Chapter 395: You Are Different

Tongcun Village has always been a concern for successive mayors. In fact, it is not because the government does not pay attention to it, but because this place is truly special.

After the reform, the most important thing for the government is to focus on common prosperity, and poverty alleviation is the most important means!

Kaoshan Village has not yet had time to catch up with the policy. In fact, since 1994, Jinyuan has fully entered a period of key poverty alleviation.

However, Kaoshan Village was completely buried by mudslides in 1992, so we didn’t have time to see that era.

Why does Tongcun Village cause headaches?

The reason is that the people in this village have become accustomed to the current life, being self-sufficient and not asking for anything from outside.

There's nothing wrong with that, it's just that times are changing!

The older generation believes that this kind of life is very good. People of the same surname marry, and life in the village only involves sunrise and sunset.

But from the outside world, this is always wrong!

The reason is very simple. We can't let the children live in this kind of environment for a lifetime, without even knowing a big character, right?

Times are changing, and young people in Tongcun Village must go out, sooner or later!

It was like there was a drought that year, and all the crops in Tongxiang Village were destroyed! It was better to go down the mountain and find the residents of Kaoshan Village for help. Only then did we help the people of Tongcang Village overcome that difficulty!

People in Tongcang Village all wear straw sandals and their clothes are from the 1960s and 1970s. Only when they need to buy new clothes do they go out and find people from the mountain villages.

Most of them are bartering, because Tongcang Village has no money, so they can only rely on some mountain goods, grains and medicinal materials to exchange supplies with the villagers in the mountainous villages.

After listening to Chen Ruqing's explanation, Li Yi was suddenly shocked.

I have only heard people say before that some places are still uncivilized and are no different from before the reform and liberation. But after learning the facts, I realized that the reality is even more shocking!

"Have you not discussed any measures to deal with this phenomenon?"

Hearing Li Yi's words, Chen Ruqing smiled bitterly and said, "We have tried every measure, but the people in his village don't think they need help at all and don't appreciate it!"

"They also said that the society outside is not much better. Our village may not have good feng shui, but we insist on not coming out! There is no way to send supplies in. The mountain road is too steep. What we can bring in is money and food. Money No one can use it!"

"Where are the children? Don't they need education?" Li Yi asked.

"Why don't you need it? As far as we know, the whole village has not had a day of school since the death of the school teacher! We are all very concerned about it, but they just don't appreciate it! Now the people above are here every day Urgent, ask us when we can come up with an effective plan, I have no choice!”

Li Yi sighed, the problem in Tongcun Village is indeed very serious, not due to external conditions, but to internal factors!

People want to help the poor, want to give you opportunities, and want to help you and your descendants get out of the mountains, but the villagers in Tongcang Village just think that they don’t lack anything!

The most important problem is the children. How can children receive education if they have no books to read and no teachers?

You can't really stay in this ravine all your life in the future, right?

This matter really needs to be considered carefully!

"Why do you suddenly ask about things in Tongcang Village?"

Li Yi came back to his senses, smiled, and said: "I don't want to see these children really facing the loess and back to the sky, generation after generation, all living their lives in this small place that doesn't even have a school. If there is I can join in if necessary!”

Chen Ruqing's eyes lit up and she said with a smile: "This is a big cause that generations of mayors have been fighting for. You, a young boss, are not going to earn your money, why are you getting involved?"

Li Yi said helplessly when he heard this: "Of course it is for public welfare and charity!"

"charitable?"

"Well, I think if I fund the entire Tongcun Village, so that the villagers in Tongcun Village can focus on this rapidly developing society, and establish primary and secondary schools in Tongcang Village to teach children knowledge, then my As your reputation grows, won’t it be easier to make money?”

Hearing Li Yi's words, Chen Ruqing smiled and shook his head, and said, "Other bosses came over and told me enthusiastically that I wanted to fund them and build a school for them! I will definitely refuse!"

"Why?"

"Because I can tell they just want to throw down some money, get some fame, and then forget about it!"

Then the words changed and Chen Ruqing continued: "But you are different. This is my intuition!"

Li Yi shrugged helplessly and said with a smile: "What is public welfare and charity? To put it bluntly, it is a group of people with money, conditions and good living conditions who help another group of people and let them live a peaceful life. The same day as myself!”

"Standard code, at least they have to be well fed and clothed, have books to read and study! If you just think that throwing away a sum of money is charity, on the contrary, it is harming them!"

When Chen Ruqing heard this, she thought carefully about Li Yi's words several times, and immediately felt convinced!

Yes, this is exactly the truth. This is the difference between teaching a man to fish rather than teaching him to fish!

"Let's talk about this later. Let's have an emergency meeting in the town hall to discuss the renting of the house with everyone. You can come with me!"

Li Yi nodded, stood up from the rattan chair, and said, "I'll call the old village chief and some villagers. This matter must be implemented as soon as possible, otherwise it's really inconvenient to stay at the train station all the time!"

The two of them acted separately. Whether it was Chen Ruqing, who was about to know his fate, or Li Yi, who had just passed the age of twenty-three or twenty-four, they were full of energy at this moment.

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At the train station, Li Yi directly told the old village chief, Yang Tiezhu, and the black-faced big man Dahei about this matter. Most of these villagers were women, children, and the elderly, and a few people had to stay to take care of them, so only two representatives were needed.

The rest of the people just had to stay here and wait to move out directly.

Yang Tiezhu's fever had just subsided, and Li Yi found a doctor from the town hospital to give Yang Tiezhu an injection, and also gave the villagers a simple physical examination.

Of course, this was not free, and Li Yi paid for it himself.

At first, the old village chief felt a little guilty, but later he owed Li Yi more and more, so he didn't just say thank you, but kept it in his heart.

This favor cannot be repaid, but if he can't repay it, then his descendants will continue to repay it!