Chapter 025 The effort may not be able to please (1)
When we arrived at the village health center, the doctor there was a man in his twenties. He felt the pulse of the drowned woman, rolled his eyelids and said: "Dehydration, caused by shock, just give some fluids and it will be fine." Wait and listen.
He said that this woman was rescued from the river by Zhao Pufang, and the male doctor looked at Zhao Pufang a few times.
Zhao Pufang rejected Song Xiu'e's suggestion to have his body checked by a doctor, saying that it was more important to do serious business.
Li Guizhi said: "Isn't it serious business for the township chief to sacrifice himself to save others and check his body? Don't look at the dog days, but the river water is freezing cold."
Zhao Pufang said: "I know my own body, so go to Sun Liuwa's house quickly."
Sun Liuwa had just helped carry the woman who had fallen into the water into the health center. Now he was walking at the end, keeping his eyes on the woman lying on the hospital bed.
Since they were prepared in advance, Sun Liuwa's family quickly made arrangements. However, someone in Sun Liuwa's daughter-in-law's natal family still wanted to cause trouble, but the captain of Sun Liuwa's production team yelled: "The money has been given to Sun Liuwa, you ask him to go!"
If you piss off the mayor, you won’t get a cent even if your mother forces you to do it!”
An ice coffin was prepared at Sun Liuwa's house and the body was properly placed. Zhao Pufang handed Sun Liuwa one hundred yuan, saying it was a "gift" and asked Sun Liuwa to express his condolences. Song Xiu'e also paid one hundred yuan.
Song Xiu'e went outside to pay off the car in Maoguang County. The driver shook Zhao Pufang's hand before leaving and said, "You didn't say anything."
Zhao Pufang joked: "Then your fare will not be reduced by a cent."
Li Guizhi laughed when he heard this, but the man said: "If your mayor uses the car, I won't pay a penny, but the public money is too little for me."
After a few jokes, the man drove away.
It was not advisable to stay at Sun Liuwa's house for a long time. Zhao Pufang looked at Sun Liuwa's three earth-tile houses and the people coming in and out of the yard, started the car and left.
Li Guizhi said in the car: "After the construction of the reservoir starts, this area will probably be demolished and re-planned."
Song Xiu'e said: "Then Sun Liuwa can compensate a lot of money this time."
Apparently Song Xiu'e had just noticed the way Sun Liuwa looked at the half-naked woman in the health center. Sun Liuwa's wife had just passed away a few days ago, and he was like this. With money in his hand, Sun Liuwa didn't know how he would deal with his family life in the future.
But this is no longer something Zhao Pufang can control.
The matter of the woman who fell into the water was left to Chali Village. When they arrived at the entrance of the village, which was next to the restaurant where Li Guizhi and the others had dinner last time, Li Guizhi asked Zhao Pufang to take a rest and find him clean clothes to change into first.
Zhao Pufang said: "I can't do it today. I have to go back to my hometown. Let's get together some other time."
Just as he was talking, he saw a few young people dressed in weird costumes waddling from the roadside holding steel pipes and wood of different lengths in their hands. One of them even held a cooking pot in his hand.
Zhao Pufang took a look and said, "Aren't those the same ones who blocked foreign cars here last time and got into trouble?"
Li Guizhi nodded and said, "It's just those scourges of growing hair."
Seeing Zhao Pufang thoughtful, Li Guizhi explained: "They were released the next day. The police said they did not cause any serious public security consequences, so they were released after education."
"Sooner or later they will be shot! The things in their hands must have been fished from the Wenhe River."
Li Guizhi added: "It doesn't matter who it was stolen from."
When Li Guizhi got out of the car, Song Xiu'e asked with concern: "Are you really okay? It's better to drive to the county hospital for a checkup. If you don't pay attention to it, it will accumulate and you will be in trouble as you get older."
Zhao Pufang drove the car and said, "You don't know, I take cold showers every day. Look, the clothes inside me are almost dry now."
Song Xiu'e bit her lip and said, "I'll make some ginger soup later."
Zhao Pufang looked at Song Xiu'e and said seriously: "Thank you."
Zhao Pufang, who had never been cared about by anyone, now felt a little touched in her heart. Even though Song Xiu'e beside her didn't know her true identity, now she was Zhao Pufang, and Zhao Pufang was herself. It no longer mattered whether she cared about herself or this Zhao Pufang.
Along the way, branches of trees damaged by the strong wind fell on the road, and there were also a lot of stones and soil that rolled down the hillside, so the car drove very slowly. When they reached the stone bridge they just passed, Zhao Pufang's phone rang.
At the same time, Song Xiu'e's cell phone also rang. The two looked at each other, and Zhao Pufang got out of the car, closed the door, and answered the phone.
The number displayed above was Secretary Li's office. Zhao Pufang wondered what Li Gaomin might want to do with him now, so he answered the phone. Before he could speak, the other party said hurriedly: "Xiao Township Chief Zhao, where are you now?"
What came from inside was Li Gaomin's voice.
Zhao Pufang looked at the sign on the roadside and replied: "Secretary Li, I am on my way back to my hometown, five kilometers away from Chali Village."
Upon hearing this, Li Gaomin continued: "Chief Zhao, you should immediately turn the car around and go to Chali Village. Organize people to search along the Wen River. Mayor Zhang Gaodeng has fallen into the water."
Zhao Pufang was stunned when he heard this and replied: "Yes, Secretary, I will go back to Chali Village immediately to carry out your order! I will do my best to search for Township Chief Zhang."
Li Gaomin was obviously pleased with Zhao Pufang's attitude towards him. He softened his tone and said: "Comrade Zhao Pufang, at this juncture, each of our leading cadres in Wenshui Township must shoulder the heavy responsibility entrusted to us by the people and must maintain a high degree of unity.
, this is an arduous political task and an unshirkable responsibility."
"Follow the command in all actions, overcome all difficulties, and meet people in life."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Gordon's resolute face flashed in Zhao Pufang's mind.
Li Gaomin's phone call revealed too much information, and some of his words seemed to have some vague meaning, but this time Zhao Pufang didn't have time to think carefully. He saw through the glass that Song Xiu'e also hung up the phone, and opened the car door.
Song Xiu'e said to Zhao Pufang: "Head Zhang Gaodeng has fallen into the water!"
The banks of the Wenshui River were crowded with people searching for Zhang Gaodeng. The dragnet search extended downstream from the place where Zhang Gaodeng fell into the water. After Zhao Pufang met with Zhang Fulu, the party secretary of Chali Village, he immediately conveyed Li Gaomin's instructions.
Zhang Fulu had already received a call from Li Gaomin. He was full of guilt for Zhang Gaoden's disappearance. He didn't understand that he and Zhang Gaoden were standing on the tidal flat by Wenshui River at the same time, talking about the sandy land under their feet that was perfect for planting peanuts, and Zhang Gaoden collapsed.
Suddenly, he rolled down the river and was swallowed up by the dim water in a blink of an eye.
But now is not the time to hold anyone responsible and listen to him admit his mistakes and feel sorry for himself. Almost the whole village of Chali Village mobilized. Zhao Pufang asked everyone to turn on their mobile phones and report any discovery immediately. He also joined the search and rescue team.
