Knowing that Pei Jianhui's house was next door to Ruan Niannian's, and Pei Qinggang lived in Ruan Niannian's house, the commune secretary felt less worried, "That's perfect, we just need to go to one place."
“Yes, yes, yes.” Pei Qingshan led the way respectfully, “Secretary, let’s finish early. I’ll take you back to the commune.”
The secretary refused: "Why do I need you to send me anything? I know the way. I will go back by myself after the visit. It only takes ten minutes by bike. We don't need to engage in bureaucracy."
Pei Qingshan felt warmed after hearing this.
He really didn't want to take the matter within the brigade to the police station, as that would have a different nature.
The people from the Youth League Office said something that was right. No matter what kind of injuries Pei Qinggang suffered, his life was not in danger. Even the barefoot doctor in the village could save him. She didn't even need to go to the commune, and she wouldn't be charged with any serious crime if she was reported to the police station.
What they want is compensation and to make an example of someone to scare the monkeys, so as to dampen the enthusiasm of the educated youth who have recently learned that there may be a trend of returning to the city, so that they will not be so difficult to control.
He happened to meet the commune secretary, who was willing to go with him. He felt particularly fortunate that the commune secretary was a non-bureaucratic person.
We quickly arrived at Ruan Niannian's house by bike.
There were still a lot of dishes left from the pig slaughter at noon, so Pei Qingsong's family in the old house, as well as Zhang Xiangyun and Pei Qingyang's families next door were called to eat together to avoid leaving too much.
Before the secretary even reached the gate, he heard a burst of laughter. He and Pei Qingshan parked their bicycles against the wall, pointed at Ruan Niannian's yard, and finally smiled, "It's lively and full of life!"
"Yes." Pei Qingshan also laughed quickly, "It's like this in the village. Sometimes the whole family gets together and it's very lively. The children chase each other and play around."
The yard door was not closed, Pei Qingshan knocked on the door and pushed it open.
"Who's here?" Pei Yuanzheng shouted, and walked out. Seeing Pei Qingshan, he quickly walked over and said, "Brother, have you eaten yet? Come and have a few bites. You didn't come for the pig-killing dish at noon, so I saved a bowl for you. You can take it home for Sister Ping and the kids."
Pei Qingshan waved his hand quickly, "Let's talk about it later, Yuanzheng, the secretary is here, come and meet him."
As soon as he finished speaking, the secretary came in carrying the large sack on his back, "Comrade Pei Yuanzheng, sorry to bother you."
"Secretary, why did you come here in person?" Pei Yuanzheng hurried to take the sack. He and the secretary had become familiar with each other during this period and had met them many times.
The secretary let him take the sack and said with a smile, "I have wanted to visit your home for a long time. This is a gift for Comrade Ruan Niannian and Comrade Pei Jianhui. Thank you for your contributions to the education of the commune."
If they had known this earlier, not only would their commune not have a school, but several nearby communes would not have one either. Now that the school has been built, it would be the first choice for students from nearby communes who want to go to school. Not only has it made a name for itself, it is also a political achievement for the commune.
The reward for the visit was not only provided by the commune, but he also paid an additional share himself.
Pei Yuanzheng and Pei Qingshan welcomed the secretary into the house, and the secretary looked around their yard.
The courtyard wall was very high, and there were two vegetable beds near the gate. A lot of firewood was piled on one side, and the other side was fenced off, with many rabbits raised inside.
Before, someone suddenly bought rabbit meat in the market of the commune. His wife also went to buy it twice. The meat is tender and delicious, and the price has not increased much, so people who can't bear to eat pork can also have a taste of meat.
Now it seems that this is another masterpiece of Pei Yuanzheng's family.
All the way from the gate to the house, the secretary thought a lot and became more and more satisfied with this family.
After entering the house, the whole family, young and old, gathered around a table to eat. Pei Yuanzheng said, "Secretary, you're welcome. Have you eaten yet? Can I ask my family to give you a pair of chopsticks?"
I certainly wouldn't say that if I didn't know him, but I'm quite familiar with him and I know that this secretary is not one to pay attention to details.
The secretary looked at the crowd and felt it was difficult to take out the red envelope in his pocket, so he agreed, "Is it okay not to disturb you guys from eating? Then give me a pair."
Li Qing quickly went to the kitchen and got two bowls of rice and two more pairs of chopsticks.
She was not like Wu Xinghua, who knew nothing. As soon as Pei Yuanzheng used the word "you", she knew that this person was not the secretary of the brigade.
"Come on, kids, pick up the food and eat from the table, and the older ones take good care of the younger ones."
Li Qing called out and the adults helped the children to pick up the dishes. After picking up the dishes, the children left the table and made room for an empty seat.
Pei Yuanzheng invited the secretary and Pei Qingshan to sit on the bench and they started eating again.
After the meal, no one stayed long. They took the pig-killing dishes and the wild boar meat that Pei Yuanzheng had specially left for them and said goodbye and went home.
When Zhang Xiangyun was about to take the child away, Pei Qingshan stopped her for a moment and said, "Qingbai family, you take the child and leave later."
"Hey." Zhang Xiangyun didn't say much. She asked her to wait for a while and she stayed aside. Pei Jianhui stayed beside her obediently. The timid Pei Xiaodan nestled in Zhang Xiangyun's arms without saying a word, looking at the stranger timidly.
After everyone left, Wu Xinghua was secretly urged by Li Qing to go into the room. Li Qing also very attentively went back to the room and closed the door, leaving enough space for the remaining people.
Seeing that all the insignificant people had left, the secretary took out two thick red envelopes from his bosom and said, "This is a reward that the commune unanimously decided to give to Comrade Ruan Niannian and Comrade Pei Jianhui. I hope that the two comrades will continue to work hard and make contributions to the education cause of the brigade and the commune."
He separated the two red envelopes, gave one to Ruan Niannian and the other to Pei Jianhui. The one given by Ruan Niannian was obviously thicker than the one given by Pei Jianhui.
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