Chapter Ten What A Coincidence

  Han Qin started chatting with the old man. The old man's name was Wang Xuejun, 55 years old, a retired veteran, his left hand was injured in the Sino-Vietnamese War, and he is now the secretary of the branch of Fenghuang Township Wangtun Village.

  Wang Xuejun's son and daughter-in-law work in the city of Dongfang, leaving an 8-year-old child with his elderly parents. There are no collective projects in the village, and as the branch secretary, he receives a monthly allowance of 500 yuan and grows two mu of vegetables on his own.

  Regarding the rural wealth project, the future development direction, Han Qin and Wang Xuejun chatted very smoothly. Some projects and development ideas mentioned by Han Qin made Wang Xuejun's eyes wide with wonder, if the countryside can really develop in this way, life will definitely be upgraded!

  Wang Xuejun said with admiration: "Young man, are you a reporter from the newspaper?"

  Han Qin smiled and said: "I'm not a reporter. Do you know that Fenghuang Township publicly elected the party secretary?"

  When Han Qin said this, Wang Xuejun was surprised and said: "I know! The village also sent a notice to the party representatives, and when the time comes, let us vote for the party secretary ourselves. I feel that it's just going through the motions, and it's not much different from the past. It's just letting us draw a circle again, and then having a meal together! Everyone knows that the next secretary will definitely be the current township head Zhang Tiancheng!"

  It seems that Zhang Tiancheng has a significant influence! Han Qin laughed and said: "Old man, according to what you just said, if all of you choose Zhang Tiancheng as the secretary, I don't need to get off the car, I can just take this one back! My name is Han Qin, I'm an official from the Municipal Old Cadre University, and I'm here to run for the position of Secretary of the Fenghuang Township Party Committee!"

  Wang Xuejun looked at Han Qin in surprise. This young man seemed to be only twenty years old, and he was already running for secretary? Wang Xuejun also took a look at the public notice of election, which stated that only regular cadres could participate. Which regular cadre in the countryside was not in their thirties?! Along the way, Wang Xuejun had come to realize that this young man named Han Qin had real abilities. A young person like him taking on the role of party secretary would absolutely be stronger than that sycophant Zhang Tiancheng!

  He looked up and down at Han Qin again, and saw that he was not joking. Wang Xuejun smiled and said: "Young man, if you really run for the secretary of our Fenghuang Township, I guarantee to vote for you! Many party representatives in the township think like me, they will all choose you! Who wants to be a representative who just raises his hand, isn't there no choice?"

  "Old man, after the inspection is completed, there will be a week's time to visit party representatives. At that time, we can discuss it again in detail and think about ways to get rich, so everyone can make money at their doorstep without having to run around like this!"

  "Good, good! I'm waiting for you!" Wang Xuejun said excitedly. Han Qin patted Wang Xuejun's hand and smiled: "Old man, when we arrive at your Wang Village, you must treat us to a meal. If it were me inviting you, it would be considered wining and dining a delegate and I'd be disqualified!"

  Hearing Han Qin say this, Wang Xuejun smiled and said: "Don't worry, I'll make sure you have plenty of good wine and food!"

  The bus arrived in Xiping County, and Wang Xuejun was still chatting with Han Qin, the two exchanged phone numbers before parting ways. The little guy called Hu Zi also got familiar with this uncle, walked a long way, and turned back to wave goodbye to Han Qin.

  Xiping County town is not small, and the relatively prosperous central area is just around the long-distance bus station. Han Qin checked into Xiping Hotel, which was originally the guest house of Xiping County Committee, and was contracted to Dongfang Catering Chain Group a few years ago.

  Xiping County doesn't have many foreign guests, only occasionally businessmen come to inspect projects, and they won't stay here either. After all, Qin State and Dongfang City are not too far away, and the conditions are much better! Without demand, there is no market, without high-end customers, Xiping Hotel's decoration is very simple, and the sanitary conditions are also not good, it feels a bit shabby! Fortunately, it's just staying for two nights, and it can be tolerated somehow.

