From collapsing rooftop to poverty alleviation village chief

Just now, Lin Ye followed the old village chief while checking the mini-map that was gradually being lit up.

Suddenly, I noticed a detail.

With conscious control, the map can be zoomed in or out at will.

He then zoomed in on the map to examine the adobe house up close and discovered several obvious cracks on it.

Lin Ye stopped and carefully examined the mud-brick house beside him. Sure enough, he found that the exterior wall of the house had cracks in several places.

In my previous life, in that impoverished village on Earth, several houses had cracked walls, but the village officials didn't pay much attention to it. One day, during a heavy rain, those houses collapsed.

Fortunately, it was daytime and the residents were all out; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Lin Ye almost caused serious consequences due to his negligence and was severely criticized by his superiors.

Therefore, he is very sensitive to dilapidated buildings.

Lin Ye quickly scrolled down the minimap and checked all the buildings he had passed before, discovering that several houses showed cracks.

He quickly ran back, and to be on the safe side, he checked every house he passed.

Sure enough, the houses marked with cracks on the minimap had varying degrees of cracks and damage in their walls in reality.

Even the two classrooms in the village primary school!

Among them, several mud-brick houses and the village school classroom were the most severely damaged, and their condition was very similar to that of the two houses in the impoverished village on Earth in the previous life that collapsed when it rained.

Lin Ye immediately said to Chen Yonggui, "Village Chief, we need to inspect all the houses in the village right away. If we find any that are unsafe, we need to get all the villagers moved out as soon as possible. Also, the village school classrooms can no longer be used!"

Upon hearing this, the villagers who had gathered around all looked puzzled.

"What is he saying?"

"Aren't all the houses in our village like this?"

"Every house has a couple of holes in it, what's the big deal!"

Chen Yonggui waved his hand to stop the villagers' chatter, walked to the village school classroom, looked at the cracks in the wall that Lin Ye was pointing to, and calmly said after a moment:

"These cracks have been there for a long time, and nothing has ever happened to them."

"But what if something happens?" Lin Ye said anxiously, "Old village chief, the children all have classes inside. What if it collapses?"

"What did you say? How dare you curse my son?!"

A man pointed at Lin Ye and shouted at him. He was as thin as a bamboo pole and had the sallow complexion common in Qiongyu Village. The people around him echoed his words.

"Outsiders shouldn't talk nonsense if they don't understand. The houses in our village are very sturdy; don't try to fool us!"

"Li Ganzi, stop talking." Chen Yonggui spoke up, and the man in the lead immediately shut up.

Lin Ye looked at him and realized that this was Li Ganzi, a skinny oak pole, who lived up to his name.

According to the records of Qiongyu Village, Li Ganzi was divorced and had a ten-year-old son. He did not work in the fields and just waited to receive government welfare every day. His son was raised by the charity of many families.

This is a typical example of someone who relies on handouts and benefits; these are the people who are most difficult to help in poverty alleviation.

However, the most urgent task at hand is to persuade the villagers and children to move out of the dilapidated houses immediately. Lin Ye sincerely said to Chen Yonggui:

"Old village chief, look at the sky, it's going to rain again soon. The walls are cracked, and the house will collapse if it rains heavily. We can't gamble with the children's safety for a moment's luck!"

Chen Yonggui, his wrinkled face expressionless, said to the villagers, "Call Shi Dazhu here!"

Soon someone responded and went to call for help.

At this moment, Zhang Dafu, Liu Ying, Widow Qin, and others also arrived. Having heard what Lin Ye had just said, Zhang Dafu took a cloth and wiped the mud off his body, saying with a chuckle:

"Village Chief Lin, you city folks have never experienced hardship. Don't worry, we won't let you live in a dilapidated house!"

The villagers all laughed. It turned out that the pretty-boy village chief was worried that he would also live in a dilapidated house!

Soon, Shi Dazhu was summoned over. He was a burly man, carrying a hammer, and spoke in a deep, booming voice, "Old village chief, what did you call me for?"

Chen Yonggui said, "Shi Dazhu, you built the classrooms at the village school. Don't you think they're about to collapse?"

"How is this possible? How could the house I built collapse!"

Shi Dazhu was so excited he almost jumped up. He immediately grabbed a hammer and inspected the village school classroom, tapping and knocking around. Finally, he said to Chen Yonggui:

"Old village chief, you're doing well!"

Chen Yonggui looked at Lin Ye, "Shi Dazhu used to work on construction sites. He built many houses in the village. Now do you believe me?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Dazhu became displeased and glared at Lin Ye, saying, "Are you saying there's something wrong with the house I built?"

Qin Guifen chuckled and said, "Shi Hanzi, what are you yelling about? This is the new Village Chief Lin; he's just concerned about us, isn't he?"

Looking at Qin Guifen's smiling face, Shi Dazhu's dark yellow face flushed red, and he shut his mouth.

Qin Guifen said to Lin Ye, "Village Chief Lin, my daughter also studies at the village primary school. She's been there for several years and nothing has ever happened to her. Don't worry. You must be tired after coming all this way. You should rest first."

Liu Ying scoffed, "Oh my, Qin Guifen, you wouldn't actually have taken a liking to Village Chief Lin, would you?"

The surrounding villagers burst into laughter. Shi Dazhu looked at Qin Guifen in shock, then at Lin Ye, his fists clenched tightly.

"Alright, everyone, you can all leave now!"

Chen Yonggui waved his hand, and the villagers dispersed one after another. Qin Guifen winked at Lin Ye and swayed away.

After a brief incident, the newly arrived village chief became the clown, much to the amusement of many villagers.

This big star doesn't seem to be as good as the two college students before him!

Then it started raining again, and soon the rain got heavier. Chen Degui led Lin Ye to the village committee office, which was actually a mud-brick house, about 20 square meters in size.

There was a table, six or seven stools, and a bed inside.

The bed was already made, and there was a fairly new-looking quilt on it.

Chen Yonggui said to Lin Ye, "Village Chief Lin, my wife will bring lunch over later. There are no other houses in the village, so please make do in the village committee office for now."

Lin Ye said, "Old village chief, according to custom, when a new village chief takes office, shouldn't we convene a meeting of the village officials?"

Since he couldn't get the villagers to move out of their dilapidated houses, he convened a village committee meeting and had village officials go out one by one to persuade the villagers.

Lin Ye didn't want to rush things, but those few dilapidated houses really worried him.

Chen Yonggui looked at Lin Ye with some surprise, "Start a village committee?"

Lin Ye nodded and said earnestly, "Old village chief, I haven't met the village officials yet. I'd like to get to know everyone first."

Chen Yonggui looked at Lin Ye for a moment, then finally nodded. "After lunch, I'll go and talk to them. What time would Village Chief Lin like to hold the meeting?"

Lin Ye said, "One o'clock in the afternoon."

"it is good."

Chen Yonggui agreed, turned around and walked out of the village committee office. He paused at the door, shook his head, and left.

The pale blue text reappeared before Lin Ye's eyes.

[Poverty Alleviation Task 004: Successfully convene the first village committee meeting after taking office. Task Reward: 300 points]