Liu Haobing approached the small stove, there were four small tables that could sit four people next to the small stove, and an old man next to him was meeting.

As soon as Liu Haobing approached, an old woman came over and asked, "Young man, what should you eat?"

Liu Haobing replied: "Old man, bring me a bowl of noodles, if you want to dry, add some more." Liu Haobing, who hadn't eaten all day, was a little hungry.

The old lady said yes and limped away.

Liu Haobing found that the old woman was at least sixty years old, and she still seemed to have some problems with her legs.

Liu Haobing's most unaccustomed thing is the suffering of the poor, and asked, "Auntie, it's so late, why don't you rest?"

The old lady replied, "Young man, there is no way, this year there is a terrible natural disaster, and if you don't make a little more, you will starve to death." ”

Liu Haobing nodded and said, "Yes, if you don't make some money, you will starve to death." ”

"Auntie, you and your uncle are celebrating their birthdays this year?"

After hearing this, the old man replied: "Young man, my old man is seventy-one this year, and my wife is sixty-eight this year. ”

Liu Haobing was shocked, generally old people of this age enjoy happiness at home, why are the two of them still selling tea and rice here.

"Uncle, where is your house, and is there anyone else in the family?"

The old man was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "Young man, my family is from Majia Village, Lishan Town. ”

When Liu Haobing heard this, he was shocked and said, "Old man, what are you talking about, your family is from Majia Village, Lishan Town?"

The old man saw Liu Haobing's surprised expression and said, "Young man, have you been to Majia Village?"

Liu Haobing nodded and said, "I've been, I'm Liu Haobing, the deputy mayor of Lishan Town, and I'm too familiar with the villagers in your Majia Village." ”

When the old man heard that the person in front of him was Liu Haobing, the deputy mayor of Lishan Town, he said in surprise: "You are Mayor Liu, I have heard of you, you are a good person." After he finished speaking, he hurriedly said to the old woman standing next to him: "Old woman, this is our mayor Liu Haobing of Lishan Town!"

The old man's surprise made Liu Haobing's heart ache even more, because an old farmer was so shocked by his arrival, which showed the importance of his position in the hearts of the villagers.

The old woman also came over to look at Liu Haobing, and suddenly saw the blood flowing from Liu Haobing's body, and said, "Child, your arm is injured!"

Liu Haobing hurriedly replied: "Old man, my arm is fine, this is someone else's blood." ”

The old woman was relieved.

Liu Haobing was a little incomprehensible, it stands to reason that he had seen all the villagers in Majia Village, Lishan Town, and he also knew about the situation in the villagers' homes, but how could he not know about this old man? What the hell is going on?

"Old man, why haven't I seen you?"

The old man quickly put the noodles into the pot and said, "I've been out for more than ten years, and you definitely haven't seen me." ”

"Why, it stands to reason that you should enjoy happiness in the village at your age, why did you come to the county and set up such a small noodle stall?"

The old man was about to say to Liu Haobing, but the old woman hurriedly came over and said, "Dad, don't say it, besides, I'm going to get into trouble again!"

After hearing this, the old man hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, don't say it, it's all in the past, why do you mention him?"

Liu Haobing looked suspicious, knowing that something must have happened to the families of these two old men, otherwise, it would be impossible for them to give up their land to suffer here.

Liu Haobing is most disgusted with the suffering of the poor, as long as he sees someone suffering, it is more uncomfortable than his own suffering.

At this time, the old man's noodles were already out of the pot, he knew that Liu Haobing was the deputy mayor of Lishan Town, so he specially increased the seasoning for Liu Haobing, increased the amount of noodles, made a bowl of Meimei, put it in front of Liu Haobing, and then brought a bowl of hot noodle soup, and said to Liu Haobing: "Mayor Liu, eat, you are the benefactor of our Majia Village villagers, thank you." ”

Liu Haobing was indeed hungry, he looked at the fragrant noodles and took a quick bite, I don't know if he was hungry or the noodles tasted really beautiful, Liu Haobing felt that he had never eaten such a delicious thing.

"The old man is so delicious, so delicious!" Liu Haobing said while eating.

The old man looked at Liu Haobing's gobbling up and said with a smile: "Mayor Liu, eat slowly, it's not enough, I'll make it for you again." ”

The old man didn't expect that a dignified deputy mayor could like to eat the noodles he made, his kind of street noodle stall, only people like him would patronize it, and then tell people that Liu Haobing, the deputy mayor of Lishan Town, patronized his noodle stall in the middle of the night, others will definitely not believe it, and will definitely say that this old man is lying.

