When he woke up in the morning, Yue Haohan felt that his head was still a little swollen and dizzy, his throat was unusually dry, and he lay down for a while, and then he slowly became a little sober; Turn on the room light, turn your head to look at the bedside table, there is a cup of boiled water on it, reach out and take the cup, lean on the bed, drink the cup in one go, and then get out of bed, pull your clothes and put them on.

Picking up the empty cup, he opened the bedroom door and went to the front half of the room; Looking at a boiling water bottle on the desk, Yue Haohan stepped forward, picked up the boiling water bottle, poured water into the cup, and looked out the window, the sky was already numb.

Last night's wine was noisy until more than ten o'clock in the evening. Several village branch secretaries are good drinkers; Especially Zhu Jinshan of Longwanghe Village, he doesn't talk much, as long as he seizes the opportunity, he will have a drink with Yue Haohan; Yue Haohan didn't know how many drinks he had with Zhu Jinshan in the end, and Zhu Jinshan was at the end, his tongue was whining, and he lay on Yue Haohan's shoulder and repeated a sentence repeatedly: "College student, bold!" I admire you, you look up to us, and I will fight wherever you point in the future! At the end of the wine, even Zhang Cai'e, the cook in the management area, came to the table and toasted Yue Haohan with a bowl of rice wine; Yue Haohan added white wine and rice wine, and after drinking it, he didn't know how he returned to the room after dinner.

Yue Haohan recalled in his mind the events of last night's wine table; Slowly walked out of the courtyard of the management area, and walked forward along the road in front of the management area.

The day was slowly brightening, and there were already early risers doing farm work, walking along the highway for a while; Turning a big bend, I saw a very open area ahead; On both sides of the road are lush rice fields, and next to the rice fields on the left is a courtyard of red brick houses, and there is a small playground in front; Yue Haohan walked to the playground and looked at the house in the courtyard, it turned out to be the primary school in the Heiyazi Management District, and now it was a holiday, and the school gate was closed.

Yue Haohan was on the playground of the primary school, and after playing Tai Chi twice, he walked along a path by the playground to the back of the school; I saw that there was a spacious river not far behind the school, the water was very clear, and Yue Haohan said in his heart: "This is probably the Longwang River." ”

By the river, he squatted and picked up the river water to wash his face, the river water was very cool, Yue Haohan suddenly felt refreshed, and his mind was a lot clearer; Looking left and right at the nearby farmers, there was already smoke floating on the roof of the house, and Yue Haohan got up from the river and returned along the same road.

When I arrived at the gate of the management area, I saw a small shop door open next to the management area; Yue Haohan walked over, ready to buy toiletries, and when he arrived at the door of the store, he saw that there was no one in the store; Yue Haohan stood in front of the store and asked, "Is there anyone?" ”

"It's coming, it's coming!" As he spoke, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy came out of the store; The young man came out, saw Yue Haohan, and stared at Yue Haohan with a pair of divine eyes; Q: "What are you going to buy?" Yue Haohan said: "Toothbrush, toothpaste, take a towel, and bring me a plastic basin." ”

The young man took the things that Yue Haohan wanted, calculated the price, Yue Haohan took the things, paid the bill, and when he turned around to leave, the young man asked, "Do you know Yue Haojiang?" ”

Hearing that the young man suddenly asked such a thing, Yue Haohan, who was about to turn around and leave, stood and looked at the young man, and said with a smile: "Yue Haojiang is my younger brother, what's the matter?" Do you know him? ”

The young man looked excited, looked at Yue Haohan, and said, "My name is Deng Chen, and I am in the same class as Haojiang, and we have the best play in the class." ”

Hearing the young man say this, Yue Haohan smiled and said, "Deng Chen, I work in this management area, I have nothing to do during the holidays, you can come to me to play," After speaking, Yue Haohan took the purchased supplies and walked back to the management area.

Entering the compound of the management area, I saw Li Huashan, deputy director of the management area, and Hu Yugui, the same clerk, standing and talking at the door of the canteen of the management area, and seeing Yue Haohan coming in, Li Huashan smiled and said: "Haohan, it was okay last night; It is estimated that you drank a pound of liquor, and finally drank two bowls of rice wine, so it's good to be young! ”

Hu Yugui continued: "Vast, just your wine last night; It can be regarded as completely convinced by the secretaries of the five villages, if you don't believe it, these five guys will be 100% where they are in the future! ”

Yue Haohan put the basin and towel he had just bought on the sink outside the kitchen, and began to squeeze the toothpaste, while saying, "No, isn't it just a matter of letting go and drinking a drink, and it still has such a big effect?" After speaking, Yue Haohan brushed his teeth by the pool.

