After seeing off Ye Xinyi, Qiao Liang went back to his hometown in Qiaojiayu.
It was the wheat harvest season, and my parents were not at home, harvesting wheat in the fields.
Qiao Liang put down his things and went to the field. In the field, under the scorching sun, villagers wearing bamboo hats were sweating like rain to harvest wheat. Because the weather forecast said there would be heavy rain in the next two days, the mature wheat could not be allowed to rot in the field.
Qiao Liang arrived at his own farm and looked at his parents harvesting wheat. He thought about this time last year when Zhang Lin, the head of Sanjiang County, inspected "Sanxia" and came here to busy his parents harvesting wheat. He felt sad and felt a twinge in his nose.
It turned sour, and when the wheat harvest came next year, my old friend was already in heaven.
Qiao Liang had already thought about it. Before leaving Jiangzhou, he would go to the cemetery to say goodbye to Zhang Lin.
Qiao Liang rubbed his nose, picked up the sickle, and started harvesting wheat with his parents.
While he was working, several people came from the field. The one walking in front was You Chengdong, followed by Zhuang Jiaming and the person in charge of the town.
You Chengdong went to the countryside to observe the situation during the "Three Summers".
Zhuang Jiaming followed Zhang Lin here last year and knew that Qiao Liang's land was nearby. He told You Chengdong while walking. You Chengdong nodded and asked Zhuang Jiaming: "Where is Director Qiao's land exactly?"
Zhuang Jiaming looked around while thinking, and then he saw Qiao Liang's mother who was carrying the cut wheat to the field, and then he saw Qiao Liang's father and Qiao Liang who were working hard in the field.
"Secretary You, look, there -" Zhuang Jiaming pointed forward, "Director Qiao is working with his parents."
"Oh, this guy is back." You Chengdong looked in the direction of Zhuang Jiaming's finger, and then said, "Let's go over and have a look."
Everyone walked over, and Zhuang Jiaming greeted loudly as he walked: "Director Qiao——"
Qiao Liang straightened up when he heard the sound, and then saw You Chengdong and the others.
Qiao Liang's parents also stopped and looked at them.
You Chengdong and the others walked into the field. Qiao Liang shook hands with them one by one and introduced them to his parents.
Qiao Liang's parents had met Zhuang Jiaming last year. When Qiao Liang said that the big man in front of him, You Chengdong, was the top leader in Sanjiang County, they were a little dazed and a little embarrassed.
You Chengdong didn't say much and said directly: "Come, let's help Director Qiao's family harvest wheat."
"Hey, Secretary You, this..." Just as Qiao Liang was about to stop him, You Chengdong had already taken the sickle from Qiao Liang's father's hand, bent down and started cutting the wheat. His movements were very skillful, and he looked like he had done farm work before.
As soon as they saw You Chengdong move his hand, the others naturally wouldn't neglect him and got busy together.
Seeing them starting, Qiao Liang stopped being polite and started working with everyone.
Looking at the scene in front of them, Qiao Liang's parents, who were still a little confused, thought about the scene when Zhang Lin came here at this time last year, and thought that Zhang Lin was deceased. They felt very sad. Qiao Liang's mother couldn't help but reach out to wipe her eyes.
Qiao Liang cut wheat with You Chengdong and said, "Secretary You, are you going to my house for lunch?"
"Nonsense, if I work for your family, you have to take care of the food, right?" You Chengdong said rudely.
"Haha..." Qiao Liang laughed, "Okay, let's have a few drinks together at noon."
"My dear friend, I regret that I didn't have the opportunity to see you off in person before you left for the northwest. Today is just the opportunity. It's just that I should be treating you to a farewell party, but today I have to eat at your house." You Chengdong said.
"This is not important, as long as we can chat together, it will be good." Qiao Liang said.
"Well, there are only a few of us at noon today, which seems a bit small." You Chengdong said.
"What?" Qiao Liang didn't understand what You Chengdong meant for a moment.
