Chapter 248: Chapter 247: A Long Way to Go_1
Translator: 549690339
“Secretary Nie, hello and welco to Yun County…Oh, no, to Yunshan Town for inspection and guidance. I am Tang Fangming, the forr deputy mayor of the People’s Governnt of Yun County. This person here is the standby officer, the forr deputy director of the county governnt office, Comrade Mi Fugui.” Tang Fangming has already co forward to greet him at this mont, looking very excited and happy. He stretched out both hands, brimming with anticipation.
No wonder. Seeing the situation in Li County City, Nie Zhenbang understood the worries of these standby officers. Even though it has been rged into New Li City, all the cadres of Yun County, at this mont, are full of anxiety. The top leaders of the Yun County party and governnt have naturally been transferred away through connections. The remaining cadres, still in Yun County, began to worry.
At this mont, Nie Zhenbang’s expression is not very pleasant. After all, the situation in Yunshan Town is laid bare. The entire city area is in a state of total chaos.
This chaos is not anarchical chaos. It is a reflection of a state of mind. The remaining cadres in the entire Yun County no longer have the mood to go to work. At this ti, if it wasn’t for Nie Zhenbang’s visit, they would probably have already gone ho to rest. Anyone with the slightest connection is thinking of transferring away. In the eyes of the Yun County cadres, Yun County has been rged into Lixian County to form New Li City. From now on, the cadres of New Li City will definitely be primarily from Lixian County. With this scenario, many Yun County cadres are at a loss. They were leaders, why should they be demoted? Moreover, used to being leaders, many are not accustod to listening to others. This is how they lost their unity.
This situation will take so ti to rectify. It can only be returned to normal order after the new year, when all the teams in the new city of Li are ford and the cadres here in Yun County have moved to the new city, completely handing this place over to the managent of Yunshan Town.
Subsequently, Nie Zhenbang also nodded slightly: “Deputy Mayor Tang, Director Mi, you are doing a great job. As standby officers, being able to persist in your jobs at this ti is comndable. Does the Public Security Bureau have any arrangents? The establishnt of New Li City is sudden and there is insufficient ti. Negligence in various areas of work is inevitable. However, the public security departnt must stick to their posts to ensure that the public can have a stable and peaceful Spring Festival.”
Other governnt departnts can take breaks, but public security and firefighting are key departnts and they absolutely cannot rest.
At this mont, Tang Fangming also nods: “Secretary Nie, Chief Chen had specifically made a trip here before and arranged for the Spring Festival duty shifts in various townships and the police work in the county town. Please rest assured, Secretary. We are confident that we can ensure that all the people of Yun County can have a stable and peaceful Spring Festival.”
Hearing that Chen Le had taken the initiative to arrange the public security bureau’s affairs, Nie Zhenbang was sowhat pleased. Chen Le is soone he can rely on in terms of work capabilities. Soon, Nie Zhenbang also said with a smile, “Since Chief Chen has been here, I won’t ask any more questions. I think we should stick to the original plan and go visit the most needy citizens.”
As Nie Zhenbang’s words fell, everyone returned to their cars, and the convoy departed in single-file. At this ti, the streets of Li County City were already sparse with people.
Suddenly, a figure ahead caught Nie Zhenbang’s attention. On a street, a thin figure, at this mont, clad in a thick cotton coat and a cotton hat, was holding a shovel in his hand, and was clearing the accumulated snow on the road, revealing the cent surface.
Looking into the distance, a path about two to three ters wide has been cleared along this street and extended forward.
Because it was a cloudy, snowy day, the whole sky looked gloomy, and the vision was sowhat blurry. Amid the haziness, this short figure seed trendously tall.
When all the city officials, ordinary workers, and even the ordinary people were at ho roasting around the fire and enjoying the warmth, on the street, there was still such a sanitation worker cleaning the street. Against this stark contrast, Nie Zhenbang felt his eyes dampen.
Imdiately, Nie Zhenbang said in a deep voice, “Xiao Wang, pull the car over.”
Nie Zhenbang’s car stopped, and the convoy naturally stopped as well. At this mont, seeing the convoy stop next to him, the sanitation worker also stopped his work.
Right now, Nie Zhenbang can clearly see the worker’s face. He’s about 1.7 ters tall, not very tall. His skin is dark and the clothes are sowhat old, but they look tidy. The man is about forty years old. When he looked at Nie Zhenbang and his entourage, his face seed a little flustered and fearful.
