Rebirth: 1977

The car stopped next to Zhuang Guodong. Chen Jun was sitting in the passenger seat. He was the first to jump out of the car and open the door for Ye Tianshui.

"Sir, we're here. That should be Zhuang Guodong, the commune secretary who succeeded Wang Guangrong."

he whispered.

Ye Tianshui said "hmm" and stepped out of the car. Wu Pingtao had already opened the door on his side and got out of the car.

"Hello, County Magistrate Wu!"

Zhuang Guodong stepped forward enthusiastically and shook his hand tightly. Even though he had guessed that Ye Tianshui's identity was extraordinary, he also understood one thing: his immediate superior was Wu Pingtao.

Before Wu Pingtao introduced him, he could not cross the line and try to please the young man.

There are many unspoken rules in the officialdom. If you don’t know how to abide by them, you will have difficulty moving forward or be forced to withdraw from the stage.

The county magistrate is not as good as the current manager. This sentence has been a wise saying since ancient times.

Moreover, the "county magistrate" Wu Pingtao in front of him was not an ordinary county magistrate who was unknown to the public.

Wu Pingtao smiled and held Zhuang Guodong's hand, shaking it gently. Back then, Zhuang Guodong turned back to pick him up on the mountain road where he was paying his taxes, and Wu Pingtao still remembered his kindness.

This action represented more than just "kindness". At that time, they had no friendship at all. They were just educated youths in the educated youth point.

Later, he saw many people abandon their wives and children who had married in the countryside and return to the city, but Zhuang Guodong stayed in this barren land for his rural wife and children.

Some of the educated youth who were willing to marry rural girls thought that they would never have the chance to leave the countryside again, so when they reached marriageable age, they would find a suitable girl to marry and start a family.

For some people, it is caused by the hard life in the countryside. Marrying a rural girl can reduce and escape their hard work.

The motivation from the beginning was not pure.

There are very few people who truly get married because of "mutual love", and such "mutual love" is only "mutual love" under certain conditions. When they know that the policy allowing them to return to the city is released, the rural home they once relied on becomes a burden to them.

Like Zhuang Guodong, who gave up the opportunity to return to the big city and stayed there, he did not become discouraged or depressed, but continued to work hard with full sincerity and enthusiasm.

Righteous! Loyal and righteous!

This is Wu Pingtao’s evaluation of Zhuang Guodong.

Therefore, Wu Pingtao respected Zhuang Guodong's "character". His kindness, good character and enthusiasm for hard work and life were the main reasons why Wu Pingtao asked him to succeed Wang Guangrong.

He knew that Ye Tianshui's future investment plan in Meihua County was to open a road into Taibai Mountain, and Wangjiaping Village was the best entry point.

Here, we are already in the mountains.

"Guodong, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Ye from the capital. He is the one who invested in building roads in our county."

Wu Pingtao took Zhuang Guodong's hand, walked around the car and came to Ye Tianshui.

"Xiaoshui, Zhuang Guodong, Secretary of Wangjiaping Commune."

"Hello! Mr. Ye, welcome to our Wangjiaping to guide our work. Thank you for building the road for us."

Zhuang Guodong, who is 1.78 meters tall, is also a northern man. In Meihua County, there are not many people taller than him.

Now he was standing next to Ye Tianshui, who was 188 cm tall, and still felt the pressure.

He looked up at the young man in front of him who was called "God of Killing" by the people of Meihua County, and was surprised that only ignorant and uninformed people would call such a handsome man that.

Ye Tianshui looked at Zhuang Guodong indifferently. Anyone who was respected and valued by Wu Pingtao must have his outstanding qualities.

"Hello, Secretary Zhuang." He politely shook the hand that Zhuang Guodong stretched out hesitantly.

"I'm sorry to bother you today."

"It's no trouble, County Magistrate Wu has already asked me to prepare for your arrival."

Zhuang Guodong bowed slightly respectfully.

"Guodong, where are the people you asked to prepare? Let's not waste time, set off early and try to see as many places as possible."

Wu Pingtao asked.

"County Magistrate Wu, I asked them to wait for us at the foot of the mountain, and I ordered the road to the foot of the mountain to be widened and paved with gravel.

As long as it is not pouring rain or snowing, the car can now drive directly to the foot of the mountain."

Zhuang Guodong pointed in a direction.

Ye Tianshui secretly praised him. It was rare to find cadres in the countryside who could take a few more steps on their own after just a little guidance.

