Autumn is coming unconsciously, although there is no scene of thousands of purples and thousands of reds, but the pine and cypress greenery to create the vigor and depth, still make this Qing Dynasty courtyard appear thick and mysterious. [Ran^Text^Library] []

Compared with the golden yellow of autumn, Qi Tianxiang still likes the buds and new green of spring, the small yellow flowers of the spring flowers, the tender green buds of the weeping willows by the river, and the gradually warm breeze, which still gives people the association and sweet imagination of "people about dusk" and "watching willows by the river". Although there is no aesthetic conception of Wang Wei's "bright moon and pine trees, clear spring stone upstream", the realistic care is more real, and it also makes the imagination more real.

Spring is the season of hope, but also the season of sowing hope, it seems that as long as the expectation of happiness is sown in the season of recovery, through the sunshine and spring rain, after the test and waiting of summer, we will be able to harvest full of joy and heavy happiness. "Plant a grain of millet in the spring, harvest 10,000 seeds in the autumn", the harvest seems to be only about whether to sow seeds, only whether there is hope, and there is no possible "if" after such assumptions, so it also misleads many assumptions and hopes.

Thousands of migrant workers poured into the city, and thousands of college students stayed in the city, all holding "as long as you work hard, as long as you struggle, you will be able to harvest money and wealth, that is, happiness and joy", such hopes and dreams make the city overwhelmed, make opportunities and hopes become slim, and also make life under the pressure of life become anxious, and anxiety with the house, car owners, wives are far away and difficult to find, hope becomes a burden, happiness also becomes a luxury.

Planting a grain of millet in spring and harvesting 10,000 seeds in autumn is a simple consensus given by tradition, a simple labor in exchange for simple food and clothing, not the accumulation of wealth, let alone a shortcut to success, and it does not have universal significance. Sowing a seed in the spring, the northern Central Plains can harvest one crop in autumn, the southern region can have two to three crops, and the western Tibetan areas can only harvest unripe barley in late autumn. Climate and geography make sowing and harvesting have such a difference, not including the advantages and disadvantages of seeds and the variables in the survival process, not to mention that not all spring seeds can be harvested in autumn, there is a saying in the agricultural proverb "peach three apricots, four apples five", that is, peach trees, apricot trees, apple trees are three years, four years, five years, that is to say, the spring hope is sown, the fastest harvest also takes three years, and all the efforts in these three years, including fertilization, hoeing, loosening soil, watering, and even pruning, thinning, spraying, It's just a process of waiting, and fruitful results are just the hard work and hard waiting after hope.

And there are some sowing but can not harvest fruits, apricot pink peach pear white, enjoy the flowers at the same time there are fruits, and white orchid cinnamon red wax plum blossoms, see only the flowers are good, but there is no fruitful harvest, which seems to have a great distance from hope.

Therefore, it is not the hope planted in spring that will bring a fruitful harvest in autumn, nor is it that happiness and joy are in the city. Spring planting and autumn harvest is just a simple repetition, just the continuation of food and clothing, to get abundant fruits, we must make up the determination to wait, make up the belief of persisting in hard work, after a number of autumns, the seeds of hope will definitely bear happy fruits, success will also be solid and long after a long wait and hard work.

Sweat is the best fertilizer, confidence is the best soil, and the harvest after the wind and rain is the best healing for efforts. Planting in spring and not harvesting in autumn is a kind of great wisdom!

"Why are you so idle!" The words interrupted Qi Tianxiang's thinking, and also dispelled his mood of appreciating the autumn scenery, turned his head to see Peng Qun slowly approaching, and said with a smile: "How can there be any kind of leisure, I just walked here after eating, and I had to take a walk and go back to the room." ”

"That is, you literati are sentimental, and you can't stand it if you leave it alone." Peng Qun walked up to Qi Tianxiang and looked at his face carefully, "I heard that Xiao Zhang and they left in the afternoon, and they should be rewarded for being busy for so many days." Lao Liu really doesn't know how to entertain guests, so he has to have a good drink to contact his feelings! ”

"How can Xiao Zhang have the kung fu to drink your big wine, the big fat son is holding his heart, his lover was hospitalized and gave birth to a child, and he was caught by Lao Bai. Now that you have to meet amnesty, why don't you go home in the starry night? Qi Tianxiang knew the meaning of Peng Qun's words, and also knew the meaning in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Doesn't this leave me as a hostage?" Lao Liu said it nicely, wait for Secretary Peng to personally thank me and then let me go, in fact, it's not to hold back and not let me go, so as to complete your Lao Peng's task! ”

"My mission?" Peng Qun muttered puzzled, and suddenly realized: "That's right! It's the Jujube Festival in two days, and a big leader like you can't be invited, so I can't let you go easily. ”

After saying that, the two laughed. After laughing, Qi Tianxiang said teasingly: "Why are you, the busiest man in the county, so idle today!" It shouldn't be! ”

"Haha, you also know who I am, and I generally don't participate in the things that are ushered in, so I can push and hide." Peng Qun looked at Qi Tianxiang's strange eyes and knew that he didn't believe it, so he said: "You and I should be old friends, in the past few days since you came, we have drunk together a few times." ”

"That's just as well." Qi Tianxiang said sincerely.

