Early February, New Year's Eve. Tajikistan City, Western Xinjiang, China.

During the New Year's Festival, the leaders of the municipal party committee made a special trip to the countryside to express condolences and visit the poor towns and villages under the jurisdiction of the city. Cheng Xitong, □ secretary of the municipal party committee, came to a poor family today, bringing cordial care. The pillar of the family died in the collapse of the coal mine, leaving only a widowed mother and a daughter who had just started elementary school.

When Secretary Cheng and the leaders came to this dim small room, the sallow mother came forward to receive her with trepidation. Her daughter is hiding in a corner, with a bowl of freshly cooked instant noodles and half a bottle of Coke on a broken table. Secretary Cheng put his hands behind his back, was very kind, kind, and approachable to express his condolences to the mother.

Later, when he saw the little girl eating instant noodles and drinking Coke, Secretary Cheng couldn't help but ask: "This female comrade, how can you let your child eat such unhealthy food?"

When the woman heard this, her eyes turned red: "Secretary, you misunderstood, our family usually can't afford to eat these things." Today's birthday is a gift from the teacher and classmates in the class. ”

When Secretary Cheng heard this, he was not happy: "This female comrade, do you know that children are the future of the motherland, as parents, you should urge her to grow up, give correct guidance to her children in a timely manner, and cultivate a good social outlook and values for her from an early age! Junk food is delicious, but it is not good for children's health, and educating children is not only the responsibility of the party and the government, you as parents are the first teachers!"

Listening to Secretary Cheng's earnest words, the woman hurriedly nodded and agreed: "Yes, whatever the leader says, that's what it is." ”

Secretary Cheng nodded with satisfaction and glanced at the secretary next to him. The secretary was stunned for a moment, then walked up to the little girl's side and stepped forward to take away the instant noodles and Coke that had not yet been eaten. The little girl bit her lip and tears flowed out, and the mother glanced at the satellite TV camera and reporter, and hurriedly went over to cover her daughter's mouth. Secretary Cheng showed a comfortable smile and continued to do some ideological education work behind his back.

"Young students, you must study hard, work hard, and don't let down the expectations of the party and the state for you! There is nothing in the difficulties at hand, the key is to have perseverance and perseverance, so that there can be hope in life. Oh, in the words of you young people, life is not only about the harshness of the moment, but also about poetry and distance!"

"Secretary Cheng said, it's quite meaningful!"

"It's just that he's not a stereotypical leader......"

For a while, the people around me couldn't help but sigh a few words. The little girl also sorted out her red scarf very politely and saluted Cheng Xitong: "Thank you for the secretary's criticism and guidance, I will study hard." ”

"Well, that's right. Secretary Cheng smiled with satisfaction.

It wasn't until Secretary Cheng's inspection was finished that the secretary quietly turned back, put the instant noodles and cola back on the table, and gave the woman a few hundred yuan.

Seeing that it was getting late, Secretary Cheng finally ended this year's visit to the countryside and got back into his car. The secretary also hurriedly handed over the thermos cup, and said with a smile: "Secretary Xitong, you have worked so hard today." ”

"Alas, for the cause of the party and the people, there is nothing to work hard. It's just that it's easy to alleviate poverty materially, but it's difficult to alleviate poverty spiritually!" Cheng Xitong took a sip of tea, with an expression of hatred on his face.

"Tell me, that's how parents educate their children today. Eating unhealthy food may seem like a trivial matter, but many problems can be seen from these details. In the long run, how can this child be smoothly cultivated and contribute to the cause of socialism? As soon as I think of these things, I am deeply distressed! It seems that the focus of the work in the new year will still be on the program with spiritual construction as the focus. ”

"Yes, yes, yes. The secretary hurriedly smiled, and then said, "But Secretary Xitong, there is still a job for you to solve." That one...... Do you still have an impression of Pakistan□'s peacekeepers, that Kehanmed, that Kehanmed, right?"

As he spoke, the car had started. Cheng Xitong frowned and said, "Of course I remember." I remember all the big and small things in my head! I think about big and small problems all the time, but does it have anything to do with that Khanmad?"

The secretary laughed dryly and said, "Have you forgotten? A few years ago, when the border was stabilized, people helped pay 20 million yuan for stability maintenance. You kept saying that you would return it to others, but after another year, they came to ask for it. ”

Cheng Xitong seemed to remember that there was really such a thing.

Therefore, his face turned unpleasant: "Oh, what kind of □ is this? A small country, just for 20 million, I can't be at peace day and night! Xiao Yang'er, you check the accounts, how many of them are paid a little first, and send him away." Chinese New Year, do you want to be Huang Shiren?"

When the secretary heard this, he was bitter.

Because Cheng Xitong has done a lot of "spiritual civilization construction" in the past few years when he came to power in Tajikistan, and the allocation of funds is several hundred million. When he saw a library in another city, he built a library, and when he saw a Drum Tower building in another city, he also built a Drum Tower building. What's worse is that some projects have not been completed and have become unfinished, and hundreds of millions of dollars have been allocated for demolition and reconstruction.

Therefore, it is really impossible for the current finance to come up with money to return it to Pakistan □. But you can't report it to the Military Commission and ask them to pay it back, which is too unusual. So he had to drag it down, and the secretary suspected that he might be the next person to top the thunder. Secretly glanced at Secretary Cheng, who had grown a double chin, and he also told the truth.

