Eating and chatting, the atmosphere was cheerful After eating the simple and delicate hand-rolled noodles of the old branch scrivener, Qi Tianxiang slowly walked out of the house, pulled over a small chair and sat under the eaves, took out the cigarette case in his trouser pocket, took out a cigarette, lit it and smoked slowly

All these movements Qi Tianxiang did very slowly, very freely and casually, and seemed to show his relaxed and elegant mood. Through the conversation with Liu Peng and Li Wei in the morning, especially the conversation with the old branch secretary and the onlookers during the meal just now, Qi Tianxiang obviously felt a change, not only swept away the dullness and helplessness he felt last time, but also seemed to have some more mental excitement and confidence. This kind of change is delicate and subtle, and it is difficult to find without deliberate experience, which makes Qi Tianxiang feel very good and satisfied. Not only is Liu Peng and Li Wei happy for their exercise here, but also happy about the changes that have quietly occurred in Guo Village, although it cannot be said that the two young people have brought this change, it cannot be said that there is no relationship, this change is two-way, it seems to collide inadvertently, but it is also not negligible.

There are two modern, fashionable, and even wealthy highly educated city people in the isolated mountain village, whose living habits, lifestyles, and perspectives all affect the people in the small village, and for these people who are rarely able to get out of the mountains, they are the symbols of modern society. Although there are many people in the village who go out to school and work, the kind of people who go to the city to earn money and survive only changes from one closed environment to another, and there is no major change in their lifestyle, habits, and way of thinking. Only the arrival of these two young people has brought about real urban life, as well as the real atmosphere of urban life, and there are more tangible expectations and changes.

For Liu Peng and Li Wei, coming from the city to a completely unfamiliar environment, the original countryside, simple, kind, and kind farmers, the simple and difficult life, and the closed environment, the shock to them is beyond imagination, and it also has a great impact. For these young people, who are eager to understand society and sensitive to new things, what they see changes their perception and their thinking. A different life and a different reality bring them not only impact, but also deep thinking and change.

These changes are obvious, and their significance and role cannot be underestimated, but more targeted guidance is needed to make this change produce a huge chemical reaction, and then bring impetus to the entire social form, which is a problem that needs to be considered in the future.

"Uncle Secretary, can I say a few words to you?" Liu Peng slowly walked in front of Qi Tianxiang and cautiously asked, "I didn't disturb your thinking!" ”

"No, what's the bother, it's just that I'm a little confused just after eating, just be quiet." Qi Tianxiang looked at Liu Peng with a slight smile, handed him the cigarette case in his hand and asked him to take the cigarette himself, seeing Liu Peng's expression of refusal in a hurry, he was even more satisfied and happy, so he pointed to the chair next to him and said gently: "Sit down and talk slowly, what's the matter?" ”

Liu Peng shook his head with a shy smile, stared straight at Qi Tianxiang, and asked anxiously, "Where do you have any news about Xiaobei?" It's been more than a month, I can't contact her, my mobile phone is down, I call a few of her best friends and say I can't contact her, I want to call you but I don't dare, I'm in a hurry. ”

"It seems that I really care, I don't see it for a day, it's like three autumns!" Qi Tianxiang did not directly answer Liu Peng's words, but said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for more than a month, just to give you a time to think calmly, such a sharp-toothed, snarky crazy girl, and unforgiving, in the future, you really come together, do you think you can lower her?" You are more than 1.8 meters tall, a sunny and handsome guy with a good guy, a strong player on the sports field, a top student majoring in finance, and a prince charming in the eyes of a girl, why should you wronged yourself, maybe find a docile and thoughtful girl, which is more suitable for you. ”

"Uncle, why do you say that about her?" Qi Tianxiang's tone made Liu Peng even more anxious, but he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, but hurriedly argued: "You don't know her, under the seemingly crazy appearance, there is actually a weak and kind heart hidden, on the surface it is informal, but it is very educated and assertive, and very conservative and traditional, we have been in contact for so long, but it is limited to the intimate contact of holding hands, and no matter how deep the limit is, it is not good at all." Our generation pays attention to the individuality, girls are more willful and unreasonable, so it seems normal, aunt is such a gentle and virtuous type of excellent wife and mother, it should definitely just appear in a dream, and I believe that Xiaobei is such a girl, what you see is only her appearance, just for your elders to see, you still don't know her. ”

"Understand, how does my uncle get to know his niece? Play the piano around! It's not going to be done yet. Qi Tianxiang pretended to glare at Liu Peng with dissatisfaction, and said lightly: "Just thinking about not being able to find her for more than a month, I haven't thought about how she can find you for more than a month, aren't you also turning off your mobile phone, not on the Internet, and not replying to text messages?" If you can't see it, can't you pour out your thoughts in other ways? ”

"Since I couldn't contact her, I wrote her one letter a day, dozens of times, but I didn't know how to send it to her." Liu Peng's eyes were full of anxiety, and he muttered uneasily: "Something can't happen!"

