At this time, Chen Shanhe heard Wang Defu's praise but had no reaction at all.

He stayed in place and muttered this sentence repeatedly, "How much dirt is stained under your feet, how much true love is deposited in your heart."

"This sentence sums it up so brilliantly, Li An, where did you hear this from?" Chen Shanhe turned around and asked Li An, his eyes shining.

Seeing Chen Shanhe's expression, Li An was a little frightened. Just one sentence required such a big reaction.

But if you think about it carefully, this sentence is really said by an extraordinary person, and it does have a unique charm.

"Uh~ I forgot, I'll tell you next time I think of it." Of course Li An couldn't say that he learned about it when he was studying party classes fourteen years later.

"Li An, Fuqiang Village is really poor. It seems to be similar to what was written in the report." Chen Shanhe brought the topic back to poverty alleviation work.

These days of visits allowed Chen Shanhe, who entered society for the first time, to see the poverty of this small mountain village.

There was a family of four living in a thatched hut, and there was also a family with five or six children who were so poor that they could only eat pickles, sweet potatoes, and corn. They saw all kinds of impoverished lives of poor people.

Li An recalled an article he had read about "poverty alleviation" and said:

"In fact, there are only four reasons for poverty in rural areas."

"The first is that the family lacks labor force and no one makes money."

"The second is that the family has too many children and cannot afford to support them."

"The third is that farmland income output is low in efficiency and the source of income is relatively single."

"The fourth is poverty due to illness. Someone in the family is seriously ill and cannot afford medical expenses."

"Of course there is another kind of laziness, but this one is special and there are relatively few of them in the village."

After Ang Lee finished speaking, even Wang Defu on the side felt that he summarized it well.

Chen Shanhe also nodded frequently and said: "Li An, your analysis and summary are very good. However, after visiting these days, I found that Secretary Wu Wangtian has done a pretty good job."

"Ah? Why do you think so?" Li An was a little curious as to why Chen Shanhe had such an idea.

"Li An, you see, although he is not capable of leading the villagers to get rich, at least he has distributed all the poverty alleviation funds to these poor households on time. He has even given a lot more to some families."

When Li An said this, the expression on Wang Defu's face was very exciting, and Li An couldn't help but shake his head.

Hey, after all, he is still a child, still too young, and he must be made to understand the reality. There is love for no reason in this world.

"Shanhe, let me ask you something. Look at your record book. What are the names of the households we visited these days? Are there any patterns?" Li An began to guide Chen Shanhe.

"Let me take a look at the pattern." Chen Shanhe began to flip through his notebook, which contained dense records of all the farmers he visited these days.

After looking through it for a while, Chen Shanhe still said with some doubts: "Li An, I didn't find any pattern."

Well, further guidance is needed.

This friend's understanding is too poor. How did he manage to become the director of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office at the department level?

"Shanhe, don't you think the surnames of the poor households you visited are too simple?"

"Ah, I'm taking a closer look."

Chen Shanhe quickly looked through his notebook again.

"It seems so. Either the surname is Wu or Liu. Why is that?"

Only then did Chen Shanhe realize that the poor households they visited these days were all surnamed Wu or Liu, and there were no other surnames.

Li An looked at Wang Defu with evil intentions and said, "Haha, we have to ask our Director Wang, he is the accountant of the village."

When Wang Defu heard Li An's weird words, his face turned red and he said, "Ah, is there any? It might be a coincidence. Haha."

"Coincidentally, Director Wang led a team to visit a poor family whose surname was not Wu or Liu?" Li An's eyes were full of ridicule.

"This...this...cadre Li, please don't embarrass me." Wang Defu cried and began to beg for mercy.

"Li An, what is going on?" Chen Shanhe seemed to have some clues, but he was still not sure.

Li An took out a cigarette and handed one to Wang Defu, then lit the cigarette and took a puff first.

Under Wang Defu's continuous influence these days, Li An finally bought cigarettes by himself.

After all, it's not appropriate to rub off on others. Smoking is also a necessary tool for socializing, and exchanging messages can also increase feelings.

