Guoqiang returned to Shiqiao from Liulong and brought two surprising news. The first is the envisaged two-acre fish pond, from the start of construction to the release of fish, not to mention the cost of 2,000 yuan; The second is that Wang Guangwen's kid went on a blind date in Liulong, and the little girl didn't look bad.

"Two thousand dollars?" Shufang waited at her mother's house before the sun set, and the news brought back by Guoqiang made her eyes widen, and then she drooped her head in disappointment.

"Well, Ding Sheng just expanded two acres of ponds, and he told me, and I was also taken aback." Unexpectedly, Guoqiang was in good spirits, and a soaked vest was attached to his strong muscles.

"Forget it, Guoqiang, we won't dig this fish pond!"

"Dig, why don't you dig. Do you know that other people's fish ponds find a lot of money a year? ”

"No matter how much money people look for, we don't even have the capital to ......"

"Shufang, I didn't go in vain today, Wang Guangwen showed me a way - to find a bank loan......

"Loans? Isn't that going to be saddled with interest? ”

"What are you afraid of interest? As long as the fish pond is dug up, it will take less than a year, and I will pay him off with all the interest! ”

"The country is strong and ......"

"It's decided, tomorrow I will go to the brigade and the township government, you will believe me this time......"

Guoqiang went to the brigade and the township government the next day, and touched a gray nose, although people didn't say it, but they were all muttering there in their hearts - you used to be a gambling prisoner, who would dare to lend you money?

Xie Guoqiang, who had no tricks, went home again dejected, like a defeated rooster. Shufang comforted him for a while, looked at her husband who wanted to do something, and went back to her parents' house to borrow money.

Shufen was picking cocoons in the hall, and when she saw the eldest sister with a sad face entering the house, she thought she was arguing with her brother-in-law again. The eldest sister explained her intentions.

"I told my dad that day, I guess it costs you a lot of money to dig a fish pond. If your brother-in-law really wants to dig it, my father said that he will definitely support you. We made up a little bit back and forth, plus the money sent by Brother Fushun, there were thousands of dollars, and I waited for my father to come back and talk to him......"

Shufang didn't know what to say for a while, and she was grateful. She thought about it, there was still a few hundred yuan between what her mother borrowed and what she had now, so if she couldn't do it, she would go back and persuade Guoqiang, don't be so large-scale.

"But according to what my brother-in-law said, it should be a little worse. If you can't do it, you can find a government loan, and you can't bear much interest for a few hundred yuan. ”

"Hey," Shufang sighed, "Your brother-in-law is running this thing today, and no one has approved it, I see that she is depressed, and she has nothing to say, you also know that he has been in labor reform for several years, and it is difficult to do anything......"

"I heard from my father that Uncle Seven will come back in a few days, so I can't ask him to help when the time comes. Township Chief Luo and Uncle Seven have a good relationship. ”

……

Last month, a major personnel change took place in the compound of the Jiacang County Party Committee and County Government under Jinshan. Chen Bonian abruptly stepped back and took up an idle post on a committee under the regional people's congress; Zhang Yingde thought that he would be transferred to the secretary, but he did not expect to appoint the county magistrate of another county to come over and serve as the head of Jiacang's party committee; Yang Zejin got his wish and was promoted to member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department. Some people say that before Secretary Chen left Jiacang, he ran to the local party committee every once in a while, and his "let Xian" actually fight for opportunities for his son-in-law.

The unlucky Nie Renhao, when the probationary period expired for one year, was inexplicably transferred because of the problem of orange trees and served as an assistant researcher of the county government. To put it bluntly, this capable man who is less than forty years old, when everyone thought he was proud of officialdom, he was planted in the quagmire with a fight.

Our Nie Zhutuo suddenly became an idler, receiving the salary of the deputy county level, and returned to his forest township to plant trees and farm. As a non-leading official with no real position, he is naturally no longer the "chicken head" of Linmu Township. When I returned to the countryside, my wife not only did not cry, but made a fragrant meal to catch the wind. The main leaders of the township went to "visit" him on the day he returned, and after that, except for an office left for him by the township government, I am afraid that he has long forgotten about him.

To say that there is no sense of loss is false. Although Nie Renhao is not an official addict, from the township to the county, in the past few years, he has also followed a group of fans. It was an indescribable sense of satisfaction. But now, he can only find this satisfaction in front of a group of chickens. As a cadre, of course he can't contract land on a large scale just because his wife is a peasant, don't look at the mountains and the emperor is far away, there are many people staring at him! If it weren't for the secretary of the prefectural party committee, he would have almost left the compound as a chief clerk.

Over there is the frustrated Nie Renhao in the officialdom "disarming and returning to the field" (in fact, it is not "disarming"), and here is the proud Yang Zejin returning to his hometown. On the big round table in the canteen of Shiqiao Township Government, the rich dishes are comparable to the big hotels in the county seat, and the fat chef does his best to please the big leaders from the county seat.

Luo Xianwen held a full glass of wine and raised it to Minister Yang with a smile, "Minister Yang, you are really the pride of our Shiqiao, young and promising, I will do it first as a respect!" ”

"It's over, Township Chief Luo...... Ha, my mouth, it's time to call Secretary Luo, and the text is all in my bag! ”

"Minister Yang needs to take care of ......"

