Liu Haobing didn't expect the matter to be so serious, and said directly: "Haven't you all looked for Hu Yong, the branch secretary of your village, about this kind of problem?"

At this time, Jiao Chunwang walked up to Liu Haobing and said: "Township Chief Liu, the branch secretary has an account, but the branch secretary has no choice, he can't change food, besides, he has food at home." ”

Liu Haobing said: "What did you say, he has food at home?"

Everyone here nodded and said: "Yes, of course he has food at home, as soon as the public grain is purchased every year, the grain of Hu Zhishu's family is piled up into a hill, and sometimes it can't be eaten, and it is pulled outside to sell?"

Liu Haobing listened to the tears, this Hu Yong is really hopeless, not only from the villagers to ask for subsidies for dilapidated houses, but also to collect more public food from the masses, it is really unreasonable.

Liu Haobing thought of this, and then said: "Ladies and gentlemen, if you have time, take me to see the most difficult households in our village. ”

The old man hurriedly said, "Township Chief Liu, I have time, I'll take you there." ”

Liu Haobing said: "Okay, folks, if you have time today, follow me, let's go and have a look, after I go back, I must find a way to solve the problem quickly, if the township really can't solve it, then I will go to the county to find a way to find the county magistrate." ”

As soon as Liu Haobing's words were finished, these poor people all cried.

Liu Haobing said to the old man: "Old man, please lead the way in front." ”

After walking for about half a mile, the old man walked towards a steep slope, Liu Haobing looked at the trembling old man and hurriedly said, "Old man, be careful." ”

The old man said: "Township Chief Liu, don't worry, my old man can't die, if he dies, he will be blessed." ”

Liu Haobing hurriedly walked towards the old man, walked next to the old man, held the old man's arm, and said, "Old man, be careful, our days in Goushi Township will be fine, and your happy days are still ahead?"

The old man saw that Liu Haobing was actually supporting him, and hurriedly said: "Township Chief Liu, you quickly let go, my old man is dirty, don't stain your clothes." ’

Liu Haobing didn't let go, and said, "Old man, where are you going to take me?"

The old man said: "This old sister-in-law is ten years older than me, she is seventy years old this year, her husband died when he fought in Vietnam, leaving her and her son, I didn't expect that his son also died when he was a soldier in Xinjiang, and now she and her granddaughter are left in the family." ”

Liu Haobing said: "Then her family is still a military martyr's family, doesn't the state have money to take care of it?"

The old man said as he walked: "I still had to take care of it a few years ago, but in the end, I don't know why it was gone, the old lady raised that granddaughter alone, and lived in a broken cave to burn what was not burned, what to eat was not eaten, and what was to be drunk was not drunk, it was so pitiful." ”

Liu Haobing continued: "Uncle, how old is her granddaughter this year. ”

"Ten years old. ”

"Ten?"

"Yes, it's ten years old, and it's been ten years since the child picked it up. ”

Liu Haobing understood that this granddaughter was adopted by her grandmother.

Yang Xuewen, Jiao Chunwang and others followed.

They quickly went down the steep slope, Liu Haobing turned his head to look at the steep slope, and said in his heart: "Such a steep slope is also laborious to walk by yourself, not to mention an old man about seventy years old and a ten-year-old child, alas!"

They walked down the steep slope, and at this time, a dilapidated courtyard appeared in front of them, the door of the courtyard was made of tree strips, and it was impossible to prevent thieves, but Liu Haobing also knew that families like them, even if the thief came, they would leave in tears, and maybe they would leave what they stole to the grandmother.

The old man creaked open the door and shouted inside, "Old sister-in-law, are you at home?"

Liu Haobing and Yang Xuewen followed, and at this time, they walked into the courtyard of the military martyrs' families, there was nothing in this courtyard, only two caves side by side, and the cliff wall had been rusted by the stagnant water flowing down from the cliff.

There was no answer inside, and at this time, a little girl about ten years old ran out of the cave, saw a group of strangers, and said in a panic: "Who are you, my grandmother is sick?"

When the old man heard that her grandmother was sick, he hurriedly walked up to the little girl and said, "Xiaohua, you said that grandma is sick, what is grandma's illness?"

After hearing this, Xiaohua said: "Grandpa Hu, my grandmother doesn't know what the illness is, she has been lying in bed." ”

Liu Haobing saw Xiaohua's smart eyes sparkling on her black face, he took a closer look, this little girl didn't know how long she hadn't washed her face, and her face was the same as the cliff wall of their cave, rusty.

Liu Haobing strode into the cave.

After Liu Haobing rushed into the cave, he couldn't see anything.

At the moment when Liu Haobing rushed in, Yang Xuewen and Jiao Chunwang also rushed in.

Liu Haobing couldn't see anything, knowing that the light in the cave was too dim.

At this time, an old man said weakly, "Who?"

At this time, Xiaohua walked in and said, "Grandma, it's Grandpa Hu and a large group of people, I don't know." ”

At this time, Grandpa Hu sat on the edge of the kang and said, "Old sister-in-law, I am Hu Shoumin." ”

The old grandmother said, "It's Shoumin." It seemed to take a great deal of effort for her to sit up and then take a match from the window and light a kerosene lamp.

