life in the sky

Tang Jian looked out of the car and sighed.

"What's the matter, old Tang, the family didn't come to see you off?" Mu Guoxing wanted to liven up the atmosphere when he saw that Tang Jian was unhappy. No matter what, everyone would stay in the same province for two years, and it was necessary to develop relationships.

"I've already been alone, and there are still people coming to see me off! Hey, don't you have anyone to see me off too?"

"Now I am eating enough for one person and the whole family is not hungry. My hometown is in the countryside of Hexi, and I am the only one in the capital. Who will come to see me off!"

"Oh, so that's how it is." At first, Tang Jian thought that Mu Guoxing, who became the director at such a young age, must be someone with a background in the capital. Now I heard that he was just a person from the countryside. It seems that this person It's really a bit of real talent.Immediately there was a sense of closeness.

"I am also from Hexi Province, but I am from Huangming County. Speaking of which, we are still from our hometown."

"Really, that's great." Mu Guoxing immediately started talking to Tang Jian in the Hexi dialect.Huangming County and Shuanglong County are only more than 100 kilometers apart.

Seeing the two fellow villagers, they immediately became close.The three-hour journey passed unknowingly.

After enjoying an unpalatable lunch on board, the plane flew over Jinshan City, the provincial capital of Northern Ningxia Province.

"Look, the Yellow River!" Someone shouted, and everyone looked out of the rotary window one after another. The land of Ningbei under the wings of the plane was desolate.Because it is the season of early spring, there is not a little green on the ground, and the only thing that is a little bit angry is the endlessly flowing Yellow River.Everything seemed so vast and desolate.

The plane landed steadily at Jinshan Airport.Director Huang, who sent them here from the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, stood up and told Mu Guoxing: "Everyone take your luggage and gather at the gate of the terminal. Someone from the Organization Department of the Ningbei Provincial Party Committee will pick you up there. The Organization Department of the Northern Provincial Party Committee will hold a welcome banquet for everyone." After speaking, he picked up his handbag with a sad face and left without hesitation.

After getting the luggage, Mu Guoxing saw that Tang Jian was only carrying a small travel bag, and he became very suspicious of the fellow.Whenever the conversation between the two on the plane involved Tang Jian's family, he cleverly avoided it.Mu Guoxing concluded at this time that there must be some secret hidden in Tang Jian's psychology.

Outside the terminal building, a deputy director of the Organization Department of Ningbei Province was shaking hands and chatting cordially with Director Huang of the Organization Department of the Central Committee.Ordinarily, the deputy director of the organization department of a province is no matter what a department-level cadre, and there is no need to bow down to a division chief of the organization department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.However, he came to the central leadership on behalf of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, and the deputy minister didn't want to be respectful.

As soon as the deputy minister saw Mu Guoxing and others coming out with big bags and small bags on their backs, he looked at Director Huang, who immediately introduced everyone to the deputy minister, and then turned to Mu Guoxing and others. One by one, we introduced the minister, and only then did everyone know that the deputy minister's surname was Ma.

The van took everyone to the Provincial Party Committee Guest House. This is a red brick three-story building built more than 20 years ago. It looks old on the outside, but it is very clean and elegant inside.Especially the stairs and corridors are covered with red carpets.

According to the prior arrangement, the waiter of the hotel sent everyone to their respective rooms.Mu Guoxing walked into the room and took a look. It was a standard room of more than ten square meters, with independent toilet and bathing facilities.I touched the radiator with my hand, it was still very hot.Think about the two years I have to work hard on this land,

There is also a warm feeling in my heart.

After a brief grooming, Mu Guoxing used the phone in the room to call his relatives in the capital one by one to report their safety, and then walked out of the guest house to the street.This is a broad street running from east to west, and the street is full of traffic.There are shops on both sides of the street, perhaps because they are close to the provincial party committee, they still look quite prosperous, and the glass curtain walls of several buildings with a height of more than ten floors are shining in the afterglow of the setting sun.

After walking aimlessly for a while, they came to a snack street. The smell of beef and mutton filled the air, which caused Mu Guoxing to twitch his index finger. The little food provided on the plane had already made him hungry.

Seeing a small shop selling haggis soup, Mu Guoxing walked in, and saw that the small shop was bright and clean. Since it was not time to eat, there were no diners in the shop. When the guest came, he quickly greeted him and said enthusiastically: "There is freshly cooked haggis soup in the store, drink a bowl to warm your body!"

