Chapter 2 Undercurrents

1. Trickery

In the office of the village committee, Dong Datian frowned, walking back and forth with his hands behind his back, he was worried about the matter of sending migrant workers to repair the reservoir.

Since Dong Datian entered the leadership team of the village, although he has often bumped into the secretary Mu Qinglin, how can there be a spoon that does not touch the edge of the pot when eating in a pot? But that's also for work! Although Shagang Village is not very good and has not yet been lifted out of poverty, it has also improved a little every year. Unexpectedly, the secretary Mu Qinglin was seriously ill and his health was difficult to support, so the town leaders asked him, the director of the village committee, to temporarily take responsibility. Dong Datian was a little worried, because he had never been in charge of major matters since he became a cadre, and there was a secretary to take care of major matters, so he didn't need to worry too much. He is more hands-on and less attentive. Without the secretary, it won't work, he has to grasp the big things of the whole village, and he has to take care of the small things, he feels that Zhang Fei embroidered and is powerless.

At the beginning of the work of renovating the school in the village, it was the time to employ people, and the town asked him to send ten strong male laborers to the west of the county seat to repair the reservoir, and they went for two or three months, and now many young people have gone to the city to work to earn money, and there are not many young people left in the village. Repairing the reservoir is hard work, the old and weak can't do it, they have to choose strong labor, and the strong labor is gone. Besides, the land has been contracted to the households, and now it is the father and the mother who marry each person to take care of each person, how many people are willing to repair the reservoir? Why didn't Dong Datian, who encountered this kind of difficult thing for the first time, have a headache! He thought about it again and again, and his heart was really fried. He frowned, stared, threw the cigarette in his hand that had already been crushed into the ground, grabbed the phone and called the town, and the line was busy. He put down the phone angrily and sat down in a chair.

Wang Wensi came in with a smiling face, and Dong Datian looked up at him without squeaking. From Dong Datian's expression, he understood the true feelings, and asked with a smile: "What's wrong, did you encounter a difficult thing again?" As he spoke, he sat down in a chair, took out a cigarette from his cigarette case and handed it to Dong Datian.

Dong Datian took the cigarette and didn't light it, put it on the table, and said upsetly: "Look at this, it's all in a hurry, the school hasn't been finished yet, and the town has to send people to repair the reservoir." As you know, many young people in the village have gone to the city to work, and there are only a few people in the whole village who have pulled them over, and there are still people there! The thirstier you get, the more salt you get. ”

Wang Wensi took out a small black cigarette holder from his pocket and blew it into his mouth, plugged in the cigarette roll, and said with a embarrassed expression: "Repairing the reservoir is not something that can be completed in a day or two, at least in a winter." Our school renovation can't stop work halfway, it's enough headache to rush together. After speaking, he glanced at Dong Datian with slanted eyes, and then sighed and lowered his head, looking really difficult for Dong Datian.

Dong Datian was even more upset when he heard Wang Wensi's words, his eyebrows were furrowed and he pondered for a while, slammed his right fist on the table, and grabbed the phone again.

Wang Wensi also stood up and asked, "Who to call?" ”

"Who else can I give it to, town."

"Why?"

"Ask for fewer people to repair the reservoir."

Wang Wensi reached out and held the phone down.

Dong Datian's eyes glared at Wang Wensi: "Why did you press it?" ”

Wang Wensi smiled slightly and said, "I said that you are a person who is not calm in trouble, and you don't like to listen to it, what use can you call?" Could it be that the town will promise you to reduce the number of people? ”

"Let's have lice on the bald man's head, the old ones are useless, the women don't want to go to other people's homes, and the strong men don't have enough labor, so what's the way to not ask for fewer people?"

"Let's do it again."

"No matter how right you are, you can't conjure up a few strong laborers!"

