2. Contesting Officials

Wang Wensi came back from Dong Datian's house, sat on the sofa and pondered some of the words that Dong Datian said to him: Dong Datian is the secretary, he asked me to be the village director, and this is still running errands under his hands! What's the difference with now? How aggrieved it is to be dispatched by a brainless two-pole! If you're not happy, you have to listen to a few words. He also wondered if the town leaders had really talked to him, and whether they really wanted him to be the secretary? Is he afraid that I will compete with him and bluff me? If I can't win it this time, when I get older in a few years, Li Minqiang's feathers will also grow, and he will have prestige among the masses, and I will have no fun. No way! I got to the town to find out the truth.

Zhang Guilan saw her husband sitting in a daze, so she said, "Why are you sitting in a daze?" ”

"I can't calm down in my heart."

"Don't worry, you won't go to the town to find out where Secretary Chen is, don't just be bored at home. The activity has to be active. ”

"You're right, I'll go find Secretary Chen tomorrow."

The next day, Zhang Guilan took out two bottles of wine from the cupboard and said, "Dogs don't bite and, and officials don't give gifts." You bring this with you. ”

Wang Wensi asked, "What are you doing with this?" ”

"What are you doing, you have to pay for spitting when you eat baked cakes, how can you be empty-handed when you beg others to do things! You've forgotten what people say, 'If you don't run, you don't send where you are, you run and move up.'" ”

"Oh, this is to the office and not to his house, can he take it? Don't get mixed up. As he spoke, he took a pack of Chinese brand cigarettes from the drawer, put them in his pocket, and walked out the door.

As soon as Chen Wenjun entered the door and sat down, Wang Wensi came in.

"Secretary Chen."

"Old Wang, sit down."

Wang Wensi didn't sit down, he hurriedly took out a cigarette from his pocket, took out one of it, handed it over, and said, "Smoke a cigarette first." Then he lit a lighter for Chen Wenjun with a "snap", threw the cigarette on the desk, sat on the chair opposite, and took out another pack of cigarettes from his pocket.

"Why don't you smoke this good one?"

Wang Wensi smiled and said: "I don't have any blessings, which smoke is too strong to smoke, so I still smoke this smooth." As he spoke, he pulled out one and twitched it. Smoke swirled over their heads.

"Why do you have time to come to me today?"

"I went to Qianliuzhuang to pass by here to see you, and I missed you when I didn't see you for a few days. And I congratulate you on coming! ”

Chen Wenjun smiled and said, "What do I have to congratulate? ”

Wang Wensi said with a serious expression: "I heard that you are going to be promoted to the head of the County Agriculture and Forestry Bureau, and I am very happy. ”

"No, don't listen to other people's nonsense."

"It's nonsense, this is what my cousin said."

"Your cousin?"

"Ahh It is Xu Shiqing of the county organization department. ”

"Vice Minister Xu is your cousin?"

"Ahh You don't know? ”

"If you don't say it, how do I know!"

"You know?"

"How can I not know, I came here to take up a post or Vice Minister Xu talked to me."

"When you were at the reservoir construction site, Shiqing came to see me at home. At the dinner table, I said to him, you are very capable of work, and it is long overdue to improve. Shiqing also said that you have been working down there for a long time, and you are ready to move, ready to let you go back to the head of the Agriculture and Forestry Bureau. ”

"Really?" Chen Wenjun asked with a happy smile.

"I also said that we have a good relationship, and the relationship is very deep, you have given me a lot of help, and he must promote you."

"Oh, I thank you." Then he said, "Don't tell anyone about it anymore." ”

"I know that."

Chen Wenjun changed the topic and asked, "What have you been busy with lately?" ”

"Team up."

"What kind of team?"

"Isn't Qinglin going to retire, Datian is going to be the secretary of Shagang Village, and he is busy recruiting troops and horses, and making a wish for an official."

"Who did you hear that he was going to be a secretary? The town party committee hasn't studied it yet! ”

"What's the matter? The town hasn't been decided yet, huh? This Dong Datian, who is in a hurry, is now in a storm in the city, and the whole village knows that he is going to be a secretary. ”

Chen Wenjun smiled and asked, "He is the secretary, what kind of official did he give you?" ”

"He said he would ask me to be the head of the village committee."

"He said whoever he wants to be can be? The head of the village committee may be elected by the villagers. ”

"Yes! But it doesn't matter if Dong Datian shouts like this, there are many discussions below. ”

"This Dong Datian, why is his quality so poor! He has a low level of education and a simple mind, so you need to help him. ”

"I reminded him a lot, but his two-pole temper will collapse when he says it, so you can't get off the stage."

