From collapsing rooftop to poverty alleviation village chief

[Arrived at Qiongyu Village, time taken 48 minutes and 18 seconds, mission complete, earned 200 poverty alleviation points]

[Total number of poverty alleviation sites: 300]

Lin Ye stood at the village entrance, and the light blue text notification indicating that the task was completed appeared before his eyes. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This body had been in a state of disrepair for too long. Even with the skill bonus of "Traversing Mountains and Rivers," it still took forty-eight minutes to climb up Qiongyu Village, almost exceeding the mission time limit.

He looked around. Not far ahead was a tall locust tree, and further ahead were scattered houses, mostly rough mud-brick houses, so simple that he wondered if he had traveled back to the 1970s or 1980s.

Looking at it, all that's left is the word "poor".

Lin Ye then brought up the Revitalization Map. A small portion of Luanshi Gully on the map was lit up, which was the place he had passed through on his way from the foot of the mountain to Qiongyu Village. The narrow path and the surrounding terrain were clearly shown.

With the map displayed, he will be able to go up and down the mountain smoothly even without a guide, or even at night.

At the same time, the location where he was standing was also highlighted on the map.

The old locust tree in front of him was vividly depicted on the map, and a chibi-style figure representing Lin Ye stood before it. At the figure's feet, the name of the place appeared—

Qiongyu Village.

However, only the area around the chibi-style character on the Qiongyu Village map is lit up. To light up the entire village map, Lin Ye would naturally need to explore the entire village.

Lin Ye was observing the village and the virtual map, while the village woman under the locust tree was also sizing him up.

The women's eyes lit up when they saw this tall, handsome, and sunny young man.

"He's so handsome!"

"We've never had such a handsome man in our village before!"

"Qin Guifen, confess him quickly!"

The women felt embarrassed and, watching from a distance, dared not approach, so they shoved Qin the widow.

Qin Guifen stuffed the sunflower seeds into her pocket, tidied her hair, and walked straight up to Lin Ye, her eyes openly scanning him up and down. "Who are you? What are you doing in our village?"

Lin Ye glanced at Qin Guifen. She had an oval face and decent features, but her skin was sallow. She was wearing a coarse cloth shirt, trousers, and gray cloth shoes. At an age when she should be mature and charming, poverty had made her look rough.

The other village women behind her were similar to her, all pale and thin, dressed in coarse linen clothes.

It seems that the conditions in Qiongyu Village are really harsh.

Despite being so poor, these village women still leisurely gather at the village entrance to chat, without doing any work, completely idling away their lives.

Lin Ye thought of the people in that impoverished village on Earth, who were initially the same.

Having been poor for so long, and having grown accustomed to it, they eventually gave up.

In fact, this is the situation that poverty alleviation work fears the most.

That's why there's the concept of "poverty alleviation through ideology."

Suppressing his thoughts, Lin Ye smiled at the woman in front of him and said, "Hello, sister. My name is Lin Ye, and I'm the new village chief."

Before Qin Guifen could speak, a group of village women behind her exclaimed in surprise.

"Is he the new village chief?"

"Wow, she's really that handsome!"

Someone nudged Liu Ying, "Didn't you say your husband went to pick up the new village chief? Why did he come up alone?"

Liu Ying also found it strange, but she wouldn't lose face in public, so she snorted, "Who knows if he's the new village chief? I think he's just talking nonsense."

As soon as he finished speaking, a plump, fair-skinned man rolled up from below, panting heavily, and shouted:

"Village Chief Lin, wait for me!"

The women all looked at him in surprise.

"Isn't this Zhang Dafu?"

"Why is he covered in mud?"

"Did it fall into a ditch?"

Qin Guifen suddenly turned around and smiled at Liu Ying, "It seems the question isn't whether the new village chief can climb up, but whether your man can climb up!"

The others also remembered that Liu Ying had just said that the new village chief probably wouldn't be able to climb up, but unexpectedly, he had left Zhang Dafu behind.

The women suppressed their laughter, and their gazes towards Zhang Dafu became strange.

Liu Ying's face immediately burned, and she glared fiercely at Zhang Dafu, thinking, "What a useless man!"

When Zhang Dafu saw his wife glaring at him, he immediately put on an innocent face.

This pretty boy climbs mountains like a rocket, so fast you can't catch him!

Qin Guifen smiled even brighter at Lin Ye, "Village Chief Lin, my name is Qin Guifen, you can call me Sister Guifen from now on."

Lin Ye smiled and said, "Okay, Sister Guifen. I'm new here, so I'll have to ask you for advice if there's anything I need in the future."

Qin Guifen laughed heartily, "Village Chief Lin, you're so handsome, just come to me if you need anything!"

The other women were dazzled by Lin Ye's smile and also felt it was a pity.

With such good looks, he's probably even more delicate than the previous two young village chiefs; he probably won't last long.

Lin Ye said to Zhang Dafu, who had just caught his breath, "Village Chief Zhang, let's go see the old village chief quickly."

Just then, a young man staggered over, reeking of alcohol, and pointed at Lin Ye, loudly asking:

"You're the new village chief?"

The other village women instinctively moved away, everyone knew that Liu Ying's brother was drunk and would beat people!

Liu Ying's eyes darted around, and she grabbed her younger brother, "Yaozu, why are you drunk again? This is the new Village Chief Lin!"

"You're the one who stole my brother-in-law's village chief position!"

Liu Yaozu, his eyes red, staggered towards Lin Ye, shouting, "We don't want outsiders as village chiefs in Qiongyu Village! Get out!"

Liu Ying had already let go, and after shouting "Yaozu, no!" she made no further moves.

Zhang Dafu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to stop his brother-in-law, but was glared at by Liu Ying and immediately stood still.

"Liu Yaozu has gone on a drunken rampage again!" Qin Guifen exclaimed and dodged away.

Just as the drunken Liu Yaozu rushed toward Lin Ye, an angry shout came from behind.

"Liu Yaozu, you son of a bitch, stop right now!"

Upon hearing the sound, Liu Yaozu jolted and instinctively stopped what he was doing. Everyone turned around and shouted:

"The old village chief."

Even Liu Ying and Zhang Dafu looked at them with respect, and Zhang Dafu quickly pulled Liu Yaozu aside.

"Old village chief, Yaozu is drunk. It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

Chen Yonggui, wearing a gray vest and holding a pipe, walked up to Lin Ye under everyone's gaze. His slightly cloudy eyes scrutinized him for a while before he finally spoke.

"Village Chief Lin, I am Chen Yonggui. Welcome to Qiongyu Village. I will take you to your lodgings."

He said "welcome," but his deeply lined face remained expressionless.

Lin Ye smiled and nodded, "Thank you, old village chief."

Director Liu gave him information about Qiongyu Village. Chen Yonggui was a native of the village and had served as the village head for decades before retiring last year.

He was extremely prestigious in Qiongyu Village, and almost all the villagers listened to him.

The fact that the previous two college graduate village chiefs were driven out by the villagers in various ways was naturally with Chen Yonggui's tacit approval, and it is even very likely that he also did something about it.

Lin Ye understood that the first step to doing a good job in poverty alleviation in Qiongyu Village was to gain Chen Yonggui's support.

However, Chen Yonggui allowed Zhang Dafu to make things difficult for him until a villager got drunk and threatened to attack him, at which point he finally appeared.

Clearly, he was also dissatisfied with his new role as village chief.

The people of Qiongyu Village have complex relationships and are xenophobic; it seems this is not just talk.

Lin Ye remembered what the old leader in Earth Village had said.

"Xiao Lin, you must remember that poverty alleviation is not about helping the poor, but about helping people's hearts."