Hearing that Liu Qingyu said that he wanted to sell grain with everyone, Guo Chengzhu was surprised and happy at the time. He never expected that Liu Qingyu would make such a request. He was so excited that he pointed to the yard with his hand. A four-wheeled truck said: "Mayor Liu, have you seen it? This truck is carrying 5 tons of wheat. This is part of the grain our family harvested this summer. I just plan to sell it tomorrow, but I will put it in advance. Let me tell you something first. Selling food is very troublesome, and we often encounter various problems, so it takes a lot of time. We may not be able to come back before dark tomorrow night. You are so busy, do you have time? "
Liu Qingyu smiled and nodded: "It's okay. Tomorrow is Saturday. I have already arranged the relevant work. What time will it be sent out tomorrow morning? We will come in advance."
Guo Chengzhu looked at the wall clock on the wall: "Mayor Liu, it is already ten o'clock in the evening. We will get up at around 3 o'clock tomorrow morning and have to leave at 4 o'clock, so I think you and this brother will not be together." When you go back, just stay at my house, otherwise it would be too much trouble to go back and forth."
Liu Qingyu nodded and stayed at Guo Chengzhu's house that night without being polite.
At about 3 o'clock the next morning, Liu Qingyu and Cheng Tieniu, who were living in the guest room, heard the sound of pots and pans in the main room. Liu Qingyu and Cheng Tieniu smiled bitterly at each other, got up at the same time, and after tidying up, It was already about 3:30, and Guo Chengzhu came over and asked the two of them to have breakfast together.
Breakfast was relatively simple, with steamed buns heated outside in noodle soup, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and pickles. After the three of them simply finished eating, they got into the truck together, and Guo Chengzhu drove out. Originally, if it weren't for Liu Qingyu and Cheng Tieniu, Guo Chengzhu's wife would be He wanted to set off with the car, but because Liu Qingyu and Cheng Tieniu joined him, his wife didn't have to go.
As the car drove out of the gate, Liu Qingyu asked: "Lao Guo, where are we going to sell food?"
Guo Chengzhu said: "Mayor Liu, although the grain depot in the town is empty now, we have nothing to do with it, so we cannot sell the grain according to the national guidance price. We can only try our luck at the county grain depot."
Liu Qingyu couldn't help but frown when he heard this. He had heard the same point of view more than once or twice. Cheng Tieniu had already told him once. Now, hearing Guo Chengzhu say this again, Liu Qingyu paid great attention to it and asked : "Lao Guo, how can you be sure that the town's grain depot is empty but you don't collect grain?"
Guo Chengzhu smiled bitterly and said: "Mayor Liu, to be honest, I have a relative who works in the grain depot in the town. He told me this news. He also said that all the quotas in the grain depot have been taken by the grain depot. The leaders divided the quotas privately, and then different leaders sold these quotas to grain brokers, who purchased the grain. Therefore, ordinary people like us have no way to sell the grain at the state-subsidized price. Giving it to the grain depot is something that everyone in the town knows about."
Liu Qingyu couldn't help but frown: "In that case, why don't you sue them?"
Guo Chengzhu couldn't help but smile bitterly again: "You won't win if you sue them. Most of the grain depot leaders are relatives and friends of the town leaders. If you go to the town to file a complaint, the town will only push you away. If you go to the county to file a complaint, we can't even face the county leaders." They couldn't even see him, so they were brought back by the town leaders and people from the police station. If anyone dared to go to the city to complain, the family would be retaliated by some local gangsters. Behind this were all the grain brokers. People are causing trouble, and who is behind the grain brokers is not the town leaders."
Having said this, Guo Chengzhu sighed and said: "Mayor Liu, with all due respect, in our Tianyu Town and even Qingyuan County, we are all protected by officials. As for the lives of the people, as long as nothing serious happens, who cares."
Hearing Guo Chengzhu's sigh, Liu Qingyu's heart seemed to be blocked by a huge stone, and he felt a little depressed. He had secretly clenched his fists. He had secretly made up his mind that after this trip of selling food with Guo Chengzhu was over, he would definitely We need to reorganize the field of grain depots from top to bottom, and make sure that the problem of people having difficulty selling grain is alleviated. Otherwise, we will really have no face to face Jiangdong's elders.
It was late autumn now. It was around four o'clock in the morning, and the sky and the earth were still dark. Liu Qingyu and the others were driving quickly on the rural road in this truck.
Liu Qingyu was sitting in the passenger seat. He took a look at the speed at which Guo Chengzhu was driving. He had already driven the car to sixty-seven miles on the rural dirt road. This speed was obviously quite fast. Sometimes he encountered big potholes. Sometimes the vehicle will deviate significantly, and Liu Qingyu's heart will almost rise to his throat.
