After the meeting, Zhao Chengzhu put his work together and went upstairs steadily, ignoring Zeng Yi's arrangements.

Niu Wangsen walked to Zeng Yi and laughed: "Director Zeng, I will take you to your place to live first."

I live in this two-story office building. To be precise, it is an office, thirteen or fourteen square meters, separated by a curtain in the middle, a long desk in front, a bed in the back, and a washbasin shelves behind the door.

Niu Wangsen rubbed his hands and said embarrassedly: "The conditions in our Laoxiong Township are difficult, and there is not even a decent guesthouse. I have someone cleaned up this office. It is both for office and accommodation. I am really sorry Director Zeng. Look at you who have come to help the poor all the time, but..."

"Neiu Township Director, for a long time in the future, we will be stirring a spoon in a big pot. Don't call me Director Zeng, call me Xiao Zeng, brother Zeng, or you can." Zeng Yi smiled, and he realized that Niu Wangsen was a more honest person.

Niu Wangsen smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll ask you to call me Brother Zeng."

Niu Wangsen personally helped Zeng Yi put his luggage in place, and then reminded him: "Brother Zeng, remember to close the window when you sleep at night. It is still a little cold at night, so don't catch a cold. In addition, you have an electric mattress under the bed. If you feel it is cold, turn on the electric mattress."

Everything was done and Niu Wangsen dragged Zeng Yi again, "Let's go, dinner is arranged."

The supper was still in the restaurant opposite the township government, and basically the few people in the afternoon, but Zhao Chengzhu was not there, and he was not there, so everyone was relaxed.

Niu Wangsen was still thinking about the two bottles of wine at noon, and when he entered the door, he said, "Lao Hei, take out the Nanjiang Laojiao and ask for two bottles."

Lao Hei is the owner of the restaurant. He shook his head as soon as he heard this, "Niu Township Chief, there is no Laojiao in Nanjiang, only Beiyun Daqu, how many bottles do you want?"

"You Sun Hun Ri, are you afraid we won't give you money?" Niu Wangsen cursed as soon as he heard this, "I came to the county today. Director Zeng is here to help the poor. Don't embarrass me. Take out the good wine and be slow down. In the future, we will go to Sihai Hotel to eat!"

Then Lao Hei took out two bottles of Nanjiang Laojiao from under the counter and put them on the table. He said, "I see people who are helping the poor every year. When I come, I will eat them here. After eating, I will leave. Isn't that the same thing? I didn't see any difference between the rice, flour and oil I brought."

Niu Wangsen slapped the table and stared at him, "You Sun Hun, go to the kitchen to prepare your food. If Director Zeng is not satisfied with the food, let me see how I deal with you!"

When Lao Hei entered the kitchen, Niu Wangsen said, "Director Zeng, he is careless, don't take it to your heart."

"Old Hei is kidding!"

Zeng Yi waved his hand, and Lao Hei was telling the truth. Isn’t the poverty alleviation work in the past just a formality? Isn’t it that I came down to give me something, take a walk, and then go back to the poverty-stricken people living in the county town to Fu Laoxiong Township. When the poverty alleviation period is over, I will copy the poverty alleviation materials I wrote before and hand it over and it will be done.

How can we not be poor if we help poverty like this?

People in the mountains drink more vigorously, just like drinking water. Zeng Yi used to think that Tang Weiguo was very vigorously, but the cadres in Laoxiong Township in front of him were no worse than Tang Weiguo. At one end of the wine glass, Zhang Fei was invincible.

After finishing two bottles of Nanjiang Laojiao, Niu Wangsen asked Lao Hei to serve a few bottles of Beiyun Daqu. This is a kind of wine produced in Beiyun County, a neighboring county. Because the price is cheap, the sales in the area of ​​Nanyun Beiyun are quite good.

After giving Zeng Yi another cup, Niu Wangsen asked: "Director Zeng, have you brought any projects this time?"

"There is no project yet. This time I came down to find out the situation in our village first, investigate it clearly, and then decide on the project."

