1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 647: Blood has been shed, but tears must not be shed again

Get rid of the enthusiastic folks.

"Mr. Luo, that's how people in the countryside are. They don't have any bad intentions. They treat distinguished guests like you a little more cordially."

Luo Tao waved to him that it was nothing. He also liked to sit down and chat with the fellow villagers about what difficulties they still had and what else they needed help with.

Li Cheng understood the idea and stopped continuing the topic. He walked through several corners and several houses.

The people in the village who followed us said: "Leader, that's Zi Qian's home."

"Oh?!"

The yard is surrounded by bamboo and thin wood, which is a simple version of a small fenced yard.

The three mud houses are made of red bricks and are half a meter high. The walls are made of yellow mud mixed with rice straw. The eaves are very short, like fingernails cut to reveal the nail bed, and the small black tiles are like those in a factory. The gears bite one after another in an orderly manner.

The kitchen on the left looks particularly small against the tall tiled roof. The small chimney grows on the right back of the kitchen, which adds to the cuteness.

The kitchen is entirely made of mud.

Before she could knock on the door and call for help, her daughter-in-law walked out of the house. When she saw so many people outside the courtyard, she immediately panicked.

Forgetting all the etiquette of hospitality, he turned around and went back to the house, shouting: "Master, this is terrible, everyone here is full of people."

"What do you look like in a panic? It's useless at the critical moment. Just carry me out of bed."

This wife was trained by Zi Qian to lose her temper, so she quickly did as he said...

Luo Tao saw someone coming out, looked around, and then went back. He was also confused. Is this not welcome?

"Mr. Luo, a country woman has never seen much of the world. Seeing so many people coming to her house, she was definitely scared."

As soon as Li Cheng finished explaining, a breathless voice continued: "That's right, that's right, Zi Qian's daughter-in-law, apart from being pretty, basically has no brains."

An old man who looked to be 60 years old had a full beard and distinctive eyebrows, with the corners of his eyebrows turned up. He looked like an angry Zhang Fei.

The biggest difference between him and Zhang Fei is that Zhang Fei stood in front of Luo Tao with a long-smoking gun in his waist while Zhang Fei was holding a snake spear.

"Oh, who are you?"

"I..." The old man smiled broadly and was about to answer.

"Mr. Luo, this is the branch secretary of Liunan Village. Liu Daman is an old member of the organization."

Li Cheng insisted that young people should work harder and introduced himself to Luo Tao for him.

He didn't buy it when Li Cheng introduced himself first. The hostility in his eyes would have been enough to kill Li Cheng if Luo Tao hadn't been there.

He was very rude: "You look like you." He scolded Li Cheng, turned around and said to Luo Tao with a smile: "I didn't know that Mr. Luo is coming here, so please bear with me if I miss you.

My name is Liu Daman, and I have been chosen by the villagers as party secretary for more than 20 years. It was my guidance for setting up a bamboo weaving factory in the village, otherwise..."

What else would Liu Daman say?Li Chengcheng suddenly coughed.

"Mr. Luo, let's go directly to the hospital. The child went to work in the bamboo weaving factory in the countryside. His wife is raising three children at home alone. Women don't know anything..."

This Liu Daman is very interesting, his mouth is like a motor, and he talks endlessly.

Luo Tao was really surprised by his appearance, and he really didn't know whether to interrupt him.

Li Cheng's cough was heard again, this time twice, but this time it was a little heavier than last time.

Liu Daman seemed to be enchanted by Li Cheng, and he closed the gate again, but this time he not only gave him a hard look with his eyes, but also coughed twice for him.

Luo Tao was momentarily confused by their small actions, no, big actions. What was going on with these two people? They didn't exchange a word when they met, their eyes flew around, and they coughed again and again.

"Mr. Luo, you are here."

There was thick cotton padding under his thighs. From a distance, he looked like he was sitting on the ground, exerting force with his hands, and appeared within the threshold of the main hall.

Luo Tao could no longer tolerate the riddle-like communication between Li Cheng and the two of them, and quickly walked into the small courtyard, "Last night, I asked Li Xiangqian about your situation. I was very moved, so I thought before leaving. Before that, come and sit at home and see if there is anything you need help with."

As he walked, he walked to the threshold and lowered his body to shake hands with him.

"The house was built by the government, and the food was also distributed by the government. Now I go to work in the bamboo weaving factory. I don't need any help. There is none. Everything is going for the better."

The two of them had never let go of their hands, and Luo Tao just bent over and listened to him.

