Seeing such a situation, Xue Zhanshan felt sad and his eyes suddenly became moist. He wiped his eyes and strode out of the office door, but saw Qian Wenzhong holding his frail wife in his arms and hesitating at the door of the yard.

Yes! What can he do? He is just an ordinary farmer, what can he do?

Watching Qian Wenzhong and others leave, Xue Zhanshan immediately drove to the county seat. As soon as he entered the county party committee compound, he received a call from Xue Jinlong, asking him to go to the county magistrate's office.

After knocking on the door and entering, Fu Damu was sitting in the office chair. He neither gave up his seat nor made any sign of pouring water. He immediately asked: "Old Xue, have you talked to Qian Wenzhong?"

Xue Zhanshan said with a gloomy face: "Grand County Magistrate, we have been talking for a whole morning from eight o'clock in the morning to now. Everything else has been agreed, except that the one hundred thousand yuan is a little less, and we have not yet reached an agreement."

"So what if we can't reach an agreement?" Fu Damu said angrily: "The compensation of 100,000 yuan is enough for him, what else does he want?"

Xue Zhanshan said: "I told him that this number was set at a meeting in the county."

Fu Damu said dissatisfiedly: "Old Xue, you have to be tough when it's time to be tough, especially for township cadres like you. If you are helpless in front of a farmer, he will dare to sit on your neck and shit."

Xue Zhanshan laughed and explained: "Grand County Magistrate, it's hard to explain in just one sentence. This matter cannot be rushed. We have to..."

Before Xue Zhanshan finished speaking, Fu Damu threw the folder in his hand on the table and said loudly: "You are afraid of trouble. I, Fu Damu, am not afraid of trouble. If you tell Qian Wenzhong, if he doesn't accept it, let him sue him wherever he goes."

I will pay Damu to stay with you until the end."

Xue Zhanshan was stunned. He looked at Fu Damu and didn't know what to say.

"Old Xue, I know you and Qian Wenzhong are relatives, but you can't sit with your butt crooked." Fu Damu said impatiently: "Okay, go ahead and talk quickly. The impact on Qian Wenzhong will be too bad if this continues.

"Xue Zhanshan came out of Fu Damu's office obediently and hurried to Chu Tianshu's office.

"Old Xue, here we come." Chu Tianshu stood up, strode forward, held Xue Zhanshan's hand, and asked: "You haven't eaten yet, let's go, let's go to the guest house and talk while eating. No matter how hard it is, we will

You’re tired, you can’t work hungry!”

Seeing Chu Tianshu's enthusiasm, the aggrieved Xue Zhanshan felt a little better. He said: "Secretary Chu, I won't eat anymore. I'll keep you for a while. I'll finish my report and then go back to work."

Chu Tianshu said: "How can that be done? The emperor is still short of hungry soldiers. You sit down for a while and I will ask Xiao Wang to get two meals. After eating, we will leave."

Wang Yongchao got the instruction and took Ma Guosheng to the guest house to get food.

Chu Tianshu took out an envelope from the drawer and said: "Zhanshan, this thousand yuan is a little bit of my gratitude. You can pass it to Qian Wenzhong and talk to him carefully. It doesn't matter if it continues like this and the impact will be bad. It doesn't matter.

It interferes with the main work of the county and town, and his family has to live a life!"

Xue Zhanshan said: "Secretary Chu, you should get to know him. In fact, Qian Wenzhong is a loyal and reasonable person. To be honest, I sympathize with him and really hope to give him more compensation."

"Yes, 50,000 yuan was finally decided during a meeting and discussion. I also think it is less, but in Nanling County, which is an underdeveloped economy, this is the only way." Chu Tianshu handed the envelope to Xue Zhanshan and asked:

"Does he have any other requests?"

Xue Zhanshan took the envelope and said: "He was still saying that one life is worth one life, and he insisted on giving birth to a boy before he gave up. Later I made it clear to him that the judgment is a matter for the court, and no one can do anything about the birth of a boy or a girl.

, he didn’t mention it again. It’s just that his wife said that in order to have this child, he had to pay a fine of more than 100,000, and he only paid 50,000. How can it be justified? Secretary Chu, to be honest, I feel uncomfortable hearing this.

Wow."

Chu Tianshu paused and said, "Zhanshan, I can understand your difficulties. No matter how hard you talk to him, if it really doesn't work out, I will take time to talk to him in person tonight."

Xue Zhanshan was very angry at Fu Damu. He originally thought that if Chu Tianshu criticized him again, he was going to give up. Now it seems that Chu Tianshu not only has no intention of criticizing, but actually offers to go there in person.

Talk, which moved Xue Zhanshan greatly.

After a hasty meal, Xue Zhanshan returned to Chengguan Town. When passing by the bank, he took out his salary card, withdrew a thousand yuan from the ATM, and put it in an envelope with Chu Tianshu's one thousand yuan.

Xue Zhanshan had a fierce ideological struggle, but he still bit the bullet and went directly to Qian Wenzhong's home.

The house was deserted. Qian Wenzhong's wife was weak and lay on the bed sighing when she came back. Ernizi was lighting a fire in the kitchen to cook.

Qian Wenzhong grabbed a bench and sat with Xue Zhanshan under the shade of the trees in the yard.

Xue Zhanshan thrust the envelope into Qian Wenzhong's hand and said, "Third uncle, these two thousand yuan are a personal wish of Secretary Chu and I. You can take it."

