Lu Yiwei returned to the office and sat there thinking for a long time, but he still could not find a clue. He called Xu Jingye over and said, "Director Xu, is there anything you need? If not, come with me to the countryside! "
"Okay!" Xu Jingye said joyfully. Although Xu Jingye was the office director, he did not have many opportunities to go to the countryside. The office was different from the other departments. It was mainly responsible for internal affairs. It had a single function and was complicated. It was not a department that could put in much effort. The other departments had their own business and had many opportunities to go to the countryside. Every time they went to the countryside, they could eat and drink well, and they could even take care of themselves when they left. Especially the Cadre Department and the Assessment Department, there were many filial piety people. At the end of the year, everyone rushed to the countryside. They went empty-handed and came back with big and small bags, which made Xu Jingye envious.
In fact, the "filial piety" wasn't anything valuable. Most of it was tobacco, wine, tea, local specialties, or shopping cards. But Xu Jingye didn't have a chance to benefit from such "small profits." Thus, he became a real "cash-flow yamen." Now that Lu Yiwei asked him to go to the countryside, he would definitely be happy. It meant that someone was still thinking about him.
On the way, Lu Yiwei asked, "Director Xu, which of the 12 towns in the county has a solid party building?"
Xu Jingye rolled his eyes and said, "About the same, but Wujiu Town's economic conditions are better, and the facilities are better than the other towns."
"Okay, then let's go to Wujiu Town first."
Wujiu Town was the strongest town in Nanyang County because Baitai Coal was located here. Not to mention the others, the newly built government building was majestic, even more magnificent than the County party committee building. In the area, the buildings were arranged in a picturesque manner. Most of them were newly built two-storey houses, many times better than the other towns.
Over the years, under Wen Guoliang's painstaking management, the environment of Wujiu Town had changed greatly. What Lu Yiwei did not understand was why Zhang Zhiyuan transferred Wen Guoliang out of Wujiu Town and arranged for him to go to the inconspicuous Office Administration.
Xu Jingye was quite good at handling matters. He informed Wujiu Town's mayor, Zhou Sihai, on the way and emphasized that Lu Yiwei was going. It made it seem like a county leader was doing research, which made Lu Yiwei not know whether to laugh or cry.
When they arrived at Wujiao Town's government courtyard, Zhou Sihai's attitude gave Lu Yiwei quite a shock. He led the town's officials to stand at the bottom of the building, welcoming his arrival.
Lu Yiwei stopped the car, and Zhou Sihai immediately went to open the door, which made Lu Yiwei feel flattered, and he didn't know what to do.
"Welcome, Minister Lu, to Wujiao Town for your guidance. Everyone, let's welcome him!" Zhou Sihai shouted and took the lead in clapping. Seeing this, the others followed suit. Lu Yiwei was slightly restrained. Xu Jingye, on the other hand, enjoyed the feeling of being the moon surrounded by the stars. He treated himself as a leader, standing there with his big belly and smiling. He even imitated the leader and pressed his hands down. Those who didn't know better would think that he was the leader.
Lu Yiwei held Zhou Sihai's hand and said, "Zhou Zhen, your attitude is too big. I can't stand it. Let everyone go. What kind of leader am I? I'm just a junior in front of you, and I have to call you big brother."
Zhou Sihai smiled honestly and said, "Don't be so humble. You are from the county, so of course you are the leader. It's only right for us to go out and welcome you. Haha."
Lu Yiwei didn't know how to refute and quickly said, "We are all old friends. Don't be so ostentatious. Let everyone go in. It's cold outside."
"Okay, let's go to my office." Zhou Sihai held Lu Yiwei's hand tightly and went to the office on the second floor.
Lu Yiwei and Zhou Sihai could be considered old friends. When Baitai Coal was restructured, they often ate and played mahjong together. Zhou Sihai was a good person. He was quick-witted and humble. No matter who the other party was, he was always smiling and friendly. On the contrary, the former Party Committee Secretary Wen Guoliang was arrogant and arrogant. People are most afraid of comparison. Once there is a comparison, the gap between them will be obvious. It's like they know who is good and who is bad.
"Aiya, Zhou Zhen, don't be so busy!" Lu Yiwei saw Zhou Sihai pouring water and handing cigarettes to him, and he felt a little uncomfortable.
Xu Jingye joked, "Zhou Sihai used to be a traffic officer. He is good at this. Haha!"
It was a joke, but Xu Jingye's joke went too far. He directly exposed Zhou Sihai's background and looked down on him. Lu Yiwei turned around and looked at Xu Jingye. Xu Jingye pretended not to see it and continued, "Minister Lu, let me tell you. When Zhou Sihai was in the Organization Department, he was skinny and small, but he was hardworking. If not, I would still be an office director when he became the mayor. Haha."
A trace of unhappiness flashed across Zhou Sihai's face, but he quickly hid it. He did not continue Xu Jingye's words and said, "Minister Lu, you can't leave this afternoon. You must do me the honor and have a good drink with us."
Before Lu Yiwei could speak, Xu Jingye immediately interrupted, "I say, Zhou Sihai, it's not easy for Minister Lu to come here. Take out your treasured cigarettes and wine. Let's have a good time together. Don't be so stingy."
