This is a small courtyard, fifty square meters. The courtyard wall facing the opening is made of mud mixed with broken bricks. The walls on both sides are made of straw. Although it is made of straw,
, however, the master who built the grass wall was very ingenious and made the grass wall
Two long and thick straw ropes were used to make a cross in the middle, which not only stabilized the wall, but also closed the gaps in the grass wall. It was really both tight and beautiful. The poor people in the far north relied on this to deal with the problem.
Ending one harsh winter after another.
But such a small house is divided into two entrances. The first entrance is by the street door, facing the main house, while the door of a small wing on the side of the main house is turned around, facing away from the street.
At this time, in this small side room, the Xue brothers and sisters were resting.
The night is now deep, the scorching heat of the day is gradually disappearing, and in the evening, there is a light rain again, which brings a lot of coolness. At this moment, in this small earthen house, the lights have been extinguished, and the faint starlight is scattered in the
In this deep night, I am particularly eye-catching. Because
This wing room is extremely small, less than ten square meters. The bed in the northeastern world, the Tukang, is occupied from east to west. Even so, the Tukang is only two meters long and wide. Xue Xiang raised it.
The pillow can be pressed against the wall on one side without raising the instep of the foot slightly.
In this room, apart from the earthen kang, there is only a table, a chair, and not even a wardrobe. If you sniff carefully, you can smell the strong earthy smell and the pickled smell of wet rice that has been covered for a long time. In fact,
A few hours ago, this room was a place for storing groceries and food. Because the Xue brothers and sisters arrived, it was temporarily turned into a bedroom.
Come on, Xue Xiang, the deputy county magistrate of Xiaoshan County, is not a big official. But in Xiaoshan County, according to the power structure of the Republic, he is also a big shot in Xiaoshan County. How can he live in such a small place?
Come to the warehouse? There is a hidden secret in it.
It turns out that today at the county boundary of Xiaoshan County, there was an extremely unpleasant episode of farmers kowtowing, and then they returned to the Xiaoshan County Party Committee compound. Director Chen and Minister Sun read out the letter of appointment to Xue Xiang and went through the organizational form
After that, he verbally rejected the reception banquet offered by Wei Qiming and Yu Dingzhong. He rushed back without stopping, making the situation quite embarrassing.
It stands to reason that these two people are gone. Xue Xiang, the newly arrived deputy county magistrate, is still there, so he can still eat the reception banquet. However, Wei Qiming suddenly darkened his face and said, "I'm tired, let everyone go."
"For your own use", he went to take care of himself. But Wei Qi
The top official in Xiaoshan County had a cold face. Although I don’t know why or to whom, he made such a cold face. If anyone is not shameless and eats this meal indifferently, it is in his mind.
Missing a string.
As a result, everyone withdrew. Only Yu Dingzhong came over with a smile and persuaded a group of Qiaokou villagers to retreat. After persuading Xue Xiang a few words, he also said that he would invite me alone. Xue Xiang originally wanted to agree, so he
At this time, Wang Gensheng, deputy director of the county party committee office, ran over and reported, "I'm afraid County Magistrate Xue's accommodation will only be temporary. There is no way to arrange it."
At that time, Xue Xiang was puzzled. Although he had never been in this local government, he also knew that although there was no standing committee compound at the moment, there was always a tube building. Why couldn't he even accommodate the dignified county committee standing committee members? It was simply
What a joke in the world. Who knew Wang Gensheng would be so angry in his heart when he said it?
The anger and doubts were all gone. It turned out that his predecessor, Xue Xiang, had been transferred before he reached the age limit. But the adjustment was not transferred elsewhere. He was transferred to the National People's Congress and was still working in Xiaoshan County, but this man was angry.
The son was not going well, so he refused to move. He said that it was okay to move, and asked the newly appointed Magistrate Xue to come and invite him in person.
Xue Laosan has never let a donkey kick his brain. He went to argue with a veteran cadre over such a trivial matter. Besides, for such a veteran cadre, he knows that he may not have the ability to do things, but he will definitely not have the ability to do bad things.
He doesn't want to be regarded as a villain to a first-class person, not to mention that he is a newbie here. If he does something like this, others will definitely label him as "disrespecting veteran cadres" and "domineering".
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At that time, Yu Dingzhong asked "are there any other rooms on the floor", but Xue Xiang declined politely. At this time, he had the nerve to live in the standing committee building. He didn't want to make people worry, so he said he wouldn't add money to the county committee.
It's troublesome. He's looking for a house by himself.
In fact, he doesn't really like being crowded together with a group of officials and their wives. Even though he himself has become a group of officials, he is still a commoner at heart. Since he is a commoner, he has a down-to-earth attitude.
The next thing is more important.
This search led to the discovery of the house where Xue Xiang was currently sleeping. Speaking of which, in terms of layout and comfort level, this room was far from Xue Xiang's enjoyment-loving temperament, but Xue Xiang chose him, so of course it was
There are reasons for this.
First of all, this house is very close to the county party committee compound, which is his office. It is only about two miles away. According to him, it is only a foot of distance. Although he, Xue Laosan, does not have a car at the moment, he can
Considering the speed of his journey, it only took about ten minutes, which was even convenient.
