got on the bus, Yue Haohan and Zheng Ziyan sat down in a double position; The two sat and didn't speak, and after the bus started moving, Yue Haohan broke the silence first and said, "Ziyan, are you officially on vacation?" Zheng Ziyan seemed to be still immersed in the sadness of Cheng Ziying's parting, her eyes looked ahead, and she said "um" softly; Then he stopped talking.

Yue Haohan didn't know what to say, so he was silent, turned his head to look out of the window at the bus, the bustling crowd and all kinds of vehicles shuttling on the street, thinking about the sweetness and beauty of being with Cheng Ziying; It feels like a dream, and four years are so fast!

When the bus was at an intersection and stopped waiting for the red light, Zheng Ziyan finally spoke, turned his head to look at Yue Haohan, and gently resisted Yue Haohan with his body, saying, "Brother Haohan, when will you go back to Jiangyang?" I want to be with you, I want you to accompany me to Wudang and watch the sunrise; I want to see the rise of the martial arts. ”

Yue Haohan listened to Zheng Ziyan make such a request; was silent for a while, thinking to himself, I also wanted to go to Wudang to visit Luo Xianjie's junior brother Li Yifu before reporting to work, and Chunfang Chunxia's college entrance examination is over, and it is good for everyone to go to Wudang to play for two days together; Thinking about it, Yue Haohan said to Zheng Ziyan: "I will return to Jiangyang the day after tomorrow; If you really want to go to Wudang, tell Aunt Jiang when you go home, and come to my house with me the day after tomorrow; Then we went to Wudang with Chunfang and Chunxia. ”

Zheng Ziyan listened to Yue Haohan agree to his request, and a smile appeared on his face; He tilted his head and looked at Yue Haohan and said, "Brother Haohan, I'll tell my mother when I go home today, and I'll go to the long-distance bus station tomorrow to buy a ticket." Yue Haohan said: "Your mother is going to agree, you just prepare the change of clothes you want to bring, and I will buy the ticket tomorrow." ”

Zheng Ziyan said: "That's okay; I'm in Jiangyang, and I can also help Chunfang Chunxia's sister to fill in the volunteers; It's best to let them both enroll in our school, and I'll have company in the future. After speaking, Zheng Ziyan looked at Yue Haohan and smiled.

When the bus arrived at the Orange Lake site, Yue Haohan got off the bus with Zheng Ziyan; stood up to Zheng Ziyan and said, "Ziyan, you go home, I'll go back to school." Zheng Ziyan stood still, looked at Yue Haohan with a pair of big eyes, and said, "Brother Haohan, can you go to my house for dinner before leaving?" Mom's fried fish is delicious, okay? You tell your mother that I want to go to Wudang, and she will definitely let me go with you. ”

Yue Haohan thought about it for a while, and thought to himself that he was about to graduate and go back to work; I should also say hello to Aunt Jiang, but I thought that if Ziyan's father was at home, I would definitely feel so restrained, so I hesitated, and said in my heart: "If you don't say a word to Aunt Jiang before graduation, you can't say it!" Isn't it just a meal, what's the matter? After hesitating, he said, "Okay, Ziyan, I'll go to your house, I'm going back to work after graduation, and I should talk to your mother." ”

Yue Haohan accompanied Zheng Ziyan into the family home of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, and when he entered the courtyard, the security guard at the door looked at the two of them and didn't say anything; didn't let him register like Yue Haohan did the first two times.

When he arrived at the door of Zheng Ziyan's house, Zheng Ziyan took out the key to open the door, turned his head to Yue Haohan, and said, "Brother Haohan, come in, Mom and Dad don't seem to be at home." As he spoke, he took a pair of slippers for Yue Haohan in the shoe cabinet in the door, handed them to Yue Haohan, and then put the shoes that Yue Haohan had changed into the shoe cabinet.

