Allure

Chapter 9

Chapter 09
It was already past [-]:[-] p.m. when Zuo Nan and his group returned to Luzhou City from Zhangze Reservoir. The schedule was very tight. Those who responded were already waiting there, chatting and laughing to welcome the deputy mayor and Zuo's father and daughter to the hotel and arrange a small conference hall.

According to the usual practice, we gathered together, laughed and talked, sat together to eat and drink, and basically passed today, but there was a little accident, when we went upstairs, Zuo Nanxia dodged his physical discomfort, and refused the subsequent official banquet. Escorted back to the room.

Isn't it right?I feel that the interest in the reservoir area is quite high. Why do you feel unwell when you come back?Seeing off Zuo's father and daughter, Deputy Mayor Li was a little puzzled, and said a few words of courtesy to a group of people from the unit. When he went downstairs, he quietly pulled Director Xu from the Propaganda Department and asked in a low voice: "Minister Xu, did Mr. Zuo stay in the south for a long time?" Are you a little acclimatized? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, everyone has seen it today. Climbing up the mountain is easier than young people." Minister Xu said in surprise, guessing the meaning of the leader's words, seeing the way the leader frowned, and suddenly thought of Well, maybe Mr. Zuo's refusal just made the deputy mayor suspicious, so he said uncertainly: "Are you not very satisfied with our hospitality?"

This is hard to say. Deputy Mayor Li is also from an office background, and he is also good at trying to figure out other people's thoughts. However, any master with high authority or a lot of money has a temper that cannot be judged by common sense. If it makes people unhappy because of a small detail, I'm afraid it won't be so happy to pay for it next time.

This shock was no small matter, Vice Mayor Li bid farewell to everyone, leaving Minister Xu alone, pulled him to a corner of the waiting hall and asked seriously: "Think about it, what is wrong with us."

"This..." Minister Xu rubbed his chin, trying to recall, he was considerate to Zuo's family, when he was greeted at the airport, all the leadership team of the municipal party committee went out to greet him, and even called the traffic police to open the way, the scene was well-arranged .The municipal government also specially organized such a hospitality team, just to serve the father and daughter comfortably.I have been here for three days and visited two scenic spots. Today, I temporarily changed the schedule because I went back to my hometown. In addition to the services of the hotel, I also have two secretaries from the Municipal Party Committee Office. I really can’t find anything wrong with it. Come.

If he couldn't find it, Vice Mayor Li was not happy, and emphasized in a more emphatic tone: "You must not be careless. The aluminum and zinc chemical industry invested by Zuo Xirong, the eldest daughter of Zuo, is a key project of our city's [-]th Five-Year Plan. The senior officials of Changhe City have repeatedly emphasized that investors should be entertained as relatives and family members. In the past, information was regarded as productivity, but now entertainment has also been included in the scope of productivity. What's more, if you really want to negotiate the construction project of the Folk Culture Center, your Propaganda Department will do the same. It is indispensable."

After babbling a lot, it's over, and it has risen to a political level. Minister Xu looked disheartened, held back for a while, and said uncertainly: "Speaking of staying, this is the highest level in our urban area. I think Mr. Zuo is very easy-going. , I'm not a very picky person...or is it that the food doesn't suit your taste?"

"Are you sure?" Deputy Mayor Li grabbed a life-saving straw and asked anxiously.

With this question, Minister Xu didn't dare to say for sure, and said vaguely: "I can't tell. If you want to say that the grade here is the highest in our city. The abalone masters of Kailai Yue have won prizes in the provincial chef competition." , the leaders of the ministry are full of praise when they come...but...I can't explain clearly."

"In this way, Minister Xu, you have worked hard, and you must find out what Mr. Zuo is thinking. There are still a few days, so we can prescribe the right medicine. If something goes wrong, it will be troublesome. I will report today's itinerary to Mayor Qin For a while, you stay here, and it’s best to sit with you at dinner time, and have a good chat with Zuo’s family, and if there is any situation, please let me know immediately.” Deputy Mayor Li thought of a compromise and ordered the general.

The smile on Minister Xu's face twitched. It is said that the leader opened his mouth, and the subordinates broke their legs. He dared to feel that he had to be a full-time waiter.However, at the first level of the official rank, he didn't dare to say that word. Deputy Mayor Li left in a hurry, and Minister Xu suffered from indigestion. That’s what the taster knows. For example, in this hospitality task, there are leaders at one end and big bosses at the other end. If the hospitality is good, the leader has political achievements.

