Duan Hongmei was about to enter the kitchen when she heard the sound of the door opening. She turned her head and saw Chen Weiguo entering the house with two pieces of meat and other things.
Duan Hongmei could not help but smile. This child was simply timely!
It was as if he had opened his heavenly eyes every time. No matter what the family lacked, he would be the first to make up for it. He was too thoughtful!
None of her own children were as filial as her eldest nephew!
This child was really not raised in vain!
"Hongmei, Weiguo is here. Make two more dishes today!”Chen Aijun said from the door.
Duan Hongmei rushed forward to receive him." Weiguo is here! Why did you bring so many things back?”
Chen Aijun said," She didn't listen to me no matter what. Why did she insist on bringing her along?!"”
Duan Hongmei glared at her man." What do you know? This was a child's filial piety! It's a good thing that others miss you. Don't be ungrateful!”
He turned to Chen Weiguo and said," Your uncle makes sense. Don't be so polite when you're back at your own house. Our house will never lack food. Don't worry and eat as much as you want! Don't bring anything over again!"
Duan Hongmei's words carried a bit of dominance, vaguely revealing a bit of the elegant demeanor of the female soldiers who led the team in the past.
Although he had already retired for quite some time, his demeanor was still as good as before!
Chen Weiguo smiled and nodded." Okay, okay, I know. I'm just going home to add some food to my family. If I'm not going home, I won't buy these!”
After putting everything into the kitchen, Chen Weiguo signaled to his uncle that he had something to discuss with him. The two of them entered the study.
Chen Aijun threw a pack of cigarettes to Chen Weiguo as soon as he entered the door.
Chen Weiguo took a look. Hey, panda cigarettes.
These cigarettes were quite expensive, about the same price as the hard-box Zhonghua and 1916 in the future.
Ordinary people in this era could not afford to smoke at all.
"This cigarette is pretty good." Chen Weiguo quickly kept it in his arms and reached out to take the cigarette that his uncle had placed on the desk.
" Look at you." Chen Aijun smiled and looked at his nephew." I'll give you a whole pack next time."”
Chen Weiguo quickly smiled and thanked him." Alright! Then I'll be waiting."
The two lit their cigarettes and puffed for a while before Chen Weiguo spoke.
"Uncle, I'm looking for you today to discuss something with you.”
Chen Aijun puffed out a mouthful of smoke." You look quite serious today. It seems like it's not a small matter. Tell me."”
Chen Weiguo held the cigarette between his fingers. He looked at the flickering red light and sorted out his thoughts.
"It's a little difficult for our grain station to collect grain now.”
Chen Aijun nodded and said," It's not easy this year. We've been having meetings about this. The city is going to adjust the tasks soon. The requirements aren't that high."”
Chen Weiguo nodded and continued," That's one thing. Actually, there's something more important.”
"Uncle, do you know that there is a famine in the villages near the capital?”
" What?!" Chen Aijun was shocked. His hand trembled and he slapped the cigarette butt that had fallen to the ground. It was so hot that he took a deep breath.
Chen Weiguo quickly patted the cigarette ash clean for him. When he looked carefully, he was lucky that he only rubbed the cigarette butt slightly and did not get any blisters.
"The capital has never run out of food. The food has been transferred from all directions, and the total amount is in place. I believe that the food isn't good, but if you say that there's a famine, that's impossible!”
Chen Aijun's calm expression disappeared.
He frowned and signaled Chen Weiguo to continue.
He was keenly aware that things were not as simple as they seemed.
It sounded ridiculous that there was a famine near the capital. If someone really died, it would be a big deal.
If things went wrong, the entire leadership team of the Grain Bureau would be ousted!
"Uncle, I just think it's too unbelievable, so I came to talk to you.”
Chen Weiguo took a deep puff of his cigarette.
"Li Weidong, the quality inspector of our grain store, saw it with his own eyes. He couldn't collect the grain and saw that the villagers were fat and strong. He thought that they were resisting, so he told us about it.”
Chen Aijun tilted his head and listened carefully.
Chen Weiguo continued," But I heard them describe that the village really did not have any grain left. The grain they took out was all old grain, the kind that was moldy and infested. The villagers cried and said that these grains were good things that they could not bear to eat.”
"I've checked. This village has always been very proactive in handing over grain in the past years. The quality of the grain is also very good.”
Chen Aijun was silent for a while and said in a deep voice," What do you think?”
Chen Weiguo said," Uncle, when I was studying, I saw a disease. This disease only appears during wars or famines. Because of hunger and lack of nutrition, people will become swollen. The people in this village say that they have no food to eat, but they look fat. However, it's very likely that they are not fat, but swollen.”
Chen Aijun nodded slightly.
He had also heard of this disease. During a recent meeting at the unit, he had mentioned the swelling disease in Henan and other places.
However, he never expected that the swelling disease had already spread to the capital.
Chen Weiguo saw that his uncle was silent and said directly," Uncle, there must be something fishy about this!”
It was a fact that the capital did not lack food.
From the beginning of the year until now, 90% of the grain in the grain store was supplied by other provinces.
The grain stores had never collected grain from the villages near the capital. The city had also given many subsidies to farmers with cultivated land. Most of the subsidies were food stamps, so farmers could exchange for grain nearby.
The subsidies were calculated according to the population. The subsidies would only be more and not less. It was possible to not have enough to eat, but no matter what, there would not be a famine!
The suffering of this village was not due to natural disasters, but man-made!
Chen Aijun knew that his nephew was smart, but he didn't expect him to be so sensitive to politics.
A normal high school graduate wouldn't even be able to understand the basics of how to deal with people, let alone associate one thing with the various problems that might exist behind it.
This child was really suitable for an official career.
There was no need to talk nonsense with smart people.
Chen Aijun said straightforwardly," I'll report the situation to the city leaders tomorrow and find you a helper. You guys go to the field and investigate all the problems. Since we already know about this, we must have a result!。”
Chen Weiguo did not expect his uncle to find him a helper. He immediately smiled and said,"As expected of my uncle. He's thoughtful and especially responsible! Look at me, all I can think of is to write a report!”
Chen Aijun glanced at Chen Weiguo." Kid, I don't know who you are. You're as slippery as a loach."”
Although he said that, he still felt good in his heart. After all, no one in this world did not like to hear compliments.
Chen Aijun didn't even smile when he left the study.
Duan Hongmei was surprised." Yo, look at you! What are you talking about? Why don't you tell me?”
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