At noon, Secretary Peng had a treat, which was also something that could not be denied. [Ran^Text^Library] []

Of course, drinking is only a superficial phenomenon, and the formal reception of the top leaders of Pingyuan County reflects more than just the meaning of a meal. It shows that Qi Tianxiang has officially entered the political center of the plain, and the game between light and dark has officially begun.

When he walked out of the office building side by side with Qi Tianxiang, although he still hugged each other, he always felt that the owner was not him, but Qi Tianxiang. Looking at Qi Tianxiang's indifferent expression and elegant bearing, Peng Qun couldn't help but be a little discouraged, as if he was intentionally or unintentionally contrasting, and thus thought of the different life paths of himself and Qi Tianxiang.

Unlike Qi Tianxiang, who came from the city and grew up in the city, Peng Qun came from the countryside, and it was a rural area in the deep mountainous area, so although he missed the small mountain village in his hometown, as well as the sound and smile of the villagers in Pengjiaao, as well as the harmonious, serene and quiet life, he often couldn't help but think of the happiness of childhood and the time he had lost for a long timeTherefore, he always compares with them, consciously or unconsciously, and secretly competes with them, but in fact, he does not refer to a specific person.

In which year did the change originate, from the inferiority of rural children to the ability to manage and control the city freely, it should still be after being transferred from Lingnan Township to the deputy county magistrate of Deqing County, it seems that this is a clear watershed, making him from a farmer's son, a cadre in the township, a gorgeous turn to become a city manager, become the master of the city.

The small mountain village where Peng Qun lives and grows is a small mountain village located deep in the mountains of Hehai and Haishan, which seems to be exaggerated to describe it in a pocket-sized way, in the remnants of the overlapping mountains, surrounded by large and small peaks or mountain beams, and the flater places are the tidal lands formed along the river, as well as the villages and rugged mountain trails that stretch from the tidal land. Mountains and ravines are everywhere you look, as well as endless forests and winding mountain roads.

The county seat is far away from the mountains, a place that is even far away if you think about it, until the end of primary school, Peng Qun lived in the folds of this mountain, the days were difficult and long, and what you could see in the bowl seemed to be corn and sweet potatoes, as well as sorghum rice and pumpkin, and only meat and white noodles could be seen during the New Year's festival or when there was a red and white celebration in the village. At that time, what I was looking forward to the most was the New Year and the festival, because the festival meant that there was something delicious to eat, and there were a few days of good time when you didn't have to go to school, and you could go to the mountains with your friends to play crazy. The festival I want to think about the most is the Spring Festival, because there are not many days to eat meat in a year, and there are new clothes that can make the whole body look bright and enviable, and you can also rest for this solar term for a winter vacation, which is a long thirty days. Although he still has to help his father with the heavy farm work, what is the farm work compared to the food and the days when he does not have to go to school? Secondly, there are Lantern Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, just because it can be eaten like the winter solstice and Laba, and it still feels better than the impression of Qingming and Chongyang. And especially different from other solar terms, the dumplings of the Dragon Boat Festival can be eaten as soon as you open your eyes in the morning, the glutinous softness and the sweet fragrance of red dates, echoing between the lips and teeth for a long time, until you are full for a long time Walking on the way to school can not be forgotten, if there are one or two more burps, it is beautiful. Not only can I eat zongzi for breakfast, but also boiled garlic, sugar cakes, and fritters, I don't know how to eat like this, and I don't know how my mother made so many delicious things overnight as if she was playing tricks, but she just blindly ate and chewed, as if this time she wanted to eat all the delicious food, and it was best not to be hungry for a few days. After a long time, I learned that this was the Dragon Boat Festival, a festival to commemorate the festival called Qu Yuan, who had been dead for thousands of years, and as for why it was commemorated, it was only a long time before I completely figured it out, but it was obviously several years earlier to understand that my mother couldn't play tricks than to understand Qu Yuan.

