Entering Heyang County, the special car runs smoothly on the county and township roads wrapped in the shade, although the road surface is not very wide, but because the traffic flow is not very large, it seems clean and long, especially the street trees formed by the straight poplars on both sides of the road, which makes the black asphalt road refreshing and straight, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

Qi Tianxiang enjoyed this feeling of freshness and distantness, and this feeling was present many years ago, the wide and straight road could extend his associations far away, and it seemed that he could go on endlessly forever, without interference, without obstruction, and even without a purpose. [Ran^Text^Library] Now, of course, there will be no more stupid feeling when I was young, but I still think that the feeling at that time was very beautiful and true, and now the feeling is in contrast to the congested road surface and endless traffic flow in the city, and I am tired of the jams and traffic lights, and I naturally feel that this kind of unrestrained walking brings not only pleasure, but comfort and comfort.

Qi Tianxiang subconsciously raised his wrist and glanced at his watch, because he came out early, and at this speed, he should be able to go to Heyang County soon, and he was determined to go to Heyang to see agriculture and rural areas, I believe they should be prepared, or the secretary and county magistrate have been waiting early.

Thinking of these, he naturally had to think of work, thinking of all kinds of things, Qi Tianxiang's mood was a little irritable, he simply stopped thinking about this, looked out the window, and seemed to be watching aimlessly, which could calm his mind down, and also continue and enjoy the smooth beauty.

Qi Tianxiang didn't want to speak, and a few people in the car didn't know what to say, so they were silent quietly, even Yao Ling, who could never be idle, seemed to be tired, sitting quietly in the front row, looking at the road in front of him, without the interest in talking, the car was quiet for a while, only the wheels rubbed against the road, reminding the continuation of time.

But soon this quiet and beautiful feeling was soon ruthlessly shattered, and it also disturbed Qi Tianxiang's calm, only to see a convoy behind, under the guidance of the police car, blaring the siren and flashing the police lights, and quickly drove past the special car. More than 20 limousines formed a winding flow of traffic, which was spectacular on the clean and flat county and township roads, until the police car behind it, which also flashed its lights, drove by, indicating the end of the convoy.

Qi Tianxiang retracted his gaze from the window in surprise, and said to Xiao Wang briefly, "Follow up." Obviously feeling that the speed of the car was increasing, knowing that Xiao Wang understood what he meant, he said lightly to Yao Ling, who was looking back at him, "Look what's going on." ”

Yao Ling quickly understood Qi Tianxiang's intentions, so she turned her head and looked at the convoy in front of her more intently, Xiao Zhang also woke up from the silence, and was also paying attention to the convoy in front of her, and the atmosphere in the car became tense at dusk.

Qi Tianxiang knew the doubts of several people in the car, in such a remote county and township road, the appearance of such a huge and spectacular convoy should be a relatively large activity or behavior, such a thing should be reported in advance, as the general office of the municipal party committee does not have any news, it is abnormal and unreasonable, but Qi Tianxiang is reluctant to comment at the moment, and he does not want to say too much, he just wants to see what is going on.

Fortunately, the mystery was quickly alleviated, and the convoy soon got off the county and township road, and drove onto the country road, and the speed naturally slowed down, and soon after traveling, it turned into an arch such as an archway, and stopped at a place such as a large yard where colorful flags were displayed and colored balls were flying.

As the convoy slowed down and slowly stopped, the deafening sound of firecrackers rang out in the yard, as well as the boiling smoke of gunpowder, as well as the sound of cheerful and lively suona and drum music. Then came children dressed in bright clothes and holding flowers, huddled around a luxury car, as if waiting for something.

Perhaps in order to see more clearly, Xiao Wang skillfully drove the vehicle, slowly approached the luxury car, only to see that where the door opened, a young man in a straight suit, holding a larger bouquet in his hand, greeted a woman in a white wedding dress, a large bouquet, and flowers offered by the children, immediately completely covered the woman in the flowers, and under the escort of the cheerful crowd, slowly walked up the red carpet, and along the long red carpet, approached a larger shed.

