Lin Yuan bent down and reached out to pick the cucumber, the cucumber was bright and delicate, green and dripping, and there was a half-wilted yellow flower on his head. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

He held the cucumber and looked at it, his eyes full of ease.

I haven't eaten such a fresh cucumber for a long time, although the cucumber bought from the market looks very fresh, but after all, it has been transported and even stored, especially during the transportation of cucumbers are difficult to avoid friction and collision, the brightness of the surface will definitely decrease, although it will not affect the taste, but it will definitely affect the visual effect. Chinese pay attention to "color, aroma and taste" in "eating", and the visual effect declines, which will naturally affect the mood and then affect the taste effect.

After taking a closer look, Lin Yuan reached out and pinched off the half-wilted yellow flower, and directly put the cucumber into his mouth, he wanted to taste how different this newly picked cucumber would be compared to the one bought in the market?

Pan Zhenlin's wife hurriedly shouted: "Secretary Lin, wash and eat again." ”

Pan Zhenlin said: "I planted it myself, and I don't use medicine, it doesn't matter if I wash it or not." ”

His wife glared at him and said, "Although I don't use medicine, there may be dust on it." Secretary Lin is from the city, do you think he is so rough like you? ”

Lin Yuan smiled: "I'm not from the city, I also grew up in the countryside, I'm an authentic peasant child, and I'm also very rough." Besides, it's just raining heavily, so how can there be dust? ”

Pan Zhenlin's wife also smiled, "Secretary Lin, Pan Zhenlin always praises you, you really don't have a fight." ”

Lin Yuan laughed and said: "I'm a township cadre, who do I put on a shelf for?" ”

The newly picked cucumbers are really crisp and refreshing, and as Pan Zhenlin said, there is a hint of sweetness. Eating cucumbers, Lin Yuan suddenly wanted to show off, he looked at Pan Zhenlin and said, "Old Pan, let me ask you a question, do you know why cucumbers are called cucumbers?" ”

"Why are cucumbers called cucumbers?" Pan Zhenlin didn't understand.

"I mean, cucumbers are green, so why not call them green melons instead of cucumbers?" Lin Yuan further explained.

"yes, it's green, why is it called a cucumber?" Pan Zhenlin obviously hadn't thought about this problem, and when he heard Lin Yuan say this, he really felt a little strange.

"We don't know why it's called cucumber, Secretary Lin, tell me why." Pan Zhenlin's wife was also very curious, and couldn't help urging Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan began to say, "The reason why cucumbers are named cucumbers has something to do with history. Cucumber was originally produced in the Western Regions, and was brought back to the Central Plains by Zhang Qian in the Han Dynasty when he went to the Western Regions, because it was introduced from the Hu people, and people called it courgette at that time. Later, during the period of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, Emperor Shi Le of Later Zhao hated others saying that he was a Hu person, and developed to the point of directly tabooing the word 'Hu', and no one dared to say the word 'Hu' in front of him. Once, when talking about courgette, there was a clever Han minister who pronounced 'cucumber' as 'cucumber' with a similar pronunciation, so everyone learned from him, and the name 'cucumber' gradually became 'cucumber'. ”

Pan Zhenlin said in surprise: "It really makes sense." ”

Pan Zhenlin's wife said admiringly: "Secretary Lin, you are so knowledgeable, no wonder our old Pan is throwing himself to the ground for the five bodies you admire." Okay, okay, stop standing outside, come inside and talk. ”

Pan Zhenlin's home has a total of three bungalows, the middle one is the living room, and the two of them are naturally the bedrooms of his family and his daughter. The living room is not very big and not much decorated. There was no air conditioning, just a ceiling fan humming around the ceiling.

Lao Pan seems to be living a very poor life! Lin Yuan thought secretly in his heart.

"You two sit and drink water, and I'll go to the kitchen and get ready." After Lin Yuan sat down, Pan Zhenlin's wife left the room. On the west side of the yard there are two wings, apparently the kitchen of their house.

"Lao Pan, your yard is very good, but your house looks very simple, anyway, it's your own, why don't you clean it up?" Lin Yuan routinely looked for topics.

Pan Zhenlin said with a smile: "Your sister-in-law and I are not too particular people, the house is comfortable, just live comfortably." Besides, what's the point of tidying up such a simple bungalow? ”

"How many types of apartments are there in the family compound in the whole town? How big is the largest house? Lin Yuan really didn't know much about the living area separated by a wall from the town government, and now he came to Pan Zhenlin's house as a guest, so he asked Pan Zhenlin about it by the way. Since he is already a town cadre, it is better to have a good grasp of the situation in all aspects of the town.

"The whole town government living area is full of bungalows, and you can tell at a glance that there are more than 60 houses in total. There are three types of houses, the large one is four rooms, the small one is two, the structure is similar to the rural house, all of them are north facing south, and the north house is mainly used for living room and bedroom. The wings range from two to three rooms and are mainly used for kitchens and bathrooms. My house is three-roomed, and it is in the middle in terms of size. Pan Zhenlin introduced Lin Yuan in detail.