"It's better to meet than to meet, and chance to meet is not as good as to meet. What's the matter, talk about a thing or two? Peng Qun looked at Qi Tianxiang and said, "Go to you, or go to my room?" ”

"You really know how to drag the text, when did you learn these sour words." Qi Tianxiang looked at Peng Qun and joked with a smile, "Let's go to my place, you are too noisy, there will always be someone to disturb." ”

"Okay, you go back to the room first and wait, I have good tea there, which is a hundred times better than the tea in your hotel." As he spoke, Peng Qun waved his hand and walked towards his room.

Looking at Peng Qun's back, Qi Tianxiang felt a sense of relief, as Peng Qun said just now, it is better to meet by chance, and it is better to meet by chance, and it took a lot of thought to meet for this encounter. originally thought that Peng Qun would take the initiative to keep him, but he didn't mean it. In desperation, Lao Liu learned that Peng Qun had no entertainment at night, so he had Qi Tianxiang's compound to see the scenery, and only then did he have such an encounter.

It must be stayed for a few more days, and there are still some details that need to be implemented, and the only reason to leave is the jujube incense festival that will start the day after tomorrow, and this invitation must be sent by Peng Qun. It's not just about face, it's about strategy.

Qi Tianxiang turned around and returned to the suite where he lived, turned on the water dispenser and boiled water. Soon, Peng Qun pushed the door and came in, holding a bag of tea leaves and a Chinese cigarette in his hand.

"It's still your Lao Peng who feels sorry for me, these days Lao Liu has been waiting for me every day, and I'm about to learn how to crow." Qi Tianxiang took the cigarettes and tea in Peng Qun's hand, and joked: "I don't know where he got so many big chicken cigarettes from Lao Liu, isn't this cigarette not produced?" ”

"People are clean officials who are as clear as water and as bright as a mirror, unlike the cigarettes I bought myself and smoked without fragrance." Peng Qun laughed at himself and said: "His sister-in-law's wife works in a cigarette factory, and he can't do it if he doesn't produce it." Oh, my big showman, this tea can't be brewed like this. As he spoke, Peng Qun took a step forward, stopped Qi Tianxiang, took the tea in his hand, and said while patiently brewing the tea: "This is the best Fujian Anxi white tea, it is all bud tips, and it is only slightly kneaded and dried, it is very tender itself, and it has not been fried, so the water temperature of the kimchi must not be too high, and the water of about 70 degrees is already terrible." Wash tea with warm water, mix the water and then place the washed tea leaves, use a special tea set to divide the tea, dial the tea, we only have a water dispenser, open is nearly 100 degrees, so I have to use some warm water to reconcile. Peng Qun operated skillfully, with delicate and patient movements, and soon put a cup of tea in front of Qi Tianxiang, and proudly signaled: "Taste, how about it?" ”

Immediately, a faint fragrance came along the cup, drank a small sip, felt a trace of quiet water tumbling and spreading in the mouth, and in an instant the lips and teeth were filled with a faint fragrance, and a trace of sweetness, it was indeed wonderful, Qi Tianxiang looked at Peng Qun with admiration, nodded in admiration, and said sincerely: "It's really good, it's really following the butcher to eat pork, and follow the high-character tea!" Then he said: "I have always thought that boiling soup and boiling water to make fragrant tea is a good realm, it seems to be completely unreliable, warm water kimchi slowly thickened, is the highest supreme realm!" ”

"Boiling soup and boiling water, that's bubble flower tea, at most high crushed." Peng Qun glanced at Qi Tianxiang, he knew that Qi Tianxiang's words were playful, a senior intellectual who had been in the literati for many years, why didn't he understand the relationship between water and tea, but he didn't want to worry about him, "It is said that my old Peng is a straw-bale belly and a reckless man's face, and he only knows how to eat nonsense, so I don't have a little inner beauty and elegance." ”

"Who said that?" Qi Tianxiang knew what Peng Qun was talking about, and deliberately pretended to be confused. In fact, we all know what this refers to.

