80s Taoism

When Zhang Jiaohua was about to return to Yingpan Village, Mei Qing and Ji Jiaxin found Zhang Jiaohua.

"Zhang Jiaohua, we want to ask you one thing." Ji Jiaxin said.

"Think about it clearly. Cultivation pays attention to talent. Without talent, no matter how hard you work, it will be in vain. At that time, you have devoted too much time and energy, and even your youth has been delayed. If you blame me again, it will be too late." Zhang Jiaohua knew what Ji Jiaxin and Mei Qing wanted to do without asking.

"Then do you think we are talented?" Ji Jiaxin asked.

"Since it's called talent, how can ordinary people see through it at a glance. It's just that I don't feel that you have any special talent. Whether you can practice Taoism depends on you. Life is often unsatisfactory in ten or nine cases, and who can beat it at a glance?" Zhang Jiaohua shook his head, and did not give Ji Jiaxin and Mei Qing an absolute answer. The two of them are not the kind of excellent talents, but it doesn't mean that they can't practice Taoism. In fact, the most important thing in cultivating the Tao is not talent, but understanding. Talent can be seen, but understanding is elusive.

"I'm going to give it a try." Mei Qing thought for a while and said very resolutely.

"Me too, but I still have to go to school now, so I can't stay here every day. What should I do?" Ji Jiaxin said worriedly.

"If you really want to try it, you can come here in your free time. You decide on a time, and then Deacon Zhu will arrange someone to pick you up." Zhang Jiaohua said.

"Then there's no problem." Ji Jiaxin smiled.

After making arrangements for Mei Qing and Ji Jiaxin, Zhang Jiaohua hurried back to Yingpan Village.

As soon as Zhang Jiaohua left Yingpan Village, news spread in the village and town that Zhang Jiaohua might not go back. Although Zhang Jiaohua left Yingpan Village because of his organizational relationship, everyone could see that Zhang Jiaohua's background was not simple. A college student village official was able to mobilize so many people. It can be seen that his background is very powerful. Zhang Jiaohua has been in Yingpan Village for a long time. During this period of time, Zhang Jiaohua has done two major things. The first is to rescue the trafficked women, and the second is to find a way for Yingpan Village to get out of trouble. With these two points, Zhang Jiaohua, the village official, can already end well.

When Zhang Jiaohua reappeared in Yingpan Village, everyone in Yingpan Village was very surprised.

"I knew that Uncle Zhang would come back! Uncle Zhang, they all said that you would not come back. There are still some people in the village who are interested in the things in your room. I believe that you will come back." Gu Chuangui rushed towards Zhang Jiaohua excitedly.

"Saline-alkali treatment in the village has not yet been completed, and Yingpan Village has not become rich, so why would I leave?" Zhang Jiaohua smiled.

"Uncle Zhang, will our Yingpan Village be as rich as the villages shown on TV in the future?" Gu Chuangui asked.

"Of course. Yingpan Village has a lot of mountains, fields, and land, and people are not lazy. If the water source salinity problem is solved, there is no reason why it will not be rich. In the future, paddy fields will be able to be planted. Do you still think your village will be hungry?" Zhang Jiaohua asked.

"Of course not. As long as the fields can grow crops, we can plant all the crops in the fields. When the grain harvest is abundant in the future, we can use it to raise livestock. In this way, we will not have to worry about food and clothing." Gu Chuangui looks forward to the days of food and clothing in the future.

Zhang Jiaohua sighed: "Chuangui, we won't be able to be satisfied in the future just by worrying about food and clothing. We not only need to solve food and clothing, but also become rich. You also need to study more in the future. In the future, you will get out of this mountain and see the world beyond the mountain. Do you understand?"

Looking at the blue sky in the distance, Gu Chuangui murmured: "I'm grown up, I'm going out of Tianba Bridge, I'm going to find my parents. I want to ask them, why don't they come back to see me?"

Gu Chuangui's words made Zhang Jiaohua a little sad. It is impossible for the child to see his father again in the future. Maybe his mother will no longer recognize each other.

"Director Zhang, you're back!" Gu Baishui was surprised to see Zhang Jiaohua.

"After finishing the work, I will come back naturally. Is this normal? I heard that people in the village are saying that I will not come back. Is Gu Zhishu not welcoming me back?" Zhang Jiaohua looked at Gu Baishui with deep meaning.

Gu Baishui smiled awkwardly: "How can that be? The salinity control has not been successful yet. If Officer Zhang doesn't come back, I won't feel at ease at all. Officer Zhang is a college student, so he knows better than anyone else about salinity control. If Officer Zhang isn't here, I'm still worried that the technical cadres in the county won't care."

"I was also worried about the saline-alkali treatment, so I hurried back. How is the situation now? Has the water been drained?"

"It's almost drained. The town will send an excavator in tomorrow to completely clean up the silt in the reservoir. The silt must also be heavily salinized. We are going to dump the silt into the barren mountains and valleys over there for landfill. Make sure that the salt and alkali won't leak out in the future," Gu Baishui said.

"Be careful not to pollute the water source with the salt and alkali in the mud. Otherwise, all the previous efforts we have done now will be wasted." Zhang Jiaohua said with some concern.

"Don't worry. We have fully considered these issues. The technicians from the town also went to the valley for field inspections. There shouldn't be any problems," Gu Baishui said.

"Also. How is the situation in the village now? There is no shortage of cooking, right?" Zhang Jiaohua asked.

"Certainly not during this period. Almost all the villagers have participated in labor for the small reservoir treatment project. Almost everyone can receive a wage. Meals are also provided on the construction site. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for this time to be hungry." Gu Baishui said.