"Good news is hard to find, and brocade books are hard to trust!" Qi Tianxiang laughed and teased: "You give me the letter, maybe I, the messenger, can find a way to let her see it." ”

"Really, thank you so much Uncle Secretary." A stone in Liu Peng's heart fell to the ground, and he smiled happily, "Then I will hand over the letter to you in a while, and leave everything to the secretary's uncle." ”

"When this is satisfied, I will be the secretary of the uncle." Qi Tianxiang glared at Liu Peng, and said lovingly: "Your initial performance was good, it can be said that you have withstood the test, and many gratifying changes have occurred, but after all, this is only a little more than a month, and what you need after the enthusiasm has subsided is persistence, which is not only a test of the quality of will, but also a test of faith, and the time is not good!" ”

"It's nothing, think about the ordeal we suffered in our junior year of high school, what could be more torturous than then." The mood relaxed, Liu Peng began to be naughty, but after only a moment, he said: "We are two people, encouraging each other and supporting each other will soon pass, not to mention the old branch secretary, and so many villagers who care about us, everyone is together, nothing will happen." In addition, after the autumn harvest, it is about to enter the winter forest finishing period, to prune, shaping, solid fertilizer, there are too many things to be busy, to the spring season, it is even busier, busy to the summer, we should go. It's really quick to think about, and it's really reluctant. ”

"Hehe, such a poetic description, such a sensational nostalgia, you young people now, it's really amazing." Qi Tianxiang praised Liu Peng with a smile, and then said with a straight face: "This year is very fast, how can you plan your future after a year, is it to continue to go back to the bank?" Or are you ready to start your own business? ”

"I'm not going to go to the bank after graduation, which is also a problem that Li Wei and I have repeatedly discussed at this stage, and he is not ready to go back to pick up his father's class, hoping to do something for the society seriously." Liu Peng thought with a serious expression and said firmly: "If possible, after graduation, I want to come to Guo Village to run for village head." ”

"Think beautifully, Guocun will be my training base for college students and village officials in the future, and you want to monopolize it?" As he spoke, Feng Juncai walked over with a smile, glared at Liu Peng fiercely, and said angrily: "In a few years, the mountain goods here will begin to benefit on a large scale, and the village collectives and farmers should also have money in their hands. ”

"We will find a place again, if we want to serve the society, we are afraid that we will not find a place." Liu Peng looked at Feng Juncai jokingly, then looked at Qi Tianxiang, and proposed, "Can I take a photo with you?" ”

"Of course you can, it's not that I can't take this image, and I'm afraid of taking a group photo." Qi Tianxiang smiled playfully and said, "Maybe it can have some unexpected effect!" ”

As he spoke, Qi Tianxiang beckoned to Li Wei, and when he saw Liu Peng and Li Wei standing beside him left and right, he shook his head with a smile, slowly walked to the old branch secretary, and insisted on pulling the old branch secretary to the middle where he was originally standing, Liu Peng and Li Wei stood on both sides of the old branch secretary, and stood next to Liu Peng, signaling Feng Juncai and Xiang Youzhi to stand on Li Wei's side, and waited until Xiao Zhang raised his mobile phone to take a photo, and then said with satisfaction: "You can post such a photo on the Internet to show off, college students, village officials, old branch secretaries, and city and county leaders stand on their feet to help the fun." , I don't dare to say that it is eye-catching, at least it is a wild praise. ”

"Why don't you want to? Such a precious thing, let them judge it, do they deserve it? Li Wei protested loudly, his demeanor and behavior like a big boy, causing everyone to laugh, and Li Wei also muttered a little embarrassed: "It was originally so!" ”

When the old branch secretary and his party were talking and laughing and sending Qi Tianxiang to the entrance of the village, and when they were about to get on the bus, Liu Peng ran over panting, handed a bag of things to Qi Tianxiang, took out another card, solemnly handed it to Qi Tianxiang with both hands, and said slowly: "The card I made myself was given to my mother, and my uncle brought it to my mother." ”

Qi Tianxiang slowly opened the card, a piece of white hard paper was stained with a red maple leaf, and four upright words were written in the blank space - thank you, Mom! At that moment, Qi Tianxiang understood everything, his eyes instantly moistened, he stepped forward and hugged Liu Peng tightly, and kept patting him lightly on the back.