Niu Wangsen was a little disappointed. In the past, people who have helped the poverty alleviation work have all kinds of projects. For example, they set up a rural science and technology bookstore last year. Although the technology books they brought are nonsense, such as soilless cultivation and seafood breeding, they are not in line with Laoxiong Township, but they are still a project.

Alas, it would be great if the director of the Transportation Bureau came down to help the poor. If the roads in the village are repaired, Laoxiong Township will have hope.

Deputy Township Mayor Yao Heping said: "I have come to so many poverty alleviation cadres in the past, and the investigation reports are written every year. Why do we still need to investigate? The difficulties in our village have been raised a lot."

Niu Wangsen glared and said, "There is no right to speak without investigation. Director Zeng will also have a good investigation on the spot."

Zeng Yi smiled and explained: "I have read the previous investigation reports, including the materials given to the county by our village, but it all talks about the difficulties and shortcomings of our Laoxiong Township, and did not talk about their advantages and advantages. This investigation is mainly about understanding the situation in this regard."

Yao Heping laughed in his heart, and it was just a survey, but he changed to a new term. If Laoxiong Township had an advantage, would it still be so poor? Director Zeng looked not very old, but he was quite a bit twisted.

Niu Wangsen asked, "What's the difference between this investigation?"

"We cannot rely on the help of our superiors for everything, especially to get rid of poverty and become rich. It is even more unrealistic to wait and rely on others. Those who suffer from poverty are not the people above." Zeng Yi looked at Niu Wangsen, "Waiting for others to help you get rich is like waiting for pies in the world. If you want to get rich, you have to rely on yourself!"

This sentence has come to the hearts of everyone present. Everyone in the county knows the poverty of Laoxiong Township, but why does the county not lean towards Laoxiong Township when making plans? It is because it is not poor in others, so of course others are not in a hurry.

Niu Wangsen nodded, "Brother Zeng is a truthful word, he said this very heart-wrenchingly."

"I came this time to see if our Laoxiong Township has any advantages. With the advantages, we can attract investment and projects." Zeng Yi said.

Yao Heping smiled and said, "The advantage of our Laoxiong Township is that there are many mountains. In addition to many mountains, there are many mountains."

Everyone laughed. This was very realistic. When they went out, they looked all over the mountain.

Zeng Yi smiled and said, "There are advantages in many mountains. As the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains. Since we rely on the mountains, we can eat the mountains!"

Everyone laughed again, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and water to eat the water. This is true, but my brother leaned on the mountains but did not get the light of the mountains. His ancestors were poor for generations, but instead thanked the mountains.

"Drink! Drink!" Niu Wangsen mentioned the cup, "Director Zeng is a cadre from a large place, with a broad vision and is different from our mountain cannons. When he comes this time, there will be hope in our Laoxiong Township."

After dinner, everyone sent Zeng Yi back to their residence and went back to their own houses, making birds and beasts scattered.

Laoxiong Township is relatively high at altitude. Zeng Yi slept in a daze until midnight and felt a little cold, so he got up. The night in the mountain village was indeed so quiet that there was no sound around him. Occasionally, two strange screams of unknown birds made people panic when they heard it.

Zeng Yi sat up, got lucky, adjusted his breathing, retrieved a quilt, and then fell asleep.

When he woke up the next day, Zeng Yi pushed open the door and felt a fresh air coming to his face, refreshing his heart.

Zhao Chengzhu also lives in the township government compound. At this time, he was squatting on the first stone staircase and brushing his teeth with an enamel jar.

"Secretary Zhao, it's early!" Zeng Yi greeted.

Zhao Chengzhu nodded without expression, and even said hello.

Zeng Yi thought to himself that Zhao Chengzhu was really a weird person. As the secretary of the village, he was so indifferent to his comrades, but he couldn't control him. He found his cup from the room, went to the water pipe to get some water, and squatted on the other end of the stone steps, and brushed his teeth.