Li Huashan will say: "Haohan, you don't know about rural work, working in the countryside is like this; You have to drink refreshed, really, others will think you are a bold and honest person; This is often said that wine depends on character. A few of us are old and can't drink anymore, but this rural thing can't be done without wine. ”

After Yue Haohan finished washing, Zhang Cai'e had already come out of the kitchen and said to everyone: "The sauerkraut noodles I made for you in the morning fried two green vegetables; You eat first, I'll call Secretary Zhu. ”

For dinner in the morning, only Yue Haohan, Zhu Changyou, Li Huashan, and Hu Yugui ate it, and Deng Guoxing's house was in Heiyazi Village, and after drinking last night, he went home.

After the meal, the four of them arrived at the office, Yue Haohan had just poured a cup of tea for each person, and Deng Guoxing also came from home. The five people sat down in the office, and Zhu Changyou said: "Haohan only came to report yesterday, do you want to go back and rest for a few days, prepare some daily necessities, bring them over, and then work officially, can you see it?" Seeing Zhu Changyou say this, several other comrades in the management area were very much in favor.

Yue Haohan smiled, looked at a few people, and said, "No need, if you come, you will be safe; I basically brought all the daily necessities, and I could buy anything in the store in front of me. I think it's better to get familiar with the work as soon as possible and go back in half a month. ”

Seeing Yue Haohan say this, Deng Guoxing said: "I think it will be according to what Haohan said, lest some people in the township know that they only came to report yesterday and left today, and they will say strange things." ”

Zhu Changyou said: "Okay, since that's the case, let's first take the vast familiarity to get acquainted with the situation in a few villages." The basic situation of the whole management area, Lao Hu can give you a copy of the statistical report there. "Hu Yugui is the clerk and accountant of the Heiyazi Management Area, and the basic information is kept by him.

Everyone discussed for a while and decided that Deng Guoxing would take Yue Haohan to Longwanghe Village in the morning; Li Huashan went to Dengjiagou Village, Zhu Changyou went to Majialing Village, and Hu Yugui was on duty in the management area.

Back in the living room, he cleaned up briefly, brought a notebook, and Yue Haohan accompanied Deng Guoxing to Longwanghe Village. To get to Longwanghe Village, you have to pass through a rural road behind the primary school in the management area, and after crossing the Longwanghe River, it is the territory of Longwanghe Village.

The bed of the Longwang River is about half a kilometer wide, and the two banks are connected by a small bridge made of cement and stone more than three meters wide. Walking on the Manshui Bridge, Deng Guoxing said to Yue Haohan: "Haohan, it is this Manshui Bridge that connects the other four villages except Heiyazi Village. ”

Yue Haohan looked at the Manshui Bridge, asked Deng Guoxing, who was walking in front, and said, "Director Deng, this Manshui Bridge can't cross the big car, it's so narrow." ”

Deng Guoxing turned his head to look at Yue Haohan and said, "Still in a big car?" The jeep in the township was careful and careful every time it passed; Last winter, Zhu Xiaoshan probably drank some wine, crossed the bridge, and dropped the car into the water below, but fortunately, it was the dry period in winter; A dozen people were called to help get the car up, and if it was rainy, it would be difficult to cross the bridge. ”

The two crossed the bridge, turned around, and looked across the bank; Deng Guoxing looked at the river and sighed: "The people on both sides of the river have been looking forward to building a bridge at this location for many years, but the township government has shouted every year, but it is not implemented; Every year when the township holds a people's congress, the representatives of the Heiyazi management area put the bridge up as a proposal, but it is useless, and the township says that there is no money. ”

Yue Haohan said: "Director Deng, how much money do you estimate it will take to build this bridge?" Deng Guoxing said: "It has been calculated that this bridge, according to the minimum standard, can pass 140 trucks normally; More than 1.2 million are needed. ”

The two of them stood on the shore, looking at the flooded bridge, and did not speak again for a long time; After a while, Deng Guoxing said: "Let's go, I don't know if this bridge can be built in the Year of the Ox." ”

After Deng Guoxing finished speaking, the two continued to walk forward, Yue Haohan walked and thought in his mind; Where is the tax collected from the villagers every year? In addition to paying the state's agricultural tax, what about the three mentions and five unifications?