You Chengdong did not answer Qiao Liang, stopped, straightened up and said to Zhuang Jiaming: "Chief Zhuang, call Geng Zhi and Kong Jie immediately and ask them to rush to Sanjiang immediately and come directly to Qiaojiayu in Mazhuang Town.
I just said that I would have dinner at Director Qiao’s house at noon.”
"Okay." Zhuang Jiaming took out his phone and said, "I just don't know if they are free..."
"Whether they are free or not, they must come. If they dare to come, they will never want to drink with me again." You Chengdong said decisively.
Zhuang Jiaming smiled and started making phone calls.
Qiao Liang felt that You Chengdong's domineering personality was somewhat similar to An Zhe's, and realized that, unknowingly, You Chengdong, Zhuang Jiaming, Geng Zhi and Kong Jie seemed to be getting closer and closer, and they could come together.
, and seems to have some kind of connection with myself.
Zhuang Jiaming quickly finished the phone call and said to You Chengdong: "Director Kong and County Chief Geng heard that they would have dinner at Director Qiao's house at noon, so they readily agreed, and they immediately set off to get there."
"Well, that's pretty much it." You Chengdong nodded with satisfaction.
Then Qiao Liang asked her parents to go home to cook and prepare to entertain guests at noon.
After parents left, everyone continued to work.
There is strength in numbers, and when it is almost noon, the work in the fields is finished, and everyone heads towards the village together.
As they walked, You Chengdong said to everyone: "Director Qiao's house is a small place, and there are too many people to entertain us. Chief Zhuang County and I will go there, and the others will go to the village committee for dinner."
You Chengdong's intention was obvious. He didn't want irrelevant people to interfere with the dinner.
Although the person in charge of the town wanted to go to Qiao Liang's house for dinner with You Chengdong, he did not dare to express any objection after hearing what he said. He nodded in agreement and took other staff to the village committee compound.
Qiao Liang, You Chengdong, and Zhuang Jiaming had just entered the village. Two cars drove in one after the other. When they saw the car number, Kong Jie and Geng Zhi.
You Chengdong then stopped the car and pointed to the car: "Master officer in the car, get out of here."
Then the rear doors of the two cars opened, and Kong Jie and Geng Zhi got out.
Qiao Liang then greeted them, and Zhuang Jiaming arranged for their driver to go directly to the village committee for dinner.
You Chengdong looked at Kong Jie and Geng Zhi, and raised the sickle in his hand: "You came here after we had finished our work, escaping from work, shameful!"
Kong Jie chuckled: "Lao You, I didn't say that. I received a call from Jiaming. I didn't dare to delay for a moment, so I rushed here as soon as possible."
"Me too." He said honestly.
You Chengdong snorted and shook the sickle in his hand: "Look, sickle, it would be nice if there was another axe..."
Everyone understood the meaning of You Chengdong's words and nodded straightforwardly: "Sickle and axe, this is our highest belief."
"Yes, the supreme faith." Kong Jie nodded and said with emotion, "It's just that this faith is becoming indifferent in some people's hearts..."
"Don't care about others, just take care of ourselves!" You Chengdong said and looked at Qiao Liang, "The brand new Deputy County Chief Qiao, are you right?"
"Yes." Qiao Liang nodded, "Faith is an everlasting light in the pursuit of life, guiding the direction of progress and struggle. People without faith are pitiful and miserable. People with faith, no matter when, where, or in good times
Even in adversity, you can make your life positive and meaningful."
"This is an incisive summary!" You Chengdong gave Qiao Liang a thumbs-up, "After all, I have a higher level of theoretical literacy."
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no."
"Hey, brother, there's no need to be modest. What I'm telling you is the truth. Otherwise, how could our leader Luo know the right people and give you the only place in the municipal government to work in the northwest?" You Chengdong said seriously.
Everyone chuckled, understanding the true meaning of You Chengdong's words.
