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Chapter 18 Going to the Countryside

Chapter 18: Going to the countryside

When I returned to the Bureau's Personnel Office, I was about to get off work. Sister Hou told Zhao Changfeng that a deputy director of the bureau led two section chiefs to come back from Liangyazi Township. They asked Zhao Changfeng to come tomorrow morning. They told Zhao Changfeng about the situation in Liangyazi Township.

The next morning, Sister Hou brought Zhao Changfeng to the office. When Deputy Director Tao saw Zhao Changfeng, he said, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, you must be prepared for the arduous struggle this time!"

Zhao Changfeng smiled and said, "Not afraid! He has been ready for a long time!"

So Deputy Director Tao laughed: "It's really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers! Yes, what are young people afraid of?"

Then Deputy Director Tao said seriously: "Actually, it's not as terrible as you think. Liangyazi Township is a little poor, but the scenery is still very good."

He also said: "Liangyazi Township is located deep in Funiu Mountain. Poverty alleviation mainly involves two difficulties. One is that it is located in a mountainous area with too little arable land area. The per capita mountain people only have two or three parts of the land. The food they receive cannot take care of food and clothing at all. The other difficulty is that the mountains are high and the roads are far away, the transportation is inconvenient, and the infrastructure is very backward. There is only a rugged stone road in the village, which can barely be accessed by motorized tricycles, and larger vehicles cannot enter. In addition to the power of the township government and the two nearby administrative villages, the other seven villages are still illuminated by kerosene lamps and candles."

Zhao Changfeng had roughly outlined the appearance of Liangyazi Township in his heart. It was not open to traffic or electricity, and there was little per capita farmland. No wonder it was a famous poor township for poverty alleviation.

Director Tao took a sip of water to moisten his throat and continued, "When we were here this time, the leaders of Liangyazi Township made two requests for us. One was to hope that we could help them build a rural road that could pass through cars, and the other was to allow the following villages to connect to the wires."

"After reporting to the bureau leaders, the bureau leaders decided to do some tasks first: First, buy two diesel generators and give them to them, so that Liangyazi Township can arrange them to the most difficult villages by themselves; Second, do a good job in microcredit work and encourage mountain people to develop forestry and breeding industries, and cannot rely entirely on agriculture; Third, at the right time, organize Liangyazi Township cadres to visit and study in Zhongzhou to broaden their horizons."

Director Tao finally said: "Comrade Zhao Changfeng, your task this time is to do more investigations and research, find out the way to get rid of poverty in Liangyazi Township, and provide a scientific basis for our future assistance to Liangyazi Township. As long as this goal is achieved, your task will be completed. When we send other cadres to the next year, we will no longer have to conduct investigations and research, but will directly and seriously start the project and focus on production."

Zhao Changfeng felt even more certain now. According to Director Tao, the task of going to Liangyazi Township this time was not arduous. He could come back after a year.

"Okay, Director Tao, I understand!" Zhao Changfeng replied.

Zhao Changfeng prepared for two more days. On the morning of the third day, the Bureau of Government Affairs held a meeting, and all the cadres and staff of the bureau sent three comrades to the grassroots poverty alleviation. The main leaders of the bureau attended the meeting. After the meeting, the bureau sent three deputy department-level cadres to escort the three people to travel. Among them, the person who sent Zhao Changfeng to F County, N City was Deputy Director Fang of the Personnel Education Department.

City n is located in the Nanyang Basin, more than 300 kilometers away from Zhongzhou City. It is one of the farthest cities in Zhongyuan Province from the provincial capital. It set off at 10 o'clock in the morning, got off at noon and had dinner in a county town, and then continued to set off. It was not until 4 o'clock in the afternoon that it arrived in City n.

nThe Municipal Party Committee Office, Municipal Party Committee Organization Department and Municipal Government Personnel Bureau have arrived. First arrange Deputy Director Fang and Zhao Changfeng in Xinhua Hotel, and then have a meal.

There was no new trick at the dinner table, it was nothing more than just a cliché like welcoming provincial leaders to the grassroots level, and then toasting and drinking. Zhao Changfeng showed his sharpness and poured out several cadres who accompanied the wine in N City. So other leaders in N City looked at Zhao Changfeng with admiration and praised the deputy director of the party, saying that Comrade Xiao Zhao had a future and wanted to train something well.

The next day, he continued to get on the road. After driving for more than two hours, he arrived in f County. Deputy County Mayor Zhang led cadres from the county organization department and personnel bureau to greet him personally.

Deputy County Magistrate Zhang apologized and said to Deputy Director Fang that Secretary Cheng had not returned from his overseas inspection yet, and County Magistrate Wang had a meeting in the province, so he could only receive the provincial leaders.

During lunch, Deputy County Mayor Zhang talked about Liangyazi Township, saying that it would take about three and a half hours to get from the county town to Liangyazi Township. Among them, the car could only drive for one hour to reach Wohu Township halfway up the mountain, and in Wohu Township, you had to transfer to agricultural tricycles to climb two and a half hours of stone roads to reach Liangyazi Township.

