Sixty years with spring

Chapter 309

Eventful Autumn (9)

Che Hongxuan drove to the picturesque mountain road, and he felt that this mountain road that brought him a dream was not very likely to go again in the future.

As the temperature gradually drops, the original clouds and mist linger in the mountains and forests, it has been high and cool in autumn, the boundless green begins to layer, and the umbrella-shaped canopy shows different colors, from the bottom of the mountain to the mountain, the color is more and more obvious. It will not be long before the cool breeze and cold dew will stain the maple leaves red, and the leaves of deciduous trees such as aspen, walnut and oak will be golden on the map, ------and then there will be a terrible and boundless withering------

At the place where "Old Huangfeng" Xianglan had asked him to stop last year, he stopped the car, thinking back to the scene at that time, Xianglan's cute and naughty face that stood up after squatting down seemed to be right in front of him, and everything passed so ruthlessly.

Just after eleven o'clock, Che Hongxuan drove to the gate of the MDF factory, Boss Huang happened to drive out, and the two cars stopped together, the front windows were opposite, and at the same time opened the window glass and poked his head out.

Che Hongxuan asked, "You are Boss Huang, right?" ”

"Yes, yes, you're the famous car owner, right?"

"I am, but I'm not famous, just a contractor." Che Hongxuan hung up into neutral, pulled up the hand brake, and simply opened the door with a smile and went out.

Boss Huang still poked out a big bald head with fleshy and shiny and said, "Decent, like a big boss!" But you can't do this broken car, slap your face, you have to change to an imported car. By the way, didn't I hear that you have a good car, Cheng Ji's people say that the car is more valuable than Cheng Ji's entire village, why don't you drive it? ”

Che Hongxuan smiled and said, "I'm used to driving this car. ”

"It's right to keep a low profile!" Boss Huang continued with a smile on his dark and red face, "I want to accompany my wife to the temple to make a wish." Mr. Feng Shui told her that she had to do this, saying that there was a great immortal in that mountain, and she should not be alarmed, otherwise she would not be able to move smoothly. After making a wish, we will make paper (sign a contract) and let you take the money with you. It's a good day, you see it's a cloudless day, there's no wind, and the treetops don't move, it's good! I don't know if it's really him, so I have to make her make a wish, saying that I will make a lot of money if I get this mountain. His grandmother's, if the wish doesn't work, I'll buy a fucking old sow next year to make a wish! If it gets a big fuss, I'll open a hook machine and pick up that broken temple for him! This old lady, it's not neat, the old house - it's slanted! Living people don't believe in it, but they believe in those piles of dirt (Buddha statues)! ”

Boss Huang's wife also poked her head out of the back window and said to Che Hongxuan: "Don't listen to him drink some cowhide san (wine) nonsense!" Do you think that virtue looks like a bandit? Like a crab, walking sideways, the sky can't fit him! How can you not pay attention to this in business? Although we haven't met the car boss, we have heard that you are also a businessman, and my little sister persuaded me that you should also make a wish and make a smooth picture! ”

Che Hongxuan smiled and said, "I don't believe this. ”

Boss Huang's wife said: "It doesn't matter if you believe it or not, you can try it, it doesn't cost a few dollars to burn pillar incense." Maybe it will be spiritual in the future, and it will be smooth. This temple is very famous, and people within a hundred miles come here when they have something to do. ”

Che Hongxuan said: "Thank you for your concern. ”

Boss Huang said: "Don't talk to her about those useless things!" Big brother, you don't have to worry about doing things with me, you can do whatever you say! It's not blowing with you, my woodlands and mountains are stacked higher than you, and there won't be a second person in our province! The mountain is in vain in your hands, and not a penny will be produced. It's different in my hands, I can turn it into a freehold title. Those old trees, overlord trees, are like old men and old ladies in their eighties, dry and shaky, occupy a large area of land, and they must be cut off (all of them). It's like those old men and old ladies, damn or not, how much trouble do they cause to the country, society and family? I estimate that there can be more than 100,000 li, enough for the MDF factory to work for eight years. ”

"I admire you Boss Huang!" Che Hongxuan flattered, although he felt that his words were rude, but Boss Huang was a practical person after all, and it was not easy to find such a buyer in a short period of time.

