Yuan Zili didn't say anything. Now, prices are rising rapidly. This is a well-known fact. Not to mention farmers, even ordinary cadres and workers who receive wages are a little unbearable. Many people jokingly call it the new "three big mountains". Children are going up.
Going to college, buying a house, being hospitalized due to illness, any one of these can make ordinary two-income families struggling, and can make farmers demolish their houses and sell tiles. This is the general situation, and Yuan Zili has no answer. (.)
"Oh, hardship comes after hardship. You always have to survive, so it's not good to blame your fate. If you studied hard when you were a child and became a cadre, everything will be solved. But those who farm will have to accept their fate."
"Why do you think life as a cadre will be easy?"
"What's this? Everyone can see it. Not to mention other things, the township cadres and county cadres all look red in the face. If their lives are not comfortable, can they do that? I haven't looked at it.
Every farmer is like this, no need to introduce us when we go out, others can tell at a glance that we are farmers."
Yuan Zili was listening to these words attentively, when a young man came into the hall. The young man smelled like a student. At first glance, he looked like a learned and cultivated person.
"Hey, the cultural man is here, let's not talk too much. If you have anything, you can ask him."
The male host smiled honestly, looked at the young man and spoke.
"Cousin, why did you come out? This place is not clean. You should go to the room and rest. Your sister-in-law will call you when the meal is ready."
"Cousin, are there any guests at home?"
"We were passing by here, came in to sit, had a drink and then left."
The young man stared at Yuan Zili and Ouyang Yun carefully, showing no fear at all.
"They are cadres from the city. They came down incognito for a private visit."
The young man's face changed quickly. Yuan Zili was a little surprised, why did he change his face for no reason?
"Hmph, you are from the township or district cadres. Are you really here to investigate the situation? Why are there no people from the village accompanying you?"
"We were just passing by, not doing some private visit. We just chatted with a few brothers for a while. We didn't have anything else to do."
"Huh, that's the best. It's almost time to eat. I can't bear to see some cadres who say they are here to do research, but they have to prepare big fish and meat. They don't think about doing practical things, but just think about eating, drinking and living.
I still have opinions after seeing the difference. When I see the leaders, I nod and bow down. When I see us farmers, I boss them around and show off my arrogance."
Even though Yuan Zili was well-informed, he blushed slightly when he heard such words. This young man probably just graduated from school and belongs to the type of angry youth who has a deep prejudice against cadres.
"Now, the central government's policies are good, but they are messed up by the people below. We farmers did not dare to speak before, but now we dare to speak. Unfortunately, no one listens to us."
"Young man, I don't think you look like a farmer."
"I'm not a farmer. My parents are both farmers. It doesn't matter. I graduated from college and can't find a job. I can't stand those cadres who talk about benevolence, justice and morality, but in their hearts they are men who steal and women who are prostitutes."
Yuan Zili couldn't sit still. This young man's understanding was too extreme. He couldn't hear any opinions today. He put down the cold tea cup and prepared to leave.
"Don't have any ideas. I'm not talking about you. Judging from the way you look, you're pretty good."
Yuan Zili was almost speechless in front of this young man. He stood up, said goodbye to the people in the room, turned around and walked out.
"Mayor Yuan, please don't take these words to heart."
"Although some words are extreme, the truth is true. The current relationship between cadres and the masses is not good. Isn't there a reason? Our farmers are indeed still very miserable. Some cadres have long forgotten their purpose and are not thinking about what they are doing.
Farmers are doing things, not their essential work, they are thinking about how to satisfy their personal interests, and what they are thinking about is eating and drinking."
At this moment, it was already noon. Yuan Zili felt hungry. The driver was very flexible and parked the car in front of a roadside restaurant. This restaurant looked pretty good. The driver said that they had eaten here before and it was a short distance from the township government.
Not far away, business was still good. The driver knew Yuan Zili's thoughts, so he found the boss to discuss and parked the car in the backyard of the restaurant, which was invisible to ordinary people.
The restaurant is not big and the business is average. The Spring Festival has just passed and there are not many people coming to eat. Ouyang Yun is very flexible. In order to avoid being disturbed, he found a room and the three of them sat down. Ouyang Yun told the boss to serve the food quickly.
When the time comes, remember to close the door. Yuan Zili didn't say anything. He was still thinking about the conversation just now. Farmers are the most vulnerable class. As long as they can have enough to eat and live a decent life, they won't have much complaints. In today's society, the pressure of life is
As we grow older, it is not surprising that many extreme ideas and psychology appear. The key lies in how to guide them correctly.
There were bursts of noisy sounds outside the restaurant, mixed with loud shouts and greetings. It was estimated that there were many customers inside the restaurant. Yuan Zili sighed, it seems that as long as the restaurant owner has good skills, the business will be very good.
Ah, just after the Spring Festival, so many guests came to have dinner.
After waiting for a long time, Ouyang Yun didn't see the waiter serving the food. Ouyang Yun was a little anxious. He originally wanted to have a simple meal, but he didn't expect that after waiting for so long, the food hadn't been served yet. The driver immediately got up and walked out of the room.
, to see how the restaurant arranged it, and urged the boss to hurry up. After a while, the driver came in with a very ugly look on his face.
"Mayor Yuan, I went to ask just now. The boss said that a large group of distinguished guests came and asked to sit in a private room. He was explaining to those people. The boss asked me if I could change places. He would serve the food right away."
Ouyang Yun's face also changed. He had been here for a long time, sat here and waited for a long time, and finally asked them to give up space. He looked at Yuan Zili and was about to go out and argue with the boss.
