Two men held cameras and snapped and snapped. Chen Yan was anxious and rushed over to stop: "What do you want to do, this is a reporter station!" The man with the scar on his face suddenly showed a fierce look: "You mess with the relationship between men and women, and use the power in your hands to coerce lesbians, we want to report you!" ”

1

It was getting dark, and the desert had been noisy for a day, and every day it was necessary to rein in its temperament at this time, calm down for a while, and then muster up all night to make a long howl.

The earth was enchanted by the sunset.

In the open, the desert exudes a compelling smell. Chen Yan sat on the sand beam, his heart fluctuating.

Two days ago, the provincial evening newspaper sent a notice, asking him to make preparations for the handover, clean up the accounts, and go through the formalities.

Chen Yan was dismissed from the evening newspaper.

If you want to say that this matter is related to the last time Lin Yawen called the boss of the evening newspaper to complain, if you want to say, it doesn't have much to do with it. The resignation was proposed by him.

After besieging Lin Yawen last time, the boss of the evening newspaper was furious, criticizing him for grabbing news, ignoring news standards, and even more ignoring organizational principles, and daring to speak ill of local leaders and destroy the good relationship between the newspaper and the local government. Chen Yan is clear that the boss's words are not only dissatisfied with him, but also worried that he will annoy the local ** and cut off the newspaper's financial resources. The support that the newspaper gets from the local government every year is not a small number, and the advertising and sponsorship from the county and township levels and enterprises in a year is the premise for the survival and development of the newspaper. Nowadays, the media competition is fierce, and advertising revenue has almost become the biggest factor in determining the life and death of the media. Newspaper bosses are always reluctant to offend local leaders.

However, if non-party-run newspapers such as the evening newspaper and the morning newspaper want to win the support of readers and increase circulation, they have to rely on some weighty news reports, and even expose some fierce information. This is the dilemma of the newspaper, and it is also the embarrassment of the newspaper boss. After receiving criticism, the newspaper sent someone to the reporter station to check his account, but fortunately, there was no major problem in the account, although there were some unreasonable expenses, but now the reporter station is also self-financed and independent, if any expenses are reasonable, can this reporter station survive? Chen Yan has passed this hurdle.

Chen Yan finally decided to resign, but because of the draft. The news feature that I spent a lot of effort to write last time actually killed the newspaper boss! The boss only threw him one sentence: This kind of manuscript is not suitable for sending at present! And then they avoided it. Chen Yan wanted to argue with reason, and the director of the editorial department who was in charge of the preliminary review of the manuscript said, forget it, Chen Yan, the boss is also forced to do so, and the pressure is too great at the moment, and the matter of the Huyang River Basin has become a sensitive topic, and even the provincial government is not at ease, if we add fuel to the fire, I am afraid that it will be ......

Although the director of the editorial department did not finish speaking, Chen Yan understood that someone must have put pressure on the newspaper to use administrative power to block news reports. Sure enough, the situation is the same for the morning newspaper and Newsweek, ** The special articles they wrote were also blocked, about "121", about "Nanhu Blood Fight", no news media can report the facts. **Full of complaints: "I knew this earlier, why bother to endure those hardships, dig up those materials, and write it in a high-sounding way." ”

They can stand it, but Chen Yan can't stand it. In the Nanhu incident, Chen Yan was convinced that he had dug up more material and felt more pain, and he even devoted a large amount of space to the reform of the flow management department, revealing the inevitability of the deforestation incident from the deep-seated contradictions of the reform, and also extended his brushstrokes to the background of the development company...... I thought I could follow this clue and go deeper into the depths, but I didn't think about it......

The Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee held an emergency meeting, emphasizing three disciplines and requiring all news units to strengthen the management of journalists, especially the management of reporter stations in various localities. Journalists who violate journalistic discipline and write indiscriminately should be severely dealt with. The Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee then held a meeting and severely criticized the reporters stationed at several provincial newspapers, and he was the one who received the most criticism at the meeting!

Chen Yan was confused, dazed, and then became angry, and that day he found Song Hanwen and asked with a very unfriendly attitude: "Does restricting reporters from writing conform to the party's news policy and the principle of news supervision?" Song Hanwen didn't answer him directly, so he said lightly: "Chen Yan, your temper has to be changed, you are always cynical, and you can't see the sunshine in your eyes, how can this work?" Our city has made so many achievements over the years, why don't you publicize it? There are so many characters to sing and cry about, why can't you see them? As soon as Chen Yan heard it, he knew that Song Hanwen was talking about Chen Jiasheng and the eight old men who controlled sand. He's not interested in it, really not. As early as when he was working in "Hexi Daily", Song Hanwen asked him to interview the eight old men, and he wrote several articles at that time, Song Hanwen read it, shook his head, and said that he wrote too shallowly, did not write the spirit, and did not write the perseverance and unyielding of the Shaxiang people through the eight old men. "The reporter's pen must not only stay on the surface of the event, but must go deep into it and dig out what is deep in the soul of the character." This is what Song Hanwen told him at that time. Chen Yan has always respected Song Hanwen, when he first arrived at the newspaper, he was led by Song Hanwen, so Chen Yan has today's fame or achievement in the news industry, which is inseparable from Song Hanwen's cultivation and support. However, time has passed, and Chen Yan always feels that many things are changing, especially Song Hanwen, who is in the officialdom, has become more. Chen Yan is sometimes in a trance, is the current Minister Song still not the editor of the editorial department who worked hard to revise the manuscripts for these young reporters back then? Or is it not the Song fighter who can't help but fight when he sees the evils of the times?

After being confused for a few days, Chen Yan decided to resign, but in fact, at this time, he couldn't do anything if he didn't quit. The interview script about the poplar river basin was pressed for a long time and could not be sent out, and when they went to other places to grab materials, when people heard that it was him, they all put on a cold face and refused to receive it. Chen Yan secretly thought that someone was going to ban him, although he couldn't tell who this person was, but he keenly felt that his career as a journalist might end here.

At this time, his backyard caught fire again, and this time, it burned very loudly.

The incident was provoked by Jiang Shasha, and the cause was for the reporter Shui Xiaoli.

As soon as Shui Xiaoli was mentioned, Chen Yan had to think of the strong light scene. Shui Xiaoli's *** was recommended to him by Qiangguangjing. Chen Yan and Qiang Guangjing were originally high school classmates, and the two gradually broke off contact after going to college, and later Chen Yan entered the newspaper office, only to know that Qiang Guangjing also returned to Shahu County, and after going back and forth, he connected the original relationship again. Chen Yan was originally biased against the word classmates, he believed that the relationship between classmates was very complicated, with hot and hot, and hot and cold. Everyone is mixed with each other's jobs, and there is a bit of competition in secret, comparing income, position, and sometimes wife. This comparison gives the originally intimate relationship a secular flavor, which should be close but can't get close, and should be united but can't always be screwed together. But it's hard for you to alienate him. Before Qiang Guangjing, Chen Yan rarely had deep friendships with his classmates, and Qiang Guangjing subverted his ideas.

If you want to say that Chen Yan and Qiang Guangjing are not very dense, the two usually have little contact, only when they need each other's help, they make a phone call and tell the matter, what about the other party, do what they can, help as much as they can, they really can't help, and they are not afraid of complaining. Qiang Guangjing sat on the cold bench a few years ago, and rarely helped Chen Yan, until Lin Yawen mentioned him as the director, and only then did he provide Chen Yan with a little convenience in terms of publicity and advertising. But their collision and communication in the heart seems to be more and more important than that. Strong light belongs to the kind of people who don't have a heart-to-heart with you, and once they have a heart-to-heart, they will no longer know how to keep it. In this regard, he is purer than Chen Yan and more thorough than Chen Yan. The more serious strength of the strong light scene in the relationship between friends, both subverted Chen Yan, but also moved Chen Yan, many times, they were in a state of dispute, both wanted to use their own views to persuade each other, change each other, and it turned out that they were more stubborn than each other, more difficult to change.

A year ago, Qiang Guangjing found Chen Yan and said that he must ask Chen Yan for a favor if there is something. Chen Yan smiled and said, "You are a big director, do you still need my help?" Qiang Guangjing didn't joke with him, and said seriously: "This matter can only be done by looking for you, there is a girl with good character and ability, she herself is determined to be a reporter, and I also think she does it." You can figure out how to put her in the press station. The next day, Qiang Guangjing took Shui Xiaoli to the reporter station. Chen Yan's intuition at that time was that the strong light scene must have hung up, and his relationship with Shui Xiaoli hurt the marriage. Maybe he had a lesson himself, Chen Yan was particularly sensitive to this kind of thing, but he didn't ask in detail, and he didn't dare to tell the doubts in his heart. Emotional matters, it is impossible to ask questions, he understands the strong situation, he is the kind of person who wants to die to save face and suffer crimes, I am afraid that he will not dare to show his feelings to Shui Xiaoli. Just as the reporter left an intern reporter, Chen Yan took advantage of the situation to hire Shui Xiaoli, who graduated from the university's Chinese department.

Unexpectedly, this move annoyed Jiang Shasha. Jiang Shasha is now working in a private enterprise, relying on Chen Yan's relationship, she has changed several units, and she is not comfortable working anywhere, and now she helps others squat in the office, answering the phone to receive a document or something, very idle. But her eyes never left Chen Yan for a moment, especially the woman beside Chen Yan, Jiang Shasha stared at the thief tightly. The last time Chen Yan went to Shawan Village for an interview, he was supposed to bring Shui Xiaoli down with him, but because Jiang Shasha ran to the reporter station to make a fuss, Chen Yan was forced to change his plan. Unexpectedly, this time, Jiang Shasha intensified and brought the so-called improper relationship between him and Shui Xiaoli to Song Hanwen of the Propaganda Department.

This suspicious, terrifying, almost perverted woman!

Chen Yan arranged for Shui Xiaoli to go to the neighborhood office for an interview to learn about the placement of "40" and "50" people. In order to solve the problem of re-employment of laid-off workers, the city has formulated a special policy, and the construction committee will arrange for laid-off workers over 50 years old and 40 years old for women to be urban assistant managers, and cooperate with the urban management brigade to supervise urban sanitation work. This is a good thing, and it is also a popular project, but who knows that in the arrangement, it really belongs to the "40" and "50" personnel, but not much. At present, at least half of those who are wandering around the streets with their work permits do not meet this standard, and most of them are related households, or the leaders have approved the slip and made a phone call. The reporter station received a lot of letters from the masses to reflect this problem, saying that some girls who had just graduated from college hung up signs of laid-off reemployment and ate the ** monthly relief fund of 400 yuan for "40" and "50" personnel. And the laid-off people who are really difficult to get by, but they can't even find the door of the first class. Chen Yan went to the street office and wanted to have an in-depth understanding of this issue, but when the street office heard that it was him, they hung up their shields. In desperation, Chen Yan asked Shui Xiaoli to do an in-depth interview. Shui Xiaoli came back from the interview that day, saying that the problems reported by the masses were basically true, and that according to the two sub-district offices of Dongguan and Xiguan that she visited, there were only four people who really belonged to the targets of care within the scope of the policy, and one of them was a relative of the director of the sub-district office. The rest are counterfeits. Shui Xiaoli also investigated even more absurd things, some people took the policy subsidies of "40" and "50" personnel on the one hand, and worked in the original unit on the other hand, eating double wages, and the masses complained about this.

The two are discussing in the office how to write this draft and from which angle to expose it can attract the attention of the relevant departments at the higher level. Unexpectedly, Jiang Shasha broke in, and behind Jiang Shasha, there were two strange men. It was eleven o'clock at night, and it was quiet in the office building. After Jiang Shasha pounced in, she tore Shui Xiaoli indiscriminately: "You little slut, you shameless rotten **!" Jiang Shasha scolded with foul language while tearing Shui Xiaoli's clothes. Two men held cameras and snapped and snapped. Chen Yan was anxious and rushed over to stop: "What do you want to do, this is a reporter station!" The man with the scar on his face suddenly showed a fierce look: "You mess with the relationship between men and women, and use the power in your hands to coerce lesbians, we want to report you!" ”

"You bastard!" Chen Yan was so angry that he wanted to pounce on him and slap him in the mouth. Who knew that before he could make a move, Jiang Shasha's mouth had already thrown into his face.