The sound of firecrackers and drums sounded again, and the noisy atmosphere was like cooking oil on fire, even more enthusiastic, and it seemed to have entered the most solemn link. At this time, Qi Tianxiang keenly saw that some people around him had already paid attention to the car they were riding, and pointed from time to time, and immediately realized the embarrassment of the environment at the moment, so he gently patted the seat of Xiao Wang in front of him, and said slowly: "Let's go!" ”

There were no extra words, and he didn't seem to want to say more, until Xiao Wang drove the car out of the courtyard and turned onto the country road, Qi Tianxiang let out a long sigh, and seemed to say to himself: "Check it out." ”

"I have to check it, it's too much, the wedding uses a police car to open the way, it must be either rich or expensive, and it's too arrogant." Yao Ling turned her face and said with a little excitement: "The luxury convoy, the police car opened the road, the primary school students presented flowers, the red carpet was paved, and the extravagance in the courtyard was too extravagant." ”

"We didn't have any camera equipment, but if we filmed this scene and posted it on the Internet, it would definitely cause a sensation and onlookers." Xiao Zhang teased: "I just don't know what Heyang County will say after such a video is uploaded?" ”

Qi Tianxiang listened silently, did not speak, looked out the window with more and more solemn eyes, and finally said to Xiao Wang in a low voice after the car crossed a small bridge: "Stop." ”

Xiao Wang cleverly stepped on the brakes gently, the car slowly slid a few meters before stopping, Qi Tianxiang opened the door and got out of the car, walked straight back, and walked to the side of the small bridge before stopping, staring at the slowly flowing river under the bridge.

The river is not wide, and the slowly flowing water is the color of soy sauce, condensing like oil, and it seems that only the movement of the white foam floating on it can tell that the river is flowing, and it exudes a strong pungent smell of caustic soda. On the dirt slope beside the river, you can clearly see the black-brown traces from a distance, which seem to be black lines drawn along the river.

In the distance, in the direction of the river, several chimneys stand high, which stand out on the flat land. A few chimneys drifted black or yellow smoke, gushing straight into the air, and the smoke column rose very high before gradually spreading, forming a large cloud of smoke of different colors, which drifted wantonly with the wind, and slowly dispersed for a long time.

Farther away is a horizontal mountain beam, with a large bare mountain in the green, shining dazzling white under the reflection of the sun, looking at it roughly, it doesn't seem to care about the surrounding green, unscrupulously showing the ugly whiteness, and the smoke rising from time to time indicates its existence and the value of existence.

Qi Tianxiang looked at it from near to far, the expression on his face was solemn and gloomy, and he looked at it for a long time before he slowly withdrew his gaze, and said coldly to Xiao Zhang who was standing in front of him: "Inform the Heyang County Party Committee and let their secretary and county magistrate come here, and today's inspection will start here." ”

Xiao Zhang nodded, took out his mobile phone, and looked around while dialing the number, as if he was determining the current location and address, Qi Tianxiang saw Xiao Zhang's thoughts at a glance, and said in a stern tone: "By the small bridge nearly a kilometer outside Hexi Village." ”

Xiao Zhang looked at Qi Tianxiang with admiration, a panic and apology rose in his heart, he admired Qi Tianxiang's keen observation and memory, when he passed by the archway just now, he seemed to vaguely see the name of the village above, he didn't pay attention to it, who knew that Qi Tianxiang was deeply imprinted in his mind. I can't help but blame myself deeply, and remind myself that such negligence and carelessness must not be committed again, otherwise it will be a serious dereliction of duty.

When Feng Juncai, secretary of the Heyang County Party Committee, and Xiang Youzhi, the county magistrate, hurried to arrive, Qi Tianxiang was standing under the dense shade of a big locust tree at the head of the bridge, smoking quietly, and seemed to be waiting patiently, Xiao Zhang and Yao Ling stood on the other side and waited, without communication and no one to speak.

