Unlike other places, where the village is built on flat land at the foot of the mountain, the whole village is built on the mountain, and it is inhabited from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain.

A mountain road leads from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and the villagers' farmhouses are spread on both sides of the mountain road.

This peculiar mountain layout of the mountain village has aroused the strong interest of Zhou Xiaolin, secretary of the provincial party committee. Accompanied by Zhang Zhijun and other town cadres, he and several leaders of the provincial party committee walked slowly and climbed up, smiling and looking at the appearance of the village, occasionally discussing with each other and laughing heartily.

Feng Botao, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Ma Liguo, Mayor of the Municipal Party Committee, Zhang Qiang, Secretary of the County Party Committee, and Sun Xiang, the County Magistrate, heard the happy laughter and conversation of Zhou Xiaolin and his party from time to time, and they slowly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Secretary Zhou and the leaders of these provincial party committees did not seem to be affected by the mood of the inspection work because of the sudden suspension of the project department of the Sky Group today, which could not help but make Feng Botao and other city and county cadres secretly say that they were lucky.

In fact, whether Zhou Xiaolin is happy or not, only he knows. With his identity and status, even if he is troubled in his heart, it is impossible to show it on his face. It is even more impossible to leave because of this, and end this expedition halfway. What should I do, but I may not stay in Ningshan for two days, maybe I will stay for one night today and leave early tomorrow.

As for the leaders of the provincial party committee, Kong Yan and Yu Jiangang, they mainly look at Zhou Xiaolin's "wind direction". Since Zhou Xiaolin behaved as usual, they naturally wouldn't say anything.

"Lao Yu, Minister Kong, this backing village is very distinctive. You see, I have seen this villager's house for some years, and the courtyard wall of the bluestone fortress seems to have traces left by guns and cannons in the revolutionary war years...... The traces of the years are the testimony of the great historical contributions of the people in the old revolutionary base areas, and they will never be erased......"

"In the mountainous area of central and southern China back then, how many revolutionary soldiers were raised by the common people...... The years have passed, decades have passed in a hurry, and who can still remember this land and people who once worked hard for the revolution? ”

"The old revolutionary base is still very poor, and this is our dereliction of duty. As leaders of the political axe, we must do our best to help the people in the old areas get rid of poverty and become rich as soon as possible and live a well-off life......

Zhou Xiaolin stopped under the moss-covered bluestone courtyard wall of a farmer's farm, and gently stroked his hand, his voice full of emotion.

Few cadres in the province know that Zhou Xiaolin's father was a revolutionary martyr who died before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and once fought guerrilla warfare against foreign invaders in the mountainous areas of central and southern Binhai Province. Therefore, Zhou Xiaolin has a very special affection for the mountainous areas of Central and South China, and the poverty alleviation development strategy he led and promoted after taking office also has a certain relationship with his personal feelings.

Yu Jiangang echoed with a smile, "Yes, Secretary Zhou, the contribution of the old revolutionary base area cannot be forgotten today." In the future, the provincial party committee and the provincial government should intensify the efforts to help the poor in the old revolutionary base areas, give more support in terms of policies and funds, attract more enterprises to invest in the old areas, and promote economic development. ”

Zhou Xiaolin nodded, stood there silently, and was silent for a long time.

A group of provincial, municipal and county officials also stood there quietly, and Zhang Zhijun, the mayor of the town who accompanied the visit, glanced back, and saw Zhou Nan giving him a look, so he quietly withdrew from the crowd and walked to Zhou Nan.

"County Magistrate Zhou......"

Zhou Nan whispered a few words in his ear, Zhang Zhijun hurriedly responded, turned around and beckoned a town cadre who followed to come over and give an order.

After a while, Zhou Xiaolin continued to go up, and everyone hurriedly followed.

Zhang Zhijun did not dare to slack off, and also chased after him, and waited beside the leaders of the provincial party committee, ready to "introduce" the situation at any time.

This mountain road is the main road of the mountain village, and although it climbs upward, it is very gentle. Halfway up the mountain, I suddenly felt a bright light in front of me, and a huge platform appeared in front of everyone, and this was the settlement with the largest concentration of people in the mountain village.

The platform is halfway up the mountain, and when you look at it, it looks like a giant axe has cut a groove through the middle of the mountain, and the villagers live in this oval groove.

