Tang Xiaohong returned to the village office and saw a bunch of poor household registration rosters handed in by the captains of each team on the desk. Tang Xiaohong opened the roster and flipped through it, and the words on it were written crookedly, just like the villagers often said that the chicken was rotten; Scratch here, paint there, messy. Tang Xiaohong shook her head helplessly and sighed slightly.

Most of these captains were born in the 50s of the last century and have a low level of education; When the weather is nice, I am busy with farm work, and I take time to make reports on rainy days or at night. With reading glasses, he wrote with a shaky stroke, which was very laborious; If you want to read the tadpole small print such as the instructions for filling out the form, you have to stretch your arms straight, hold the paper far away, and half-squint your eyes to see it.

Tang Xiaohong flipped through these reports, and even doubted their accuracy, ID cards, bank card numbers, a long list of numbers, did the captains write them accurately? The numbers on the report are 2 like 7 and 5 like 6. Tang Xiaohong followed the example of Uncle Wu, stretched out the report, and carefully identified 2 and 7, 5 and 6.

In the past, during meetings, Tang Xiaohong sometimes couldn't help but joke at the captain, you must not write other people's bank card numbers as your own, lest the direct food subsidy and subsistence allowance be hit on your account, be careful that your bank card is bursting.

The captains often listened indifferently, some couldn't help but laugh, and some people even deliberately ridiculed, where is there a bank card that can't hold money? Give me the money and I'll try.

Tang Xiaohong really wanted to hire a young man who could operate office software to come to the village to help sort out the information, but when people heard about Zhucun, their heads shook like a drum. When you go to work in Zhucun, if you go down to the mountains every day and go home, your salary is not enough to pay the fare; If you don't go down the mountain to live in Murakami, you will be cold and lonely, timid, and it is estimated that you will be scared of your guts.

Tang Xiaohong looked at those reports, so she had to turn on the computer and enter them slowly.

Winter in Takemura seems to be darker early. It's not Takemura, the weather in the whole eastern Sichuan is like this, in winter, it is always gray and gloomy, like a woman who is unhappy about the loss of her husband, and rarely sees the good weather that is clear and clear. Just after 5 p.m., it was dark.

Tang Xiaohong came to the dam outside the village office, stretched her waist, and rejuvenated her muscles and bones. After sitting for an afternoon, I recorded the information of the three teams, and it seems that it will take half a day tomorrow morning. He pulled out a cigarette and smoked it comfortably.

Wu Sifu went to Shuangjiang Town to deliver the big basket and came back on a motorcycle. The motorcycle stopped in front of the village office with a "quack". Wu Sifu got off the motorcycle, paid the money, and walked straight home with a limp.

"Brother Wu, are you going to town?" Tang Xiaohong greeted.

"I'll go to town and deliver a big basket to the restaurant owner." Wu Sifu replied lightly.

Wu Sifu thought of the third uncle telling him that Murakami meant to cancel his parents' subsistence allowance, so he felt uncomfortable when he saw Tang Xiaohong. Although Tang Xiaohong did this completely according to the rules. But when he thought of the scene where he was close to himself before, his heart felt awkward. I really know people and faces, but I don't know my heart.

"Smoke a cigarette and go." Tang Xiaohong said.

"Don't smoke it. It's getting dark, and if you smoke again, you have to go back in the dark. Wu Sifu said as he walked.

Tang Xiaohong was worried about being bored alone in the village office at night, so he hurriedly said, "Brother Wu, wait for me, I'll go with you." ”

"Where are you going?" Wu Sifu stopped in confusion and waited for Tang Xiaohong. I thought to myself, what trick is he going to play this time? Isn't it close to yourself again? Hmph, holding a stick in one hand and candy in the other, both as a bitch and as a chastity archway. Villain!

"I'm bored in the village office alone, so I'm going to your house for dinner tonight." Tang Xiaohong saw Wu Sifu with a blank face, and said briskly.

"Come to my house for dinner? God, I don't have any food at home, how can I greet you, a big cadre in the village? Wu Sifu's mind was spinning rapidly.

The farmers are kind and simple, and in their hearts, meat, eggs, and soy products are considered vegetables.

