The villager said: "There are still a few, but one is enough. The year before last, there was an old private school teaching in the village primary school. Later, after the national reform, the old private schools were eliminated, and the village primary school was merged into the township central primary school."
Another mountain resident interjected: "The conditions of the township central primary school are much better than the village primary school, but it is too far away, and it is too expensive to live on campus. The villagers cannot afford accommodation and canteen meals, and the children are still too young to go to the city.
It's not okay to work part-time, and it's not a problem to be surrounded by mountains and fields all day long. We have discussed it, and we should ask the village to send a teacher to take care of the children. They can learn how to read and count, and it is not appropriate to go to the city to work in two years.
blindness."
Everyone was silent. They didn't expect the children in Yezhuyu to be in such a living condition. Liu Ziguang walked out of the courtyard. The dogs gathered at the door dispersed, but the children gathered around and looked at Liu Ziguang curiously. The dogs on their bodies
His clothes were torn, his hands were covered with frostbite, his hair was disheveled, his face was red, but his eyes were surprisingly clear.
"Children, do you want to go to school?" Liu Ziguang asked kindly.
"Yes!" the children replied in unison.
"Then tell me, what are the benefits of going to school?"
“Once you go to school, you can go to work in the city and help your family make money.”
"When you go to school, you can be like a furry kid, eating meat every meal."
The children talked in gibberish. Although their motivations for going to school were different, they all had the same purpose, which was to live a better life than now. Their simple words and clear eyes made Liu Ziguang realize that this was not an adult.
What is taught is the children's inner desires. Life in the mountains is really too hard.
"Okay, I'll help you find some teachers later, and I'll also pay for the books and stationery!" Liu Ziguang boasted. The children's eyes widened and they couldn't help but look at each other with joy. The adults also looked at each other with expressions on their faces.
It's all a surprise.
"I've packed the tables, chairs and benches!" Zhuo Li said as he stood up.
"I've provided the school uniform, complete with clothes, shoes and hats, just like the kids in the city!" Bei Xiaoshuai was not to be outdone.
Xuanzi became anxious and jumped up and shouted: "The renovation of the school building is mine, no one can argue with me!"
While everyone was chatting and laughing, the affairs of Yezhuyu Primary School were settled. At this time, the wine was almost drunk. The mountain people arranged for the distinguished guests to stay and led them to a fairly flat house. The beds were already made.
The bedding was all clean, and everyone lay down drunkenly to sleep, snoring loudly.
The next day, a burst of childish singing woke everyone up from their dreams. They rubbed their sleepy eyes and leaned on the window to take a look. The children in the village were standing in the yard, singing the national anthem to the rising five-star red flag. They
It was obvious that they had not received formal training, and there were various kinds of salutes. They also sang the March of the Volunteers in a nonsensical way, but their eyes were extremely solemn, as if they were performing the most sacred thing.
The few men lying by the window all felt their noses were a little sore. These uninhibited and heroic men in the world unexpectedly discovered that they also had a fragile side. The national flag that was usually visible on weekdays seemed to have a different meaning at this moment.
Everyone washed up and stood up. The mountain people served pancakes made of rice flour and wheat kernel porridge. While everyone was enjoying the meal, suddenly a villager ran out of breath and said, "Director Zhou, the village is calling to see you."
Zhou Wen hurriedly followed him to answer the phone. The call was from Mayor Gao. His voice was very urgent: "Director Zhou, the county is looking for you everywhere. Please call back quickly."
Zhou Wen hurriedly called the bureau. The office said that the county government had asked him about something yesterday, and it seemed to be more important.
"Why didn't you inform me earlier?" Zhou Wen blamed.
"You don't have a mobile phone signal, and there's nothing we can do about it." The other party shirks the responsibility. Zhou Wen knows very well that yesterday when he was in the countryside, the mobile phone signal was available, and it was the people in the bureau who wanted to harm him that deliberately delayed it.
Having no time to dwell on this matter, he called the county again and went directly to Deputy County Magistrate Tang, who was in charge of economics. Deputy Magistrate Tang said: "Xiao Zhou, the opportunity has come. There is an international tourist group coming to our county."
, you come back quickly, the county committee and county government are all mobilized, you are the only one missing."
After putting down the phone, Zhou Wen quickly found Liu Ziguang and Lao Chengtou, saying that they had to go back quickly because of something in the county. However, they could not turn back just after they arrived, so they had to find two mountain people to take Zhou Wen to the countryside, and then the village sent them
Drive to the county seat.
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Zhou Wen hurried back to the county seat and arrived at the county party committee compound. An economic work meeting was being held here. All the top leaders from the county were here. The large conference room was quiet. All the participants were taking notes carefully. Secretary Zhang of the county party committee was making important remarks.
During the speech, Deputy County Magistrate Tang saw Zhou Wen coming in from the side door, quietly left the table and pulled Zhou Wen to the corridor outside to talk to him.
"Xiao Zhou, the opportunity for your tourism bureau has come. After being notified by the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office, the elderly search tour group sponsored by the Japanese Ono Foundation will arrive in our county in the afternoon. The Ono Foundation is very powerful in Japan, and the current president has a lot of affection for China.
, after entertaining them, the matter of attracting investment for our county is not a problem. Maybe next year we will be able to take off the hat of a national-level poverty-stricken county in one fell swoop. I have been following this matter for half a year, and we must do it well! You
He is a cadre who came from the city and has seen the world. You have to shoulder the responsibility of reception. Wherever the distinguished guests want to go, they must be properly arranged as soon as possible. If there is any problem, you are the only one I can ask."
