Since the next day was Secretary Li's mother's birthday, as soon as Ye Ming arrived in the provincial capital, he directly contacted Xu Fei and asked him if he would go to Secretary Li's house tomorrow.
Xu Fei said repeatedly on the phone: "Of course I'll go, of course I'll go. Xiaoye, you'd better come to my house first. I'll tell you something. It won't take long."
Ye Ming arrived at Xu Fei's house at 1:30 noon. As soon as he entered the house, Xu Fei held his hand a little eagerly and said, "Xiaoye, I already know the situation in K City. It's just as I expected.
Qiu Shunming was still investigated and punished. Now, the provincial bureau is working hard to find a candidate for the director of the K City Local Taxation Bureau. Therefore, there is not much time left for me to move around. Brother, I have to trouble you to take me to Secretary Li’s house this afternoon. I will definitely
I have to ask Secretary Li to greet Director Xia for me in the next two days."
Ye Ming said a little embarrassedly: "Didn't we agree to go together to celebrate Secretary Li's mother's birthday tomorrow? I'll take you there today, it's a bit too abrupt!"
"It's too late. We must go today. Moreover, we must go at noon when there are fewer people in the family home, because I also brought a special gift to Secretary Li's mother."
With that said, Xu Fei took Ye Ming to the kitchen of his house, pointed to the two bulging snakeskin bags on the floor, and said, "These are some local specialties I got from my hometown the day before yesterday.
, prepared to be brought to Secretary Li’s mother.”
Ye Ming saw that something seemed to be moving inside one of the snakeskin bags, and he couldn't help but asked strangely: "What is this? Is it a chicken or a sheep?"
Xu Fei smiled slightly proudly and said, "If it's a chicken or a sheep, it's too common and there's not much point in sending it over. You'd better take a look first!"
With that said, he went over and opened the first snakeskin bag. Ye Ming went over and took a look, and saw that there was a bag full of golden pine mushrooms. These mushrooms were bright in color and as big as small golden umbrellas.
They are as small as cute golden buttons and are the top-grade fresh pine mushrooms that are rarely available nowadays.
Ye Ming had only eaten this kind of pine tree mushroom once or twice when he was a child. This kind of mushroom is smooth in the mouth, fresh and sweet, and infinitely delicious. Now, whenever Ye Ming thinks back to that taste, he can't help but swallow his saliva...
"Director Xu, where did you get so many fresh pine mushrooms? Such wild pine mushrooms seem to have disappeared in our K city. You can't even buy them in the mountainous areas!"
Xu Fei smiled and said sincerely: "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 figures.
, and make good use of it.”
Seeing Ye Ming's half-understanding look, Xu Fei gave an example: "For example, the last time we went to Secretary Li's house to play. During breakfast, Secretary Li's mother complained when she drank the artificially cultivated mushroom soup.
She said that there are no real wild pine mushrooms to eat anymore, and that she always dreamed about the delicious pine mushrooms. At that time, Secretary Li said apologetically: He is unfilial and cannot even satisfy his mother's small request...
…I originally told you: not long after Secretary Li’s mother gave birth to Secretary Li, her husband was bitten to death by a wild boar while hunting in the mountains. She was only in her twenties at the time, but in order to prevent her son from living in someone else’s home in the future
Feeling wronged, she gritted her teeth and swore she would never marry again. She worked hard to support her in a mountain village, raising Secretary Li with all kinds of hardships, and sent him to serve as a soldier. Therefore, Secretary Li was extremely respectful and filial to his mother, and always tried every means to do so.
I want my mother to be happier and enjoy more blessings in her later years..."
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 them even if you have money. So, you bought these pine mushrooms for her and gave them to her, right?”
Xu Fei nodded and said: "This is quite a coincidence. Because my home is also in a mountainous area, and our area is still a virgin forest reserve, so the villagers can still pick up pine mushrooms, and the quality is of high quality. And now
It happened to be the growing season of pine mushrooms, so I quickly asked for leave and went back to my hometown and bought more than 50 kilograms of fresh pine mushrooms at a price of 80 yuan per kilogram."
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 opened the rope that tied the mouth of the snakeskin bag, letting Ye Ming go over and take a look.
Ye Ming walked over and took a closer look. Inside, he saw a beast with two horns on its head and pure black fur that looked a bit like a sheep. It was jumping up and down in the bag, saying "huchihuchi" from its mouth.
gasping sound.
"What is this? Director Xu."
"This is a wild black muntjac in the mountains. It is a national second-level protected animal. The meat of this kind of muntjac is fresh and tender, and the aroma spreads far away when cooked. It is a top-quality delicacy. This muntjac was made with an iron clip by an old hunter in my hometown.
Clamped, one leg was broken, but it was still alive and weighed more than 40 kilograms. Black muntjacs as big as this were rare even before liberation. I bought them at a high price of 4,000 yuan.
I estimate: Secretary Li’s mother was originally the wife of an Orion hunter, so she must have eaten muntjac, but now she may not have eaten this kind of game in decades. I will send it to her today, and she will definitely be very satisfied.”
"What if Secretary Li doesn't accept these things?"
Xu Fei laughed again: "Xiaoye, there is a trick to giving gifts. Let me tell you: if I were to send one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand yuan to Secretary Li's house, he would definitely throw the money downstairs angrily.
And he would scold me bloody. However, if he gave me some pine mushrooms, which are the old lady’s favorite food, and they are all local specialties in the mountains, Secretary Li would not refuse. On the contrary, he would also
He will be 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 nationally protected animal, and Secretary Li will probably refuse."
Ye Ming thought about it and felt that this was indeed the best gift: after all, pine mushrooms are native products of the mountains and are not very expensive. The most important thing is that the old lady likes to eat this thing, and Secretary Li also wants to
Satisfy the old lady’s wish. In this case, Xu Fei sending them so many pine mushrooms now is tantamount to providing help in the snow, and everyone will definitely be happy...
Ye Ming asked a little worriedly: "Director Xu, wait a minute while we carry these two big bags. We are all acquaintances in the provincial bureau family. 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 collect them yesterday. Today we
Just deliver them to her together. If I meet anyone, they will think that I am delivering oranges to Secretary Li, and no one will doubt me."