C37 (1/2)
Love and yearning in the heart,
Eternal love is sweeter than honey;
Unforgettable memories of the past,
And look at the shining poem.
It was the morning of April 12th. The moment Zi Peng went to work, he started shouting.
”The Secretary Wang is here. Your account has been approved.”
Zi Peng answered and arrived. He was calling from the accounting room. When Zi Peng arrived at the accounting room, he saw Company accountant Li Junying holding Zi Peng's account certificate. Zi Peng couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised upon seeing this. This was the proof of his migration from Taoyuan Village's Sixth Squad to Tao Yuan's Third Squad. He held the certificate in his hand as well as a college admission notice. This was the first time he had helped himself since he had arrived in Taoyuan Village.
There were a total of seven production team s in all. From one to five were field team s, and six and seven were Ota Team s. There was a huge difference between field team and Ota Team: field team provided food from the country every month. There were two catties of flour, three catties of rice and four taels of soy oil. Especially after the land was contracted, the amount of food resold was also very little, and every person a year said that they could give 100 pounds of corn. Thus, the difference between a Ota Team and a field team was too huge. Other than that, the three teams from Peach Blossom Valley also heard that the Tonggang would take over in the next few years. Therefore, Zi Peng wanted to move the hukou to the three teams in Taoyuan. The reason was: Zi Peng was currently a Secretary of Branch in the village, so he had to go back and forth from work. It was very inconvenient, but that was one reason. Zi Peng's Third daughter, Yu Hua, was studying at the Sixteenth High School, so it was not convenient for him to walk twenty miles back and forth. If he transferred to field team, he would also be able to obtain fine food, which provided conditions for the old people to improve their living conditions. For the above reasons, Zi Peng wanted to transfer his account number from Team Six to Team Three in Taoyuan.
It took a lot of effort to move the Ota Team's account to there. With regard to the supply of food, the approval of the Municipal Public Security Bureau was obtained. As for the transfer from field team to field team, it was much easier, as long as it was done by the local police station.
In order to get an account, Zi Peng had to put in a lot of effort. In the fall of 1987, Zi Peng filled in the application for relocation of six teams from Taoyuan to three teams from Taoyuan. At that time, the village agreed, and the group leaders of the three teams also agreed, adding their own badges and production team's official seals. Zi Peng thought, ”This is a very difficult task, ordinary people can't do it.” In the end, he found the The Party Secretary of the Township Ding Xichun. Secretary Ding was a warmhearted person. When he saw Zi Peng ask him to set up an account, he agreed without hesitation. Why? The reason was that Zi Peng was Secretary of the Party Branch of Taoyuan Village, and did a good job in the village. He had a good job with Village Head Deng Chunming and Vice Village Chief Wang, and was a good material. This was the first, the second was Zi Peng. He was an honest and sincere person. He didn't know how to play games, didn't know how to scheme, and he didn't know how to act both ways. Not to mention, he was a filial son. After the household registration, there was no need for the elderly mother to worry about eating fine grains. At that time, the corn flour was 9 cents 5 centimeters per kilogram, the rice was 1.6 cents per kilogram, the flour was 1.8 cents per kilogram, and the soy oil was 8 cents per kilogram. As such, the Secretary Ding did not hesitate to accept Zi Peng's request to relocate. Secretary Ding looked at the application and said:
”Zi Peng, I'm not sure if I can get an account. I'll do my best.”
”Secretary Ding, whether or not you manage it has nothing to do with it. I am extremely grateful to you for agreeing to help me with the account today. I will first thank you, Secretary Ding.” Zi Peng said gratefully.
”What's there to thank me for? As long as you do your job properly, it'll be a good recompense for me.”
Secretary Ding took the procedures for Zi Peng's transfer and asked about it at the police station. It was indeed not as easy as he thought it would be, he needed the approval of the city's public security bureau. Therefore, Secretary Ding felt very troubled. He thought: Since I've promised Wang Zipeng, I will return the favor without moving an inch, this is not how I, Ding Xichun, handle matters. Thus, he found the Wang Jianzhu Secretary of the District Committee. Secretary Wang was over 30 years old, with a height of 1.85 meters. He wore a blue suit, tie, and black leather shoes.
After Secretary Wang finished listening to Secretary Ding's report, he had a troubled expression. He also thought that it would be difficult to get an account like that, but as the secretary of the first district, he couldn't refute Secretary Ding's reputation. Thus, he said:
”Secretary Ding, leave these materials with me. When we head to the city for a meeting that day, I'll tell the city's Public Security Bureau if they can help.”
At this point, there were no more messages. In the blink of an eye, more than a year had passed.
That was the coincidence. In the winter of 1988, the hukou of Liu Enbo's family of five from Peach Blossom Team Six was transferred to Peach Blossom's third team. Zi Peng and Liu Enbo came from the same production team and were very familiar with each other. One day, Zi Peng went to find Liu Enbo.
”Ember, I heard that your account has been transferred from the sixth team to the third team. Is this true? How do you do it? ” Ember said:
”I have an uncle named Liu Chengda, a teacher at the 16th high school. My uncle's classmate is the current Tonghua City President, Liu Xin. One day, my uncle went to Siping to do something. On the train, he coincidentally met Mayor Liu, and told him about my family's situation. Please transfer my brother's account to Peach Blossom Squad Three, for the sake of my old classmate. Mayor Liu agreed to it at that time. My uncle used a letter to write down our personnel and basic information and gave it to Mayor Liu. Within two months, the new household book will be released and the food relationship will be here, and that's all. ”
Zi Peng listened to Liu Enbo's drawing and felt that it was a piece of cake for the Mayor Liu to do such a small thing. But since I am not related to the Mayor Liu, nor do I know him personally, how can I ask for his help? He thought hard and finally thought of a way: Write a letter to the Mayor Liu and ask for his help. That night, Zi Peng went home to eat dinner, then wrote a letter asking for help to Mayor Liu. The letter read as follows:
Esteemed Mayor Liu:
I'm sorry to bother you in your busy time. I have a small matter to ask of you.