The mother can't play tricks, and she can't even conjure up the delicacies that her children need for their daily growth at that time, so no matter how difficult it is to improve the festival, she has to do her best. You have to prepare things for the festival early, first of all, you have to find out the old accumulated zongzi leaves, which are to be used for many years, fresh emerald green zongzi leaves are hard to find, not every year, so the preservation of the old yellow zongzi leaves is the key to the successful passage of the Dragon Boat Festival every year. With zongzi leaves, there must be Jiang rice, which can not be prepared in advance, and it is not possible to prepare, and there is not much Jiang rice to deal with the use of Laba porridge, so the only way is to exchange eggs when rushing to the market, and it is not possible to exchange it every time. In addition, more than 20 households in the village have exchanged each other, your jujube is exchanged for his Jiang rice, and his dumpling leaves are exchanged for your garlic, and it is not just changed to do, but also to eat, almost every family in the village has something sent by others, and dozens of households in the entire Pengjiaao are just like a family. The children's favorite thing to see is the way their mother wraps zongzi, and when they get older, they learn to wrap it with their mother, and everything is put in big leaves, wrapped tightly together, thinking about the appearance of cooking it soon after, and the sweet glutinous taste in the mouth, the feeling is simply wonderful and indescribable. Then it is put on the coal stove after dinner, simmered overnight, and soaked in cold water before breakfast, so that there are delicious zongzi and a good appetite for several children. As for the delicacies such as fried dough sticks and sugar cakes, my mother got up early and fried the noodles. When the children enjoy the food, it is also the busiest time for the mother, I saw her bowl by bowl of rice dumplings to the neighbors, this is a tradition for many years, there are delicious things to everyone to send a send, send out the family affection, but also send out the harmonious neighborhood relationship. Of course, other families will also send it soon, all of them are the same zongzi, but each family has a different wrapping method. The tradition has been passed down for many years, passed on the mother's green silk, and spread the family with great affection, and now I think about it as if it was yesterday.

Peng Qun is the eldest son in the family, there is a younger sister and two younger brothers, and he began to take care of his younger siblings very early, when he came back from school, his father and mother were not at home, he had to do housework, cooking, and when his father and mother came back from work, he had to serve the cooked meals on the table, and then his sister was older, and after taking on these housework, he went to work instead of his mother after school, and his mother could come back to do something else. The winding mountain roads, the bits and pieces of cultivated land hidden between the mountain passes, and the never-ending farm work accompanied Peng Qun's childhood and youth growth.

After going out of the mountains or going to junior high school, Pengjiaao did not have a middle school, and had to go to the commune middle school a few miles away, and every day he had to climb over several mountains and walk through the mountain paths.

He likes the mountains, is obsessed with them, and even thinks that he can stay in the mountains forever like his parents, although life is hard, and the farm work is busy and tiring, but it is calm and happy.

What changed him was the death of his father, it was his second year of junior high school, his father suddenly fell ill, in the past, rural people had a disease or something, they didn't take it very seriously, it passed in a few days, at most a few pairs of Chinese medicine were decoctioned, and they were all diagnosed and treated by the old Chinese medicine doctors in the village, and the lives of rural people were not so expensive. But my father's illness came strangely, and it was very urgent, my stomach began to hurt at night, I didn't care, my mother used a local method, boiled radish water for him to drink, the effect was not very big, it lasted until dawn, and invited the old Chinese medicine doctor in the village to prescribe the medicine, but at noon the pain did not subside, but it was more serious, the big guy panicked, and sent his father to the township health center on a stretcher, but he missed the time, and his father went so suddenly. Later, many years later, I learned that my father was not suffering from a fatal disease, but only an acute appendicitis attack, which could be cured by a simple surgery, but the mountains blocked the opportunity for treatment, and my father left his mother and several small children before he was 50 years old.

The burden of life was all on the shoulders of his mother, the life of the four children, and the heavy farm work, despite the continuous care of the production team and the help of the old and young masters of the village, Peng Qun and his younger siblings were able to survive those difficult years.

But since the moment his father passed away, Peng Qun secretly vowed that he must go out of the mountains and out of the remote and isolated mountain villages, so that his suffering mother can live a good life, and his younger brothers and sisters will no longer continue to live a hard life in the countryside.

Therefore, after graduating from junior high school, he quietly signed up for the army, which was also the only way out for rural children to get out of the mountains at that time.