"You go to the mountains to make arrangements, you take what pots and pans you have, except for the bulldozer, the rest of the equipment and tools are left for me. I'll do it in the evening, kill pigs and sheep, and celebrate. ”

Che Hongxuan nodded and said, "I won't participate in the evening." ”

Boss Huang glared and said, "How can you tell a joke?" Buying and selling mountains is a big deal, and I have to give me the heads and faces in the town, the forestry station, and the people in the village, so how can I be without you? Is there anything else to see when selling mountains? You're too small-faced and short-faced! People are in the rivers and lakes, who is not difficult? It's not a problem, it's not a shame to rob a man or a woman. We often say that if you don't overturn the car and don't suppress it, you are not a good boss (who drives the car), how can you do business satisfactorily? Besides, your selling of mountains has become news here in the past few days, and it is useless for you to avoid it. Do you think, with so many people working on your mountain, and so many migrant workers going out with you, can this meeting be without you? ”

Che Hongxuan said embarrassedly: "I do have something to do when I go back, please understand." ”

Boss Huang waved his hand and said, "That's impossible, absolutely not!" ”

Che Hongxuan was forced to buy the mountain, he was in a very bad mood, and he didn't want to participate in this ceremony, but he couldn't be too tough, which might also be detrimental to the work, so he reluctantly said: "Okay, just do it according to your arrangement." ”

The two greeted each other and drove away.

Che Hongxuan didn't want to go up the mountain anymore, he felt that it was very uncomfortable and he couldn't face it. I'm embarrassed to see those familiar fellows, even those two dogs, he feels that he can't face them. He remembered that at this time last year, he was playing with Xie Ruifen and Xianglan on the mountain, and was also preparing to have a wedding meal for his daughter, when it rained one night and saw a lot of forest frogs. Everything passed too quickly, and even though the temperature was higher today than last year's, and there was still a rare warmth, he still felt an indescribable cold.

Out of Qingshan City, he stopped the car at the foot of a big mountain, and sat in the car as if he remembered Qin Qiong selling horses in "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", and Yang Zhi selling knives in "Water Margin", and cried sadly. There are his footprints, his figure, and his dreams everywhere in the mountains, and the loss of the mountains has almost dug out the flesh of his heart and shattered his beautiful vision. He thought back to everything that had happened these days and stayed silently for a long time.

After calming down, Che Hongxuan took out the phone and called the mountain, and when he saw that it was Brother Wang who answered, he asked without thinking, "Where is it?" ”

"In the mountains! Have you been drinking? Why are you confused, you don't know where to call? Where are you? ”

"I'm in the bathhouse in the town, you come over and bring me the money and account from the sale of firewood last year."

Brother Wang was silent on the phone for a while and said, "Why are you still worried about that money?" Isn't it used to keep Xiaohe to marry a daughter-in-law? Last year, I worked hard to get so much money, it was not easy! Besides, your sister-in-law and I are getting older day by day, why don't you leave some money to cross the river? ”

Che Hongxuan was very unhappy when he heard this call, remembering what Boss Huang said on the phone a few days ago, and remembering Xie Ruifen's evaluation of him, and said angrily: "You can do whatever you want!" ”

Boss Huang once told Che Hongxuan on the phone that Brother Wang sold timber privately.

Brother Wang said: "It's all in your sister-in-law's hands, I'll go back and get it." ”

Che Hongxuan angrily pressed the phone, turned around and drove back, took a shower in the town, and slept in the rest hall in a daze. When I woke up, it was almost five o'clock, and when I saw that Brother Wang hadn't come over yet, I was going to call again.

