Conan and Togo arrived at the technical department of the Late Autumn Township Water Project, where they were often received, and he was the technical director. In order to generate income, he also opened a mobile phone shop, with repairs and bills, the business is booming, and the relationship in all aspects is good, and they often come to take care of his family's business.

In addition, it is located on the main road, the prime location, the flow of people is large, and the time and place are favorable. He and Director Jia maintain it well, and the newly elected ones dare not be sloppy with him, as long as he comes forward, if he wants to do something, he can find cheap everywhere in his hometown.

He immediately took Conan and Togo to the office and met the deputy, the assistant director, but the executive director was not there. The executive director has an explanation before leaving, and let the deputy arrange it. The executive director happened to be going out, and there was a conflict, and Hupo Village went to inspect the work, and originally arranged to have dinner at a restaurant in the town at noon, so forget it, let's talk about it another day.

In this way, the deputy arranged a jeep and sent Conan and Togo directly to Hupo Village. Prior to this, the deputy had already greeted the staff of the village project site, saying that the two days would pass. The village project site received the notice and invited the villagers to the village project site office for a meeting according to the requirements of the foundation.

The jeep arrived at the village council, which was actually an abandoned small school, with only a row of houses, made of wood, in disrepair and crumbling. It is said that it was the old office site of the old district at that time, and the former marshal had led the team to be stationed here for a period of time, and the specific history still needs to be further researched.

The village primary school, like the school in Hecun, seems to have no students, only the house, empty, still standing there, looking deserted.

Now there are only children, and some of them have gone out to work, and some of them have transferred their children to other places to go to school, and now there are not enough students, so the schools have to merge, and the children within a radius of more than ten kilometers are concentrated in one place to go to school, so as not to waste resources.

As soon as Conan and Togo got out of the car, the villagers set off firecrackers, which reverberated through the valley and did not stop for a long time. A banner was put up above the school, which read, "Warmly welcome the Mars Foundation to the village to solve the problem of drinking water for people and animals", and a small slogan was posted on the wall, just like a scene of welcoming heroes.

Conan and Togo were so excited that they didn't know what to say. Conan said: "It's the first time I've seen such a big scene, and the village is so welcoming." ”

The person in charge of the village project site is surnamed Li, whose name is De, and people call him a moral officer, which means that he wants to do the work, and he can't just brag and not do practical things. When he heard Conan say this, he immediately responded: "This is as it should be, Mr. Ji and Mr. Duo have come to do good deeds and work tirelessly, and we villagers are warmly welcomed, and it is impossible to say it too much." We are poor here, and we don't have any good things, so I hope the two gentlemen will bear with us. ”

Conan said: "This is far away, we are young, there are many aspects that we don't understand, and I hope that Director Li will be more forgiving and forgiving, and implement this project in your village well, and submit a perfect answer sheet, so as to attract more funds to continue to serve the villagers." ”

Ji Conan was embarrassed to call him a moral officer, because he was not familiar with it, and he still called him by his surname to show more respect for him. Even if the village is a pit and the project fails, it doesn't matter, you can spend money to pay for tuition and buy lessons learned, it is worth it.

Mr. Li said: "Mr. Ji is too modest, we must work closely with you to implement this water conservancy project, so that the villagers of Hupo Village can drink clean and sufficient tap water from now on." ”

When Officer Li spoke, he showed black teeth, and they were incomplete, if he kept his mouth shut, he couldn't see it, but once he smiled, his original form would be revealed, and it would definitely be affected. If a project is introduced in this village, and the image of the project officer is not good, will the project be discounted? Will it die? How did he get this project? Is it by face?

He was not very tall, he was wearing a military uniform, but he did not have a collar badge, and the military uniform was also used for combat training of soldiers, and it was not at all the clothes worn by officers, but he wore it on an occasion like today, showing off. Whose costume does it belong to? Could it be that he is a military dependent? Ji Conan guessed in his heart, where is this place? Is this person really reliable?

The welcome ceremony began, and the representatives of the villagers had almost arrived, they were very curious, with a suspicious look in their eyes, did they really want to do it? Is it really waterproof? Are these people scammers? Where did the crooks come from? Why come? What do you want to get out of here?