"Sit inside."

The two of them let go of their hands. He was supporting him with his hands in front, and Luo Tao was watching from behind, wondering if he should help him.

When he saw that his wife wanted to help him but was rejected by him, Luo Tao also gave up the idea of ​​stepping forward to help him.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, he touched the quilt and looked at the furnishings in the room.

There was a quilt spread on the bed, and there were three beds folded in the corner of the bed. On the small wooden cabinet beside the bed were a scarred alarm clock, a cracked mirror, a brand new bamboo comb, and a bottle of Harry's Oil with a lid on it. .

The windows have wooden frames and are sealed with white plastic sheets. The entrance door is made of a dark black cloth (looks like an old sheet) curtain.

The decoration in the room is very simple, but it is cleaned very well.

"Where is the child?" This was the first thing Luo Tao asked when he sat down.

When I got off the bus at the big tree entering the village, I met a group of children. I thought there were children from his family among them, but after identifying themselves and naming them, no one said anything to the villagers, so they thought the children were at home and did not go out to play. , and now there is no one at home.

"Knowing that you were coming today, I asked them to go to their grandparents' house."

"Oh, what? In your eyes, I am a wolf, tiger, and leopard in the mountains. I know how to eat children, right?" Luo Tao disagreed with his approach and deliberately asked with a straight face.

He was confused by Luo Tao's sudden change of expression.

"Qianjin, what you are doing is wrong. Mr. Luo came to your house not only to see you two, but also to see your children." Li Cheng saw the opportunity and said a few words appropriately.

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to change again, Luo Tao took out a handful of candies from his pocket and said with a smile: "I gave candies to other children in the village just now. In order to hide this handful of candies, I became a bad guy."

Humorous words will always break the ice in a cold environment.

Leaving the topic of children aside for the time being, Luo Tao chatted with him about what he was doing at the front and after he came back.

Listening to his own narration, Luo Tao felt that it was more vivid than what others said. When he talked about the front, it felt like he was on the battlefield, and when he talked about the struggle back home, he was extremely admirable.

Just when the two were talking very speculatively, Zi Qianjin's daughter-in-law, who was standing by, suddenly interjected: "Mr. Luo, Qianjin is just a tough talker. Our family is not as good as what he said. Difficulties happen, and our family has nothing." …”

Tears fell down as she spoke. Zi Qianjin wanted to stop her from talking, but after thinking about it again, she chose silence.Over the past few months, this woman has been holding back a lot of words. If she is not allowed to speak today, she will still speak out tomorrow. I can't stop her, so why not let her speak freely.

“The tuition fees for my children’s schooling are all borrowed from others.”

"Now that we have no legs to move forward, we just want the township to give our family a little more disability allowance every month. We don't ask for more, just give us the child's tuition."

Since then, my daughter-in-law has had the courage to tell her the current situation of her family in detail.

"Oh, apart from this, what other difficulties does your family have?"

She didn't expect Luo Tao to agree so simply and neatly, and secretly gave her a thumbs up for her wise decision. But when Luo Tao asked if there were any other difficulties at home, she really couldn't remember them.

But he asked Zi Qianjin who was sitting on the bed very sincerely, "Master, what difficulties does our family have?"

Luo Tao couldn't help but laugh at this. This eldest sister was really interesting, and she was too straightforward in her words and actions. Those who didn't know better thought she had blackmailed Luo Tao and made conditions on the spot.

Zi Qianjin glared at her fiercely and looked at Luo Tao with shame, "I'm sorry Mr. Luo, my wife doesn't understand..."

Luo Tao knew what he was going to say and quickly stopped him: "No, I think the elder sister did the right thing. We cannot let the hero shed blood at the front and shed tears at the rear.

If we can help you in a situation like yours, we can't just sit back and watch. "

“Speak up if you have any difficulties and everyone will help you.”

Li Cheng and Liu Daman rarely talk together since they meet.

"Yes, go ahead. If you tell me, you will definitely not ignore it."

Before they could thank each other, Luo Tao continued: "Don't worry about the children's future tuition fees, I will help you.

As for disability benefits, I don’t know the specifics, so I won’t say more. "

"After I learned about the situation of you veterans yesterday, I made suggestions to Comrades Jin Chaodong and He Qiang to set up a foundation in Yunnan Province to specifically help and support veterans."

Zi Qianjin was very moved after hearing this. He clearly realized how much help this soon-to-be-established Veterans Foundation would have for disabled veterans like them.

