Chapter 285: Still Angry
Feng Qi pounced on the jar like a hungry tiger, rolled forward and caught it steadily before it hit the ground. The three of them breathed a sigh of relief, and Feng Qi thankfully said, "It's a good thing we didn't ruin such a good soup."
Zhong Jialing couldn't help but look at the woman, "What's wrong with her? She acted so recklessly and didn't even say sorry."
Luo Jiu looked over and saw the woman pulling Ma Youguang's arm, as if begging for something.
She took a few steps silently, leaned against the corner and eavesdropped.
Ma Youguang said, "Didn't I tell you? The county is in a financial crisis right now. Building a school in Gengjia Village is not an urgent matter. Why are you rushing us?"
The woman said helplessly, "I really have no other choice, Magistrate Ma. There is a big hole in the roof of the old school building. It leaks rain and wind everywhere. The children always get sick in class. Please have pity on the thirty or so children in Gengjia Village."
Ma Youguang frowned and said perfunctorily: "Okay, I take what you said very seriously. We will hold a meeting to study it. But there is no money in the treasury, and no one can do anything. You go back and wait for news."
The woman held him tightly, "How can there be no money? The document of the Ministry of Education says that funds should be used for specific purposes. We have not received a single cent of education funds for Gengjia Village. Where is the money? County Magistrate Ma, twenty yuan is enough to build a new school. This amount of money is a drop in the bucket for you. Why can't you give it to us?"
Ma Youguang's face immediately changed. "What nonsense are you talking about? I am an honest official. Don't slander my reputation out of thin air. I tell you, Geng Qiaoju, don't think you are great just because you are a college student village chief.
Don't forget, I am the one who judges your promotion report and year-end evaluation."
Geng Qiaoju was stunned for a moment, then suddenly sneered, "Do you think everyone is like you, becoming an official just to get promoted and make money?"
She looked at Ma Youguang coldly and said, "Give me the money our village deserves, or I will sue you in the provincial government."
Ma Youguang smiled smugly and pushed her to the ground. "Go ahead and sue her. Secretary, send her a car to take her there."
Ma Youguang walked away in a swagger. The secretary took out fifty cents and threw it on the ground. "Village Chief Geng, call a rickshaw yourself."
Geng Qiaoju was silent for a moment, picked up the fifty cents on the ground with tears in her eyes, and walked forward with heavy steps without even bothering to deal with the dust on her body.
Luo Jiu and the other three hurriedly gathered around him, "Are you okay?"
Geng Qiaoju looked at them blankly and shook her head. "I'm sorry for what happened just now. I didn't mean to do that. I'm sorry."
Feng Qi hurriedly said, "It's okay, I caught it, the soup didn't spill at all."
Luo Jiu asked her: "Where are you going? Are you really going to the provincial government to sue Ma Ba Pi? Do you have evidence?"
Geng Qiaoju said in a deep voice: "I have evidence, but what's the use? He is not afraid of me suing him, because I can't sue him at all. How can I sue him if I can't even submit the letter of accusation?"
Cheng Yaoyao said: "Then give us the evidence. We have connections and can pass it to someone who can help."
Geng Qiaoju looked at them carefully, "Who are you?"
Zhong Jialing instinctively introduced herself: "My name is Zhong..."
Luo Jiu quickly pinched her and said, "Her name is Xiao Zhong, my name is Xiao Jiu, and these two are Xiao Yao and Xiao Qi."
Geng Qiaoju said: "My name is Geng Qiaoju, and I am the new village chief of Gengjia Village. The evidence is in the village. Our village is about 20 miles outside the city."
Luo Jiu said: "Then we will go with you."
Feng Qi was stunned: "What about the chicken soup?"
"Take it there and drink together." Luo Jiu said as he hired a carriage and bought some pies, buns and cooked food on the roadside.
Just as Geng Qiaoju sat down, a hot bun was stuffed into her hand. "Eat it. Let's eat and talk at the same time."
Geng Qiaoju sighed, feeling really bitter.
"I am a graduate of Yan University. Have you heard of the College Student Local Official Program?"
"Know."
“I’ve heard a little bit about it.”
Everyone was half lying on the swaying carriage, eating buns and talking to her.
Geng Qiaoju said: "I have been in office for three months and have seen all the abominable things that Ma Ba Pi did. Do you know why Yi County is so poor? Because all the money went into his own pocket.
There are more than 20 villages under Yi County, and our Gengjia Village is one of them.
When the country was just founded, the finances were not rich, but the money in the national treasury was spent on the most important things, and the support for education was the most generous. Local governments were also strictly ordered to use the funds for their intended purposes and not to embezzle or misuse them.
But Ma Bapi, this bastard, didn't care about any documents or regulations. He relied on the fact that he was far away from the emperor in Yi County and had his nephew, who was a division commander, to support him, and never allocated a penny to us.
I have the records, and the amount that should have been allocated was 246.3 yuan, but the actual amount allocated was zero.
Can we sue him with this kind of evidence?"
Luo Jiu said: "He must have taken more than this, but this is evidence. Give it to us, it will definitely be useful."
Cheng Yaoyao was surprised and asked, "Since you know that he has someone in the province, you victims shouldn't go to the province to file a complaint. Why don't you go to Peking?"
Geng Qiaoju was helpless. "I thought about it, but the rules do not allow for appeals to higher levels. The departments in Beiping do not accept county-level cases, and there is nothing I can do to him even if I go to Beiping."
Luo Jiu frowned, "Who made this rule?"
Geng Qiaoju: "It has always been like this, since the beginning of the Republic of China. After the establishment of the new government, there must have been a loophole, and there was no time to correct it."
Luo Jiu sighed and cursed himself, "It's all Luo Jiu's fault. I was busy all day long. How come I didn't think of this?"
Before she finished speaking, Geng Qiaoju suddenly sat up straight and said with a serious face: "I don't allow you to criticize President Luo like this. Do you know how much effort she and her comrades have made for the liberation of the whole country?
Did you know that our college student local officials program is able to have half of its members be women because of her persistence?
You don’t understand anything, how can you say that? "
Not only Luo Jiu was stunned, the other three were also stunned. She just joked about herself casually, but she didn't expect to make Geng Qiaoju so angry.
Luo Jiu explained awkwardly: "What I mean is that there are always things she doesn't do perfectly."
Geng Qiaoju said angrily: "You are too harsh on women. No one is perfect, but in my heart, President Luo is a role model for us women and someone we should learn from.
She is my idol. My ideal is to contribute to the prosperity of the country and work hard for the cause of women's liberation, just like her."
Cheng Yaoyao coughed lightly, "Your idol is President Luo?"
Geng Qiaoju said firmly: "Yes."
Cheng Yaoyao glanced at Luo Jiu, biting her lip silently to hold back her laughter, thinking that your idol has gone silent after being rebuked by you.
Luo Jiu sighed in his heart. How does it feel to be criticized by your own fans? I will never play abstract again.
Zhong Jialing patted Geng Qiaoju on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, your achievements here will definitely be seen by your idol."
Geng Qiaoju shook her head. "It's better for her not to see this place. The preference for boys over girls is very serious here, and the village is still abandoning baby girls. Wouldn't she be furious if she saw this?"
Luo Jiu did a sit-up, "What did you say?"
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