The snowflakes drifted for a day and a night, and the desert river became a silver world. The river froze, the ice was covered with snow, the muddy and shallow water at the bottom of the river stopped surging, and the desert river had no appearance at all. People on both sides of the river weave through the river, almost forgetting that there is a stone bridge nearby. Groups of children with their dogs play in the snow above and below the river embankment, and the scene is quaint and peaceful.

The village committee of Xiaquanwang Village, located on the edge of the desert river, was in a tense atmosphere at this time because of the discussion of the overall relocation of the village. Cao Tongqing, director of the village committee and deputy secretary of the village party branch, squatted on a broken chair that rushed to the door, smoking cigarette after cigarette with a black face. More than a dozen members of the village committee and branch members gathered around the big stove in the center of the house, and no one said a word.

In the end, it was Cao Tongqing who extinguished the cigarette in his hand and spoke: "Old and young masters, I don't think we have anything to say, so let's reply to Liu Jinping, secretary of the county party committee, according to the arrangement of the county party committee, the move will be completed within three days, and the move will start this afternoon." The South-to-North Water Diversion Project is a major project for 10 million people in eight counties and cities in Pingchuan, and our village cannot afford to delay it. As he spoke, Cao Tongqing reached out and grabbed the phone on the desk.

"Slow." Cao Wujun, deputy director of the village committee, stood up, "I have to think about this again." ”

Cao Tongqing said: "What else is there to think about? The small meetings of the conference have been held no less than a dozen times, from the county to the township and to the village. Everyone has said what should have been said a long time ago, and the problems that should have been reflected have also been reflected. Now Secretary Liu of the county party committee is sitting in the township waiting for our reply, and we have to think about it for Secretary Liu. Is it easy for a female secretary to be running around for our business in this cold day? ”

Cao Wujun said: "Secretary Liu is not easy, is it easy for us?" Our ancestors have lived here for generations, and the ancestral graves and old forests are here, and they will leave as soon as they move, can the old and young masters figure it out? ”

Cao Tongqing said: "Second uncle, I think the key is that we, the party members and cadres, can figure it out. ”

Cao Wujun said: "I just can't figure it out. Why is the river widening to our side? Why don't you expand on the Shangquanwang side? Isn't it because there is a secretary of the municipal party committee Xiao on the side of Xiao's house in Shangquan Wangxiao? Secretary Xiao is in charge of the project, can he not favor the Shangquan Wangxiao family? ”

Cao Tongqing said: "Second uncle, let me tell you again: Secretary Xiao Daoqing really didn't deviate from Shangquanwang this time, when he was in charge of the project, the river map had been designed. Now, Secretary Xiao is in charge of politics and law according to the new division of labor of the municipal party committee, and he doesn't ask about the project, so there is no basis for us to guess like this. ”

A branch committee came up and said: "Yes, yes, I have also heard that it is Secretary Chen Zhongyang who is in charge of our water conservancy project now." In my opinion, we can make one last effort to find Secretary Chen and see if we can modify the river map to save the village? ”

Cao Tongqing stomped his feet: "Are you crazy?" Three days later, the Desert River will start construction on the whole line, and more than one million people will go to the embankment to work. ”

Everyone was silent again, and the room suddenly became very quiet, and the sound of the coals being cracked could be heard clearly.

Cao Tongqing sighed and said: "Our entire village has moved, and there is a problem that it is difficult to leave our homeland, and of course, there are also certain economic losses for collectives and individuals. But Shangquanwang and more than a dozen surrounding villages are also taking responsibility with us?! They gave us more than 1,000 acres of land, and the county and township also built houses for us and built new villages, and people had to contribute. Think about it, is the work in the county so easy to do? Didn't you hear about it, and they were telling you? Therefore, I advise everyone not to add to the chaos above. Did we have less trouble in the past? Fighting for water every year, dying every year, dying people, arresting people, we are still not convinced, blame the above for not presiding over the water rectification. Now that the city and county have made such a big determination to carry out the project, as the beneficiaries, how can we still have so many problems?! Last night, the old party secretary repeatedly explained to me on the hospital bed, asking me to bring a message to everyone: Don't talk to the township and county about the conditions anymore, we must start moving today, and the party members and cadres of the branch and village committee must take the lead. ”

There's no one to talk to again.

Cao Tongqing looked at his watch and saw that the hour hand had pointed to the nine characters, and became a little anxious: "Comrades, do you have to ask me to carry the old branch secretary out of the critical care ward of the county hospital and talk to you in person?" ”

Cao Wujun shook his head and said, "That's not what I mean. Everyone is worried that the work of the old and young masters in a village is difficult to do, and it was originally said that it would be moved within ten days, but now it is required to be moved within three days, which is too strong and difficult. ”

Cao Tongqing said: "The county and township have thought of this, and have already organized vehicles and manpower for us. They are not here now for fear of causing misunderstanding and intensifying contradictions. ”

Cao Wujun smacked his lips: "On this snowy day, the new house has not been built, why should we talk to the old and young masters." ”

Speaking of this, the accountant Xiaolian came in, saying that she heard that she was going to move today, and the people of the whole village gathered and asked Cao Tongqing what to do? Are you really moving today? How to explain it to the masses?