During the last study class for young and middle-aged cadres in the party school, Qi Tianxiang and Peng Qun lived in the same room, but apart from sleeping, Peng Qun was rarely seen in the room. There wasn't much communication between them, at most they had some arguments about the current situation, and there was no more interaction. Peng Qun is very active, in addition to listening carefully in class, he is busy making friends, not only in the middle and youth classes, but also in the hope of making friends in the past. After class in the afternoon, and on Sunday, it was his busiest time, and he could often see Peng Qun leaving the school gate and getting on the bus, as for what to do, Peng Qun didn't say, and Qi Tianxiang never asked.

After entering the management of the academy, especially after becoming the son-in-law of Chenglong, a senior cadre, Qi Tianxiang's curiosity became weaker and weaker, and he even had some indifference. Never ask what shouldn't be asked, and even when his father-in-law talks about things with other cadres, even if he is a very good cadre, or has a very close relationship, he takes the initiative to avoid it, which Yan Li gradually saw some clues, and once advised him to listen to it, the more information he has, the easier it is to judge, and it will be very helpful for future work.

Officialdom is also a society, just a condensed society, and some people even say that it is rivers and lakes, but it is still relatively accurate to say that society, some people have right and wrong, and there is an attitude when there is right and wrong, so there is a separation of relatives and distances, and there are positions and groups. This is something that Qi Tianxiang is unwilling to involve, at least at present, he is unwilling to enter too early.

Although Qi Tianxiang and Peng Qun do not have much contact, but Peng Qun's soft Chinese cigarettes are smoked a lot, and he can always get his gifts in a timely manner. Often Qi Tianxiang respects him, and Peng Qun throws over a pack, especially when he copies Qi Tianxiang's class notes, or one box, or two boxes, in Peng Qun's words, it is called "equivalent exchange", in fact, it is not Peng Qun copying, but the secretary or staff he brought to do it for him.

That's it, on the eve of graduation, Peng Qun published a very theoretical-level article, and it was published in a large-scale central theoretical journal with a higher level, which caused a sensation for a while. Everyone knows that only the first Chinese can not write such an article, saying that it is a university degree, in fact, after graduating from junior high school, he directly walked into the barracks, and the army transferred to the township, and he worked for decades, and the university degree was also studied on the job, and everyone understands how much water there is. But the facts are clearly laid out there, in black and white, and no one can deny it.

And so it confirms the advertising slogan - anything is possible.

"What are we talking about?" Drinking tea and smoking, Qi Tianxiang looked at Peng Qun and asked with interest, "Is it to talk about your work?" Or talk about my work? ”

"What kind of work works, we don't talk about work tonight, just nonsense, nonsense." Peng Qun waved his hand, as if he had gotten rid of some trouble, and then came up and asked mysteriously: "Talk about something interesting, what do you think of women?" ”

"We've talked about this before!" Qi Tianxiang looked at Peng Qun and said with a smile, it seemed that he had returned to the party school dormitory a few years ago, and the discussion in the past.

"For women, for these things, I am not high-profile, nor is I pretentious, I have my moral code, my living standards and bottom line. It's not that there are no such opportunities, and it's not that there are no such temptations. When I teach at school, many girls approach me with one purpose or another, and now children are really open and can do anything to achieve their goals. But I rejected all of them. I don't care what others think of this, and I can't control what others do, but I don't do it, I can still do it alone, I'm not Yanagishita Megumi, I don't have the determination to sit still, then it's okay for me to stay away, I can't give you a chance to sit still! In fact, to put it bluntly, there is no way to socialize, and the rhetoric of acting on the spot is all false, as the old saying goes, 'flies don't bite seamless eggs', you don't have this mind, and it's difficult for others to pull you to bed. ”

"That's what you said, that's what you mean, faith is gone, faith is weak, and some are real money transactions, that is, power money, money and sex transactions, and the mentality of game life, and it's no wonder if something happens. But this is okay for an environment like yours, as long as you are high and not vulgar, but do you know the three iron laws of officialdom? Looking at Qi Tianxiang's puzzled eyes, Peng Qun said lightly: "I have been through the window, carried a gun, and prostituted." This is the foundation of gaining trust and attention, disgusting and vulgar, but they are all shells under the gorgeous packaging of the appearance, thoughts, consciousness, and ideas are deeply packaged and covered, who can be trusted, who can become cronies and capable subordinates, there is no standard and measurement? ”

