The third constituency of Beiguan is between two main roads. There is a row of shopping malls, shops headed by New Era Mall, and four or five residential areas behind the commercial area. There are four- and five-story apartment buildings, as well as rows of two-story small houses.
There are more than 20,000 voters of sufficient age in the building. Compared with them, the 49 constituencies are completely different.
Lu Ming is currently walking in one of the communities.
Although the senior officials of the Ecumenical Party have not made their decision yet, Lu Ming had some time today and came to the third district to take a look around.
This is an apartment building community, but the buildings are relatively old and the residents are civilians.
"Which building is your uncle's house in?" Lu Ming asked Jin Meiyan who was walking next to her.
Kim Mi-yeon's relatives live here, so I brought her here.
Originally, Lu Ming called Wen Liangyu to find out if there was anyone reliable who lived in the community near the New Era Mall and could take him around.
Jia Xiaoling was probably nearby. She took the phone and told her that Jin Meiyan was staying at a relative's house. After her business failed last year, she moved here.
Lu Ming then went to the Left Bank Garden and picked up Jin Meiyan.
I also remembered and called Liu Laocai and asked him to help transfer Jin Meiyan to Fernald.
"There, the second building..." Jin Meiyan pointed to the front. She was wearing a black and white baseball uniform, baggy white pants, a baseball cap, and black canvas shoes. She looked very young and sweet.
Lu Ming looked at her and thought to himself that these two sisters had grown taller early on, so Jin Meizhen sat in the last row and became tablemates with him.
On the other side, the old man in white shirt and black trousers was walking slowly. He was naturally Uncle Sun.
It was a last-minute idea to come here, and apart from my closest confidants, only the fourth brother and the fourth sister-in-law of the Wen family knew about it, so there was no need to follow the crowd.
However, there is still a car at each of the community's entrances and exits. Armed officers are in the car, watching people coming and going.
"Sister Meiyan! Where have you been? I haven't seen you for a long time!" The surprised voice came from a small figure who happened to walk out of a building, carrying a big box. She was a seven or eight-year-old girl.
Son, when he saw Kim Mi-yeon, his face was full of surprise.
Lu Ming shook his head. Delinquent boys and girls seemed to be very popular among children.
"You haven't gone anywhere, Xiuxiu, are you selling lemonade again?" Jin Meiyan smiled and pinched her little face.
"Yes!" Xiuxiu agreed happily, and even struggled to open the box, "Sister Meiyan, I'll pour you a glass. I mixed it this time. It tastes great!"
"Okay!" Jin Meiyan opened the box for her, and Xiuxiu took out a large old thermos and a glass from it, and poured Jin Meiyan a glass of lemon juice with a hint of green.
Lu Ming laughed and said, "I'll have a drink too!"
Jin Meiyan was stunned and looked at Lu Ming in disbelief.
Lu Ming knew that she felt that since this kind of traditional drink was made by a child at home, she must think it might be unhygienic, and logically, she would not touch it.
"Also, give Uncle Sun a drink too." Lu Ming pointed to Uncle Sun not far away.
Xiu Xiu was very happy immediately. She poured three full cups and ran one of them to Sun Luting.
Lu Ming picked up the cup and tasted it. It was sour, sweet, and tasted pretty good. Moreover, it was not saccharin, but real white sugar. There was also a lot of lemon.
Jin Meiyan took out her small wallet, took out 1 yuan from it and gave it to Xiuxiu, saying: "Here, no need to change!"
"No, no, I'll treat Sister Meiyan and your friends to drinks, but I don't want them!" Xiuxiu waved her hands repeatedly.
"Take it for you!" Jin Meiyan stuffed 1 yuan into Xiuxiu's pocket and said, "If you don't want it, I won't drink it next time."
"It doesn't need so much. I know that uncle won't give you any tuition fees..." Xiu Xiu shook her head repeatedly, anxious.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "Take it, your sister Meiyan is making money now."
"Ah, I know, Sister Meiyan will definitely make a lot of money!" Xiuxiu immediately became happy, took out the one-dollar bill, and handed it to Jin Meiyan, "Sister Meiyan, I'm going to treat you today, okay?" she said in a tone of voice.
Very firm.
Jin Meiyan thought about it and took it, but when she was not paying attention and went to collect the cup, she still stuffed the banknotes into the gap in her box.
For the first time, Lu Ming drank the drink in one go and then handed the cup to Xiu Xiu. Seeing Xiu Xiu, she immediately put the cup in a basin next to her and said, "You won't find water to wash until you go there!"
"Brother, sister Meiyan, I have to go quickly, otherwise it will be difficult to clean up!"
