When he was called uncle by a girl in his teenage years old for the first time, Hou Weidong suddenly felt that he was a little more mature, so he straightened his chest and said, "I bought an electric wok, is Sister Chen not here?"

The girl was born in Shangqinglin and grew up in Shangqinglin. She was very familiar with the people and things in Laochang Town. She suddenly remembered her mother saying that a college student came to the mountain, and said, "Is the new college student?" After receiving the affirmative answer, the little girl said happily: "Uncle, I am doing my summer homework, and English questions are always wrong. Can you tell me a lecture?"

Hou Weidong has always had good English scores. He passed the CET-4 exam when he was in college. For a while, he wanted to take the postgraduate entrance examination and studied English for a while. Judging from the age of a girl, she was either in the third year of junior high school or in the first year of high school. He said confidently: "Let me take a look." He asked again: "What grade are you in?"

"First year of high school"

When he heard that it was the first year of high school, Hou Weidong felt even more relieved. He had received a thick exercise book and saw a girl typing a question mark in front of several multiple-choice questions. This question was a tense question, which was very simple, so he chose the key points and talked about it.

The girl kept nodding.

"Do you understand?

"I understand."

The little girl blushed with a thin face and said shyly: "Uncle, there are three questions on it, and I have done all the wrong ones."

"These four questions are of the same type. It seems that you have not understood the knowledge points in this area. I will tell you something." After explaining this knowledge point, Hou Weidong turned to another page and found a similar multiple-choice question for the little girl to do.

Based on Hou Weidong's explanation, the little girl chose the answer without thinking much. After the selection, 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, and they were all right. The girl was full of excitement and said, "Uncle, do you live in the yard 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, she was full of hope.

The girl was smart and could learn from one example, but her foundation was not good. Hou Weidong asked, "Where are you studying?"

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

"Are you studying at No. 1 Middle School?" Hou Weidong was a little surprised when he heard that it was Yiyang No. 1 Middle School. No. 1 Middle School is the best middle school in the county. He can get into several Peking University and Tsinghua University every year. Many people in Shazhou send their children to No. 1 Middle School to study.

The girl heard the surprise in Hou Weidong's tone and blushed and said, "I'm not good at English, and other grades are OK."

Before waiting for the electric wok, Hou Weidong walked back to the yard with leafy vegetables, meat and eggs.

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

Although the town is on the mountain, the weather is still sultry and hard to bear. The cicadas on the big trees shouted tirelessly, reminding that this is midsummer.

Without an electric wok, you can't cook. If Sister Chen hadn't bought the electric wok, in such a hot weather, it would definitely smell stinking for two hours. More than an hour passed, and more than an hour later, Hou Weidong put his nose on the piece of meat and smelled it. In addition to the fishy smell of meat, there was also an indescribable smell that was growing.

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

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

At noon, Hou Weidong went to the shop again. He looked at the bluestone street from afar. It was still the little girl who was concentrating on her homework. He went to the tofu restaurant where he had eaten in the morning and solved the lunch. After he came back, he threw a piece of meat into the garbage dump. Soon, two dirty yellow dogs came from some corner and fought hard for the smelly meat.

When he returned to the small yard, the office on the ground floor of the yard was unexpectedly open, and there was no one inside. Hou Weidong walked in and saw that the People's Daily and Shazhou Daily were on the newspaper shelf. He was very happy. He had been reading books for more than ten years and had become accustomed to the life of having books and words. When he arrived in Shangqinglin Township, he had never seen a newspaper or a book a day and a night, which made him very uncomfortable.

Turning on the ceiling fan, Hou Weidong began to actively study politically.

The latest "People's Daily" was on July 1, which was a newspaper from the school-departure period. From one page, four pages were seen, and every page was extremely precious. Hou Weidong deliberately slowed down his reading speed, including the editorials of the People's Daily, which he had never read before. This time he carefully

"Xiao Hou, are you reading the newspaper?" Township Mayor Gao got down from the building and came into the house and saw Hou Weidong reading the newspaper. He said hello. Hou Weidong turned around and saw that it was Township Mayor Gao, so he put down the newspaper and stood up, "Hello, Township Mayor Gao."

