Chapter 953

Old Yu said: "Xinghui, I heard that you are now the town mayor in Pengjiawan Town, is that right?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said: "Yes."

A look of memory appeared on Old Yu's face as he said: "When I was young, I once fought in your Shangjun County!"

Su Xinghui had not heard of this matter, and this matter was not even recorded in the Shangjun County Annals. He asked in surprise: "You fought in Shangjun County? Why is it not recorded in the county annals?"

Old Yu said: "Yes, I fought in Shangjun County, but I didn't stay long. It was considered passing through your place. That was in the thirties, and I was younger than you. At that time, I was a company instructor, still a nobody. It is normal that your county annals are not recorded! If I hadn't seen you, a Shangjun person, I wouldn't remember that I had been to Shangjun County myself."

Su Xinghui said: "Then I will definitely report to the county leaders when I go back, and let the comrades of the Local Chronicles Office add your combat experience to the Shangjun County Annals. You fought in Shangjun County, which is the honor of Shangjun County!"

Old Yu waved his hand and said: "This is not needed. It was just passing through, and there was a brief exchange of fire with the enemy in the locality, and there were no results or casualties, which is not worth mentioning."

Su Xinghui knew Old Yu's temper, so he didn't insist anymore. He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Today, in front of Old Yu, he behaved a little cautiously. Even in front of Gu Shanmin, the provincial party secretary, he had never been so cautious before.

The older generation of proletarian revolutionaries indeed had a powerful aura and an imposing manner that was awe-inspiring.

Su Xinghui felt that he was cautious, but his performance in Old Yu's eyes was already quite remarkable. With Old Yu's status, he didn't need to deliberately show his power, and he was already awe-inspiring. Even ministerial-level officials were all trembling in front of him.

But such a young man like Su Xinghui was so calm and composed when facing him, which really made Old Yu look at him with admiration. He nodded secretly, this young man has bearing!

Old Yu smiled and said: "By the way, Xinghui, I heard from Shanmin that you are doing very well in Shangjun County, especially the rural economy of Shangjun County, which has developed very well in recent years and is a model in the whole province. Now the rural areas of the whole province are learning from your experience."

Su Xinghui said: "This is Secretary Gu's overpraise."

Old Yu waved his hand and said: "Young man, modesty is okay, but don't be too modest. Your work is indeed done very well. Xiao Zhi and Xiao Qiu both say you are doing very well. A twenty-three-year-old town mayor, you can't find a second one in the whole country!"

Yu Ruizhi had been sitting properly in front of his grandparents, not daring to speak easily. At this time, he finally found an opportunity to speak: "Yes, Grandpa, Xinghui really has ability and is doing very well, and he has always been working at the grassroots level, giving up the opportunity to work in Jiangcheng, just to get the rural economy up."

Yu Sister Sister Ruoqiu also said: "Grandpa, you may not know how poor the rural areas of Shangjun County were before. Xinghui used to work in Meng Hu Ling. Before he went, the people in Meng Hu Ling were very poor. I heard from them that some poor people only ate two meals a day, and the whole family only had one pair of pants. It was after Xinghui went that he made them rich."

Old Yu frowned and said: "Xinghui, tell me, are the rural areas really this poor now? I always have some doubts about what Xiao Zhi and Xiao Qiu said. They see less in the rural areas. You are working directly in the rural areas, so the situation should be better understood than them."

Old Yu was born a farmer. The reason why he joined the Red Army back then was because he was too poor and couldn't live his life at home, so he had to rebel against the government at that time. His original intention for joining the Red Army was to let all the poor people in the world live a good life.

Now that liberation has been for decades, and reform and opening up has been for more than ten years, he looked at the economic figures in the newspapers in Jingcheng and felt that the people's lives were better, but hearing Yu Sister Sister Ruoqiu say that the poor people's lives were still so bad, he was naturally a little shocked and felt a little unbelievable.

Su Xinghui knew that this was not Old Yu's fault. He was old and had retired to the second line. Although he often came into contact with cadres from the locality, who dared to tell him the truth? Of course, they were all reporting the good news and not the bad. Where could he hear the truth?

Su Xinghui knew that this was an opportunity for Old Yu to hear the truth, but he also had some hesitation. If he told Old Yu the real situation in the rural areas, he was afraid that it would make Old Yu too excited. After all, he was old, which was not good for his health.

Seeing Su Xinghui's hesitation, Old Yu said: "Tell me whatever the situation below is, don't be afraid to tell the truth, young man, you have to dare to tell the truth!"

Su Xinghui said: "Old Yu, I can tell you, but I hope you won't be too excited after hearing the real situation below."

Su Xinghui's words made the old lady a little worried. She said to Old Yu: "Old Yu, why don't you stop listening to these things? Your health is important. These things are not something you can manage."

Old Yu smiled and said: "Old woman, don't worry, I promise I won't be excited today. Xinghui, just tell me."

Su Xinghui pondered for a moment. If he told Old Yu the real situation in the rural areas, it would of course be good. Although Old Yu had retired to the second line, he was still a member of the Central Advisory Commission and a respected old comrade, and he still had a great influence on the central government's decisions.

Nowadays, the three rural issues have reached a very serious point. Although the rural economy of Hudong Province has developed somewhat because of his efforts, and the three rural issues have also been alleviated, except for a few towns in Shangjun County, the rural economy in other parts of Hudong Province is still not optimistic, and the farmers' lives are still not easy.

Hudong Province is considered good, so one can imagine that in other provinces in central and western China, the farmers' lives are even worse.

Su Xinghui decided to tell Old Yu these situations, hoping that he could influence the central government.

Su Xinghui said: "Old Yu, the situation in the rural areas now is indeed not optimistic. What Sister Sister Ruoqiu said is true, and it is only more serious than what Sister Sister Ruoqiu said. It has reached the point where it must be changed, otherwise, the farmers are really too bitter!"

A solemn look appeared on Old Yu's face as he said: "Tell me, tell me in more detail. How bitter are the farmers' lives?"

Su Xinghui said: "Old Yu, after the rural areas implemented the household contract responsibility system, there was indeed a period of time when the farmers' productivity was relatively liberated, solving the problem of farmers eating, but it only solved the problem of eating, and the farmers' income was too low." ===== CHAPTER 955 =====