Cao Tongqing didn't think about it, so he said: "Of course we have to move, the branch has already made a decision." After that, without discussing with the branch committee and village committee in the house, one person went out in a military coat.

The branch committee and village committee in the house, you look at me, I look at you, and I have to go out with you.

Standing on the snow-covered steps, looking at the men, women and children who were familiar with each other in a courtyard, and listening to the sound of discussion, Cao Tongqing raised his hands and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

However, in the face of this historic moment in Xiaquanwang Village, the old folks could not calm down, and the crowd had everything to say. Some of the older people even scolded their mothers, and asked Cao Tongqing again and again, if they moved out on such a snowy day, would they want to live.

Cao Tongqing waved at the villagers, until everyone quieted down, and then spoke: "Uncle and aunt, old and young masters, comrades, villagers, now everyone's mood, everyone's thoughts, I Cao Tongqing knows, understands, otherwise, I am not worthy of being the village director of Xiaquanwang Village." Is it difficult for us? It's hard for us. The old family must be lost, the old forest must be lost, the fruit trees and crops in front of the village and behind the village must be lost. The time requirements are still so tight, we have to move today, and we have to move it within three days. Can't you move it? No way. to influence the project. One million and hundreds of thousands of people go to work on the river, what problems do you want to solve? To solve the problem of water. The problem of water is a matter of our survival, and this problem makes me and the old secretary feel uncomfortable when we think about it. Don't talk about it, let's just say that last year, we fought another battle for the water source and Shangquan Wangxiao's family, killing one person and injuring three, and my second brother Cao Tongxi acted as a murderer to go to the top tank, and the procedures for medical parole have not been completed until now. Is my second brother Cao Tongxi really a murderer? Of course not. He has been suffering from tuberculosis for a few years, and he can't even do work in the field, will he go to blow up the dam with his ** bag? ”

I don't know why, the tears in my eyes flowed out, and Cao Tongqing let the tears flow on his face, and he didn't wipe them.

"Who is responsible for the death of the bombing, who knows in their hearts. At that time, the county public security bureau asked me and the old branch secretary to investigate the murderer and hand over the murderer, how can I investigate? How to pay? I didn't sleep for three days and three nights, so I decided to surrender myself. The old branch secretary stopped me, and my second brother also stopped me. The old party secretary said that he was not in good health, and the work in the village depended on me, and I, the director and deputy secretary of the village committee, could not mess around. When the second brother went to surrender, he also patted his shoulder in front of the old branch secretary and said to me, asking me to take the old and young villagers to work hard and see if I can dig up our dry roots one day. The old branch secretary toasted the second brother's wine at that time and knelt down for the second brother. I thought later, just to dig up the dry roots, don't have a second brother, I have to risk my life to do something. ”

No one expected that when Cao Tongqing said this, he "plopped" and knelt on the snow in front of the crowd.

"Old and young masters, I also knelt down for you today, for the sake of our relatives who go to the top tank every year, for the sake of those dead and injured villagers, don't say anything, move immediately, okay?"

Cao Tongqing's words touched everyone's sore spots, and this gift shocked everyone even more.

The people in front hurriedly pulled Cao Tongqing up, and said one after another, just listen to the director, move, move immediately, no matter how difficult it is, they will not make trouble for the village.

Deputy Director Cao Wujun said: "Okay, let's go home and clean up and prepare for relocation." The elderly and children should be taken care of, the road is slippery in cold weather, and one must not be frostbitten or broken. ”

Cao Tongqing also said: "The township and the county have already transferred some coal and firewood, and every household has come to collect it. ”

When the people in the courtyard were scattered, Cao Tongqing called Liu Jinping, secretary of the county party committee, who was at a meeting of the township to open a river workers' organization, reported the situation in Xiaquanwang, and asked the township car to drive over.

This made Liu Jinping very happy.

Liu Jinping said on the phone: "This is very good, I, the secretary of the county party committee, thank you, the people of the desert, thank you, in this kind of cold weather, if you can really complete the relocation of the entire village in three days according to the requirements of the county party committee, the county will award your village 20,000 yuan." ”

Cao Tongqing said: "We don't want this 20,000 real award, just donate it as our project." Isn't this water conservancy project for the fundamental interests of our peasants?! ”

Liu Jinping said: "Okay, if you can think like this, our work will be easy to do." ”

An hour later, a chaotic and magnificent convoy of trucks, walk-behind tractors, horse-drawn carts, and donkey carts appeared on the snowy fields in the distance. Liu Jinping, secretary of the county party committee, sat in a large liberation truck at the beginning and led the team to Xiaquanwang Village.

At this time, the snow fluttered again, and the heavens and the earth became chaotic.

In the shaky chaos, Liu Jinping bit the dry bread and reported to Chen Zhongyang with her mobile phone: "The 150,000 migrant workers in the first phase of the desert have all been organized in place. The resettlement work in the three villages of Ha Quanwang was officially launched today. I'm on my way to Ha Quan Wang right now. The snow is heavy. I wonder if it's snowing in your Pingchuan City? ”