This tigress is so hateful! When Chen Yan thinks about it now, he is still angry and can't calm down. Sitting on the sand beam, he felt that his face was hot and painful. That's Jiang Shasha's sake. Jiang Shasha really went crazy that night, and his face ended up leaving five blood marks on her.

Shui Xiaoli's clothes also made her tear, and her bra was thrown to the ground.

That's not all, early the next morning, Jiang Shasha took those photos and a report letter, came to Song Hanwen's office, cried and made trouble, and sprinkled there all morning. was so angry that Song Hanwen immediately called him: "I said Chen Yan, can you cause less trouble, do you still think you are not famous enough?" ”

Chen Yan wants to explain, but how to explain, who do you ask to explain this kind of thing? Besides, he is a person who has had problems in his marriage, he says that he is innocent, who believes him?

It's Shui Xiaoli who is bitter, she has memorized her name in vain, and she doesn't dare to find someone to theorize.

Under internal and external troubles, Chen Yan was forced to leave his beloved newspaper. When he submitted his resignation report, Shui Xiaoli was also hesitating whether to continue working at the reporter station.

Chen Yan came to the desert this time for the sake of the river basin. Although he no longer works in the evening newspaper, his journalistic career has to continue, even if he is a freelance writer, he must go this road to the end. This time, he did not investigate deforestation, but planted trees. Based on his professional sensitivity, he concluded that in the next step, the city and county levels would definitely make a big fuss about afforestation, and he had seen a lot of this kind of game. On the day he came down, Song Hanwen and the others also happened to arrive in the county. It must be the organization of propaganda materials, Chen Yan thought, and said in his heart: "I can't let them say, I must expose the truth!" ”

This forty-year-old man, in the face of a chaotic life, still shows a sense of resilience. Moreover, the thorns on his body, the more he is in distress, the more prickly he behaves!

No wonder Qiang Guangjing commented on him in front of Shui Xiaoli: "This person, ruined by his unrepentant character, if he is a little obedient, the future will be bright." ”

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the desert, which had been calm for less than an hour, was once again hideous. The desert that was as quiet as if he had fallen asleep just now, suddenly the wind blew loudly, and the evil sand rose, and soon, Chen Yan was so confused that he couldn't see things clearly.

He braved the wind and sand and walked back. Stumbling back to the town from the sand nest, as soon as he entered the guest house, he saw Qiang Guangjing sitting on the sofa waiting for him.

"Why are you here?" Chen Yan really doesn't want to see the strong light now, one is because of Shui Xiaoli. After all, Shui Xiaoli was introduced by Qiang Guangjing, not to mention what was between her and Qiang Guangjing, just the word "friend", Chen Yan also felt that such a scandal was not easy to explain to Qiang Guangjing. On the other hand, Chen Yan is now a laid-off worker, and he no longer has the halo of a reporter on his head, let alone the bluffing hat of the stationmaster of the reporter station. Seeing the strong light with this face, Chen Yan was somewhat unable to erase his face.

Qiang Guangjing didn't have these thoughts, he heard the news of Chen Yan's resignation for the first time, and he wanted to go to the city to comfort him, but he was entangled in trivial matters for a while, and he couldn't leave. Later, when he heard about the scandal between Chen Yan and Shui Xiaoli, he left his work and rushed to find him, but it happened to hit Jiang Shasha's muzzle, which made Jiang Shasha scold. Knowing that Chen Yan had arrived in the desert, he hurried over. He is now more and more worried about Chen Yan, Chen Yan believes that the horse is used to it, and he is not sure that if he is excited, he will make some mess.

He can't get into trouble anymore.

As soon as he thought about what Chen Yan provoked, Qiang Guangjing was disheartened and didn't want to pay attention to this person anymore. Hopeless! This is his evaluation of Chen Yan. But it doesn't work if you ignore it, not to mention his relationship with Chen Yan, just a series of troubles that Chen Yan has brought to the county, he must come to him, and he must stop him!

"Where did you run away and cause me to look for you everywhere?" Qiang Guangjing was waiting for him to be angry, and when he saw him come in, he said angrily.

"Where else can I go, I went around in the sand." Chen Yan said with emotion.

"Come down and don't say hello, do you want to play evaporation?" Qiang Guangjing said as he took out a cigarette. Chen Yan saw his hesitant appearance, his face became more and more dull, and his tone became even more gloomy: "I want to evaporate, but I can evaporate?" ”

"You, what should I say about you?" Qiang Guangjing hated for a while, and then felt bored again, so he changed his tone and said, "Forget it, don't talk about it, let's go, go outside and drink." As he spoke, he was about to pull Chen Yan out, but Chen Yan didn't want to go, so Qiang Guangjing said: "What, do you want to put up a fight with me, tell you Chen Yan, if it weren't for the sake of my classmates, I wouldn't bother to pay attention to you." ”

The two of them stood in the foyer and fought for a few words, and Chen Yan saw that the strong light was more serious, so he followed out stupidly.

The two of them faced the wind and sand, walked through the town, and in front of a dark and oppressive shop, Qiang Guangjing shouted open the door of a small restaurant. The proprietress is a little daughter-in-law who is less than thirty years old, and she seems to be very familiar with Qiangguangjing. After being introduced, I learned that it was the daughter-in-law of the township secretary. Secretary Hou Chen Yan recognized that the last time he besieged Lin Yawen, he was also scolded by Secretary Hou. Chen Yan didn't want to stay here, he wanted to turn around and leave. Qiang Guangjing grabbed him and wanted to drink it here. In the end, Chen Yan compromised. Fortunately, during the whole drinking process, the waiting secretary did not appear, and his beautiful and enthusiastic little daughter-in-law was busy coming and going, which could be regarded as adding some flavor to this bland wine.

Before they had much wine, the two began to argue, and Qiang Guangjing said: "Who do you think you are, Xinhua News Agency, or CCTV?" Some things are not what you think, don't play big at every turn. Chen Yan, listen to my advice, settle down, what can be done and what cannot be done, you should be clear. ”

"I don't know!" Chen Yan said.

"Okay, since you don't listen to persuasion, even if I say more." Qiang Guangjing really stopped talking and drank sullenly. Chen Yan couldn't bear it, and said: "I know that you are afraid of me and want to stop me, but let me tell you, I must investigate these things, and it is my duty." ”

Qiang Guangjing can't cry or laugh, if people are stubborn to this point, what else can they say. Duty, you keep talking about duty, don't others have responsibility? How can you say that a reporter can investigate the affairs of the river basin clearly, and even if the investigation is clear, what can be done? He sighed, raised his glass, and wanted to touch Chen Yan, but Chen Yan actually ignored him.

He raised his cup and poured it down. Everyone says that eating a trench grows wisdom, this is in Chen Yan's body, why is it not effective?

They had a very unpleasant conversation that day, Chen Yan seemed to bring a lot of emotions, and the more Qiang Guangjing worried about him, the less he took Qiang Guangjing's words seriously. Later, Chen Yan drank too much, and said in a mocking tone: "You are here to be a lobbyist for Lin Yawen, they all say that you have sold yourself to Lin Yawen since you became the director, I still don't believe it, I can be regarded as a seeker today, what is a servile." Old classmate, you're full of servility! ”

Qiang Guangjing looked at him: "You're drunk." ”

"I'm not drunk!"

"That's when I'm drunk." After speaking, Qiang Guangjing threw down Chen Yan and left the small restaurant. Chen Yan didn't come out, he waited for the secretary's daughter-in-law and shouted: "Bring the wine, I still want to drink!" The secretary's daughter-in-law was timid and didn't dare to pay attention to him. Chen Yan called a few times, but there was no movement, he staggered to his feet, walked out, and after a few steps, his body went weak and fell.

It was dark outside, the wind was still blowing, the sand and dust filled the world, and the sky and the earth were dark. Qiang Guangjing stood on the street, and suddenly thought: Am I really a slave?

The strong scene of this day did not tell Chen Yan, he was in a hurry to find him, and there was another thing he wanted to talk about.

The backyard of the strong light scene also caught fire.

Jiang Shasha took her two boyfriends to arrest the rape and went to the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee to complain about the evil, which not only made Chen Yan infamous, but also set the house of Qiang Guangjing, who was far away in Shahu County, on fire.

Qiang Guangjing's wife Niu Lili is the niece of the deputy commissioner Niu of the administrative department before the withdrawal of Hexi to build the city, and she grew up in the family of the deputy commissioner of Niu, and the deputy commissioner Niu treated her like her own daughter. Qiang Guangjing and Niu Lili's marriage can be regarded as a political marriage, Qiang Guangjing was born in a peasant family, although he studied in college, and he has a little literary talent, if he is not promoted by Deputy Commissioner Niu, I am afraid that he is still teaching in a rural middle school. Relying on this, Niu Lili has an advantage in the face of strong light, although Deputy Commissioner Niu has long since retreated to the second line, Niu Lili's advantage has not retreated, and she is active at the forefront of this family. Niu Lili looks mediocre, saying that Ping Ping has praised her very much, if she tells the truth, this appearance is really a little sorry for Qiang Guangjing, Qiang Guangjing didn't dare to say before, now he drinks wine, and occasionally says a few words in front of friends or colleagues, he once described his wife to Chen Yan like this: "She is from Yuanmou Cave, and she has all the advantages of Yuanmou people." Niu Lili, knowing that she looks cruel, and she hasn't read many books, and she lacks the strength to compete with the strong light inside and out, so she has intensified her personality, not only domineering, but also more suspicious. Qiang Guangjing understands his wife, contacts lesbians, and is extra careful. Despite this, Niu Lili continued to burn the flames of war against him.

A year ago, Niu Lili suddenly discovered that Shui Xiaoli had an abnormal relationship with Qiang Guangjing, a little woman from the countryside, with a pair of hot eyes, as if she was peeking at their marriage, and a pair of feet ready to insert at any time. Niu Lili was uneasy, first warned Qiang Guangjing and asked him not to think about it, and then saw that Qiang Guangjing was about to move, and had the stupid idea of defying the law, so she moved to her mother's family and gave Qiang Guangjing a vivid political lesson, warning Qiang Guangjing to remember the kindness of the Niu family, and not to think that the Niu family is powerless, so you can do nonsense. Qiang Guangjing was afraid of being entangled with Niu Lili in this matter, and he also knew that he couldn't be entangled, so in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he entrusted Shui Xiaoli to Chen Yan. didn't think about it, Jiang Shasha made a fuss, and Niu Lili also heard the news. Niu Lili heard the wind from nowhere, saying that Chen Yan was just a scapegoat, and the real wolf was his strong appearance.

Am I really a wolf?

Standing on the dark street, the strong light scene suddenly asked himself, and in front of him, Shui Xiaoli's clear face slowly appeared.

2

In Hexi in May, the sun is shining, the wind is soft, and the sky is blooming with brilliant colors.

