As the conversation deepened, Zhou Siguo felt more and more that the information provided by the villagers was extremely important. The villagers' reflection and unintentional expression made Zhou Siguo have a further understanding of the coal mine accident, the current land, and the lovely villagers in front of him, and felt more and more that as the secretary of the municipal party committee, he shouldered a heavy responsibility: the closure of the coal kiln is not only related to the transformation and development, the people on this land to make a fortune, but the safety of the miners, and the happiness and well-being of millions of families. Thinking of this, Zhou Siguo glanced at the secretary and made a gesture of holding a pen to record. The secretary immediately understood, and pretended to point to his coat pocket unintentionally. Zhou Siguo understood the secretary's intentions, and the voice recorder in the secretary's pocket had recorded all the conversations between Zhou Siguo and the villagers.

"They dig in the ground, but on the ground are the houses where they live and the crops grown by their families, and they don't know the consequences of doing so, and even the possible price to pay? As private mine owners, they are not as good as state-owned coal mines, especially when it comes to post-mining filling and rehabilitation. Zhou Siguo looked at the villagers who spoke, his eyes were full of worry and uneasiness.

"Yes, the brothers in the well have long thought about this. For the sake of two money, they are doing evil. ”

"Then why are they involved in private mining?"

"But then again, they don't go down to the mines, others do. Besides, they are locals who know more about the situation on the ground and try to avoid the houses and homes above. ”

"In this way, does it not affect the progress of coal mining? Are private mine owners willing? Zhou Si National Road.

When another villager heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "If you don't agree, you will quarrel, and if you end the quarrel, you will fight." In addition, the life of the mine owner is more expensive than the life of going underground to mine coal, and they only care about the amount of coal mined every day, and rarely go down to the mine to see where the coal is mined. The main thing is that the brothers who are mining coal underground quarrel with each other. There are often other underground coal miners to see if they are mining coal below their village residence, which affects the safety of their village. Once coal is mined underneath where they live, there will be a fight after the mines. However, this is rarely happening now. ”

"Why?" Zhou Siguo asked.

"Isn't it obvious? Now the underground in this neighborhood has long been completely lit. I heard that I was going down to the roots of the mountain to pick them. However, this coal is different from the rain in the sky, the grass that grows on the ground, after the rain is finished, it will rain again in a few days, and the grass will grow again after the grass is cut. This coal is different, sooner or later it will be finished, and once it is cleared, there will be no more coal mining. At that point, there won't be any such mess. ”

Zhou Siguo nodded.

"Shall we discuss something?" Zhou Siguo looked at the villagers sincerely, but the villagers didn't know Zhou Siguo's thoughts, and looked at Zhou Siguo inexplicably.

Mobilizing the villagers to relocate as a whole has always lingered in Zhou Siguo's heart. Maybe because he had just touched the nail, Zhou Siguo's words were a little cautious: "I want to hear what you have to say, even if it's wrong." Of course, it may seem to you, or maybe I shouldn't have asked at all. ”

The expectant and curious eyes of the villagers seemed to make Zhou Siguo see hope, and he was greatly encouraged, so he looked at the villagers and said further: "You see, the coal on the ground is almost gone, the ground is empty, and the ground is not safe, and it will also affect the harvest of crops and affect your income ....... ”

The villagers looked at Zhou Siguo with puzzled eyes, couldn't hold back the uneasiness in their hearts, and said in a low voice: "The leader is very familiar with the situation here. ”

Zhou Siguo was very happy to see that the villagers were finally willing to communicate with him about their future survival, so he said: "You see, the underground coal is almost gone, it is better to close all the coal kilns; Now that the ground is empty and the top is not safe, it is better to move to a safe place and free up land for other purposes, I can assure you that you will earn much more in the future than you do now to grow crops and even dig coal, and that your place is not only safer but also more comfortable than it is now. ”

Before Zhou Siguo's words were finished, the villagers seemed to hear the spell, and they all lowered their heads and peeked at each other, and they were suddenly silent.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhou Siguo seemed to see the thoughts of the villagers, and fell into deep thought: Why are the villagers here so sensitive to the closure of coal kilns and the relocation of villages? There was a lot of talk about it, but the mention of the closure of the coal kiln and the relocation was like touching their sensitive nerves and becoming silent. What is the reason for this?

Zhou Siguo couldn't help but look at the villagers' wooden and even somewhat frightened faces, trying to find something from them. Suddenly, Zhou Siguo found that a villager kept looking around, as if he had something to say. Zhou Siguo stepped forward and said softly: "Brother, can you say anything in your heart?" I'm also just asking, right to be a chat between us. Didn't we just talk very well? Why don't you talk about closing coal kilns and relocating villages? The villagers glanced at Zhou Siguo, smiled slightly, and stopped talking. At this time, Wu Qiang was a little breathless, and almost shouted: "Secretary Zhou asked you, you see you are so slow." ”

Looking at Wu Qiang's actions, Zhou Siguo was very puzzled, and thought: How can the villagers say what is in their hearts if you are a bureaucrat or even a domineering style? Because of Wu Qiang's identity, Zhou Siguo did not criticize Wu Qiang, glared at Wu Qiang fiercely, and swallowed the anger in his heart into his stomach.

