"What rumors?"

Zhang Li reacted as soon as she asked, looked at Lin Tao with beautiful eyes, frowned slightly, and said, "Some people don't know the situation, so they talk nonsense. Do you believe those gossips?"

When Lin Tao was about to speak, Zhang Li continued to rush to say: "I know that some people were unbalanced when they saw me being the office director, so they deliberately slandered me. Actually, I am not afraid to tell you honestly that the reason why I was able to become the office director was that Li Xiangfeng's father played a big role in it."

Lin Tao nodded thoughtfully. In fact, after listening to Li Xiangfeng's words at the dinner table last night, he had roughly guessed that the reason why Zhang Li was able to be the director of the listed government office was that Li Xiangfeng's father played a big role in it.

It seems that I have misunderstood Zhang Li before, and I have disliked Zhang Li for this, and even deliberately made Zhang Li massage herself in embarrassment.

Thinking of this, Lin Tao felt a little sorry for Zhang Li.

"How do you want me to help you?" Lin Tao looked at Zhang Li and asked softly.

Seeing that Lin Tao was trying to help her, Zhang Li immediately showed joy on her face and said, "Chang Youxian asked me to accompany him to the province for a while, saying that he was just a casual visit. In fact, the purpose was very obvious, just to make me..." Speaking of this, Zhang Li paused for a moment and went straight to the topic: "I hope you can stay here for a while. In this way, Chang Youxian will not dare to make any decisions about me for the time being."

Lin Tao asked with a smile: "Are you so sure that Chang Youxian will give up on dates with you because of me?"

Lin Tao used the word "date" to make Zhang Li glar at him, and then sighed quietly: "Of course he doesn't dare to ask for people in front of you. Speaking of which, he is a mayor, but he is just a mayor of a county-level city. For your backstage Governor Jiang, he is not even a big deal. How dare he offend you?"

Lin Tao explained helplessly: "Governor Jiang is not my backstage."

"No way?" Zhang Li looked at Lin Tao curiously and said, "Then why would he call Chang Youxian in person and ask Chang Youxian to cooperate with you in poverty alleviation?"

Lin Tao said: "The relationship between me and him cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. You should not inquire about the subtleties."

Zhang Li nodded, stared at Lin Tao with beautiful eyes and said, "Then are you willing to help me?"

Lin Tao was a little embarrassed, "If I leave again on weekends, I have to stay here for three more days, which will waste too much time."

Zhang Li hurriedly said, "No, you can inspect Yongquan Village more carefully!"

Lin Tao glanced at Zhang Li with a wry smile and said, "Director Zhang, are you funny? I'm just going to help the poor, and it's not like developing the village's economy in the past. As for so many days of investigation?"

Zhang Li explained: "Although Yongquan Village is not big, the surrounding area is full of rolling mountains. Although the living environment is harsh, the natural environment is still good. The air there is fresh and the food is natural and pollution-free. Staying there for two more days can purify your body and mind!"

Lin Tao: “…”

"It's not easy for you to get rid of such rags in order to let me stay for a few more days."

"Then are you helping?" Zhang Li looked at Lin Tao nervously.

Lin Tao said: "Let me think about it."

After saying that, he drove towards Anping Town again.

About a quarter of an hour later, the car arrived in Anping Town.

Zhang Li turned her head and asked Lin Tao, "Do you want to go to the town and the government?"

"No, these township cadres only know how to drink, and they are not very useful. They can't help us, so let's go straight up the mountain!"

"It's quite dangerous to get on the road. Are you sure you don't find someone familiar with the mountain road to take us up?"

Lin Tao shook his head and said, "I went up once a few days ago. When I reached the hillside, I was still muddy on the mountain, so I was afraid that something would happen to my brother, so I didn't continue to go up. Although the mountain road is a bit dangerous, it is still within acceptable range. You can follow me later."

Zhang Li asked nervously: "It's really okay?"

Lin Tao looked at Zhang Li with a smile and said, "Didn't Chang Youxian say you are very familiar with the situation of Yongquan Village? It seems that you have never been to Yongquan Village, right?"

Zhang Li was embarrassed when asked by Lin Tao. She didn't mean to hide it from Lin Tao. She nodded in disappointment and said, "At that time, Chang Youxian said that I knew the situation in Yongquan Village in order to send me to you. Think about it, I have been living in the city, how could I go to a place like Yongquan Village?"

Lin Tao's car slowed down the speed a little when he passed by the town guesthouse, looked at Zhang Li and said, "If you are afraid, why don't you stay in the guesthouse first, don't go up with me, and come to see you when I come out of Yongquan Village?"

"Don't, I'd better be with you!" Zhang Li smiled and said, "Poverty alleviation is a very meaningful thing, and it's worth taking some risks."

"Well, okay." Lin Tao joked: "For the sake of poverty alleviation, you are willing to take risks in person. You are also a good official."

Zhang Li smiled and said, "The first time I heard someone say I am a good official!"

“Is it comfortable?”

"It's okay, why don't you say a few more times to listen?"

The two of them talked and laughed along the way, and soon arrived at the foot of the mountain leading to Yongquan Village. The car could not continue driving forward, so Lin Tao parked the car under a big tree, and then the two walked into the mountain.

The first half of the mountain road is not difficult to walk. It took about half an hour to reach the middle of the mountain. When you reach the middle of the mountain, the mountain road suddenly becomes narrower and you can only walk up the mountain along the cliff.

When Zhang Li saw this mountain, she was so scared that her pretty face was pale and her legs trembled uncontrollably. When Lin Tao saw it, she stretched out a hand to grab her arm and comforted her, "Don't worry, follow me closely, it's okay."

Zhang Li pursed her lips, nodded, staring at her feet without saying a word, for fear that she would accidentally step on the empty space and fall off the cliff.