While pondering, judging from years of experience in dealing with superiors, hospitality is nothing more than food, drink, and lodging. To put it bluntly, it is food, clothing, housing, and transportation. We don’t care about clothing. Say okay, let's eat the rest, yes, eat!

Thinking of this, Minister Xu recalled that when he accompanied the receptionist on the first day, the Grand Hyatt Hotel served [-] finale dishes, which were either seasonal fresh vegetables or fresh seafood. However, Mr. Zuo only had a taste of it, and he seemed dissatisfied. Based on what he saw in the reservoir area today, Minister Xu had a flash of inspiration, and he looked around to find his followers. Fortunately, there was Xiao Chen Lin in the office. Pointing: "Xiao Chen, go, call Manager Feng, I'll wait for him in the kitchen."

His subordinates went away in response, checked the phone at the main station, and waited a while to greet Manager Feng in the elevator. When the two of them entered the backyard kitchen, Manager Feng couldn't help but laugh. Wandering around the side dish table, seeing Manager Feng coming, he ignored the greetings, and just explained the leader's intentions, and put the key issue on Manager Feng: there is a problem with your food here.

So sure, but Manager Feng, who was a little kidney-deficient and pale-faced, turned pale with fright, shook his head like a drum, and denied it firmly: "No, absolutely not, Minister Xu, you can't smash our signboard, right? We have been serving the government for several years, and there has never been a problem. Just our three chef classes, the eight major cuisines of Guangdong, Sichuan, Lusu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Huizhou. If you find another one in Luzhou that is more authentic than us, I will The word Feng is written upside down. Just for this one arranged by the city government, we have borrowed all the chefs from the Jiwei Seafood Restaurant... You can be considered a gourmet. Tell me, as far as the boundary of Luyuan is concerned, there are Is it stronger than ours?"

Manager Feng belongs to the type of people who have both business acumen and the ability to make money. After many years of dealing with officials, he has acquired the copper mouth and steel teeth of a dead horse, which can be said to be a living donkey. Without interrupting a sentence, he interrupted Manager Feng's words incessantly, and corrected him displeasedly: "Manager Feng, you didn't understand me. I'm not saying that your food is not good. The problem lies in your appetite."

"Then what do you say suits your taste, I will do as I wish." Manager Feng was relieved when he heard that there was room for maneuver.

"I think it should be like this." Minister Xu grasped the flashing inspiration, and pulled Manager Feng to the door, and whispered: "Old Zuo has a serious concept of the local people, think again, he is What kind of identity, you those who are so fresh and delicious, are not rare for people with his identity, right?"

"Yes, that makes sense. Isn't Mr. Zuo in Fujian? It's not uncommon for seafood to be stored there." Manager Feng understood.

"That's right, that's what it means. Now that you've come to Luzhou, you should give him some of our Luzhou specialties, right? We can get a lot of specialties in Luzhou, right? Belly soup, It is famous; Huguan mutton soup, and the historical allusions of Cao Cao; there is also Shangdang donkey meat, let alone the dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground; What can be hooked with Cixi... Anyway, as far as those dishes with talk, cultural people like this tune..."

"Don't, don't..." Manager Feng's pale and kidney-deficient face became more and more bitter as he listened, and he stopped the conversation and said, "Minister Xu, you might as well smash my signboard, our five-star hotel If you really make the stomach and lung soup for three to five yuan, and fried pancakes for eight yuan a piece, wouldn’t it be a joke if you tell them? Besides, the dog meat is not served on the plate, and the water is not served on the table. Didn't you say that?"

This is true. Expensive does not necessarily mean famous food, and famous food does not necessarily mean expensive. Minister Xu said that they are all familiar snacks in Luzhou, but the food worth a few yuan will definitely not be able to enter a five-star hotel. Hearing this, Minister Xu is a bit unreasonable He clapped his hands and said: "What's wrong? My propaganda minister has been sent to be an orderly. What's the matter with asking you to order dishes? What about the eight major dishes that you said just now?"

"But doesn't this belong to the eight major cuisines?" Manager Feng said with a bitter face.

"Do as you please, or as you please? Are you arguing against me?" Director Xu scolded.

"But...but I just want to do it, how can I do it?" Manager Feng was embarrassed.

