The old branch secretary's room is very simple, some of the gloomy halls are simply placed with a low table, a few dilapidated old-fashioned chairs, and there are some old offering tables under the front of the hall, which is considered the most "magnificent" furniture.

Different from Chen Youwei's imagination, the offering table is not a god or a family elder, and the large portrait of the great man posted on the wall really surprised Chen Youwei, it seems that the nostalgia of the people who came out of that fiery era for the former leader is really unimaginable to people in the city now.

Taking over the rice bowl from Liu Weihong's hand, seeing the pumpkin porridge with pickles, Chen Youwei, who was in a complicated mood, was silent, the situation here was even worse than he imagined, and his work was really a long way to go.

Hiding behind the old branch secretary, a curious and timid child who was full of envy looked at him, looking at the pumpkin in his bowl and drooling, Chen Youwei was in a heavy mood, and pulled a few chopsticks from the pumpkin porridge in his bowl to the child's bowl, looked up at the old branch secretary and smiled: "I just sat on the tractor and I have no appetite." ”

Liu Weihong's eyes flickered, and he shook his head lightly in disbelief, looking at his little grandson who was swallowing heavily, but he wanted to speak and stopped.

After a simple and impressive lunch, Qin Jun said goodbye to Chen Youwei reluctantly, and it took almost half a day to walk from Liujiawan back to the township, and Chen Youwei didn't stay too much.

After carefully describing the situation of his stay in Liujiawan Xia Village, Liu Weihong began to arrange accommodation for Chen Youwei. After all, he is going to stay here for a year, and he must not live in other people's homes for nothing, Chen Youwei took the initiative to explain that he will pay for the accommodation and room money himself.

Liu Weihong is not the kind of person who misunderstood at the beginning, and seems to be a little dissatisfied with Chen Youwei's words: "You doll is looking down on us Liujiawan people?" What money is not money? ”

Chen Youwei insisted on his own opinion and shook his head again and again: "That's not good, I have been here for more than a year, and I am not here to be a guest for two days and leave." ”

Liu Weihong saw that Chen Youwei was resolute, and he didn't insist too much, so he thought about it and arranged Chen Youwei to Lao Li's house at the head of the village. Several daughters in Lao Litou's family have married out, and there are only two wives and children, which is suitable for a single guy like Chen Youwei to live.

The villagers are simple and kind, Liu Weihong took Chen Youwei to explain the situation, and Lao Li nodded in agreement. Sending away the old branch secretary with a cold face and a warm face, Chen Youwei put down his luggage and tidied up the room. Looking at the simple room, there was only an old-fashioned wooden bed, and the small wooden window lattice was even pasted with white paper, and the whole room was dark and stuffy, so even Chen Youwei, who was a man of two lifetimes, shook his head secretly.

It's really hard to imagine that it has been more than ten years since the reform and opening up, and there are still so many people living such a hard life in the depths of the mountains. Chen Youwei even suspected that even the days before liberation were just like that.

Looking at the night sky that gradually began to darken, Chen Youwei lit a cigarette and pondered, even if it wasn't for the covetous sub-department, seeing this sad situation in front of him, what should he do.

Chen Youwei soon officially started the stationing work, knowing that without investigation, he would not have the right to speak, while going deep into the fields, chatting and chatting with the old branch secretary and other elderly people in the village, it didn't take too much time to find out the situation in Liujiawan Village.

Due to its location in the deep mountains and old forests, the area of Liujiawan Village is really much larger than that of the outside places, and there are almost six mountains near and far within the territory of Liujiawan Village. Liujiawan Village is an administrative village with three natural villages, a total of more than 300 households and 1,500 people, located deep in the mountains, and the per capita land is only one-third, making the economy here extremely backward.

The farming methods and lifestyles that have lasted for hundreds of years here have made Chen Youwei stunned. What made him feel a lot of sadness was that it didn't matter if he just let himself travel here to enjoy the beautiful scenery, but seeing that there was no modern civilization of water and electricity here, and seeing that the people here were struggling to rely on the only land to harvest food that could not even fill everyone's stomach, Chen Youwei became more and more silent.

However, not everything is depressing for Chen Youwei, Liujiawan Village is located at the southern foot of Dakun Mountain, where the good climate and abundant rain make the mountains and forests here full of species diversity. Chestnuts, tea, and a large number of other cash crops that can create a lot of value can be seen here.

The more he wandered around in this mountainous area full of infinite vitality, the more Chen Youwei had a spectrum in his heart, if he could solve the traffic problem of Liujiawan Village to the outside world, just the chestnuts, fungi, and camellia in this mountain were enough to make everyone's pockets in Liujiawan Village bulge.

Chen Youwei stood on the highest mountain nearby, overlooking Liujiawan and the more distant direction of the streets of Xiaohe Township, but he was dim and powerless at the moment with countless passions in his heart, full of sighs.

Depressed and lit a cigarette, Chen Youwei was distressed in his heart, Liujiawan is hidden deep in the mountains, and it is not easy to open the road to the outside world here. The straight-line distance between the streets of Xiaohe Township and Liujiawan is only thirty miles, but the actual distance must be farther away from the mountains, not to mention the countless mountains in this mountain, it is conceivable that even the simplest road requires an astronomical amount of money.

