The Story of Qingfeng Village

Chapter 33 Dinner at the Village Committee III

Master: "Wang Deshun, look at you, our boys are frightened. There are two big bowls, which one can eat it? Take a bowl and share some out."

Wang Deshun: "Not too much, not too much, it's all about hard work, I can eat ten of them."

Master: "Ten? Do you think it's Mother Yue and her son who eat ten eggs in one meal."

(There is a saying in the countryside: Confinement women eat ten eggs a meal and one chicken a day.)
A joke immediately resolved the awkward atmosphere that Xiao Guangwei felt.

The master ordered: "Xiao Xiao, go get some bowls and share some out."

Xiao Guangwei grew up so big, even in the army, he never ate six eggs at a time.

What's more, these eggs are the villagers who want to keep them for money, and let them eat them all at once. I must feel very sorry in my heart, and I really can't eat them if I let him eat them.

Hearing what Master said, he hurried into the kitchen to get a bowl.

The speed was so fast that it was too late for Wang Deshun to stop it.

When I entered the kitchen, I saw two children surrounded by the stove. The older child was standing on a stool, trying to scoop up the remaining boiled egg water in the pot, and there were still some egg foam floating on it.

Another younger child stuffed his fingers in his mouth, drooling and said: I want to eat eggs, I want to eat eggs.

Xiao Guangwei was stunned.

Xiao Guangwei came out with two bowls as if fleeing, and stammered to the master, "Both children... want to eat eggs."

The master took the bowl, divided the eggs in his own bowl into three, and then divided the eggs in Xiao Guangwei's bowl into three, and said to Wang Deshun, "Deshun, call the children out and let them eat together."

Wang Deshun: "Well, how can this be done? You are distinguished guests. It's rare to come here. You should have some boiled water. The baby's family eats it every day. Let them get used to it... don't care about them...

You eat, you eat..."

Wang Deshun urged.

The master stuffed two bowls into Wang Deshun's hands and said, "If you don't get it out, just bring it in. We'll take care of the rest."

Sit down and eat eggs with big mouthfuls.

Wang Deshun had no choice but to bring in the bowl.

I didn't come out for a long time.

The master said to Xiao Guangwei: "Eat, we will go back after eating."

Xiao Guangwei ate the eggs in a few mouthfuls and drank the water in the bowl.

Seeing the master take out a banknote from his pocket and put it on the bottom of the bowl, he quickly followed suit and picked out a banknote with the largest denomination of five yuan and put it under the bowl.

The master shouted to the kitchen: "Deshun, we are leaving, don't give it away..."

When Wang Deshun chased him out, Xiao Guangwei and his master had already gone far.

The master said: "The villagers here are very simple. They will entertain us with the best things, but we can't take it for granted. You are from the army. I don't need to explain these reasons."

"Understood, master. Master, tell me about other customs, so that I won't..."

From then on, when Xiao Guangwei patrolled the line alone, no matter how tired he was from walking, no matter how thirsty he was, he would never go to the villagers' homes to rest and disturb the villagers to cause trouble for the villagers.

It's not easy for everyone.

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Wang Jinfa: "It turns out that the person who gave five yuan after eating a bowl of eggs is Secretary Xiao. He really has the demeanor of a leader."

"Oh, Secretary Xiao, don't you know? Wang Deshun got the five yuan and showed it off in the village for a long time. Everyone said he was rich. You know, five yuan can buy a big basket of eggs."

Five yuan was not a small income for farmers at that time.

"That's right, Secretary Xiao, tell Wang Deshun to fill up the eggs..."

Some people felt that Xiao Guangwei had suffered a disadvantage, and even defended him.

While talking and joking, the distance between Xiao Guangwei and everyone suddenly narrowed.

Xiao Guangwei: "Don't mention the past, from now on everyone just don't treat me as an outsider."

"Secretary Xiao, you came to our village to work and help us get rid of poverty. You are closer than your relatives. How can you be an outsider? We are very happy, aren't we?"

"Yes."

"Come on, come on, we're all family, you're welcome, if you don't smoke, peel peanuts and melon seeds..."

After Xiao Guangwei walked around the cigarette, he said.

"It doesn't mean that if we smoke, we can't eat melon seeds and peanuts. Secretary Xiao, you are too clear about the distinction, right?"

"Hahahaha, your baby is full of cigarettes, what else do you want to eat..."

"Thank you Secretary Xiao, then I'll be impolite..."

An old man stood up, grabbed peanuts and ate them.

More people followed suit.

There is a lot of fun in the village committee.

After smoking a cigarette, Xiao Guangwei said: "The big guy has lived in the village for decades and has more experience than me. If you have any ideas about poverty alleviation work, you can talk to me..."

Wang Deshun: "I listen to the leader. What the leader says is what I do."

"Wang Deshun, your baby has to listen to Secretary Xiao. Do you think it's fine if you get the five yuan? Hahaha..."

The villagers joked.

Another villager said: "Secretary Xiao, it's not that I'm discouraging. I've been talking about getting rid of poverty for a long time. What kind of work team, a lot of work groups have come, but the result... let's take the road in front of me as an example. Everyone said to repair it, but it turned out that it was not the yellow mud Shui Dang..."

"That's right, that's... Only by solving this big problem of travel can we hope to get rid of poverty."

Xiao Guangwei: "The road must be repaired.

Inviting everyone here today is not only for a meal, but also for important things to tell everyone, and it is also considered to be a thorough understanding for everyone.

One is that there is an expressway that will pass through our Taiping Township, and part of it will pass through Qingfeng Village..."

"Ah!? Really? Isn't that going to occupy our land?"

The first thing that comes to mind is compensation for land occupation.

"Where do you pass through? It can't be from here!"

"You think beautifully..."

One stone stirs up a thousand waves, and everyone is discussing it.

Xiao Guangwei: "Yesterday I participated in the mobilization meeting in the city. The preliminary survey work of the expressway has been completed and we are about to enter the field stage. I would like to remind everyone that in our Qingfeng Village section, I hope everyone can actively cooperate , don’t delay or even obstruct the construction process of the expressway. Director Wang will be responsible for this matter.”

When Wang Jinfa saw his name was called by Secretary Xiao, he quickly expressed his opinion: "We must cooperate well, don't worry. The people in Qingfeng Village are still enlightened, right? Brothers, old people."

Everyone gave Wang Jin a lot of face: "Right."

Xiao Guangwei glanced at the crowd, and then said: "The second thing is that the construction of the road from Taiping Township to Qingfeng Village is about to start. I think this is what everyone is more concerned about."

"Right, no matter how well-built the expressway is, no matter how bad it is, we won't be able to walk on it. The road at the entrance is the most critical."

"Yes, yes."

Everyone echoed and said.

How high is the awareness of these villagers?That's not necessarily true. If we say how low they are, that's not necessarily the case. They also know that the country's prosperity and prosperity have a certain impact on their lives.But what they care more about is their own actual interests, the interests of putting themselves in their shoes.Things that have little to do with their own lives will only be used as chatter after dinner, and they are more concerned about the most basic issues related to their daily lives.

(End of this chapter)