For several days, Shui Xiaoli was running around for her mother's illness, a week ago, her mother came to see her from the countryside, and when the two were eating, her mother suddenly fainted, which frightened Shui Xiaoli. At night, my mother said that in the past few months, she has been dizzy, has no strength, and does not want to do any work in the field. Shui Xiaoli was so worried that she didn't sleep all night, so she took her mother to the hospital the next day, and visited several hospitals one after another. Some say that it is senile bone calcium reduction and osteoporosis. checked and checked, but no result was found, which made Shui Xiaoli feel more and more uneasy. My mother is a farmer, she has been very strong all her life, and she has a headache and brain fever on weekdays. This time, her daughter took her to check and check, she spent so much money, she was distressed, and she didn't let her check it again, saying: "Aren't you dizzy, ** sick, don't get in the way, run to the hospital every day, and I'm scared out of my illness if I'm not sick." Shui Xiaoli said: "What is a small problem with you, people are not afraid of getting sick, they are afraid of delay, this time you have to find the root of the disease." ”

"I'm looking for you, but I'm not looking for you." The mother suddenly got angry, no matter what Shui Xiaoli said, she just didn't agree to go to the hospital again. Shui Xiaoli insisted on taking her, but her mother shook off her hand and went to the station. "If you don't let me live, I'll go back, saving me money every day." There was no way, Shui Xiaoli had no choice but to follow her mother's temperament and take her mother to the mall for a stroll, she wanted to buy a few clothes for her mother, but who knew that her mother was very thief, and when she saw her going to the clothes, she walked out of the mall angrily. After a morning of turning, they didn't buy anything, and the mother came back empty-handed.

The house where Shui Xiaoli lives is rented, and she is taken care of by Chen Yan, and the rent reporter stands up for half and she pays for half. But she didn't dare to tell her mother, she only said that it was a house given by the newspaper. When the mother saw that her daughter lived in such a good building and used a computer, she thought that her daughter would be out of school, and college was not in vain. There are several girls in Banshigou who are in college, but they are as talented as their daughters. The daughter of the Zhang family graduated last year and is still staying at home and cannot find a job. The second eldest of the Chen family next door, who also studied at a university in the provincial capital, is now working for a contract foreman, and I heard that it is still ...... When I thought about this, my mother was a little complacent, but also a little worried. As the saying goes, raising a daughter is like raising a tiger, the older the daughter, the greater the mother's sorrow. Mother came this time for this purpose. At present, her daughter is a reporter, and she often follows the big leaders in and out, and she can still show her face on TV when she is free, so she has to seize this opportunity to find her in-laws quickly, and it is best to find one in Hexi City, so that she can rest assured. Mother really wanted to mention this matter to her, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Shui Xiaoli said, you don't have to worry about my affairs.

Don't worry about me, how can a mother not worry about her daughter? Mother thought to herself, but she didn't dare to say more. The mother could see that her daughter did not want to talk about this topic, and she blushed and was anxious at the mention of it. I thought in my heart, my daughter has someone in her heart?

Mother lived in the city for a week, and before leaving, she didn't get a word of truth out of Xiaoli's mouth. Shui Xiaoli, it was not easy for her mother to come to Hexi, and she went back without buying anything, which was very guilty. She was very sad on the day her mother left, not only worried about her mother's illness, but more importantly, she felt that she owed her a lot again.

Less than an hour after her mother left, the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee called and asked her to attend a meeting at 3 p.m.

After Chen Yan resigned, Shui Xiaoli and another reporter surnamed Zhang were left at the Hexi Reporter Station. The reporter surnamed Zhang was younger than her, and he didn't want to be a reporter in the first place, but his father forced him in through connections. In the past two days, he simply disappeared, didn't go to work, and didn't say a word to Shui Xiaoli. The big and small things of the reporter station all fell on Shui Xiaoli alone. Before her mother came, the leader of the evening newspaper talked to her and revealed a meaning, wanting her to take over Chen Yan's class and take responsibility for the work of the reporter station. Shui Xiaoli was still hesitant, should she continue to work at the reporter station? Now she doesn't hesitate to leave the press station, where to go? You can't let her mother add gray hair to her, right?

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Shui Xiaoli came to the Propaganda Department on time, and the meeting was held in the conference room on the second floor of the small building. Qin Feng also came, sat in front, and when he saw Shui Xiaoli, Qin Feng took the initiative to come over and say hello. When Shui Xiaoli just graduated, she asked someone to find Qin Feng and wanted to be a correspondent in the reporting team of the county party committee, Qin Feng asked her to write a manuscript, saying that it was to test her writing ability, and there was no news after the manuscript was handed in. Shui Xiaoli waited at home for more than a month, panicked, and didn't want to find a random place to settle herself, she was determined to squeeze into the reporter's road. Later, she met Qiang Guangjing through a middle school Chinese teacher, and with Qiang Guangjing's help, she became a reporter hired by Shahu County TV Station. When she was working at Shahu County TV Station, she had contact with Qin Feng, and Qin Feng's impression on her was far less beautiful and profound than that of the strong light scene, and she even had unspeakable prejudices about Qin Feng.

But these are all in the past, and Shui Xiaoli has learned to deal with all kinds of people.

Shui Xiaoli warmly stretched out her hand and greeted Qin Feng. Qin Feng said, "When the meeting is over, please sit alone." Shui Xiaoli nodded, but she didn't know if she could really sit with Qin Feng.

The meeting was presided over by Vice Minister Lin of the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee, and there was only one topic, to unify the thinking, to unify the thoughts of the reporters stationed in the city and provincial media to a line, and to use two to three months to set off a propaganda campaign in Hexi and Shahu. Vice Minister Lin first conveyed the spirit of the Municipal Party Committee's Propaganda Work Conference, and then made 10 comments on the problems existing in the current propaganda work. These 10 opinions are very pertinent, and they talk about the statement.

Shui Xiaoli's mood was darkened by Vice Minister Lin's public criticism of Chen Yan, and the scandal between her and Chen Yan has been spread in the press circle.

In the year she worked at the reporter station, she didn't understand Chen Yan, and then she learned respect and admiration. Chen Yan does have a spirit of dedication to journalism, and there is also a kind of perseverance of journalists who dare to seek truth and ask the source. As a newcomer, she learned a lot from Chen Yan, but unfortunately, Chen Yan eventually left this circle.

Vice Minister Lin's criticism stirred up a layer of waves in her heart, and she felt injustice for Chen Yan.

After criticizing Chen Yan, Vice Minister Lin was talking about other issues, but Shui Xiaoli couldn't calm down for a long time in her heart, and she didn't listen to what Vice Minister Lin said next.

After the meeting, Vice Minister Lin left the participants of several press stations behind, reaffirmed journalistic discipline, and emphasized five prohibitions. Only then did Shui Xiaoli understand that this meeting was tantamount to putting a "tight spell" on reporters, and that in the future, whether it was an interview or a press release, they had to report to the Propaganda Department first, and all reports on major events would be uniformly organized and reviewed by the Propaganda Department.

Coming out of the conference room, her steps became heavy, and she suddenly wavered in her longing for journalism.

Walking out of the compound of the municipal party committee, Shui Xiaoli saw that Qin Feng was still waiting at the gate, and was about to get out and walk away, but Qin Feng was already calling her. Shui Xiaoli walked over hard, Qin Feng's enthusiasm made her wonder, Qin Feng has always ignored her, today is so abnormal, it can't be something, right?

Qin Feng looked for Shui Xiaoli, and he really wanted to prove one thing. A few days ago, news suddenly came out in the county that Qiang Guangjing was likely to become the head of the Propaganda Department. Qin Feng didn't believe it at first, so he let Qiang Guangjing be the minister, where is this. His director of the office was so good that he was almost anxious, how could he let him come to the Propaganda Department. But then he heard more conclusive news, and the messenger told him that he could not bear it. Qin Feng was determined to win the position of minister, and Qi Maolin also wanted him to move to another department as a leader, but he still tactfully expressed a wish to continue working in the Propaganda Department. In the county, although the propaganda minister is not a very affordable role, it is a very conspicuous role, and the propaganda minister can usually enter the county party committee and work for a year and a half, as long as there are no major problems, he can be justifiably promoted to the standing committee. Qin Feng originally thought that no one in Shahu County would snatch this position from him, and he would not be able to snatch it. As long as Qi Maolin continues to be the secretary, this son is his. Therefore, although he complained on his lips, he was not too anxious in his heart, but now a strong scene suddenly appeared......

Qin Feng invited Shui Xiaoli to eat hot pot in the "big red robe", the hot pot there was very authentic, and he had already set a seat. Shui Xiaoli hesitated, she really didn't want to go to any "big red robe", her heart was messy all day long, it was all things that added to the blockage, how could she still be in the mood to eat? But she couldn't help but go, after all, Qin Feng was the Propaganda Minister of Shahu County, a prince, and she, a little reporter, didn't dare to make people unhappy, so she swallowed and said: "Minister Qin, why don't you change the day, I'll invite you another day, my mother is here today, I have to go back to cook for her." ”

"That's right, please go with the old man." Qin Feng said with a smile.

"My mother has a bad stomach and can't eat spicy." Shui Xiaoli hurriedly said that she was embarrassed to tell this lie.

"Then how about changing places and going to Jinjia to eat seafood, the newly opened seafood city, I haven't eaten it yet, and it can be regarded as your light and full of food."

Qin Feng was bent on eating this meal, so Shui Xiaoli couldn't refuse anymore, thought about it and said, "Let's go to Da Hong Pao, it's not very customary to eat seafood." ”

"What about your mother, why don't you pick her up first?"

Shui Xiaoli blushed: "No, my mother saw you, I don't know how nervous she is, she has never eaten with the leader." ”

"What kind of leader am I, a chicken feather on the top of the leader." Qin Feng spoke, stretched out his hand to stop the car, he didn't think that he really wanted to pick up Shui Xiaoli's mother, today's meal, he just wanted to eat alone with Shui Xiaoli.

"Da Hong Pao" is a chain store in Chongqing, which has a booming business after opening and is very popular with Hexi people. Shui Xiaoli had been to Chen Yan twice before and was full of praise for the taste here.

Qin Feng booked a private room, and after the two of them sat down, Qin Feng said, "I have wanted to invite you to a meal for a long time, but I haven't been able to find the opportunity." Shui Xiaoli knew that Qin Feng was talking about face, she had a few catties and a few taels, and she could still weigh it herself, and she never had any hope that any man would keep her in mind so much, including Qiangjing. Qin Feng said another beautiful word, which meant that he was very grateful to Shui Xiaoli for rewarding him with this face. Shui Xiaoli wanted to exchange courtesies and compliment him a few words. But today she was in such a bad mood that she was not enthusiastic at all. Shui Xiaoli is like this, as long as she pretends to be in her heart, she will write clearly on her face, and she can't be hypocritical.

"Isn't it too stressful lately?" Qin Feng asked while helping Shui Xiaoli set up the tableware. Shui Xiaoli sighed, shook her head again, and said, "It's nothing, we are little reporters, how can there be any pressure." ”

"That's not right, you are a little reporter now, you are about to be promoted to the head of the reporter station, you are a rising star." Qin Feng said, and mentioned a special article posted by Shui Xiaoli in the provincial newspaper some time ago, saying that the manuscript caused a lot of repercussions in the circle, and it was not easy to publish a long article on the front page of the provincial newspaper.

Shui Xiaoli took a sip of tea, pursed her mouth, and didn't speak. She didn't know how to deal with Qin Feng, whether she should be enthusiastic, reserved, or neither. She is not used to revealing her true nature in front of men she is not interested in, and she is not used to taking a tone of voice. She wanted to be natural, but she couldn't. She probably shouldn't have eaten this meal, and now she regretted it, because it was very uncomfortable to eat alone with a man she didn't know. The waiter brought hot pot, Shui Xiaoli likes to eat spicy, the spicier it is, the more enjoyable it is, Qin Feng is afraid that she will not be used to it, so she orders it is slightly spicy. Shui Xiaoli thought that if she was with Qiang Guangjing, she would save this series of embarrassment. She has eaten alone with Qiang Guangjing, more than once, what she likes to eat, Qiang Guangjing can always guess, every time she doesn't need to say it, she can always understand it.

What is he doing now? She suddenly thought.

"You seem to have something on your mind?" Qin Feng suddenly asked.