These doubts were carried out by Secretary Li and Secretary Jia Cishan Jia one by one, with their incorruptible tongues, to do ideological work for the villagers, and the villagers' representatives gradually understood them. These two gentlemen are not here to play, but to seriously implement the water conservancy project.

Conan also spoke, which roughly meant the same thing, that is, I hope everyone will work together to do a good job in the project. Togo made the request from a technical point of view.

As for the speeches of the deputy and the technical director, the villagers' representatives did not listen to them very much, and there were many people who smoked, talked, drank tea, or played with their children, and it was a mess. Conan really wanted to leave the venue immediately, but he was afraid that people would say that he was rude. I endured it. What they say is all false and empty words, it is purely a waste of time, and there are a lot of empty words, and it is doubtful whether they can be realized in the end. Many people are like this, they look beautiful, but they are actually soap bubbles, which can't withstand the touch of a small prickly or needle tip, and immediately disappear into nothing.

The meeting was relatively successful, and when it was finally over, Jia Xinyi, the village accountant, registered the list of the management committee, and then counted the list of beneficiary households, which rural households were willing to accept assistance and which did not need assistance, all of which were clearly written down one by one, and left blank spaces for implementation one by one.

After the meeting, Conan asked Officer Li: "Is there a vacant house, we want to rent it." To implement the project in the village, it is far away from the city, it is inconvenient to come and go, it is better to live in the village. ”

Director Li didn't think about it, and immediately said, "Yes, yes, let's arrange it." This you can rest assured, responsible for allowing you to find the right house and facilitate your work. ”

Conan said, "It's not that you want to pay. Rent and electricity bills are paid by us. ”

Officer Li seemed unhappy, his lips were tightly closed, and the few sparse whiskers grew on a mole, and no matter how advanced a razor seemed to be able to help it.

The subtle changes in Secretary Li made Conan feel a little cold, and today's welcome seems to be superficial, including those rosters, the real thoughts of the management committee and the villagers' representatives, which were not very frankly shown to Conan and Togo.

Conan couldn't help but think of the face of Manager Wan of the county company, when he heard that the project money did not go through the county company, Manager Wan's face turned green.

After the meeting, he was called aside by the leaders of the provincial head office and made a phone call. He kept nodding, it seemed that it was a face-to-face lecture and would not let outsiders understand.

Before Manager Jia was transferred, he participated in the acceptance of the water conservancy project in Pingcun. The person in charge of the provincial head office also asked him some questions, of course, these questions will definitely not let Conan's group know, as the saying goes, there is no good thing behind people, good things are not done, the person in charge of the provincial head office must be investigating something.

But the result was nothing, because what Ji Conan did was a good thing, which stood the test, and did not add chaos to the local area, but added benefits to the local villagers, and was praised by the villagers everywhere.

In front of Conan, the leader of the provincial head office once asked the people of Pingcun: "What are the comrades of the foundation doing in the village?" ”

The villagers replied, "It's just to make water." ”

The leader continued to ask: "What else do you do besides making water?" ”

The villagers continued to reply: "There is also a hygiene class. Teach us how to use clean water, prevent colds and cure colds. ”

The leader still did not give up, and asked again: "Is there anything else?" ”

The villager said, "No." Oh yes, come to see us often and care about us. ”

The leader couldn't ask anything. turned his face to Conan, saying that he was asking, but in fact he admonished: "Xiao Ji, you have worked hard in the village." But I still have to tell you, pay attention, in the village, do things, don't do extraneous things, we believe in you, you don't live up to our hopes. ”

Conan thought to himself, isn't he just worried that we are preaching in the village? We are not pastors, how can we serve without the status and qualifications of pastors? This nerve is too tight.

Conan immediately said, "Don't worry! We are too busy to cook water in the village, so we don't have time to preach. As you can see, we are well-behaved people, good citizens, and we will never do anything that violates the law and discipline. ”

The leader listened, smiled with satisfaction, and patted Conan on the shoulder to show friendliness and no hostility. is like this on the face, but in fact, he doesn't regard Conan as his circle at all, and he is still on guard everywhere.