He has been working in the county government for more than half a year, and Chen Youwei only knows through the data and reports he has handled that Shuiyang County is a national-level poverty-stricken county, and the state allocates a large amount of funds to alleviate poverty every year. If it weren't for the large-scale investment by the state, the county would not have thought of building the road in another 100 years.

I could see that the great treasure that solved the poverty in Liujiawan was in front of me, but I found that the key to open the door to this treasure was missing. This kind of entanglement that can solve the problem by piercing a layer of paper but can't do it really makes Chen Youwei a headache.

Chen Youwei really wanted to do something for the simple and kind people here, not for his own promotion and wealth, but when he saw that the people here heard that he was here to help them, he almost took out the best food in their respective homes for him to enjoy. The landlord, Lao Li Tou, even said that he would not charge Chen Youwei's rent, and even the meal money was only charged at the cheapest price.

In this situation, even Chen Youwei, who has experienced another world, is accustomed to seeing the hot and cold world, and his heart is warm. Chen Youwei secretly vowed that he would solve the suffocating traffic problem here even if he tried everything he could.

Midsummer is gradually coming, Chen Youwei has been in Liujiawan for more than a month, and he has gradually integrated into the mountain life, and he has been able to do all kinds of farm work skillfully. Chen Youwei, who is not familiar with farming, has learned to harvest, learned to plant seedlings, and also learned how to stir-fry the big mountain tea leaves, and even the old branch secretary, who has always been very picky, has gradually changed his prejudice against Chen Youwei, a little white face, and his eyes are full of appreciation.

Even so, Chen Youwei's complexion was as fair as before, not at all like the field workers who had been exposed to the sun countless times in the fields. was teased and ridiculed by a large group of big girls and daughters-in-law, Chen Youwei was put on a hat with a white face by the old branch secretary, and the kind of contempt on his face really made him cry and laugh.

This year's weather is obviously different from previous years, and the area of Jiangbei Province, which is only 200 kilometers away from the Yicheng area, has been plagued by torrential rains since the beginning of the summer, and the huge losses have also caused disaster relief performances in Hong Kong and Taiwan, which can be described as a sensation. However, Shuiyang County, which is close to Jiangbei Province, and even the Yicheng area, have continued to be dry, and there have been several light rains since the New Year, which can not meet the needs of agricultural cultivation at all.

Chen Youwei has been fetching water in the crops to fight drought recently, and looking at the stream flowing from the white flowers on the mountain in front of him, he began to think about how to make more effective use of resources to fight drought.

Early in the morning, Chen Youwei came to the courtyard of the old branch secretary after breakfast, and saw the little grandson of the old branch secretary who was pressing the pressure well to draw water there. Chen Youwei, who is already very familiar with the little guy, teased knowingly: "Xiaobao still has to eat milk, looking at your struggling appearance, it seems that the little guy is still not good!" ”

"Hmph, aren't you just bigger than me? When I grow up, I'm going to be stronger than you! Xiaobao wiped his nose and said unconvinced.

Chen Youwei stepped forward and touched the little guy's teapot lid hairstyle: "Okay, the little guy's ambition is not small...... Do you want your uncle to help you? ”

Xiaobao panted and shook his head: "Communist Party members are not afraid of hardships and hardships, just such a little bit of pressure water, I have no problem!" ”

Lovingly twisted a handful of sweaty Xiaobao's red little face, and Chen Youwei smiled.

Liu Weihong, the old branch secretary, walked out of the room, glared at Chen Youwei and shouted: "Ho, you kid is full of energy, you just went to the mountains yesterday for a day, what are you doing here this early in the morning?" ”

Chen Youwei lifted the two pheasants in his hand and said with a smile: "Yesterday I had a good harvest, and I got a few pheasants, didn't I think of you as the old branch secretary!" How? The old branch secretary doesn't want to? ”

"If you get it, you will know that your kid is capable!" The old branch secretary's eyes lit up, and he snatched the pheasant and threw it to Xiaobao next to him: "Give your grandma, have a good meal at noon!" ”

Xiaobao's saliva was about to flow out, so he put the bucket in his hand on the ground, and ran to the kitchen.

Chen Youwei took out a cigarette that was already small, handed one to the old branch secretary, pulled over a bench, and chuckled: "Old branch secretary, I really want to discuss some things with you when I came to you today!" ”

The old branch secretary glanced at Chen Youwei strangely and said, "What's the matter?" These days, you don't get tired of running around, and you don't know what Lu Dao is busy with. ”

Chen Youwei comfortably swallowed the clouds and spit out the fog and said: "Old branch secretary, don't underestimate people, today I really came to get down to business, I just wanted to ask for your old opinion." ”

The old branch secretary didn't say a word, silently squatted on the ground and smoked Chen Youwei's Ximei cigarette, looking at his face full of enjoyment, Chen Youwei knew that this old man was completely resigned to his words.

This stubborn old man, Chen Youwei rolled his eyes helplessly.