Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Chapter 346 Eyeing Gao Mingcheng
Gao Mingcheng's recent life has been pretty good. The first half of the year has been smooth, and the crops and fruit trees in Gao's village don't need much care.

The business of the clothing store in the county is also good. His wife Duo Mei has entered the second trimester of pregnancy and has no morning sickness. Now she can eat, drink and sleep, and her belly is getting bigger every day.

Under the eaves, rain falls in patter. Although the rain is not heavy, the humidity is heavy. This return to moisture is also called the plum rain season.

On rainy days, there was basically no business in the clothing store. Many Meijue were still sleeping upstairs, while Gao Shufang and Luo Li were reading in the store, and chatting together from time to time.

Gao Mingcheng didn't like to hang out with these girls all day long, and lifted the stone lock in the backyard alone.

This stone lock is a stone he got from the mountain before, and he chiseled it out bit by bit. Although the shape is ordinary, it does not prevent it from being used for exercise.

When he was in Gaojia Village, he would go to the mountains to practice boxing every morning, so that his body could be exercised, but in this county, the place where he lives is narrow, and there are very few places where he can exercise.

For example, the People's Park has not been completely built, and the stadium is still under repair. As for the school playground, it is relatively simple, and there are very few exercise equipment.

Gao Mingcheng stood under the shed in the backyard, holding the stone lock while listening to the sound of rain. The raindrops fell on the shed, making a tinkling sound, and then gathered into water columns and slid down the slope.

"Dad, why are you here? Oh, your clothes are soaked!" Suddenly, Gao Shufang's voice sounded from the store in front, and Gao Mingcheng immediately put down the stone lock in his hand and walked towards the store.

Sure enough, it was his father Gao Yuanjian who came. Gao Yuanjian was soaked and looked extremely embarrassed. He seemed to be afraid of dirtying the clothing store, so he refused to enter the store, and only stood under the eaves of the store entrance.

"Dad, what's the matter?" Gao Mingcheng asked.

In this kind of weather, if you come to the county to look for him, there is probably something to do.

And it's still important.

Sure enough, Gao Yuanyuan said: "Something happened to your cousin! During these days, many people in the village went to the mountains to cut down trees to sell. Your cousin also went into the mountains with his two sons, saying he wanted to make some money for you and your two sons. A cousin used it to get a wife. Who knew... Hey, in the middle of the night last night, they went into the mountains to cut down trees, but they were caught in the act!"

"After the person was arrested, he was taken to the town. He was said to be sent to the county police station. I don't know if he has been sent here now."

"Everyone in the village begged me, and asked me to come forward and ask Gao Guobing to intercede for me. After thinking about it, I still have to ask you to go with me."

After Gao Yuanjian finished speaking, he looked at Gao Mingcheng.

Gao Mingcheng did not agree immediately, but said: "Dad, your clothes are wet, go and change a set of clothes first."

"Shufang, bring dad a suitable set of clothes!"

Gao Mingcheng ordered that the advantage of opening a clothing store is that you can have new clothes to wear at any time.

Gao Shufang quickly took a set of middle-aged men's clothes, handed it to Gao Yuanjian, and said, "Dad, go to the backyard and scrub it, and then change into it."

Gao Yuanyuan did not rush to change clothes, but said seriously: "Gao Guobing doesn't have to help with this matter, but you can't help!"

Gao Mingcheng nodded knowingly. The matter was his father's responsibility. If he didn't show up, it would be difficult to talk about it when he returned to the village.

"I know, you go and change your clothes first."

After seeing this sentence, Gao Yuan went to the backyard to scrub and change clothes.

He is also fast, and his summer clothes are light and thin, and he will be ready in a while. As for shoes, there are no shoes in the store, but Junetian wears plastic sandals, which are not afraid of getting wet.

"Let's go, let's go to the police station." Gao Mingcheng had already taken two umbrellas and handed one to Gao Yuanjian.

The clothing store is not far from the police station, and it only takes 10 minutes to walk. It's raining, so there's no need to ride a bike. It's better to walk with an umbrella.

As for the bicycle that Gao Yuanjian rode, Gao Shufang had already put it in the backyard.

On the way, Gao Mingcheng asked how many people had been arrested in total.

Gao Yuanjian said: "Your cousin and two cousins ​​were arrested, as well as people from other villages, a total of thirteen people. Oh, a guy named Gao Liang who played well with you was also arrested .”

Upon hearing that so many people had been arrested, Gao Mingcheng frowned and said, "Can't they run away? Why have so many been arrested?"

Gao Yuanjian said: "Some people have already escaped, otherwise more people will be caught! We can't let them be interrogated now, otherwise more people will be implicated."