Wang Wensi took out a cigarette from his pocket again and handed it to Dong Datian again: "Smoke one, don't worry, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain." ”

Dong Datian glanced at Wang Wensi's peaceful expression, took the cigarette, and Wang Wensi immediately followed the "pop", lit the cigarette for Datian. Then he took another puff of his own cigarette, spat out the thick smoke from his mouth, and said, "I think you are clever and foolish." ”

Dong Datian's eyes widened: "What's the matter?" ”

"Isn't this an obvious thing, think about it, who proposed the construction of the reservoir? County. Who determines the quota of personnel for building reservoirs in our village? Town Party Committee. I also heard that this project is a key project determined by the county, and Secretary Zhao of the county party committee personally grasped it, and Director Tan of the Water Conservancy Bureau personally commanded it. You can't bargain like a vendor in a free market for such a job, it's a matter of attitude to the instructions of your superiors! When Wang Wensi said this, he glanced at Dong Datian and saw him staring, listening carefully to his high arguments. took a puff of cigarette and continued to express his "clever" vision, "Think about it again, can the town leaders agree to your request for something like this, which is related to the overall situation?" Now in all the villages in the town, which village does not lack strong labor? This situation is all too common in our village. The town leaders will not only not agree to your reduction, but will think that you are not resolute in implementing the instructions of your superiors, have no concept of the overall situation, have low political awareness, and have poor work ability, not only will not agree to your request, but will also be criticized. ”

Dong Datian gasped when he heard this, and when he heard Wang Wensi say this, he was really a little worried. He tasted Wang Wensi's words and felt that although they would not be as serious as he said, he also felt that there was some truth. Opened the saw for the work assigned by the superiors, at least it seems that he is not level and afraid of difficulties, right? It is not impossible to criticize without a holistic view. He raised his head and glanced at Wang Wensi, who was smoking with his head down, and thought: There are still educated people who see the problem comprehensively and thoroughly! I can't help but have a kind of respect for Wang Wensi. Since he became the deputy secretary, he is still enthusiastic about his work, and it is good to listen to his words more, so he said: "I have a low level of education and few working methods, so you can really help me a little more in the future!" ”

Wang Wensi raised his head: "Look at what you said, doing a good job in the village also has the responsibility of me, the deputy secretary!" ”

Dong Datian asked: "What do you think is appropriate to send people to the reservoir construction site?" ”

"Not only do we have to send people, but we also have to choose the good ones."

"But we're ...... right now"

"Dig into the potential."

"No matter how much you dig, it's hard to get enough people!"

"Isn't there another cadre!"

"You mean Minqiang?"

Wang Wensi smiled and smoked a cigarette without squeaking.

Dong Datian shook his hand and said, "This is not appropriate." Although he had asked me to go, we had to consider that he had just arrived at home, and it was not appropriate for him to go. ”

"It's because I've just arrived home that it's the best place to go."

"Why?"

Wang Wensi leaned forward, made a very far-sighted and mature look, and said: "Think about it, going outside to repair the reservoir is a hard work, who to send?" Can you go? It's a nerve-wracking thing. People don't want to go, you still have to bother to say good things, you don't know what kind of fart people put when you lick people's cold buttocks, and you have to listen to a few words of stubbornness. Minqiang went as soon as he got home, what else can others say? It's a great boost to work! ”

Dong Datian hesitated.

Wang Wensi continued: "Don't hesitate. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has always had a good tradition of continuous combat. Besides, the people are military cadres, and their consciousness is higher than ours. When people come back, they don't want to be famous or profit, and they don't go to such a good job in the Public Security Bureau, so why do they have to stay in the countryside? Aren't you trying to get the work of our village up? When I went to his house, they didn't say anything, and the first thing they said was to work. I said that rural work is hard, guess what people say? In order to build a new countryside, no matter how hard and tired it is, my heart is sweet. You see, how good people say and how high the ideological realm is, I was moved to tears at that time. ”

Dong Datian said with emotion: "Minqiang is indeed a good example. ”

Wang Wensi continued: "Good steel should be used on the blade. ”

Wang Wensi's eloquent words made the simple-minded Dong Datian answer speechlessly.

