The evening is elegant in the forest and pond. The fragrance is flowing. The weather is different, and the jade trees are beautiful. The butterflies are nowhere to be seen, and I wonder if they are in the deep fallen flowers. In the deep courtyard, are the heavy curtains rolled up? The spring scenery is so beautiful, and we met in the bamboo grove by the water as promised. How can I go to the south of the Yangtze River and talk about the apricot blossoms and the misty rain
In early summer, the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is always so beautiful, and what is more beautiful than the scenery is the people. Within ten steps, there must be fragrant grass, which is what this place is talking about. Wen Liang sat by the window of the small restaurant, quietly waiting for Yao Shang, but he did not feel bored. Almost everywhere he looked, there would be beautiful women of different styles and looks passing by.
The so-called Jiangnan is magnificent!
Just as he was watching intently, a person sat down opposite him. He smelled the familiar body fragrance, turned his head and asked with a smile, "So soon?"
The one who came was naturally Yao Shang. She was wearing a light yellow, waist-length, polka-dot Chanel-style dress today. Her long hair was simply gathered behind her head with a headband. Her pretty face was lightly made up, but just the right amount of exquisiteness. Her whole temperament did not look like a shrewd and capable female county magistrate at all, but rather like a girl next door, beautiful and charming.
"I was worried that you would get impatient waiting." Yao Shang followed his gaze and looked out the window, then smiled and said, "There are a lot of beautiful women in Wujiang, right?"
Wen Liang was caught red-handed, but with his thick skin, he was not embarrassed and smiled: "I remember reading Bai Juyi's poems before, "Remembering Jiangnan, and then remembering Wu Palace. A cup of Wu wine on spring bamboo leaves, a pair of Wu girls dancing drunkenly on lotus flowers, will we meet again sooner or later? You really don't know until you come here, you will be shocked. Although Lao Bai is a bit sensual, his poems are still relatively realistic..."
This is using Bai Juyi as a shield. Food, sex and human nature are all part of human nature. The great poet could not forget the Jiangnan girl he met only once after drinking a glass of wine, so it was no big deal for him to secretly glance at her a few times.
Since Yao Shang met Wen Liang, the topic of conversation they had with each other was almost always about the political struggles. There were few opportunities for such casual chats. Seeing that he seemed to be in a good mood today, she wanted to please him and said with a smile: "When it comes to writing about Jiangnan best, Bai Juyi is slightly inferior. Emperor Yuan of Liang wrote an "Ode to Picking Lotuses", in which there is a sentence like this: Rowing the boat with a heart in the air, turning back slowly, passing the feather cup. The oars are about to move and the algae are hanging, the boat is about to move and the duckweed is opening. Your slender waist is wrapped in white silk, and you walk slowly and gracefully. It is the beginning of summer and the end of spring, the leaves are tender and the flowers are just blooming. You smile slightly for fear of getting your clothes wet, and you pull up your skirt for fear of tipping the boat..."
"The slender waist is wrapped in white silk, and the steps are slow and graceful. Summer is the beginning of spring, and the leaves are tender and the flowers are just blooming..." Wen Liang touched his nose and said in distress, "Why do these lines sound so familiar to me? But I have definitely never read the Emperor Yuan of Liang and the Lotus Picking Ode... Ah, I remember, when I was in the first year of high school, I learned "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond", and there was a sentence like this in it!"
First year of high school
Well, it was also at this time that Yao Shang remembered for the first time that Wen Liang was actually still a high school student. Looking at his youthful and energetic face and thinking about the things he had done, the huge contrast between the two gave people an extremely strong feeling of dizziness.
"It seems that I have to concentrate on my studies for the next year. If I can't even remember this, how can I take the college entrance examination..."
Yao Shang's heart trembled. She didn't know if Wen Liang's sudden mention of school was a subtle way of telling her something. Although he seemed to be joking, she couldn't help but think too much about it.
"Yao Shang, have you had any trouble at work recently?"
This meant the end of the chat time. Yao Chang gathered her thoughts and drove away all the distracting thoughts in her mind. She said, "Fortunately, Secretary Jiao Lin is quite supportive of me. I am gradually getting started with all aspects of my work. Even if there are still some difficulties, I can overcome them!"
"That's good!" Wen Liang pondered for a moment and said, "The situation above is a bit chaotic recently. I don't know if Wei Qiwen is involved. Although it is unlikely that he is involved, if you have time, you should go to his place more often." He paused and continued, "After all, your relationship is here. The more extraordinary the times, the more you should not avoid it like outsiders. At this time, a drop of water is far better than a 10,000-ton spring at ordinary times."