"Mountains and rivers, this village has existed for hundreds of years. These villagers have lived here for generations and have formed a unique rural clan culture."

"Fuqiang Village is deep in the mountains, traffic is blocked, and there are not many outsiders. So you can see that most of the people in this village have the surnames Wu and Liu. The village party secretary and director of the village committee is Wu Wangtian, and the security director is Liu Changfa.

, this is the most powerful position in the village committee."

"If we follow the ancient saying that only the most famous and status person in the village is in charge of all affairs in the village, that is, the patriarch of the family, then Wu Wangtian and Liu Changfa are undoubtedly the most status people in the village."

"Why did the poor households we visited only have the surnames Liu and Wu? If I guessed correctly, it's because the poverty alleviation funds are only distributed to poor households with these two surnames. Am I right, Director Wang?" Li

After An said this, he looked at Wang Defu.

Wang Defu hesitated and didn't explain why, but Chen Shanhe could tell from his expression that Li An was right.

"So, Wu Wangtian has a narrow concept. He shows fraternity towards people of the same surname. You see, Wu Wangtian will take good care of even a lazy man like Liu Chuangen, but he is mean to outsiders. I

I think Director Wang, as a foreigner, has a deep understanding of this." Li An continued to ask.

Wang Defu was directly hurt by Ang Li's words. Their family was indeed not from the local area. To be more precise, his father was not from the local area.

At that time, during the "Educated Youth Movement to the Mountains and the Countryside", his father, an educated youth sent to the countryside in Fuqiang Village, fell in love with a girl in the village and finally stayed.

His father had been working as a teacher in the village and had a decent life, but Wang Defu, who was born in this village, was more or less ostracized by the villagers.

He studied desperately, hoping to change his destiny through knowledge and escape from this place to live in the city.

But his talent was limited. At that time, the college entrance examination had not expanded its enrollment, so it was no easier to get into college than to get into civil service.

Wang Defu failed in the college entrance examination three times in a row, so he had no choice but to give up and choose to go out to work. Later, his mother began to be in poor health, so in order to take care of his mother, he had to return to the countryside and became the accountant of the village committee.

As for him, the deputy director of the village committee, Wu Wangtian and Liu Changfa were afraid that the villagers would have too many opinions, so they asked him to make up the numbers. Normally, he had no say at all.

"This topic is too heavy, Shanhe. What I want to say is that many things are not all that can be seen with the eyes. Sometimes we have to see the essence through the phenomenon." Li An patiently taught Chen Shanhe.

"I seem to understand a little bit." Chen Shanhe nodded.

"Okay, enough rest, let's go." Li An put on his shoes and stood up. The burning pain when his feet touched the ground made him gasp for air.

"Hey, which family is that?" Li An said, pointing not far away.

In the warm spring light, there is a lush bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain, and there is a small farmyard next to the bamboo forest.

This small farmhouse is a rare red brick house, but what Li An is most concerned about is that a middle-aged man in a wheelchair seems to be doing some handiwork in the yard.

"That's the fifth one." Wang Defu took a look and said.

"Fifth family? What do you mean?" Chen Shanhe was stunned, obviously not understanding.

Li An understood what Wan Defu meant by "Fifth Family" and said with some curiosity: "This family's surname is Fifth? The head of the household is called Fifth Family, right? It's such a rare surname."

I once saw the introduction of this surname Li An on Douyin, and I remembered it deeply because it was relatively novel.

"Ah, is there anyone with the surname Fifth?" Chen Shanhe heard this surname for the first time, and his curiosity aroused.

"Then go and have a look at this place."

Li An became interested in the rather poetic farmhouse and the rare surname.

"Well, Cadre Li, you've been walking all morning, and it's almost dinner time. We'd better go back to eat first and come back next time." Wang Defu's eyes were a little dodgey at this time.

"Ouch, something is fishy."

Li An immediately became energetic when he saw Wang Defu's expression.

The more you say no, the more excited I become.

Hey, I'll book this one.
Chapter completed!