"Is there any cabbage? Is there a red vetch? Tang Xiaohong said casually, "Brother, don't care about what you eat, let's just feel free." Tang Xiaohong probably guessed what Wu Sifu was thinking.

"Cabbage and red weed? I'm worried that I don't have any good food to greet you. Wu Sifu smiled honestly and said sincerely.

"We don't have to worry about what to eat. Brother, tell you something. Do you know what I was doing when I went back to town the other day? Tang Xiaohong wanted to find someone to pour out the bitterness in her heart.

"What did you do? Don't you just go home to see your wife and children? Wu Sifu said calmly.

"Wrong, wrong, you're wrong. I'm back at work. Do you know what I did when I went back to work? I'm going to go to our bureau chief to build the road, and I want to harden the machine plow road of several of your teams into a concrete road, later

If the car can drive in, the villagers' agricultural and sideline products will be sold better, so will their life be better? Tang Xiaohong asked with great longing.

"You see, the road we are walking on now is winding and rugged, and uneven; From one ravine to another hillside, it winds and winds from another hillside to the depths of the mountain. There is a place in front of you that even passes through the stone wall, like a ray of sky, and it is terrifying to walk on. It's good if it doesn't rain, but if it rains, it's muddy, and it's slippery three times in one step, how dangerous it is. ”

"I can't see it, you're quite emotional. For us, though, it's long been used to it. Wu Sifu paused, and then said, "So you went back to the unit to run away?" Do you want to get to the indicator? ”

At this time, Wu Sifu was whetted by Tang Xiaohong, who was full of energy and energy in front of him, and his previous resentment towards him gradually dissipated.

"Well, not so lucky. I thought that I could play the game of the national agricultural and forestry road construction, but as a result, the agricultural and forestry road construction project was planned last year. In addition, it is only state-owned forest farms that can be planned.

Later, I heard from the head of our planning unit that we are now planning to withdraw and annex the village road construction project. But Zhu Village is not a withdrawn village. You say, is it me Tang Xiaohong who is poisoned or Takemura is unlucky? Why do you just carry it like this? Tang Xiaohong said exaggerated and loudly.

Wu Sifu saw Tang Xiaohong's look of regret and pity, and thought to himself, this man is really an upright cadre, worthy of being a soldier of the people.

"If we can build and harden this road, we in the first, second, and third teams will be very happy. Not to mention anything else, selling bamboo every year is also a lot of income. Wu Sifu said.

How could Tang Xiaohong not know the importance of this road.

"Otherwise, we will mobilize families to use the winter farming time to widen the machine farming road. Then everyone raises a little bit, and then I go to the stone factory and cement factory to get materials on credit and harden this road? "Don

Xiaohong excitedly grabbed Wu Sifu's arm and said.

"Ask everyone to pay? Unrealistic. On the section of the road from the village office to the national highway, the village held a mobilization meeting at that time and demanded 400 yuan per person, calculated according to the registered population. But after several meetings, no one was willing to pay. Wu Sifu said.

"Why? Now that the road has been repaired, isn't it very convenient to travel? Tang Xiaohong asked.

"First, 400 yuan per person, and if there is a large population, you have to pay 2,000 or 3,000 yuan, which is a lot of money for farmers, and many families cannot afford to come up with so much money. Second, the peasants' vision is not so long-term, and they are the happiest thing to only come in but not out. Wu Sifu said carefully.

"Why did you fix it again?" Tang Xiaohong asked suspiciously.

"At that time, the old village chief said that this is the target given above, and if we don't fix it, the target will be canceled and the money from the state subsidy will be recovered.

Later, there was really no way, so Murakami temporarily withheld the direct grain subsidy and the subsidy for returning farmland to forest. After the road was repaired, the villagers felt that it was much more convenient to go to the town to catch the market, and finally agreed to the village to deduct the subsidy. Wu Sifu said.

"We can use that method now." Tang Xiaohong said.

"What now? At present, direct supplements, subsistence allowances, etc., are all directly paid to the farmers' silver cards by the town. You can't deduct it if you want to. Wu Sifu said with a smile.

The two walked all the way, chatted all the way, and soon arrived at Wu Sifu's house.

