After listening to Yan Yuxiang's words, Yan Yuxiu stood up and said with a serious face: "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely be able to keep the foundation of my ancestors! With your support, it is worth his Guo Qisheng's daily canvassing." ”

Yan Yuxiang nodded, and then stopped talking. The two sat down to drink again, but said no more about the campaign.

In the evening, his wife Yan Xiuping came to cook for him, and he told his younger brother Yan Yuxiu about his younger brother Yan Yuxiu's election as village head, so that Yan Xiuping could prepare and not choose the wrong one when he filled out the ballot. It's just that he didn't say that Yan Yuxiu wanted to participate in the election by himself, he knew his wife's temperament, if he said it, his wife would definitely be chattering and endless, thinking that Yan Yuxiang had missed another opportunity to go to glory. But in Yan Yuxiang's heart, the only hope now is that Yan Xiang Village will not have the surname Guo, and everything else is easy to say, as for why he thinks so, he has never reflected on it.

As Yan Yuxiang expected, within a few days, Guo Qisheng came to visit. Of course, Yan Yuxiang knew what the purpose of his coming was, but he still received him warmly.

Unlike Yan Yuxiu, Guo Qisheng came at night because he didn't come empty-handed.

That night, Yan Yuxiang had just packed up the pigsty, inspected it again, and felt that there was no problem, so he was ready to close the door and go to sleep. At this time, he heard the dog barking at the door, Yan Yuxiang didn't care at first, because if someone came to look for him, he would definitely bark out loudly. But when Yan Yuxiang lay down, listening to the sound of the dog not only did not stop, but also barked more and more fiercely, he decided to get up and take a look.

I saw him scolding and walking to the door, shaking a flashlight, only to find that there was a person standing not far away. This person is none other than Guo Qisheng. What should come will always come. He said from afar: "I said why the dog kept barking, it turned out to be Qisheng! Why didn't you call me when you came!"

Guo Qisheng saw Yan Yuxiang protecting the dog, so he walked in and said, "Brother, are you sleeping?"

Yan Yuxiang looked at what Guo Qisheng was holding in his hand, although he knew what he was going to do, he didn't shirk, just welcomed him in. Yan Yuxiang knew that these things would have to be returned sooner or later.

I saw Guo Qisheng follow Yan Yuxiang into the house, put his things aside, stood at the door, and didn't say that he wanted to sit.

Yan Yuxiang said: "Qisheng, although you come to me relatively rarely, you don't need to see me like this, right? ”

Guo Qisheng sat down and said, "Brother, this is as it should be, you have made such a great contribution to our village, you should do everything." ”

"Hey! Look at what you said, what kind of contribution do you make, I'm embarrassed to say this, I didn't do anything, I just managed my one-third of an acre of land! I don't want to care about things outside, and I try to listen to them as little as possible. Yan Yuxiang habitually waved his hand and said.

"Sister-in-law, okay? Is Dongzi going to high school? I heard from the teachers at the school that Dongzi's academic performance is good, and there is no problem at all in getting into the first middle school in the city. I envy you, brother. ”

Guo Qisheng moved to Yanxiang Village from his father's generation, and his father originally had three sons, all of whom were married to girls from the Yan family, but I don't know why, since moving to this village, there have been fewer and fewer people in the family. First, Guo Qisheng's eldest brother and second brother died early due to illness one after another, leaving no descendants. Guo Qisheng married a younger sister of Yan Yuxiang's own stock, but seeing that he was about to turn forty years old, he had not yet given birth to a son and a half daughter. About three or four years ago, Guo Qisheng had no choice but to adopt a child from the next county, but who knew that the child had just grown up for two years before he was hit by a car and died. It was no one else who hit people, but Guo Qisheng's brother-in-law. People in the village said that this was the fate of the Guo family. However, Guo Qisheng did not believe in evil, not only did he live his life to be looked down upon by the people in the village, but even when the breeding association was established in the village, he also took out a loan from the town and started breeding in the village. This is all thanks to the help of Yan Yuxiang's brother, in this regard, Yan Yuxiang has never been partial, as long as Guo Qisheng is in need, Yan Yuxiang will do his best to help for his sister's sake. After going back and forth, Guo Qisheng's pig farm is the largest except for Yan Yuxiang's family, but after all, there are many people who are the first to eat crabs. Therefore, Guo Qisheng called Yan Yuxiang brother, which is not a compliment, but it should be like this according to his seniority.

