No matter how he did his work, Township Chief Gao was reluctant to go to Yiyang, the main reason was that he had signs of a heart attack, and it was really difficult to climb Qinglin Mountain. Hou Weidong also knew that what Township Chief Gao said was true, so it was not good to force him to go to Yiyang County to find Engineer Liu, and the next morning, he went to the foot www.biquge.info of Qinglin Mountain, found Yang Feng, opened a letter of introduction, and went straight to Yiyang County.

Before leaving, Hou Weidong moved his heart, in order to see Engineer Liu, he did not call again, and prepared to carry out a surprise attack.

The county transportation bureau is an old-fashioned house, a small courtyard, parking a few bright cars, although the house is old, the greening is very good, and the basins used for greening are all good purple pottery-colored basins, painted with various patterns, it seems to be very magnificent, and there are constantly people hurrying in and out, a busy scene.

Hou Weidong steadied himself outside the door, walked to the first floor, and in the corridor, a man sat behind a desk and said, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Engineer Liu Wei."

"Come and register."

The man wrote down Hou Weidong's name and work unit, waved his hand, and said, "Liu Gong is on the third floor." ”

In the engineering section, there are four desks with many diagrams and some drawing tools, and only a small man sits at the desk and engages in drawing.

These days, Liu Gong's name has been circling in Hou Weidong's mind, and has become an old friend, at this time, seeing the owner of the name, Hou Weidong said enthusiastically: "Liu Gong, hello, I am Hou Weidong from Qinglin Town, and Township Chief Gao called you." ”

Engineer Liu is extremely small, wearing a thick pair of glasses, and his face is like a dried radish, which is completely in line with the image of an intellectual in Hou Weidong's mind, he raised his head, took off his glasses, and put the pen and ruler in his hand on the drawings on the table, looked at Hou Weidong several times, and said suspiciously: "You are from Qinglin Town, why haven't I seen you before?" ”

"My name is Hou Weidong, and I only came to work in Qinglin Town this year, and I am stationed in the Qinglin Working Group."

Looking at Hou Weidong's image, Liu Wei thought that he was a college student assigned to Qinglin Town, but when he heard that he was stationed in the Qinglin working group, he said: "The working group only came back from the army?" Hou Weidong said vaguely: "Yes, it was divided." ”

Engineer Liu put on his glasses again, took the pen, and began to get busy again, leaving Hou Weidong aside.

"Liu Gong, we are going to build a highway from Xiaqinglin to Shangqinglin, this highway is related to more than 7,000 people in Shangqinglin, please Liu Gong."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Gong interrupted unceremoniously: "I hired someone to do the geological survey, and I have already paid the money, 12,000 yuan, which I paid in advance, and I can consider giving the drawings if I take this money." ”

Hou Weidong made his facial expression extremely sincere, "The money will definitely be paid, please believe Liu Gong, it's just that the finances are tight now, and it will be paid next year." ”

Liu Gong was not moved at all, "Hou Weidong, what position do you hold, is it useful to say?" He didn't wait for Hou Weidong to answer, accepted the drawings, and said: "I have something to do, I have to go out first, and next time I come to ask for drawings, it's best to bring the money." Just as he was saying this, the phone on the table rang, Liu Gong answered the phone, and said repeatedly: "Wu Bureau, I'll come down immediately." ”

Hou Weidong saw that Liu Gong was about to leave, and said hurriedly: "Liu Gong, don't go, let's discuss it again." ”

"Hou Weidong, I understand your feelings, but you also have to understand me, in order to support the construction of Shangqinglin Town, I should have charged 75,000 yuan, this is the ministerial standard, I only received 20,000 yuan, which is equivalent to voluntary work, this money, I told the head of Gao Township and the mayor of Qin Town, I don't know why I didn't pay this money for a long time."

Liu Gong stood at the door and said, "I'm sorry, I'm going out." ”

"Hou Weidong, this is none of your business, and I have no opinion on you, but this thing is really not authentic, you go back and tell Mayor Qin that Liu Wei is a righteous person, but you can't lose me too much, let alone drag my money up because of your internal reasons."

When Liu Wei came downstairs, a car had already started, Liu Gong got into the car, and disappeared as soon as he slipped through the smoke, leaving Hou Weidong alone in the yard.

