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    民政干事回到区政府,从头到脚都是笑眯眯的。

    区委书记杨民高是本地人,很注意培养本地干部。在区委会、区政府二十几号青年干部里,他最看重的就是民政干事黎满庚。小黎根正苗正,一表人材,思想单纯作风正,部队上的鉴定写得好,服役五年立过四次三等功。当时,县委正在布置撤区并乡,杨民高要被提拔到县委去管财贸。他向县委推荐,提拔小黎到山区大乡——芙蓉乡当乡长兼党总支书记。县委组织部已经找黎满庚谈了话,只等着正式委任。这时,杨民高书记那在县商业局工作的宝贝外甥女,来区政府所在地调查供销工作。当然啰,三顿饭都要来书记舅舅宿舍里吃。杨书记不知出于无心还是有意,每顿饭都派民政干事到厨房里打了来一起吃。民政干事隐约听人讲过,区委书记的外甥女在县里搞恋爱像猴子扳苞谷,扳一个丢一个,生活不大严肃。饭桌上,不免就多打量了几眼:是啊,穿着是够洋派的。就连杨民高书记这种长年四季板着脸孔过日子的领导人,吃饭时也不免要打望一下外甥女的一对白胖的手巴子,嘴角也要透出几丝丝不易被人察觉的笑意。杨书记的外甥女究竟是位见过世面的人,落落大方,一双会说话、能唱歌似的眼睛在民政干事的身上瞄来扫去,真像要把人的魂魄都摄去似的。黎满庚从来没有被女同志波光闪闪的眼睛这样“扫描”过,常常脸红耳赤,笨手笨脚,低下脑壳去数凳子脚、桌子脚。

    总共就这么在一张饭桌上吃了四顿饭,彼此只晓得个“小黎”、“小李”。第三天,杨书记送走外甥女后,就笑眯眯地问:“怎么样?嗯?怎么样?”黎满庚头脑不灵活,反应不过来,不知所问:“杨书记,什么事?什么‘怎么样’?”真是对牛弹琴!一个二十好几的复员军人,这么蠢,这么混账。明明刚送走了一位花儿朵儿的人儿,他却张大嘴巴来反问舅老爷“什么‘怎么样”’?

    当晚,区委书记找民政干事进行了一次严肃的谈话。这在杨民高来讲,已经是够屈尊赏光的了。杨民高书记以舅老兼月老的身分,还以顶头上司的权威身分,不由分说地把两个年轻人的政治前程、小家庭生活安排,详细地布置了一番。也许是出于一种领导者的习惯,他就像在布置、分派下属干部去完成某项任务一样。“怎么样?嗯,怎么样?”区委书记又是上午的那口腔调。没想到民政干事嘴里结结巴巴,眼睛躲躲闪闪,半天才挤出一个阴屁来:“多谢首长关心,宽我几天日子,等我好好想想……”把区委书记气的哟,眼睛都乌了,真要当即拉下脸来,训斥一顿:狂妄自大,目无领导,你个芝麻大的民政干事,倒像个状元爷,等着做东床驸马?

    民政干事利用工作之便,回了一转芙蓉镇。当时,不晓得根据哪一号文件的规定,凡共产党员,甚至党外积极分子谈恋爱,都必须预先向党组织如实汇报情况,并经组织同意后,方可继续发展感情,以保障党员阶级成分、社会关系的纯洁性和可靠性。几天后,民政干事老老实实、恭恭敬敬向区委书记做了汇报。

     “恭喜恭喜,看上芙蓉镇上的小西施了。”杨民高书记不动声色,半躺半仰在睡椅里,二郎腿架起和脑壳一样高,正好成个虾公形。他手里拿一根火柴棍,剔除酒后牙缝缝里的肉丝菜屑,以及诸如此类的剩余物质。

    “我们小时候扯笋、捡香菇就认得……”民政干事的脸也红得和熟虾公一个色。

    “她家什么阶级成分?”

    “大概是小业主,相当于富裕中农什么的……”

    “大概?相当于?这是你一个民政干事讲的话?共产党员是干什么的?”杨民高书记精神一振,从睡椅上翻坐起来,眼睛瞪得和两只二十五瓦的电灯泡似的。

    “我、我……”民政干事羞惭得无地自容,就像小时候钻进人家的果园里偷摘果子被园主当场捉拿到了似的。

    “我以组织的名义告诉你吧,黎满庚同志。芙蓉镇的客栈老板,解放前参加过青红帮,老板娘则更复杂,在一个大口岸上当过妓女。你该明白了吧,妓女的妹儿,才会那样娇滴妖艳……”杨民高书记又半躺半仰到睡椅里去了,在本地工作了多年,四乡百姓,大凡出身历史不大干净、社会关系有个一鳞半爪的,他心里都有个谱,有一本阶级成分的账。

    民政干事耷拉着脑壳,只差没有落下泪来了。

    “小黎,根据婚姻法,搞对象你有你的自由。但是党组织也有党组织的规矩。你可以选择:要么保住党籍,要么去讨客栈老板的小姐做老婆!”

    杨民高书记例行的是公事,讲的是原则。当然,他一个字也没再提到自己那熟透了的水蜜桃似的亲外甥女。

从部队到地方,从简单到复杂。民政干事像棵遭了霜打的落叶树,几天功夫瘦掉了一身肉。事情还不止是这样。区委书记在正式宣布县委的撤区并乡、各大乡领导人员名单时,民政干事没有挂上号。倒是通知他到一个乡政府去当炊事员。因为他从部队转地方时,本来就不可以做干部使用,只能做公务员。

    黎满庚没有到那乡政府去报到。他回到芙蓉镇的渡头土屋,帮着年事已高的爷老倌摆渡。本来就登得不高,也就算不得跌重。艄公的后代还当艄公,天经地义。行船走水是本分。

(摘自 古华的《芙蓉镇》,有删改)

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