"Forget it, there are just three of us. We can just find a place and leave as soon as possible after eating."
Before Yuan Zili finished speaking, the door was pushed open and the boss came in. He nodded and bowed to several people, took out his cigarettes and handed them to them one by one. He kept explaining that he basically meant to invite Yuan Zili and the others to eat outside. He was ready.
Yuan Zili said nothing, and Ouyang Yun was about to answer. At this moment, a young man with a cigarette in his mouth, wearing a tax uniform and an arrogant expression came in.
"Boss, why haven't you made arrangements yet? Are you guys there? We're all waiting so fast, why don't you hurry up?"
"It'll be fine soon, it'll be fine soon."
Yuan Zili's face looked a little ugly. It seemed that the leader of the tax department came to inspect the work and came here to eat. He was so grand. He had to show off when he came to eat in a place like this.
"Boss, where is the arrangement? Take us there. Is the food served? We have other things to do."
"It's been arranged. I'll take you there, waiter, to tidy up the place."
After sitting down in the main room, the food came quickly. Yuan Zili was a little upset. Why was everything going wrong today? Ouyang Yun told the waiter to replenish the food immediately and leave immediately after eating.
"Boss, ask Xiaohong to pour us wine."
A girl came out. Yuan Zili's first impression was that this girl seemed to be like a hibiscus. She exuded a fresh and natural breath and had an extraordinary temperament. He didn't expect that there was such a waiter in a small restaurant in the countryside. Such a waiter.
Girls help pour the wine, and you can drink a lot more wine. If you are not drunk, everyone will get drunk.
The girl named Xiaohong seemed to be very reluctant. She entered the room with a straight face and a wine bottle. Soon, cheers came from the room.
The food in the restaurant tasted really good. Yuan Zili ate two bowls of rice in one go. He hadn't eaten so much food in a long time. Yuan Zili thought that there was a reason why this place was doing so well.
"You have to drink this wine even if you don't want to. Otherwise, call your uncle and see what he says."
"I can not drink……"
"Xiaohong, drink it. This is a toast from our leader. You have to give it some face."
"I really don't know how to drink."
The restaurant owner hurriedly entered the room. For some reason, he didn't close the door.
"Dear leaders, my niece really doesn't know how to drink. I will drink this wine with all the leaders."
"Who is drinking with you? Let's drink with Xiaohong..."
Yuan Zili saw that in the room, two young men were pulling a girl named Xiaohong. Obviously, Xiaohong was ready to leave because she was pulled and could not leave. The boss was taking out cigarettes and distributing them, nodding and bowing.
, looked a little pitiful, and many of the diners had ambiguous smiles on their faces. Yuan Zili's face became a little ugly. In the past, he had also seen some girls accompanying wine, and they could do any ambiguous actions.
However, other girls came out willingly and for the sake of making money. Now this girl is obviously unwilling. Yuan Zili knows that the tax department cannot afford to offend restaurants, and no restaurant dares to offend them.
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A young man pushed the restaurant owner, obviously asking Xiaohong to stay and drink. The boss kept smiling. Maybe he was afraid of offending the tax department officials, but he didn't want Xiaohong to stay in the private room and drink with him.
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Ouyang Yun saw Yuan Zili put down his chopsticks with no expression on his face. Knowing that Yuan Zili didn't want to see this scene, he immediately stood up and entered the private room.
"Forget it, girls can't drink, so don't force it."
The people in the private room did not expect that a person who was trying to stop the fight suddenly appeared. Looking at Ouyang Yun's temperament, a middle-aged man in uniform stopped several young people who were about to get angry. He turned his attention to Yuan Zili outside.
, looked carefully for a while, suddenly remembered something, and his expression changed drastically.
"Okay, okay, girls can't drink. We can't force it. Let's stop drinking. Eat, eat."
After hearing these words, the boss's complexion improved a lot. The girl named Xiaohong looked at Ouyang Yun, and then looked at Yuan Zili outside. The change in the middle-aged man's expression could not be hidden from her. Soon, Ouyang Yun exited the private room,
He knew that the middle-aged man was probably aware of Yuan Zili's identity, but Ouyang Yun did not notice that the girl's face had also changed.
Soon, a young man came out of the private room. He looked at Yuan Zili and the three of them and smiled and walked out of the restaurant. After a while, the young man hurried back to the private room. This time, the young man didn't even look at Yuan Zili. He lowered his head and went straight in.
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The middle-aged man in the private room came out immediately, bowed and stood in front of Yuan Zili, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
"Yuan, Mayor Yuan, we didn't know you were eating here, but we wanted you to eat outside..."
"It's okay. We all have to eat. Please be careful when eating from now on. You are national tax cadres. It is not good for the people to see such measures."
"Okay, okay, we must pay attention to it in the future, we must pay attention to it."
Yuan Zili saw all the people in the private room come out. A young man hurriedly walked to the back room, probably to check out. Soon, the boss came out and kept saying no to the young man, probably because he was not going to collect money. However, the young man
I handed a few hundred dollar bills to the boss, who came out to look for invoices.
The room was very quiet. Yuan Zili knew that someone must have paid for the meal. He thought of when he was working in Liuhe, he met the city leaders passing by and they were also in a hurry to pay. Now, he has also encountered such a thing.
"Mayor Yuan, please eat slowly. We have settled the bill and we are leaving first."
"Well, thank you."
Yuan Zili nodded and didn't say much. At this time, he didn't want to say more. His identity had been exposed, so there was no need to hide it.