Jia Mingzhu is a puppet, just like the last emperor, performing for the puppet Manchukuo people, however, Jia Mingzhu's performance to the villagers of Hupo is quite hypocritical, it can be said to be the first hypocrite, the management committee controlled by Director Li exists in name only, as soon as Conan's foundation is withdrawn, the management committee is immediately paralyzed, the project team is disbanded, and the villagers return to their previous living state, just like a gust of wind, the leaves move, which proves that the wind has come, the leaves are wet, and the rain is coming, and then there is no trace, and everything returns to calm and tranquility, If you want to change your concept, it takes time, and if the time is short, it will not hurt your muscles and bones, but only skin trauma.

"What do your plumbing look like? Are there any samples? Jia Mingzhu said.

Li Huafa also said: "Yes, what is it? ”

Boss Ning took out two samples of water pipes from his briefcase and said, "This is a sample, one with a diameter of 25 mm and the other with a diameter of 32 mm." ”

Jia Mingzhu took the sample, looked at it, and handed it to Li Huafa, Li Huafa stared at the beads of his eyes for a while, but he didn't understand anything, and gave it to Yin Xianren, Yin Xianren had opened a store before, and said: "This is an ordinary material, very ordinary, what price?" ”

"Look at the goods first, the price is easy to say." Ning Lei said.

"If you don't say the price, how can we compare?" Jia Mingzhu said.

Ning Lei said: "It's not expensive, it's not expensive, this kind of white pipe is 6,000 yuan per ton, no matter how big or small." ”

Yin Xianren smiled and said, "So that's the case!" ”

"Who is this?" Jia Mingzhu asked.

"This is with Mr. Ji, and they are all in one unit. With the surname Yin, you can call him Mr. Yin. Director Li said that he seemed to know a lot, this is what the director does, playing the role of an intermediate introduction, in addition, he speaks out to prove his existence, otherwise, he will be submerged by the sea of people, but it is not his style.

Jia Mingzhu hurriedly stretched out his hand to Yin Xianren, and said, "Welcome to my village, Mr. Yin!" ”

"Mr. Yin is not here as a guest, he is here to help me with my work." Conan added.

Yin Xianren hurriedly defended and said: "No, no, no, I'm here to learn." Also, call me 'Xiao Yin' in the future. ”

Ning Lei said: "Mr. Yin, it seems that you are an expert. Let's put it this way, I've seen that people don't say stupid things. I am a classmate of the younger brother of Mr. Wan of the county branch, and I heard that the foundation is doing a water conservancy project in a small town, which is really good news, bringing good news to the people, and letting the people eat tap water is a good thing with immeasurable merits, and we should learn from you. I am a water pipe business, I need to make money to support my family, to put it bluntly, this price is also the price of doing good deeds, why don't you go to the market to have a look, compared with one another, the water pipes in the small city are basically supplied by Yiling and Jingzhou, and there is no lower price than mine. If you're not convinced, ask your local plumbing wholesaler. Or log on to the manufacturer's official website for inquiry. There is also a way, you can go to a treasure network or a certain east network to see the quotation, not afraid of not knowing the goods, just afraid of comparing goods, and then look at the evaluation, look at the cost performance. The current price of water pipes is transparent, and how much money is made is clear, why should I push the business to others! The things I sell are the most cost-effective, and with the smallest profit, I send benefits to the people in the mountainous areas. I am also the son of a farmer, I know that farmers work hard, I will compare my heart with my heart, I will definitely not make money, I still want to make some money, all the loss-making sales, tearful sales are fake, loss-making transactions, no one has done it for a long time, just look at the problem of making more and making less. I don't want to do a one-shot deal, I want to work together for the long term. As long as you work with me for a year, you won't be disappointed. ”

"Not necessarily. Let's give us time, go to the market, and then give you an answer, okay? Yin Xianren said.

Officer Li rolled a large leaf cigarette, rolled it, puffed it on his mouth, lit it with a disposable lighter, and said while spitting out the smoke ring: "I think so, Boss Ning, here, the foundation has the final say, because the money is from them, and the person who pays has the right to speak, and they decide whether they want your water pipe." They want to go to the market and have a look, so you go back and wait for the news. Before you go, leave your contact number. ”

Ning Lei was very smart, and when he saw Director Li say this, he obediently took out a business card box from his purse, took out a few business cards from it, and handed them to everyone present with both hands. Conan took the business card with both hands and looked at it, it turned out to be a salesman in a plastic factory, and there were a lot of titles written on it, but he was a seller of water pipes. Conan read it and put it in his wallet.