"It seems that Dong Datian's conditions for being a secretary are not ripe."

"You see if there is a suitable candidate in our village!"

"You have to be mentally prepared for this. You are now the deputy secretary, and you have worked in the branch for so long, so you should know the situation in the village very well, and you should also say that you have rural work experience. ”

"How is Li Minqiang?"

"He is very capable, very smart, he did a good job on the reservoir, I admire him, the secretary of the county party committee Zhao also praised him at the conference, he is a talent. However, he didn't know much about the situation in the village when he first arrived, and I am afraid that it is not suitable to be a secretary now, and he lacks rural work experience. ”

"Secretary Chen means ......"

Chen Wenjun pondered for a moment and said: "Who will be the secretary, I can't say now, I will actively recommend you when the town party committee researches." ”

Secretary Zhou pushed the door and came in: "Secretary Chen, the mayor will let you go over." ”

"Got it."

"Secretary Chen, you're busy, I'm leaving."

"I'm not sending you."

Wang Wensi listened to Chen Wenjun's words and felt relieved: Secretary Chen thought that Dong Datian had no education and low quality, and he was a secretary who was looking forward to the moon at thirty nights, and there was no hope; Li Minqiang has no experience when he first arrives, and he is also a blind man playing lanterns, so he can't see the future. Only by returning me, a deputy secretary who knows the situation in the village very well and has work experience, can there be great hope. Coupled with Deputy Secretary Chen's positive recommendation, I will call my cousin again when I go back, and ask him to put some pressure on the head of the town. Dong Datian, don't dream. He hummed a little song all the way home as if he had eaten a magpie egg.

As soon as Wang Wensi got home, he picked up the phone: "Shiqing? I'm Vance. ”

"Cousin! What's the matter? ”

"What do you say, the old secretary of our village has been sick for a long time and can't work, and there is no one in charge of the village, which is very detrimental to the development of the village! Would you like to say hello to the town leaders and solve this problem as soon as possible? ”

"Isn't Dong Datian in charge?"

"He's a two-pole strongman, and he can't do it if he doesn't have the culture! He knew that eating and drinking made a mess in the village, and the masses had a big opinion of him. ”

"What do you mean?"

"You also know my situation, I have been a cadre in the village for so many years, and I always look bad with such a face!"

"What does town mean?"

"Deputy Secretary Chen of the town party committee has the intention of letting me serve as the secretary of the village branch, and Deputy Secretary Chen suggests that you say hello to Secretary Tian again."

"I see."

Wang Wensi put down the phone, and her smiling face seemed to bloom. Chen Wenjun wants to climb up, and it is impossible for him not to consider my cousin's relationship; The cousin said hello to Tian Yongsheng, he would not lose face; I'll find Mu Qinglin again to find out, blow the wind, and ask him to recommend it to the town leaders.

Mu Qinglin was lying on the kang, with a copy of "Hebei Daily" next to his pillow, looking at the roof with his eyes in a daze: I have been a cadre in the village for so many years, although everyone has some opinions about themselves, it is difficult for one person to call a hundred people's hearts, how can a cadre not offend people? said that he ate and drank too much, and now with this trend, he can't do anything without eating or drinking! Although the village is not as rich as other villages, there has been some improvement, and the street lights on the street have not been installed. Isn't the road at the west end of the village repaired? Although it was built with the government's money, it also contributed to it! Some people have not yet been lifted out of poverty, who is to blame? Is it because he didn't plant the land well, and he couldn't stand the cadres, what's the matter? The land is contracted to individuals, and there is no need for cadres to worry too much about planting their own land. It's a good thing to do a good job and get the subsidy every year as usual. I wanted to continue to work, but in the past few years, my body has not been strong, and my heart disease has not healed and I have this haunting back pain. Alas, with a deep sigh, he was sad.

Wang Wensi quietly pushed the door and came in: "Secretary, are you at home by yourself?" ”

"Ah, Wen Si is here!" Pointing to the edge of the kang and saying, "Sit down, what are you spending money on things for?" ”

"Ahem, some supplements, you need to take care of your body." Wang Wensi put the gifts he brought on the table next to him, and sat next to Mu Qinglin, "I heard Guilan say that you were discharged from the hospital, so don't worry about coming over and taking a look." Why are you in such a hurry to be discharged from the hospital? Don't stay in the hospital for a few more days. ”

Mu Qinglin sighed and said, "I have a haunting disease, and I won't get better in a short time." ”

"Don't worry too much, eat whole grains, no one can keep from getting sick, and it will be fine to take care of it slowly."

