Chapter 938: You Have to Use Your Brains!

The first stop of the pre-Spring Festival consolation activities was set for Shanyang Village.

As a nationally famous internet-famous village, Shanyang Village had undergone earth-shaking changes in half a year.

The road to the village had been built to the village entrance, and the village primary school had also received funding from kind-hearted people—in addition to two new buildings, a brand-new plastic track and a level soccer field had been added.

As soon as Party Secretary Guo got out of the car, several children came forward to present flowers.

He took the flowers and glanced at Wu Chunming.

Wu Chunming was wearing his best coat, but it was washed until it was somewhat faded, appearing slightly old.

"Teacher Wu, I am very happy to see you, and I thank you for your silent persistence."

"Party Secretary Guo, I am too excited to see you; I only did my duty."

Party Secretary Guo said with emotion: "Persisting in an ordinary post for decades is by no means something an ordinary person can do. You have set an example for teachers across the province, and your spirit is worthy of everyone's study."

Tang Ye thought to himself that based on this sentence from Party Secretary Guo alone, Wu Chunming's future life would surely undergo a huge change.

However, he understood Wu Chunming quite well.

Even if he were invited to give speeches everywhere in the future, deep down, he would still consider himself an ordinary village teacher.

Subsequently, Party Secretary Guo arrived at Fu Xiaoyun's home.

Compared to last time, her house had undergone obvious changes.

Tang Ye thought to himself that it must be because the villagers knew the Provincial Party Committee Secretary was coming for a consolation visit and had specially helped to clean it up.

"This is the Party Branch Secretary of Shanyang Village." Liu Mingyuan introduced him to Party Secretary Guo; his memory was very good, and he had met Party Branch Secretary Yang once before.

When Party Branch Secretary Yang saw Party Secretary Guo, his face was filled with a simple and honest smile, and for a moment, he could not speak.

As the most learned person in Shanyang Village, Party Branch Secretary Yang liked to watch the news in his spare time.

Besides the "News Broadcast" on China Central Television, he also often watched local news.

Now that he saw the highest leader of the province with his own eyes, his mind went blank for a moment.

"Party Secretary Guo, I didn't expect to see a living person!"

"Haha, what do you mean by 'a living person'!" Party Secretary Guo was amused by Party Branch Secretary Yang's bluntness and couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing that Party Branch Secretary Yang thought he had said the wrong thing and was so anxious that beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead, Tang Ye quickly stepped forward to smooth things over for him:

"He means that he usually only sees you on TV, and he didn't expect to see you in person today."

Party Secretary Guo patted the back of Party Branch Secretary Yang's hand: "Under your leadership, the work of poverty alleviation and becoming prosperous in Shanyang Village has been carried out excellently, and I have always wanted to come and see it."

Party Branch Secretary Yang's mood finally calmed down a bit, and he said with emotion: "Party Secretary Guo, the changes in Shanyang Village are inseparable from the support and help of the county leaders. I feel like I'm dreaming about the changes in these six months. The road to the village has been repaired, and there are enthusiastic donations from people who admire us every day. What I have done personally is truly insignificant."

Party Secretary Guo then looked at the short-haired girl, Fu Xiaoyun: "You study at Dayu Women's High School?"

Fu Xiaoyun appeared poised and generous: "Yes, Party Secretary Guo, I just graduated this year."

Party Secretary Guo nodded slightly: "Which school were you admitted to?"

Fu Xiaoyun replied: "I was admitted to Shaanxi Normal University. After I graduate, I will return to Dayu County to be a teacher and help more children walk out of the mountains."

Party Secretary Guo could tell that these words were Fu Xiaoyun's heartfelt sentiments, not lines prepared on purpose.

"Your promise has deeply encouraged me! The changes in Shanyang Village make me feel even more gratified—the changes here are not just external, but also on a spiritual level."

Party Secretary Guo's voice had just fallen.

The Secretary handed over a gift box and a red envelope.

Party Secretary Guo personally handed the items to Fu Xiaoyun.

"This is a token of my regard for you on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government."

Fu Xiaoyun's eyes turned red, "Thank you."

The accompanying reporters had been waiting for this scene and immediately captured this highly significant shot.

Han Jing stood in the line of reporters, and after pressing the shutter, she subconsciously turned her lens toward Tang Ye.

From the angle where she was, she could only capture Tang Ye's profile.

At this moment, Han Jing's mood was both somewhat excited and mixed with a bit of emotion.

She couldn't help but recall the scene of her first time coming to Shanyang Village.

At that time, she almost slipped and fell on the Vine Ladder, and she had indeed regretted it then—why did she have to try her best to break into such a poor and backward village?

But at this moment, she truly felt that all the efforts she made back then were worth it.

It turned out that the duty of a reporter was never just to report the truth and expose darkness, but also to use the power of public opinion to allow a village to undergo earth-shaking changes.

Han Jing felt deeply proud to be a reporter.

At the same time, she also greatly admired Tang Ye's super execution ability.

Many people outside believed that Shanyang Village being able to become an internet-famous village and obtain support from many resources was just a matter of luck.

But Han Jing knew in her heart that this was entirely the result of Tang Ye pushing forward step by step and focusing on building momentum.

Now, the poverty alleviation achievements of Shanyang Village had finally attracted the high attention of provincial leaders.

Next, there would be continuous investment in the transformation of Shanyang Village.

After leaving Shanyang Village, the motorcade arrived at the Smokeless Coal Factory.

Party Secretary Guo put on a helmet and, accompanied and guided by the person in charge of the factory, visited the production lines that had already been put into operation, as well as three new production lines that were being prepared in full swing; he was quite satisfied with the factory's production capacity.

Tang Ye completely understood Party Secretary Guo's mood; poverty alleviation was by no means as easy as simply distributing consolation money, and industrial poverty alleviation was the key.

With the support of an enterprise of the scale of the Smokeless Coal Factory, the economy of Dayu County could achieve self-hematopoiesis in the future.

The third stop of the investigation was the post-disaster resettlement site in Hongyue Township.

The previous mudslide disaster had destroyed the village.

But now, the affected villagers had all moved into brand-new houses.

"Is there something specific about the structural design of these resettlement houses?" Secretary Guo asked, carefully examining the house layout and turning his head toward Tang Ye.

Tang Ye hurriedly introduced: "Hongyue Township has had the reputation of being the 'Luban Hometown' for many years, and there are a great many people here who understand carpentry."

"Therefore, when we designed the resettlement houses, we specifically converted the front yard into a furniture processing workshop where the villagers can make simple furniture, while the backyard is used for living."

"Later on, we will use E-commerce platforms to promote and sell these handmade simple pieces of furniture."

The so-called Luban Hometown was suspected of being fabricated.

This idea of Tang Ye's originated from a lecture on E-commerce given by Lin Ziyang previously.

After that lecture, an enterprise had sought help from Lin Ziyang.

It was only after Tang Ye had specifically discussed it in depth with Lin Ziyang that this plan was finalized.

Combining the Hongyue Township resettlement residential area with small-scale simple furniture processing workshops.

In this way, it not only solved the problem of a sustainable economic source for the resettlement residential area, but also helped the relevant enterprise develop a brand-new business model.

Secretary Guo looked at Tang Ye and praised him with a smile: "Little Tang, you really have quite a few ideas. Other comrades should take note! Poverty alleviation work is not just about working blindly; one must use their brain!"