"Secretary Zhao told me that during this period, you will follow the comrades from the working group to go to various villages to get to know 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. When the members come to the working group, you will be responsible for the reception. In addition, when going to Qinglinchang Town, you will be held on the three, five, and seven days, all departments of the government will send people to do the work. You open the conference room, get some boiling water, and make the hygiene."

These are all chores for the staff of the agency. It turned out that Sister Yang was responsible for the work group. Sister Yang often had to purchase goods, which always delayed the matter. Sister Yang wanted to become the agent of the post office.

Township Mayor Gao handed over Sister Yang's work to Hou Weidong. First, he saw that although Hou Weidong belonged to the Qinglin government, he did not belong to any department and had no specific jobs. Moreover, the young man seemed to be diligent, and second, Sister Yang's family was indeed in trouble, so loosening her can be regarded as taking care of her.

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

"Here you come." Yang Xinchun agreed long and entered the room. She smiled and placed the two keys on the table, saying, "This one is from the office, this is from the conference room." Since cleaning was originally what she should have done, she was handed over to Hou Weidong, and she was a little dissatisfied and explained, "Qinglin Postal Office will set up an agency on the mountain, and I will be responsible for it. All the letters and letters will be handed over to me tomorrow."

Hou Weidong's eyes lit up and he thought to himself: "It will be convenient to send a letter to Xiaojia in the future and call him." Yang Xinchun, the agent, suddenly became taller, and he smiled and said, "Sister Yang, I will trouble you more in the future."

"Everyone is in the same yard, what's the trouble?" Yang Xinchun went back happily.

"Master Gao, how long does it take to go to work?"

"The government goes to work at 8:30 in the morning, gets off work at 12:30, gets off work at 2:00 in the afternoon, and gets off work at 6:00. The working group's work and rest hours are relatively flexible, mainly running towards the village, and there is no need to sit in the office."

Although it was a chore, it was better than nothing. Hou Weidong took over Sister Yang's chore without ruling.

Seeing that the young man was smart and sensible, Township Mayor Gao secretly wondered: "Hou Weidong, a young man, looks good, and is a party and government cadre recruited by Yiyang City. Why did the town put him in Qinglin?"

I got through this morning. 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, except for the mice that occasionally ran, the cicadas that made noise, and the ghosts.

Hou Weidong wondered: "Is the so-called reserve cadres of Yiyang County cleaned up this ghost place where they are not sticking to the sky and cannot fall to the ground? If I had known this, why wouldn't I apply to the Wuhai County Public Security Bureau back then?"

"Therefore, when God is about to give a great responsibility, he must first suffer his mind and mind, exhaust his muscles and bones, starve his body, and be empty and useless. He will do what he does. Therefore, he will be moved and endure his nature, which will make it easier for him." Hou Weidong quickly interrupted the unhealthy emotions that surged out of his heart and recited a famous saying.

After adjusting myself, I felt much more comfortable. Thinking that I would participate in the action organized by Director Qin tomorrow, I transferred to the Qinglin Primary School store and prepared to buy a pair of military rubber shoes.

This time, Sister Chen finally appeared in the store. When she saw Hou Weidong, she enthusiastically picked up the electric wok and said, "The electric wok in Xiaqinglin Supply and Marketing Cooperative has been sold out. I am from Yiyang County. It's too late to come back."

Hou Weidong didn't expect that Sister Chen would actually go to Yiyang County for the sake of electric wok and said, "Hey, I'm so grateful for letting you go to Yiyang County. The fare is mine, is it okay?" Sister Chen smiled and said, "I have thought of Yiyang going to buy goods for a long time, and buying electric wok is just a way to go."

Carrying an electric wok, military rubber shoes and a large rolling pin for food groups, Hou Weidong returned to his simple home. The electric wok is the guy who will eat in the future. Military rubber shoes and rolling pin are weapons to participate in the roundup operation tomorrow.

(End of Chapter 31)
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