Official Road Hongyan

Since the next day was Secretary Li's mother's birthday, Ye Ming contacted Xu Fei directly as soon as he arrived in the provincial capital and asked him if he would go to Secretary Li's house tomorrow.

Xu Fei repeatedly said on the phone: "Of course, of course. Xiaoye, you should come to my house first, and I will talk to you about something, it won't be long."

Ye Ming arrived at Xu Fei's house at 01:30 noon.As soon as he entered the room, Xu Fei held his hand eagerly and said, "Xiaoye, I already know about the situation in your City K. As expected, Qiu Shunming was still investigated. Now, the Provincial Bureau I am trying to find a candidate for the director of the Local Taxation Bureau of City K. Therefore, there is not much time left for my activities. Brother, I have to trouble you to take me to Secretary Li’s house this afternoon. I must ask Secretary Li to give me a job in these two days. Just ask Director Xia to say hello."

Ye Ming was a little embarrassed and said: "Didn't you agree to go to celebrate Secretary Li's mother's birthday together tomorrow? It's a bit too abrupt for me to take you there today!"

"It's too late, we must go today. And, we have to go at noon when there are few people in the family home, because I brought a special gift to Secretary Li's mother."

After speaking, Xu Fei took Ye Ming to the kitchen of his house, pointed to the two bulging snakeskin bags on the floor, and said, "This is a little local product I brought back to my hometown the day before yesterday. , ready to bring to Secretary Li's mother."

Seeing that there seemed to be something moving in one of the snakeskin bags, Ye Ming asked strangely, "What is this? Is it a chicken or a sheep?"

Xu Fei smiled smugly, and said: "If it's chicken and sheep, it's too common, and it doesn't make much sense to send them over. You'd better take a look first!"

As he said that, he went over to open the first snakeskin bag.Ye Ming leaned over to take a look, and saw a bag full of golden pine mushrooms inside.These mushrooms are bright in color, as big as a handful of golden umbrellas, and as small as cute golden buttons. They are the top-grade fresh pine mushrooms that are rarely available today.

Ye Ming only ate this kind of pine tree mushroom once or twice when he was a child.The mushrooms are creamy, sweet and delicious.Now Ye Ming can't help but swallow his saliva whenever he recalls that feeling...

"Director Xu, where did you get so many fresh pine mushrooms? The wild pine mushrooms like this seem to be extinct in our city K, and you can't buy them even in the mountains!"

Xu Fei smiled, and said earnestly: "Xiaoye, if you want to be in the officialdom in the future, you must always pay attention to everything, and be good at digging out useful information for you from the words and deeds of some key people. , and put it to good use.”

Seeing Ye Ming's half-understanding look, Xu Fei gave an example and said: "For example, last time we went to play at Secretary Li's house. During breakfast, Secretary Li's mother complained about it while drinking the artificially cultivated mushroom soup. Said that there are no real wild pine mushrooms to eat now, and said that she dreamed of the delicacy of pine mushrooms. At that time, Secretary Li said apologetically: He is not filial, and he can't even satisfy such a small request as his mother... …I told you before: Not long after Secretary Li’s mother gave birth to Secretary Li, her husband was killed by a wild boar while hunting in the mountains. She was only in her twenties at the time, but in order not to let her son live in someone else’s house Being wronged, she gritted her teeth and vowed not to marry again. She supported herself in the mountain village by herself, worked hard to raise Secretary Li, and sent him to the army. Therefore, Secretary Li respected and filially respected his mother, and always tried every means I want my mother to be happier and enjoy more blessings in her old age..."

When he heard this, Ye Ming finally understood a little bit, and said: "Director Xu, do you mean that Secretary Li has been trying to buy some pine mushrooms for his mother to satisfy his mother's hobby for many years, but he You can't buy it even if you have money. So, you bought him these pine mushrooms and gave them to her, right?"

Xu Fei nodded and said, "It's quite a coincidence. Because my home is also in the mountainous area, and our place is still a primeval forest reserve, the villagers can still pick up pine tree mushrooms, and the quality is high. Now It happened to be the growing season of pine tree mushrooms, so I quickly asked for leave and went back to my hometown, and bought more than 80 catties of fresh pine tree mushrooms at a price of 50 yuan per catty."

Ye Ming looked at the bag on the other side, and asked, "What's in that bag? Is it also going to be sent to Secretary Li's house?"

Xu Fei walked over and unwrapped the rope that tied the snakeskin bag tightly, and let Ye Ming go over to have a look.

Ye Ming walked over, took a closer look, and saw a pure black sheep-like beast with two horns on its head, jumping up and down in the bag, and said "wheezing, wheezing" in its mouth. panting.

"What is this? Director Xu."

"This is a wild black muntjac in the mountains. It is a second-class protected animal in the country. The meat of this muntjac is fresh and tender, and it is fragrant when cooked. It is a first-class delicacy. My muntjac is an iron clip used by an old hunter in my hometown. Clamped, with a broken leg, but still alive, weighing more than 40 kilograms. It is rare to see such a big black muntjac even before liberation. I bought it at a high price of 4000 yuan. I estimate: Secretary Li's mother used to be the wife of a hunter, so she must have eaten musk deer, but she hasn't eaten this kind of wild game for decades. If I send it over today, she will definitely be very satisfied."

"What if Secretary Li doesn't accept these things?"

Xu Fei laughed again: "Xiaoye, you have to know how to give gifts. Let me tell you: if I send 20 to [-] yuan to Secretary Li's house, he will absolutely angrily throw the money downstairs and tell you He will scold me bloody. However, if it is to send some pine mushrooms, which is the old lady's favorite food, and these are all local products in the mountains, Secretary Li will not refuse. On the contrary, he will Very happy: because even if he wants to spend money, there is no place to buy this thing! However, this muntjac is a bit troublesome, mainly because it is a state-protected animal, and Secretary Li will probably refuse it."

Ye Ming thought about it, and felt that this was indeed the best gift: After all, pine tree mushrooms are local products in the mountains, and they are not very expensive.The most important thing is that the old lady likes to eat this food very much, and Secretary Li also wants to satisfy the old lady's wish.In this case, Xu Fei sending them so many pine tree mushrooms now is like sending charcoal in the snow, and everyone must be happy...

Ye Ming asked a little worriedly: "Director Xu, let's go over with these two big bags later. The family members of the provincial bureau are all acquaintances. If we meet someone and see us carrying things to Secretary Li's house, Not so good!"

Xu Fei said confidently: "Don't worry, I have already considered this. Yesterday, our logistics center was responsible for distributing oranges to government officials. Because Secretary Li's wife asked for leave, I deliberately did not notify her to come and pick it up yesterday. Today we Let’s send it to her together. If I meet someone, they will think that I am delivering oranges to Secretary Li, and no one will doubt it.”