Looking up, you can see the almost flattened peak, and at your feet is actually the fracture surface of the peak. Zhou Xiaolin stood here, looking around in amazement, and couldn't help but sigh, "Comrades, this is really a human miracle like a foolish man moving mountains, our people actually cut off the mountains and build their own homes in the middle of the mountains, it's really not simple!" ”

"This comrade in the town, if I guess correctly, the history of the prosperity of the mountain village is not short. This kind of survival and living project is definitely not something that can be completed in one generation! Miracle, what a miracle! ”

Zhang Zhijun hurried over and said with a smile, "Yes, Secretary Zhou, according to the county records, Gushan Village has been a village since the Han and Tang dynasties, and it has a history of thousands of years...... And our family's genealogy also records that our ancestors came to Ningshan from the Central Plains to escape the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, and found such a settlement in the mountains......

"The little devils came to sweep the mountain village, and once wanted to turn the mountain village into a turret, but then they were driven out of the mountain by the Eighth Route Army......"

Zhang Zhijun smiled and told Zhou Xiaolin and others about the "historical anecdotes of the mountain village", Zhou Xiaolin glanced at him and said with a faint smile, "You comrade is also from the mountain village?" ”

"Yes, Secretary Zhou, my family is from a mountain village, and my parents are still living in a mountain village." Zhang Zhijun nodded respectfully and replied.

………… Because there were senior officials in the village who came to inspect, the villagers who were temporarily notified were strictly ordered by the village to stay at home and not allowed to go out.

In the end, Zhou Xiaolin proposed to go to the farmer's house to have a look, but Zhang Zhijun agreed, but he led Zhou Xiaolin and his party to his parents' house.

As soon as Zhou Xiaolin and the others entered the door, they smelled a pungent fragrance of boiled mutton, Zhou Xiaolin smiled, turned back to Yu Jiangang and Kong Yan and said aloud, "Comrades, it seems that we came early as it was not as good as a coincidence, it seems that the masses are preparing dinner......

In the quiet courtyard of Zhang Zhijun's parents' house, on an earthen mud stove, a pot of hot whole sheep is rolling, Zhang Zhijun's parents are waiting side by side at the gate, while his brothers are busy going in and out, and an old table of eight immortals is placed in the courtyard, and the table is full of peasant meals.

Zhou Xiaolin smiled and took the initiative to step forward to shake hands with Zhang Zhijun's parents, "Old man, we came unfortunate and disturbed your meal, hehe, the meal is so rich, could it be that there are guests at home today?" ”

Zhang Zhijun's parents were farmers who were born and raised in mountain villages, and they had never left the county seat in their lives, and they had never seen such a big official as the secretary of the provincial party committee. Although he shook hands with Zhou Xiaolin, he was flustered with excitement in his heart, his mouth trembled, and he couldn't say a word.

However, Zhang Zhijun's brother and daughter-in-law had a bit of the pungent boldness of a peasant woman, she stood aside and couldn't help but whisper timidly, "There is a guest at home, and the guest is Secretary Zhou!" My eldest brother said, Secretary Zhou is coming to see if we have the ability to leave a distinguished guest like Secretary Zhou to eat a farmhouse meal in the mountains! ”

Zhou Xiaolin was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, looked back at Zhang Zhijun and said with a smile, "Is it Mayor Zhang's parents' house?" Hehe, you comrade......"

Zhang Zhijun smiled, but he didn't dare to say anything. He knew in his heart that this was no longer the right time for him to speak.

Feng Botao stepped forward with a smile at this time, and said loudly, "Secretary Zhou, since you have come to the mountains, let's have a peasant meal at the people's house." Just now, a few comrades in the county asked me for instructions, saying that the leaders of the provincial party committee had finally come to the mountains and stayed to eat a peasant meal...... Secretary Zhou, the people in the mountains are enthusiastic, you haven't come here yet, their sheep have been slaughtered, I think you are afraid that you will be a guest this time......"

