With the establishment of the Agricultural Tax Collection Group, each group began to work hard according to its respective division of labor. Everyone knows that the autumn harvest has just ended and the people have just collected the grain. After paying the public grain, they have some money in their hands. If they miss this time, it will be difficult to collect the debt at that time.

Seeing several groups set off the next day, Liu Siyu decided to go to Hemu Village first to see the situation. Hemu Village is only a dozen miles away from the township government, but it is located on the hillside of Tongshan Mountain. Tongshan is relatively famous in Hongshan County. It has an altitude of more than 1,000 meters and the highest place is nearly 2,000 meters. It is the second highest mountain in Hongshan County. Tongshan Village is on the top of the mountain. The mountain is also very strange. It is divided into three levels from top to bottom. The first level is Heihe River Stream. It is the Minle Village in Heihe Township.

Hexin Countryside, upwards is a steep cliff with dense mountain streams and several flattering dams above, which are the mountainside. Hemu Village and Daping Village are on these dams. And upwards is another steep cliff. Countless mountains are straight up and down, but it is composed of seven peaks. Tongshan Village is scattered among the countless peaks on the top of the mountain. Liu Siyu did not choose to go to Tongshan Village first, but wanted to see the situation in Hemu Village first. After all, the situation in Hemu Village is much better than Tongshan Village.

Liu Siyu took Du Qingping and Deng Guozhong to cross the river from a wooden bridge on the west side of the street, and then began to climb up from the foot of the mountain. Not to mention, the scenery along the road is pretty good, with lush trees everywhere, golden wild chrysanthemums blooming everywhere in the mountains and forests, and from time to time, there are a few crisp bird calls, which adds a lot of fun to them along the way. However, the road along the way is made of rocks, and some places are washed away by water, which is a bit difficult to walk.

While climbing to a big stone halfway up the cliff to rest, Du Qingping and Deng Guozhong were already exhausted and sweating profusely. Du Qingping carried a big bag on his back, which contained mineral water and some biscuits, and then took it out. Each of them gave a bottle of water. Liu Siyu was not polite and took it over, twisted the bottle cap, raised his head and took a sip. However, he only picked up two pieces of the biscuits he handed over and stuffed them into his mouth.

When Du Qingping and Deng Guozhong saw Liu Siyu relaxed, their eyes flashed with admiration. The township cadres of Heihe Township climbed this mountain and arrived at the hillside, no one was tired and sweating and exhausted. When they climbed here, there was no trace of fatigue. Except for Liu Siyu, there were no two of them.

It seems that people who came from the army are not simple.

Liu Siyu directly ignored the two of them's admiration, but turned his head to observe the situation in the mountains.

The road up the mountain is between two large ridges. As the mountains go around, it seems like a long snake is struggling to find a way out. The Minle Village and the New Countryside at the foot of the mountain are as if at the foot of the foot. The layers of terraced fields are full of the valley piles that have just been harvested, and the villagers' houses are scattered in the hillsides where terraced fields are everywhere. These two villages are one of the richest villages in Heihe Township. The one with a large dam and two brick houses is Minle Primary School. A simple rural road is built there. There is no road any further up.

The few people rested for a while and continued to climb up. When they reached Hemu Village, it was already noon. Yao Yuanlin was cleaning up the straw in the field. He heard the neighbor's children say that a cadre was looking for him, and his wife put down the work they had in their hands and ran back.

As soon as I ran home, I saw three people standing in my dam. Isn’t that exactly Deputy Secretary Liu and the others? I ran over in three steps and said honestly: “Secretary Liu, please sit down.”

As he said that, he ran to open the door, then brought out two wooden benches and placed them in the dam. He looked at Liu Siyu and said inquiringly: "There is sun today, so let's sit in the dam?"

"Okay, let's bask in the sun while pulling the target." Liu Siyu said readily. Not to mention, the warm sunshine is comfortable when shining on his body.

Yao Yuanlin asked his wife to make a fire and cook. He also brought two wooden benches and placed them in the dam. He took out a thermos from the house, took out his own tea leaves, and brewed a few cups of tea with a few magnetic cups full of tea stains.

Liu Siyu was also thirsty, so he picked up a teacup, blew the tea leaves on his face, put it to his mouth, took a sip, and a refreshing fragrance filled his throat, and then it reached his stomach. Liu Siyu couldn't help but smile and said, "Good tea. Lao Yao, your tea leaves are good."

Hearing Liu Siyu's praise, Yao Yuanlin smiled embarrassedly and replied: "It's done by his own family, and it doesn't have any skills, so it makes Secretary Liu laugh."

However, the expression still revealed a little pride. At the same time, it added a little favor to Secretary Liu.

Not to mention anything else, it’s up to Secretary Liu to drink it, without any disgust. Unlike other township cadres, who always look carefully when they see the tea cups they bring out, as if their tea cups are dirty. What’s more, they put the tea they made kindly aside and only drink their own mineral water, as if they will lose the price after drinking their own tea.

Secretary Liu is really good, this is the thought that arises in Yao Yuanlin's mind.

Seeing Secretary Liu picking up the tea and drinking it, the careful Du Qingping also picked up a teacup and put it to his mouth, took a sip, and said with a smile: "This tea from Secretary Yao is indeed good."

At the instructions of Du Qingping, Deng Guozhong also cleverly picked up the teacup.