After eating a bowl of haggis soup, Mu Guoxing still has a feeling that he can't finish it. This taste is so good, the meat is soft and rotten, and the soup with a little chili powder makes Mu Guoxing

Slight beads of sweat appeared on Xing's forehead.If you want to have another bowl, think about the reception dinner tonight, if you don’t eat anything at that time, you will definitely be teased, so you force your desire to have another bowl, pay the money and come out of the snack bar.

In the evening, four tables were set up at the welcome banquet of the Organization Department of Ningbei Province. Except for six people who came from the capital, the rest were all cadres from various departments under the Organization Department, such as Director Ma, Section Chief Zhang, Secretary Li and so on, even with such a good mind, Mu Guoxing couldn't remember them all.You must know that if someone introduces you in the officialdom, and you still can’t remember his name and name, you will be hated by others, and they will trip you up at some point and make some small moves to embarrass you. .

Anyway, Mu Guoxing was known as the wine king when he was in Shuangshan County. At this time, as long as anyone came to toast, he would stand up immediately. It doesn’t matter if he can’t remember the name. Pass the cup to brighten the bottom.

The cadres of the organization department also know that these temporary cadres from the capital are all going to be sent to the localities to serve as secretaries and county heads. Maybe one of them will be assigned to the county in their hometown. The face is familiar, and I will ask these county grandpas to help me with my family's affairs in the future.

With these goals in mind, these cadres took turns toasting to Mu Guoxing and the others. Li Gang from the Ministry of Health was originally a college student who graduated from a medical school. He gave up being a doctor because he was keen on official career and his family background career.On weekdays in the Ministry of Health, I have seen such occasions there. After one round, I couldn't stand it anymore. I saw him blushing like a monkey... sitting there paralyzed.Liu Jiasheng from the Ministry of Foreign Trade is also quite a drinker, and has attended many large and small banquets, but after drinking a bottle of wine, he has also changed from the bold words at the beginning to the silence.

Seeing this situation, Mu Guoxing felt bad, and if things went on like this, all of them would not be left here.On the first day, he was dismissed by the local cadres. If this spread, people would not be ridiculed!Thinking of this, Mu Guoxing stood up, came to one of the tables where a few older people were sitting, and said: "Thank you to the leaders of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee for their great love for us, I will send cadres on behalf of us A toast to everyone." He filled up a goblet in front of him, and then said: "I drink first as a respect." After speaking, he raised his neck and drank the glass of wine.

When the people at the table saw the subordinate cadre from the capital taking the initiative to toast, they didn't want to lose face, so they had to fill up the goblets in front of them one after another, and all together

drank it down.After drinking this big glass of wine, the judgment will be judged.Except for a middle-aged man on the table who was barely supporting himself, the others all lost their bold words just now.

Mu Guoxing did the same thing again, leaving the other two tables speechless.Then he seized this opportunity to have another drink with one or two people on each table who were still sober, and then he went back to his seat and sat down steadily.

Mu Guoxing's actions just now were noticed by Tang Jian and Huang Guomeng. They were amazed by Mu Guoxing's drinking capacity. When they saw Mu Guoxing came back, they gave him a thumbs up in unison.

For quite a long time thereafter, Mu Guoxing's drinking capacity was rumored in the Organization Department of the Northern Ningbei Provincial Party Committee.Everyone knows that among the cadres sent down in the capital, there is a young Director Mu who drinks so much that he drank three tables down.Even Director Zhang, who is known as the drinking king in their department, is willing to bow down.

Body 1 Chapter [-] Minister Tao Sees Off

Mu Guoxing, who had just returned to the guest house, encountered a waiter who came up to him and asked, "Excuse me, are you Director Mu?"

Mu Guoxing looked at the waiter strangely and thought: How do you know my surname is Mu!He nodded and said to the waiter, "Yes, my surname is Mu!"

"Oh, it's like this. A member of the Provincial Party Committee came to see you just now. I took him to your room." Mu Guoxing felt puzzled in his heart. He didn't have any acquaintances in Ningbei Province. Who was there? Will come to find myself too!

When he came to the door of the room, Mu Guoxing saw that the door was open, and a middle-aged man was sitting there facing the door, looking very anxious.Seeing Mu Guoxing coming in, he immediately stood up and asked, "Is this Comrade Mu Guoxing? I am Liu Xiangdong, the secretary of Secretary Tang of the Provincial Party Committee. Secretary Tang asked me to pick you up. He has something to talk to you about. It is very late now. Hurry up, let's go right away and talk while walking."

