"Oh, it's really big!" Katie lay on the back of the co-pilot's seat, looking at the white dam nearly 100 meters high in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.

Taolinkou Reservoir is not only a reservoir, outside its dam, there is also a large garden area, there are cement pavement and some restaurants, ticket offices and other buildings, which are the ancillary facilities of Taolinkou Scenic Area. Just in the mountains to the east of the dam, there is a scenic spot, from here you can see the Great Wall, this was originally a pass on the Great Wall, in addition to the mountain here there are many hazelnuts, persimmons, mountain pears and other wild fruits, as well as ziplines and other amusement projects, there is also a cruise ship in the reservoir. However, it is a little far away from the city, and there are no lively places around, so there are few tourists in this scenic spot, and you can't see a few people every day.

Deputy County Magistrate Qiu did not come alone, in addition to Deputy Director Dou, there were also several local township-level cadres accompanied, and the place where the banquet was held was the two-story building in the scenic spot, which was also the only restaurant and accommodation place here.

It seems that Deputy County Magistrate Qiu has occupied this place today, not only with 7 or 8 township cadres, but also put up a banner in front of the restaurant, which is nothing more than welcoming XXX to XXX to inspect investment and other scenes, in addition, he doesn't know where to find several greeters, dressed in colorful colors, standing on both sides of the door to fill the scene.

"Brother Qiu! Brother Dou! This pomp is a bit big, I thought it was just going to the county seat to chat......" Hong Tao didn't dare to wait for Deputy County Magistrate Qiu to come up and pull the car door, the car was just stable, so he jumped out of the cab, trotted in front of him, and opened the door by himself. I also blame Pan for this stinky problem, on a formal occasion, I have to wait for someone to pull the car door, and if I don't pull it, I won't get out of the car, it's wrong! It's all used to coercion! Although Deputy County Magistrate Qiu made the intention of pulling the door, he had to put his face around and couldn't take it seriously.

"You can't say that. This is a business matter, let's count this as a field trip, on-site office, we can't stay in the county to talk about the problems here, cadres, we must go down, go deep into the field, in order to grasp the first-hand information. Besides, I've vomited in those places in the county, and there's still a bit of game here. "Deputy County Magistrate Qiu said that it is a righteous remark, and he can't find fault with it from the point of view of reason and emotion. If you hadn't been in contact with him, you'd think what a responsible parent he was. But the second half of the sentence and what Hong Tao whispered was not that taste.

"It's true, I heard that the fathead fish in the reservoir is a must, it's big, it tastes good, and it doesn't smell earthy at all, the two brothers won't have two of them, right?" Hong Tao actually felt that the second half of County Magistrate Qiu's sentence was the most human-like language, and he couldn't help but think of the delicious food here.

"Don't worry, I greeted them the day before yesterday, and left the biggest ones for me when I fished. There are too many of them, you can eat them hard, and then take them away after eating, we don't have anything else here. Enough fish to eat! Deputy Director Dou slapped his chest with a bang.

The restaurant is not in any private room, directly in the middle of the hall of the restaurant, there is a large table, more than 10 people sit around. There is a row of leaders on both sides, although the decoration here is not very high-end, but this pomp is guaranteed. At the time of sitting. The drama is here again, and this drama can happen almost every time you are treated, and it is the problem of the person who sits in the seat.

In fact, according to Hong Tao's meaning, it is the same to sit there, this house was not built due south and north, it was designed according to the mountain slightly biased to the south, you have to fight for who is seated and who is the guest of honor. But according to the old etiquette, that's it, especially on this more formal occasion, which means that there is more powerful.

Fighting back and forth, no one is going to sit on the seat, there are all kinds of words that sound very humble, anyway, there are a total of 4 people who have the right to take the position, one is Hong Tao, he is the guest of honor, if the head is bigger, it is no problem to sit in the main seat.

The other is the deputy county magistrate Qiu and Deputy Director Dou, one is the deputy county magistrate, 100% landlord, and the other is the supervisor here, don't look at the county magistrate or anything, can't manage the reservoir, Deputy Director Dou is the real master here, and the other is Pan, her appearance made Deputy County Magistrate Qiu and Deputy Director Dou stunned, because of Secretary Liu's introduction and attitude towards her that day, these two probably know what this foreign woman is, and you can know this kind of thing as soon as you ask.

In the end, Pan sat up, and the rest of the people sat on both sides of Pan according to the guests and hosts, so that the seats were given, and the township cadres who had stood with these leaders for more than ten minutes could also sit down and rest.

The dishes were served quickly, first a few cold dishes, Hong Tao didn't know much, they were all made of wild vegetables in the mountains, they tasted good, and the main thing was fresh. There are also two plates of freshwater shrimp, all of which are fished from the reservoir, put fresh in the pot, only put a little vegetable oil, all according to the temperature of the pot body, the skin is very crispy, the inside is fresh and tender, Hong Tao favorite. The rest is a home-cooked snack such as pork head meat, elbows, peanuts, scrambled eggs, and salted duck eggs, which are not precious, but local characteristics, and are said to be all not fed or sprinkled with chemical fertilizer.

