Xijia Village Party Secretary Xi Niuwa's house is not too far from the school, about three miles away, not for a while, Hou Lu took Liu Haobing to Xi Niuwa's house, Liu Haobing looked at the courtyard of Xi Niuwa's house, and had a sense of sadness, because this courtyard and the courtyard of Hu Yong's house, the party secretary of Hujia Village, are simply very different.

The courtyard wall of the courtyard is made of earth, and the gate is made of fences, Hou Lu stepped forward, pushed open the fence door, and took Liu Haobing into the yard, a civil structure house stood in front of them, Liu Haobing looked at the dilapidated house, and knew that it was a long time, only a fifty or sixty-year-old house, and some of the walls had cracks.

At this time, it seemed to be time for dinner, and a light smoke rose from the chimney of a small house next to it.

Although the house is very dilapidated, Liu Haobing has a sense of intimacy when he sees such a house, he came to Xijiacun Primary School, and the first time he saw Xijiacun Party Secretary Xi Niuwa, he knew that Xi Niuwa was a good cadre and a good branch secretary, but he didn't expect that his family was so poor.

Hou Lu looked at Liu Haobing who was in a daze and said, "Township Chief Liu, what's wrong?"

Liu Haobing shook his head and said, "It's okay." ”

Their conversation had already awakened the occupants of the room, when a woman in her forties, about forty years old, came out with an iron spoon in her hand and shouted, "Who?"

When she finished asking this sentence, she suddenly saw Hou Lu and hurriedly said, "Is it Teacher Hou Lu?"

Hou Lu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law, are you cooking?"

Liu Haobing looked at the woman in front of him, her face that had been tortured by the years was full of wrinkles, and her temples had gray hair, but with a smile on her face, her eyes were still bright, this was Xi Niuwa's wife Zuo Chunfeng.

At this time, Zuo Chunfeng also saw Liu Haobing standing next to him, and said, "Teacher Hou, who is this?"

Before Hou Lu was introduced, Liu Haobing hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law, my name is Liu Haobing." ”

As soon as Liu Haobing's words were finished, Zuo Chunfeng walked over violently and said: "You are the head of Liu Township, our old Xi mentions you every day, saying that you are a good leader, if you are asked to lead Goushi Township, within a few years, the life of the people in Goushi Township will be better." ”

Zuo Chunfeng's words made Liu Haobing feel very ashamed, he was pulled off the horse by others less than five days after he took office as the head of Goushi Township, ashamed of the party and the people?

Liu Haobing said: "Sister-in-law, don't call Township Chief Liu in the future, my Township Chief has been masturbated, just call me Xiao Liu." ”

Liu Haobing's township chief was teased by Zuo Chunfeng knew that night, Xi Niuwa returned home and threw a dinner bowl angrily, which made her feel distressed, but, in the end, I heard Xi Niuwa say that Liu Haobing was suspended by the county because he asked reporters to interview the collapse of the primary school classroom in Xijia Village, and she suddenly understood Xi Niuwa's mood, as a village party secretary, Liu Haobing was stroked as the township head, which shows that Xijia Village, which was just a little bright, is going to be dark again, compared with the masses in Xijia Village, what is a bowl at home, and the reasonable Zuo Chunfeng can only comfort her husband。 As a result, Xi Niuwa, who was in her fifties and had never softened herself, crawled in her wife's arms and cried in the dark.

When he woke up the next morning, he ran out of his house again, checked everything in the village, looked at the dry weather, he sighed and said, "God, this year there are not only natural disasters, but also man-made disasters, you let the villagers of Xijia Village live." ”

Zuo Chunfeng saw Liu Haobing at this time, and he was very happy in his heart, holding an iron spoon in one hand and pulling Liu Haobing in the other hand and said: "Township Chief Liu, in the eyes of my Zuo Chunfeng and Xi Niuwa, you will always be the township chief of Goushi Township, it is cold outside, you and Teacher Hou hurry into the house to sit." ”

Liu Haobing and Hou Lu were pulled into their house by the enthusiastic Zuo Chunfeng, the furnishings in the house are also very simple, and it is also in stark contrast to Hu Yong's house, a clay kang, a table, and a few benches are placed next to the table.

Zuo Chunfeng watched Liu Haobing inspect her house, and she hurriedly said: "Township Chief Liu, the poor family has little business, so you can see it." ”

After hearing this, Liu Haobing hurriedly said: "Good, good, good, not poor, rich in spirit." ”

Zuo Chunfeng smiled after hearing this, and hurriedly said: "Township Chief Liu, the meal will be ready soon, Lao Niu will come back in a while, the house is cold, you better wait for a while on the kang with Teacher Hou." ”

Liu Haobing's hands were stuffed in the quilt, the soil kang was warm, Liu Haobing took off his shoes and ran up from the kang, and after sitting on the kang, he said to Hou Ludao, who was standing on the ground, and said: "Teacher Hou, you can come up too, the kang is warm, let's wait a while, and the Niu branch secretary will come back." ’

After hearing this, Hou Lu said: "Township Chief Liu, you can sit down, I am wearing thick clothes, not cold." ”

Liu Haobing said: "Come on, Niu Zhishu will come back in a while, and we will discuss with Niu Zhishu how to clean up the school's garbage as soon as possible, so that those children can sit in the bright classroom and study as soon as possible." ”

Teacher Hou Lu was helpless, so he could only sit on the kang of Niu Wa's house, and sat opposite Liu Haobing with a blushing face.

