The driver Xiao Luo is a veteran who has changed jobs, he knows that to be a good leader driver, he must take care of his ears and mouth, don't say what he shouldn't say, don't ask what he shouldn't know, don't pass on what he shouldn't pass on, and he also behaved decently when Duan Zetao didn't speak, and Duan Zetao was still quite satisfied with him.

The van staggered on the rotten road, bumpy like a boat in a tsunami, slow like a snail crawling, Duan Zetao They had to hold on tightly to the handlebar to keep their body balanced, Xiao Luo couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, "TMD, this is simply the worst road I've ever driven, and I don't know what the highway maintenance department does to ......eat", only after saying that, he remembered that the leader was sitting in the car, and quickly stopped his mouth and stuck out his tongue.

However, no one in the car paid attention to Xiao Luo's small action, they were all trying their best to fight against the bumpy bad road, Zhong Changhe had been to Huayang County to investigate before, and he was a little surprised: "No, the village and village communication project in Huayang County is very good, isn't it already paved with cement roads?!" I've also been praised by the province, why is this road so bad?! ……”。

Liu Jiefu is the director of the office, he runs a lot outside and is well-informed, so he pointed to a rear eight-wheeler full of gravel whizzing past the car and said with a smile: "Minister Zhong, the cement road is a cement road, but don't you see these back eight-wheelers loaded with gravel?" The approved load is 10 tons, and now at least 30 tons of gravel are loaded, which is more than twice the overweight, and the speed is so fast, not to mention the cement road, even the iron road is also rotten......".

"Oh!" , Zhong Changhe suddenly realized, and asked: "Then why doesn't the highway and highway administration department take care of it?!" ”。

Liu Jiefu laughed, and said a little pretentiously: "Now that construction is carried out everywhere, gravel is popular, opening a gravel yard is the same as opening a gold mine, which boss who can open a gravel yard is not arrogant, how dare the highway and highway administration department manage it, and besides, there is also a chain of interests in it, and it may be ...... if the highway and highway administration department also participates in the shares", Liu Jiefu suddenly realized that his identity was not appropriate to say these words, glanced at Duan Zetao, who was full of serious faces and did not say a word, and hurriedly stopped his mouth.

After nearly an hour of bumps, the van finally completed the bad road of less than 30 kilometers, and came to Black Mountain Village, which is an ordinary small mountain village that can no longer be ordinary, with bamboo fences, stone roads, adobe houses, and dogs wandering around the village, such a small mountain village in China has not ten thousand but also nine thousand nine, the only difference is that the green hills behind the mountain village that should be lush have been blown out of a huge gap, and some of the rocks inside are red, It looked like a giant lying on his stomach with a huge bloody cut, making the environment of this small mountain village look very incongruous.

Duan Zetao asked the driver Xiao Luo to stop the car, and was about to find someone to ask where Tian Xueming's house was, when he saw a white-haired old woman carrying a load of water and walking tremblingly along the path in the field, this full load of water was afraid of seventy or eighty pounds, pressing on the old woman's thin shoulders, pressing her already thin body into a bow, seeing this old woman, Duan Zetao seemed to see his mother Zhang Guihua working in the field, the root of his nose was sore, and he hurriedly greeted him. took the bucket on the old woman's shoulder, "Auntie, I'll help you pick ......."

Duan Zetao used to help his mother Zhang Guihua carry water in his hometown, and his posture was old-fashioned, and it was naturally easy to pick up such a load of water, and it looked very easy, the old woman glanced at Duan Zetao with some surprise, and said with a smile: "The young man is good, look at you are white and clean, you are from the city, and you can still do our rural work?!" ……”。

Duan Zetao laughed and said: "Auntie, I am the son of an authentic farmer, carrying water is nothing, I have done rice planting and threshing ......", the old woman said in surprise: "That's really rare, those guys and girls in our village, go out to work for a few years, and when they come back, they won't be able to do any farm work......."

Fang Dongmin and the others saw that Duan Zetao personally carried water, so they were ready to come over for him, Duan Zetao hurriedly glanced at them and signaled them not to come, Fang Dongmin and they had to follow from a distance.

Duan Zetao and the old woman had a good time, and they became acquainted, so they asked curiously: "Auntie, isn't every household digging their own wells now?" Why do you have to carry your own water?! ……”。

The old woman sighed and said, "Where is there water in the well now, there are guns on the mountain every day, and there are so many big cracks in the well, and the water has run out ......."

It seems that what the report materials say is true! Duan Zetao's eyes flashed, and he asked quietly: "Auntie, is there a person named Tian Xueming in your village?" Where does his family live?! ……”。

When the old woman heard the name Tian Xueming, her face suddenly changed, and she waved her hand again and again: "I don't know, I don't know, I don't know him!" ......", he said very stubbornly and asked Duan Zetao to put down the bucket on his shoulder, picked up the bucket by himself, and ran away on tiptoe, because he ran too fast, and the water in the bucket was spilled all the way.

Duan Zetao looked at the back of the old woman with a puzzled face and frowned, why did his face change so much when he mentioned Tian Xueming's old woman? What kind of fear made this old woman pick up two buckets of water of seventy or eighty pounds like a ghost? !

It seems that the answer to all this can only be found by finding that Tian Xueming, and then Duan Zetao found a few more villagers to ask where Tian Xueming's house was, and those villagers all changed their faces without exception, and they all said that they didn't know Tian Xueming, and their eyes were also full of vigilance when they looked at Duan Zetao.

In the end, Duan Zetao found a little kid who was still wearing open crotch pants to ask for directions, and under his guidance, he finally found Tian Xueming's home, and when they saw Tian Xueming's house, Duan Zetao and they were all stunned.

It's probably not a house at all! The wall made of mud has collapsed a little half, and a few palm-wide cracks have penetrated the entire outer wall, if it is not for a few cedar trees around it, it is estimated that the whole house will collapse, the roof is covered with dry straw, and a small piece has been completely blown off by the wind, revealing the wooden wiggles below, if it rains heavily, it is estimated that the house will be pouring rain.

Just from this house, you can know what kind of destitute life the owner of this house is, it is conceivable how this Tian Xueming wrote the report material in a state of indignation, but this also shows that this Tian Xueming is not numb, and he still knows how to fight against life, Duan Zetao just wants to see this Tian Xueming soon.