He will never forget the moment when he walked out of the mountains and into the county seat, although his mother's reluctant farewell made him sad, but the eighteen-year-old young man's desire to fly supported him, and for the first time in his life, he got in a car, or the army personally drove to the commune to pick up a few of their recruits.

Excitement and happiness fill the heart, looking at everything so fresh, the rivers and mountains in April, it is the season wrapped in green, the mountains are full of overwhelming green, rich dark green, verdant new green, and there is the mottled interweaving of old and new green, as if it is the painter's conscious smearing, so that the heavy green has a little layer, a little change, it seems to be alive, flowing, and has some vitality and vitality. It rained overnight last night, and although it was only a light rain like a gossamer, it did not affect the mood of the long journey and the rush of the road, but it did not seem to be dispensable. Under the slight cleaning of the drizzle, the red houses and brown roads seem to have been cleaned, and the air seems to have been cleaned, moist and tidal, and the mouth is cool and wet. After a moment of crowding and ridicule, and a tearful goodbye, excitement and curiosity dominate the view, as if the mountains and greenery that we were accustomed to seeing in the past also seem so intimate and novel. The forest and the green dominate the world outside the carport, and also dominate the open view behind the car, while the wheels seem to only find the way between the lush green, sometimes going straight, sometimes turning, sometimes circling between the mountain roads, all the marching seems to be just groping and searching in the mountains and forests, looking for a way out, looking for a direction.

The mountain gradually rose in the constant circle, the truck gradually became tired in the continuous circle, the roar of the engine seemed to have a respite, constantly spiraling from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and in the blink of an eye it circled down to the bottom of the mountain, around a valley, and then the next repeated circle. I don't know how many more hovers are waiting in the future, I don't know how far the next hover is, and I don't know which hover the end is waiting for. Hopelessness and confusion continue in the march of the wheels, and hope gradually wears out with the repetition. The journey that is getting farther away, the more and more ignorance, makes the confusion permeate the itinerary and the future.

The fog rose, as if it was an induction of the itinerary, or a psychological inspiration, and when I turned a mountain bend, I was greeted by the fog of different shapes that permeated the valley.

The clouds are very low, the big white clouds are like soft cotton balls, rolling and throwing out the wisps of cotton wool, just after the rain, the clouds are white and dazzling, like a fairy in a feather veil white and sacred floating in the blue sky and the top of the turquoise mountain. And the fog is formed in the valley, like a gossamer slowly rising from the mountains, rising so naturally, so graceful, like a girl in the mountains, extremely shy, and full of longing, and at the same time there seems to be a little timidity and uneasiness, the desire and yearning for a better future, intertwined with a faint confusion and apprehension, so that the contradiction is tied to the footsteps, so slow, so hesitant.

The slightest mist wandering through the valley gradually rose, slowly touching the corners of the fairy's clothes, and softly connected with the feather yarn, fluttering and flying together. The continuous hovering of the truck makes the slowly rising light fog constantly changing, sometimes slowly as if talking, sometimes soft as parting, clouds and fog suddenly soft together, suddenly and decisively separated, a scene of gathering and separation, it is really impossible to distinguish whether it is the reluctance of the fog or the concern of the clouds. More fog rose from the separation, and the wisps of floating between the valleys seemed to be covered with a light veil, and the lush green of the mountains gradually became misty, and soon the clouds and fog were intertwined, and slowly the veil became a thick white cloth, filling the valley and the eyes looking at the valley.

The wet fog of the tide is thick and diffuse, like the years that cannot be torn apart, and like the future that cannot be dissolved, waiting for the sunshine and waiting for the itinerary, it is in such anticipation and confusion that Peng Qun walked into the county and walked towards the outside world.

The car took him away from the small mountain village, the train also took him away from the county seat, after a long period of suffering and anticipation, what awaited him was the high Kunlun snow field and the desolate military station, this is the place where he will survive and live in the future, from the green mountains to this desolate plateau, the loss and grievances in his heart are indescribable. This is why Peng Qun complained and was sad for many years after that, and this emotion became stronger and stronger later.

