Chapter 331 Zhu Junjie's Promotion
noon.
Sui Feng Hotel.
Just as Deng Shirong and Zhang Guangzong were drinking and chatting, a group of PLA soldiers in military uniforms entered the hotel in orderly steps.
Deng Shirong did not go up to greet them. He just waited for them to come in, sit down and order the dishes before he waved for the waitress to come over and asked her to instruct the kitchen to use all their skills to make the portions large enough to ensure that the PLA soldiers were well fed.
Deng Shirong, who was born in 1936, has a special feeling for soldiers. It was this group of respectable, lovable and fearless people who drove away the terrifying beasts and allowed the Chinese nation to embark on the road to revival again after more than a hundred years of backwardness.
I have to say that soldiers eat quickly. After the food was served in the restaurant, the battle was over in just a quarter of an hour, and then the group of soldiers paid the bill and left.
When paying the bill, the soldiers also thanked Deng Yunzhen.
After all, they were not stupid. When they saw how generous the dishes were, they knew that the restaurant owner was quietly giving them extra food. The reason why the owner did this was naturally because of their status as soldiers. Even if they wanted to refuse, they couldn't and could only accept this kindness.
At the same time, my belief has become even stronger. I must do my utmost to protect this land and these simple and kind people.
A few minutes after the group of soldiers left, the cry of Zhang Wenjuan, an old employee, was suddenly heard.
Deng Shirong looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhang Wenjuan running over with a bag. She handed it to him and said, "Boss, look!"
Deng Shirong took the bag and saw that there were 10 neatly arranged bundles of money inside. As he often dealt with cash, he knew at a glance that there should be 10,000 yuan. There was also a check for 100,000 yuan, which was undoubtedly a huge sum of money in that era.
Deng Shirong immediately asked, "Ajuan, where did you find the bag?"
Zhang Wenjuan's heart was still beating fast as she encountered so much money for the first time. She replied, "Boss, I found it on the chairs where the PLA soldiers were eating."
At this time, Deng Yunzhen also came over. Deng Shirong immediately put the bag in her hand and ordered: "The PLA should not have gone far. Go and catch up with them on your bike and return the bag to them."
Deng Yunzhen responded, took the bag, quickly walked out of the hotel, and then rode her bicycle to catch up with the People's Liberation Army.
In the hotel, Deng Shirong praised: "Ajuan, your spirit of returning the lost property is great. From now on, you will be the foreman of the hotel, and your salary will be raised by one level. I hope you will work hard and help Azhen manage the hotel well."
If a person had picked up so much cash, he would have found a way to hide it and keep it for himself. However, Zhang Wenjuan was not greedy for the money and directly handed it over to the boss. This shows that she has excellent character, so Deng Shirong naturally felt at ease to use such a person.
Zhang Wenjuan was pleasantly surprised when she heard this: "Thank you, boss. I will definitely work hard to help you manage the restaurant."
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Outside, because the People's Liberation Army had only been gone for a few minutes, and Deng Yunzhen was riding a bicycle to chase them, they quickly caught up with them.
From a distance, Deng Yunzhen shouted, "Comrades of the People's Liberation Army, please wait a moment!"
The PLA soldier leading the team in front couldn't help but stop when he heard the shouting. Seeing this, the other PLA soldiers also stopped and turned to look over.
At this time, Deng Yunzhen had already arrived on her bicycle. Because she was riding the bicycle quickly, she was a little out of breath. She said, "Comrades from the People's Liberation Army, you left this bag at the hotel. I will bring it to you."
When one of the PLA soldiers saw the bag, his face changed instantly and he quickly stood up and said, "Thank you, boss! You've helped me a lot!"
The PLA leader also hurriedly followed suit and thanked him: "Thank you, boss. If the money was lost, we wouldn't know how to report it to our superiors. You have helped our XX department a lot. What's your name, boss?"
Deng Yunzhen smiled and handed over the bag, saying, "Comrades from the People's Liberation Army, you're welcome. My husband is also a soldier. Please check quickly to see if anything is missing."
The leading PLA soldier took the bag and handed it to the first PLA soldier who spoke up. He smiled and said, "It's my sister-in-law. I wonder which unit your husband is in?"
Deng Yunzhen reported the unit number of Zhu Junjie and said, "He has now transferred to work at our county public security bureau!"
When the PLA soldiers present heard the word "demobilization", they were all shocked. In the army, only cadres were eligible for demobilization. It seemed that the husband of this young sister-in-law was not an ordinary person either!
"The money and belongings are all here. Thank you so much, sister-in-law!"
"You're welcome. I won't bother you any more. Bye!"
"Okay, goodbye sister-in-law!"
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Deng Yunzhen returned to the hotel in a happy mood. She was very much in favor of learning that her father promoted Zhang Wenjuan, who found the bag, to be the hotel's waiter supervisor. She felt that the boss would feel at ease to have an employee with such an honest spirit.
