Chapter 150 From an honest person to a thorn in the side
Chapter 150 From an honest person to a thorn in the side
Wei Mingxi felt Peng Yuanzheng's sincere respect, and felt warm in his heart. He held Peng Yuanzheng's hand tightly and could not say a word for a long time.
Old comrades like him, who have worked at the grassroots level all their lives and have never been promoted, are actually holding back a fire in their hearts and feel useless. When he was in office, of course he was cautious and did not dare to show it, but when he was about to leave his post,
When you retire, you let go of everything and look away.
The worst thing is to retire from the deputy section level position, what else can he do? Therefore, now Wei Mingxi has nothing to fear at all. Even Hao Jiannian doesn't pay much attention to him, let alone such a young mayor Peng Yuanzheng.
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But what he didn't expect was that unlike other young cadres in the town, Peng Yuanzheng at least had great respect for him, an old comrade. He had lived a lifetime. What is sincerity and what is hypocrisy in official circles?
Maybe you can't see it.
He sighed, grabbed Peng Yuanzheng's hand, sighed deeply, poured out his bitterness for a long time, and vented a lot of grievances. Including against the district leaders, the town leaders, and even the current town party secretary Hao Jiannian.
Peng Yuanzheng listened patiently and chimed in a few words from time to time.
For a moment, Wei Mingxi felt that he had met a close friend, so he held Peng Yuanzheng in his arms and insisted on inviting Peng Yuanzheng to his home for dinner.
Peng Yuanzheng refused again and again, so he had no choice but to follow Wei Mingxi back to his home in the town.
When dinner started in the afternoon, Li Xueyan stood in the corridor and waited anxiously. She never saw Peng Yuanzheng come back. She had to wait for Peng Yuanzheng to have dinner with her.
Li Xinhua, secretary of the Party and Government Office, hurried over and gasped, "Secretary Li, Mayor Peng was dragged home by Chairman Wei to have dinner."
Li Xueyan was startled, then frowned.
Wei Mingxi is an alternative in Yunshui Town. Two years ago, he was extremely honest and honest. He was one of those hard-working old scalpers who couldn't kick a thing out of his head. He nodded and bowed to everyone he saw and did whatever the leader asked him to do.
What, he didn’t dare to go beyond the slightest point; but just two years ago, he suddenly became a thorn in the side. He didn’t like anyone, and he didn’t buy anyone’s account. In the team, he was different from other town leaders, especially young cadres like them.
We couldn't get along very well, there were no major conflicts, and there were constant minor frictions.
Li Xueyan felt that this old man Wei was a man with many faults and difficult to get close to, but unexpectedly, as soon as Peng Yuanzheng came to the town, he had a heated fight with this old man.
What is this situation?
Li Xueyan frowned and went to eat, but she was still worried and planned to go to Wei's house to have a look after eating.
Wei Mingxi's home is in the town, which is actually Yunshui Village where the town government is located. Peng Yuanzheng and Wei Mingxi crossed the national highway that runs through Yunshui Town and entered Yunshui Village. Everywhere they looked were small two- and three-story buildings of various types.
There are several motorcycles parked in front of every house, which shows that this village is not generally wealthy.
Walking to the depths of Yunshui Village, a deep house with some age appeared in front of us. It was an old-fashioned tile-roofed house, and one of the houses was still covered with thatch. It was obviously passed down from the ancestors and had not had time to be flipped over.
Such a simple courtyard house is so eye-catching in Yunshui Village where buildings are everywhere.
After entering the main house and seeing the simple furnishings and old-fashioned furniture, Peng Yuanzheng knew very well that Wei Mingxi's family was a poor household in this village.
Wei Mingxi's wife is lying in bed. It is said that he has been hemiplegic for two years. He has a son and a daughter. The daughter works in the town's silk reeling factory. After graduating from college, the son is assigned to another place 40 to 50 kilometers away from Yunshui Town.
I am doing paperwork in a remote town and can only come back on weekends.
"Xiaojuan, you go buy some meat, vegetables and fried goods. I want to have a drink with Mayor Peng." Wei Mingxi stood in the main room and ordered his daughter Wei Mingjuan.
At first glance, Wei Xiaojuan looks like that kind of honest girl. Not only does she have a simple appearance, but she is also honest and honest. She wears a washed white T-shirt on her upper body and a pair of shorts on her lower body. She is not tall and skinny.
Wei Xiaojuan took a crumpled fifty-yuan RMB note from Wei Mingxi's hand and turned around silently, her thin body dangling in her wide T-shirt.
Peng Yuanzheng sighed, "Chairman Wei, why do you need to spend money? Just eat what you have at home, why spend money anymore?"
"You, Mayor Peng, think highly of me, Old Wei. Although I, Old Wei, are poorer, I can't afford a meal." Wei Mingxi said, moving a small round table under the loofah stand in the courtyard, and moved two short
He stood on the stool and said with a smile, "Mayor Peng, please sit down. The living conditions at home are poor and I neglect the leader. Don't be offended."
Peng Yuanzheng laughed loudly, "What are you talking about, Chairman Wei?"
As he spoke, Peng Yuanzheng sat down and sat face to face with Wei Mingxi. He took out his cigarette and lit it with Wei Mingxi, and started making housework.
Speaking of his family situation, Wei Mingxi sighed, "You have seen the situation at home. In fact, it is not that poor if we say it is poor. My children spend money on medical treatment, and my eldest son is not around. I have been working hard for so many years.