There are more than 60 houses in the living quarters, and there are nearly 100 government cadres in the town, and after deducting the houses occupied by some retired cadres, about half of the people in the town have houses here. While listening to Pan Zhenlin's introduction, Lin Yuan quickly calculated the use of these houses in his heart.

"Have all these houses been renovated?" Lin Yuan asked further.

"Yes, these houses have been renovated, and the property rights are in the hands of individuals." Pan Zhenlin replied truthfully.

Although these houses are not of high grade, they are quiet and warm with one household and one courtyard, and if there is a temporary house here, it is really a hundred times better than living in an office. Lin Yuan couldn't help but think in his heart.

But he soon smiled bitterly in his heart, these houses have been reformed, and now they have become commercial houses, and the property rights are all in the hands of individuals, how can it be possible to own a house from here? Unless-

- Unless he becomes the party secretary, Lin Yuan continues to count. He heard Tao Tao say that there is a special house here in the town, which is a special house for the party secretary, and now Bi Youcheng is temporarily living. In fact, Bi Youcheng doesn't usually live here, he has a special car, and most of the time he goes back to the city to live, and only lives in the town when he has something.

Among the members of the party and government leadership group, Bi Youcheng has temporary housing here, and Wang Qingzhong and Lei Zhenshan's homes are here. In other words, among the leaders above the deputy secretary, only he himself lives in the office. Alas! Secretary Bi, you don't use it much, how good it would be for you to let me use that house.

Lin Yuan thought unrealistically in his heart.

The two were chatting, and Pan Zhenlin's daughter came back.

Pan Zhenlin hurriedly greeted his daughter, "Lin Lin, come and see Uncle Lin." ”

Pan Zhenlin's daughter Lin Yuan once saw that when Qi Zhengjie came to see him off, their car "scared" her, of course, she didn't know that there was this "Uncle Lin" in front of her sitting in the car at that time. ”

"Hello Uncle Lin!"

The girl seemed a little shy, and after saying hello to Lin Yuan, she went to the kitchen to help her mother.

"Such a big girl, still so shy." Although Pan Zhenlin was talking about his daughter's shortcomings, his eyes were full of smiles. Obviously, he loves his daughter very much.

"Girl, she was born quiet." Lin Yuan naturally saw that Pan Zhenlin was not really "blaming" his daughter, so he smiled and gave his words a "round game". Lin Yue is also six years old, she will go to elementary school after the summer vacation, and she also has a daughter, Lin Yuan can feel Pan Zhenlin's love for her daughter, and he is the same for Lin Yue. People say that the daughter is the father's little lover in the past life. This sentence is indeed very correct, the father's love for his daughter is indeed something that people who do not have daughters cannot experience.

Lin Yuan suddenly remembered something, "By the way, it's summer vacation, why is your child still in school?" ”

"Hey, isn't this a make-up class in school? The child will be in the third year of high school after the summer vacation, and the school will start classes early in order to produce grades. Pan Zhenlin doesn't seem to be very interested in the school holiday make-up classes.

"Huh? Already in your third year of high school? Then it is also necessary to pay more attention to the school. Parents hope that their children can get into a good school, and the school hopes that students can get good grades and win glory for the school. To achieve this goal, by the way, how is the child's academic performance? Lin Yuan knew that Pan Zhenlin was interested in this topic, so he seized this topic and kept talking about it.

When he was in high school, he also came over like this, and after entering the third year of high school, not to mention the holidays, he even had to go to class on Sundays. He was more homesick and not used to staying in school for a long time, so he rode the big "Golden Deer" to his home after class on Saturday afternoon, and rushed back to school early Sunday morning. In the summer, it was better, but in the winter, he basically went back and forth at night, and when he went home on Saturday afternoon, it would be dark halfway through, and when he went to school the next morning, it was only halfway through before it began to dawn, thirty miles away! He traveled 60 miles back and forth just to go home for that night, and now I think about it I really find it incomprehensible, the attraction of "home" to him can be so big! Half of the 30 miles from home to school were dirt roads, half asphalt roads, and when he returned to school on Sunday morning, there was no one on the dirt road. In winter, there were no crops in the field other than overwintering wheat, and the field was so vast under the starlight that he could see it at a glance, so he didn't feel afraid, and even occasionally felt a little comfortable. Later, he recalled that scene many times, and every time he remembered it, he felt infinite emotion.

"The child's grades are not bad, and he has always been in the top few in his grade." Speaking of his daughter's achievements, Pan Zhenlin was proud.

"Oh? Your daughter is very competitive! Congratulations, old Pan. "Lin Yuan is really happy for Pan Zhenlin.

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