80s Taoism

"Uncle Zhang, are you really leaving? Didn't you say that you will leave after our Yingpan Village becomes rich and every household can eat meat?" Naturally, Gu Chuangui is the one who is most reluctant to let Zhang Jiaohua go.

Zhang Jiaohua said with a smile: "Although Uncle Zhang doesn't live in Yingpan Village anymore, Uncle Zhang will still pay attention to the development of Yingpan Village. He will come here often in the future. Therefore, Uncle Zhang will definitely let Chuangui eat meat every day in the future. But the most important thing is to let Chuangui afford to study in the future. In the future, he will be able to go to university and see the world beyond the mountain."

"Uncle Zhang, don't worry. I'm always the first in the class. In the future, I must be like Uncle Zhang and go to college. If I learn from Uncle Zhang, I can make a village as poor as Yingpan Village rich." Gu Chuangui looked at the mountains that surrounded Yingpan Village like a plate in the distance. Perhaps he was yearning for the world beyond the mountains.

Zhang Jiaohua has already cleaned up all the things, piled them up neatly, and is ready to leave Yingpan Village anytime.

Gu Yongyi rushed over with bare feet, "Grade Zhang, I really don't want you to leave our Yingpan village. But, I hope you will become a high official. The more official you become, the more ordinary people will receive your favor."

"Old man, don't say that. I am the village official of Yingpan Village. Whatever I do is what I should do. Don't be so polite." Zhang Jiaohua said.

"Today I went to the river to touch a few crucian carp. I went to the mountain to catch a pheasant. I will go to our house for dinner at noon. This time, I must not refuse." Gu Yongyi said.

"Old man, this is not a good thing. You are trying to make me make mistakes. Pheasants are protected animals. I am a cadre, so I can't take the lead in acting badly. Are you right?" Zhang Jiaohua said hastily. There is really no way to implement some things completely and strictly in the countryside. For example, wild boars are also protected animals. But there are too many wild boars in the mountains, which is not necessarily a good thing. After all, the current natural ecological environment is interrupted. The biological chain is incomplete, and nature cannot carry out natural elimination. If it does not interfere, it will inevitably cause some animals to overrun. If there are too many wild boars in the mountains, they will run out to steal the crops grown by farmers because of lack of food.

Mountain villages like Yingpan Village have always had the habit of hunting. It is very difficult to completely seal the hunt.

Gu Yongyi was dumbfounded when he heard that, "Then I'll go back and kill my old hen, and I won't take out the pheasant chicken."

"Old man, I appreciate your kindness, so I won't go to dinner. Many people want to invite me to dinner these two days. I'm not Monkey King, I can create a double by plucking a single hair. I want to go to every family's house for dinner. But I'm worried that if I go to the east house, I won't be able to go to the west house, and the big guys will have opinions on me in the future. That's different from your original intention." Zhang Jiaohua still agreed to go to Gu Yongyi's house.

Gu Yongyi didn't know what to do. He hurried back with bare feet. Zhang Jiaohua originally thought that this was the end of the matter. But unexpectedly, Gu Yongyi went back and turned around, and rushed over again. He came over with two bowls of vegetables in his hands, and Gu Chuangui followed him with a large bowl of rice.

"Old man, what are you doing?" Zhang Jiaohua said with a wry smile.

"I thought about what you said, Officer Zhang, and what you said made sense. I'm afraid that most of the villagers want to invite you to dinner. You are afraid of offending the villagers. I don't want to make things difficult for Officer Zhang, so I brought all the food." Gu Yongyi laughed.

This made Zhang Jiaohua unable to refuse, so he could only accept the things from Gu Yongyi.

Gu Yongyi was also carrying a plastic bag, which contained some eggs: "These eggs are hard-boiled. You take them in the car and eat them. I don't know when you will come over."

Zhang Jiaohua's eyes were sore when he saw it. He remembered that when he went out to participate in the tea fair that year, the villagers brought eggs to see him off one by one. People in the village are not rich, and they can't produce any decent things. I got up early and cooked eggs. Yingpan Village is now as poor as Meiziao back then, and the villagers are also so simple.

Zhang Jiaohua didn't refuse these eggs, and said with a smile: "I'll take them all."

"Okay, okay, Mr. Zhang, eat the food while it's hot. There are no decent dishes. Our Yingpan Village can't produce decent dishes. Mr. Zhang, when our Yingpan Village becomes richer, you must come to Yingpan Village, and our folks in Yingpan Village have to treat you to a meal." Gu Yongyi said.

"Yes, yes. I will definitely come in the future. This Yingpan Village is my second hometown. No matter what the development of Yingpan Village looks like in the future, I will come and have a look. I also hope that everyone will remember the hardships they have endured. Only in this way will we cherish the happiness that comes from hard work even more," Zhang Jiaohua said.

"You should remember it well!" Gu Yongyi sighed.

The car sent by the county finally arrived at Yingpan Village. The driver Shi Chao jumped out of the jeep and quickly apologized to Zhang Jiaohua: "Mayor Zhang, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm late."

"It's not your fault. The road is difficult." Zhang Jiaohua waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care.

"Yes, the road is too difficult to walk. The county originally planned to let me drive a Santana. But I am worried that the road here will not be able to walk. This jeep is easy to walk." Shi Chao said.

"Officer Zhang is leaving!"

I don't know who yelled, and the old and young people of Yingpan Village rushed over one after another, and surrounded the old school.

"Chairman Zhang, we can't bear you!"

"Director Zhang, I'm in a hurry to go back to Yingpan Village to have a look."

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Zhang Jiaohua was made a little sour by this scene.

Gu Yongyi took a tile bowl, took a bowl of water from the faucet, and handed it to Zhang Jiaohua: "Chairman Zhang, this is the tap water in our village. If it weren't for you, we in Yingpan Village would have to walk more than ten miles away to drink clean water. Chuanbao is only so small, so he has to carry water for me. This child, you have committed a crime!"

Zhang Jiaohua took the bowl of water and drank it all in one gulp: "Good water! So sweet."

"The spring water on our Yingpan Mountain is the best water. But that's it, we have no food to eat. Thanks to Officer Zhang, everything has become better." Gu Yongyi said.

Gu Baishui also came over, looked at Zhang Jiaohua and said with some embarrassment: "Director Zhang, I hope that Director Zhang can forgive you for any disrespect to you before."

"There is no need to mention the past. Secretary Gu, the future development of Yingpan Village still needs the cooperation of Secretary Gu," Zhang Jiaohua said.

The jeep started and moved forward slowly. The villagers in Yingpan Village started to chase the jeep.

"Major Zhang, look how much the people here love you. It shows that the people have you in their hearts, and it also shows that you have set the facts for the people." Shi Chao said.

Zhang Jiaohua looked back, only to see the villagers desperately chasing after him. They didn't stop until the jeep had driven a long way.