Gao Mingcheng's life has been pretty good recently. The weather has been good in the first half of the year, and the crops and fruit trees in Gaojia Village don't require much attention to take care of.
The business of the clothing store in the county is also good. His wife Duo Mei has entered the second trimester of pregnancy and has no morning sickness. Now she can eat, drink and sleep, and her belly is getting bigger every day.
Under the eaves, rain falls in patter. Although the rain is not heavy, the humidity is heavy. This return to moisture is also called the plum rain season.
On a rainy day, there is basically no business in the clothing store. Many people are sleeping upstairs while Gao Shufang and Luo Li are reading in the store and talking together from time to time.
Gao Mingcheng didn't like hanging out with these girls all day long, so he was alone in the backyard lifting stone locks.
This stone lock was a stone he had obtained from the mountain before, and he carved it out bit by bit. Although the shape was ordinary, it did not prevent it from being used for physical exercise.
When he was in Gaojiacun, he would run into the mountains every morning to practice boxing so that he could get some physical exercise. However, in this county, where he lived was narrow and there were very few places where he could exercise.
For example, the People's Park has not yet been completely built, and the stadium is still under renovation. As for the school's playground, it is relatively simple, and there are very few equipment for physical exercise.
Gao Mingcheng stood under the shed in the backyard, holding the stone lock while listening to the sound of rain. The raindrops fell on the shed, making a tinkling sound, and then gathered into water columns and slid down the slope.
"Dad, why are you here? Ouch, your clothes are soaked!" Suddenly, Gao Shufang's voice rang out from the store in front. Gao Mingcheng immediately put down the stone lock in his hand and walked towards the store.
Sure enough, he saw his father, Gao Yuan, coming. Gao Yuan was soaked all over and looked extremely embarrassed. He seemed to be afraid of dirtying the clothing store, so he refused to enter the store and only stood under the eaves in front of the store.
"Dad, what's the matter?" Gao Mingcheng asked.
If you come to the county to find him in this kind of weather, there is a high probability that you have something to do.
And it’s still a very important thing.
Sure enough, Gao Yuanyuan said: "Something happened to your cousin! During these days, many people in the village went to the mountains to cut down trees to sell. Your cousin also went into the mountains with his two sons, saying he wanted to make some money for you and your two sons. A cousin used it to get a wife. Who knew... Hey, in the middle of the night last night, they went into the mountains to cut down trees, but they were caught in the act!"
"After the person was arrested, he was taken to the town. He was said to be sent to the county police station. I don't know if he has been sent here now."
"Everyone in the village has begged me to come forward and ask Gao Guobing to help intercede. After thinking about it, I still have to ask you to go with me."
After Gao Yuanyuan finished speaking, he looked at Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Mingcheng did not agree immediately, but said: "Dad, your clothes are wet, go and change a set of clothes first."
"Shufang, bring dad a suitable set of clothes!"
Gao Mingcheng told him that the advantage of opening a clothing store is that you can have new clothes to wear at any time.
Gao Shufang quickly took a set of clothes worn by a middle-aged man, handed it to Gao Yuan, and said, "Dad, go to the backyard and scrub it, and then put it on again."
Gao Yuanyuan did not rush to change clothes, but said seriously: "Gao Guobing doesn't have to help with this matter, but you can't help!"
Gao Mingcheng nodded knowingly. The matter was his father's fault. If he didn't come forward, it would be difficult to talk to him when he returned to the village in the future.
"I know, you go change clothes first."
After hearing this, Gao Yuan went to the backyard to scrub and change clothes.
He is also fast, and his summer clothes are light and light, so he will be ready in a while. As for shoes, there are no shoes for sale in the store, but June Tian wears plastic sandals, so he is not afraid of getting wet.
"Let's go to the police station." Gao Mingcheng had already taken two umbrellas and handed one to Gao Yuan.
The clothing store is not far from the police station, and it only takes ten minutes to walk. It's raining, so there's no need to ride a bike. It's better to walk with an umbrella.
As for the bicycle Gao Yuanyuan rode, Gao Shufang had put it in the backyard.
On the way, Gao Mingcheng asked how many people had been arrested in total.
Gao Yuanyuan said: "Your cousin and two cousins were arrested, as well as other people from the village. There are thirteen people in total. Oh, there is a guy named Gao Liang who played well with you, and he was also arrested. .”
When he heard that so many people had been arrested, Gao Mingcheng frowned and said, "Won't they run away? Why are so many people arrested?"
Gao Yuanyuan said: "Some people have already escaped, otherwise more people will be caught! We cannot let them be interrogated now, otherwise more people will be implicated."