"I admit that what you said is very real and realistic, but for vulgar values, men and women in the world are either prostitutes or prostitutes, and they can't do things without power and money, in fact, this is all self-aggrandizement. What they believe in is the philosophy of pragmatism, what 'the reason why there is still loyalty is because the bargaining chips for betrayal are not enough', they really think that being an official is doing business, what serves the people, what dedicates themselves to the ideal, all of them are jokes, only money is true. Qi Tianxiang raised his voice, "Without sentiment and nobility, I don't believe that there is still nobility in this world, and there is a spirit that is more precious than money, and people still have some spirit." ”

Thinking of this paragraph, Qi Tianxiang said jokingly: "Does Secretary Peng have a new annotation?" ”

"yes, the feeling is different again." Peng Qun also smiled, and seemed to have a new view of the past, "Now I feel more deeply that it is physiological needs, and you are not allowed to laugh when I say it, it is uncomfortable to hold back without that thing for a few days." ”

"This shows that your brother is still young." Qi Tianxiang said with a smile, cursing hatefully in his heart: You deserve it, who asked you to send your wife out of the country, thinking that naked officials are so easy to do, but the words that came out of their mouths were jokingly ridiculed, "You naturally have a way to solve these things." ”

"Of course there is a way." Peng Qun proudly straightened his chest, as if to show his ability, "Don't hide it from your brother, I have my own desirable woman, I used to have it in Deqing, my wife is always not around, I can't wronged myself, but in the plain, unlike Deqing, I may still move a little emotion, and now I just need to solve my physiological needs." ”

Qi Tianxiang didn't speak, but admired Peng Qun's honesty. In the past few days, not on one occasion, not once I heard someone talk about Peng Qun's private life, surrounded by both the female secretary of Gaoshan Delong Company and the waitress of the hotel, and all of them said the word ruthlessness without exception. For example, there used to be a waitress who, after having a relationship with him a few times, proposed to seek a formal job in an agency, but was not only sternly rejected by him, but also quickly returned to his township, not only did not get what he wanted, but also deprived him of the opportunity to work in the city. The female secretary of Gaoshan Company is even more interested in which one she wants, and often after a few times, there is no freshness, and she has to be replaced. In addition, some people say that his ** is surprisingly vigorous, whether it is a lunch break at noon, or before going to bed at night, as long as he remembers that incident, he has to make a phone call, or a high mountain, or a hotel service desk, I don't know how many women have had a relationship with him, and I don't know what he likes.

"Now I really feel powerless, seeing a girl with good looks, red lips and white teeth, and a ** breath all over her body, I really feel that I am old and born at the wrong time." Peng Qun shook his head and said with regret.

"It seems that it's not just powerless, but unwilling, right?" Qi Tianxiang took the cigarette handed over by Peng Qun, lit it and took a puff, the word "indulgence" immediately flashed in his mind, accompanied by deep disgust. Once you indulge your own **, what else can you stick to and stick to? So he said casually: "It's better to take it easy, although no one cares, but remember that people are doing it, and the sky is watching." ”

"Oh, what did you old man hear?" Peng Qun looked at Qi Tianxiang vigilantly, as if he wanted to read something from his eyes.

"I didn't hear anything." Qi Tianxiang avoided Peng Qun's eyes, and the double meaning of the pun was that there was no one in the organization department to supervise, and his wife was far away in the United States and could not be controlled, so he naturally wanted to arouse Peng Qun's vigilance, although it could not solve anything, but at least it could make him restrain a little.

But looking at the smiling and kind face in front of him, Qi Tianxiang couldn't help but think of the discussion with Liu Tangzi about naked officials, "Naked officials are originally an abnormal officialdom phenomenon, an official who doesn't even have confidence in his own motherland and has no feelings for his own city can fight and sacrifice for the party's cause and put the interests of the people at heart." In a small way, it means abandoning and losing one's faith, and in a big way, it means being ready to flee at any time to evade the punishment of the organization and the law, but no matter what the nature of the problem, the phenomenon of naked officials is not allowed to exist, and the party's discipline and organizational supervision should be allowed to completely eliminate this phenomenon, and such renegades who step on two boats should not be allowed to jeopardize the party's cause, still less should their behavior tarnish the party's image. Road self-confidence and system self-confidence should always become the eternal ideal and belief in the hearts of party members and leading cadres. This is Qi Tianxiang's answer to Liu Tangzi's answer to the phenomenon of naked officials, and his attitude is very resolute and clear. Now that I think about it, I still feel enthusiastic, and I wanted to say it several times to tell Peng Qun, but I still dismissed the idea in disappointment, in Qi Tianxiang's heart, I felt that Peng Qun had gone too far, just like a person who has been drowning for a long time, throwing a lifebuoy can be pulled back, but it is no longer a fresh life, but a corpse. He is like an apple that has been broken from the inside, and no matter how bright the appearance is, he can't hide the ** inside, but he still feels that he should say something, even if it's just a reminder. Therefore, he pretended to say casually: "I really heard something, our plain has been very strong in private financing recently, and the county party committee has to take precautions and respond in advance!" ”