Before the cold dishes were served, the wine bottles were put on the table, and the guests were as they pleased, and Hong Tao could only pinch his nose and admit his head. The rule of drinking this time is not to drink oneself with one bottle per person, but to use a wine measuring vessel to divide the wine. This thing is the most harmful, the wine in the bottle is poured into the wine measuring device, and the 5 dollar wine glass in front of everyone is distributed. You can't take a sip of this kind of small wine glass, and you can just throw your head up.

Pouring back and forth, you don't know how many glasses you have drunk, let alone how many bottles you have drunk, because you can't count and drink, you can't see the bottles, you can't control the amount of alcohol you drink, once you feel drunk, you are 100% drunk, there is no room at all.

Fortunately, Deputy County Magistrate Qiu and Deputy Director Dou were still benevolent and righteous, and they didn't come up with the rules that when their grassroots cadres were drinking, the host would be honored a few times, the guests would respect the host a few times, and then continue to toast separately according to their positions. It is estimated that this is due to the blessing of Topan, with her sitting here, a group of big men are embarrassed to go too far, and their words and actions are much more restrained.

Others can be at will, Hong Tao can't be at will, not only does he have to deal with Deputy County Magistrate Qiu and Deputy Director Dou, but he also has to carry the attack of those township cadres, these people will also bow their heads and don't look up in the future, and they have to rely on them to help with many things, so they have to drink even more.

"Wow, what a big fish! Hong Tao, what kind of fish is this? "After three laps of wine, the main course was served, and the first thing that came was a huge plate, almost up to the size of a small bath, full of fish heads!

That's right, there is only one fish head, the head of the fathead fish, with a section of meat 2 or 3 inches long behind the gill cover, Hong Tao judged according to the size of the fish head, the weight of this fathead fish should be 20 catties up, and the length is estimated to be more than one meter.

"In the United States, it should be called Asian carp, the kind that is posted on the riverside of your house." Hong Tao took out his mobile phone and took a photo first, such a big fathead fish is not common, especially wild ones.

"Isn't that something that needs to be hunted and killed? Can you eat this? Katie licked her lips, the fish seemed to be delicious and smelled good, but it didn't have a good reputation, especially in the United States.

"Hey, the officials of your country are too stupid, this thing is still destroyed, incinerated, wasted, I'll tell you how to eat it in a while, make sure you eat it once and want to eat it a second time!" Hong Tao smiled and patted Katie's shoulder and asked her to sit first, this is not home, just reach out and grab it, there are still guests here.

"Hong Tao, this fish was specially left for you, the rest are not fresh, this one is the largest, guess how much it weighs?" Deputy Director Dou intends to show off.

"It's about 25 pounds, at least not less than 20 pounds, it's a good thing!" Hong Tao deliberately stood up and looked at the fish head again, giving an answer.

"Hey, you have this eyesight! 26 catties is still high, every year like this size of fish can not hit a few in total, we are not allowed to use a large net to drag here, can only use the ecstasy array to catch slowly, a lot of big fish do not enter the net. Deputy Director Dou stretched out his thumb.

"Hehe, I often fish, it's not me who blows, as long as the fish lets me catch it, I can see how heavy it is when I pull it to the shore, and I don't have to pick it up!" When it came to the problem of fishing, Hong Tao immediately became happy, and there were 2 that would never say 1.

"I really didn't see it, you still like to play this at your age, I can't play with Lao Dou, I'm in a hurry when I sit there. If you want to eat fish in the future, you don't have to bother with that, just go down a few nets and finish the work! Deputy County Magistrate Qiu arrogantly classified the sport of fishing into the category of gluttonous people, and Hong Tao didn't distinguish with him, no matter how he understood it.

The fish head is served with three plates of pancakes cut into palm-sized diamond-shaped pieces. This is called the fish head cake, eat the meat on the fish head, and then use this cake to eat with the soup of the roasted fish head, the pancake is best to be branded with duck fat, layer by layer can have multiple layers, the hot pancake itself tastes very fragrant, plus the soup of the fish, the taste is very beautiful.

"I'll help you pick the bones, don't worry, come alone. Brothers, don't laugh at my brothers, my daughter-in-law and friends don't know how to spit fish bones, they basically don't eat this kind of fish in their country, and they haven't learned this thing since they were young, so they can't pick fish bones, and they will definitely get stuck when they eat it, so I have to be this nanny! Hong Tao picked up a large piece of fish meat with chopsticks, put it on his plate, and began to pick fish bones, fortunately, this fathead fish has few head bones, especially this big fish, there are no small bones, otherwise Hong Tao will not do anything, just picking fish bones can be busy to death. (To be continued......)