Gao Mingcheng was speechless. In his previous life, he knew that someone in the village had gone into the mountains to steal trees and sell them for money. He also vaguely heard that someone had been caught. However, he was out of town at the time and only heard a few words when he came back. He didn't know the details.
How dare people from the entire village go into the mountains to steal trees and sell them?
This movement must be loud, no wonder he is being targeted.
Maybe the other party had been following him for a long time before catching him.
We walked all the way to the police station. Because it was raining today, the police officers basically stayed at the police station. When they saw Gao Mingcheng coming, they all greeted him warmly.
Gao Mingcheng saw their leisurely appearance and guessed that Gao Liang and the others had not been transferred to the bureau yet.
Perhaps it was the rain this morning that hindered people's movement.
He led Gao Yuanyuan and knocked on Gao Guobing's office.
With a "come in", Gao Mingcheng opened the door of the office, and then saw Gao Guobing sitting at his desk, looking through files.
Gao Guobing looked up and saw Gao Mingcheng at a glance.
Just when he was about to speak with a smile, he saw Gao Yuan behind Gao Mingcheng again.
He stood up immediately. He and Gao Yuan were of the same generation, but Gao Yuan was older than him, so he stood up and walked towards Gao Yuan to show his closeness.
Before he could speak, Gao Mingcheng had already explained his intention.
Gao Yuanyuan also said: "Gao Bureau, do you think you can help with this matter?"
Gao Guobing immediately said: "What do you call Gao Ju? There are so many points. You can just call me Guobing."
He pondered for a moment and then said: "The forest is the property of the country. If they steal the trees and sell them, they are digging into the country! This matter... he doesn't care!"
Gao Guobing glanced at Gao Yuanyuan, then at Gao Mingcheng, and finally said: "The people should still be detained in the town. People from the township government have probably interrogated them... For the sake of the same village, I It’s better not to leave it alone, I’ll just go and try my best to bail people out.”
"Uncle, thank you for your hard work." Gao Mingcheng thanked him gratefully.
Gao Yuanyuan was also full of joy. In his opinion, if Gao Guobing came forward, the matter would be solved. At most, he would be detained for a while and fined some money.
It was raining, so Gao Guobing naturally would not ride there. Moreover, he was now the deputy bureau and was qualified to use the bureau's cars, so he called his favorite subordinate Xiao Song and got on the jeep to go to the township. Mansion.
Gao Mingcheng and Gao Yuanyuan returned to the clothing store. Gao Yuanyuan wanted to go back to the village, but Gao Mingcheng dissuaded him.
"Dad, it's raining now. There's no rush to do anything in the fields at home. Just wait for the rain to stop and then go back."
Gao Shufang also persuaded: "Yes, Dad, it's rare for you to come to the county, so just stay here for a while. You will also have lunch here, and I will cook an extra dish for you!"
Gao Yuanyuan said: "I came in a hurry and forgot to bring you some vegetables from the field to eat. You live in the county and it is not easy to buy even a vegetable leaf."
Now the vegetables in the fields are growing one after another, and there is not enough to eat, so Gao Yuanyan does regret not bringing some vegetables for his children to eat.
This plum rain seems to be very humane. At noon, the rain gradually stopped, and a ray of sunshine filtered through the thin dark clouds, reflecting on the streets and alleys.
After the rain stopped, there were gradually more pedestrians on the street.
Gao Yuan was used to staying in the countryside, but now that he was in the county, he always felt uncomfortable anywhere, so as soon as the rain stopped, he couldn't wait to ride his bicycle back to the village.
When he left, not only did he wear a new set of clothes, he also brought back two new sets of clothes, one for Luo Xiaohua and one for Grandma Gao.
All the way back to the village, the people in the village saw that he was back and immediately stopped him to question him.
Gao Yuanyuan told the story about Gao Guobing's promise to go to the township government to intercede, and said comfortingly: "With the help of the national soldiers, the big thing will definitely be reduced to a trivial matter. If it is trivial, don't worry too much. It's just that this happened If things go wrong, we may no longer be able to steal trees and sell them, otherwise it will be difficult for the national soldiers to come forward to protect people."
Those whose families had family members stealing trees and selling them all fell silent.
Recently, more and more people are building houses, and the wood is easy to sell. Some dealers come to the village to collect the wood. As long as they transport the trees to Junling, the dealers will pay them on the spot.
Different woods have different prices, with fir being the most expensive. The thicker the fir, the better the price.
Therefore, after the people in the village heard the news, they only went into the mountain in twos and threes at first. Later, more and more people came, but everyone tacitly understood it.
During the day, they go to the mountains to find trees. After marking them, they wait until night and quietly go into the mountains with an axe. Then they cut down the trees, and then two or three people work together to transport the trees down the mountain.