"No, it's fine." Shui Xiaoli hurriedly shook her head, wanting to wipe the fine sweat oozing from her forehead with a tissue, and almost knocked over the water cup in a panic. Qin Feng's gaze came over and stared at her face, as if he was wondering what she was looking anxious for?

Shui Xiaoli tried her best to drive away the shadow of the strong light, she shouldn't think about it, she reminded herself. But at this time, she couldn't help but think about it. She suddenly remembered the time when she had just graduated, and for today's college students, that time may be the most confusing and oppressive, and it is the most terrifying turning point for college students. Shui Xiaoli suffered from time during that time, and she was also deeply tortured by the man in front of her. Yes, torture. Qin Feng may have forgotten about that incident a long time ago, but Shui Xiaoli will never be able to forget it. During that time, she squatted in the small village called Banshigou, looking forward to the news from Qin Feng every day. Sometimes, a word from some, a smile, can have an impact on the life of others. Shui Xiaoli didn't even dare to think about what kind of color her current life would have been if it hadn't been for the strong light scene she encountered later, and if it wasn't for his great help?

"Here, a toast, congratulations to you." Qin Feng had already poured the wine when he didn't know it, his eyes were hot, and he looked at Shui Xiaoli. Shui Xiaoli mechanically picked up the wine glass, she wanted to drink this glass of wine, she really wanted to drink it.

At this time, her phone rang, and when she saw that it was Chen Yan calling, her heart was hot, she put down her wine glass, and said to Qin Feng, "I'm sorry, I'll answer the phone." ”

Shui Xiaoli took her mobile phone out of the private room, and as soon as she connected it, Chen Yan called on the phone: "Where did you go, I just came back from the desert and haven't eaten yet." Shui Xiaoli said, "I'm outside." Chen Yan said: "I know you are outside, Director Qiang is with me, this is downstairs from you, you will come back immediately." With that, he pressed the phone. As soon as she heard that the strong light scene was also coming, Shui Xiaoli's heart began to flutter, she calmed down a little outside, walked into the private room and said, "I'm sorry, Minister Qin, my mother's stomach problem is again, I have to rush back." After speaking, no matter what Qin Feng thought, he escaped with his bag.

Qiang Guangjing was really with Chen Yan. Seeing Shui Xiaoli, Qiangguangjing's gaze flickered, and soon extinguished the spark again, and said with a light smile: "I'm sorry, I didn't delay anything serious when I called you so tightly, right?" Shui Xiaoli was just about to speak, but Chen Yan interjected: "Don't fake Sven, it makes my ears numb when I hear it." After making fun of Qiang Jingjing, Chen Yan said to Shui Xiaoli: "Find a place to eat, we haven't eaten for a day." ”

The three of them came to the Moxiangfang Food City, and before they had time to order the tea, Chen Yan shouted: "Come to three catties of mutton chops, I haven't smelled the smell of mutton for ten days, gluttony." Shui Xiaoli asked Qiang Guangjing, what do you want to eat? Qiang Guangjing smiled: "Whatever." Chen Yan continued: "It's not Sven again, come to two camels, the powerful director is good for this." Shui Xiaoli nodded her camel's paw. In Hexi, camel paw has the reputation of "little bear paw", which can be regarded as a delicacy. Tossing and turning all afternoon, Shui Xiaoli's stomach also croaked, she ordered two dishes she liked to eat, and asked for a bottle of Hexi Wang. The three of them began to talk.

It's also strange to say, with Chen Yan and Qiang Guangjing, Shui Xiaoli's mood suddenly improved, and she no longer had the depression in front of Qin Feng, let alone that blockage. As she spoke, Shui Xiaoli learned that Chen Yan had been in the desert these days, not only running all over the South Lake, but also going to the North Lake alone. "Those lands are still sitting idle, and I feel distressed." Chen Yan said. As soon as Qiang Guangjing heard that he was going to talk about it again, he interrupted him and said: "Don't feel distressed when you see anything, there are historical reasons for those places." ”

"What are the historical reasons, they are all excuses made by you bureaucrats, you go and see, what kind of life are the peasants in Beihu living now?"

"Are you excited again, I said, can you not be excited?" Strong light scene. Qiang Guangjing is most dissatisfied with Chen Yan, who complains all day long, as if the whole world is honest and innocent.

Qiang Guangjing is the kind of person who has thoughts in his heart but rarely says it on his lips, ** The department has been working for a long time, and the word complaining is slowly far away from you, especially the position of Qiang Guangjing, complaining is almost unbearable. Qiang Guangjing repeatedly warned Chen Yan to keep his mouth shut and not let complaining ruin his future. Chen Yan didn't listen.

Shui Xiaoli saw that the two of them were about to quarrel again, and hurriedly said, "Eat first, and then you will fight after eating." The two men were speechless at one word.

Qiang Guangjing came today, it was specifically to talk to Shui Xiaoli about the reporter's station, last time Lin Yawen lost her temper on the phone with the boss of the evening newspaper because of Chen Yan, after Chen Yan resigned, the boss of the evening newspaper asked Lin Yawen for advice and asked her to recommend a stationmaster, Lin Yawen could not take care of this, knowing that people were also polite, and pushed this matter to Qiang Guangjing. Qiang Guangjing talked to the evening newspaper twice, and solemnly recommended Shui Xiaoli to the evening newspaper, and the evening newspaper also had this meaning, but I was afraid that Shui Xiaoli was too young and lacked experience in carrying heavy burdens.

Qiang Guangjing said what he meant, Shui Xiaoli actually hesitated, saying that she hadn't thought about it yet, whether she wanted to continue to work in the evening newspaper, she hadn't made up her mind yet.

Qiang Guangjing said sincerely: "Not everyone has the opportunity, in front of the opportunity, you must dare to grasp it, and you must grasp it." ”

Shui Xiaoli glanced at Chen Yan, who was holding the lamb chops and nibbling on them, not caring about speaking. Qiang Guangjing knew that Shui Xiaoli was thinking about Chen Yan, and said: "Your own business, make your own decisions, there is no need to look at other people's faces." ”

Chen Yan's face turned green, and his hand holding the lamb chops slowly put it down, and he glanced at the strong light scene very uncomfortably. These days, he has made Qiangguangjing a complete review, and if he criticizes it again, he is afraid that it is really time to go home and pick up wolf dung. However, he didn't agree with Shui Xiaoli's idea. He wiped his mouth and said, "Don't hesitate, in a word, do it." ”

Shui Xiaoli glanced at him gratefully, and was about to say something, but heard him say again: "If you don't do it, it doesn't matter if I am here, I am afraid that someone will scold me for the rest of my life." ”

Shui Xiaoli lowered her head, Chen Yan had already led the conversation to her and Qiang Guangjing more than once, she made Chen Yan upset, and longed for him to continue. These days, she has been thinking about a question repeatedly, whether she counts as a strong light scene......

Her face flushed, she knew what she was hiding in her heart, but she never had a chance to say it, and perhaps, Qiang Guangjing didn't want her to say it. After a moment of silence, her gaze was raised, slightly shy, and fell on Qiang Guangjing's face, she found that Qiang Guangjing's gaze at her was not special, it was still the kind that was very transparent before, her heart was gray, and she lowered her head and stopped talking.

When the strong light was gone, she repeatedly encouraged Shui Xiaoli and asked her to show confidence and do a good job as the head of this reporter station.

Chen Yan, who has been insisting on not taking these things seriously, has a bitter taste in his heart. He admitted that Qiang Guangjing was right, and without the platform of the reporter station, the road ahead will be very difficult.

Moreover, what he has lost is not only the platform of the press station.

Qiang Guangjing finally left him with a sentence: "Do it yourself, brother, don't be confused anymore." ”

3

Let Qiang Guangjing serve as the Minister of Propaganda was recommended by Song Hanwen. The propaganda director of the county party committee has been vacant, and the deputy minister Qin Feng is full of complaints, and he can't use alcohol to kill his sorrows, and Qi Maolin is also anxious. Coupled with the imminent launch of a propaganda offensive at the city and county levels, the work of the Propaganda Department has become a major problem. On this day, he and Lin Yawen accompanied Song Hanwen to dinner, and when they talked about it during the banquet, Song Hanwen said tactfully: "I think Qiang Guang is good, being a propaganda minister, you can't just write, the key is to have political consciousness and strong party spirit." ”

Song Hanwen said it casually, but in his heart, he was also thoughtful. Qi Maolin was very interested in Song Hanwen's suggestion, he hadn't considered the strong situation before, but he had thought about all the capable young cadres in the county, especially the county party committee and the ** two compounds. Qiangguangjing's identity is special, Qi Maolin didn't do too much about him, and after listening to Song Hanwen's solemn recommendation, Qi Maolin began to ponder Qiangguangjing. After pondering for a long time, he raised his glass and said, "The minister's suggestion is good, you can consider it." Yawen, what do you say? Qi Maolin set his eyes on Lin Yawen and asked for her opinion. Lin Yawen also raised her wine glass, smiled faintly, and did not speak.

The work of the Propaganda Department is not up, Lin Yawen is still in a hurry, but who to let be the minister is not for her, the county magistrate, to consider. Although she had opposed Qin Feng, she had never seriously thought about who she would let do. Song Hanwen suddenly mentioned the strong light scene, which surprised Lin Yawen. Her first reaction was that Qi Maolin would definitely think about it more, not to mention whether Qiang Guangjing could be the propaganda minister, just the relationship between her, Qiang Guangjing and Song Hanwen could make people think about it. In fact, she has never used this brain, let alone mentioned it to Song Hanwen in private, she has a little resentment of Song Hanwen in her heart, this should not be said casually. Lin Yawen is now paying attention to her relationship with Qi Maolin, which is also summed up in the lessons again and again, and it is better for her to intervene less on such sensitive topics.

didn't think about it, that night, Qi Maolin asked her to exchange opinions. Qi Maolin said: "This seat can't be empty anymore, since Qin Feng is not suitable, you have to choose a suitable person to do it." Lao Song's idea is good, I think Qiangguangjing is okay, you think about it again, if the work in the office can free up your hands, let Qiangguangjing come here. ”

Lin Yawen didn't expect Qi Maolin to be so straightforward and anxious, and it was difficult to answer for a while, but she couldn't help but express her opinion: "Let me think about this, the Propaganda Department is a key department, and it can't be too hasty." ”

"Okay, you think about it comprehensively and come back to give me advice." Qi Maolin said.

Although he was dissatisfied with Qiangguangjing's work from time to time, it was difficult for Lin Yawen to let him leave. Thinking about it, Qiang Guangjing, the director of the office, is still very in place, especially for her, not to mention that she has to say that if she is replaced by another person, she still doesn't know if she can adapt to it. But on the side of the Propaganda Department, she can't help but think about it, and the work on either side can't be delayed, and if the work of one department can't catch up, the impact will be a big one. Lin Yawen hesitated for a day, and wanted to ask for Qiang Guangjing's opinion and hear what he himself had to say. Later, I thought about it, forget it, the matter is only in the stage of soliciting opinions, don't make the city full of storms.

Two days later, she called back to Qi Maolin and agreed to go to the county party committee. Qi Maolin was very happy and said: "Since the two of us have the same opinion, let's hurry up to the meeting, this matter should not be slow." ”

This matter was originally quite smooth, the first and second leaders agreed on the same opinion, which means that it is decided, and the meeting is just a procedure. Unexpectedly, at the meeting, an accident happened.

As soon as Xu Ling of the Organization Department submitted his opinions, Fu Shilei stood up and objected: "Let Qiang Guangjing go to the Propaganda Department, this proposal is too hasty, right?" Xu Ling hurriedly explained, saying that the Organization Department had solicited a lot of opinions in advance, and everyone generally believed that Comrade Qiang Guangjing was the best candidate.