"I can't treat this disease in the county hospital, and I have to send it to the provincial hospital for major surgery, and I heard that I won't recover quickly after surgery."

Wang Wensi pretended to be surprised: "Is it so serious? ”

"Well, it's the waist disc that has a problem again."

"Is the hospital connected?"

"I've been contacted, I'll go if I have a bed, and I'll call to inform you when the time comes."

"Is there anything else to prepare? I'll help you with that. ”

"No, there's nothing to prepare. Hey, what's going on in the village lately? ”

Wang Wensi leaned in front of Mu Qinglin and whispered: "Excessive fatigue and many diseases, you are tired of worrying about everyone in this illness, you are sick on the kang and still thinking about the things in the village, it is really moving!" ”

"Although the heart is a flower, but the body has become tofu scum, I can't do it, and the affairs of the village will depend on you in the future."

Wang Wensi said very seriously: "You can't let go, you are a light in our village!" Without your lamp, our village would be dark, and there would be no way forward. ”

"Hehe, what you said is a little wicked." Mu Qinglin said with a smile.

"I'm telling the truth."

"Don't talk about that, what are you doing?"

"Daejeon is busy forming a team."

"What kind of team?"

"Dong Datian is going to replace you as secretary."

"Listen to whom?"

He said it himself. Now they are all starting to make official wishes. ”

"Oh! Is there such a thing? ”

"Ahh

"He and you may wish?"

"Yes, let me be the head of the village committee. He shouted that he didn't see a single word of the eight characters, and he didn't see a hook of the nine words, which I thought was very inappropriate. ”

Mu Qinglin said dissatisfiedly: "This Dong Datian is still very immature!" ”

"What's the reaction to me from outside?"

"Don't talk about it, it's important to be angry, and it's important to take care of your body."

"What does Ota think of me?"

"I shouldn't have said this, I can't help but say it when you ask, don't take it to heart when you hear it."

"It's okay, I can handle it."

Wang Wensi looked indignant and said: "What I am most dissatisfied with is that he shouldn't say that you rely on the old and sell the old, you are occupying the pit and not, and you are breaking the car to block the road." Isn't this a drunkard talking nonsense! He is usually disrespectful to you, and often bumps into each other, so I can't get used to seeing which of his domineering powers. ”

Mu Qinglin waved his hand and said: "If the scars are good, there is no need to scratch them anymore, working together, bumps and bumps are inevitable, and there are still times when the teeth and tongue are not in harmony." He felt that what Wang Wensi said was a bit exaggerated, but he did not deny that Dong Datian had opinions about him.

"He shouldn't say you don't work, you know how to eat and drink."

Mu Qinglin sighed and said, "Yes, this meal is not less, and there is no less wine, but this is also a work need!" Is it not accompanied by the inspection of the working group? Don't you accompany the superior when you come? I can't help but eat and drink with me, did I ask for it myself? No. When I want to drink it! When this wine is drunk in the stomach, it is like live alkali, and it burns all the internal organs unpleasantly. I'm dumb and eat Coptis chinensis, and I can't tell if I have bitterness! ”

Mu Qinglin was thinking: I haven't announced my retirement yet, he just said this, if he becomes a secretary, I don't know what will happen.

Wang Wensi continued: "He is also too obsessed, as soon as I heard that you are not in good health and are no longer a secretary, I can't describe how happy he is, he is drunk all day long." ”

"You didn't warn him?"

"I said, I want him to pay attention to his image, guess what he said? glared at the balls of his eyes and said, what is so terrible about Lao Tzu! He also said that I was a cowardly rat. If you go to Shagang Village for a long time like him, you have to mess up. ”

Mu Qinglin whispered: "No culture, low quality, it seems that he can't be this secretary yet!" ”

"Who do you think is the right person to take over your shift?"

Mu Qinglin pondered and said: "Minqiang is very capable and a talent, but he can't stay in the village, maybe he has to leave." Looks like it's just you at the moment. You have enough brains, you have been a village cadre for many years, and you can't say that you don't have experience, that is, you think too much about your own affairs, to put it bluntly, you are too selfish, and the masses have some opinions about you, so you have to pay attention to it in the future. I can recommend you to the town, but what I say doesn't necessarily work, you have to treat it right. ”

Wang Wensi nodded and said, "You are right, I will definitely correct my shortcomings." ”

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Mu Yongchang came in.

