On the morning of the 26th, after breakfast, Hou Xifa said as usual that he would accompany Professor Chu to the field for research, but Chu Tianqi said that he would not go out.

Soon after Chu Tianqi returned to the village committee, Hou Xifa went to visit him on the grounds of asking about things. As a result, he found that Professor Chu had drawn the curtains in his room, and when he went in, it turned out that the other party was burying his head in writing, and there was the word "research report" in the title of the paper.

For two days in a row, Chu Tianqi did not go out to investigate, but as soon as he finished breakfast, he returned to the house and closed the curtains.

People thought that Professor Chu pulled the curtains to write a report, but they didn't know that Chu Tianqi was sleeping, and the time Hou Xifa saw it was just an assumption made by Chu Tianqi based on his prediction.

Chu Tianqi slept in the house during the day, but sneaked out in the middle of the night at night, specifically to the slopes of the mountains that he had never been to. As expected, there was land on the slopes, some flat, some sloping, and many of the fields showed no sign of cultivation, and the stubble was still firmly fixed on them.

From the 25th, Chu Tianqi went out for three nights in a row.

On April 28, Chu Tianqi still slept during the day, but did not go out at night, but really wrote the report, but it was not a complete report, but part of the material compiled for the report.

……

On April 29, the ninth day of Chu Tianqi's arrival in Changliang Village.

After breakfast, Hou Xifa thought that Chu Tianqi would have to go back to the village committee alone, so he said respectfully: "Professor Chu go slowly." ”

Chu Tianqi turned his head: "Director Hou, do you have time? Go to the village committee and sit down." ”

Hou Xi was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, good, good." ”

Chu and Hou went out of Hou's house one after the other, and went straight to the village committee.

Although most of the people in the village have already gone to the fields, some have gone to sow seeds, and some are still continuing to tidy up the plots, there are still some people on the streets. When these people saw Chu and Hou, most of them stepped forward to say hello or send a smile.

Chu Tianqi, as usual, greeted or responded warmly or kindly in the face of everyone's interactions.

Compared with Chu Tianqi, Hou Xifa responded very little, at most he just said "um" or nodded.

came to the village committee, under the guidance of Chu Tianqi, and went straight to the east house.

Chu Tianqi pointed to the chair: "Director sit." ”

"You sit, you sit, you stand. Hou Xifa looked a little reserved.

"Come, all sit. As he spoke, Chu Tianqi sat down on the chair.

Hou Xifa still didn't sit down, just leaned on the back of another chair and hunched slightly.

Taking a stack of paper from the side, Chu Tian raised his head: "Thank you Director Hou for your support, most of my research report has been completed, but there is still a small part of the content, and Director Hou needs to continue to support." ”

"No problem. Do you want to go out to see it? Hou Xifa patted his chest and said.

Chu Tianqi shook his head: "Director Hou, if you don't go out to see it first, I just want you to provide me with some more written materials." ”

"Textual information?" Hou Xifa shook his head, "It's not that level." I can't write it. ”

"It's not for you to write, it's ready-made, and the village committee has it. Chu Tianqi smiled, "I just don't know if the director is willing to provide it." ”

"Yes, yes. After a pause, Hou Xifa immediately asked, "What is it?"

Chu Tianqi said "oh": "Actually, it's nothing, I just want to see the registration form for receiving subsidies in the village." You must have this, otherwise how can you fulfill the issuance procedures. ”

Hou Xifa was stunned for a moment, and then said continuously: "Yes, yes, yes." Then he hesitated, "Ah, look at your brain, the registration form is all in Accountant Niu's, Accountant Niu has been to his daughter's house for many days, and he hasn't come back yet." ”

"What's the name of Accountant Niu?" asked Chu Tianqi.

"Niu Erleng. After finishing speaking, Hou Xifa added, "The countrymen don't know how to name names." ”

"Niu Erleng, Niu Erleng......" After muttering a few words, Chu Tianqi suddenly said, "It seems that the day before yesterday, no, he came back the day before yesterday." ”

"Is it? impossible, right?" Hou Xifa looked surprised, "I haven't seen him all this time." ”

"Is Niu Erleng almost seventy years old, his back is a little hunched, his son and daughter-in-law are working in other places, and he left his grandson to watch?" Chu Tianqi asked, "When he went out, his grandson lived in the elementary school teacher's house?"

Hou Xifa said "um": "It sounds like, but I haven't seen him, you won't make trouble, right?"

Chu Tianqi waved his hand: "That's right." The day before yesterday, after dinner, I came back from your house and saw that the teacher had dropped the child off at his house. At that time, I heard the villagers talk about it, saying that it was Niu Erleng's grandson, and during the time when Niu Erleng went to his daughter's house, the children were taken care of by the teacher. By the way, I also saw Accountant Niu in his yard that day, and his house is not far from the village committee, why don't we go to his house to find him?"

"You don't have to go, just wait here, and call him. Hou Xifa turned around and left.

"It's okay, I'll go out for a walk too. As he spoke, Chu Tianqi also followed.

Hou Xifa didn't stop again, but his steps were obviously sluggish, and he said "okay".

It was really a coincidence, Chu and Hou had just left the compound of the village committee when they saw a person walking in front of them. The oncoming man was gray-haired and hunched over.

Chu Tianqi pointed with his hand: "Director Hou, isn't it Accountant Niu?"