Yao Shang nodded, indicating that she had made note of it. Wen Liang waved his hand and said, "Boss, order some food!"
The two of them finished their meal in silence without saying anything, but even so, Yao Shang was already satisfied. When they were almost done, the guests from another table suddenly had an argument with the boss lady who was collecting the money. After listening to a few words, it turned out that they couldn't agree on the price of the food.
"It clearly says three dollars and fifty cents on your menu, why did it become thirty-five when I checked out?" The person who spoke was a man in his thirties. Sitting next to him was probably his wife, who was holding a little boy of three or four years old in her arms.
"Who told you it's three dollars and fifty cents? Do you have eyes?" The proprietress looked pretty, but when she opened her mouth, she looked very ferocious.
"How do you talk like that?" The man raised his eyebrows, his eyes concealing a hint of sharpness.
"That's what I say. You dare to go out without any education or literacy? You can't even tell the difference between three dollars and thirty-five. Look at the shabby clothes you wear. If you can't afford to eat, go back to your country and beg for food. Why are you going to a restaurant?"
"you!"
The man suddenly clenched his fists. His wife was probably afraid that he would cause trouble when he went out, so she pulled her husband's sleeve and whispered, "Boss, don't, I still have twenty dollars in my pocket..."
"No, they are blackmailing us. Not to mention that we only have this much money left, even if we did have it, we can't give it to them!"
The man looked at his wife's pleading expression, and his heart softened. He unclenched his fist, turned his head and looked around. He saw a plastic-wrapped menu on the empty table next to him. He grabbed it and pointed at the dish he ordered, saying, "Look, is this three dollars and a half?"
Before the proprietress could say anything, a fat man wearing an apron and holding a frying pan in his hand reached in between the two of them, snatched the menu, and then took a ballpoint pen from the proprietress's hand, crossed out the dot ".5" on the menu, threw it on the table, and said, "Are you still yelling? Now let's see how much it is? This bill was wrong, there was one extra dot, and you didn't ask, whoever comes to my house to eat, can leave without spending dozens of dollars?"
Hearing this, Wen Liang really lost his appetite and looked at Yao Shang with a half-smile. Yao Shang didn't expect to encounter such a farce. Although it was not her business, it was still in Wu Jiang's territory, so she was embarrassed. She said, "I'll deal with it right away..."
Wen Liang joked, "You are the last in line as the deputy county chief. Can you manage the railway station area?"
Whether it is the 1990s, later generations, or even in the more distant future, train stations in every place will always be a place where good and bad people are mixed and the crime rate is high. Such forced buying and selling is common. If the male diner refuses to pay the bill, he may be beaten up and lose both his money and his life. The key is that he is with his child. If a conflict occurs, it is okay for the adults, but it is too late to regret if the children are hurt.
Yao Shang raised her head, and the confidence revealed in her eyes was fundamentally different from the timidity she had shown when she was the director of the county party committee office. She said, "Don't worry, I still have a way to deal with this!" As she spoke, she took out her cell phone, dialed a number, and whispered a few words.
Wen Liang was curious about how she would solve the problem. It was not impossible for her to step in himself, but unless he revealed his identity, a cunning shop owner like her would not listen to other people's advice. However, revealing his identity might not necessarily solve the problem. The other party might not believe it. If he lost his temper again and did something rude to Yao Shang, his prestige would be greatly lost if the news got out.
"The department I am in charge of now includes the Health Bureau..."
Although Yao Shang, the deputy county magistrate, was only in charge of agriculture, forestry, water conservancy, support for the military and poverty alleviation, and ranked last, since Jiao Lin wanted to gain her cooperation, he had to give her several more important departments, so he assigned the Health Bureau to her.
The most convenient place to deal with this shop owner is of course the railway station police station, but firstly, the public security system is not under Yao Shang's jurisdiction, and secondly, judging from the shop owner's tone, he has done such things more than once or twice, and he is still safe and sound, which is related to the termites in the police station. Even if the police are called, it will not be of much use. It is more interesting to start with the health department. The health department is not necessarily powerful, but it is not completely useless. For example, to deal with such a black shop, it is good steel used on the blade, and it is accurate in one cut.
"Boss, check out!"
Wen Liang called out, and the proprietress came over. Coincidentally, he just ordered the same dish as the male customer. Wen Liang gave her thirty-five without saying anything. The proprietress snorted coldly, took the money without hesitation, and walked to the table with a twist of her waist, saying, "Look how straightforward the boss is. Hurry up, I don't have time to grind your teeth!"