Those who went out of the mountains to serve as soldiers were to defend their families and defend the country and serve the motherland on the bloody battlefield, but the smoke of the Vietnam War had long since dissipated, and the only thing was only a small-scale battle in Yinshan, and there was no need for large-scale troops, and the dream of making meritorious contributions on the battlefield was shattered; Devoted to economic construction, academic qualifications have become the only verification mark of ability and experience; It's easy to have all this, and promotion depends on relationships and benefits; With a basis of interests, age has become an obstacle again; It can be said that you can't catch up with one step, you can't catch up with each step, Peng Qun always sighs and complains.

Although a little lost, but put on the green uniform, out of the mountains, still made Peng Qun happy, and determined to perform well, whether it is training, or ordinary work, all do their best, and strive to do better, but as one of the countless military stations on the Qinghai-Tibet line, there is really not much that can be done, except for the desert every day, that is, the vast snowfield in winter, the characteristic of the logistics support task is that there is nothing to do, and nothing to do is the best performance, so silently on duty on the snowy plateau for four years, Peng Qun's dream of being a general was shattered, and he took off his collar badge and cap badge and returned to Pengjiaao in the mountains.

In the past four years, my mother has grown old, my younger siblings have grown up, and the only thing that has not changed is the isolation and poverty of the small mountain village. Despite the allocation of land and the right to autonomy, the barrenness of the land has not changed the face of life. The only thing that has changed is that the hairy young man who left when he left has grown into a tall and strong, trustworthy young talent with very high quality and quality, and what is even more rare is that after the edification and education of the melting pot of the army, he has the vision and insight that the local youth do not have, especially becoming a member of the Chinese ** party, which is the backbone of the grassroots organization, and there are several battalion level awards, which is commendable, so not long after demobilization, Peng Qun went to the commune to do a correspondent, He became a paid public family, and after that, he was out of control, relying on the excellent spiritual quality and political consciousness trained by his troops, he became the vice president of Lingnan Commune in just a few years, and became the youngest township leader in the county in his early thirties. In those years, Peng Qun thought that it was his most desperate and selfless period.

Because it is located in the deep mountainous area, the transportation is inconvenient, the resources and the follow-up development is weak, especially the area of thousands of square kilometers in the township, most of which are surrounded by mountains and forests, and the state prohibits disorderly felling of forests, which seriously restricts the development of the economy. As a result, the team is complete, but the team meeting with all the members participating is rare once in a few months.

Peng Qun is a native cadre, young, and has no foundation and capital, so doing a good job is the only thing he can do. In his understanding, if he doesn't care or do it, the life of the people will never be better, and the best cadres should take this responsibility. It is this simple understanding that makes him devote himself to poverty alleviation and improve people's livelihood. After his detailed and thorough research, combined with the different conditions of the topography, landform, climate and other conditions of each village, he launched agricultural and wealth projects suitable for local development. First of all, it is to continue to develop and expand the characteristic industry, the mountain forest area is large, there is a tradition of relying on the mountain to eat the mountain a long time ago, not only to collect wild mushrooms, but also to plant a small area, Peng Qun is trying to encourage the expansion of planting behavior, fungus, monkey's head, mushroom planting not only high yield, good quality, and the taste is better than the modern method of production, is very popular with the market. In addition, farmers in suitable areas are also encouraged to change grain to grow medicine, planting characteristic traditional Chinese medicine suitable for mountainous climatic conditions, due to the humid climate in mountainous areas, less environment and pollution, traditional Chinese medicine such as eucommia ulmoides and Coptis chinensis planted in mountainous areas is in short supply, becoming the main source of income for farmers, and some mountain villages that are not suitable for planting medicine and mushrooms, it is recommended to plant economic forest fruits, apples, chestnuts, walnuts and other cash crops are easy to manage, and are more suitable for farmers scattered in mountainous areas. In the past few years, thanks to the guidance in place, especially the trust and support of the peasants, the appearance of Lingnan Township has been greatly improved, not only has the peasants' incomes been greatly improved, but also the characteristic industries with a rational layout have also shown strong adaptability and have good prospects for development.

