Behind the scenes

Chapter 32

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Li Zimin returned home at [-]:[-] in the evening.He didn't call his wife Hu Min beforehand, and he couldn't say what mood he was in.Ever since he stepped down from the mayor's seat, he felt that Hu Min seemed to be a different person. The laughter and singing in the past were gone, and there was silence and taciturnity brought along.Maybe it's because the work in the hospital is not going well, maybe it's the influence of the rumors in the society. In short, Li Zimin feels unhappy during this period of married life.But in any case, for old couples and young wives, especially when political careers are not going well, he should understand, understand and understand again.

He opened the door gently, changed his slippers and walked into the room. Hu Min was sitting on the sofa watching TV alone. The sound of the TV was not loud, and Hu Min was not paying attention. "Xiao Min, I'm back!" Li Zimin put down the suitcase in his hand and said.

Hu Min stood up and rushed towards him quickly. He also stretched out his hands and hugged his wife in his arms.Old couples and young wives, after being separated for a few days, naturally want to have some intimacy.After making out, Li Zimin took out the women's clothing bought by Zheng Gang from the suitcase, handed it to her and said, "Try it on, does it fit?"

Hu Min took the clothes and looked at them, then looked at Li Zimin in surprise, "What's wrong this time, the sun comes out from the west? I've been married to you for almost a year, but you never buy me clothes."

"You try it, who knows if it's suitable or not!" Li Zimin said.

Hu Min put on the high-end dress she bought, looked in the mirror, and found that it was quite suitable. Not only was she fat and thin, but also the length was right. She was also very satisfied with the style and color.She took a closer look at the brand of this dress, and found that it was a fashion imported from France. Knowing that the price would not be low, she hurriedly asked, "How much is this dress?"

"How much? Guess what?"

"I guess? More than 1000?!"

"More than 1000? Ah, almost!"

"How much is it? Which store did you buy it from? Do you know what brand it is?" Hu Min kept asking.

"This... oh, you know, where would I buy this thing? The factory manager Zheng Gang bought it for you, and the little sister-in-law shouted at each mouthful. He went to the store to buy it. What brand and how much did I spend? I really don’t know.” Faced with his wife’s questioning, Li Zimin had no choice but to tell the truth.

"What I said, you can't buy clothes that fit so well and are so high-end." Hu Min said while looking in the mirror.This dress was really beautiful on her.She has a special preference for high-end clothing, "Anyway, I would like to thank you. Director Zheng said he bought it for me, so it's for you. My son, have you eaten yet?"

"I've already eaten on the plane, so you don't have to do it if you're not hungry. Hurry up and rest, I have to go to work tomorrow!"

"A business trip, don't you want to rest at home for a day? I'm free tomorrow, so I can accompany you." Hu Min said.

"No. There are many other things for the government. Besides the General Chemical Plant, there are many other things."

"People, during your business trip these few days, the mayor Liu Rong also took a large number of people to Hainan, and the government started to boil. Those who petitioned and sued blocked the door of the city government. I heard that there are people from the countryside. The peasants who refused to release water for the reservoir, those who could not plant land, and the machinery factory that was sold, that Jiang Dashan of the underworld, wanted to take over the factory to build a house, but the workers refused to let them go. They have been surrounded by the government for two days. A person in charge and an official all secretly go to and from get off work through the back door. There are already discussions in the society. Don’t worry about these things when you go to work. You are no longer the mayor. Honestly, just do a good job with the project of the General Chemical Plant." Hu Min urged while describing what happened in the past few days.

"Is it so serious?" Li Zimin asked in disbelief.

"You'll know as soon as you go to work tomorrow."

Li Zimin arrived at the government at 30:[-] in the morning.He's gotten into the habit.Opening the door of the office and sitting at the desk, he reviewed the two large documents on the desk.At eight o'clock, he heard a noisy sound in the yard, put down the documents in his hands, stood in front of the window and looked out. The big iron gate of the government slammed shut, and there were more than [-] peasants outside the gate. Standing there, several people from the Letters and Visits Office were talking to them, and the government guards were also guarding the small gate, and there was a police car from the Public Security Bureau in the courtyard.How can you do this?Li Zimin shook his head.He wanted to go out and ask, but when he thought about what his wife Hu Min said, it was not unreasonable. Everyone in the government has a division of labor. As a consultant, you can't manage too much, so he turned around and continued to approve his documents.

