C12

To Ma Dong's surprise, Yang Hui Ying felt even more uneasy. Her face was flushed red. When Ma Dong saw this, he felt elated. This way, he would have the upper hand.

"Aunt, you didn't take a nap." Ma Dong asked proudly.

"..." "Nope." Yang Hui Ying stammered, "Dong Zi, come in. I have something to tell you."

Ma Dong immediately threw his fan to Shan Youzi and followed Yang Hui into her yard. "What's the matter, Aunt?"

"I'm telling you, you can't tell anyone about what happened this morning." Yang Hui Ying bit his lips and whispered.

"I don't even remember what happened in the morning." Ma Dong chuckled. "I really don't remember."

"Oh, Dong Zi is really smart." Yang Hui Ying smiled, "Remember, I won't tell you."

"Don't say it." Ma Dong nodded and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Aunt, I need to thank you!"

"Why are you thanking me?" Yang Hui Ying asked.

Ma Dong tilted his head and earnestly recounted the details of how he had been forced to such an extent, and how he had once again risen to greatness.

When Yang Hui Ying heard this, he was very surprised, "Really, really?"

"How could I lie to you?" Ma Dong turned around and looked at the door. Shanzi hadn't come in yet, so he was about to start pulling up his pants. "If you don't believe me, I'll show you. It's definitely enough!"

"Don't, don't, don't, don't. Shame upon you." Yang Hui Ying complained, "If someone saw it, where would you put Aunt Ah's face?"

"Fine, fine, I won't do it." Ma Dong laughed. "In any case, you're my benefactor. I'll treat you well for the rest of my life!"

"You, don't say anymore." Yang Hui Ying nervously grabbed the corner of his shirt. "Dong Zi, if you're nice to me, then don't tell anyone about what happened in the fields this morning, okay?"

"I promise!" Ma Dong said, "If you say anything about it, you'll be struck by lightning!"

"No need to make a bet." Yang Hui said, "Alright, that's all I have to say. If there's nothing else, you can leave."

"Oh, okay, Aunt." Ma Dong nodded and left the courtyard.

After leaving Yang Hui's house, Ma Dong walked directly to the main street of the village. He saw Fan Dawwei, the dean, and several village council members escorted by the village chief, a well-dressed young man. He looked to be at most twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

"Dong Zi, where's your godfather?" "Ma Dong!" the clairvoyant Lou Cheng shouted at Ma Dong from afar.

"Probably at home. Where can I go on such a hot day?" Ma Dong replied indifferently.

"Quickly go home and tell your godfather to go to the orchard and prepare. Village Chief Feng's secretary, Little Tang, is coming. He's going to the orchard to pick some apples." shouted Brilliant Brilliance excitedly.

Ma Dong was puzzled. Wasn't this youngster just a secretary? What was so amazing about him? He had actually made the village chief flustered. However, no matter what, he could not afford to offend the branch head and the village head. Thus, he could only obediently run back home and report to his superiors.

As soon as Ma Ping heard that Zhoushu and the village chief were leading the way to the orchard, he didn't dare to delay and immediately took the small road. Ma Dong felt it was new, so he turned around and chased after Fan Dawei and the others to watch the commotion.

"Secretary Tang, I've really troubled you to personally come to the Buddhist Village on such a hot day!" Great Master Fan fanned himself, trying his best to calm down the young man known as Secretary Tang.

"You're being too polite, Fan Qimu. I'm here to cause trouble for all of you, but I've been urged by Village Chief Feng to bring bags of fresh and large apples to the county city tomorrow morning."

"Aiya, it's fine. Just come as you wish. We can't wait for trouble like you!" "Next time, just say a word or two. We'll send it over to you, so you don't have to run all over the place."

"Village Head Gao, I'm sorry if you say this, how about this, at the end of the year when you write a summary, I will write a few more strokes for the village."

"Aiya, Secretary Tang, you really know how to think of me. As expected of young and capable, coming to the county. Don't forget about the Buddhist Village." Fan Dawei didn't want the Brilliant Tower to steal the limelight, so he took the opportunity to interrupt.

"How could I forget? I, Tang Lu, am not that kind of person."

So, this fellow's name is Tang Lu. Ma Dong looked at him carefully. He had a flat face, but a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose added quite a bit of color to his face.

"Accountant Li, don't follow me to the orchard. Go to Old Sun's house and catch a few grass roosters for Secretary Tang to take away." Fan Dawei told the village accountant, Li Dashan.

"Alright!" Lee Shan said happily as he ran away.

"Aiya, Fan Qijian, you're too enthusiastic, I …" Tang Lu put on her clothes politely.

The group of people arrived at the orchard, chattering away. The prodigy then instructed his several production captains, "Pick, pick the big and red ones!"

As soon as they heard the words, the production leaders spread their legs and burrowed into the fruit trees. Ma Dong felt really uncomfortable in his heart. He couldn't help but say, "Be careful. Don't collapse the drain that I dug!"

"Let's go!" Brilliant Tower walked up to Ma Dong and used all his strength to push his arm. "Go play by the side. Don't get involved blindly!"

Ma Dong's heart was a mess, but he didn't dare to flare up. He could only resentfully walk to the side and fiercely whisper, "F * ck you, it seems I have to give you a green hat!"