After drinking for a while, the four of them saw Xie Chengkun, the village chief of Hemu Village, who received the notification from Yao Yuanlin, ran over sweating profusely. Seeing Liu Siyu and his party, they hurriedly said, "Sorry, I'm late, I'm sorry."

It made everyone laugh again.

The five people were drinking tea and chatting in the dam, which was very scheming. Later, Yao Yuanlin said he wanted to help his wife prepare lunch, so he went into the house to go busy. After a while, Yao Yuanlin brought out an Eight Immortals table from the house and placed it in the dam, and then kept serving vegetables on the table from the house. After everything was arranged, the few people gathered around the table.

When Liu Siyu saw Yao Yuanlin and Xie Chengkun busy pouring wine into the old thick bowl, he found that Yao Yuanlin's wife had not come out and said, "Old Yao, sister-in-law, I've been busy for a long time, let's ask her to eat together."

"Don't worry about her, we drink ours, what table should we put on." Yao Yuanlin replied casually, then handed a bowl of wine to Liu Siyu with his hands, and said, "Secretary Liu, we rural people have no particulars, and there is no cup at home. Just drink this big bowl and take turns to drink. You are the leader, so you can take the lead first."

"Don't be busy for now," Liu Siyu took the wine bowl with one hand and said solemnly: "Lao Yao, I have a request. If you can do it, I will drink it. If you can't do it, I won't drink this wine, I will only eat."

When Yao Yuanlin heard Liu Siyu suddenly put forward the conditions, he was stunned. Could it be that Secretary Liu wanted to use this drinking to force me to complete the collection task? His face changed and he said in a trembling voice: "Secretary Liu just give me the order, even if I, Yao Yuanlin, will do it."

When Liu Siyu saw Yao Yuanlin's expression, he knew where he had thought of. He smiled calmly and said, "Haha, Lao Yao is really happy and a real man, so I can say that."

"Secretary Liu, just say it, just dare to teach Zhou Hu a lesson, and I will accept you."

"Okay, please feel free, Lao Yao, my request is actually very simple, that is, to invite my sister-in-law to the table to have dinner together."

"That's it?" Yao Yuanlin was confused. Not only him, but also the other three were confused.

"Why, can't you do it?" Liu Siyu said with a smile, "Then this wine..."

It turns out that there is a rule in the rural areas of Heiguan Township, that is, if guests come at home, women cannot go to the table and can only hide in the stove to eat. Liu Siyu wanted to use an excuse to change this bad habit.

Yao Yuanlin didn't expect that Liu Siyu's request was this. To be honest, his wife had been with him for 17 or 18 years, his eldest daughter was fifteen years old this year, and his second son was twelve years old. He never had a table when there were guests at home. He never thought of letting his wife go to the table and have dinner with guests. He couldn't believe it when he heard Liu Siyu's words.

He stayed there.

"Old Yao, our old man once said that women's comrades are half the sky, you are the party secretary, you cannot discriminate against women's comrades." Liu Siyu sighed and continued to say when he saw that Yao Yuanlin had not yet come back to his senses.

At this time, Xie Chengkun, Du Qingping, and Deng Guozhong came to his senses and urged Yao Yuanlin, "Old Yao, go and invite your sister-in-law quickly, otherwise we will not drink this wine." Yao Yuanlin then stood up and ran into the house to invite his wife.

Yao Yuanlin's wife's surname is Chen. She was eating silently in the kitchen as usual, but suddenly she heard Liu Siyu mention asking her husband to ask her to go out to eat at the table. She was blocked. The woman went to the table like a man and had dinner with the guests. She had never thought about such a thing, but Secretary Liu... She felt her nose sore, so she quickly put down the bowl and wiped it with the corner of her clothes. At this time, her husband ran in and shouted loudly:

"Fuck, Secretary Liu asked you to go to the table to have dinner."

"You eat, I'll eat it in the stove." Yao Yuanlin's wife said embarrassedly.

"Let's go, Secretary Liu is a person who has seen the world. He said, "If you don't go, he won't drink. Secretary Liu can look down on us at this time, let's go." As he said that, Yao Yuanlin stepped forward and patted the dust on his wife's body. His nose felt sore. This girl named Chen followed him for 10 or 20 years and had been silently giving birth to children and dealing with him. He seemed to have taken it for granted, and never thought about it carefully for her.

Alas, my husband is still a bit dereliction of duty. He took care of his wife's clothes lovingly, and then the two of them walked out.

Seeing Yao Yuanlin and his wife sitting down on a bench with a stool, Liu Siyu picked up a large bowl of wine in front of him and said, "Everyone, I will toast Sister Yao for this wine this day. We brag about the target in the dam, but our sister-in-law is busy in the stove. Do you think, should I toast?"

As he said that, Liu Siyu looked at everyone with a sincere look on his face. Everyone was infected and said, "Secretary Liu said it well, he should respect him." This made Sister Yao look embarrassed.

"Sister-in-law, I'll give you a little while. You'll have to drink tea," Du Qingping cleverly handed a cup of tea to Mrs. Yao. Liu Siyu held the bowl in front of Mrs. Yao, helplessly picked up the tea, his face was full of excitement, and he touched Liu Siyu, took a big sip of tea. Liu Siyu also took a big sip, and then put it down.

Later, everyone respected Mrs. Yao. After a meal, Mrs. Yao didn't eat much food, but her heart was filled with the joy of being respected.
Chapter completed!