Rebirth of the Rising Sun

In this courtyard, in addition to secretary Zhou Xingxing and driver Li Shuang, He Wenbao was also arranged to live in the home of village party secretary Wang Wei.

Everyone had left, leaving only Feng Sizhe and his two companions and Wang Tianpei's three people.

After everyone had gathered together to clean up the leftovers, Zhou Xingxing took Li Shuang to clean up the sleeping room. Wang Tianpei was also too happy and drank a little too much, so he was helped to sleep by his wife Yu Aiying. In the courtyard that was bustling just now, only Feng Sizhe and Wang Ruihua were left.

Wang Ruihua came to Feng Sizhe with a small basin in his hand. "County Magistrate Feng, this is the sweet potato I just baked. Come and have a taste of it."

Just now, Wang Ruihua saw Feng Sizhe was busy socializing and drinking, and he didn't have much to eat, so he roasted some sweet potatoes and brought them over to him, hoping to fill his neck and warm his stomach.

Feng Sizhe was indeed not too full, and he also wanted to try whether the sweet potatoes in Huodian Township were really as delicious as Chen Fei said, so he took one and tasted it without hesitation.

"Well, it's really good." As soon as he peeled off the skin of the sweet potato, the tender yellow flesh inside was revealed. He took a bite and it was fragrant, sweet and soft. It tasted really good, so he started to praise it.

"Haha, this is not the best. After all, these are last year's old goods. If we roast two sweet potatoes freshly dug from the ground when the harvest comes this year, the taste will be amazing." Wang Ruihua was very happy seeing Feng Sizhe's satisfied look, so she took the opportunity to promote the sweet potatoes from Huodian Township. This was actually the political task that Chen Fei assigned to her when he left.

"Oh, that's great. It seems that the sweet potatoes from Huodian Township are worth promoting vigorously." Feng Sizhe laughed. This kind of crop that is not afraid of drought and can withstand floods is indeed very suitable for land like Huodian Township.

"Yes, Mayor Chen has always had this idea, but because some people in the village opposed it and the transportation is not convenient enough, such good sweet potatoes are piled up at home and wasted every year, which is really a big loss. But now it's good, with Mayor Feng here, these problems will be solved." Wang Ruihua smiled and did not forget to flatter Feng Sizhe.

Seeing Wang Ruihua still say such flattering words, Feng Sizhe also laughed, "Why? Are you also going to flatter the leader like others?"

"What do you mean by flattery? I'm just telling the truth." Wang Ruihua blushed after being exposed by Feng Sizhe, and the words she said had a bit of a coquettish tone.

When she acted coquettishly, her face turned red, which made her look even more charming and beautiful under the beautiful moonlight, making Feng Sizhe stare at her in a daze. The title of the most beautiful flower in Dahu County was not given for nothing. This Wang Ruihua not only has a natural fragrance, but also can be so beautiful as to shame the moon and flowers when she is shy.

Feng Sizhe was a little dazed for a moment, his eyes were a little straight. Wang Ruihua saw this, which made her bury her head even lower, and her heart was beating like a little rabbit.

Even a strong woman needs the arms of a strong man to rest, not to mention that Wang Ruihua is just a strong character, and in other aspects she is still a member of the disadvantaged group, otherwise she would not have been bullied by Qi Hengsan for so long. Feng Sizhe should be considered a strong man. He is one of the most powerful people in Dahu County. Facing such a man, any woman would be tempted, not to mention that the deputy county magistrate is so young and handsome, and he also saved her brother. It seems unlikely that Wang Ruihua has no physiognomy in her heart.

Feng Sizhe seemed to feel that his gaze just now was a little abrupt, so he turned his head and looked elsewhere. Because the two of them were thinking about their own things, no one spoke for a while, and there was no other sound in the huge courtyard except the sound of the wind.

This silence lasted for about five or six minutes, and Feng Sizhe finally opened his mouth, "You..."

"I..." When Feng Sizhe just opened his mouth to speak, Wang Ruihua also spoke. The two of them uttered a word almost at the same time, and then in an instant they both chose to close their mouths at the same time.

The next thing was they smiled at each other. Maybe it was a tacit understanding, maybe it was a coincidence. In any case, it felt like the awkward atmosphere just now seemed to disappear with the smile.

"I want to thank you. If it weren't for you, my brother wouldn't have been released. He came back home a while ago and said he was living well outside. He also brought some money home and said he was working for you now. Is this true?" Wang Ruihua thought about it and decided to speak up herself, so she stopped being polite. If she didn't say some things, she would feel uncomfortable.

