After dinner, Lu Yiwei basked in the sun on the balcony for a while and then went back to his bedroom to catch up on sleep. When he passed by the living room, he accidentally found that the calendar on the wall had not been torn for a long time. He took out his phone to check the date and tore a stack of calendars. When he looked at it carefully, he found that it was already the twelfth month.
Time was like a herd of runaway horses, rushing forward unscrupulously. What happened at the beginning of many years ago was still so clear as if it had happened yesterday. Another year had passed. Lu Yiwei felt that he had wasted another year. Only he knew how it felt to be ignored.
Entering the twelfth month meant that the New Year was coming. Lu Yiwei had nothing to do. He planned to take his parents to the city to buy some New Year goods, buy some new clothes, and buy some decent furniture for the new house, so that his parents could have a good New Year. After making the decision, Lu Yiwei found some gauze and simply bandaged it. Then he put on his leather gloves. No flaws could be seen. Then he put on his windbreaker and went out to his new house.
On the way, Lu Yiwei received a call from the director of the government office, Cai Jianguo, saying that County Zhang was looking for him. He had to change his itinerary. He turned around and drove to the County party committee's compound.
The County party committee's compound was very large. It was built on the foundation of the original Nanyang government office. According to historical records, the Nanyang government office was built in the early Ming Dynasty and expanded in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Later, the Japanese army occupied the place and burned it down. Only the "prison cell" and the broken "screen wall" were left. After the liberation of Nanyang, the older generation tried to restore the county government office. Before they could put it into practice, the "Four Olds" movement was launched. The only "cultural relics" were all smashed into pieces. Since then, the county government office had disappeared, leaving only a wall.
After the reform and opening up, the new secretary of the County party committee appropriately restored some of the houses according to the layout of the county government office. On the foundation of the original "central hall", a three-story building was built for the County party committee's office. The other houses still followed the original layout. Three rows of single-story houses were built on the left and right sides, and two-story buildings were built on the east and west sides. The layout of the County party committee's compound was basically formed.
The later generations followed in the footsteps of their predecessors and built a family compound, an auditorium, and a hotel. The most talked about thing was the main gate. It could be said to be full of twists and turns. It was repaired and torn down, torn down and repaired again. It was unknown how many times it had been tossed back and forth. Originally, it was an antique door with green bricks and green tiles, flying eaves and arches. It had the flavor of the past. Later, one of the leaders felt that the gate was too stingy. Even a car couldn't get in, so he tore it down and replaced it with an open gate. The open door was out of place with the other buildings. It looked neither fish nor fowl. Later, a leader paid attention to Fengshui and replaced it with an antique door. But this time, the gate was wide enough for two cars to enter and exit side by side. The height was also higher than before, and no one moved it after that.
The observant folks noticed that the compound of the County party committee was surrounded by buildings, and they were all enclosed. The buildings were high in the front and low in the back, like a coffin. At that time, people's thoughts were still stuck in the past. They had not yet extended the word 'coffin' to 'promotion and riches'. They all felt that this place was unlucky. At that time, the secretary of the County party committee had once moved out of the County party committee and worked in a hotel. Later, under the guidance of an expert, the secretary of the County party committee moved into the County party committee building again, waiting for 'promotion and riches'.
Over the decades, the compound of the County party committee had welcomed seven or eight secretaries of the County party committee. But in the end, their fate was not optimistic. The most they had done was become the vice-chairman of the Political Consultative Conference of Beizhou City. That was all. Take Liu Kecheng for example. It was already his second five-year struggle in Nanyang. It seemed that the county government was just as the people said, "unlucky!" The County party committee and the county government worked together, and the outside world called it the 'County party committee compound'.
Lu Yiwei could not be more familiar with this place. He drove into the compound with ease, found a parking space, and parked.
Lu Yiwei's reappearance in the County party committee had aroused the vigilance of some sensitive officials, many of whom were former allies and former enemies. The cadres working in the bungalow all walked to the window with their teacups in their hands and watched with wide eyes as Lu Yiwei walked into the County party committee building. Some nosy people picked up the phone on their desks and called the people in the building, asking for Lu Yiwei's destination. When they learned that Lu Yiwei had entered the County Magistrate's office, the compound suddenly became lively, like prisoners coming out to take a breather in prison. They quickly gathered in the center of the compound and discussed Lu Yiwei's trip.
In the County party committee compound, except for the Organization Department, Publicity Department, Discipline Inspection Commission, and Political and Legal Committee, which were usually busy with work, the United Front Work Department, the Youth League, the Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Women's Federation, the Disabled's Federation, and other social organizations had nothing to do. Men were reading newspapers with teacups, or wandering around looking for women to chat with. Women were either knitting sweaters, making shoe soles, or doing embroidery. Once people were idle, they felt bored. Discussing family affairs became the most important work for them after meals. The scope of discussion was to dig into the ancestors of other families, and the radius of activities of other families horizontally. Among them, the topic of love affairs was the most popular. Who climbed into whose bed, who had an affair with whom, and so on. Some were based on facts, and some were fabricated. After so many years, this topic was still popular.
Led by Cai Jianguo, Lu Yiwei entered the County Magistrate Zhang Zhiyuan's office. Zhang Zhiyuan was reading some documents. He raised his head and pointed to the sofa for Lu Yiwei to sit down. Lu Yiwei sat down, and the County Government Office Director Cai Jianguo also sat down.
Ten minutes later, Zhang Zhiyuan finished his work. He pushed the documents aside and covered his pen cap. He did not raise his head and said: "Yiwei, I asked you to come here today …" When he raised his head, he saw Cai Jianguo was still sitting beside him. He immediately stopped the conversation and said: "Director Cai, I have nothing to do here. I want to talk to Lu Yiwei alone. You can go first."
Cai Jianguo stood up embarrassedly and glanced at Lu Yiwei before leaving.
After Cai Jianguo left, Zhang Zhiyuan pointed to the chair opposite him. "Come and sit here. Have a smoke."
Lu Yiwei took the cigarette with his left hand and lit it with his gloved right hand. Zhang Zhiyuan noticed Lu Yiwei's weird action and asked: "What's wrong with your hand?"
Lu Yiwei immediately put his hand under the table. "County Magistrate Zhang, please don't blame me for being rude. I fell in the morning and got some scrapes."
Zhang Zhiyuan pretended to be angry. "How old are you? Pay attention in the future."
After chatting for a while, Zhang Zhiyuan said: "Mayor Su mentioned that our county must become a Provincial Hygienic County this year. I had a meeting with Secretary Liu yesterday, and we have decided to set up a Provincial Hygienic County Headquarters. I wanted to hear your opinion on how to set up this headquarters."
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