Xu Yishan was forced to march barefoot, but Xu Yishan was escorted to the streets of Gushan Town by his father despite all his reluctance.

There is a market every Friday in Gushan Town.

On the day of the market, Gushan Town was as lively as the Chinese New Year.

When he was a child, Xu Yishan looked forward most to following his parents to the town market.

There are many delicious snacks in the town, and Xu Chijie is never stingy in this regard. As long as his son wants to eat, he will be satisfied.

Lao Liu and his wife started busy early in the morning. On market day, Lao Liu's wife would set up a fried dough stick stall at the door.

Originally, Xu barefoot didn't want to come, but he was worried that his son would run away halfway, so he followed him in person.

Seeing Lao Liu from afar, Xu Chiji raised his hand and shouted: "My dear, you are busy."

Xu Chijiao was considerate and specially invited a matchmaker to come with him.

Blind dates in the countryside usually take place on a market day. The man and woman get to know each other under the introduction of the matchmaker. If they like each other, they make an appointment to have a meal at a restaurant in the town and set a date to come. If they don't like it, who will tell them?

Without making any announcement, they went their separate ways.

Gushan Town is located deep in the mountains, surrounded by towering mountains. The mountains are lush and green, and the big trees cover the sky and the sun.

The town has a town government, a hospital, a school, and a post office. There is only one road in and out. In the past few years, it was paved with cement pavement, but it is not wide. When two cars meet, one car must find a meeting place first.

Stop and wait for others to pass before leaving.

A river more than five meters wide is called the Gushan River. The Gushan River passes through the town, and its source is about three miles above. There is a higher mountain called Wuxiu Mountain. There is a reservoir at the foot of Wuxiu Mountain called

The water in ancient mountains and rivers comes from reservoirs.

Xu Yishan is familiar with this area. He has been in the Water Conservancy Bureau for seven years and spent most of his time surveying these places with water.

Especially in Wuxiu Mountain, Xu Yishan knew that the mountains were high and the water was low even with his eyes closed.

The water distribution in Maoshan County is the most complicated in Wuxiu Mountain. There is a large reservoir near Gushan. Although there is no reservoir near Hongshan Town, there is a river with greater water potential called Honghe.

When Lao Liu saw Xu coming barefoot, he quickly wiped his hands on his apron and invited them into the house.

Xu Yishan hesitated to enter the house, but Xu Chiji pushed him from behind and whispered: "If you dare to play tricks, I'll break your legs."

Liu Mei is not at home. She goes to school every morning for early self-study. She usually doesn't come home until school is over in the afternoon.

Xu Chijiao didn't see Liu Mei, so he walked up to Lao Liu and asked, "Where's the girl?"

Lao Liu smiled and said: "The child has gone to school, you wait. I have already told her that she should be back."

Xu Chiji said "Oh", turned to his son Xu Yishan and said, "Have you seen how diligent this girl is? She goes to school early in the morning. It's not like the people in your organization who work from 9 to 5 and don't make any progress at all."

Xu Yishan said nothing. He was thinking, what will he tell Liu Mei when she comes back? Should he tell her that he has registered for marriage, or should he leave with the excuse that he is not interested in her?

After waiting for about half an hour, Liu Meifeng came back.

As soon as she came back, she grabbed a fried dough stick from the fried dough stick stall and stuffed it into her mouth, while asking her father: "Dad, why did you call me back in such a hurry?"

Before Lao Liu could speak, Xu Chijiao had already stood up and spoke, "Xiao Liu, it's me, I'm your Uncle Xu."

Liu Mei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said softly: "Uncle Xu, do you have anything to do with me?"

Xu Chiji was stunned, looked at Lao Liu, and asked suspiciously: "Lao Liu, didn't you tell the child?"

Lao Liu was so embarrassed that he avoided Xu Chiji's eyes, excused himself as the door was too busy and needed help, and hurriedly turned around and went out.

The matchmaker lost no time in coming up, pulled Liu Mei aside and said, "Teacher Xiaoliu, come here, I have something to say to you."

