Rebirth of Minister Qi

"Okay, you can do whatever you want. What about your parents? Don't they want to come here to celebrate the New Year?"

"Yes, they both said they have many friends in the village and there are still many things to do."

Qi Tongwei had some understanding. Although Beijing was good, it was not their home. People of this age were very homesick. However, his vacation time was limited, and he had no time to go to Handong this year. It was really too much trouble.

“So are you two going to Lincheng this year?

If you are afraid of the hassle, don't go, the road condition is not good.

We're going there during the summer vacation anyway."

"I see, since you don't have time, then we'll wait for you to go there during the summer vacation.

Now that we have a landline at home, it is convenient to call home.”

Qi Ning smiled happily as he counted his New Year's money.

"The new house has been built and it looks just like a villa. Brother, you go back too seldom.

Now the family’s fields and other idle fields in the village are rented out to others for cultivation. My father and mother both work in the village committee, and the village committee pays them wages.

The factory also pays them, and now they don’t have to farm, so the work isn’t as hard.”

Qi Tongwei really didn't know about this. It seems that the enterprise he invested in Qijiazhuang has brought greater impact than he imagined. Because he became a cadre and built a factory for the village, his parents were respected by the villagers and both of them became village cadres.

Life should get better and better. When I committed suicide in my previous life, my parents were still farming in my hometown. At that time, their thinking was rigid. They had been farming for a lifetime, but they were in good health. My whole family was a long-lived family. Even this fact was investigated by Li Dakang and made fun of at the Standing Committee meeting.

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The Chinese New Year holiday passed quickly. On the third day of the New Year, Qi Tongwei visited all the people he needed to visit in Beijing. On the fifth day, he packed his luggage early in the morning, took a minibus to Nanyuan Airport, and then took a small plane to Dong'ou City.

Yu Xiaoming was already waiting at the airport and there was no need for additional notice because there was only one direct flight from Beijing to Dong'ou per day, and if he missed it he would have to wait until tomorrow.

Yu Xiaoming took the luggage from Qi Tongwei, got into the car, and didn't say a word.

What Qi Tongwei valued was that he kept his mouth shut. In fact, drivers are sometimes closer to people than secretaries because they spend more time together.

Secretaries always have their own independent tasks to work on, and one day they will be demoted to take on other positions. Many leaders have used their drivers for more than ten years.

"Xiao Ming, are you married?"

Yu Xiaoming was a little surprised that Qi Tongwei suddenly asked him personal questions. To be honest, it has only been a few months since the first day he drove for Qi Tongwei, and this is the first time that Qi Tongwei took the initiative to ask him personal questions.

"Director, I got married the year before last, and my child was born last year."

Qi Tongwei did not respond. It was enough for him to know this information because he was quite comfortable using this driver. If he had not gotten married yet, his life would always be a little unstable. He might have to take leave today to get married and take leave tomorrow for a prenatal check-up.

But I can't say this out loud, as it would seem inhumane if I said it out loud.

As soon as the car returned to the vicinity of Jiangbei Street, it began to drive slowly, because today is the fifth day of the New Year, and there will be a major folk activity in Jiangbei Street, probably a very long dragon dance passing through every street, which will last until midnight.

It was still morning, and various altars had been set up, occupying the center of Jiangbei Street. Passing vehicles had to bypass the street because it was filled with people standing nearby, praying and burning incense.

The fire brigade's vehicles stopped at the intersection early, and several firefighters were alerting the surrounding situation, ready to go and extinguish the initial fire at any time.

Qi Tongwei saw the public security management brigade's special bus parked at the corner of the street, and saw someone standing in the police room at the school gate, so he signaled Yu Xiaoming to stop the car.

"Pull over and let us take a look."

Qi Tongwei, wearing casual clothes, walked slowly on the street with Yu Xiaoming. Because there were so many people, they walked around to where the fire truck was parked. Qi Tongwei walked up and touched the newly bought fire truck, because this was a multifunctional water truck that the current fire brigade captain asked him to approve the funds to buy, but it cost a sky-high price of hundreds of thousands.

"Hey, comrade, you can't touch this car."

The firefighter standing nearby saw Qi Tongwei looking around and even touching their new car, so he came over to stop him. However, when Qi Tongwei looked up, the firefighter stopped where he was.

"Hello, Director Qi."

Several firefighters recognized him and stood in front of him and saluted.

Qi Tongwei waved his hand.

"Don't be so polite, go back to your post and stand still."

After Qi Tongwei finished speaking, several firefighters who had come over returned to their seats, but they still unconsciously looked over here.

Logically speaking, although the police chief is in charge of the fire brigade, the fire brigade is relatively independent and is a military organization. However, Qi Tongwei is different.

Qi Tongwei is a legendary figure in the fire brigade. First, he transferred the brigade captain to the Public Security Bureau, then he set up a special patrol brigade and asked for a group of elite soldiers from the fire brigade.

If it were in other counties, since the promotion mechanism in the fire brigade is even more rigid and narrow than the civil service system, most firefighters would stay in the same department for more than ten years until they retire. If they were injured, it would be even more troublesome as they would be forced to retire the following year. There are fewer positions in the force and the competition is even more brutal.

Therefore, Qi Tongwei, who could bring new promotion opportunities, naturally became a hot commodity in everyone's heart, and everyone wanted to show off in front of him.

"Where is your cadre? Ask him to come over."

Firefighters are usually led by a cadre, usually a sergeant major.

A sergeant major ran up to Qi Tongwei quickly and saluted.

"Hello, Chief. Ding Jian, deputy chief of Jiangbei Subdistrict Fire Station, reports to you."

Qi Tongwei looked at his spirit and nodded.

"Let me introduce your new car. Last time when your captain asked me to approve the money, he told me how advanced it was.

This is the first time I’ve seen what functions these devices have.”

Ding Jian stood up straight and began to introduce the structure of the new fire truck to Qi Tongwei. In fact, this car was also a small old model. Although it was very expensive, it was purchased in US dollars, more than 50,000, and it was imported, so it looked very cheap.

Compared with the large Mercedes-Benz fire trucks that cost nearly tens of millions twenty years later, they are still several levels lower. In fact, they are just modified small trucks.

Qi Tongwei frowned more and more as he looked at it. This broken car was still selling for tens of thousands of dollars. He could go to a state-owned enterprise in the north that makes trucks to order one, paint it, and get the rest of the water hoses and other equipment. The cost would be no more than 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, so he would lose a lot of money.

"Director, this vehicle of ours is the latest model. It can hold more than five times more water than before. It is equipped with steel ladders, water guns, portable fire extinguishers, self-contained breathing apparatus, protective clothing, demolition tools, first aid tools and other equipment."