"Secretary Gu, after the saline-alkali treatment is completed, there are still some things I want to discuss with you." Zhang Jiaohua said.

"What's the matter? Officer Zhang, just speak up if you have anything to say." Gu Baishui asked.

"I think after the completion of salinity control, the village should make a long-term plan. How to make Yingpan Village richer faster." Zhang Jiaohua said.

"Director Zhang, you are a college student with many ideas. Do you have any good ideas? Just tell me." Gu Baishui eagerly wanted to know. As the village party secretary, he hopes that Yingpan Village can become rich quickly more than anyone else. It's not that Gu Baishui is so impartial. Instead, Yingpan Village became richer, and his share was naturally indispensable.

"That's fine, Secretary Gu, then you sit in the room first. Let's have a good chat." Zhang Jiaohua handed a bench to Gu Baishui. He also pulled over a bench and sat down.

"How many acres of paddy fields, dry land, and mountains per capita in the village?" Zhang Jiaohua asked.

"The paddy field is more than two acres per capita, and the dry land is almost two acres. However, there are still many wastelands that can be reclaimed and crops can be grown. There are even more mountainous lands, at least twenty acres per family." Gu Baishui made some calculations.

"If you just rely on farming, do you think Yingpan Village can become a rich village?" Zhang Jiaohua asked.

Gu Baishui shook his head: "It's almost enough to ensure food and clothing. And I'm afraid there's no way to plant all the fields. There is no labor force. Now there are only old, weak, sick and disabled in the village. With such a few people, how can they plant so much land? Young people have already tasted the sweetness of working outside, why are they willing to come back to farm?"

"That's it. I think it's better for us to plan how to develop Yingpan Village in the future. Many paddy fields in the village have been salinized and are not suitable for planting, and it will take a long time to recover. If these fields are divided, many farmers will definitely be dissatisfied. I think we must first count how many farmlands are suitable for farming in the village. Don't divide these farmlands. Collect these farmlands and set up farmers' self-help cooperatives. In the future, we can mechanize farming if conditions permit. There are subsidies from the state," Zhang Jiaohua said.

"It's not like you don't know the situation in our village, Mr. Zhang. Who has the money to buy agricultural machinery? It's good to have enough food." Gu Baishui said.

"Secretary Gu, listen to me first. What I mean is that our Yingpan Village can't become a wealthy village just by farming. I also came from the countryside. No matter how well I do one acre of land, I can earn a few hundred yuan at most, or I will lose money. The average family has a few mu of land, and after a year, it is enough to get enough food and clothing. In such a situation, the village will definitely not be able to keep young people. A village without young people will be abandoned sooner or later. Don't you think so?" Zhang Jiaohua said.

Gu Baishui thought for a moment, then nodded heavily: "Who said no? Officer Zhang, I'll smoke a cigarette."

Gu Baishui took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out one from it, and smoked it bang bang. The smoke filled in front of him, enveloping him in it.

"No matter how hard the young people in the village work outside, it's not as hard as digging food from the soil. No matter how little money they have, they can make more money than from the field. If this continues, who would like to stay in the countryside? The colorful world outside is so beautiful. If I was ten or twenty years younger, I would not stay in the village." Gu Baishui sighed.

"It's not impossible for young people to come back. As long as you can easily earn money at home, who wants to suffer outside? Everything is difficult when you go out. I have a preliminary idea. It is to build our Yingpan Village into a modern manor. We will set up a joint-stock company, and farmers will buy shares with land. Then we will attract investment to build this manor in Yingpan Village. In the future, tourism will be the main focus, and we will engage in farmhouse entertainment and ecological agriculture. As long as this manor is developed, it will attract tourists from all over the country. They can make a lot of money, and they will run outside?" Zhang Jiaohua said.

"It's not easy!" Gu Baishui felt that Zhang Jiaohua was talking on paper, "Let's talk about investment. Who is willing to invest in a poor valley like ours? Our transportation is not convenient here. Who is willing to travel in a poor valley like ours?"

Zhang Jiaohua said with a smile: "The two problems you mentioned are actually not a problem. We can find out about investment. You leave it to me. At that time, I will definitely attract investment to the village. As for the traffic problem you mentioned, it is actually not a problem. You go to see the traffic plan of the province in the next few days. There is a highway to be built that passes near Yingpan Village. In the future, there will be an exit at Tianba Bridge. We have brought in investment, and we can apply to the city for the construction of supporting roads for our village. In this way, all problems will be solved. gone."

"What is the highway?" Gu Baishui asked suspiciously.

Zhang Jiaohua talked for a long time before explaining to Gu Baishui what the highway was about. Expressway is nothing new in developed areas, but it is indeed a rare thing in a remote place like Tianba Bridge.

"Cadr Zhang, will the manor you mentioned really make Yingpan Village rich?" Gu Baishui asked.

"Of course. But everything has a process. This manor is not so easy to build. And at that time, whether it can get the support of the villagers is also a problem. In addition, if investors come, they will own the shares according to the investment in the future farm. In the future, things must be done in accordance with laws and regulations. The current ideology of Yingpan Village is still very old. I am also a little worried about whether I can accept these new ideas." Zhang Jiaohua said worriedly.

"You don't have to worry about these issues. I'll convince the villagers. No matter what, life will be better than now, right? With the farm established, young people won't have to go out to work as coolies in the future. The boys in our village don't have much education, and it's hard for them to go out and enter the factory. Basically, they have to do heavy and dirty work outside." Gu Baishui hastily promised.