"Hehe, secretary," Pei Wenhua took over, "That house was the best building in Shan Yu Township before the township government rebuilt, who can afford it?" Besides, even if you can afford it, what can you do with it? ”

Goldman Sachs also smacked his tongue: "That house has now become a burden to the supply and marketing company, I can't throw it away, I can't sell it, I'm worried to death!" ”

As he was talking, a black shadow sprang out of the alley, slamming into Lu Chunlai on the outside, and a small thing rolled out far away. Liu Feng looked at it, but it was a barefoot child, with short hair, bright eyes, and clothes and pants were patches and patches, but they were still clean.

It's just that in the north of late autumn, there is still a little cool in autumn clothes, not to mention the child's thin clothes, and the pair of bare feet, which make people look cold to the bottom of their hearts. As soon as the child hit him, he squatted on the ground, didn't care to see who he had hit, and his eyes followed the little thing that got out.

The child stood up, took a few steps, and picked up the little thing, which turned out to be a cornmeal nest! The child's little hand slapped and patted the head of the nest, tearing off the skin that was sticking to the dust, but he was reluctant to throw it away, and threw it back into his mouth, making Liu Feng stunned!

Lu Chun saw the child's appearance clearly, and he didn't care, sighed, and said: "This child's name is Liu Xin, my father fell ill in the spring of 82, and lived with her mother. ”

Liu Feng felt a pain in his heart, it had been more than ten years of reform and opening up, and there was still such extreme poverty, he felt a little blocked in his heart: "I think Director Li is still cooking early, why don't we go to Liu Xin's house to have a look?" ”

The three of them looked at each other, but they didn't object, Liu Xin's home was still east, and Director Li was separated by a family, and it was already the easternmost part of Shan Yu Township. The garden in front and behind is not small, with adobe houses and low lintels almost pressing down on people's heads. The garden was piled with stacks of corn and some miscellaneous grains, and the garden was very clean.

As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, Goldman Sachs shouted: "Liu Xin's mother, the new Secretary Liu has come to see you, are you at home?" ”

Soon, the door opened, and a haggard woman stood by the door, black trousers, a white shirt, and a pair of handmade mille-feuille shoes on her feet. Liu Xin, who was behind the woman, poked out half of his head, looking at the person curiously, and staring more at the big boy in the middle.

Seeing that the woman Mu Mu did not react, Pei Wenhua said: "Liu Xin's mother, this is the new Secretary Liu, come and see the living situation of your family." ”

The woman was startled, let go of the door in a panic, and said helplessly: "Liu, Secretary Liu, how can I help you, this small family is too shabby!" It's—"

Liu Feng smiled: "Sister-in-law, I'm just here to take a look, your small yard is really clean, rare, rare!" ”

Indeed, I have seen the chaos in the township axe compound, which makes people feel blocked. However, the small courtyard in front of me is cleaned up, and even the firewood stacks in the corners are neatly organized, and there is no miscellaneous firewood and grass flying around. The front and back of the house are even cleaner, without a little garbage and debris.

Stepping on the three steps into the house, the adobe pot in the small kitchen is clean, the old bowl shelves are wiped fresh, and the walls are not painted with white plaster, which is the color of loess.

There is not a single pile of dust on the neat reeds on the roof of the shed, and the roof of the hall is covered with a layer of newspaper, which is already a little yellowed, which is probably the most extravagant decoration of this family! On the kang is a kang mat woven with straw skin, a kang cabinet with white stubble, and even the gap between the doors is paper paste.

On the top of the kang cabinet, the futon is neatly stacked, and on the two wooden planks in the corner of the ground, there are several bags of grain. Next to it is a sauerkraut jar, and there is a small jar, presumably pickles.

The room was a little dark, probably caused by the house having a little cellar, and the glass on the windows was patchwork and wiped exceptionally clean. In fact, this house should be called a ground manhole, Liu Feng remembers that when he was a child, there was such a ground hole in his garden, which was warm in winter and cool in summer.

At that time, I was very playful, I felt that it was very fun to live, and I always grabbed the right to live in the land with my brothers and sisters, and now I think about it, it is still very warm.

Liu Feng saw a mud basin on the kang head, covered with a curtain made of straw, and lifted it to see that it was cornmeal: "Sister-in-law, is this a big cake?" It just so happens that we haven't eaten yet, so we're going to stop you here, okay? ”

The woman was stunned, and the three of Goldman Sachs were even more stunned, and quickly exchanged glances, and the woman said to Ai Ai: "This, what is this, my family, really, nothing!" ”

Liu Feng laughed: "Sister-in-law, I think the big cake is quite good, and now Yanjing City eats cornmeal." You don't have to do anything else, just flatbread, potato sauce, and even better if you had some pickles. ”

Goldman Sachs is also a cheerful person, and said loudly: "Then it will trouble Liu Xin's mother, don't worry, the hospitality fee will still be given when you go back." Secretary Liu, you wait here first, I'll go and tell Director Li, so that she won't have to work in vain. ”

Liu Feng and the three of them were not polite, and moved a kang table in the hall to the courtyard, and there were no stools, so they found a few adobes and sat under them. The woman had no choice, for such a faceless cadre, it was really the first time she had seen it, so she had to honestly start cooking on the fire.

