Having lived in the tile-roofed house of the township middle school for several days, Ye Zetao could only shake his head now. His arrival was not at the right time. On the second day after he registered, the township leader went to the county for business, and a car accident happened on the way back.

, all the leaders of the car died.

There is no housing in the village, so we are temporarily arranged to live in this middle school.

Ye Zetao, wearing sneakers and a jacket, walked towards the township government compound.

Although it is a large courtyard, it is actually a two-story building with several low bungalows surrounding the courtyard.

Along the way, the smell of cow and horse manure that is unique to the countryside hit the nostrils. The villagers carrying hoes smiled at Ye Zetao from time to time, showing that kind of kindness.

Walking into the party and government office, there were obviously worn-out desks and chairs. Ye Zetao walked in.

Sunlight filtered in from the window. Ye Zetao squinted his eyes and could see very clearly inside the room.

This time, the county recruited more civil servants. Ye Zetao, who graduated from the Provincial University, returned to the county and took the civil servant exam, and finally became a civil servant in Chunzhu Township with the first place.

There is no way, why do you say that you have no backing? If the county didn't need a number one like yourself as a shield, you might not be able to pass the civil service examination at all.

It’s already pretty good. People with no background can embark on the road to success. This is already a blessing!

Carrying water, boiling water, sweeping the floor, wiping the table...

After finishing this, the office started to become lively.

"Xiaoye, my tea is ready, thank you!" Fang Yimei, the only beauty in the office, smiled at Ye Zetao.

"Xiaoye, it's good to be young!" Niu Changsheng, director of the Party and Government Office, walked in with a smile.

"Haha, I got up late!" The clerk Jiang Guoping said this, but did not take being late seriously. He picked up the tea cup and said: "It's so hot!"

Seeing that everyone was here, Niu Changsheng's expression changed: "Everyone is here, let's talk about something!"

Ye Zetao hurriedly took out his notebook and pen, opened the notebook and showed it to record.

Looking at the three men, only Ye Zetao was recording. Niu Changsheng looked at Ye Zetao with a look of satisfaction.

"This time, an unprecedented major traffic accident occurred in our township. All the main leaders of the township were gone. This is a huge loss for the whole township! The county party committee and government attach great importance to the work of Chunzhu Township. At this critical time, I hope that everyone will

Everyone must think in one place and work hard in one place. If anyone causes trouble, the village will never allow it!"

Ye Zetao recorded in his notebook and wrote the sentence "Who the hell did something happen?" and circled the word "made something", but in his heart he was thinking about what happened in the countryside and the car accident.

After that, the leadership team of the township had not yet been decided, and a group of people started to move around. Niu Changsheng was very hopeful of being promoted, and he cared about this matter more than anyone else.

Niu Changsheng said a lot of things, except that whoever had problems would be dealt with. After the short meeting, Niu Changsheng hurriedly left the office.

As soon as Niu Changsheng left here, Jiang Guoping stretched out in exaggeration and said: "Comrade Niu has finally left!"

He picked up the teacup and took a sip, looked at the two people sitting in the office and said: "Comrade Lao Niu is very anxious now. So many leaders have died in the township. He should have gone to the county for activities. Don't sit here either."

Now that you’re here, go and play wherever you want!”

"Jiang Guoping, you are scared to death when the director is here. You want to skip work as soon as he leaves. Be careful and I will sue you!" Fang Yimei said with a smile.

After laughing, Jiang Guoping said: "Okay, okay, who doesn't know who is who? You are a person with a backing, and you will have to be transferred back to the county sooner or later. I have no hope, so just hang out like this and leave!"

After saying this, Jiang Guoping had already walked out.

The office suddenly became quiet. Fang Yimei said to Ye Zetao: "Don't listen to him. He is having fun now. If Director Niu goes up, Jiang Guoping will want to be the director. You have to be careful about him. This person is not good at all."

honest!"

Ye Zetao smiled slightly and did not answer. He took the information about Chunzhu Township and looked at it carefully.

"You are such a person. Then Jiang Guoping is very jealous of you. If he becomes the director, he will be as good-looking as you!" Fang Yimei said coquettishly.

"Haha, I just came to work in the countryside. Whoever becomes an official has nothing to do with me!" Ye Zetao felt like a mirror in his heart. Fang Yimei was not a fuel-efficient lamp. She was also thinking about becoming a director. Looking at her three

From the phone calls she made to the county every two days, she knew that her activities were getting intense. Now she was just trying to win over her.

Seeing that Ye Zetao didn't answer her, Fang Yimei shook her head and said to Ye Zetao: "Never mind you, I'm going to visit you too!"

The office became even quieter. Ye Zetao picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. He stretched out his body and leaned on the chair to think deeply.

Chunzhu Township is very poor!

In the past few days, Ye Zetao has looked up all the information about Chunzhu Township and taken a lot of notes. He has a comprehensive understanding of the situation in the entire township. The more he understands, the more he feels that this deep place lies in the countryside.

Chunzhu Township in the mountains is very poor.

With a sigh, Ye Zetao started writing again in his notebook.