It just so happened that at this time, Brother Wang came over, and he didn't change his bathrobe, he took an old newspaper bag, and threw the paper bag to him with a nose and a face, saying, "This is the money left over from selling a lot of firewood." ”

Che Hongxuan opened the bag and saw that the three bundles of 10,000 yuan were whole, and the rest were scattered, with 100 yuan and 50 yuan, 20 yuan and 10 yuan, obviously not much, and suddenly asked angrily: "What about the account?" ”

Brother Wang also glared angrily and said, "Your sister-in-law has been looking through the cabinets for a long time and has not found it, and it is gone." ”

Che Hongxuan said sternly: "You originally said 140,000, but now it is less than 40,000, why is it so bad?" Big brother, let me tell you, I hate it most when someone I believe in lied to me! ”

Che Hongxuan stared at Brother Wang, thinking about not affecting the big thing, so he shouted: "You go back first!" ”

Brother Wang said angrily: "No matter how difficult it is, you can't sell the mountain, you don't have to think about it!" That mountain is worth at least tens of millions, and you will buy it for that money? People who don't know still think that we were bullied by the surname Huang, it's too funny! Let me tell you Che Hongxuan, others are afraid of him, I am not afraid of him, I can still live to be sixty years old? Besides, you've been working for so many years, why can't you make so much money? ”

Che Hongxuan explained, "In the mountains, except for the tractor, the rest of the equipment is left for others, and the pots and pans belong to us, and you will arrange to move tomorrow." ”

Brother Wang turned around angrily and left. In the first two days, he knew that Che Hongxuan's project would not be able to do it and he would sell the mountain, not only did he know, but the village also made a noise. He went home and told his wife that the old couple was like a catastrophe, and they were going to sell the mountain as soon as their life got a little better. Remembering that when I had no money before, my eyes were full of gold, I was full of hunger and cold, and I was afraid of the difficult days, so I decided to throw the account of selling firewood into the stove pit and burn it, although I had told Che Hongxuan that there were less than 140,000, and now I left 100,000 dead and alive and did not admit it. Brother Wang brought a lot of valuable things home in the mountain, and secretly cut a lot of valuable wood on the mountain, waiting for the opportunity to pull it down the mountain and sell it. That's it, the old couple didn't expect things to come so quickly.

Che Hongxuan knew in his heart that it was not difficult to find out the account of selling Dachai, and it would be clear to Boss Huang when he went to the board factory to check it. But then there will be a protracted quarrel between himself and Brother Wang, and it is not good for his reputation, if it is known by the village, there is still a problem of sharing, so it is better to endure it. Thinking of this, he got up and put on his clothes, put the money that Brother Wang took in the trunk, and drove to the board factory.

Under the two old elm trees in front of the board factory, there were four tables, and everyone was around the dinner table to make a noise about the "landlord", and a group of white ducks were surrounded by them, "croaking", and they would come back after they were gone, and it seemed that they must participate in the dinner.

There was a deputy mayor in the town, the head of the forestry station and a few leading figures, the little fat secretary and the big man Wei village chief came to the village, everyone acted in accordance with the principle of "good service" in the town, and they all knew that Che Hongxuan was indeed in trouble, and they all understood him.

Che Hongxuan and Boss Huang signed the agreement, everyone applauded and congratulated, the workers of the board factory set off fireworks, and the dust settled on the sale of the mountain.

After a while, everyone continued to "fight the landlord", and those who didn't play gathered around to watch the excitement.

Secretary Lang of the little fat man chased the duck that ran over, and scolded in his mouth: "Whose duck?" Bastard, catch it and put it in the soup pot for you, and make you make a fuss! ”

At this time, the sun is setting, and a touch of sunset shines on the two old elm trees, and thousands of mountains near and far are bathed in the dark red sunset. The evening breeze blows slowly, bringing the aroma of rice in the fields and the freshness of the deep forest, and the small mountain villages at the foot of the mountain are full of green trees and smoke under the hazy shadow of the mountain. The small river that flows under the old elm trees is not deep, and it is crystal clear, and you can see the strangely shaped pebbles at the bottom of the river. The small fish that swim up the river from the reservoir float on the surface of the water in groups, and then swarm into the pebbles under the water, without a trace. If you put your feet in the water, small fish will come around and gnaw on them, making you ticklish.