Liu Xin is not idle, helping to help others, and after a while, he will become a little flower cat. Not long after sitting down, Director Li and Gao Sachs came over with a stewed pot and a few bottles of wine in their hands.

As soon as he entered the door, Director Li complained: "Look at Secretary Liu, the family is going to do a good job, why did you change your hexagram again?" Forget it, if you don't know it like you big men, this is a goose that has just been stewed, and it is not fully cooked. Liu Xin's mother, just go back to the pot with you, okay? ”

Liu Xin's mother was quick with her hands and feet, and soon, Huang Liangliang's big cakes, oily goose stewed potatoes, and a pot of potato sauce ordered by Liu Feng were put on the table. As soon as I turned around, cut a plate of sauerkraut dipping sauce, a few green onions, two plates of pickles, not to mention, it was very hearty.

Before dinner, Director Li's husband Zhang Jinbei came back, Zhang Jinbei is the director of the nearby Zhan Yu Town Police Station, a retired soldier, dark and strong, and speaks quickly, which is very suitable for Goldman Sachs' spleen.

Liu Xin's mother couldn't resist Liu Feng, so she had to let Liu Xin go to the table to eat, but she avoided it from a distance, saying that she wouldn't serve anything.

Liu Feng first gave Liu Xin a goose thigh, then raised his wine glass and said: "Today is also a dinner party of the Shan Yu Township Party Committee, I borrow flowers to offer Buddha, and I salute all seniors."

If nothing else, just for you in this difficult environment, you can work hard for a few years or even more than ten years, just for this, let me admire! I respect all of you! ”

After Liu Feng finished speaking, he raised his neck, and the two cups suddenly bottomed out. This kind of cup is a kind of packaging of low-grade wine, which Li Guifang brought from home, and one cup is exactly two taels.

Seeing Liu Feng drinking so happily, Goldman Sachs and Zhang Jinbei applauded again and again, and then drained the wine in the cup. Lu Chunlai and Pei Wenhua looked at each other, looking at the cup in front of them and grinning, but the leaders were all proofed, and they had no choice but to kill the wine in the cup.

Fortunately, Liu Feng was more interested in the actual situation of Shan Yuxiang than in wine, which made the two persist, otherwise, they would have to find it again, and the two would have to be spared.

"Before I came, I read the basic information of Shan Yu Township, and there is a lot of arable land here per capita, why, is the yield very low?" Liu Feng asked while serving Liu Xin vegetables, the girl was very restrained, guarding the big cake in the bowl and refusing to stretch out her chopsticks.

Pei Wenhua smiled bitterly: "Word games are pitiful! Secretary Liu, I also looked at Shan Yuxiang's information at the beginning, but I only knew the actual situation until here. Shan Yu Township is located at the source of the Dongliao River, full of lakes and springs, as if there is no shortage of water, in fact, this is the edge of the desert.

After a while, you will see that it is all sandy, the soil is barren, and the yield of planting is low. I am especially afraid of drought, but in our area, the annual precipitation is scary, and there are seven droughts in almost ten years. It's easy to have three or two good years, but if you don't have to be harmed by sandstorms, how can you rely on the ground to eat? ”

Liu Feng's expression became solemn: "The edge of the desert? That is, it is impossible to build an aqueduct? ”

Lu Chunlai gave a thumbs up: "Secretary Liu really deserves to be a college student, and he can understand it at one point." In the desert area, not to mention the amount of evaporation, even the seepage water cannot seep, and within a kilometer, no matter how large the amount of water seeped into the ground. ”

Liu Feng was silent for a moment, and then asked, "How about the groundwater resources here?" ”

Goldman Sachs replied: "I didn't say anything about the groundwater, if it weren't for the abundance of groundwater here, the entire Shan Yu Township would have to be relocated." However, it is impossible for groundwater to be used for irrigation, and the power problem alone cannot be solved. ”

Poverty here is really not the responsibility of the team, Liu Feng almost asked all the questions he could think of. Everyone present answered like a stream, it seems that several people are also unwilling, and they have worked hard in many ways to find another way!

Although it is a few simple side dishes, Liu Xin's mother brewed them very deliciously. Especially the pickles she pickled, very good, everyone ate very appetizing, but the pot of stewed goose, several adults didn't move chopsticks, Xiao Liu Xin ate a greasy mouth, very happy.

When he was about to finish eating, Liu Feng said to Li Guifang: "Director Li, why don't you place my food point at Liu Xin's house, I see that Liu Xin's mother cooks very deliciously and is clean." ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that the secretary hadn't eaten yet. The rest of the people are all local cadres, who were promoted from Jiayu County, and basically moved to wherever they worked. Goldman Sachs exchanged glances, but there was no objection, everyone felt that Liu Feng wanted to help orphans and widows.

Li Guifang smiled: "Well, I'm really afraid that the secretary will have no place to eat, and you will run to my house at every turn, that is too disturbing!" ”

After listening to Li Guifang's joke, everyone laughed heartily, this was the happiest moment for Liu Feng to come to Shan Yu Township!