Chapter 521

Su Xinghui said, "Yes, Zhaojiaqiao has developed quite fast in the last two years."

Hou Guangbi said, "The road we are taking should also be newly built, right? The road conditions look very good."

Su Xinghui said, "Yes, this road was only finished last year. It is a newly built secondary highway that runs from the county seat to Menghuling."

Hou Guangbi said in surprise, "Built all the way to Menghuling? You mean, that poor and remote Menghuling also has such a good highway?"

Su Xinghui nodded, "Yes. Otherwise, how would we dare to let you go to Menghuling? If it were the old broken road, it would be too bumpy, and your body wouldn't be able to take it."

Hou Guangbi nodded, looking at this road outside the window.

Hou Guangbi had a very good memory. Every time he arrived at a township, he could accurately name it. To think he had been away from Shangjun County for forty-five years.

He felt very surprised by the current situation of these townships. Their development now far exceeded his imagination. But Su Xinghui said this was nothing; Menghuling Township was the best developed, which made him look forward to Menghuling even more.

Because Hou Guangbi wanted to see more of the scenery along the way, Su Xinghui kept the car speed very slow. Nearly an hour later, they finally entered Menghuling Township. The leaders of Menghuling Township were waiting at the intersection of the township government. They had received a call from the county in the morning and knew that the county leaders were accompanying an overseas Chinese businessman to Menghuling today, so they were waiting here this morning.

Su Xinghui saw Dong Jianshu and Li Maofa standing by the road. He stopped the car, got out, and shook Dong Jianshu’s hand, "Secretary Dong, how are you!"

Dong Jianshu was overjoyed to see Su Xinghui back, "You, Xinghui, why haven't you come back to Menghuling to take a look for so long?"

Li Maofa also punched Su Xinghui on the shoulder, "Yes, you are really heartless. The fellow villagers of Menghuling miss you very much."

Su Xinghui smiled, "Isn't it because I’m busy with work? Didn't I come back today?"

The others in the Menghuling Township government also came up to talk to Su Xinghui, and Su Xinghui greeted them one by one.

Hou Guangbi got out of the car. Su Xinghui introduced him to Dong Jianshu and the others, "This is Elder Hou Guangbi, an overseas Chinese from France, and a descendant of the Zhuangyuan Hou of Zhuangyuan Lane."

Dong Jianshu and the others naturally understood that this was the overseas Chinese businessman, and they had heard of the great name of Zhuangyuan Hou. This was one of the most famous celebrities in the history of Shangjun County. They apologized for their lack of respect and chatted with Hou Guangbi for a long time.

Ji Tao, Zhang Kaishan, and other county leaders also got out of the cars. After Dong Jianshu and the others exchanged greetings with them, they got back into the cars and followed the motorcade toward Yezhugou.

Yezhugou is now the best-developed village in Menghuling. To see the construction achievements of Menghuling Township, there is naturally no place more suitable than here.

In just a few minutes, the car drove to Yezhugou. Su Xinghui parked the car at the entrance of the village committee. Hou Guangbi got out of the car, looked around, and asked in surprise, "Is this really just a village?"

Su Xinghui said, "This is called Yezhugou, and it really is a village."

Hou Guangbi nodded. He still had an impression of the name Yezhugou. However, the current Yezhugou village has several factories, and the villagers’ houses are also newly built, with uniform styles and beautiful shapes. It doesn't look any worse than Chengguan Town, and in some places, it even surpasses Chengguan Town.

The village cadres of Yezhugou Village Committee were holding a meeting in the village committee. Seeing the motorcade coming, they all ran out of the village committee. Xia Zhu was sitting closest to the door, and she was the first to run out. As soon as she came out, she saw Su Xinghui first. Suddenly, there was no one else in her eyes. Looking at Su Xinghui’s smiling appearance, unknowingly, a layer of mist covered her eyes.

Fang Youcai’s loud voice rang out, "Mayor Su, you’re back! Why didn't you call the village in advance?"

Su Xinghui smiled, "I am accompanying the county leaders and French guests today."