The man glared at Wen Liang angrily, as if he looked down on such a weak man. However, the situation was stronger than the man, so he had to swallow his anger and searched both pockets thoroughly, adding the money in his wife's bag, and finally he could barely get enough money for the meal.
Wen Liang and Yao Shang left first and waited for the family of three in the middle of the square. The man spat at Wen Liang and said, "If you were a little tougher, you could just fight together. How could you let those beasts extort money?"
Wen Liang took out a hundred yuan and handed it over, saying with a smile: "It's not easy to go out, it's better to have less trouble than more. This is the meal money you were extorted from just now, take it."
The man looked at the money in Wen Liang's hand and couldn't believe it for a moment. He said, "You, who are you? Why are you giving me money? You must have bad intentions..."
Yao Shang stuffed the money into his wife's hand and said softly, "Sister, you are not from here. If you take the train back to your hometown, what should you do without some money? Even if the tickets have been bought, the children can't go without food on the way, right? Don't worry, this money is not fake, and it is not given to you for free. We will ask the black-hearted store owner for the extra money and call the police to fine him. This is just to return your money in advance. Listen to me and accept it..."
The woman was at a loss, unable to push him away, so she could only stare at her man. The man looked down and out, but he had a strong sense of self-esteem. He wanted to give up, but when he looked at his wife and children, and thought that he still had two days and one night to go home, he could go without food on the way, but what about his wife and children
"Call the police? Okay, I'll go with you and be a witness!"
Wen Liang smiled and said, "No, you need to hurry up. Besides, we are locals. Whether we call the police or deal with it in any other way, we have a way to solve it. You are an outsider with a child, so don't get involved in such things."
As the saying goes, a penny can make a hero fall. The man clenched his fists tightly, but he had no choice but to nod and let his wife take the money. He turned his head away, his eyes filled with grief and anger, and said, "We didn't spend so much just now..."
Yao Shang said sincerely: "The extra part is my apology for letting you encounter such a thing in Wujiang. I hope that next time you come here, you won't encounter such a thing again!"
"Bah, such a lousy place, I won't come here again even if you beg me!"
The man ignored Wen Liang and Yao Shang, and dragged his wife into the station with the crowd. Yao Shang frowned slightly and said, "This man is so rude..."
"When a tiger is in a desperate situation, it's inevitable that it will be a little angry. Don't worry about it."
Yao Shang was slightly surprised and asked, "Do you recognize him?"
Wen Liang shook his head and said, "I don't recognize him, but there's a saying in The Ice Mirror that a person's spirit is reflected in his eyes, and his bones are reflected in his face. This person has spirit in his eyes, bright and upright, and his figure and face are as strong as a mountain. I'm afraid he's not an ordinary person. He must have been talented but not appreciated, or he's fallen into such a difficult situation that he has to suffer such humiliation."
Yao Shang was very surprised. With her eyesight, she could not tell that the man was any different from an ordinary worker. She turned around to look for him, but could not find him. However, since Wen Liang said so, she certainly would not doubt it. She turned around again and saw Wen Liang looking at her with a smile. Her heart ached and she whispered, "Are you leaving?"
"I won't stay to watch the fun, but seeing that you have learned how to use the power in your hands to gain the greatest benefit at the lowest cost, I am very happy for you!"
It was certainly a matter of chance that Yao Shang was placed in Su Hai, and she had come to where she is now step by step. But since she had this opportunity, Wen Liang would certainly not give up easily. He and Yan Qixiu were not sure whether they would be enemies or friends in the future, so it was necessary to have an eye in her base. Yao Shang seemed a little weak now, but she had a big backer like Wei Qiwen, and with his support behind her, who knows how far she could go.
Yao Shang took a deep breath and said, "I will try my best!"
Yes, I will try my best to catch up with you, even if I am just a small chess piece, I will have no regrets!
Wen Liang smiled and said, "By the way, Ye Zhiwei has placed someone there. You don't need to ask who it is. If he needs your help urgently, I hope you can help him."
Yao Shang agreed and watched Wen Liang enter the train station. Behind them, an inspection vehicle with the word "Health" on it roared to a stop in front of Yang's Restaurant. More than a dozen health inspectors rushed in. Soon, a notice ordering the restaurant to suspend business for rectification was issued. The proprietress's crying and yelling suddenly rang out in the store.
Yao Shang watched all this coldly, then turned and left! (To be continued)