After walking around the grain station, Liu Rui was happy about the vast scope and good infrastructure of the grain station, but also worried about the limited funds on hand. The better the basic conditions of the grain station, the greater the amount of money that needs to be invested, which is not a good thing for Liu Rui now.

Liu Rui stood on the high post of the grain station and thought for a while, but he didn't have a clue, shook his head and rode a motorcycle to leave the grain station.

A distance from the grain station, it is the three-way intersection leading to Shangxialiang Village, to the right is to go home, to the left is to go to Xialiang Village, to Qingyun Town. Thinking that it had been a long time since he had visited his grandparents in the Zhang family's compound, Liu Ruisuo decided to go to see the two old people today.

The motorcycle was running on the flat and wide asphalt road, and the breeze on his face made Liu Rui feel more comfortable, and such a sense of speed was not experienced before. In the past, when there were potholes and machine ploughed roads, every time I drove through these sections, it was an unforgettable and painful experience.

The rolling pits are like the green hills that stretch around Liang Village, and the motorcycles driving over them are like boats struggling to move forward in the stormy seas. Liu Rui had to slow down his speed, almost moving at turtle speed, and he had to concentrate to avoid accidents.

On a sunny day, these roads are covered with a thick layer of dust that can sink the wheels of a motorcycle in half. Whenever a motorcycle or other machinery passes by, the dust is flying and it makes you feel like you've arrived in the desert. Every time he enters and leaves Liang Village, Liu Rui will be covered with dust, as if he has returned from the mine.

Although the conditions are bad on a sunny day, people and cars can still pass easily, even if the dust is a little heavy.

But if it is replaced by rainy weather, this machine farming road has almost become a desperate road, and the people of Liang Village are afraid to go out easily when it rains.

The dust on the road sucks up enough rainwater, and then it is ravaged back and forth by the wheels and feet that come and go, and it becomes a paste-like existence. In the past, when Liu Rui went out in the rain to deliver wine, the motorcycle was now struggling to move forward in the mud up to his ankles, and if he didn't pay attention to it, it would turn off and have to be restarted.

Fortunately, the current motorcycle has an electric starting device, which makes Liu Rui a lot easier, if it is replaced by an old-style motorcycle and needs to be started, I am afraid that Liu Rui can cry. Rao is like this, every time he goes out to deliver wine after the rain, it is a great test of Liu Rui's physical strength and energy.

Today, the dilapidated machine farming road has been swept into history, and the smooth and spacious asphalt road in front of me has become the favorite of the villagers of Liangcun Village. Especially for people like Liu Rui who often go out, the improvement of traffic conditions is the most satisfying thing for him.

At the same time, the completion and opening of the asphalt road made foreign merchants more enthusiastic to come to Liangcun to buy vegetables. There are also a variety of poultry and mountain delicacies. Every day before dawn, a large number of cars are already waiting in line at Qingyun Ferry, and after crossing the river, they go straight to Liangcun, set up and collect more, and buy all kinds of goods they need.

This asphalt road has now become a road to prosperity up and down Liang Village!

On both sides of the asphalt road, the villagers are taking advantage of the sun to transplant the grown vegetable seedlings into the vegetable field, which is in full swing. After a few months, the vegetables produced in Liangcun have occupied a considerable part of the market share of the county, and a large number of vegetable sellers come to the village every day to buy.

Perhaps it was the first time to grow vegetables, and the sandy soil of Liangcun is very fertile, and the vegetables grown are not only good-looking but also delicious, and are well received by customers and consumers. Because the quality of the vegetables is superior, although they have to take a ferry to cross the river, the restaurants in the city still start to regard Liangcun as an important raw material, and send cars to Liangcun every morning to buy the freshest vegetables.

At first, the vegetable industry in Liangcun was just an attempt by a few villagers to follow the example of Liu's vegetable garden, but the development of the situation has brought more villagers into it. The expansion of the scale has made more and more customers love Liangcun's vegetables, and also ushered in more development opportunities for Liangcun.

At this time of the year, the men, women and children of Liang Village were idle after the autumn harvest, trying to pass the time. The men who were good at drinking went to Xiaojing Lake to fish, went to the mountains to hunt some game, and then got together to drink. Some old men who are not good at drinking start to mess around after getting drunk, either arguing with others outside or going home to beat and scold their wives. Often after someone has a dinner in the village, restless chickens and dogs often happen, and it has become a major scenery in Liang Village.

If you don't drink, most of the villagers get together to play cards and mahjong, and sometimes when you walk into the village, you can hear the sound of rubbing hemp everywhere. In the beginning, the villagers were just symbolic of stickers, but as time went on, everyone needed more stimulation.

As a result, the bet began to become RMB, one cent, two cents, five cents a piece, and the villagers played bigger and bigger, even beyond the ability of many people. Seeing that there was no hope of getting rich, some villagers simply pinned their hopes of making a fortune on these crooked ways, and gathered around the gambling table all day long, gambling in the dark.

