Chapter 692: Non-operating expenses

Su Xinghui frowned and said, "Uncle Liu, this is the hen that lays eggs for your family, right? Why kill it? I can't accept this!"

Liu Brother Brother Dongtian still smiled honestly, "The mayor is an honored guest; we don't have anything good to entertain you with. What's killing a chicken?"

Su Xinghui knew that although the meal on the table wasn't very good, it was already the Liu family's best effort to entertain him. If he said anything else, it would seem a bit pretentious. Now, what he needed to do was continue working hard to develop Pengjiawan's economy and let the farmers live a good life.

Liu Yongjun's mother served Su Xinghui a large bowl of chicken soup. A layer of yellow chicken fat floated on top, smelling fragrant. There were two chicken legs in the soup, and she gave them all to Su Xinghui.

Su Xinghui picked up his chopsticks and placed the two chicken legs into the bowls of Liu Brother Brother Dongtian and his wife. Liu Brother Brother Dongtian said, "Mayor, how can this be?"

Su Xinghui laughed, "Uncle Liu, I really don't like eating chicken meat that much. I'll just drink some chicken soup. The fresh vegetables from your own garden must be delicious too; I like eating those things."

Liu Brother Brother Dongtian knew this was Su Xinghui's excuse, but since he had already placed the chicken legs over, it wasn't good to put them back. He said uneasily, "How can this be, how can this be?"

Su Xinghui laughed, "It's fine, Uncle Liu."

After finishing, Su Xinghui drank the bowl of chicken soup in a few gulps, then served himself a large bowl of rice and ate it sweetly with the vegetables. He ate very quickly; in just a few minutes, he had swept the large bowl of rice clean like a whirlwind.

Su Xinghui placed his bowl on the table and said, "I'm finished, you all take your time."

Liu Yongjun hurriedly brewed a cup of tea for Su Xinghui. Su Xinghui took the teacup, thanked him, and paced outside the door for a walk. The Liu family's neighbors were also eating. Some were squatting at their doors, holding bowls and eating. Seeing Su Xinghui, they nodded and smiled at him.

Su Xinghui saw that there were basically no traces of meat in their bowls; the dishes were all vegetarian, and there wasn't much oil. This was the common situation in rural areas now.

Thinking of the big fish and meat on the table when he ate at the town government, Su Xinghui felt heavy-hearted. That one meal at the town government was probably enough for an ordinary farm family's vegetable money for a year.

If he couldn't let the farmers here live a good life, then he, as the town mayor, would be seriously derelict in his duty.

Before long, the Liu family and Liu Tiegang finished eating. They brought out a few chairs and sat in front of the door with Su Xinghui to drink tea. The Liu family's neighbors also gathered around. Guests rarely came to the small village, and seeing that Su Xinghui didn't look like an ordinary person, they naturally wanted to ask who he was.

When they learned that Su Xinghui was the new town mayor, they curiously asked some questions. The one asked most often was, of course, about the farmers' burden. Su Xinghui told them that the town planned to cancel all levies and pooling fees outside of what was stipulated by the county government. This made them very happy.

Farmers' thoughts are complex if you say they are complex, and simple if you say they are simple. As long as you can let them live a good life, they will support you. Don't look at these canceled levies and pooling fees as only a few dozen yuan per person; for their whole family, it was not a small amount, so they were naturally happy.

When Su Xinghui said he would invite experts to inspect Pengjiawan to see what kind of specialty planting was suitable here, the farmers were even happier. They weren't stupid; they could naturally see the changes in Meng Hu Ling now. Even a place like Meng Hu Ling, whose natural environment was far inferior to Pengjiawan, had become rich, so why couldn't Pengjiawan become rich?

Su Xinghui sat here for more than two hours. He said a lot to the farmers and also listened to many opinions raised by them. Liu Yongjun recorded these opinions one by one in his notebook.

After more than two hours, Su Xinghui and Liu Yongjun returned to the town government together.