She is busy, and there is no strong labor force in the family, so she has to rely on this girl Xiaojuan... oh, it’s hard for her."
"She graduated from junior high school and started working in the town. Without her, her brother wouldn't be able to go to college. It's a pity that this kid is already in his twenties, and he still doesn't even have a partner."
"In our village, all the individual cadres, those who work in transportation, and those who work in enterprises have basically made a fortune. I am the only useless deputy section-level cadre, in the name of a national cadre and a town leader.
, earning a dry salary... is really embarrassing."
Speaking of this, Wei Mingxi couldn't help but burst into tears.
Peng Yuanzheng couldn't help but sigh.
Instead, the town's leading cadres became the poorest family in the village, which probably reflects Wei Mingxi's decades of misery and depression.
At this time, Wei Xiaojuan came back with several bags of cooked food, including peanuts, pig ears, pig belly, dried fried meat, etc., and also bought a bundle of beer. The skinny young woman walked into the courtyard with difficulty carrying a heavy bundle of beer.
When Yuan Zheng saw her, he quickly stood up to greet her and took the beer from her hand, inevitably saying a few more polite words.
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After drinking a few bottles of beer with Wei Mingxi, Wei Mingxi complained again, mainly about the job transfer of his son Wei Xiaogang.
Wei Xiaogang graduated from college, and Wei Mingxi wanted to get his son to come to the Yunshui Town Government. He contacted the town and the district, but failed. Ordinarily, given his practical difficulties, the town should consider it. But there was a quota that year.
, was taken over by a relationship with a leader in the district. Wei Xiaogang had no choice but to be assigned to a remote township.
Later, Wei Mingxi tried again to transfer Wei Xiaogang back, but no matter how he tried to find him, Hao Jiannian would not let him go, saying that the town's establishment was full and the district personnel bureau would not handle it.
Wei Mingxi was an honest person in the first half of his life. Although he was a deputy section cadre, he had few acquaintances in the district government. He went to the Personnel Bureau a few times, but no one accepted him.
After these two blows, coupled with the fact that he was about to retire, Wei Mingxi's mentality completely changed: he felt that honest people suffered losses. He had been an honest person all his life and had suffered numerous hidden losses but still couldn't talk about it. He was too cowardly.
As a result, the honest man Wei Mingxi disappeared, and the thorny Wei Mingxi suddenly appeared.
Wei Mingxi was in a relaxed mood. It was rare for a town leader to listen to his complaints. He soon became very drunk, which shows that his ability to drink is not very big.
Peng Yuanzheng sighed and carried Wei Mingxi to the main room, placed him down, and then went to the side room opposite to knock on Wei Xiaojuan's door, wanting to say goodbye and leaving, and at the same time asking her to make some sobering soup for Wei Mingxi.
Knocking on the door, there was no movement inside. Peng Yuanzheng waited for a moment, opened the ajar door, and found that Wei Xiaojuan was not in the room. He looked through the dim light in the room and saw a bowl of water on the table inside.
There was half a steamed bun and a small bowl with a few pickled carrots and pickles.
Peng Yuanzheng's heartstrings were violently plucked.
He focused his gaze, slowly looked back, looked back at the Wei family's main room, and walked out of the Wei family's yard with heavy steps. As soon as he left the yard, he saw Wei Xiaojuan carrying a bucket of water with her head full.
He came over sweating and said in a trembling voice, "Mayor Peng"
"Haha. Are you carrying water? Don't you have running water at home?"
Peng Yuanzheng asked.
"The water supply was cut off today. I went to the village water tower to pick up a load of water. Mayor Peng, what are you doing?" Wei Xiaojuan said timidly, not even daring to look Peng Yuanzheng in the eyes.
Peng Yuanzheng smiled and said, "I'm going back. By the way, your dad was drunk and lay down. You should take care of him more when you go back."
As he said that, Peng Yuanzheng smiled and nodded at Wei Xiaojuan and passed her by.
After leaving the yard of the Wei family, Peng Yuanzheng felt a little aggrieved. As he strode forward, he met Li Xueyan who was coming to the Wei family to look for him.
In the evening darkness, Li Xueyan's white T-shirt is very eye-catching.
She ran over in a few steps, "Yuanzheng, why did you go to Wei's house to drink?"
"That old man Wei is a thorn in his side, don't mess with him..."
Peng Yuanzheng sighed and said, "Xueyan, Chairman Wei is not a bad person. It should be that years of repression broke out when he was about to retire. I went to his house to have a look. It was really difficult. The whole village was
Among the buildings, only the Wei family is in shabby condition, which makes people feel very sad.”
"Forget it, stop talking. I want to go back to the city and bring some gifts. Are you staying in the town tonight?" Peng Yuanzheng calmed down, put aside the Wei family's affairs in his mind, and looked back at Li Xueyan and asked.
Li Xueyan smiled and said, "I also want to go home. I've been waiting for you to come with me."
The two walked side by side to the town government office, got in the car at the door, and then returned to the city.
Peng Yuanzheng plans to live in the town permanently, and of course he has to bring some gifts home. However, Li Xueyan is not on duty this week and returns to the city every day.
In fact, Yunshui Town is only ten kilometers away from the city, and it takes more than half an hour to get there by bus. Some cadres in the town live in the city, and they get off work at around 5 p.m. and take the No. 18 bus directly to the city.
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