For a period of time, the name of Liangcun's 'gambling village' was known to almost everyone in Qingshan County. In addition to the accidents of the local villagers in Liang Village, the idlers in Qingyun Town, and some idle second-rate people in nearby villages are also like flies that smell the smell of meat, lingering in Liang Village all day long. Even gamblers and casino owners who make a living from gambling in Qingshan County have their eyes on Liangcun.

The mountain of Liangcun is far away from the emperor, and the police force in the city has no time to take care of it here, and when people put their minds on gambling, even if the two village party secretaries are highly respected in the village, no one listens to their words. The most direct response to the spread of gambling is the concentrated outbreak of conflicts in many families, many families are father and son against each other, husband and wife quarrel, and the whole Liang Village has fallen into a turbulent mood.

After some villagers lost money, they couldn't accept it psychologically, and in order to make up for the loss, they began to learn to steal chickens and dogs, and take sheep by hand. For a time, the social atmosphere in the whole Liang Village was very bad, gambling, stealing, and finally there were drug addicts, and a good quiet mountain village became a place to hide dirt and dirt.

At the beginning, Zhang Zhenguang and Wang Huaguo saw that they were both villagers, and most of the gambling participants knew and reasoned, hoping that they would be able to get lost. However, where can the villagers who have been obsessed with ghosts listen to it, and the casinos in Liang Village are getting more and more intense.

If it's just gambling, the village committee will still get in the way and won't pursue it too much, but when someone in the village starts to learn to take drugs, the two family members can no longer sit still. So, the next action is logical.

With the help of the public security organs, several casinos in the village were smashed, a large number of gambling participants were arrested, and the casino owners who organized gambling were dealt with. With this lesson from the past, Wang Huaguo and Zhang Zhenguang naturally did not dare to be careless, and severely cracked down on the gambling phenomenon in the village, but gradually improved the social atmosphere in Liang Village.

This year, the villagers are very excited about the sudden rise of the vegetable industry, and everyone soaks in the vegetable fields almost every day to sow hope and future. When people get busy, they won't have so many distractions in their hearts, and there won't be problems.

Riding on the motorcycle, Liu Rui felt the warm winter sun while churning in his heart about the changes in Liangcun in recent years, and his heart was full of emotion.

The motorcycle drove into the Zhangjia compound, and Liu Rui was greeted by a group of chirping chickens, Liu Rui had to carefully get down and support the motorcycle, for fear that his big foot would step on a chicken. Xiao Rui remembers that when he was a child, his grandfather still had a very loyal mountain dog, but as his grandfather no longer hunted, after the death of the mountain dog, the shadow of the dog was no longer visible in the Zhang family compound. In my grandfather's words, a mountain guard dog that can't hunt is no longer interesting to raise.

"Rui'er, here!" Hearing the sound of the motorcycle, the grandmother who walked out of the back room saw Liu Rui's figure and grinned.

Although Liu Rui has become the pillar of the Liu family, in the eyes of his grandmother, he is still his eldest grandson and a child.

Seeing his grandmother's smile with two missing front teeth, Liu Rui felt a trace of warmth slowly spread from the bottom of his heart, and his heart was calm. For Liu Rui, every time he sees his grandparents, he seems to have returned to his carefree childhood, and the pressure on his body disappears silently.

"How do you have time to come over today? Isn't the brewery busy? Seeing Liu Rui come to see him, Zhang Huaizhong was naturally very happy, but he still asked quite reservedly.

"I'm done with the things in the winery, and I just came out of the village committee meeting!" Liu Rui sat on the stone bench under the camphor tree and said, "I haven't been here for a long time, I miss you and my grandmother!" ”

"Meeting? What's the big move in the village? Although the old man was in his seventies, his head was still very clear, and when he heard Liu Rui's words, he hurriedly asked.

The old man knew that his eldest grandson had a very special status in the village, although he was not a member of the village committee, but when there was a major matter in the village, he would appear at the meeting. Liu Rui will not attend the usual village affairs meeting, and only at the preparatory work meeting to welcome the members of the institute like last time, Liu Rui will participate in it and give advice to the village.

Now Liu Rui said that they had just finished the meeting, which made the old man a little strange, what was the matter? After all, as he gets older, the old man has gradually stopped asking about the world, and others will not report the affairs of the village to him.

"It's not a big deal, it's just that the village is going to develop tourism, and we have to rectify the environmental sanitation and some infrastructure in the village accordingly." Liu Rui didn't hide anything, and told the old man about the main content of this morning's meeting.

It doesn't take half a day for the contents of the village committee meeting to spread throughout the whole village in the morning, and it is not a secret. Besides, even if it is a secret, in front of his grandfather, Liu Rui will not hide anything.

"Developing tourism?!" After listening to Liu Rui's words, the old man was a little emotional.

Some time ago, Yang Zheng has been living in the Zhang family compound, and in the process of chatting with Yang Zheng, the old man still learned a lot of changes in the outside world. In particular, Yang Zheng's main research objects are all kinds of rare animals and plants, and Yang Zheng, who has been active in various nature reserves for many years, has unique insights on the protection and development of nature reserves.

In Yang Zheng's view, simple and absolute protection is no longer suitable for the development of modern life, and in order for the protected area to have a sustainable development momentum, it is very necessary to use the actual conditions to carry out corresponding and reasonable development while protecting.

