For the first time, he was called uncle by a teenage girl, Hou Weidong suddenly felt a little more mature, so he puffed up his chest and said: "I buy an electric wok, isn't Sister Chen there?" ”

The girl was born in Shangqinglin, grew up in Shangqinglin, and was very familiar with the people and things in Laochang Town, she suddenly remembered that her mother said that there was a college student on the mountain, so she said: "Uncle is a new college student?" After receiving an affirmative answer, the little girl said happily: "Uncle, I am doing my summer homework, and my English questions are always wrong, can you tell me about it." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Hou Weidong's English grades have always been good, he passed the fourth level when he was in college, for a while he wanted to take the graduate school exam, and he also studied English for a period of time, judging from the age of the little girl, it was either the third year of junior high school or the first year of high school, he said very confidently: "I'll take a look." Then he asked, "What grade are you in?" ”

"High School One"

Hearing that it was the first year of high school, Hou Weidong was even more relieved, he took a thick book of exercises, and saw that the girl had a question mark in front of several multiple-choice questions, this question was a tense question, it was very simple, so he chose the main points and talked about it.

The girl kept nodding.

"Do you understand?

"Understood."

The little girl's thin face was crimson, and she said shyly: "Uncle, there are still three questions above, and I did them all wrong." ”

"These four questions are all of the same type, and it seems that you don't understand the knowledge points in this area, so I'll tell you about it." After talking about this knowledge point, Hou Weidong turned to another page and found a similar multiple-choice question for the little girl to do.

According to Hou Weidong's explanation, the little girl didn't think much about it, so she chose the answer. After choosing, the girl hurriedly found the answer from the back of the book and said excitedly: "This time is right." ”

Hou Weidong asked the girl to do a few similar questions, all of which were correct. The girl's face was full of excitement and said, "Uncle, do you live in the courtyard of the township government?" Can I ask you English questions in the future? The little girl's eyes were quite clear, and when she spoke, her face flickered with hope.

The girl is smart and clever and can draw inferences from one another, but her foundation is not good, so Hou Weidong asked, "Where are you studying?" ”

"I'm in Yiyang County No. 1 Middle School."

"You're studying in No. 1 Middle School?" Hearing that it was Yiyang No. 1 Middle School, Hou Weidong was a little surprised, No. 1 Middle School is the best middle school in the county, and it can be admitted to several Peking University Tsinghua University every year, and many Shazhou people send their children to study in No. 1 Middle School.

The girl heard the surprise in Hou Weidong's tone, and said with a red face: "My English is not good, and my other grades are okay." ”

Without waiting for the electric wok, Hou Weidong carried leafy vegetables, meat and eggs, and walked all the way back to the small courtyard.

He sat on the tattered bamboo sofa, took out all the change, brought a total of 500 yuan to work, had used more than 300 yuan, and only had more than 100 yuan left in his pocket, and he didn't know when the Qinglin Town Government would pay his salary, Hou Weidong thought about it in his heart for a while, took out 40 yuan and put it under the pillow, which was the strategic reserve he left behind, used for emergencies.

Although the town is on the mountain, the weather is still hot and humid, and the big trees are tirelessly screaming, reminding them that this is the height of summer.

If Sister Chen didn't buy the electric wok, it would definitely stink if it was left for two hours in such a hot weather. More than an hour passed, and after another hour, Hou Weidong put his nose on the piece of meat and smelled it, in addition to the smell of meat, there was also an indescribable taste breeding.

Hou Weidong couldn't help but go to the Qinglin Primary School store.

The little girl was still doing her homework, and when she saw Hou Weidong coming in, she hurriedly said, "Uncle, mom hasn't come back yet." ”

At noon, Hou Weidong went to the store again, he looked at the bluestone street from a distance, it was still the little girl who was concentrating on homework, he went to the bean flower restaurant where he ate in the morning, solved the lunch meal, and when he came back, he threw a piece of meat into the garbage heap, and soon two dirty yellow dogs ran from no corner and fought hard for this piece of stinky meat.

Returned to the small courtyard, the office on the ground floor of the small courtyard was unexpectedly open, and there was no one inside, Hou Weidong walked in, and saw the "People's Daily" and "Shazhou Daily" on the newspaper shelf, and was immediately overjoyed, he had read more than ten years, and had been accustomed to the life of books and words, and when he arrived in Shangqinglin Township, he had not seen a newspaper and a book for a day and a night, which made him very unaccustomed.

Turning on the ceiling fan, Hou Weidong began to take the initiative to study politics.

