Chapter 168

It is said that poor places with bad mountains and rivers have many unruly people. This is absolutely true. Because of poverty, even the smallest local officials dare to plunder.

If they are locals, it is not bad, because they are basically all related to the locals. If outsiders come to set up factories in the local area, and the leaders above are also greedy, then it is over. There will be endless plundering. People originally saw the cheap land and the policies here, and wanted to make money and boost the local economy. But in the end, the government brought in one factory after another, and finally they all left one by one, unable to bear the local plunder.

This is also the reason why the neighboring Shijian Township has not been able to develop. The economic situation is much worse than that of Shuibu Town where Jiangjia Village is located.

But if it was Jiang Guotai, a local, who came to open a factory, the situation would be very different. First of all, Jiangjia Village is really big, with clansmen living together, and there are many people and they are united.

Jiang Guotai was able to walk from the countryside to the town, from the town to the city, and then to the richest man in the neighboring city ten years later. Is it because he has no means? In this chaotic era, many people's first pot of gold was fought for and snatched out, just like when Jiang Song was in Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Of course, being able to take it down, seize it, and stabilize the situation, and not be taken away by a more powerful force, all depends on the person's subsequent means and abilities. Obviously, Jiang Guotai has both the means and the ruthlessness, and even the ability.

Not to mention, he was able to seize the highway construction project in the neighboring city and bite off this piece of fat meat. How could he not have someone behind him, or some power?

And at the local level, there is also Mayor Jiang supporting him from behind.

Mayor Jiang was not parachuted into the most prosperous town in Wucheng. He really rose from the lowest level of cadre all the way up. Although for many people, the position of mayor is too low, for Mayor Jiang, who only has a high school education and no other background but has real power, he is already a big figure in the local area. The strong network of people he has built over the years is enough to protect Jiang Guotai to open a factory in the local area.

Not to mention, there is Secretary Song behind him.

It's not that Secretary Song will be able to get close to him because of Song Peifeng, but for someone like Secretary Song who was airdropped from above, if the local economy is improved and the county tax revenue is high, it will be Secretary Song's political achievement. As long as there is achievement, the probability of Secretary Song's promotion will be greater.

And no matter where he is promoted, as long as it is not out of their province, Wu Cheng, Jiang Zhenzhang, Jiang Guotai and others will have a relationship with Secretary Song.

As for the equipment for opening a factory, they can also grow tea leaves first, then promote it, and after making a name for themselves, get orders, take the orders to the bank to get a loan, and purchase equipment.

As for where to buy the equipment, she could ask Wang Yong and his uncle in Guangzhou, as well as Director Li and Qin Shumin of the Z Province TV Station.

After starring in the second and third episodes of Justice Bao, Qin Shumin has become a well-known host and actress. Now she is no longer a brick in the TV station, a handyman who is moved wherever needed. After becoming famous, she is a well-known actress and popular host who finally has her own variety show. She is the pillar of the Z Province TV Station. Although equipment and other things have nothing to do with her, she has contact with a wide range of people, so she may have connections in this area.

If the cultivation of tea and wolfberries on the tea mountain only involves one village and one production team, then the tea-related beverage factories involve the economy of a township and a town.

When Mayor Jiang saw her suddenly stop talking here, he asked hurriedly, "Then how will the economy of Wucheng County develop?"

Jiang Xi smiled and did not hide anything, and continued, "I said before that we are guarding a treasure mountain without knowing it. It's not only about our brigade, but also our county and even our city."

She looked at Jiang Guotai, "Uncle, you have taken over a highway project in the neighboring city. You should know that cities are developing rapidly now, and construction is going on everywhere. The most indispensable thing is river sand."

Her eyes seemed to penetrate the dark winter night sky and fall on the endless long beach of Shahe River. Everywhere she looked on the beach, there was fine river sand.

When local people build houses and collect sand, they go to the river bank to collect it. Every household does it for free, and their ancestors have been doing so for generations. In addition, there is a big river blocking the way, so people on the other side of the river have no idea that there is such a long river sand beach on this side of the river. Even if the people who contracted the river know that there is sand here, people's stereotyped thinking limits some people's thinking and ideas. They are all focused on using the river sand to raise fish and shrimps, and have never thought about how this river sand is a treasure.

