Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

"Eldest Nephew"

"Cousin?"

The people who came were Jiang Weimin, the district chief of the Jingxi mining area, and Jiao Kangzhan, the secretary of the Hongqi Commune. Behind them were Lao Song, the director of the brick factory, and a man with a rough face and a beard wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

This time, Li Dabao and the others were stunned. They didn't expect that Zheng Ge had such a connection. No wonder a person dared to build a village in such a remote place. It turned out that the district chief of Jingxi Mining District was Zheng Ge's cousin.

"Third brother, clean up."

"Dabao, take Erlang to rest. The boy is almost asleep."

"Old Yang, go get two more jars of wine (small jars weighing one pound)"

I really didn't expect that these two would come here today.

"There is wine and meat."

"Liu Guozheng, you are living a beautiful life!"

Jiao Kangzhan sniffed the lingering aroma of meat and wine in the air and felt a little envious, as he hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

"Hey, Secretary Jiao, we are guarding the mountains here. Although wild boars are a little difficult to hunt, we can still get them after spending some time."

What Liu Guozheng said was a bit Versailles. There are so many people guarding the mountains, but I haven't seen many of them who can often hunt wild animals.

"I heard from Old Song that your village is developing very well!"

Jiang Weimin smiled and said that he was very satisfied with Liu Guozheng's performance in the past half month. He felt that he had made the right bet and now he could finally put his mind at ease.

"Hey, I'm just busying myself. My main purpose is to have a place to stay."

"Leader, Brother Song, you guys are here today. We just prepared the spicy lamb head and lamb trotters, braised pork head, and chicken offal this morning. Let's have a couple of drinks and relax while we can."

After pouring boiling water for a few people, a pot of sheep's head and sheep's feet was brought directly.

"Brother, wait a minute. We are not here to eat and drink today."

"Besides, we cadres also have disciplines, you can't let us make mistakes!"

Seeing that Liu Guozheng was still busy, Director Song stopped him directly and said that he had come with the leader today to discuss something. Before they even talked about the matter, they started eating and drinking. He could eat, but the leader couldn't.

"Old Song is right. We have something to ask for today, so we can't eat and drink too much."

After Jiao Kangzhan finished speaking, he smacked his lips and swallowed his saliva.

Jiang Weimin didn't say anything, but nodded seriously, agreeing with Jiao Kangzhan's statement. The mutton head meat was very tempting, but he had to endure it.

The rough-faced policeman saw the pot of sheep's trotters, his throat moved and he swallowed hard. The smell was so delicious that it seemed like he hadn't had meat for two months. He was so greedy!

Liu Guozheng asked: "Is there something urgent?"

Director Song looked at Jiang Weimin and Jiao Kangzhan and said, "It's not urgent, but it's also urgent."

"Then there's no rush. We don't need to waste an afternoon."

"Besides, this is a private dinner and it doesn't involve work."

"It's a rare opportunity, so let me thank you all for your support and help."

After saying that, he opened the jar of wine and filled it up for everyone.

"Then do less?"

Director Song picked up the wine bowl, smelled it, took a small sip, and his eyes lit up. He never expected that this wine not only looked good, but also tasted even better, with a unique flavor.

"Brother Jiang, the war of resistance, Xiangdong, come on, since Brother Guozheng is so polite, it would be a bit unreasonable for us to refuse."

"Just like Brother Guozheng said, this is a private dinner, don't talk about work."

Old Song is also a smart guy. He talks about things casually while eating, drinking and chatting. If it works out, that's great; if not, just treat it as a drunken stutter. No one will be embarrassed.

After hearing what Old Song said, Jiao Kangzhan and the public security officer named Xiangdong were somewhat tempted. It was true. It didn't matter if they had a little more time.

"this..."

Jiang Weimin was a little hesitant. It would have a bad impact if this matter were made public. Several leaders went to the countryside to eat and drink lavishly. If any of them had the slightest evil intention, his position as district chief would be over.

"Uncle, now that I'm here with my nephew, who can say anything?"

Liu Guozheng also understood District Chief Jiang's concerns. There are many ready-made cases in later generations, especially the incident of a famous host, which taught people a vivid lesson.

"Yes, yes, Brother Jiang, now that we are here with your nephew, can we still be so formal?"

Old Song took the opportunity to add a sentence.

"Okay, since my eldest nephew has said so, we won't be polite."

Jiang Weimin also let go. Who can tell whether this relationship is true or not? After all, they are cousins, and they can just make up the relationship at will.

"Lao Yang, Dabao, have a couple of drinks with me, and I'll make two more dishes."

Asking Lao Yang and Da Bao to accompany us also shows that this is a family dinner, so just put your mind at ease. Liu Guozheng went to stir-fry some chicken giblets and some hot and sour cabbage, and also prepared a cold dish: cold-mixed pig ears.

Everyone ate, drank, and chatted, and gradually relaxed.

Liu Guozheng also understood the purpose of these people's visit.

It turned out to be a temporary relief point. Those who should be repatriated were repatriated, those who needed to go to live with relatives went to find their relatives, and the rest were lonely elderly people and children who had nowhere to go.

Winter is coming, and the tents at the relief centers are not warm enough. Especially in the winter of the 1950s and 1960s, it was extremely cold.

As the district chief of the Jingxi mining area, Jiang Weimin had a very difficult time dealing with this group of people.

Don't even think about going to the orphanage in the old city; it's already full.

No one in the surrounding villages was willing to take these people in. It was understandable, as they themselves were already struggling to feed themselves, and adding a few more mouths to the mix would be even more difficult.

If Director Song hadn't mentioned it, Jiang Weimin would have forgotten about Liu Guozheng. It was at Director Song's suggestion that the few of them came here.

After thinking about it, Liu Guozheng agreed.

However, several requests were also made.

The first thing is to provide electricity to the village.

Secondly, the issue of learning for these children is that if we build a school in our own village, it must be included in the district's education system. Each student must have a file and have the right to take the junior high school and high school entrance exams. The district must also arrange some teachers and provide synchronous teaching materials.

There is also the issue of these people’s household registration. Since they are all orphans, they will all be registered in Hope New Village, which is under the jurisdiction of Hongqi Commune.

Liu Guozheng said that if these three conditions were met, he would agree to accept those people at the relief center, and he also said that there was no need for food support from the district or the commune.

District Chief Jiang and Secretary Jiao immediately expressed their opinions that these were not a big deal and that they would start to deal with the issues of electricity supply to the village and teachers for the future school tomorrow.

Li Xiangdong also said that he would deal with the household registration issues of these people as soon as possible. It should be noted that Li Xiangdong is the deputy director of the Hongqi Commune Police Station, a veteran who fought in the Peninsula War and made great contributions. He was sent to the Hongqi Commune Police Station because he was too upright.

In this way, the wine was drunk and the matter was discussed, and both parties are very satisfied at the moment.

Before leaving, each person was given a pig's head and five pounds of pork belly.

Old Song happily said that he would give Liu Guozheng a surprise after he was done with this busy period.

After the drinking party, Lao Yang, Dabao and others went to rest, while Liu Guozheng lay on the recliner under the tree, ready to take a nap.