The township leaders, who did not have much hope for the economic development of Lingnan Township, were not very optimistic about Peng Qun's ideas at first, but they did not oppose his efforts and work, after all, his work was also part of the overall work of the township, and the achievements were also led, but then the development gradually exceeded their control and expectations, Peng Qun's work and achievements not only won the support of the people, saw the actual results, but also attracted the attention of the news units, and interviewed and reported out, a large newsletter in the provincial newspaper, Not only has the characteristic industries of Lingnan Township become famous, but Peng Qun has also become a well-known leader in the province.

The great success pushed this young man to the forefront, and also logically pushed to the position of secretary of the township party committee, becoming the youngest township leader in the county, and at this time Peng Qun also encountered a second rare opportunity, a comrade-in-arms of his work in the county geology and mining bureau gave him a mineral exploration report, which was about the mineral resources of Lingnan Township. Lingnan Township is located in the depths of the mountains, and is at the edge of the gold veins in the Hehai Mountains, once a geological team has carried out exploration, the veins are scattered, and the grade is not high, there is no high mining value. State-owned large mines do not look down, private equipment and technology and funds have no strength, coincided with the state to encourage the development of township enterprises, with this mineral distribution report, it is equivalent to having a vein map, Peng Qun made a bold decision to set up a township mining company, gold mining and processing, soon saw the effect, not only successfully mined gold, but also greatly improved the influence and economic strength of Lingnan Township, Peng Qun struck while the iron was hot, using the name of development and convenience of mining development, The county transportation bureau has hardened and improved all the roads in the township, and several new roads have been built, which have become a model for the county's villages and villages to pass through the roads, and in one go, the villages and villages will soon be electrified and the television signals will be connected to the villages, and the backward Lingnan Township will become the county's financial township, profit and tax township. At the same time, Peng Qun also successfully became the deputy county magistrate of Deqing County.

Many years later, Peng Qun will still recall the events of those years, especially the decision to open the mine, and once thought about what it would have been like if the mine had been opened not in the name of the township collective, but in the name of the individual? At that time, the state encouraged townships and non-governmental enterprises and companies to set up a private mining company, and it was not a difficult thing for a private person to set up a mining company, and capital was not a problem, because his comrades-in-arms had worked in banks and rural credit cooperatives, and the mineral distribution map given by his comrades-in-arms could be said to be a road map to get rich. If that's the case, the current self, I don't dare to say that the net worth of hundreds of millions, tens of millions is still possible, but I quickly denied such an idea, without the slightest hesitation, thinking that even if I choose again, I will still choose collective mining, because being an official and doing business are two different paths after all, and no matter how successful a businessman is, he is also a subsidiary of this society. So that at that time and for a long time thereafter, he chose the collective and official career without hesitation.

The choice at that time did bring him great success, but also brought great honor and benefits, as he wished to become the deputy county magistrate, the career seems to be surprisingly fast and smooth, although from the township to the county in the process, academic qualifications once became a roadblock, almost become an insurmountable gap, but with the formation of the huge halo of Lingnan Township, everything seems to become insignificant, difficult to achieve the academic requirements, with the continuous operation are easily solved, when he became the secretary of the county party committee eight years later, one day the university gate did not enter himHe has a bachelor's degree in economics and management from Hohai University.

In the following years, Peng Qun is even more handy, the courage of young cadres, the quality of demobilized soldiers, coupled with personal ability and experience, soon made Deqing's economy to a new level, Deqing County successfully upgraded to Deqing City, became a star of Hehai county economy, and successfully ranked among the top 100 counties in the national county economy, and he undoubtedly became a dazzling pearl on the star. But gradually, Peng Qun changed, not only the feelings of others, but even his own obvious feelings, the aura of stardom, coupled with great success, and the growing economic figures, made him become confident and arrogant, it seems that everything is caused by his own ability and wise decision-making, he surpassed his predecessor, and also surpassed himself, and even thought that as long as he was willing to do it, there was nothing that could not be done.

