Chapter 519 Visiting the Village
Coincidentally, there had just been a quarrel in Baishi Village.
Lu Songli and her people inquired about it and found out that it was just a trivial matter. The two ladies were arguing with each other, exposing each other's shortcomings, and quarreling with each other, and then gradually they got really angry and started fighting.
The men from both sides also came out. If someone hadn't stopped it in time, it would have evolved into a fight between two families, or even two major clans.
The person who stopped the situation from developing was none other than Aunt Wang, the person they were investigating this time.
After listening to the whole story, Lu Songli and Lu Wei found that Aunt Wang was indeed suitable to be a women's cadre.
Among their group, Chen Haifeng is a local expert and is particularly familiar with the villages in this area.
Led by him, Lu Songli and his group went to the village chief's house first.
When they arrived, the village chief had just rushed back from outside.
"Village Chief Wen!"
The village chief greeted Chen Haifeng with a touch of respect. "Secretary Chen is here? Who are these people?"
"They are all my colleagues." Chen Haifeng said vaguely.
Village Chief Wen nodded, not daring to ask any more questions. After hearing Chen Haifeng's purpose, he decided to take them to Aunt Wang's house.
The village chief's wife came out to see them off. After they left, the village chief's daughter-in-law curiously asked her mother-in-law, "Mom, was there a female cadre in that group just now?"
The village chief's wife nodded and said, "It should be."
The village chief's daughter-in-law was amazed. Pingzhou had changed so much in the past two years. Before, she had only heard that female workers could work in workshops and earn a monthly salary, and some even became female managers. Now, the head of Pingzhou was a woman, and now there were female managers in the government?
Although she didn't know Lu Songli's identity, it didn't stop her from being surprised.
"I don't know why they went to see Aunt Wang."
"You'll know when your father-in-law comes back."
They walked towards Aunt Wang's house.
Along the way, the road was very clean, obviously someone had cleaned it.
At the suggestion of Lord Lu, Chen Haifeng asked about this matter.
Village Chief Wen waved his hand. "Well, what's the big deal? The Pingzhou government has arranged for people to clean the official road outside regularly. We in the village can take turns sweeping it too, at least to clear the road. Wouldn't that make it more convenient for everyone to go anywhere?"
It seemed as if Village Chief Wen’s matter was not worth mentioning.
Lu Songli and his group were silent after hearing this. After the government office took the lead, the common people took the initiative to do the rest.
Next, Chen Haifeng talked with Village Chief Wen about the situation in Baishi Village, and then asked him if there were any difficult issues in the village.
Upon hearing this, Village Chief Wen looked at Lu Songli, Lu Wei and the others, hesitating whether to say it or not.
"If you have any difficulties, just tell me."
"The villagers want to send their children to school, but the nearest private school is too far from Baishi Village. We wanted to raise money to build one ourselves, but it's not enough. We discussed it with two nearby villages, and the three villages have agreed to contribute together. But we need a teacher for this private school. We hope the government can help." What Village Chief Wen didn't dare to say was that it would be great if the government could provide some support for the construction of the private school. But after thinking about it, he felt that hiring a good teacher was more important. What if the government felt that Baishi Village's requests were too many and rejected one or two of them? That would be a loss.
Lu Songli thought to herself that the village chief of Baishi Village was quite thoughtful.
"Village Chief Wen, you are quite aware." Lu Songli said with a smile.
"No, no, thank you for the compliment, Director Lu." Village Chief Wen knew from their conversation just now that the man in front of him was surnamed Lu. When he heard this surname and thought of the person who was currently in charge of their Pingzhou, he had some doubts in his heart, but he also felt that it was not such a coincidence, right?
"It's not that I'm too conscious, but in Pingzhou, illiterate children are really at a disadvantage these days."
Young people go out to find work. The better jobs require literacy, and the wages for such jobs are high.
"Village Chief Wen, the Pingzhou government is already working on solutions to the problems you're worried about. It won't be long before the government plans to build a number of schools to make it easier for children to study."