People in the mountains got up early. Zeng Yi finished brushing his teeth and walked around the street. He said it was a street, but it was just a slightly wider road. Several shops were opened on both sides of the street, selling some simple things such as tobacco, alcohol, salt, sugar, clothes, shoes, etc., and other things such as barber shops, repair shops, etc.

Many of the houses in the countryside are old houses, with dark and mottled walls and moist roofs, which do not look at any scenery. Occasionally, you can see one or two beautiful blue brick houses. I heard that they are all people who go out to work and come back to build them after making money.

Fortunately, there was a breakfast shop selling tofu and cereal oil cakes. After Zeng Yi finished eating, he returned to the township government compound, and the township cadres came to work.

Niu Wangsen was half-squatting in the courtyard of the township government, posing an ugly posture that looked like a bear or a bear. Seeing Zeng Yi, he smiled and asked, "Director Zeng, how do you arrange it today?"

"Go down to investigate and go through all the villages in the village first!" Zeng Yi looked at Niu Wangsen and asked, "What are you doing?"

"It's time to exercise!" Niu Wangsen stopped, "I learned from people when I was a child. I said it was a five-animal show. I don't know if it is, but I've been practicing anyway."

Zeng Yi smiled, "It's a bit like a little. Since you keep practicing, then you can just stick to it."

Niu Wangsen stood there and touched his chin and said, "Director Zeng, there is a situation that I have to explain to you first. Many villages in our township do not have access to it. They are all small roads in the mountains. You have to walk there. If you want to walk all these villages, it will take at least half a month!"

"You can find a guide for me, and don't worry about the rest!"

Niu Wangsen saw that Zeng Yi was really planning to walk the village of Laoxiong Township, and he was a little impressed. The poverty alleviation cadres who came before were all shouting that they were tired just by walking around the village and almost never stayed in the village for three days. The poverty alleviation work in Laoxiong Township was actually completed by these cadres living in the county.

"Then I'll make some arrangements for you now." Niu Wangsen went upstairs with a smile.

Zeng Yi was preparing things in his house, and someone came to knock on the door. He was a man in his thirties. When he saw Zeng Yi, he said happily: "You are Director Zeng, right? My name is Niu Wanglin. The village chief asked me to come and serve as a guide for Director Zeng."

"Come in and sit in!" Zeng Yi quickly let Niu Wanglin in. Seeing that his appearance was a bit similar to Niu Wangsen, he said, "You are the head of the township Niu..."

"We are cousins!" Niu Wanglin rubbed his hands and stood there a little uneasy.

The village handed him this task, and calculated the food and drink, and gave him another 15 yuan guide fee every day. Niu Wanglin was afraid that others would gossip. In fact, Niu Wangsen gave him this task because Niu Wanglin had a hand-held tractor. It would be more convenient if he went to a village with several nearby roads.

Zeng Yi packed up the things, picked them up, and said, "Brother Niu, then let's go!"

"I'll do it, I'll do it!" Niu Wanglin snatched a bag from Zeng Yi and left when he left.

In the courtyard of the township government, Niu Wanglin's hand tractor was placed, which was not much bigger than the agricultural tricycle. In the truck, some rice, flour and medicines brought by Zeng Yi yesterday were placed.

After putting Zeng Yi’s things into the car, Niu Wanglin started the car, "Director Zeng, you must help you after you get on, as the road will be bumpy."

Zeng Yi had already seen the road when he came to Laoxiong Township yesterday, but after leaving Laoxiong Township, he realized that the road yesterday was really a road, and today's road was not a road at all, it was just a pile of big and small stones, rugged and uneven.

Zeng Yi then discovered the benefits of a hand-held tractor. The chassis is high, so he is not afraid of being rubbed by stones on the ground; the steering wheel has no gaps and is easy to turn; when people stand and grasp the direction, their legs are natural shock absorbers. Anyway, Zeng Yi was sitting in the car and was almost flew out several times.

The first stop today is Xiachuan Village. In Laoxiong Township, Xiachuan Village is a relatively rich village, but even the rich village is still very poor. There is no serious blue brick house in the whole village. The alleys are paved with stones and are very narrow. Standing there, you can touch the walls on both sides with your hands.

