At the critical moment, these old people who had fought on the battlefield showed their demeanor, Dai Yue had not yet made a definition, Liu Tongxin and Yan Youcheng were determined to start from themselves, not to let their relatives do those so-called banquets, and for a while a few people got up and said that they would not hold extra banquets except for weddings and funerals and full moons, and at the same time would not participate in those redundant banquets.

Dai Yue turned his head to look at the group of people who are now the mainstay, and He Yuanwu took the lead and said: "I actually don't care, my family has not had any happy events in recent years, as for not participating in those banquets, it is a good thing for me." ”

Yan Hong hesitated for a while: "My family just has the idea of being forty years old, if Director Dai calls for it, we can not do it, although we will receive a lot less gift money, but we will also waive a lot in the future." ”

No one spoke out at the scene, although Liu Tongxin and Yan Youcheng led a few old people, and He Yuanwu and Yan Hong also agreed, but most of them did not express their opinions, which means that the banquet still has to be set up and participated.

Dai Yue took a deep breath and expressed his opinion: "I am very grateful to Liu Tongxin and Yan Youcheng for their understanding, of course, we do not engage in moral kidnapping in this matter, it is purely voluntary, I will not force it if I don't want to, I will get up early and send a proposal to every villager later." Again, it is purely voluntary, and no one is kidnapped or forced to agree to the initiative. ”

Yan Youcheng got up and said, "Comrade Dai Yue, I have to criticize you a few words, your meeting was not held properly. Think about it, you are a resident cadre of Liuji Village, and you suddenly want to break the rules for many years, whether you follow your footsteps or not, it doesn't matter if we old guys do. But if you think about the young comrades such as He Yuanwu and Yan Hong, as subordinates, if they don't listen to the initiative of the leader, they will definitely mumble in their hearts; Listen to it, but not from your heart. ”

Dai Yue listened to Yan Youcheng's criticism with a smile, Yan Youcheng took a sip and continued: "Although you behaved very bloody and a man when distributing the compensation, in the words of my grandson, I praise you." But in this case, you are a bit of a slippery head, standing in a high position and looking down on others, so that most of these people who are in the meeting today are at a loss. ”

Hearing this, Dai Yue was a little embarrassed, his consistent style of acting is to just care that the result is good, as long as the process is not too deviant, it doesn't matter, and now that he is pointed out by the upright Yan again, he is not very easy to justify.

At this time, Liu Tongxin stood up and pouted: "Old dog Yan, I'm afraid you're old and confused." Let me ask you, is Director Dai's proposal today a good thing or a bad thing? ”

Yan Youcheng said lightly: "I know it's a good thing, but a good thing also has a good way to act, and we must convince people with reason." ”

Liu Tongxin asked coldly: "What is a good way to do things?" ”

Yan Youcheng said: "This meeting should not be held today, although we are party members and cadres, but we are also villagers of Liuji Village, since it is related to the villagers, we should hold a meeting of all the villagers to boycott the banquet initiative, the villagers are willing to listen to it, and if they don't want to listen, they don't force it, but we people secretly have a meeting first, do you say we listen well, or don't listen well?" After hearing this, the cadres who were about to hold a banquet to recover the gift money suffered heavy losses; If you don't listen, you can't mutter, can this cadre still do it? ”

Liu Tongxin sneered: "I'm afraid you have forgotten your original intention, we party members and cadres should lead by example at this time, what about your advanced nature?" What about your enlightenment? I think Director Dai is afraid that it is a mistake to cause moral kidnapping to everyone present, so he should directly order that all party members and cadres should not hold large-scale banquets and not participate in these banquets. ”

After arguing for a while, Yan Youcheng had nothing to say, stood up straight and turned around for a long time, and said: "Okay, okay, you are reasonable, and the Bodhisattva lives in your house." ”

Liu Tongxin, who had a victorious attitude, drank again: "Yan Laogou, I said that you forgot your original intention, and you still believe in the Bodhisattva." ”

Yan, whose buttocks had just been next to the stool, bounced up again: "When did I believe it?" It's you, every year the yellow paper money in the commissary is bought out by you. ”

Liu Tongxin said: "I buy those to worship ancestors, I don't know the gods and Bodhisattvas, there is no ancestor at home, there is no me, I am filial piety when I am alive, and I mourn when I die, which is human nature." ”

Yan Youcheng, who calmed down for a while, finally found the words to fight back: "I just said that Director Dai is right to play a slippery head. ”

"What's the trick?" Liu Tongxin asked.

Yan Youcheng said: "As you said, he should directly give orders to party members and cadres, but he is afraid of offending people, so he convened this meeting for everyone to discuss, isn't it a slippery head?" ”

Liu Tongxin still wanted to speak, but Fu Lichun in the front row stood up: "Don't fight, although Director Dai's initiative is very good, but setting up a banquet is not illegal, nor does it violate public morality, although there are regulations that party members are not allowed to participate in the banquet, but although I am the leader of the fourth group, I am not a party member and am not bound by these regulations." Besides, all my guests have been notified, and the deposit has also been paid for the banquet, and the deposit has also been paid for tobacco, alcohol, meat and fish, and my son's 10th birthday banquet is definitely going to be placed, so it's a big deal that I won't be the team leader. And Director He and Director Yan, you don't need to participate in my family's banquet. With that, Fu Lichun walked straight out of the venue.

