The lunch was very simple, handmade noodles, two kinds of marinated eggs and tomatoes and fried sauce, and the large pot noodles were served, which immediately aroused Xu Fang's interest, not only did he smile at Qi Tianxiang and said: "The first time I went down to the grassroots with you, I didn't expect the first meal to be so simple, I really didn't expect it."

Qi Tianxiang smiled slightly, took a bowl of noodles served by Feng Juncai, handed it to Xu Fang, motioned for him to pour the marinade, and then said slowly: "You southerners may not be used to eating this, you are mainly rice, unlike us who are mainly pasta, so our diet in the north is to try our best to renovate the flour, but no matter how it changes, how it is renovated, the most basic principle has not changed, and the most effective thing is still this noodle." One of the criteria for a good housewife is to be able to roll out a bowl of smooth noodles. ”

"Heyang County is one of the main wheat producing areas in our province, and the quality and taste of the flour here are worth boasting about," Qi Tianxiang took the noodle bowl handed by Feng Juncai again, skillfully poured some of the two kinds of marinade, and said approvingly while stirring skillfully: "Lao Feng dared to invite us to eat hand-rolled noodles at noon, which shows that he is still confident in the flour in his county and the skills of the chef." Isn't it! Lao Feng. ”

Feng Juncai said modestly while holding the noodles in the basin: "I am not confident, it is really not what I said, it needs to be tested by everyone, especially Vice Governor Xu, who is a southerner, can only count if he is satisfied." Otherwise, I would be Wang Po selling melons, which is not the character of our Heyang people. ”

"Don't bully me, a southerner! Although I am not an expert in eating noodles, in our place, eating noodles for breakfast is also traditional and fashionable. A bowl of small noodle oil was bubbling with red oil, steaming fragrantly, and now I want to drool when I think about it. Xu Fang skillfully poured the marinade and mixed the noodles, as if he was an experienced northern diner, and continued with great interest: "The flour is the same wheat flour, but our noodles are rolled out with eggs and noodles, unlike you who use salt and alkaline noodles, or simply like the famous Lanzhou ramen in Gansu, which is made of ash and noodles, in fact, the purpose is to make the muscles smooth." The only difference is the seasoning we use to mix the noodles, we are mainly based on chili oil, with more than a dozen kinds of ingredients such as coriander, green onions, green vegetables, etc., but you in the north have to put all the vegetables and ingredients together to cook, and then mix the noodles. Depending on the method, there is a difference in feeling and feeling. ”

Xu Fang spoke, elegantly sandwiched the noodles and put them in his mouth, chewed slowly with taste, and took out his free time to Qi Tianxiang and said: "Over the years, I have also eaten miscellaneous and messy, there are Sichuan restaurants everywhere, and there are dumpling restaurants and noodle restaurants in the north everywhere, and they are all following the local customs. When Sichuan restaurants go to the north, the spicy taste is getting weaker and weaker, and the hemp flavor is getting lighter and lighter, while the dumpling restaurants and noodle restaurants enter the south, the sauce fragrance is weak, and the salty flavor is gone, but the real original taste is not clear to anyone. In fact, the real Sichuan cuisine is spicy and fragrant, hemp is the first, but now it has given way to spicy. Just like the sauce and salty fragrance in the north, it has gradually changed its taste, and sometimes I still miss the old Beijing mixed sauce noodles I ate when I was in the Beijing Party School! ”

"I didn't expect Governor Xu to be a gourmet! It's really hard to fool you with such a thorough understanding of the food of the north and the south! Qi Tianxiang had already finished eating the noodles in the bowl in the hurry of Xu Fanglian's words and gestures, and waved his hand to refuse Feng Juncai's indication that he wanted to add noodles to him. He lit a cigarette and smoked it smugly, and said to Xu Fang with great interest: "Just like you just said, you brew hot soup as an ingredient, and we in the north have cooked the toppings together, but do you understand how particular we are about the number of ingredients for the toppings here?" ”

One sentence made Xu Fang stunned, and he really didn't know what to pay attention to, so he had to stop eating noodles, looked at Qi Tianxiang and said suspiciously: "Are you particular?" How did I not know? How, exactly? ”

Qi Tianxiang looked at Xu Fang's puzzled expression, and couldn't help but be secretly proud, looking around at Lu Shanzun, Feng Juncai and others sitting on a table, he picked up the spoon with a lot of care, stirred it in the fried sauce in front of him, and said to Xu Fang and everyone: "You see that there are eight people at our table, and there are exactly seven kinds of ingredients here." Why is this so, this corresponds to the seven stars of the Big Dipper in the sky, gathered in a bowl of noodles, which just caters to the number of eight immortals, and there is also the principle of gossip. This is not counting, usually eating fried noodles at home, the ingredients are the number of people minus one, or the number of people plus one, which also corresponds to the Taoist thought of the unity of heaven and man, forming a realm of yin and yang, and the unity of heaven and man. ”

Seeing Xu Fangyao get up and pick up the spoon and look at the sauce, as well as the interested expressions of the others, waiting for him to say the reason or reason. Only Lu Shanzun sat upright, smiling slightly and not moving, not speaking, knowing that this set of nonsense could not hide from him, so he exchanged knowing glances with him, met everyone's eyes, couldn't help laughing, and said while laughing: "Fake, just tease you, the conditions in the past, what to eat, where are the seven vegetable ingredients in the winter, and rural women, how do you know what heaven and man are one, gossip Taoism?" ”

Qi Tianxiang's mystery was revealed, although it was unexpected to everyone, but it still caused a burst of laughter, which was equivalent to a successful end to this simple lunch.

It wasn't until he finished eating and left the restaurant that Qi Tianxiang called Feng Juncai to his side and whispered to him to find a place for Xu Fang to rest for a while, so that everyone could move freely, and then set off after a short rest.

