In this season, the mountains are green and lush, and on both sides of the winding mountain roads are large orchards and golden terraces, and the wheat is almost ripe.
Anzhe looked at the green mountains and green waters outside the window in silence.
The car went around the winding mountain road, climbing up and down, often with towering cliffs on one side and steep valleys on the other. Zhao Qiang looked ahead, held the steering wheel firmly, and drove the car carefully.
Looking at the steep mountains, Qiao Liang had no intention of enjoying the scenery. He couldn't help but feel worried when he thought of Jiang Xiuxiu working in such a place.
The car climbed over a hilltop and looked around. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, there were endless black mountains in front of us.
After walking down for a while, next to an orchard, seven or eight villagers-looking people were busy doing something in the field.
An Zhe said at this time: "Stop the car."
Zhao Qiang stopped the car and An Zhe opened the door. Qiao Liang also got out of the car and followed An Zhe towards the villagers.
Seeing a small car stop, the busy villagers raised their heads to look, and a woman who was bending over to work also looked back.
Qiao Liang recognized at a glance that this woman was Jiang Xiuxiu. She was wearing a bamboo hat and rolled up her trousers, looking exactly like a village woman.
Seeing Jiang Xiuxiu at this time, Qiao Liang couldn't help but feel a sore nose. Why did she look like this?
Jiang Xiuxiu was startled when she saw An Zhe and Qiao Liang walking over. Why did they suddenly appear here?
Without thinking too much, Jiang Xiuxiu said to the village chief next to her: "This is Secretary An of the Municipal Party Committee."
Upon hearing Jiang Xiuxiu's words, the village chief and villagers were stunned. They stared blankly at Anzhe and Emma walking towards them. Such a big official suddenly descended into the mountains.
Jiang Xiuxiu then came up to An Zhe and said hello: "Secretary An..."
Although An Zhe had seen Jiang Xiuxiu before, he didn't have a deep impression. In addition, Jiang Xiuxiu was dressed like this at this time. He didn't recognize Jiang Xiuxiu for a moment and looked up and down at Jiang Xiuxiu: "You are..."
"Hello Secretary An, I am Jiang Xiuxiu, the deputy mayor of Quanshui Township." Jiang Xiuxiu said.
An Zhe's eyes moved, and then he stretched out his hand: "Hello, Comrade Xiuxiu."
An Zhe's broad hand held Jiang Xiuxiu's hand.
Qiao Liang stood behind An Zhe and looked at Jiang Xiuxiu. After not seeing each other for a while, Jiang Xiuxiu was thinner than before. The once fair and delicate skin was also a little darker due to the sun in the mountains. Although it looked closer to a healthy color, Qiao Liang still felt that
Liang felt distressed.
After shaking hands with An Zhe, Jiang Xiuxiu then smiled at Qiao Liang: "Hello, Chief Qiao."
Jiang Xiuxiu was undoubtedly excited at this moment, but she had to work hard to suppress it in front of An Zhe.
Qiao Liang also tried his best to look calm and nodded and smiled at Jiang Xiuxiu.
An Zhe then asked Jiang Xiuxiu: "What are you doing here?"
"Report to Secretary An that all the cadres in our township have village assignments. I am responsible for this work area. I came down today to inspect the situation in the orchard. The weather has been dry recently. Everyone is busy organizing ditches and preparing to divert water to irrigate the orchard." Jiang Xiuxiu said.
An Zhe nodded: "Are you going to do it with everyone in person?"
Jiang Xiuxiu smiled: "Yeah."
An Zhe looked at Jiang Xiuxiu with admiration: "Comrade Xiuxiu, it's good that you can mingle with the masses."
Jiang Xiuxiu laughed again: "Secretary An, it's not just me, everyone is like this. It's the busy farming season, and the main cadres in the township have all gone to the village."
With an expression of admiration again, An Zhe then walked towards the villagers, saying hello as he walked: "Hello, fellow villagers."
Everyone stood there motionless, looking at Anzhe with fearful and reserved eyes.
Anzhe then took out cigarettes from his pocket and distributed them to everyone: "Come on, let's all have a cigarette and take a break."
No one dared to reach out.
Seeing everyone like this, Anzhe glared at them: "Why, if you think my cigarettes are bad, then I'll smoke yours. Come on, take out your cigarettes. Don't be so stingy."
Everyone laughed, and then a villager took out a cigarette and handed it over: "Secretary An, if you don't think I'm a bad smoker, just try it..."
An Zhe took it without politeness, lit it and took two puffs: "Well, this cigarette is very choking, but it is very exciting. Come on, come all over, sit down, and let's have sex." As he said this, An Zhe casually sat cross-legged by the orchard.
On a flat stone.
The villagers laughed honestly. Seeing that An Zhe was so friendly to the people, everyone relaxed and gathered around An Zhe to sit down.
An Zhe then handed out cigarettes to everyone. Everyone was rude and took them to smoke. Well, the leader's cigarette was indeed good.
Anzhe smoked and looked at everyone: "Are you ready to water the ground?"
"Yes, leader." A man in his 40s took the lead in speaking. "It hasn't rained recently, and the fruit trees are thirsty. Chief Jiang brought us to clean up the ditches and prepare to divert water to irrigate the fields."
An Zhe looked at him: "You are from this village..."
"Report to the leader, I am the village chief."
"Well, Comrade Village Chief, tell me about the situation in the village."
"What does the leader want to ask?"
"Tell me how many people there are in the village, how many orchards, how much arable land, what varieties are in the orchards, what is planted on the arable land, what is the income of the villagers..." Anzhe asked a series of questions.
The village chief answered. Anzhe listened and smoked. The other villagers sat around and looked at Anzhe with fresh and excited eyes.
After the village chief finished answering, Anzhe looked at everyone: "I don't think you are too young anymore. What about the young people in the village?"
"Boss, all the young people in the village have gone out to work, leaving only the elderly like us who stay at home and tend the orchards," said a villager.
"Why don't you go out to work?" An Zhe said.
Another villager said: "We have no education, no skills, and we are not as strong as young people at work. Who wants to go out to work? It is better to stay in the village and improve the mountainous land left by our ancestors."
Another villager said: "Young people like to run out, but we still like this mountain. After all, our ancestors have lived here for generations and have feelings for them."
An Zhe nodded: "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets. We should make full use of the resource advantages in the mountains and vigorously develop the mountainous economy. Don't think that it is not good to stay in the mountains. These days, people in the city like to go to the mountains.
"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Anzhe then stood up and clapped his hands: "Come on, I'll do it with you."
Everyone was stunned and looked at Anzhe without moving.
An Zhe picked up a shovel and glared at everyone: "Why are you so stupid? If you are working, who is too lazy to smoke later..."
Everyone came to their senses and burst into laughter. They all felt that this big leader was really down-to-earth.
Everyone then picked up the tools and started working with Anzhe. When Qiao Liang saw Anzhe doing it, he couldn't be idle, so he took a handful and started working.
Jiang Xiuxiu was busy pouring large bowls of tea for everyone.
At this time, the village chief came over and quietly said to Jiang Xiuxiu: "Head Jiang, do you want to tell the village about the leader's visit?"
Jiang Xiuxiu looked at Qiao Liang who was working. She wanted to ask him, but then she felt it was inappropriate. It seemed that this would cause him problems.
Jiang Xiuxiu thought for a while, An Zhe was here, if he didn't report to the main person in charge of the township in time, he would look very passive.
So Jiang Xiuxiu nodded: "Okay, you go make a call."
The village chief then walked aside and took out his cell phone...