Zhang Zhijun smiled respectfully, "Secretary Zhou, leaders, the leaders have come to the backing village, and they are in my house, so let me, the guest who is the host, have a farmhouse meal...... It's all ordinary farmhouse rice, boiled mountain eggs, wild vegetable dumplings, millet pancakes, stick batter, and whole sheep soup...... Please try it! ”

Zhou Xiaolin smiled and looked back at Yu Jiangang and Kong Yan, "Comrades, why don't we stay and taste the farmhouse food?" ”

Yu Jiangang said with a smile, "Well, Secretary Zhou, this whole sheep tastes very positive, as soon as I entered the door, a fragrance came to my nose." Don't say it, it really aroused a few cravings in my stomach! ”

Kong Yan also smiled and nodded, "Secretary Zhou, old Yu, I think I'll leave to disturb a meal...... At the same time, we also chat with the masses! Pretty good. ”

Zhou Xiaolin smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, since everyone agrees, then we will stay...... But we can't let the old people break the bank - let's do it, Comrade Bo Tao, this meal is our working meal, and we will get together and pay for the food! ”

Feng Botao smiled and should be, but in fact, this kind of words are a kind of polite words of the leader, even if Secretary Zhou really wants to "make up" what food expenses, do Feng Botao and the county dare to accept it?

However, Feng Botao still secretly instructed Zhang Qiang to let the county deal with this matter. After all, for the poor people in the mountain villages, slaughtering a sheep to make such a seemingly simple farm meal is actually a big burden.

According to Zhou Nan's instructions, Zhang Ningning did not leave Ningshan immediately, and at the same time ordered his subordinates to stay in the county seat for the time being and wait and see what happened.

In the evening, news came from the provincial capital, saying that the Ningzhou Public Security Bureau had released Zhang Xiao, and at the same time, a deputy director personally came to the door to apologize, admitting that the Public Security Bureau's law enforcement work had made mistakes, and repeatedly begged the Sky Group to forgive Yunyun, and said that the relevant responsible persons would be severely punished.

Although Zhou Xiaolin, secretary of the provincial party committee, did not come forward directly, he gave Yu Jiangang, secretary general of the provincial party committee, an order to find out the truth of the problem as soon as possible. Yu Jiangang directly called the secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee and conveyed the instructions of Secretary Zhou of the Provincial Party Committee. And Zhou Xiaolin's secretary called Ma Mingtao, secretary of the Ningzhou Municipal Legal Committee and director of the Public Security Bureau.

Ma Mingtao was taken aback. The reason why he dared to "detain" Zhang Xiao was because of pressure from Chen Xiaoning's father. But the pressure of Chen Xiaoning's father, an inconsequential deputy ministerial-level cadre, is nothing compared to the supreme authority from Zhou Xiaolin, the secretary of the provincial party committee.

Yu Jiangang, secretary general of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, and the secretary of the provincial party committee cooperated.

This means that Sky Group has the secretary of the provincial party committee as a backer...... Is this still worth it? Ma Mingtao didn't dare to be slack, and hurriedly asked people to "sort out" Zhang Xiao's case file, withdraw the false "accusation", not only immediately released Zhang Xiao, but also sent a deputy to apologize.

The Ningzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau made an in-depth written inspection to the Municipal Legal Committee and the Provincial Political and Legal Committee, and the three police officers in charge of handling the case were suspended for review.

The originally very "complicated" case was "clarified" in the shortest possible time, and three leaders of the provincial party committee actually interrogated Zhang Xiao's case...... This is where the authority of the provincial party secretary lies.

Zhang Xiao was released and immediately rushed back to Haidu, and at the same time asked Haidu's project to be temporarily suspended. Then Zhang Xiao made a phone call to Zhang Ningning, and the brother and sister talked on the phone for nearly half an hour, and learned that it was because of the "attention" of Secretary Zhou of the Provincial Party Committee that he was released from prison, and Zhang Xiao couldn't help but feel a little grateful to Zhou Nansheng.

Zhou Nan's remote control Zhang Ningning's plan of "fake shutdown and real complaint" launched today is actually very bold, and the process and methods are very ingenious.

Zhou Nan knew that Zhou Xiaolin had the intention of supporting Ningshan County as a typical poverty alleviation work this time, and the investment promotion work of Ningshan, a poor county, was an important part of it, so in the face of this sudden situation, it was impossible for Zhou Xiaolin not to ask. Even if it is for the sake of his personal face as the secretary of the provincial party committee, he will not turn a blind eye.

As long as Zhou Xiaolin asks, Zhang Xiao's "grievances" will naturally "show snow". No matter how bold the Ningzhou City Public Security Bureau is, it does not dare to go against the secretary of the provincial party committee. Don't say that Zhang Xiao has no problems, they are deliberately framed, even if Zhang Xiao has some small problems like this, they will turn big things into small things.

Of course, in order to ensure his own safety, Zhang Xiao finally decided to temporarily let the Sky Group withdraw from the provincial capital Ningzhou.