Immediately, the party and government teams took turns to toast, and dozens of people pushed their glasses and changed their glasses. Yang Zejin is really massive, everyone present has three glasses of toast, and each person has a glass in return, and he is full of glasses and mouthfuls. The millet wine brewed by this stone bridge is no worse than Jia wine, and the first burning mouth of more than 60 degrees is authentic!

"Xianwen, ......" After three rounds of drinking, Yang Zejin suddenly changed his words, and affectionately called this township party secretary who was three or four years older than him, "I told you last time, this asphalt road in Shiqiao, the county has agreed, and the money on it will be allocated soon, don't underestimate these twenty or thirty kilometers of road, this is our stone bridge to happiness and get rich!" ”

When Luo Xianwen heard the good news, he got up again, "Ha, it's really good, Minister Yang, I'll toast you again!" ”

Yang Zejin drank it all. "Xianwen, are my nieces alright? Didn't give you any trouble......"

"Oh, my brain! Xiaolin, go to the health center and pick up Shuhua......" Luo Xianwen made arrangements while making amends, "And Doctor He!" ”

"No need, I'll just ask casually, look at you, I have more than ten nieces, you still pick them up, haha......" Yang Zejin laughed, and got up again to stop Xiao Lin.

"Blame me for not arranging it well, I'll rearrange it when you leave. Old Yang," Secretary Luo suddenly changed his words and held the hands of his fellow villagers, "Don't worry, Yangjiawan is my home, you can rest assured that you can develop your career, and I will never let you worry about the affairs of your hometown." Hey, it's Shufen of the fourth family, but it's a sin......"

"I saw her in the first month of this year, and she was very badly injured. I'm doing propaganda work now, and I don't shy away from being pro-Har, Yang Shufen is a typical example, you really have to commend more, publicize more, and report more......"

"Definitely, definitely!" Secretary Luo nodded frequently and motioned for others to raise their cups and toast......

Yang Zejin stayed in the guest house of the township government for a night, and only returned to Yangjiawan the next day. Burning paper and incense in front of his father's grave and kowtowing, he went straight to the fourth brother's house on the other side of the mountain.

As usual, Yang Zegui weaves a basket in the eaves, and a pile of artemisia is lit next to it to drive away swarms of mosquitoes. Yang Zejin held two iron crutches in his hands and walked silently to the fourth brother.

"Coming back?" Yang Zegui didn't look up, "Sit in the house, there are many ink mosquitoes outside, and the sun is big!" ”

"Fourth brother......" Yang Zejin put the iron crutches on the door stool, picked up the knife and half a piece of bamboo from the ground, and helped the fourth brother draw the strips. The memorization is made up and sold, right? ”

"Well, that's all there is to it, you don't need to move your feet for this, you see, I can do it from sitting on the ground......"

"Shufen is better, right?"

"The old way, hey, like me, fell into a disability. The key is that face...... Ay! Yang Zegui sighed several times in a row.

"Can you still do a living way?"

"You can do it, you just can't do it too hard. I'm not afraid of anything else, the key is that the baby's heart is too hard, and I don't have to be cheerful before......"

"Take your time, it's time to transfer to the county hospital...... But it's about the same, and now Jianan doesn't have any good skills in treating burns. ”

"You're so busy now, how do you still have time to come back?"

"I was researching in the western film, and I came back to see it on the way. Fourth brother, the road from the stone bridge to the chahe is about to be cut into an oil road! ”

"It's long overdue, haven't the newspapers boasted about it for a few years? The township has an oil road, and I thought the government had forgotten about the stone bridge! ”

"I didn't forget! I want to extend the road to Mao'er Mountain. ”

Again, you can't do anything that violates the policy! The bigger the official you are, the more you are the official of the common people, not the official of Yangjiawan. Yang Zegui locked the last strip of silk on his back and wrapped a pot of leaf cigarettes.

"Seventh Uncle......" Shufen picked back half a frame of melon beans from the vegetable field, wearing a white and yellow straw hat on her head, even when she saw Seventh Uncle, she didn't lift the scarf with the brim of the hat. After saying hello, Shufen went to the kitchen to cook. When Uncle Seven comes back from afar, he always wants to make a decent meal to greet him. What's more, Yang Zejin has already rejected the kind invitations of several other brothers.

At noon, Guoqiang and his wife also returned. When Yang Zehua, the second brother of the village party secretary, came to accompany the seventh brother, the three brothers drank some wine, and finally talked about Guoqiang's loan to dig a fish pond.

"Guoqiang, did you repair the road when you were in the Jianan labor camp?"

"In addition to the railway, which has not been repaired, several national and provincial highways have been built by us."

"By the way, you're still a stonemason, so you have no problem building roads. In this way, the loan matter will be put aside for a while. The construction of the Chashi Highway will start next month, do you dare to contract a section of the road to repair? ”

"Dare, why don't you dare! I just don't have that much money! ”

"I'll think of a way to make money, the second brother and the fourth brother will give a little more, you will be counted as a shareholder, the country will make efforts, and the dividends will be ...... when the time comes."