Qi Tianxiang watched several cars come quickly, and stopped in an orderly manner behind his car, Feng Juncai and Xiang Youzhi hurriedly got out of the car, and hurriedly walked over, Qi Tianxiang consciously glanced at his watch, ignored Feng Juncai's outstretched hand, gestured behind him, and said seriously: "Look at your clear water and blue sky, look at your beautiful home." ”

In fact, without Qi Tianxiang to speak, Feng Juncai had already realized the seriousness of the matter, received a call from Xiao Zhang, and when he heard the name of Hexi Village, Feng Juncai's heart twitched, although Xiao Zhang just told him that Secretary Qi was waiting here, Feng Juncai already knew what Qi Tianxiang saw, and roughly understood what Qi Tianxiang would say. From getting on the bus in a hurry to getting off the bus, Feng Juncai was thinking about how to deal with this dilemma all the way, but he didn't come up with a proper way until he got out of the car.

Qi Tianxiang's words were not much, but they pierced Feng Juncai's vital point, and it was a heart-piercing sting, only Feng Jun knew what Qi Tianxiang's words reflected. Since taking office, Feng Juncai has proposed that he would rather go back three or five years than return a piece of clear water and blue sky to Heyang, and use three to five years to build Heyang into the most livable green county in Hehai Province, and become a beautiful natural garden for living and recreation in Hezhou City. Now that three years have passed, Qi Tianxiang has seen this, which is undoubtedly a slap in the face. As the top leader of a county, is there anything more embarrassing and embarrassing than such a scene? Moreover, this is the first stop of Qi Tianxiang's investigation after serving as the secretary of the municipal party committee, which shows that Qi Tianxiang attaches great importance to the agricultural problem in Heyang, and what kind of impression can be imagined.

Complex emotions such as remorse, uneasiness, nervousness, loss, and shame were concentrated in Feng Juncai's heart, and his face was covered with shameful sauce. I also knew clearly in my heart that any explanation in front of the facts would be superfluous and counterproductive, and the only thing I could do was to bow my head and be silent, waiting for Qi Tianxiang's next thunderous anger and reprimand, as well as specific instructions.

Qi Tianxiang looked at Feng Juncai's embarrassed expression, as well as the speechless embarrassment, and couldn't bear to say any more. For the local leaders of these competent parties, it is okay to beat them appropriately, but we still need to pay attention to maintaining their face, especially in front of their subordinates, and we must pay more attention to grasping the proportions, neither without principled maintenance, nor blindly suppressing, after all, a lot of specific work still needs to be done by them, and the work of the municipal party committee and the municipal government still needs them to be implemented, and they also need to establish prestige in front of their subordinates, especially the so-called leadership image, as well as the impression in the minds of the superior leaders, which is an important support for their confidence. Thinking of this, Qi Tianxiang immediately changed the topic, trying his best to control his emotions, but no matter how he eased, the words he said were full of heavy emotions.

"Hexi Village is holding a wedding, very grand. Police cars open the road, luxury cars gather, colorful balls and flags cover the sky; Drums are noisy, firecrackers are ringing, and the red carpet is endless; Thousands of people are empty, the sages are all there, and the old people and children are happy to greet each other. Only the loess mat road is missing, and the clean water is sprinkled on the street. ”

Although Qi Tianxiang's words were neatly arranged, full of poetry, and his tone was calm and relaxed, in Feng Juncai's ears, every sentence was mockery, and his voice was like thunder, and he didn't need to look at it to know that the expression on Qi Tianxiang's face was cold and stern, or there was a deep condemnation in it. Feng Juncai didn't dare to raise his eyes to look at Qi Tianxiang's expression, turned his face to look at the people standing behind him, and asked solemnly, "What's the matter?" Check, check it right away. ”

"It's going to be checked, but not now." Qi Tianxiang raised his voice, and when he saw Feng Juncai looking at him, he said patiently: "No matter what the reason, people are doing a marriage, and the newlyweds need blessings on the big day, which is related to the memory of the young couple for a lifetime, don't disturb the good things of others, let alone hurt the vulture." ”

Feng Juncai looked at Qi Tianxiang, nodded abruptly, and then turned his face to the director of the office of the county party committee standing beside him and whispered: "Arrange a few people, quietly arrange the people participating in the wedding, and the vehicle unit must also be implemented clearly, don't alarm too many people." Secretary Qi is lenient and benevolent, and he doesn't want to disturb other people's good things, but we can't stand idly by. ”

Seeing that the office director was leaving, he stopped him, and looked around the group of people around him with a serious expression, as if he was telling the office director and everyone present: "Pay attention to confidentiality, don't leak any news, if you run out of anger, you are the first person responsible." ”

Qi Tianxiang listened to Feng Juncai's careful deployment, and couldn't help but feel relieved at his carefulness and thoughtfulness. Although Qi Tianxiang doesn't know much about the situation at the grassroots level, he can't do it without a little background and energy like the scene of today's wedding, such movements, and such extravagance, and it may also involve some departments or leaders in the county.