"Is it the guy who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic again?" Peng Qun said disapprerovingly: "How many times have I said that the government must control its own hands, not everything, meddling, let the market solve the market's affairs, and any contradictions will be purified by the market freely, we should not be overly sensitive, let alone worry about the sky." ”

"Is that what you think?" Qi Tianxiang knew what Peng Qun would say, but his words still surprised him, and he couldn't help but be a little excited, "This is not just market behavior!" If it is a normal financing behavior, it is a normal business behavior for enterprises to alleviate short-term financial pressure, we should not only support, but also help if necessary, after all, the survival and development of enterprises and the government are beneficial, and the most direct benefits are not also reflected in taxes? But if it's not for short-term cash turnover, or not just turnover, it should be a cause for alarm. Qi Tianxiang waved his hand to stop Peng Qun's interjection, "With more than 30% interest, what industry can have such a high return now?" Besides, so many cadres, so many people participate, and some of them are pension money, or the cost of children's education and medical care, once something happens, it will be a big deal, unimaginable! ”

"If you dare to borrow it, you must have the ability to pay it back, not as serious as you think." Peng Qun seemed to be touched, but he still said disapprovingly: "You were worried about what industry has such a high return just now, and the real estate industry can not only reach more than 30 percent, but it is possible to reach 50 or 60 percent." As he spoke, he stood up, habitually pinched his waist with one hand, and paced around the room, "When it comes to the harm of high interest rates in private financing, it's not that I've never been worried, but what can I do if I'm worried?" On the one hand, there is a possible crisis, on the other hand, there are real estate projects that lack money and hundreds of demolition households waiting to be relocated, all of which are related to people's livelihood and people's livelihood. I'm really afraid that the real estate will be unfinished, there has already been a bad end, and the demolition households will not eat my old Peng again! ”

"But you can't just let it go!" Qi Tianxiang finally got the opportunity to speak, and said worriedly: "Hundreds of households, thousands of people, are all the people of your old Peng?" ”

Peng Qun was speechless with a word, and he smiled for a long time and said: "Go to the mountain and sing that song, but don't tell lies in front of real people, real estate is what my old Peng is really worried about." ”

Qi Tianxiang was silent, the contradiction in his heart is like the contradiction of Peng Qun's words, it cannot be said that Peng Qun is incapable, nor can it be said that he has no ideas, many years of grassroots work experience, so that he has his own unique understanding and ability to grasp the overall situation, although there is no very solid theoretical support, but he has deep practical experience and coping ability, but if such experience is not used to do the right thing, or not to do the right thing wholeheartedly, it is still very dangerous, and even more harmful.

The conversation reached an impasse, Lao Peng walked up to Qi Tianxiang, looked at him deeply, and said meaningfully: "If this is what your brother is worried about, I will be relieved." ”

"Crying when watching the play, worrying about the ancients, I only have this ability, after all, you are the decision-maker of the plains!" Qi Tianxiang hid it, he knew what Peng Qun wanted to say, and he also knew what Peng Qun wanted to know, but at this moment he felt that he had nothing to say.

"Hearing is false and seeing is believing, although this is true, but some seeing may not be true." Peng Qun said in a weird manner: "Be careful of Jian Jing's crazy eyes!" ”

"What you said is very true, the crazy flowers of the charming eyes are really confusing, so you have to be detailed to see the path." Qi Tianxiang also looked around and said, "Therefore, when the eyes are not true, the ears are not necessarily false." ”

"Also, people are swordsmen, I am fish and meat, and it is helpless to insist on it on behalf of others!" Peng Qun sighed, smiled faintly and said, "Let's go, do you need me to arrange arrangements for you at night?" ”

"No, you don't." Qi Tianxiang raised his hand and slapped Peng Qun's shoulder, "Don't work for the secretary to do this." ”

Qi Tianxiang endured the disgust that rose in his heart, and watched Peng Qun leave the room in a sway, but in his mind he was thinking about what Peng Qun had suffered from generations, could it be that he had suffered from generations? Who could it be?

Qi Tianxiang's heart was a little confused