"Oh, it's really big!" Katie couldn't help but sigh as she lay on the back of the passenger seat and looked at the nearly 100-meter-high white dam in the distance.
Taolinkou Reservoir is not only a reservoir, but also has a large garden area outside its dam. There are cement pavements and some restaurants, ticket offices and other buildings. This is ancillary facilities of Taolinkou Scenic Area. Just outside the dam
In the mountains to the east of the dam, there is a scenic spot. From here, you can see the Great Wall when you go up the mountain. This was the Great Wall in the past.
There is a pass on the mountain. In addition, there are many wild fruits such as hazelnuts, persimmons, and berries on the mountains. There are also entertainment projects such as zip lines. There is also a cruise ship in the reservoir. However, it is a little far from the city.
There is no lively place, so there are very 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, he was also accompanied by several local cadres at the township level. The banquet was held in the two-story building in the scenic spot, which is also the only restaurant here.
and accommodation.
It seems that Deputy County Magistrate Qiu took over this place today. Not only did he bring 7 or 8 township cadres with him, he also put up a banner in front of the restaurant. It was nothing more than a scene of welcoming xxx to xxx to inspect investment. Besides, he didn't know
I found several greeters from somewhere, dressed in colorful clothes, standing on both sides of the door to make a scene.
"Brother Qiu! Brother Dou! This is a bit grand. I thought I was just going to the county town to chat..." Hong Tao didn't dare to wait for Deputy County Magistrate Qiu to come up and pull the car door. As soon as the car was stable, he got out of the cab.
He jumped out and trotted to block in front of him.
Open the car door. It's also Pan's fault. On formal occasions, he has to wait for someone to pull the car door, and he won't get out of the car unless he pulls it. This problem is caused by cowards! Although Deputy County Magistrate Qiu made the intention to pull the door open.
Yes, but I have to hide it so I can’t really take it seriously.
"You can't say that. This is official business. We are doing on-the-spot inspections and on-site work. We can't just stay in the county and talk about the issues clearly. As cadres, we must go out and go deep into the field in order to grasp the first step.
First-hand information. Besides, I vomited in those places in the county.
There is some game here." What Deputy County Magistrate Qiu said was so righteous that he couldn't find any fault with it both rationally and emotionally. If you had never been in contact with him, you would definitely think that he is such a responsible person.
Where are the parents? But the second half of what I whispered to Hong Tao didn’t have the same flavor.
"It's true. I heard that the fat-headed fish in the reservoir is one of the best. It's big, tastes good, and doesn't have any earthy smell at all. Don't you two brothers not prepare two?" Hong Tao actually felt that County Magistrate Qiu
The second half of the sentence is the most human-like, and I can't help but think of the delicious food here.
"Don't worry, I said hello to them the day before yesterday. Leave the biggest ones for me when we go fishing. There are too many. You can eat ten or eight of them as much as you like. Take them away after you finish. We don't have anything else here. Eat.
That’s enough!” Deputy Director Dou slapped his chest loudly.
The restaurant is not in a private room, it is directly in the middle of the restaurant hall. There is just a big table with more than 10 people sitting around it. There is a row of seats on both sides. Although the decoration here is not very high-end, the pomp is guaranteed to be sufficient. When you are seated,
At that time, the drama came again. This drama happened almost every time when we were treating guests. It was a matter of who sat in the seat.
In fact, according to Hong Tao's point of view, it doesn't matter where you sit. This house was not originally built due to the south or north, but was designed slightly to the south according to the mountain. It would be troublesome for you to have to decide who should sit and who should be the guest of honor. But according to the
In terms of old etiquette, this is the case, especially in this more formal occasion, which means that the other side is more powerful.
They were fighting over and over again, and no one wanted to sit on the high seat. There were all kinds of excuses that sounded very humble. Anyway, there were only four people in total who had the right to take the high seat. One of them was Hong Tao. He was the guest of honor. If
If you have a bigger background, it will be no problem for you to sit in the main seat.
The other two are Deputy County Magistrate Qiu and Deputy Director Dou. One is the deputy county magistrate, a 100% landlord, and the other is the supervisor here. Regardless of the county magistrate, he cannot manage the reservoir. Deputy Director Dou is the
She is the real owner here, and the other one is Pan. Her appearance made Deputy County Magistrate Qiu and Deputy Director Dou stunned. Due to Secretary Liu’s introduction and attitude to her that day, these two people probably knew this foreign country.
You can know who a woman is by asking about it.
In the end, Pan sat on it, and the rest of the people sat on either side of Pan according to the host and guest. Only then were the seats assigned. The township cadres who had stood with these leaders for more than ten minutes also all sat down.
I can sit down and take a rest.
The food came quickly, starting with a few cold dishes. Hong Tao didn't know many of them. They were all made from wild vegetables on the mountain. They tasted good, mainly because they were fresh. There were also two plates of freshwater shrimps, both of which were fished from the reservoir and were fresh.
Put the pot into the pot, put only a little bit of vegetable oil, and sear it according to the temperature of the pot.