Yin Xianren took the business card with one hand, and without looking at it, he put it in his pants pocket. Jia Mingzhu and Li Huafa were the same, they took it casually and put it in their jacket pockets. Director Li inserted the business card into the gap in the wall, and he didn't look at it, the wall was made of soil, there were cracks, there were all sizes, it was no problem to insert a business card, in addition, some phone numbers were also written on the wall, some numbers for buying fertilizer seeds, it was simply varied, and the wall became a notepad.

Ning Lei saw it, and then didn't say anything.

"Then, you will go to the town tomorrow to inspect the price of water pipes. Jia Mingzhu, Li Huafa and the gentlemen of the foundation will go together, and I will not go. Officer Li said.

Conan thought to himself, when will you go, don't be sentimental, like to put on a show. I drank every day without distinguishing between chickens and ducks, and I went in vain.

"Is there a suitable hotel here, I invite you to dinner." Ning Lei said.

"There is no here, the nearest hotel, it is an hour by car." Officer Li said.

"Forget it, I'll treat you to dinner another day." Ning Lei said.

As he spoke, he was about to leave with his briefcase, and Officer Li said, "Since you have come to my house, you are a guest, and I don't entertain you." Don't leave today, I've already arranged for my cousins to prepare. ”

Sure enough, the smell of fried bacon wafted from the kitchen, and it didn't take long for it to be the aroma of scrambled eggs. Conan couldn't help but swallow his saliva secretly, it was not the first time to eat at Director Li's house, his wife stir-fried vegetables were okay, not unpalatable. Today, I am tired of climbing the mountain, and I am afraid it will be too late to go back to the dormitory to cook again. When people are tired, they are too lazy to move, and it is impossible not to eat, right? If you want to eat, you have to move, and only when you move can you eat.

In this way, at noon, I had dinner at Director Li's house. The scrambled eggs are browned, the fragrance of rapeseed oil is tangy, and the bacon is also crystal clear, and the taste is smooth, mixed with corn flour and red pepper powder, which is really fragrant and spicy. Half of the rice, half of the corn flour, white and yellow are mixed together, the thickness is matched, it is fluffy, the aroma of rice and vegetables are mixed together, for hungry people, it is worthy of a Tujia style meal. As for the red-skinned peanuts, after frying, they are put on a plate and are still soft when they are eaten, and when they are cooled, they taste particularly crispy and delicious.

The peanuts here do not put salt, only sugar, which is their originality, and has a sweet taste; As for the root of Houttuynia cordata, it is still a good dish mixed with chili peppers and other ingredients.

Officer Li definitely wants to drink some wine, Ning Lei doesn't drink it, he wants to drive to the small town, worried that there will be problems, because he is well-dressed, he looks like a rich man, and when he arrives in a strange place, even if he is a classmate of the younger brother of President Wan of the county branch, those who are interested in getting rich must also be on guard, otherwise it will be really troublesome. He often runs business outside, and he must have formed a habit. It may not be the first time, nor the last, for him to refuse the persuasion of a small villager, Mr. Li.

Everybody doesn't have a good opinion of the person who does business, and the same is true of this person. Even if he took out the signboard of the county leader, it would be useless for the time being. When Yin Xianren first arrived, he felt that he had been integrated into the operation of the project, and he had forgotten that he was here to learn. Yin Xianren is the eldest in the family, and there are some younger siblings at the bottom, and he is a long-term habit of being a leader and a conductor.

This is not surprising, when he arrived in the small town, he said that he was here to learn, and in fact to command, Conan had learned to be obedient, so he didn't bother with him about some trivial issues. Togo is troublesome enough, and there is another picker, he is the minister sent by Miss Liu, the special supervisor, who reports to Miss Liu at any time.

The next day, they hitched a ride to a minivan in the town. There are few people in the mountains, the mountains are sparsely populated, you can't see a person for half a day, and the bus is only suitable for running passenger transport to distant places, and you can make money by running long distances, otherwise you will lose money. However, these small buses are more cost-effective.

When they arrived in the town, they began to inquire about the price in places where the water pipes were more concentrated. At the three-way intersection, there are indeed a lot of water pipes that sell them, and there are rolls of thick and thin water pipes at the door, all kinds of colors and models. Thin water pipes are often used in single-family households. Brown in color, these pipes are often connected to the water source and lead directly to the residents' water tanks or slate-made pools. This kind of water pipe has a peculiar smell, it may be the smell of plastic additives, the villagers don't understand its harm, anyway, it's cheap, you want it, the appearance will confuse people's hearts, and so is the water pipe. Brightly colored water pipes with a short service life. Light-coloured or colourless water hoses with a long service life.