With tears in his eyes, Qian Wenzhong pushed Xue Zhanshan's hand away and said: "Zhanshan, I can't take the money from you and Secretary Chu. Both of you are good officials. This is the salary you have saved so hard. How can I take it?"

Where is your money? If corrupt officials like Bai Cunli and Chang Yikuan got their ill-gotten gains, I will take as much as they have."

Xue Zhanshan said: "Third uncle, take it. You still don't understand Secretary Chu. He is ruthless in reform and governance, but he is flesh and blood, affectionate and righteous. You have to understand him."

At this time, Erni brought a bowl of rice to Qian Wenzhong.

Qian Wenzhong asked: "Er Nizi, has your grandma eaten?"

Ernizi said with red eyes: "No, grandma said she couldn't eat it."

Qian Wenzhong sighed and put his rice bowl on the ground.

Xue Zhanshan said: "Third uncle, you have to eat when you should. Your health is important."

Qian Wenzhong picked up the bowl, took a few bites, and then handed the bowl and chopsticks to Er Nizi.

With tears in her eyes, Ernizi went in carrying the bowls and chopsticks.

Xue Zhanshan was really at his wits' end and said, "Third uncle, I know you feel uncomfortable. If it doesn't work, just go ahead and sue. I promise I won't stop you. Let me tell you, I just went to Secretary Chu and he said, I want to

If the negotiation doesn't work out, he will come to talk to you personally in the evening. However, if you really go to Beijing, it doesn't matter if I, the town party secretary, are gone. If Chu Tianshu's county party secretary is gone, then I'm afraid there won't even be the person to help you solve the problem.

All gone."

Qian Wenzhong looked at the envelope in his hand and didn't say a word for a long time. He shed sad and painful tears without making a sound. He buried his head between his two palms, tears seeping out from between his fingers, and he held it in his mouth

Tears said: "Zhanshan, tell Secretary Chu that I, I won't sue."

After saying that, Qian Wenzhong wiped away his tears with his rough hands and went into the house by himself.

After receiving Xue Zhanshan's report, Chu Tianshu's eyes became moist.

Farmers, these are farmers in poor areas of China, how valuable, how simple, how pitiful and respectable farmers!

When it was time to get off work, Chu Tianshu called Xue Zhanshan and said, "Zhanshan, prepare some vegetables. I'll bring some wine and meat. You can accompany me to Qian's house for a meal in the evening."

Xue Zhanshan was very surprised. He thought that if Qian Wenzhong agreed not to sue, Chu Tianshu would not ask about the matter again. He never expected that Chu Tianshu would actually take time out to go to Qian's house for a meal.

meal.

When he opened the door to Qian's courtyard, Qian Wenzhong was squatting in the courtyard smoking a cigarette.

Xue Zhanshan called "Third Uncle", Qian Wenzhong snorted and said without raising his head: "Zhanshan, why are you here? I won't tell you, I won't sue, why are you still here?"

Are you afraid that I will regret it?"

Xue Zhanshan smiled and said: "Third uncle, what did you say? It's not that I'm afraid you'll regret it, but Secretary Chu is here to visit you."

Qian Wenzhong was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and saw Chu Tianshu standing next to Xue Zhanshan. He quickly stood up, threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, trembled his lips, and said nothing for a long time.

Chu Tianshu said: "Uncle Qian, do you welcome me to your house for dinner?"

"Welcome, welcome." Qian Wenzhong shouted into the room in a panic: "Er Nizi, Er Nizi."

Ernizi came out of the house in a hurry.

Qian Wenzhong rubbed his hands and assigned several tasks to Ernizi at once. "Ernizi, hurry up, go to the backyard to catch a chicken, and take down the bacon from the beams, and by the way, the rice in my house

You still have a few eggs in the tank, take them out."

Ernizi agreed, and was about to run to the backyard in a hurry, but Xue Zhanshan called out: "Ernizi, don't be busy, we have wine and vegetables."

Wang Yongchao flashed out from behind, carrying two bottles of wine in one hand and several plastic bags in the other. There were fish and meat in them, as well as duck necks, chicken wings and various ingredients, all of which were prepared in the supermarket.

OK.

Wang Yongchao carried the things to Er Nizi.

Xue Zhanshan rolled up his sleeves and said, "Come on, I will be the chef today. Ernizi, come and give your cousin a try."

Ernizi agreed, took the plastic bag from Wang Yongchao's hand, and followed Xue Zhanshan into the kitchen.

As soon as the hot fire started to burn, the aroma of the food spread out, and the room, which had been deserted for many days, became alive.

The meal was prepared quickly, but Qian Wenzhong's wife had been feeling unwell and refused to sit at the table to eat together, so she asked Ernizi to pick up some dishes and bring them to the room.

Chu Tianshu, Xue Zhanshan, Qian Wenzhong and Wang Yongchao sat in the main room, poured wine, and talked about insignificant gossip while drinking. They seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, and no one mentioned compensation or complaint.

Er Nizi was busy on the side, not only taking care of the grandmother in the room to eat, but also serving food, rice and wine to the people at the table in the main room. She was smart and diligent.

Chu Tianshu asked: "Er Ni, how old are you? Have you gone to high school?"

Qian Wenzhong answered on his behalf: "Fifteen, I just graduated from junior high school this year."

Chu Tianshu said: "Oh, it's time to go to high school after the holidays."
Chapter completed!