It tastes crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, which is Hong Tao's favorite. The rest is home-cooked dishes such as pork head meat, elbows, peanuts, scrambled eggs, salted duck eggs, etc. What stands out is not the preciousness, but the local characteristics. It is said that they are all
It's not caused by feeding feed or spreading fertilizer.
Before the cold dishes were even served, wine bottles were put on the table, and everyone said that guests could do as they pleased, so Hong Tao could only hold his nose and admit it. This time, the rule of drinking was not that each person drank his own bottle, but the amount he drank.
Distribution of wine by wine vessel. This is the most harmful thing. The wine in the wine bottle is poured into the wine measuring vessel, and then distributed to the 5-cent wine glass in front of everyone. This kind of small wine glass cannot be sipped in small sips. Just raise your head and you will get one cup.
You pour it back and forth, and you don’t know how many glasses you drank, let alone how many bottles you drank, because you can’t count the drinks, and you can’t see the bottles, so you can’t control your alcohol consumption. Once you feel drunk,
If you are drunk, you are 100% drunk and there is no room for it.
Fortunately, Deputy County Magistrate Qiu and Deputy Director Dou were quite benevolent and did not adopt the rules they used when grassroots cadres drank. The host greeted the guest a few times, the guest greeted the host a few more times, and then continued to toast alone according to their positions. However, everyone
After three rounds of collective greetings, they became casual. I guess this was thanks to Toppan. With her here, a group of senior gentlemen were embarrassed to go too far, and their words and actions were much restrained.
Others can do whatever they want, but Hong Tao cannot. He not only has to deal with Deputy County Magistrate Qiu and Deputy Director Dou, but also has to bear the attack of those township cadres. These people will also be the leaders who bow their heads in the future, and they must help with many things.
So I have to drink more.
"Wow, what a big fish! Hong Tao, what kind of fish is this?" After three rounds of wine, the main course began. The first thing that was served was a huge plate, which was almost as big as a small bathtub.
It was filled with fish heads!
That's right, there is only one fish head. The head of the fat-headed fish is connected with a 2-3 inch long section of meat behind the gill cover. Hong Tao judged based on the size of the fish head that the weight of this fat-headed fish should be upwards of 20 kilograms.
The length is estimated to be over one meter.
"In the United States, it should be called Asian carp, the kind posted on your riverside." Hong Tao took out his mobile phone and took a photo first. Such a big fat-headed carp is not common, especially in the wild.
"Isn't that something that needs to be hunted and eliminated? Is this edible?" Katie licked her lips. The fish looked delicious and smelled good, but it didn't have a good reputation, especially in the United States.
"Hey, your country's officials are so stupid. It's such a waste to destroy and incinerate this thing. I'll tell you how to eat it later. I'm sure you'll want to eat it again after eating it once!" Hong Tao patted Katie's shoulder with a smile.
, let her sit down first, this is not home, just reach out and grab her, there are still guests here.
"Hong Tao, this fish was specially reserved for you. The remaining fish are not fresh. This one is the biggest. Can you guess how much it weighs?" Deputy Director Dou planned to show off.
"About 25 kilograms, at least not less than 20 kilograms. It's a good thing!" Hong Tao stood up and looked at the fish head again and gave an answer.
"Hey, you have good eyesight! 26 pounds is still high. We don't catch a few fish of this size every year. We don't allow big nets to be used here. We can only catch them slowly with a ** array. There are a lot of them.
No big fish will enter the net." Deputy Director Dou extended his thumb.
"Hey, I often fish. I'm not bragging. As long as the fish is caught by me and pulled to the shore, I can tell how heavy it is without having to pick it up!" When the subject of fishing was mentioned, Hong Tao immediately became enthusiastic.
, never say 1 if there are 2.
"I really didn't see it. You still like to play this at your age. Neither Lao Dou nor I can play it. I just sit there and get anxious. If you want to eat fish in the future, you don't have to put in that effort, just go to a few nets and it's done!" Deputy Qiu
The county magistrate nonchalantly classified fishing as a sport among the greedy people, and Hong Tao didn't distinguish it from him, so he could interpret it in any way.
Along with the fish head, there are 3 plates of pancakes cut into palm-sized diamond-shaped pieces. These are called fish head steamed pancakes. You eat the meat from the fish head, and then use this pancake to dip the fish head soup.
Eat it with the sauce. The pancakes are best fried with duck fat. One layer can be multiple layers. The pancakes themselves taste very fragrant when they are hot. Coupled with the fish soup, the taste is delicious.
"I'm here to help you pick fish bones. Don't worry, come one by one. Brothers, please don't laugh at me. Neither my wife nor my friends can spit out fish bones. In their country, they basically don't eat this kind of fish. Since they were young,
I didn’t learn this thing, so I don’t know how to pick fish bones. Once I eat them, they will definitely get stuck, 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 started to pick the fish bones. Fortunately, there are very few fish bones on the head of this fat-headed fish, especially this kind of big fish, which has no small bones.
Otherwise, Hong Tao would stop doing anything and would be busy just picking fish bones. (To be continued...)
