When it comes to money, Secretary Jiang is in a bad mood, there are places where money is used everywhere, and so much is allocated to the account every year, and there are more than a dozen villages in the town, and there is no shortage of money.

Secretary Jiang said: "You spent a lot of money on building this bridge in Shanghe Village, and now there is no money in the town, so let's talk about it when the special funds for poverty alleviation in the town are in place." Jiang Zhishu, you take care of Xiao Zhong and do things well. ”

"Ah, secretary. Jiang Gui nodded in response.

Secretary Jiang originally wanted to find Lao Zhongtou to see if he could rely on the big leaders in the listing to bring benefits to Guhe Town, but he didn't expect that the other party would ask for money while talking, and he couldn't laugh or cry.

Sending off Secretary Jiang, Zhong Guotao went back to the house and told the secretary about the secretary's intention to listen to the old clock, and the old bell commented: "Then where is the one who came to comfort me, it was for Xiao Ming, Secretary Jiang's idea is good, but this opening can't be opened, Xiao Ming is the leader of the municipal party committee, and the municipal party committee naturally has a plan for the overall situation. ”

Old Zhongtou's answer, as Zhong Guotao expected, nodded yes.