The group spent two or three hours in the orchard before leaving, carrying five or six large apples with snakeskin bags with them.

After they entered the village, Brilliant Tower's command put the apple onto the black car and said, "Secretary Tang, let's go to the village encampment tonight and find a restaurant to treat you. There really isn't much to treat in this village."

"That won't do. This way, I won't be able to afford it!" Tang Lu quickly waved her hand.

"Secretary Tang, don't decline. It's decided. It's not easy to meet them, so we should at least have some food and conversation. Give us some instructions." Brilliant Tower's attitude was very firm.

"Since the village is so enthusiastic, I will not decline." Tang Lu smiled and said, "Not going to the village encampment won't do. If it doesn't affect me well, I'll stay in the village."

"Hey, Secretary Tang, what's so delicious about this village? I'm afraid it's not to your liking." Fan Dawei purposefully raised his voice, putting his Brilliant Tower to the side.

Watching from the side, Ma Dong couldn't help but chuckle. The villagers all said that this was a good deed for the Village Chief and a good one at heart.

Tang Lu looked around and smiled, "Fan Qishu, in fact, there are many good dishes in the village. The grasses and chickens taste good, and the fried fried chicken has its own flavors; the hot old tofu tastes even better, and some chilli and garlic, and some soy sauce, and dipped the old tofu in; there are also the wild fish and prawns in the river, and the fresh ones taste so good that even the shell of the fish and bone must be chewed up; and there are also the fresh leek vegetables in the garden, and the fried eggs are very fresh …"

These words caused everyone to be a little dazed. Although Tang Lu was arranged to be "gold-plated" by the county, it seemed that he was no stranger to the countryside and still had a few tricks up his sleeve.

"Hey, Secretary Tang, it looks like you're quite knowledgeable about the countryside. I'm sure you often go deep into the basics. Good, this type of cadre is great." Fan Dawei complimented.

"Not at all. As the secretary of Village Head Feng, if I still don't understand the countryside, then that would be dereliction of my duty."

"Aiya, Secretary Tang is such a talent!" Clairvoyant Lou Cheng cut in with a sharp point of his head. He knew that Tang Xiu had to curry favor with him. But he also had his reservations, for fear of stealing Fan Dawei's limelight, that was something he absolutely could not do. After all, the branch master was the real boss, so he did not plan on competing with Fan Dawei for the winery. Thus, he said to Fan Dawei, "Fan Qishu, I think we should set up the winery at your place today. Your place is a bit more spacious, so we can't let Secretary Tang down."

Fan Dawei was very happy to hear this. "I just happen to have a few bottles of good wine at home. I just happened to bump into Secretary Tang at the right time!"

At that moment, Fan Dawei and Brilliant Slash gave the orders to everyone. There were people who wanted to catch chickens, fish, and even go to the tofu business to reserve tofu. They were extremely busy. Afterwards, the two of them accompanied Tang Lu to the village ministry to drink tea. They even called for Huang Mei, the village's women director.

This Huang Mei might not be able to match up to Mei Mei, but she was still considered the best in the village. Other than Yang Hui Ying, she could be counted on one hand in the village, but she was still a bit old. In fact, he wasn't that big of a man, not even in his forties. He lived in relatively high living conditions, had better maintenance, and was well-dressed.

There was no point in just drinking tea. Fan Dawei suggested playing poker and let Tang Lu and Huang Mei play opposite each other. He then gave a meaningful glance at Gao Ming.

Brilliant Lou could not stop thinking about it, and started to laugh about the prizes. In the end, after the match ended, Tang Lu and Huang Meimei both won, grinning from ear to ear.

When it was time for dinner, Tang Lu, surrounded by her branch, the village chief, and the female director, arrived at Fan Dawei's house in great satisfaction. The table was already filled with dishes according to his dictation, and she even unexpectedly brought back a wild chicken from Old Sun's house.

Tang Lu looked on with envy. These dishes were very tasty, much more delicious than the dishes in the restaurant. Fan Dawei entered the room and took out a few bottles of old wine that he hadn't had the time to drink for a long time. He put them on the table with a "bam", looking quite pleased with himself.

"We all owe it to Secretary Tang today, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to drink this good wine," Brilliant Tower said fawningly.

Everyone in the room burst out laughing, purposely laughing for Tang Lu to hear.

At this moment, Ma Dong was at home eating dinner. He had asked Ma Ping how much it would cost to bring Tang Lu, the secretary, to pick the fruits in the village.

Ma Ping scolded, "It's a piece of sh * t money. If the village says no, I'll pay for it when the tax is collected next year."

"F * ck, isn't that little secretary some kind of secretary of the Village Chief Feng? So overbearing! Look at Fan Dawei and that smart Lou's looks, they really don't have any backbone!" Ma Dong said angrily.

"Stinky brat, lower your voice. Don't let anyone hear you." Ma Ping looked outside the courtyard. "The secretary of the village head is equivalent to a deputy village head. He's even better than the deputy village head, yet he doesn't even know this?"

"What's there to be proud of? If I get the chance, I'll get a secretary from the village. When I get back to the village, I'll take care of Fan Dawwei and the two Brilliant Lou, the two bastards!" Ma Dong held the bowl of food and spoke with a serious expression.