() In the evening, in front of the Chen Family Ancestral Hall, the square where movies were originally shown has now become a mourning hall in memory of the old village chief.
"The spirit of the old village chief will live forever, inheriting the legacy of Da'ao Village and opening up the future." Black characters on a white background hang on the left and right sides. A horizontal plaque reads: "Go home often."
The villagers stood consciously in the square, waiting in groups of three to pay homage to the old village chief's remains.
Several old sisters supported the old village chief's wife as she cried loudly, and there was a sigh of relief in the square.
Teacher Xiaoli stood in front of the funeral in mourning, thanking all the mourners. The old village chief’s only son died for the country in the self-defense counterattack. As an apprentice, Xiaoli naturally became the only filial daughter.
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There were no flowers or wreaths, these are not popular in rural areas.
Two long ropes on the left and right are hung with quilts all over the bed, recording every detail of the old village chief's service to the villagers.
Wang Xiaobo spoke: "Folks, I am very sad today. We have lost a good comrade and a good party member. He is not only our village chief, but also our mentor and friend. His whole life is devoted to the cause of the party.
; It is a person who serves the villagers selflessly and devotes himself to the development of Da'ao Village.
"I just came to Da'ao Village yesterday. The old village chief and I were talking about two things. The first is the highway. We used to go down from the front and have to climb over two mountains to reach the highway. It would take at least more than two hours to walk.
; Second, the people in the village are very poor, and the collective economy of the village is also very poor. They can't even afford 500 yuan, so some projects can only be allowed to run away.
"Although the old village chief has left, he has left behind the development ideas of our village and shared them with me and your respected teacher Xiaoli. I think this plan is very good and is in line with our village.
On behalf of the Beishan Township Party Committee and the government, I would like to express my strong support for this development plan.
"At this point, you may ask, what is the plan? The first one is of course the highway. If you open a highway from Beishan, you can't get there without 50 million. The township has no money, and the county has no money. However, our village
There is a road and a waterway under the cliff at the back of the mountain. Now, three traction ropeways have been built in the labor camp under the cliff. The countryside has
Fu will raise another part of the funds to build two special ropeways for our Dayao Village. Comrade Chen Dagou vividly likened it to an elevator. From now on, the people in our Dayao Village will also take the elevator when going out, just like people in the city."
Applause, long applause!
Wang Xiaobo pressed his hand down and continued: "The old village chief also discussed this second matter with me. Beishan Copper Mine will donate 20,000 yuan to Da'ao Village, on the condition that more than 2,000 people working at the mine will be donated."
From now on, the employees’ meals will be provided by the villagers of Da’ao Village at a fair price, which is about 20% off the market price. Are you willing to do this business with the mine?”
"Yes." The villagers shouted.
The villagers know how to calculate the cost. Not counting the five-hour round trip to pick up the vegetables they grow from the mountain, and buying them from a vendor, they can get a 30% discount at most.
Wang Xiaobo waved his hand and continued: "The old village chief missed the children in the village very much before his death, so he proposed to use the 20,000 yuan to buy a tractor to transport the children to and from school under the cliff every day. Normally,
We can also transport our vegetables and fruits to the mine.
"The old village chief told me that there is another good thing in our village, but everyone has become accustomed to it, so they don't pay attention to it. That is the sweet potato fans in our village. They were tributes in the past, so we wasted such a good thing in vain.
Reputation, this is a shame for our ancestors. The old village chief hopes to use the remaining money to build a vermicelli processing factory in the village to push the sweet potato vermicelli in our village out of the mountains, to the whole country, and even to the world. Do you have this confidence?
ah?"
The people were all excited, and the applause from the stormy class started again.
Wang Xiaobo paused for a moment and then continued: "So, today at the old village chief's memorial service, I wrote a couplet specifically for the mourning hall. The first couplet is 'The old village chief's spirit will live on forever.'
The old village chief did a lot of practical things for our village and our people, so his death, as the old man said, is 'as heavy as Mount Tai' and will always live in our hearts.
"This second line is 'Inherit the legacy and carry forward the future of Da'ao Village.' What is the legacy of the old village chief? It is the two things I just mentioned. We must do these two things well and do them beautifully to make a big difference in our mountain village.
, let our people’s lives become better and better. In this way
Only then can we comfort our old village chief. Only then can we tell the old village chief, come home often! What are you looking at? Just look at the earth-shaking changes in our village and the wonderful lives of the people in our village. So,
My cross-link is: 'Go home often.'
"Although this couplet is not very well written, it expresses my feelings and I believe it is also what everyone thinks. From today on, it can also be said that from now on, the development of our Da'ao Village has officially entered the fast lane. So-called
Everything is ready and all we need is the east wind. What is this east wind? It is the leader who will lead us to make a fortune."
Wang Xiaobo said and pulled Xiaoli over: "Everyone is familiar with this teacher Xiaoli. She is the only college student in our village. She gave up the assigned unit and returned to her hometown resolutely to teach the children voluntarily.
It shows that her heart is in our village and her love is there
In the common people, such comrades will definitely lead everyone to work hard to build a beautiful countryside, don't you think so? Here, on behalf of the township party committee, I formally nominate Comrade Chen Xiaoli as the acting village chief of Da'ao Village. After the township party committee formally approves,
Appointed again."
"Teacher Xiaoli is good, educated and knowledgeable. We support her."
"Teacher Xiaoli, we support you and do it boldly."
People started talking about it. Xiaoli did get the support of the vast majority of people.
At that time, the village chief was not elected by the people as it is today, but was directly appointed by the township party committee. Wang Xiaobo was the secretary of the township party committee, so of course he had the right to nominate.
Wang Xiaobo and Xiaoli had already talked before, so Xiaoli was not surprised, so she stood in front of the stage and delivered an inaugural speech: "Fellows, I am the daughter of Da'ao Village. It was the villagers who trained me.
If I don’t repay Dayao Village and the fellow villagers with the knowledge I have learned, then I will be ungrateful and not a daughter of Dayao Village.
"Today, I was entrusted by the township party committee to serve as the village chief of Da'ao Village. I know that there is a long way to go. But I believe that as long as we rely on the township party committee and all the people of Da'ao Village, we will be able to fulfill the old village chief's legacy and transform Da'ao Village into a new era.
Take the fast track to full-speed development.
"I have just reported to Secretary Wang that since the road for us to go outside has been opened, we have the conditions to vigorously develop village-run enterprises. We will strive to run two enterprises before the end of the year, one is a vermicelli processing factory, Wang
The secretary has agreed to contact a dealer in the provincial capital for us.
The unit, they will reimburse all our products; the second one is the black fungus and shiitake mushroom processing factory. Once these two factories are opened, by this time next year, the per capita income of our entire Da'ao village, including Zhong'ao and Xiao'ao, will reach
It’s about 300 yuan. Let’s work together to achieve this goal.”
The villagers were stunned at first, and then they understood. The applause sounded like thunder again.
You know, what was the per capita annual income in Da'ao Village at that time? It was less than 50 yuan per capita. And what is the concept of 300 yuan? It can increase six times in one year. This is not exciting.
Xiaoli smiled and continued: "Okay, now I will announce the three preparatory groups in Da'ao Village. The first group is the mining service group; the second group is the fans group; and the third is the planting group.
These three groups will be formed by first signing up and then publicly recommending the group leaders and group members. Everyone agrees or disagrees."
There was a lot of discussion underneath as if a pot was exploding...