His own efforts, not only changed their own fate, but also changed the fate of the family, the two younger brothers and sisters have entered the city as they wished, and became national cadres, they have changed the face of their hometown, so that the people of their hometown Pengjiaao have lived a good life, and even the people of Lingnan Township have lived a good life, and they are still praised and grateful by the people, and even think that as long as they work hard or have a higher platform, he can change the fate of more people. Of course, all this should be grateful, when he first became the deputy county magistrate, in the face of the five thousand yuan of thanks from the director of the department in charge, he once hated, roared, and even felt that it was a kind of humiliation, but gradually felt that he also understood the hardships of his subordinates, and wanted to get the attention and affirmation of the leadership, not only to strive to make achievements, but also to understand the sophistication of human feelings, so that the leader clearly felt the meaning of existence, and the appropriate expression is also the embodiment of the authority of the leadership, not to let the subordinates have to express how to reflect the rights in the hands of the leader, Such changes are quiet, and they are also the result of the slow grinding of time. With the emergence of this change, the negative psychology that existed for several years has gradually occupied the mainstream, especially the promotion of positions, the work from specific to macro, no matter how important the work is, there are specific departments or specific people are responsible, what they can do is to grasp and regulate, and gradually understand the mystery and true meaning of the transfer of posts and cadres, frequent adjustment can not only stimulate the enthusiasm of cadres and officers, but also can harvest different interests, and can establish authority and influence. But he began to get tired of boring work, especially after a few years of becoming the secretary of the county party committee, he began to plan for his future, in fact, he began to plan after becoming the secretary of the county party committee, which is obviously not very accurate, it should be said that since he became the star township secretary, he began to plan, but it didn't seem to be very urgent at that time, because there were many people who appreciated him, especially the secretary of the county party committee at that time, all he had to do was to do a good job in the economic work of Lingnan Township, and he didn't need to worry too much about the rest, which is exactly the case, The old secretary promoted him all the way from the township secretary to the position of deputy county magistrate, and then to the deputy secretary, until he left Deqing County to serve as the mayor of Haicheng, and tried his best to recommend him to take over as the secretary of the county party committee, and then entered the Standing Committee of the Haicheng Municipal Party Committee as he wished, but after the old secretary retired from the position of secretary of the Haicheng city party committee, Peng Qun felt that there seemed to be some crises in his career. Although the old secretary still has some energy, his ability to influence the organization department of the provincial party committee is still not enough, and he still needs the care of higher leaders.

Such feelings and thoughts are just faint memories, or looking back, they are only unexpectedly thought of by Qi Tianxiang, a little chaotic, and even more fragmented.

Sitting in Peng Qun's car, the police car opened the road in front, followed by the car of Zhang Shouzheng, the director of the public security bureau, and the two cars in front and behind were sounding sirens. It seems that Peng Qun enjoys this feeling. There were no superfluous words along the way, but Peng Qun squinted and pretended to doze, which was actually just a cover to avoid embarrassment.

The convoy left the county seat, gradually moved away from the hustle and bustle, walked on the rural road, and soon experienced the tranquility and comfort of the countryside.

"Where are we going! Secretary Peng won't take me on a tour of the mountains and rivers. Qi Tianxiang lost no time in asking, intending to ease the atmosphere, after all, it was still a little abnormal not to speak.

"I'm used to eating big fish and meat in hotels and restaurants, I'll take you to eat farmhouse meals and relax." Peng Qun explained with a smile, "It's rare to be idle for half a day!" ”

"Is Secretary Peng planning to go into hiding? Or return to the countryside and live a happy life like Tao Yuanming? Qi Tianxiang quipped.

"Bullshit idyllic." Peng Qun scolded with a smile, "Look at this hugging from front to back, where there is a little bit of pastoral meaning." People can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes! How many people have to rely on your umbrella to shelter from the wind and rain and rely on you to live. ”

As he spoke, he played haha, and the time passed unconsciously. The convoy turned a mountain col, and suddenly opened up in front of it, it turned out to be a valley, a large lake mirror-like quietly hidden in the valley, surrounded by a large mountain forest, surrounded by pebble paths, faintly dotted red roofs between the mountains and forests, the whole valley looked quiet and mysterious.

The convoy quietly circled between the valley and the lake, and soon came to a halt on a meadow between relatively flat trees.

