Sweet Words
The wind and rain that night only stopped when the sky was about to brighten.
Zhao Dehai finally waited until dawn. He clearly remembered that this was his third day in Taoyuan Village. At this time, his first feeling was that he was very hungry. Taoyuan Town only had one event every other day, and today was the day of the event.
He had walked two rounds from the village committee to the street, but he did not see a single snack shop open. On the other hand, the business in the teahouse was bustling. He couldn't help but think,'No wonder the government needs subsidies and relief every year. It turns out that other than the teahouse and the tea customers who arrive on time, the others are not even used to waking up early. Even the boss of the snack shop is like this. How can this place not be poor? Even if the government subsidies and relief are more, it might not solve the fundamental problem!'
Then, he thought to himself, These customers are so enthusiastic about drinking tea. Who are these people?”Hence, he entered a teahouse.
As soon as he entered the door, he heard the village accountant Luo Houde greet him warmly,""Secretary Zhao, come quickly! Please sit here. We've been waiting for you for a long time!”Then Luo Houde turned around and shouted," Boss, give Secretary Zhao a cup of Longjing tea."”
When Zhao Dehai heard the words "Longjing", he thought that he was not familiar with the accent here and had heard it out of tune. After the boss brought the tea over, he opened the lid of the teacup and smelled it. Then, he took a closer look. It was really the genuine West Lake Longjing tea. He had never expected that in this well-known poor village, in such a not-so-luxurious teahouse, the tea customers in front of him would come here early to taste the West Lake Longjing tea. It was strange! This was indeed something that Zhao Dehai did not expect!
Luo Houde, the village accountant, saw that Zhao Dehai had been silent for a long time, staring at the teacup in his hand in a daze. He quickly said,""Secretary Zhao, this is the origin of the matter. The few of us here are all cadres of our village committee. Two days ago, because you just arrived, we didn't want to disturb you. Yesterday, I just informed them to come to this teahouse earlier today and meet you, the leader who just came to our village to preside over the work. "As for this Longjing tea, it was brought over by a relative of mine not long ago. Usually, I can't bear to drink it. Isn't this to welcome the new leader? You know how poor our place is. What else can we offer? I had no choice but to bring the Longjing tea that my relative brought over and give it to the boss to make a cup for each of us. Actually, most of the time, I like to drink plain water. They all know that.”
"That's right! That's right!" The others quickly echoed.
Then, a woman sitting next to him continued,""Our Accountant Luo is usually very stingy. He couldn't bear to spend a single cent. Isn't this welcoming the new leader? We're all basking in your glory, Secretary Zhao."
With the few of them echoing each other, Zhao Dehai no longer had the mood to think about Longjing Tea. However, he raised another question."Do you usually hold the village committee in this teahouse?”
"That's right! Secretary Zhao. This is not strange at all!" It was the woman who came out to pick up the conversation. She continued," Is this the village committee? It was just a grass-roots organization in the countryside. It could not be considered a first-class government organization. Therefore, there was naturally no need to mention the funds. Didn't you also stay at the village committee for two nights? Wasn't there no electric light or running water inside? I'm not afraid that you'll laugh at me. There's not even a toilet inside. The original secretary and the village chief have mentioned it many times: The basic facilities should still be perfected. Isn't it our accountant God of Wealth's fault? He said that the village committee's funds were already quite tight, and the village committee didn't have to meet every day. If they could save money, they should try their best to save even a penny so as not to increase the burden on the villagers. Moreover, the village committee never had people at night, so the lights, running water, and toilets were all used. There was no need to consider all these. It's more convenient to find a teahouse for a meeting. It's just pooping and peeing. This poor place isn't as particular as your big city, especially for men. As long as there was no one around, he could go to the bathroom! But then again, if we had known in advance that you, Secretary Zhao, would be coming here to preside over the work, even if we, the village committee members, and a few villagers 'representatives, had to improve the conditions inside, even if we had to sell everything. However, you came so suddenly that we were not prepared at all. We hope that Secretary Zhao can forgive us!”
In the beginning, Secretary Zhao did not care about the woman sitting next to him. After listening to her talk, Secretary Zhao had to look at her in a new light! He really did not expect that there would be such a glib woman in such a place!
"Alright, now, let's ask our new Secretary Zhao to give us some instructions." Luo Houde continued.”
"Thank you, everyone! I've only been here for two days. I don't know anything, so how can I get any instructions? Now, please give me a brief introduction of the village committee members present so that we can greet each other when we meet in the future.”
What Secretary Zhao said was not a problem at all, but for Luo Houde, it was a very tricky problem," This was because they were not here to welcome Secretary Zhao. They had another purpose. Among the people present, except for Luo Houde who was indeed the accountant of the village committee, the woman who spoke with fervor was the famous busybody in the village. However, she was indeed quite special. For some reason, she became the only woman representative in the village. As for the others, they were not related to the village committee at all. How could Luo Houde introduce them to the new Secretary Zhao?
However, Luo Houde was known as "Little Zhuge" in the village. He only needed to blink a few times and pull his goatee under his chin.
After Secretary Zhao finished speaking, he only coughed a few times and then shouted,"Boss, it's time to mix tea!" After the boss mixed the tea, he continued,"Aiya, look at how careless I am! He had not even asked Secretary Zhao if he had eaten yet!”
The woman sitting next to him continued to ask,"What do you want to eat? Accountant Luo, you know that these restaurants aren't open yet. Where was Secretary Zhao going to eat?”
"Okay, okay, okay. How about this? Take Secretary Zhao to any house on the street. If you think it's suitable, take Secretary Zhao to eat something to fill your stomach. At noon, I'll take Secretary Zhao to my house for a meal.”
"Old Luo!" The woman said," If you're treating, then so be it. Why are you talking so much nonsense? Secretary, ignore him. Let's go.”
When Secretary Zhao and the woman came out of the teahouse, the snack shop was already open for business. There was no need for Secretary Zhao to go begging with that woman. However, the woman still pretended to say,"Secretary Zhao, my third aunt is not far ahead. Just go to his house and eat something. Why do you have to spend money?”
This woman's voice was naturally loud. When Luo Houde and the others who were sitting in the teahouse heard it, they couldn't help but laugh out loud! Because this woman didn't have any so-called "Third Aunt" in this town. But from her words, it seemed like she really did exist!
Secretary Zhao went to a noodle shop and ordered two bowls of noodles. Before he finished eating, his phone rang. When he picked up the call, he found out that it was the township government calling him to go to the township government as soon as possible.
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