Qiao Liang could see what was going on, and frowned and said, "Go to my house for dinner, don't bring anything."

The mayor pleased him: "Director Qiao, the first time I went to your house, this is somewhat of what we like to your elders."

Qiao Liang waved his hand: "I have received my wish, but today we are here to work, not friends' gatherings, so it's not possible."

The mayor still insisted, Zhuang Jiaming winked at him and waved his hand again.

The mayor looked at Zhuang Jiaming, and then looked at the secretary of the town. The secretary of the town seemed to realize something and nodded.

So the mayor gave up and put the things back into the car.

Then everyone went to Qiao Liang's house.

After entering the door, my father had cleaned the yard. There was a big round table under the big tree. Tea sets were arranged on the round table. The tempting aroma of dishes floated out of the kitchen. My mother was busy inside.

Qiao Liang’s parents greeted everyone warmly. Qiao Liang introduced everyone to her parents and asked everyone to sit down and have tea.

Lu Qian then crawled into the kitchen to help, and shouted sweetly from the aunt, making Qiao Liang's mother so happy that she couldn't stop talking.

Then Qiao Liang entered the inner room, carried two bottles of good wine, and said to everyone: "Everyone, have tea first, my dad chat with you, I'll go out to see an elder, and I'll come back soon."

Everyone nodded. Qiao Liang's father originally wanted to ask Qiao Liang which elder he saw, but in front of everyone, he didn't ask.

Qiao Liang carried the wine out of the house and headed straight to Zhang Zhimin's house at the west end of the village.

When he arrived at Zhang Zhimin's door, Qiao Liang pushed open the yard door and shouted: "Second uncle, are you at home?"

When Zhang Zhimin heard the sound, he came out and saw Qiao Liang, and said happily: "Oh, it's Liangzi, hurry up and enter the house."

Qiao Liang entered the main hall and placed the wine on the dining table. Zhang Zhimin was busy and polite. Qiao Liang said, "Second Uncle, why are you polite? You are an elder. Isn't it okay for me to bring you wine?"

Zhang Zhimin happily asked Qiao Liang to sit down and pour tea.

Qiao Liang took out the cigarette and handed it to Zhang Zhimin, took out a lighter and lit it for him. Zhang Zhimin looked at Qiao Liang happily while smoking: "Liangzi, I heard that you are following the high-ranking officials in the city. You are now promising, but you have won glory on the faces of the old and young men in Qiaojiayu."

Qiao Liang smiled and said, "Uncle Second, how can this be a promising place? You just have a job... By the way, Uncle Second, are you in good health now?"

"What's good? I've been feeling depressed lately." Zhang Zhimin sighed.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Liang said calmly.

"It's not because of the trees on the deserted beach, that I have worked hard to plant over the years, so I'm hoping to rely on them to support my elderly care." Zhang Zhimin said angrily, "The town is too bullying. If you don't say hello, you'll shovel it and refuse to pay. I've been holding this breath in my stomach for three months. I just wrote a letter to the city secretary. If I don't solve it, I'm thinking about the day after tomorrow when the provincial officials came to our village's red base to conduct activities, they will seek justice..."

Qiao Liang felt scared after hearing this. Fortunately, Zhang Zhimin wrote a letter to An Zhe. Fortunately, An Zhe told him in time, otherwise the consequences of the matter would be very serious.

Qiao Liang continued, "Uncle Second, I'll tell you, I know about you. I'm here to see you today for this."

"Oh, Liangzi, you..." Zhang Zhimin looked at Qiao Liang.

Qiao Liang continued: "You have received the letter to An Shu. The reporter of An Shu. I have specially issued instructions. Not only is An Shu. I attach great importance to it, but the You Shu. I also attach great importance to it in the county."

When Zhang Zhimin heard this, he felt spirited: "Liangzi, what did those two leaders say?"

"Shu An, Ji and You Shu, Ji demand that the matter be resolved successfully as soon as possible. Shu An, Ji, asked me to be responsible. Today, I came specifically for this matter with the leaders of the county and town." Qiao Liang said.

Zhang Zhimin slapped his thigh: "That's great, Liangzi, you must make the decision for your second uncle in this matter and give him justice."

"Don't worry, Uncle Second, I will handle this matter fairly and not let you suffer any losses." Qiao Liang said.

"Oh, okay, okay, Liangzi, with you, Second Uncle will feel at ease." Zhang Zhimin said happily.

Qiao Liang continued: "Uncle Second, how many saplings did you plant at that time?"

"There are 5,000 willows, poplars and apricot trees in total." Zhang Zhimin said.

"Is there any proof?" Qiao Liang said.

"Proof? The trees have been destroyed by them and the bridge has been built. How can I prove it?" Zhang Zhimin was a little confused and said angrily, "They just said that my trees are less than 5,000 because I can't prove it. They said that I deliberately exaggerated the numbers and wanted to take advantage of the public. They only compensated 1,000 trees. They also said that the tree was less than 5 years old and could only be compensated based on the age of three years."

Qiao Liang said: "Where did you buy the saplings?"

"I bought it from a nursery just 10 kilometers away." Zhang Zhimin said.

Qiao Liang heard this and hoped: "This is easy to deal with. Can't we just go to the nursery to find someone who sells you to testify?"

Zhang Zhimin shook his head: "The nursery was not well-managed the year before yesterday and went bankrupt. The man who opened the nursery had long left Sanjiang and had no contact. I heard that he went to farm in the polar bear country with people."

Qiao Liang was stunned. It was of course unrealistic to go to the Polar Bear Kingdom to find him.

Qiao Liang thought for a while: "Uncle Second, when you bought saplings, did you have any receipts or something?"

"This..." Zhang Zhimin frowned, "The person who sold the saplings seemed to have issued a receipt for me. But so many years have passed. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen later? Who would have thought that I would save this? I have long since nowhere to put the receipt."

"Don't worry, Second Uncle, think about it carefully." Qiao Liang said.

Zhang Zhimin thought for a long time, then stood up and said, "Wait, I'll go into the house to look for it."

As he said that, Zhang Zhimin went into the inner room and found it, and took a shoe box for a long time: "There are all the evidences for buying things at home over the years, and I don't know if there is any inside."

Qiao Liang took the shoe box and opened it, which contained a bunch of invoices and receipts, as well as some household appliance manuals and warranty cards.

Qiao Liang looked through it one by one, but finally finished reading it, but nothing.

Qiao Liang felt disappointed and looked at Zhang Zhimin: "Second uncle, is there any?"

Zhang Zhimin shook his head: "It should be gone."

"Think about it carefully, think about it carefully." Qiao Liang was unwilling to accept it. Under the current circumstances, this is the key to handling this matter fairly.

Zhang Zhimin thought for a long time, shook his head and said, "It's really gone."

Qiao Liang felt a chill in his heart, but he refused to give up. He stood up and said, "Second Uncle, look for it again. What if I can find it? I'll help you find it."

Seeing Qiao Liang so persistent, Zhang Zhimin and Qiao Liang went to the inner room. The two of them started rummaging through boxes and cabinets, rummaging almost everything that could be stored. After fiddling for most of the day, they still found nothing.

"Liangzi, stop trying, I really can't find it." Zhang Zhimin said.
Chapter completed!