As far as the eye can see, there are nothing but mounds. Yellow mounds and gray hills are connected together. There is almost no green, there is no third color, the sky is also hazy, there is no sun, and it is sultry.
People feel irritable, and the wind blowing in front of them seems to have been sieved out of moisture, and there is no coolness at all.
Zhao Wen, Hu Jiaojie, Guo Aiguo, Yu Yiying, three men and one woman, with three bicycles and one donkey, meandered on the winding path for more than an hour. After passing through ravines, they finally came to a large ditch.
"County magistrate, the rural boundary is just ahead of us."
Hu Jiaojie stood on the ground with one foot, holding on to the handle of the car and said: "This Tugougou is the junction of Shaquan and Tuwa, it is an obvious landmark."
Yu Yiying sat on the back of the donkey, looked back at Guo Aiguo, and smiled suddenly: "County Magistrate, I admire you."
Zhao Wen was confused and asked: "What?"
Yu Yiying said: "I originally thought that you could ride a bicycle from Shaquan and just go half way here. Unexpectedly, I arrived at Tubo all of a sudden, which kind of subverted my feelings."
Hu Jiaojie gasped and said: "This Mayor Yu, is this a test? You see that Deputy County Magistrate Zhao is fine, why don't you switch with me? Don't you see that I am tired?"
Yu Yiying jumped off the donkey's back, shaking up the loose soil on the ground, and said with a smile: "Director Hu, you always sit in the office, it is good for your health to exercise occasionally."
Hu Jiaojie didn't say anything. Zhao Wen nodded and said, "Oh, it turns out that this ride to Tuwa is a certificate of nomination that I gave to the mayor Yu. It seems that I have passed the test."
Yu Yiying smiled again, showing her neat white teeth: "No, if the county magistrate insists on thinking that way, this time I come to Tuwa, it can be regarded as a riding test. On behalf of the people of Tuwa, I warmly welcome the county
Long time coming."
Hu Jiaojie got out of the car, drove the car to the edge of the ditch, wiped some sweat, and said panting: "Have a rest. Let's have a rest... It is better to use the remaining courage to chase the poor bandits. Don't pretend to be the academic overlord, that Yu Yiying,
Bring the water from the donkey to the county magistrate..."
When leaving in the morning, Hu Jiaojie asked Guo Aiguo to prepare bottled drinking water in case everyone got thirsty on the way.
However, the water on the donkey that Hu Jiaojie talks about now sounds like "the water on the donkey's kidneys."
The water on a donkey's kidney. Isn't that donkey urine?
Yu Yiying suppressed her laughter, turned around and grinned, took some water and handed it to Zhao Wen.
Zhao Wen took the water from Yu Yiying's hand and stood at the ditch and looked into the distance.
Yu Yiying also brought water to Hu Jiaojie and Guo Aiguo. She gave it to Hu Jiaojie first, then came to Guo Aiguo, who had been silent, unscrewed the cap of the water bottle and handed it to Guo Aiguo.
"Why don't you drink?"
Guo Aiguo asked softly, Yu Yiying shook his head, and Guo Aiguo saw a passion that was about to overflow from his lover's eyes.
"County Magistrate, let me reveal to you, this Yu Yiying, she is a powerful person."
"Oh?" Zhao Wen took a sip of water and turned back to look at Hu Jiaojie: "Is there any inside story?"
Hu Jiaojie drank water and said: "The head of the township once set a record of walking hundreds of miles at night, from Tuwa to the county. No one can beat him to this day. Women are not inferior to men."
Yu Yiying said: "That's not true. There was a meeting in the county the next day and the car ran out of gas. I was in a hurry and couldn't find a means of transportation, so I walked all the way... There was a moon at that time, and there was no
What are you worried about?"
"What! I heard that there are wolves in our area."
Yu Yiying stood next to Zhao Wen, looked down at the loess in the ditch and said: "If you want to say that women are not inferior to men, we in Tugou really have a capable man."
Zhao Wen acted as if he was willing to hear the details, and Hu Jiaojie nodded from behind and said, "You mean her? That's nothing to say."
