Chen Qiaoshan stood under the acacia tree, as if he had forgotten everything in the past.

The acacia is angry, and the daylilies forget their worries.

He looked at Yan Xiaoqin with a smile on his face, and the irritability in his heart gradually calmed down.

Su Qiong drove the car to pick up people at the school gate, she discussed with Yan Wengang last night for half a night, after all, her daughter is an adult, and it is not appropriate to treat her like before.

Chen Qiaoshan's news is boiling, his daughter really wants to talk about friends, he is actually a good choice, the couple discussed for a long time, and finally reached a consensus, the relationship between the two of them is not excluded or encouraged, but to tell her daughter in private, you still have to pay attention to your usual interactions, girls are easy to suffer.

Su Qiong took the initiative to say hello, Chen Qiaoshan was flattered, he chatted with Yan's mother carelessly, Yan Xiaoqin was very happy, and happily pulled Chen Xi into Yan's mother's car together.

How could the mother not understand the change in her daughter's expression, Su Qiong felt very uncomfortable, although sooner or later there would be such a day, but when it was really faced, the parents were still a little emotional.

Chen Qiaoshan still lives at Sun's house at night, and Sun Dafu called in the afternoon, and the matter of buying a machine is eyebrow-raising.

As soon as he entered the door, Chen Qiaoshan was pulled over by his father, "Come, Dashan, let me introduce you, this is Wang Zhongliang, who is the deputy director of the Municipal Agricultural Bureau, you can call Uncle Wang!"

Chen Qiaoshan hurriedly greeted: "Uncle Wang!"

"You are Chen Qiaoshan, I know you, the young man is very good!"

It seems that Sun Dafu has already introduced himself in advance, "Uncle Wang, I am a junior, just call me a mountain!"

Wang Zhongliang has thick eyebrows and big eyes, his waist is straight, his age is estimated to be in his early forties, there is no excess fat on his body, and he can't see any of the panache of a deputy department-level official on him.

Sun Dafu said: "Dashan, Lao Wang and I are comrades-in-arms, and we have been friends for more than ten years, and your problems will be solved by him!"

Chen Qiaoshan was stunned, no wonder he looked like he was a fierce man, it turned out that he was also a soldier, but he became a deputy director, and it was really rare to be able to maintain a military style.

"Whoever is a comrade-in-arms with you, you are a firehead, and I am a scout!"

"Get out of the way, if Lao Tzu hadn't helped you in the recruit company back then, you would have been assigned to feed the pigs, so why would it be your turn to show off here!"

"Okay, Xiao Wang, Dashan, come and sit, let's talk while eating!" Old Man Sun began to greet.

Wang Zhongliang smiled and said, "Okay, Uncle Sun, I won't be polite to you!"

It can be seen that Wang Zhongliang's relationship with the Sun family is indeed very good.

At the dinner table, Chen Qiaoshan briefly talked about the situation at home, and then talked about buying a machine.

Wang Zhongliang said: "Don't say it, you can really do the thing of digging a well, and the market is really not small!!"

Dad Sun asked, "What do you say?"

"There is already a shortage of water in the countryside, and there has been very little rainfall in recent years, and the city has made preparations for drought relief this year!"

"Is it really that serious?" Old Man Sun interjected.

Mr. Sun was discharged from the army and was arranged to work at the train station, and his family lived in the city, so it was not surprising that he did not know the situation in the countryside.

For them, whether it rains or not has little impact, for the people who farm the land, the amount of rain directly determines the harvest of the year, whether the harvest can be harvested or not, how much can be harvested, it all depends on God's mood.

In recent years, there has been a drought, the water shortage in the ground is serious, and it can only rely on pumping water for irrigation, but the lack of water is not a single household, and they all run to pump water and lead to insufficient power supply.

In this summer, the air conditioner is still on in the living room of the Sun family, and the electricity consumption on this day is equivalent to irrigating ten acres of land, but the countryside can only be watched.

Chen Qiaoshan said helplessly: "Our village is already dry, and my family has to travel two miles to fetch water. ”

Everyone in the Sun family was a little surprised, and Mrs. Sun asked, "Why didn't the news air?"

Chen Qiaoshan smiled bitterly, SARS has just passed two days, how can he pay attention to the drought in remote rural areas at this time.

Wang Zhongliang said: "Auntie, this is just the beginning!"