"Everyone? Vice Minister Xu, who are you referring to, it can't be someone else, right? Fu Shilei's tone was very unfriendly, and it was already a bit like a provocation. Xu Ling closed the folder and didn't speak again, she was waiting for the other Standing Committee members to make a statement.

Qi Maolin didn't expect Fu Shilei to object, he didn't communicate with Fu Shilei beforehand, some qi is not chaotic, what should be passed, what should not be passed, it has to be according to the organizational principle. Seeing that Fu Shilei's words were not good, Qi Maolin interjected: "Everyone talks, it's a good thing to have opinions, it proves that our team is responsible." ”

Fu Shilei thought that Qi Maolin was encouraging him, and continued: "Comrade Qiang Guangjing's work performance has been good recently, but he lacks propaganda work experience, propaganda is different from office work, it is a mouthpiece department, not everyone can do it." I'm worried about having Qiang Guangjing as a minister. When we select the number one leader, we must first proceed from our work, think about the work of the department, and take into account the overall situation of the county, and we must not blindly think about which person will be placed in which position. ”

Xu Ling's face darkened, Lin Yawen's face darkened, and Fu Shilei's words were clearly insinuating her.

"Stone barrier, you're far away." Qi Maolin reminded.

"I don't think it's far away, and since I want to talk, I'll talk about all my opinions. Comrade Qiang Guangjing has done a good job as the director of the office, worrying, diligent, and hardworking. However, his limitations are also very great, he lacks the vigor that a young cadre should have, he obeys a lot and innovates less, and some obedience is not even called obedience, and he blindly obeys orders. There was a strong reaction to this. Also, he likes to plaster the walls with mud when dealing with things, and the typical peacemaker character ......"

"Stone Barrier!" Qi Maolin couldn't listen to it anymore, Fu Shilei said this, which was tantamount to attacking Lin Yawen with a strong scene, he was afraid that Lin Yawen would be excited and fight with Fu Shilei face to face.

Fu Shilei raised his head and looked at Qi Maolin in amazement for a while, seeing that Qi Maolin's face was pale, he swallowed back the words in his mouth, but it could be seen that he was very unwilling.

Lin Yawen restrained herself very well this day, and she didn't say a word on this issue, so Qi Maolin breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that it was almost lunch time, Qi Maolin said, "Let's open here first, and then open at two o'clock in the afternoon." ”

Leaving the venue, Lin Yawen's heart churned, she was originally reluctant to cut her love, and let Fu Shilei say this, it seemed that she had planted cronies everywhere. Besides, can Qiang Guangjing be considered her cronies? That's right, she brought up the strong light scene, and she is indeed responsible for her at work, but he is the director of the office, and he is not responsible for the county magistrate, who is responsible, can he also learn from him like Fu Shilei, who talks about people when he sees people, and talks nonsense when he sees ghosts?

She returned to her residence angrily, she was not in the mood to eat lunch, she sulked alone, and just wanted to take a shower, when Song Hanwen's call came.

"Hit a nail?" Song Hanwen's tone sounded like a joke.

"How do you know?" Lin Yawen asked.

"Lao Qi told me."

Lin Yawen sighed, thinking to herself what Qi Maolin is doing now, what will happen at the meeting, others don't say it, he will spread it quickly.

"Lao Qi asked me to persuade you not to go to your heart." Song Hanwen said again.

"No, you don't." Although he said so, in his heart, he still carried emotions. Song Hanwen smiled, and then said: "It's normal for people to give opinions, so there's no need to be angry." Or think about who will do it in the office after the strong light scene is gone. ”

This old Song, he is worrying more and more. Lin Yawen thought about it, no, Lao Song must have heard something? "What's the matter, someone is talking to you again?"

"There is no news, but I heard that Hua Rongrong may have to go over."

"Hua Rongrong?" Lin Yawen looked at the phone and suddenly wondered. Hua Rongrong is going to the office, whose idea is this? Qi Maolin, or ......

This news was really unexpected, Lin Yawen couldn't speak for a long time, and Song Hanwen pressed the phone over there.

At this noon, Lin Yawen made a mistake again, should she let the strong light pass?

At one o'clock, the bright light came to me. When the Standing Committee of the county party committee was in session, Qiang Guangjing was still busy sorting out the materials of Beihu, and Lin Yawen was in a hurry, and she had urged him several times. When he finished sorting out the materials and went to dinner, someone told him about the meeting. Qiang Guangjing scolded himself for being stupid, it was a matter of his own affairs, and he actually had to wait for someone else to send the news. Although he had listened to other people's discussions before, the county might want to move him, but he thought that it must be a rumor, and this kind of rumor happened every day, so it was not enough to believe it. I didn't think about it, and it was mentioned on the Standing Committee. Only then was he in a hurry, he ran in a panic and entered the door, but he didn't know how to tell Lin Yawen, standing there, and said, "County Magistrate Lin, I ......"

"You've heard that, haven't you?" Lin Yawen withdrew her thoughts from Hua Rongrong, looked at the strong light, and asked.

"County Magistrate Lin, I didn't do a good job before, and in the future, I ......"

Lin Yawen sighed, this office director really has him. That's why she didn't talk to Qiang Guangjing in advance, because she was afraid that he would think about it. The same thing, put aside the strong situation here, the idea must be different from others. No wonder the two directors of the provincial department want to laugh at him, his ideas and practices sometimes are really pedantic.

"Director Qiang, it's not that you didn't do your job well, it's normal for cadres to change, and the organization also took into account that you can do it and be down-to-earth, so we made this adjustment."

"County Magistrate Lin, I know that I have a lot of shortcomings, let Qin Feng do it on the Propaganda Department, if you really think that I am not suitable to continue to stay in the office, just find a unit for me to go, my ability is limited, and the Propaganda Department is not competent." Qiang Guangjing said very sincerely, and he couldn't see any emotions at all.

"Play the piano!" Lin Yawen was so crying and laughing by his words, she knew that Qiang Guangjing was not a show, and he must have thought so in his heart for a while. Is this person suitable for the Propaganda Department?

"You go back first, the organization has not yet been decided, don't follow the foolishness." Lin Yawen couldn't find more suitable words to comfort him for a while, so she had to say this sentence very principledly.

Qiang Guangjing became more and more uneasy, his lips moved, but he didn't know how to express the words in his heart. In front of Lin Yawen, he never said less and did much more, sometimes he didn't even say anything, and he never explained in front of Lin Yawen when he was wronged. If it weren't for the suddenness of this matter, he wouldn't have the courage to come to the door, he is a serious person, especially after becoming the director of the office, he adheres to a principle, does his duty for the leader to do a good job, does his responsibility well, and never adds trouble that should not be added. But now this trouble can't be done without adding to it. After talking for a long time, he finally didn't say a word, and came out with his head down.

Almost at the same time, Qi Maolin and Fu Shilei were also having a conversation. Qi Maolin didn't eat at lunch, so how could he have an appetite. Fu Shilei stirred up his appetite, originally he still wanted to wait for the Standing Committee to finish, then arrange the work at hand, accompany Lao Song, and go to Beihu to eat mutton. The taste of mutton in Beihu is beautiful, and you can't eat such tender mutton all over the world. Now it seems that it can't be done, it's a trivial matter that mutton can't be eaten, and the matter of Beihu has to be solved as soon as possible, and if it is not solved, if Beihu makes trouble, this Shahu County will have a good show.

This drama can't be watched! Qi Maolin sighed deeply.

As soon as he finished sighing, Fu Shilei knocked on the door and came in. Qi Maolin hated him and didn't speak. He couldn't figure it out in his heart, where is Fu Shilei stirring up in today's game?

"I don't agree with that." Fu Shilei sat on the sofa and said domineeringly.

Qi Maolin didn't say anything, he wanted to speak, but he endured it and didn't say anything.

"You can't let her Lin Yawen, her people are full everywhere, what else do you want us to do?" Fu Shilei said again.

Qi Maolin still didn't say anything.

"Secretary Qi, you can't be too accommodating to her, if you are too accommodating, you will make a big mistake." Fu Shilei and Qi Maolin are the two people who have been in Shahu for the longest time in the county party committee and the ** team, and they have cooperated well over the years, and it is precisely because of this that Fu Shilei has always spoken casually in front of Qi Maolin. As for Qi Maolin, in private, he never cares, the more casual the better, so that he can hear the truth casually, and he will not let the team empty him.

But today, Fu Shilei's casualness made him uncomfortable, very uncomfortable.

"I said County Magistrate Fu, can you say less or not who is who?" He finally couldn't help it, but his tone was still very tactful.

"Secretary Qi, this is not a question of whether I say it or not, the matter is clear, the relationship between the strong light scene and Lin Yawen can be seen clearly by ordinary cadres, not to mention ......"

"What's more? Are you saying that I Qi Maolin can't see clearly, and my Qi Maolin is dizzy? Qi Maolin's voice suddenly became heavier.

Fu Shilei was shocked, but he still didn't take it too seriously: "Secretary Qi, I'm worried about you, Lin Yawen has stuffed people on both sides, how will you work in the future?" ”

"Comrade Fu Shilei, you have said enough today, I hope you can reflect on yourself, this kind of unprincipled and undisciplined words, one sentence is enough!"

"Secretary Qi, you ......"

"We are talking about the propaganda minister of Shahu County, not the propaganda minister of Qi Maolin, nor the propaganda minister of Lin Yawen. Comrade Qiang Guangjing has shortcomings, but who person has no shortcomings, and you pay Shilei to pay the county magistrate without it? ”

"Secretary Qi, I ......" Fu Shilei had already stood up from the sofa, and the cigarette he lit after entering the door was thrown into the flower pot at some point, his facial expression changed violently, and his eyes searched Qi Maolin's face with multiple questions. Secretary Qi, I'm talking from the bottom of my heart—"

"Well, you'll talk about that later!" After Qi Maolin finished speaking, he grabbed the phone and called the secretary: "Notify the meeting." ”

The meeting was held again at 1:42 a.m., and Qi Maolin continued the morning's words: "Continue to discuss the appointment of Qiang Guangjing, and if there are different opinions, we will continue to speak." ”

The Standing Committee members turned their eyes to Fu Shilei's face, and unexpectedly, Fu Shilei suddenly lost his awe-inspiring aura in the morning, he lowered his head and looked extremely depressed.

After waiting for a long time, no one spoke, Qi Maolin said again: "If you have an opinion, talk about it now, don't talk about it now, and don't talk about it after you go down!" ”

Seeing Qi Maolin's angry face, the Standing Committee members all lowered their heads, and the sudden changes in the venue made the Standing Committee members realize that in the past hour or so, there must have been something unpleasant between Qi Maolin and Fu Shilei.

"Okay, since you don't say anything, just show your hands to vote. If you agree to Qiang Guangjing as the Minister of Propaganda, please raise your hand. After speaking, Qi Maolin was the first to raise his hand. Standing Committee members, you look at me, I look at you, and one by one, raised their hands.

Fu Shilei didn't look up, nor did he look at anyone, he seemed to be fighting against himself, stubbornly persevered for a few minutes, and finally slowly raised his right hand.

The last one to raise her hand was Lin Yawen.

Two days later, Qiang Guangjing took up his post in the Propaganda Department. Before leaving, he wanted to have a deep talk with Lin Yawen, which could be regarded as a report on the work of the past two years. Lin Yawen said that there is no need, don't you just change the unit, and you are not leaving Shahu County, you will still work together in the future, don't do this formality. Qiang Guangjing didn't insist anymore, looked gloomy, took his books and materials, and went to the county party committee.

Lin Yawen originally wanted to send him, but after thinking about it, the county had made a regulation, and the transfer and exchange of cadres in the organs were different from those in the township. Although I couldn't bear it in my heart, I still controlled my steps. The next day, she heard that as soon as Qiang Guangjing went to the Propaganda Department, she gave Qin Feng a lesson.

