"Do you know where I'm from?" Lian Ruohan deliberately sold a pass, she stood up, rubbed her hands, and sighed again, "I drove from the capital along the mountain road to Ba County, how is it, amazing?" Although the road was not easy to walk, I still persevered, and I dare say, you didn't have the guts to drive over......"

"Nonsense!" Xia Xiang looked angry, stood up suddenly, kicked a chair, and the chair broke a thermos again, making a loud noise, "Do you know how many surnames you have?" Do you know how annoying you are? ”

Even Ruohan had never seen Xia Xiang get so angry, although she was arrogant and tall, but after all, she was also a 20-year-old girl, and she was suddenly frightened, and looked at Xia Xiang with a miserable face: "What's wrong with me?" Why are you so angry? ”

Xia Xiang was still angry, and pulled Lian Ruohan outside, the snow on the ground was a foot thick, and there were still scattered snowflakes floating in the sky, and the endless snow white pierced people's eyes, because of the cold, the snow did not melt, and it froze into a piece of [***], which was very slippery. He kicked the snow on the ground with his foot and glanced at the Land Rover parked in the courtyard: "Lian Ruohan, your parents, your relatives, your friends, they all care about you, they love you very much, I hope you are safe, but you are good, from the already rugged and difficult mountain road, in the snow, all the way to Ba County, do you know how dangerous it is?" As long as there is one mistake, you hit a rock or fall off a cliff, and the car is wrecked and killed! Have you ever considered the feelings of all the people who care about you? Why do you want to be so surnamed, you can do whatever you want! ”

Lian Ruohan was stunned for a long time, tears welled up in her eyes, she shook off Xia Xiang's hand, and shouted angrily: "Xia Xiang, I hate you, I want to break off my friendship with you!" She quickly ran to the car, took out a document from it, and stuffed it into Xia Xiang's hand, "I'm not idle, I'm here to personally test whether the mountain road has the conditions for passage!" You...... I don't know the hearts of good people! ”

Without waiting for Xia Xiang to say something, she turned around and got into the car, and after starting, she brought a burst of snowflakes and galloped away.

Xia Xiang was stunned on the spot, until the Land Rover completely disappeared from sight, and he didn't wake up until a gust of cold wind blew. When he returned to the office and took a cursory look at the information, he realized that he was indeed wrong to blame Lian Ruohan.

It turned out that she contacted a powerful investor in Beijing and persuaded the other party to invest in a tourist resort in Ba County, but the precondition was that the mountain road must be open to traffic. Even Ruohan didn't know what to think about, so she drove from the capital to Ba County in person, just to test it herself, it can be said that she risked her life completely for him.

Do things for you and blame you, with Lian Ruohan's temper, it's no wonder if you're not angry? Xia Xiang was both moved and guilty in his heart, although he was also concerned at the time, but his tone was indeed heavier.

She is used to being free, and she has always been unconvinced, women, she still has to rely on coaxing, and he was also at a loss, so he took out his mobile phone and dialed Lian Ruohan's mobile phone.

The result is a refusal to listen.

There was no way, Xia Xiang had no choice but to shake his head and smile, so he sent another text message: "Sister Lian, don't be angry, okay?" ”

Soon replied: "I don't have a brother!" ”

There is a play, hurry up and send it again: "I spoke too heavily just now, in fact, you are a good person." ”

"I'm arrogant and arrogant, and I don't consider other people's feelings, so I don't care about Secretary Xia."

"Okay, I'll admit that I misunderstood you, so let's invite you to dinner and confess to you in person, okay?"

"Oh no, I don't want to be in front of someone again and be annoyed by him to his face."

Xia Xiang was helpless, there was nothing for a man to bow his head to a woman sometimes, it was indeed his fault first, mainly because he was worried that Lian Ruohan was running around in the car, after all, the snow was slippery, so he gritted his teeth and sent another message: "I'm sorry, sister Lian, it's my fault, you give me a chance to make amends in person, okay?" ”

There was no response for half a day.

Xia wanted to fidget, listen to the sound of a car outside for a while, and then check to see if the phone was out of battery, why was there no movement at all? I don't know how long it took, but the phone finally rang again, but it was a slightly sad sentence: "I estimate that I won't be able to come out for a long time, my family wants to engage me, I don't like it, and there is no way, maybe I will escape to the ends of the earth, maybe I will ...... See you soon! ”

Xia Xiang hurriedly dialed the phone, but the phone was already turned off. He sat silent for a long time, stunned.