After Yan Yuxiang heard Guo Qisheng's words, his heart softened, knowing that his brother-in-law was indeed not easy, a person with a foreign surname could live in Yanxiang Village, and his life experience was very miserable, so he couldn't help but want to be sympathetic.

I only heard Yan Yuxiang say: "What are you envious of, it doesn't matter if that stinky boy studies well or badly, as long as he takes the right path!"

Guo Qisheng hurriedly echoed: "Yes, yes, yes! People must take the right path." ”

Yan Yuxiang said again: "Qisheng, are you here today for something?"

Guo Qisheng was silent for a while, and said: "That's the case, brother, you can understand my thoughts as soon as you guess, and I won't go around the bush with you, isn't this our village going to run for the village committee." This time, your brother-in-law is not self-sufficient and wants to make some contribution to our village, ......what do you think of this?"

Yan Yuxiang didn't expect him to say it so bluntly, he really likes such a cheerful person. is also optimistic about his personality, but it is a pity in his heart that such a talented person is not surnamed Yan!

"Oh, I've heard about running for the village committee, but you also know that your brother is a person, just sweep the snow in front of his own door, never care about the frost on the tiles of other houses, don't blame my brother for not helping you. Yan Yuxiang said.

After hearing this, Guo Qisheng didn't respond for a long time, but took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one, and smiled and encouraged: "Why don't you have one?" He knew that Yan Yuxiang was a non-smoker. It's just to break the embarrassment between the two. He blamed himself for being too blunt and leaving no room for later words.

Yan Yuxiang smiled, waved his hand, and did not speak.

Guo Qisheng lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said, "Brother, you are now this one in our village," he raised his thumb as he spoke. "Don't you want to make a bigger contribution to our village?"

Yan Yuxiang said in his heart: Okay! It turns out that it is the same as Yan Yuxiu's routine!

I only heard him say: "Your brother and I just want to live a good life by ourselves, I don't know how many times I tell you these words before you can believe them!"

"I believe it, I believe my brother!" Guo Qisheng said hurriedly.

"Hehe, if you believe it, you won't say this kind of thing, Qisheng, you listen to my advice, you are a capable person, but Yanxiang Village has always belonged to the Yan family! If you are willing, my brother is willing to show you your face and let you be the president of the breeding association, that is the pillar and lifeblood of the whole village!" Yan Yuxiang said bluntly. This was already the result of his careful consideration.

Guo Qisheng said: "Brother, what is the breeding association! Can it make money? Let me tell you, the lifeblood of our village is not in the village committee, it is there!"

Sure enough, it was for coal, and it seems that what Yan Yuxiu said was not wrong. Yan Yuxiang muttered in his heart. But after all, he was a person from a village, and he was unwilling to confront Guo Qisheng head-on, besides, in Yan Yuxiang's heart, Guo Qisheng's ability has always been one of the best in the village!

Yan Yuxiang smiled and said, "I know what you are talking about, but my brother will give you a word today, no matter who is the head of this village, as long as it is the idea of fighting the back mountain, I, Yan Yuxiang, will be the first to disagree." ”

Guo Qisheng saw that he had already said this, so there was no need to hide it anymore, just listen to him and say: "Brother, you may be busy with things in the factory every day, you don't know, the coal business has not been as profitable as in previous years in recent years, I went to the county two days ago to listen to a lecture, it is a coal expert from the provincial capital, saying that the coal in the province is now to be rectified, and the industry will go down in a few years, if you don't make a move now, you will be a hot potato in the future, and you won't want it to anyone! It's better to take advantage ,......of the fact that it is worth a little now."

Guo Qisheng's remarks were interrupted by Yan Yuxiang, who only heard him say: "Don't talk about Dongzi's grandfathers, even when my grandfather was alive, he also taught our ancestors that their family business cannot be sold! You don't want to think about it, if Yanxiang Village, a village with a big fart, sells the only ancestral inheritance, what will the future generations eat, what will they drink? In my opinion, none of you will have that idea. I saw him pause, and then said: "Qisheng, you are the most optimistic person in this village, you listen to me, do a good job of the breeding association, and the money we will leave to future generations will not be worse than that in the back mountain! One is to sell the foundation and cut down trees; the other is to lay the foundation and plant trees." Which of these two is more important, you should think about it. With that, stand up.