The Propaganda Department was on the third floor of the county party committee, and after the original minister was transferred, Qin Feng moved from his small office into the minister's office and changed the sign at the door. It is said that after the announcement of the county party committee, Qin Feng should take the initiative to give up the office to welcome the strong light. Qin Feng didn't do this, and he didn't make any arrangements with the comrades in the department. When Qiang Guangjing came to the Propaganda Department, the department was deserted, and there was no sign of welcome at all. He was still wondering if everyone was too familiar with him on weekdays and didn't take his appointment seriously, when he saw Chen Shuiying coming over and said with a thorn in his words: "You are looking for Minister Qin, he is busy, why don't you come to my office and sit down first?" "Chen Shuiying is Niu Lili's sister-in-law, a few days ago she gave him a political lesson, Chen Shuiying was present, she belongs to the kind of woman who is particularly troublesome. Qiang Guangjing suddenly understood that the coldness of the Propaganda Department was deliberately created by Qin Feng and Chen Shuiying, and if it weren't for the two officers of the reporting team, Qiang Guangjing would really have to be hung there.

Work waits for no one, a few days after Qiang Guangjing took office, Song Hanwen pulled him up and hurriedly went to the desert, they wanted to go to Shawan Village to dig out the advanced deeds of Chen Jiasheng and other eight old men.

4

The interview work did not go well, Song Hanwen and the others arrived in Shawan Village, the villagers had a very cold attitude, and when they heard that it was an interview with the eight old men planting trees, they shook their heads and refused to cooperate. Song Hanwen originally wanted to hold several earnest meetings in the village to grasp the ideological situation of the masses, but the villagers closed the courtyard door and did not say anything to them. Chen Jiasheng's attitude was even colder, Song Hanwen and Qiang Guangjing looked for him several times in a row, and the old man had a stiff face, so he didn't care.

Qiang Guangjing thought to himself, this matter is related to Hu Erkui, the village party secretary. In the propaganda of Chen Jiasheng, Hu Erkui, the village party secretary, had a completely different attitude before and after, which may have hurt Chen Jiasheng.

As soon as the county proposed to promote Chen Jiasheng, Hu Erkui not only did not support it, but felt funny. He said: "Chen Jiasheng's tree planting is true, but it is not as mysterious as you say. Then, Hu Erkui gave his reasons.

Badaosha is the Fenglingzi of Shawan Village, after several lifetimes, Shawan people know that planting trees in Badaosha, no one knows the benefits of trees better than people in the desert. If there were a few of these trees, the wind would be extraordinarily strong, and the rain would be widespread, and the burrs of the eight sands would be higher, and the people of Shawan would be able to eat in the courtyard with bowls. For this reason, the people of Shawan have never stopped planting trees, and even when they are *****, the trees and burrs of Badaosha are more than one year after another. At that time, Chen Jiasheng was still young, this person was not in good health, he was a sick seedling, he couldn't do the heavy work on the team, he always lost the sheep when he was sent to herd sheep, he was too honest, his brain was stupid and stupid, and he couldn't count more than fifty sheep. There was no way, so the captain asked him to go to Badaosha to see the trees. This is considered to be a job for him, but he can't do anything else, but he is a good hand at watching trees and planting trees. This person is diligent, his legs and feet are not idle all day long, here is mediocre, there is a whole, after a few years, Badaosha will become a different look. After the package production arrived at the house, no one cared about Badaosha, Chen Jiasheng didn't, he didn't plant his own field, and ran to Badaosha all day and night, as if he was enchanted. Later, people found out that Chen Jiasheng was really obsessed, less than eight sands a day, and no trees for a day, he was anxious and itchy, as if he had lost his soul. If someone's sheep gnaws the dates of Badaosha, he can jump on the jumper with you and scold the half moon. The villagers looked funny, so they gave him a nickname: Tree Idiot. Later, he proposed to contract Badaosha, but Hu Erkui responded without thinking about it. Anyway, except for a few old men in the village, no one is thinking about that forest, and besides, his two sons have been admitted to college, and they are in big cities, and there are people who support the elderly, so let him plant trees with peace of mind.

Later, when he heard that it was beneficial to promote Chen Jiasheng, Hu Erkui's mind changed again. Chen Jiasheng was named a hero of sand control by the county, and was awarded 20,000 yuan, of course, the money could not belong to him alone, but to Shawan Village, and Hu Erkui used it to repair the school in the village. Later, he was named the hero of sand control by the city, and won 30,000 yuan, plus a car of saplings, Hu Erkui used it to build the village road straight, and planted the saplings on both sides, and Shawan Village was very decent.

This time it was the same, Hu Erkui also held a tone at the beginning, ignoring Song Hanwen and them, until Song Hanwen said that he wanted to make Chen Jiasheng a hero of the province and the country, Hu Erkui salivated and asked: "How much is the hero award in the province, and what about the whole country?" Song Hanwen looked at his quality, shook his head, and said nothing.

Hu Erkui saw that there was no play, so he left them and went into the desert to drive the camels.

insisted on it for two more days, but the situation still couldn't be opened, so Qiang Guangjing called Lin Yawen and reported the situation. Lin Yawen said: "You go to other villages to understand first, here in Shawan Village, wait for me to come down." ”

Two days later, Lin Yawen rushed to Shawan Village, and came with a wind collection group organized by the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee, including Shui Xiaoli.

Lin Yawen was not in a hurry to find Hu Erkui, took the wind collection group around the basin, went to Nanhu Lake and Qingtu Lake to have a look, and then went to Badaosha.

When they came to Badaosha, the reporters' eyes were suddenly caught by the green in front of them, and they saw that the rolling sand dunes were like a thick green barrier, blocking the vast desert out of sight. Each sand beam of the eight sands is like an ecological garden, with sand dates and poplars in the middle, crisscrossing and crisscrossing, and red willows, wool sticks, shuttles, flower sticks, etc. on the periphery. At the north end of Badaosha, Chen Jiasheng led a few old men to press the sand, and at this time of year, they had to use a large amount of wheat straw to press the sand, and only by pressing the sand could they plant trees in the following year.

Lin Yawen walked towards Chen Jiasheng with great interest, and when she came to the front, she cordially called "Chen Ye". Chen Jiasheng didn't raise his head, as if he didn't hear it. Lin Yawen called again, thinking that the old man would not be angry with her, so she saw Chen Jiasheng carrying the shovel and leaving.

Wang Shulin was about to shout, but Lin Yawen stopped, Lin Yawen looked at Hu Erkui, and she also suspected that Hu Erkui was the obstruction. Hu Erkui was embarrassed by Lin Yawen, and shouted at the top of his voice: "The county magistrate is talking to you, do you hear it?" ”

It's good that Hu Erkui didn't shout, and as soon as he shouted, several old men all picked up their shovels and left.

In front of so many reporters, Lin Yawen couldn't get off the stage, and was embarrassed for a while before she said to Wang Shulin: "Let's go back to the countryside first." ”

When she went to the countryside, Lin Yawen sighed in her heart that Chen Jiasheng had changed. He was much older than he was before the sandstorm, his hair was gray, and his face was clouded with gloom.

The old man has something on his heart!

A while ago, Lin Yawen looked for him twice, once during the disaster relief, Lin Yawen asked him what he needed, the old man hesitated for a long time, and said: "I'm a dead old man, I don't want anything." After saying that, he picked up the shovel and left. The shovel is a tool that the old man does not leave his hand all year round, and in Shawan Village, it is said that the eight old men can pull one or three horses with the waste shovel used to plant trees over the years. Badaosha is composed of a total of eight sand beams, with a total area of more than 2,000 acres, which is the largest shelter forest in Shahu County. In recent years, when the leaders of the province and city come to Shahu County, they have to go here to have a look, and many poets and writers have specially recited poems and lyrics for it, and it has almost become synonymous with Shahu County. Lin Yawen looked at the old man who was a little lonely and a little sad, and she felt very uncomfortable. To be honest, her admiration for the old man is heartfelt and heartfelt. She even thought that one day she must come up with some money to let the old man walk around and see this wonderful world. The second time I went to see him, it was after hearing the news of his son Chen Xiwa. According to the comrades of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Chen Xiwa is a tough bone, and he still insists that he did everything, that he beat the people, and that he burned the bulldozer. The comrades of the Public Security Bureau repeatedly gave him work, asking him to seek truth from facts, and that what he did was what he did, and that he should not take it from him. Chen Xiwa actually said viciously: "Don't you just want to convict when you arrest it, it's decided, if you want to kill it, you can kill it, I, Chen Xiwa, want to say half a word, I am not from Shawan." ”

I don't know why, Lin Yawen secretly wants to bail Chen Xiwa out, the old man has a total of three sons, two of whom went to college, all of whom are working in other places, and wants to invite him to the city to enjoy Qingfu, but he just doesn't go, he just stays in this sand nest, protecting his eight sands all year round. That time, she mentioned this to Chen Jiasheng, but she didn't think about it, so she let the old man block back: "He broke the law, what should I do, I can't save him." The old man's temper is as stubborn as a cow, no matter what Lin Yawen says, the old man just doesn't want to go to the public security bureau with her. Later, the old man had tears on his face, and once the face that was blackened and shiny by the sun was covered with tears, it was unbearable to witness. Lin Yawen turned her back and quietly wiped her face, she knew that the old man was angry, it was said that Chen Xiwa would not do anything out of the ordinary, she must have looked at that piece of forest and was sad, so she coaxed, but she didn't think about it, but she made a big disaster. The Municipal Public Security Bureau has investigated many times, and all the people in Shawan Village are of the same caliber, the people who beat them, and the bulldozers that they burned. The Public Security Bureau is also very passive, and there has been no progress in the case so far.

When Lin Yawen left that time, the old man suddenly turned around, looked through the dense red willow bushes, and asked, "County Magistrate Lin, I heard that you are going to move the people from Shawan Village?" ”

Lin Yawen didn't say yes or no, she stared at the old man, and asked after a long time, "Are you willing to move?" ”

The old man shook his head with difficulty, and lowered his head again. The sandstorm swept a thick layer of yellow sand into the woodland, and the old man had to find a way to get the sand out, or the tree would dry up and die.

The interview team held an improvised meeting in Huyang Township to study how to carry out the next step. At the meeting, Lin Yawen unceremoniously criticized Hu Erkui in response to the resistance shown by the villagers, Hu Erkui looked very aggrieved, saying that Chen Jiasheng did not accept the interview this time, it was definitely not his reason, and he still did work for the old man last night. Wang Shulin also said that the old man has a very strange temper these days, and he doesn't speak to anyone when he sees him. Lin Yawen thought, will the crux of the problem still be with Zhu Shibang?

During this time, a lot of gossip spread into Lin Yawen's ears, some said that Zhu Shibang was a victim of her struggle with Qi Maolin, she was using Zhu Shibang to call Qi Maolin, and some said that she received a lot of money from Wang Shulin and forced Zhu Shibang to withdraw. Some people even said that Lin Yawen wanted to take advantage of the two lakes in the north and south to force Qi Maolin to step down.

Lin Yawen was in a heavy mood, she didn't care what the masses said, the problem was that the masses put her on the opposite side, and this work could not be carried out.

After the meeting, she exchanged views with Song Hanwen, and Song Hanwen said with feeling: "Yawen, Zhu Shibang's departure from Huyang Township is a big loss." Lin Yawen said: "I didn't let him leave, just temporarily suspended." ”

"Suspension is more uncomfortable than leaving, can you accept it if you are replaced?"

Lin Yawen was silent, he understood the meaning of Song Hanwen, but ......

This Zhu Shibang really stumped her. At present, Zhu Shibang is not in the countryside, Wang Shulin said that Zhu Shibang took leave and returned home a week ago, but he didn't say what the specific reason was, and Lin Yawen didn't ask in detail. It seems that she still has to talk to Zhu Shibang seriously, she wanted to talk about it last time, but she didn't take care of it, and Zhu Shibang didn't take the initiative to find him during this time. Can't let him have thoughts in his heart, this thing is a pimple, blocked in his heart, and everyone is uncomfortable.