"Well, go ahead!" Jin Meiyan touched her little head.
Xiuxiu picked up the big box and walked hard outside the community, looking back three times every step. Obviously, she couldn't bear to leave Sister Meiyan and wanted to talk to Sister Meiyan, but she was in a hurry to earn a living.
"Where is she setting up her stall?" Lu Ming asked.
"In front of the mall, New Era Mall, that small square." Jin Meiyan also looked at Xiuxiu's little figure.
"Oh, don't the mall security guards care?"
"She has been selling it for several years. She used to decorate it with her grandma. In the past two years, her grandma was paralyzed, so she went there by herself. Everyone knows that the lemonade she and grandma made is delicious and hygienic."
Lu Ming nodded, the security guard at Liu Laocai Shopping Mall was still a bit humane.
"Where are her parents?"
"I don't know. Ever since I've known her, she hasn't had any parents."
As Jin Meiyan spoke, she glanced at Lu Ming cautiously and said uneasily, "Uncle, I'm not spending money randomly."
"That's what you earned, it has nothing to do with me!" Lu Ming waved his hand.
The money was given to her by Jia Xiaoling. Moreover, when I went back just now, I saw that she was diligently wiping the floor, not missing any gaps. She looked very serious. It seemed that she had to wipe it like this every day.
Cleaning such a big house is actually very laborious, especially if there is any dust, it has to be wiped down.
She also did everything like changing the water in the swimming pool by herself.
That's fair, very conscientious.
"No, I know, that's the pocket money Sister Ling gave me for my uncle. I, I..." Jin Meiyan lowered her head.
Indeed, in theory, she was sold and could only take care of food and drink. How could she get any wages?
Especially, after a month, no one has tried to trick her, let her live in such a luxurious house.
"It's yours if I give it to you." Lu Ming waved his hand. This little girl is quite loyal now that she has money.
In fact, looking at Xiuxiu's patched clothes, you can tell what Kim Mi-yeon wants to do when she drinks lemonade.
"Well, it seems I know you!"
An old man came over to say hello to Meiyan and asked why I haven't seen you in almost a year.
The boy next to the uncle was blushing even more and kept peeking at Jin Miyan.
Kim Mi-yeon is probably the common dream girl of all the young neighbors in the street.
"Neighbors, who has a better family? Let's go and sit down!" Lu Ming said.
"Okay!" Jin Meiyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She seemed to be afraid of going to the relatives' house where she was staying.
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The living room with sofa and coffee table, kitchen and bathroom also look good.
There was a middle-aged woman sitting opposite, and Lu Ming was chatting with her.
In fact, as the central area of Beiguan, most civilians here can be said to live in the middle class, and families like Xiuxiu are very few.
This middle-aged woman is not planning to vote in the upcoming parliamentary election, and she doesn’t even know who the current parliamentarian is in her neighborhood.
I know that a few years ago, the congressman came to the community to shout with a loudspeaker and gave a speech.
But those congressmen have nothing to do with their own lives.
Lu Ming listened and nodded from time to time.
After leaving Jin Meiyan's home called "Aunt Li", Lu Ming pondered and walked slowly out of the community.
Jin Meiyan did not dare to disturb him and followed him obediently.
Lu Ming thought about it. It was normal for the voter turnout to be low, especially in local elections in big cities. This was also the case in the West in the past. In elections for local councilors, mayors, etc. in big cities, the voter turnout rate was more than ten percent or twenty percent.
Left and right are the norm.
However, Western scholars believe that theoretically, there is no difference between the results of 20% of voters voting and 80% of voters voting.
Lu Ming looked at Jin Meiyan and said with a smile: "If you vote for members, how many neighbors can you mobilize?"
Jin Miyan said "Huh?" but didn't know how to answer.
Lu Ming just laughed. He actually said he was joking, but this kind of community canvassing is actually very important to mobilize the neighbors. After all, last year, the turnout rate in the third district was 15%, that is, only three to four thousand voters participated in the voting.
If there are hundreds of neighbors, it is a considerable force.
At this time, he had already walked out of the community and looked at the cars parked next to the broad-leaved green trees at the exit of the community. Lu Ming did not walk over to get in the car, but said with a smile: "Let's go to Xiuxiu's place for a glass of lemonade."
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There was a circle of people gathered in front of the New Era Shopping Mall, and there were sounds of crying inside, which seemed to be Xiu Xiu.
Uncle Sun was in front, but for some reason the people around him moved out of the way. Lu Ming walked in, frowning slightly.