After getting out of the car, Qi Tianxiang found that the location facing the lake was at the bottom of the valley, that is, the central position, the whole valley was shaped like a horse's hoof, the top of one end was the entrance, the middle of the horse's hooves was a big lake, and the edge was close to the mountain forest was a sparse building built by the mountain, and behind the place where they got off was a building, which was the larger one of these buildings.

The so-called larger, but only relatively speaking, is just a four-story eaves shaped Chinese building, blue bricks and green tiles, mixed with the mountains and forests, into a harmonious whole, far away really can't be seen.

Peng Qun looked around, pinching his waist and shyly looking like a general reviewing his troops, with a smug and proud expression. But after a moment, he retracted his expression and said lightly: "Xiucai, let's go in." As he spoke, he walked straight inside.

"Hello Secretary Peng, hello leaders, I've been waiting for you for a long time." As he spoke, a thin and capable man hurried up to meet him, ran to Peng Qun, smiled respectfully, and hurriedly explained.

"Are you all ready?" Peng Qun slowed down, but did not stop, he still walked inside, turned around and pointed at Qi Tianxiang as he walked, and said, "This is a big leader from the province, distinguished guests, you should be entertained well." ”

The thin man walked up to Qi Tianxiang and said repeatedly: "Good leader!" Good leadership! Inside please! Inside please! As he spoke, he led sideways into the hall.

The building looks inconspicuous on the outside, but on the inside it is very different, it can be said that it is two worlds. The hall occupies almost a large part of the first floor, and when you enter the door, you will be greeted by a long scroll of wood carvings more than two meters high and more than ten meters long, with a wooden texture, which makes you feel immediately broad. Beneath the long scroll is a small reception desk, with several large sofas on the sides and sides of the reception desk. The hall was empty and quiet, and the midday sun poured into the hall through the through-glass windows that entered the door, shining on the spotless white marble floor, making it look clean and holy. Most of the hall has no canopy partition until the roof, a huge chandelier is hung in the center, and the whole hall has no columns and no blocking, which looks atmospheric and unconventional.

Almost without stopping, the group walked up the stairs on the left side of the long scroll to the second floor under the guidance of the waiter in cheongsam, and entered the No. 1 banquet hall.

The banquet hall resembles a medium-sized conference room, with flowers on a large round table, a seating area surrounded by several sets of leather sofas on one side, an LCD TV on the wall, stereos and other equipment below, a bathroom on the other, and a door closed, presumably leading to a resting room.

The group sat down according to the priority, Peng Qun sat in the middle of the door as usual, Qi Tianxiang on the left, a thin man on the right, Qiao Shang, director of the county party committee office, Liu Tangzi of the county Commission for Discipline Inspection, Zhang Shouzheng, director of the public security bureau, and political commissar Tao Zheng and secretary Xiao Tang. Several people sat around the huge table, and it immediately seemed that the table was too large and the number of people was sparse.

After sitting down, Peng Qun picked up the small towel at hand, and said casually while wiping his hands: "Xiucai, I'll introduce you", as he spoke, he raised his hand and nodded at the thin man on the left-hand side, "This is Gao Shan, a famous big entrepreneur in our county, digging coal mines, opening banks, running hotels and restaurants, and engaging in real estate, and he has a lot of energy." Then he said: "They are engaged in several urbanization demonstration communities in our county, and they also invest in the construction of the development zone, and this leisure villa and the villas outside are all made by him, which has made a great contribution to the economic development of our county." ”

"Where, where, it's not that our county's development environment is good, and with your support Secretary Peng, there is no good policy, no once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, even if you have the ability, it is in vain, I am clear about this, and I dare not forget it." Gao Shan stood up, made a statement, and at the same time quickly left the table, walked from behind Peng Qun to Qi Tianxiang, stretched out his hand to hold Qi Tianxiang's hand tightly, and said with a smile on his face: "I am Gao Shan, welcome the leader, and please take care of the leader." ”

"Each other, each other, disturbed." Qi Tianxiang said politely, and what caught his eye was the huge agarwood bracelet shaking in front of him. This seems to have become an iconic accessory for successful businessmen, indicating their identity and hobbies. Gao Shan was wearing a Chinese-style silk gown, swaying on his thin body, looking conservative and lonely in front of a group of people in suits and leather shoes, and he also felt a little funny in such a season, Qi Tianxiang froze his mind and said casually: "Listening to the accent, the boss doesn't look like our locals!" ”