Su Xinghui greeted Fang Youcai, Zhao Zhongfu, and Gao Daping one by one, and then said to Xia Zhu, "Xia Zhu, how are you!"

Xia Zhu came back to her senses. She hurriedly wiped the tears that had quietly flowed down her face with her sleeve and shouted, "Brother Xinghui, you’re here!"

Su Xinghui introduced Hou Guangbi’s identity to several village cadres. He said that Hou Guangbi was here today specifically to see the construction achievements of Menghuling. Fang Youcai smiled, "Old man, you came to our Yezhugou, you came to the right place. Our Yezhugou is not worse than the city now, and the scenery is very good."

Hou Guangbi nodded in agreement.

Ji Tao, Zhang Kaishan, and other county leaders also got out of the cars and walked over. Fang Youcai and the others hurriedly greeted the county leaders and chatted for a while, then took Hou Guangbi around the village.

Now the scenic spot construction of Yezhugou village has achieved some success. However, it is winter now, which is the off-season, and there are no guests coming. Instead, there are some workers taking advantage of the off-season to repair some scenic spot facilities.

Hou Guangbi didn't come here to see the scenery. He asked Su Xinghui to take him to the largest factory in the village, which was the Quanji Pharmaceutical Factory.

The Quanji Pharmaceutical Factory was also in a scene of prosperous production and sales. Trucks carrying medicine were lined up from the factory area to the factory gate. The end of the year is the harvest season for Chinese herbal medicines, so this is also the busiest season for the Quanji Pharmaceutical Factory.

Feng Yuandong had already seen a motorcade coming to the village. Seeing someone walking toward their factory, he hurriedly greeted them. Seeing Su Xinghui, he said happily, "Mayor Su, you’re here!"

Su Xinghui said, "General Manager Feng, let me introduce you. This is Elder Hou Guangbi, an overseas Chinese from Shangjun who returned from France. He is here today to see your pharmaceutical factory. You take him to see the factory area and introduce the situation to him."

Feng Yuandong nodded and took everyone to visit the factory area.

Hou Guangbi first saw the flowering trees in the factory area. Although it was a factory, there were many flowering trees in the factory area, and it looked like a large garden. He asked casually, "General Manager Feng, your factory is quite beautiful!"

Feng Yuandong smiled, "Elder Hou, this was stipulated by Mayor Su when he was the deputy township head here. No matter what kind of enterprise it is, first of all, we must do a good job in environmental protection. To be honest, we were somewhat reluctant when we implemented the regulations at the beginning, but now we see the benefits. Not to mention anything else, just this garden-style factory area, the people who work here feel better, and work efficiency is also higher!"

Hou Guangbi nodded. He looked at Su Xinghui. The scene he saw here gave him a new understanding of Su Xinghui.

Hou Guangbi said, "General Manager Feng, I see your pharmaceutical factory’s sales are quite good, with trucks carrying goods lined up so long."

Feng Yuandong said excitedly, "Yes, our factory has a Chinese herbal medicine base in this Yezhugou. This Yezhugou has a good climate and good soil, and the medicinal materials grown are also good. With such good raw materials, the medicine produced by our factory is also effective, so it is naturally in short supply."

Hou Guangbi said, "Then when did you start growing Chinese herbal medicine here? When was your factory established? I see your factory building is quite new, it shouldn't have been established for long, right?"

Feng Yuandong said, "To tell you the truth, our pharmaceutical factory has only been established for more than a year, and Yezhugou has only been growing Chinese herbal medicine for two years."

Fang Youcai, who was on the side, told Hou Guangbi everything Su Xinghui had done during his two years of work in Menghuling. He said to Hou Guangbi, "Old man, if it weren't for Mayor Su, how could the people of our Yezhugou have today’s good life! The people of our Yezhugou all want to thank him!"

Hou Guangbi stood there very seriously, listening to every word Fang Youcai said. After listening, he looked at Su Xinghui deeply and then followed Feng Yuandong to visit the factory area.

This day, Hou Guangbi ran to several villages in Menghuling and saw several enterprises. Although he was over seventy years old, his body was still relatively strong, and Su Xinghui had been supporting him by his side.