The latest People's Daily was published on July 1, which was the newspaper of the school leaver. From one page to four pages, every page of each newspaper is extremely precious, Hou Weidong deliberately slowed down his reading speed, including the editorials of the People's Daily, which he had never read before, and this time he read them carefully.

"Xiaohou, do you read the newspaper?" Township Chief Gao came down from upstairs, and when he entered the house, he saw Hou Weidong reading the newspaper, so he said hello. Hou Weidong turned around and saw that it was Township Chief Gao, so he put down the newspaper and stood up, "Township Chief Gao, hello." ”

"Secretary Zhao told me, during this period of time, you will follow the comrades of the working group to the villages to familiarize yourself with the situation."

"This is the key to the office, when you have nothing to do, you can go to the office to read the newspaper, the members come to the working group, you are responsible for the reception, and the town of Shangqing Forest Farm is rushed to the scene every three, five, and seven, and all government departments have to send people to do things, you open the conference room, get some boiling water, and do the sanitation."

These are the chores of the agency staff, and in the working group, Sister Yang was originally in charge, and Sister Yang often had to go to buy goods, always delaying things, and Sister Yang had to become the agent of the post office.

Township Chief Gao handed over Sister Yang's work to Hou Weidong, first, seeing that although Hou Weidong was from the Qinglin government, he did not belong to any department, and he did not have a specific job, and the young man seemed to be diligent, and second, Sister Yang's family was indeed difficult, and it was also considered to take care of her if she was untied.

Seeing that Hou Weidong agreed to the arrangement, Township Chief Gao stood outside the door and shouted to the backyard: "Yang Xinchun, come here." ”

"Here we are." Yang Xinchun said a long word, and when she entered the room, she was full of smiles, put the two keys on the table, and said, "This one is for the office, and this is for the conference room." Because cleaning these things were supposed to be done by her, and now they were handed over to Hou Weidong, she was a little reluctant to go, and explained: "Qinglin Post Office wants to set up an agency on the mountain, and I am responsible for handing over all the letters and picking up letters, and they will come to call tomorrow." ”

Hou Weidong's eyes lit up, and he said in his heart: "It will be convenient to send letters and call Xiaojia in the future." Yang Xinchun, the agent of the agency, suddenly became a little taller, and he smiled: "Sister Yang, I will trouble you more in the future." ”

"It's all in the same yard, what's the trouble." Yang Xinchun went back happily.

"Township Chief Gao, how long do you usually go to work?"

"The government goes to work at 8:30 in the morning, leaves work at 12:30, goes to work at 2:00 at noon, and leaves work at 6:00.

Although it was some miscellaneous matters, but there was finally something, it was better to talk than nothing, Hou Weidong did not shirk, so he took over the miscellaneous affairs of Sister Yang.

Seeing that the young man was clever and sensible, Township Chief Gao secretly wondered: "Hou Weidong, this young man looks good, and he is a party and government cadre who is openly recruited in Yiyang City, why did the town put him in Shangqinglin?" ”

In the afternoon, Hou Weidong got up on time and read the newspaper in the office on the ground floor.

I sat in the office for more than two hours, and except for the occasional rat that ran by, there was no one who made noise.

Hou Weidong wondered: "The party and government cadres openly selected in Yiyang County, the so-called reserve cadres, are they cleaning in this ghost place that does not stick to the sky and does not touch the ground?" Knowing this, why didn't you apply for the Wuhai County Public Security Bureau back then. ”

"Therefore, the heavens will descend on people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically, so they are tempted to endure and benefit what they cannot." Hou Weidong quickly interrupted the unhealthy emotions that welled up in his heart and memorized an inspirational quote.

After adjusting himself, he felt a lot more comfortable, thinking that he would have to participate in the action organized by Director Qin tomorrow, and then transferred to the store of Qinglin Primary School, ready to buy a pair of military rubber shoes.

This time, Sister Chen finally appeared in the store, and when she saw Hou Weidong, she took the electric wok very enthusiastically, and said: "The electric wok in the Xia Qinglin Supply and Marketing Cooperatives is sold out, I am from Yiyang County, and it will be too late to come back." ”

Hou Weidong didn't expect that Sister Chen would actually run to Yiyang County for the sake of the electric wok, and said: "Hey, thank you so much for letting you go to Yiyang County, the fare is mine, okay." Sister Chen said with a smile: "I have long thought of Yiyang to buy goods, and buying an electric wok is just a stop." ”

Carrying an electric wok, military rubber shoes, and a large rolling pin that was only used by food groups, Hou Weidong returned to his humble home, the electric wok is the guy who will eat in the future, and the military rubber shoes and rolling pin are the weapons used to participate in the round-up tomorrow.

(End of Chapter 31)