Don't Dong Datian know Li Minqiang? No. He knows the details of Li Minqiang, and I am afraid that he knows more thoroughly than ordinary people. In his mind: Before Li Minqiang joined the army, he was a young man who was thoughtful, willing to use his brains, and willing to work hard. Now that he has been training in the army for so many years, he must have made a big leap forward in all aspects, and he is indeed a good piece of steel. How Shagang Village needs such young people! Thinking of this, I admire and trust Li Minqiang even more. What is there to worry about such a good young man? So, Dong Datian waved his hand and said, "Okay! Let him go. But I have to add your opinion, let him lead the team this time. ”

Wang Wensi couldn't help but feel happy when he heard the previous sentence, but he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the latter sentence. said vaguely: "Let him be the captain, I'm afraid it will ......"

Dong Datian didn't wait for Wang Wensi to finish speaking: "Haha, don't be afraid, what's wrong?" Just now you praised him and said that he was a good piece of steel. Why won't it turn into mud again in a blink of an eye. After saying that, he laughed out loud.

Wang Wensi laughed dryly twice, and had nothing to answer.

Dong Datian said: "After asking for his own opinion, the final decision will be made by the village committee." Li Minqiang's name was written in front of the names he had preliminarily conceived.

At the same time that Dong Datian wrote Li Minqiang's name, Wang Wensi's eyes turned away again: he originally wanted to use the hardship and tiredness of the reservoir construction site to scare Li Minqiang and make him obediently leave Shagang Village. Unexpectedly, Li Minqiang was also a big celebrity in the eyes of the surnamed Dong, so let him be the captain. On the reservoir construction site, thousands of people in the county are together, if Li Minqiang does a good job and spreads it to the whole county, it will be a reputation for blowing a trumpet on the windowsill, and the county leaders will praise him again, and he will have the capital to climb up. In this way, instead of smearing on his face, he smeared his face with gold and silver, and brought him a ladder to the sky. No way! Can't be so cheap for him. Then he felt that he was doing something stupid. His internal organs began to feel restless.

Just when Wang Wensi's eyes were rolling, Dong Datian said, "You see who is appropriate." As he spoke, he handed the list he had written to Wang Wensi.

Wang Wensi took the list and looked at it, and his five organs jumped even more, and every name in the list was very eye-catching. Xiao Yulin under Li Minqiang's name is also a powerful person, before Li Minqiang became a soldier, they were a group of iron buddies, he can speak well and be capable, and now he is a member of the branch, if he gives Li Minqiang a hand, having him as a helper is like Li Minqiang having an extra head; and Wang Mingkun, don't look at this kid's brain, which is not as flexible as Li Minqiang and Xiao Yulin, but he works like a cow! Then there is Li Baosheng, although he has a violent temper, but he is a smooth donkey, he doesn't eat well, as long as he gives him a few nice words and plucks him in the sky, he dares to pull teeth out of the tiger's mouth, and he dares to poke a hole in the sky if he gives him a stick; There is also Li Yongqing, although his thinking is not as advanced as others, but he has been trained in a water conservancy training class, has participated in the work of harnessing the Haihe River, and has ...... experience in water conservancy than others. In short, in his eyes, every name is a person who is beneficial to Li Minqiang, a cow for Li Minqiang, and a cow that paves the way for Li Minqiang's success. The more he looked at it, the more uneasy he became. He couldn't sit still, as if there was a thistle prick in his ass on the table. The beautiful things he used to think about ran out in his mind, and they became a pit for himself. Do you want Li Minqiang to climb up so smoothly? No, absolutely not! secretly scolded in his heart: You kid can't get along with me, and I'll make some trouble for you, I can't let you be so obedient. But what can be done? His eyes rolled a few times, and he remembered Li Xiaobao, this person is a famous lazy man in Shagang Village, why not take advantage of the stinky and hard bricks in this pit? Right! had to add some sand to Li Minqiang's rice bowl, so he pushed the list in front of Dong Datian and said, "I think Li Xiaobao should be written as well." ”