Qi Tianxiang's unexpected move made everyone in and out of the car stunned, and after a long time, a burst of warm applause broke out, until Qi Tianxiang turned around and got into the car, and the applause had not completely subsided.

"I'm sorry, I'm out of shape." Qi Tianxiang sat in the car, wiped the tears overflowing from the corners of his eyes, and said embarrassedly: "The child is too sensational." ”

"This is the true temperament, which proves that Secretary Qi is a real person." Feng Juncai slowly thought about it and explained: "The children are having a good face, but in fact, the children are also homesick, but they are just embarrassed to show it." ”

"Your two-person approach works and works." Qi Tianxiang gradually soothed his emotions, looked at Feng Juncai and said with a faint smile: "The two people are dependent on each other, although there may be arguments and contradictions, but compared to the communication with the villagers, there are still more similarities between them, there are more compatibility points, and it is easy to discuss in case of trouble, which is indeed not a small effect." ”

"That's what I think! It's all the idea of our Xiucai county magistrate, who is much more careful than me. Feng Juncai pointed to Qi Tianxiang and said with a smile: "The literati are still careful and thoughtful, thinking of both safety and mutual assistance. ”

"Don't be greedy for others' merits, don't hide your own mistakes, your old Feng is also a real person." Qi Tianxiang stretched out his thumb and praised Feng Juncai, looked at Xiang Youzhi gently and said, "Tell me what you think!" ”

"You listen to Secretary Feng's modesty, he took the big idea, and I am responsible for implementing it." Xiang Youzhi smiled and said seriously: "The two are not alone, young people will inevitably feel alienated and uncomfortable when they first arrive in a strange place, and it is a completely different living environment from their familiar rural areas, as soon as possible to let them eliminate psychological barriers, recognize and integrate into rural life, it seems that the best way is to rely on each other, to have a person to share with him, for these self-proclaimed ** personality, maverick young people, may be more important than providing them with the necessary material conditions." Chopsticks are the best for each other, but no one can do without each other, so let them know these early, which will be very helpful for them to enter the society to participate in practical activities in the future. The two chopsticks support each other and work in synergy with each other. The triangular stands will fight each other and even tear each other down, while the four-legged table seems to be flat and stable, but it cancels out each other's passions and becomes mediocre. ”

"Yes! Shibei was impressed in three days! Qi Tianxiang pretended to look at Xiang Youzhi in surprise, and then said jokingly to Feng Juncai: "At first glance, I would never have thought that it was the level of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, how could it be the insight of a student in the Department of Philosophy, or the mouth of an expert in the Department of Political Science and Economics. ”

"The hero sees the same thing, or Secretary Qi has a keen eye, and I have been really confused by his wooden appearance over the years." Feng Juncai catered to Qi Tianxiang's words, laughed and said: "When I go back, I will pull out the file and check it carefully, and see what courses he has taken in addition to majoring in agriculture, or he has studied philosophy, politics and economics and other studies. ”

"Is there such a run on the backwards? Is there such a bully of young cadres? Let's ask Secretary Zhang to give a comment, is this how the eldest brother behaves? Xiang Youzhi's eyes widened as he pretended to be aggrieved, and shouted for help from Xiao Zhang.

"What do you say? What is the theory? Are you going to go to court? With whom? Xiao Zhang held his ear with his hand, turned his face sideways and said to Xiang Youzhi in confusion: "You say it again loudly, it was too noisy in the car just now, I didn't hear it." ”

Xiao Zhang's confused demeanor and intentional interruption suddenly caused a huge burst of laughter in the car, cheerful and enthusiastic, which instantly made the atmosphere in the carriage lively.