Under the influence of Yang Zheng, Zhang Huaizhong's previous relatively simple and simple thinking on nature conservation has gradually changed. If it had been the case, he would have objected to the fact that the village committee would use the natural resources of Xiaojing Lake and Xiaoqingshan to develop and attract a large number of tourists to come for leisure and vacation and generate income.

This is also the enlarged meeting held by the village committee today, everyone consciously or unintentionally ignored the existence of the old man, that is, they did not want him to oppose it in a clear and unambiguous manner at the venue, so that the plan of the village would be frustrated. Even if Zhang Zhenguang is Zhang Huaizhong's son, considering the development of the village, he still concealed the matter, thinking that he would not let the old man know until the work started. By that time, the wood was already in the boat, and it would be useless for the old man to oppose it.

Liu Rui was also fast-talking, and he said everything three times and five by two, and then he remembered his uncle's advice, and his face suddenly became much uglier.

"Hehe, little ghost, why do you seem to be a different person all of a sudden?" The old man's eyes were very keen, and he said with a smile: "Do you really think that grandpa is an old antique and doesn't know how to be flexible?" ”

"What's the matter?" Liu Rui tried hard to squeeze a smile on his face and said with a little stammer.

Although there was a smile on his face, Liu Rui knew that his expression now must be more ugly than crying, his heart was like a deer bumping, and his head was running at high speed, thinking about how to persuade the old man not to go to his uncle's trouble.

Liu Rui knew that the old man had a very high prestige in Shangxialiang Village, and if the old man came forward to oppose it, his old buddies would definitely go along with it, and it would become diametrically opposed to the decision of the village committee. When young people finally see a way to get rich, they will definitely not give up easily, and the whole village will be lively at that time.

"What are you thinking?" Looking at his grandson's eyes, the old man didn't know what he was thinking, it was a strange thing, and said with a smile: "Are you worried that your grandfather will oppose your plan?" ”

"Nope! No! Liu Rui was said to be thoughtful, but at that time his head was still shaking like a rattle.

"Don't hide it!" The old man smiled and said, "If a few months ago, I was really against your so-called tourism development, I was worried that after this green mountain and green water was destroyed, I would never see it again!" ”

"However, now my grandfather has also figured it out, and it is not a long-term solution to live a poor life while guarding this treasure mountain!" Zhang Huaizhong's voice was a little low, and he continued, "Why did the gambling turmoil appear in the past few years, and it wasn't because of poverty? Most of the children in the village go out to work before graduating from junior high school, is it not because their families have no money to study? ……”

Zhang Huaizhong, whose conversation box was opened, told Liu Rui about the results of his communication with Yang Zheng during this time, and he expressed his support for the village committee's decision to develop tourism. For him, if the economic situation of the village improves after the development of tourism in the future, many things can be better, and he will feel at ease.

Of course, in the old man's heart, if he can still maintain the ecology of Xiaojing Lake and Xiaoqing Mountain as much as possible during development, it would be better.

Seeing that his grandfather's concept had changed completely differently from the past, Liu Rui's surprise in his heart was naturally incomprehensible, and his mouth was wide open, a little unbelievable. It seems that the eldest uncle and Uncle Hua Guo thought that their grandfather would oppose it, so they didn't tell their grandfather about it, if they knew that their grandfather also agreed, I was afraid that their jaws would be shocked.

"Stinky boy, don't look like this with a surprised expression!" Zhang Huaizhong saw his grandson's shocked look, but he said very proudly: "Grandpa, I am also a person who will keep pace with the times, not old and stubborn!" ”

"So grandpa, you know everything! Then why don't you go and talk to your uncle? At this time, Liu Rui knew that the old man knew everything, but he just couldn't bear it.

"Grandpa is old, and the village will depend on you young people in the future, so grandpa should not meddle in your affairs, so as not to affect your judgment!" The old man waved his hand and said with a little interest: "Now there is a huge gap between the village and the outside, and if you don't think about it, everyone will have to continue to live such a poor life in the future!" ”

After a few months of contact with Yang Zheng, Zhang Huaizhong's ideology has undergone tremendous changes, and he began to face up to the growing gap between Liangcun and the outside world, and felt that the concepts of these old people could no longer keep up with the pace of the times. In order to make the village develop better, the old man chose to let go and no longer attached to some privileges in the village. Only after these old people willingly withdraw can the new generation of leaders of Liangcun let go of their hands and feet and guide the development of Liangcun accordingly according to their thoughts and thoughts.

The warm sunlight poured down from the cracks in the leaves of the camphor tree, shining on Liu Rui and his grandfather's bodies, looking at the wrinkled faces of the grandfather, Liu Rui suddenly found that his grandfather was already old!

The grandfather, who raised his five children, experienced the comfortable life of the eldest young master in the old society, and also endured the huge pressure of the landlord's children. Now, he is about to start withdrawing from the decision-making level of Liang Village, and he is really retiring!

On the huge camphor tree, there are withered yellow fallen leaves flying down, and there are also tender green shoots growing, aging and birth are integrated, incomparably harmonious!

(To be continued)