The old gentleman led Zhang Yang and Jiao Ren back and turned into an alley not far away.
"All the people living here are Lao Anping." The old man was very enthusiastic. He walked in front and said to himself: "The young people go to work, the children study, and the only ones who stay at home are the mothers-in-law and grandmothers."
"Aren't there any young people who are staying at home in Anping?" Jiao Ren interrupted inappropriately.
"Boss, do you think there will be people unemployed in Anping?" The old man laughed and said: "Some people say that when you hear the sound of mahjong on the plane, you know you have arrived in Chengdu. But Anping is less than 100 kilometers away from Chengdu, and there is no one here.
There are not many people buying mahjong in mahjong parlors.”
Zhang Yang was very unconvinced, but he did not refute. The alleys in front of him were all old houses left decades ago. The mottled walls could tell that these buildings had experienced too much wind and rain, but everything in the alleys was different from
The streets are as clean as new.
"Old sir, is this the most unique place in Anping?" Jiao Ren was a little irritated. This old guy was just looking for fun.
The old gentleman said calmly: "Don't worry, I want to buy some vegetables. Why don't you two accompany me to the vegetable store?"
Just as Jiao Ren was about to refuse, Zhang Yang glared at him and followed the old gentleman silently. Apparently, Zhang Yang had realized that the old gentleman must have a deep meaning when he led them into the alley. If they went to buy vegetables at this time, I'm afraid the article would be here.
Sure enough, after Zhang Yang followed the old gentleman into the vegetable store, he could immediately see the difference between the vegetable store and all the stores in Chengdu.
The store is not big, only about fifty square meters, and you can get a panoramic view of the store at the first glance: except for the main door, there are no other doors on the three sides against the wall, and they are all equipped with wooden box-like shelves.
Next to the wall of each shelf, there is a small wooden box similar to a merit box. Next to the small wooden box, there is a wooden sign with white background and black paint. The wooden sign is marked with "one yuan" and "two yuan" respectively...
.."Ten Yuan" words.
All the vegetables are wrapped in plastic wrap and placed neatly on the shelves. The vegetables are brightly colored and are obviously fresh vegetables that have just been picked.
When the old gentleman, Zhang Yang, and Jiao Ren came in, there were three people in the small store who were selecting. In less than five minutes, the three of them had selected the vegetables they needed, stuffed the bills into the wooden box, and left.
After the three customers left, only the old man, Zhang Yang, and Jiao Ren were left in the store. While Jiao Ren was still looking around in confusion, Zhang Yang already understood what was unique about this vegetable shop.
The store was unexpectedly unattended, Zhang Yang's face changed drastically, and the look of surprise in his eyes could not go away for a long time.
How could Zhang Yang not be surprised that Anping's national credit construction has reached such an extent?
This discovery made Zhang Yang waver about his trip to Anping. But Zhang Yang is a ruthless character who has endured many hardships. The more he behaves like this, the more he has to pick holes in the eggs to achieve his goals.
Jiao Ren looked around and saw that the old gentleman was taking food for himself, and said in confusion: "Old gentleman, where is the owner?"
"The owner is watching his grandson at home." The old man picked a few side dishes, stuffed Huaxia coins of different denominations into the wooden box, and then said to Zhang Yang: "If Anping is different from other places, I think there is no one to guard the shop.
It should stand out.”
Jiao Ren shouted in disbelief: "If there is no one on duty, aren't you afraid of someone stealing it?"
"All convenience stores and vegetable shops that serve Anping locals and are set up in residential areas are unattended and we have never heard of any thefts."
The old gentleman's words revealed infinite pride.
Jiao Ren didn't believe what the old man said at all: "This is a dead end. Maybe no outsiders come in, so you just play a little trick of trust to let us tourists who come here have a good impression of Anping."
The old man laughed: "Do people in Anping need to play such childish tricks? People in Anping are busy with their own affairs and feel they don't have enough time, so they have no intention of lying to others."
"The Anping people think too highly of themselves, as if you are all doing something great." The old man's indifferent expression made Jiao Ren feel very unhappy.
Zhang Yang watched Jiao Ren's confrontation with the old man with cold eyes. He knew that the old man was not telling lies, but he did not want to stop Jiao Ren from making things difficult for the old man, because everything he saw in Anping also made Zhang Yang unhappy.
The old man didn't take Jiao Ren's attitude seriously: "Anping people are indeed very proud. It's not that Anping people think they have done a great job, but the mutual trust between Anping people makes Anping people feel proud."
"China values gentleness, courtesy, frugality, and cultivating people's inner qualities, rather than the universal credit advertised by the Anping people." Jiao Ren's hatred for the Anping people has penetrated into his bones, and the tone of his words inevitably brings out the past hatred.
The old man shook his head: "Every Anping person knows that the wind will destroy the trees that are beautiful in the forest. All Anping people can only keep a low profile and maintain the quiet land of Anping. This is hard-won."
Zhang Yang only felt a surge of anger burning in his chest. He rejected Anping's national credit system from the bottom of his heart, let alone something created by Chen Qingyun. But Zhang Yang has been in a high position for many years and has long developed the habit of being indifferent to joy and anger.
realm.
Zhang Yang came to Anping well prepared this time. He realized that it would be difficult to find a breakthrough in a direct conflict with Chen Qingyun, so it was better to adopt a roundabout strategy and make a fuss about Chen Qingyun's political opinions.
Of course, Zhang Yang personally went to Anping to understand the situation not only to attack Chen Qingyun, but Zhang Yang also had a more secret intention for his trip.
Just when Zhang Yang was thinking about how to get close to the old gentleman, Jiao Ren met the old gentleman again.
"Old sir, the unattended store is indeed surprising. If it is just a small store like this, especially a small store with a coverage range of more than 100 meters, it will not be convincing."
Jiao Ren didn't have such a deep city. He had hatred in his heart and couldn't say a single kind word.
"This is the way of life of Anping people, and it is not to convince others." Jiao Ren's nonsense made the old man a little unhappy: "Two guests, please help yourself, I have to go home to cook."
Zhang Yang has not yet found a breakthrough that makes Anping people uncomfortable. The old man's enthusiasm makes Zhang Yang feel that in order to find Anping's weakness, he has to make a fuss about this enthusiastic old man.
"Old sir, Xiao Jiao's surname is Zi Ji, don't argue with him." Zhang Yang said in a low-key tone: "It's unbelievable that there is no one on duty. Let alone Xiao Jiao, even for a person like me who has experienced so many storms, it is still difficult to understand.
The behavior of Anping people.”
Realizing that Zhang Yang had other plans, Jiao Ren quickly diverted the old man's attention: "Old man, are you buying such vegetables and have guests at home?"
"If you don't strike the iron fast, you won't turn the strings slowly." The old man was an open-minded person and did not really care about Jiao Ren's attitude. He said with a smile: "Today is a gathering day for people from the Anping Credit Salon. It's my turn. How about two of you?"
Come to my house and have a few drinks."
The old man realized that Zhang Yang and Jiao Ren were not like ordinary tourists. Although he did not deliberately guard against them, his curiosity was aroused by Zhang Yang and Jiao Ren, so he simply invited Zhang Yang and Jiao Ren to his home.
"Credit salon?" Jiao Ren was somewhat impressed by this statement. When he came to Anping, he was most afraid of meeting acquaintances, so he couldn't help but ask: "Old sir, the guests who come to your home should be respectable people. Let's go to your home.