The other waiters all showed envious expressions, thinking that if only they had picked up this bag when they were cleaning just now.
However, although people are envious, no one is jealous.
After all, Zhang Wenjuan is a veteran employee who has been working at the hotel since it opened. Even if this did not happen, they would still be convinced when the boss promoted her to be the foreman.
This was just a small episode, just something for everyone to talk about after dinner. Deng Yunzhen also felt that she would never have the chance to meet this group of PLA soldiers again, so she quickly forgot about it.
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During lunch in the afternoon, Zhu Junjie asked, "Uncle Deng, are you familiar with Shuangwang Baiping?"
Although he and Deng Yunzhen obtained a marriage certificate, they were not considered married before the wedding ceremony, so he has not changed his way of addressing her and calling her dad.
Deng Shirong said: "Of course I am familiar with it. Why are you asking this?"
Zhu Junjie said: "Didn't the county build the Longtan Power Station before? During the preparation and construction process, the power station headquarters adopted an annual or one-time compensation method for the flooded farmland in the reservoir area of the dam head in accordance with the party's policies and relevant regulations. It can be said that this reasonably solved the farmers' losses.
Once this power station is completed, it will play a huge role in solving the electricity shortage in the southern part of our county, developing industrial and agricultural production, and promoting the construction of two civilizations. The vast majority of people wholeheartedly support it.
However, not long ago, some people with ulterior motives continued to interfere and sabotage, drove away the construction team, burned down the work sheds, and caused serious losses to the power station project.
Now, after careful investigation, our Public Security Bureau has obtained solid evidence and reported it to the County People's Procuratorate for approval. We are preparing to arrest the criminals who planned to burn down the power station headquarters early tomorrow morning.
So I want to ask Uncle Deng if you are familiar with the natural villages of Baiping Village, such as Pitouxia, Changtian, Jiuding, and Darongshu. I wonder what the customs there are like. If our police officers are dispatched, will anyone cause trouble? "
After hearing these words, Deng Shirong finally remembered a rather sensational event that happened in Baiping Village in his previous life. At that time, the police went to Baiping Village to arrest someone.
This incident caused quite a stir, and the final result is naturally needless to say. Going against the country is like looking for shit (seeking death)!
Deng Shirong said: "The people there are still very tough. If those bad guys instigate them from behind, the villagers who are not in their right minds will dare to come up and steal your weapons and equipment. So if you really want to take action, it's best to send more people down to suppress it. It won't work if you have too few people."
Zhu Junjie took this very seriously and asked again, "Uncle Deng, how many people do you think we should send to suppress the rebellion?"
Deng Shirong thought for a moment and said, "At least one or two hundred people should be dispatched, and they should be fully armed, and they should fire warning shots at critical moments."
Zhu Junjie was surprised and said, “So exaggerated?”
Deng Shirong nodded and said, "With too few people, you can't scare the people. You can't really point your guns at the people, so you can only send more people. At the same time, you have to invite leaders who have a say to go with you. This proves that there must be some problems that have not been solved for the people, otherwise he can't incite them."
Zhu Junjie also thought it made sense, so he put down his chopsticks and said, "Uncle Deng, your opinion is very important. It seems that I have to go back and report to the leader and discuss this matter together, so as not to fall into a passive position due to insufficient preparation."
"It doesn't matter if you have a little more time. You can go after you're full. Anyway, your plan is to set out tomorrow morning."
"I've almost finished eating. Uncle Deng, you guys eat. I'll go report to the leader first."
"Okay, go ahead!"
Seeing Zhu Junjie getting up and preparing to leave, Deng Yunzhen couldn't help but ask, "Are you leading the team tomorrow?"
Zhu Junjie said: "Originally, my men were leading the team, but Uncle Deng made this matter so serious, it seems that I have to lead the team myself to deal with it tomorrow."
Deng Yunzhen warned, "Then be careful. Listen to my dad and bring more people with you. Don't just go down with a dozen or twenty people to arrest people."
Zhu Junjie nodded and said, “Well, I understand. I will be fully prepared before going. Don’t worry!”
As he spoke, Zhu Junjie greeted Mr. Zhang, Deng Yuntai, Zhang Xiuping and others one by one, then quickly walked out of the restaurant and went to the county government staff quarters to discuss matters with the leaders.
Deng Yuntai sighed, "I really don't know what those people are thinking. Going against the government, isn't that courting death?"
Deng Shirong said: "No matter what era it is, there is no shortage of such fools."
Zhang Guangzong said: "It's just like when the big thief Long Sanba killed people in Hengkeng Village, Songwang Township. He only brought a few men with him, while there were 56 villagers. If he ran away, at most a few people would be killed. If he dared to fight, it would be hard to tell who would live and who would die!
