Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 106 Every village is in trouble

"This is my idea. How to design this card and what the face value should be. Professionals in the district and city must be working on it. I think if I report this idea to my superiors as soon as possible, maybe it can be done."

"If it is possible, part of the funding problem should be solved every year. Don't forget, repairing the Great Wall is the wish of every Chinese, and everyone is willing to contribute to the repair work of the Great Wall."

The Great Wall needs to be repaired, and the villagers will have jobs and extra income, and their lives will naturally be better.

"Okay, I will report to my superiors tomorrow. If it can really be done, thank you very much."

The village party secretary held Zhu Xuefeng's hand tightly and shook it vigorously.

"Thank you, Comrade Xiao Zhu!"

The village chief held Zhu Xuefeng's hand tightly. What kind of hands were they? They were dark and skinny, with protruding blood vessels and veins. The palms were covered with thick calluses, and the fingers were much thicker than the fingers.

"It will get better, don't worry, as long as we work together, there is nothing we can't overcome."

The village chief was also full of fighting spirit and clenched his fists.

"Yes, no matter how hard it is, we have overcome it. We are more confident to overcome the current difficulties."

The two kept chatting until the students finished studying. The village wanted to divide the students into households. Zhu Xuefeng thought about it. This would be more conducive to strengthening personal feelings and expressing support.

The comrades from the factory office and the propaganda department lived in the village chief's house and the village party secretary's house respectively. Zhu Xuefeng saw that the residents had made arrangements, and some people had no place to live, so he directly asked for a few wooden boards, made a floor in the canteen, and brought seven or eight people with him. The boys settled down.

After discussing with Brother Ma, the factory manager, the steel rolling mill will pay for the board and lodging for these two days. The accommodation fee is [-] cents per person and the breakfast is [-] cents.

Several couples went out for a walk. Zhu Xuefeng kindly reminded them not to run too far, but received several eye rolls.

"When Liu Ze and Guo Ting happened, I couldn't tell before."

"In the last few months, there are still two couples."

Zhu Xuefeng didn't ask in detail. Indeed, most high school graduates are already eighteen years old. The current marriage age is twenty for men and eighteen for women, which is not too young.

"Let's go. I've seen you busy today. I don't know what you're busy with. Come with me to see the moon in the mountains."

Because there is a large group of students in the village, it is a bit lively at night. The village chief left a lantern in the canteen to illuminate the students at night. There is no electricity in the village, so it is dark at night. It is impossible to live without a light in the hut.

I wandered around the village more, even if there was nothing interesting to see, teasing the little kids in the village, chatting with the villagers, and listening to the stories in the village. There was happy laughter everywhere.

"Look, Zhu Xuefeng is going out with Xia Yuhong again, don't be in a hurry."

Liu Jiaqi pointed and Chen Rui shook her head.

"It's useless to be anxious. Let's find opportunities later."

The sky slowly darkened, and the mountains in the distance were all shrouded in darkness. It was extremely quiet, with only the chirping of insects in the grass, and a crescent moon crept up quietly.

Zhu Xuefeng and Xia Yuhong were sitting side by side at the head of the field. Xia Yuhong was accidentally bitten by a pig just now, and now she was leaning her head on Zhu Xuefeng to recover from her injury.

The bright moonlight shines on the two of them...

There was movement in the woods beside the field, startling the birds resting in the forest, and also startling a few pairs of mandarin ducks...

The lights were still on in the village committee's hut. A kerosene lamp was lit on a square table in the room, and three men and a woman were gathered around it.

The door was suddenly pushed open, and a breeze came in. The flame of the dim kerosene lamp was caught and shook a few times, and the room became flickering.

"Secretary Liu, you are here. Have those students settled in?"

"It's okay. They organized it themselves very well. I didn't even bother. If the account is out, please tell me quickly."

Several people immediately became quiet, and the room seemed even hotter.

"There's nothing hard to say. Didn't you guess it when you harvested the crops? How much is missing?"

"Accountant Chen, it's up to you to do the talking."

Village Chief Yan took out a box of cigarettes and divided them among several people, who lit them silently.

"Good guy, you've already locked the front door, where did you come from?" the militia captain took the opportunity to break the awkward situation.

"That classmate named Zhu Xuefeng..."

"Tell me, how was the harvest in the first half of the year?"

Secretary Liu took a sip and found a stool to sit down on.

The female captain wiped the sweat from her head, flapped it a few times, and then gave up.

Accountant Chen looked at Secretary Liu, picked up the account book, adjusted his glasses, moved closer to the kerosene lamp, and looked at the data in the account book.

"It's 1532 pounds less than in the first half of last year."

Secretary Liu felt a little uncomfortable, but was obviously relieved and raised his head.

"Fortunately, it's a little better than I thought. It's good to have such a harvest in the first half of this year. We'll make arrangements tomorrow. When these students leave, we'll hand over the food."

"There are a lot of intersections. I'll make up for it after I collect it in the second half of the year."

Secretary Liu turned around and glared at the militia captain.

"I know that you have a large family and you don't have enough to eat, but this is a national task. We must not hold back. If everyone loses one bite per meal, they must also hand in the task food."

"The food in the village won't last until the autumn harvest. You can't harvest crops if you're hungry."

The women's captain interjected, "It's okay for adults to be patient, but it's really uncomfortable for children who don't have enough to eat."

"It looks like we have to deal with another big animal, otherwise it will be really difficult to hold on until the crops are harvested."

"No, absolutely not. Without these big animals, whoever comes to open this land will be slow. The harvest will be even lower if the season is missed."

"Otherwise, it's better to have fewer contacts first, and then wait until the second half of the year..."

"We are close to the mountains. As long as we use our brains and work hard, we can dig some food. No matter how difficult it is, it will be as difficult as in remote mountainous areas!"

"Also, the old Yang family at the head of the village must be taken care of. No one can starve them. They donated their two sons..."

"Stop talking. The mission is the mission. No bargaining. I know you don't understand. I'm here to have a good chat with you."

……

The village party secretary has obviously received education from his superiors and analyzed the current situation of the country, as well as temporary difficulties and development ideas.

"So that's it. I didn't say it before. The mission must be completed. Starting from our cadres, we should eat one less bite every day..."

Seeing that the village cadres were high-spirited and working together, Secretary Liu was very pleased and turned his head.

"Lao Yan, you said you wanted to discuss the development of the village with me tonight..."

A few people gathered together and started chatting slowly, and their eyes became brighter and brighter...

……

According to the plan, the village chief took everyone to visit the Badaling Great Wall the next day. The village chief did not need a ticket. When they arrived at the toll booth, there were no big stones for cultural relic protection.

This section of the Great Wall is generally well preserved. The Great Wall on both sides of the entrance can clearly be seen to have been repaired, but there are still some places that are in disrepair. The roads below are well repaired. It is very difficult now and can only be done step by step.

The weather was too hot, so there weren’t many tourists at this time. I was a little curious when I saw a student team carrying flags coming in force. There were many teams coming to Badaling, and it was rare to see so many flags.

The staff said that receiving patriotic education should be free of charge and they wanted to ask for instructions. Zhu Xuefeng refused on behalf of everyone.

The country is not rich, and no one wants to take advantage of the country. At this time, the consciousness is really high, the country comes first, and personal interests are subordinated to collective interests.

Tickets cost [-] cents, and half price for students. I’m sorry to say they’re free of charge. After paying everyone else’s tickets, the total was only two yuan.

The driver and the factory office staff stayed behind. They had been here so many times but they didn’t want to climb. The people from the publicity department had no choice but to follow them, listening to the old village chief telling the history of Badaling...

(End of this chapter)