"What do you think about these villagers? It's a good life to leave the mountain at the foot of the mountain. However, you have to stay in the mountain stubbornly, without electricity or communication facilities. How difficult the days on the mountain are!"

The mountain road gradually got easier, and Zhang Li relaxed a little and spoke to Lin Tao.

Lin Tao actually understands the villagers of Yongquan Village. After all, he has been in the mountains with his old man for more than ten years. If people get used to life in the same place, they will not feel awkward. The life close to nature will make people's minds more empty, and their body and breathing will be closer to nature. The feeling of intimate contact with nature is not something that those people in the city with corruption in their nightlife can understand.

"Actually, this is not difficult to understand. They are just used to the life there and are unwilling to leave." After a pause, Lin Tao continued: "To give a very simple example, many old buildings have been demolished. The developers allocated them spacious new houses, which should be more comfortable than their dilapidated houses? Then why are they unwilling to demolish? Isn't it because they are used to living in their old buildings and have feelings and are unwilling to leave?"

Zhang Li disagreed with Lin Tao's statement and defended: "That's not necessarily the case. As far as I know, most nail households are not satisfied with the compensation for the demolition, rather than what you said that you are reluctant to leave the old house."

Lin Tao glanced back at Zhang Li and said angrily: "Director Zhang, is it arguing with me? I'm just giving an example. Besides, do you dare to say that the situation I'm talking about does not exist?"

Zhang Li thought that there was something to ask for, so she stopped arguing with Lin Tao and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I won't argue with you. What you said is reasonable, right?"

The two of them chatted while walking, which diverted Zhang Li's attention a lot. She was no longer as nervous as before. As soon as she relaxed, she felt that the mountain road was walking very smoothly. Soon the outline of the entire Yongquan Village appeared in the eyes of the two.

"Oh, it's coming soon!"

Zhang Li saw Yongquan Village in the distance at a glance, and immediately showed an excited expression.

However, Lin Tao saw the village situation in Yongquan Village and couldn't help but sigh: "This village is indeed too barren. Almost all the villages live in dirt houses, and it seems that none of them have brick and tile houses."

Zhang Li sighed and said, "Living in the deep mountains, it is inconvenient to transport bricks and tiles, so they can only live in dirt houses."

"Is it possible to pave a spacious road to the foot of the mountain? As long as the transportation is convenient, their lives will be improved."

Zhang Li shook her head with a wry smile and said, "Impossible. You have also seen it on the way here. The whole mountain is too steep and the forest is dense and the trees are dense, so it is impossible to open the road. If you really want to force the road, it will cost a huge amount of money. It is a bit...

“A waste of resources?”

"Well, although this is a bit inhumane, it is true. If you forcefully pave the road to the villagers of Yongquan Village, assuming that the total cost of paving a road is 30 million, then do you know how many poor mountain villages this 30 million can help?"

Lin Tao nodded, thinking that what Zhang Li said made sense. Although he wanted to help the poor, Lin Tao would not be so stupid that he spent tens of millions to open the way for a small village with less than fifty households. This was too expensive.

"You are a government official and have a good understanding of these. How do you think I can help them?"

Zhang Li thought for a while and said, "The biggest thing you can do is to improve their lives. When it comes to improving their lives, you will inevitably provide them with supplies for life, such as quilts, clothes, food, etc. But..."

"But what?" Lin Tao stopped and looked at Zhang Li in confusion when he saw that he had already walked to the entrance of Yongquan Village.

Zhang Li then stopped, pointed to the towering mountain behind, and smiled bitterly: "Look at this mountain road, how can daily necessities be transported?"

"Then what do you mean is that you have to build the road before you can transport supplies?"

"Of course, if there is no road, how can the materials be transported to the village? Those quilts and clothes cannot be brought from the foot of the mountain by manpower." Zhang Li glanced at Lin Tao with deep meaning and said, "As a successful businessman, it is normal for you to contribute to society and help poverty alleviation, but why did you go to Yongquan Village first? The government of this village cannot solve the problem of barrenness. The natural environment is really too harsh."

Lin Tao realized that Governor Jiang recommended him to Yongquan Village to help the poverty alleviation work. He couldn't help but curse in anger, "This old guy is really a grudge, is it over?"

"Who are you scolding?" Zhang Li couldn't help but ask curiously when she saw Lin Tao suddenly swearing with anger.

Lin Tao said with a smile: "Governor Jiang!"

Zhang Li smiled embarrassedly and shut up and lowered her head in an instant. Just kidding, she, a little official with sesame and mung bean, dares to argue with Governor Jiang? That isn’t that the old birthday star hanging himself, and he’s tired of living!

Seeing Zhang Li being so cautious, Lin Tao couldn't help laughing and said contemptuously: "Are you? Even if Governor Jiang is a rank-in-law official, he can't hear the birds here even if you scold him a few words!"

"The disaster comes from the mouth, let's forget it." Zhang Li sneered in her heart. I won't be fooled by you, leaving you a handle that threatens me.

After the two of them finished talking, they were about to walk towards the village when a questioning voice suddenly came from behind, "Stop, who are you? Why did you come to our village?"

Lin Tao paused, then turned around and saw an old man carrying a hoe, staring at him and Zhang Li with an angry face and a vigilant look on his face.

Seeing this, Zhang Li hurriedly took the initiative to step forward, showed a gentle smile, and introduced herself: "Hello, old man, I am Zhang Li, director of the Taiping Municipal Government Office. I came to your village to..."

"Stop talking nonsense, get out of our village!"

Before Zhang Li could finish her words, the old man had already raised his hoe and smashed it on Zhang Li. Zhang Li was so scared that she lost her face and let out a terrified scream...

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