"Uncle Wang, the times are advancing, and we have to adapt too! Don't cling to the old ways; the right thing to do is to keep up with the times!"

"Heresy!" Uncle Wang stomped his cane heavily. "I'm telling you, Shen Qiqi, if you want to change the village rules, there's no way!"

Shen Qiqi's eyes rolled and a plan came to her mind.

"Uncle Wang, if you say that, I'm not convinced. How about this, let's go to the neighboring village and see where they've changed their rules a long time ago, and they're thriving. Wouldn't it be better for you to see for yourself than to argue with me here?"

Uncle Wang was stunned at first, then scoffed, "Going to the neighboring village? I don't believe their fancy tricks! They must be faking it!"

The villagers who were watching the excitement around also started talking about it.

"It would be a good idea to go to the neighboring village and see for yourself!"

"That's right, maybe it's just like what Qiqi said!"

"Uncle Wang, go take a look, it's free!"

Everyone was talking at once, and Uncle Wang's face looked a little embarrassed.

He snorted, "Let's go! I want to see what tricks they can come up with!"

The corners of Shen Qiqi's mouth slightly raised, revealing a triumphant smile.

"Okay, Uncle Wang, let's set off early tomorrow morning! When the time comes, you'd better open your eyes and take a good look!"

The next morning, a tractor rumbled out of the village, carrying Shen Qiqi, Uncle Wang, and a few onlookers.

Uncle Wang looked reluctant and kept muttering, "What a waste of time and gas money..."

Shen Qiqi ignored him and looked at the village that gradually became clear in front of her. "Uncle Wang, get ready to be amazed!"

The tractor rumbled and bumped along the way and finally arrived at the neighboring village.

As soon as he got off the car, Uncle Wang was stunned by the scene before him - clean and tidy streets, tree-lined paths, and villagers with happy smiles on their faces. It was not as "flashy" as he had imagined.

"This... is this really the neighboring village?" Uncle Wang rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had seen it wrong because of his old eyesight.

Shen Qiqi smiled and pointed to a bulletin board not far away, "Uncle Wang, look, this is the new village rules of the neighboring village."

The propaganda column uses simple and clear pictures and texts to show the various rules and regulations of the neighboring village, as well as the benefits brought by the reform.

Uncle Wang took a closer look and found that these regulations were not only reasonable but also very humane.

"This... this seems really good..." Uncle Wang muttered to himself, and his originally firm opposition attitude began to waver.

After the visit, Uncle Wang's attitude took a 180-degree turn.

When he returned to the village, he praised the neighboring village's reforms to everyone he met, which made other villagers feel itchy.

Shen Qiqi struck while the iron was hot, took out her reform plan, and explained it to everyone in detail.

"Our plan is more complete than that of the neighboring villages and is more suitable for our actual situation! As long as everyone works together, our village can live a good life like our neighboring villages!"

The villagers were excited and expressed their support for the reform.

Just as the reform was about to proceed smoothly, suddenly, a piece of news exploded in the village like a bomb - something went wrong with the reform in the neighboring village!

"Have you heard? The neighboring village has divided the land unevenly due to reforms, and now the villagers are making a fuss!"

"That's right! I even heard that the head of the neighboring village was dismissed because of this!"

The originally bustling village committee suddenly became quiet. The villagers looked at each other, and the fire of hope that had been burning seemed to be extinguished by a basin of cold water.

Shen Qiqi's expression also became solemn.

"Lu Qing, we have to go to the neighboring village and take a look..."