Before leaving, Xiao Zheng asked Chen Guangming: "When has County Magistrate Fang's dinner been scheduled?" Chen Guangming said: "It's tomorrow, Saturday. The location hasn't been decided yet. I said I'll let his secretary notify him tomorrow."
Xiao Zheng: "Okay, wait for Director Chen's call tomorrow." Chen Guangming said: "Okay, let's meet tomorrow. Chen Hong, are you here today, or are you going back to your house?"
Now that they are not married, Chen Guangming intends to let Chen Hong and Xiao Zheng return to "their house". In fact, he has admitted that they can live together as unmarried people. It seems that the Chen family is really sincere in marrying their daughter to him.
However, Chen Hong said: "I won't accompany Xiao Zheng today. I have a manuscript to revise in the evening. There is no computer in the new house, so I can only revise it in my own room."
Xiao Zheng said: "It doesn't matter. It's rare for you to come back now and accompany your uncle and aunt." Chen Hong said: "I'll take you down there." Xiao Zheng said: "I can walk by myself. It's not that I don't know the way. Don't
Come down." But Chen Hong still insisted on sending Xiao Zheng downstairs, and took the initiative to hug Xiao Zheng in the shade of the tree, kissed him, and Xiao Zheng left.
The next day, Xiao Zheng went back to Lushui Village.
Fengqi Village branch secretary Qin Keli and deputy secretary Xin Asi knew that Xiao Zheng was returning, so they went to Lushui Village to wait for him. Xiao Zheng did not let Xiao Zhong drive him, but drove his motorcycle himself
Return to the village.
Xiao Zheng didn't want to give the villagers the impression that he, Xiao Zheng, was now the mayor of the town and had achieved great success. Last time, the sisters-in-law in the village brought him eggs, native chickens, dried bamboo shoots and other local specialties. Xiao Zheng didn't want to do that again.
When taking things from the villagers, keep a low profile if you can. Once a person is high-profile, he will attract jealousy. Xiao Zheng also wants to develop this village and this town. Once you arouse jealousy, no matter what good deeds you do, people will think you are profitable.
Therefore, being able to be one with the common people, being one with them, and not being able to live in the cold at high places is not what Xiao Zheng is pursuing. This time when he came back, Xiao Zheng also brought back a lot of things from the supermarket, including ordinary cigarettes, wine, daily necessities, etc.
If someone comes to give you something, ask your parents to return the gift. In this way, you are not receiving a gift, but reciprocating with the villagers.
Xiao Zheng arrived at the door of his house and saw Qin Keli and Xin Asi sitting at the door with his father, chatting, drinking green tea, and there were melon seeds and peanuts on the small table. The door that was closed before was now wide open.
The dust on the walls and doorways has disappeared. Looking at it, the white walls and black tiles in the village are very comfortable.
When Qin Keli and Xin Asi saw Xiao Zheng coming, they hurriedly stood up: "Mayor Xiao, you are back." Xiao Zheng said hurriedly: "Secretary Qin, Secretary Asi, if you are still sitting down, don't stand up.
.I'll come and sit too." When Fei Qingmei heard that her son was back, she also ran out of the house. When she saw Xiao Zheng taking a large bag of things off the motorcycle, she said, "This kid, buy so many things.
What are you doing back here?"
Xiao Zheng said: "Mom, don't be too happy, this thing is not for you. Last time I brought eggs and dried bamboo shoots to our family, please give them something."
Xin Asi joked: "Mr. Xiao, I've heard of common people giving things to leaders, and this is the first time I heard a mayor giving things to villagers!" Xiao Zheng said: "Secretary Asi, what you said is wrong.
Ah, after being the deputy secretary and secretary of the village branch for a few days, I started to have bureaucratic ideas." Qin Keli said for Xin Asi: "Mayor Xiao, you have wronged Secretary Asi. He went to the village.
They were the first to give cigarettes to the villagers, eat at the villagers’ homes, and even bring their own drinks.”
Xiao Zheng looked at Xin Asi and said with a smile: "It seems that I still have to learn from Asi the Secretary."
.Forget it, the mayor is here today, and it’s time for us to report the work in the village to Mayor Xiao."
"Today is Saturday, you still report to work? Are you too tired?" Xiao Zheng said. Xin Asi was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do. Xiao Zheng smiled and said, "Secretary Asi, I was joking.
It’s too late for me to be happy that you can talk about work. Today, while driving all the way back, I saw that the fields and villages have changed a lot, and the biggest impression is that they are clean.”
Xin Asi smiled easily: "Mayor Xiao said this, it seems that our work is not in vain! During this period, our village has done two tasks. One is cleaning. We mobilized the villagers to clean themselves up.
Our house was cleaned in front of the house, and we hired people to clean the village road. We also bought a batch of trash cans so that the villagers could not throw garbage anywhere.
The second thing is to restore vegetation and return the hills that were previously contracted for mining to the hands of the villagers, so that they can plant trees, tea, and bamboo. Secretary Qin, are you right? Hurry up, too.
Report to Mayor Xiao."
"These tasks are all done by Secretary A Si. He works very seriously and even works with the villagers." Qin Keli said: "Mayor Xiao, I am mainly thinking about village planning. I am thinking
Now that the village is clean and the hills are green again, what will we do in the future? If we go back to the same situation as before, just selling dried bamboo shoots and moso bamboo, the seasonality is strong and the income is low, and the villagers cannot support themselves, it will definitely not work.
So I have been thinking recently, can I come up with some new tricks that can allow villagers to make money in the long term and make a lot of money?"
Xiao Rongrong had been listening before, but now he became more excited: "Secretary Qin, have you thought of any good ideas? I haven't made much money since I stopped driving a tractor. It's not a problem to rest on my laurels all the time.
ah."
