At three o'clock in the afternoon, just as Zhou Nan and his party were about to set off into the mountains, they heard about Sun Wenge's wife Zhao Hong going to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection to "cry out injustice."
After receiving this news, Zhang Zhijun and Song Xiaolin's faces became a little ugly. They each turned to look at Zhou Nan, wondering if Zhou Nan was going to cancel the trip.
After all, Sun Wenge is the cadre who committed the crime in Ningshan Town, and his wife is a staff member of the Ningshan Town Agricultural Technology Station. According to common sense, if this kind of cross-level petition occurs, Zhou Nan, as the top leader of Ningshan Town, must
Stay and deal with the aftermath.
But Zhou Nan's expression was very calm, with almost no change.
In fact, there were some disturbances in his heart, but he just didn't show it.
Sun Wenge's case was originally going to be suppressed and delayed by the county. But now that Zhao Hong has made such a fuss, it is obvious that it cannot be covered up.
There is no doubt that Zhao Hong was not the instigator of Sun Wenge when he went to make trouble in the city. Sun Wenge was kept away by the County Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the couple almost never saw each other again. This must have been Zhao Hong's own initiative.
A faint sneer appeared on the corner of Zhou Nan's lips, and he thought: If Sun Wenge hears this, he will definitely be so angry that he will curse his mother. Because Zhao Hong is not helping him, but harming him.
Because it involves the county magistrate Sun Fuli, Sun Wenge's troubles in the county can also make the county party secretary Zhang Qiang have some scruples, and maybe it can also bring "a glimmer of hope" - but now Zhao Hong has brought this matter directly to the city.
Once he attracted the attention of the city's main leaders, his problems became widespread.
And even Sun Fuli would probably have to walk around without food.
Sun's Cultural Revolution was completely over, and Sun Fuli was basically unable to protect himself. This was Zhou Nan's first reaction after hearing the news.
But at the same time, he knew very well that in the current critical period when investment projects in Ningnan City and Ningshan Town were in full swing, Municipal Party Committee Secretary Zhang Qiang and Mayor Ma Liguo would probably support Zhang Qiang's opinion. Investigation and punishment must be carried out, but
We need to slow down, and we cannot allow official scandals to appear in Ningnan City at this time.
There is also another possibility: the city will suddenly transfer Sun Fuli out of Ningshan County, be promoted overtly and covertly, and put him in another inconspicuous position, and then "slowly figure it out" and settle old scores later. Of course,
This possibility is relatively small.
But no matter what, none of this will have any negative impact on Zhou Nan's future work. He can completely observe this as an outsider.
"Secretary Zhou, are we still going to the mountains?" Zhang Zhijun hesitated for a moment and said softly.
"Go, why don't you go? It's all settled... Besides, I have to go to Paoshan Village to see the tilapia farming in the village." Zhou Nan waved his hand and got into the driver's seat. Today
He had to drive himself into the mountains.
Because a car can only seat four people including the driver, Zhou Nan, Zhang Zhijun, Song Xiaolin, and Zhang Ningning are exactly four people.
Zhang Zhijun smiled, got in the car, and sat in the passenger seat, while Song Xiaolin got in the car at the same time. Although Zhang Zhijun could also drive and offered to do so, Zhou Nan did not agree, so he did not dare to insist.
As Zhou Nan drove towards the Ningshan Hotel to pick up Zhang Ningning, he asked Zhang Zhijun lightly, "Did Qiu Gang go to the city with Secretary Ma of the County Commission for Discipline Inspection to handle this matter?... It shouldn't be a big problem. This
It’s not a big deal, this bitch can do whatever she wants, but don’t worry about her!”
"Well, yes, Secretary Zhou, Secretary Qiu just left with the people from the Discipline Inspection Commission. The county sent a van, and the county Public Security Bureau also sent three people in one car."
Zhang Zhijun carefully observed Zhou Nan's face and answered softly.
"Oh." Zhou Nan said oh, then stopped replying and drove seriously.
Not long after, the car drove into the Ningshan Hotel. Song Xiaolin got out of the car and entered the hotel with a smile. Not long after, she and Zhang Ningning went downstairs and got into the car.
Zhou Nan drove the car and circled around the county town, then passed through the outer ring road and sped towards the mountainous area of Ningshan Town. However, after the car left the county town, the roads were not very easy to drive, and there was no way
, Zhou Nan had to slow down.
Zhang Zhijun's hometown is in Kaoshan Village in the mountains, an original ecological mountain village that is said to be surrounded by mountains and rivers and has a beautiful environment. Zhou Nan has been famous for a long time. This time he decided to go to the mountains to cool off. Although it was for leisure, he also wanted to investigate the production conditions in the mountainous areas.
Purpose.
Under the wheels is a dilapidated township road, which looks to be quite old. Because large trucks and tractors hauling wood and stone are often used on this road, the damage to the road surface is very serious. Although there are partial repairs in many places,
Tried to fix it, but to no avail.
The car kept bumping, and Zhang Ningning, who was sitting in the back, felt a little motion sick. She endured the feeling of vomiting and leaned on the back seat of the car, her face not looking good.