"Oh, yes, the old cow didn't say hello when he came back. As he spoke, Hou Xifa quickened his pace and beckoned to the other party, "Old Niu, I haven't seen you for so long." ”

The old man stopped and raised his head: "Ah, it's the director." We talked to each other a while ago, it's only been two days!"

"Ah, how could it be? Didn't you go to your girl's house? Why did we talk to each other?"

"Ahh After responding vaguely, the old man patted his head, "Ah, look at this rote memory, I haven't seen the director since I came back, how can I still talk? ”

Although Chu Tianqi walked behind, he knew that Hou Xifa must have winked at the other party.

Hou Xifa stopped, and when Chu Tianqi came closer, he said, "Old Niu, Professor Chu wants to look for you......"

Without waiting for Xifa to finish speaking, Chu Tianqi had already stretched out his hand to the old man: "You are an accountant of the cow, right?"

The old man let out a "hmm" and grabbed his right hand in front of him very unaccustomedly.

Chu Tianqi said: "Accountant Niu, I want to see the registration form for the issuance of agricultural subsidies, Director Hou said that you took it, is it in your hands?"

"Registration form form ......" Niu Erleng hesitated, and spit out two more words, "It's okay." ”

"What's okay? If you're there, you're not there, and if you're not there, you're not there. Hou Xifa's tone was very stiff.

"Yes, no, what's not here?" Niu Erleng scratched his head with his backhand, and his eyes glanced at Hou Xifa, "This memory is really rotten and yellow." ”

"If he wasn't here with Accountant Niu, he would be at Director Hou's, Secretary He said that day he didn't care about these things in the village for a long time. Chu Tianqi interjected.

Hou Xifa pointed at the old man: "Ah, old cow, you have let the wolf take out your memory, you won't lose the cabinet key, right?"

"It's lost?, isn't it??," As he spoke, Niu Erleng touched his coat pocket, "If you lose it, you can't open the cabinet." ”

"Don't worry, look for it slowly, if you really can't find the key, it's nothing, I have a way to unlock it, it's just a little more troublesome." Chu Tianqi spoke at the right time.

Hou Xi waved his hand impatiently: "Rub a*, hurry up and go home to find it, be sure to find it." ”

"Okay, okay, go home and find it. Niu Erleng nodded again and again, turned around and walked away.

"Let's go, hurry up, I'll look for you. Hou Xifa urged, and took a step.

"Director Hou, shall we go too?" Chu Tianqi also followed.

Hou Xifa said as he walked: "Just go, you wait a minute, his house is very rotten, and there is no place to put his feet." ”

"It's rotten, it's yellowish. Niu Erleng echoed.

"It's okay, if you can go, I'll go. Chu Tianqi didn't stop, "You can hurry up when you look for it." ”

Hou Xifa stopped: "I won't go either, just wait with Professor Chu, his house is really rotten." Old cow, go and come back quickly. ”

Niu Erleng turned his head: "Okay, go and come back quickly." With that, he trotted and ran to the small courtyard.

Not long after entering the hospital, Niu Erleng walked out with a bunch of keys: "The key is in the box on the cabinet, why did you forget it?"

"Ah, old turtle grandson, you brain melon let the donkey kick. Hou Xifa's tone was very exaggerated, "With your brain, can you be optimistic about your grandson?"

"Kick is kick. Niu Erleng hurriedly responded.

Chu Tianqi couldn't help laughing, not only for the word "okay" just now, but also for the lame double reed he saw, and for the conversation between his ancestors and grandchildren that night, especially the slogan recited by the old man was still in his ears.

……

The three of them returned to the village committee, and Niu Erleng took out the "Subsidy Distribution Receipt Form" from the Westinghouse filing cabinet and put it on the table.

Chu Tianqi directly took it to the front, opened the inner page, and looked at it.

On the "subsidy form", there are household names, subsidy areas, subsidy bases, subsidy payments, signatures, remarks and other items, and the corresponding handwritten details are under the items, and the names are signed in the signature column, and the names correspond to the household names, and the fingerprints are also pressed.

After reading it twice, Chu Tianqi said: "The subsidy is issued according to the registration form, and it is directly sent to the head of the household?"

Hou Xifa nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, it was all sent to every household, this is money, you can't be sloppy." ”

"The signature is also the head of the household himself?" Chu Tianqi asked.

"Personally, absolutely, people are receiving money positively. Speaking of this, Hou Xifa added, "If the head of a few households is not there, it will be signed by the mother-in-law." ”

"That's right, what the director said is true, it's true. Niu Erleng emphasized beside him.

Chu Tianqi nodded slightly, took the registration form and flipped it gently. He could feel four eyes flying overhead.

Suddenly, Chu Tianqi raised his head and said, "By the way, Director Hou, why has so much farmland in the village become wasteland?"

"Farmland turned into wasteland?" Hou Xifa looked puzzled.

"Yes, there are a lot of them on the earthen beams behind the village committee. Chu Tianqi stared at the other party, "Is there anything else?"

Hou Xifa's expression changed sharply, and then he let out a long "oh": "You said that the land, it has been barren for several years, the land is not good, the yield is too low, and no one grows it." ”

"It's been a few years since it was wasted?" Chu Tianqi continued to stare at the other party.

"It's not just a barren, it's been a barren for several years. Hou Xifa said in a positive tone, and then added, "These lands have not reported subsidies, absolutely not reported." ”

Chu Tianqi frowned slightly: "Really, are you sure." ”

"Yes, I'm sure. Hou Xifa said very simply.

Niu Erleng immediately added: "What the director said is right, it's true. ”