Chapter 149: Cutting the grass and eradicating the roots!
Chapter 149: Cutting the grass and eradicating the roots!
Ma Guiping couldn't help laughing when he saw people making faces.
"What are you trying to do, kid? I'm already old, and fame and fortune are no longer important to me. I'll retire in a few years."
"Uncle Ma, your age is not considered old in the system, and it's still early for you to retire. People tend to move up, and water flows down. Putting aside other things, if you can get promoted, your benefits will also be increased when you retire. This is a real benefit."
"You look nothing like your father. Why are you even considering this little benefit? I think you look like a Shanxi businessman."
"Uncle Ma, I'm not as noble and selfless as my father. Look at my father, he worked hard for most of his life, but in the end he was stuck drinking tea in prison, and he even lost his personal freedom. Uncle Ma, you also participated in the war of resistance and killed the enemy. It's not too much to seek some benefits for yourself, right? It's better than some people who just sing some music, raise flags and shout a few times, and then sit in that position, which is nothing!"
"Yuemin, it's fine for us uncle and nephew to talk about these things, but please don't spread them around outside or you'll get into trouble."
"Uncle Ma, I know!" Zhong Yuemin said:
"Uncle Ma, if you have nothing to do here, why don't you hang out with Director Liu from the Revolutionary Committee and build some rapport? I think Deputy Director Zhang is sitting unsteadily and is about to fall over."
"Why, what evidence do you have against Zhang Rongping?"
"Not at the moment, but Zhang Rongping has a close relationship with Shen Tao, the director of Hongqi Commune, and Wang Long, the branch secretary of our Wangjiagou Brigade. They're all in the same boat. Uncle Ma, this Wang Long is a complete jerk. You probably don't know this, but this bastard actually dared to withhold our rations even though we knew about it. He's been doing this for a few years now..."
Then he took out an account book from his bag and handed it over, "Uncle Ma, let me take a look."
Ma Guiping took it, picked up the reading glasses on the table and put them on, flipping through the pages one by one. By the end, his face had darkened, and he slammed the table and shouted angrily,
"You bastard! Wang Long is so bold! According to what's written above, over the past few years, the Wang family has withheld tens of thousands of kilograms of rations distributed to the educated youth by the county. How dare he do that? I now understand this old man. Other brigades are not very enthusiastic about accepting new educated youth, and some are even disgusted and refuse them. But Wang Long is taking on so much responsibility. Is he planning to do this?"
The more educated youth there are, the more food rations Wang Long can withhold, allowing him to enjoy a series of preferential policies granted by the county committee. He can also earn a good reputation. This is a really good calculation. Yuemin, where did you get this account book?"
"Wang Bao's wife is an educated youth from Shanghai, named Chen Qingqing. She's also the brigade's scorekeeper. The book you have in your hand was just secretly copied by Chen Qingqing. It was originally hidden in the cabinet at Wang's house, but it's absolutely authentic and there's no way it's fake."
"Wang Bao's wife? How could someone do such a treacherous thing?"
Then he looked at Zhong Yuemin suspiciously, "Yuemin, are you two okay?"
"Uncle Ma, what are you thinking? It's not true." He was also speechless. "This Chen Qingqing is really pitiful. She is not on the same page with the Wang family anyway."
Not much else to say.
Ma Guiping asked, "Do you want me to hand this account book over to Director Liu to punish Wang Long?"
"It's too early now. The evil deeds done by the Wang family are far more than just withholding the rations of the educated youth. There are even more vicious things. Uncle Ma, I don't like to leave myself with trouble. If I don't do anything, it's fine. But now that I have done something, I will not only cut off the roots, but also uproot all the beasts associated with them. Not a single one will be spared."
"You mean Shen Tao and Zhang Rongping?"
"These two people definitely have a vested interest in the Wang family. Give me some time. When the time is right, I'll give you the evidence against them. You'll pass it on to Director Liu. Liu Ming will owe you a big favor. With Zhang Rongping down, the deputy director position vacated will be a great opportunity for you, Uncle Ma."
"Yuemin, I think you're unworthy of being the team leader of a brigade down there. I think you should be the director of the Youth League Office. You're the most suitable person to think about these things all day long."
"Uncle Ma, I don't have that ability. I was forced to that point. I wanted to live a leisurely life, but they wouldn't let me, so I had no choice but to fight back."
"I understand your thoughts. I'm not interested in not being deputy director, but black sheep like Wang Long and Shen Tao... must be punished accordingly. You should also be careful. After all, these people have been entrenched in this area for so many years, and their relationships and power are complex. You must be extremely cautious."
"I will, Uncle Ma!"
After leaving the Youth League Office, he checked the time and realized it was time to contact someone in Beijing by phone. He then went to the post office and mailed a box of dried wild ginseng as usual. The female staff there all knew him.
"Captain Zhong, are you mailing something home again?"
Zhong Yuemin nodded and filled out the form. "Please send it to me."
After finishing the work, I went to the communication room next door. After everyone left, the two female staff members started talking in a low voice.
"Why don't you ask if someone has a partner?"
"Why didn't you ask? How embarrassing!"
"I'm going to ask. Aren't you afraid I'll snatch it away? I've found out everything. This Zhong Yuemin is really capable. Not only is he the captain of a brigade like Wangjiagou at such a young age, but I heard he has a good personal relationship with Director Liu of the County Party Committee. That's not the key point. The most important thing is that he's also a writer. He earned tens of thousands of yuan in royalties during his time in Beijing."
"Tens of thousands, is that true? How much would that be?"
"How could I lie to you? Look, every time he comes to our post office, he sends such a big package. I'm afraid it's clothes or gifts for his family. And he spends over half an hour on the phone, spending more than ten yuan. Who would dare to make such a call? Without any money in their pocket, how dare they spend money so lavishly? I tell you, if you want to be with someone, why bother working? You can live a comfortable life and be a rich wife at home."
"I'm from the capital, what will I do if I want to go back?"
"Just follow me. Even if you can't leave, you can still make some money. Look at how handsome he is. Anyway, you won't lose anything. If you want me, I... I'm willing to pay for it."
"You little slut, it turns out you've been thinking about me for a long time, how shameless."
"I'm shameless, and so are you..."
Zhong Yuemin was holding the phone next door, waiting for the call to be connected, but he didn't know that two girls were flirting with him. After about ten minutes, the call was connected, and the lazy voice of the foreign girl Larissa came.
"Yuemin, you're late today. I've been waiting for you for more than half an hour."
"There's no other way. I waited over 20 minutes just for the multiple connections. I'm going to develop a satellite phone so I can answer calls anytime, anywhere."
"cell phone?"
"Okay, let's get down to business!"
It's so hard to get through, don't let it get disconnected again because the line is busy or the signal is bad.
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