"We ordinary people don't care what secretary you are, captain. In our hearts, as long as it is good for our people, a secretary who thinks about our people is a good secretary. The villagers looked at Wu Qiang and almost shouted. Zhou Siguo was very happy when he saw that the villagers had something to say, and gave the villagers a thumbs up and said, "My brother's words are very reasonable, and I think so too." ”

Wu Qiang was very annoyed, but because of Zhou Siguo's face and in front of everyone, it was not easy to attack, so he glared at the villager fiercely. The villager didn't seem to buy Wu Qiang's account at all, and continued to roar: "What kind of eyes, you dare to eat me, and then you will dig out your dog's eyeballs and press them to the blind dog's eyes." ”

The leader of Qianshan County saw that the villagers humiliated Wu Qiang so much in front of everyone, and he couldn't stand it, so he stepped forward and whispered a few words. He who harms others is not a good secretary. Wu Qiang saw that Zhou Siguo was supporting the villagers, and if the stalemate continued, he would be the one who would suffer, so he quietly glanced at Zhou Siguo, and saw that Zhou Siguo's eyes had been looking at the villagers, and he didn't pay attention to himself, so he quietly retreated.

The villager saw that Wu Qiang had withdrawn from the crowd, and he didn't seem to want to make a big deal out of it, so he looked at Zhou Siguo and said, "If I were to tell my heart, this coal kiln should have been blown up a long time ago, and this land should have been moved a long time ago." ”

"And why is that?"

"Why?! Why should the village tyrants take advantage of the benefits, let us live a life of fear all day long, and let us be a shield for them? ”

Zhou Siguo saw that the villagers seemed to have finally spoken their minds, and at the same time had a premonition that things were extremely complicated, so he listened very seriously.

What else did the villager have to say, but another villager pulled his sleeve and whispered, "You have said enough today, be careful of causing trouble." ”

"What am I afraid of, I think Secretary Zhou looks like a good official this week. I finally met a good official, and I had to say everything in my heart. Otherwise, don't say that they will kill me, I will die of grievance. When the villagers saw that he was extremely stubborn, they persuaded: "Your stubbornness has come up again, right?" He Secretary Zhou is in the city, and he has come to Liangshan a few times a year, what you say, let those people hear it, they will kill you, can Secretary Zhou save you by then? Besides, will Secretary Zhou save you? You're a man who lacks heart. ”

The words of the persuaded villager seemed to annoy the villager, his head tilted, looked at the villager who persuaded him, and said: "I know that Secretary Zhou can't save me, and he won't save me from a flat-headed person, but today I just want to say the words that have been hidden in my heart for many years, not for myself, but also for our children and grandchildren. ”

"Well, I like people who go straight." Zhou Siguo exclaimed, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the villagers who dared to speak out.

Seeing that the persuasion failed, the villagers looked at Zhou Siguo with almost pleading eyes and said, "Secretary, you are a big leader, well-informed, and your level is higher than ours. You just let him go, don't ask again, he is a man who lacks heart, and if he knows what he said today, if those people know, he will have to die. You pat your ass and leave, but it's us who are unlucky. ”

Listening to the pleading of the villagers, Zhou Siguo also felt that there seemed to be something hidden behind the matter, and he walked on his front foot, maybe something unexpected would happen next. Moreover, the basic facts have been made clear, that is, the villagers are not reluctant to relocate, but dare not relocate, as for the reasons, they can investigate through other channels, and there is no need to embarrass the villagers in front of them. Thinking of this, Zhou Siguo gently patted the soil on his buttocks, and prepared to get up and leave the crowd. However, to Zhou Siguo's surprise, the villager stepped forward to stop Zhou Siguo and knelt in front of Zhou Siguo with a "plop". Zhou Siguo was stunned, hurriedly stepped forward, helped the villager up, and gently flicked the soil off the villager for him. The villager was very moved, almost crying: "Don't hide it from Secretary Zhou, from the moment I saw you, I felt very kind, you are not like those corrupt officials, evil officials, bad officials who only make money and harm our villagers, and do not let us speak, what you say is what our people think, but dare not say it, you think about our people everywhere." My old man will be in his sixties in the future, and I don't expect to live a few more years in this world, I just want to stop letting our descendants live this frightened life again. ”

Zhou Siguo nodded deeply and said, "In terms of age, I should call you brother." Brother, if you have anything in your heart, say it slowly. ”