Wang Wensi stood up and said, "Yongchang is here." ”

"Ah, Uncle Wen Si is here."

Wang Wensi said: "I'll come to see the secretary, you can talk, I'm leaving." ”

Wang Wensi returned home, holding his small black cigarette holder, thinking about whether there was anything wrong with the conversation with Mu Qinglin, and he felt that the fire was lit on him. Hmph, you Dong Datian is just a two-pole stunned young man, and he doesn't pee and take a photo, how capable are you, and it's a little bit worse to compete with me, he showed a smug smile on his face. At this time, he remembered Li Minqiang again, the town leaders admired him very much, and Mu Qinglin also thought that he was a talent, and it was still unknown whether he could leave Shagang Village, and he was not at ease in his heart. Alas, this kid really broke my nerves.

In the evening, Li Minqiang was lying on the table writing a letter, and Yang Xiujuan came quietly.

"Brother Minqiang, what are you doing?"

"Write a letter to a friend."

"Boyfriend or girlfriend?"

"What a boyfriend and girlfriend, an old comrade-in-arms of our platoon, he recovered and returned to his hometown the year before last, and is now the director of the village committee.

"Oh, then you can write it quickly."

"How am I going to write when you're here?"

"And the secrets?"

"What's the secret, it's not you who came......"

While the two were talking, Xiao Yulin came: "What are the two of them talking about quietly?" Xiao Yulin said with a smile.

Yang Xiujuan's face was hot, and she turned her head and said, "What did you say, I didn't say anything." ”

"Why are you blushing when you didn't say anything?"

"you, don't guess!"

Li Minqiang said, "Brother Yulin, sit down." ”

Xiao Yulin pulled the bench next to him and sat down, and said very seriously: "Minqiang, let me tell you something." ”

"What's the matter?" Min Qiang put down the pen in his hand.

"Now the village is shouting all over the village, saying that the new party branch secretary is going to be elected, what do you think?"

"I don't have any ideas."

Xiao Yulin was a little anxious and said, "Why don't you have ideas?" Since Uncle Qinglin fell ill, Uncle Datian has a low level of education, is simple-minded, and can't think of a way to deal with things just because he knows how to do it. Wang Wensi is sleek and unscrupulous, and always makes his own little calculations. The team is getting more and more dispersed, if we continue like this, when will our village develop! ”

"You are also a member of the branch committee, so you can help Uncle Datian."

"Can you listen to his stubborn temper?"

"What do you mean......"

"You want to run for the secretary of the village party branch."

"Me!"

"Ahh What, don't dare? ”

"It's not that I don't dare, I didn't think about it now. I didn't know the situation when I first got home, and since the matter of sending flour to the reservoir had not yet been clarified, there was a lot of rumors in the village, and everyone had a lot of opinions about me. ”

"Oh, that's all unfounded nonsense. Do you really want to write a letter to your family in vain? ”

"Nothing!"

"It's amazing, some people just have big mouths and long tongues. The body is not afraid of shadows, and things will be clarified sooner or later. ”

Yang Xiujuan asked: "Brother Minqiang, can you show me the letter you wrote to your comrades-in-arms?" ”

"There's nothing wrong with that, there's nothing to keep secret."

"Then I'll take a look." As he spoke, he picked up the half-written letter and was about to leave.

Xiao Yulin smiled and said, "I'm sorry to affect you." ”

Yang Xiujuan laughed softly and said, "Shut your mouth." "Walked away with a red face.

"Minqiang, let me ask you, what is the purpose of your visit to our village?"

"Build our Shagang Village!"

"To build our Shagang Village, if you don't have the power in your hands, who will listen to your dispatch? How can you achieve your ideals without soldiers and horses? ”

"What do you mean......"

"You're going to run. You don't take running for office as a personal thing. He should be used as a platform to display his talents and do things for the villagers. ”

Li Minqiang pondered for a moment and said: "What you said touched me, do you mean not for that chair, but for a platform for everyone?" ”

"That's right! I hope you stand on this platform. ”

"Can I get it?"

"If you can't get elected, you have to work hard. Now Wang Wensi is competing for this number one in the event, no matter what, he can't be allowed to snatch this position, this person is not authentic. It's your business whether you do it or not, I'll go to Secretary Tian tomorrow to talk about it. ”