Rebirth of the Rising Sun

In fact, if a talent like Li Shuang had not had the stain of hurting people twice in a row, he would have been more than qualified to work in the county public security bureau even if he retired from the army and returned to the local area. However, because he hit someone, his life goals became very low, and being a security guard could satisfy his desire. This really makes people sigh that fate is playing tricks on people. As the saying goes, a man with money is a man, and a man without money is difficult. When facing the problem of survival, what ideals and responsibilities will people talk about?

"Yeah." Feng Sizhe nodded, and he was obviously satisfied with Li Shuang's answer. "By the way, what is Susie doing now? If I'm not mistaken, she followed you back to Dahu County. We should have no source of income for the time being, right?"

Feng Sizhe asked this, and Li Shuang's eyes became dim. "Ah, it's also because I don't have the ability. After I reported back to the Dahu County Armed Forces Department, everyone knew that I beat someone up in the army. For this reason, no unit was willing to hire me. It's been a few days, and I haven't earned a penny. Susie wanted to work as a waitress in a restaurant, but I didn't agree. Her hands are so white and soft, how can she serve tea and dishes to others, or wash dishes?"

When he said this, Li Shuang seemed to feel very sorry for Susie, with a look of regret on his face. This was the best interpretation of the helplessness of a self-respecting man facing reality.

Feng Sizhe seemed to be somewhat moved by Li Shuang's words. It was indeed a very sad thing for a man to not be able to guarantee the basic living of his beloved woman. Since he had encountered such a thing, it was also a kind of fate. Since he wanted to take Li Shuang as his driver, he might as well help him first and even arrange Susie's work. In this way, Li Shuang would definitely be willing to work for him. This was the best way to attract talents.

"Okay." Feng Sizhe stood up from his chair when he thought of this. "Li Shuang, it's rare that you are so affectionate. I think it's better to do this. If you two just rely on driving for others, you can only live an ordinary life. One person's ability is not as good as two people working together. I think it's better to let Su Xi come to work at the County Party Committee Guesthouse. Yesterday, your uncle said that he would give you a special service staff to ensure my daily life. Then I think it's better to let her do this job. Haha, although sometimes she will do some work like serving tea and pouring water, at least she is only serving me, and I don't think she will be wronged."

"Leader." At this moment, after Feng Sizhe said these words, Li Shuang was really moved. Even his eyes began to turn red, and tears were welling up in his eyes.

Originally, when he came to report to Feng Sizhe, he was not 100% confident that he would succeed. He knew that the mistakes he made in the army would not be liked by any leader. Although he had his uncle's care, he also learned from the side that Feng Sizhe's ranking and power in the county committee were obviously higher than his uncle's. If he really didn't give this face, his uncle would have no way to deal with it. But now, not only did the leader accept him, but he also arranged a job for Susie, which showed that the leader valued him. It was definitely a blessing to meet such a leader.

Thinking of this, Li Shuang took a standard military posture, and then saluted in a standard military manner, "Please rest assured, leader, I will fight wherever you point me from now on."

"Haha, then, I will arrange your first job. Go to Director He and tell him what I just said. Ask him to call Li Hong, the director of the County Party Committee Guesthouse, and ask her to arrange a job for Susie. Then you drive my car home and send Susie to the County Party Committee Guesthouse. Then you pack your luggage and go with me to Huodian Township. You will probably have to stay there for two days. Don't cry when you can't see your sweetheart for two days."

"Don't worry, leader. I promise to complete the task within half an hour." Li Shuang was very touched. Before the leader left for the countryside, he did not forget to arrange Susie's work first. This was so that he would not have to go into battle with a heavy burden. Now that he had to bear the burden of a leader who always cared about his subordinates, what else could he ask for? He just had to work hard to satisfy the leader.

Li Shuang left the office like a gust of wind. Feng Sizhe laughed. From childhood to adulthood, he had been in contact with the most military personnel. He had lived in his grandfather's courtyard from the age of 21 until his grandfather was hospitalized due to poor health. He had seen at least 800 military officers. He knew the role and nature of the military too well. That is, as long as you treat them well and worry about everything for them, they will definitely treat you well with their straightforward personalities.

Of course, Feng Sizhe would not completely believe Li Shuang's one-sided statement. With no one else in the room, Feng Sizhe called Chen Hu's number, told him Li Shuang's name and the unit number he served in, and asked him to check it out. If that didn't work, he could call his uncle and use his connections to check it out.