After the laughter gradually subsided, Qi Tianxiang seemed to fall into deep thought, and after a while, he slowly said to Feng Juncai and Xiang Youzhi: "The screening of outstanding young people, especially the cultivation of young cadres, is what university education should do. Just like sowing seeds, the selection and cultivation of seedlings is the business of the seed company, not the farmer. Farmers are only responsible for applying fertilizer to the ground, and doing a good job in field management links such as fertilization, watering, weeding, and pest control, which is a reasonable connection and procedure! But now that education is industrialized, university education is only a part of the whole production line, students are like products are continuously mass-produced, homogenization and mediocrity have become the characteristics of education industrialization, and scores are the only criterion for judging. This is also very similar to buying a car, 20, 24, or 30 and other standards, what kind of displacement indicates what kind of configuration there will be, interior central control, etc. are just included elements, for the vehicle sales service, does not affect the quality and grade of the vehicle. ”

"And now education is pushed to the society, that is, these cars with different displacements, for home use, social use, and official cars, all depending on the use and requirements, you can choose different displacements, because the configuration is a standard, and the difference is the nuance of the interior." Qi Tianxiang said slowly with a little heaviness: "We have to do what education has not done, but what we can do is still the exam." Admission to civil servants requires an examination, and it is necessary to select the outstanding students among the thousands of students who have crowded onto the single-plank bridge, what is excellent? Excellent test scores. Then the selection of leading cadres from among the civil servants in non-leading positions is still an examination, and the next is the assessment, and when it comes to the leading cadre level, although the examination is not carried out, the economic data must be good-looking, the performance project must be attractive, and the face decoration must be beautiful. Of course, in addition to these exams, there must also be relationships, circles, or financial interests as a foreshadowing, so that every cadre is like a move to catch the exam, standing on the starting line and running desperately, and being squeezed out of the runway is carefree and lazy government. Looking back along the way, it seems that there is almost nothing to do along the way except for the exam, everything is to prepare for the exam, everything is to cope with the necessity of the exam. Many people came with their souls, but they were already scarred, and some people actually lost their souls. ”

"You think too deeply, but the reality is actually like this, running, rolling, squeezing out, everything is for the exam, for the assessment, do what you want to do, I'm afraid of delaying the time, it's easy to run to the end, looking back, I don't even know what I'm running for, where is the destination?" Feng Juncai looked at Qi Tianxiang seriously and said, seeing that Xiang Youzhi and Xiao Zhang were also listening patiently, he said angrily: "This is a problem that our leaders are discussing between them, such an esoteric philosophical proposition, where do you understand, what should you do." ”

"Isn't it that you rely on the old and sell the old, you just said that you will work, and you will have a headache when you think about something profound, and your head will not hurt?" Qi Tianxiang looked at Feng Juncai with a smile and teased: "It's no harm to listen to it, if you have ideas, you can be inspired, and if you don't have ideas, you can touch it, at least while being pragmatic, let your brain be pragmatic." ”

"What are you throwing bricks and attracting jade, it's just deafening, when the old master Qu asked the sky by the Chu Shui, it didn't have to be so profound!" Xiang Youzhi looked at Qi Tianxiang exaggeratedly, and then said to Xiao Zhang enviously: "You are so lucky, following a philosopher, just like Zilu accompanying the old master, you can be both a teacher and a friend, and you can become a great philosopher in time." ”

"Xiao Xiang said this at a high level, insinuating that he killed three birds with one stone, not only praised me, but also hooked up with Xiao Zhang, and also complained about Lao Feng, this ability and level are really limitless!" Qi Tianxiang shook his head with a smile, looked at Feng Juncai and provoked: "Dark arrows are difficult to prevent, hidden arrows are difficult to prevent!" ”

"It's hard to prevent it, I can't let it go, I can't learn the real skills from the team, this is not a complaint, but the truth." Feng Juncai let out a long sigh intentionally, looked at Xiang Youzhi, who was a little cramped, and said with a smile: "People say that they spit the truth after drinking, but I can't imagine that you Xiaoxiang will also spit the truth when he sees the big leader!" ”

Feng Juncai's good-natured ridicule caused another burst of laughter, and even Xiang Youzhi smiled embarrassedly, and the atmosphere in the carriage became more relaxed.