"Papa papa", someone knocked on the door, and before he could say please come in, the door was already opened, and Jin Ping, deputy magistrate of Liuhe County, broke in. "Mayor Li, you are back, where is Mayor Liu?" Jin Ping asked as soon as he entered the door.

"Mayor Liu hasn't come back yet."

"Didn't you leave together? Why didn't he come back?" Jin Ping asked after her.

"We didn't go together. I went to Shenzhen two days before him, and he went to Hainan. The team may come back in two days." Li Zimin said.

"Regardless of whether he comes back or not, it's fine if you come back anyway. Farmers from Liuhe Village are coming to petition outside, complaining about not releasing water to the reservoir. Now the fields are about to be soaked, but the Liuhe Reservoir is named for lack of water, and they will not release water at all. , I went to the reservoir a few days ago, and it was not easy to coordinate. Later, I found Mayor Liu, and he said that he would call Director Wang of the Reservoir Management Bureau in person. They were still classmates at the party school, but after waiting for a few days, I haven’t seen any news yet. When I went to the reservoir to inquire, they said that they didn’t receive any calls from the mayor. This season is waiting for no one. Not at home, the deputy mayor in charge of agriculture is studying at the provincial party school, and no one is in charge. People from several villages also joined forces, and there are still more than 30 people coming to the government this afternoon, Mayor Li, you can't ignore this matter!" Jin Ping said while wiping the sweat from her forehead.

"Okay. I'll go out and have a look." Li Zimin put down the documents in his hand, walked out of the office with Jin Ping.

In front of the government's big iron gate, Li Zimin said to the guard: "Open the gate." He followed the opened iron gate and walked to more than 30 villagers outside the gate.Jin Ping behind him said loudly, "Folks, this is Mayor Li of the municipal government." Knowing that she had made a mistake, Jin Ping immediately changed her words, "No, he was the mayor of the past. Government consultant. Consultant Li knows everyone's situation, and he is here to help us solve it."

The villagers immediately surrounded Li Zimin.Li Zimin looked at the group of farmers who were dressed in shabby clothes, and said softly: "Folks, County Magistrate Jin has already told me about your situation. Your request is correct, and the government should come forward to help you solve it. Now the It's busy farming season, you all go back first, I will help you solve it."

"We don't believe your words anymore." A villager said, "We have been petitioning for more than half a month about the water issue, and we all said to help solve it, but we still can't solve it. A few days ago, the county magistrate Jin also said that the mayor promised to help The Reservoir Management Bureau called, but when we went to ask, we didn’t make any calls, isn’t this lying to us?”

"The leader is also very busy. Sometimes..." Jin Ping was about to explain, but another villager took over, "What's busy, huh, just eating, drinking and having fun, not doing business for the common people. They are all dog officials, come again The Cultural Revolution will kill you all.”

These words, like a knife, stabbed deeply into Li Zimin's heart. He didn't dare to look at the angry villager, but said to the guard, "Hurry up to the convoy and call my car." Then he said to the villagers: "I will take the car with the county magistrate to go to the reservoir immediately to ask for water. Please go back quickly and surround yourself here. It will affect your agricultural production and the work of the government. I, Li Zimin, assure everyone, Make sure to get this done for you.”

When the car came, Li Zimin let Jin Ping get in the car first, and then stood at the car door and said to the villagers: "You see, I'll go right away."

The villager who cursed just now said: "You get into the car, who knows if you will go or not? How can we rest assured?"

"Okay, please go with us. There is a village representative. Tell the leader of the Reservoir Management Bureau what you scolded us just now." Li Zimin opened the car door and invited the farmer in.But he who scolded fiercely just now, saw that it was true, immediately backed away, shaking his head again and again, "I won't go, I won't go."