Che Hongxuan doesn't like to make noise, if the money is in hand, he will leave, and everything here will remain in good memories. He came to the creek and looked at the stream, at the sunset, at the mountains near and far. He loves this place, he doesn't want to leave here, and he can't help but feel soft at the thought of leaving here.

When Secretary Lang saw Che Hongxuan alone at the water's edge, he came over and prepared to tell him a shocking event.

In the past two days, there has been a lot of discussion in the village about Che Hongxuan's sale of mountains, and at noon today, several team leaders called him to the "third uncle" and asked him to find a way to handle this matter.

It turned out that the lower part of the mountain village, limited by natural conditions, was divided into groups, and the dozens of households, or a dozen households, or even several households scattered in different ravines, were called a group. These group leaders are generally D-members and hold the power to elect in the village. Therefore, these people can't help but go over to Secretary Lang.

The "third uncle" here is a special person, the first group after liberation, that is, the first leader of the largest group in the village, the village people are used to calling him "third uncle" regardless of size, because he had large bone joint disease when he was a child, he lost his ability to work from a young age, so he only served as the village chief for two years and quit. Because he had read "private school", knew a few words, and couldn't do manual work, he became a bookkeeper. The bookkeeper here refers to the fact that the owner keeps the accounts for the red and white ceremonies, not a professional accountant. In addition to doing this, he also read a lot of books when he had nothing to do, and told everyone about ancient stories when he was not working. In return, everyone may bring him a few bags of corn, or maybe bring him two plates when making New Year's tofu, which is also a very important source of livelihood for him. He said that the "Three Kingdoms" are a must. He also has a good job, the handwriting is particularly good, every Spring Festival or who has a happy event, the Spring Festival couplets are from his hands. People are accustomed to asking the "third uncle" about big and small things, and over time, the "third uncle" has become a "person who understands" in people's minds, and they discuss big and small things with him.

A few years ago, the "third uncle" built three more tube rooms, opened a supermarket, put a few tables, bought mahjong and poker, and recruited everyone to play for free. Therefore, the "third uncle" has become the political center of the village, which is more lively than the village committee.

Those who worked in Che Hongxuan Mountain, the old people in the family who went out to work in the ancient city, and those who had borrowed money, colluded with each other, found several team leaders in the village, ran to the "third uncle's house", and asked him to find a way to see what to do about selling the mountain.

The "third uncle" knew that this matter was not something he could do, so he called Secretary Lang and asked him to come over.

Secretary Lang took Village Chief Wei to the "third uncle" house in a sparse broken jeep.

Everyone is gossiping, but there are two opinions: one is that the mountain can't be sold to Boss Huang, so the trees on the mountain can't be saved, which is luring wolves into the house; The second is that if no one buys the mountain, the car boss will not be able to leave, and the car owner is benevolent and should be kept.

Secretary Lang smiled and said: "The government has regulations on selling mountains, and we can't stop it." ”

Someone said: "Then find a way to keep the car owner, others are too good, and they will definitely be able to develop in the future, and it will definitely bring benefits to the village." You can't bring in bullies and let go of rare good people. ”

Secretary Lang said unhappily: "You guys are all nonsense, I still don't understand?" But what can be done? ”

"Third Uncle" waved his hand to calm everyone down and said: "That's the case, there is no way for Boss Huang to come, he can't stop it, but there is still a way to keep Boss Che." ”

Secretary Lang smiled and asked, "Don't pretend to be a ghost for a day, tell me what you can do?" ”

The "third uncle" said teasingly: "Give him the spring mountain in the village, it's useless to abandon the mountain there, it's better to give it to him as a favor." In this way, we attracted two bosses at the same time, keeping the car boss, and it may also be a constraint on Boss Huang. In addition, there is only one bulldozer in our town within a radius of dozens of miles, which is worth it alone, and the car owner will definitely be able to achieve great things in the future, and it will also bring benefits to future generations in the village. ”

Secretary Lang asked angrily, "You don't know what's going on with that mountain?" What's the nonsense? ”

Everyone also agrees with Secretary Lang's statement, give the car boss a haunted mountain, once something happens, I feel uneasy.

