Chapter 5: An Unexpected Visitor
A few days later, in the afternoon, when Dumb returned home from picking up the rubbish, there were five or six people sitting in the courtyard outside the hut.
[What are so many people doing at my house?] Come to the door to collect the rags? ]
Soon, Dumb knew that he was thinking about it, because he saw Yang Shengchan, the secretary of his village. There were four or five strangers sitting next to Secretary Yang, among whom was a young girl in her twenties, dignified and gentle.
"Dumb, you're finally back, the leaders of the town have been waiting for you for a long time." When the old king saw Dumb coming back, he quickly shouted, and then smiled apologetically at everyone.
Seeing Dumb come back, the middle-aged man in the lead stood up, and the others also stood up politely. Then the middle-aged man kindly stretched out his hand, held Dumb's hand and said.
"Hello, hello, you are Dumb Wang. I am He Cheng, the organization minister of Yunjiang Town, I have already talked to your grandfather just now, let's come today to have an interview with you and learn more about your situation. After saying that, he looked at Dumb expectantly.
"What? Know my situation? "I was stupid there for a moment and didn't react.
Dumb was stunned, and his stupidity was exposed.
Minister He glanced at Yu Miaomiao, the organization officer next to him. Yu Miaomiao took over the conversation with interest:
"Concave, by the way, Comrade Dumb, that's right, we heard that you have been engaged in the waste collection industry for many years and have a lot of valuable experience, and we would like to ask you about the recycling skills of waste products."
As soon as I heard that I was here to learn the experience of picking up rags, Dumb was proud, he had a lot of experience in picking up garbage, so he said how to pick up the rags in which places and in what seasons.
Everyone had to nod their heads in agreement, Minister He, where are they interested in learning about waste recycling skills. They were purely ordered by Secretary Lin of the town to understand the basic situation of Dumb. This is why the cadres of the eastern street of the city where Dumb is located, as well as the cadres of the village, came to Dumb's house.
Seeing Dumb talking, his reaction was normal, and his eyes were soft. In addition, I learned about Dumb from village officials and neighbors. Minister He finally put his mind at ease and went out a few steps to call Lin Dajiang, the secretary of the town, to report.
"Secretary Lin, I am He Cheng, Comrade Wang Dumb We have understood all aspects of the situation, basically normal, I heard the village cadres and neighbors say that he is only a little mentally retarded, but people are still duty, no harm, right, no history of hurting others. There are no other bad hobbies."
"It's okay if the person is not smart enough, it's okay if it's not destructive, then settle down and let him come to work in our town government, and you will notify him to report as soon as possible." On the other end of the phone, Secretary Lin seemed to feel a sense of relief.
A few days ago, Lin Dajiang, secretary of the Yunjiang Town Party Committee, suddenly received a phone call from the old leader of the Municipal People's Congress, who wanted to introduce a distant relative to the town government as a temporary worker, saying that the person's brain might be a little sluggish.
He knew that the old leader would not easily open his mouth to do things on his own, the old leader had promoted himself before, and it was a trivial matter to recruit a temporary worker in the town, and he could make a decision as the secretary of the party committee, so he agreed to help take a look. But I heard what the old leader meant, this person's brain is a little abnormal, which is a bit troublesome, don't cause any unnecessary trouble when the time comes. During the cautious period, he asked the town's organization minister and organization officer to go to Dumb's house to find out the situation.
Now that he learned that Dumb was not very stupid and could be hired, Lin Dajiang was relieved and immediately made a decision on the phone to hire him.
Minister He came back after the phone call, and the conversation changed and said that he hoped that Dumb would work in the town government, of course, just a contract worker.
The groundbreaking news surprised both Dumb and the old king. Minister He came up with a very good reason, "What kind of dumb comrade is hard-working, practical and responsible, and has rich work experience" and so on, not mentioning this at all is the meaning of Secretary Lin in the town.
Secretary Yang of Yang Village was 100,000 puzzled in his heart:
[Why did Yunjiang Town, which is dozens of kilometers away, come here to recruit a temporary worker?] And it's a fool?]
[Old Wang's family trust? ] No, if it really has anything to do with it, their grandparents and grandchildren will not pick up garbage for decades. ]
[Could it be that Yunjiang Town really lacks zero-hour workers?] ]
On the way out of Dumb's house, Secretary Yang began to belittle Dumb intentionally or unintentionally, saying how stupid "he" was and how unreliable he was to do things. Then Secretary Yang mentioned that his son had just returned from the army, young and strong, and he was very strong and powerful, and he hoped to work for the government department.
But Minister He didn't hear it at all.
[Is this determined to recruit Dumb to work?] This fool doesn't know what **** luck he stepped on. I haven't heard of any relatives in his family who are officials? Secretary Yang thought depressedly.
That night, the old king was very happy, and his grandson was finally making progress - he was going to work in the town government, although he was only a temporary worker, but it was better than digging through garbage cans on the street all day to pick up rags. Go to work in the town government, decent, promising.
Lao Wangtou specially bought three catties of old wine and two taels of peanuts, stewed pork, copied vegetables, and boiled taro, as if it was the New Year.
At the shabby little square table, the old king said happily while drinking:
"Dumb, do a good job, you have a future to work in the town government."
"Dumb, the town government is no better at work, than at home, no better than picking up rags on the street, you have to be more patient in the future, don't get angry, don't fight with people, you must listen to the leaders and abide by their rules. Do something there, that's what grandpa expects from you. No matter what happens, you must persevere. ”
Lao Wang Tou didn't want his grandson to be like himself, picking up garbage all his life and being looked down upon all his life. He wants his grandson to have a decent and good life, that's all.
"In the future, when you have a chance, marry a daughter-in-law, and give birth to a baby, grandpa will have no regrets in this life."
"Well, grandpa, I will definitely do a good job."
[No matter what kind of place the town government is, and no matter how hard and difficult the future work is, for my own future, but also for my grandfather.] I'm going to stick to it, I'm going to get ahead. ]
Dumb said to himself from the bottom of his heart.
Outside the hut, several fireflies are flying in the dark, showing their light and heat. In the hut, the two men ate and drank wine, full of longing for the future.
A car drove in the distance, and soon, the dazzling glow of the headlights completely obscured the light of the fireflies.
After the car, the firefly still flashed its own insignificant light, and it tried its best to illuminate itself and the flowers and plants around it.