After listening to Feng Juncai's arrangement, Qi Tianxiang beckoned to Xiang Youzhi, who was standing not far away, as if he was nothing, and asked him to come to him, seeing his restrained expression, he said gently: "Let Lao Feng arrange these things, don't be too nervous, let alone have any ideas." ”

Seeing that Xiang Youzhi was slightly relaxed, Qi Tianxiang stretched out his hand to take his hand, walked to the cultivated land by the river, pointed to the corn with green leaves and asked Xiang Youzhi: "You are a high-achieving student in agricultural science, come and see such a land condition, such a corn growth, can there still be a harvest?" What's the problem? ”

Xiang Youzhi squatted down, plucked a corn plant, looked at it carefully from the roots to the leaves, and then to the top flower, and then compared the length of the corn tree with his hand, then grabbed a handful of soil and looked at it carefully, pinched a little soil with his fingers and tasted it on the tip of his tongue, slowly spit it out, stood up and looked around for a while, and silently made comparisons in his heart.

Xiang Youzhi looked at it for a long time, thought for a while, and then looked at Qi Tianxiang, and said seriously: "I don't dare to say other plots, as far as this land is concerned, the main problem is roughly several aspects, one is that the land was not watered thoroughly when sowing, and the seeds were sown in a hurry, and the later management did not keep up, but the chemical fertilizer was sprinkled twice, and the water was not watered when it was pulled out, and it was all dependent on the rain to ensure moisture." This summer's rain is not enough, and the soil is more seriously compacted, not much rain can not penetrate the roots of corn at all, and now the best time for irrigation has been missed, and it is too late to remedy, even if there can be some harvest, it is just a pile of straw, plus some shriveled corn kernels. ”

Seeing Qi Tianxiang listening very attentively, Xiang Youzhi continued: "This is mainly caused by extensive management, the land is not planted, and there is not much output from planting, and it is time-consuming and laborious, so it is all about catching up with the solar terms, hurrying time, and catching up with people, all kinds of management links and inputs, can be saved, and if you can't save it, you can compress it as much as possible, so the land lacks water, fertilizer, and deep cultivation, and the land salinization is becoming more and more serious. Eventually, degradation and desolation must follow. ”

"As soon as you say that, I understand." Qi Tianxiang patiently listened to Xiang Youzhi's explanation, although he felt that he was a little verbose, and also understood that this was a problem of young intellectuals' lack of experience, which needed time and events, and said to the big guy with a gentle smile: "Or let's be a small county magistrate, professional, focused, and concentrated, with such a rigorous and scientific attitude, coupled with meticulous and careful work, given time, can there be no satisfactory results?" ”

As he spoke, Qi Tianxiang looked at Xiang Youzhi's shy expression, and joked with a smile: "But now our white-faced scholar has become a black-faced Baogong, and he no longer looks like a top student in agriculture at a famous university, but a real rural boy." I think it's okay like this, it's down-to-earth, close to the ground, it's good, it's good. ”

Qi Tianxiang looked at Xiang Youzhi appreciatively, and then said: "I believe you must have a corresponding solution, you might as well talk about it." ”

"There are solutions, but I didn't create them, but the farmers themselves chose them, and they trusted them." Xiang Youzhi seemed to have adapted to it, and sold Guan Zi with a shy smile, "That's what I want you to see for a while." ”

"Then let's go, can ears of corn grow on this big locust tree?" Qi Tianxiang looked at Xiang Youzhi with a smile, turned his face and glared at Feng Juncai slightly, and said jokingly: "Why don't you lead the way?" ”

Feng Juncai didn't expect Qi Tianxiang to say this, and he was immediately overjoyed, stretching out his hand with a smile on his face to signal Qi Tianxiang to go first.