Chapter 2262

This was not the first time Chongjin County had appeared on the News Broadcast and Focus Interview. During the flood fighting and rescue this year, Chongjin County had appeared on the screen of China Central Television several times and had shown its face on China Central Television a few times.

Su Xinghui came to Jingbao Village with the film crew of China Central Television. When they arrived at Jingbao Village, they saw that many households in Jingbao Village were full of joy. They were moving their furniture to the trucks sent by the county government to help them move.

Although they were a bit reluctant when they were mobilized to move at the beginning, feeling that it was hard to leave their homeland, they had already seen the new houses. Thinking that they would be able to live in high-rise buildings in the future, their joy was beyond words.

Su Xinghui walked to the door of one of the households. This household was the home of Uncle Wu, who was relatively familiar with Su Xinghui. Uncle Wu was directing everyone to move furniture at the door. Although their family did not have anything valuable, there is a saying that a broken home is worth ten thousand strings of cash; they were reluctant to throw away anything in the house.

Su Xinghui called out "Uncle Wu." Uncle Wu turned his head. When he saw Su Xinghui coming, he said happily, "The county magistrate is here. Thank you, County Magistrate, for sending us trucks to help us move."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "You are the first batch of households to relocate in the country, so you have this preferential treatment. This is also as it should be; you have supported the government's work."

Uncle Wu laughed and said, "With such a good county magistrate as you, we should, of course, support your work."

Su Xinghui asked, "Have you cleaned up the things in the house?"

Uncle Wu nodded and said, "Cleaned up. What should be sold has been sold, and what should be thrown away has been thrown away. These now are really things I can't bear to sell or throw away."

Su Xinghui took a look. Besides furniture and other items, there were also some strange things moved onto the truck, such as large wooden basins, wooden buckets, wicker winnowing baskets, and even some farm tools were moved onto the truck.

Su Xinghui asked, "Uncle Wu, you will live in high-rise buildings in the future and won't need to farm anymore. Why are you moving these farm tools over?"

Uncle Wu said, "We responded to the government's call and sold all the grain and such in the house, leaving only a little food. Those chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep were also sold, saying that high-rise buildings cannot raise these, and some things that should be thrown away were also thrown away. However, we have used these farm tools for a lifetime, and we really can't bear to sell or throw them away, so we will take them over and put them at home, which can be considered as keeping a memory."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Okay, Uncle Wu, if you really want to keep these things, then keep them. In the future, when you see these things, you can also recall the days of the past."

Uncle Wu laughed. He looked at his home. His home was also severely damaged in this year's flood disaster, especially the courtyard wall. Because he knew that he would return farmland to the lake immediately after the flood fighting and rescue ended, he did not repair it. This house looked a bit dilapidated, but Uncle Wu's eyes were full of nostalgia.

Although he was going to move into a new house, after all, he had lived here for more than thirty years. How could he really not have any nostalgia? A golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as one's own broken nest.

The film crew faithfully recorded this scene. A young and beautiful female reporter walked over and interviewed Uncle Wu: "This old gentleman, may I ask where you are moving to this time?"

Uncle Wu was obviously a bit at a loss. He did not know what to say. Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Uncle Wu, this is a reporter from China Central Television. Because your Jingbao Village is the first village to relocate in the national action of returning farmland to the lake, she specially came to interview you. Don't be nervous; just answer whatever the reporter comrade asks."

Uncle Wu then nodded. Although Su Xinghui told him not to be nervous, how could he not be nervous? He said stutteringly, "Reporter comrade, we are moving to the county town this time."

The reporter said, "Old gentleman, do you have any opinions on returning farmland to the lake? Or rather, do you think returning farmland to the lake is good or not?"

Uncle Wu said, "At the beginning, we didn't like returning farmland to the lake and didn't want to move away because we had lived here for decades. However, under the education of County Magistrate Su, we figured it out. We want to support the work of the county government. We think returning farmland to the lake is a good policy."

Uncle Wu's answer was obviously a bit formulaic and stiff. The female reporter held back her laughter and asked, "Old gentleman, then where do you think returning farmland to the lake is good?"

Uncle Wu began to ponder. He was recalling the benefits of returning farmland to the lake that Su Xinghui had told them. Although he was old, he still remembered: "Reporter comrade, County Magistrate Su said that after returning farmland to the lake, there will not be such a big flood in the future, and it can improve the environment."

The reporter said, "Then what impact does returning farmland to the lake have on your family's life? Or rather, what benefits does it have for your family?"

Uncle Wu opened the chatterbox: "Reporter comrade, County Magistrate Su built us new houses, let us all move to the county town, become urban residents, and also arranged jobs for my family's children, allowing them to make money, which is much more than the money we family members farmed before. Our whole family can live a good life in the future!"

The reporter asked again, "Then how big is the house your family is moving into?"

Uncle Wu said, "My family has two sons and two daughters. My old lady and I are with the eldest son. There are six people in the whole family. We bought a commercial house, which is over one hundred square meters. My younger son's family of three bought an affordable house, which is about fifty square meters."

The reporter said, "How much is this commercial house? And that affordable house?"

Uncle Wu said, "The county government gave us a preferential price from the company selling the houses. That commercial house is over thirty thousand, and that affordable house is over ten thousand yuan."

The reporter said, "Then is the compensation money given by the state enough?"

Uncle Wu said, "To buy that commercial house, we added over ten thousand. However, the late rice harvest this year was good, and we sold a lot of money. My son also earned a lot of money by repairing embankments and working this year. Life will be better in the future. My younger son's compensation money hasn't even been used up yet. All this is thanks to County Magistrate Su!"

Hearing Uncle Wu mention Su Xinghui in every sentence, the reporter asked, "Do you like County Magistrate Su so much?"

Uncle Wu's mouth could not close from laughing: "Reporter comrade, you don't know. Since County Magistrate Su came to our Chongjin County, he has done I don't know how many good things for the common people of our Chongjin County. He canceled agricultural taxes, treated schistosomiasis patients, repaired embankments, fought floods, set up factories, built houses, bought us chemical fertilizers, let us have a late rice harvest. Hey, the good things County Magistrate Su has done are endless!"

Several farmers who were helping Uncle Wu's family move things did not dare to interrupt at first. At this time, seeing that the reporter was very kind, they became bolder. They said to the reporter, "Reporter comrade, County Magistrate Su is a good county magistrate. You should take more videos of him and report the good things he has done."

"Yes, County Magistrate Su has done too many good things. My father was a late-stage schistosomiasis patient, and it was County Magistrate Su who invited experts to treat his illness for free."

"County Magistrate Su arranged jobs for my two sons, allowing them to make money."

"That time the water flooded my house, and I couldn't go home on the embankment. It was County Magistrate Su who carried my mother to the tent."

"It was County Magistrate Su who came, and we didn't have to pay the retention and coordination fees anymore. We all want to thank County Magistrate Su. Reporter comrade, you must report more about County Magistrate Su!"

The camera faithfully recorded these simple and moving scenes. Su Xinghui hurriedly said, "Everyone, stop talking. As a county magistrate, it is what I should do to serve everyone. You just answer the questions of the reporter comrade and don't keep talking about me."

Su Xinghui understood very well the principle that too much is as bad as too little. These farmers were, of course, all well-intentioned, but if they were to say so many good things about Su Xinghui and it was really broadcast on China Central Television, the effect would be the same as that play by He Zongxin, looking a bit like singing praises.

Su Xinghui is still just a county magistrate and needs to keep a low profile! He cannot do things that are too high-profile.