But I saw Xiuxiu crying and cleaning up the broken glasses on the floor. The big thermos bottle was also broken, and the glass was broken a lot. There were pieces on the ground, and the lemonade was dripping everywhere.
Xiuxiu was picking up the broken glass pieces and putting them into her big foam box.
Next to him, stood a middle-aged man, wearing black clothes and trousers, with a pen in his jacket pocket, scolding loudly: "Hurry up and clean up, clean up and leave, I won't fine you this time!"
The onlookers were sighing, Lu Ming frowned, and was about to go up and ask.
Jin Meiyan had already hurried in and helped Xiuxiu pick up the glass fragments on the ground. An old man couldn't stand it anymore and asked: "What are you doing? This little girl sells some water for everyone to drink, do you care about it?"
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"She can't sell it without a health license. This is the law, understand?" The middle-aged man looked at the uncle with contempt.
Lu Ming nodded and turned to the health inspector.
I walked in and waved, and a burly man immediately came in to help the two little guys clean up. He smiled innocently at them and said, "Get out of here. Those with little hands and feet, don't get stuck."
Lu Ming was well-dressed and had followers to do lowly things at his beck and call.
The middle-aged man looked at Lu Ming, felt a little guilty, and said, "Okay, hurry up and pack up!" He turned around and wanted to leave.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "Don't leave, tell me your name, you, and you should be the Guibeiguan Health Committee, right? They are all waiting to receive my lawyer's letter."
The middle-aged man was startled, turned around, and said with a forced smile: "Sir, are you a lawyer? You can't make this joke. You know the law. This little girl doesn't have a license, and her products don't have health licenses. Is this a joke?"
You can’t set up a stall to sell, you said, right?”
"You don't need to tell me these things. Go to court and tell the judge." Lu Ming didn't bother to pay attention to him and made a gesture.
A beautiful girl in a red skirt stood in front of the middle-aged man, "Where is your ID? Please take it out and I will record it!"
The middle-aged man had no choice but to take out his ID. The girl took it, took out the pamphlet and pen, wrote a few strokes, and returned the ID to him.
"Ah, you are a lawyer!" The old man who had previously accused the man walked over shakily. He was wearing a traditional green robe. "Mr. Lawyer, I am willing to testify. This man is so cruel. He came up and killed that little boy."
The girl's stall has been kicked down. You can ask someone to close it, but you can't do it like this, right? This little girl, let's call her Xiu Xiu. I often see her selling lemonade. I'm too old and have bad teeth, but everyone else
It is said to be clean, cheap and delicious, and my grandson loves it very much."
Lu Ming nodded: "You shouldn't ask people to close the stall." Then he smiled and said: "You always walk here?!"
"Yes, I live behind the shopping mall, across the street from Xiuxiu's neighborhood." The old man pointed to the New Era Mall, where he should live in a two-story building.
"Well, old man, if I need a witness, I will contact you then and give you your specific address..."
The girl came over again and recorded the old man's address.
Lu Ming thought that for this matter, there should be no need to go to court. He would just wait for the committee to send a lawyer to reconcile with him and ask for some money. Witnesses and the like would basically not be needed.
Walking up to Xiuxiu who was crying softly, next to her, Jin Miyan was comforting her.
Lu Ming looked at the girl standing beside him, "Do you have one hundred yuan in cash? Give it to me."
The girl hurriedly opened her briefcase and took out a red banknote.
Lu Ming handed it to Xiuxiu, "Don't ask for these things, buy them later." Without waiting for Xiuxiu to refuse, he said: "I didn't give this to you, they compensated for it. I will pay more later.
Just pay in advance and then you can go on."
But little Xiu Xiu looked at the hundred-dollar bill and dared not accept it. She just shook her head and wiped away tears.
Lu Ming gave the banknotes to Jin Meiyan.
I saw again that although the health inspector had left, the crowd was still watching curiously. Some people were probably guessing their identities and whispering among themselves.
Lu Ming looked at the girl next to him and said, "What are we doing here?"
The girl in red was stunned for a moment, and then she understood. She raised her hands and raised her voice: "Dear neighbors, this is lawyer Lu Qianxinglu. He is running for council in this district and has been working hard to create a fair community and a fair society!"
When he finished, he took the lead in applauding.
In fact, most of the customers who come to Times Mall are naturally not from this constituency, and they all feel confused. However, everyone has a herd effect. The girls applauded, and some big men clapped along with them outside. Many people, that is,
He clapped his hands inexplicably.
The two reporters accompanying the car started snapping photos.
Lu Ming stood smiling in front of the camera. Originally, he was just there to watch, and he brought reporters and so on, just as a backup.