Seeing Li Lin's expression, Ye Xiaotao quickly regained his composure and wanted to step forward to shake hands with Tong Xiaoxuan, but seeing that Tong Xiaoxuan had no intention of shaking hands, he stepped back and said with a smile, "Then on behalf of hundreds of employees in Kaoshan Town, I would like to thank President Tong for his strong support for our work. Thank you!"
Tong Xiaoxuan smiled calmly, looked at Li Lin and said, "Xiaolin, didn't you say there is a Taoist temple in town? When will you take me there?"
Li Lin hurried over and said, "Let's go up and have a cup of tea first? I brought tea from Weishui Township."
Tong Xiaoxuan said, "Let's drink it when we get up the mountain."
Li Lin nodded and looked at Ye Xiaotao, "Take someone to lead the way."
Ye Xiaotao nodded with a smile, called the driver to drive, trotted into the car, and prepared to take Tong Xiaoxuan and his group up the mountain.
The mountain is a mountain that has not been deeply developed.
Not too tall, not too big.
The road was made of local materials, stone slabs from the mountain.
Surrounded by green trees and winding roads, the more primitive the mountain is, the more interesting it is to climb.
As you walk, you will see some small animals running around on the treetops... making chirping sounds from time to time.
Tong Xiaoxuan would cover her mouth and exclaim in surprise, "Oh, look what that is?"
Li Lin glanced at the top of the tree and said with a smile, "Monkeys."
Ye Xiaotao corrected him with a smile, "It's not a monkey, it's a squirrel. We don't have monkeys in the mountains. We used to have them, but I don't know where they all went."
There were some in the past, and there are certainly some now, but they are just hiding in the mountains and are not commonly seen.
Li Lin smiled and said, "Now that you mention it, it looks like a squirrel..."
Tong Xiaoxuan was stunned, then he said with a grin, "The fact that there are small animals in your mountains proves that you have done a good job in environmental protection."
Li Lin said, "Well, Kaoshan Town has been an advanced environmental protection unit for many years."
Ye Xiaotao interrupted, "Well, Kaoshan Town has won many honors in recent years. For example, advanced rule of law, safe construction, clean government..."
When talking about advanced anti-corruption practices, he paused, looked at Li Lin and smiled.
Kaoshan Town was an advanced unit for clean governance all the year round, but when Li Lin was the deputy head of Weishui Township, he led people to Li Village to eliminate gangsters and arrested Li's father and son... Later, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection was alarmed. Since that year, Kaoshan Town has been an advanced unit for rule of law and clean governance for many years. For this reason, Ye Xiaotao angrily went to the then county party secretary Liu Yong to argue, but was scolded...
Talking about this embarrassing past, Ye Xiaotao lowered his head in embarrassment.
Li Lin looked at him and smiled. Objectively speaking, although Ye Xiaotao was a bit strong at times, he was still qualified as a party secretary. He had a quarrel with Li Lin in the past because of the collective honor of the town... If it were him, he might also be furious.
Time flies, and thinking back to that past seems like a dream.
Ye Xiaotao took the opportunity to express his opinion, "Secretary, our town will continue to work hard and strive to win back the honors we lost this year!"
Li Lin smiled and said, "I have seen the efforts of your town. I will go to the municipal party committee to meet with the heads of these departments and invite them to come to your Kaoshan Town to take a look. We should strive for the honors that we should strive for. This is related to the welfare of the town employees."
The county has a rule that if a town or village receives an honor at the city level or above, it will receive a corresponding reward, and the employees can receive an extra thousand yuan each year.
This thousand dollars is inconspicuous when held in the hand, and may even seem dispensable, but if you lose it, you will slap your thigh and feel regretful.
Seeing Li Lin's strong support, Ye Xiaotao was very happy and provided more attentive and considerate service.
From time to time, he reminded Tong Xiaoxuan and others, "Boss Tong, be careful with the steps... go slowly... take a rest if you are tired?"
Li Lin saw this and felt very relieved.
There is a pavilion halfway up the mountain.
Unlike the neat and beautiful pavilions in the scenic area, it looks crooked and very simple.
The materials used to build the pavilion are all locally sourced.
The floor is made of stone from the mountain, the pillars are made of wood from the mountain, and the ceiling is also made of wood from the mountain that was split into three pieces and nailed on.
The table in the middle can’t actually be called a table. It’s just a large square stone that has not been carved.
The stool is also an uncarved stone block.
Perhaps due to the long time, the tabletop is very smooth, and the stone pier is also smoothed by the buttocks of the guests...
The group sat down in the pavilion.
Those who couldn't sit down stood outside the pavilion.
Ye Xiaotao asked his men to bring a bottle of hot water and said.
Li Lin took out a box of tea from the file bag.
Ah Bing took out the tea set and made a pot of tea.
Several people sat around the stone table and drank tea.
Tong Xiaoxuan asked, "Is there electricity on this mountain? How do the people in the Taoist temple live?"
Ye Xiaotao explained with a smile, "There is a water reservoir halfway up the mountain. Every drop of water that seeps out of the mountain is stored in the reservoir. The people in the Taoist temple only need to carry a few buckets of water a day."
"Oh?" Tong Xiaoxuan became interested. Logically speaking, the water seeping from the mountain is much more valuable than the stream water on the surface. It is filtered through layers of mountain rocks and is rich in minerals. So he asked, "Can we go to the water storage place later?"
Ye Xiaotao said, "Of course, we can get there just a hundred steps up."
...
After Liu Changshuo and his men followed Li Lin and his men to the foot of the mountain, they did not dare to get out of the car and continue following.
Because there is only one way up the mountain, it would be easy to arouse suspicion if you follow Li Lin and the others, and you might get exposed if you are not careful.
So, under the guidance of nearby villagers, they chose a sheep path often taken by shepherds to go up the mountain.
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