At seven o'clock in the evening, Zhou Dazhu finally waited for Secretary Lin of the commune and his friend, a middle-aged man in his forties with extraordinary demeanor.
The two came by bicycle.
After they parked the car, Zhou Dazhu stepped forward, held Secretary Lin's hand with both hands, shook it, and said warmly, "Secretary Lin, welcome to my humble home."
"Zhou Dazhui, this is our new Secretary Tao from Taohua Town. Secretary Tao, this is Zhou Dazhui, the team leader of Zhoujia Village, a very motivated village cadre." Secretary Lin introduced Tao Jiadong and Zhou Dazhui with a smile.
"Oh, it's Secretary Tao! It's an honor to have you here. " Zhou Dazhui wiped his hands on his body quickly before shaking hands with Tao Jiadong.
"Hello, I'm Tao Jiadong. I'm here today because I want to trouble you with something." Tao Jiadong smiled and shook hands with Zhou Dazhui.
"It's not a trouble, it's not a trouble. I usually can't invite people like Secretary Tao and Secretary Lin! Leaders, please come in." Zhou Dazhu quickly invited them into his home.
After entering the house, Zhou Dazhu shouted at the top of his voice: "Yufeng, are the dishes ready? The guests have arrived."
"Okay, okay, I'll bring it out right away." Chen Yufeng responded.
"Zhou Dazhui, we came here after dinner, so tell your family not to worry anymore." Tao Jiadong hurriedly stopped him.
"Secretary Tao, Secretary Lin, please eat less after dinner! We have already made it, it would be a waste if we don't eat it." Zhou Dazhu was a little anxious.
Zhou Dazhu and Secretary Lin have a pretty good relationship.
Every time Secretary Lin came to Zhoujia Village, he would have dinner at Zhou Dazhu's house.
Secretary Lin likes to eat fish, so Zhou Dazhu specially asked someone to go to the fish pond in the village to catch a few fish today. He also went to the town supply and marketing cooperative to buy some good wine, and was preparing to treat him well.
As for feelings, they all come from being together.
Secretary Lin is eating and drinking well. If there are any good things in the future, he can also think of Zhou Dazhu, right?
There is an additional distinguished guest today, and Zhou Dazhu was just about to ask Chen Yufeng to cook two more dishes!
"Dazhu, listen to Secretary Tao! If you are hungry, eat first and we will take a walk in the yard." Secretary Lin said hurriedly when he saw Tao Jiadong's face full of rejection.
Secretary Lin and Tao Jiadong are not friends, but a superior-subordinate relationship.
Tao Jiadong had just arrived in Taohua Town not long ago, and Secretary Lin had not yet fully understood Tao Jiadong's personality.
However, Secretary Lin heard that Tao Jiadong was efficient in doing things, was straightforward, and said what he meant without being falsely polite.
"I ate a lot at noon, so I'm not hungry now. Secretary Tao, if you need me to do anything, just tell me." Zhou Dazhu would certainly not go out to eat and leave the two secretaries alone in the yard.
Chen Yufeng was very perceptive. Seeing that Tao Jiadong and the others were not eating, she quickly made a few cups of tea and brought them over.
"This is high mountain tea grown by Zhou Dazhu's relatives. It has a clear aroma and tastes as good as some famous teas. Every time I come to Zhou Dazhu's house, I will drink two cups before leaving. Secretary Tao, you must try it." Secretary Lin took the opportunity of drinking tea to flatter Zhou Dazhu.
"It looks really good." Tao Jiadong picked up the cup readily.
When you go to a fellow villager's house, you can't eat for free, but you can still have a cup of tea.
Zhou Dazhu took the opportunity to peek at Tao Jiadong while drinking tea.
This is the top leader in Taohua Town! Zhou Dazhu dreams of sitting in this position.
If Secretary Lin hadn't brought Tao Jiadong home today, Zhou Dazhu wouldn't have been qualified to get close to Tao Jiadong even if he went to the town for a meeting.
After taking a sip of tea, Tao Jiadong said, "Zhou Dazhui, one of my investigation reports needs sufficient data support. So I want you to help me find two sets of information. One is for all the people born in the village between 1948 and 1950, with separate statistics for men and women. The other is for statistics on the families that have adopted children in your village in the past thirty years, including the parents' names, the children's names, the children's gender and age." Tao Jiadong said after considering for a moment.
This idea was thought up by Tao Jiadong by combining the suggestions of Zhao Qingshan and Wang Jing.
Originally, Tao Jiadong wanted to ask someone to help find a man who was about 30 years old and was adopted as a child.
However, Zhao Qingshan advised him not to do so.
It is unknown whether the person who adopted the child is a good person or a bad person.
If he is an accomplice of the spy, Tao Jiadong's actions may easily alert the enemy and the child will be in danger.
Wang Jing said that it would be better to use the excuse of writing a report and ask someone to collect the information that Tao Jiadong needed.
Tao Jiadong felt that what both of them said made sense, which led to today's trip to Zhoujia Village.
Zhoujia Village is under the jurisdiction of Liushui Commune.
Liushui Commune was the first commune selected by Tao Jiadong, and Zhoujia Village was the first village selected by Tao Jiadong.
Of course, Tao Jiadong would not tell Zhou Dazhui about these things.
"Okay, I will prepare the information as soon as possible. Secretary Tao, should I give the information to Secretary Lin when the time comes? Or should I go to the town and give it to you directly?" Zhou Dazhu asked.
Of course Zhou Dazhu hoped that Tao Jiadong would let him go directly to the town to find him.
The first time is new, the second time is familiar!
After the second meeting, Zhou Dazhui and Secretary Tao became familiar with each other.
However, Zhou Dazhu could not say this directly, because doing so would seem like he was ignoring Secretary Lin and clinging to Tao Jiadong.
Zhou Dazhu could only raise the issue and let Tao Jiadong make the decision.
Sure enough, after Zhou Dazhu said this, Secretary Lin had a better impression of Zhou Dazhu.
Zhou Dazhu is really a smart man. He is not someone who only cares about climbing up the social ladder and ignores old friendships.
When Zhou Dazhui and Tao Jiadong were talking, Secretary Lin's thoughts had already jumped to the next time he had the chance, when he would consider the possibility of promoting Zhou Dazhui to work in the commune.
"Just send it directly to the town! If I'm not in the office, you can give the information to my secretary Xiao Li and ask him to pass it on." Tao Jiadong thought for a while and said.
There are eighteen villages in Liushui Commune.
If Secretary Lin is asked to pass on everything, he won't have to work these days and can just run around the town.
This is his own private matter, and Tao Jiadong tries his best not to trouble others.
Tao Jiadong and his friends sat in Zhou Dazhu's house for more than ten minutes and then left.
Tao Jiadong had to hurry to another village.
There is no way, time has been too long and many clues can’t be found.
Tao Jiadong could only use this clumsy method of looking for a needle in a haystack to check every village one by one.
At night, after ten o'clock, the whole Zhoujia Village fell into silence.
There is not much entertainment in the countryside these days. Villagers always like to go to bed early and get up early.
After eight o'clock, many people go to bed.
After ten o'clock, most people have fallen asleep.
Just after ten o'clock, the door of Zhou Fugui's house quietly opened. The next second, a dark figure walked out of the door.
When Zhou Bingchen heard the noise, he quickly jumped out of bed.
Looking at Zhao Zhenzhu's peaceful sleeping face, Zhou Bingchen leaned over and tucked the quilt for Zhao Zhenzhu.
Zhou Bingchen didn't notice that when he stood up, two suspicious "red clouds" appeared on the face of Zhao Zhenzhu, who was originally sleeping soundly.
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