There is a glimmer of light in the world

Chapter 99 Are you hiding something from me?
The effect was good, and within a few minutes, Xiao Yu received a call from Liang Qiulin, saying that he saw Aunt Ge heading towards the old kiln!

"Isn't the old kiln collapsed?" The Liang family siblings looked puzzled, "Is it possible that my mother will continue to live in the collapsed kiln?"

Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said, "Will you go to the cemetery?"

The three sisters looked at each other, "No way? It's not for the New Year or the festival, and there is only one path from the old kiln to the cemetery, which is steep and muddy..."

"looking around!"

It was useless to think too much, so Xiao Yu and the three sisters rushed out of the village committee compound.

In the early years, people built hoop kilns. In order to have a large yard, good lighting, and not be harassed by livestock, they chose a site as high as possible on the hillside and built it close to the mountain. This was the case with Liang Yongjun's family, which was the tallest family on the north slope.

The four people climbed up the old kiln in one breath. Half of the kiln legs collapsed, the doors and windows were smashed, and the door of the house was blocked. From the outside, there were no traces of cleaning, but there were a few more footprints in the courtyard. .

"mom--"

"Mom, are you at home?"

The three sisters tried shouting a few times, but got no response, so they stopped wasting time and rushed directly to the cemetery.

Sure enough, there were footprints on the steep and slippery slope leading straight to the graveyard. At the end, Aunt Ge was kneeling in front of the grave, burning paper, accompanied by faint sounds of crying.

The three sisters' hearts dropped to the ground. They immediately knelt down behind Aunt Ge and kowtowed three times to their grandparents.

"Mom, if you want to visit grandpa and grandma, why don't you tell us? It makes people worry so much!"

"That's right. The road is not good. What if I fall?"

"Mom, Secretary Xiao is broadcasting throughout the village looking for you. Let's not be willful, okay? We've already bowed and loaded into the car. It's time for us to leave."

The three sisters said something to each other, but Aunt Ge was indifferent.

Liang Feng took out a tissue from her pocket and wiped the tears from her mother's eyes. Then she hugged her shoulders and choked with sobs: "Mom, I know you can't let go of your grandparents. I promise to take you back as soon as I have free time." Let’s take a look at the village, okay?”

Aunt Ge touched her daughter's face, then turned around and called out with a gentle face: "Secretary Xiao."

Xiao Yu responded with a slight smile, stepped forward, bowed towards the grave, and said softly, "Auntie, if you have any orders, just ask."

Aunt Ge said: "Thank you, my wife, and Mao Ming and Xiao Jiang, if you hadn't persuaded me to move to the village committee a while ago, I'm afraid there was a heavy rain yesterday, and my old bones would have been buried in the old kiln It’s in!”

"Auntie, if the kiln collapses, it will collapse. As long as everything is fine, we will be fine. When our beautiful new village is built, we can move directly into our new house. The days to come will be better and better." Xiao Yu responded with a smile. road.

Aunt Ge nodded, "That's right."

Xiao Yu thought for a while and said bluntly: "Auntie, you should have heard about the construction of a cemetery in Dengjiazhuang and the relocation of graves in the whole village. In the long run, this is a major move that will benefit the country and the people. Your Ge family is here There is land in Dengjiazhuang, and there are graves from other families buried in your land. When the graves are moved and returned to farming land, through the overall transformation and large-scale operation and management of Yunsheng Agricultural Technology Company, your family's income will be higher than it is now. Several times. Our ancestors have worked hard for generations, aren’t we all so that our children and grandchildren can live a better life? Therefore, it is understandable that Deng Yu wants to take back the land. He is unwilling to sell or rent, and we are not good either. Force people, right?"

Aunt Ge lowered her eyes and said nothing.

"Secretary Xiao, are everyone in Dengjiazhuang willing to move their graves? The ancestral graves of Deng Yu's family have been buried for four or five generations. Is he willing too?" Liang Ning found it incredible.

Xiao Yu said: "Ideological work will definitely take a long time. But I think in order to develop and get rich, everyone will figure it out over time. Take our Liangwan Village as an example. If there is no funeral reform, land loss will increase. It gets worse and worse, until one day there are only graveyards in the mountains and no fertile farmland anymore.”

These words caused the three sisters to think.

In fact, the deceased is gone. As long as the living people will always remember it, what does it matter where they are buried or where they moved?