Wu Pingtao only asked him to prepare the personnel and equipment for going into the mountains, especially hunters and hunting rifles, which made Zhuang Guodong guess the possible actions next.

It happened that the road was being built during this period, and there was no shortage of people and pebbles. Zhuang Guodong actually built a road to the foot of the mountain in advance.

"Then let's go, Secretary Zhuang, you can come with us in one car."

Ye Tianshui's off-road jeep can accommodate three people by pulling out the back seat.

When I came just now, one of Chen Jun's men was sitting in the back row.

Several people got into the car quickly. The journey usually takes about fifty minutes. Although the car was going uphill and it was a bit bumpy, the speed could not be too fast. It only took fifteen minutes to arrive along the winding uphill road.

Ye Tianshui saw Wangjiaping Village passing by the car. It was a village hidden in the bushes on the hillside. The three blue brick and tile houses of the Yi family looked a bit out of place among the vast majority of thatched houses.

"Brother Tao, how is Yi Haiping's fiancée doing now?"

If Yi Haiping does not go to the front line, he will return home to visit his family in the second half of this year, which will be the day they agreed to get married.

Once deployed to the front line, all soldiers who meet the conditions for visiting relatives will have their home leave cancelled.

"The girl is living in Yi's home now. Yi Haiping's father was hospitalized some time ago, his mother is also weak, and his brother has the IQ of a child. Fortunately, she is taking care of him inside and outside."

Ye Tianshui nodded and looked at the mountains outside the car window. After passing Wangjiaping Village, he could no longer see any villages inside.

On one side of the road are towering hillsides and cliffs, and on the other side are various crops grown.

According to Ye Tianshui's understanding, this side of Taibai Mountain is not a drought-stricken area. Now it is the late spring and early summer season, and it is full of lush greenery.

Very pleasing to the eyes.

On the roadside ahead, three middle-aged men with guns were standing, craning their necks to look at their car and waving their hands excitedly.

"Master Ye, County Magistrate Wu, the car can only park here. If we go further inside, we will have to walk.

The three of them were the hunters I arranged. When they were in their teens, they often went hunting in the mountains with their fathers.

I am quite familiar with the situation in the mountains.

Their fathers are more familiar with the mountains and forests, but I am worried that they may not be able to keep up with the physical strength.”

While Zhuang Guodong was introducing, the car had already stopped.

When Ye Tianshui got out of the car, he was surprised to see that Zhuang Guodong had thoughtfully cleared a flat area in this place where cars could not turn around.

It can be used to park the car and also to turn the car around safely.

When their car got closer and closer to the dense woods, Ye Tianshui actually thought of this problem.

Even Wu Pingtao thought of this, but Zhuang Guodong was sitting in the co-pilot seat and didn't say anything. They looked at each other and didn't remind him.

It turns out that a surprise is waiting for them here.

"Hello, Secretary Zhuang! We brought our hunting rifles and machetes. As long as we don't run into any big guys, there will be no danger."

"Secretary Zhuang, we also brought boiled potatoes and cornmeal cakes."

"Secretary Zhuang, we brought a few extra machetes. Do you think we should all prepare one?"

The three people only knew Zhuang Guodong, the county magistrate Wu Pingtao, whom they had not had the chance to meet.

They are typical mountain people, and in their eyes, the commune secretary is already a high-ranking official.

They knew that Secretary Zhuang was surrounded by higher-ranking officials, so they just took a quick glance and quickly looked away.

Don't dare to strike up a conversation casually.

Secretary Zhuang promised them that they could get three work points today and a reward of one yuan per person.

Also, if you kill any wild game, you can share some with them.

They were already very happy just for the three work points a day, and they were overjoyed to get a one-dollar reward and wild animal points.

Therefore, they took the initiative to steam more potatoes and bake more cornmeal cakes, which were the main food in their family.

Zhuang Guodong can't leave leaders like the county magistrate and Mr. Ye aside.

Also, he had just seen that the three people around Young Master Ye were all carrying pistols.

Even on Mr. Ye's waist, there was a bulge. He suspected that there was also a pistol there!

Thinking about how Young Master Ye led his men armed with guns and took away so many people from Meihua County, I suddenly felt at ease.

It turned out that he was really worried. No one could be sure whether he would encounter any danger when going into the mountains.

He needs to protect the safety of the county magistrate and Young Master Ye!

This is his responsibility.

Now, he realized that if he really encountered any danger, he might be the one who needed to be protected.