Feng Jun was very puzzled and asked, "Brother, why are you asking this?" Li Rui said, "I'm going to walk around the streets and see if there's anyone selling cloth shoes. I'll buy a pair for the boss. Walking in the mountain village, wearing leather shoes is too tiring. I'll also buy a pair for the head secretary. If you want, I'll also buy a pair for you. " Feng Jun sighed in admiration and said, "Brother, you're really good as a secretary. You can even think about this. Compared to you, I haven't even touched the door of a secretary. The head secretary's feet aren't big, they're a size 40. I don't want them. My leather shoes are soft. Haha, thank you for your trouble. "
Li Rui took his personal belongings and walked out of the hotel. He looked left and right on the main street and walked towards a bustling area. He was heading west. Of course, the bustling area here couldn't be compared to the bustling area in the city. There were two shops and a few signs, so it could be considered bustling. Otherwise, how could one see the true bustling area in this poor village?
He walked along the main street to the west, and at the end of the street was a T-junction. To the north was the town granary, which was also the place where he had sex with Li Yulan for the first time. It was now the location of the dry fruit and cereal processing factory. To the south was another road. He looked around and saw some shops, but he didn't know which direction was the shoe store. He wanted to ask a local, but he couldn't find anyone. Later, he had an idea. He took out his phone and called Li Yulan.
Li Rui replied, "Don't you need to accompany Secretary Song?" Li Rui replied, "He's taking an afternoon nap, so I don't need to accompany him." Li Rui replied, "Then is it convenient for you to come and find me? I'm in the office. "Li Rui said," It's not convenient right now. I'm buying shoes. I'm calling to ask you, where can you find a shoe shop in town? Cloth shoes will do. "Li Yulan asked curiously," Why are you buying cloth shoes? Are your leather shoes broken? " Li Rui said, "No, I bought it as a backup. I'll wear it when I'm in the fields or climbing mountains." Li Yu Lan said, "There's a shoe stall in front of Nanjie Primary School." Li Rui asked, "How do I get there?" Li Yu Lan said, "Forget it, I'll take you there."
Li Rui hurriedly said, "Please don't. Why would you accompany me there? If someone sees it, it won't be nice. " Li Yu Lan chuckled and said, "That's true. I'm just a town official. If I walk with a city official like you, people will think that I'm trying to get close to you." Li Rui smiled and said, "That's not what I meant. I'm not a city leader. It's just that gossip is a fearful thing. It's better to be careful. You just have to tell me how to get there. " Li Rui said, "I don't know. It's possible." Li Yu Lan said, "If you're staying in town, will you have time to go out at night?" Li Rui's heart skipped a beat when he heard this and said, "Going to the granary? Hehe. "Li Yu Lan laughed and said," That's not a granary anymore. It's a processing plant now. "
Li Rui said, "I was thinking of taking some time to go take a look." Li Yu Lan said, "If you're not leaving tonight, I'll take you there to take a look." Li Rui said, "By the time I have time, it'll be around ten at night. Will the processing plant still be open then?"
Li Rui said, "Of course it will be open. It's three shifts." Li Rui said in surprise, "Three shifts? My goodness, it's that busy? "Li Yu Lan said proudly," Of course! It's almost the end of the year. People are giving gifts. The market demand for the products is very high. Supermarkets, specialty stores, and online stores are all selling the products. The stock is almost sold out. Since the products are selling so well, why don't they work overtime to produce more? You don't know, but the dried fruits and grains in town are almost sold out by the factory. Now they have to go to other towns to get more. "
Li Rui was pleasantly surprised. Li Yulan didn't know, but he knew that the other boss of this factory was actually him. Ding Yijing was just a figurehead. The better the factory's products sold, the more money he would earn. Of course, this was something to be happy about. However, when he thought about his current obscure relationship with Ding Yijing, he couldn't help but have a headache. If he really broke up with her, she probably wouldn't be willing to be his fake partner again. When that happened, where would he find a new partner?
He said, "Okay, then I'll definitely go take a look tonight. But I don't know if you have time to go with me?" Li Yu Lan said, "Yes, of course … You definitely know the way to the granary. I won't wait for you. I'll go first and wait for you at the factory. You can call me when you arrive."
The two agreed on this matter. Li Rui followed her directions and turned south from the T-junction. After walking for about fifty meters, he saw a dirt road to the west. He turned there and walked for about ten meters before arriving at the entrance of the town's elementary school. Just opposite the entrance of the primary school, under a mud wall, there was an old man in his fifties sitting on a folding stool. He was wearing a dog skin hat and was looking at a shoe stall that was three meters long, two meters wide, and more than one meter high from the ground. An old, khaki-colored dog was lying at his feet. One man and one dog, enjoying the warm afternoon sun, were quite relaxed.