When he arrived at the living room, Yue Haohan looked around; Zheng Haifeng and Jiang Hairong were not at home, the room seemed very clean and quiet, Zheng Ziyan watched Yue Haohan stand there after entering the door, so he stepped forward and turned on the TV in the living room; smiled at Yue Haohan and said, "Brother Haohan, you sit and watch TV first, I'll boil water and pour tea for you; Mom is expected to be back in a while. ”

Yue Haohan sat on the sofa and watched TV; Holding the remote control, he tuned the channel to the Zhongnan Television Station, and saw that a news item about the 'Central and Southern Provincial Rural Work Forum' was being broadcast; Yue Haohan watched it seriously, and as the picture of the seminar appeared, a male announcer's voiceover came: "The peasant question has always been a fundamental issue in China's revolution and construction. When the rural areas are stabilized and the peasants live and work in peace and contentment, the stability of our country and society as a whole will be fundamentally guaranteed. ”

Then the TV picture showed the scene of farmers planting land and selling grain, and the picture of the rural bazaar; As various pictures were played, the female announcer's voiceover came out full of energy: "According to this line of thinking, this seminar has been a great success, and the experts have reached several consensuses; First of all, it is necessary to stabilize and improve the system of responsibility for joint production contracting, which is mainly based on household contracting. The core of the so-called perfection is to proceed from the actual local conditions, gradually improve the two-tier management system that combines centralization and decentralization, and bring into play the superiority of the collective economy and the enthusiasm of peasant families in running the business. Second, it is necessary to meet the needs of the development of production and develop various forms of socialized services. Third, efforts should be made to dredge up and broaden the channels for the circulation of commodities in the rural areas, gradually promote the reform of the rural circulation system, and promote the development of the rural commodity economy. ”

After reading this news, Yue Haohan thought to himself, it seems that there are going to be new changes in rural work; After going to work by yourself, the most important thing is to get acquainted with the countryside as soon as possible and understand the countryside; In this way, I will adapt to the situation and do a good job. When Yue Haohan was thinking nonsense, Zheng Ziyan had already boiled the water; I made a cup of Tieguanyin for Yue Haohan, brought it over and put it on the sofa, and said, "Brother Haohan, this is the Tieguanyin that my father brought back from a business trip to Fujian some time ago; You taste it, it's very fragrant. ”

As he spoke, Zheng Ziyan sat down next to Yue Haohan; glanced at the TV that was broadcasting news programs, and said, "Brother Haohan, you men like to watch the news; Every time my dad came home, he would sit here and turn on the TV to tune in to the news channel; I don't look at the others basically. ”

Yue Haohan smiled and said, "Ziyan, you don't know if you study journalism?" From every news program, there are many things to see; Especially people like your dad, of course, you have to pay attention to the news. Journalism is policy-oriented; In addition, many leaders are busy all day long, and they can only learn about the grassroots from news programs. Tell me, is it important for you to study journalism? ”

The two of them were talking, the door opened, Jiang Hairong was wearing a police uniform, carrying a women's kun bag in his hand; walked in, saw Yue Haohan, and said with a smile on his face: "Haohan, are you here?" I've graduated. ”

Yue Haohan saw Jiang Hairong enter the door and greeted him warmly; Hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "Aunt Jiang is good! has graduated, and is ready to return to Jiangyang the day after tomorrow; I happened to encounter Ziyan today, so I came over with me and told my aunt. ”

Jiang Hairong put the kun bag in his hand on the coffee table, looked at Yue Haohan with a smile, and then said to Zheng Ziyan: "Ziyan, you accompany your brother Haohan to talk, I'll go change my clothes and cook; Let your vast brother eat at home in the evening. As he spoke, Jiang Hairong went to the room to change his clothes.