Zhou Sihai's face was a little ugly. Lu Yiwei quickly coughed and said to Xu Jingye, "Director Xu, I left the document in the car. Can you help me get it?"
Lu Yiwei looked at Xu Jingye's back and understood why he had not been promoted.
Zhou Sihai pointed at Xu Jingye's back and said, "This Old Xu, his mouth is still unforgiving. Because of his big mouth, he was nearly demoted to a town that year. Luckily, Department Head Yan was merciful and let him stay."
Lu Yiwei did not want to express his opinion and directly stated the purpose of his visit.
Zhou Sihai frowned and said, "Minister Lu, to be honest, Secretary Wen has always been in charge of Party building. I rarely ask about it. I will call Deputy Secretary Wen over to understand the situation. " He walked to the door and shouted. After a while, a middle-aged man timidly walked in and bowed. "Hello, Minister Lu!"
Lu Yiwei nodded and pointed to the sofa beside him. "Sit! Sit down and talk. "
The man carefully sat down. He did not know where to put his hands and feet. It was obvious that he still treated Lu Yiwei as a County Leader.
"Old Guo, what are the highlights of our Party building work? Report to Minister Lu."
After Zhou Sihai made the arrangements, Deputy Secretary Wen got into a reporting position and said, "Wujiao Town has a Party Committee, 25 branches, and 1332 Party members …"
After saying so much, Lu Yiwei didn't hear anything useful. He nodded and said, "Which branch's construction is better?"
Deputy Secretary Wen said, "Wujiao Village is better."
"Oh. What's the highlight? "
"…" Deputy Secretary Wen's face turned red. He stammered and could not answer.
Lu Yiwei saw this and quickly said, "Deputy Secretary Wen, don't be nervous. This is not an assessment. It's a survey from the city. They plan to use Wujiao Town as a research site. Tell me what you have to say."
"…" Deputy Secretary Wen still did not say anything.
The nearby Zhou Sihai was slightly annoyed, and he said exasperatedly, "Look at how useless you are! Go to Wujiao Village and make the arrangements. I will go with Minister Lu later. "
After Deputy Secretary Guo left, Zhou Sihai said bitterly: "Minister Lu, you saw it. These people are bad at their jobs. You are also good at drinking and playing cards. Each of them is more arrogant than the other. I really don't know what to say. I am the mayor, and I cannot interfere with the Party Committee's work. I can't say anything serious. "
Lu Yiwei knew the purpose of this trip, but he did not ask any questions. He stood up and said, "Zhou Zhen, shall we go to the village and have a look?"
"Let's go!"
Wujiao Village was where the town government was located. The office building of the village committee was built beautifully. If it was taken out, it would be one of the top buildings in Bei Zhou City. When they arrived at the village committee meeting room, a large group of people huddled in the sealed space, smoking. The smoke lingered in the air, and Lu Yiwei coughed.
"Don't fucking smoke so much!" The village committee director scolded, "Can't you see the county leaders are here? Why are you smoking the government cigarettes? Aren't you afraid of breaking your intestines?" One of the villagers stood on his tiptoes and picked up the cigarettes on the conference table. He took out the last cigarette, tore off the cigarette butt, and put it on his butt to continue smoking.
Zhou Sihai introduced, "This is Wujiao Village's branch secretary and village committee director, Wang Erpang. Oh right, what's your name again?"
Wang Erpang flashed his yellow teeth and said, "Just call me Wang Erpang. I've forgotten my name."
"Call him Dog Wang!" At this time, an unknown villager shouted, causing everyone to roar with laughter.
Wang Erpang turned around to find the villager who had caused the commotion. He pointed at his nose and scolded, "F * ck you, Cao Sanpao. You're usually so quiet, but when you f * cked your wife, you made a lot of noise. The pigs in the pigsty jumped over the wall and ran away.
"Haha …"
Zhou Sihai tugged at Wang Erpang and said, "Be more civilized!"
"It's fine. I've worked in villages before. I've seen a lot, haha." For some reason, Lu Yiwei felt a sense of familiarity when he saw the simple villagers. It was the same when he held the meeting in Dongwa Village. The villagers smoked low-quality cigarettes and made rude jokes. Five years had passed just like that. Now that he thought about it, he missed that time.
"Minister Lu, please don't mind this bunch of old farmers. They're all people who have never seen such a big scene. Quick, sit down!" Wang Erpang wiped the chair with his sleeve and gestured for Lu Yiwei to take a seat.
There was still dust on the chair, which meant the Wujiu Village hadn't held a meeting for a long time. Lu Yiwei didn't care about that. He sat down without hesitation. Xu Jingye, on the other hand, looked around for a rag, fanned his nose left and right, then sat down worriedly.
"All right, stop smoking. I'm talking to you, Buttface, stop smoking. If you keep smoking, get out!" Wang Erpang said to a middle-aged villager when he saw Xu Jingye fanning his nose.
"If it weren't for the free cigarettes, I wouldn't have come to the meeting. I'm leaving!" Buttface stood up and put the cigarettes on the table into his pocket. Then he walked out, huffing and puffing.
"Look at you! Don't come to the meeting next time! " Wang Erpang scolded Buttface's back. Then he said to Lu Yiwei with a smile, "They're all uneducated farmers. Please don't mind them."
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