Standing on the sand beam, Lin Yawen suddenly remembered a conversation with Zhu Shibang. It was after the outbreak of the "121" incident that they had a heated conversation that almost quarreled.

Lin Yawen was in a very bad mood at the time, and she was shocked by the "121" incident: "Why did you bring the masses to make trouble? ”

"I'm their secretary, who don't I bring?" Zhu Shibang's tone was very unfriendly, and after the incident, five leaders at the city and county levels had already questioned him in this way. Lin Yawen was choked by him, among the cadres in the county, Zhu Shibang was the one who dared to talk to her in such a tone. Seeing that she didn't speak, Zhu Shibang said again: "As a secretary, I have to be responsible for the people of Huyang Township." ”

"But you are the secretary of the party, and you should be more responsible for the organization." Lin Yawen couldn't help but be angry, when it came to this, Zhu Shibang was still so stubborn.

"Organizations, organizations don't want the interests of the people? They destroy the trees of the desert and the lives of the desert people. ”

"But you take the lead in making trouble, you don't pay attention to principles!" Lin Yawen interrupted him, didn't she know the importance of deforestation? After the deforestation, organizations at all levels were urgently dealing with the problem, and Zhu Shibang was still inciting the masses, besieging the leaders, and constantly creating incidents, and the most serious thing was that they even besieged the director of the Water Resources Department, that is, the candidate for vice governor, in the desert for three hours, and did not allow him to drink a sip of water. Although the director didn't say anything afterwards, Lin Yawen obviously felt that the director's opinion of Shahu County and her had changed, and sure enough, not long after she went back, a water conservancy project in Shahu County was wiped down, it was nine million support funds, can Lin Yawen not be popular?

Later, Lin Yawen became angry and took the initiative to apologize to Zhu Shibang, saying that she had a bad attitude. Zhu Shibang was unmoved, and still insisted on his own opinion, saying that if a secretary could not really stand on the same position with the people, speak for the people, and cry out for the people, he would rather be inappropriate. Lin Yawen couldn't get used to hearing this kind of high-pitched voice, so she waved her hand: "You go back and think about it, and we'll talk about it after you think about it." ”

It seems that Zhu Shibang doesn't have to think about it, what he should think about is her Lin Yawen. The situation in Huyang Township has become like this, and she is directly responsible.

After the meeting, Lin Yawen decided to meet Zhu Shibang. Last time, several village party secretaries resigned together, if it weren't for Zhu Shibang, I am afraid that it would not be so easy to solve, this time to unravel the knots in Chen Jiasheng's heart, it seems that it will have to rely on Zhu Shibang. Of course, Lin Yawen also wanted to take this opportunity to make friends with him, Zhu Shibang was rough and reckless on the surface, and he was careful in his heart. I don't know what tricks he has for Huyang Township. This is also the meaning of Wang Shulin, the township secretary. Lin Yawen only now feels that Wang Shulin is really soft, and there is really a problem with the work in Poplar Township.

Zhu Shibang is not in the countryside these days, but at home. The specific reason Lin Yawen didn't know and didn't ask. The next morning, Lin Yawen divided the reporters into two groups, one followed Song Hanwen and interviewed the eight old men. A group was led by the strong light scene to visit the people's homes. After arranging the work, she and Wang Shulin rushed to Zhu Shibang's house, and the car bumped on the road for more than an hour, and arrived at this village called Zhu Wangbao at noon. The midday sun was scorching hot in the desert, and within a few steps of getting out of the car, a wave of heat penetrated into the trouser legs, steaming people sweating. At this moment, Zhu Shibang came back from the field, he was wearing a straw hat and shirtless, if he hadn't greeted him first, Lin Yawen would have almost recognized him. Half a month was gone, he was dark, thin, with a layer of skin on his shoulders and a few blood blisters hanging from his mouth. One of his trouser legs was tied up, and the other was tied with a straw rope. Lin Yawen couldn't help but want to laugh when she saw her like this.

After entering the hospital, it was Lin Yawen's turn to be surprised. She never imagined that the party secretary of a township with a population of 50,000 would be poorer than the general public. Zhu Shibang's home is not in Huyang Township, it is a township called Xialiu, which is next to Huyang Township. Lin Yawen paid close attention to the observation that the five houses were all built in the 80s, dilapidated and low, forming a significant gap with the new brick houses in the village. The furnishings in the house are also very old, the TV is still without remote control, and a large standing cabinet looks very old-fashioned, which is the work of the desert people in the seventies. A sofa seems to have been eliminated from the township, although it was covered with a protective sheet, but as soon as a person sat down, it fell in. Lin Yawen secretly thought to herself, he wouldn't be deliberately pretending to be poor, there are many such cadres now. was wondering, Zhu Shibang's wife came in, she had just come back from the field, she was shocked for a moment when she saw Lin Yawen, and after listening to the man's introduction, she hurriedly rubbed her hands and said, "Don't say a word, it's coming, so people are not prepared." Lin Yawen smiled lightly, learned the habits of desert people, and called "sister-in-law", Zhu Shibang's wife was so panicked that her face was red, and she kept rubbing her hands and said: "Don't call it that, you are the county magistrate, look at this house, why do you ask the county magistrate to sit." Quick, you go to the town to cut the meat, and I'll make noodles. After that, he went into the kitchen with a red face. Wang Shulin, who accompanied her, said with a smile: "She is such a person, she is not comfortable when we come here occasionally." ”

Lin Yawen stopped Zhu Shibang and said, "You don't have to cut the meat, get some shallots, I heard that your wife's sand rice noodles are doing well, I want to eat them, I don't know if it's convenient?" ”

Zhu Shibang said with a smile: "Home-cooked meals, you can eat them if you want." He shouted at the kitchen.

After sitting down, Lin Yawen got back to business and talked to him seriously about Chen Jiasheng, and Wang Shulin on the side also interjected and told him about the emotions of the villagers in Shawan Village at the moment. Zhu Shibang said with a little reproach: "It must be Hu Erkui's ghost, you can't even see this, he is a person, you can't let him." Wang Shulin hurriedly said: "The villagers have opinions on your dismissal, and I can't force it." ”

", you also believe that, I resigned from the job, it has nothing to do with the leader, Erkui's muddy ball, he must be playing with some brains."

"I'm relieved to have you say this." Lin Yawen said.

Zhu Shibang smiled "hehe": "Who do you think I am, no wonder I came to the door on a hot day, it turned out to be Xingshi asking for guilt." ”

The three of them laughed for a while, and the imaginary embarrassing situation opened. Lin Yawen said: "The dismissal was proposed by me, you can put forward your opinions, but you can't bring them to work, what are you calling now, off duty, or in a mood?" ”

Zhu Shi helped explain that after the sandstorm, his wife was too busy, and several pieces of land had not been cleaned up yet, so she couldn't leave her home alone, right? Only then did Lin Yawen know that Zhu Shibang's two children were admitted to university, and her daughter was also admitted to Tsinghua University, and she was the first student in Shahu County to go to Tsinghua University. There is no other labor in the family except for his wife. She was secretly ashamed of what she had just thought, it was indeed not easy to support two college students with one person's salary.

After lunch, the three of them got into the car, and the atmosphere was more free. Lin Yawen seized the opportunity and wanted to further explore the bottom of Zhu Shibang: "What are your plans to resign, you won't be disarmed and return to the field, right?" Zhu Shibang smiled and said: "I'm thinking about it, I'll report to you after thinking about it." Wang Shulin interjected: "Secretary Zhu wants to buy the forest land in the flow management office, we have summed up this matter, although the difficulty is not small, but it is really a good way to solve the contradiction in Shawan Village." ”

"What do you buy, what about the money?" Lin Yawen asked with a smile, not taking it seriously. She only now feels that Zhu Shibang is not reckless or domineering, and the county's opinion of him is really biased.

As soon as he entered Shawan Village, Zhu Shibang was angry at Hu Erkui: "Erkui, you are not finished, you have two ends in three days, what kind of stumbling block do you always make?" ”

Hu Erkui didn't expect Lin Yawen to bring in Zhu Shibang, so his face changed and said: "Secretary Zhu, don't wronged me, this time it really has nothing to do with me." ”

"Get out of the way, coax anyone, I don't know how many brains you have. Say, what's your idea this time? ”

Hu Erkui said a few times before he shouted: "When the county agricultural bureau was in the disaster relief, it said that it would give three trucks of fertilizer, but it will not be honored so far, so I ran to ask, guess what people say, just your Shawan Village can do it, and everything is cheap." ”

"I mean, it's just such a trivial matter, can you use such a brain? County Magistrate Lin, the reason has been found for you, how to solve it, but it's up to you. Zhu Shibang smiled and handed over the contradiction to Lin Yawen, Lin Yawen was also a little angry, at the beginning of the disaster relief, in front of the city leaders, all departments expressed their attitudes more positive than the other, and they really wanted to implement it, but they cried poor one by one. She took out her phone, dialed the mobile phone of the director of agriculture on the spot, and said in a non-negotiable tone: "You send three truckloads of fertilizer immediately, and I will wait in Shawan Village." ”

Seeing this, Hu Erkui hurriedly said: "There is also the Water Conservancy Bureau, which said that it was 5,000 yuan, but only 2,000 yuan has been given so far." Zhu Shibang interrupted him: "It's endless, it's not you, let's go, take us to Badaosha." ”

On the way, Lin Yawen heard Hu Erkui quietly ask Zhu Shibang: "Have you reconciled with her?" Zhu Shibang kicked him. Lin Yawen couldn't help but laugh. It turns out that some contradictions can be resolved in a very easy way.

By the next day, Zhu Shibang and Lin Yawen had almost nothing to talk about, and Lin Yawen finally understood a lot of things in Zhu Shibang's heart. Indeed, compared with himself, Zhu Shibang's feelings for this desert are deeper and stronger, and I am afraid that this kind of feeling cannot be expressed in words. This is something that no one who grows up outside of the desert can feel. Zhu Shibang said that as soon as he saw others destroying trees, he forgot that he was the secretary of the party committee, and that he had more important responsibilities, so he couldn't wait to pounce on him and chop off the hands of the tree cutters. This is true at all, Lin Yawen thinks of her personal feelings in the desert in the past two years, and she understands his feelings. The two of them talked all the way to the depths of the desert.

When she was about to reach the third beam, Lin Yawen's skirt accidentally let the sand thorn hang, so she didn't take it away, so she had to call Zhu Shibang, who was walking in front. Zhu Shibang turned around, took a long time, helped her take off her skirt, and looked at Lin Yawen with an embarrassed face, Zhu Shibang suddenly smiled: "You wear this dress to the desert, it's not for inspection, it's like a sightseeing tour." ”

Lin Yawen was embarrassed for a while, and when she glanced at Zhu Shibang, who was almost naked, she felt that she was really a bit of a show. On this day, Lin Yawen wore a dress, lilac, she still carefully considered this dress, it was neither dazzling nor out of line when she wore it, and it made her face fairer, compared with Chen Jiasheng and Zhu Shibang's black faces, she was simply a person from two continents. Only then did she know that wearing a skirt to the desert was a big negligence. How could she make such a mistake, she was deeply disturbed by her own negligence, these days she was too concerned about her own image, always thinking that she could not be seen that she was not in good spirits, but she ignored the other side of the problem. Fortunately, Zhu Shibang also used a joking tone, he shouted at a reporter after him, come, take a photo with the county magistrate, and let me touch the light of beauty.

Shui Xiaoli, who was walking in front, ran over first and happily took pictures of them. Zhu Shibang wore a vest and pointed to the bushes in the distance like a camel rider, and at the same time motioned for Lin Yawen to come closer, Lin Yawen suddenly felt a sense of kindness, and couldn't help but lean into Zhu Shibang's arms.