Fei Qingmei came out of the house again and said: "We are not very old. If we can make money, we would like to make some." Qin Keli smiled and said: "Aunt Fei, you have a mayor at home, do you still want to make money?"
Are you trying to make money?" Fei Qingmei said: "It's my son's business to make money. We haven't reached retirement age yet, so we are asking our sons for money all day long? Are you ashamed? What's more, Xiao Zheng
I just bought a house in the county. I will get married and have children in the future, so there will be a lot of money needed. We are not asking to lighten his burden, but we cannot become a burden to our son."
This is very true, and it is also a thought shared by ordinary rural women.
Xin Asi said: "What my sister-in-law said is true. That's the truth. My son and daughter are also working, so I don't want to take money from him." Xiao Rongrong said: "Secretary Asi, your situation is different.
, you are a state cadre and have an iron rice bowl. I am afraid that your sons and daughters will take some money from you..."
When Xiao Rongrong said this, he suddenly looked towards the entrance of the village, and there was a hint of nervousness in his expression. Xiao Zheng noticed it inadvertently, and followed his father's gaze, and saw a black high-end car at the entrance of the village.
Drive over.
I wonder who owns this car? You can see the three-pointed star on the front of the car from a distance, and strangely, the license plate is actually black with white letters. This is very unusual in a small village like Lvshui Village.
But what’s going on with the nervousness on dad’s face?
Xiao Zheng looked at Xiao Rongrong's face again. At this time, Xiao Rongrong's face had returned to normal. He smiled at Xiao Zheng, but his smile was a little forced. Xiao Zheng looked back at the car again, and only saw that car.
He turned around on the road and drove out of the village.
Xin Asi also noticed it and said, "That car seems to be a Daben, and it's not an ordinary car. You can tell by looking at the brand. It's strange, why did it come to our small village?" Qin Keli also said
: "Yeah, it feels like I'm here to find someone."
But Fei Qingmei hurriedly interjected and said: "It seems to me that I drove the wrong car." Xiao Rongrong said: "Some people from China Overseas and Hangzhou are just free. They will drive out and look for beautiful places in the mountains when they have nothing to do.
Delicious game. Since the village stopped mining, the environment has improved, and the roads have become clean. Cars like this come in every now and then. They call this 'joyride'."
Qin Keli said happily after hearing this: "That's great. It shows that our village is attractive to people in the city. Mayor Xiao, I didn't finish what I said just now. I have thought about it for a long time, whether our Fengxi Village can sell its scenery."
! It’s green and has different scenery all year round. Wouldn’t it be possible to make money every day?”
"Selling scenery?" Xiao Rongrong and Fei Qingmei said with a smile, "How can you make money from this! Moreover, how do you sell this scenery? How can you sell it if you can't move it or can't move it!" Qin Keli
Said: "It's just because you can't move. Just like the people in Dabenli just now, they came and saw the beautiful scenery here. If they stayed, they all had money with them, and they would
By spending money in our village, won’t we make money?”
Xiao Zheng understood what Qin Keli meant at once: "Selling scenery, your idea is good. Now the air in the city is bad, noisy, and people's mentality is also very impetuous. Many people have some money and want to spend time on weekends and holidays
Returning to the countryside and returning to nature is a real need, and I am afraid it will form an industry in the future. If we take the first step and attract city people to live, visit and consume in our villages, our scenery will become
money."
Xiao Rongrong still disagreed: "But our village is very ordinary and it is not a scenic spot. Who would think the scenery here is valuable?"
Qin Keli said: "Instead of a scenic spot, we can make the village a scenic spot. Mayor Xiao, A Si and I climbed all the mountains in the village a while ago, just to see how many mountainous resources our village has.
Unexpectedly, I discovered a large bamboo mountain on the mountain behind your Xiushui Village. The mine has not been able to reach it. It is simply a sea of bamboo. I believe that as long as the road is opened, the people of Zhonghai and Hangzhou will like it."
Xiao Zheng became interested after hearing this: "Take me to see it." Qin Keli was also excited: "Let's go now."
Xiao Zheng, Qin Keli, and Xin Asi all stood up and planned to go up the mountain. Fei Qingmei shouted from behind: "You go early and come back early! I will cook right now and come back for dinner in an hour." Xiao Zheng said:
"Okay, Mom, I'll have a drink with Dad and the two village secretaries later."
Fei Qingmei was happy to see her son staying for lunch: "Your father and I have prepared the food and wine. Come back early and stay at home for a while. There is nothing good to see on the mountain!"
Xiao Zheng, Qin Keli, and Xin Asi climbed to the back mountain, and they saw a sea of bamboo. A breeze blew through, like waves in the green sea, which made people feel relaxed and happy. They had a feeling of washing away the mundane world and purifying their body and mind.
As Xiao Zheng walked back with Qin Keli and Xin Asi, he said: "This sea of bamboo must be protected, and we can make a big deal about it. Why didn't I notice it before?" Qin Keli said: "I have done it before.
It's smoke and dust, you can't see clearly even if you climb up the mountain." Xiao Zheng said: "What you said makes sense."
Looking down from the mountain, he could now see the entire village clearly. Suddenly, he saw the big Mercedes parked in front of his house. Although it was far away, it was definitely there.
At this time, Xiao Zheng suddenly remembered that this was not the first time Xiao Zheng had seen this kind of high-end car with a black background and white license plate. Xiao Zheng seemed to have seen this kind of car in elementary school and junior high school.
I drove out on the village road, but never stopped in front of my house.
Xiao Zheng couldn't help but have a question in his heart.