At this time, Liu Haobing saw the old man's face.

The old man suddenly saw Liu Haobing standing in front of him and said, "Who is this?"

Hu Shoumin hurriedly said: "Old sister-in-law, this is Liu Haobing, the newly appointed head of our Goushi Township, he is a good official." ”

The old grandmother panted and said, "Township Chief Liu, you are so busy. They came all the way to see me. ”

Liu Haobing stepped forward, held the grandmother's hand tightly and said: "Old man, it is our government that is sorry for you, your two generations have made such great contributions to the country, and you have let you live in such a poor place, it is our dereliction of duty, and it is the Goushi Township Government that is sorry for you." After Liu Haobing finished speaking, he couldn't help but shed tears.

After hearing this, the grandmother said: "I don't blame the government, the government is also in difficulty now, I am not in good health now, and I am sorry for the government for causing trouble." ”

Liu Haobing's tears couldn't be stopped anymore after hearing this, and flowed down the bridge of his nose, and said, "Grandma, I'm sorry, please rest assured, I will solve the problem as soon as possible." ”

Liu Haobing stood on the ground again, walked to the stove, lifted the lid of the pot, and there was only half a bowl of gruel in the pot, and the others were empty.

Liu Haobing said: "Grandma, you and the child will eat this?"

After hearing this, the old grandmother said: "All the land in the village was planted with Bupleurum last year, but no one wanted Bupleurum, so there was no food at home, so I could only eat this, my wife can still hold on, poor Xiaohua, she is now the time to grow her body, and she can't eat enough, but what should I do?"

Liu Haobing turned around in the cave again, found a few bags, looked at them, and they were empty, at this time, the old grandmother said: "Township Chief Liu, don't look for it, there is still half a bag of rice, in the small pot, there are many rats in the cave, I am afraid that I will be spoiled by mice, so I hide the remaining grain in the small pot, so that the mice will not be ruined." ”

Liu Haobing walked to the side of the small pot, lifted the lid of the small pot, saw a small cloth bag, opened it, and found that there were less than thirty catties of brown rice left inside.

Liu Haobing closed the lid again.

He walked to the side of the water tank, looked inside, and found that there was not much water in the water tank, so he scooped a bowl of water from the water tank with a broken bowl, and found that it was full of mud and sand, and said, "Grandma, you usually drink water like this?"

The old grandmother nodded.

At this time, the old man Hu Shoumin said: "Township Chief Liu, it rained less in our Goushi Township the year before last and last year, so there is not much water collected in the water cellar, you think that this kind of water is undrinkable, but for the villagers of Hujia Village, it is satisfying to have such water." ”

Liu Haobing decided again, must make up his mind to solve the draft problem of Goushi Township, at this time he suddenly remembered that he had been masturbated, if it was not bad, he would be about to leave Goushi Township, but the scene in front of him made him feel ruthless, he couldn't leave, he definitely couldn't leave Goushi Township, if he left Goushi Township, Miao Lingnian still followed his previous way of governing, then these poor villagers were either starved to death, or died of thirst.

At this time, Liu Haobing quickly walked in front of Yang Xuewen, took his shoulder bag from Yang Xuewen's hand, took out instant noodles and ham sausages from the shoulder bag, walked up to Xiaohua and said, "Xiaohua, uncle came in a hurry this time, and he didn't bring anything, take these to eat." ”

Xiaohua stared at Liu Haobing in fear, not daring to take it.

Liu Haobing took out all the things in his satchel and put them on the old grandmother's clay kang and said: " Grandma, the task I came to our Hujia Village today was originally to see what our villagers are most lacking at present, and how to get the people of Goushi Township out of trouble in the future, I didn't expect that your family would be so poor, these things were originally to be eaten when I and Xiao Yang were eating, and now they will be left to you and the child, I will leave after a while, you boil some water for the child, soak these instant noodles, and let the child have a full meal, rest assured, as long as I Liu Haobing is here, the government will not ignore you. ”

When the old grandmother heard this, she couldn't cry anymore, and wanted to get up and kowtow to Liu Haobing, Liu Haobing hurriedly stopped, he quickly opened a ham sausage and handed it to Xiaohua, Xiaohua now found that Liu Haobing was not a bad person, took the ham sausage, quickly took a bite, and tasted the taste of the ham sausage, and then, she stuffed a ham sausage into her mouth in two bites.

Liu Haobing took Yang Xuewen's satchel from Yang Xuewen's hand, and also took out all the things in Yang Xuewen's satchel and put it on the grandmother's earthen kang, Yang Xuewen's eyes were also tears, although he was not the head of the township, but he was also a cadre of Goushi Township, since he was a cadre of Goushi Township, the life of every person in Goushi Township was closely related to him, and now seeing the pitiful appearance of the old grandmother and Xiaohua, he also felt that he had been seriously derelict in his duties as a cadre of Goushi Township.