Although the winter is long and cold, there is always a day when the spring flowers bloom. In the Spring Festival of 1999, Xia Xiang did not return to Yan City, called his parents to report his safety, and paid New Year's greetings to Cao Shumu and Cao's family, and exchanged greetings with Xiao Jia. The secretary of the county party committee stayed for the New Year, and the people who greeted the New Year were naturally indispensable. Li Dingshan's principle is that local products can be collected, and money and expensive gifts are not allowed.

Ba County will not enter spring until at least April, but as soon as the thaw is thawed, Xuguang Food Factory began to make every effort to reclaim wasteland in Rolling Dragon Valley, laying the foundation for future artificial planting. Xia Xiang's report on the feasible surnames of the vegetable greenhouse was originally handed over to the secretary and the township mayor for review, and their names were also signed on it, but in the end, after Jiang Yang submitted it to the Standing Committee, it became Xia Xiang's idea alone.

Jiang Yang is really on the road and can be a man, of course Li Dingshan will not treat him badly, and after the Standing Committee discusses and passes, Jiang Yang will be specifically responsible for this matter. However, on Xia Xiang's resume, this has been heavily recorded.

In the blink of an eye, in April, the spring flowers are blooming, and Ba County is showing an unprecedented thriving scene. Investors in Beijing have come to negotiate investment and have reached a preliminary intention. The 20-kilometer mountain road in Ba County has been built, and the investor immediately said after the on-site inspection that after the first funds are in place, it will first be used to strengthen and widen the mountain road.

Xia wanted to see that the other party was refreshed and determined, so he gave away an advertising idea for free, that is, on the mountain road from the capital to Ba County, a huge billboard was erected every 20 kilometers, and the advertising slogans were used to guide tourists to come to the grassland of Ba County. For example, as soon as you leave the capital, you will first draw a beautiful scenery of blue sky and white clouds on the side of the road, and type big characters on it: Happiness starts from here, and the next stop, 20 kilometers away, is the beautiful mountains and rivers...... The second billboard is painted with the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers, and there is a line of big characters: The next stop, 20 kilometers away, is relaxing and pleasant...... The third billboard depicts the beautiful scenery of the grassland, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep, and the advertising slogan on it is: The next stop, 20 kilometers away, is the hometown of the soul...... The fourth billboard depicts a family walking hand in hand on the grassland with the slogan: Next stop, happiness...... When the investor heard this, he immediately applauded loudly, and immediately called to instruct the company to make billboards, and he was full of praise for Xia Xiang's creativity, and praised again and again that if he devoted himself to the advertising industry in Beijing, he would definitely be a leader in less than a year.

In May, the greenhouse vegetables in Ba County have begun to see the scale, Jiang Yang went to the countryside every day to personally supervise the work, and his serious and responsible attitude made Xia Xiang nod and praise, and felt that he was very relieved to hand it over to him in the future. The investment in the grassland tourist resort has been put in place, and more than 20 kilometers of mountain roads in Ba County have also been reinforced, which are much wider and more beautiful than before. Xuguang Food Factory also came in with food processing equipment, and the first batch of bagged mushrooms and bracken have been produced, which were first sent to Jiajia Supermarket in Yan City, and the market responded well.

Ba County is rapidly changing the face of poverty and backwardness, but unfortunately, Xia Xiang no longer has the opportunity to see the changes in Ba County bit by bit, because his order has been issued, and he will return to Yan City.

In less than a year, Xia Xiang looked at the Ba County that was about to leave, and his heart was full of emotion.

Xia Xiang was just a deputy section level deputy secretary of the township, and when he saw him off, all the standing committee members of Ba County headed by Li Dingshan were all present except for a deputy county magistrate, and the scene was grand, as if he was seeing off the leaders of the municipal party committee.

Li Dingshan didn't have much emotion, he knew that he would also return to Yan City sooner or later, so he didn't say much to Xia Xiang. Shi Baobao shook Xia Xiang's hand and said in a heavy tone: "Secretary Xia, Secretary Li and you came to Ba County, which is the most fortunate event in my more than ten years as an official. In the future, remember to come to Ba County as a guest, and don't forget the old friends of Ba County! ”

Xia Xiang nodded: "Certainly, definitely, County Magistrate Shi take care." ”

Zheng Qian patted Xia Xiang's shoulder: "I only know when we get along, in fact, Secretary Xia is a caring person and a kind person, I am very happy to be friends with Secretary Xia." ”

Before leaving, Xia Xiang had returned all the negatives to Zheng Qian, although it was actually useless now, Zheng Qian still felt a lot. He has always been worried that Xia Xiang will use the negatives to threaten him, but he didn't expect that Xia Xiang would not be mentioned, even Li Dingshan also respected him very much, and everything was discussed in a tone, which made him understand a truth, the realm of people is still very different, Liu Shixuan and others really can't be compared with Li Dingshan and Xia Xiang.