After Jiang Hairong left, Zheng Ziyan stood up, refilled Yue Haohan's cup, sat next to Yue Haohan, and said to Yue Haohan: "Brother Haohan, you will tell my mother later, just say that I want to go to Wudang with you, okay?" You say, my mom will definitely agree, and she can rest assured with you. ”

After a while, Jiang Hairong changed into short-sleeved casual clothes, walked out, and said to Yue Haohan and Zheng Ziyan: "Haohan, you and Ziyan are watching TV in the living room, talking about conversation, I'll cook; Just the three of us, Ziyan's father called me in the afternoon and said that there was a party in the evening and he would come back late. ”

Yue Haohan stood up and said with a smile, "Okay, Auntie, keep it simple." After Jiang Hairong finished speaking, he went to the kitchen to work. Zheng Ziyan sat down in front of Yue Haohan for a while, then stood up and looked at Yue Haohan with a smile, and said, "Brother Haohan, let me show you what I was like when I was a child." With that, he walked to the study.

Zheng Ziyan went to the living room again, holding a thick album in his hand; sat down against Yue Haohan, flipped through the album, and introduced Yue Haohan; Zheng Ziyan pointed to a photo taken a few months ago, and said to Yue Haohan, "Brother Haohan, can you see that this one is me?" I was fat when I was young. ”

Yue Haohan looked at it, it was a photo of Zheng Ziyan lying in the cradle, looking up with two big eyes; With both hands clenched and small fists near the chin, he is grinning, and he is very cute and chubby. After reading it, Yue Haohan smiled lightly, glanced at Zheng Ziyan, and said, "Just those eyes, looking at the shadow of you now." ”

The two slowly flipped through and watched together, and the album was full of photos of Zheng Ziyan; From the age of zero to the present college days, while looking at it, Zheng Ziyan explained to Yue Haohan on the side, when he took it, and said interesting things at that time; The two of them flipped through a photo album, and Jiang Hairong also came out of the kitchen, unbuttoning the apron on his body and shouting Zheng Ziyan: "Ziyan, clean up and serve the dishes in the kitchen, and take a few beers from the refrigerator; I'll drink some beer with you Brother Haohan in a while. ”

Zheng Ziyan got up in response and ran happily towards the kitchen; Yue Haohan also got up, put away Zheng Ziyan's album, and put it on the coffee table; Then he also walked towards the restaurant, in the restaurant, Jiang Hairong was placing tableware on the western table; Seeing Yue Haohan coming over, he smiled at Yue Haohan and said, "Haohan, go to the bathroom to wash your hands and come over for dinner; Auntie simply made two dishes in the evening.

After washing his hands in the bathroom, Zheng Ziyan had already brought out the dishes in the kitchen; Jiang Hairong let Yue Haohan sit down, Zheng Ziyan opened the beer, and also sat down next to Yue Haohan, Jiang Hairong sat down opposite Yue Haohan and Zheng Ziyan; Yue Haohan glanced at the western dining table and saw that the dishes on the table were very rich; a plate of cold beef tendon, a plate of braised Wuchang fish, a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, a plate of shredded pork with green peppers, a plate of cabbage, a plate of fried tofu, and a white fungus soup; Looking at such a sumptuous dish, Yue Haohan looked at Jiang Hairong embarrassedly and said, "Auntie, how can you make so many dishes, the three of us can't finish it." ”

Jiang Hairong looked at Yue Haohan with a smile, sandwiched a large piece of braised Wuchang fish, put it on the plate in front of Yue Haohan, and said, "Haohan, eat more food and drink less wine; When you go to work in the future, you should pay more attention and drink less alcohol. ”

Yue Haohan said: "Thank you, Auntie"; Hurriedly took the fish that Jiang Hairong had sandwiched for himself. At this time, Zheng Ziyan poured the goblet in front of the three of them with beer; I sandwiched a chopsticks tomato and scrambled eggs and ate them.

