Xiao Xu and Xiao Sui and I were walking on the street, but I kept thinking about these messy things. During this process, people kept saying hello to me, interrupting my thoughts again and again, and making my mind wander.
There was confusion in my heart. Suddenly I had no idea of going any further, "Xiao Xu, let's find a place to eat. Any place, as long as it's clean."
Xiao Xu said: "Mayor Feng, there is a home-cooked restaurant not far away. It tastes good. I went there with a few friends one night."
I immediately said: "Okay, let's go there."
The restaurant that Xiao Xu was talking about is not far ahead, next to the main road, but it doesn't look very conspicuous. There are three words on the lintel outside: home cooking.
The first thing I felt after entering the place was that it was very clean: wooden tables and chairs of the same color, simple and unsophisticated. There were not many people eating inside, and they seemed to be ordinary citizens. Maybe it was because this place had just opened.
Or maybe those three words on the lintel of the shop are too ordinary.
Since we started to implement a single line between fiscal revenue and expenditure, the problem of eating and drinking with public funds has been greatly curbed. The catering industry, which used to be particularly prosperous, has gradually become deserted, and the people of Shangjiang City are generally very busy.
Few people go to restaurants to eat, but with the rise of urban construction and more and more foreign investors, the restaurant's business has gradually improved. For a small restaurant like this, most people who come here to eat here should still be from out of town.
Mainly migrant workers come.
Nowadays, Shangjiang City's business is developing rapidly, which has attracted a large number of floating people to the local area. This is an inevitable result of the economic development of a place.
If you look at it purely from this perspective, the economy can indeed play an extremely important role in a region. Many social elements, including culture, education, health, etc., must be attached to the main body of the economy. And because of this
, the concept of money first has become the standard by which people measure many things.
The contradiction between money and morality is therefore difficult to reconcile. I don't know whether this problem arises from the times or is determined by human nature, because personally, I cannot solve such a problem at all.
We found a place to sit down. A middle-aged man ran out with a smile on his face and asked us what we wanted to eat. He looked at me several times and slapped his forehead suddenly, "Isn't this Mayor Feng?"
?Why did you come to my place for dinner? Hello, Mayor Feng, I am Feng Fugui, the owner of this small shop. What would you like to eat? I’m treating you today."
The other diners looked at us with surprise on their faces. I smiled and said to him: "So we are from the same family. I heard that the food here tastes good. Could you please make some of the specialties here?"
Come on. You don’t need to treat us. In that case, wouldn’t we become freeloaders?”
The boss bent towards me and nodded: "Mayor Feng, don't say that. If you can come to my place to eat, it is a living advertisement. I deserve to treat you."
I laughed, "The most important thing is that the taste here must be good, otherwise wouldn't my advertisement be a lie?"
He hurriedly said: "I will cook a few dishes myself, and I will ensure that you will be satisfied."
I couldn't help but laugh, "Old Feng, this is what's wrong with you. If your store really wants to do well, it should treat every customer who comes here equally and always maintain the best taste and quality."
The quality of the dishes is more important than anything else. Lao Feng, do you think so?"
He said hurriedly: "Mayor Feng said yes. Please wait for a while and drink some hot tea. I will give you two cold dishes first."
At this time, the other guests laughed, and someone said, "I didn't expect Mayor Feng to be so approachable that he would come here to eat."
I said to them: "I am also an ordinary person. You are not local, right? How are you? How do you feel about us going to the river?"
Someone asked in surprise: "Mayor Feng, how do you know we are not local?"
I smiled and said: "The person who just spoke does not have a local accent, and our local citizens rarely have the habit of eating out. So I guess most of you are outsiders."
Someone said: "I heard that business in Shangjiang has been good recently, so I came here to see how the situation was. But after I got here, I discovered that it is very difficult to rent a storefront. There are construction sites everywhere now.
There are so few storefronts. You take too much care of the locals and give so many storefronts to your locals to do business. It was hard to find a storefront, but the rent turned out to be ridiculously high. Ouch!"
I immediately understood what he was talking about, and I said with a smile: "Our Shangjiang City has developed rapidly in the past two years, and business has begun to flourish. However, we still have many difficulties. First,
The city is under construction, and many storefronts along the streets have not yet been built. Secondly, many people have come to do business with us recently, which has caused a shortage of storefronts. Thirdly, our Shangjiang City used to be the industrial center of the province.
In this important area, with the restructuring of enterprises, we have a large number of laid-off workers. Therefore, our top priority is to resettle our laid-off workers first so that they have something to do and food to eat. Therefore, we have planned several places
As laid-off workers for re-employment, the facades there can only be given to those laid-off workers. But soon, within this year, our facades along the river and the facades of the cultural street in the main city can be built.
, then it will be more convenient for you to do business, and the rent of the storefront will also be reduced. In short, your choice to do business in our Shangjiang City is very correct. We welcome everyone to come here to make a fortune.
When we get rich, we will be happier. Because the more popular a place is, the more people it can attract to invest, so that a virtuous cycle can be formed. Don’t you think so?"
Someone else said: "Mayor Feng, after hearing what you said, we will stay here. In fact, I want to open a snack bar here. Then I will wait."
At this time, the boss brought two cold dishes: a plate of cold ear shreds and a plate of tripe. I said to the other guests: "Please use it slowly. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can go directly to the city hall and report it to the reception staff at the general office."
Haha! I'm hungry, you can do whatever you want."