The "third uncle" smiled and said, "How can I not know? It is said that there are ghosts that do not disperse, and they always come out to make trouble, so no one dares to contract this mountain. In fact, this is all something out of nothing, people die like lights go out, the air is the breeze, the flesh is mud, where are the ghosts and gods? Besides, as you all know, as the old saying goes, people die to race tigers, and tigers die to race sheep, and the car boss is a scholar after all, and he will not be pedantic to the point of being afraid of ghosts and gods. Let me say a few more words and tell you about Luma in the 'Three Kingdoms'. ”

Secretary Lang said unhappily: "What's the use of pulling so far? ”

Everyone quickly stopped Secretary Lang and asked the "third uncle" to speak.

The third uncle snorted and picked up the spirit to speak: "Liu Bei quelled the Jiangxia rebellion for Liu Biao, Zhao Yun killed the rebel general Zhang Wu and captured a horse, Liu Bei gave this horse to Liu Biao in order to please Liu Biao. Liu Biao's strategist Kuai Yue told Liu Biao: 'This horse has a tear trough under his eyes and white spots on his forehead. Zhang Wu died because of this horse. The lord is not allowed to take advantage of it. Liu Biao returned the horse to Liu Bei. Liu Biao's guest Yi once reminded Liu Bei that this horse should not be ridden, but Liu Bei categorically did not believe it. After Cai Mao designed to harm Liu Bei in Xiangyang, Liu Bei rode this horse to escape from the West Gate to Tanxi, there was a wide and several zhang Tanxi in front, and Cai Mao chased after him, Liu Bei sighed: "This time I am dead!" And he cried out, 'Lou, Lou!' me today! The horse suddenly jumped up from the water, jumped three feet, flew to the west bank, and saved Liu Bei. Later, Liu Bei Tuchuan entered Shu and sent this horse to the military division Pang Tong, who knew that Pang Tong was just riding on the enemy as Liu Bei was shot by random arrows in Luofeng Slope, and the whereabouts of this horse have not been known since then. This means that Liu Bei can ride this horse, but Pang Tong can't afford it. So Quanshan is the same, maybe the boss surnamed Che will be able to suppress the evil. You know, the old leader doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, it is said that when he was alive, all the cows, ghosts, snakes, gods, and immortals went to the deep mountains and old forests to hide, of course, these are all unfounded claims. ”

Everyone agrees with the statement of the "third uncle" and hopes that Secretary Lang will work hard.

Secretary Lang also felt that there was some reason, so he promised everyone to consider what to do.

Out of the "third uncle's" house, Secretary Lang took out the phone and called the town secretary to report: "The people want to keep the car boss, and I think it makes sense." ”

"Agree in principle, we must do it safely, not nonsense, especially when it involves the interests of the villagers, we must do a good job."

"No, don't worry." Putting down the phone, he asked Village Chief Wei what to do about it.

Village Chief Wei was afraid of causing trouble, so he said with a smile: "You can do it, you can do anything, I welcome you to stay, and there is no way to leave." ”

"Isn't that like farting?" Secretary Lang scolded angrily.

Secretary Lang knew that it was risky to do this, and if there was no real discount, Che Hongxuan would not stay, and if there was a real discount, he would lose the interests of the villagers. Well, it's easy to say anything, if you smash the pot, it will leave a mess. But if you don't do it, it will go against the hearts of the people, and in conscience, he is reluctant to let Che Hongxuan leave. If Che Hongxuan gets up in the future, according to his personality, he will definitely be worthy of the people in the village, and then everyone will understand their good intentions. Besides, being an official is not in charge of the people, so it is better to go home and plant sweet potatoes, and it is worth taking some risks. After coming to the board factory in the evening, he has not had the opportunity to talk to Che Hongxuan alone, and now seeing Che Hongxuan alone by the river, it is a great opportunity, so he happily came over to prepare to talk.