"Come in and drink some hot water to warm yourself up!" the village chief said hurriedly.
Director Zheng thanked everyone repeatedly with gratitude on his face, then picked up a bowl of steaming water and began to drink it in small sips.
It was not until he drank a bowl of water, his body gradually warmed up, and his trembling when speaking stopped that Director Zheng breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling as if he had come back to life.
"Are you...are you the village chief of this village?" Director Zheng, who had finally recovered, asked in a slightly hoarse voice.
At this time, the old village chief and his family were looking at the two strange visitors in front of them with curiosity.
Hearing Director Zheng's question, everyone looked at each other for a moment, and no one spoke first to respond.
Finally, it was the old village chief who broke the deadlock: "You two should come with me to the next room first. It's too crowded here."
Having said that, he stood up and walked towards another room with Director Zheng and the other two.
After entering the house and waiting for both parties to sit down, the old village chief asked first: "I am the village chief. Are you here to see me?"
Xiao Zhang, the assistant beside Director Zheng, couldn't wait to answer, "We're here to look for the guy who sells vegetables on the black market."
Before he finished speaking, the faces of the old village chief and Uncle Liu who was sitting next to him turned pale in an instant, and both of them felt a pang of fear in their hearts.
Especially Uncle Liu, a thin layer of sweat even appeared on his forehead.
Because he knew very well that the person selling vegetables on the black market was his Da Zhuang!
It’s over, these two people must be here to arrest someone!
At this moment, the old village chief looked at Director Zheng and the others with eyes full of vigilance and caution.
In fact, he was not completely unaware that some people in the village were selling greenhouse vegetables on the black market.
However, every household is living a tight life nowadays, and everyone is forced to do this to make a living.
Therefore, as long as it is not too excessive, he will choose to turn a blind eye and pretend that he did not see it.
But unexpectedly, the truth was revealed in the end and someone came to his door.
Now that’s a problem, how can we deal with it and save those families?
The old village chief frowned and pondered over a solution.
It was Director Zheng who first noticed the clue. He quickly explained to everyone with a smile: "Village Chief, please don't misunderstand!
We were not sent by the commune to arrest people.
To tell you the truth, we are from the Municipal Agricultural Research Institute.
My main purpose for coming this time is to humbly seek your advice and learn how you are able to successfully grow fresh vegetables in this harsh winter."
However, in the face of Director Zheng's sincere explanation, the old village chief and others still looked at him with suspicion and distrust.
Seeing this, Director Zheng got anxious and decided to go all out, revealing his family's secrets directly: "On the night of New Year's Eve, my family also went through a lot of trouble and finally snatched two cucumbers from the black market!
Because I tasted this rare thing, I followed the clues all the way down, and now, finally, I found it here! "
Xiao Zhang, who was standing nearby, also quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, that's right!
The hospital divided people into several groups and went to various counties to look for clues.
Hehe, it’s a coincidence that the director and I were lucky enough to find it first.”
Hearing this, the old village chief and Uncle Liu, who were originally full of suspicion, couldn't help but look at each other, and both of them showed surprise in their eyes.
After a while, the old village chief finally couldn't contain his curiosity and tentatively asked Director Zheng: "You...you are the director?"
Director Zheng was stunned at first when his identity was exposed. He then glared at the talkative Xiao Zhang, then quickly put on a friendly smile and said softly to the old village chief, "Oh, village chief, please forgive me!
I am just an ordinary cadre. Thanks to the trust of the organization, I have been given the empty title of director.
Actually, my ability is really not worth mentioning!
You see, every winter, I try to grow some vegetables myself, but it always ends in failure. The vegetables just don’t grow well!
I'm so ashamed! "
After hearing this, the old village chief believed it to some extent, but he knew that this matter was of great importance and he could not make the decision alone.
So he quickly called his naughty and adorable grandson Goudan and solemnly instructed him, "Goudan, go and get the team leader to come to Grandpa, and hurry up!"
After instructing Goudan to find the team leader, the old village chief thought for a moment and felt that it would be better to call Gu Sileng's family over to find out the situation together.
Thinking of this, he spoke to Goudan again, "Goudan, go over there and call Boss Gu and his family over as well."
On the other side, Uncle Liu had hurried back home while no one was paying attention.
As soon as he entered the door, he couldn't wait to tell his son Liu Dazhuang about this matter.
When Liu Dazhuang heard this, his eyes widened and he secretly groaned in his heart.
He never thought that even though he was so cautious, he was still found by others.
"No, I have to go and see what's going on!" Liu Dazhuang said as he was about to go out.
However, seeing this, Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu hurriedly reached out and grabbed his arm, anxiously admonishing him, "Son, you can't go!
They're clearly coming for you. What if those words were just a pretext to lure you in and catch you?"
Facing his parents' objection, Liu Dazhuang didn't take it seriously. He patted his chest and assured them, "Dad, Mom, don't worry. I'll just watch from a distance behind the crowd and won't say anything. Nothing will happen, don't worry!"
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