Less than a day later, the village party secretary hurriedly rode his old bicycle towards the township.
The recent incident in Shanyao Village has drawn serious attention from township leaders.
When he arrived at his destination, before he could even catch his breath, he heard someone call his name.
"Has the village Party secretary of Shanyao Village arrived?"
"Coming, coming!" the village party secretary hurriedly stood up and responded.
"Okay, it's good that you're here. Please sit down."
The village party secretary wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Yes, yes."
The voices of the township leaders continued to come from above: "I'm sure everyone has heard about what happened in Shanyao Village. Our simple working people have always been a symbol of simplicity and honesty."
“Now there are even cases of framing and slander! They are even smearing our educated youth and workers who supported rural construction.”
"This would absolutely not be allowed in our Shili Township!"
The village party secretary sat below, sweating profusely, wiping his brow repeatedly.
"The police need to handle the cases of the two educated youths from Shanyao Village and Hongshan Village with caution. They can't come back for the time being, but the villagers from Shanyao Village will be kept in the station for five days to teach them a lesson, and then they can come back."
The village party secretary nodded with his eyelids lowered, and listening to the township leader's suggestive words, he sat there as if he had a nail stuck to him, shifting back and forth.
A denunciation meeting about the backwardness of the ideological awareness of Shanyao Village lasted for a full hour, and only at the end did they ask about the progress of the literacy classes in various villages.
As soon as the question was asked, the village officials looked at each other and said in unison, "It's done very well. They've learned quite a few characters in a day."
The township leader glanced at the village party secretary of Shanyao Village, looked at everyone, and said, "That's good. We'll see the results in a month."
Everyone's faces froze as they watched helplessly as the township leader said "meeting adjourned," turned his back on them, and left.
A few seconds later, everyone turned around, exchanged glances, and looked at the village secretary of Shanyao Village.
"There's a mountain cave village here, what are we afraid of?"
"That's right. With them at the bottom, we'll be fine."
Only after everyone inside had left did the village secretary slowly get up and walk out of the meeting room.
Gou Cuifen, who was still waiting at home for the village secretary to return, looked around towards the door, wondering, "Why isn't he back yet?"
Tie Niu patted the anxious Gou Cuifen, "Didn't my dad go to a meeting in the township? Maybe something came up and he was delayed?"
"Maybe."
The mother and son hadn't waited long when they saw a figure approaching.
Gou Cuifen rushed forward, and the village secretary's dejected figure instantly captured her attention. "What's wrong?"
The village party secretary sighed, "It's alright, go home first."
Seeing this, Gou Cuifen didn't dare to say anything, took the bicycle from his hand and pushed it back into the yard.
Before he could even settle into his seat, someone came knocking on his door.
"Village secretary, when will my wife be able to come back?"
"Yes, village secretary, you can't just stand by and watch us die. We're all from the same village, we're all neighbors, and you're our leader, how can you just ignore us?"
That sounds harsh. What does it mean to refuse to help someone in distress?
The person died or something.
The village secretary frowned, and someone tugged at the person next to him who was speaking, saying, "How can you talk like that? We're all from the same village."
Before the two could even begin their exchange, the village secretary interrupted them, "Alright, stop putting on an act here. So what if we're from the same village? People can say whatever they want, what can I say? If you end up in jail, you got what you deserved."
The two looked at each other, wondering what was wrong with the village secretary who was usually so amiable.
They're acting like they've swallowed gunpowder.
Seeing that the two had shut their mouths, the village secretary looked away. "I've inquired. It's nothing serious. They just need to stay in the police station for five days. They'll be back when the time is up."
"What! Five days!"
The two men stared wide-eyed. "Village Party Secretary, this can't be! Everyone in the family is working on Gou Sheng's mother's exam. If he's in jail for five days, our family will be in complete chaos."
"Yes, village secretary, you have to think of a solution too."
The village party secretary gave a cold laugh, “I’m just a small village cadre, not the director of the Public Security Bureau, nor the political commissar of the province or city. I can’t just release him whenever I want.”
"this......"
Before the two could speak, Gou Cuifen directly ordered them to leave, "Alright, everyone said they'd be back in five days. It's not like they can't come back. Hurry up and leave."
"Instead of wasting time nagging these people, we should wait for them to come back and teach them how to keep their mouths shut and stop being such gossipy women."
The two left in disgrace.
Gou Cuifen rolled her eyes at the retreating figure, then turned around to see the village secretary frowning. "Alright, what's bothering you? Did the township leaders scold you?"
"well......"
Gou Cuifen stepped forward and gently comforted her, "Alright, what's the big deal? We often get lectured by you, the village secretary. Just let it go in one ear and out the other. You really took it to heart?"
The village secretary had barely nodded a few times when he suddenly stopped, staring at her with wide eyes. "So, everything I say to you all goes in one ear and out the other, like water off a duck's back?"
Gou Cuifen's lips tightened. Oh no, she'd let this slip.
"Oh dear, alright, alright, I'm listening."
The village party secretary glared at her several times, clearly annoyed.
"I'll settle the score with you later." After saying that, he asked how the literacy class had been going these past few days.
Gou Cuifen frowned. "It's not good. I don't know if it's because of Zhang, the educated youth. Now everyone is a bit resistant to educated youth. In class, they're either daydreaming or chatting."
"Gu, the educated youth, is soft-hearted, and girls are shy, so she was very difficult to teach. In short, she wasn't very good."
The village party secretary frowned as he listened. How could this be allowed?
Township leaders will be checking the results every month. This time, Shanyao Village was named. If it is named again next time, his position as village party secretary will be over.
"What should we do then? Why did we suddenly decide to test everyone's learning?"
How would I know?
The village secretary scratched his already messy hair and said with annoyance, "Let Gu Zhiqing try again. If that doesn't work... then let Wu Mingxia take over."
Gou Cuifen hesitated for a moment, "Is it okay? Ever since someone in the village started spreading rumors, we've been deliberately keeping our distance from her. Why would we go looking for her again?"
The village party secretary also sighed, "She got her revenge, didn't she? She brought the police back to the village, found out the culprit, and even had the police take away several people from the village."
Gou Cuifen was taken aback. "You're blaming her?"
"No." The village secretary glared at her unhappily. "Do you think I'm the kind of muddle-headed person who can't distinguish right from wrong?"
"Then say those words."
"They're all doing it for themselves, why should I blame them? Besides, it's good to let the police investigate. The people in this village who gossip are really hateful; they can say anything."
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