Dong Datian waved his hand and said, "No." This kid is lazy and has maggots all over his body, he doesn't even have a look at work, he is notoriously lazy to eat, like a piece of tofu dregs, and it will break when he pinchs it, so he can do the work of repairing the reservoir, and letting him go will only embarrass our Shagang Village. ”

Wang Wensi hurriedly explained: "I think you are wrong. The reservoir construction site is a collective life, doing the same work, when the time comes, one person and one shovel, everyone is doing a very happy job, can he do it if he doesn't do it? The construction site is full of young men with strong ideas, and the influence can also affect him. Besides, ten fingers are not the same, so there should be a little worse. ”

Dong Datian said: "Stinky dog meat can't be on the table, and the mud can't be on the wall, if you tell him to go, he may not go." ”

When Wang Wensi heard that Dong Datian had a living mouth, he said: "I will do his work, is this also mass work?" ”

Wang Wensi's mind was still spinning, it was not enough to just mix sand into the rice bowl, he had to pull rice grains out of the rice bowl, he took a puff of cigarette and said: "In my opinion, with Minqiang leading the team, Xiao Yulin should not go, there are many miscellaneous things in our village, he is a member of the branch, wouldn't it be better to stay and help you grasp the work?" Personnel have to be skillfully arranged. ”

The honest Dong Datian did not see through Wang Wensi's thoughts, but felt that his words were reasonable, the village really needed Xiao Yulin to help grasp the work, and he was responsible for the construction of the school. Seeing that Wang Wensi offered to do work for Li Xiaobao, his attitude was so resolute, he was also thinking about the affairs of the village, he had to respect other people's opinions, and he didn't want to argue anymore, so he said: "Then write Li Xiaobao first." So Wang Wensi crossed Xiao Yulin from the list and added Li Xiaobao.

Dong Datian said: "But people are not enough? ”

"Wang Daming can also go!"

"His family is preparing to build a house, and I'm worried that his father won't want to let him go."

"Do the work! Who doesn't have anything to do at home? So, Wang Wensi picked up the pen and wrote Wang Daming's name on the list.

Dong Datian said: "Mu Qingtian is a little older, but his health is not bad, and there is no burden at home, so write him down." ”

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Wang Wensi seemed to be half relieved, so he took out another cigarette from the cigarette case and handed it to Dong Datian.

With a knock on the door, Li Min burst in and stood in front of them like a half-tower. Wang Wensi was stunned, and forgot to light a cigarette with a lighter.

Li Minqiang asked: "Uncle Tian, is it confirmed that I will repair the reservoir?" ”

Dong Datian smiled and handed the list to Li Minqiang's hand and said, "Take a look." ”

When Wang Wensi saw this scene, he pretended to be very happy and said, "I studied it with Datian just now, and I asked you to lead the team as the captain." ”

Li Minqiang couldn't help but be stunned: "I ......"

Dong Datian smiled and said, "What's the matter, I'm afraid of difficulties." ”

Wang Wensi hurriedly continued: "The soldiers rely on the generals, I believe that with the cadres trained by your army to lead the team, you will be able to lead the team well." After saying that, he smiled to himself.

Li Minqiang did not refute Wang Wensi's flattery, nor did he answer his words, but asked Dong Datian when he would leave.

Dong Datian said: "Waiting for the official notice from the town, but it won't be a few days. There will be a meeting tomorrow morning, and the list will be studied in detail, and you will also be in attendance. Minqiang, this is a hard task, but you have to be prepared to endure hardships! ”

Li Minqiang said: "The knife is sharpened on the stone, and people are refining in suffering!" ”

Although everyone had different ideas, they all brought a smile.