A year passed quickly, and time entered the year 1982 in this world.
A Huaxi minibus was speeding on the asphalt road from Nancheng to Anxian.
There was a short-haired female comrade sitting in the car, chatting with an old lady next to her.
The old lady was very talkative: "Girl, are you from Nancheng? Are you visiting our relatives in An County?"
One of Xie Wan's biggest worries right now is that she discovered that her appearance would not change over time.
She has been in this world for ten years this year and is almost thirty years old, but her appearance has hardly changed since she was twenty years old.
"Yes, visiting relatives. Are you going to the city to sell things?"
The lady showed a satisfied smile on her face, leaned closer to Xie Wan, and said in a low voice: "I went to the city to sell the chickens I raised at home, and also bought some Dacron cloth for my grandson to make a pair of pants so that he can go to school."
The environment has become more relaxed this year, but commodity prices are still not liberalized.
However, because Sichuan Province is far away, it is more relaxed in some aspects than the capital and other provinces, and it is not so strict in cracking down on speculation. Farmers in An County now secretly take the poultry they raise to the city to sell.
Xie Wan chatted casually: "How old is Auntie's grandson? Are all the children in the family going to school?"
The old lady pointed her finger proudly and said: "My grandson is six years old this year, and the village primary school requires children to start school at the age of six.
I have four sons. The eldest, second and third sons have given me seven grandchildren in total.”
Xie Wan sighed: "Auntie is so lucky, she has so many children and grandchildren!"
The old lady's smile deepened, but she said, "Having too many children and grandchildren has its own difficulties. If it weren't for County Magistrate Xie coming to our An County and calling on each village and household to implement the household contract responsibility system and letting us raise pigs and poultry, we would not be able to raise so many children.
When we heard that County Magistrate Xie was going to be transferred, everyone in our village was extremely worried.
We have just had a full meal. What will we do if she leaves?
Everyone agreed to go to the county to find County Magistrate Xie and ask her to stay. "
Xie Wan was praised by the common people in person, and was happy in her heart. She said casually: "She just did her job. How can it be worth keeping her?"
Xie Wan himself did not want to leave An County, but due to the great success of the household contract responsibility system reform in An County, as well as the construction of roads, transport teams, gravel plants, and several medicinal herb breeding bases, An County's fiscal revenue actually had a surplus last year.
From a well-known poor county in the province, it has become a pioneer in reform pilot projects.
Xie Wan's outstanding political achievements attracted the attention of the province, and there were rumors that Xie Wan was going to be promoted.
The Organization Department did talk to Xie Wan, and their initial intention was to have her go to the Nancheng City Commercial Bureau as director.
She had been wronged in her rank when she was appointed as deputy county chief of An County. If she could be appointed as director of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, she would be able to return to the county level.
Xie Wan hasn't agreed yet, but the news has already spread.
In fact, Xie Wan would rather take over from Pang Ming, who is about to retire, as the county magistrate of An County.
But I heard that due to the rapid development of An County today, many people have set their eyes on this popular position, and the competition for the position of An County magistrate has become very fierce.
If Xie Wan wanted to compete, no one could actually win against her.
Not to mention her background and connections, her political achievements alone are unmatched.
But she herself is still hesitating.
She had just casually said this modestly, but who knew that she would offend the lady next to her.
The old lady, who was originally smiling, frowned and began to educate Xie Wan: "Little girl, you are not from our An County, so don't talk nonsense.
What do you know? Before our County Magistrate Xie came, my son almost gave my granddaughter away because there was not enough food at home.
I have seven grandchildren, and they only have two pairs of pants that they can wear outside. They run around the village naked every day. My family has no money or tickets to buy clothes for them.
If it weren't for County Magistrate Xie who gave our family some extra money, would I have been able to buy such good cloth for my grandson to make pants?
Now not only does my grandson no longer have to walk around naked, but he can also go to school.
Now every village has a village primary school, and children can go to school without any tuition fees, as long as they pay for the textbooks.
My grandchildren will all have a bright future now that they can read and write.
If it weren't for County Magistrate Xie, how could we have such hope?"
The old lady became more and more excited as she spoke, and her voice gradually became louder, alarming the people in the rows in front and behind her.
Most of the people on the bus were residents of An County. When they heard about the changes that had taken place in An County over the past year and their County Magistrate Xie, they all asked the old lady what was going on.
The old lady pointed at Xie Wan and said, "This little girl is so outspoken that she actually said that what our County Chief Xie did was what he should do!
I am so angry. I have lived for more than 50 years. There are so many county magistrates, why is there no one like County Magistrate Xie who can help us farmers make money? "
After hearing what the old lady said, an old man glared at Xie Wan and said, “I don’t like to hear anyone say bad things about County Magistrate Xie.
To be honest, my family was so poor that we almost had to eat dirt.
County Magistrate Xie has given us our own land to farm. As long as we work hard, we will have no problem having enough food to eat.
She also asked someone to teach us how to grow medicinal herbs. Every year, not counting the money we get from the herbs grown collectively in the village, we can still make a lot of money from selling the herbs we planted in front of and behind our houses.
She also brought a kind of foreign fruit called lemon, which is already planted in our neighboring village.
I heard that after the fruit is harvested, the new food factory in the town will buy all the fruit.”
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