The next day, after breakfast, Mo Yuan rode his bicycle to the county.
We should have gone to the supply and marketing cooperative to make some purchases first.
However, he went to Li Jianguo's place first. Mo Yuan wasn't lying; he really did have business in the city.
His older brother had already told him that Li Jianguo had gone to the oil mill again for some unknown reason.
He even went to the stall specifically to look for Mo Yuan, but when he wasn't there, he asked his older brother Mo Gang to pass on the message.
He said that when he went to the county town, he wanted Mo Yuan to go to his place to discuss something!
When asked what happened, his older brother didn't say, only that Li Jianguo seemed quite happy, so it shouldn't be anything bad!
When Mo Yuan arrived at the county public security bureau, he explained his purpose at the reception room, saying he wanted to see Captain Li Jianguo.
The old gatekeeper recognized Mo Yuan and greeted him warmly, registering him.
He personally took Mo Yuan there. On the way, Mo Yuan was still a little confused. He had been to Li Jianguo's office before.
Why didn't the old gatekeeper stop after we arrived, and instead kept walking inside?
Only when they arrived at an office did she turn around and say kindly to Mo Yuan, "Young man, come in, this is it!"
After saying that, the old man left, leaving Mo Yuan feeling confused. He looked at the words written on the wooden sign hanging on the door.
Having roughly guessed what was going on, I knocked on the door, and sure enough, Li Jianguo was inside.
Upon seeing Mo Yuan arrive, his previously serious face immediately broke into a smile.
He came over cheerfully, greeted us, and then tried to pull Mo Yuan outside!
"Come on, let's go. This isn't the place to talk. Let's go to the state-run restaurant and have a drink and chat!"
But Mo Yuan stopped him.
"I just finished breakfast, why would I drink alcohol? Besides, you just got promoted, don't let people find fault with you and gossip! You'd better be mindful of your image!"
Li Jianguo was taken aback, then laughed and said, "You found out too? Hehe, the old leader retired, and a deputy director position became vacant. It wasn't originally my turn, I wasn't qualified enough, but I just happened to get merits in several cases this time, plus County Chief Bao put in a good word for me, so I got the position! I didn't have much to do with it, it was all County Chief Bao's effort. Of course, you were there too, without your help, these cases wouldn't have been solved so easily!"
Seeing that Mo Yuan didn't want to go out, Li Jianguo simply pulled him to sit next to his desk and poured him a cup of tea!
He continued, "Although those members of the Mo family haven't been formally sentenced yet, our bureau is already discussing commendations. This incident has been made a model case! Thanks to you, I wanted to look for you when I went to the oil refinery last time, but you weren't there!"
Mo Yuan explained to Li Jianguo what he had been busy with lately, and Li Jianguo expressed his understanding.
This is the busy season for farming, so working in the fields is definitely very important.
Now that it's not a production team anymore, people can't just slack off. Li Jianguo is one of the few people who know about the household contract responsibility system in Xiaomozhuang.
As they chatted, something Li Jianguo mentioned caught Mo Yuan's attention.
He said that Liangkou Coal Mine, the largest in the county, is preparing to introduce some new equipment to expand production.
County Chief Bao was in charge of facilitating the trip; in a few days, he would be accompanied by several police officers to the coal mine.
They were in charge of security, which didn't surprise Mo Yuan.
When Bao Ruijin first arrived in Xiangcheng, he was unfamiliar with the place and the people, and that was precisely the time when he needed a team of his own.
Li Jianguo was a trusted confidant whom he had carefully promoted and cultivated, as evidenced by the fact that he made an exception and promoted Li Jianguo to deputy director.
There's a perfect fit for every position; Bao Ruijin must have played a significant role in Li Jianguo's smooth rise to power.
It would be much more reassuring to have Li Jianguo by my side for safety when we go out!
Mo Yuan wasn't concerned about that; what he was interested in was the equipment in the coal mine.
Since we're introducing new machinery and equipment, a number of older machines will inevitably be phased out.
If Mo Yuan could salvage some of the abandoned, dilapidated machinery from the coal mine, it would be of great use!
Putting everything else aside, their fermentation of feed still relies entirely on manual labor, and they're barely managing to stay afloat.
As the scale expands in the future, relying solely on manpower will be far too insufficient!
If we had some modified machines to help, that would be even better!
Mo Yuan had originally planned to go to Pang Yun at the oil mill, hoping to find his uncle, the factory manager, through him.
Let's see if we can find any treasures in the abandoned warehouses of the oil refinery.
But this situation has provided Mo Yuan with a new perspective.
"Brother Li, when are you going? Could you talk to County Chief Bao and ask if I could come along? I could hitch a ride! I'm going there to do some business with the coal mine! Well, it's not really a business, I'm just seeing if I can buy some used equipment to take back with me, it'll be very useful!"
Li Jianguo didn't ask Mo Yuan what he wanted to do, nor did he immediately agree!
"I can't make that decision myself. How about this, I'll talk to County Chief Bao first. If he doesn't mind, I'll find you a seat in the car, and we can go together! County Chief Bao has a good impression of you, so this shouldn't be a problem!"
Mo Yuan nodded. They could definitely not fit everyone in one car. As long as Bao Ruijin agreed, he and the other police officers could squeeze in together!
If Mo Yuan had known about the equipment replacement at the coal mine, he could have gone himself.
The reason I wanted to go with Bao Ruijin was that I wanted to borrow his influence and make it easier to contact others!
Otherwise, if he goes alone, he's afraid no one will pay any attention to him!
How much can Mo Yuan buy? It's already too much trouble!
"Okay, Brother Li, I'll wait for your good news! If you could let me know in advance, I'll definitely come! It's getting late, I have to go back now, I'm still busy in the fields!"
He declined Li Jianguo's invitation to stay for lunch, as his family was waiting for him to come home and cook.
This was agreed upon with my parents. I don't have to do any chores, but he'll be in charge of cooking!
After all, Mo Yuan had patted his chest and guaranteed that as long as he didn't have to do chores, he would definitely cook beautifully!
Upon arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative, I found Sister Ma and, with practiced ease, bought some pork, tofu, and other similar items.
After replenishing other daily necessities, Mo Yuan left satisfied!
There's no need to buy vegetables; we have them grown in the fields.
It's getting late. I chatted with Li Jianguo for ages, and before I knew it, it was almost noon.
I need to hurry home and cook!
If I'm late for lunch, I'll definitely get scolded again!
However, Mo Yuan was not in a hurry. Cooking was too easy for him!
It doesn't need to be too complicated; a simple stew of pork, vermicelli, tofu, and vegetables is all you need.
Steam two baskets of buns and let them eat them!
They made a squeak with every bite!
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