Li Mingqing didn't expect that the mayor's family had such a high opinion of him.
"Sister Zhao, look at what you said. I don't have such great ability."
"Don't underestimate yourself. You are very capable."
In the past six months, many people have come to him for help.
There are ordinary people wearing patches on top of patches, and there are soldiers wearing a few epaulettes.
Even the order to ask for leave is issued directly from the capital.
Even if she was slow to react, she knew he was no ordinary person.
Besides, he can get all kinds of grains, vegetables, cotton... things that are scarce in the market.
This is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.
Li Mingqing said, "Don't flatter me. I just know a few people."
"The electricity in your village should be ready soon, right?"
"It'll only be a matter of today or tomorrow."
"I heard that when the people from the power supply bureau heard they were going to your village, they all rushed over, just to see your true face."
Li Mingqing said helplessly: "Not really."
"Of course it's spread all over the county."
You don’t even need to tell others about such a great thing; others will ask about it.
He ran back and forth between the town and the village all day and had no idea what was going on in the county town.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ding Shao and Sun Xuesong came together.
They came to find Li Mingqing.
"Brother Ding, are you guys doing a photoshoot?"
"Yes, I came here specifically to find you."
"Looking for me?"
"That's right. We've reserved the front page headline for you in our county newspaper."
"Why should I be on the front page of the news? There's no need."
"No, our main task today is to take pictures of you. We'll take a few more pictures on your way back to the village after get off work. We all know each other, and Xuesong will definitely take good pictures of you."
Li Mingqing said helplessly: "It's still early for me to get off work, you guys should go to the village first. Everyone is busy now. Later, everyone will go home to eat and no one will take pictures."
Sun Xuesong nodded in agreement.
"Comrade Li makes sense. Let's go."
Ding Shao said, "Okay, I'll go to the restaurant next door to buy some food."
Since he had made the trip with great difficulty, he must have brought some food for Mr. Kong.
Li Xuefeng was waiting here for him to come back with food.
"Comrade Li, the last time I went back to the village, I heard a lot of rumors about your wife. Who would have thought that we were from the same village?"
"What rumor?"
"They say your wife is a ruthless person. She lives a good life while her parents suffer, and she even sent her own brother to jail. But don't worry, few people in the village believe it. Everyone knows about the immoral things that Old Man Sun and Old Lady Sun did before."
"It's okay, just say it. We can't hear it anyway, so it's the same as not saying it at all."
"You're quite open-minded."
"But don't tell my wife when you go to the village."
Sun Xuesong still reminded him: "Sun Yingxiong's wife Wang Qiaoyun might come to you with her two children. The Sun family will be unable to make ends meet."
"Come on, I don't have to satisfy her requests if she comes."
"Anyway, just pay attention to yourself."
The last time he came home, he witnessed Wang Qiaoyun's unreasonable behavior.
When her two children saw him carrying food in his hands, she encouraged them to cry and made a fuss, as if she would kneel down in front of him if he didn't give them the food.
He was so scared that he quickly took out two meat buns and gave them.
For the sake of food, people really don't care about their face.
Ding Shao came over with a few steamed buns and left with Sun Xuesong.
Zhao Xiaoling said, "I didn't lie to you. The front page headlines are all yours."
"I don't plan on showing my face. What if someone recognizes me? I'm going to keep a low profile."
It was also for this reason that Li Mingqing asked them to take more photos of the villagers busy at work.
At noon when Li Mingqing was returning home, he met Ding Shao and Li Xuesong who had returned from the village.
Ding Shao said: "You are finally back. We were planning to look for you."
"Are you done?"
"You're the only one missing. Come on, let me get out of the car and take some pictures of you."
He quickly waved his hand and refused, "I won't be on camera. Just post a few more photos of me working."
"That won't work. You are the protagonist."
"Really, no need. Just leave my name on the post."
Ding Shao was helpless. He had never seen anyone so indifferent to fame and fortune.
"Okay, if there are no photos, then there are no photos. However, the group portrait is also very good. It shows us working enthusiastically. It is indeed more suitable for the report."
Collective unity and working together are what we are willing and expect to see.
When Li Mingqing returned, all the villagers were resting at his door.
Sit on the ground and chat casually and comfortably.
Seeing him come back, everyone stood up.
"Ming Qing, you're finally back. Did you run into those two comrades from the newspaper on the way? They've been waiting for you here for half an hour."
"I met him," said Li Mingqing.
"Just touch it."
"We never thought there would be such a good thing. When the newspaper comes out, you must help bring back a few copies. Then cut them out and let the village chief keep them."
"It should be kept."
"I suddenly felt no longer tired and could work for a few more hours."
"I don't know if the photo of me looks good or not."
A group of people chattered non-stop, their faces full of excitement.
Sun Jiaxue sat in front of the door and listened with a smile on her face. She was happy for Li Mingqing.
"Wife, let's go back."
They are so excited that they may have to talk for half an hour or more.
Old man Li and old woman Li were surrounded in the middle and chatting.
"Your youngest son has been very smart since he was young, unlike my son who is dull."
"Of course, look at the Li family's splendor, and then look at the village, they can't compare."
"Let it be, and do what you can."
"Being healthy and down-to-earth is enough, not seeking great wealth and fame."
"Just don't be as ungrateful as the Wu brothers, and don't be as lazy as Dazhu. If you work hard, you won't starve to death."
Several elderly people were talking non-stop.
People of the same generation as Li Mingqing still feel a little dissatisfied.
Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west.
Li Goudan said, "I think in a year or two I can become successful and bring benefits to the villagers."
He thought that if he worked hard, he could be like Li Mingqing.
There is a serious deviation in self-awareness.
Zhao Hongbin teased, "I don't know who gave you the courage. Don't you know what kind of person you are?"
"Hongbin, why are you talking so harshly?"
Wang Daguo and Wu Li sighed at the same time when they heard Li Goudan's words.
What a bold idea.
Zhao Hongbin is right, people need to know themselves.
Every few years a county produces a Li Mingqing.
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