After the three of them ate the food, Zheng Ziyan put the chopsticks on the western dining table, turned his head to look at Yue Haohan, and said, "Brother Haohan, I'll just say, my mother's fried fish is delicious, isn't it, isn't it delicious?" Yue Haohan smiled and said, "Auntie's fried dishes are delicious!" Hearing Yue Haohan say this, Zheng Ziyan happily picked up the goblet and said, "Come, Brother Haohan, we will toast to Chef Jiang's superb skills in the first cup!" As he spoke, he touched the cup with Yue Haohan, and then touched the cup with Jiang Hairong, and then dried up the beer in the cup; Jiang Hairong looked at Zheng Ziyan and said, "How old is it?" It's not big or small, and I'm not afraid of your vast brother jokes; The girls' family drinks less. With that, he drank the wine from his cup.

Yue Haohan saw that Zheng Ziyan and Aunt Jiang's wine was dry, so he drank the wine in his cup, and then put the cup on the table; looked at Jiang Hairong and said, "Auntie, I will go back to Jiangyang the day after tomorrow, Ziyan just said that she wants to go to Wudang; wants me to accompany her, it just so happens that Chunfang, Chunxia's sister, the college entrance examination for the two of them is over; If Sister Ziyan has nothing else to do, she will go to Jiangyang with me the day after tomorrow, and then we will go to Wudang, what do you think? Aunt. ”

Jiang Hairong said: "Okay, Ziyan is on holiday, it's fine; She can't stay at home, and you Uncle Zheng and I are busy every day; Follow you to Wudang, I can rest assured; If you leave the day after tomorrow, you don't have to take a long-distance bus, it just so happens that we have a comrade who will go to Jiangyang the day after tomorrow to have something to do; Then you will sit in our car. ”

After speaking, Jiang Hairong picked up the chopsticks, and after eating a mouthful of food, he said to Yue Haohan: "Haohan, you became a transfer student this time, do you have any ideas in your heart?" This year, the selection and transfer system was restarted, and after I knew it, I thought it was a good opportunity, so I mentioned you to Uncle Zheng at that time; After the organization department came to the school to find out, they found that you were very good and you were still a student party member, so they listed you as a selected student. vast, don't feel that the conditions at the grassroots level are difficult, you must know that under difficult conditions, you can train a person, so that a person can grow better; Auntie thinks that this is a good platform to display your talents, and you must work hard in the future and strive to achieve results; Don't blame Auntie, I didn't tell you a letter beforehand, and I didn't tell your parents about it; When I have a chance in the future, I will explain it to them slowly when we meet. ”

After listening to Jiang Hairong's words, Yue Haohan completely understood in his heart that he had never been able to figure it out, and how he became a transfer student in a daze; It turned out to be Aunt Jiang's reason. Thinking about it, Yue Haohan looked at Jiang Hairong and said, "Auntie, I am mentally prepared, I am not afraid of hardship; I will do a good job, and I will definitely live up to my aunt and Uncle Zheng's concern for me; Although my family is in a small county, I have had little contact with the countryside since I was a child, and I have no experience, so I am afraid that I will feel very difficult in my work in the future. ”

When Yue Haohan said this, Jiang Hairong was very pleased, and said with a smile: "It's okay, experience is slowly accumulated; As long as you are mentally prepared to endure hardships and stand hard work; If there is any problem at work that cannot be solved in the future, I will tell my aunt. However, my aunt told you that all aspects of township work are very complicated, and you have just left school, and it is inevitable that you will encounter some complicated things; But as long as you do things with an upright heart, Auntie will support you! ”

The three of them drank two more beers, and then they ate; After dinner, sitting in the living room, watching TV, and chatting for a while, Yue Haohan got up and said, "Auntie, Sister Ziyan, it's not early, I'll go back to school now; I have to get up early tomorrow morning to send a classmate to the train station. ”

Jiang Hairong didn't hold on anymore, and after getting up, he said to Yue Haohan: "Haohan, you have to remember what Auntie told you just now." The morning after tomorrow, let Ziyan come to the school with the car to call you, and you prepare the things you want to bring in advance. Yue Haohan responded, and walked out of Jiang Hairong's house; Zheng Ziyan was very happy and sent Yue Haohan on the bus before returning home.