Chapter 192 Qushui Experience Promotion
Yang family.
Xia Shijie looked around the house and yard. Secretary Yang had nothing to do, so he raised chickens and pigs at home. He ate the eggs himself and would kill one for meat at the end of the year. At the end of the year, he would sell the pigs to the brigade at a low price, and then sell them to the members after slaughtering them.
He is not short of money. He earns more than a hundred yuan a month, which he can never spend. He does this job purely to pass the time.
Apart from basic necessities, his family was not much better off than ordinary members. The houses they lived in were all adobe houses, without any roofs.
The brigade wanted to rebuild his house, but he refused. Young ladies all lived in shabby little houses, so how could he live in a good one?
That's it, as long as it can shelter us from the wind and rain.
Secretary Yang, leaning on a crutch, skillfully picked a few cucumbers and tomatoes from his private plot, then skillfully lit a fire, cooked tomato and egg noodles, and pounded the cucumbers to make a cold salad.
Xia Shijie asked him, "Can you do it alone? Do you want to go to a nursing home?"
"No, I'm fine here. Fallen leaves return to their roots. When I'm too old to go, I can go to a nursing home. The members of our brigade won't neglect me. Don't worry, we have a lot of kindness in Liushu Village. Every day there are young men who come to fetch water for me, so my water tank is never short of water. There are also people who come to help me clean the pigpen and the house. I'm fine here, very comfortable."
Xia Shijie smiled and said, "I see. If you have anything, just call me or write to me. Don't treat me as an outsider."
"Why."
"What's going on here?"
Yang Jingxiu took a big mouthful of noodles and said with a smile, "That's what you see. The poor and lower-middle peasants lead everything. Our Xiao Xie said that the countryside needs to develop, and we need high-level development, but there are many things we don't understand, so we need to find people to help. There are some people who need to go to the countryside to participate in labor, so we asked them to come over. Let them work hard under the supervision of the poor and lower-middle peasants."
"You guys are the ones who want to come here?"
"It all happened naturally and logically. Initially, we wanted to raise bees to produce more honey for the country, so we went to the county agricultural bureau and invited Comrade Yan Dongsheng, a county technician.
As soon as Comrade Yan Dongsheng arrived, he fully demonstrated his initiative. He not only kept bees, but also farmed. Further conversation revealed he was a seed breeder. Xiao Xie said, "Let him do his research. If he can produce good seeds, it will be a great benefit to the people. It will be a contribution from Liushu Village to the people of the country." After all, all this research is under the supervision of us poor and lower-middle peasants.
Our team committee discussed it and felt that what she said made sense. We asked Comrade Yan Dongsheng to work and do research at the same time. Comrade Yan Dongsheng also needed help, so we called Comrade Yue Qixun.
"When they came here, they were incredibly hardworking, not afraid of hardship or fatigue, and were busier than us commune members. They were never idle. Those educated youth who came here farmed, raised pigs, and built roads—they were all very capable."
Xia Shijie said, "So everything written in the newspaper is true?"
"Really? Not a single falsehood."
Xia Shijie: “…”
He once thought it was a face-saving project and empty talk.
He thought about it again and again, and decided that Liushutun's approach was perfectly sound. Previously, when people talked about demotion and reform, they'd imagined struggle sessions, sending them to carry manure, isolating them, and keeping them at arm's length. But who said reform had to be this way? Reform meant shedding their bad habits, like those of the "stinking ninth" (the "ninth class"), and integrating them with the poor and lower-middle peasants. From that perspective, Liushutun's approach was the right one!
"You just said, 'Xiao Xie said,' was it Xiao Xie who came up with this idea? Is Xiao Xie from Liushutun?"
Yang Jingxiu pondered for two seconds and said, "She's from our brigade. I watched her grow up. She's eight generations of poor peasants, and she has a good family background. Even if the child brings it up, it's still us old folks who make the decision."
Xia Shijie sneered, "What? Are you afraid that I will cause trouble for her?"
Yang Jingxiu glanced at him and said nothing.
Xia Shijie choked. This bear really thought so!
He sighed, slurped a mouthful of noodles, and crunched a few pieces of cucumber before saying, "That's a good idea. I'll send you guys more in the future. If you can produce any research results, it will be a great blessing for the country. Are you the only good people? I, Old Xia, am not a coward!"
Yang Jingxiu chuckled twice but still said nothing.
Xia Shijie asked again, "It seems that Xiao Xie's idea really played a big role. Otherwise, how could she become the deputy county magistrate at such a young age?"
Yang Jingxiu smiled and said, "Since you're here, why not take a look around other parts of Qushui County? You'll understand. Xiao Xie is absolutely capable and qualified to be deputy county magistrate. This was decided by the County Party Committee and approved by the Organization Department. She has played a significant role in the changes in Qushui County over the past three years. Young people are full of energy and have quick minds."
"Then I'll have to take a closer look."
Xia Shijie stopped talking and concentrated on eating.
It was a simple meal, but he ate it with relish, gulping down two large bowls.
After a short rest after dinner, Xia Shijie and his group left Liushutun and headed straight for the cadre school.
When people from the province and the city saw the densely packed signs at the entrance of the cadre school, they stood there for a long time before they could read all the names.
Good guy, they just called him good guy!
Xia Shijie glanced at Xie Yun with a smile in his eyes. He pursed his lips and said nothing.
Soon after entering, everyone saw old acquaintances. After all, this cadre school was half filled with experts and scholars, and half were cadres transferred from the provincial party committee and various departments.
Xia Shijie and Secretary Wang huddled together and talked for a long time, and gained a better understanding of Qushui County's practices.
Then, he met Pan Changqing accompanied by Xie Yun.
Xia Shijie saluted Pan Changqing. This expert in high-tech weapons, now switching to steel and machinery, remained a master in his field, having made outstanding contributions to agricultural mechanization. He was at a loss for words. It was true that gold shines wherever it is found!
After spending three days in Qushui County, Xia Shijie felt that his horizons had been broadened.
After returning to the province, he immediately approved Qushui County's application to conduct a full-scale test of "Liushutun No. 1" next year, which will be backed by the provincial finances.
He also convened a discussion meeting with the provincial party committee and decided to send an investigation team to various counties and cities to conduct research, examine the current status of industrial and agricultural development, rural education, and the needs of the people, and also investigate the transformation of transferred personnel in various places.
During the investigation, it's appropriate to disseminate Qushui County's philosophy to local authorities: fully tap the potential of those transferred to lower-level positions, give full play to their roles, and let them help develop the local economy and technology, rather than having them clean barns and carry manure. This approach, besides torturing people, offers no benefit and is completely useless.
Xia Shijie warned them, "Everyone must be cautious when doing your work and not be too ostentatious. Qushui County worked from the bottom up, and it was the poor and lower-middle peasants who spontaneously explored this path, so everything is easy to deal with. We are now working from the top down, which is actually not as convenient as theirs. We don't have the confidence that the poor and lower-middle peasants have!"
Although there are many good people in the world, there may be one or two opportunists who take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, muddy the waters, and fish in troubled waters. Such people are not uncommon, so we still have to be careful and vigilant.
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