"Southern Barbarians." Peng Qun took Qi Tianxiang's words, "Chinese-American, Hong Kong businessman, whose ancestral home is on the eastern seaside, is the God of Wealth I invited. ”

"Secretary Peng is wise and wise." Gao Shan walked back to his seat quickly, looked at Peng Qun and asked respectfully, "What kind of wine do we use at noon, red, white, or both." ”

"Come to white, man, which girls drink brown sugar water, it's not enough to be unhappy." Peng Qun said loudly, setting the tone.

Gao Shan seemed to have received an edict, and he was busy going out to make arrangements. Qi Tianxiang looked at Gao Shan's thin figure, and couldn't help but feel that this man was not simple, from his fluttering eyes, Qi Tianxiang felt his cunning, and there was a trace of hard things in his respectful words, it seemed that it was not really flattering and flattering, but pretended, at least the unruliness inside could not be concealed. In fact, it is also very easy to understand that businessmen's attachment to the powerful has always been an expedient measure, and in the end, there must be requirements for status, reputation, etc., or it is appropriate to exchange. But it is also general, from what he said about the wisdom of the pearl, it is not very relevant, Peng Qun can be a wise eye, but he compares himself to the pearl, and he can't help but be too big.

"This location is good, it seems that this high boss has some vision." Qi Tianxiang looked at Peng Qun and said that after coming out of the office, Peng Qun was like a different person. Peng Qun in the office is arrogant and enthusiastic, and when there are many people, he seems arrogant and careless, Qi Tianxiang calls it the catharsis of official authority, it seems that it is not enough to reflect his right to dominate the party, just like the gong that the official master went out in the past, but the more this is the case, the more his shallowness and lack of confidence are revealed, so Qi Tianxiang's words are much more obscure, "Quiet in the middle of noisy, winding paths are quiet, what a pastoral place!" ”

"This is also the wisdom and unique vision of other businessmen, and it is also the freedom and freedom of people, spending a lot of money to do big things, and doing whatever it takes a fancy to." Peng Qun looked at everyone, then turned his eyes back to Qi Tianxiang's face, and said with praise: "This kid has vision, this place is five or six kilometers away from the county seat, more than a hundred kilometers away from the provincial capital, but it is just more than an hour's drive, and it is the selling point of the back garden of the provincial capital." As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "The dozen or so villas here are already large and have many owners, and they are not small. ”

This Qi Tianxiang is not strange, and as soon as he gets out of the car, he has such a judgment, those who can live here, or those who have a place here, are not official or expensive, and the official component will be greater, after all, the usage rate here is just a virtual number, and the additional significance brought is much greater. Therefore, looking at Peng Qun's gaze was a little more subtle.

"Don't look at me, there's no place for me here, and it's not my turn. What do I want to do with the house here? Don't. Peng Qun read Qi Tianxiang's eyes, flatly refused, and waved his hand to end the conversation.

It is said that it is a farmhouse meal, but it is not a farmer in Hexi, but a farmer by the sea in Hedong has moved to the plain, but it seems that it is not all of Hedong, lobster is Australian, abalone is North American, sea shrimp is Arctic, sea cucumber is South American, that is, fried peanuts, and it is also Canadian, not to mention oysters from the Americas, scallops from Malaysia, beef from Japan, snails from France, sashimi from Thailand, and only Wuliangye is from China. It can be said that it is a gathering of ingredients in the world, and it is a clubhouse in this inland plain county, this valley that no one knows.

Because it was a meal that meant to catch the wind and wash the dust, the people in the seat all had their own thoughts, and although there was good food and wine, they didn't seem very happy. Peng Qun raised his glass frequently, saying all the words of entertainment on the scene, not to mention the embarrassment and suspicion inside, and the others also pretended to be enthusiastic, but they didn't know what they really wanted to say.

I talked a lot, and I drank a lot, but just like a few green teas, the color is still there, but the taste is bland.

Only the diligent mountain, the fluttering figure and eyes, made Qi Tianxiang feel more and more that this mountain is not simple