Yu Yiying said: "Tuwa Township is the northernmost part of our county and the edge of the province. One-third of the land is desertified. This is the main reason why sandstorms and black demon winds are rampant in the county... …”
"Actually, the situation now is much better than before. I remember when I was a child, every time the sand and dust flew up, the sand would hurt people's bodies."
"Our township has a nationally famous desert control expert named Li Yufeng. She and her family contracted hundreds of acres of desert, planted trees in the desert, and farmed around the sand, and achieved remarkable results."
"Li Yufeng is the winner of the National May Day Labor Medal, the March 8th Red Flag Bearer, and a model pacesetter."
"The Chinese people have so many wonderful aspirations."
The four of them rested for a while before getting ready to hit the road again. Zhao Wen and Guo Aiguo shook hands and said goodbye. Hu Jiaojie said: "Aiguo, autumn is about to enter recently. Your town must do a good job in safety and be careful not to cause problems."
"Also, you also know about Secretary Long's affairs in the province. It is inevitable that the Poverty Alleviation Office will come down to inspect this time. The water cellar matter needs to be handled as soon as possible, and we can't hold back the whole county."
Guo Aiguo nodded and looked at Zhao Wen, Hu Jiaojie and Yu Yiying as they walked down the slope and slowly disappeared at the bottom of the ditch.
Confused, a desolate and melodious voice resounded in the loess ditch——
"Sheep (la) belly hand towel (yo) three streaks of blue,
(We) meet (that) is easy (oh) but difficult to talk.
One is on the mountain (yo) and the other is in the ditch (ah),
(We) can't get along with (that), so let's make a move (oh).
Yes (la) I saw that village (yo) I didn’t see (yah) people,
(My) tears (grid) balls are thrown in (oh) the sand and wormwood forest..."
Because she was afraid that the donkey would kick up dust in front of her when going downhill, Yu Yiying kept Zhao Wen's eyes closed, so she let Zhao Wen and Hu Jiaojie push the cart first, and she led the donkey behind her. After a few steps, she walked Turning back, he looked at Guo Aiguo on the porch behind him, and saw that man also looking down at him. The sadness in his heart was like the wind with wings, filling the entire sight from his eyes...
It was indeed difficult to walk on the dirt road. The three people walked through the bottom of the ditch, and they could no longer see Guo Aiguo. Once they got up the ditch, they saw a winding path, which was brightly stepped on by people, and was similar to the floating soil on the side. There was such a huge difference that Yu Yiying asked Zhao Wen if he wanted him to sit on the donkey and ride for a while.
Zhao Wen shook his head and said it would be up to Hu Jiaojie to ride or not. He might not be able to control this huge beast.
As they were talking, they saw an old man driving some sheep standing in front. This time the donkey walked in front of the bicycle to lead the way. Yu Yiying asked the old man what he was doing on the donkey's back.
The old man replied: "My sheep are gone."
Zhao Wen and Hu Jiaojie went over and found a huge pit sunk into the ground on the road ahead. It was so dark that it was impossible to see the bottom. The old man's sheep must have fallen into the pit.
Looking at the old man's cracked face like tree bark, Zhao Wen couldn't hold it back and said, "Old man, are sheep easy to raise?"
The old man didn't answer, so Zhao Wen added: "We don't have much grass and plants in Dawang County. What do you, a sheep, eat?"
The old man still didn't answer. Zhao Wen continued: "Old man, the grass and plants have the effect of solidifying the soil. If the grass is gone, the water and soil will be lost. Sand will be formed, and even worse, it will become a desert. That had a great impact on us..."
The old man looked at the dark pit and suddenly shouted without warning: "My sheep! My sheep!..." His voice sounded like crying.
Zhao Wen glanced at Yu Yiying, who shook his head, asked Hu Jiaojie to get on the donkey, and rode in front of Zhao Wen.
With different identities, they also think about things from different angles. As the executive county magistrate of Dawang County, Zhao Wen is thinking about the big problem of soil desertification, while the old man is thinking about the sheep he has worked so hard to raise accidentally falling into. He fell into a pit and disappeared in the blink of an eye. This kind of loss of vital interests was unacceptable to him.