This treasure was taken by Jiang Guotai a few years later, but at that time the government had already realized the value of river sand. He took over several sand beaches in the river and set up a sand factory at a high price.

Nowadays, there is an extreme shortage of sand in Shenzhen and Guangzhou. A large amount of river sand is transported from the inland roads to these rapidly developing coastal cities at extremely high prices.

Not to mention that coastal cities need river sand, now the whole country is developing and constructing rapidly, where does river sand not need? And the river sand here is completely natural, without capital and ownerless. When

Jiang Wu said this, the others around were still confused, but Jiang Guotai, who had already undertaken the construction of the expressway, had a flash of lightning in his mind when she mentioned the word "river sand", and he reacted immediately.

He reacted very quickly. He stood up immediately and said, "Fourth brother, we have come to Guoping's house today, should we go to the brigade secretary's house as well?"

The others thought that they had not been to the brigade secretary's house this year. Although the brigade secretary would be re-elected this year, the possibility of the brigade secretary re-elected was very high. Even if he was no longer the brigade secretary here, he might be transferred to the countryside or town. They would have to deal with him then, and of course they didn't want to offend him.

So they all stood up and said, "Yes, yes, we haven't been to the brigade secretary's house yet. There will be free movies in the cinema tonight, and Xixi and Baizi will go to see a movie. We won't disturb you young people to go to the movies. After the second day of the New Year, we will treat the big guy to a drink."

Mayor Jiang also understood why Jiang Guotai wanted to end their conversation with Jiang Xi at this time. He stood up and smiled at Jiang Xi and Xi, saying, "Okay, then your uncle and I will leave first. We will visit Fourth Uncle's house after the New Year. You and Yanyan were born on the same day and month as her. She is older than me." You are several hours older than me, but in reality I am still your sister. You sisters can go shopping, watch movies, and teach Yanyan. She will take the college entrance examination in two years. With you as a role model, she may also be able to get into a university. Fourth uncle will give you a big red envelope then."

He stuffed a red paper envelope into Jiang Xi's pocket and said, "Your admission into Peking University is such a big deal. Fourth uncle has not been back before. This is your New Year's money. Don't think it's too little." Jiang

Xi said she didn't want anything. When she was about to refuse, Jiang Guotai stuffed a thicker red envelope into her pocket. Jiang

's father also said, "They are all dear uncles. Keep it~"

Jiang Xi then thanked Mayor Jiang and Jiang Guotai.

The other onlookers had already given red envelopes on the day when Jiang Qing was admitted to Peking University and the principal of No. 1 Middle School brought reporters to interview him and awarded him scholarships. There was no need to give red envelopes again now, but they all walked out first to avoid embarrassment. Soon, only Mayor Jiang and Jiang Guotai were left in the Jiang family's living room.

Jiang Guotai also said to Jiang Xi: "Uncle will invite you to dinner tomorrow. You can talk to uncle when you get there."

He patted Jiang's father's arm and said with envy: "Guoping, you are a great girl."

Mayor Jiang and Jiang Guotai left, and the house returned to calm after the bustle. However, Jiang Guoping could not calm down for a long time.

When Jiang Guoping was young, he and Mayor Jiang were also considered one of the most intelligent, ambitious, idealistic and action-oriented people in Jiangjia Village.

Jiang Guotai is only one year younger than him, and the two grew up wearing the same pants. Jiang Zhenchang is two or three years older than them. The three families are next to each other, and the three can be said to have grown up together. If Jiang Zhenchang can understand, how can Jiang Guoping not understand? As soon as

Jiang Xi opened his mouth, all of them were feasible plans to lead the people of his hometown to get rich. Jiang Guoping suddenly remembered what Jiang Xi had said to him two years ago about raising crayfish. There are

marshes everywhere in their area. The high river bank below the hydropower station divides it into two parts. On the left and right are the sandy rivers, and on the other side are large river dikes. In the river dikes, in addition to the endless lotus flowers on the river beach, there are also many shallow beaches with lush aquatic plants, which are very suitable for raising crayfish.

