official journey ups and downs

At the end of summer and early autumn, Dongquan County already has the beauty of autumn. The weeping willows along the Bishan River are dancing gracefully with the autumn wind, and the leaves are like paragliders. A circle of ripples spread to the surroundings.The morning exercisers took off their summer clothes and jogged, danced, or played Tai Chi on the banks of the Bishan River.

On Monday morning, in order not to delay the report, Shen Tong's father, Shen Jianzhu, hired a taxi and took Shen Tong to the county seat early.Before leaving, he insisted on giving Shen Tong 1000 yuan and asked me to treat my colleagues and friends to dinner.Shen Jianzhu didn't expect his son to return to work in the county so soon. On the way back, Shen Jianzhu thought about buying a house for his son in the county as soon as possible.

After breakfast, it was just past 7 o'clock, Shen Tong was already a little impatient, and came to the gate of the county committee compound early, only to see that the gate was closed tightly, and a man was sweeping the courtyard with a big broom. There were five or six cars and a passenger car parked on one side of the wall, and there were still a few fallen leaves on the roof that hadn't had time to blow away.Two rooms in the county party committee building were still lit, and there were coughing sounds from time to time.

The courtyard of the county party committee is arranged in a "concave" shape. In the center is a four-story office building, with two-story small buildings on both sides. From the outside of the building, this "magnificent" building is not long. Under the reflection of the setting sun, there is still crystal light.There is a guard room on both sides of the gate, and the rest is surrounded by iron fences. Plane trees and junipers are planted inside and outside the walls. The green embellishment makes this authority more solemn.

It was still early, and Shen Tong stood at the door of a small shop on the opposite side, leaning against the door with his bed rolled up, observing the sparse crowd passing by.The owner of the small shop is probably in his 60s, and he is concentrating on watching the news on the TV. When he senses someone at the door, he glances back.When he saw a tall young man standing at the door with luggage beside him, he guessed that this young man was about to enter the compound.So, he walked forward, patted Shen Tong lightly, and asked deliberately: "Hey, young man, are you waiting for someone?"

Shen Tong looked back, and immediately put his hands on his shoulders, and said with a smile on his face: "Master, I'm not waiting for someone, I'm here today to run a newspaper for the county party committee."

When the old man heard that Shen Tong was going to the county party committee, he looked up and down carefully, took a sip of water from the water glass, and asked in doubt: "Which unit are you from?"

The small shop is just a short distance away from the county party committee compound, and it is inevitable that we will have to deal with it frequently in the future, so Shen Tong said respectfully: "I was transferred from Shihe Town, and I was a cadre recruited by the public last year. Sir, what is your surname?"

"Miangui's surname is Feng, first name is Yuanchen, Shihe Town...your name is Shen Tong?" Feng Yuanchen stroked his beard as if in deep thought, then suddenly raised his head and asked.

Shen Tong was stunned when Feng Yuanchen suddenly called out his name, and then asked in surprise: "Uncle Feng, how do you know my name?"

Feng Yuanchen felt a little proud of guessing Shen Tong's name, touched the dust on the glass, smiled strangely, and said, "Not only do I know your name, but I also know that you are the hero of Shihe Town's investment promotion, otherwise you can come here Work here? Don’t look at me? I know all about the big and small things in the county, otherwise I have worked here for more than ten years.”

Feng Yuanchen knew everything about Dongquan's officialdom well, and Shen Tong was full of admiration for him.He keenly felt that maybe he would have to ask him something in the future, so he immediately took out 50 yuan and said boldly: "Uncle Feng, give me a pack of Zhonghua, and I will buy it from you on a regular basis when I smoke."

Seeing Shen Tong being so flexible, Feng Yuanchen was also very happy. He went out to get a cigarette, and said: "The county committee opens on time at 07:30. The county committee office is on the east side of the third floor. If you are looking for Zhang Liwei, he is on the right hand side." The third home on the side is Room 308. If you go to the office, the first home on the right. In addition, it is not convenient for you to report with this bedroll, so you might as well put it here first, and come back to me after the dormitory is arranged. Here, what do you think?"

Shen Tong was very grateful to Feng Yuanchen for explaining everything in detail and telling him the precautions in a slow manner, so he quickly said thank you a few times.After getting the cigarette, he immediately opened it and handed it to Feng Yuanchen, lit it, and said, "Master Feng, I'm new here, and I don't know much about some things. I still need you to give me some pointers, thank you very much."

The cup Feng Yuanchen drank from was huge. At first glance, it looked like a bottle after eating canned food. Over time, it was like annual rings. Circles of black and yellow tea stains on the bottle formed a ladder shape, which should have accompanied him for many years.Feng Yuanchen staggered out of the counter with a cup in his hand, his posture looked like a leader, and he said slowly and leisurely: "It's easy to say, easy to say, I'm really happy when I see the crop after crop of young people gradually becoming popular, Just ask Zhang Liwei, I watched him grow up."

Shen Tong admired this expert from the bottom of his heart.Under Feng Yuanchen's guidance, Shen Tong moved the bedding to the backyard of the small shop. After setting it up, before Shen Tong entered the small shop, he heard a familiar voice: "Minister Feng, get me a pack of cigarettes. "

After walking out, Shen Tong discovered that this person had been to Longzhong City with him, and he was the captain of the small convoy run by the county party committee, so he hurriedly shouted: "Master Liu, good morning."

As mentioned earlier, Liu Qitai used to drive for the main leaders of the county, but he retired as he got older.In order to take care of him, the county leaders gave him a small motorcade captain who was mainly responsible for the management and maintenance of the county party committee vehicles.Some time ago, Shen Tong went to Longzhong City to have an appointment with Guo Weijian. Zhang Liwei arranged for Liu Qitai and Shen Tong to go to the provincial capital together. Shen Tong generously gave him 200 yuan, which brought their relationship closer.

When Liu Qitai saw Shen Tong, he was surprised at first, then returned to his original state, and asked with a smile, "Are you here to report?"

Shen Tong nodded.

Liu Qitai took the cigarette from Feng Yuanchen, waved to Shen Tong and said, "Let's go up together."

With an acquaintance leading the way, Shen Tong didn't feel so flustered anymore.After saying goodbye to Feng Yuanchen, he followed Liu Qitai into the county committee compound.

At this time, there were already people coming to work one after another in the compound on bicycles or on foot. When greeting Liu Qitai, they couldn't help but glance at Shen Tong beside him.Shen Tong has been to the county committee building several times, but apart from Wu Jiangkai's office and secretary's office, he doesn't know anything about the units on other floors.This is a new beginning, and getting familiar with the environment as soon as possible is the first thing to master.