"Secretary Xitong, I don't have any money. ”

Cheng Xitong made a voice: "Isn't that the end?"

When Cheng Xitong returned to the office of the municipal party committee, he was taken aback by the scene in front of him: because Khanmud, the general of Ba□tan, had really come, and with him were the two military advisers Hussein and Karn, who accompanied him. Of course, Cheng Xitong didn't pay attention to these people at all, but there was a beautiful girl who looked less than twenty years old sitting on the sofa.

"Yu Allure?"

"Hello Secretary Cheng, we meet again. Yu Qingcheng saw Cheng Xitong coming back and greeted him very politely. Cheng Xitong's face changed a lot for a while, and he was very dissatisfied with Yu Qingcheng in his heart, and he had a lot of prejudices. But Cheng Xitong was very afraid of Yu Tingcheng, and as a senior official of the municipal party committee, he had heard a little rumor that Yu Tingcheng had actually infiltrated the United Nations.

"Yu Qingcheng, although your problem has been solved, some people still have a lot of prejudice against you. You come back like this, aren't you afraid of accidents?" Facing Yu Qingcheng, Cheng Xitong's official authority slipped away without a trace. But in the face of foreign officials, he was unwilling to show his weakness, so he still put on a bit of an official show in public. It's a pity that Yu Chengcheng's next sentence made Cheng Xitong finally lose his last confidence.

"Don't worry. Even if they have thousands of troops, they are regarded as grass mustard in my eyes. ”

Yu Qingcheng sat down very generously again, and said an extremely arrogant sentence! But such words came out of her mouth very naturally, as if one plus one equals two. Cheng Xitong felt that his hands and feet were a little cold, glanced at several diplomats in Ba □, and then snorted and sat on a sofa opposite. took out a cigarette, but lit it twice and didn't light it.

Hussein was kind enough to hand him a fire and help him light a cigarette.

"Allure, what is the matter with your return to China this time?" Cheng Xitong felt that his hands and feet seemed to tremble a little, and he hurriedly set up Erlang's legs and shook in a chic manner. Yu Qingcheng also said with a smile: "The trip to China this time has naturally been arranged. Hussein and Kahn returned to China to report after their participation in the United Nations stability maintenance mission, so I came to you to ask for the 20 million stability maintenance funds by the way. Secretary Cheng, don't you want to resign?"

"Of course, of course! The city has already applied for the project, and as soon as the money arrives, I will allocate it to them. Cheng Xitong agreed as soon as he pleased, smiling very easily.

Yu Tingcheng nodded: "You make a note." ”

"Okay, there are no rules, there is no square circle! Cheng Xitong laughed, immediately called the secretary, listed an IOU of 20 million, and indicated that the project funds would be allocated in March, and they would be returned to Ba □ Tan as soon as possible. Yu Qingcheng handed over the note to General Khanmed, and without any further delay, he stood up with everyone. Cheng Xitong hurriedly said: "Alas, sit for a while, eat and then leave." ”

Yu Qingcheng said: "No, we still have a lot of things to do. Secretary Cheng, is Xiaorui still working at Bayin Film Studio?"

Cheng Xitong nodded and said, "Of course." Are you going to see her?"

"Yes. ”

Yu Qingcheng stretched out his hand to Cheng Xitong, "Secretary Cheng, goodbye." I may be busy in the future, and I don't know if I will have the opportunity to come back to see you like this often? In any case, we used to work in the same army, we did stability maintenance together, and we were comrades who carried guns together. I don't know if you can cherish this comrade-in-arms, but I will always remember that you are Cheng Rui's brother. ”

“……”

When Cheng Xitong heard this, the whole person was stunned, and many fragments of the past suddenly flashed in his mind. Looking at Yu Qingcheng's outstretched hand, he suddenly felt that fear disappearing, and some complicated feelings surged in his chest. also stretched out his hand and shook Yu Chengcheng's hand, Cheng Xitong said: "Allure, or ...... Why don't I go to Bayin County with you? Cheng Rui, this girl, must not want to go home for the New Year, I have to persuade her. ”

I don't know why, Yu Chengcheng now gives people an indescribable, leader-like temperament! It is completely different from the underground warlords of the past.

"Okay!" Yu Qingcheng also nodded, revealing a sincere smile.

Turning back to Khanmad and the others, he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the matter is done, and you need not delay any longer. Thank you for your help this year! Hussein and Kahn have also graduated from me. Hua Jin led the door in, and hugged Dan personally, I have nothing to teach them anymore. But I believe that they will be able to achieve even more!"

Kehanmed and the others also saluted Yu Chengcheng and said, "Comrade Chengcheng, if you have any difficulties, call us directly." We, Ba □ Tan, China, and Comrade Allure will always be brothers!" As he spoke, Kehanmed took out the IOU that Cheng Xitong had just written, and tore it up in front of them.

Kehanmud said: "Secretary Cheng, we are not for this 20 million yuan for stability maintenance funds, but we just want to give an explanation to Comrade Chengcheng. There are only two kinds □of people in Pakistan, one is those who love China, and the other is those who love China extremely. ”

Cheng Xitong was stunned again, and then was hugged by Kehanmed and said goodbye to him: "Goodbye, brother!"

Cheng Xitong raised his head and let out a long breath: "Go home often!"