Jiang Xi did not mention before that the economic development of a county and a city includes aquaculture related to the landforms and waters of the area.

This aquaculture is not just about fish and river shrimps, but also pearls, crabs, crayfish, and a series of city-wide economic construction and planning that integrates sightseeing, breeding, fishing, leisure, and tourism.

Take Yaoba Town, where Jiang Zhenzhang is currently located, as an example. The reason why Yaoba is called Yaoba is that according to legend, Yao Chong, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, once governed here for a period of time. Later, this place was called Yaozhen, and it has been passed down to this day. Twenty or thirty years ago, in order to prevent floods, river embankments and dams were built everywhere, and Yaozhen was renamed Yaoba Town.

Wucheng is an ancient city with a long history. Yaoba Town is also very old, dating back to the Tang Dynasty. The town is not only full of ancient charm, but also has an ancient ferry that has been there from ancient times to the present day. It has convenient transportation and beautiful scenery. In ancient times, it was even known as the "Ten Scenery". The key is that it is very close to Wucheng.

This can be built together with Wucheng to create a tourist town integrating sightseeing, tourism and leisure while breeding crabs, lobsters and pearls.

This is just an example. If Jiang Qi is allowed to govern Wucheng and the towns under Wucheng, she will instantly come up with countless plans to develop the local economy at a high speed.

From a county to a city.

The Shahe River is very large. In fact, it is not just their section. It extends to the neighboring city and connects to the Yangtze River.

Two years ago, Jiang Xi suggested to Jiang Dad that he should start lobster farming. It was not just a casual suggestion. It was just that she had only made the initial suggestion at that time, and Jiang Ma chased her for several miles with a broom. She did not dare to go home for several days and lived in Grandpa Jiang's forest ranger hut in the mountains.

Jiang Dad was already deeply impressed by Jiang Xi, and even thought about planting wolfberries on a large scale, or contracting a mountain to plant tea.

Father Jiang has the same shortcoming as Jiang Song, that is, no matter what happens, he only thinks about the good and not the bad. This kind of thinking makes them very active. They do things as soon as they think of them, without any worries. However, because they have no plan and blindly do things with enthusiasm, they are likely to get hurt and then suffer a great blow and fall into despair.

For example, Father Jiang after the chicken farm closed down.

He listened to Jiang Qi's plan for planting wolfberries, and now he is thinking about contracting a mountain to plant tea and wolfberries. He asked Jiang Qi about these things carefully.

After everyone left, Jiang's mother came out of the room and saw Jiang's father asking about things like raising crayfish, contracting a hill, and growing wolfberries. Her face immediately darkened and she said in a very aggressive tone: "What's the point of thinking about these things? Selling lunch boxes is doing well, making nearly 100,000 yuan a year. Why don't you make the ready-made money and think about these things?" She glared at Jiang Liu fiercely, probably thinking that she was instigating Jiang's father to do this again.

Jiang's mother is very satisfied with her current life and doesn't want to live a life full of uncertainty and fear in the future. She likes the hard-earned money she earns with her own hands, and thinks that such money is solid.

Jiang Wu's talk about this tea mountain, that beverage factory, and the planting of wolfberries all sounded like fantasy to her, like floating castles in the air, and all bragging.

Jiang Wu just smiled and said nothing.

In her previous life, after she had enough influence, Jiang Dad finally became the secretary of the Linhe Brigade with the support of her and Jiang Guotai. Jiang Dad's strong ability to act without asking about the results or the reasons showed a huge advantage. Jiang Wu's plans and plans for his hometown were implemented very quickly.

If Jiang Dad was just a subordinate who did things according to orders, Jiang Wu would prefer such a subordinate with action, but Jiang Dad was not.

She ignored the eye contact between Jiang's father and mother and asked Jiang Bai, "Second brother, I'm going to the movies, are you coming?"

When everyone was listening to Jiang Xi talking, Jiang Bai was in the kitchen cleaning up with Jiang's mother. After cleaning up, he stood outside the crowd and used his invisibility technique. He stood outside the crowd for a long time, but no one noticed him. At this moment, everyone in the living room had left, and Jiang Xi called him.

