After a bumpy ride, the tractor carrying Zhou Siguo finally stopped at the head of the damaged crops.

As soon as the tractor stopped, Zhou Siguo hurriedly got off the car and walked towards the field. Looking at the canal that had just been repaired last night, the sewage under the mine was flowing like a long black dragon, and then looked at the chaotic crops on the ground, the golden corn, which seemed to be telling people something, Zhou Siguo had mixed feelings, and his heart was very uncomfortable, both relieved and deeply uneasy, with tears, he bowed deeply to the villagers, and said: "I'm really sorry for you, working at night, and it is a large machine, I didn't expect your crops to lose so much." As the secretary of the municipal party committee, I have made poor decisions, and here, I apologize to you again. ”

"Secretary Zhou......." The hoarse voice of the villager shouted, and he hurriedly stepped forward and helped Secretary Zhou up. Suddenly, I don't know which villager shouted: "Secretary Zhou, we don't want any compensation, it's important to save people!" Then another villager said: "We are wrong to blame the municipal party committee, that is, we have destroyed all our crops, even if we don't want compensation from the government, we must save the lives of our miners." ”

Suddenly, as if they had received an order, the villagers jumped into the drainage ditch together, wielding shovels and pickaxes, and widening the drainage ditch in their own fields.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhou Siguo was very excited, shed tears, and said: "Fellow, thank you, on behalf of the miners trapped in the mine, as well as their families, thank you." ”

Zhou Siguo said, came to the crops that were destroyed last night, squatted on the ground, gently picked up a corn stalk, broke off the corn on it, looked at the golden corn, and fell into deep thought. Leaning slightly, Zhou Siguo got up and looked at Cao Yu beside him, as well as the leaders of the relevant departments in the city, and said: "Although the city will compensate the villagers for their losses, some crops can still be harvested, which is the hard work of the villagers for half a year." Hurry up and organize the villagers to come and collect it. Otherwise, what a pity it would be to rot in the ground. ”

Although Zhou Siguo's voice was very low, it was still heard by the villagers not far away, and he couldn't help but glance at Zhou Siguo, thinking: What a good secretary.

Zhou Siguo slowly stood up and looked at the crops in front of him, but for some reason, suddenly, Zhou Siguo seemed to have discovered something, and his face was full of solemnity. Zhou Siguo hurriedly stepped forward and took a few steps, picked up a destroyed corn knot on the ground, and broke the corn on it to see that the whole corn was very small, the size of an adult's fist, and the shriveled corn kernels looked like malnutrition. Looking at the corn in front of him, Zhou Siguo's heart seemed to be stung, so he picked up another corn on the ground, the same size, the same shriveled. Zhou Siguo seemed to have made a new discovery, walked to another field, kept picking up the corn on the ground and peeling it off, which also puzzled Zhou Siguo: Why is the corn in this field so weak? And the particles are not full yet? Is it because farmers can't manage it, or is there not enough water and fertilizer? At present, the yield of corn in one acre of land is about 1,000 catties, and the yield of this land in front of me is at most about 400 catties. As far as the current production of this land is concerned, the construction of a drainage canal will not cause much loss to the villagers, but why are the villagers so excited?

Suddenly, Zhou Siguo seemed to remember something, and walked towards a villager who was busy widening the drainage ditch. Zhou Siguo had just approached the villagers, and suddenly, someone shouted: "Run, there is a whirlpool in the drainage ditch." ”

Secretary Zhou didn't understand what was happening in front of him, and the villagers who had just approached pulled Zhou Siguo and ran out of the crops. The villagers shouted as they ran: "Run, there is a whirlpool in the drainage ditch, and there may be a subsidence." ”

Hearing the shouting, the villagers ran desperately out of the crops with shovels and shovels, as if they had encountered devils, and as if a major earthquake was about to occur.

In the chaos, Zhou Siguo and the villagers had just come to the crop field, and suddenly, hearing a huge roar, Zhou Siguo couldn't help but look back, and in the center of the drainage ditch, a pit with a diameter of about five meters appeared. Looking at everything that suddenly came in front of him, cold sweat broke down on Zhou Siguo's forehead, and he hurriedly said, "Are the villagers okay?" ”

As soon as Zhou Siguo's words fell, I don't know which villager said: "It's okay, we are used to it, when we work, especially when watering the ground, we pay more attention, such things often happen." ”

Hearing the villagers' answers, Zhou Siguo's hanging heart relaxed. Zhou Siguo looked at the villagers in front of him and said, "How often does this happen? "It seems that everything in front of them is taken for granted in the eyes of the villagers. The villagers didn't know how to answer Zhou Siguo, so they nodded lightly.

Looking at the simple villagers in front of him, Zhou Siguo seemed to feel something, and he felt a sense of heartache. Suddenly, Zhou Siguo seemed to remember the doubts in his heart just now, and said, "So when you plant crops, the ground is rarely watered?" The harvest of the crops will not be good. Are you relying on the sky for food? ”

The villager shook his head. Zhou Siguo was even more puzzled. Another villager stepped forward and looked at Zhou Siguo and said, "The reason is this. This underground was originally a coal seam, and after the coal was dug up, it was filled with stones and ash slag. In this way, not only is the original water source cut off, but the filling is not very tight. As soon as it is watered, the water quickly seeps into the ground, and it can easily cause subsidence. Therefore, when watering the ground, everyone is very careful. ”

As soon as they heard that Zhou Siguo was learning about the situation of the farmland in front of him, the villagers rushed forward and said: "Because the ground is empty, there is no moisture at all, and it is easy to sink." ”

Suddenly, Zhou Siguo seemed to realize something and asked, "What about your house?" ”

Zhou Siguo's words seemed to speak to the hearts of the villagers, and the villagers told Zhou Siguo that there were cracks in many houses now, and there was a big pit under a villager's house two years ago, and half of the houses collapsed, thanks to the fact that it happened during the day, there were no casualties. The villagers also told Zhou Siguo that many villagers are now worried, especially at night, worried that their houses will sink into the ground.