Half of the people in the village have no electrical appliances, and those with electrical appliances are limited to TVs. In the village committee, there is the only telephone in the village. People who go out to work rely on this telephone to report their safety to their families.

When Zeng Yi first entered the village, he happened to hear the village director shouting: "Sandan's wife, your man is calling."

In Niu Wanglin's words, if you want a phone call, stand in the yard and yell, everyone in the village can hear it. However, Niu Wanglin also said that it is much better now than before. Many people go out to work and make money. It was really poor in the past.

Zeng Yi read a newspaper and said that some mountainous areas were so poor that the family had only a pair of cotton pants. In winter, the whole family was lying on the kang, and whoever went out wore pants. Zeng Yi thought it was a newspaper making up for attracting attention, but Niu Wanglin said that his family was so poor before, even poorer than that.

I heard that Zeng Yi was a cadre who came to help the poor, so the village director took Zeng Yi around the village and introduced the situation. In short, it was just one word: poor.

There are many bare mountain skins on the mountain outside the village, bare, like alopecia areata on human heads. According to the village director, this is because there is too little land in the village. People were too hungry before, so they cut down trees and crops. Unexpectedly, when there was no trees, a heavy rain fell, and the crops in the fields were washed away, so they became what they are now.

After leaving Xiachuan Village, Niu Wanglin led Zeng Yi to Shangchuan Village again. Shangchuan Village was on the mountain. Whether it is good or bad, Xiachuan Village still has a road, but Shangchuan Village has no road. The two of them were walking on the mountain. Niu Wanglin carried a bag of rice and Zeng Yi carried two barrels of oil. He walked on the mountain road where the steps were sometimes distant for more than two hours before he arrived at Shangchuan Village.

Shangchuan Village is even worse than Xiachuan Village. There are more than 20 households in the village, and there is not even a TV.

Niu Wanglin said that it is impossible to afford a TV, because the mountains are high and the roads are long, the wires are stretched long, and the losses are very large. The electricity bill in Shangchuan Village is several yuan per kilowatt-hour. Who would have to take it to watch the TV? It was just dark and it took a moment to light the lights and eat dinner, then turn on the lights to sleep. Listening to the strange screams in the mountains, it is the entertainment project here.

Zeng Yi was very sad after hearing this. He also walked out of the mountains. The situation was very different.

In the next twenty days, Zeng Yi traveled all eighteen villages in Laoxiong Township. The further away from Laoxiong Township, the poorer the village was. There was no land in the mountains. A large part of the money earned throughout the year was used to exchange for food, so it was difficult to get out of poverty.

The last stop is Laoyehai, because there is a Tianchi on the mountain, which the locals call "Sea", so it is named after it.

There was no road to Laoyehai. After the two of them added a lot of things in the village, they stayed in the mountain temple for one night on the way, and arrived at Laoyehai the next afternoon.

Climbing to the top of the mountain and looking at the shimmering waves in the Tianchi Lake, Niu Wanglin yelled, then he was excited and shouted: "Ah~, the mountains! Ah, the sea of ​​masters! Ah..."

Zeng Yi waited for a long time, but then said, "Brother Niu, continue talking."

"The mountains are high; the sea of ​​masters, you are far away." Niu Wanglin knocked on his legs, "Let me run away with my old cow!"

Zeng Yi laughed so hard that tears were almost coming out. Niu Wanglin's poem is still a standard pear blossom body.

The two of them took a break and walked towards the Master Hai. Niu Wanglin said, "Brother Zeng, to be honest, you are the cadre I have ever admired the most. Even the cadre in our village does not have the perseverance of you. I think you are really here to do business for our Laoxiong Township."

Zeng Yi smiled and asked, "By the way, what's going on with your secretary? He's always cold."

"Did you say it's a bad thing?" Niu Wanglin also counted Zeng Yi for so long and shouted out Zhao Chengzhu's nickname, "That person is so boring. He can only read documents and hide in the office all year round. He doesn't know what's going on in the village."
To be continued...