Since the next day was Secretary Li's mother's birthday, as soon as Ye Ming arrived in the provincial capital, he contacted Xu Fei directly and asked him if he would go to Secretary Li's house tomorrow.

Xu Fei said again and again on the phone: "Of course I go, of course I go." Xiao Ye, you better come to my house first, I'll talk to you about something, not for a long time. ”

Ye Ming arrived at Xu Fei's house at half past one at noon. As soon as he entered the house, Xu Fei took his hand a little eagerly and said, "Xiao Ye, I already know the situation in your K City." As I expected, Qiu Shunming was still investigated and punished. At present, the provincial bureau is stepping up the search for a candidate for the director of the local taxation bureau of K city. So, I don't have much time left for my activities. Brother, I have to trouble you to take me to Secretary Li's house this afternoon, and I must ask Secretary Li to greet Director Xia for me in the past two days. ”

Ye Ming said a little embarrassed: "Didn't you say that we would go together tomorrow to celebrate Secretary Li's mother's birthday?" I'm taking you there today, it's a little too abrupt! ”

"It's too late, we have to go today. Moreover, I have to go to the family home at noon now, because I also brought a special gift to Secretary Li's mother. ”

As he spoke, Xu Fei took Ye Ming to the kitchen of his house, pointed to the two bulging snakeskin bags on the floor, and said, "This is a little souvenir that I got from my hometown the day before yesterday, and I am going to bring it to Secretary Li's mother." ”

Ye Ming saw that there seemed to be something moving inside one of the snakeskin bags, and couldn't help but ask strangely, "What is this?" Is it a chicken or a sheep? ”

Xu Fei smiled a little smugly and said, "If it's a chicken and a sheep, it's too ordinary, and it doesn't make much sense to send it over." You'd better take a look first! ”

So saying, he went over and opened the first snakeskin bag. Ye Ming leaned over to take a look, only to see that it was full of bags of golden pine mushrooms. These mushrooms are brightly colored, as large as a small golden umbrella, and as small as a lovely golden button, which are the best fresh pine mushrooms that are rarely available nowadays.

This kind of pine mushroom, Ye Ming only ate it once or twice when he was a child. This mushroom is creamy, sweet and delicious. Now Ye Ming can't help but swallow as long as he thinks of that taste......

"Director Xu, where did you get so many fresh pine mushrooms? Now such wild pine mushrooms seem to be extinct in our K City, and you can't buy them even in the mountains! ”

Xu Fei smiled and said earnestly: "Xiao Ye, if you want to mix in officialdom in the future, you must always pay attention to everything, be good at discovering useful information for you from the words and deeds of some key people, and make good use of it." ”

Seeing Ye Ming's appearance of not understanding, Xu Fei gave an example: "For example, the last time we went to Secretary Li's house to play. At breakfast, when Secretary Li's mother was drinking the artificially cultivated mushroom soup, she complained that there were no real wild pine mushrooms to eat now, and said that she dreamed about the deliciousness of pine mushrooms. At that time, Secretary Li said apologetically beside him: He is not filial, and he can't even meet such a small request as his mother...... I told you originally: Not long after Secretary Li's mother gave birth to Secretary Li, her husband was bitten to death by a wild boar while hunting in the mountains. At that time, she was only in her twenties, but in order to prevent her son from being wronged in other people's homes in the future, she gritted her teeth and vowed not to marry again. Therefore, Secretary Li has extreme respect and filial piety for his mother, and always tries his best to make his mother happier and more blessed in her old age......"

When he heard this, Ye Ming finally understood a little and said, "Director Xu, do you mean that Secretary Li has been trying to buy his mother a little pine mushroom to satisfy his mother's hobby for many years, but he can't buy it even if he has money." So, you bought him these pine mushrooms for her, right? ”

Xu Fei nodded and said, "This is also a coincidence. Because my home is also in the mountains and we are still a virgin forest reserve, the villagers are able to pick up pine mushrooms, and the quality is excellent. And now it happens to be the season for pine mushrooms to grow, so I quickly asked for leave and went back to my hometown and bought more than 50 catties of fresh pine mushrooms at a price of 80 yuan a catty. ”

Ye Ming looked at the bag on the other side and asked, "What's in that bag?" Is it also going to be sent to Secretary Li's house? ”

Xu Fei walked over and opened the rope that was tightly tied to the mouth of the snakeskin bag, and asked Ye Ming to go over and take a look.

Ye Ming walked over and took a closer look, only to see that inside was a beast with two horns on its head, pure black fur, and a bit like a sheep, jumping in the bag, and making a gasping sound of "snort" in its mouth.

"What is this? Director Xu. ”

"This is a wild black muntjac in the mountains, which is a national second-class protected animal. The meat of this muntjac is tender and fragrant when cooked, making it a first-class delicacy. My muntjac was caught by an old hunter in my hometown with an iron clip, and it had a broken leg, but it was still alive and weighed more than forty pounds. Black muntjac of this size was rare even before liberation. I bought it for a whopping $4,000. I estimate: Secretary Li's mother turned out to be Orion's wife, and she must have eaten muntjac, but now she may not have eaten this kind of game for decades. I'll send it over today, and she'll be absolutely satisfied. ”

"What if Secretary Li doesn't accept these things?"

Xu Fei laughed again: "Xiao Ye, there is a trick to giving gifts. Let me tell you: If I send 100,200,000 yuan to Secretary Li's house, he will definitely throw the money downstairs in anger and scold me for being bloody. However, if you send a little pine mushroom, this is the old lady's favorite food, and these are all local specialties in the mountains, Secretary Li will not refuse. On the contrary, he will be happy: because even if he wants to spend money, there is nowhere to buy it! However, this muntjac is a bit troublesome, mainly because it is a national protected animal, and Secretary Li is estimated to refuse. ”

Ye Ming thought about it and felt that this was indeed the best gift: no matter how you say it, the pine mushroom is still a native product of the mountains, and it is not very expensive. The most important thing is that the old lady likes to eat this thing very much, and Secretary Li also wants to satisfy the old lady's wish. In this case, Xu Fei is now sending them so many pine mushrooms, which is tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow, and everyone must be happy......

Ye Ming asked a little worriedly: "Director Xu, wait a minute, let's carry these two big bags over, the family homes of this provincial bureau are all acquaintances, in case we meet someone, see us take things to Secretary Li's house, it's not good!" ”

Xu Fei said confidently: "Don't worry, I have already considered this." Yesterday, our logistics center was responsible for distributing oranges to the cadres of the organs. Because Secretary Li's lover asked for leave, I deliberately didn't notify her to come and get it yesterday, and we will send her over together today. In case I meet someone, they think that I am going to deliver oranges to Secretary Li, and no one will doubt it. ”