After explaining their work to the reporter, the two came to Sidaoliangzi while talking, the windless desert showed a different kind of tranquility, the scorching sun baked the earth, and there were heat waves, and Lin Yawen was so hot that she couldn't breathe after she didn't go far. Zhu Shibang pointed to the ruins of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty not far away, and the two walked towards the ancient Great Wall that stretched like a snake. "Still hate me?" Lin Yawen took the initiative to break the silence, she really wanted to see a real Zhu Shibang.

"I can't talk about hate, but I have opinions." Zhu Shibang didn't look at her either, his eyes looked into the distance, and the expression on his face changed from time to time.

"What kind of opinion can you put forward in person?"

"Of course, I want to mention it, or I'll take you to the depths of this desert to do something." Zhu Shibang smiled, his eyes returned to Lin Yawen's face, and he saw that she was covered with sweat, a layer of sand and dust stained her face, and the stockings exposed on the outside of her skirt made the sea buckthorn hang a few holes, and there seemed to be a bloody hole in her leg, so she couldn't help laughing. Lin Yawen made him laugh even more embarrassed, when they were together before, they were all reported by Zhu Shibang, she listened, and the faces of the two people were tight, very similar to what happened. It's the first time that you can talk as you like now without any destination. Lin Yawen suddenly thought, how many truths can be heard in that kind of serious report, including when she reports to her superiors, how many sentences are from the heart? I know it's all a show, but I do it more realistically than the other. This thing is really scary. One day, his official hat was wiped like Zhu Shibang, can he be as generous as him?

Yes, Lin Yawen has a real feeling that Zhu Shibang is generous, and his generosity is not just that he still keeps his mouth shut about Lin Yawen's suspension several times, but is manifested in every step he takes with Lin Yawen and every look he looks at Lin Yawen. Lin Yawen is a forty-year-old woman, and a forty-year-old woman will naturally read every look of a man, and a woman like Lin Yawen, who has been in the officialdom for many years, can taste the different meanings contained in different eyes.

Zhu Shibang's eyes did not contain any reproach or difficulty, there was a kind of open-mindedness, a kind of detachment, as if he had already walked out of the matter of being suspended and cut off, or he didn't take it as a matter at all. At this moment, his eyes were ignited by the desert, and in it was the unconvincing of a man in the face of a fierce object, the desire to conquer, and an infatuation that could not be seen but felt. Lin Yawen's heart was shocked, and it is rare to see such open-mindedness and self-confidence in the face of adversity in life. If dismissal is an adversity.

"You know, you're more stubborn than a man at times." Zhu Shibang finally said. The tone seems to be joking, but it seems serious. Lin Yawen was shocked again, this was the first time she had heard others evaluate her, and she was still a subordinate of her own.

"Do you remember when you removed the head of Liuxiang?"

Lin Yawen passively said "oh", not knowing what he meant by mentioning this. It was her first year in Shahu County, and during an inspection of work, she found that the head of Xialiu Township was playing mahjong with several village party secretaries during work, with notes on his face and a hat buttoned on his head, which was embarrassing and funny. As the head of a township, Lin Yawen held a meeting on the spot and dismissed his official. This matter spread for a while, and Lin Yawen's iron-fisted style has been formed since then, and many township chief secretaries have been waiting there early when they heard that she was coming, and the formation was more grand than welcoming the secretary Qi Maolin. Once, Qi Maolin said half seriously and half jokingly at the meeting: "Since you came to the county, we don't even dare to go down to the township, it's like a military parade, awkward." Lin Yawen herself felt awkward, but she didn't admit it, and said almost forcefully: "To do work, you have to have a job, I can't see the comrades below laughing and laughing, the cadres are not cadres, and the leaders have no leader." But soon, Lin Yawen discovered the fact that the formality and positivity on the surface could not cover up the looseness in the bones, on the contrary, the distance between the masses and the cadres became more and more unfamiliar. One thing is arranged, there is no movement for half a day, and the more frequent the inspection, the lower the efficiency. Lin Yawen was anxious in her heart, but she couldn't find a solution, or Qi Maolin reminded her that mass work has the characteristics of mass work, don't look at the following methods, but the soil has the characteristics of the soil, if you don't want to mingle with the masses, the masses won't buy your account. Only then did Lin Yawen feel that the kind of work style formed by her provincial department organs was difficult to adapt to the characteristics of the township, and that in the face of objects of different qualities, the working methods had to be different, and this was the quality that a grassroots worker should have.

"Actually, you removed a good official." Zhu Shibang chuckled, and then said: "The biggest characteristic of Township Chief Niu is that he has a way, no matter how difficult the masses are, he has a way to govern them. He has been the head of the township for three years, and there is not a single household in Xialiu Township that has overborn, and no household is in arrears of agricultural taxes, do you know why? Zhu Shibang stared at Lin Yawen, Lin Yawen lowered her head, pretending not to know, in fact, she had discovered this in her later work. Who dares to give birth, he dares to take off the pants of other people's daughters-in-law, dares to kick the door in the middle of the night, scolds people to stir-fry vegetables, buy wine, until the child in his belly is done. If you dare to owe agricultural taxes, he will take someone to your house every day to play cards, let you drink and smoke well, and the peasants love to settle small accounts. ”

Lin Yawen smiled bitterly, the Niu Township Chief she mastered later was such a person, but unfortunately, Daliu Township has changed the township head, and the work style is good, but the results are all in a mess now.

"Did you stop you by mistake?" Lin Yawen asked with a smile. At this time, they have stood under the ancient Great Wall, the ancient Great Wall that once resisted the invasion of the Western Regions in history has long been weathered into sparse lumps, but when they see these lumps, people will still have a kind of excitement in their hearts, a kind of pride, quite heroic, this may be a deep-rooted national arrogance complex.

Zhu Shibang smiled and avoided the topic about himself, and it could be seen that he didn't want to embarrass Lin Yawen, let alone create any unpleasantness between the two. His mood today is happy, transparent, and can be called frank, and he just wants to talk to the parent official in front of him. Frankly speaking, he has no prejudice against Lin Yawen, the resignation was proposed by himself, if he insists on not bringing it up, I believe Lin Yawen will not easily get rid of him, after all, he is not the head of the Niu Township in Xialiu, he has been the township chief and secretary of Huyang for ten years, which is also unique in the county.

"Do you know why Secretary Qi wants to transfer me away?" He suddenly said, even he was surprised, didn't he not want to talk about it?

Lin Yawen shook her head.

"He was afraid that I would make something more famous in Poplar Township, the tree has big roots and deep roots, and I am also a big tree in Poplar Township."

"Oh?" Lin Yawen was secretly surprised, it seemed that her judgment was not wrong.

"In fact, he prefers stability and unity more than you, you people, you are always afraid that your subordinates will become a climate, and you are always afraid that your subordinates will cause trouble for you, in fact, in the final analysis, you are still afraid of your black yarn."

Lin Yawen felt that her heart was pricked, a little sharp, a little stinging, she endured it, pretending to be calm and said, "Go on." ”

"Don't you like to listen, you're not a saint, you still care a lot about the black yarn on your head, as the saying goes, the official is at the county level, and then he is counted as entering the door, but as soon as he enters, the official is not yourself, but someone else's shadow, how many real officials have you seen?"

"I haven't seen it." Zhu Shibang laughed again, Lin Yawen felt that he had fallen into his trap, but she didn't expect this black-faced man who took off his suit and was no different from a farmer planting trees to hit the nail on the head when he talked about the philosophy of officialdom. Lin Yawen came to the energy and was eager to hear the following.

"In fact, the real officialdom can't have its own, you can only be a shadow, a process on the assembly line, you are at the mercy of others and are also at the mercy of others, if it is unconventional, it is discord, and the assembly line will automatically squeeze you out."

"You're whining for yourself." Lin Yawen said, after saying this, she felt awkward, why can't she say her true feelings, in front of such a man, do you still need to be wrapped in airtightness?

"It has nothing to do with me, I'm just a person who wants to live according to his own wishes, a person who wants to do something practical, so I can't be an official, I know this very well, otherwise, it is very likely that I will be sitting in the seat of the county magistrate." He suddenly smiled heartily, and the laughter startled a group of sand babies to scatter and flee, and the appearance of rat-headed rat brains was very cute.

"Do you have a goal?" Lin Yawen felt that she was about to reach her goal, she knew that the man in front of her was not good, and he must have big ideas, but she just couldn't walk into his river.

"Yes, to tell you the truth, it's still big, and of course, I still need your support." Only then did Zhu Shibang turn to the topic, it turned out that he said so much just to win Lin Yawen's support.

Zhu Shibang really wanted to buy the forest land in the flow management office, of course, not himself, but the villagers of Shawan Village. "Only by buying the forest land can the forest be protected in the most reliable way. It took three years to connect the Badaosha and the woodlands of the North and South Lakes into a patch, so that an effective protection system was formed. If you push a few kilometers further into the desert, the entire shelterbelt of Populus euphratica can be built, and at that time, it will be difficult for the wind and sand to pass through the shelterbelt, and real people can form it when they enter the sand and retreat. ”

Lin Yawen's blood made him say that it was hot, and she could hear the whirring sound in her body.

"Where's the money, where does it come from?" She quickly asked again. This is a very bad problem of Lin Yawen, everything is not feasible, the first thing that comes to mind is money. Maybe it's because Shahu has been forced by money for more than two years.

"yes, money!" Zhu Shibang sighed, "This is what I ask you to help, my idea is that the county will support some, find a bank to get some loans, and if necessary, let the farmers in Shawan Village or Huyang Township raise funds, Shawan Village can no longer raise sheep, and the grass eaten by a sheep every year is equivalent to the loss of one acre of irrigation water in the desert, and no one has calculated this account." After selling all the sheep and taking out a loan, we can enlist the support of all sectors of society if necessary. Zhu Shibang said very confidently, it seems that he has calculated the accounts carefully.

"Where is the benefit of planting trees?" Lin Yawen returned to the practical problem.

"This has to be seen in the long run, the current planting structure of Shawan Village is very unreasonable, and the same is true for the whole Poplar Township, crops consume a lot of water, the more you plant, the poorer you are, first protect the vegetation, and then develop ecological crops, in ten to twenty years, the landscape of Shawan Village will be different."

Lin Yawen stared at him with suspicion, this plan has been proposed many times in the county, but they all think that the effect is slow and does not meet the current development situation, plus farmers pay attention to immediate interests, who will follow you to watch the pie in the skylight? Lin Yawen couldn't help but tell her relocation plan, which she asked the two directors of the Forestry Department to find experts to do, and it was also the most creative and bold idea she had in the two years she had been in Shahu, and she had not revealed it to anyone yet.

"You're old wine in old bottles." Zhu Shibang easily denied her, "Do you know, 50% of the population of Huyang Township moved from the mountains, and that madness back then was like Columbus discovering the New World, and he wanted to move all the people from the three counties and one district overnight, but what was the result?" If you move them to Xinjiang, what will you do when there is no water in Xinjiang in the future, and then move them over? Moving around, the peasants still can't find a foothold in the end, so why not teach them a way to survive? ”

Zhu Shibang said a lot in one go, and when he said that later, he became excited, and even attacked the immigration policy, saying that he was extremely irresponsible to the peasants, did not fundamentally solve the problem, and blindly pursued short-term pacification, but in fact he was evading and shirking. Looking at his excited appearance, Lin Yawen suddenly doubted herself, was she also shirking and evading?

She wavered, in front of the stubborn and confident Zhu Shibang, her belief was disintegrating little by little, and she had never been so firm.

The wind is blowing. The wind blew from the empty northern desert and hit the two people, Lin Yawen felt that the sweat on her body was condensing layer by layer, and she suddenly felt uncomfortable. The two men stood quietly in the wind, neither of them speaking.