"Lao Fu, what do you say?" He Yuanwu took a step forward, glanced at Dai Yue, and then turned around and sat down.

Everyone looked at Dai Yue, if Fu Lichun was allowed to leave like this and the banquet was continued, then Dai Yue's initiative would be a bunch of nonsense. After all, the eyes of the masses are clear, and if the cadres do not follow the initiative, is it still necessary for the masses to follow it?

Dai Yue didn't want to intensify the conflict, and after seeing Fu Lichun go out, he pressed his hand: "I'll draft a proposal later, and those who are willing to seconded it can sign the proposal, copy it and distribute it to every villager." ”

Dai Yue has already made a good draft of the proposal, mainly two major items, one is to propose that in addition to the full moon, marriage, and funeral, all other wedding banquets will not be handled or participated; The second item is about the specifications of the above three banquets, advocating that cigarettes should not exceed 10 yuan per pack, wine should not exceed 15 yuan per bottle, and no more than 10 dishes including cold dishes should be included in a table of eight people, and the rest of the red tape can be exempted.

The proposal was written, Liu Tongxin and Yan Youcheng took the lead in signing, and several old people also signed their names.

After the meeting ended, the leaders of each group took the proposal back to distribute it, and Dai Yue also took a stack of proposal books and prepared to go to the home of Fu Lichun of the fourth group.

Before he reached the door, he heard the quarrel between Fu Lichun and his wife Yang Xin'e from a distance in the house.

"Are you a pig? Just came back? Won't you say it softly, take it slowly, and wait until the wedding feast is over before accepting the proposal? ”

"You didn't see the situation at that time, how tightly Liu Tongxin and Yan Youcheng were two old ghosts, I suspect that Dai Yue had discussed with them in advance, and he was acting on purpose today."

"If it's acting, it means that Dai Yue has already made up his mind, if you do it like this, the team leader will definitely not be able to be the leader, is it worth it just to set up a banquet?"

"I've calculated, this banquet can collect tens of thousands of gifts, and it's only 10,000 or 20,000 yuan a year as a team leader, why don't I set up a banquet?"

"Don't you continue to go back with tens of thousands of gift money? After being a two-year leader, I came back, won't this account be counted? ”

"Who knows how long this team leader can be in office? The previous director just wanted the villagers not to toss, but Dai Yue came to be poor and tossed, it was only half a year young, and it was a penny, a ban on hemp, and an initiative, so I couldn't tell if I didn't do a good job and got out of class. It is said that more is better than less, less is better than cash, why don't I grab the ready-made gift money? ”

Although he slowed down, Dai Yue still walked into Fu Lichun's door.

Yang Xin'e, who had just opened her mouth to speak, changed her face and took a step forward: "Director Dai is here." ”

Fu Lichun turned his head and glanced at it, and said without being salty or light: "Director Dai, even if you come to the door, I will still do the same for this wedding banquet." ”

Yang Xin'e slapped him back: "What are you talking nonsense?" Then he enthusiastically moved a stool for Dai Yue: "Director Dai sit, I'll make you tea." ”

Fu Lichun sat down with Dai Yue and said with a slight complaint: "Director Dai, you may not understand, I myself am also disgusted with the wedding banquet. Many relatives and friends persuaded me to put on a five-year-old banquet for my son, and I was not the team leader at that time, but I hated the hypocritical welcome and send-off at the banquet very much, so I insisted on not setting up a banquet. ”

Dai Yueqi said: "Since you hate it, why do you suddenly have to set up a banquet?" ”

Fu Lichun let out a sigh: "This time, there are indeed too many gifts to go out, if you don't set up a banquet, you have to wait until your son goes to school, which is seven or eight years later; Another one of my son's classmates set up a ten-year-old banquet before and after this, and all of them showed off in the class, children, they must be hungry, so I told my son, if he can take the first place in the class, he will set up a banquet as a reward. My son really won the first place in the exam, and I can't go back on my word as a father. ”

Yang Xin'e came over with tea: "Director Dai, my family Lichun doesn't have the intention to go against you, he is a straight person, don't take it to heart." ”

Dai Yue took the teacup and smiled faintly: "Then how can I be, if I really go to my heart, I won't come to the door." ”

Yang Xin'e said: "But this banquet is really unnecessary, and the deposit has already spent thousands of yuan." It would be nice if Director Dai could give two days' notice, nothing is decided, and we have nothing to lose by accepting this initiative. ”

Dai Yue pondered for a long time, and put the copied proposal on the coffee table: "This is just an initiative, not a requirement, let's talk about the banquet, Brother Fu will send this proposal to the villagers first." ”

Fu Lichun shook his head: "I can't send it, the villagers are looking at me." Although the group is all of the same sect, it is difficult to say when it comes to personal interests. Except for my close relatives, no one really thinks that I have to take back some of the money I have given out for so many years. After I have issued the proposal, I will set up a banquet, is this a slap in my own face or Director Dai's face? ”

Dai Yue thought for a while: "Then let's not send it for the time being, but Brother Fu, if I can give your son a meaningful tenth birthday that is in no way inferior to his classmates, and then find a way to help you get the deposit back, will you have the idea of giving up the banquet?" ”