Wu Sifu opened the door, turned on the lights, and turned on the TV for Tang Xiaohong to watch. Tang Xiaohong saw that Wu Sifu's house was neatly tied, the table and benches of the Eight Immortals were clean, and the red lotus and pumpkin were lying quietly in the corner

In the fall, there are no disgusting things such as chicken manure in the hall and stove house, and I can't help but admire Wu Sifu in my heart. It seems that his mental burden is not as heavy as before, at least he is living a serious life.

Wu Sifu circled the chicken that went back to the house and asked Tang Xiaohong: "Secretary Tang, it's late today, we can eat noodles." Convenient and hassle-free. What do you think? ”

"Okay, you can eat anything." Tang Xiaohong looked at the news broadcast and replied casually.

Wu Sifu took out two eggs, went to the dam and pulled a handful of shallots and two cabbages, and began to make a fire to cook.

After a while, Wu Sifu came out with two bowls of fragrant egg noodles. Tang Xiaohong saw that a bowl of noodles was made so vividly by Wu Sifu, emerald green cabbage, tender yellow fried eggs, delicate and soft noodles, chopped shallots, curling white steam, wafting out endless fragrance.

Tang Xiaohong took the noodles, Wu Sifu took out another bowl of bean paste, and a plate of radish kimchi mixed with oil and chili peppers was placed on the table of the Eight Immortals, and the two began to eat.

Tang Xiaohong exhaled, swallowed saliva, took a chopstick pickle, and chewed it in a big gulp; After another sip of noodle soup, the rich aroma of shallots stretched out to the limbs. The dense air currents warmed the air and warmed the body.

"Do you have any wine?" Tang Xiaohong asked, "Let's have a unique flavor with sour radish wine." ”

"Sour radish with wine? It's quite special. Wu Sifu said as he went to the back room to get wine, "I haven't drunk for a long time, I don't know if there's anything else." ”

Wu Sifu took out the wine bottle and shook it, listening to the sound, and. Hurriedly took two bowls, and the two of them drank wine with sour radishes and noodles.

The two drank happily, and they had the feeling that they had a thousand glasses of wine for their confidants. Tang Xiaohong suddenly asked, "Why don't you see your wife?" ”

"She's going outside." Wu Sifu didn't want to bring up this topic, so he replied simply.

"It's almost the New Year, call my sister-in-law back. You are home alone, and your life is cold, how boring. Besides, my son is about to take the college entrance examination, and his mother is back, this family has warmth, and my son is happy. Tang Xiaohong said sincerely.

"Well, I haven't been in touch with her in two years. I don't even know if she'll ever come back. Wu Sifu said melancholy.

"Why don't you come back? This is her home, and there is her husband and son at home, why didn't she come back? Tang Xiaohong asked inexplicably.

"You don't know. At that time, my mother's condition worsened, and the doctor said that she would have a kidney replacement. I was anxious to save my mother and asked her to go to her mother's house to borrow money. When she refused, I beat her and told her to get out.

Later, I thought that she was responsible for my mother's death. So, she ran out as soon as she got out of breath. Never called me.

Not long ago, my mother-in-law gave me her phone number and told me to call her. I still haven't figured out what to say to her after I get on the phone. I told her to get out of the way, and now I'm telling her to come back, isn't it a reversal?

If she still doesn't come back, where will my face go? Wu Sifu said bitterly.

"Why are you so indecisive? Of course, the wife is her own good. Husband and wife don't have an overnight feud, they quarrel at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed, don't you understand this truth? ”

"I know everything. How can I have the face to call her back now, my family owes so much debt, do I ask her to come back and live a hard life with me? Wu Sifu said worriedly.

"Do you want to give up your wife to someone else?" Tang Xiaohong decided to hit the sore spot of Wu Sifu's thoughts.

A painful look appeared on Wu Sifu's face for an instant.

Tang Xiaohong struck while the iron was hot: "Give me the phone number, I'll call." ”

Wu Sifu looked at the empty bowl on the table blankly, like a puppet.

"Give me the phone number." Tang Xiaohong said to Wu Sifu again, and stretched out his hand to ask him for the number.

Wu Sifu had to fumble and take out a note from his underwear pocket and give it to Tang Xiaohong.

Tang Xiaohong took out Wu Sifu's mobile phone again, and immediately dialed the number according to the number on the note. After a while, the phone rang. Wu Sifu stared at the connected phone, his thoughts were chaotic.