In the corridor to the restaurant, Deputy Director Xu seemed to be still immersed in his own exploits, and continued to introduce the reception center in front of him to Liu Dakechang: "From the outside, it is simple and majestic, and the inside is all bucket arch structure, and there is not a single iron nail in the whole building. With Deputy Director Xu's introduction, Liu Dake's eyes couldn't help but look around the hall downstairs.

Deputy Director Xu continued: "More importantly, the top floor, from the outside looks like a pavilion, in fact it is a large drying platform, and later some experts inspected it as a drying station, standing on the drying platform, the surroundings can be seen very clearly. The ancients were much more thoughtful than modern people. Liu Dake listened carefully and thought: Deputy Director Xu introduced the common characteristics of ancient buildings, maybe the smelting technology was limited in ancient times, or most of the iron tools were used to make weapons, and many ancient buildings were not iron-beaten. Even the furniture is a mortise and tenon structure.

Deputy Director Xu said and came to the restaurant.

As soon as I walked into the restaurant, not only was the room very large, but what shocked Liu Dake especially was the window, which was indeed an ancient building, the window lattices were all ancient carvings, all the carvings and floats, and all kinds of characters were lifelike. Liu Dake couldn't help but step forward, observed carefully, and kept admiring: "The ancients are powerful, and in some aspects, the wisdom of the ancients surpasses that of modern people. In other words, some crafts are now lost. You see this design, this carving, the current carpentry can't do it at all. Deputy Director Xu glanced at it and said, "This room was originally left." But the lacquer was painted later. The other rooms are carved by modern people, but neither the craftsmanship nor the wood are as good as this building. Deputy Director Xu said and walked towards the position of the main companion of the table, then pointed to his right position, and said, "Lao Liu, you sit down first." It's up to you to arrange the location of the other guests. ”

In Liu Dake's impression, the south is extremely unparticular about the seats for dining. Looking at the scene in front of him, Liu Dake couldn't help but be stunned, and said casually: "You also sit in the south according to this rule?" Deputy Director Xu said with a smile: "Yes, we are arranged according to the etiquette of state guests." Is it any different from your north? Deputy Director Xu's eyes were also full of doubt.

Liu Dake smiled slightly, and said to Boss Hu: "Old Hu, you can sit next to Director Xu." Then, Liu Dake said to Liang Haixing and Gao Yan: "You two can sit in the rest of the seats." ”

After all the personnel sat down, Deputy Director Xu and Liu Dake introduced their entourage one by one. Deputy Director Xu glanced at Liu Dake and said, "So many people can't be familiar with it for a while. After a while, let's deepen our relationship while drinking, and get to know each other at the same time. Liu Dake smiled slightly and nodded. So, Deputy Director Xu asked Director Cheng to serve the food. Then, the waiter dressed in ethnic costume walked in with light steps with a plate of food in his hand, like a dance performance. The waiters are all beautiful and beautiful, and Ana is colorful. Liu Dake's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but admire: "Where did you recruit so many distinctive and beautiful waiters." ”

Deputy Director Xu glanced at the waiters who served the food, and said indifferently: "These waiters are all recruited from the local area. Looking at the dignified and stunning waiters, Liu Dake's eyes were full of surprise, and said: "No wonder people say that there are beautiful women in the south of the Yangtze River, all of them are like hibiscus out of the water, and like crystals, exquisitely clear." ”

Hearing Liu Dake's praise, Deputy Director Xu smiled slightly and said: "First, the local economic development is mainly agriculture, and labor costs are cheap; Second, in order to have a good relationship with the local area, alleviate the contradictions caused by the purchase of this building at that time, help the local people solve the employment situation, and increase the income of the local mountain people. ”

Seeing that Liu Dake's eyes were full of confusion, Deputy Director Xu explained: "To be honest, when I bought this ancient building, the real estate industry was just emerging at that time, and the price of the ancient building was a little low. A few years ago, the local mountain people once went to the hall to make trouble, saying that this courtyard was sold cheaply and asked for more money. How is this possible. There was no answer in the hall. They went to the province to petition en masse, and even blocked the entrance of the SF office. Later, the hall came up with a compromise. The hall spent all the financial money, and besides, the agreement was signed, and the price definitely could not be increased, but it also took into account the actual difficulties of the local mountain people. Most of the workers here are recruited from the local area, and there are labor contracts with young people. Most of the ingredients used here are also local, so they are not only cheap, but also environmentally friendly. Please feel free to eat as much as you like. Deputy Director Xu said, suddenly, seemed to remember something, looked at the table full of wine and food, and said: "We are different from you here, there is seafood everywhere, but what we have here you can't eat lightly, not to mention fresh, this table can be said to be full of mountain delicacies, mushrooms, pork, and chickens and ducks, all of which are from the mountains, and they are absolutely not eaten in your north." Your pigs are fed with feed, and the pork tastes nothing at all, but you can taste our pork here, which is not only strong, but also tastes very fragrant. There is also this smoked pork, which has a more special taste. ”

With the introduction of Deputy Director Xu, Liu Dake picked up a piece of smoked pork and was just about to put it in his mouth, ready to taste it. Deputy Director Xu said: "Don't look at the color of this is a little worse, but the taste is particularly delicious." As soon as Liu Dake tasted it, it was really delicious, and the meat was fragrant, so he exclaimed: "The taste is really good, it's a wild boar." Deputy Director Xu smiled slightly, took a piece of pork and put it in his mouth to taste it, and said: "Occasionally, you may eat wild boar meat in the mountain people's house, but this table is not." However, it tastes similar to pig and wild meat, and it is raised by villagers in the deep mountains. ”

