Miao Kunsheng's hometown is in Miaojiazhai, Weiji Township, Tongxu County, Biandu City, located on the Great Plains, more than 400 kilometers away from Mingshui City.

The road was too far, Chen Guan took the township mayor Yu Kecheng and the two deputy secretaries Zheng Lei and Yang Liufeng to set off on the afternoon of the day they received the notice from the county party committee office, and drove to Shuiquan together after meeting Zhang Shemin, director of the county and county public security bureau, Jiang Lixin, political commissar, Tao Haishan, secretary of the party committee of Tonghua Town, Zhang Lei, mayor of the town, Liu Shouyong, secretary of the party committee of Longwan Town, and Xu Ke, mayor of the town. I stayed in Shuiquan for one night, and rushed to Tongxu County early the next morning.

After passing the ancient capital and the provincial capital, after arriving in Biandu, I went all the way to the south, ran for 4 hours, and finally arrived at Miao Kunsheng's hometown at 11 o'clock in the morning.

Miaojiazhai is a large village with thousands of people.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village, I saw a long car parked on the side of the road, with Biandu license plate, provincial city license plate, Shuiquan license plate, and the most is a car with Mingshui license plate.

The notice of the county party committee office said that they must arrive before two o'clock in the afternoon, and Chen Guan and the others arrived early.

As for why he arrived before two o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Guan guessed that he asked Mr. Yin Yang to calculate the time of burial, otherwise he would not have emphasized the time so accurately!

Miao Kunsheng's father has been the village party secretary for many years in the past, and he should be regarded as highly respected in Miaojiazhai, plus his son is promising, and he has become the secretary of the county party committee, so this funeral is naturally very beautiful!

In the distance, I heard the sound of drums for funerals.

When Chen Guan and his entourage walked to the gate of Miao Kunsheng's old house, they saw that the walls around the courtyard were all leaning on wreaths and hanging white banners, as if the entire courtyard had become a white world, looking very solemn.

When passing by Tongxu County, Chen Guan and the others also bought wreaths and banners, and the wreaths were tied to the roof of the car, and they were carefully pulled all the way to Miaojiazhai.

Chang Xin, member of the Standing Committee of the Mingshui County Party Committee and director of the office, had already rushed over to help with the funeral.

There are red and white councils in big villages, and Chang Xin can't help much, and their main task is to receive condolences from various units.

Chen Guan and they are not guests, they are just Secretary Miao's subordinates, so they should have come to help in advance! However, they were all guests, and Chang Xin was very polite when he saw Chen Guan, and asked Chen Guan to hand over the cigarettes, banners, and wreaths they were holding in their hands to the warehouse for registration, and then wait in line, ready to offer incense and salute.

The treasury is located in the wing, and there are two tables at the door, and two people sit on one table, who are responsible for receiving gifts and keeping accounts; On the other table is pen and ink, which is dedicated to writing elegiac couplets.

Chen saw it clearly, and after Zheng Lei and Yang Liufeng handed over the cigarettes, banners, and wreaths they were carrying, the bookkeeper wrote on the gift list, "The Zhouli Township Party Committee and the Zhouli Township People's Government have lengthened 10 Hongtashan cigarettes, 10 meters of white cloth, and a wreath."

After keeping the accounts, those who specially wrote the couplets wrote the couplets, and the names of the party committees and governments of Zhouli Township were dropped, and all the couplets and the money were pinned to the wreaths and banners, so that people could put and hang them.

Chen Guan and the others were still holding a red envelope containing 3,000 yuan, which had to be handed over to Miao Kunsheng alone, not to the treasury. If it is handed over to the treasury, it will be spread out and affect Secretary Miao's reputation!

No, Chang Xin led Chen Guan and his party to see Miao Kunsheng.

The county public security bureau ranks ahead of the townships and towns in the normal sequence, and Miao Kunsheng is also the forerunner of the county public security bureau.

Zhang Shemin asked Chen Guan to follow him and Jiang Lixin to see Miao Kunsheng, but Chang Xin stopped him. After a little pondering, Chen Guan understood that Chang Xin did not want Chen Guan to know both the public security bureau and the Zhouli township.

Chen Guan sneered in his heart, feeling that Chang Xin was covering his ears and stealing the bell!

After Zhang Shemin and Jiang Lixin came out, Chen Guan led Yu Kecheng, Zheng Lei, and Yang Liufeng in.

At this time, Miao Kunsheng did not wear filial piety clothes, still wearing a white shirt and black pants, sitting on a chair in the wing, they were also very polite when they saw Chen Guan, nodded, shook hands, and said, "Hard work!" ”

There are many people, it is impossible to say superfluous words, after Chen Guan introduced Yu Kecheng, Zheng Lei, and Yang Liufeng to Miao Kunsheng, he signaled Yu Kecheng to hand a thick envelope full of 3,000 yuan to Miao Kunsheng.

Miao Kunsheng said with a straight face: "Come on, what are you doing with these ghosts?" ”

Miao Kunsheng's sister-in-law's wife, who was wearing filial piety clothes on the side, took the envelope from Miao Kunsheng's hand, put it in a leather bag, glared at Miao Kunsheng, and was disgusted: "You person, comrades came all the way here, don't ask if they are hungry or thirsty, and they are bears with a straight face, and they are not close to people at all!" ”

Saying this, Miao Kunsheng's face couldn't be stiff anymore, and he explained to Chen Guan: "There are many people, I don't care about greeting you, I will sit down and eat by myself for a while, don't think the food is not good, this is the condition in the countryside!" ”

Chen Guan hurriedly said: "Don't worry about us, we will go to eat by ourselves." Please Secretary Miao mourn and take care of your body! ”

Miao Kunsheng nodded and motioned for Chen Guan to go out.

