At eight o'clock in the morning, six policemen from the Hanwang Chuanxiang Police Station arrived first on two three-wheeled motorcycles with sidecars. Under the command of Qin Jiajun, they parked the motorcycles on the road in front of the factory. Four policemen came down and walked separately through the road sections that the inspection team's vehicles passed through and the key areas to be inspected, to check for potential safety hazards. The other two carried bags and each took a detector to scan the canteen and the area next to the well where the well was to be opened and the ribbon was cut. When there was a "beep-beep-beep" sound, Secretary Shitou and Yang Liufang were called to inquire. Secretary Shitou had never seen such a big battle, and he didn't know what was causing the abnormal noise in the equipment, so Yang Liufang stepped forward to explain. Because there were many loud noises, in the end Yang Liufang simply followed the two police officers responsible for security inspections and scanned all the important locations to make sure there were no problems, and everyone felt at ease.
During their inspection, media reporters also arrived. Qin Jiajun had seen the big scene and brought the technical secondary school graduate newly recruited by the supply and marketing cooperative to receive the media, and helped them find the best location and arrange photo and interview areas. After having breakfast, the villagers of Shige Village, who did not need to be mobilized after feeding their poultry and livestock, put on their best clothes as if they were celebrating a festival, and one after another walked along the village from cave dwellings scattered in the hills. The road leading to the factory came over, and more and more people gathered. Six police officers worked with Secretary Shitou to maintain order and asked the villagers to stand on both sides of the road so as not to hinder the progress of the inspection team's vehicles.
Students from Hanwangchuan Middle School also arrived in trucks. Principal Wang personally led the team. After the students got off the bus, Secretary Shitou asked the village accountant to lead the truck to find a place to park, and then led Principal Wang to stand in the direction designated by the police. in front, about 50 meters away from the factory. Yanhua, who was wearing a brand new blue suit, knew that her mother was coming with the students, so she hurried over from the well ribbon-cutting ceremony and trotted all the way to her mother. Principal Wang was naturally very pleased to see his daughter's ability and importance. Although Yanhua had never told her mother about her job, anyone with a discerning eye would know her status here at a glance. Even his two bosses obeyed her orders. .
After Yanhua greeted her mother, she took out the black leather notebook she carried with her and told Principal Wang the flow of today's activities. As for the students, first after the leader got out of the car, the students held up small red flags and shouted "Welcome, welcome." Then two students from the village presented flowers. He also emphasized that if the leader asks about the family situation, he should answer truthfully and tell the leader the most real changes in his family. Then, students were not allowed to follow the leaders of the inspection group and go to the water well ribbon-cutting ceremony to participate in the ribbon-cutting event until all the inspection groups had passed. After communicating with Principal Wang, she looked at her watch again and confirmed that the leader was almost here according to the scheduled inspection time. She asked Zhang Feng, who was running errands with her, to inform the Executive Deputy Township Head of Hanwangchuan, the Director of the Township Office, and Secretary Shi Shi , village accountant, Yang Liufang and Li Tongfu came together to greet the leaders of the inspection team.
Several people hurried over, and before they could stand still, they saw a police car driving out of the way with colorful lights flashing, appearing at the intersection of Yingbin Avenue in the distance, followed by a tall bus. Seeing the vehicles getting closer and closer, Yanhua hurriedly asked everyone to stand in order.
The welcoming people gave way to the police car leading the group under the command of the police. Then the bus stopped in front of the welcoming crowd. At this time, Principal Wang directed the students to start waving little red flags and shouting in unison: "Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome."
Amidst the warm welcome, the car door opened, and the first person to step out was the deputy governor who Yang Liufang and Secretary Shitou had met before. At this time, it was the first time that he led a team to inspect the management of Zhaomagou and passed by here. At that time, his hair was grayer and he was thinner, but he looked energetic.
The deputy head of the township led two students to greet the old leader and presented flowers to him. After receiving the flowers, the leader affectionately touched the head of the student who presented the flowers and asked what grade he was in? Students answered truthfully. The deputy head of the township promptly introduced him, saying that he was from Shige Village and was also a member of the villagers. Reporters from the media also gathered around. Seeing that the leader had stopped to communicate with the students, they gathered around and several cameras clicked. At the same time, people coming off the bus were the leaders of the Provincial Department of Agriculture, the leaders of the Planning Bureau...more than 20 people in total.
"Oh, then you are also today's young representative. How is your family doing?" The leader handed the flowers to the staff around him and asked, jokingly as he bent down and patted the child on the shoulder.
"Call Grandpa and tell him about your family's situation." The deputy mayor encouraged the child to answer.
"Grandpa, I work as a porter in a furniture factory. Our family has raised pigs this year, so I don't owe any tuition fees this year." The child had never seen such a big fight before, and was a little embarrassed and a little incoherent.
"Okay, okay, children don't lie, farmers' lives have improved, and we leaders can feel relieved."
After the leader finished speaking, he stood up and, under the introduction of the deputy township head, shook hands with Secretary Shi Shi, Yang Liufang and other people who greeted him one by one.
"Secretary Shitou, won't I delay you from getting water this time?"