As a result, Long Sanba said that as long as he didn't run away and tied himself up obediently, he would not kill him.
Then, the villagers foolishly believed his lies and tied themselves up with the towels they used to wipe sweat around their necks. It was such an unjust death. "
Deng Yuntai said with emotion: "These villagers were also scared by the big thief Long Sanba. After losing their courage, let alone dozens of people, even hundreds or even thousands of people would be useless. When I was in school, I heard from my history teacher that in ancient times, there was a fierce man who chased and hacked thousands of people. I don’t remember the details, anyway, if this is true, the thousands of people who were chased and hacked must have been scared.
Otherwise, a mouthful of spit could drown someone, so how could such a bizarre thing happen? "
Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Long Sanba is the biggest thief in Shuangwang. He is from Yulin in the north to Baisha in Hepu in the south, covering hundreds of miles from north to south. In the early days of the Republic of China, no one was not afraid of him as long as his name was mentioned. It is normal for the villagers in Hengkeng Village to be frightened by him."
Zhang Xiuping continued, "I heard that Long Sanba's family has a Feng Shui saying that if you dig three feet deep, you will be a king, and if you dig three feet shallow, you will be a thief. I wonder if this is true?"
Deng Shirong said, "That's true. It's said that it was windy and rainy at the time. When they dug the grave, there was rock underneath that was difficult to dig. Those people didn't believe it, so they just called it a day. As a result, the great thief Long Sanba really appeared."
Having talked about this point, several people started to chat about the big thief Long Sanba. This big thief was killed by his followers in 1926, and it has only been 60 years since then. Some of his deeds are still remembered by the people of Bobai, not to mention now, even in later generations.
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After all, this big thief was a man who did all kinds of evil in his time and caused great harm.
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Naye Deng’s Community.
Today is a great day for Deng Yunqiang's family to move into a new home, so naturally they have to invite relatives and friends to come over for a meal to celebrate.
Deng Yunqiang's family has requested three houses in total, and only one of them has been renovated so far. The remaining two will be renovated later.
Among the relatives who came, Guan Yongying's family members were all invited.
After all, when he wanted these houses, because he didn't have enough money, Deng Yunqiang borrowed a lot of money from his in-laws to buy three houses. Now that he has moved into a new house, he naturally wants to invite all the in-laws to liven up the house.
Also, Deng Shirong was invited.
During the meal, Guan Dewei kept toasting Deng Shirong. He was so grateful to his eldest daughter for being the matchmaker.
Guan Dewei still remembers clearly what their family’s living conditions were like a few years ago. At that time, the family could not eat meat once a month and was considered the most ordinary person in the village.
After Uncle Jiu came to act as a matchmaker for his eldest daughter and arranged for her to marry into Naye Village, everything slowly began to change. He started planting lychees with his daughter and son-in-law, then watermelons, and finally, thanks to his in-laws, he acquired four shares in Naye Deng's passenger transport company.
This series of operations has made Guan Dewei the undisputed richest man in Sham Shui Tin Village, and his family conditions are so good that the whole village is envious.
All of this was thanks to Uncle Jiu, and Guan Dewei knew it well.
After the meal was over and the other relatives left one after another, Guan Dewei said, "Uncle Jiu, I have something else to trouble you with."
Deng Shirong said, "Relative, if you have anything to say, please tell me."
Guan Dewei said, "Uncle Jiu, it's like this. My little daughter is 20 years old this year, and it's time for her to find a husband, so I would like to ask you to help me find a matchmaker. I am most impressed by your matchmaking skills."
He had four children: eldest daughter Guan Yongying, eldest son Guan Yongcong, youngest daughter Guan Yongmei, and youngest son Guan Yongming.
The eldest daughter and the eldest son are already married, leaving only the two younger ones unmarried.
Deng Shirong did not refuse and agreed with a smile, saying, "Of course, there is no problem. We have so many young men in the Deng family. I wonder if any of you have taken a fancy to any of them, my relative?"
Guan Dewei smiled and shook his head, saying, "Uncle Jiu, I don't have much contact with the young men in your clan, but you know more about them. If there is a suitable one, please help to make some connections."
Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Of course you can. What's your little daughter's personality like? How much education has she received?"
Guan Dewei said, "Uncle Jiu, I'm honest with you. My little daughter has a bit of a fierce personality. She can't be as gentle and kind as Yongying. Besides, she hasn't read much and only knows a few simple words."
Deng Shirong was quite surprised and said, "What's going on? Didn't Yongying graduate from high school? Why does my sister only know a few simple words?"
Guan Dewei sighed and said, "Alas, it's our fault that we didn't pay enough attention to this matter. It was fine when Yongying and her classmates were studying, but when it was my daughter Yongmei's turn to study, for some reason, the female students from Bangba Village and Bangliang Village united to bully the female students from our Shenshuitian Village and beat them so hard that they dared not go to school.