At this time, Xi Niuwa's wife Zuo Chunfeng was very happy to see Liu Haobing and Hou Lu sitting on the clay kang in her house, and said, "Township Chief Liu, Teacher Hou, you two are sitting, and I will cook." After saying that, he rushed out in a hurry.

At this time, there were only two people in the house, Liu Haobing and Hou Lu, and the two of them were still sitting on a kang, the two of them looked at each other, they both blushed a little, Hou Lu lowered her head shyly, and she felt that her face was a little hot.

Liu Haobing broke the silence and said, "Teacher Hou, are you still used to it in Goushi Township?"

After hearing this, Hou Lu smiled and said: "At first, I was not used to it, mainly because of the water here, but later, looking at these poor children, I knew that I had to overcome it even if I was not used to it, otherwise, in such a poor place, without a teacher, would these children have to suffer in such a poor ravine for the rest of their lives?"

Liu Haobing nodded, this is the teacher, the teacher treats the students the same as the parents treat the children, and the minimum requirement is not to want their students to suffer anymore.

Liu Haobing had nothing to say after hearing this, so he could only say without words: "Teacher Hou, you are really a good teacher." ”

After hearing this, Hou Lu smiled elegantly and said, "Township Chief Liu, you are also a good township chief." ”

After hearing this, Liu Haobing smiled and said, "Teacher Hou, it's so difficult to be a good person. ”

Hou Lu understands that it is difficult to be a good township chief, and it is not difficult to be a good teacher, but in this world, although there are so many bastards, so many corrupt officials, and so many bad teachers, there is always a sunny place in society.

Hou Lu didn't dare to look directly into Liu Haobing's eyes, as long as she kept looking at Liu Haobing's eyes, she felt as if there was a deer beating in her chest, and she knew that she might like this young township chief.

She has stayed in this remote Xijia Village all these years, and when she reaches the age of marriage, she has not yet had a suitable object, and she often looks at the roof alone at night, and sometimes her inner restlessness makes her very uncomfortable, she knows that although she can't do without Xijia Village, these children in Xijia Village, but she also has to quickly find a partner, and she can sleep on his chest when she is lonely at night, and she can tell him when she has grievances.

Thinking of this, Hou Lu knew that the man in front of him might be the Prince Charming who would accompany him for the rest of his life, and said with a little blush: "Township Chief Liu, are you married?"

After Hou Lu finished asking, his face turned red under his ears in an instant.

Liu Haobing heard Hou Lu's question, saw Hou Lu's face again, and knew Hou Lu's thoughts, but at this time Wang Mei's figure appeared in front of him, he didn't know where his Xiaomei was now, the last time he saw Mei Anning, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, Mei Anning said that he didn't have any news of Wang Mei.

Hou Lu saw Liu Haobing deep in thought, knowing that his words had touched Liu Haobing's pain, and said, "Township Chief Liu, shouldn't I ask?"

Liu Haobing shook his head and said, "Teacher Hou, it's not that you shouldn't ask, but when I think of it, my heart is like a knife." ”

Women like to snoop on other people's privacy the most, and the kind-hearted Hou Lu is no exception, thinking of this, he said: "Township Chief Liu, then you tell me about it, see if I can help you." ”

Liu Haobing shook his head and said, "Teacher Hou, you can't help, this is a sin I created, it seems that I can only use my life to taste it." ”

Hou Lu heard what Liu Haobing said, and said: "Township Chief Liu, if you have any suffering, just tell me, maybe I can really help you, even if I can't help you, listen to your unhappiness in your heart, maybe you will feel comfortable in your heart." ”

Liu Haobing saw that Hou Lu was chasing after him, so he could only tell a story about himself and Wang Mei.

Hou Lu listened to the pain and tears, he always thought that Liu Haobing was a good official, but he didn't expect that such a good official would make himself so miserable for the benefit of the masses, and she also knew that Wang Mei must be a woman who is not only beautiful but also understanding.

"Township Chief Liu, such a good woman, why don't you go to her?" Hou Lu hurriedly asked.

"I can't find it back, where she has gone now, I don't know, she should have a good job and a good family, all because of me, she was ruined, although, I don't think I did anything wrong, for the benefit of the masses, I can only send his father, Vice Mayor Wang Ming, to prison, but it is still too cruel for her, one side is his biological father, and the other side is his lover. ”

Liu Haobing was already depressed, and when he mentioned Wang Mei at this time, he remembered many sad things about himself, and he couldn't help but shed tears.

Hou Lu saw Liu Haobing crying, and he couldn't help crying.