Huo Qianli's questioning was sharp, but Gu Daqiang was not angry.
He just turned around calmly and looked at Huo Qianli, "What if we fail?"
The excitement on Huo Qianli's face suddenly disappeared, and he hesitated and said: "I won't lose..."
Gu Daqiang interrupted directly, "Can you guarantee it?"
He looked at Huo Qianli who was silent. "If you change to growing medicinal herbs, the original income from farming will be gone. Buying seeds and fertilizers, which one doesn't cost money? Selling to Jincheng is easy to say, but what if you can't sell it? What if you grow 500 kilograms and only sell 100 kilograms? What if you lose money? Do you know that some people who followed the trend to grow medicinal herbs have not yet paid off the money they owed?"
"You are a college student and a government official. If this matter goes wrong, you can just walk away and at most blush. But what about these villagers? Are they going to live with debt again?"
"You can hope for the best, but I can't."
He looked at Huo Qianli calmly, "A village chief doesn't necessarily have to lead everyone to make a lot of money, but at least he can't let everyone have trouble living like this."
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In the sunset after five o'clock, Huo Qianli sat on the edge of the field, his body tired and his heart exhausted.
After the conversation in the morning, he was depressed for half a day, but he regained his energy and went to work in the afternoon.
I don't want to give up, and I can't give up.
"Officer Huo, come here! Have a cigarette!"
A middle-aged man who was working in the soil nearby came over with a hoe, took out a pack of two-yuan Hongmei cigarettes, and shook out a cigarette from the wrinkled soft bag for Huo Qianli.
Huo Qianli waved his hand and pretended to ask casually, "I heard that our village is suitable for growing medicinal herbs. Have you ever thought about planting more?"
The man groaned and repeated the story that Gu Daqiang had told earlier, without any deviation.
Huo Qian was puzzled. "This is easy. Go to Jingcheng or the provincial capital to sell it. The price there is high!"
The man's eyes flickered on and off, and he shook his head and said, "Forget it. It's so far away, who knows what the situation is like? The travel expenses are too high. I heard that those city people are very picky. If they can't sell it, it will be a few years of work for nothing."
He patted the hoe beside him and said, "It's better to dig the soil honestly. It won't be a loss!"
The small peasant economy has a natural aversion to risks... Huo Qianli sighed secretly and pulled the corners of his mouth reluctantly.
The man smoked a cigarette and spat into his palm, then wiped it with saliva, then swung the hoe with great energy. However, Huo Qianli did not stand up and buried his head in his arms.
I finally managed to sort out a clue from the mess, and also considered various situations and thought a few more steps, but I didn't expect that all my work was in vain.
You want to make money, you want to increase your income, but you are unwilling or unable to take the slightest risk. Where in the world can you find such a good thing?
Isn’t this a dead end?
Even though Huo Qianli was determined, at this moment, sitting in the sunset, he couldn't help feeling a little despair.
Is it really impossible to do?
"Cadre Huo?! Cadre Huo! Someone's looking for you!"
In a field behind him facing the road, a loud shout made him turn his head and see two people walking along the edge of the field.
The field ridge was narrow, and two people, one thin and one fat, one short and one tall, were walking one after the other. The short and thin person in front seemed to be very familiar with the roads and walked easily, while the taller one behind was very cautious and even stumbled from time to time.
Because of the sun, both of them wore straw hats. Huo Qianli couldn't see their faces clearly, so he stood there with his knees supported.
When the two men came closer and took off their straw hats, and saw the face of the leader clearly, Huo Qianli's expression changed drastically in an instant, excitement quickly appeared on his face, and he quickly walked up to him.
"Professor He! Why are you here?!"
He stretched out his hand excitedly, then suddenly realized that he had not washed his hands yet. He was about to pull it back, but was grabbed by a rough big hand.
Professor He's once cold and distant face actually showed a smile, and he even nodded at Huo Qianli.
When Huo Qianli followed his teacher with great enthusiasm and gifts to visit, Professor He ignored him.
But at this moment, he unexpectedly took the initiative to come to Hushan Village, which has poor transportation and backward conditions, and his attitude was surprisingly friendly!
An incredible guess suddenly arose in Huo Qianli's mind, and this guess made his heart beat wildly.
Professor He did not give a direct answer, but looked around and said, "Let's find a field ridge that is not in the way and sit down to talk."
Huo Qianli thought for a moment and smiled, "I know a good place, right over there, where you can see most of the village, shall we go there?"
On the way to Xiaotuopo, Huo Qianli learned that the tall young man next to him was a graduate student under Professor He, named Zhang Chi.
The trees on the small dirt slope were lush and green, like a big umbrella. The three of them found a stone to sit on. Zhang Chi took the initiative to smile and said, "Brother Huo, if you sit in the office drinking tea and reading the newspaper today, I guess the teacher will turn around and leave."
Huo Qianli was slightly stunned. It was indeed the case.
"You're the only one who talks too much!"
Professor He was not young anymore. He blushed slightly after walking for a while. He cursed in a feigned anger, then looked at Huo Qianli and said solemnly: "Rural issues seem to be the simplest, but in fact they are the most complicated. Hometown, human feelings, clans, customs, everything is a matter of affecting the whole body, so we have to be cautious."
"We always praise farmers' tenacity and perseverance in our writings, but from an economic perspective, they are the ones who can least withstand hardships."
"It is certainly a good thing to want to change their backward and poor appearance, but if we do not recognize the complexity and difficulties involved, we will inevitably feel a heavy sense of frustration. By then, the poverty alleviation cadres can return to the city in disgrace and still have a decent life, but what about the farmers in these messes? What should they do? Can the fragile economic foundation withstand such a toss?"
Standing on the stone under the setting sun, Professor He looked at the scattered houses at his feet, as if he was back in the classroom, chatting with two students.
Although his words and Gu Daqiang's previous remarks had different points, they were essentially the same.
Huo Qianli suddenly realized, "So, you were testing me on purpose that day?"
Professor He nodded frankly, "If you can't even bear this little setback and start to give up on yourself, then you'd better give up this idea as soon as possible and stop harming these villagers."
Huo Qianli didn't care about Professor He's test. He was more concerned about another thing. He asked eagerly, a little unreservedly, "Then you must have thought about the development of Hushan Village?"
Looking at Huo Qianli's hopeful eyes, Professor He showed a confident smile on his thin face, "How dare I come to see you if I haven't made up my mind!"
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Huo Qianli's heart started beating wildly instantly.
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