Gao Mingcheng was speechless. In his previous life, he knew that someone in the village went into the mountains to steal trees and sell them for money, and also vaguely heard that someone was arrested, but he was out of town at the time, and he only heard a few words after he came back, and didn't know the details.

How dare people from the entire village go into the mountains to steal trees and sell them?
This movement must be big, no wonder people are watching it.

Maybe the other party has been following for a long time before catching a current one.

All the way to the police station, because it was raining today, the police officers were basically staying at the police station. Seeing Gao Mingcheng coming, they greeted Gao Mingcheng enthusiastically.

Gao Mingcheng saw their leisurely looks, and guessed that Gao Liang and the others had not been sent to the bureau yet.

Perhaps it was the rain this morning that hindered people's movements.

He led Gao Yuanyuan and knocked on Gao Guobing's office.

Accompanied by the sound of "come in", Gao Mingcheng pushed open the door of the office, and then saw Gao Guobing sitting at the desk, looking through the files.

Gao Guobing raised his eyes and saw Gao Mingcheng at a glance.

Just as he was about to speak with a smile, he saw Gao Yuanjian behind Gao Mingcheng again.

He stood up immediately. He and Gao Yuanjian were of the same generation, but Gao Yuanjian was a little older than him, so he stood up and walked towards Gao Yuanjian to show his closeness.

Before he could speak, Gao Mingcheng had already explained his intention.

Gao Yuanjian also said: "Gao Ju, do you think we can help with this matter?"

Gao Guobing immediately said: "What is it called Gaoju? You have more points, you can just call our soldiers."

He pondered for a moment before saying: "The forest is the property of the state. If they steal trees and sell them, they are digging the corner of the country! This matter...he doesn't take it seriously!"

Gao Guobing glanced at Gao Yuanjian, then at Gao Mingcheng, and finally said: "They should still be locked up in the town, and the people in the township government have probably interrogated them...For the sake of the same village, I It’s not good to ignore it, I’ll just go and try my best to get people out.”

"Uncle, thank you for your hard work." Gao Mingcheng thanked gratefully.

Gao Yuanjian was also full of joy. In his opinion, with Gao Guobing's presence, the matter could be resolved. At most, he would be shut down and fined some money.

It's raining now, so Gao Guobing naturally wouldn't ride a car, besides, he is now the deputy bureau, and he is also qualified to use the car in the bureau, so he called his favorite subordinate Xiao Song, took a jeep and went to the town government.

Gao Mingcheng and Gao Yuanjian returned to the clothing store. Gao Yuanjian wanted to go back to the village, but was dissuaded by Gao Mingcheng.

"Dad, it's raining, and there's no rush to do anything in the field at home. Just wait for the rain to stop before you go back."

Gao Shufang also persuaded: "Yes, Dad, it's rare for you to come to the county, so just stay here for a while. I also eat here at noon, and I will cook an extra dish!"

Gao Yuanjian said: "I came here in a hurry, and I forgot to bring you some vegetables from the field to eat. You live in the county, and it is not easy to buy a leaf of vegetables."

Now the vegetables in the field are growing one after another, and there is more than enough to eat, so Gao Yuanjian really regrets not bringing some vegetables for his children at this moment.

This rainy season seems to be very human. At noon, the rain gradually subsided, and a ray of sunshine penetrated the thin dark clouds and reflected in the streets and alleys.

After the rain stopped, there were gradually more pedestrians on the street.

Gao Yuanjian was used to staying in the countryside. Now that he was in the county, he always felt uncomfortable anywhere, so as soon as the rain stopped, he couldn't wait to ride his bicycle back to the village.

When he left, he not only wore a new suit, but also brought two new suits back, one for Luo Xiaohua and one for Grandma Gao.

All the way back to the village, the people in the village saw that he was back and immediately stopped him to question him.

Gao Yuanyuan told the story about Gao Guobing's promise to go to the township government to intercede, and said comfortingly: "With the help of the national soldiers, the big thing will definitely be reduced to a trivial matter. If it is trivial, don't worry too much. It's just that this happened In the future, it may not be possible to steal trees and sell them, otherwise the national soldiers will not be able to come forward to protect people.”

Those whose families had family members stealing trees and selling them all fell silent.

Recently, more and more people are building houses, and the wood is also very easy to sell. Some dealers come to the village to collect the wood. As long as they transport the trees to Junling, the dealer will pay the money on the spot.

Different woods have different prices. Chinese fir is the most expensive, and the thicker the Chinese fir, the better the price.

Therefore, after the people in the village heard the news, they went into the mountain in twos and threes at first, and then there were more and more people, but everyone knew it.

I went to the mountains to look for trees during the day, and after marking them, at night, I quietly entered the mountains with an axe, and after cutting down the trees, two or three people worked together to transport the trees down the mountain.