"Okay, Manager Feng, I won't tell you any more. Later, Mr. Zuo will be dissatisfied. If the project cannot be negotiated, you can just wait to pay the bill." Director Xu threatened and wanted to leave.

All of a sudden, Manager Feng panicked. Now the eldest master is an official, and he can be your master with just an official position. What's more, the hotel expenses have to be billed. Someone will get in the way, and you don't even know if you are tripped to death. What's going on? Surprised, he hurriedly pulled Minister Xu, who was about to leave, and quickly said, "Wait, Minister Xu, I'll find a way for you."

"Hehe, I think you have a solution. Then you say, it's Luzhou's characteristics, and you find a way to fix it for me." Minister Xu said with a smile.

Horses are afraid of being ridden, and people are afraid of being forced. This time, Manager Feng really came up on a whim, and said, "Take them out to eat."

"Take it out, where are you going?"

"Thieves village."

"Farmhouse?"

"Yes, if he really likes to go, it means that your method is right. If you want him not to go, let's find a way."

"Is this... thieves' village going to work?"

"No problem. It's not far from the scenic spot. The donkey meat is authentic there. We're talking quietly. I think Mr. Zuo is also a girl and a maid. Good ones may not suit your taste."

Minister Xu speculated for a while, didn't say a word, and left without even saying hello. Manager Feng just came from behind and had a whim. Well, if you lead someone into the ditch, I'm afraid you'll have to make trouble for yourself again when you turn around.Pacing anxiously to the hall waiting for the news.

Unexpectedly, sometimes this matter can only be solved by crooked beatings. After a while, Minister Xu and Zuo Nanxia's father and daughter came out of the elevator with a happy face. When they walked through the hall, Minister Xu quietly told Feng The manager gave a thumbs up. Manager Feng was overjoyed, and arranged for a Mercedes-Benz to welcome guests from the hotel. He hurried over and greeted the Zuo family's father and daughter and Minister Xu and got into the car.

Looking at the shadow of the car going away, Manager Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and when he went upstairs, he shook his head and said to himself with a dumbfounded smile:

"Hehe... I didn't see it. It's really a lady's body and a maid's belly. No one lacks that cheap bone."

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There are eighteen bends in the mountain road, one mountain after another. When you reach the suburban road up the mountain, this feeling is obvious. The sight is not very wide, and there are green pines and cypresses in sight. This Laoding Mountain scenic spot in Luzhou mainly attracts tourists with its winter ski resort. , it’s not the season at this time, it seems a little deserted, Minister Xu in the co-pilot looked back at Zuo’s father and daughter, secretly thankful that he had made a mastery of chess, when he talked about going out for a walk, when he talked about going to the thieves village to try the farmhouse The old man Zuo couldn't wait more than his daughter.

"Old Zuo, just turn around this mountain and you will arrive. The ring horse village is not far from the scenic spot, less than ten kilometers away. The farmhouse here has been open for three or four years. The taste is good. The donkey garden is less than [-] kilometers away from the mountain behind the ring horse village. , it’s almost the city’s donkey meat base, and it’s very famous.” Minister Xu introduced.

"Well, I know this better than you. I'm not afraid of your jokes. My grandfather's generation used to drive carts. Do you know the origin of the name Thief Village?" Zuo Nanxia asked with great interest.This time, Minister Xu was stopped by the question, he shook his head, and heard Zuo Nanxia say in a familiar way: "It is said that this is the place where Shan Xiongxin and Shan Xiongzhong, the heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, stationed troops and raised horses. Erxian Village not far from here is Their aboveground property, this place belongs to their underground property. It is said that they killed officials and rebelled and broke through Luzhou Mansion overnight. This is where the soldiers started... A magistrate in ancient times said that since ancient times, there have been many troublesome people in the Shangdang. Since then, the military strategists of the past dynasties have fought for the land, which has caused many wars and disasters here, and has also developed the brave character of the local residents. This meaning of "chivalry" can also be reflected everywhere in the local culture. For example, the southerners listen to Shangdang. Bangzi opera, my first impression is, what are you doing, bang bang bang bang, it's either fighting or killing...hehe."

Zuo Yiying and Minister Xu, including the driver, were all amused by the old man, but Minister Xu was saved at this time. The old man's understanding of the local culture was really not a show, and he got a little closer for no reason.