As soon as Deputy Director Xu finished speaking, Director Cheng introduced: "It is a cross between a wild boar and a local boar, and the meat is more delicious than that of a wild boar, and it has less fishy smell." ”

After listening to Director Cheng's introduction, Liu Dake seemed to feel a little incredible, so he looked sideways at Deputy Director Xu: "Really? Deputy Director Xu smiled slightly and did not answer. Suddenly, Deputy Director Xu seemed to remember something again, and said to Liu Dake: "Anyway, you have to stay here for a few days." Take time to take you to the mountain people's houses to have an authentic mountain meal, full of wild game from the mountains. Liu Dake nodded, looked at the full wine and food, thoughtfully, and said, "There are more than a thousand dishes on this table, right?" ”

When Deputy Director Xu heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "One thousand? Three thousand is exceeded. Deputy Director Xu said, pointing to a plate of bacon in front of him and said, "This is more than ten years of bacon, and a pound of raw meat is hundreds of dollars." Liu Dake was a little embarrassed, so he said: "It's more expensive than eating seafood at our place." ”

Gao Yan was surprised when she heard this, and looked intently at the fried bamboo shoots with bacon in front of her, and couldn't help but say: "Last year's Spring Festival, a classmate of mine who worked in the south sent me a few catties of bacon by courier, and I also asked her the price at that time, and she said that it was not very expensive, but she was afraid that I would not be able to eat this taste, so she sent me less and let me try it." At that time, I thought that classmate was so stingy and sent me such a thing. I didn't expect the price to be so high. Gao Yan said and glanced at Liu Dake, Liu Dake's eyes kept staring at Gao Yan, and he kept shaking his head.

Suddenly, Gao Yan seemed to realize something, and looked at Deputy Director Xu. Deputy Director Xu didn't seem to care what the two were saying, and after glancing at Liu Dake, he said to Director Cheng who was sitting next to Liu Dake: "Director Liu, when they leave, each person will send a piece of bacon." Then Liu Dake said: "Don't give it away when you go back, the bacon here is different from other places, pure mountain boar, and it is smoked by mountaineers with mountain wood, and the taste is absolutely good." It's hard to taste anywhere else. ”

Liu Dake felt that it was already troublesome for the other party, and when he saw that the other party wanted to give him bacon again, and the price was so expensive, he was a little embarrassed, but it was not good to refuse directly, so he said: "Forget it." We have to go to other places to investigate, and we don't know when we will be able to return to the hall. Deputy Director Xu smiled slightly and said, "It's okay." Gift box packaging, it is very convenient to hold, not to mention this season, even if it is placed in the summer, it will not be broken. Deputy Director Xu said, and said to Director Cheng: "Then each of us will send some mountain treasures such as mushrooms here." Deputy Director Xu said and whispered to Liu Dake: "I have the right not to use it, and it will be invalid when it expires." I'm going to retire soon, so I don't care. While you're still talking, let your brother behave a bit. Deputy Director Xu glanced at the table full of sumptuous dishes as he spoke, and said to Liu Dake: "The dishes are basically complete, let's the guys." ”

Liu Dake knew very well what Deputy Director Xu was going to do next, so he didn't answer directly, but said, "Director Xu, I also brought you a special gift." Liu Dake said, after searching around, he looked at Liang Haixing and said, "You bring my bag." Deputy Director Xu was a little puzzled and said, "What a gift." Deputy Director Xu's eyes were full of expectation.

Liu Dake took the document bag from Liang Haixing's hand, took out a photo and handed it to Deputy Director Xu. In the photo, Liu Dake was drinking a glass of wine with Deputy Director Xu, and there was an RD laughing nearby. Looking at the photo in front of him, Deputy Director Xu suddenly understood everything, and pointed to the laughing man next to him: "Isn't this Minister Xue?" Liu Dake nodded, then showed the photo to everyone, and said to Deputy Director Xu beside him: "Do you remember the scene at that time?" ”

Deputy Director Xu couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said, "Why don't I remember." At that time, Minister Xue was also a deputy. At the wine table, except for Minister Xue, they were all leaders of local departments and bureaus. You were eating at another table, and when I saw you toasting, I gave you a look. Originally, I meant that I wanted you to toast Minister Xue, so I would take the opportunity to say a few kind words for you on the side. As the director of the same period, I have been the deputy director for several years, and your position has not been resolved, I want you to take the opportunity to toast Minister Xue and attract the attention of Minister Xue. Unexpectedly, I just wanted to introduce, but I was scolded back by Minister Xue. Do you remember what Minister Xue said at that time? Liu Dake kept smiling and didn't say anything. Deputy Director Xu pointed at Liu Dake and said with a smile: "Did you get excited that day, drank too much, and forgot about it all?" Deputy Director Xu still smiled and said nothing when he saw Liu Dake. Deputy Director Xu continued: "Minister Xue told me, how many years have you been transferred to our system. Am I more familiar with Da than you? However, the progress has been slow over the years. I've been a deputy minister for several years, and I've only been appointed a division chief. Forget it, I heard that you are so familiar with each other, do you still need my introduction? ”

Listening to Deputy Director Xu's introduction, Liu Da was ridiculous and silent, as if he was immersed in the past.