It is another year of grassroots and warmth activities.

After listening to the report of Yang Xiaoping, the deputy mayor in charge of civil affairs work, Ning Zhiyuan decided to take advantage of the afternoon time to go to the most remote Yeshitan Village. On the way, Yang Xiaoping couldn't help but laugh, which made him very puzzled. After repeated urging, Yang Xiaoping opened his mouth and said that Yeshitan Village was similar to Lizi Village in Shiqiao Town. He asked, then what are you laughing at? Yang Xiaoping said that in the past, although Lizi Village was remote and poor, it was rich in plums and resources, but this wild rocky beach was only rich in stones and wild grasses.

When you drive to the wild rocky beach, you will see a vast area of rugged rocks, with fields and relatively small patches, and figures waving hoes and bowing to work. The houses with stone walls are a bit special, and each house has a large stone bud next to it, and some bright red peppers are dried on it from time to time. Ning Zhiyuan got out of the car, climbed on a boulder, sat down and lit a cigarette. Yang Xiaoping also climbed up and sat down next to each other, took the cigarette handed over by Ning Zhiyuan, and said, Secretary, the gap between the rich and the poor in Xinglong Town is too big. He nodded, silent.

The so-called warmth is just a drop in the bucket, and pulling out the root cause of poverty is the root cause. Yang Xiaoping's worries are the most worrying problem he has always had. The development of the villages in the east does not represent the overall development level of Xinglong Town, but the 13 villages in the west have poor natural conditions, no resources, no foundation, no manpower, young people have gone out to work, leaving the left-behind elderly and left-behind children, and some of the labor force is either disabled or physically sick.

He jumped off the bud, got into the car, and continued to drive deeper into the rocks.

When I came to a few relatively concentrated farmhouses, I brought rice, flour, oil and space quilts, and stepped forward to carry out condolence activities. Ji Haiyang, the secretary of the village branch, shouted loudly into Uncle Qiao's ear, the town secretary came to visit your old man. Uncle Qiao's ears were back, but he was very energetic, and he came up to take the things and smiled and thanked him.

Ning Zhiyuan asked, how many people are at home? Uncle Qiao said that more than half of the village was born as stonemasons. He asked again, how much money can the child send back for a year's work? Uncle Qiao replied, the stones here are hard and not formed, so let's talk about technology. Ji Haiyang was so angry next to him. Ning Zhiyuan laughed, shook Uncle Qiao's hand, and waved goodbye.

After condolences to seven or eight households, Ning Zhiyuan and his entourage came to the office position of Yesotan Village. Four bungalows are hung with eye-catching signs, and several elderly people are playing with their children in the stone-paved dam in front of the houses.

The winter sun was warm, and everyone sat around the courtyard and had a small meeting. Ning Zhiyuan pointed to the overgrown rocky beach opposite and asked, how much arable land per capita is the peasants? Ji Haiyang, secretary of the village party committee, said that the village has about 800 acres of cultivated land, a population of nearly 2,700, and less than one-third of the land per capita, nearly 1,500 people go out to work, and about 1,200 people stay at home. Ning Zhiyuan nodded, very satisfied with Ji Haiyang, and then asked, how does Murakami think about the next step of development? Ji Haiyang said that the village set up a stonemason association and opened a stone yard, but in the past two years, there was a shortage of good stones, and there were not many shipments, and the village collective earned about 3,000 yuan a year. This is nearly twenty times less than the collective income of Dongbian Village in a year, he thought silently.

Yang Xiaoping said that the land in this village is relatively barren, and Ji Zhishu tried their best to plant citrus, vegetables, rattan peppers and other varieties, but they basically lost money, and everyone is at a loss now. Ji Haiyang took over and said, we are also anxious to get rich, but the natural conditions are poor. Ning Zhiyuan remained silent and smoked all the time. Everyone looked at each other and couldn't stop sighing.

Seeing that the time was almost up, he stood up, patted Ji Haiyang on the shoulder, and said, no place is born poor, and this is not the depths of the mountains, as long as we have confidence, we will eventually find the way to get rich, take your time, don't worry.

On the way back, it was getting late, the sunset on the horizon lost its brilliance, and the dark and rocky hills were blurry, as if the road was in the future. Yang Xiaoping put up a joke about marrying a daughter-in-law in Yeshitan Village in the car, and everyone laughed, but Ning Zhiyuan was thinking about things in his heart and didn't have a trace of laughter. Everyone paused, and the car fell silent.

Li Qianqian asked for instructions on whether to hold a turnkey ceremony for the return of resettlement housing. Ning Zhiyuan said happily, to do it, and to focus on the key points, you and Li Qing make a plan, and strive for Li Xiangwei, deputy county magistrate, to participate. Li Xiangqian smiled and said, please come forward from the county uncle, I don't dare to go. He smiled and said, "Okay, I'm outside the Lord, and you're inside."

Li Xiangqian walked out of the door, reminiscing about Secretary Ning's words in his heart.

What is surprising is that Li Xiangwei not only readily agreed to attend the ceremony, but also took the initiative to say a few words on behalf of the county party committee and county government. He said goodbye very happily, and before he left the compound, he received a call from Yuan Zheng, brother, I want to attend the relocation ceremony. He replied, then you can't ask for it, your billion-dollar boss personally participated, which is of great significance for enhancing the influence of Xinglong Town's development and construction. The two hung up the phone with greetings, and he thought to himself that Yuan Zheng's purpose for coming was understandable, but why was Li Xiangwei so happy.

On the twentieth day of the lunar month, Zhengdong Street in Xinglong Town was bustling and noisy, a stage was set up in the front yard of the resettlement house, a red cloth was spread to the side of the road, and the onlookers were crowded on both sides, talking and talking, and their eyes were full of envy.

Ning Zhiyuan received Li Xiangwei and Yuan Zheng, stood on the stage together, and walked to the microphone to announce the official start of the turnkey ceremony of the Qingshan Beishui Resettlement House in Xinglong Town. On behalf of the project investors, Yuan Zheng highly praised the investment environment of Yuezhou County and Xinglong Town, and expressed his willingness to continue to invest in the next step. Li Xiangwei made several comments on behalf of the county party committee and county government, and personally awarded the keys to the representatives of the demolition targets wearing ribbons.

Ning Zhiyuan finally said in his presiding speech that now, the development and construction of Xinglong Town and the transformation of shantytowns have entered a period of accelerated progress, and the town planning is being implemented step by step! I believe that under the leadership of the town party committee and the town government F organization, and with the joint efforts of the people of the town, the dream of living a better life day by day will definitely become a reality!

The audience burst into long-lasting applause.