In this way, you can make a lot of money in a short period of time.
This is extremely tempting for villagers with little income.
Shortly after Gao Yuanyuan returned to the village, Gao Fanmao and other arrested people also returned.
Naturally, they walked back, all of them looking very embarrassed.
If Gao Guobing hadn't come forward to protect them, they would definitely not be able to come back now.
Gao Yuan and Gao Fanmao were cousins and relatively close to each other, so Gao Yuan found him and asked him not to steal trees and sell them again, otherwise it would be difficult to talk to him if he was caught again.
Gao Fanmao seemed to have aged a year. He sighed first and then said, "I won't steal anymore. Your two nephews said they want to work outside."
"If I stay in the countryside, I only have a few acres of land, and I won't be able to make much money in a year. I'm thinking of working outside."
Gao Yuanyuan didn't expect this. He wanted to ask his two children to go to the county to join Gao Mingcheng, but he finally kept silent.
Although Gao Mingcheng has some skills, he only owns a clothing store, so what can he do to help his two cousins?
"Where are they going to work?" Gao Yuan asked.
Gao Fanmao said: "Go to Haining. The fur tanner in our town said it is more profitable to go to Haining. So I want to try there."
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Gao Mingcheng didn't know Gao Fanmao's decision for the time being, but even if he knew it, he wouldn't be surprised. Because in the last life, two cousins went to Haining to work, and later they opened a leather factory and made a lot of money.
After that, they even took the whole family over, and they didn't come back very much throughout the year. The two families were originally close, but they didn't contact each other for more than ten years.
It is precisely for this reason that after Gao Mingcheng was reborn, he did not have much contact with Gao Fanmao.
Although the rainy season was annoying, the weather was quite good, neither too cold nor too hot, so Gao Mingcheng decided to take Duo Mei back to Gaojiacun on a sunny day.
Duomei brought a duffel bag and decided to stay in the country for a longer time this time.
With Gao Shufang and Luo Li in the store, there is no problem. Although Luo Li will go back to stay at night, there are also Gao Mingli and Gao Shufang in the store at night. Even if something happens, it will be fine. Go to the police station quickly and ask for help.
Therefore, the couple planned to stay in the village for a longer period of time.
But what Gao Mingcheng didn't expect was that not long after he returned to the village, the village party secretary came to visit him.
Gao Mingcheng had already grasped the issue of human relations, so naturally he warmly received the village party secretary and then asked him about his purpose.
The village party secretary explained the purpose of their visit. It turned out that the villagers were caught stealing trees, and they suddenly understood the importance of connections.
Gao Guobing is from the village, and everyone has something to do with him. However, after all, Gao Guobing already lives in the county and rarely comes back. The person who has the closest relationship with Gao Guobing now is Gao Mingcheng.
So they decided to elect Gao Mingcheng to be the captain of the production team.
Gao Mingcheng's eyes widened when he heard this.
He repeatedly waved his hands and refused, saying: "I can't do it, I can't do it. I have a lot of things to do in the village and county, but I can't do the job of captain!"
The village party secretary said: "It's just a name, you don't need to worry about the specific things."
But Gao Mingcheng still refused.
Become the captain of a production team, and there is no salary. You can only get a small amount of money throughout the year, and if something goes wrong, you have to take responsibility.
So, he has nothing to do and is looking for sin?
Seeing that Gao Mingcheng was resolute and really refused to be the captain, the village party secretary changed his tone and said: "Then I invite you to be the accountant of the village committee! The village lacks talents, and the old accountant is also old. The village committee After much thought, I feel that you are very suitable to be the accountant."
"Mingcheng, your ability is obvious to all of us. Since you are not the captain, you should be the accountant."
Good guy, it turns out that the real purpose of the village party secretary is here!
Originally, I heard that Gao Mingcheng had refused to be the captain, but now that I heard that he was asked to be the accountant, I was going crazy!
What does the accountant of the village committee do?
Accounting person?
No, in addition to keeping accounts, accountants are also responsible for collecting a series of agricultural taxes!
In addition to the serious agricultural tax, there are also some tiliu allocated by the local government, as well as money to go to the village to buy rat poison when purchasing rat poison, etc.
This is a lot of trouble, and the key is to offend people!
Today's retention fees are enough to make people scold, but what's even worse is that the retention fees are getting higher year by year, causing the villagers to complain.
It wasn't until 1999 when there was a riot in Fengcheng over the demand for retention fees, and there was also a riot in Gaojia Village. After that, under the national macro-control, in 2003, the agricultural tax that had lasted for thousands of years was finally ended.
From then on, the life of farmers became easier.
So, when the village committee asked him to be an accountant, did it want him to face the resentment and riots of the whole village?
(End of chapter)
