On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, the weather was very good, and the blue sky was cloudless. Although the fields are still a gray scene, the air is already mixed with a hint of warmth, and it must not be far from the real spring when the plants and trees germinate.

An off-road Hummer gallops on the highway from Pingchuan County to Yulin City. Sitting in the car were Zong Weiyang and Zhao Changlan. The two of them are still old habits, Zhao Changshu drives, and Zong Weiyang sits in the car.

Today is the day of the funeral of Liu Xun, the former mayor of Yulin, and the two are going to attend his memorial service.

Zong Weiyang looked at the arid land outside the highway guardrail, couldn't help frowning, and said worriedly: "Seeing that it is going to rain in season, but the sky still doesn't look like it's going to rain." There was not a single heavy snowfall in the whole winter last year, and if it didn't rain again, I am afraid that the peasants' fields would not be able to plough up! If you do, your green agriculture plans will be put on hold. ”

Zhao Changshu smiled and said, "Hehe, we can't be God's master, but we can be our own master!" If you want to engage in high-quality green agriculture, water must be available! The county government has issued a document requiring Nangong Town, a pilot town for new green agriculture, to vigorously drill wells while farming has not yet begun. It is necessary to ensure that there is a deep well on every 10 acres of cultivated land on average. The county supports 80 percent of the cost of drilling wells, and the peasants themselves bear 20 percent. Now that the support funds have been allocated, it should have already achieved results. ”

"Did you go down and see for yourself?" Zong Weiyang suddenly asked.

"Not yet. The funds are paid directly from the Nangong Town Finance to the project contractor, and the village committees are excluded, so there shouldn't be any problems, right? Zhao Changshu said.

Last year, an investigation team dispatched by the Pingchuan County Commission for Discipline Inspection visited every township in Pingchuan County. All town-level cadres were sorted out. Some problematic cadres have been cleaned up, and the remaining people, Zhao Changshu is still more trusted.

"Hehe, you are from the countryside, you should know the energy of some village cadres. The road is one foot high, and the magic is one foot high! Zong Weiyang said.

"Secretary Zong, did you hear any rumors? Could it be that when they were digging wells, they were tired? Zhao Changshu asked suspiciously.

"Nope. I didn't hear anything. I just feel that with such a large amount of money, we must strengthen supervision. If we take the money and can't do anything, I'm afraid the two of us will have to eat and hang up at that time! Zong Weiyang said with a smile.

Zhao Changshu nodded and said, "Okay." I see, Secretary Zong. When I came back, I immediately went to Nangong Town to see it myself. If I find a problem, I'll deal with it on the spot. ”

After Zhao Changshu finished speaking, he suddenly remembered that Zong Weiyang got off work early yesterday afternoon, so he asked, "Secretary Zong, what did you do yesterday afternoon?" What's the matter? Need to leave early? That's not your style. ”

"Oh no, it's not a big deal, I just went to the supermarket and bought something." Zong Weiyang said with some embarrassment. Until now, he remembered that he had gone to the supermarket yesterday afternoon and waited for that woman, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. That's not something that ordinary people can do.

Although the embarrassed look on Zong Weiyang's face disappeared in a flash, it was still seen by Zhao Changshu through the rearview mirror.

Zhao Changshu couldn't help but have a suspicion in his heart: "Damn, Comrade Lao Zong won't really have an intention to fall in love with someone, right?" No, I have to figure this out, if this old guy really already has it, then I can't be amorous and match him with Xiaomei's sister-in-law. ”

Thinking of this, Zhao Changshu immediately said with a solemn face: "Secretary Zong, I ask a very serious question, you must answer me honestly." Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious. ”

Zong Weiyang saw Zhao Changshu with a serious face, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, thinking that Zhao Changshu had heard the inside news that was unfavorable to him, so he asked a little nervously: "Don't scare me, what is the problem, you can say it quickly." ”

"Have you been looking for a girlfriend lately?" Zhao Changshu said with a smile.

Zong Weiyang didn't expect Zhao Changshu to put on a serious appearance, and he actually asked such a nonsensical sentence, so he said helplessly: "Who are you listening to nonsense?" I'm in my forties, what kind of girlfriend are I looking for? You think I'm you, a young man in his twenties. Go and go, drive your car well, you are going to get off the highway in front, you don't have to mess around with your head, when the time comes, the highway will not let you turn around, wait until the next exit and then circle back, the daylily is cold. ”

"No, don't be sloppy with me. This thing is important! Lifetime events, lifelong events, is there anything more important than a lifelong event? Zhao Changshu said.

"Gotcha, gotcha. I'm convinced of you. Hey? I wondered, this is my own personal problem, what does it matter to you? You, the county magistrate, won't be idle enough to even take care of this kind of thing, right? Zong Weiyang said angrily. As soon as he spoke of this, he remembered the wonderful woman he had met at Carrefour the afternoon before.

Zong Weiyang sometimes even thinks that if he can marry a woman like that as a wife, it will be worth living for 20 years less! It's a pity that now he doesn't want to marry someone else as a wife, and he doesn't even know if he can see someone again!