Li Zimin smiled, "Since you don't go, you have to trust us. Please go back."

"Okay, let's go, let's go back." The villagers replied, and watched the car drive away, and then got on the two tractors parked beside it.

On the way, Li Zimin didn't say a word, the words that the villagers scolded just now echoed in his mind. He had experienced the Cultural Revolution, and he was not a cadre or a person in power at that time, but he witnessed the cadres at that time. The scenes where the factions were being criticized by the masses, he was really afraid that such a scene would happen again, or something more serious than that...

When he arrived at the Reservoir Management Bureau, he strode up to the director's office on the second floor. Coincidentally, the director Wang Pengcheng was sitting on the sofa smoking a cigarette.Wang Pengcheng, 44 years old, looks young and handsome. He worked as a deputy director of the Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau in his early years, and was later transferred to the Provincial Water Conservancy Department as a deputy director. Later, he became the director of the Reservoir Management Bureau. Recently, it has been rumored that he may return to the Provincial Water Conservancy Department. When the deputy director was in the midst of the spring breeze, he saw Li Zimin coming in, but he didn't stand up on the sofa, but bowed symbolically, "Consultant Li, why are you here? Sit down, sit down."

Li Zimin nodded and scanned the spacious office. He came here four years ago. Now, the appearance has completely changed. The decoration of the office is very luxurious. The two sets of sofas are made of high-end leather, and office supplies such as desks are all imported. Yes, the house is also equipped with a cabinet-type imported air conditioner and an imported large color TV. "Director Wang, I have something to do with you," Li Zimin said.

"If you have something to say, just talk about it." Looking at Jin Ping standing behind him, Wang Pengcheng also knew Li Zimin's reason for coming.

As soon as Li Zimin sat on the sofa, he said, "Dozens of villagers from Liuhe Village have been petitioning the municipal government for several days to release water from the reservoir. Right now, farmers need water to raise seedlings and soak their fields. Please release the water as soon as possible from the reservoir." , not to miss the farming season."

Wang Pengcheng took out a soft Zhonghua from his pocket, and refused to let Li Zimin take a moment. He took out one and lit it, took a puff, and then spit out the cigarette from his mouth, and then said: "Consultant Li, what should we do in the situation here?" It is clear that last winter was dry, there was no snow, and there was no rain this spring. The water storage capacity of the reservoir has decreased significantly, and our reservoir is mainly used to supply domestic water to the city. If you were the mayor, if the residents' domestic water was stopped, Why don't the common people rebel! Therefore, there is no water for the peasants now!"

"But now the water in the reservoir is not much less than in previous years. The villagers all said that you are holding on to the water in order to sell it at a high price." Jin Ping looked at the arrogant director, really seeing He couldn't go down and gave him a hard top.

"What do the villagers know, and you talk nonsense." Wang Pengcheng glanced at Jin Ping unhappily.

"Director Wang, no matter what, it is your duty to release water from the reservoir to the farmers' fields, and you should do this. As a member of the Xianghan Municipal Government, I also have the right to ask you to do this."

Hearing this, Wang Pengcheng stood up "huo" from the sofa, "Consultant Li, don't use the big hat of the city government to pressure us, our reservoir management bureau is under the management of the province, and our cadre appointments also belong to the province. , I have to listen to the Provincial Department of Water Conservancy whether to release the water or not."

Seeing that the former deputy director of the Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau who listened to what he said in the past has become such an arrogant person, Li Zimin has lost the confidence to talk to him, and he also stood up from the sofa, "Since you returned If you are in charge of the province, then I will go to the province to look for it, and if you immediately return to the central government, I will go to Jiang Zemin."

"Look for it, I'll wait." Wang Pengcheng replied word by word.

Li Zimin got into the car pretending to be angry, and said to the driver, "Go to the provincial capital." He rested his head on his back without saying a word, still thinking about what the villagers scolded just now.Seeing that Li Zimin was angry, Jin Ping cast her eyes out of the window without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)