Just after finishing these arrangements, He Wenbao walked into Feng Sizhe's office again. This time he did not mention Li Shuang's matter. Obviously, he also knew that since the leader had made the decision, it was a little late for him to say anything.

"Leader, the time is almost up. Should we prepare to go to Huodian Township?" He Wenbao came into the house to ask for instructions on work matters.

"Well, you didn't notify Huodian Township, right?" Feng Sizhe asked back.

"No, as requested by the leaders, I did not try to notify them first. I just reported to the county party committee office that you were going to Shisanli Town to inspect the work." He Wenbao answered truthfully. He didn't know why Feng Sizhe wanted to conduct a surprise inspection of Huodian Township. He just knew that this time the leaders of Huodian Township might be caught off guard.

In exactly half an hour, Li Shuang drove the Santana to the gate of the county party committee compound. Feng Sizhe, He Wenbao, and Zhou Xingxing got into the car. They were the four-person team that was going to Huodian Township to inspect the work.

Li Shuang is worthy of being an excellent driver in the army's motor vehicle company. He drives very steadily and quickly. Even though the road conditions from the county seat to Huodian Township are not good, and there are even big potholes in many places, the car in Li Shuang's hands is like a fish swimming into the sea. The car drove into the Huodian Township area at a high speed and in a very stable state.

It took just over an hour to reach the border of Huodian Township. As soon as he entered the country, Feng Sizhe saw through the car window the flooded land outside.

It seems that what the materials say is correct. Huodian Township is indeed a hard-hit area by flood disasters because of its low terrain. It only rained heavily for one night, and it became like this. It is hard to imagine that if the rain lasted for several days and nights, wouldn’t all the crops here be drowned?

Feng Sizhe shook his head helplessly, looking at the farmers on the roadside digging drainage ditches with shovels. He asked He Wenbao who was sitting nearby, "Why? When it rains heavily, do the farmers here use this method to drain water?"

He Wenbao also saw everything outside the car window. Now, listening to Feng Sizhe's question, he nodded. "Yes, this is the only way after the flood. Unless it rains heavily and the flooding is too severe, the county will support some water pumps for them to use, but this also requires electricity. The people here are not rich and cannot afford high-intensity electricity consumption. Besides, although it rained heavily last night, fortunately it didn't rain for a long time. Although this method will release water slowly, it can basically maintain four-fifths of the harvest by the end of the year."

He Wenbao guessed that Feng Sizhe's knowledge of the harm of floods must be limited to books, because he really couldn't imagine how a young leader would have time to get in touch with floods. But in fact, although Feng Sizhe, who had lived two lives, had no personal experience of floods, he had seen too many reports about this on the Internet in his previous life. In particular, he had a lot of ideas about what measures should be taken when floods come. Of course, these are unknown to others.

"Well, although the reduction in production is not very large, it is still a reduction in production after all. I think the Huodian Township Government should mobilize more water pumps to pump water. Every bit of loss can be reduced. At least the electricity bill will be paid by the township government. I believe it will not cost too much money. When the time comes, the county will support part of it, so the problem should not be too big. This is at least much better than the people releasing water manually.

He Wenbao disagreed with what he said about farmers using shovels instead of water pumps because they were sorry for the money. To put it bluntly, the loss of grain must be greater than the electricity bill, but the reason why people don't use them is nothing more than two problems. First, there will be insufficient electricity. The normal electricity consumption of a township is limited. If too much is used on farmland, there will naturally be less electricity for lighting at home. Second, there is no water pump available at all because of the lack of electricity. Even if people buy water pumps themselves, they may become waste because there is no electricity. Besides, floods don't happen every year, so who would spend that much money to buy a water pump?

"Ah?" He Wenbao was surprised at first after hearing Feng Sizhe's idea, and then after thinking for a few seconds, he slowly said, "The county and township finances are very tight. I'm afraid it's not realistic to take out a separate sum of money to subsidize the electricity bill for the water pump."

As one of the top 100 poorest counties in China, the county relies on government funding every year. It can be said that every penny has a clear source. If a sum of money is suddenly needed to pay for the electricity bill for the water pump, it will naturally be an extra overspending. In this case, it will be a problem to squeeze out some money. Both money and power involve the core interests of many people. It is not an easy thing to do. If you are not careful, it will cause a lot of extra trouble.