Chapter 379: As Long As You Like It

In fact, the relevant leadership at the textile mill already had a full understanding of Li Xuewu.

Previously, the branch bureau had organized a study session on Li Xuewu's deeds, mainly focusing on that incident in the Eastern City where he struck down evil forces.

However, it was an internal circular and the influence hadn't spread to such a large scope; after all, the case at the time hadn't concluded yet.

Regarding that special team, one could tell how fierce their combat effectiveness was just from the newspaper reports of Li Xuewu saving people.

This kind of situation was rarely encountered in the daily security of a factory, but who could guarantee that such an incident wouldn't occur in their own factory area?

Most importantly, which security cadre nowadays didn't want to pull more people under their own command?

When the strong wind blows, even the ants will feel it.

Li Xuewu's report meeting could also be considered a "wind-blowing" session; it's just that those leaders didn't expect Li Xuewu to be so good at "blowing."

"Section Chief, please rest for a while."

Sha Qizhi turned around, took the military overcoat placed on the command platform, and draped it over Li Xuewu.

The road after leaving the city was truly not easy to travel; even if Li Xuewu wanted to sleep now, he couldn't.

After taking the overcoat handed over by Sha Qizhi, Li Xuewu looked at the young man who was driving.

This was that Han Jiankun brought over by Sister Xie; it seemed that just as the elder sister had said, he had been silent from beginning to end.

Li Xuewu didn't ask him any questions either. If he could be used, he would be used; if not, he would be set aside. The Security Division's small car pool and official vehicles were quite numerous.

It wasn't that Li Xuewu was guarding against anyone, but when going out and coming in, the driver would inevitably know his itinerary and would also have some guesses.

If this were ordinary times, Li Xuewu wouldn't care; what could they do even if they knew?

But this wave right now wouldn't do. Damn it, the big leader was reported by his own family's cook for "black materials."

Li Xuewu wouldn't take such a risk.

The vehicle swayed as it drove into the mountains, while Li Xuewu leaned back in the rear seat, dozing off.

He couldn't sleep; damn it, it was like sitting on a boat, swaying so much, how could he sleep?

But he had to force himself to sleep. If he didn't sleep now, he wouldn't be able to sleep all afternoon; there were even more things to do in the afternoon.

Today wasn't just about the small amount of work at the training ground; he still had to return to the steel rolling mill to work in the afternoon.

Hearing that there was no movement in the back of the car, Sha Qizhi knew that Li Xuewu hadn't fallen asleep, but he didn't dare to make a sound either.

He just looked back every now and then to see if Li Xuewu needed anything.

Another thing was that he took the opportunity to size up his new partner.

Yes, the secretary's partner was the driver.

These were the two most important roles beside a leader; if they cooperated well, they would be each other's strength.

They were all doing work, helping each other, and learning from each other.

It wasn't suitable to strike up a conversation yet; Sha Qizhi planned to find a time to get familiar with this Han Jiankun.

Making friends between men was actually very simple—nothing more than a cigarette, a cup of tea, or finding a club to get something.

Of course, it wasn't realistic for Sha Qizhi to find tea and a club now, but there were cigarettes.

After returning home last night and reporting his new status, new tasks, and new prospects to his wife, Sha Qizhi's wife was also happy for him.

She knew best what kind of character her husband, who considered himself high and aloof, had.

To have such an opportunity, one could only say that heaven doesn't starve the blind sparrow; even a blind cat can bump into a dead mouse.

She didn't have any special requirements for Sha Qizhi, just that he shouldn't go hungry while working for the leader and shouldn't ruin his health.

Sha Qizhi used practical actions to assure his wife that his health was fine.

His wife also approved a special budget for him, which was a bit more pocket money every month to buy cigarettes.

This was a treatment he never had before. Now that his wife said he was a secretary, he had to be presentable and also guard against the leader being tight-fisted.

Li Xuewu didn't ask him to light cigarettes, nor did he ask him to prepare them, but he still secretly prepared a pack in his pocket.

Sha Qizhi didn't smoke, which surprised Li Xuewu quite a bit. Could there be someone who writes manuscripts and doesn't smoke?