Feng Sizhe smiled when Wang Ruihua mentioned her brother Wang Fanghua. Indeed, Wang Fanghua was quite clever, and he had practiced martial arts for a few days. He also knew the situation in Dahu County and could cooperate with Chen Hu in many aspects. That's why he agreed to Chen Hu's request and let Wang Fanghua be his assistant, mainly to investigate some specific people and the Bald Gang in the county. Of course, he couldn't let people work for nothing, so Feng Sizhe took out 10,000 yuan and gave it to Chen Hu as his activity funds.

Ten thousand yuan in 1991 could accomplish a lot of things, so Chen Hu gave part of the money to Wang during his visit to China, and this is how what Wang Ruihua said happened.

Of course, these things were just trivial matters in Feng Sizhe's eyes, but the Wang family did not see it that way. If Feng Sizhe had not intervened, Wang Fanghua might still be in the detention center, not to mention being able to give money to his family. Although the Wang family was not really short of money, Wang Fanghua had a proper job and could make some money legally, and his parents were still very happy.

"No need to thank me. It's because your brother is capable and I need his ability, so I asked him to help me do some things." Feng Sizhe waved his hand. He didn't want to take credit for himself. People are like this. It is because you are capable that others will appreciate you. If you are a hopeless person, then Feng Sizhe would only help rescue Wang Fanghua, but it is absolutely impossible for him to do things for himself.

This was of course just Feng Sizhe's personal opinion. Wang Ruihua didn't think so. She even arbitrarily wondered, was it because of her relationship that Feng Sizhe helped his brother like this? Was it because he... he liked her like the others? If so, what should she do? Now her brother is working for someone else. If he really puts forward some conditions to her, what should she do? What if she doesn't agree to it and makes him angry? Will he take his anger out on her brother?

For a while, Wang Ruihua thought a lot. In fact, she didn't know that this was all her wishful thinking. She didn't know that it was because she had a good impression of Feng Sizhe first, so she thought so. She even thought that if Feng Sizhe proposed any conditions, she should satisfy him, after all, he saved her brother. This was of course a little hope hidden in her heart and a reason to convince herself. In fact, she already had a good impression of Feng Sizhe, but she was slow to react and didn't know it.

Feng Sizhe didn't like people owing him favors, so he just let it go when it came to Wang's visit to China. "You were born in Wangge Village, so you must be very familiar with the topography here. Can you tell me what you would do if there was a heavy rain and a flood here?"

Not wanting to dwell too long on Wang's visit to China, Feng Sizhe interrupted and turned the conversation to the flood prevention issue that he was more concerned about.

When it comes to business, Wang Ruihua becomes more serious. As expected of someone who has worked in the county and the township, she speaks in a very organized manner. At least her answer has given Feng Sizhe a better understanding of Wangge Village's flood prevention plan.

"That's right. Our Wangge Village is relatively low-lying, so it was a disaster area when it rained heavily in previous years. I have had such records several times in my memory when I was growing up. Of course, facing the ruthless floods, the villagers also thought of many ways. For example, in our Wangge Village, in order to prevent floods, we dug a Xida River artificially at the west end of the village. When the flood came, we diverted the water from each family's fields to the drainage channel, and then the flood flowed into the Xida River through this channel. In this way, our losses can be reduced a lot. Of course, this is only a solution for small floods. If the rain is too heavy, we can only watch. After all, the Xida River can only satisfy Wangge Village, and it can't stop the floods from the four villages upstream, Sunjiapuzi, Liusi Village, Li Village, and Dawu Village."

When it comes to Wangge Village's flood prevention, Wang Ruihua has obviously made detailed inquiries, but even though she understands it, she obviously doesn't have any better solutions.

"Oh? You dug a Xida River artificially? I wonder how big this river is and how much water it carries. If there is too much water, wouldn't it have to be irrigated back?" When Feng Sizhe heard that Wangge Village had dug a Xida River to prevent floods, he became curious about this move.

"Well, the Xida River is not very big. It's just that our village bought a water pump with public money. When the water volume is large, the water pump will pump water from the Xida River to the other side of the ditch bank. Opposite the ditch bank is a riverbed. According to the old people, the water on the riverbed is a branch of the Yellow River. It's not a big problem if the water flows there." Seeing that Feng Sizhe asked carefully, Wang Ruihua told him everything he knew.