One morning, Zhao Xiangdong went to Dawa Village with a backpack on his back and a battery car. If he wanted to develop the local economy, he had to conduct an on-the-spot investigation in advance to find out the villagers’ real thoughts and then formulate a plan. This was his consistent principle in doing things. .
Before going, Zhao Xiangdong thought that since it was summer vacation anyway, Yang Dehui didn't have to go to class, so he called him in advance and asked him to be a guide in the village.
But as soon as he arrived at the intersection of Dawa Village, there was a "rumbling" sound, and then it started pouring rain. Zhao Xiangdong looked around and saw an abandoned shaft house at the intersection and ran in.
puff!
Zhao Xiangdong ran into the well room and wiped the rain off his face.
Wow, it's already raining outside.
Grass! It seems that this is the place where "Wild Mandarin Duck" goes on a date. There are used toilet paper balls all over the floor.
More than half an hour later, the rain gradually subsided. Zhao Xiangdong stood at the door and saw someone walking over in the distance.
"Teacher Yang, why are you here?"
Zhao Xiangdong looked at Yang Dehui walking over in a raincoat and asked in surprise.
"Didn't you call me before you came? I guess you will be here soon. Come on, put on your rain boots."
Yang Dehui handed him a pair of rain boots.
"I'm not that delicate. I'm also a farmer." Zhao Xiangdong waved his hands to put it on, but when he saw that he insisted on wearing it, he had no choice but to put it on.
After a heavy rain, the road was so muddy that Zhao Xiangdong almost lost his feet and boots several times.
Yang Dehui turned around and saw Zhao Xiangdong looking embarrassed. He smiled and said, "Slow down, Mayor Zhao. As long as it rains on the road in our village, the car can't push it. You, follow me and step on the water in the grass on the roadside." Wang Zai will be better."
Zhao Xiangdong smiled and said, "Maybe it's because of the soil quality. My Taoyuan Town is not that muddy."
The two of them walked for more than half an hour before entering the village. Since Yang Dehui mentioned it to the village committee in advance, several village cadres came to the entrance of the village to greet Zhao Xiangdong after the rain stopped.
"Mayor Zhao, thank you for your hard work."
"Mayor Zhao, please walk slowly."
"..."
Chang Desheng, the village head, led several village cadres when they saw Zhao Xiangdong approaching, and hurriedly greeted him one by one.
Although he, the deputy mayor, does not have much real power and is only an agent, he is still a big official in the eyes of the village chief.
Along the way, Zhao Xiangdong was called mayor one by one. He felt very happy and his little vanity was satisfied. Suddenly I felt that it was really good to be respected.
"Let's go, Mayor Zhao, go back to the village committee first."
Chang Desheng, the village chief, waved his calloused hands and greeted everyone.
When the group arrived at the village committee, Chang Desheng pulled up a bench and asked Zhao Xiangdong to sit down. The village director hurriedly took the teapot with a broken spout on the table and made tea.
After the rain, the sky cleared up, the sun came out, and the weather was hot and humid. Chang Desheng hurriedly turned on the oscillating fan, blowing the moist smell in the air.
Maybe Dawa Village had made preparations in advance. Not long after Zhao Xiangdong sat down, a village cadre led more than a dozen villagers to the village committee, and some even brought horses. The clothes are in rags, and the vicissitudes of time are engraved on his dark face.
"Mayor Zhao, you have also seen and felt the road in the village, right? This road must be repaired. If it is not repaired, we people in Dawa Village will be trapped here forever."
"Yeah, why are we so poor? It's because of this road that things from outside can't come in, and the things we grow can't be sold. Last year, my family harvested more than 200 kilograms of walnuts and more than 100 kilograms of jujubes. We go to the market to sell, but the people who go to the market are from nearby villages, and every family grows some, so they can't sell it at all. There is also a bumper harvest of grain, and because there is no road, the grain can't be sold."
"The most critical issue is safety. Mayor Zhao, you must have been worried when you entered the village and walked on the mountain road. The road is steep and narrow, making it unsafe to walk, let alone ride a bicycle. The grandson of the old Zhang family at the west end of the village, Half a year ago, he fell into a cliff and died while riding a bicycle to deliver food to his mother."
"Mayor Zhao, my son had a high fever last year because the ambulance could not enter the village and was delayed. He was only ten years old when he died..."
Looking at the helpless expressions of the villagers, they were full of bitterness. When talking about the emotional part, several villagers had red eyes.
At this time, the room fell silent. Zhao Xiangdong lowered his head and smoked a cigarette without speaking. But what can he say? Ten words of comfort are not as good as doing one thing that is beneficial to the villagers.
After a long time, Zhao Xiangdong raised his head and said firmly: "Village chief, uncles and aunts, I am telling you here today in front of Teacher Yang. The town government will definitely repair the roads in Dawa Village. But you have to pay When I have time, I will definitely break the ground and build the road."
"That, that's great, we believe Mayor Zhao!" Chang Desheng was emotional and took the lead in applauding.
"Mayor Zhao is a good official, upright and kind, and he keeps his word. As long as he promises, he will definitely do it."
Yang Dehui was full of confidence in Zhao Xiangdong's words.
"Okay, I believe Mayor Zhao."
"Mayor Zhao, don't leave at noon. I'll go home and kill the chickens."
"..."
The villagers looked at Zhao Xiangdong as if they saw hope and the future!
Chang Desheng poured the first cup of tea, handed it to Zhao Xiangdong with both hands, and said: "Mayor Zhao, please drink tea."
"Hey, village chief, how many walnut growers are there in the whole village? How many pounds do you estimate we can harvest this year?"
Zhao Xiangdong took the tea and put it down again.
"Of the more than 400 households, there must be at least 350 that grow walnuts. Walnut trees are planted in our mountains, fields, and wherever there is free space. Last year, the whole village harvested more than 20,000 kilograms of walnuts. This year’s harvest will be more abundant than last year’s, not less.”
Chang Desheng thought for a moment and said.
"How many kilograms were sold?"
Zhao Xiangdong asked.
"It's not easy to sell. Last year, my family collected 230 kilograms, and sold more than 80 kilograms. The rest was fed to pigs."
A tall red-faced man took over.
"Feed the pigs?"
Zhao Xiangdong was suddenly startled and stared at him, not believing his ears.
"Is this strange? Last year, my old goat gave birth and the milk was not enough, so I mixed walnuts into the grass and fed it to the goats."
Another middle-aged man with a bulbous nose said disapprovingly.
Seeing the shocked expression on Zhao Xiangdong's face, Chang Desheng smiled lightly and said, "Mayor Zhao, this is not unusual. The walnuts grown at home cannot be sold, but people and pigs eat them. It is normal in our village."
"Village chief, please count the number of walnuts the villagers have in the past two days. Tell me the number, and I will find a way to help you sell them."
Zhao Xiangdong thought for a while and said.
"Really? That's great."
Chang Desheng's face was full of surprise. He turned to look at several village cadres and said, "This afternoon, you guys will divide into four teams and go door to door to count how many kilograms of walnuts each family has collected. Write down the number for me."
"Okay, okay..."
The village officials nodded and responded.
After a while, Zhao Xiangdong stood up and said, "Village Chief, Teacher Yang, let's go to the fields and have a look. I have an idea for a thousand-acre walnut orchard and see if it can be realized."