Zhou Siguo felt more and more that the matter was serious, so he said: "Didn't you report it to the local government?" ”

The villagers glanced at Cao Yu and lowered their heads. Zhou Siguo seems to understand what happened. Zhou Siguo wanted to speak, Cao Yu hurriedly came to Zhou Siguo, and before he opened his mouth, Zhou Siguo said solemnly: "What the fellow villagers said is the truth? ”

Cao Yu nodded lightly, looking at Zhou Siguo from time to time.

Zhou Siguo's face suddenly turned iron-blue, and Cao Yu seemed to know Zhou Siguo's mood very well at this time, and lowered his head even lower. Zhou Siguo was silent for a while, as if trying to control his emotions. After a while, Zhou Siguo said: "How many similar situations are there?" ”

Cao Yu saw that Zhou Siguo did not criticize himself, so he said softly: "There are potential safety hazards in the coal mining area of more than 100 square kilometers, that is, the coal mining area in the past 20 years. ”

"More than a hundred square kilometers? How many people live there? Zhou Siguo's gaze kept looking at Cao Yu, although his voice was not high, but it was extremely majestic.

"It mainly involves two townships, more than 30 natural villages, and a population of more than 20,000."

"Human life is at stake, if something really happens, it is still a trivial matter to be held responsible, how should we explain to the people here?" Looking at the countryside in front of him, Zhou Si's heart was full of infinite emotion, and said: "The villagers live on the crater every day, as leaders, how can we be at ease?!" Zhou Siguo glanced at Cao Yu and said, "Didn't you study a solution?" ”

Cao Yu glanced at Secretary Zhou, lowered his head again, and seemed to have something unspeakable in his heart. Zhou Siguo seemed to see the thoughts of the leaders of Qianshan County, and said: "If you have anything in your heart, just say it directly, don't you still have the municipal party committee behind you?" If you can't solve the problem, you can leave it to me Zhou Siguo. If you don't reflect or report, you're dereliction of duty and a crime. ”

Although criticized by Zhou Siguo, Cao Yu also seemed to have received great encouragement, saying: "Every Qianshan County leader is very worried, often boasting that he is working on explosives bags, and he has discussed it many times, and he always feels that it is very difficult to solve it. ”

"Is there any concrete solution?" Zhou Siguo said with concern.

"There is a plan, and it is not complicated to operate." Cao Yu looked at Zhou Siguodao.

When Zhou Siguo heard that the Qianshan County Party Committee had formulated a specific solution for this, he felt a little comforted in his heart, so he hurriedly said: "Let's talk about it." ”

Cao Yu said: "It's relocation." But in this way, the financial burden is too heavy; Second, the villagers are reluctant to leave the place where they grew up for generations. ”

Listening to Cao Yu's answer, Zhou Siguo seemed to understand the distress of the Qianshan Committee, and nodded lightly, thoughtfully. Zhou Siguo glanced at Cao Yu, then turned to the villagers around him and said, "If you are all asked to move to a safer place to live, are you willing?" ”

The villagers glanced at Zhou Siguo, and then looked at each other. Zhou Siguo seemed to see the thoughts of the villagers, looked at a villager beside him and said, "What is the reason why you are reluctant to relocate?" The villager smiled and hurriedly stepped back. Zhou Siguo looked at the villagers with puzzled eyes. Zhou Siguo looked at the leaders of Qianshan County again, and said: "Don't you have an in-depth understanding of the second reason, why are the villagers reluctant to leave here, and what concerns do they have in their hearts?" ”

Without waiting for the leader of Qianshan County to answer, a villager said: "Our ancestors have always grown up on this land, and our ancestors have also been buried here, and they have a lot of feelings for their hometown, which is our root." The villager glanced ahead, his eyes full of infinite affection, and continued: "If you relocate...... The villagers stopped talking. Zhou Siguo looked at the villagers who seemed to have concerns in their hearts and encouraged: "If you have anything in your heart, just say it directly?" We're also talking to each other to see if there's a solution that can get the best of both worlds. ”

Encouraged by Zhou Siguo, the villagers were even more determined to continue talking, saying: "In fact, everyone's biggest concern is the security of life. Although everyone lives in fear all day long, after all, we have our own land and can support ourselves. ”

"Yes, what do farmers live on if they don't farm?" The other villagers followed.

Zhou Siguo seems to understand the concerns of the villagers and is more confident in the next step of relocation, but Zhou Siguo seems to understand the weight of his every sentence, which is not only a promise to the villagers, but also involves the overall development of Mashan in the future, and even the huge business opportunities that exist in it, so he must be extra cautious. Zhou Siguo thought for a while and said, "What if when making a relocation plan, try to live together with you in the same village or neighboring villages, and resettle nearby?" ”