So, in our village, not only my daughter Yongmei, but also people of her generation and younger than her, none of them can read. "
Deng Shirong was surprised and asked, "How could such a thing still exist? Is it still like this now?"
Naye Primary School is the only primary school in Bangjie Village.
However, the administrative village of Bangjie Village is still very large, with dozens of natural villages under it. These natural villages are close to and far from Naye Primary School. Needless to say, the close ones are several kilometers away, which is naturally very unfriendly for children to go to school.
Therefore, in addition to Naye Primary School, other natural villages will establish some primary schools according to their locations. These primary schools can accommodate students until the third grade, and after the fourth grade, they will be concentrated in Naye Primary School.
Since the natural villages of Bangba, Bangliang and Shenshutian are connected together, a primary school was established in Bangba Village, and children from these natural villages all attend Bangba Primary School.
There are not many people in Shenshuitian Village to begin with, and children have to go to other villages to go to school. It is normal for such young children not to want to go to school if they are bullied.
In addition, the idea of favoring boys over girls has always been serious in Bobai, so it is good enough to be able to send their daughters to school. If she doesn't want to go to school, the parents will naturally not force her, and will not even ask the reason. This has resulted in most of the girls in the village being illiterate.
Guan Dewei said: "I don't know if this phenomenon still exists now, because for so many years, girls in the village have not gone to school, and over time everyone has gotten used to it."
Deng Shirong frowned and said, "You can't not study. I will pay attention to this matter and make sure it doesn't happen again. When you go back, persuade the girls of school age in your village to go to school. In this era, it doesn't matter how much you have to study, but at least you have to finish elementary school. Otherwise, you won't be able to do anything except farming in the future."
Guan Dewei nodded and said, "Well, I will talk to the villagers about this matter after I go back and try to send the children to school."
Deng Shirong said: "My dear, your family conditions are good now, but your daughter Yongmei is illiterate, which is not good enough. I suggest you teach her yourself, or hire a teacher to teach her, so that she can learn to read and do some simple arithmetic.
Otherwise, she won’t be able to travel far away by herself in the future. Even if she has business to do, it won’t count if she takes the money. When she goes to her husband’s house, she will have no choice but to obey orders.”
Guan Dewei knew that Uncle Jiu was the one who valued education the most in Quan Shuangwang. Hearing what he said, he also felt that it made sense, so he nodded and said, "Uncle Jiu, I'll listen to you. When I go back, I'll let her brother or younger brother teach her."
Deng Shirong hummed and said, "With your family's current conditions, if Yongmei can read and do arithmetic, then we can find her a partner with comparable conditions. Her life will not be too bad in the future. Anyway, there is no need to rush to get married at the age of 20. My eldest daughter is 24 years old this year and is preparing to get married!"
"Uncle Jiu is right. Let's talk about it later. I will make sure she learns simple arithmetic and recognizes basic Chinese characters."
"Well, I'll help her find a good boss then."
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On the way back to the county town from Baiping Village, the county leader praised: "Director Zhu, it is fortunate that you reported this important situation to the county party committee and county government last night and adjusted the deployment in time, so that we can successfully resolve this matter today. Otherwise, if the masses were incited by them, I am afraid it would cause serious consequences. You should take the first credit for this matter."
Zhu Junjie was happy in his heart, but on the surface he was still very calm, and said: "Thank you for the compliment, leader. Without you solving the people's difficulties in a timely manner, how could we catch all the bad guys so smoothly!"
The county leader said with satisfaction: "Director Zhu, it has been more than two years since you were demobilized and came back to work, right?"
Allen Chu nodded and said, “Yes, it has been two and a half years.”
The county leader said: "After two and a half years of training, I believe you have the ability to coordinate the overall situation. Next, we will add more responsibilities to you. You must be mentally prepared."
Zhu Junjie was delighted when he heard this, and said excitedly: "Thank you for your cultivation, I will definitely not let you down."
When he was transferred to civilian work, he was a deputy regiment commander, equivalent to a deputy director. However, when he was transferred to a local area, he would basically be demoted half a level or one level, and it would be impossible for him to hold a full-time position, so he got the position of deputy director. Now, according to the leader's intention, he is finally going to be promoted to a full-time position, which is naturally a thing to be happy about.
It is worth mentioning that the director of the county public security bureau in this era was not basically a deputy county magistrate as in later generations. The director of the county public security bureau in this era was just a director, who was in charge of a deputy county magistrate and whose rank was only a full-time section chief.
The county leader in front of Zhu Junjie was the deputy county magistrate in charge of the Public Security Bureau, Justice Bureau, Family Planning Commission and Mediation Office.
(End of this chapter)