While Ye Zetao was deep in thought, he heard a knock on the door.

When he looked up, he saw a middle-aged man wearing Chinese tunic suit and sneakers standing at the door and looking at him with a smile.

Ye Zetao stood up in a hurry and said politely: "Comrade, who are you looking for?"

"No work in the village today?" the visitor asked.

Ye Zetao smiled and said, "Maybe everyone has something to do and is out. What's the matter with you?"

"I remember that there is a place called Heimulin in the countryside. There is my family's ancestral grave there. I searched for it for a while but couldn't find it. I wanted to ask about it!"

Ye Zetao smiled and said: "The name you mentioned was that before liberation. Now Blackwood Forest is no longer called Blackwood Forest. It is called Jingba. I will take you there. Most people really can't find it!"

Hearing that Ye Zetao actually knew, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up and he said strangely: "I asked many people but they don't know. Judging from your situation, you shouldn't be from your hometown. How do you know that place?"

Ye Zetao smiled and said, "I happened to have studied many things in this village!"

While talking, Ye Zetao had already walked over.

The middle-aged man took out a cigarette and handed one to Ye Zetao and said, "Your surname is really troublesome for you!"

"My name is Ye Zetao, there's no need to worry!"

The two walked out side by side. When they passed several office doors, Ye Zetao found that all the doors were wide open, but there was no one inside.

"Haha, I saw you alone when I came in. What a fate!" the middle-aged man said with a laugh.

Ye Zetao did not speak ill of his colleagues and acted very calmly.

The middle-aged man looked at Ye Zetao walking beside him and asked, "I heard that something happened in your hometown?"

"A little thing, no big deal!" Ye Zetao said with a smile.

Seeing that Ye Zetao didn't want to talk about the leadership of the village, the middle-aged man smiled and said: "I heard that this place was very poor before liberation. I didn't expect that after so many years, there hasn't been much change!"

When he said this, the middle-aged man shook his head.

After leaving the township government, a strong man in his thirties came over.

When Ye Zetao glanced at him, the middle-aged man smiled and said, "I came here in his car."

Ye Zetao didn't think much, nodded towards the man, and led the middle-aged man outside the township government.

Through the introduction, he also learned that this middle-aged man's surname was Zheng and that he came from the provincial capital.

The middle-aged man named Zheng is very interested in the affairs of the village and asks about the situation in the village from time to time.

Talking about the situation in the village, Ye Zetao nodded and said: "There really needs to be a change in the village. In fact, there are still many places for development in the village. The bamboos all over the mountains are a resource, and the fruits in the mountains are also very good. The scenery

It’s even more beautiful, and the large amount of mountain products is also an economic source..."

When talking about the development issues in the township, Ye Zetao talked about many of the contents he had studied in the past few days.

"I didn't expect you to know the situation in the countryside so well. It seems you have put a lot of effort into it!" the middle-aged man named Zheng said with a smile.

As he spoke, he had already arrived at the dark wood forest.

Ye Zetao pointed to the mountain and said, "This is Blackwood Forest!"

Listening to Ye Zetao talking about the development methods of Chunzhu Township, the middle-aged man looked at Ye Zetao with approval in his eyes and thought to himself, I really didn't expect that this young man has thought about so many things!

Ye Zetao was actually very depressed. After being assigned here, he had no one to talk to. Seeing the imposing appearance of this middle-aged man, he unknowingly expressed his thoughts.

Arriving at Black Wood Forest, looking at the place that was renamed Jingba, the middle-aged man's face showed excitement and he walked quickly towards it.

After arriving here, the middle-aged man seemed to have found the way all of a sudden. He climbed up the mountain and said as he walked: "Yes, this is it!"

Soon, the three people came to a lonely grave buried in the grass halfway up the mountain.

The middle-aged man climbed down and pulled away the weeds, only to see a stone plaque in front of the grave with hard-to-read writing.

After watching carefully for a while, the middle-aged man knelt down and said sadly: "The younger generation is here to see you! Father can't come, so I have to kowtow to you!"

Seeing the middle-aged man's sad look, Ye Zetao thought for a moment and said, "Let me borrow some tools to clean it up!"

After saying this, Ye Zetao ran quickly towards a farmhouse on the other side of the mountain.

Although he had only been here for a short time, everyone here was very familiar with Ye Zetao, and he quickly borrowed a hoe and shovel.

At this time, the middle-aged man had woken up from his sadness and was kneeling there talking about something.

Seeing that Ye Zetao had found the tools, the middle-aged man's face showed a sense of gratitude. He stood up and wanted to take the hoe.

Ye Zetao smiled and said: "I'm fine anyway, I'll help you with it."

He noticed that the middle-aged man was a little fat and estimated that it would be difficult to clean up the weeds, so he took the initiative to help.

The man in his thirties didn't like to talk much. He took the hoe and started cleaning it. Ye Zetao also used a shovel to shovel some soil and put it on the grave.

After all, it was a wild grave that had not been cleaned for many years. Ye Zetao and the younger man spent a long time cleaning the grave and adding some soil to the grave.
To be continued...