The old man was still somewhat excited as he looked at the secretary in front of him, and for a moment he forgot to invite the ransom money into the house to sit down.
Wei Mo, on the other hand, remained very calm. He tugged at the old man's sleeve and whispered something to him.
"Grandpa, Grandpa, let Uncle come inside first! It's so cold outside!"
Upon hearing Wei Mo's words, the old man slapped his forehead, gave an awkward laugh, and waved to the Party Secretary.
"Secretary, please come inside and sit down. It's warm inside."
The secretary glanced at the little boy talking to the side, then nodded to Old Master Yu, and followed behind the old man as the group slowly entered the warm house.
The house was now exceptionally clean. The old man led the secretary directly to the east room.
The others hid in the old man's house, since they had come to visit him and it was not appropriate for guests to show themselves in this day and age.
Xiao Wei didn't care about any of that and followed the master into the inner room.
You know, this is a leader who controls an entire city. Wei Mo saw that all his family members had run to his grandmother's room.
He toddled towards the kitchen. Secretary Dong watched Wei Mo run out, smiled at the old man, and then praised him.
"Grandpa, your child is so well-behaved and adorable, he's just so lovable."
Hearing the Party Secretary praise his grandson, the old man smiled broadly, nodded, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and offered it to the Party Secretary.
The secretary waved his hand and quickly refused.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. I don't smoke. You can have yours, sir."
Seeing that the secretary refused, the old man awkwardly put the cigarette back into his pocket.
Because it was Chinese New Year, many people would come to visit, so the old man always had some cigarettes with him, even though he didn't smoke himself.
He awkwardly scratched his head, then slapped his forehead, looking somewhat annoyed. He quickly placed the peanuts, melon seeds, and candy on the kang (heated brick bed) in front of the secretary and slowly began to speak to him.
"Secretary, Secretary, please eat something. You've walked such a long way, you must be very tired. Rest here for a bit, and I'll have them make lunch so we can have a meal together."
Upon hearing this, the secretary shook his head and declined somewhat embarrassedly.
“Grandpa, I have a lot of work to do and may not be able to have lunch. I need to go back in a little while. I just couldn’t stop thinking about you, so I came to visit you after I had already been here.”
The old man felt a slight disappointment upon hearing the secretary's words, but he quickly regained his composure.
Then the secretary began to ask the old man about his current living situation and whether his family needed anything. The old man shook his head and answered frankly.
“I’m doing very well. I’m sorry to have worried you, Secretary. Don’t worry, I have a dutiful daughter and lovely grandchildren. I’m doing very well.”
The secretary nodded and then inquired about the details of Wei Mo's family.
Wei Mo, who had run out, hurriedly called to his mother and the others, and used a large bowl to make three bowls of sweet soup for the driver, secretary, and secretary, and slowly carried them into the house.
After Wei Mo finished doing all that, he went back into the house.
After Wang Zhenhua and the others finished serving the water, they slowly left the room, while Wei Mo sat in his grandfather's arms.
The secretary had no requests of the old man, and scratched his head somewhat awkwardly. He then looked at Xiao Weimo beside him, thought for a moment, and slowly spoke.
"Little one, is there anything you want? If so, Uncle will bring it to you next time he comes, okay?"
Looking at the secretary in front of him, who was eager to repay the old man's kindness, Wei Mo pondered for a moment and then slowly spoke to the secretary.
"Uncle, I want to go to school, but I don't know if it's possible!"
The secretary was clearly taken aback when he heard Wei Mo's words, knowing that schools existed in this era.
However, these schools are concentrated in towns or even cities, while children in rural areas have no access to education. If they want to go to school, they either have to go to the town or the city.
The journey is too long, and life here hasn't been so good in recent years; even the slightly older children have to go to work in the fields.
Therefore, no school was arranged in the village.
After hearing Wei Mo's words, the secretary thought for a moment and nodded to Wei Mo.
"Great, kid, going to school is a good thing!"
After hearing his grandson's words, Grandpa Yu pondered for a moment.
You know, nowadays educated youth are all sent to the countryside, and he felt that going to school wasn't very useful, but it was his grandson's idea.
So the old man hesitated for a moment, then slowly spoke to the secretary.
“Secretary, do you think it would be possible to set up a primary school in our village? We can take care of the teachers and other things ourselves.”
"However, opening a primary school requires procedures. Secretary, could you help us with that? We don't know who to contact for assistance."
The secretary nodded happily upon hearing the old man's words, knowing that he wanted to repay the old man, but the old man had no desires whatsoever.
"Don't worry, old man, I'll take care of this for you when I get back. I'll have someone from your town bring the paperwork over to you."
The three chatted about Wei Mo's family for a while. When they learned that Wei Mo's father was also a soldier, the secretary looked at Wei Mo with even more satisfaction.
He also came from a military background, so he was particularly kind to soldiers.
The secretary thought for a moment, took out his pen from his pocket, handed it to Wei Mo, and then said kindly.
"Little one, study hard in the future, and I'll give you this pen."
Wei Mo happily accepted the pen and nodded to the secretary.
"Thank you, Uncle."
The three chatted for a long time. The secretary glanced at her watch, then walked behind the secretary and spoke hesitantly.
"Secretary, we have another meeting this afternoon, we need to go back quickly."
The secretary felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing his secretary's words. He looked at the old man beside him and said with shame.
"Sir, I'm sorry, I have a lot of work to do, so I'll head back now. I'll come see you again when I have more time."
The old man waved his hands frantically, making excuses from the side.
"No need, no need, Secretary, you go ahead with your work. You're busy with important matters, so don't worry about us. We're doing very well now."
After the secretary finished speaking, he stood up from the kang (a heated brick bed), and Wei Mo and the old man also got up to see him off.
When Wei Ma and the others saw that the secretary seemed to be leaving, they quickly came out of the old man's room.
The family was carrying pheasants, rabbits, and some dried vegetables from the mountains, which they had prepared beforehand.
Then he forcefully shoved these things into the hands of the secretary, the secretary, and the driver in front of him.
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