Li Rui walked in front of the shoe stall and glanced at it. He saw that there were all kinds of old-fashioned cloth shoes and cotton boots. The cloth shoes were old man's shoes with a thousand layer soles. The cotton boots were either black high cotton boots or the kind with fur turned over leather boots. He casually picked up a cloth shoe with a thousand layer soles and looked at it. The soles were firm and flexible, and the upper was clean and the board was clean. The densely packed needle holes showed that the workmanship was good. He asked, "Old friend, did you make these shoes yourself?"
The old man sneered, "Me? I don't have that ability. " Li Rui smiled and said, "I want three pairs of this kind of thousand layer soles. The sizes are forty, forty-one, and forty-two." The old man lazily stood up from the stool and picked out three pairs for him. Li Rui took out the size forty-two pair of shoes and compared them with his own leather shoes. The result was basically the same. It seemed that the old man's shoe size was more accurate. Li Rui was a little relieved, but he still added, "I bought those two pairs of shoes on behalf of others. If they don't fit, I'll come back and exchange them." The old man said, "Do as you wish, I'll take care of the exchange."
These old man's shoes with thousand layer soles cost fifteen yuan a pair, so three pairs would cost forty-five yuan. Li Rui did not bargain, nor did he give him a receipt. It was not that he did not want to give him a receipt, but the old man did not have a receipt. Since the money was not much, it did not matter if he paid for it. He could not be calculative and always think of spending the public's money. That would make him appear greedy and stingy. If this spread outside, how could he be a person in the future? If the leaders heard about it, would he still want to be promoted in the future? Stop dreaming!
Back at the hotel, Li Rui gave the size forty cloth shoes to Feng Jun and asked him to prepare them for Secretary-General Du Minsheng. He took the other two pairs of shoes and went back to his room to rest.
Song Chaoyang took his lunch break at 1: 40 pm and walked out of his room.
As his secretary, Li Rui's room was right across from his. Li Rui kept the door open to know what he was up to. When he saw him coming out of his room, he quickly went out to greet him.
Song Chaoyang saw him and waved his hand slightly, "Lie down for a while. I'm going to the washroom." He left after saying that.
He was just being polite. Of course, Li Rui understood. In fact, when he left the room, it meant that he was about to start working. If he, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, was going to work, how could he, the secretary, lie down? He began to prepare for the research activities in the afternoon.
In the afternoon, the main task was to investigate the progress of poverty alleviation in Shuanghe County. The county had already prepared a report and handed it to the secretaries of municipal leaders like Li Rui in advance. Li Rui had already looked through the report when he was resting. He used a pen to outline the key points. He was going to hand it over to his boss, Song Chaoyang, so that he could have a preliminary understanding.
When Song Chaoyang came back, Li Rui passed the report to him and asked him to look through it briefly. Actually, it didn't matter if he didn't look at it because the leaders of Shuanghe County would have to make a detailed report during the meeting later.
Song Chaoyang finished reading the report and asked, "What do you think?" Li Rui said, "The data looks pretty good. I just don't know how it will turn out in the real world." Song Chaoyang nodded and said, "Official articles always have beautiful data, but they will shrink when they are put into practice. I hope that Shuanghe County won't disappoint us. "
After they finished talking about business, Li Rui said, "Boss, I saw that you walked a few miles in your leather shoes this morning. It must be really tiring. I just went out to buy a pair of cloth shoes. You can change into them when you walk further or walk on the dirt road in the fields. They should be more comfortable than leather shoes." Song Chaoyang was a little surprised and asked, "You just bought them? Where are they? "Li Rui went back to his room to get the shoes. Song Chaoyang took off his leather shoes and changed into a pair of thousand-layer soles. He walked a few steps in the room and nodded in praise. "Hmm, not bad. They fit my feet very well and are very comfortable. Hehe, I don't know how long it has been since I last wore these old men's shoes. Xiao Rui, you are so considerate. I want to thank you for my feet. " When Li Rui saw that he was happy, he was happy as well. He said modestly, "This is what I should do. I don't deserve your praise."
When Song Chaoyang walked out of the hotel wearing his cloth shoes, he bumped into the secretary-general, Du Minsheng. He couldn't help but smile when he saw that Du Minsheng was also wearing the same pair of thousand-layer soles. Du Minsheng also saw the cloth shoes on his feet and smiled at him.
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