He held Luo Tao's hand tightly and kept thanking him.

"Don't thank me, I want to thank you. Without your contribution, how could we people live such a peaceful life.

If you want to be grateful, then thank your motherland and this good era. "

"Yes, thank you to the motherland and the times."

The two chatted for a while about the bamboo weaving factory, and it was almost noon.

When he stood up to say goodbye, facing their attempts to stay, Luo Tao said: "I won't have any more food. I will go back to Simao in the afternoon. When I have enough time next time, I will definitely stay for a meal."

Sitting in the car, waving goodbye to everyone.

Looking at the car going away, Liu Daman cursed without hesitation: "That bastard Li Cheng didn't tell me in advance that the leader was coming so that I could be prepared."

"...Don't ask the leader to have a meal, even a sip of water will do!..."

He was so annoyed with this guy Li Cheng that he refused to recognize anyone as an official.

While scolding, he walked towards Zi Qian's house. The leader came in a hurry. Before he could figure out what was going on, the leader left in a hurry.

As an old party secretary who has been in charge of Liunanzhai for more than 20 years, when the leader comes to inspect, he can't just let it go in a daze, he must find out the person concerned.

On the way back to Changba Township, Luo Tao asked Li Cheng: "What is your relationship with the party secretary of Liunan Village?"

When Luo Tao mentioned Liu Daman, Li Cheng smiled bitterly, "Zhishu Liu was my introducer. If it hadn't been for him back then, I might still be an accountant in the village now."

"Oh!" No wonder Liu Daman dared to stare at Li Cheng, it turned out to be like this!
The introducer is equivalent to the guide, and the key point is the master-disciple relationship.

This kind of relationship cannot be underestimated in the official career field.

That's not right. Logically speaking, since they have this kind of relationship, the communication between them should be more harmonious. There is no need to be so rigid.

Regarding Luo Tao's question, Li Cheng also explained that before, the old man and the young man were a pair of masters and disciples that others envied.

Now, the reason why their relationship is so tense is because of the bamboo weaving factory.

The bamboo weaving business was first discovered in Liunan Village. Later, they needed a large amount of bamboo, so they cooperated with Zhuyuan Village, which has rich bamboo resources, and started a bamboo weaving business together.

Later, this business was targeted by the villagers. Long Xianghong was very clever. He didn't want to offend the people in Liunan Village and Zhuyuan Village too much, so he left the matter to Li Cheng.

Long Xianghong asked Li Cheng to handle this matter for three reasons. First, someone needed to take the blame for the matter to be accomplished. Second, he was promoted by the branch secretary of Liu Nanzhai, so it was easy to communicate with both parties. Third, Long Xianghong believed that Li Cheng was better than him. Will do things.

At this point, Li Cheng had no reason to refuse.

In the end, the thing was done, and he also offended the people of Liunan Village and Zhuyuan Village.

Fortunately, Long Xianghong still had a conscience and did not deliberately let Li Cheng completely offend everyone. He promised that as long as the bamboo weaving factory was built in the village, the bamboo weaving factory would always give priority to the villagers of these two villages when recruiting workers.

Li Cheng took this offending job. Although he didn't completely offend everyone, the villagers in the two villages still had great opinions on him.

After Luo Tao understood the whole story, he smiled and said: "If it were me, I would also scold you. Party Secretary Liu Daman was right. You are cheating."

What he said made Li Cheng's face turn red. He could not refute the old party secretary's criticism.

After all, from the perspective of the fellow villagers in Liunan Village, I was eating the inside and outside.

"However, this Long Xianghong is quite a thief. If he doesn't come forward, he will let you stand in front of the tank."

"Mr. Luo, actually, Responsible Long is doing it for my own good. The township will change positions next year. He wants me to do more facts, which will be useful in the future."

Okay!This is a person who is willing to fight and is willing to suffer, but on the contrary, he is sentimental.

When he returned to his hometown, Liao Qingyun ran over and asked around, asking where he had been.

There was no need to hide everything from him when everything was done. Luo Tao could tell him everything. Luo Tao could feel his uneasiness.

When Liao Qingyun learned that Luo Tao had visited the veteran soldier, he complained in his heart that Luo Tao had such a big matter, why didn't he remind him.

This uneasiness was quickly covered up by him. He also told Luo Tao about his inspection at the bamboo weaving factory today, and also mentioned the veterans in the factory who were working today.

In the afternoon, we arrived at Simao around five o'clock...

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