Shanshu Village is on the mountain behind the Tongping Township Government. Hong Jingtian took Xiao Zhigang and Li Zhishi out of the township government and walked along the winding mountain road for more than two hours, sweating, and finally climbed up a mountain col. . I heard Xiao Zhigang say that this is already the boundary of Shanshu Village. Going further down through the forest in front is the Leigong Slope of Shanshu Village. Yin Guowei, the head of Shanshu Village, lives in the Yin family compound in Leigongpo. Standing on the mountain col, looking back and seeing the Fuyang River twisting and turning among the mountains, Hong Jingtian suddenly felt like he could see all the mountains at a glance. He said enthusiastically: "Zhigang, Xiao Li, let's take a rest." Seeing Hong Jingtian The deputy mayor stood on a high place admiring the scenery. Xiao Zhigang hurriedly took off the water bottle on his back and handed it over, "Mr. Hong, you drink water." Hong Jingtian nodded to him appreciatively and took the water, happily He took a big sip and handed it to Xiao Zhigang. Xiao Zhigang carefully stuffed the kettle and put it on his back, then took out the other kettle and drank. Cadres in Tongping Township have to walk long distances most of the time when going to the countryside. Especially when they encounter family planning raids, they have to cross mountains and ridges, which is even more difficult. So the township purchased a batch of military kettles to solve the draft problem on the road. Hong Jingtian didn¡¯t know about these situations, but the Party and Government Office was already responsible for these tasks. Since Xiao Zhigang followed Hong Jingtian to the countryside from time to time, he simply took over the glorious task of carrying a kettle for Hong Jingtian. Standing at a high place, Hong Jingtian found that the scenery in the mountains was pretty good. There were towering ancient trees everywhere, and from time to time, there were a few crisp birdsong, and there were gusts of breeze blowing by, coupled with the tinkling sound of the stream, it was very quiet. The beauty. However, Hong Jingtian still discovered that even though he walked for almost two hours, the actual distance was not too far. However, there was a cliff in the middle that needed to be bypassed, which naturally took a lot of time. If a road was built, it would be directly from Going over this cliff will naturally shorten the journey a lot. As the deputy mayor responsible for contacting Shanshu Village, Hong Jingtian observed all the way and planned the route for future highway construction. Although there has not yet been an upsurge in building rural roads in the county, as a college student who graduated from Tianyang University, Hong Jingtian still understands that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. He knows that the most fundamental reason restricting the economic development of Tongping Township is the traffic problem. If transportation is improved, the economy will definitely reach a new level thanks to the rich bamboo and wood resources in the mountains of Tongping Township. Just watching all the way, after a while, they arrived at Leigongpo. Xiao Zhigang led the way, and the three of them went directly to the Yin family compound. It is said to be a big courtyard, but it is actually two old wooden houses connected by courtyards. The gate faces the south, and above a few stone steps is a tall facing door with two large wooden doors of great age. The door is full of traces of corrosion from time, and there are a few small holes in it. Li Zhishi is the Baocun cadre of this village. He is a frequent visitor here and knows the situation here very well. Seeing that Hong Jingtian was very interested in the gate, he walked over, pointed to the small holes and said, "Mr. Hong , these small holes were left when the bandits robbed the Yin family compound. "Oh, there is something else?" Hong Jingtian suddenly became interested. Afterwards, Li Zhishi briefly introduced the history of the Yin family compound. While the three of them were watching around the gate, Yin Guowei had received the news and ran out excitedly. "Chief Hong, Director Li, and Director Xiao, we are rare visitors, come in and sit down." "Haha, it seems we are lucky, Village Chief Yin happens to be at home." Hong Jingtian smiled loudly, shook hands with Yin Guowei, and then said to Yin Guowei Under the leadership of the police, we entered the compound. Yin Guowei lived in the west wing of the courtyard at the back. As soon as he brought Hong Jingtian and the others to his home and sat down, his wife Li Yuying hurriedly brought the brewed tea over. After passing tea and cigarettes, smoke filled the room between the four of them. After exchanging a few words, Yin Guowei naturally asked about the purpose of Mayor Hong and his delegation. After knowing that Hong Jingtian only came to understand the work situation and disaster situation in the village, Yin Guowei felt relieved. What they, the village cadres, fear most is that the township cadres will come down to supervise the implementation of family planning work, especially catching women who want to have more children, which is even more offensive. Every time they, the village cadres, lead the way, there are countless villagers behind them. , poking their backs with their hands. What¡¯s more, some even pointed at them and scolded them for annihilating their descendants. Secondly, I am afraid that people from the countryside will collect agricultural taxes and retain them, which is also a hard job. The people in Shanshu Village are generally poor, but no matter how poor they are, the agricultural tax must be collected. Otherwise, where will the money be paid to pay the salaries of so many cadres in the township? So?Yin Guowei has to harden his heart every time he collects agricultural tax and retains it, even when facing the villagers who can't take the blame at home. Sometimes, in order to force villagers to borrow money to pay agricultural taxes and set aside money, they even lead pigs, herd cows, catch chickens and so on. Since arriving in the village, in addition to meeting the village chief, Hong Jingtian naturally also had to meet the village party secretary Tang Guangyuan. So, after staying at Yin Guowei¡¯s house for half an hour, Hong Jingtian rejected Yin Guowei¡¯s suggestion to have lunch at his house. The three of them, led by Yin Guowei, walked to Tang Guangyuan's home. Tang Guangyuan's home is on Yang'erpo opposite Leigong Spo. As soon as he left the imperial gate, Yin Guowei pointed to a smoking house on the opposite hillside and said, "Mr. Hong, that's the home of Party Secretary Tang." Hong Jingtian looked at it. Look, Yin Guowei's home is not far from Tang Guangyuan's home. If the voice is louder, you may be able to hear it from the other side. After the four of them walked down for more than a hundred meters, Yin Guowei suddenly jumped onto a large stone bag, put his hands to his mouth, and suddenly shouted loudly. After shouting five or six times, a voice of agreement came from the hillside opposite. Hong Jingtian knew that it was Tang Guangyuan. Sure enough, when Yin Guowei learned that Tang Guangyuan heard his voice, he told him that Hong Jingtian from the countryside When the mayor and others arrived, they immediately went to his home and asked him to prepare lunch. The road in the mountain looks close, but it takes a long time to walk. From Yin Guowei's house to Tang Guangyuan's house, you have to go down to the ditch first, and then climb up the mountain. It took the four of them almost an hour to climb out of breath. Tang Guangyuan had been waiting outside the gate of the fence made of tree branches. When he saw the four people coming up, he hurriedly rushed forward and said to Hong Jingtian apologetically: "Thank you for your hard work, Chief Hong." "Haha, you kept Party Secretary Tang waiting. "After Tang Guangyuan and Xiao Zhigang and Li Zhishi greeted each other, everyone followed Hong Jingtian and walked into Tang Guangyuan's courtyard. Stepping into the simple courtyard gate, Hong Jingtian couldn't help but feel a sore nose when he saw the scene in front of him. It turned out that what appeared in front of Hong Jingtian were four thatched huts built with bamboo walls and wood. The thatch on the roof had experienced a summer of sun and rain and was no longer flat. It looked crisscrossed with ravines. In between, there were There are a few clumps of wild grass growing lushly. "I didn't expect that the home of a village party secretary would look like this. The living conditions of the people in the village can be imagined.