Hou Weidong's face was full of embarrassment, and his heart was even more disappointed, so he stayed at the door of the Transportation Bureau for a long time. After walking aimlessly on the street for a while, he came to a small restaurant, fried a green pepper shredded pork, cooked a soup, and ate two bowls of dry rice, and then his mood gradually calmed down.

"You can't just give up." Hou Weidong kept cheering himself up, walked around the street for more than an hour, read books in the bookstore for a while, and at two o'clock, he came to a public phone booth and tried to make a call to Liu Gong's office.

Liu Gong was not there, and the others in the office answered the phone.

Knowing that Liu Gong was going to come back for a meeting after three o'clock, Hou Weidong immediately made a phone call to Township Chief Gao and told him about the situation, and Township Chief Gao's answer was a little helpless, "Liu Gong is telling the truth, when I was in Shangqinglin Township, I promised him to pay for the start of work, but as soon as the drawings were drawn, the upper and lower Qinglin were merged, and the matter dragged on." ”

"Township Chief Gao, Liu Gong said that if you pay 12,000 yuan first, you can give the drawings."

Township Chief Gao sighed: "The town's finances are very tight, and there is no enthusiasm for road repair, I'm afraid this 12,000 yuan is not easy to get, besides, Mayor Qin has sealed the words, and next year will be considered as a reward instead of a supplement." ”

After hanging up the phone, Hou Weidong didn't come back to his senses for a long time, he called Mayor Su's office again, Mayor Su had a good attitude and said some words of encouragement, but when it came to money, he also said that he couldn't do anything.

Holding on to the last hope, Hou Weidong came to the Transportation Bureau again, and waited until four o'clock before Liu Wei returned to the office in a car, and saw Hou Weidong in the office, Liu Wei was a little surprised, he saw that there were other comrades in the office, so he said softly: "Hou Weidong, let me tell you something." ”

When he arrived downstairs, Liu Wei said, "Did you get the money?" After receiving a negative answer, Liu Wei said: "Drawing highway drawings is my personal job, I draw drawings, and I am in the name of other people, and the 20,000 yuan is 2,000 yuan, and the nominal engineer has to charge 2,000 yuan, so I am tired for a few months, and I can't receive a few dollars." ”

Hou Weidong really had no better reason, so he said: "The town has set up a leading group for road repair, with Mayor Su as the leader, I will run away specifically, Mayor Qin promised that after the finances are easy next year, he will allocate some money to come over, and the dignified Qinglin government will not miss Liu Gong's money." ”

Liu Gong has been dealing with the top leaders of townships and towns for many years, and is too familiar with the style of these township leaders, and said: "Since there is no money, the road cannot be repaired at all, Xiaohou, you have only come to work in the local area from the army, and you don't know the complexity of local work. ”

After grinding his mouth for a long time, there was no result, and Hou Weidong could only leave the Transportation Bureau disappointed, he thought a little discouraged: "Am I really whimsical." ”

Walking around the bustling pedestrian street, the crowd was lively, but Hou Weidong was walking in the desert, and he couldn't help but call home.

On the other end of the phone, Liu Guangfen heard that Hou Weidong wanted to borrow money to pay for the drawings, and immediately said: "Son, there is no reason for private money to pay for public affairs, and you don't have an official position, so you can't do such a stupid thing." She said angrily: "When your father came back in the evening, I told him to find a way to find an acquaintance and transfer him to the Yiyang Public Security Bureau. ”

Hou Weidong said that Liu Guangfen was heartbroken, but he still agreed to borrow 5,000 yuan, and with his mother's support, the lights on the pedestrian street were much brighter. After eating some things indiscriminately, Hou Weidong prepared to go to the guest house of Shazhou University to live.

Before I got to the station, I heard a hello.

Duan Ying, who was dressed in a red dress, came out of the store and said happily: "Hou Weidong, what a coincidence." The two exchanged a few words, Duan Ying raised his hand and looked at his watch, and said, "The car back to the academy closes at ten o'clock, and it's still early, so I invite you to dance." ”

In the dance hall of the academy, Hou Weidong also danced with Duan Ying, and when he heard her suggestion, he hesitated for a while, and then readily agreed.

"It's just dancing, it's not a big deal." When entering the dance hall, Hou Weidong comforted himself again.

There were a lot of people in the dance hall, Duan Ying stood beside Hou Weidong and said, "This is the best dance hall in Qinglin, with good sound and lighting." ”

(End of Chapter 52)