Immediately, I picked up the silk ears and ate them... Well, the taste was really good, spicy and sour, very distinctive. Then I said to Xiao Xu and Xiao Sui: "Why are you looking at me? Are you eating them all?"
Then, I tried the tripe again. It tasted very good and the braised flavor was very good. I immediately had an appetite and wanted to drink some wine. I immediately said to Xiao Xu: "Let the boss have some of the wolfberry wine he brewed here."
.For such a delicious dish, it would be a pity not to have wine.”
The diners next to me came to see me again, and I knew from the expressions on their faces that they still found it strange: As the mayor here, he only drinks that kind of wine?
To be honest, I don’t have any particular concept of good or bad wine. I feel that all kinds of wine have similar tastes. I don’t feel comfortable when I drink it, but it can make people excited after drinking it. Most of the time
Yes, the result of drinking is the word drunk anyway. I really want to drink in this place today, such delicious food, not to mention the excitement generated after a brief conversation with these people just now, and what I saw earlier
Su Wen later lamented that all of this gave me the desire to drink. Alcohol can release desires for rational people. For disappointed people, it can anesthetize themselves. For people with low self-esteem, alcohol can release their desires.
For humans, it is a bitter poison. For cowardly people, it is a hallucinogen that emboldens courage...
Of course, I also have the intention of showing off in my heart.
Before coming here, I had no intention of putting on a show. After get off work, I just wanted to go out for a walk. To be honest, no matter how good the food in the canteen of the Municipal Government Office is, you will get bored if you eat it for too long. There are only a few fixed chefs in the city hall canteen, and their skills have become a habit. No matter how they cook, they always have the same taste. The same ingredients, the same seasonings, but the dishes made by different chefs are different. It is definitely different. In the final analysis, it is a matter of the combination of the various seasonings.
In fact, this is just like marriage. When two people stay together for a long time, they will definitely get bored unless both of them learn new things. This question came to my mind when I walked out of the office.
At that time, I suddenly had a fear of marriage.
Later, when I saw Su Wen, the fear in my heart suddenly disappeared, because I found that my views on this issue seemed a bit extreme, and Su Wen's happy look also infected me.
The show I was doing at this moment was an accidental thought. Because I didn't expect the owner of this small shop to recognize me at the beginning, and there were several people here from other places who came here to do business.
In Shangjiang City, I am not an ordinary person. I am the mayor here. My image among the citizens will affect many aspects. For example, my performance this time will allow everyone to see my people-friendly and honest side.
.For ordinary citizens, they will implicitly trust me more and support many of my work, and for these outsiders, it will also enhance their confidence in investing. Just imagine: who would like to be surrounded by corrupt officials?
Where to invest? As the saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, if a mayor is a corrupt official in their eyes, how can the people below be better? They will consider their own investment costs. This is
A very simple truth.
I don't look down on these small investors, because most of a city's business is supported by these small investors, not to mention that they will spread what they see and hear and have a huge impact. There is a saying
It is called "Golden Cup, Silver Cup, not as good as the reputation of the common people." The reason behind this is self-evident.
I am a person who likes to pay attention to details. I never think that small things really have no effect. I think the most important thing is how to use small things well and make good use of them. I heard this before when I was the director of a medical university.
One thing: A young man who has just been assigned to the school office insists on arriving at the office half an hour early every day from the first day of his work. First, he does a good job in cleaning the office, but also cleans the office of each school leader.
, and at the same time, he also made tea for each leader based on his preferences. At first, many people thought he was trying to show off, but later people discovered that he had been insisting. School leaders don’t know about things like this. What they do know is
Other people in the office. Later, the school office director was also moved by the young man, and then reported the matter to the school leaders.
Today, this young man is already a division-level cadre, although he is still less than thirty years old. Because later the school leaders discovered that this man was very diligent in everything he did and could persist in it.
To be honest, I also like people like this. It is not easy for a person to persist in doing something and keep a low profile.
Although I don’t know much about this person’s specific situation, I believe that he must be from a poor family and have a tough character. Because if a person insists on doing small things, it will be more difficult to do small things well.
The owner of the small restaurant brought several dishes: pickled pepper pig's blood, boiled beef, and steamed pork ribs. At this time, I said to him: "Just two more vegetarian dishes. Don't waste it."
The boss said: "I have several delicious dishes here, and I will serve them all for you."
I smiled and said, "It seems you don't want me to come again next time. It's best to leave regrets in everything. Don't you think so?"
After hearing what I said, the boss gave us up. Later, he served us a portion of fried soybean sprouts and a bowl of green vegetable and tofu soup.
The taste of the dishes is indeed good, and each dish has its own characteristics. The pig blood is very fragrant, it should be fresh pig blood taken from the slaughterhouse, and the tofu is also made with traditional techniques.
The three of us were all drinking, because Xiao Sui didn't have to leave the car today. Xiao Sui was a soldier, was in excellent health, and had a huge amount of alcohol.
Everything on the table was quickly eaten by us. In fact, most of it was eaten by Xiao Sui to be precise. I immediately laughed and said, "It seems I was wrong, Xiao Sui, you go and order a few more dishes."
"
Xiao Sui laughed sheepishly.
After a while, the boss brought us a big pig's trotter, which must have been stewed a long time ago. I almost couldn't help laughing: Xiao Sui is really a carnivore.
We were eating deliciously, and I suddenly felt that something was not right. I hurriedly raised my head to look, and immediately found a pure-looking, beautiful girl standing not far away from me, looking at me. (To be continued)