At around nine o'clock in the morning, Xu Dong was bragging with a group of subordinates at the north gate when Section Chief Li suddenly called.
"Xiao Xu, please take people to the south gate quickly. There is a situation on Qianmen Street."
"Yes, Section Chief, I'll be there right away."
Xu Dong didn't talk nonsense. Except for one housekeeper, everyone else was taken away by him.
When he came to the south gate, he didn't see Lao Jin. Xu Dong made some inquiries and immediately led everyone eastward along Qianmen Street to find him.
After walking less than two hundred meters, I finally saw the real owner. Xu Dong quickly stepped forward and asked:
"Lao Jin, what's going on?"
When Lao Jin saw Xu Dong and others coming to support him, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He pointed to the crowd not far away and introduced: "It's not the food card issue that's causing the trouble. Some people think it's unfair and wander around on the street!"
"How many people are there?" Xu Dong asked directly.
"I don't know about other places, but there are probably dozens of people here on Qianmen Street!" Lao Jin replied.
"Are there only a few dozen?" Xu Dong nodded. This number was still within a controllable range. "Who are all the people here?"
Lao Jin smiled bitterly and said: "They are all uncles and aunts. You said they are not afraid of heatstroke in this hot weather."
Hearing that it was just the aunt and uncle, Xu Dong completely relaxed. What he was most afraid of was meeting those young people.
Young people are hot-tempered and easily agitated.
"What did Director Du say?"
"I sent someone over this morning to inform us, asking us to maintain order and not act rashly for the time being," Lao Jin replied.
"I understand, Lao Jin, what are you going to do here?" Xu Dong asked further.
After all, this street is under the jurisdiction of the other party, and he cannot overstep his authority.
Lao Jin took out his water glass and took a sip of water, then replied:
"What else can we do? Let's put it off for now. When it's noon, I want to see if they can hold on."
"This is a bit inappropriate!"
"What do you mean?" Lao Jin had a look of displeasure on his face.
"I think we should make plans in advance so that if something goes wrong, we won't be caught off guard."
"What should I say?" Lao Jin suddenly became nervous.
Xu Dong took the opportunity to suggest:
"I want to go back and get some drinking water and parasols. If someone does suffer from heatstroke, we can treat them in time to avoid being accused of dereliction of duty."
Lao Jin thought it right and immediately nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll listen to you. You young people are more thoughtful."
"Then I'll go back and make arrangements first."
Back at the company, Xu Dong first reported the situation to Section Chief Li, who immediately agreed to Xu Dong's disposal plan.
After leaving the section chief's office, Xu Dong informed the canteen to boil a large bucket of boiling water and contributed all the tea leaves on his desk.
If you want to gain the trust of uncles and aunts, you must spend some money.
Half an hour later, the group returned to Qianmen Street carrying a bucket of tea and two awnings obtained from the logistics department.
After all, Lao Jin was old and could no longer hold on anymore. When he saw Xu Dong coming over, he immediately handed over all matters here to him and hid under the awning to rest.
Xu Dong was also trying to catch up, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and take over the command temporarily.
It was almost ten o'clock in the morning, and the temperature soared to forty degrees.
Xu Dong looked at the uncles and aunts who were still insisting, and walked forward directly with a loudspeaker.
"Hey hey..."
"We have free drinking water here. If you need it, come to me." Xu Dong shouted to the crowd.
As soon as he finished speaking, the elders and aunties quickly gathered around, and everyone asked in a hurry:
"Where is the water?"
Xu Dong put away the speaker and led a group of people to the awning:
"Don't crowd, we have plenty of drinking water here. Everyone, please line up first and come one by one."
Soon, the first aunt who drank the water said in surprise: "Hey, why is it tea?"
"This is the tea produced personally by our captain." Xiang Xin said with a distressed look on her face. The boss usually kept a close eye on this tea, and it was not easy for her to take care of it.
"Tea will relieve the heat, please drink more." Xu Dong said with a smile.
Everyone at the scene immediately became excited. Tea is now much harder to buy than cigarettes. Even the worst tea can cost over 10,000 yuan per pound.
After drinking tea, maybe because they were too bloated, the uncles and aunts did not continue walking on the street, but took a rest in the awning.
Xu Dong took the opportunity to have a family discussion with the uncles and aunties to see if he could persuade everyone to go back.
"Young man, which branch are you from?" an aunt named Li asked.
This was the first time he was called a young man after his rebirth. Xu Dong was very happy and replied with a smile:
"I'm not from any branch, I'm from the nearby electric power company, but now we are also under the management of the general bureau."
"The electric power company? What a good company!" Aunt Li said with a satisfied look on her face, as if she was looking at her son-in-law.
"So-so! Aunt Li, I think the ration card system is very good and can ensure fairness to the greatest extent. Why are you so opposed to it?" Xu Dong asked cautiously.
Maybe it was for the sake of tea, or maybe she liked the young man, Aunt Li patiently explained:
"We are not against food cards, we are against big data."
"What's the meaning?"
"Hey, let me tell you clearly, we don't believe in that big data." Aunt Li said simply.
"Why? Big data is high technology and has great effects!"
Aunt Li waved her hand, "Anyway, I don't believe it. Auntie thinks food stamps are better. You can get as many food stamps as there are people in your family. It's clear and obvious. No one dares to fool you."
Xu Dong finally understood the crux of the problem. In the final analysis, it was still a matter of concept.
"Aunt Li, you can't do this. Grain card is the general trend and no one can stop it." Xu Dong tried to persuade.
Aunt Li looked proud: "Young man, you are still too young. Do you know that only children who can cry can eat candy?"
Xu Dong felt that his three views were shattered. He thought he was on the second floor, but he didn't expect that Aunt Li was already on the third floor.
"Aunt Li, what is this candy you are talking about?" Xu Dong asked curiously.
Aunt Li looked at the person in front of her and didn't answer. She seemed to not believe Xu Dong, especially the police uniform he was wearing.
Xu Dong was a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject: "Aunt Li, will you come over tomorrow?"
"It depends on the situation!" Aunt Li said.
"What's going on?" Xu Dong asked further.
"You don't understand even if I tell you."
I wiped it, but I was despised.
Xu Dong felt very depressed, and at the same time he could understand why grassroots work was so difficult.