"Singing?" Zhenhua was a little surprised.

"yes. Qi Lei nodded and said: "Singing can enrich the cultural and entertainment life of the villagers, and it can also bring great popularity and prosper the hometown economy to a limited extent." At least, the tofu maker and Uncle Xiang in the village can make more money, right?"

Zhenhua smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, Dongwan Village has not sung a big drama for more than ten years." Let's sing it and have a good time! It's just that you broke the bank, and it cost 15,000. ”

Qi Lei left the phone number of the troupe to Zhenhua and said: "I'm busy outside, I don't necessarily have time to come back, everything has to work hard for you." Mainly in terms of the food of the troupe, you have to arrange it. ”

Zhenhua nodded and accepted Qi Lei's commission.

When the villagers heard about the gong singing, they were immediately excited, just like more than ten years ago.

Zhenhua specially notified Wang Xiang next door and asked him to buy a few more pigs and wait to catch a handful.

Wang Xiang also grinned, and recalled with happiness on his face: "More than ten years ago, when I sang opera, I killed three pigs every day, and ......I earned hundreds of yuan every day!

Secretary Zhenhua was scolded by Uncle Xiang for being a little bastard, and couldn't help but be depressed, knocked on his bamboo pole, and said, "Uncle Xiang, don't mention the past." However, Dongwan Village sings, your business is the best and the most profitable, so you also have to express that you will invite the troupe to have a meal!"

Wang Xiang was also atmospheric, grinning: "No problem!"

In fact, Wang Xiang is also old, and his hair has become gray and wrinkled over the years.

And the business in the countryside is becoming more and more difficult to do, in the past, pork was in short supply, and now, in order to promote pork, Wang Xiang and his son set up a stall in the market, and the other drove a tractor to the countryside to sell. Together, the father and son sell about fifteen pigs a month.

Fortunately, the pig killing industry is very profitable, and Wang Xiang and his son can still hold on, although they are not rich in the village, but the economic conditions are better than those of ordinary people. To do business, first of all, there is no shortage of pocket money on hand, and in addition, they kill pigs at home, have a good standard of living, and have meat to eat every day.

Even so, Wang Xiang sometimes regretted it, feeling that he should not have left Wang Song at home to kill pigs. If Wang Song had learned to be a carpenter and bricklayer at that time, maybe he would have become a small boss now.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Zhenhua completed the publicity and advocacy activity of respecting and caring for the elderly.

The village committee also held a meeting to summarize that each natural village had elected a model family for respecting the elderly. At the same time, everyone also summarized the information and listed the list of unfilial sons in each village, and the village cadres did the work separately to promote their improvement.

Actually, it's a thankless task.

Generally speaking, village cadres rarely take the initiative to intervene in the family affairs of the villagers, unless the villagers ask for mediation of the dispute.

Unfilial sons in reality often do not admit that they are unfilial to their parents. If you come to the door and criticize him, he will still stare at you.

There is a couple in the Song ancestral hall who are particularly mean to their parents.

Zhenhua personally went to the door to understand the situation and persuade the couple, but to little avail.

Behind the house on the 16th day of the first lunar month, the big drama in Dongwan Village officially started.

Zhenhua has long printed a batch of slogans of respecting and loving the elderly, hanging them on the theater, taking advantage of the situation to do further propaganda and exert pressure on those unfilial sons.

On the first day of the play, Dongwan Village once again appeared crowded with people, and it was very lively.

On this day, Zhang Cheng happened to come to Hedong Grain Station to take office.

Zhenhua had dinner in the town at noon to congratulate Zhang Chengrong on his new appointment, and did not return until 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

Before the play started in the evening, Zhenhua went on stage, made a cameo as a host, borrowed the loudspeaker of the troupe, and made a brief speech, calling for respect and love for the elderly.

Zhenhua said: "Dongwan Village's singing drama this time is sponsored by the boss of Qi Leiqi. Boss Qi's original intention was to enrich the entertainment life of the villagers, especially the elderly. Therefore, Boss Qi Leiqi is a model of respecting and loving the elderly in our Dongwan Village, which is worth learning from all of us...... Our hometown has always been simple and simple, and has always maintained a good atmosphere of respecting and loving the elderly, and I hope that everyone will carry forward this good atmosphere, care more about the parents and elders at home, and build a beautiful and harmonious family atmosphere.

Now, before the play, we invite the popular actresses in the drama troupe to present you with a song "Always Go Home to See". ”

The combination of traditional Lu opera and pop songs is more popular with everyone, and the audience applauds thunderously.

Since then, every time the play is held in the future, the troupe has used pop songs to warm up and open the scene according to Zhenhua's suggestion. Sing "Father" today and "Mother" tomorrow, and the effect is very good.

At least the elderly in the village praised Zhenhua and the village committee team, saying that the village cadres have a heart.

Zhenhua's measures have also been affirmed and praised by veteran cadres such as Zhao Wenle and Zheng Huailiang. The township also contacted the county newspaper reporter and made a report on the publicity activities for the elderly in Dongwan Village.

Because of the singing opera in Dongwan Village, the radiation area is very large, and the villagers from more than ten miles away come to see the opera, and the publicity effect almost radiates the entire Laohedong Township.

Ten days later, the villagers enthusiastically asked for more plays, and raised another five or six thousand yuan to sing for five days.

In the past fifteen days, Wang Xiang and his son slaughtered 50 pigs, and they really made a lot of money.

But except for Wang Xiang and the tofu maker consignment store to make money, most of the villagers are losing money, because every family has relatives to come to the play. There are also some relatives who come to live permanently, and it is not easy to eat, drink and entertain from beginning to end.

For example, Yilan's parents lived in Zhenhua's house for three days and watched the play for three days.

Father Zhenhua has to go to drink and buy food every day to entertain his in-laws, and he has to find someone to accompany him to show his respect for his in-laws.

A lively New Year's month slipped away amid eating, drinking, and the sound of gongs and drums.

When the spring season comes, the elderly and women who stay in their hometowns want to find something to do.

I don't know what day it started, Zhenhua suddenly found that there were many people in the village who were making firecrackers and rolling fireworks and firecrackers for others.

Some people with fast hands can earn more than forty yuan a day. There are also some people who find time to work and can earn more than a dozen yuan a day.

There is a boss in Heyuan Township, who rents a house on the old street of Hedong Township, provides materials every day, and also recycles the paper tubes that everyone rolls out.

Zhenhua's father was idle at home and had nothing to do, so he also went to get some materials home, and rolled firecrackers with Zhenhua's mother, and was very busy.

At that time, there were many fireworks and firecracker workshops in Heyuan Town, which were everywhere and the profits were also very large, but there were also frequent explosions and serious casualties.

Zhenhua knew that the villagers were rolling firecrackers at home, and he did not object. Because there is no danger in just making paper tubes without touching gunpowder.

Everyone does some side hustles and earns a little more income, which is also what Zhenhua is happy to see.

But in March, when there was a meeting in the village, Zhenhua learned that there were already villagers making finished firecrackers at home. Not only rolling paper tubes, but also filling medicine, filling, weaving, one-stop contracting. Because of one-stop contracting, you can earn more.

Zhenhua was worried about safety and asked for the opinions of other village committees.

At this time, the village committee had a disagreement, a very serious disagreement.

Half of the village cadres believe that this is a good opportunity for the villagers to generate income and get rich, and although there are some dangers, as long as they pay attention to the operation, there is no big problem. The village committee can turn a blind eye and acquiesce to everyone's income generation.