Jiang's mother didn't notice that Jiang Bai was right next to her, and was startled. She said unhappily, "Why are you always so silent? Don't you make a sound when you walk?"

Jiang Bai: ...

He made a "hum" sound from his throat, similar to a cough.

Jiang's mother was so angry that she couldn't help rolling her eyes. She glared at Jiang's father and said, "We've only had two years of good life. Don't let me fly away again!"

Jiang's father was suppressed by Jiang's mother, and for a while he gave up all kinds of thoughts.

Rather than being suppressed by Jiang's mother, in fact, he was not sure whether he could succeed. On the one hand, he really couldn't let go of the net profit of a hundred thousand a year in Shenzhen. On the other hand, he thought that after the mountain was contracted, as long as the tea leaves were planted and allowed to grow, it would be a profitable business.

Jiang Xi just smiled at Jiang Bai, then pulled Jiang Bai's sleeve, holding a flashlight, and walked towards the cinema.

The cinema was located between Dafang and the second room. The huge space in front of the cinema and the ancestral hall seemed to divide the Jiang family's four rooms into four, with a partition in the middle.

Because it was sunny these few days without rain, and there was thick snow on the road, the path was trampled by people, and as long as you were careful not to slip, the road was still easy to walk on.

Many people, from Xujia Village, Shijia Village, and even the village near Jiangjia Village in the neighboring Shijian Township, came with flashlights and rushed to Jiangjia Village after eating the New Year's Eve dinner.

Jiangjia Village has been showing free movies on New Year's Eve for more than ten years, not just one or two years, but before that it was put outdoors and hung on a wall of the house next door. Everyone watched open-air movies, and the cinema showed the latest movies separately, and tickets were required.

But this time, we watched free movies in the cinema, which is much warmer than outside.

Many people from other villages came to Jiangjia Village and were very happy to hear the news, because they could watch a free movie.

A large number of people had gathered in the large open space outside the cinema. Some were from this village, and some were from nearby villages. Most of them were young people who were following the fashion. Outside the cinema, there were packets of salty fried melon seeds wrapped in newspapers, one dime a packet, and five-spiced broad beans and five-spiced peanuts, three dime a packet.

The old man selling things was the father of the man who opened the cinema. His business was very good, and there were always people buying things.

Because free outdoor movies were shown every year, no one competed with the old man for this business, because they were afraid that his son would get angry and stop showing outdoor movies.

When Jiang Xi and Jiang Bai arrived, the movie was about to start. The theater was already full of people, and even the aisles on both sides and the large open space at the back were full of people.

The man who opened the theater was in his early thirties. Compared with many people of the same age who worked in the fields all year round, he looked very young and full of vigor.

He was of the same generation as Jiang's father, but he didn't look much older than Jiang Xi and the others. Jiang Xi and Jiang Bai both called him "little uncle".

Because of the movie theater, the little uncle was very popular in the village. He was considered a wealthy family in the village besides Jiang Guotai. After all, in the surrounding area, apart from the movie theater in Shuibu Town, Jiangjia Village was the only one with a movie theater.

When he saw Jiang Xiao and Jiang Bai, he immediately came up to them with a smile, and said in a slightly reserved manner: "Xing Xiao, Bai Zi are here? It's cold at night, right? Come in quickly, I'm waiting for you two, I've reserved a seat for you in the middle." He looked behind them again, "Your eldest brother didn't come?"

Jiang Song was popular in the village, and he was popular with his peers. This was mainly because he was a generation younger than this uncle and lived in a different family. He was not very familiar with him, so he didn't know that Jiang Song didn't come back this year.

But he didn't care whether Jiang Song was there or not, because his target was not Jiang Song anyway.

Jiang Song was not a college student, so he didn't want him to stand at the door of the cinema to greet him in person.

Jiang Bai was always quiet. Jiang Xi smiled and greeted his uncle: "Happy New Year, uncle. May you have good luck and fortune in the New Year!"

This is the blessing that the people in the village like to hear the most. Compared with various obscure and bookish blessings, the phrase "Congratulations on making a fortune" makes them feel more comfortable and happy than any other blessing.

Jiang Bai also smiled and nodded: "Happy New Year, uncle. Congratulations on making a fortune."

