January 29th.
The fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
Li Jie carried two pieces of dried rabbit meat to the county party committee's family home. He was here today to pay New Year's greetings.
Although he will leave soon, Lao Xu is a good person and we can still stay together.
Coming to Lao Xu's dormitory with familiarity, Lao Xu couldn't help but smile and shook his head when he saw what Li Jie was carrying.
"Dongbao, you are really good at giving things away."
"Ha ha."
Li Jie casually put the rabbit meat on the table: "Old Xu, I think you've been craving for it for a long time, right?"
In the past six months, the two of them got along pretty well. In similar private occasions, Li Jie no longer called him "Secretary", but directly called "Old Xu".
If other comrades in the county saw it, their jaws would probably drop.
Secretary Xu is a high-ranking county official who landed by air. Although I don’t know Secretary Xu’s specific background, one thing is certain, he is not an ordinary person.
"Don't tell me, since I called you, I've been looking forward to you coming over to pay New Year's greetings."
Lao Xu smiled and poured a glass of water for Li Jie, and chatted very casually.
If it were anyone else, he wouldn't accept even a rabbit leg, let alone two rabbits, but what Li Jie gave was different.
The two of them are friends.
What does it matter if a friend gives you some souvenirs privately?
Even if he goes to Sijiucheng to argue, he is not afraid.
Of course, Li Jie stayed with Lao Xu for lunch at noon. Lao Xu was a foreigner and his wife and children were not here.
And he didn’t go home during the Chinese New Year this year.
After all, it's too far.
However, Lao Xu was not alone during the Spring Festival. As a top leader in the county, many people came to visit his dormitory.
Even if Lao Xu rejects people outside the system, you can't reject people from the same team, right?
In order to thank Li Jie for the rabbit meat, Lao Xu personally cooked three hot dishes and a plate of fried peanuts.
Dry-roasted bacon and shredded rabbit, stir-fried bacon, pickled cabbage, peanuts, the four dishes were paired with a bottle of Laobaigan. Before the meal was over, the two of them started drinking wine.
"Dongbao, are you really planning to go to Pengcheng?"
While drinking, Lao Xu naturally chatted about Li Jie's future plans.
"Um."
Li Jie said calmly: "I heard on the radio that the Special Administrative Region is as good as it is, but no matter how good it is, it is not as sincere as seeing it."
"So, I'm going to go out and have a look."
Old Xu nodded slightly: "It's okay to go out for a walk. The policies in coastal areas are much more open. Just like self-employed businesses, here in Jinling County, the control is still very tight."
"But in coastal areas, things have basically been relaxed."
Although Lao Xu is in Jinling, he is very well-informed. He knows more or less about the affairs of the central government.
After all, he came from Yanjing and still has contact with his former friends.
In fact, it's not like Lao Xu has never thought about responding to the call.
But every place has its own special circumstances. Here in Jinling, the atmosphere is generally conservative.
He is only a senior county official in Jinling County, not the top leader in Liangxi City.
Therefore, there are some situations that Lao Xu cannot control even if he wants to.
"correct."
As he spoke, Lao Xu took out a note from his coat pocket.
"Take this. If you encounter any difficulties in Pengcheng, you can go to her. If you ask, just say she is my friend."
Li Jie's pupils shrank slightly when he saw the name on the note.
This name is not simple.
Unexpectedly, Lao Xu’s background was so tough.
"good."
Immediately, Li Jie quietly put the note into his pocket.
"Old Xu, thank you."
Although Li Jie did not need to ask for help from others, he could not easily refuse Lao Xu's kindness.
"well."
Lao Xu smiled and did not answer. Instead, he turned around and sighed.
"It's a pity. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat this dried rabbit meat anymore."
Li Jie raised his eyebrows and said, "What's so difficult about this? Didn't I write down the formula and process for you? Just follow the instructions."
"I tried."
Lao Xu picked up a piece of rabbit meat with chopsticks, chewed it slowly and said, "It's done, but it doesn't taste as good as yours."
"Then there's nothing I can do."
Li Jie spread his hands and said, "Pengcheng is so far away from Liangxi, so I can't send it to you, right? When I did send it, it was broken."
"Too."
Lao Xu said dumbly: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Come on, let's drink."
Lao Xu was a little reluctant to leave Li Jie. He was an airborne cadre, although people in the local system were very polite to him.
But it is more difficult to have a heart-to-heart relationship.
When communicating, there are always some barriers.
There was only one friend like Li Jie that he could talk to and be close to. Once Li Jie left, he would not be able to find anyone to drink with in the future.
As we drank, the topic turned to traveling far away.
"Dongbao, have you thought about what to do there?"
"Let's take a walk first."
Li Jie joked: "Anyway, I'm definitely not as majestic as you, Lao Xu. It's not easy to be self-employed."
"It will get better."
Old Xu said energetically: "The higher-ups are very determined and the future will get better and better. Dongbao, you may have caught up with the good times."
At this point, Lao Xu's words stopped abruptly.
Some things just need to be touched upon a little bit, there is no need to reveal too much.
"Haha, I think so too."
Li Jie nodded with a smile, picked up the wine glass and touched it with Lao Xu.
Today's Pengcheng, or in other words, today's China, is full of opportunities. After all, there are too many vacancies.
This is an era of recklessness. As long as you are brave and can endure hardships, it is hard to say whether you will be rich or wealthy, but it will probably not be a problem if you are small and wealthy.
certainly.
This is also the era of princelings.
About an hour later, there was a knock on the door. Lao Xu staggered about to get up, but was pushed back by Li Jie.
"You sit down, I'll go take a look."
After the door opened, the man standing outside the door was stunned for a moment when he saw Li Jie.
"Who are you?"
Li Jie smiled and replied: "Director Wang, I am Lei Dongbao. Are you here to see Secretary Xu today?"
"Yep."
"Well, Secretary Xu won't see any guests today. Why don't you come back another day?"
"Okay, okay, then I'll come back another day. Well, little comrade, please help me say Happy New Year to Secretary Xu."
"Um."
Li Jie nodded slightly, and when the other party turned around and left, he closed the door.
He knew the person who just came.
how to say.
He is not a good person, he is similar to Old Hozen, but he is more capable and educated than Old Hozen.
But Lao Xu has always been polite and insensitive to these people.
Therefore, Li Jie sent the other party away without asking.
Turning back to the room, Lao Xu had fallen asleep on the table. Seeing Lao Xu sleeping soundly, Li Jie couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
You said that you are a weak scholar, why can't you fight hard? Why do you have to fight with Li Jie for wine?
(End of chapter)
