After getting home from get off work, Xu Rui said to Sun Zongyuan:
"Pengpeng's grandmother said there's a guest at home, and it seems to be your cousin, so she asked you to come over after dinner."
Sun Zongyuan immediately remembered that it was his cousin Li Delai.
Xu Rui simply fried two dishes, drank a bowl of carrot and sweet potato soup, ate a pancake, sat on the sofa and thought for a while, then went back to the study and got two maps of the original Honghua Township and Hongtu Township.
During the period when Fushan Town was merged, the map of the entire town had not yet been made, and now we can only use two maps pieced together.
Putting the two maps on the ground, Sun Zongyuan squatted on the ground and carefully studied the basic information such as the geographical location and direction of mountains and rivers of Zhuwang Village.
The floor of the room is made of terrazzo, which was quite classy in the 1980s. When the Yuanda Apartment Complex was being built, Sun Zongyuan arranged to make the complex more upscale. With the experience of decorating commercial housing in his previous life, Sun Zongyuan made several houses for himself and his father-in-law's family relatively upscale. Who could have made him have the experience from his previous life and the wealth of this life?
Anyway, you won’t make any mistakes if you just stay at home and be a bit wealthy.
Zhuwang Village is located in a valley in the eastern part of the Hongtu area. It is about four or five kilometers away from the eastern dry river, two villages away from Hongtu Village, the former seat of Hongtu Township. A rural road passes through it. The east of the village is rocky land, the west of the village is farmland, and the north and south are mountains and hills.
In theory, the conditions for development are better than those in other villages.
After studying for half an hour, my mother called and asked if Sun Zongyuan had returned.
Sun Zongyuan knew that they had finished their meal and it was time to talk about business.
My parents live two floors above Sun Zongyu’s. Living in the same building is convenient and avoids the natural disharmony between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
After the greetings, my mother said:
"Zongyuan, your cousin and I grew up together. Back then, we played together every day, just like siblings. Later, as we grew up and started our own families, we had less contact. Your cousin served in the army and was later promoted. Because his hometown was poor, he chose to return and lead his fellow villagers to prosperity. This time, the two townships merged to form Fushan Town. You must help him well!"
"Mom, I'll do my best," Sun Zongyuan said hastily. My mother has a bad temper, and she doesn't care if you're a favorite of the county or prefectural party committee secretary. She just recognizes you as her son.
I got up and asked them to sit on the sofa in the living room, then went to the dining room to clean up.
Sun Zongyuan stood up, poured a cup of tea for his cousin Li Delai and handed him a cigarette.
"Uncle, I really admire your level of thinking, but I don't know what you think?" Sun Zongyuan asked.
"Mayor Sun, before I came to see you, I often read newspapers and listened to the radio. I had some understanding of the country's policies on developing the private economy and the general direction. I'm not saying anything bad, but the leaders of Hongtu Township weren't focused on development before, and they didn't have the vision or ability to lead the entire township. At that time, I often thought: It would be great if I were in Honghua Township. I didn't expect the two townships to actually merge. My dream has come true!"
"Uncle, in the past, Honghua Township couldn't do as well as Hongtu Township in some aspects of its work. It's just that the focus of the work was different."
Sun Zongyuan said modestly.
"In terms of the ability and level of cadres, it's been less than a month since we merged, and many of our village cadres feel there's a gap between the two townships. Honghua Township truly cares about the people and isn't just putting on an empty show."
"Uncle, don't say such things when you go out." Sun Zongyuan knew something about the situation, but he was embarrassed to indulge them in talking nonsense, even if it was the truth.
My mother moved a small stool and sat next to the coffee table, and my father leaned forward to pour a glass of water.
"Come on, don't call me Mayor Sun. I call you by your nickname at home: Xiaoyuan. Don't say those polite words. Just tell me what you want to say."
I just speak frankly, otherwise I would be a big boss who pays more than 10 million in taxes every year!
"Big sister, look, he is our mayor. Logically speaking, he is our parent official!"
"That's too much, how dare he?" Dad interrupted.
"Okay, cousin, tell me what you think."
"To make a long story short, you know the situation in our village. It doesn't have any unique features. We don't have the land to develop efficient agriculture, and our people don't have the brains or experience to develop business. We're thinking of building a few factories so that the locals can work and earn some money."
Li Delai took a sip of water, thought for a moment and said:
"The key is that we don't know where there are projects, and we don't know which projects to pursue. If there are good projects, our village would also like to raise funds to do them."
"Also, if the 800 mu of gravel hill land in our village is converted into farmland according to the township's opinion, we agree. However, if a company were to occupy the land and then take it back from the locals, the cost would be huge. I'm afraid we can't afford it, and people would be unwilling to invest more money in our village."
This was the first time Sun Zongyuan heard that village cadres were unwilling to engage in desertification control, but he still agreed with Li Delai's calculations:
If it is really converted into farmland, not only will the people be unwilling to take it back, I'm afraid the government will not agree either.
"Cousin, what you mean is that we shouldn't carry out desertification transformation, but keep the land for industrial development, right?"
"That's what I mean. We want to build a factory. Isn't the town's "Three Raises and Five Unifications" for the village a development fund? We want to use this money to build a factory. If it's not enough, we can raise more funds or take out a loan. But we're not sure what project would be suitable. Do you think this idea is suitable? Please give us some advice on which project to choose."
"Uncle, is this your personal idea or is it everyone's opinion?"
"We've discussed this with several village officials and sought the opinions of respected people in the village. Everyone feels we can do this!"
"Do you need any more support from the town?"
"Hey, it would be great if we could get the 200 yuan per mu reward for desertification control. That way we'd have the money to level the ground."
"Oh, asking the town for some policies is not a big deal. A project covers 50 to 60 mu, which is only about ten thousand yuan. It's impossible for them to give you 800 mu at once, right?"
"That's right. Why would you give money if you don't need it? If you take it and then give it to us, we'll be satisfied!"
"Okay, cousin, you guys write an application and submit it to the town party committee. I'll think about the details. It's freezing cold right now anyway, so nothing can be built. I'll get back to you with the results!"
"Zongyuan, your cousin from your uncle's family will also graduate from high school next year. He is estimated to be 50 or 60 points short of being admitted. Do you have any suggestions?" After discussing the important matters, the mother asked Sun Zongyuan for his opinion again.
Sun Zongyuan thought for a moment and said:
"There are three options. You can repeat your studies and take the Gaokao, or repatriate your household registration to the Northeast or a border province to take the Gaokao. A third suggestion is if you're not accepted into the Gaokao, go to a technical school. I have a good relationship with the local urban construction school, and I can get some funding to go there on a commissioned basis. The prospects for graduation are good."
The old lady stood up all of a sudden: "I'll take care of this matter, you don't have to interfere. I know a few Northeast merchants in the wholesale city, and I'll take care of my nephew's affairs!"
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