When Leng Buding said this, Hou Xuezhi frowned and said, "Yes, yes, there is a sister-in-law who works in the town hospital. Secretary Xie, why did you mention him?"
Seeing Hou Xuezhi's confused expression, Xie Zhengliang frowned and joked: "What, you still can't bear it?"
Hou Xuezhi smiled awkwardly and said, "No, you, this...what can't I be reluctant to part with?"
Xie Zhengliang smiled meaningfully, and then said seriously: "If your sister-in-law doesn't have a boyfriend yet, introduce her to Zhao Xiangdong."
Hou Xuezhi nodded and said: "That's okay. I understand, you mean to bring Zhao Xiangdong to our camp."
Xie Zhengliang stared at Hou Xuezhi and smiled, took out two Huazi and handed one to him.
"I'll call her soon and have a chat with her. I'll find an opportunity recently for them to meet and get to know each other."
Hou Xuezhi took the cigarette and hurriedly lit it for Xie Zhengliang.
"By the way, Secretary Xie, one more thing. I found that Zhao Xiangdong and Secretary Chen are indeed very close. The two of them went to the county together two days ago."
Hou Xuezhi said softly.
"So, we must win over Zhao Xiangdong. If we use his chess piece well, we can get twice the result with half the effort against Qi Feng."
Xie Zhengliang frowned and said.
Hou Xuezhi nodded in agreement and said: "Hey, Secretary Xie, you promoted Zhao Xiangdong this time. Chen Qi must be very grateful to you deep in his heart. Please find an opportunity to reveal to Chen Qi that you entered the Public Security Bureau." , she said hello to the top, maybe it would be done with just one sentence."
Xie Zhengliang did not speak after hearing this. Instead, he took a deep drag on his cigarette and slowly exhaled: "Let's take a step and see."
While the two people were talking about Zhao Xiangdong, Zhao Xiangdong rode the old battery car that Lin Jing gave him and went to the village to investigate whether there was any dropout from school.
The national government has clearly stipulated that children must go to school and receive nine-year compulsory education when they reach the age of six. But now some villagers don't pay much attention to knowledge, and think that going to school is useless, and it is better to help the family with some farm work.
In fact, this was not something Zhao Xiang suddenly remembered, but something he talked about during a casual chat with Yang Dehui last time. After returning, he reported the matter to Deputy Mayor Lu Feiyang and received his support.
For several days in a row, Zhao Xiangdong came to the Education Office in the morning and after arranging the day's work, he rode down to the village and went to each household one by one to check whether there were any out-of-school students.
That morning, Zhao Xiangdong had just come out of a dilapidated courtyard when he saw two men wearing straw hats and gray shorts walking towards him.
After getting closer, Zhao Xiangdong saw clearly that one of the two men was a young man in his early twenties; the other was a middle-aged man, almost fifty years old.
Although the clothes they wore were the same as those of the villagers, it was still clear from their faces and eyes that they were not local villagers.
"Young man, what kind of village is this?"
The middle-aged man walking in front saw Zhao Xiangdong and asked gently. The middle-aged man is about fifty, with medium build, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and an air of elegance.
"This is Qinghe Village in Liuhe Town. Are you not local?"
Zhao Xiangdong looked at them both up and down and asked curiously.
"No, we were passing by. I discovered along the way that there are almost no young people in the village. I only met you at your age."
The elegant middle-aged man stopped and chatted casually.
"No, almost all the young people have gone to work elsewhere to earn money. Only the elderly, women and children are left in the village."
Zhao Xiangdong said with emotion.
"Oh, that's right. Farming in the village can only provide food and clothing, and the income is too low. Now the country is undergoing great changes and is slowly moving towards a prosperous people and a strong country. The villagers are aware of the country's favorable economic policies and are not willing to lag behind. They all walked out."
The elegant middle-aged man said this with emotion, saw the record book in Zhao Xiangdong's hand, and asked: "Are you a teacher in the village?"
Zhao Xiangdong smiled and said: "No, I am from the town education office. I will go to the village to check whether there are any out-of-school children or students from poor families, and do a field investigation."
The elegant middle-aged man was slightly taken aback, looking at Zhao Xiangdong with admiration, and said: "Well, very good, you work very seriously. Young people must be like this. They must have the spirit of not being afraid of hardship at work."
While speaking, the elegant middle-aged man turned his head slightly and looked at the young man beside him.
The young man nodded hurriedly and echoed: "Yes, yes."
The elegant middle-aged man asked again: "Young man, what is your surname?"
Zhao Xiangdong responded: "My surname is Zhao and my name is Xiangdong. Sorry, there are more than 20 villagers who have not visited. I have to visit. I will return to the town education office later and have other things to do."
The elegant middle-aged man hurriedly apologized and said, "Okay, you're busy, so I won't bother you."
At this moment, an old man with white hair who was driving a herd of goats came over. When he saw Zhao Xiangdong, he said enthusiastically: "Director Zhao, you are here again at Genzhu's house. Alas! If he really doesn't agree with his daughter going to school, don't do it either." If you try to persuade him again, he will have a bad temper and I’m worried that he will hit you.”
Zhao Xiangdong smiled slightly and said gratefully: "Thank you, Grandpa Sun, you don't have to worry. I will definitely persuade Brother Genzhu to agree to let the child go to school. If one day doesn't work, then use it for two days. If he doesn't agree, then I will come every day until I convince him. .”
Seeing Zhao Xiangdong's persistence, Old Man Sun gave a thumbs up and praised: "Son, there are not many down-to-earth good officials like you."
Zhao Xiangdong smiled slightly and said sheepishly: "Grandpa Sun, please stop praising me. This is all my job responsibilities and what I should do."
"Hey, isn't this Director Xiao Zhao? He really liked the schoolbag and pencil case you bought for my son yesterday."
At this time, a dark-faced middle-aged woman passed by and saw Zhao Xiangdong speaking enthusiastically.
"As long as the child likes it, eldest sister, don't just let the child drop out of school and help you with farm work. If you encounter difficulties at home, just call me and I will contact the superiors to help you solve it."
Zhao Xiangdong smiled and said.
"Hey, okay. Director Xiao Zhao, you are so kind. Good people are rewarded. You will definitely become a high official in the future."
As the swarthy middle-aged woman spoke, she took out a few cucumbers from the basket and said, "Director Xiao Zhao, you can eat cucumbers to quench your thirst. If there is no medicine, you can eat them directly."
"Haha, there are also ours?"
The elegant middle-aged man took the cucumber handed over by the middle-aged woman and asked with a smile.
"Yes, yes, cucumbers are not valuable. There are plenty of them in the vegetable garden. You two came here with Director Xiao Zhao. Learn more from him. Director Xiao Zhao is knowledgeable and very serious about his work."
The swarthy middle-aged woman said with a smile.
When the young man heard what the middle-aged woman said, his face suddenly turned ugly. He opened his mouth to speak, but was stopped by the elegant middle-aged man's eyes.
"Now that we know big sister, we must seriously learn more from Director Zhao."
The elegant middle-aged man smiled slightly and answered hurriedly.
When Zhao Xiangdong left, the elegant middle-aged man turned to look at the young man and asked, "Have you written down Director Zhao's name?"
The young man nodded and said, "Remember it."
The elegant middle-aged man looked around and said, "Let's go and have a look in front."