Aunt Ge reached out her hand to touch the tombstone, as if she were touching her parents' faces tenderly, and murmured, with tears streaming down her clothes, "These days, I always dream about my parents, dreaming that when I was a child, my parents were not paralyzed. Every day in this field, they farmed and I played. They were afraid that I would be kidnapped, so they told me stories about the wild man and the coming wolf. Every time, I was so scared that I crawled into my parents’ arms. Then they looked at me and laughed and laughed... The laughter turned from laughter to crying until they died of illness. They said that I was a child they picked up in the cornfield. They raised me and brought me up, but they also suffered. For half my life, let me tell you, I have known this for a long time. Once, I was hit by a donkey cart. The township hospital asked my parents to give me a blood transfusion. After testing my blood type, I found out that they were not my biological parents. I pretended I didn't hear them, but I said in my heart, I will never leave them in this life..."

Xiao Yu's face moved, and there was moisture in his eyes.

He never thought that behind Aunt Ge's desperate efforts to protect her parents, there was such a profound story of family love.

When the three sisters learned about their mother's life experience, they were so shocked that they hugged their mother and cried, "Mom, we will not leave you, even if we die..."

The wind in the wilderness blows the corn in the field, and the "hissing" sound seems to be the response of love given by the deceased...

……

Sister Liang Feng took Aunt Ge away, and Xiao Yu felt melancholy for a long time. It was not until Liang Maoping summoned village cadres to come to the house for a discussion that Xiao Yu finally recovered.

Liang Maoming returned from the town government meeting and conveyed the instructions of the town mayor and senior town party officials, requiring Liangwan Village to use Dengjiazhuang as the reform goal, build a cemetery on the basis of fully respecting the wishes of farmers, and gradually guide farmers to move their graves.

Taking into account the funding issues and the progress of the project under construction, after discussion among several people, it was decided to include the cemetery in the three-year plan and implement it in phases.

Later, Liang Maoping conveyed the second matter, "Officer Liu said briefly that Zhao Gen'er was dishonest in the detention center. He either pretended to be sick or clamored to see Bai Hongxia. The county committee has reported Secretary Xiao and wants Secretary Xiao to get out of Liangwan Village!"

"Shameless!" Liang Maoming was immediately furious. "Tell him to sue. No matter where he sues, the two committees of our village will firmly support Secretary Xiao!"

Liang Bing clenched his fists and said excitedly: "That's right, how can our party and government be intimidated by a scoundrel? This kind of unhealthy trend must be resolutely curbed and severely cracked down!"

Liang Maoping's eyes fell on Xiao Yu's face, and his tone was full of guilt, "Secretary Xiao, this matter is because our village can't help you and makes you feel wronged! Don't worry, white is white and black is black. The eyes of the masses are sharp, and I will never allow good people to be wronged!"

Liang Maoming said: "Yes, if Zhao Gen'er refuses to listen to his good words and insists on causing trouble, the village has village rules and can cancel his subsistence allowance, take back his land, and withhold various benefits!"

"Old Secretary, Village Chief, Deputy Director Liang, I understand your love for me and the concern of the villagers for me. Thank you all." Xiao Yu's eyes were gentle, but he didn't have much indignation. He mused, "I My opinion is to try to reconcile and reduce the impact. After all, dealing with Zhao Gener is not the purpose, but to make Zhao Gener learn from his mistakes and correct them through punishment. I think there may be other solutions to this matter."

Liang Maoming frowned deeply, "What can I do? That stubborn donkey won't listen to anyone now unless Bai Hongxia comes back, but Bai Hongxia is determined to divorce and take Fangfang away!"

"It is reasonable for Bai Hongxia to want a divorce. We have no position to advise her. She has suffered so much hurt and is suffering in her heart. Who can share her pain? Should she continue to live a life of humiliation and live under Zhao Gener's fists every day? Liang Bing was filled with righteous indignation when this issue was mentioned, "According to me, a rotten person like Zhao Gen'er should be beaten to the end as a bachelor for the rest of his life!"

Liang Maoping pressed Liang Bing's arm, "If you are angry, you still need to find a way to solve the problem. We are village cadres and we must learn to control our personal emotions."

Liang Bing took a deep breath, calmed down, and looked at Xiao Yu, "What are the other solutions?"

Xiao Yu thought about it and said, "I don't know what to do specifically. I heard Li Jing say that she wanted to meet Bai Hongxia, and she also said that she wanted to give Zhao Gener a try for the rest of her life."

"Doctor Li?"

Liang Bing was surprised for a moment, and then said happily: "Maybe Dr. Li really has a solution. She is the best at understanding the twists and turns in people's hearts. Maybe after some persuasion, Zhao Gen'er can realize his mistakes and change his ways. !”

Liang Maoping nodded, "If this is the case, it would be the best."

"So..." Liang Maoming teased Xiao Yu unceremoniously, "Secretary Xiao should work harder. Make more phone calls, send more videos, invite Dr. Li to the village as a guest, and spend more time with Dr. Li. .”

Xiao Yu was embarrassed and blushed visibly.