[***] just shook hands with Xia Xiang and didn't speak. After he came to Ba County, Li Dingshan also gave him enough respect, and he also knew his own weight, not to get ahead, to work hard, to be honest, and to be at peace with everyone.

When it was Wang Quanyou's turn to shake hands, he was very hard: "Xiao Xia, go back to Yan City and work hard, and strive to be promoted to the department level in three years. ”

Xia wanted to make a big red face, hehe smiled, scratching his head. Yang Fan cut in from behind, and took Xia Xiang's hand off his head: "Don't scratch your head, it looks like you're like a child, so that others don't pay attention to you." You are also a deputy section-level cadre, and you have to look like a leader. ”

Wang Quan said lovingly: "Haha, Lao Yang, you don't understand, this is called showing weakness to the enemy, do you know?" It's good for the opponent to be contemptuous, and you can surprise the opponent with a fatal blow. ”

Zhao Jiansu, the executive deputy county magistrate, still didn't say much, and patted Xia Xiang's shoulder: "There is a long way to go, people in officialdom have many times when they can't help themselves, but we must also strive to be worthy of our hearts." ”

Organization Minister An Tao warmly shook Xia Xiang's hand: "Secretary Xiao Xia, I really can't bear you to go, remember to come to Ba County to see me in the future, and also, I'm going to Yan City, so I'll go to you, don't pretend not to know!" ”

Xia Xiang smiled: "How can it? Whoever comes to Yan City to find me in the future, as long as it is a mention of Ba County, it will be delicious, good to drink, and good to entertain. ”

Wu Yingjie smiled reluctantly: "I already knew that Secretary Xia had a bright future, and sure enough, he was promoted so quickly, and it was the mayor of Yan City who asked you by name!" Yan City is a sub-provincial city, there are many more opportunities than Ba County, and the starting point is also high, I wish Secretary Xia every step of the way! ”

Jiang Yang smiled sincerely: "I haven't cooperated with Secretary Xia for a long time, but Secretary Xia is diligent and capable, and has a practical spirit, and I have benefited a lot from working with you during this period of time." ”

Xia Xiang had a good impression of Jiang Yang, so he couldn't help but say a few more words.

Minister of Armed Forces Guo Liang also came to see him off, as if he had forgotten Liu Shixuan, he said goodbye to Xia Xiang very warmly. Xia Xiang didn't think so, in officialdom, the last thing you need is to hold grudges, and the most important thing is to choose your surname to forget.

Du Shuanglin deliberately fell on the last one, his expression was not pretending, a little nostalgic, a little reluctant, but a little expectant: "Xiao Xia, although I am reluctant to let you go, but the officialdom is coming and going, people always have to go to a high place, especially an excellent talent like you, Ba County is too small to keep you." He may have remembered the time when he drank and chatted with Xia Xiang, and thought that Xia Xiang had helped him solve many problems, so he sighed a little, "My kid has been talking about you, I asked him to learn more from you in the future, what errand work do you need him to contribute, just say it, make sure he is on call." ”

Although Du Shuanglin did not move closer to Li Dingshan completely at the beginning, he was the first person to raise the flag for Li Dingshan, and he never raised an opposition from beginning to end, which is also rare. Xia Xiang nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Minister Du, I will become good friends with the same country." ”

Sending Xia back to Yan City, Li Dingshan specially arranged for Jia He to drive back, and also happened to give Jia He a few days off so that he had time to go home and have a look.

As soon as Xia Xiang's car left, Zhang Xinying arrived panting. When she saw Xia Xiang's car gone, her face showed a deep look of disappointment, and she said to Du Shuanglin: "Minister Du, did Xia Xiang explain anything before he left?" ”

Du Shuanglin's attitude towards Zhang Xinying has changed greatly since the last Liu He incident, and he feels that she is also a poor girl, seeing the loss in her eyes, he thought that the poor girl is going to be pitiful again, shook his head and said: "No, for a promising young man, Ba County, there is nothing to be nostalgic for." ”

Zhang Xinying's expression darkened, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, but he smiled gloomily: "Also, his future is like the sea, the beauty is in his arms, and the world in Ba County is so small, just a nameless station that can be ignored in his life......"

Zhang Xinying's emotion Xia Xiang naturally couldn't hear it, and while he was talking and laughing with Jia He, his thoughts had already flown back to Yan City. Life has unfolded another picture to him, whether it is magnificent or thorny, no one can say! But one thing he is sure of is that the pressure and difficulties he faces as the deputy director of the Office of the Urban Village Reconstruction Team will be unexpectedly difficult......

(To be continued)