After Zhang Ningning finished talking to Zhang Xiao on the phone, he immediately ordered all his subordinates to return to the construction site overnight, gather all the workers to resume construction, and prepare for the inspection of the leaders of the provincial party committee tomorrow.

The meeting room of the Ningshan County Party Committee was filled with smoke, and Feng Botao, secretary of the municipal party committee, and Ma Liguo, mayor of the city, sat there, their faces gloomy, and they were smoking cigarettes. And several leaders in the county did not look good, and it was difficult to sit still.

Although the atmosphere of a farmhouse meal at Zhang Zhijun's parents' house in Gushan Village tonight was very good, it can be seen that Zhou Xiaolin does feel quite satisfied, but after all, most of these projects in the county are invested by Sky Group, and now that Sky Group has suddenly had an accident and is ready to stop work, how will Secretary Zhou's investigation continue tomorrow? How to explain to the leaders of the provincial party committee?

Therefore, when Zhou Xiaolin and his party entered the room of the reception and began to rest, Feng Botao, secretary of the municipal party committee, and Ma Liguo, mayor of the city, immediately convened the cadres in the county to hold a temporary meeting to study.

Feng Botao raised his wrist and looked at his watch, snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand fiercely, looked at Zhang Qiang, who looked embarrassed and frightened, and said lightly, "Zhang Qiang, has Comrade Zhou Nan come back?" How did he communicate with Sky Group? In any case, even if the work is to be stopped, it will have to wait until the leaders of the provincial party committee leave! ”

Zhang Qiang was about to say something, when he suddenly saw the door of the conference room being pushed open, and Zhou Nan appeared in front of him.

"Secretary Feng, Mayor Ma, leaders ......" Zhou Nan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "It's really an unexpected joy to be dishonored." ”

"Oh? Let's talk about it. Zhang Qiang's eyes lit up and urged.

"Secretary Feng, Mayor Ma, Secretary Zhang, just now there was news from the Sky Group that under the interrogation of the leaders of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee, Zhang Xiao, chairman of the Sky Group, has been released by the Public Security Bureau...... It was a misunderstanding...... Therefore, Zhang Xiao, chairman of the Sky Group, ordered all the project departments of the Sky Group in Ningshan to resume construction immediately, I have just returned from Mr. Zhang of the Sky Group, and the personnel of several projects have returned to the construction site, and the workers are preparing overnight to meet the leaders of the provincial party committee for inspection tomorrow......"

Zhou Nanxin said, even if Zhang Xiao is not released today, he will also let Zhang Ningning arrange for the resumption of construction, after all, if he really "hangs" the secretary of the provincial party committee and his party, not to mention the city leaders, even if he is the leader in charge of the county, he will not be able to eat and walk around.

Zhang Qiang breathed a sigh of relief and sat back in his chair.

Hearing this, Feng Botao slapped the table with excitement, "Okay, very good." Old Ma, we will immediately rush over to report this matter to Secretary General Yu, and Secretary Zhou's inspection activities will be as usual tomorrow......"

………… Feng Botao and Ma Liguo rushed to the reception office of the county party committee to report to Yu Jiangang, secretary general of the provincial party committee. In fact, there is no need for them to report, Yu Jiangang also got the news at this time that Zhang Xiao, chairman of Sky Group, has been released.

As the leader of the provincial party committee, he has done everything he should do, if the next thing, Ningnan City and Ningshan County still can't do well, and can't let the project resume construction, it can only mean that they are "self-inflicted and can't live".

Looking at the backs of Feng Botao and Ma Liguo hurriedly leaving in the car, Zhang Qiang, secretary of the county party committee, stood in the dark night and sighed, "Old Sun, Comrade Zhou Nan, today's events really make me thrilling!" If...... I really can't imagine what kind of bad impression the leaders of the provincial party committee will leave on Ningshan County! ”

"Let's go, let's go to Secretary Zhang's office, Comrade Zhou Nan, now that the leaders are not there, you can tell me what is going on! Zhang Xiao of the Sky Group offended which prince in the province? Why are you so embarrassed! Sun Xiang also sighed, waved his hand and lowered his voice.

Zhou Nan was silent for a while, and then said lightly, "It is Vice Chairman Chen of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference, the former mayor of Ningzhou City." His son Chen Xiaoning got a Heilan Group, and recently he has been staking all over the province and is so arrogant. ”

(To be continued)