"Oh, boss, don't laugh at me. That's because I'm blind and blind."
"Well, it's not a mountain. Well, we serve the people just like you! You were anxious to serve the villagers at that time. You did the right thing." As he said this, he shook Secretary Shitou's hand and patted Secretary Shitou. shoulders. Then he walked to Yang Liufang.
"Director Xiao Yang, I heard from your Secretary Lu that your factory is developing well and has contributed to improving the lives of local people. This time I brought a delegation to inspect it, so it didn't delay your business."
"No. The leader's coming is to give our factory and workers the greatest encouragement. It's not too late for us to welcome him."
Behind them were several provincial leaders shaking hands with the welcoming people. The rest of the delegation members, prompted by a secretary-looking person, no longer shook hands with everyone one by one, but followed the provincial leaders at a proper distance. Among them, Yang Liufang saw the familiar President of the General Supply and Marketing Cooperative, Secretary Lu of Chuanxiang, Hanwang, and the village committee secretary of Hongtu Village. They nodded to Yang Liufang.
The deputy governor greeted the people and saw a few elderly people who went over to shake hands and asked with concern about their age and health, as well as the harvest of the crops. The old people talked a lot. The secretary looked at the time and reminded the leader of the inspection later, and then everyone separated.
According to the original plan, the inspection team was to visit the village first. However, when the leader saw that the factory was right in front of him, he temporarily changed the itinerary and asked everyone not to limit themselves to strict rules, but to look far away instead of the near, and proposed to visit the factory first. Yang Liufang stepped forward and introduced that because the weather had cleared up, Yang Liufang asked four apprentices to lead several women in the village to cut and assemble office furniture on the road in front of the factory. It's just that this time I wise enough to leave a wider space for pedestrians to pass.
Without waiting for Yang Liufang's introduction, the leader walked to a newly assembled office partition, pulled up a chair and sat on it to try it out.
"Can your factory also produce new office furniture like this from the South?" Upon hearing this, Yang Liufang knew that this leader must have visited the developed provinces in the South.
"Yes, leader, we introduced this kind of furniture and are currently the general agent for the five northwest provinces."
"Oh, can you meet the needs of the five northwest provinces with just these few workers?" The leader thought Yang Liufang was talking big words and asked unceremoniously.
"Leader, our production workshop has not been built yet. This is a temporary work that has to be done to meet a few small contracts. If the workshop is built and put into production, dozens of workers may not be enough."
"Oh, where is the new workshop? Can you take a look?"
"Our leaders originally wanted to build it here in the old factory, but this is part of the airport expressway planning area and there is no land, so we are communicating with Yantan to build the factory there."
"Are there any difficulties? Secretary Yantan is on the inspection team. I will help you coordinate."
The secretary of Yantan was confused. Hearing the mention of himself, he quickly stood up from the crowd of the inspection team. "Leader, please give instructions."
At this time, Secretary Lu became anxious upon hearing this. If this matter was to be settled, all his efforts would be in vain, and a good enterprise would be handed over to others. He ignored the relationship between superiors and subordinates and hurriedly stepped forward to ask for leadership.
"Leader, please excuse me, please look down first."
The leader stood up and the topic was changed. The leader went to ask the workers if they were tired from work. How is the income? Shi Yong and Shi Fang were the first to enter the factory and were Yang Liufang's apprentices. They benefited the most and were of course satisfied. The women who drive screws and install fasteners now earn a few dollars a day, and they are even more grateful.
"Okay, women can hold up half of the sky!" The leader sighed after hearing this. Everyone continued to walk forward, and through the narrow passages, Yang Liufang took the leaders to visit the factory, canteen, bathroom, etc. filled with furniture and equipment. However, the place where he lived was too shabby, so he did not let the leaders visit. Everyone walked out of the factory and lamented that the land limited the development of the company, which in turn hindered the local villagers' efforts to get out of poverty. The members of the delegation walked along the road behind the factory towards the village.
Shige Village has undergone some changes compared to when Yang Liufang rashly broke in. At least the doors and windows of every household have been replaced with new ones made of wood. I don’t know how many times better than the disorderly weaving of willow branches in the past. Some cave dwellings have also been renovated. Even the poorest families can still maintain their daily expenses such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and matches because they can take turns working as porters in factories, and they will not go hungry. With these changes, everyone is grateful for the good work of Secretary Shitou and Yangliufang Factory.
But subtle changes cannot hide the poverty of the villagers. Take the water supply as an example, each household is different. Knowing that water is hard to come by, in order to save water, everyone still keeps the water for washing dishes and pots and feeding pigs and chickens; Wash your face with water, wash your feet, water the floor after washing your feet, etc. Not to mention taking a bath, if you can wipe it with a wet towel, it is considered a bath. There are also all kinds of water containers, including earthen basins, washbasins, plastic buckets, buckets, plastic jugs, etc., so you can make the best use of them. Some cave houses only have one electric light installed in the three-hole cave dwellings, but they are reluctant to turn it on to save on electricity bills. Others also light kerosene lamps in other cave dwellings. Some villagers reported that they had never eaten green leafy vegetables and could not afford them due to lack of water.
