The Eleventh Section Heavy Burden
Ma Lixin saw others still in a panic, quickly reacted and jumped into the paddy field, tightly holding up the secretary. Seeing Ma Lixin jump in, the other cadres also rushed into the paddy field one after another. This was exactly what Ma Lixin wanted - to be the first. After many people went in, he walked out, not wanting to show off his flattering appearance any more. Let others do the rest of the things, anyway, the secretary should remember himself.
After the secretary came out, he washed his body clean. Many people in front of and behind him were trying to please him, helping him insert his shirt, washing clothes, and washing shoes, all with their heads down, very seriously. Only Ma Lixin looked like an outsider, watching everyone's serious expression. The secretary's face didn't look good. On a hot day, the clothes and shoes were easy to wash, but after they were done, the secretary still didn't have any appetite and just said two words: "Go home." When they arrived in town, it was almost 12 o'clock. The office director said, "Secretary, isn't it time to eat?" The secretary nodded, and the car rushed straight to Xiao Kang's Home Restaurant.
"Come, Little Horse, come and sit beside me." The secretary smiled and called out to Ma Lixin.
Ma Lixin also sat down without hesitation. He thought that if he were modest at this time, it would be a bit unappreciative of the secretary's kindness. Originally, the secretary was genuinely fond of him, and if he didn't go over immediately, it would be truly ungrateful. Ma Lixin showed great humility and caution as he sat down. Secretary Peng smiled and said: "Little Ma, you're a great comrade!" He also said: "Come on, I want to toast you today, you saved my life after all." "Secretary, your words are too kind, I don't deserve it. It's what anyone would do. I just did what ordinary people do." Seeing the secretary toast Ma Lixin, the others came over and toasted him first, then toasted the secretary.
Ma Lixin was a bit overwhelmed, looked at the secretary, and the secretary understood: "You can't just target Comrade Ma, Comrade Ma is just expressing himself." The people around him didn't dare say anything else.
"Little horse, from now on, you go deliver the materials to Secretary Peng's place." The office director said to Mali Xing the next day. "Also, you need to hurry up and write a material about Secretary Peng going to the county to participate in the new rural construction. The previous materials are already on your desk." He saw that the smile on the office director's face was a bit different from usual.
He thought he had to go to his brother's place. He called his brother first, and it just so happened that he was at home. When he arrived at his brother's house, his sister-in-law was in the living room watching a soap opera. She didn't even acknowledge him. He chatted with his brother for a bit. He said, "I've been thinking about you a lot these past few days." After a while, he pulled out an envelope and handed it to his sister-in-law, saying, "Thank you, Brother and Sister-in-law, in advance." The envelope contained 1,000 yuan, which was a substantial amount. His sister-in-law looked at her husband and asked, "What's going on here?" He knew she liked money, but was just pretending to be polite for his brother's sake. His brother didn't say anything else, just saying, "Your matter needs Secretary Peng to make a statement. Our organization department will take care of the specifics later. I think you'll still need to give some money then." "Giving some money is no problem, but what do I do now?" "What do you mean what do you do? I might be getting promoted soon, and your matter should be fine by then." He left feeling reassured.