On the way, Yu Yiying said: "Raising livestock is a way to get rich, and it is also a need for farming. For example, donkeys carry things, oxen pull plows for farming, and pork is sold for money."
"Livestock have to eat. We have a drought here and the vegetation is slow to grow. This will inevitably create a disharmonious situation. However, this has been the tradition for thousands of years, and it cannot be changed in an instant. ."
"Agriculture is not good, and there is no industry. People have to find a way to survive for themselves."
Yu Yiying's words touched Zhao Wen greatly. He remembered that he and Zhen Ni had watched a movie some time ago. There was a line in that movie that was "Life will find an exit for itself." This was similar to Yu Yiying's words. It is very similar to what Ying said, "People always have to find a way to survive for themselves."
But, where is the way out for Dawang County?
Since Zhao Wen stopped and looked around along the way, the three of them walked a little slowly. It was almost noon when they were about to arrive in front of the Tuwa Township Government.
At this time, Zhao Wen saw a child standing on the mountain col in front. As soon as he saw the three of him, he turned around and ran back, shouting: "Come here, the county official is here..."
Yu Yiying looked back at Zhao Wen and jumped off the donkey. Zhao Wen and Hu Jiaojie also got off the donkey and pushed it forward.
After turning a corner, Zhao Wen saw two rows of children of various sizes standing on both sides of the uneven road. One of the children shouted loudly: "Send your regards to the leader!"
This child may be in the period of changing his voice, and his voice is sharp. Then these children sang loudly at the same time: "You ask me how deeply I love you, how much I love you, you go and take a look, you go and think about it, the moon represents my heart……"
Zhao Wen was confused. He had experienced a lot of weird things over the years, but today these children clearly lined up and sang nondescript songs to welcome him. Zhao Wen was shocked, confused and confused for a moment.
The clothes worn by these children come in various forms. Some are remodeled from adults' clothes, while others look like they were donated and supported by old clothes worn by city residents. The pants are also long, short and high. Some expose their legs, and some are simply plain. The long trouser legs were rolled up, revealing legs that had not been washed for an unknown amount of time. As for the shoes on these children's feet, they were even more diverse and colorful. They had everything from sneakers to cloth shoes, and even a few children's toes were exposed. On the outside of the shoe.
All in all, none of the clothes on these children fit properly.
Looking at the innocent faces full of admiration for him, Zhao Wen immediately cursed in his heart: "F*ck!" He wanted to say something, but felt that the words were so pale and weak.
Zhao Wen shook hands with the teacher from the Tuwa Township Central Primary School who led the team, and said seriously not to hold this kind of welcome ceremony in the future. Either let the children go home for dinner or go to class. Don't do any face-saving projects.
I can't bear to be welcomed by these children.
With that said, Zhao Wen said to Yiying: "Head Yu, you have to remember what I said. I don't care about others. As long as they are leaders from the county, I and myself will not be allowed to do this again."
The leading teacher in Tuwa Township was wearing a blue tunic suit, with a smile on his thin face, and said, "The county magistrate is really honest."
Zhao Wen didn't say anything and let the children go. Yu Yiying's donkey was also taken away. The director of the township office said that Huang Yaoming had gone to Gezhen Village last night and had not returned yet.
Zhao Wen knew about the phone call between Li Guangming and Huang Yaoming last night, and thought it would be strange if he came back now. I'm afraid the sheep hasn't finished eating yet!
"This Li Guangming is so thoughtful. What message does he want to convey to me?"
Yu Yiying asked Zhao Wen and Hu Jiaojie to come to the village for dinner. The village staff were waiting for the county magistrate and Director Hu.
While walking, Zhao Wen turned around and saw that the teacher who had just led the team was still standing there, looking at him with a smile on his face. Zhao Wen felt uncomfortable no matter what he saw, so he waved to the teacher to come over.
, asked: "Teacher, you haven't eaten yet, come with me so I can understand your situation."
When Hu Jiaojie heard this, her expression changed.
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