The day after the big pumpkin was discovered, Technician Li and another square-faced comrade appeared in Wangjia Village on bicycles.
It was a little after ten in the morning, and all the members of Wangjia Village were eating their communal meal in the cafeteria. Breakfast was pumpkin porridge again. Last night's pumpkin porridge was sweet and filling, and it left me feeling warm all over. So everyone kept asking for more pumpkin porridge this morning.
Jiaojiao was mixed in with a group of other children and was eating with gusto.
As soon as Technician Li and the square-faced man appeared, the captain hurriedly put down his bowl and went to greet them.
"County Magistrate Zhang, I'm sorry for not welcoming you! I'm sorry for not welcoming you! It's been cold all the way here, have some porridge to warm you up!"
The square-faced man looked around and saw that everyone had pumpkin porridge in their bowls. He said with interest, "Okay, give me a bowl too."
He took out a food coupon from his jacket pocket and said, "Food coupon."
The captain declined for a moment before accepting it. He often went out to eat, so he knew that cadres had to use food coupons to eat. Otherwise, if word got out, it would be a big problem.
Fortunately, Wangjia Village has never been short of food, so the cook Wang Guifen and the captain's wife are naturally not stingy. At this time, there is still half a pot of pumpkin porridge left in the pot.
The captain's wife served County Chief Zhang a bowl of thick pumpkin porridge. Technician Li also gave a food coupon and, like County Chief Zhang, received a large bowl of porridge.
County Chief Zhang picked up the porridge and took a sip, his eyes brightened noticeably.
"Xiao Li, try it, how about it?"
Technician Li then picked up the porridge, took a sip, nodded repeatedly, and gave a thumbs-up: "Delicious! This pumpkin is very sweet and tastes great!"
County Magistrate Zhang nodded, took another sip of porridge, and said, "I feel the same way. After drinking a sip of this porridge, my whole body feels warm and comfortable."
Jiaojiao blinked. The new county magistrate and Lu Fengming were good friends, both practical men. Therefore, this pumpkin project would definitely be a hit in the county.
"Yes, yes, I think so too." Technician Li nodded repeatedly. The Feng Shui near Daqing Mountain is a bit mysterious. Not only is the food yield high and the size large, but the taste is also surprisingly good.
From their conversation, the captain had already guessed the purpose of County Magistrate Zhang's visit. He secretly glanced at Jiaojiao.
Jiaojiao felt his gaze, looked at him, smiled at him, and nodded.
The captain instantly felt that he was encouraged by the Mountain Goddess, and his face flushed with excitement.
"Captain Wang, did you pick this pumpkin from Daqing Mountain?" County Chief Zhang asked after drinking the porridge carefully.
"Right, right, right." The captain nodded quickly. "Well, Jianguo, tell me what's going on."
The captain then glanced at Jiaojiao calmly. Seeing that she was listening to them with her head tilted, he felt relieved. "Jianguo, come and talk to County Magistrate Zhang."
Jianguo is Xiaoya's uncle. He is tall and thin, and was one of the contestants in the pumpkin rolling game yesterday.
The young man's face flushed red as he scratched his head and said, "Yes, the people from Lujia Village found it first, and then told Old Lady Feng from our village. Then Old Lady Feng ordered a few of us to bring it here."
County Magistrate Zhang nodded with a smile and said, "Please tell me more details. Where did you find it? Do you have any more?"
"It's deep in the mountains. I don't think we've been there before. There are huge pumpkins all over the ravine. There are fourteen on one vine!"
County Magistrate Zhang exclaimed in surprise, "So many?"
Technician Li also kept a close eye on Jianguo.
Jianguo nodded. "Yeah, we were surprised too. The pumpkin vine was thicker than my wrist."
"Have you ever seen such a big pumpkin here before?" County Chief Zhang turned to ask the team leader.
"No, no! It's the first time I see it!" the captain said quickly.
"Are there any other special places in Daqingshan?" County Magistrate Zhang continued to ask. "I heard that many people from our county come to Daqingshan to find food."
The captain laughed and said, "That's not true. Every spring, Daqing Mountain has been our granary, helping us through the famine. This year is even more special. Daqing Mountain has been very generous since the beginning of the new year. They probably knew we were going to have a disaster, so there's plenty of food in the mountains. It's winter now, and you see, the mountains are still lush and green. Many people are still going up there looking for food!"
County Magistrate Zhang looked towards Daqing Mountain, his eyes gleaming. "Daqing Mountain! Great! You've saved so many of our people! Great! Captain Wang, are you free? If you are, please accompany me for a walk inside Daqing Mountain!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Of course! Please come in, County Magistrate Zhang!" The captain quickly extended his hand and invited County Magistrate Zhang to go first.
County Magistrate Zhang took two steps and suddenly stopped. He said to the captain's wife and Wang Guifen who were serving food, "Don't touch the remaining pumpkins. I'll have someone bring food in exchange. Are the pumpkin seeds you dug up earlier still there? Please save them for me and don't touch them!"
"Hey! Okay!" The captain's wife nodded quickly in response.
After seeing that County Chief Zhang had finished explaining the situation, the captain quickly directed him towards Daqing Mountain.
Jiaojiao patted Dabai lightly, and Dabai immediately followed with his tail wagging.
Seeing Dabai following, many people from Wangjia Village also went up the mountain to watch the fun.
On Daqing Mountain, many people were already gathering lichens. Lichens grow quickly and are cold-resistant, so if you pick them one day, they'll be all over the mountain the next.
County Chief Zhang walked and stopped on the Daqing Mountain, asking the team leader some questions from time to time.
Dabai, who had been looking around, suddenly rushed out as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
"Go, go, go! Follow me!" Goudan's father shouted immediately. He hadn't gone up the mountain to hunt for treasure with Dabai for a long time. When he saw Dabai running out, he couldn't help but follow him.
As he ran, several others followed him.
"What's going on?" County Magistrate Zhang asked curiously.
The captain laughed heartily. "That dog up ahead belongs to Old Lady Feng from our village. It's very clever and often leads them into the mountains to hunt for treasure. And it didn't fail this time! So whenever Dabai runs, it means there's something good."
County Magistrate Zhang became even more curious: "Is there such a thing? Let's go and take a look."
County Magistrate Zhang and his entourage hurried in the direction of Gou Zi.
But Dabai brought a group of people and ran around in the woods. Finally, they stopped and barked.
Goudan's father and his group caught up, exhausted and panting.
"Where's the baby? Where is he?"
The dog barked towards the front.
When Goudan's father took a look, he was surprised to see another bunch of big pumpkins on the ground.
"Dabai! You're great!" Goudan's father patted Dabai's head and praised him, "Maybe I can get a reward for you when I get back!"
After County Magistrate Zhang arrived, he asked many questions about pumpkins. He must have come for the pumpkins.
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