Xu Yishan didn't know what the matchmaker said to Liu Mei. But he noticed that Liu Mei glanced at him several times, covered her mouth and smiled.

After the matchmaker finished talking to Liu Mei, she came over and said to Xu Yishan: "Xiao Xu, Xiao Liu means that I want to chat with you alone for a few words. In this case, let's go out first and you can chat."

The matchmaker asked Xu Chiji to follow her out, leaving Xu Yishan and Liu Mei alone in the house.

The atmosphere in the room became a little awkward. Xu Yishan broke the silence and said: "Teacher Xiaoliu, I'm sorry, I..."

Liu Mei quickly stopped him and said with a smile: "You don't have to tell me, I know what you are here for. Your name is Xu Yishan, you are also from our Gushan Town, and you are now a cadre of the Water Conservancy Bureau."

Xu Yishan smiled and said: "Yes, my name is Xu Yishan."

Liu Mei thought for a moment and said, "Are you here for a blind date?"

Xu Yishan smiled bitterly and said nothing.

"You are a county cadre, and you still go on a blind date." Liu Mei covered her mouth and laughed.

"I..." Xu Yishan hesitated to tell her that he was forced to go on a blind date.

"Stop talking." Liu Mei stopped him again, raised her hand and looked at the watch on her wrist, and said, "I'm going to class soon, so let's get in touch when we have time."

Before Xu Yishan could speak, Liu Mei had already left in a hurry.

The matchmaker chased after her and caught Liu Mei while she was talking.

Xu Chijie asked his son cautiously: "So fast? What did you talk about?"

Xu Yishan said: "We had a casual chat. Dad, please don't worry about this kind of thing in the future. I have other things to do and have to go back to the county."

Xu Chijiao did not get accurate information, so he followed his son out and asked him: "How is it? Are you satisfied?"

Xu Yishan smiled and said, "You are satisfied that they don't like me."

Just as the shuttle bus arrived, Xu Yishan waved to stop it and quickly got into the car, no longer caring about Xu Chijie calling him from below.

When he returned to his hometown, he didn't invite his parents. Xu Yishan was embarrassed to tell Chen Yong.

He called Chen Xiaoqi and no one answered after three calls, so he muttered in his mind, "Where has she gone?"

Xu Yishan lives in the family building of the Water Conservancy Bureau, which is a temporary residence. The county abolished welfare housing allocation more than 20 years ago, so Xu Yishan does not provide free housing except for buying a house with his own money.

Fortunately, the Water Conservancy Bureau built a family building in the past few years, but the family building was not completely sold. Considering his actual situation, the bureau arranged for him to live in it temporarily.

The county Organization Department has issued a letter of appointment, and he is no longer a member of the Water Conservancy Bureau. There are still two days left to report to Hongshan Town. During these two days, he does not know what to do.

The phone couldn't be reached, so he didn't call again. He thought about going to her house in the evening and reporting to Chen Yong that his parents were unavailable.

Father Xu Barefoot's attitude has been very clear. He strongly opposes his son marrying Chen Xiaoqi.

According to Xu Chijiao's understanding, Chen Xiaoqi took the initiative to register her son, because she must have wanted to cover up an ulterior secret.

Xu Yishan was alone in the county. He had no one to protect him and no one around him to protect him. If anything happened, he would have no choice but to be slaughtered by others.

Chen Xiaoqi's family are all high-ranking cadres in the county, and his family, a peasant family, cannot reach such a high level.

Rather than being kept in the dark, it's better to be direct: This piece of fallen pie is inedible and poisonous.

Xu Yishan has never thought of an excuse to cover up his parents' absence. Meeting the parents of a man and a woman is a big deal. He can't let Chen Xiaoqi's family misunderstand that his family doesn't care about his marriage.

The Water Conservancy Bureau's family building is separated from the county committee's family building by three streets, and it would take Xu Yishan at least half an hour to walk there.
Chapter completed!