Watching Feng Juncai leave with Xu Fang and the others, Qi Tianxiang and Lu Shanzun looked at each other for a while, and then walked out of the county government office building as if nothing had happened, and walked slowly in the courtyard, as if thinking about something.

Lu Shanzun walked over from afar, smiling and greeting: "Why doesn't Governor Qi find a place to rest for a while, he has been busy all morning, and he has to go to the countryside in the afternoon, it's enough." ”

"I'm tired of something, I don't have to talk, I don't have to walk, I just listen and watch, what's the big deal." Qi Tianxiang knew that Lu Shanzun's words were insincere, so he glanced at him angrily, and then said lightly: "It's time to see the true chapter when you come down, then it's called tired!" ”

Qi Tianxiang spoke, looked at Lu Shanzun with concern, and asked with a slight smile, "How are you doing?" Looks pretty good. ”

"I'm tired, I'm really tired, I really don't know where I come from so many things every day, from entering the office in the morning until I leave in the evening, there is no time to relax." Lu Shanzun sighed slightly, said exaggeratedly, and then said with emotion: "When you are here, I really don't feel anything, and what to do is quite clear." Now that you're leaving, you immediately feel like you're gone, and you don't have a clue at all. ”

"Nonsense, I wouldn't work without me, you used to do it for me?" Qi Tianxiang glanced at Lu Shanzun and knew that he was doing it for himself, but he still said seriously: "The situation of the two of us is similar, and we don't have the work experience to see the overall situation. Hello, after all, I have done a specific job in the government, and I am not very new to the economy, so adapt to the state as soon as possible! ”

"That's right, there are a lot of clues at the beginning, and it's a little messy, but slowly you will get used to it!" Lu Shanzun looked at Qi Tianxiang thoughtfully, and said with a slight smile: "But with the foundation you laid, I will be much easier, I will only take care of one thing, staring at the people's livelihood, as long as it is related to the people's livelihood, I will take care of the rest, and I don't have the energy to interfere too much in the rest." We should only grasp two hands, one hand is the building of spiritual civilization, and the other hand is the improvement of the social atmosphere. ”

Qi Tianxiang listened to Lu Shanzun's narration, and felt that in this situation, it was not appropriate to say too much, so he thought and said: "Go down and walk more, take a look more, many problems can be put aside, there is no need to fight for a short time, the scenery should be long-term!" When I first took office, my old father-in-law gave me a pair of words, do you need me to forward it to you? ”

"Be cautious in words and deeds, that is the old man's heart of love for you, how dare I take love, or you keep it! I just remember and do it, and I'm sure I'll do it. Lu Shanzun said with a smile, and then sighed seriously: "Old man, this is great wisdom!" Walking into a new position, facing the attention of countless people, how can you be cautious? Once something happens, it's hard to save. ”

"But do you know what he gave me this time when I took office in the provincial government? If you want to break your head, you don't necessarily think that you will be resolute, this is his advice. Qi Tianxiang sighed sincerely, and then saw Feng Juncai walking slowly towards this side, so he seriously reminded Lu Shanzun: "Old Feng has been too tired lately, you have to force him to check his body when you take time, I am a little worried." ”

"You've thought of everything, but I'm a little negligent, don't worry! I'll arrange it in the near future. After Lu Shanzun responded to Qi Tianxiang's words seriously, he looked at Qi Tianxiang deeply, admiring his carefulness and thoughtfulness, and with Qi Tianxiang's gaze, he looked at Feng Juncai who was approaching, and said solemnly: "Did you hear the arrangement of Governor Qi just now?" Let you go to the provincial capital for a comprehensive physical examination in the next few days, this is an order from the provincial government, understand? ”

Feng Juncai just approached, and got Lu Shanzun's request to split his head and cover his face, he was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood Lu Shanzun's intentions, and a warm feeling flowed in his heart, but there was a calm expression on his face, and he coped lightly: "I'm afraid that it won't work for a while, and it will soon be the critical moment for agriculture and processing to dock, and many farmers will see the docking effect of this year's harvest, I have to stare at it, otherwise I don't worry." ”

"It's your business to rest assured or not, your current physical condition makes Governor Qi and I not feel at ease." Lu Shanzun had a gentle expression on his face, but his words were categorical and resolute, "Today is Friday, next Monday, and Tuesday at the latest, I will wait for you in the office, if you don't come then, I can abide by the agreement between Governor Qi and you, but I can stop your work, I have this right." ”

"Lao Lu's words are also my opinion, there is nothing to talk about." Qi Tianxiang took Lu Shanzun's words and told Feng Juncai: "You can let Xiao Yao or other comrades do more, and let them grow up smoothly, this is the purpose of our help." I believe that I don't need to tell Lao Lu Duo about this truth, you understand it better than us. ”

The two leaders, one with a white face and the other with a red face, cooperated seamlessly, leaving Feng Juncai speechless for a while, so he had to slowly nod his head and agree, and then said to Qi Tianxiang with a slight smile: "Vice Governor Xu is sitting in my office, let me see if you have finished talking with Secretary Lu, if you finish talking, you will set off directly, and you will not waste time." ”

"This old guy is still in a hurry, then let's go, I can't rest anyway, you tell everyone to leave!" Qi Tianxiang said to Feng Juncai with a smile, turned his face to Lu Shanzun and said, "Let's go directly to Qinghe in the afternoon, you don't have to accompany you, wait for this circle to come down, let's communicate!" ”

Seeing Lu Shanzun nodding slowly, Qi Tianxiang knew that he understood what he meant, so he turned around with a smile and walked slowly towards the minibus with Lu Shanzun.