After changing the new manager, the leaders of the provincial head office repeated the same old tune, this is their business, not to say that it is their fault, they put the responsibility on the county level, and the first level is pressed to the first level, so as to find a good way out for themselves. If it is Manager Jia, fortunately, he was born as a lumberjack, comes from the old forest, understands the ups and downs of the people, knows how to work for the welfare of the people, as for the matter of faith, it is a personal matter, put it aside for the time being, no matter whether it is a white cat or a yellow cat, catching a mouse is a good cat. Such a noble thing does not need to be treated too naively.

However, the new leader, Manager Wan, was born as a teacher, and he didn't have much of an official, and when he got the chicken feathers, he thought it was an arrow and gained power, so he had to make the power handy and make others afraid, so that he was worthy of being a manager.

Manager Wan didn't send someone here, it didn't mean that he didn't care about this matter, he cared about not letting Conan and Togo make trouble for them in the village. It's not fun for villagers to sue the county, state, or province.

Manager Wan must have called Li Zhishu and explained the matter, which means close surveillance. On the one hand, Li Zhishu welcomed Conan Togo to invest in the village, and on the other hand, he also had to complete the tasks assigned by Manager Wan of the county company. After all, the village is the grassroots organization and the key to stabilizing the party.

Hearing that Conan was looking for a house and living in the village, Li Zhishu was a little embarrassed. However, Li Zhishu's big words have already been said, and he is embarrassed to take it back, and Conan's determination has been made, if he is not allowed to live in the village, the project will not be good.

Li Zhishu was thinking about it. Conan added: "Li Zhishu, we lived in Pingcun last year, and I think you have heard of it. Wherever we go to implement a project, we have to live in the village to ensure that the project can be successful. ”

When Li Zhishu saw him say this, it was not easy to excuse himself. Go ahead and arrange it now.

Li Zhishu found a villager who was also a member of the drinking water project management committee, and when he told him about renting a house, he immediately nodded yes. Then, they walked over together, and Li Zhishu introduced the man to Togo and Conan, saying: "This is a group of villagers, whose name is Jia Youniu, and there happens to be a vacant house at home, which is very convenient on the side of the road." Wait a minute, you guys will see. When you're done, come to my house for dinner. ”

When Li Zhishu talked about eating, Conan suddenly felt that he was really hungry, no wonder he was restless just now, it turned out that his stomach was singing "Empty City Plan", since the branch secretary said so, of course they were not polite. Let's go see the house first.

They got up to leave, and a strong man who had just lit firecrackers and was running around almost jumped over, smiling, burly, with strong and plump muscles, and arms as thick as Conan's thighs.

The man introduced himself and said: "I am the water manager of the original water conservancy system in the village, and I know the best about drinking water, so I will be used in the future." ”

Conan was startled and didn't say anything, Togo didn't speak, Li Zhishu said: "Go, go, go, don't join in the fun." More on that later. ”

The strong man smiled and ran away.

Conan and Togo followed Jia Youniu to his house, the door was locked, and next to it was the road, which led to the town of Yanduhe, and further on, into the territory of Chongqing. It's an interprovincial highway. The house is made of cement bricks, there is no decoration, it is basically a rough house, but it is electric.

Conantogo has his own set of kitchen utensils and a bed, and he only needs to ask Jia Youniu to get out of the bed rack. When Jia Youniu heard this, he immediately said, "Yes, on the first floor." ”

It turns out that this house is still a two-story building, so I can't see it. This floor is right on the other side of the hill and is not easy to find. From the road, it is only a one-story bungalow, but when you get inside, there is a staircase leading to the first floor. When I went down the stairs, I found some miscellaneous items piled up on the first floor, including the bed frame that Conan wanted. Jia Youniu wanted to move, but it was covered with thick dust, and Conan said, "Forget it, let's talk about it when the move comes." Not moving today. ”

Jia Youniu stopped.

Li Zhishu called and said, "The meal is ready, please, and by the way, let Jia Youniu come, he knows my family." ”

Conan told Jia Youniu, but he didn't do it, and said, "Forget it, forget it." ”

Conan said, "I don't know how to go to the Li branch secretary's house?" ”

Jia Youniu said: "You follow this path, climb up the mountain, pass through a miscellaneous forest, and you will arrive." ”

Conan thanked him, and walked down the path with Togo towards Li Zhishu's house.

As he was walking, he heard someone shouting in the forest: "Mr. Ji, Mr. Duo......" I don't know who was shouting. Conan thought as he walked, but he didn't get the point.