Conan didn't want the villagers to use this kind of water pipe, and although it was cheap, it had many drawbacks. Jia Mingzhu and Li Huafa are very interested in this kind of water pipe, saying that it is cheap, and hope that the foundation will buy a roll for each household, find water for themselves, use it themselves, and do not use collective water.

"That's not good, that's not hygienic, the Foundation does things, I hope everyone can drink clean water, I don't want to do good deeds and end up being bad." Yin Xianren said.

Conan said, "That's right. This is the wish of investors and donors. ”

Everyone looked around and inquired about the price of water pipes in several water pipe shops, but in the end it was not decided. Jia Mingzhu said: "This matter is still decided by Li Zhishu." ”

Conan knew that they were going through the motions.

Yin Xianren doesn't understand, how can it work to set up a small city project with Songgang's set of working methods?

In order to give Yin Xianren a face, he came to the small town once, walked through the procedures, and said that he had asked the management committee to participate in the procurement of materials.

At this moment, Conan's phone rang, it was Ning Lei calling, and he asked, "Mr. Ji, how is the inquiry about the price of water pipes?" ”

"Asking for a price." Conan said.

"Where are you?" Boss Ning said.

"At three forks in the road." Conan said.

"You guys are there, don't go, I'll pick you up and have a light meal at noon." Boss Ning said.

Conan hung up the phone and said to Yin Xianren, "Brother Yin, Boss Ning is here to pick us up for lunch." To go or not to go? ”

"I want to eat for dinner, and I don't agree to buy the water pipe for the time being." Yin Xianren said.

A group of four people stood there and waited, and after ten minutes, Boss Ning got off a van and said with a smile on his face: "Let's go, don't say anything, let's find a restaurant and talk while eating." ”

They got into the van, which was estimated to be rented by him, chartered for 200 yuan a day. The car started, after ten minutes, the car stopped at the door of a restaurant, several people got out of the car, entered the hotel, sat down, the waiter brought tea and sunflower seeds, and Boss Ning invited everyone to eat.

Li Huafa first grabbed a large handful of sunflower seeds and put them in his pocket, then grabbed a handful, and knocked melon seeds while drinking tea, Boss Ning took the menu handed over by the waiter, and handed it to Conan, Conan handed it to Yin Xianren, Yin Xianren said: "Forget it, let Boss Ning order it." ”

Boss Ning refused, and said: "We are all guests, and we are all fallen people at the end of the world, so don't be polite, let's order!" ”

Yin Xianren said that he would let others order, but he didn't mean to hand the menu to others at all, and when he saw Ning Lei say this, he was no longer humble and said, "Okay, I hope everyone likes it." ”

He ordered, and the waiter took the menu and walked away like a gust of wind.

"The matter of water pipes has not been decided yet. Let's take today's market research to the village for research, this matter is more important, and we need to give us a little time. Conan said.

Boss Ning said, "It's okay, I can wait." If you are willing to ask for my goods, I can still compromise in terms of price. However, first of all, you have to make sure that you want our factory's products, the quality is reliable, no problem, although you can rest assured to use, if there is a problem, our factory is fully responsible. In addition, if you want, you should notify me in advance, so that I can give feedback to the factory, so that the factory can prepare in advance, so as not to be too late to supply. ”

"Okay, let's talk about it when we get back to the village." Conan said.

After the dishes were served, everyone began to eat and drink, Boss Ning was very generous, seeing that there were fewer dishes, he added a few more dishes, and after the meal, he paid the bill, all in cash.

Similarly, this time he didn't drink alcohol, Conan knew that the person in charge sent Yin Xianren over to spy on Conan, and if he drank, the person in charge would definitely know. Yin Xianren and Conan don't have a deep friendship at all, and if it were Togo drinking, Yin Xianren wouldn't have said it. Just start dealing with it, you still have to be cautious.

Jia Mingzhu is going to see his skinny son again, Conan has never seen it, and he has heard what Jia Youniu said. His son bought a house in the county town and didn't go back to his hometown often, only the old guy came to see him. Li Huafa also has relatives in the city, and he also wants to go to play by the way. Yin Xianren had just arrived in the small town, and he was not very familiar with the city, so he asked Conan to take it to see. So everyone discussed and agreed to gather at the station tomorrow morning and have free activities in the afternoon.