After walking for a while, Liu Qingyu advised: "Lao Guo, are you driving a little too fast? It's so dark and the road is so difficult. Driving like this can easily lead to accidents."
Guo Chengzhu said with a sad smile: "Mayor Liu, I know everything you said, and I also know that it is dangerous to do so, but there is nothing I can do about it. You may not know that our town has already notified the villagers in each village. It is recommended that everyone try not to sell food outside. They say that locally produced food should be digested locally as much as possible to promote the agricultural development of the region. However, the grain depot does not accept our food. If we sell the food to those food brokers If so, the price is too low, so we have no choice but to sell the grain to the county or other places.
However, the town was not willing to let us sell it, so the town sent people from the transportation management office to set up checkpoints on the only road leading in and out of the town. If a grain truck was found, they would use various methods to There are various reasons for imposing fines. In this way, even if we transport the grain and sell it outside, if we include the fine, it is actually no different from us selling it locally. However, they usually sell it at 5 o'clock in the morning. We don't get to work until about 20 minutes, so we must rush through the blocked road section as soon as possible before 4:40, so as not to be fined by the transportation management office."
When Liu Qingyu heard this, he felt sad again.
Look at Guo Chengzhu, an ordinary farmer representative in front of you. He got up so early in the night and drove so fast, even risking his life. Why, just so that he would not be fined by the transportation management office? The reason why the management imposes fines is because the people want to sell their food outside.
Now that we have a market economy, what qualifications does Tianyu Town have to require farmers to sell their grain locally, and why does the Transportation Management Office insist on imposing fines?
Liu Qingyu didn't need to think about the reason for this. Everything was for profit, and everything was because of selfish desires.
Why did Tianyu Town become like this? You know, in the area where Liu Qingyu once worked, such things rarely happened. Why did this happen in Lanshan City?
Liu Qingyu felt his heart begin to bleed.
Liu Qingyu never tried to persuade Guo Chengzhu to slow down again. He knew very well that in the heart of this ordinary farmer, he had already compromised with his fate. He was just an ordinary farmer facing fines imposed by transportation management for various reasons. Regarding the town's administrative order that does not allow food to be taken out, what can he do? He can do it, just work harder, take more risks, hit the road earlier, and avoid being fined earlier, because only in this way can they ensure that they The food harvested with hard work can be sold at a good price.
The car was still speeding along the bumpy dirt road in the dark night. Several times the car almost rolled over, but fortunately Guo Chengzhu had already developed excellent stance skills and was always able to make corrections at critical moments. direction of the car to ensure safe driving.
Along the way, even a brave man like Liu Qingyu was startled into a cold sweat, but the more he was like this, the more clearly he could feel the anxiety, uneasiness and helplessness deep in Guo Chengzhu's heart at this moment.
After five or six minutes, the car finally left the rural dirt road and onto the highway. There were no more potholes. Guo Chengzhu's car accelerated again and sped away. Liu Qingyu looked at the speed of the car and saw that it had soared. It's eighty miles.
In the dark night, a car carrying Guo Chengzhu's family's hopes for the whole year was running forward without regard for life or death.
Traffic safety, to hell with it.
Life safety, to hell with it.
In order to avoid fines, I worked hard. If I was really fined, I would have to contribute the harvest of one acre of land. Guo Chengzhu was really unwilling to give in.
The car drove wildly, and after passing a corner, Guo Chengzhu finally let out a long breath, because he saw through the car's lights that 300 meters ahead, the lights in the blue prefabricated house on the roadside were dark. The people at the transportation management office probably haven't gotten up yet.
Guo Chengzhu's face showed a trace of relief. He knew that his efforts in getting up early today and running all the way to speed had finally paid off. He quickly stepped on the accelerator and accelerated again. He wanted to rush over quickly. As long as he passed this level, You no longer have to pay fines.
While Guo Chengzhu was speeding up his car, he had already begun to imagine that after selling the grain in the county, he could send some money to his son who was studying in college. His son was studying at a key university in Yanjing City. Although his son was very sensible, It is also very economical to spend money, but after all, the consumption in Yanjing City is not low, so it is very difficult for him, a farmer who only knows how to grow grain, to support such a college student. Every time he raises tuition for his son, he has to sell grain. When the second son left, he only brought with him tuition and one month's living expenses, which the family had already raised after selling last year's grain reserves.
This time, the food must be sold as soon as possible, and it is best to sell it at a good price. In this way, his son does not have to worry about his living expenses for a semester. For Guo Chengzhu, he and his wife usually live with their belts tight. Yes, because in addition to the eldest son who is in college, there is also a younger son at home, so they have to break the penny in half and spend it.
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