Sitting in the car, Mu Guoxing repeatedly thought about the purpose of Secretary Tang looking for him.Ordinarily, it is impossible for me, a small department-level cadre, to attract the attention of Secretary Tang of the Provincial Party Committee.Why?To the

The former grandfather also said that the family will not help him within two years, and he cannot expose his relationship with the capital.

Mu Guoxing's mind was spinning like a train, seeing the car driving into a large courtyard, and parked steadily in front of a three-story building with a single family courtyard. Secretary Liu stepped forward and rang the doorbell, and after a while A nanny-like person came out and welcomed them in.

Secretary Liu asked Mu Guoxing to sit and wait in the living room downstairs, and then went upstairs.In less than 2 minutes, Mu Guoxing saw Secretary Liu standing on the stairs and beckoning to him. Seeing this, Mu Guoxing walked over, and Secretary Liu said, "Comrade Mu Guoxing, Secretary Tang invites you to come over.

Secretary Liu knocked on the door, and took Mu Guoxing into the study. A middle-aged man in his 50s with gray hair was looking at the documents. Mu Guoxing knew that this was Tang Qihua, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of Ningbei Province. Secretary Tang Seeing Mu Guoxing coming in, he just said: "Here, sit down." After the secretary made tea and brought it over, he quietly left and closed the door.

At this time, Secretary Tang stood up, walked over and held Mu Guoxing's hand, and the two sat on the sofa together: "Comrade Guoxing, you may feel strange, why did you call you alone at this time?"

Looking at Mu Guoxing, who was calm and silent, he said: "Director Zhang called me this morning and told you that you will come to work in our Ningbei Province. I invited you here late. Oh, I forgot to tell you, I am an old subordinate of Mr. Mu!"

Only then did Mu Guoxing realize that it was his mother who called Secretary Tang, probably behind his grandfather's back. Thinking of this, a warm current surged into his heart.Secretary Tang is an old subordinate of grandpa, that is to say, one of his own. I really don't know how powerful grandpa has been in the officialdom these years!

"Secretary Tang, it is an honor for me to come to work in Ningbei. My grandfather told me when I came here that I should not reveal my background during my second job, and I must rely on my own efforts to make progress within two years."

"Hehe, the old leader is still so high-spirited and upright. He is strict with himself and his family. He is really a model for us to learn from!"

Secretary Tang took a sip of tea and continued: "I have also learned about your situation. The number one think tank in the Economic Research Institute of the State Council has published more than a dozen research reports that are very insightful. I heard that

The head of the No. [-] appreciates you very much.How do you think about your work? Tell me about it? "

"Secretary Tang, the Organization Department of the Central Committee of our organization has clearly stipulated that we should go to the most difficult places. I think if it is possible, I should go to the grassroots. I am not afraid of suffering."

"Well, since you've made up your mind, I'll support you too. According to regulations, a group of cadres like you have to go to the cities below to serve as deputy positions. The conditions in the cities are relatively better than those in the county. What do you think City?"

"The prefectures and counties are governed by the world. Now that I have come down to take up my post, I want to use my ability to do something for the common people. I don't want to waste the precious time of these two years. If possible, I would like to go to a difficult county. , do it steadily for two years.”

"Okay, I am ambitious. You are indeed the grandson of Mr. Mu. In the future, if you encounter problems that you cannot solve by yourself, you can call me at any time." Secretary Tang wrote down his phone number to Mu Guoxing while talking.

I lived in the provincial capital for two days and listened to the introduction of the organization department. On the third day, several people from Mu Guoxing were arrested by the provincial organization department.

The cadres were sent down.

The car has been heading north, and some places on both sides of the road are still covered with snow, and there are few vehicles and pedestrians on the road.This time, it was Minister Tao of the Organization Department who sent Mu Guoxing down.

Minister Tao has always been elusive about the young man in front of him. Among the several subordinate cadres, the others are all serving as deputies at the prefecture and city level. The secretary of the county party committee was deeply touched by Minister Tao of that place. Baohe County is a state-level poverty-stricken county, which lacks water and rain all year round.Due to lack of water, the main food crop in the county is potatoes, which the locals call Potato Eggs. Somehow, he was assigned to such a ghostly place. Did he offend someone?

But Minister Tao was wrong again. I heard from Minister Wang in the ministry that Secretary Tang of the Provincial Party Committee arranged this personally. It seems that a small county party secretary who can be personally questioned by the Provincial Party Committee Secretary must have a lot of background. .

When studying the issue of sending these cadres down, Minister Wang also hinted that he would send them off himself. What is going on here!A secretary of the county party committee took office, and the deputy head of the organization department of a provincial party committee personally sent him off.

It really set a precedent in the officialdom.