Chen Guan and them came out, Tao Haishan led Zhang Lei in, and after a while, Liu Shouyong and Xu Ke went in, one after another, basically the leaders of various units from Mingshui.

After the salute, the next is to line up to offer incense and salute.

The leaders of the County Public Security Bureau, Zhouli Township, Longwan Town, and Tonghua Town came together, and they also paid homage to incense. After waiting in line for a while, it was finally their turn, and Chen Guan and the others lined up in two rows and stood at the door of the upper room where the spirit was stopped.

The sound of drums.

The master of ceremonies who presided over the laying of the ceremony first lit three incense sticks, inserted them into the incense burner, and shouted loudly: "The leaders of the Mingshui County Public Security Bureau, Longwan Town, Zhouli Township, and Tonghua Town mourn Mr. Miao: a bow!" Bow again! Three bows! Licheng! Filial son kowtows to thank the guest! ”

Mournful cries rang out in the room.

At the end of the salute, Chen Guan and the others were led to a courtyard next door.

When I entered the courtyard, I saw that they were all cadres from Mingshui, some of them were chatting with three or five people, and some were sitting at the table eating, which was not inferior to the county conference!

Chen Guan originally thought that he would come early, but he didn't expect others to come earlier than them!

Yu Kecheng muttered to Chen Guan in a low voice: "Fuck, a dead father can make a fortune, no wonder everyone wants to be a big official!" ”

Yu Kecheng means that all towns and units in Mingshui have come to complete, and all units are full of heavy gifts, and Miao Kunsheng received a hand cramp this time!

The yard was full of acquaintances, and when I came in, just saying hello was lively for a long time.

Chen Guan and his entourage were just 10 people and sat at a table.

The funeral meals are simple, and they are also chowder, one bowl per person, steamed buns are full, and each person also has a bowl of herbal tea!

According to custom, the meal before the burial is not the main meal, but the main meal is eaten after returning from the grave after the burial, and it should be more hearty. However, for the cadres from Mingshui, they will not eat a proper meal again, the road is too far, and they have to hurry back!

After running such a long way, they were indeed hungry, Chen Guan and the others basically finished the chowder, and each of them also ate two steamed buns.

After Chen Guan returned from the United States, he devoted himself to the construction of small towns in Zhouli Township, and he also had to take care of the work of the Wulongyu Tourist Scenic Area and the county public security bureau, and he was not very familiar with the leaders of most of the other townships and towns and most units directly under the county government.

Yu Kecheng is different, he is a cadre born and raised in Mingshui, he is very familiar, and he is busy introducing Chen Guan one by one.

The county leaders don't need to be introduced, Chen Guan knows everything. The people Yu Kecheng introduced to Chen Guan were all leaders of county-level units that had more or less business relations with Zhouli Township.

When the director of the Family Planning Commission was introduced, the director of the Family Planning Commission was not polite at all, and said directly to Chen Guan: "Secretary Chen, the family planning work in Zhouli Township is a bit passive this year, and the unplanned pregnancy rate is a bit high, so your brother has to work hard!" ”

Chen Guan said that the common people in the deep mountainous areas are old-fashioned, thinking that if they don't have a son, the family will not have strong labor, so they have to give birth. The comrades of the township family planning office have worked very hard, and the cadres of the village group have also done their best. However, the family planning fine has increased, which can be regarded as a bright spot in the work!

The director of the Family Planning Commission said: "I don't care if your family planning fines are increased or not, I just care about the unplanned pregnancy rate!" You must know that a high rate of unplanned pregnancies means that the unplanned birth rate is high! If this continues, I think Zhouli Township must be a typical example of the county and the city! ”

Chen Guan disagreed, and said lightly: "Having more children is not doing anything bad, isn't it!" ”

The director of the Family Planning Commission rolled his eyes angrily and said to Chen Guan: "What's wrong with having more children? Secretary Chen, you don't know how many cadres have been exempted because of family planning, right? You have to pay attention to it ideologically, but you can't fail to recognize the importance of family planning and make mistakes! ”

Chen Guan smiled: "Okay, I know, go back and conduct another big inspection, and strive to be advanced or backward!" ”

Yu Kecheng hurriedly interrupted: "Two leaders, we are here to attend the funeral today, not to discuss work." If you have something to say, don't let others see the joke! ”

Yu Kecheng was afraid that Chen Guan would say a few more words, and the director of the Family Planning Commission would turn his face and quarrel with him!

Yu Kecheng is thinking too much, on this occasion, how can two department-level cadres who came to attend the funeral quarrel!

When introducing the leaders of Chengguan Town, I saw a 24 or 5-year-old female comrade who was slim and very beautiful, and Yu Kecheng introduced that this was Li Ruoli, the section chief of the Municipal Party Committee's Organization Department who was sent to Chengguan Town for temporary training, and was the most beautiful female leader in the Mingshui cadre team!

As soon as Yu Kecheng mentioned Li Ruo, Chen Guan immediately remembered, isn't this the girl who was going to be promoted to Tonghua Town as the mayor of Tonghua Town last time when Miao Kunsheng adjusted the cadres?

Li Ruo was very generous, stretched out his hand, and said softly: "Secretary Chen, I've heard the name like thunder for a long time, I didn't expect to see you here!" ”

Chen Guan politely shook Li Ruo's weak and boneless little hand, said "Welcome Section Chief Li to Zhouli Township for guidance", and turned to leave!

This attitude is obviously a bit cold!

Li Ruo's face turned red all of a sudden, not shy and excited, but wronged and red!

This is the first time Chen Guan has seen Li Ruo!