Xu Haodong grinned as he walked over and squatted down where the middle-aged man was squatting just now.

The stall is small, one meter long and one meter wide, with a folded white plastic plate full of tourist souvenirs, and two large travel bags next to it, which are also full of tourist souvenirs.

Liu Zhenguo, Zhang Jialai and Shen Kang also came over, and Liu Zhenguo asked curiously, "Xiao Xu, what are you doing?" Could it be that this stall is yours? ”

Xu Haodong smiled and said, "It's not mine, but I'm sure I know the owner of this stall and will be back soon." ”

At this time, the young man in the stall next to him recognized Xu Haodong, "Oh, it's Secretary Xu, Secretary Xu, hello, hello." ”

Xu Haodong asked, "Hello, do you know me?" ”

The young man said: "I am from Sanxing Township, you have been a teacher with us, and you have also served as the secretary of the township head, how can you not recognize it." ”

Xu Haodong also sighed, "Old acquaintance, is the business good?" ”

The young man smiled, "Secretary Xu, it's a small business, it's best not to ask." ”

In Yunling City, it is as rude to ask a man's income as it is to ask a woman's age.

Xu Haodong smiled, "Yes, yes, heroes don't ask where they come from, men don't care whether they are rich or poor." So, can you lend me that little speaker? ”

The young man picked up the small horn and handed it to Xu Haodong.

Xu Haodong pressed the switch and shouted at the little speaker, "The one in booth No. 1, you better come back, if you don't come back, I won't leave." ”

After a while, a person squeezed out of the crowd, and it was the one who ran away when he saw Xu Haodong just now.

"Xu, Secretary Xu, hello."

"Are you...... If I remember correctly, you are a data clerk of the Education Bureau, and you have just been transferred from Bafang Town Middle School, what is your name? ”

"Secretary Xu has a good memory, my name is Chen Chonggui, and I am the information clerk of the Education Bureau."

Xu Haodong smiled and asked, "What are you running?" ”

Chen Chonggui said in a panic: "Secretary Xu, I'm sorry, this stall belongs to my wife." My wife, my wife works as a nurse in the hospital and she is on duty tonight, so, so ......"

Xu Haodong waved his hand, "One question, just one question, is the income okay?" ”

Chen Chonggui hesitated, "It's okay, it's okay, it's three or five hundred a night when it's good, and one or two hundred when it's bad." ”

Xu Haodong stood up and patted Chen Chonggui's shoulder, "Return to the original owner." Lao Chen, I wish you a prosperous business. And remember, I haven't met you. ”

After that, Xu Haodong turned his legs and left.

The three leaders who followed Xu Haodong did not speak, but just watched and listened with interest until they sat down in a small noodle restaurant in the food street.

Liu Zhenguo said: "Xiao Xu, you are pot-bellied, civil servants set up stalls to do business, and you also wish others a prosperous business." ”

Xu Haodong said: "Leader, I dare to say that every night, in this 'night market' in the urban area alone, there are hundreds of public officials who set up stalls in the name of their families. ”

Shen Kang said: "Haodong himself has set up a stall, and he is proud of it. ”

Zhang Jialai asked, "Is this allowed?" ”

Xu Haodong said: "It's not permission, but acquiescence, for three reasons. First, people use their spare time and do not affect their work. Second, people are helping in the name of their families. Third, this kind of behavior is completely different from corruption, and it belongs to legal labor and legal enrichment. ”

Zhang Jialai nodded slightly, "It's the so-called gray income." ”

"Director Zhang, let me say a few words from my heart." Xu Haodong said: "There is a popular saying on the Internet that if you don't die, you won't die, and those corrupt elements are dying by themselves. The road of politics, to the level of Secretary Liu, you and Minister Shen, should be said to be high, and the new four mountains of housing, medical care, pension and children's education basically do not exist for you. Of course, for me, it basically does not exist, but for the vast majority of public officials in Yunling City, they are similar to ordinary citizens, and in addition to their work, they also have to worry about the new four mountains. ”

