At eight o'clock in the morning, the Standing Committee ended in a hurry.

Originally, it was planned to make some more specific arrangements to divide the flood fighting and disaster relief tasks of the Standing Committee members. However, with the news of the "dead three", it had to be decided on an ad hoc basis that all the Standing Committee members would go to the countryside. On the surface, it is to guide the flood control work, but in fact, it is to check the number of dead and injured and see if there are any dead.

At the end of the meeting, there was no mention of the report to the superiors. Leng Ruoxue responded to this matter by "verifying it clearly and accurately as soon as possible".

At present, the townships that report the dead are one person in Zhouyukou and two in Wuliang Township, of which Zhouyukou is already "dead and corpses", and Wuliang Township is still "alive and no one is alive". It is this report that "no one is alive" that gives everyone hope and finds a reason for the delay in reporting.

This time, the Standing Committee members went to the countryside in a group of one person, and some in a group of two. Of course, in the single group, there will also be a deputy county magistrate, and finally a group of two county leaders, and some groups will also bring some people from functional departments. Each group has to go to two or three townships, and in principle all the townships must be transferred today.

As the backbone of flood fighting and disaster relief, the main leaders of the county government want to go to the places where they are most needed, so Qiao Cheng went to Wuliang Township, and Lu Jiufeng went to Zhouyukou Township.

Li Xiaohe and Secretary Leng were divided into a group, and the first stop was Shuangsheng Township.

Returning to the office from the conference room, Li Xiaohe simply cleaned up and brought the application things. Then he went downstairs, got into the off-road vehicle driven by Cheng Jianfeng, and rushed to the first stop with the secretary. The reason why the secretary's special car was not dispatched was because it was inconvenient for the car to walk on the village road after the rain.

Fang Yaxin did not accompany the car, and Secretary Leng asked her to stay in the unit and deliver important information at any time. In fact, the main thing is to understand the trends of the superiors, and also decide how and when to report according to the situation of the county and township. Sent by the secretary, Leng Ruoxue is more assured.

The rain outside has not completely stopped, and it is still dripping with rain. The sky was also gloomy, and I didn't know when the rain would fall or if it would be heavy. The river in the courtyard had largely receded, and there were traces of a stream overflowing everywhere on the ground, and there was a gurgling stream in the corners.

The car started slowly, passed through the front yard, exited the gate of the party and government compound, and turned left.

Compared with the party and government compounds, the traces of water crossing on the streets are much more obvious, and shopping bags, rags, mud and sand can be seen everywhere. Especially in the place of the rainwater grate, the accumulation is more obvious, and in some places the grate mouth has even been covered, and the municipal personnel are cleaning and dredging.

When you reach the intersection, instead of going straight to the outer ring, the car turns right and follows the main city road to the south.

On this north-south passage, the scene of crossing the water is even more serious. The main manifestation is that some rainwater grates have been backing up, obviously the underground pipes are blocked, and a lot of sediment and debris have accumulated outside the façade room. In addition to the municipal workers who dredged up the blockage, there were also businesses that opened their doors and cleaned up the silt in front of them.

All the way south, the whole city is like this, which not only shows that the water is serious, but also shows that the municipal department is in full motion.

After leaving the city, the car turned left and headed southeast.

There is no harm in not comparing, and the scene outside the city is much worse. There was not only mud but also stones on the road, and it was obvious that the water flow was stronger in the early morning.

If you drive at that time, you may get water into the exhaust pipe and turn off, and the situation will be very dangerous; If there are pedestrians, there is a dirty stream of water under their feet, and there is a pouring rain curtain in the sky, then it may be a feeling of "calling the sky should not be" and "there is no way to go to the sky".

Not only on the road, but also in the drainage ditches on both sides of the road, there are now earthy yellow mudflows, and in some places the siltation has risen above the road surface. On the trees on both sides, there are "mud leggings" more than a foot high, and some of the "leggings" even reach about one meter.

After all, the trees are still standing proudly, but the crops under the shoulders of the road are many lodging. Some crops were just crooked, and the stalks were covered with mud; Some of them fall completely, or the fruit particles on them are stuck in the mud.

When I got out of the car and stood on the side of the road and stared, I could clearly see that the mud in the ground was at least half a foot, and in some places it even reached a foot.

After reading it, Leng Ruoxue didn't say anything and returned to the car, but the expression on her face said it all.

The car continued to move forward, and the atmosphere in the car was much more solemn, although he didn't look back, Li Xiaohe could fully feel Secretary Leng's heavy mood. My mood is not at all relaxed, let alone the secretary of the county party committee who is responsible for the well-being of the whole county?

Although the light rain was still falling, people staring sadly could be seen everywhere on the roadside, with solemn, wry, or impatient words written on their faces.

Not far ahead, an elderly man with a trouser leg was rushing to the side of the road, and two young men arrived in time, one hugging the old man's waist tightly, and the other clutching the old man's coat.

As the car approached, it could be seen that the old man suddenly stopped struggling, but squatted on the ground, wiping his arms back and forth at the corners of his eyes.

Looking at the more rickety body, looking at the half-exposed waist, Li Xiaohe suddenly felt a spicy smell rushing to his nasal cavity. He thought of a person, of the figure squatting at the gate of the courtyard thirty years ago, when he had just remembered.