Deputy County Magistrate Tang patted Zhou Wen's shoulder very affectionately and turned around to go back. However, Zhou Wen was confused. He had never done any homework about the Japanese tour group. But it was too late, so he had to catch up and put it on the shelf.
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The meeting ended quickly. Secretary Zhang of the county party committee led the leaders of the four teams in the county to drive to the county border to greet the delegation. Since Nantai County is a nationally impoverished county, many mountain villages have poor roads. In order to facilitate the leaders' inspection in the countryside, specially equipped
We bought some off-road vehicles with suitable performance. In addition to a low-end Audi with a 1.8-displacement displacement, Secretary Zhang also had an imported Enclave, but the residence registration was under the name of the County Poverty Alleviation Office.
At the county boundary, red flags were waving and gongs and drums were beating loudly. A group of leaders from the county committee and county government, all wearing navy blue suits and ties of different colors, with shiny hair and leather shoes, stood in a row to greet the distinguished guests. As the captain of the county traffic police brigade spoke on the intercom
There was a report, smoke and dust rose in the distance, and a motorcade came in a hurry.
The strength of the Ono Foundation is also well-known internationally. Comrades from the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office and the Tourism Bureau attached great importance to this event and specially sent personnel to participate. The members of the search group took off from Tokyo Narita International Airport. After landing at the provincial capital airport, the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office
The Office contacted the Railway Branch and used a carriage to transport these international friends. Because the plane was slightly delayed, the train time was extended accordingly. These trivial details show the meticulous and meticulous attitude of the comrades of the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office.
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The search group changed cars in Jiangbei City. The Jiangbei City Foreign Affairs Office and the municipal party committee dispatched several modified Toyota Coasters. The Municipal Public Security Bureau sent police cars to clear the way and drove all the way to Nantai County.
The guests finally arrived. Three Toyota Coasters stopped steadily, and the hydraulic glass doors slowly opened. First, the staff of the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office came down, and then they helped out several elderly international friends meticulously.
The leaders of the county party committee began to applaud and welcome. Under the leadership of Secretary Zhang, the leaders showed warm and unpretentious smiles on their faces. They tapped the palm of their left hand with their right hand unhurriedly. Their movements were reserved and natural, and their official power was inadvertently revealed.
When they came out, the other lower-level cadres were all smiles on their faces and applauded as hard as they could for fear that their voices would not be loud enough.
Secretary Zhang personally stepped forward to shake hands with the honorary leader of the delegation. He was a twilight old man sitting in a wheelchair. His hair and beard were all white, but his waist was straight. He was wearing a meticulous three-piece suit. Although he was not forgiving of his age,
, the momentum was still the same as before. Secretary Zhang shook hands with him cordially and asked about the old man's health. The female translator bent down and conveyed Secretary Zhang's greetings in a low voice. The old man bowed to him at a small angle to express his gratitude.
Another important guest is the president of the Ono Foundation, the sixty-eight-year-old Ono Kosaku. He is also wearing a strict black three-piece suit. He is not tall but energetic, showing the shrewdness of a businessman and the old-fashioned Japanese.
Secretary Zhang also expressed his greetings to President Ono and personally put him in the car. Then the police car of the county traffic police brigade took over the task of clearing the way, blared the siren and drove towards the county seat. Two rows of white motorcycles were spread out.
The guards from the side are really majestic and strict.
The Japanese friends were sitting in a Toyota van admiring the scenery on both sides of the road. Only the old man in the wheelchair keenly noticed the fierce and fierce look on the faces of the motorcyclists who were escorting them. This kind of look can usually only be seen on the faces of soldiers who have experienced many battles.
A look.
The old man gently called the female translator to him and asked her: "What kind of work is this?"
The female translator said: "This is a convoy sent by the county government to protect us."
The old man asked again: "What part of their work do they do?"
The female translator took a look at these motorcyclists. They were wearing pea green clothes, white armed belts, and white steel helmets. They looked like traffic police but not traffic police, and looked like the army but not the army at all. She was also a little confused.
After a closer look, I saw four small words on the side of the helmet: Administrative Law Enforcement.
"Mr. Hashimoto, they are from the county team." the female translator said happily.
"No!" Old Hashimoto shook his head stubbornly and said, "Even those guys who graduated from the Self-Defense Forces Nakano School don't have such fierce eyes. These people must be special forces sent by the authorities to monitor us. Their clothes can fool us."
I am a person, but my temperament cannot deceive me.”
The beautiful female translator had no choice but to say feebly: "Hai."
In order to show the new look of Nantai, the motorcade made a special detour and drove into the county town from Tengfei Avenue, which Secretary Zhang is proud of. On both sides of the wide road are the magnificent county government office buildings, green trees and lawns, and tinkling fountains.
Hundreds of primary and secondary school students who were waiting here specially to listen to the class were standing on both sides of the road wearing festive costumes and holding bouquets of flowers. Their little faces were already red from the cold. When they saw the convoy arriving, under the supervision of the leaders of the Education Bureau and the teachers of the school
Jump up, wave the bouquet while jumping, and shout rhythmically: "Welcome, welcome, warm welcome."
The Japanese old men and ladies in the van also waved politely, and the three Toyota Coasters slowly moved forward in the sea of ribbons and flowers, arriving in front of the most luxurious Jinfan Hotel in the county.