The uncle said: "Okay, okay, you also have a happy New Year and make a fortune." He welcomed the two people in.

Because the entrance was full of people, the uncle and Jiang Bai protected Jiang Wu in the middle, raised their hands and said loudly: "Everyone, make way! Make way! How can the movie be shown if you all squeeze in here?"

Everyone also knew the man who founded the Jiangjia Village Cinema and Jiang Wu and Jiang Bai, and they all made way for them.

Some young people from other villages, who had only heard of Jiang Wu but had never seen her, heard people in the crowd greet Jiang Wu and turned their heads to look at Jiang Wu and Jiang Bai.

After seeing Jiang Wu and Jiang Bai, everyone was stunned, as if they had seen stars up close.

According to the local custom, on New Year's Eve, everyone has to wash their hair and take a bath, change into new clothes and socks to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Jiang Xi and Jiang Bai both washed their hair and took a bath today, and changed into new clothes from head to toe.

Jiang Xi is used to keeping a low profile, but Jiang Bai is used to dressing himself up as a walking clothes rack, a lively gg in the crowd, plus he is now 1.83 meters tall, standing in the crowd, he is really like a crane standing out among chickens, everyone looks up and sees his face.

The lights in the cinema were dim and soft. When such light shone on Jiang Bai's originally fair and tender face, it was as if a soft light filter was opened just for him. The few light freckles on his face were too faint to be seen under such light. His skin seemed even whiter, tenderer and more delicate than that of a girl. His nose was high and delicate, his jawline was clear and tight, his red lips were moist and shiny, and his pair of indifferent puppy eyes swept through the crowd, giving him a bit of aloof and unattainable temperament like a high-altitude flower.

All of the young men and women around were stunned by Jiang Bai. The originally noisy and lively crowd became quiet without them noticing. They all held their breath and stared blankly at Jiang Bai and Jiang Xi as they walked past them and then sat in the best viewing position in the entire cinema. There were

also people who didn't know Jiang Xi and Jiang Bai, and they asked around: "Who was that just now?"

"Is that from your village too?"

"Fuck, he's so tall!"

Don't think that people here are generally tall just because the Jiang family is tall. In fact, it's not the case. Otherwise, Jiang's father's nickname wouldn't be "Big Man". It's because his height is second to none in Jiangjia Village. Jiang Bai, whose height is almost catching up with Jiang's father, is naturally a person that people look up to in the crowd.

The people of Jiangjia Village who watched Jiang Wu and Jiang Bai walk by were all excited and proud and said, "Those are Jiang Wu and Jiang Bai from our village. You know Jiang Wu, right? He was admitted to Beijing University and appeared on the "News Network"!"

Jiang Wu's name is well-known in Linhe Brigade and Shijian Township, and even in the entire Wujiang City. How could they not know him?

"Who is that tall boy? He's so handsome, isn't he?"

Although Jiang Bai was also admitted to the university, his fame was far less than Jiang Wu's, or in other words, he had no fame at all.

The people in Jiangjia Village were also impressed by Jiang Bai's handsomeness, especially the visual impact from such a close distance. They were more shocked than when they saw him from a distance in front of the ancestral hall. Their tone was a little dazed: "That's her brother."

In the silent crowd, someone finally exclaimed: "Oh my God."

Less than three minutes after Jiang Xi and Jiang Bai sat down, the lights in the theater went out. The whole theater was dark, with only a beam of light at the back of the theater shining on the pure white curtain from a distance. Among the clouds and mist, a woman in white was seen sitting on the top of the mountain with her five hearts upward. In the mist, a huge white snake seemed to be circling under her, but it was not clear.

Then the camera zoomed in quickly, and the woman whose face was blurry and far away quickly zoomed in during the camera switch. The camera also turned to the front of the woman, and the audience saw the face of the heroine directly.

She slowly opened her beautiful eyes, and a white snake tail disappeared in the clouds. Next to her, duang! duang! Two huge vertical ink characters appeared: White Snake!

A little below the two big characters "White Snake", there was a row of vertical small characters: Adapted from the cute work "The Years I Was a White Snake Cultivator".