"Huh? I said, Secretary Zongda, what you said is ugly! What's none of my business? You forgot what I told you, I'm bringing you a beautiful woman this time. I'm going to see an opportunity for you to meet. If you have it now, then let you meet each other? Zhao Changshu said.

"If you have it, don't talk about it, if you have a beautiful woman, you can keep it for yourself. I don't need it here. Zong Weiyang said. He is now full of Gu Xiaomei's figure in his mind, not to mention the beauty in the world in Zhao Changshu's mouth, even if the Nine Heavens Fairy comes, it is estimated that it will not arouse his interest.

"So you really have it?" Zhao Changshu asked unrelentingly.

"You said you had, then there was." Zong Weiyang couldn't stand Zhao Changshu anymore. I still muttered in my heart: "When did this kid become so mother-in-law, mother-in-law, and child-like?" ”

"Gee, that's a shame." Zhao Changshu said with regret. He originally thought that Xiaomei's sister-in-law and Zong Weiyang were a match made in heaven, but he didn't expect it to be like this. In this case, there is no need to talk to Xiaomei's sister-in-law about this. After I came back, I asked her for her opinion, and asked her if she was willing to work in Longhui Group for a while, and if she wanted, she would work for a while, which would be considered a distraction. If she is not willing to work in Longhui Group, and is willing to go back to Zhaozhuang Arts and Crafts Factory, then let her go back. Anyway, her illness is already more reassuring.

The two of them chatted while hurrying, and at nine o'clock in the morning, they rushed to the first funeral home in Yulin City. The farewell ceremony for Comrade Liu Xun's body was held here.

After the two arrived, a special person instructed them to park the car, and then led the two to the secretary's office to register. The clerk's office is next to the mourning hall, where someone registers the names of visitors and transcribes gift lists.

Zong Weiyang first gave 100 yuan in the name of the Pingchuan County Party Committee and County Government, and then gave 200 yuan each in his personal name with Zhao Changshu.

While the staff was making notes, Zhao Changshu glanced at the gift list that the staff had already transcribed. Zhao Changshu was surprised to see that the amount of funeral money was not much, the less was fifty yuan, and the more was only three or five hundred. Zhao Changshu couldn't help but nod secretly. The party's building of a clean and honest government over the past few years has been very effective. If you put it in the past, when you encounter this kind of thing, I'm afraid everyone's gift money will not be less than Wu Baiyuan!

After the two paid the gifts, the deacons gave each of them a white cloth folded into a triangle and helped them stick it at the back of their necks. Then the sound of mourning music sounded in the stereo next to them, and the two entered the mourning hall to worship the dead and offer incense to the dead.

The form of worship is very simple, light incense, make three prays, put on incense, and the ceremony is completed.

After the incense is applied, the general guests are taken directly to the funeral home's auditorium by the deacons to wait for the memorial service to begin. However, cadres at or above the department level were led to the reception room of the funeral home, where they rested and waited for the memorial service to begin.

Zhao Changshu has a good eye, and as soon as he walked into the reception room, he saw Li Dongsheng, secretary of the Wanda County Party Committee, who was sitting in a corner with his head bowed and his head down.

Zhao Changshu walked straight to Li Dongsheng, sat down on a sofa next to him, and then pretended to be surprised and said, "Ah, this is not Secretary Li of Wanda County!" Why does it look gray and have no energy? This is not the traditional appearance of Secretary Li. Could it be that Secretary Li encountered something unpleasant? ”

As soon as Zhao Changshu entered the door, Li Dongsheng found him, in order not to attract Zhao Changlan's attention, this guy deliberately lowered his head, but he didn't expect Zhao Changlan's eyes to be so poisonous, and he found him at a glance.

Li Dongsheng listened to Zhao Changshu's words, and couldn't help but curse in his heart: "You shit Zhao Changshu, you're not talking nonsense!" I'll give you 10 million today, and I said that you can dispose of the 10 million at your disposal, but the day after tomorrow, I forced you to hand over the money again, can you be happy? ”

Li Dongsheng thought so in his heart, but he smiled with him on his lips, and said embarrassedly: "Oh, it's County Magistrate Zhao who is here." Ah, why do you think I'm so upset? Today is the day to send the old leader Comrade Liu Xun away, I can be happy! ”

"Oh, it turns out that Secretary Li is unhappy because of this. Understanding, understanding, human nature. Mayor Liu Xun has a level of ability, and his character is good, but he died young, and there must be no one here who does not feel sorry for him. To be honest, if it weren't for Mayor Liu Xun's sudden accident, I'm afraid there would not have been a matter of our Pingchuan County support funds being withheld. Hehe, but now it seems that the interception of our support funds in Pingchuan County is not only not a bad thing, but also a good thing. Not only did our money go back to our account in Pingchuan County, but we also had an extra 10 million! Do you say, Secretary Li? ”

Zhao Changshu is clearly asking for debts from others.