Guo Qisheng saw that he couldn't move him, so he had to stand up and said: "Brother, I know that you have prestige in this village, and I also know that you want to help Yan Yuxiu up, but don't forget, day and night, it is difficult to guard against family thieves! I see! Your Yan family's ancestral foundation was not defeated by me Guo Qisheng, but by your own brother! No, let's ride a donkey and read the record book—we'll see." As he spoke, he walked out the door.

"Stop!" Yan Yuxiang shouted.

Although Guo Qisheng was angry at the moment, he didn't dare not stand still. I only heard Yan Yuxiang calm down and said: "Qisheng, don't be rash, you go back and think about my method, if you can talk to me, I only have one sentence today, I don't care if my surname is a person, or a person with a foreign surname, as long as anyone dares to fight the idea of Houshan, I Yan Yuxiang is the first to disagree." At the end, he said: "You take those things back, in the future, if your factory has problems, I hope you can still come to me, this time it didn't help you, you have to think about your brother's situation!"

Guo Qisheng turned his head and looked at Yan Yuxiang, the two of them looked at each other, and neither of them spoke. I saw Guo Qisheng turn his head and go out, leaving only Yan Yuxiang and the things on the ground - a bag of noodles and a barrel of oil.

Yan Yuxiang sighed softly, went out and closed the door, and lay on the bed, this time he wanted to sleep but couldn't. He didn't know if he was handling this matter correctly, if he had to choose between Yan Yuxiu and Guo Qisheng, he was still more optimistic about Guo Qisheng's ability, but Yan Yuxiang's surname was Yan after all, and this village was called Yanxiang Village after all. Of course, what Yan Yuxiang didn't expect was that this election caused him endless troubles!

Early the next morning, Yan Yuxiang took the things home and asked Dongzi to send them to Guo Qisheng's house on his behalf.

The election in the village came as scheduled, although Yan Yuxiang didn't want to, but he was still invited to the brigade, just to listen to the results of this election. On this day, Yan Yuxiang finished the work in the factory early in the morning, went home to change into clean clothes, and went to the village brigade.

Looking from afar, there were already a lot of people crowded at the gate of the brigade, in addition to the previous village committee, there were also young people who did good things in the village, Yan Yuxiang did not speak, but squeezed inside, Yan Yuxiu saw him first, and shouted: "Brother, come on, you sit here!" Yan Yuxiang smiled at everyone, compared to a few years ago, he came to this place much more calmly. I only heard him say: "You sit in the front, I just sit at the end, I just come to listen to the results, and I have to go back to feed the pigs after listening!"

This sentence made everyone laugh, and the tense atmosphere suddenly eased a lot. Yan Yuxiang saw Guo Qisheng sitting in the innermost seat of the first row, and did not turn his head to greet him, he thought to himself: "Alas, it seems that he didn't listen to my words." While talking, many elders in the village came, most of them were captains of the previous collective, and they also had a lot of status in the village, only to see Guo Qisheng and Yan Yuxiu shouting enthusiastically, this group of people had obviously stood in line. When they saw Yan Yuxiang sitting at the end of the room, they were all embarrassed to sit in the front, but took the initiative to greet Yan Yuxiang warmly, these people are Yan Yuxiang's uncles, and some are even higher, Yan Yuxiang has always respected them, and also took the initiative to say hello.

In fact, the ballots have already been filled in yesterday, and this group of people has also made their efforts, and they came here today mainly to find some sense of existence in several major personnel appointments. Although Yan Yuxiang promised Yan Yuxiu to help him, he did not mention any votes within his big family, first, he didn't want to do that, and second, he knew Yan Yuxiu's public relations skills, and nothing else, but his ability to brag about his chest was a set. So he doesn't have to worry about these things.

After everyone calmed down, the teacher of the village primary school arranged for the counting of votes to begin, and today she was specially invited to preside over the election.

At the beginning, the director of the village women's federation was elected, and then he began to run for many popular positions such as village committee members, standing committee members, chairman of the breeding association, and village head. Yan Xiang Village itself is not big, so the ticket will be sung after a while, looking at the blackboard full of straight words, the result is not surprising, Yan Yuxiu has the highest number of votes, although Guo Qisheng is the second place, but the number of votes is still a big difference with Yan Yuxiu.

The first place in the election was naturally the village head, and Yan Yuxiang was elected with a high vote. In the past, the president of the breeding association was usually the head of the village, but this time it was different.