Officialdom: From village head to provincial party secretary

"Limin, how's it going? Did work go well today?"

Zhao Liming just arrived at the entrance of the village.

Sure enough, I saw a little man waiting under the big tree.

When they saw me coming back, they immediately came to greet me.

"What's wrong? My colleagues get along well with each other and the work goes smoothly. Besides, as the deputy mayor, my work is not tiring."

Seeing Chen Xiuzhen waiting for her husband to return, Zhao Limin felt warm in her heart.

Sure enough, no matter when or where.

This kind girl would always wait for him at the village entrance to come home.

In the previous life, I left her. How desperate was she?

Perhaps, she is just like now, always looking forward to going home.

But in the end, I waited until the end of my life, but I didn’t wait for myself.

At this moment, how could Zhao Liming bear to let her worry about him, so he secretly lied.

"That's good. I was worried about you for nothing all day."

When Chen Xiuzhen heard this, she was completely relieved and rolled her eyes.

But soon, the little face turned red.

It seems that I feel I talk too much.

"You! You just do random things all day long. I'm an adult, what could possibly happen to me?"

Seeing Chen Xiuzhen's cute appearance, Zhao Liming felt a strong sense of happiness in his heart.

In his previous life, he had been asking himself this question.

What are you pursuing?

However, in this life, the answer was given.

That’s right, I will protect this woman in front of me for the rest of my life.

After hearing what Zhao Liming said, Chen Xiuzhen's face turned even redder.

But my heart is sweet.

"By the way, how is the situation in the village?"

Zhao Liming shook his head and smiled, retracted his gaze, slightly changed the subject and asked.

"It's going very smoothly. The village has bought a lot of fodder from surrounding villages. The fodder is already fermenting and we will be able to make finished feed soon."

When Chen Xiuzhen said this, her eyes lit up and she added with great pride.

"That's good. Let your father keep an eye on it. I'll apply to the higher authorities and recommend you to be the village chief of our village."

Zhao Liming nodded.

Follow your own plan.

Qingliu Village will definitely become one of the first villages to become rich before the reform and opening up.

"You are just talking nonsense. How can a woman like me be the village chief?"

Chen Xiuzhen rolled her eyes.

She always felt that Zhao Liming was becoming more and more indecent.

Although this era advocates gender equality.

But in many aspects, lesbians are still inferior to men.

This is especially true in some remote rural areas.

"If I say yes, you can do it. Well, let's go home first! I went fishing with the leader today and caught a few fish. Let's take them to the old house."

Zhao Liming knew what Chen Xiuzhen was thinking, so he changed the subject and said with a smile.

"Send it to the old house again?"

Chen Xiuzhen was a little surprised.

You know, in that era, women often use their own things to help their parents' home.

But you will be looked down upon and gossiped about by the villagers.

But how is Zhao Liming?

Not married to myself yet.

Instead, he carried fish and meat to his home all day long.

"It's okay. I need your parents' help with something. I can't go there empty-handed."

Zhao Liming smiled mysteriously.

"what……"

Chen Xiuzhen's face turned red.

Ask your parents for help if you have any problem.

Can't go empty-handed?

How can he...how can he help?

Thinking of this, Chen Xiuzhen's face turned even redder.

She found that Zhao Liming was becoming more and more frivolous.

"The village chief is back."

"What village chief? It's the town chief."

"Yes, yes, the mayor is back."

When he returned to the village, the villagers greeted Zhao Liming one after another.

At the beginning, everyone was not used to it and called him village chief.

But when I came to my senses, I realized that I had called the wrong name.

After all, their village had once produced the highest-ranking official, the village chief.

What now?

A mayor emerged directly.

It is an absolute honor.

After Zhao Liming greeted the villagers one by one, he followed Chen Xiuzhen and walked towards Chen Xiuzhen's home.

"Limin, why are you bringing things again? Oh! You bought more than a dozen. This must have cost a lot of money, right?"

Seeing Zhao Liming carrying a dozen fish into the house, Chen Tieqiao couldn't help but scold him.

In this era, the living conditions of every household are not good.

It’s good enough to be able to eat enough.

Instead, it was my own son-in-law.

I would bring things home every now and then.

This time, more than a dozen fish were brought to my door.

"Uncle, these fish were not bought. I caught them from the river with my boss this afternoon. Don't worry!"

Seeing his father-in-law's look, Zhao Liming couldn't help but shook his head and smiled, and immediately explained.

If you don't explain it clearly.

The old father-in-law must have felt distressed all night.

Sure enough, Chen Tieqiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

According to the prices of this era, this is a bucket of fish.

It is worth at least seven or eight dollars, which is enough for a family's food for a month.

If it really costs that much.

He had to say a few more words.

"Uncle, I came here this time for something else and I want to ask you for help."

Seeing that the time was almost right, Zhao Liming simply got straight to the point.

It’s not that Zhao Liming is being polite.

But this time, the matter is indeed very important.

"Help? What?"

Chen Tieqiao was a little curious.

Not only him, but also his two brothers-in-law, mother-in-law, and even Chen Xiuzhen were attracted.

But they knew how capable Zhao Liming was.

Even he wants to help.

You can imagine how important the matter is.

"Uncle, here's the thing. One of my leaders is from the north. It's her first time in the south, so it's hard for her to eat northern delicacies. What I mean is, use your cooking skills to make some northern delicacies for her and send them over. It will also be helpful for my work in the future."

Zhao Liming told the truth with a wry smile.

He didn't lie.

Tang Qinglian is indeed from the north.

Because my grandfather was transferred to the south, my whole family also moved to the south.

However, the little girl has always had a special liking for northern food.

"That's easy, Limin. The kind of food you're talking about is..."

Mentioned that working with son-in-law was helpful.

Chen Tieqiao immediately perked up.

After all, in his eyes, nothing is more important than his son-in-law's career.

"That's right, this delicacy..."

Zhao Liming did not hesitate to describe in detail the delicacies he knew.

The Chen family has been craftsmen for generations, and their unique skills are praised by people from all over the area.

Zhao Liming had no doubt about his father-in-law's craftsmanship.

He simply recounted all the northern delicacies he knew in his previous life.

……

"What a bummer! It's such a big market, but I can't even buy a bunch of candied haws..."

Early in the morning, Tang Qinglian went to the river.

As a result, the guy from yesterday didn't come fishing today.

Tang Qinglian came to the town for a walk because she was bored.

You know what, today is the market day.

So the town is very lively.

But in this era dominated by supply and marketing cooperatives, the things that could be bought at market time were so limited.

Moreover, Tang Qinglian walked all over the street but didn't see what she wanted to buy.

At this moment, she began to recall the candied haws she had eaten as a child.

"What's that smell? Is it the smell of glutinous rice cake? And big hemp twists, ah... and candied haws..."

When Tang Qinglian was about to go back, she was attracted by a familiar fragrance.

When she looked carefully, she saw that the northern delicacies she had been craving for were displayed on a stall in front of her.

There are even fresh candied haws.

"It's you?"

When Tang Qinglian came closer, she was completely shocked.

This stall owner is not... not the comrade who taught me how to fish yesterday. Who is he?

"What a coincidence! We meet again?"

When Zhao Liming saw Tang Qinglian's expression, he deliberately looked surprised and spoke.