The Story of Qingfeng Village

Chapter 71 Qingfeng Village Raises the Red Flag

Xiao Guangwei: "Let's see what else is needed, let's do our best for him.

No one has lived there for so long, I wonder if some things can still be used? "

Li Jinfeng: "I've prepared the bedding, what's the difference with adding other things slowly... Maybe they don't want to keep it? How about leaving after the base station is settled?"

Xiao Guangwei: "No, we must try to stay."

Wang Jinfa: "It's impossible to tie him up and keep him?"

Zhu Xia said: "Let's try our best to persuade them with emotion and reason."

Xiao Guangwei: "The key is to let him feel that staying in the village has his value and can play a role. Instead of going to Maicheng without success or failure like before."

Zhu Xia: "If we can't do it, there will be foreign aid."

"What foreign aid?"

Zhu Xia: "I asked Li Qiang's brother-in-law to be a lobbyist."

Xiao Guangwei: "Li Qiang's brother-in-law?"

Wang Jinfa: "It's Li Ying's husband. I heard that he is a cadre of the Education Bureau in the city, but he hasn't been to Qingfeng Village for many years. Since Li Ying left, I don't know if the two families have any contact? Mr. Zhu How did you find him?"

Zhu Xia: "I'm also sure that he is my middle school classmate."

Xiao Guangwei said: "Wait...the cadre of the Education Bureau is also your middle school classmate, so it can't be Lao Liu, right?
Zhu Xia nodded, "That's right, he is my middle school monitor, Liu Jianguo."

Wang Jinfa nodded and said, "That's right. The son-in-law of the Li family is named Liu Jianguo. I didn't expect that he was still Teacher Zhu's classmate."

Xiao Guangwei: "Then this opportunity must not be missed, and Lao Liu must be allowed to do the ideological work of Li Qiang."

After talking about Li Qiang, Xiao Guangwei mentioned Wang Defa again.

He said to Wang Jinfa and Zhu Xia: "I ran into Wang Defa when I returned to the city this time.

Wang Jinfa said, "He really went to the city? What is he doing?"

Xiao Guangwei: "I don't know either. I seem to have seen him join an investment company. But when I followed him, I didn't see anyone from him."

"investment company?"

Zhu Xia frowned.

Li Jinfeng: "I think it's better for Wang Defa to go to the city, lest he come back and make trouble. If he knows that the base station is not built on the ground of his house, he may make trouble. It seems that he doesn't know about the repair of the base station. Be back early."

Wang Jinfa said: "It's fine if you don't come back, to save trouble, let's settle the matter with Li Qiang while he's not in the village."

Xiao Guangwei: "I'm not worried about this, I'm worried about those investment companies."

"What are you worried about?"

Xiao Guangwei told about his experiences in investment companies and pawnshops.

Wang Jinfa took a deep breath: "Wow, such a high income.

I don't know how many times higher than the bank's regular interest rate.

If it is me, I will also be moved.

Wife, does our family have any money left, take it out and invest it..."

Li Jinfeng: "There's a fart, let's pick you up and sell it for investment."

Xiao Guangwei: "Old Wang, don't even think about it. You have to start at least [-] yuan to enjoy the lowest income. The more you invest, the higher the income."

Zhu Xia: "The reward is too high, it's a bit outrageous. It's not normal."

Xiao Guangwei: "Who says no, I don't understand."

Wang Jinfa said: "I don't believe that Wang Defa has the money to invest. He is just a person who is just trying to grab a bargain."

"It's not for investment, what is it for?"

"Secretary Xiao, do you see clearly it's him?"

"It should be him, but I followed and didn't see him."

Li Jinfeng: "It doesn't matter if he is Wang Defa, as long as he doesn't come to harm the village."

"Well, that's the only way to do it now. Tell the village committees and backbones to pay attention to Wang Defa."

"it is good."

Don't think about Wang Defa for now.

"Secretary Xiao, the sign is ready and the flagpole is up. When will our flag-raising ceremony begin?"

Xiao Guangwei: "Tomorrow is the only way. Tonight, let's inform you when you are studying at night school, and let everyone come to hold the flag-raising ceremony and hang-out ceremony tomorrow. Mr. Zhu, bring the school's flag-raiser here tomorrow."

Zhu Xia: "Okay."

The next day, early in the morning, Wang Jinfa rang the bell again to remind the villagers to come early.

Because I told everyone about it last night, the villagers went out early when they heard the bell, and even a few old grandpas and old ladies who usually don’t show up appeared on the ridge with crutches and trembling steps.

Everyone gathered in the dam of the village committee from different places.

Zhu Xia led the flag-raiser from the village primary school, wearing neat clothes and bright red scarves. The school has no uniforms, and the children put on their best clothes.

Wait for everyone to arrive.

Zhu Xia said to Wang Miao, the team leader, "Let's get started."

"The flag-raising ceremony will now begin... the national anthem will be played..."

Principal Wang turned on an old tape recorder and played the national anthem.

Zhu Xia thought the recorder looked very familiar. It turned out that her father bought it at that time, and left it to the school after he left.

"Arise, you who would not be slaves,

Build our new Great Wall with our flesh and blood...

The Chinese nation has reached the most dangerous time..."

Xiao Guangwei, Zhu Xia, Wang Chunsheng, Wang Jinfa and others also sang along, and more people joined in.

Those old grandpas and old women also opened their dry lips and uttered syllables.

Everyone followed the rising five-star red flag with fiery eyes.

Tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

The red flag rose to the top of the bamboo pole and fluttered in the wind.

……

After the flag was hoisted, another listing ceremony was held.

Xiao Guangwei delivered a speech as the secretary, and Wang Jinfa also expressed his position as the director of the village committee.

The ceremony is over, but the enthusiasm of the villagers has not dissipated for a long time.

Everyone gathered at the door of the village committee, discussing eagerly.

Xiao Guangwei: "It seems that Qingfeng Village has been awakened little by little."

Zhu Xia: "Winter is coming soon, and next spring, Qingfeng Village will definitely look different."

Wang Chunsheng: "I am eager to see that vibrant scene."

The phone of the village committee rang, and Wang Jinfa picked it up, "I'm Wang Jinfa from Qingfeng Village."

I don't know what was said on the other end of the phone, Wang Jinfa nodded vigorously.

Just after putting down the phone, the phone rang again.

Wang Jinfa answered the phone and came over to Xiao Guangwei with a smile on his face and said, "Secretary Xiao, President Wang, good news, good news."

"What good news?"

Xiao Guangwei and Wang Chunsheng asked in unison.

"The good news is that there are college students who came to the village to teach, and they have already gone to the village. The village secretary said that Secretary Xiao was going to the village for a meeting, and asked him to pick him up when he came back."

Xiao Guangwei: "No problem. I'll leave later."

I went to the countryside yesterday and informed him of the meeting today.

Wang Chunsheng said to Zhu Xia, "Hey, there's another new force here, and our team is constantly growing."

Xiao Guangwei: "Come more, I can go to the village to pick up people every day. I applied to send agricultural technicians to guide, but I don't know when they will come."

Zhu Xia: "It won't be long."

(End of this chapter)