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Rural people have always been willing to bring out the best things in the house, and whether the guests can look at it or not is another matter, at least for them, it is already to the best of their ability.

It was the same at Hou's house, when he learned that Hou Yong was going to bring guests back for dinner, the family began to prepare from the afternoon. When Zhu Daidong sat down at the table, he found that there was a table all the time, which was extremely rich. Chicken, fish, pork belly, pork feet, pork heart, but half of the dishes are related to tofu: boiled fish with tofu, stir-fried meat with fragrant and dried tofu, egg soup with tofu skin, and cold salad with marinated fragrant dry.

Originally, Hou Lihua prepared home-brewed rice wine, but since Zhu Daidong brought the wine, he would serve the high-quality old white dry. Women and children are not allowed to eat in rural areas. accompanied Zhu Daidong to dinner, in addition to Hou Lihua and Hou Yong, the other one was Hou Yong's younger brother Hou Kang. When introducing Hou Yong, Zhu Daidong saw the other party's brass face and thin cheeks, and he thought it was Hou Yong's brother.

Hou Yong only graduated from junior high school, but he is a good hand at farm work, and at the same time has a brick-laying craft. In order to save money, he did not hire anyone except his wife and mother as small workers. With his skillful hands, it took two months to build this building. It wasn't until the final beam and tile building that Hou Kang hired a helper, but he was not an outsider, Hou Lihua worked as a carpenter when he was young, and the two fathers and sons worked together to build a home for themselves.

Chinese people have always liked to talk about things at the wine table, and according to the statistics of some non-staff experts, at least more than eighty percent of China's affairs are finalized at the wine table. Although this number has not been approved by the authorities, no Chinese will object.

The father and son of the Hou family are all good drinkers, and Hou Yong needless to say, as long as he doesn't drink fast wine, he won't fall two catties. And Hou Dare is even better, although Hou Lihua is old, he is also old and strong, and it is not a problem to drink a pound and a half. This time, Hou Yong brought Zhu Daidong back, in addition to promoting his plan, he also wanted to try Zhu Daidong's drinking.

But what stunned Hou Yong was that his amount of wine seemed to be infinite, and as soon as it was served, Zhu Daidong first toasted a glass to the Hou family father and son, and then the Hou family father and son returned the salute. Later, in Hou Yong's deliberate calculation, the three of them did not drink with Zhu Daidong, but took turns to clink glasses with him. But even so, more than five catties of high-quality old white dry stomach, Zhu Daidong still seems to be a nobody.

"Brother Hou, the wine should be enjoyable, not excessive, I think it's okay to drink another bottle, you have to leave two bottles for Secretary Hou, right?" Zhu Daidong counted the empty wine bottles, and there were nine, most of which he drank. Although he didn't feel drunk, the Hou family's father and son were already in love.

"Director Zhu, you are a guest, and the task of our family is to accompany you well, and we must have fun." Hou Lihua also admired Zhu Daidong's drinking, a young man who looked gentle and elegant, but he drank so boldly, which made him feel very good.

"Secretary Hu, you can't call me Director Zhu anymore, isn't this tormenting me? You can ask me to act as a substitute or Xiao Zhu, but don't call me Director Zhu, otherwise I won't come in the future. Zhu Daidong pretended to be annoyed, and after drinking so much wine, everyone's relationship suddenly became much closer.

"Okay, Xiao Zhu, I know that you have something to do this time, listen to Hou Zi, or make a fortune for the villagers, I don't know what it is?" Hou Lihua saw that Zhu Daidong did not have the kind of lofty and pretentious of ordinary young people, nor did he put on the shelf of a township cadre, and he felt even more pleasing to the eye when he looked at him.

Many people can't see a person clearly in their lives, but some people, as long as they meet once, can recognize a person, and Hou Lihua is obviously one of those "some people". As many people say, you have to learn to be a person before you do, and when others recognize you as a person, everything you do will be done smoothly.

Although Hou Lihua doesn't know what Zhu Daidong is going to do now, his words have already shown an attitude, as long as he can do it, he will definitely support Zhu Daidong. As the director of the enterprise office, it is rare to get the full support of Hou Lihua, who has a lot of prestige in the village party secretary and all the village party secretaries in the township.

"I have read the crop statistics of the whole township, and the soybean yield in our Shuling Township is very high, with an annual output of nearly five million catties. I wondered if I could do something with these soybeans. The best use of soybeans is, of course, to produce tofu, and if you can set up a tofu factory, it is much more cost-effective to sell tofu than to sell soybeans directly. Zhu Daidong knew that he was to the point, and he was not reserved, and said his thoughts one by one.

"Tofu factory? Basically every family in our township makes tofu, if we set up a tofu factory, who will we sell it to? Hou Lihua gently put the wine glass on the table, and groaned, his eyes narrowed, this is his habitual action when thinking about problems, although he also drank more than a pound of old white dry, but at this time his mind is extremely clear.

"In the city, in the city to be exact." Zhu Daidong is determined.

"In the city? Tofu is not a rare thing, where is it not available, can it be sold in the market? Hou Lihua's eyes suddenly opened, and he stared at Zhu Daidong and said.

"Secretary Hou, do you think that the citizens in the city will be like our family, every family grows soybeans, and every family grinds tofu. I went to the city several times to do research, and since last year, although there have been several farmers' markets in the city, in general, all kinds of vegetables, meat, and eggs are in short supply. Otherwise, the city would not have carried out the vegetable basket project last year, but the mayor himself took charge, in order to solve the problem of the difficulty of citizens in buying vegetables. Zhu Daidong said with a smile, in the countryside, there is rarely a situation where there is no vegetable in the pot, who does not plant a few vegetables in front of the house and behind the house? Cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, leeks, winter melons, and pumpkins in summer, and cabbage and spinach in winter, can be said to be free of vegetables all year round. On the contrary, there is relatively less meat, and there is not much meat in the dish.

Shachang City is the second largest city in the province, with nearly 2 million people in the city, and the citizens feel that the supply of meat, eggs, milk, fish, vegetables, and fruits is on the tight side. The summer is better, but the winter and spring are the most intense.

As for Shuling Township, there is no need to engage in any vegetable basket projects at all, and Hou Lihua, who has always only paid attention to township policies, is not very clear about these policies. Zhu Daidong introduced him very carefully, and as he spoke, Hou Lihua's eyes began to brighten.