In this way, a large amount of money can be made in a short period of time.

This is very tempting for villagers with little income.

Not long after Gao Yuanjian returned to the village, Gao Fanmao and those who were arrested also came back.

Naturally, they came back, all of them in a state of embarrassment.

If Gao Guobing hadn't come forward to protect them, they definitely wouldn't be able to come back now.

Gao Yuanjian and Gao Fanmao are cousins, and they are relatively close, so Gao Yuanjian found him and asked him not to steal trees and sell them in the future, otherwise he would be arrested and it would be hard to talk.

Gao Fanmao seemed to have aged a year. He sighed first and then said, "I won't steal anymore. Your two nephews said they want to work outside."

"If you stay in the countryside, there are only a few acres of land. After a year, you can't make much money. I think it's better to go out to work."

Gao Yuanjian didn't expect this to happen. He wanted to tell the two children to go to the county to join Gao Mingcheng, but he finally shut up.

Although Gao Mingcheng has some skills, he only has a clothing store in total, so what can he do to help two cousins?

"Where are they going to work?" Gao Yuanjian asked.

Gao Fanmao said: "Go to Haining. The fur tanner in our town said it is more profitable to go to Haining. So I want to try there."

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Gao Mingcheng didn't know about Gao Rongmao's decision for the time being, but even if he knew, he wouldn't be surprised.Because in the previous life, the two cousins ​​went to work in Haining, and later opened a leather factory and made a lot of money.

After that, they even took the whole family over, and they didn't come back for a whole year. The two families were originally close, but they hadn't contacted each other for more than ten years.

It is precisely for this reason that after Gao Mingcheng was reborn, he did not have much contact with Gao Fanmao.

Although the rainy season was bothersome, the weather was pretty good, neither hot nor cold, so Gao Mingcheng decided to take Duomei back to Gaojia Village on a sunny day.

Duomei took a luggage bag and decided to stay in the country for a while longer this time.

There are Gao Shufang and Luo Li in the store, so there is no problem anymore. Although Luo Li will go back to live at night, there are also Gao Mingli and Gao Shufang in the store at night. Even if something happens, it’s okay Quickly go to the police station for help.

Therefore, the husband and wife plan to live in the village for some time.

But what Gao Mingcheng didn't expect was that shortly after he returned to the village, the village party secretary came to his door.

Gao Mingcheng has already figured out the point of human relations. Naturally, he warmly entertained the village party secretary, and then asked him why he came.

The village party secretary explained the purpose of their visit. It turned out that the villagers were caught stealing trees, and they suddenly understood the importance of connections.

Gao Guobing is from the village, everyone has some relationship with him, but after all, Gao Guobing has lived in the county and rarely comes back. The person who has the closest relationship with Gao Guobing is Gao Mingcheng.

So they decided to recommend Gao Mingcheng to be the captain of the production team.

When Gao Mingcheng heard this, his eyes widened.

He repeatedly waved his hands and refused, saying: "I can't, I can't. I have a lot of things in the village and county, but I can't do the job of captain!"

The village party secretary said: "It's just a name, you don't have to worry about specific things."

But Gao Mingcheng still refused.

Be the captain of the production team, and there is no salary. You can only get a small amount of money throughout the year, and if something goes wrong, you have to bear the responsibility.

So, he was full and had nothing to do, so he went to seek punishment?

Seeing Gao Mingcheng's resolute attitude, he really didn't want to be the captain, so the village party secretary changed his tone and said, "Then invite you to be the accountant of the village committee! There is a shortage of talents in the village, and the old accountant is getting old. After much deliberation, I think you are very suitable to be the accountant."

"Mingcheng, your ability is obvious to all of us. Since you are not the captain, you should be the accountant."

Good guy, it turns out that the real purpose of the village party secretary is here!
Originally, I heard that Gao Mingcheng had already refused to be the captain, but now I heard that he was asked to be an accountant, it was almost crazy!

What does the accountant of the village committee do?
accountant?
No, in addition to making accounts, accountants are also responsible for collecting a series of agricultural taxes!

In addition to the serious agricultural tax, there are also some tiliu allocated by the local government, as well as money to go to the village to buy rat poison when purchasing rat poison, etc.

This is a lot of trouble, and the key is to offend people!
Today's retention fee is enough to make people scold, but what's worse is that the retention fee is getting higher every year, causing the villagers to complain.

It wasn't until 99 when there was a riot in Fengcheng over the demand for retention fees, and there was also a riot in Gaojia Village. After that, under the national macro-control, in 03, the agricultural tax that had lasted for thousands of years was finally ended.

Since then, the life of farmers has become easier.

So, the village committee asked him to be an accountant, did he want him to face the grievances and riots of the whole village?

(End of this chapter)