Chen Qiaoshan has no problem, from the city to the town, and then from the town to the village, the government alone will not be able to solve the problem for a while and a half.

"Uncle Wang, my family wants to buy a well-drilling machine, what is your way?"

"Dafu told me in the afternoon, Nanyang Machinery Factory has, their factory has a business relationship with us, I have inquired, there are several models!"

"It's mainly for drilling wells in farmland!"

"The price of this machine is not cheap, it is estimated to be 20,000 smaller!"

In the countryside, 20,000 yuan is not a small amount, and the per capita annual income in the rural areas in 2002 was less than 2,800.

Chen Qiaoshan smiled and said, "The money is no problem, do you need us to go to the factory to pick it up?"

Wang Zhongliang said with a smile: "No, just make a deposit, they, business is not good these days, and the machinery factory is almost unable to do it!"

Chen Qiaoshan was stunned, "Uncle Wang, what about the after-sales of the machine in the future?"

Wang Zhongliang smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, it hasn't reached that yet, the state-owned factory has now begun to grab the market and fight for word of mouth, and it won't be able to fall for a while!"

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After the business was over, the atmosphere gradually became warmer, and Dad Sun and Wang Zhongliang began to drink together, in their words, to be a cadre, to be able to write, speak, eat and drink.

After a few glasses of wine, the two opened up the conversation and recalled the past years.

Wang Zhongliang was really born as a scout, participated in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, and also made a second-class meritorious service, and later took the military academy to be promoted, and went around and around in the army to the deputy regiment level, but was forced to transfer to the local area when he encountered a major disarmament, and was arranged to be the deputy director of the Agricultural Bureau for several years.

Chen Qiaoshan couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Wang, have you really been on the battlefield?"

"That is, I was a scout at that time, and I was always at the forefront of the battlefield!" Wang Zhongliang said with pride.

Sun Fatzi interjected and said, "Uncle Wang, aren't you afraid of death when you go to the front?"

Old Man Sun glared at his grandson and said, "What nonsense!"

"Everyone has Lao Tzu Niang, who can not be afraid of death? What can I do if I am afraid of death, I really don't have time to think about this problem on the battlefield. ”

After Wang Zhongliang finished speaking, he stared at Chen Qiaoshan again and asked, "Dashan, the newspaper says every day that you are righteous and brave, are you afraid of death when you go into the water?"

Chen Qiaoshan was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and said, "It should be afraid!"

Sun Guangming said: "How do I remember that you didn't mean to be scared at all?"

Chen Qiaoshan said angrily: "At that time, I just thought about saving people, but I didn't think about it so much. ”

"Isn't that just that, a truth!"

Although Wang Zhongliang said it lightly, Chen Qiaoshan knew that going to the battlefield was far from being so simple, although he had not experienced it personally, but the information of later generations was developed, and he had seen too many real miserable scenes.

Not long ago, on March 20, the United States launched a war against Iraq, and announced the end of the operation in mid-April, and it was only half a month before and after, but Chen Qiaoshan knew that this war was far from over, and would continue for more than nine years, directly resulting in the death of more than 100,000 people, and the cruelty of the war can be seen.

This topic was too heavy, and everyone didn't want to talk about it, and the atmosphere was a little silent for a while.

Chen Qiaoshan asked, "Uncle Wang, do you know anyone from the agricultural machinery station?"

"What are you asking for? The agricultural machinery station does not sell drilling machines!"

Chen Qiaoshan was a little strange, Wang Zhongliang's tone was a little strange, he explained: "I want to buy some supporting facilities. ”

Wang Zhongliang said: "I can't help with this, and it may be more troublesome to find me!"

Chen Qiaoshan was a little depressed, and threw this halfway through the words, isn't this an appetite!

Sun Dafu explained: "Dashan, let's talk about this matter later, Lao Wang and Li Chaoyang of the Agricultural Machinery Station are a little contradictory!"

Wang Zhongliang was unwilling, "He also deserves it!" He Li Chaoyang is a corrupt criminal, he will do anything to eat and take cards, but he will not do practical things!"

The general atmosphere in society is like this, and it will take a long time of suffering before the state begins to fight corruption in an all-round way.

Chen Qiaoshan smiled and didn't take it seriously, it seemed that Wang Zhongliang was not very happy in the Agricultural Bureau.