Shen Qiqi returned to the village committee office, her furrowed brow never relaxed.
The room was filled with a strong smell of tobacco, which was Lu Qing's habitual action when thinking about something.
In the smoke, Lu Qing's face looked particularly serious.
"We have to come up with a set of rules, otherwise this great tourism project will be over sooner or later." Shen Qiqi sat down on the chair with a heavy tone.
Lu Qing put out his cigarette, walked over to her, and gently patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, let's think about it slowly."
Shen Qiqi picked up the pen on the table and began to draw on the paper.
If tourists litter, we'll set up trash cans and institute a fine system. If restrooms are crowded, we'll add portable toilets. If farmland is trampled, we'll set up fences and assign patrols.
Rules were born one after another under Shen Qiqi's pen. Sometimes she bit the pen, sometimes her brows were furrowed, and sometimes her eyes lit up, as if she was a general commanding thousands of troops.
After the rules were formulated, Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing immediately called a meeting of villagers and announced these new regulations.
Most villagers expressed their understanding and support. After all, no one wants to see their doorstep turned into a garbage dump.
But some people are not happy about it.
The villager Liu who used to act like Xianglin Sao every day is now making trouble again.
"What? You're not allowed to set up a stall in front of your house? Then who can I sell my pancakes to?" Villager Liu's voice was sharp and piercing, like the crowing of an old hen, causing a stir in the crowd.
"And there's this fine? Why is there a fine? Tourists accidentally stepped on crops, and they can't be allowed to leave?" He continued to yell, spit flying everywhere, shooting at Shen Qiqi like bullets.
Shen Qiqi rubbed her throbbing temples and felt a burst of pain in her head.
It’s just the beginning and someone has already jumped out to oppose it. How are we going to live from now on?
She took a deep breath, tried to suppress her irritation, and explained in a calm tone, "Uncle Liu, this rule is for everyone's benefit, for the development of tourism in our village..."
"Bullshit!" Villager Liu interrupted Shen Qiqi rudely, "You're restricting our freedom! Our ancestors have lived on this land for generations, why can't we even set up a stall in front of our own house now?"
The more he spoke, the more excited he became, his face flushed and his neck thickened, like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
Shen Qiqi looked at the unreasonable Liu villager in front of her, and a feeling of powerlessness rose in her heart.
She knew that this road was not easy to walk, but she had to persevere...
“Uncle Liu, you first…” Shen Qiqi was about to open her mouth to continue persuading him, when suddenly, a noise came from the village entrance.
There was a commotion at the entrance of the village, like a pot of boiling water.
Several tourists dressed in colorful clothes were pointing at a villager and swearing at him.
Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing looked at each other and immediately ran towards the village entrance.
It turned out that in order to take a shortcut, these tourists trampled on the villagers' vegetable fields, turning the fields into a mess.
The villagers naturally refused to accept this and went up to argue, but were insulted by the tourists instead.
"You country bumpkins, do you know what tourism is? How much is this piece of crappy food worth? Just step on it, why are you complaining?" A woman dressed up in fancy clothes, holding a parasol in her hand, pointed at the villagers' noses and cursed.
Seeing this, Shen Qiqi hurried forward to dissuade her: "Madam, it is wrong for you to do this. You have trampled on other people's vegetable fields and you should compensate them."
"Compensation? Who do you think you are? Stop meddling in other people's business!" The woman rolled her eyes with a look of disdain.
"I'm the person in charge here, and I have the responsibility to protect the rights and interests of the villagers." Shen Qiqi said firmly.
"Responsible person? Tsk, I think you're just a country girl!" The woman sneered, "I'm telling you, I just stepped on this vegetable patch today, what can you do to me?"
After saying that, she deliberately stomped on the vegetables a few more times, and the vegetable patch became a mess.
The surrounding villagers couldn't stand it anymore, so they gathered around and started to criticize the tourists.
“You’ve gone too far!”
"Pay the money quickly!"
"If you don't pay me, don't even think about leaving!"
The tourists were frightened by the villagers' arrogance, but they still insisted: "Compensation? Don't even think about it!"
Looking at the messy scene in front of her, Shen Qiqi took a deep breath and tried hard to suppress the anger in her heart.
She knew that if she confronted them now, it would only make things worse.
"Everyone, be quiet!" Shen Qiqi raised her voice. "It's no use arguing like this. Why don't we hold a symposium and have a good chat?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent.
The tourists looked at each other in confusion, and the villagers also looked confused.
"Symposium?" a tourist asked in confusion.
"Yes, a symposium." Shen Qiqi nodded, "Everyone can raise any opinions and suggestions, and we will discuss and solve them together."
She paused, then continued, "The time is set for tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, and the location is at the village committee."
After she finished speaking, she looked around at everyone with a firm look in her eyes: "I hope everyone can attend on time."
A villager in the crowd muttered quietly, "Will this work?"
Another villager replied: "I don't know, let's take it one step at a time."
Shen Qiqi ignored these discussions. She turned to look at Lu Qing, her eyes full of determination: "I believe we can solve this problem."
Lu Qing held her hand and gave her an encouraging look: "I believe you."
As night falls, the village is silent.
Shen Qiqi sat in front of the window, looking at the starry sky in the distance, with a thousand thoughts in her mind.
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