Thinking about it, Yue Haohan asked Deng Guoxing: "Director Deng, how much is the total amount of taxes and fees collected in the whole management area every year?" Deng Guoxing looked at Yue Haohan and said, "There is more than enough to build this bridge." Every year, the whole region has more than 1.5 million yuan in taxes and fees, and in addition to the more than 300,000 yuan in agricultural taxes handed over to the state, there are also more than 1.2 million yuan in the three mentions and five unifications. Do you think there is a lot of money to build this bridge? ”

Hearing Deng Guoxing say this, Yue Haohan asked again: "Director Deng, I know a little bit about agricultural tax and special product tax, which are to be handed over to the national treasury, so what do the three mentions and five unifications refer to?" Where did all the money go?

Deng Guoxing said: "Three mentions and five unifications' refers to the three retinies at the village level and the overall planning of five townships. Village retention refers to the expenses that the village-level collective economic organizations withdraw from the peasants' production income in accordance with the regulations for the maintenance or expansion of reproduction, the establishment of public welfare undertakings and the daily management expenses at the village level, including three items, namely, the provident fund, the public welfare fund and the management fee. Township co-ordination fee refers to the money collected by township cooperative economic organizations from their subordinate units and peasant households in accordance with the law, and used for private office assistance undertakings such as running schools at the village level, family planning, preferential care, militia training, and building rural roads. ”

Yue Haohan said: "Where is the money collected by the Heiyazi Management Area every year to build rural roads?" How much is this funding? ”

"Where are the flowers? They were all squandered by the people in the village, and they ate and drank; Also, how did the township government building be built? That's what the money built up. Deng Guoxing said indignantly.

Yue Haohan said: "I understand, if the township really wants to build this bridge, it is actually not difficult; The five co-ordination plans in several villages in the Heiyazi management area will be reserved for the management area, and the cost of building the bridge in three years will be enough at most. ”

Deng Guoxing looked at Yue Haohan and said, "Haohan, you are too naïve to think, those people in the township will be so kind?" Will this fund be reserved for the management area to build bridges? In the township is now on the party committee, it can be said that Wu Youde has the final say; What Wu Youde thinks about every day is how to ascend to the county; He won't care if this bridge doesn't stand up. ”

The two of them walked and chatted, and after a while, they arrived at the village headquarters of Longwanghe Village. The village part of Longwanghe Village is a four-room blue brick house, and there is a large site in front of the house; The village holds mass meetings, shows movies, and sings big operas, all here. During the busy farming season, it is also a rice farm for villagers living near the village.

When I arrived at the village office, I saw Wang Yunlai, the village clerk, wearing glasses, and was lying on the table writing something; Wang Yun looked to be about fifty-two or thirteen years old, thin, wearing glasses, much like a village pedant.

It wasn't until Deng Guoxing and Yue Haohan entered the office that Wang Yunlai found that someone had come in; raised his head, took off his glasses, looked at Deng Guoxing and Yue Haohan, hurriedly stood up, and said, "Director Deng, you are here." After speaking, he looked at Yue Haohan and said, "This must be a new college student, Xiao Yue!" Amazing, our Secretary Zhu Jinshan Zhu hasn't served anyone yet, and he has been talking about it early this morning saying that your Xiaoyue is righteous enough and a friend enough. ”

Yue Haohan waited for Wang Yun to finish, looked at Wang Yunlai with a smile, and said, "Good accountant Wang!" As soon as Yue Haohan's words fell, Deng Guoxing asked Wang Yunlai: "Zhu Jinshan and Sun Mingguo?" "Sun Mingguo is the village director of Longwanghe Village and is in his forties.

Wang Yunlai poured a cup of tea for Deng Guoxing and Yue Haohan each, and after everyone sat down, Wang Yunlai said: "Secretary Zhu went to the third and fourth groups to collect the task, and Director Sun was in one group to deal with a contradiction and dispute." ”

Deng Guoxing took a sip of tea and asked, "What dispute?" Wang Yunlai said: "Li Ergou stole five chickens from his neighbor Sun Xicai's family the night before yesterday and took them to the township to sell, and the money from the chickens came back to pay taxes; Sun Xi found out that after drinking some wine last night, he injured Li Ergou. ”

After listening to Wang Yunlai's words, Deng Guoxing said: "What's the matter, let's go, let's go over and take a look." After speaking, he put the teacup in his hand on the table, raised his leg and walked outside.

Yue Haohan followed Deng Guoxing out of the office; After Wang Yunlai locked the office door, he also quickly followed the two and walked towards a group of Sun Xicai's house.