1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"There are indeed some small things. You have a sharp eye." Director Hu nodded.

"In a few days, some demobilized comrades will be assigned to our county. I have carefully selected them. They have some skills, but they are also a bit arrogant."

"In order to allow them to integrate with the local area as soon as possible, can you spare some time to help me reduce their prestige?"

"Uh..., leader, did you find the wrong person? Shouldn't you handle this internally?" Chen Tiezhu asked in confusion.

Director Hu smiled and shook his head, "If an ordinary person can beat them, what else can they be proud of?"

"If Xiao Jiang and Xiao Li are compared with them, they will have many excuses. Whether they win or lose, they will not learn a profound lesson."

"In the first few years, the country took action and the streets became much quieter. But look at it now? It's really forgotten the pain after the wound healed."

"Next, the county will focus on this aspect. If there is no stable environment, how can we carry out production and economic construction?"

Chen Tiezhu looked at him in surprise, but he didn't expect Director Hu to have such a big vision.

It's just that after this thing is really done, you will find how difficult it is. There are too many constraints, and now it is mainly economic construction.

"Director Hu, then I won't say anything. If you need me, just call our village." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Actually, I thought it was a big deal, but it's just a small matter. Although our meal is a little late today, it's delicious. Just eat and drink well."

"Okay, don't worry, I won't be polite to you." Director Hu nodded with a smile.

Chen Tiezhu didn't have to worry about anything else now, just clean up the food.

After the sauerkraut was stewed in a big pot, the noodles were mixed, and the meatballs were fried.

The first thing to fry was the jujube meatballs, after all, jujube meatballs have a very special status in the Northeast.

After the hot jujube meatballs were fried, Doudou filled a small bowl and took it to the house for everyone to taste.

The second thing to fry was the carrot shredded vermicelli meatballs. As soon as they were fried, Han Xiuying was waiting by the side with a bowl of rice.

"How did you do it? How did you do it like Doudou?" Chen Tiezhu asked with a smile.

"Doudou couldn't come out, and he was chatting with Director Hu on the kang." Han Xiuying said.

Chen Tiezhu was a little helpless. His daughter was now a chatterbox.

"Do you think the mushrooms can be grown by then? I didn't expect Director Hu to take it so seriously." Han Xiuying asked.

"I want to ask you something secretly. Does Director Hu have other work in the county?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Of course he does. He is in charge of the work of the Political and Legal Committee. Don't you know?" Han Xiuying asked in surprise.

"Do you think I am someone who can know?" Chen Tiezhu said helplessly.

"That's right. You have to pay attention to the rest of the work in the county. It's not that easy for our county to develop the economy."

"Okay, serve less of this, so you won't be unable to eat later. There are also stewed sauerkraut and pork head meat. Eat more meat when the time comes."

Han Xiuying rolled her eyes at him and was too lazy to pay attention to him.

After frying the rice balls, Chen Tiezhu fried some sweet potatoes.

As for the meatballs that his daughter was thinking about, he didn't waste the meat. There is a lot of meat today. Director Hu came with ribs and pork belly.

After preparing the garlic paste, slice the pig ears, pig tongue, and two kinds of pig head meat, and put them on the plate. Serve with sauerkraut, and today's meal is ready.

"Let me say this first. Today, I will borrow Tiezhu's words. We don't have any outsiders. There is no need to care about official positions. Just follow the seniority." Director Hu said with a smile.

"Leader, don't worry. At my dinner table, no one really cares about official positions. Take Lao Li and Captain Jiang for example. No one cares what they do." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"I don't think they don't care, but the food is so delicious that they forget it while eating." Li Yinglin added.

"That's good. I've been a little busy these days. Take a break today and relax for an afternoon." Director Hu nodded.

When he said this, he set the tone for today's dinner. Everyone is honest, so just eat properly.

Li Yinglin first picked up a piece of pork head soaked in soup. It was soft, tender, delicious, and moderately salty, perfect for drinking.

Director Hu was very interested in the slightly flattened pork head, and was a little hesitant after tasting it.

"This is the first time I've seen it done this way. It's very chewy." Director Hu said with a smile.

"It's actually similar to elbow meat. You can eat it directly after braising it. You can also shave the meat off and roll it up.It's better to compact it before eating. "Chen Tiezhu said.

"Ah..., I met an understanding person today. Even a pig's head is so particular to eat." Director Hu said with emotion.

"Anyway, let's talk about the first few years. My family would also stew pig's heads during the Chinese New Year. What to do after stewing? Just soak the meat in clear sauce, and take it out when there is no vegetable. Wow, it's so fragrant."

"Salted meat has its own beauty. I will make another pig's head when I have time, and then pickle some salami. The leader will taste what I made." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Grandpa Hu, the meat slices are fragrant, and you can eat as much as you want." At this time, Doudou spoke.

"Okay, I have to listen to your advice." Director Hu said with a smile, and then picked up a piece of pork belly.

"Wow, this meat is really not greasy, even the fat is not greasy, how is it made? "After tasting it, Director Hu asked in surprise.

"It means cooking it before putting it in the pot." Chen Tiezhu said.

"It's a lazy way to do it. It would be best if it was done by a restaurant. After all, the special cooking method of sauerkraut is that the longer it is stewed, the more flavorful it will be."

"Leader, Tiezhu's stewed sauerkraut is really unique." Li Yinglin said.

"Don't look at it as a clear soup with little oil. But if you drink a mouthful of this soup, it's fresh, rich, and thirst-quenching."

"Okay, I have to listen to your advice and take a mouthful." After Director Hu finished speaking, he drank a mouthful of sauerkraut soup.

This time he didn't give any comments, but just gave a thumbs up.

"Hehe, as long as the leader likes it." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Xiao Jiang, don't just think about eating, learn the method, our bureau's New Year's Eve dinner this year must have this. "Director Hu said.

"Don't worry, I've remembered it a long time ago." Jiang Chaoyang nodded with a smile.

"When we go to the provincial capital to inoculate the fungus, we'll go directly there. I've already contacted the leaders of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences. If anyone refuses to inoculate us, I'll see whether his head is harder or my fist is harder." Director Hu said.

Chen Tiezhu was stunned. He had never thought of what Director Hu showed today.

He thought that Han Xiuying said "Director Hu is very concerned" just to scare Liu Dayou, but it turned out that he really cares about it.

Such a big leader, there are so many things to worry about? He even cares about such a trivial matter as growing mushrooms.

"Director Hu, I don't have many leaders. But I feel that you are a good leader who really cares about comrades and the masses. A toast, you can do whatever you want."

Chen Tiezhu picked up the rice bowl and gulped down half a bowl of wine.

"Leader, don't be fooled, he just looks for opportunities to drink more. "Han Xiuying quickly interjected and gave Chen Tiezhu a small kick.

"Hahahaha..., I have to drink this wine. How many years have it been? I haven't had such a good meal before." Director Hu was happy and took a big sip.

Eating and drinking must be good for the spleen and stomach. What matters is not only the food, but also the person.

Even though today was the first time they met, the two of them got along very well.