In the past few days, he has carefully studied the spirit of the documents from above. The situation of sending educated youth to the countryside and reforming them shows no signs of abating in the short term; on the contrary, it seems to be getting more and more intense.
If that's really the case, given the current atmosphere in Chengjiabaozi, something big is bound to happen sooner or later.
Putting everything else aside, the danger of his position is a minor matter, but human life is a major issue. He can't possibly joke about the saintly nature of educated youth and those sent down to the countryside. Besides, given the prevailing social climate, even the young girls who marry into such families are not guaranteed a life.
He really has to teach this a lesson he can't let go of.
Old Cheng's face was ashen. This incident had been a significant blow to him. Over the years, things had gone smoothly for him. The village's black fungus business was well-known in the county. After he took over, he had been running it well, and the villagers' lives were among the best in the commune and even the county.
Over the years, the stark difference between him and other villages has given him a sense of superiority, making him believe that he has done a very good job as the village chief.
At first, he didn't take this matter seriously. Such things were not a secret in the village, and he just thought it was a coincidence. Especially after the incident, the village and clan actively stepped forward to help him resolve it, so he took everything for granted.
However, when Secretary Lin laid everything bare, this fig leaf was finally torn off.
Secretary Lin noticed the change in his expression and secretly shook his head. "He can't even handle this?"
If we don't restrain ourselves, we'll have a lot to worry about later.
"I won't lie to you, Liujiatun did indeed encounter some good things this time. However, it's not that I'm biased, but rather that it wasn't through any connections I made."
I know what you're thinking. You just see that Old Liu's village is poor, and you can't sit still when you see him getting ahead.
Then why don't you figure out a way to do it?
I'm telling you, this whole thing was something Old Liu found himself, and…
He glanced at Lao Cheng.
"Moreover, that important person was an educated youth from their village."
The village chiefs below paused for a moment, their expressions a mix of red and white.
No village would like these educated youth. They couldn't lift a finger or do any heavy lifting. To put it bluntly, they were sent to the countryside to take grain from the villagers. It would be strange if the villagers didn't give them a good look.
However, they have no choice but to accept the national policy.
"What are you trying to say? Why would educated youth help the villagers? Is that right?"
You always say that the educated youth are outsiders who came to take your food.
Yes, I know you all think that the educated youth are too pampered and can't do farm work, and you're also afraid that they'll corrupt the village's atmosphere.
So what? There's absolutely no benefit to it?
How come Lao Liu knows how to recognize and utilize talent?
Most of those educated youth were high school graduates, so they were highly educated, right?
No one in your village can read or write, yet we delivered this to you, and you still don't want it?
Fine, if the adults don't want to learn, so what? The kids will be illiterate for life. When others go to take exams or something, are you going to make your kids watch helplessly as well?
You guys are so short-sighted. You can only see what's in front of you. You just know that Liujiatun is poor, so you don't think much of them and don't want to associate with them, right?
"If it weren't for Lao Liu and his guys getting a tractor last year, you probably still wouldn't want to talk to him, would you?"
The village chiefs below blushed a little. They were all poor people, and the poorer they were, the more glorious they felt. What they were doing was really not right.
Secretary Lin saw it all, but didn't point it out.
"Let me put this to you: Liujiatun used to be the poorest place, but that may not be the case in the future."
With the cooperative now in place, no one doubts this statement, though some are still unconvinced. Several men stubbornly refuse to speak.
Secretary Lin thought to himself, "They're all such blockheads; I have to patiently explain things to them."
Did you know that classes have started at Liujiatun School?
While the children in your village are still running around and playing in the dirt and mud, other people's children have already started to recognize words and read picture books.
Your kids only know how to play, eat, fight, and cause trouble all day long, but they've already started to learn about hygiene, manners, and can even help their parents with money.
It doesn't take long. In three or four years, the children in your village will grow up and continue farming with their parents.
Old Liu's kids, I bet they'd be at middle school level by now, sigh!
As he spoke, he clapped his hands and sighed to himself.
"Sure, even if you don't get into university, a middle school student is still considered an educated person in our commune. You can talk about it anywhere and won't be fooled."
That's a young girl, she's educated. In her husband's family, she'll be looked up to more than others. And her future children, needless to say, will have an educated mother. How could that not be better than someone who can't read a single word?
"If a few of them could keep studying until high school, that would be great. Then, if a factory hires someone, they could leave the countryside, and I'd be proud."
Everything else is fine, but this problem of getting into the city and factories is a problem that none of the villages have been able to solve. It's like a carrot dangling in front of them, making all the village chiefs look up at it at the same time.
"Really? He can get into the factory?"
Secretary Lin nodded solemnly.
"That's the most basic requirement for factories when they hire people."
The factory is basically full of machines. I'm not saying you have to study the machines, but at the very least you have to be literate and able to read the manuals and documents, right?
Otherwise, why don't they recruit people from rural areas? It's because we don't value education. How many high school students are there in your villages? Even if you know the factory is recruiting, how many of you can actually get in?
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