There is more than one scene like this, and some women are sitting on the wet ground, rubbing their soles, crying and grabbing the ground.

The car drove for almost two hours before entering the Shuangsheng Township boundary. Looking at the crops and trees that were also devastated, Li Xiaohe's sadness increased a little, after all, this is the place he fought for, and he has feelings for it. This emotion of his can be understood as caring for the welfare of the villagers, or it can be critically understood as the consciousness of small farmers, the pattern is not wide enough, as a member of the Standing Committee of the county party committee, he should stand higher, as if he should look at the whole county.

After walking for about 20 minutes, the car entered the area of Shuangsheng Village. At this time, on both sides of the street, some debris has been cleared, and the shops have opened their facades, but people are more standing on the roadside to taste the rain, and doing business has become a piggybacking business.

After traveling more than 100 meters on the street, the car turned to the left, got off the main road, and then turned to the right to enter the compound of the Shuangsheng Township Government.

The yard looked depressed, both because of the remnants of the remnants of the rain and because of the emptiness of the yard.

Quickly jumped out of the car, Li Xiaohe went to open the back door.

Leng Ruoxue had already pushed open the door by herself, got out of the car, and looked at the empty yard.

"Secretary, most people should have gone into the village to learn about the disaster." Li Xiaohe explained to the secretary.

"We didn't give notice in advance, so it's normal that no one came out." Leng Ruoxue said and took a step.

Li Xiaohe hurriedly followed.

Probably hearing a conversation, a man who was bending down to sweep the yard in the backyard across the middle aisle raised his head. When he saw the figure coming, he hurriedly threw down the broom and ran down the aisle quickly, saying as he ran: "Secretary, I didn't know that you and the director were coming, and I didn't wait for ......."

Leng Ruoxue waved her hand and interrupted the other party: "Secretary Zhou, you're welcome, I didn't inform you, I just didn't want everyone to wait, so as not to delay things." ”

The man sweeping the courtyard was none other than Zhou Liang, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Shuangsheng Township. Zhou Liang had already approached at this time, stood aside, and stretched out his hand to signal: "Secretary, please!" ”

Leng Ruoxue didn't go directly, but stretched out her right hand: "Secretary Zhou, it's hard work!" ”

Zhou Liang hurriedly wiped his right hand on his clothes, and said curtly: "Your hands are dirty, not clean!" ”

"No, I don't. How can it be dirty? Leng Ruoxue grabbed the other party's right hand and turned it over.

"Thank you, thank you, secretary!" Zhou Liang already had a crystal in his eyes, and he didn't know what to say excitedly. The leader of the county party committee is so approachable, no wonder Zhou Liang is emotional.

After shaking hands, Leng Ruoxue asked as she walked: "People have gone to the countryside?" ”

"Yes, Secretary Xiao, Township Chief Zhang, and most of them went, so they left a few of us to guard the door. I was also uncomfortable in the house, so I came out to move my arms and legs, and anyway, whenever there was a phone call, I could hear it, and I had the phone on my body. Zhou Liang replied.

"Then we'll go to the village now." Leng Ruoxue said, stopping her steps.

Zhou Liang hurriedly retained: "Secretary, why don't you drink some water." It's noon soon, so I'll go after lunch, I'll arrange the meal right away, and then I'll lead the way in front. ”

Leng Ruoxue waved her hand: "I won't eat the meal, I'd better go early, and eat in the village casually." ”

"Secretary, it's really eleven o'clock now, and you have to eat when you go to the village, and everyone will accompany you then, maybe you may not be able to eat and stop, and you may still delay your work. Do you think that's going to work? Let's eat some in the township, just eat a light meal in the cafeteria, and then leave. Li Xiaohe made a suggestion.

After a little groaning, Leng Ruoxue nodded: "It's okay." But Secretary Zhou, let me tell you, you will eat the canteen working meal in a while, you don't need to make special arrangements, we will go when the time comes. In addition, in order not to disturb the work of other comrades, I did not have to tell them the news that I had arrived, and it would matter where we would go in a while. You don't have to accompany you, continue to be on duty in the township. ”

"This ...... Yes, listen to the secretary. Zhou Liang nodded solemnly.

"Let's go, let's go to your office first, and let's talk about the flood." After Leng Ruoxue finished speaking, she should go first.

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After chatting in Zhou Liang's office for a while, Leng Ruoxue learned more about the rain in the township and some preventive measures. I appreciated many of the initiatives in the township, and I didn't hesitate to praise a few words. Zhou Liang said that these were all plans left by Director Li at that time, and Township Chief Zhang was continuing to implement them.

At half past eleven, led by Zhou Liang, Leng Ruoxue and the other three went to the township government canteen.

When the few people left behind saw the arrival of the secretary of the county party committee, they were immediately at a loss, put down the dishes and chopsticks in their hands, and stood up.

"Keep eating, keep eating, if all the hosts don't eat, then we as guests will be embarrassed to eat." As she spoke, Leng Ruoxue sat down at the dining table, "I can smell the fragrance of steamed buns from afar, so you can eat more at noon!" ”

Hearing the secretary say this, the people sat down again, shyly taking their meals.

On the contrary, Secretary Leng ate very generously, and even felt a little wolf-gobbling.