When they arrived at Qiao Liang's house, Qiao Liang first asked everyone to wash their hands and faces, and then everyone gathered around the stone table under the grape trellis in the yard. Qiao Liang made tea for everyone, and everyone drank tea, smoked and chatted.
Qiao Liang went to the kitchen. Her parents had prepared the dishes. Qiao Liang took them out and put them on the table. Then she went to the back room and brought out a box of Jiangzhou Laojiao.
"The wine and food are ready, ready to start drinking." You Chengdong invited Qiao Liang's parents to sit down, and introduced Kong Jie and Geng Zhi to them. Then everyone sat down one by one, and Qiao Liang opened the wine and poured it for everyone.
Sitting with so many leaders, Qiao Liang's parents seemed a little embarrassed. You Chengdong noticed it and took the initiative to hand Qiao Liang's father a cigarette: "Uncle, smoke, I will light it for you."
Then You Chengdong took a lighter and lit it for Qiao Liang's father.
You Chengdong's move relieved Qiao Liang's parents' sense of embarrassment, and everyone couldn't help but feel that You Chengdong was a rough-and-tumble person.
Then You Chengdong looked at the opened wine box and said: "There are 6 bottles in total. We will get rid of them all today. Those who can do more work."
Everyone looked at each other, holy shit, it looks like You Chengdong is planning to drink heavily today.
After Qiao Liang poured the wine, You Chengdong looked at Qiao Liang's father: "Uncle, you are the elder, you should pick up the wine first."
Qiao Liang's father was a little nervous and a little excited. He picked up his wine glass and looked at everyone: "Thank you all the leaders for coming to help my family harvest wheat. Thank you all the leaders for coming to my house for dinner. All the leaders eat public food, and so does my Liangzi.
Liang Zi is still young, and there are things he doesn’t do well at work. Leaders, please help me more and be more considerate..."
What Qiao Liang's father said was simple and honest.
Then everyone clinked glasses with Qiao Liang's parents and finished.
Putting down the wine glass, You Chengdong wiped the corners of his mouth and said to Qiao Liang's father, "Uncle, what you just said was too polite. Brother Qiao and we help each other. Even though Brother Qiao is younger than us, he has many abilities in all aspects."
But it is very strong, and even surpasses us in many aspects. This time the city selects cadres to take up posts in the northwest. There is only one quota for municipal units. There are so many outstanding cadres, so Brother Qiao was selected..."
"Ah? What? Northwest? A temporary job?" Qiao Liang's parents were stunned.
Seeing the expressions of Qiao Liang's parents, everyone was looking at Qiao Liang.
After Qiao Liang came back, he didn't have time to tell his parents that he was going to the Northwest. Now that You Chengdong had brought it up, he said to his parents: "Mom, Dad, the organization has decided to let me take a temporary job in the Northwest. Next Tuesday
Let’s go.”
"Going to the northwest for a job? What job?" Qiao Liang's father looked at Qiao Liang blankly.
"I'm going to be the deputy county chief. I don't know which county I'm going to. I'll wait for the assignment from the local organization department when I get to the northwest," Qiao Liang said.
Qiao Liang's mother looked at Qiao Liang uneasily: "Son, why do you have to go so far to get a job? The northwest is a very difficult place. Could it be that you made some mistake and your superiors want to send you there?"
Everyone laughed after hearing what Qiao Liang's mother said. For more exciting content, pay attention to the tips in Chapter 1,300.
Qiao Liang smiled and shook his head: "No, Mom, this is not an assignment in ancient times. It is the organization's reuse and trust in me. It is a glorious task."
"Yes, Auntie, Director Qiao will normally be promoted after he comes back from his temporary post there." Zhuang Jiaming interjected.
Qiao Liang's mother still didn't come to her senses: "How long will it take to take this temporary job?"
"Two years." Qiao Liang said.
"Two years... so long..." Qiao Liang's mother shook her head, "No, no, no, Liang Zi, your life-long event has not been settled yet, and your mother has not yet given birth to her grandson. You have been in the northwest for two years, and this matter will be delayed again.