Talking and chatting, the car turned around the mountain pass and arrived at the place. Through the window of the car, I saw a village built on the mountain from a distance. The appearance of thirty or twenty families seemed to cut a piece of hundreds of acres on the mountainside. The large open space, if you add the Leimu gate, it really looks like a bandit den, but at this time, in the afterglow of the setting sun, the small two-story building with blue bricks and red tiles is faintly hidden in the green mountain scenery. It is unspeakably quiet, when the car gets closer, you can hear the occasional dog barking, and the chimneys of many people have smoked from the chimneys, which is a vivid rural scene.

Minister Xu glanced quietly, and saw Zuo Nanxia staring at the village as if his eyes were dull, he was secretly delighted, this time, I'm afraid I was mistaken.

There are more people in this place on weekends, but there are obviously not many people today. There are three or five dark-painted cars parked in the open space at the entrance of the village. As soon as the Mercedes-Benz stopped, it immediately outnumbered the other cars, and someone came out when they heard the sound of the cars. To attract guests.

"Boss, come and take a look at our house. Air-conditioned seats, 24-hour hot water, and top-notch accommodation, you are guaranteed to be satisfied." A young guy shouted neatly, and another fat old woman came to Minister Xu and followed directly to solicit customers : "Boss, come and have a look at our place. There are air-conditioned seats and mahjong tables. You can eat comfortably and have a good time."

At the beginning of getting off the car, several solicitors came.This stumped Minister Xu. More than half of the [-] or [-] houses had the sign of "Nongjiale". Just talking about it, I forgot to ask which one was better, so I quietly called the hotel to ask Manager Feng. Unexpectedly, Manager Feng faltered on the phone and couldn't explain clearly.Dare to feel that this guy was just a temporary idea, he never came here at all, and made Minister Xu very angry in an instant, he gritted his teeth and threatened on the phone: I'll settle the score with you when I go back.

Just as the phone was put down, unexpectedly someone made up his mind, Zuo Nan pointed to the third house on the slope and said, "This one. Let's take a look."

"Hey, I'm acquainted, I know Lao Shan's family at a glance." The fat old ladies were a little disappointed, and grinning, Director Xu was amused, and smiled and asked: "Big sister, from your accent, where is Lao Shan's family?" the best?"

"It's the same, just eat better. Their family's conditions are not as good as ours? They want to play mahjong at our house, but their house doesn't have a mahjong table." Surprised by Mr. Zuo's eyes, not only him, but also Zuo Xiying, asked her father in a low voice, "Dad, how do you know that this house is doing well? I think it's normal, and it's not as clean as those few houses." Woolen cloth?"

Yes, a two-story building with an open-air balcony on the first floor is not conspicuous among these twenty or thirty farmhouses. It is really not surprising when you look closely, but Zuo Nanxia cleared his doubts and said: "Hehe, look Environment, I look at the threshold."

"Threshold?" Several people gasped, and their eyes fell on the threshold at the same time. It was a bit old and dirty, but Zuo Xiying suddenly realized, pointing and smiling: "Oh, the threshold is very worn, that means the visitor many?"

"Yes, my daughter is still smart, haha, you can't learn this knowledge in books. When you go to that city, you have to find a place to eat. Don't listen to the fame. Under the fame, it is often difficult to live up to it, and there are many people who follow the trend. ; Second, don't look at the environment, it's spotless, don't go to a place with bright and clean windows, the smell is definitely not good, if there are an endless stream of customers, it is impossible to keep it so clean." Zuo Nanxia explained with a smile, and compared with the accompanying people, it was not bad. It really makes sense, and when I walked to the door of this house, no one came out to greet me, only a squatting fat boy in the yard was holding a pipe, pouting his buttocks and blowing on the fire, and the smoke came out here. Hearing someone enter the door, he had time to shout: "Godmother, there are guests."

Several people stepped into the door. Not far behind the door was a big pot, covered with a big wooden lid, cooking something. The young man watching the pot was adding firewood. When he saw this group of people, his eyes froze, and the firewood he was holding was smashing On his feet, he covered his feet with an ouch, his eyes stared straight, as if he had seen a ghost, this ouch, the fat man blowing fire turned around again, his face was covered with soot, and he stared suddenly like he had seen a ghost As soon as he retracted his stomach, he sucked in a cold breath, but unexpectedly his mouth was still on the mouth of the pipe. He took a breath of smoke, and then sat down on the ground, choking his nose and tears to flow out. He coughed, wiped his face and shouted at the top of his voice:

"Brother Dan, come and see, that beauty is here, she is here at our house..."

(End of this chapter)