Zhang Jia said: "Haodong, I understand, my brother-in-law is a grassroots civil servant in a western province, and he once said something similar to me. ”

Xu Haodong said: "Our salary level in Yunling is high, the level of medical security is high, the housing price is not high, and the cost of pension and children's education is not high. But for most families, money is always not enough to spend, and if something happens to the family, it can go bankrupt. Taking this Chen Chonggui as an example, one of the two is a civil servant and the other is a nurse, and their annual net income is at least 200,000 yuan, but there is a child below, and there are four old people with original rural household registration above, who have just bought a house and have a monthly mortgage of 6,000 yuan. This is a middle class, but life is still tight, he came out to set up a stall to make a little money, but also to earn a sense of security for his family. ”

Shen Kang nodded and said, "Yes, when it comes to the hardships of public officials, grassroots public officials are the hardest. ”

Xu Haodong said: "We have repeatedly discussed gray income, and we believe that gray income is mainly divided into three parts. The first part is legal, let's say me, I published a book and earned some manuscript fees, which is legal, and some people buy funds to buy stocks and make a little money, which is also legal. The second part is basically legal, such as Chen Chonggui's stall. The third part is the illegal gains, which must be strictly prohibited. Therefore, I believe that the non-official income of public officials should be objectively analyzed and treated differently. ”

Zhang Jia said: "Haodong, I didn't come to Yunling in vain, outside of work, you taught me a good lesson today." ”

Liu Zhenguo said: "Yes, we are getting bigger and bigger, but we are getting farther and farther away from the masses, and this has to attract our attention." ”

Shen Kang said: "Secretary Liu, in fact, we all come from the grassroots, and we have also experienced the ups and downs of the grassroots. ”

Liu Zhenguo shook his head, "Haodong, you come to refute Comrade Shen Kang's statement." ”

Xu Haodong smiled.

Shen Kang said: "Haodong, I'm listening. ”

Xu Haodong said with a smile: "The three leaders, in terms of seniority in the political circles, you are all my predecessors, at least a generation higher than me. So, what you have experienced is the grassroots in the last century, and I have experienced the grassroots in the new century, the times are changing too fast, and the ecology of officialdom is very different. The times are different, how can the era of BB machines and mobile phones be compared with the era of the Internet? ”

The three leaders laughed in unison.

Xu Haodong said: "Our old secretary Liu Zhengdao once told me that in the 80s, cadres could think of the masses, in the 90s, it was difficult for cadres to think of the masses, and in the 00s, cadres did not want to think of the masses. ”

Liu Zhenguo praised two words loudly, "Incisive." ”

Shen Kang smiled and said, "Okay, I've been refuted." ”

As he was talking, the owner of the noodle restaurant brought a steaming noodle soup.

Four bowls of crucian carp and japonica rice noodles, plus two pots of stir-fried greens.

Xu Haodong asked while paying: "Boss, is it wild live crucian carp and freshly pressed japonica rice noodles?" ”

The 50-year-old boss said with a smile: "We are a branch of Yejia Noodle Restaurant in Xiling Township, a century-old brand, focusing on integrity, and there is no bullying for children." Besides, you're Secretary Xu. ”

Xu Haodong took out two 100 yuan tickets.

The boss said: "Thirty-eight yuan for one bowl, one hundred and fifty-two yuan for four bowls of noodles, plus twenty yuan for two pots of green vegetables, a total of one hundred and seventy-two yuan." Secretary Xu, I'll give you a 20% discount, and I'll charge you 135 yuan. ”

Xu Haodong hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't, the three big leaders are watching from the side, are you going to make me embarrassed?" ”

The boss sighed, collected the money according to the price, said "please use it slowly", and bowed away.

Xu Haodong got up and handed out chopsticks and made a gesture of please, "Three leaders, please taste our first delicacy in Yunling City, crucian carp and japonica rice noodles." ”