"Don't talk, don't laugh, don't be lively, let's talk about everything, don't talk nonsense." Qi Tianxiang smiled happily, looked at everyone and said slowly: "Sometimes I think about what we are doing now, which is not only to make up for modern education, but also to prepare for our own baton handover in advance. Looking back, I can't help but think of the intellectual youth who went to the mountains and went to the countryside a few years ago, putting aside the economic factors that alleviated the urban employment crisis, political foresight and unique wisdom, and I really have to admire it! In response to the call of the state, tens of thousands of young urban intellectuals have gone to the frontiers, wastelands, mountainous areas, and seashores without hesitation, not only exercising their physique, but also experiencing a baptism of blood and fire both physically and mentally, which has not only changed the appearance of poor rural areas, but also changed the outlook on life and world of a generation. ”

As he spoke, Qi Tianxiang stared at Feng Juncai and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, your old Feng is also a young man in the queue!" ”

"Of course, I was an old plug, and I stayed in the countryside for three years, and then I left the countryside as a soldier, and now I think about it, I really miss those days!" Feng Juncai seemed to have returned to his youth years, and said with emotion: "It was really bitter at that time! When the farm is busy, I get up before dawn, and I don't call it a day until the sky is full of stars, and I don't want to get up when I go back to bed, so I want to sleep. When the farm is slack, the water conservancy facilities are repaired, the large stones or the whole sack of sand and gravel, carrying it is a trot, tired and tired as if it is about to fall apart, and it is particularly edible, I can eat four steamed buns mixed with noodles in one meal. Bitterness is bitterness, tiredness is tiredness, but the life of educated youth is happy, because they feel that they are useful, they can support themselves with their own hands, and they can also change the appearance of poverty and backwardness in rural areas through their own labor. In fact, many of the water conservancy infrastructures were built when we were young and are still playing a role today. ”

"Of course, now there are many different voices and opinions on the phenomenon of going to the mountains and going to the countryside that accompanied the birth of ****, and the voices of affirmation and denial are not small, and they insist on their own words, putting aside the debate of political positions, my opinion is that this is the inevitability of history and the inevitability of social development. Because in which era, the country needs laborers, and it also needs labor, and it is necessary to ensure that all citizens of this country have food to eat and something to do, this is the responsibility of a responsible government, and there is no objection to this, otherwise it is a bad conscience. Feng Juncai expressed his attitude solemnly and said seriously: "And now looking back, whether it is the corps model, or the collective farm model, or the queue settlement model, it has greatly promoted social progress at that time, and it cannot be erased." At present, from the central government to the localities, most of the backbone forces come from educated youth, and a large part of them have been tempered by going to the mountains and going to the countryside, and this movement cannot be underestimated in terms of the will and quality of the young people or the cultivation of habits. ”

Feng Juncai said confidently: "Don't say anything else, now when I go to the countryside, how to dance with the crops, how to remediate the land, I can understand at a glance, if you want to play with me, there is no door." ”

"This is the truth, Secretary Feng not only understands agriculture and rural work, but also is very proficient, how to develop it appropriately, what kind of classification guidance should be carried out, basically it is clear at a glance, and targeted measures and methods can be come up with soon, and those township and town cadres are not unconvinced." Xiang Youzhi looked at Feng Juncai with admiration, and said with deep feelings: "Sometimes even I, a graduate of agriculture, can't deal with the problem, and he went to the scene a few times to solve it." ”

"Don't put a high hat on me, let an expert like Secretary Qi laugh, what are we doing, and what is our Heyang County based on? If we don't understand anything, Secretary Qi asked us to eat for nothing and not work? Feng Juncai glared at Youzhi and said dissatisfiedly: "Don't say so much, just bury your head in work." ”

"You two are almost done with this double reed!" Qi Tianxiang pretended to be dissatisfied and looked at Feng Juncai and Xiang Youzhi, then turned his head out of the car window and asked, "This is almost to Qinghe Village!" I seem to smell the fragrance of lotus flowers. ”

"It's almost there, I guess it's less than ten kilometers away!" Feng Juncai looked out the window, carefully identified the signs on the side of the road, and said with certainty: "It is estimated that Lao Qing may not be turning what moth now?" ”

"No matter what you turn around, just greet my two precious college students, it's your and Xiaoxiang's business to fight wits and courage with him, I don't care." Qi Tianxiang looked at Feng Juncai and Xiang Youzhi and smiled, and then became happy as if he remembered something, "Qingfeng, this name is interesting, and it is really auspicious." ”

As he spoke, Qi Tianxiang looked out the window, and seemed to really smell the fragrance of lotus flowers, and saw the rippling Qinghe Reservoir, and felt much more relaxed physically and mentally.

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