Secondly, the composition of the owners of this house is extremely simple, just one mother and two daughters. The mother is in her early forties, in her prime, and works in the county woolen factory. The two sisters are the eldest sixteen and the youngest thirteen. One is in junior high school and the other is
When I was in high school, there was no one at home, and it was very clean. Moreover, the female relatives in the family must have loved cleanliness, which suited Xue Xiang's tidy and lazy habit.
As for the fact that there are no male members in this family, Xue Xiang has never thought about the possibility that the young man Xue Xiang will move in, and there may be rumors. After all, there is a little guy here, and even if someone wants to spread gossip, they will not spread it.
Such gossip that no one would believe.
However, the last and most important point is that Xue Xiang chose this place precisely because the door of the warehouse he was interested in faced a pool of clear water. This clear water also has a nice name: Moon Lake, named after the moon.
The lake is naturally related to its structural trend. It is pointed at both ends and curved in the middle, resembling the moon. This lake
Across the entire county, the great economic development has not yet begun, and the lake water is still clear and green, which is in line with Xue Xiang's Leshan water-loving temperament. There are more than a dozen willow trees growing on the lakeside opposite the door, with weeping willow trees.
, attracting attention from the wind and the moon, really made Xue Laosan very unhappy, and naturally the simplicity of this humble dwelling could not be tolerated.
The stars outside the window were light and the moon was faint. Xue Xiang thought about the villagers who kept kowtowing in their 20s and 30s this afternoon, with blood on their faces, but there were thousands of thoughts in his heart, and he couldn't sleep. He secretly thought, if these villagers weren't so powerful,
When you feel wronged, you will never kneel down or kowtow, but what kind of grievance is there? Why do you kneel down and kowtow with your fingertips, but don't say it out loud?
Xue Xiang rested his arms on the back of his head and stared at the dark ceiling. He really had no idea in his mind. Speaking of which, he was considered a mediocre official today. Instead of helping the villagers redress their grievances, he even used tricks to deceive them.
They, but Xue Xiang knew the kind of people who would kneel before the sky and stop the sedan chair to avenge their grievances. Then, after hearing the grievances, Qingtian would ask Shang Fang to come out.
Sword, the trick of beheading corrupt officials can only appear in dramas. If he did this today, he would be no different from an idiot. Maybe even Director Chen, who has always valued him, would have to draw a clear line with him. Things in the world
If things were so easy, there would be no need for the idiom "a small impatience will ruin a big plan".
Although Xue Xiang deceived many villagers in Qiaokou Village, he had no regrets in his heart. Otherwise, what awaited the people in Qiaokou Village would be fists, kicks and whips, and the final result would be that no one cares about the people's affairs.
, and even if he, Mr.
At this point, the affairs of the people in Qiaokou Village were on Xue Xiang's mind. He gritted his teeth secretly, looking for the right time to ask questions if he couldn't figure it out.
Thinking of this, Xue Xiang breathed a sigh of relief. This matter had been on his mind just now. Xue Xiang turned over, lowered his pillow, raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was already a quarter past eleven, and he was about to fall asleep.
,Suddenly, the small house on the left
The guy turned over and lifted up the thin blanket that was placed on her belly. Xue Xiang used the starlight to reach out and try to cover her up. Suddenly, the big hand that he stretched out was caught by the little guy, and then the little guy
He spoke up: "Boy, I'm hungry!"
Xue Xiang didn't expect that this little guy would shout out the word "hungry" in the middle of the night. It was unscientific. After thinking about it carefully, he was also hungry. After a long day, he bought three of them when he was looking for a house.
Pancakes, two people and one tiger, just dealt with it. Earlier, they tidied up the house, tidied up and saluted, and then they were sleepy and tired. They were busy resting their legs and didn't feel it. But now that they were too busy, they felt very tired.
Hungry outside.
"Have you brought your snacks?" Xue Xiang was also feeling hungry at this moment. When he thought of the little guy's pile of strange and fragrant snacks, his mouth was filled with saliva and his taste buds suddenly jumped.
"No, I forgot about it in a hurry. I must have taken advantage of Third Brother. I just dreamed that he was stealing my food. I found him and he ran away. I just snatched one back and stuffed it into my mouth.
I just woke up hungry. If you don’t believe me, touch my belly.
They're all flat." As he spoke, the little guy dragged Xue Xiang's big hand and pressed it on his round belly. He pressed Xue Xiang's big hand hard and inhaled his own belly. A two-pronged approach.
, the round belly shriveled up immediately.
Xue Xiangzhi knew that she was indeed hungry. It could be seen that she was so funny, but she still felt happy. "I can't do anything if I'm hungry. I'm in the dark and there's no place to buy anything. It's not my own house. Just bear with it. I'll go buy some snacks tomorrow."
If you save it, you won’t be hungry anymore.”
In the little girl's little mind, her elder brother is omnipotent. When she encounters difficulties, looking for her elder brother has become the firmest code of conduct in her heart. Now, naturally, she cannot tolerate this code of conduct being broken. She groans and rolls around.
, and got into Xue Xiang’s arms, squeezing and pinching
, he also lifted up the thin blanket on his belly and put it on Xue Xiang's belly. Finally, he saw the quilt on the bedside, picked up his little body, dragged it over, and covered Xue Xiang together, hehehe proudly while covering it.
"Winter is coming, let's add quilts to everyone." rq