"Mr. Zhang, drink some water." Song Xiaolin noticed that Zhang Ningning was motion-sick, so she smiled and handed over a bottle of water. Zhang Ningning shook his head with a grimace and pursed his lips tightly.
Zhou Nan frowned and drove slowly, concentrating on not daring to be distracted. Once distracted, a small hole might suddenly appear in front of him.
"Old Zhang, why aren't these roads being repaired?" Zhou Nan parked the car on the side of the road, turned around and said to Song Xiaolin and Zhang Ningning, "Xiao Song, help Mr. Zhang go down and take a break to get some fresh air. Take it easy. I'm feeling motion sick."
It’s uncomfortable.”
"Secretary Zhou, the town has no money to build roads, and the county's finances are also tight. We have submitted reports for several years, but the county has never approved them." Zhang Zhijun said with a bitter smile, "Every time I come back, I am surrounded by villagers.
, I keep talking about road construction...but what can I do? This is not something that can be won with tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands."
Zhou Nan was silent for a while, then suddenly got out of the car, stood on the side of the road, lit a cigarette, and then threw another one to Zhang Zhijun, staring at the green and lush mountains winding like a giant dragon in the distance, and said loudly, "
How far is it from Kaoshan Village?”
Zhang Zhijun smiled respectfully and pointed forward, "Secretary Zhou, we are almost there. Turn the corner from the front and go up a slope, and we will be there. Secretary Zhou, you will know when you go there. Although we are poorer here, we are still there."
It’s really a beautiful environment with beautiful mountains and clear waters.”
"There are people living in the village from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain, and there is a large natural pond of more than 80 acres at the foot of the mountain, where fish and lotus roots are raised... The year before last, people from the county's aquatic products company came to provide guidance. There were many families in the village.
They dug small ponds and raised tilapia."
The pond of more than 80 acres is quite large... Zhou Nan has always been curious about how such a large area of natural waters could be formed in the mountains in the north without rivers. Where does the water source come from?
20 minutes later, as the sun set, the group finally arrived at Kaoshan Village.
The entire Kaoshan Village is actually built on the mountain. From the foot of the mountain to halfway up the mountain, there are people living in the Kaoshan Village. Looking from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain, among the dense green cover, there are touches of red walls and green tiles, which is a unique sight.
Beautiful paradise sceneries.
The village committee is at the foot of the mountain. It is actually a courtyard. There are still a lot of freshly harvested wheat straw fragments on the yellow mud floor in the courtyard, and a large bluestone hub is placed not far away.
Zhou Nan parked the car on the side of the courtyard, and Zhang Zhijun hurriedly got out of the car and knocked on the doors of the mud houses in the village committee, but there was no one inside.
Zhang Zhijun came back and said with a wry smile, "Secretary Zhou, there is no one here. These village cadres should be busy with their own farm work at home... We should say hello to them if we come here beforehand."
"There's no need to say hello, and there's no need to look for them. We're just here to take a walk...Old Zhang, you and Xiao Song drive up to your house, and Mr. Zhang and I will go to the pond for a walk."
Zhang Zhijun hesitated for a moment, but then thought again that he should go back and make preparations first. Secretary Zhou would stay at his parents' house during his trip to the mountains. Although his parents were prepared, he still had to go back and take a look in person.
Walking along the foot of the mountain to the west from the village committee road for about ten minutes, Zhou Nan and Zhang Ningning saw in front of them a large pool of water that could not be seen at a glance, with lush greenery growing from shallow to deep.
The reeds, the blue waves rippling, and the refreshing water vapor came over the surface. Zhang Ningning couldn't help but admired, "I didn't expect that there would be such a large water surface in this mountain. It's great to have mountains and water."
Zhou Nan smiled and said, "Let's stay here for two days and relax. It's also cool here. I think the temperature is at least three or four degrees lower than the county town."
"Yes." Zhang Ningning leaned over and picked a wild flower from the shore, gently twirled it in his hand, and continued walking along the water side by side with Zhou Nan with light steps.
Walking to the depths of the large pond, he looked down and saw more than a dozen water diversion ditches extending down. Not far from the main body of the pond, there were dozens of small ponds. Zhou Nan knew that these were the breeding sites Zhang Zhijun was talking about.
Artificial fish pond for tilapia.
A fish pond is formed by digging a pond on the spot and drinking water from the large pond. The water is regularly released to replenish the water, ensuring the oxygen content and freshness of the water. The cost of breeding is actually very low.
Zhou Nan was wearing a dark blue sports T-shirt shorts and a pair of black sneakers; while Zhang Ningning was wearing beige summer casual clothes and a white sun hat.
The two stood on the water bank facing the wind, and soon attracted the attention of several children playing in the water not far away. On the other side of the water bank, there were several farmers who were fishing for fish and shrimps with fishing nets.
He raised his head and looked at Zhou Nan and Zhang Ningning with curiosity and surprise. After all, the two of them were really eye-catching in this mountain village.
People from the city? Here to buy fish? This was the first reaction of these farmers when they saw Zhou Nan and Zhang Ningning, and several of them were considering whether to take the initiative to sell fish from their own fish ponds.
Kaoshan Village is well-known for cultivating tilapia in Ningshan County, and people from the county often drive here to buy fish.