Liang Maoping suddenly remembered something and solemnly warned: "I heard that Dr. Li has a partner. There are more gossipy aunts in the countryside than in the city. Secretary Xiao, you have to pay attention to the impact!"

Xiao Yu was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

This thorn has been lingering in his mind for so many days, and he has not yet had the opportunity to confirm the answer to Li Jing.

When Liang Maoming saw that Xiao Yu looked wrong, he blurted out: "Fake! Doctor Li told Qiaohua personally that she had no partner and that she was cheating on Liang Dasheng. Secretary Xiao, you boldly chase after me, what is Dr. Li thinking? same as you!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yu couldn't help but clasp his fingers, feeling excited and happy in his heart.

……

Returning to the village committee from Liang Maoping's house, Xiao Yu was wondering whether to call Li Jing or send a video when the door was suddenly knocked.

"Secretary Xiao?"

Jiang Xiaoyin walked in and couldn't hide her excitement, "Can I sign up for the e-commerce training class organized by the county government?"

Xiao Yu was surprised, "Are you interested?"

Jiang Xiaoyin is full of confidence and has plenty of reasons, "I have thought about it. Instead of hiring an outside anchor to live broadcast in the village and increasing the cost, I might as well do it myself. I am more familiar with the agricultural products in our village, and I am a college student village official. Socially The recognition is relatively high, and the effect of bringing goods should not be bad. More importantly, I think that we need to develop Liangwancun’s own live broadcast account, create our own brand, and not rely too much on others, in order to maximize our rights and interests.”

Xiao Yu nodded frequently after hearing this, his eyes full of appreciation, "It's a good idea. Go and sign up. After the training is over, you can come up with a detailed implementation plan and we will discuss it at the meeting."

Jiang Xiaoyin was ecstatic, "Okay, thank you, Secretary Xiao!"

"Di-"

At this time, a whistle suddenly sounded outside. Jiang Xiaoyin went to the door to check, but saw a white off-road vehicle driving into the village committee compound!
"Doctor Li!"

Surprise appeared on Jiang Xiaoyin's face. She knew Li Jing's car. Every time she came to the village, Li Jing would park the car under the old locust tree at the east end of the compound.There were hurried footsteps coming from behind. Before Jiang Xiaoyin could turn around, Xiao Yu had already jumped out from her and trotted straight towards the off-road vehicle.

Li Jing's reversing skills were poor, and it took her three attempts to park the car at the predetermined location.When she opened the car door, the cold wind rushed into her nose, causing her to sneeze again!

"Have a cold?"

Xiao Yu asked, quickly taking out a tissue from his trouser pocket and handing it to Li Jing.

"Thank you." Li Jing wiped her nose, calmed down, then slowly got out of the car while holding the door, and said weakly, "There is medicine in the back seat, help me get it."

Xiao Yu opened the rear door and picked up the plastic bag on the seat. He frowned when he saw that the medicines inside included antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, and heat-clearing medicines.

"Are you ready? I want to drink water." Li Jing felt her throat a little itchy.

Xiao Yu closed the car door, supported Li Jing's arm, and walked slowly towards the dormitory.

Jiang Xiaoyin walked over and asked with concern: "Is Dr. Li sick? Do you need my help?"

"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine!" Li Jing smiled.

Xiao Yu said: "I will take care of her, you go and do your work."

"Okay, Secretary Xiao." Jiang Xiaoyin nodded and walked to the office.

Xiao Yu helped Li Jing into the dormitory, settled Li Jing on the sofa, closed the door and windows, boiled water, took medicine, and was busy all the time.

Seeing this, Li Jing comforted her and said, "It's a low-grade fever. It's a bit recurring. I've taken medicine before coming here. I'll be fine after a while."

"Is it because it rained yesterday?" Xiao Yu reached out and touched Li Jing's forehead, his eyes were full of undisguised distress.

Li Jing let out a "hmm", tilted her head, leaned on the back of the sofa, and said lazily, "Yes, I was too busy yesterday, and I didn't have time to change clothes after being exposed to the rain, so I had a fever in the middle of the night."

"Where were you last night? I turned off your phone and went to Yixian Hospital early this morning to look for you, but the people in the emergency department refused to tell me. I..."

"Ha ha."

"What are you laughing at?"

Li Jing's eyebrows were sly, "Why are you looking for me? Are you worried about me, or...miss me?"

"Want to know? Answer me a question first." Xiao Yu looked at Li Jing steadily, with an extremely serious look on his face, "Are you hiding something from me? When we talked on the phone the night before yesterday, you said you were in Yanshi, and yesterday it turned out that A member of the Yixian Emergency Center came to Liangwan Village again today, and during this period, you have always refused my video request. Are you afraid that I will know where you are?"

(End of this chapter)