Liu Haobing quickly finished eating a bowl of noodles and patted his belly, feeling very comfortable.

"Mayor Liu, are you full? Or, come again!" the old man continued.

Liu Haobing said: "Uncle, I'm so full, I've never eaten such a delicious thing." ”

"Mayor Liu, you are too hungry, if you weren't hungry, you wouldn't say that. ”

Liu Haobing continued: "Yes, uncle, I haven't eaten a day today. ”

The old man said: "Mayor Liu, I know that you are a good official, but you also have to pay attention to your body, only if a good official like you is healthy, we ordinary people will have a good life." ”

Liu Haobing then remembered that there must be something wrong with the old man setting up a stall here, and asked, "Old man, do you believe me Liu Haobing?"

The old man nodded and said: "Mayor Liu, I believe in you, we Majia Village villagers believe in you, although I haven't seen you, but everything you have done for our Majia Village, I have it in my heart, the villagers are ready to build a 'Shrine of Eternal Life' for you in the village after their lives return to normal, and you will be worshiped by our descendants for generations!"

Liu Haobing's eyes moistened after hearing this, this is the poor villagers, as long as you treat them well, they will remember you for the rest of their lives, but I don't know those hateful officials, the state pays them salaries and all kinds of subsidies, why do they still embezzle the little disaster relief funds that belong to the masses?

"Uncle, I am a member of the Communist Party, the party handed over Lishan Town to me, and if you are handed over to me, I have the responsibility and obligation to let you live a good life, this is my duty. ”

After hearing this, the old man nodded and said, "Yes, Mayor Liu, if all the officials are like you, we poor people will have a good life." ”

Liu Haobing then asked: "Old man, tell me, what is the reason why you and your eldest mother are so old, and they are still setting up stalls on the street." ”

The old man turned his head and looked at his wife, the old woman still wanted to stop it, but the old man said: "Old woman, we have been wronged for so many years, today we should tell a story and tell Mayor Liu, otherwise, I will really be suffocated to death." ”

The old woman wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve.

Liu Haobing listened carefully.

The old man said: "Mayor Liu, the two of us set up a stall for my son Ma Hanjun." ”

"Your son Ma Hanjun, where is he now?" asked Liu Haobing in surprise.

The old man pointed to the north and said, "In prison!"

"What's going on in prison?" Liu Haobing knew that something big must have happened.

The old man said: "Mayor Liu, the two of us are looking for food in the field, and we can basically maintain food and clothing, but our son needs money, and if he doesn't have money, he will be beaten to death by the police! ”

When the old woman heard this, she continued to wipe away his tears with her hand.

Liu Haobing didn't expect that there would be so many difficult things in the world.

The old man continued: "The little money we work hard to earn every day, in addition to leaving us two for the necessities of life, we will bring it to our children as soon as we have time, and by the way, give some gifts to those discipline and leaders, so that they will not torture my son." When my son first came in, we didn't have any money and didn't know any of this, and by the time we went to visit him, he had already been tortured by the police inside. ”

The old man also choked up.

Liu Haobing said to the old man and the old woman: "Old man, don't be sad, tell me, what crime did your son commit?"

The old man said, "Homicide?"

"What crime?" Liu Haobing was a little surprised when he heard the word murder, how could two old men like such a kind raise a murderer.

The old man said, "It's homicide!"

As soon as the old man's words fell, the old woman cried: "No, the person was not killed by my son, the person was not killed by my son, my son is not a murderer, he was wronged." ”

Liu Haobing knew that there was an inside story.

"Auntie, don't cry, tell me what happened, how did your son become a murderer?"

The old man said: "Mayor Liu, my son is a good son, very kind and very filial, although the two of us live a tight life, but when the child is very young, he tightened his belt, sold food, sold other daily necessities, no matter what, but also let the child read some books, the child finally went to high school, although he was not admitted to college, but he was also a literate person in the village, and finally married him a daughter-in-law, his daughter-in-law may have taken a fancy to my son's culture, so she married him." ”

The old woman suddenly interrupted the old man's words and said, "Don't talk about that vixen, if she hadn't hooked up with someone else, my son wouldn't have gone to prison." ”

The old man continued: "My daughter-in-law is relatively beautiful, and after she first got married, the two of them lived well, but later, life in the countryside was hard, I don't know when, she slowly began to put on makeup, and slowly began to dislike my son, saying that my son has no ability, saying that with her appearance, she should not live with a man like my son for a lifetime, in short, the more she talks, the more angry she becomes." ”

Liu Haobing said: "And then?"