Looking at this, Nie Zhenbang feels touched. This is not a pretense for his own benefit. The snow on this road is not a small project. More than that, the man’s slightly fearful expression further moved Nie Zhenbang. This is an ordinary sanitation worker who hasn’t experienced much. Facing so many leaders, he is undoubtedly sowhat fearful and scared.
“I… I’ll finish this spot and leave imdiately, imdiately. No one notified to move out of the way today. So, I just kept on sweeping till I got here.” As soon as the man spoke, his stuttering words made Nie Zhenbang feel an aching sensation in his heart.
Such straightforward words, such a simple man. While focusing on his standard duties, the first thing he considered was whether he had made a mistake. Such a person was indeed deserving of Nie Zhenbang’s respect. Promptly, Nie Zhenbang tried to convey with a gentle voice, “Comrade, don’t misunderstand. You haven’t done anything wrong. Don’t be afraid.”
Beside them, Mi Fugui walked up, a serious expression on his face. “You must be a sanitation worker. This here is Nie, the Secretary of Xinli City. He’s asking you questions. Please respond earnestly.”
The words from Mi Fugui caused Nie Zhenbang to furrow his brows, people like Fugui are way too common in various governnt systems.
At this mont, Nie Zhenbang turned towards the sanitation worker, saying, “Big Brother, don’t be afraid, let’s just have an ordinary chat. There’s no ntion of ‘Secretary’ here. I noticed that everyone else in the county has gone back to rest, so why are you still outside?”
His words made the middle-aged man feel a bit embarrassed. Then, he awkwardly scratched his head, explaining, “This area is indeed my responsibility. I saw the thick snow and how inconvenient it was for people to get around. So, I thought about clearing a path, making it easier for everyone to get out.”
His words were simple without any ornantal language, just a straightforward idea and nothing grandiose. However, Nie Zhenbang felt warm and touched when hearing it. Such an ordinary person, yet the brilliance of humanity was perfectly embodied at this mont.
After a quick search, Nie Zhenbang took out five hundred yuan; normally, Nie Zhenbang didn’t carry cash, but this ti he had prepared so to console the frontline workers and the needy.
He handed the money to the middle-aged man, saying, “Big brother, take this money as a small token of my appreciation. Seeing your difficult situation, I hope you won’t refuse. Spend the money and celebrate the New Year.”
As the middle-aged man watched Zhenbang’s departing figure, he murmured, “Good person, Secretary Nie is a good person. Now, we will also have good days in Yun County.”
Next, Nie Zhenbang’s group headed for the Yun County Heating Company to visit the workers who were still on the frontlines of heating services. These key departnts, dealing with people’s livelihoods, were operating as normal, which was satisfactory to Nie Zhenbang.
After encouraging and praising the staff’s dedication, Nie Zhenbang moved on to visit several households in Yun County’s urban area, including old, widowed, orphan, sick, and disabled individuals, to send rice, oil and cash for comfort.
At the ho of Wu Sanniu, a destitute resident from Tiaoma Town, Tuan Mountain Village in Yun County, Nie Zhenbang was taken aback. Seeing the five or six family mbers squeezing on one bed, wearing thin sumr clothes and shivering from the cold, Nie Zhenbang was deeply moved.
Watching Wu Sanniu’s shy deanor as he accepted the comfort money with his calloused hands, and recalling his words: “Secretary Nie, we cannot accept this money. The rice and oil are enough. I heard that it’s easy to find work in Xinli City. After the New Year, I’ll go there. We are able-bodied. We can manage.”
While experiencing the sincerity of these simple rural folks, despite their poverty, they hadn’t lost hope in a better life. Seeing this, Nie Zhenbang felt uplifted. His work remained challenging.
Upon returning to Downtown Xinli City, which was originally Lixian County City, Nie Zhenbang walked into his office. As secretary Nie insisted on working, Yi Jun had not gone ho yet.
Nie had just taken off his coat when he instructed Yi Jun, “Xiaoyi, bring the economic data from Yun County this year. After that, you can go. It’s the New Year after all. Go spend so ti with your parents. I’ll manage here.”
Nie Zhenbang hadn’t planned on going ho for the New Year, particularly after his visit to Yun County; he couldn’t afford to lose a minute’s preparation ti. He planned to review all the data about Yun County first, then consider further developntal plans.
Yi Jun looked sowhat uncomfortable; if the secretary was working overti, how could he go ho? Was this still fulfilling his secretarial duties? Just as he was about to respond, the phone on Nie Zhenbang’s desk rang.
As soon as Nie Zhenbang answered, his elder brother Nie Jialei’s voice ca through, with a very serious tone, “Zhenbang, Grandfather ordered you to co back tomorrow. This is an order!”
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