Village Chief Wen's eyes lit up when he heard this. "That's great, that's great. When will the construction start? Will every village have one?"
"How can we repair it in every village? We can only try to build one between three or four villages." Lu Songli said with a smile.
The old man, Village Chief Wen, smacked his lips and said, "This is not bad."
"In addition to the school, a health center will also be built, but the construction of the health center will be slower."
After understanding what a health center was, Village Chief Wen was extremely satisfied with the Pingzhou government's arrangement. Once the health center was built, it would be much more convenient for the people to see a doctor.
Lu Songli told him, "It takes time to train doctors. We currently have too few doctors in Pingzhou."
“But before that, literacy classes will be started.”
Village chief Wen was surprised to hear this. He didn't expect that many illiterate people in the village would have the opportunity to read and learn to write?
Lu Songli gradually explained to the old village chief some of the things that the Pingzhou government would do next.
The first thing to do is to build a village committee. This is the foundation. Only after this is established can we organize literacy classes, set up schools, build a health center, etc.
Village chief Wen quickly said that he would definitely cooperate with them.
"Secretary Lu, no, Lord Lu, you are Secretary Chen's superior, right? You don't have to deny it, the old man can see it." Village Chief Wen said proudly.
Lu Songli laughed, "I guess so."
On the way, when talking about Aunt Wang, Village Chief Wen also gave positive comments about her as a person.
"She has few selfish motives and is fair in her words and judgments. The women, wives, and young people in the village all respect her. I think it would be a good idea to let her be the women's affairs officer."
Aunt Wang's home
Aunt Wang and her daughter were busy pressing oil in the kitchen, while also discussing the incident of trying to stop the fight.
"Mom, you're really amazing! If you hadn't stopped Aunt Wei and Aunt Liu, they would have definitely started fighting."
"Well, your mother is only good at persuading people, she's not worth praising like that."
"The key is that you persuade others and they are willing to listen."
Aunt Wang didn't hold back. She told her daughter, "This requires some skill. To mediate a fight, you have to understand the reason for the quarrel, and most importantly, don't take sides. You can't just point out one side's faults, and when criticizing someone, you have to stick to the facts. That is, you can criticize her for doing something wrong, but you can't criticize her character, saying things like, 'She has an extreme temper, she has bad morals.'"
After Lu Songli and Lu Wei and their group arrived at Aunt Wang's house and knocked on the door, Uncle Wang was weaving baskets in the main room. When he heard the door knock, he went to open it.
After they entered the yard, they happened to hear the conversation between Aunt Wang and her daughter.
The master of keeping balance, Lu Songli said.
The others nodded secretly. It seemed that Aunt Wang was indeed very good at handling neighborhood disputes.
Uncle Wang saw the village chief bringing so many people, and none of them looked like ordinary people. He asked a little awkwardly, "Village chief, is there something wrong?"
Village Chief Wen: "Let's talk in the main hall."
Uncle Wang quickly invited the person into the house.
"We are here to look for your family member. Please call him over."
Uncle Wang was extremely worried. He stammered and didn't move.
Village Chief Wen urged him, "Go quickly, it's a good thing."
At this time, Lu Wei laughed and said, "They're probably refining oil in the kitchen. Look at the fragrance filling the house."
Lu Songli also nodded, "It seems that the people are living a good life."
Village Chief Wen interjected, "Chinese New Year is coming soon, and everyone will try to make something delicious before the New Year. The harvest has been good over the past two years, so everyone is willing to buy some meat for the New Year."
At this time, Aunt Wang came in a little stiffly.
Village chief Wen quickly invited her in.
"What do you gentlemen want to see me about?"
"Don't be nervous, Aunt Wang. We're here to talk to you about something..."
Aunt Wang never expected that because she was good at mediating neighborhood disputes, she was appreciated by the people in Pingzhou government office and was promoted to be the women's officer.
Although there is no salary, some benefits such as rice, flour, grain and oil will be distributed during the Chinese New Year and other festivals.
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