  Han Qin didn't have any friends in Xiping either, so naturally no one came to welcome him. After sitting in the car for a while, Han Qin felt a bit tired, and after taking a bath and lying down on the bed, he fell asleep! When Han Qin woke up, he looked at his watch and it was already past 7 o'clock in the evening, with neon lights starting to turn on outside.

  As soon as he walked out of the Xiping Hotel, Han Qin went onto the main street to find a place for dinner. Suddenly remembering the Xiping roasted lamb chops, his appetite was immediately stimulated! The Xiping roasted lamb chops are a local specialty, using mountain goats raised by farmers in the mountains, plus secret seasonings, with a unique flavor that is famous far and wide. Now the barbecue stalls in Dongfang City all use the Xiping brand, but actually the production of Xiping mountain goats is very low, most of them use Inner Mongolian sheep!

  Arrived in Xiping County, should be able to eat authentic Xiping roasted lamb chops! Han Qin turned around the hotel area, but didn't smell the aroma of roasted lamb chops! Roasted lamb chops need to use charcoal, which has a greater impact on the surrounding area, and must have been driven by city management to some unknown corner!

  He hailed an electric tricycle and asked the driver to take him to a stall selling roasted lamb skewers. The driver smiled and said, "That's easy! I'll only charge you five bucks! I guarantee you'll have the most authentic Xiping roasted lamb skewers!"

  Han Qin got on the car and handed five dollars to his brother, who smiled and said: "In our Xiping County, it's not easy to eat authentic Xiping roasted lamb chops! Since you're so generous, I'll take you directly to Shen Liu's place, it's a hundred-year-old shop!"

  Mo ran for about ten minutes and arrived at a secluded street. Han Qin suddenly smelled the aroma, and it turned out that this was a barbecue street! Brother De instructed: "Do you see Shen Liu's barbecue big sign? That is the most authentic!" Han Qin thanked Brother De and walked over directly!

  Although it's already late September, the weather is still hot and dry. There are still many customers at the barbecue stall, eating large pieces of meat and drinking heavily. It's indeed a lively atmosphere, no wonder hotels can't compete with barbecue stalls during this season! As soon as Han Qin sat down, a little girl came over to take his order. Han Qin ordered one kilogram of roasted lamb chops, two roasted outside skirts, two small dishes, and two bottles of beer.

  The dishes were mediocre, and I was feeling bored. Then I noticed the TV next to me was still playing a program, it was a self-produced news program from Xiping County Television Station called News Supermarket! The news didn't have any special features, but the female host was very eye-catching! Whether it was her voice or temperament, she didn't seem like a typical county-level television host. Even if she were placed in Dongfang City, she would still be quite stunning!

  Han Qin didn't know that many people in Xiping County watched this news program just to see the female anchor's charm, she was the dream lover of many men!

  Before long, the wine and dishes were all ready. Han Qin had just taken a bite of mutton and was praising its delicious taste when he was annoyed by the noise beside him! Beside him sat a group of young people, four boys and four girls, who were playing rock-paper-scissors and drinking with great enthusiasm! Han Qin looked up impatiently, then turned his head away in disgust.

  Facing Han Qin was the back of a young girl, her face unseen, with a head of red hair, wearing a pair of ultra-low-rise jeans. The girl sat down on a small stool, leaning forward, instantly revealing half of her plump buttocks, with a colorful butterfly tattoo on top, dazzlingly white!

  Han Qin originally wanted to tell them to keep their voices down, but he endured it. These young hooligans were in high spirits and would fight at the slightest disagreement. As for fighting skills, these few hooligans weren't even qualified as sparring partners, but now they're here to compete, so let's avoid trouble whenever possible! Don't provoke them, we can dodge them!

  Han Qin glanced to the side and saw a couple finishing up their bill and leaving, so he picked up his own dishes and walked over. Just as Han Qin arrived at the table, the girl looked up and exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Han Qin, what are you doing here?!"

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