So Zhao Changfeng said to Deputy Director Fang: "Director Fang, you are busy with work. If you don't have to eat, go back. There is no need to send it. The remaining road will be arranged by County Mayor Zhang."

Deputy Director Fang pondered.

Deputy County Magistrate Zhang also said: "Director Fang, go back. Comrade Xiao Zhao has given it to me."

Deputy Director Fang said, "Okay, there is still a meeting in the bureau tomorrow, and I just rushed back to attend."

After dinner, Deputy Director Fang and the driver returned to the provincial capital. Deputy County Mayor Zhang arranged Zhao Changfeng into the county party committee guesthouse.

"Comrade Xiao Zhao, please buy some daily necessities and clothing this afternoon." Deputy County Mayor Zhang explained.

Zhao Changfeng smiled and said, "I have clothes." He didn't want to buy clothes in a small county town.

Deputy County Magistrate Zhang shook his head and said, "You bring all the autumn clothes? It's cold in the mountains, so you'd better buy some cotton coats and quilts to bring in."

Zhao Changfeng then realized that Liangyazi Township was in a mountain with an altitude of more than 1,800 meters. So he nodded.

Deputy County Magistrate Zhang also explained: "Buy some cooking utensils such as pots and pans. There is no employee canteen in Liangyazi Township, and there is only a small restaurant on the street. You may not be used to cooking the food, so it is better to make it yourself."

So Zhao Changfeng went to the street to buy two thick quilts, two thick sweaters, a down jacket, and kitchen utensils such as electric stoves, pots, pans, kitchen knives, chopping boards. He put them in a three-wheeled truck before he pulled them back.

The next morning, Deputy County Mayor Zhang and Deputy Minister Wu, a deputy minister of the Organization Department of the County Party Committee, came together. Deputy County Mayor Zhang told Zhao Changfeng that Secretary Cheng and County Mayor Wang were not there, and he would stay in the county to preside over the work. This time he went to Liangyazi Township, he was accompanied by Deputy Minister Wu.

The jeep set out from the county town and entered the mountainous area twenty minutes later. The road became obviously narrower, and the jeep went up and down the mountain road and moved forward in a winding manner. There were fewer and fewer pedestrians and vehicles on the road. Those who accidentally saw it were mostly emitting black smoke and rumbling and calling agricultural tricycles.

The mountain road is getting narrower and steeper, and almost just now the width of the jeep is being accommodated, and the fog is slowly getting heavier. Although it is already ten o'clock in the morning, when looking into the sky, the sun is hazy and pale, almost no difference from the moon.

Zhao Changfeng had not walked through such a mountain road. Looking at the towering stone walls on one side and the unfathomable cliffs on the other side, his heart was tugged. His hands couldn't help but grab the handle on the car door tightly, and the back of his hands was a little white.

"Haha, Comrade Xiao Zhao, are you a little worried? Don't worry, we walk this kind of mountain road hundreds of times a year, and there is no problem at all." Deputy Minister Wu said with a smile.

As soon as Vice Minister Wu finished speaking, a loud bang came from the front.

The driver quickly stepped on the brakes, and the jeep let out a harsh scream, almost piercing Zhao Changfeng's eardrum.

After the vehicle stopped, Zhao Changfeng quickly got out of the car with the driver and Deputy Minister Wu. Only then did he realize that there were a pile of rocks piled up in the middle of the road more than fifty meters ahead. Look at the fresh traces, they were obviously rolling down from the cliff next to him.

Zhao Changfeng was so shocked that he was sweating coldly. If the jeep drove faster, wouldn’t it be hit by the pile of rocks?

Deputy Minister Wu laughed and said to Zhao Changfeng: "It doesn't matter, it's just a small landslide." It is obviously commonplace.

The driver walked forward and Zhao Changfeng shouted: "Dangerous, don't go first!"

The driver ignored Zhao Changfeng and went straight.

Minister Wu said: "It's okay, this mountain road is often run, and drivers know where there are dangerous situations. They also know what to do."

Sure enough, the driver went to the landslide in front and looked at it and turned back.

"Minister Wu, it doesn't matter. The weathered part has fallen down, and the landslide will not continue to collapse on the top for the time being. We just need to clean up the pile of rocks blocking the road!"

The driver took out a long crowbar from the trunk and walked towards the landslide.

Deputy Minister Wu said to Zhao Changfeng: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, I'm so embarrassed. It seems that you have to take the lead too!"

Zhao Changfeng looked up at the cliff beside him. Deputy Minister Wu patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, it's okay!"

Seeing that Vice Minister Wu rolled up his sleeves, what else could Zhao Changfeng say? Even if he was a little worried, he had to roll up his sleeves and followed.

The three of them began to clear the stones on the road. Anyone who could move was directly under the cliff on the side of the road. Two people lifted the ones that could not be pulled, and three people pushed it. Finally, the driver pried the huge stone with a crowbar. Deputy Minister Wu and Zhao Changfeng pushed it hard, and after sweating, he finally pushed the most stubborn obstacle into the cliff.

Then they got in the bus and continued to set off, and no danger happened next. At around 1:00 p.m., they arrived at Wohu Township.
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