It wasn't that he didn't like it, nor that he couldn't smoke, but that he had no money to smoke.

When Sha Qizhi was young, he would puff a few times, but later he got married, his career didn't go well, and when he puffed on cigarettes again, his wife would manage him.

This management lasted for many years; now he was used to it, and it was more comfortable not to smoke.

Especially when paired with his aloof and lonely appearance, it made people feel it was only natural.

Today, Li Xuewu gave this aloof man a difficult problem, which was the matter of arranging people that he mentioned in the morning.

It wasn't that it hadn't been solved yet; it was solved before Li Xuewu even came out.

Sha Qizhi was still thinking about Yu Decai's words, sighing that things that seemed harder than ascending to heaven in the past were so simple here with the leader.

When accompanying Li Xuewu to work, Yu Decai saw Sha Qizhi frowning and knew something was up, so he asked.

Sha Qizhi also thought that Office Director Yu was the Office Director, who was in charge of him and counted as a leader, so he told him Li Xuewu's instructions.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he was lectured by Yu Decai.

Yu Decai also thought that Sha Qizhi would have such and such habits he wasn't used to as a secretary for the first time, so he didn't go deep into it and focused on teaching.

Yu Decai lectured Sha Qizhi because such words couldn't be said to him, couldn't be said to anyone, and he had to do it himself.

Sha Qizhi was also a bit confused; couldn't he even tell his own leader?

Seeing that Sha Qizhi hadn't reacted yet, Yu Decai confirmed Sha Qizhi's cognition once again.

Within the Security Division, Sha Qizhi was Li Xuewu's secretary, and the main business he handled was the work Li Xuewu entrusted to him.

The identity he represented was also Li Xuewu; some words couldn't be said to just anyone. Now, he only had one leader, and that was the Section Chief.

Sha Qizhi finally understood. Although he was still a section member, his status had already surpassed his colleagues in the office.

Yu Decai was also relatively understanding of Sha Qizhi's situation; after all, the change in mentality still needed time to adapt.

Regarding the matter Li Xuewu entrusted, Yu Decai told Sha Qizhi that whoever could make the decision, just go directly to find them, and there was no need to mention whose connection it was.

Sha Qizhi, half-believing, invited Section Chief Xie to the side when she left Li Xuewu's office and, feeling a bit embarrassed, told her Li Xuewu's instructions.

But what Sha Qizhi didn't expect was that Personnel Section Chief Xie only replied with a "got it" and left.

Now, sitting in the car, Sha Qizhi was still thinking about what the Personnel Section would do. The words Director Yu said about his identity made him straighten his back unconsciously.

If the road before entering the mountains was just passable, then entering the mountains was truly a roller coaster.

Li Xuewu lifted the military overcoat and looked outside; they had already entered the mountain pass.

This side was perhaps washed out by summer rains, with one pit after another.

In the weeds on both sides of the road, there were still patches of unmelted snow, looking like a piebald dog.

Li Xuewu was already very familiar with this road. He rested his hands on the passenger seat and sat upright to avoid neck discomfort when bumping.

"Section Chief, you're awake."

"Mm."

Feeling the seat shake, Sha Qizhi turned his head to look back, then took Li Xuewu's water bottle and handed it over.

Li Xuewu took it and took a sip where the road was smooth.

Looking at his watch, he had slept for less than an hour.

"This road really needs to be repaired."

After taking the water bottle from Li Xuewu's hand, Sha Qizhi said this.

Li Xuewu looked out the window and replied to Sha Qizhi's grumbling.

"It's not easy to repair."

Before Sha Qizhi could ask, Li Xuewu explained: "Few cars travel on this mountain road, and there's no economy on the mountain, so the local authorities won't have any targets coming down."

"If you ask the common people to repair it, they have to have the time to do so. Besides, this matter requires a lot of manpower and material resources to organize, doesn't it?"

Li Xuewu had been a grassroots manager and knew the difficulties involved.

The cultivated land on the mountain already had low output; if they didn't work hard on the land, they would go hungry when the old crops were finished and the new ones hadn't ripened.

Now was not the time to solve road problems; it was the time to solve food and clothing problems.

Sha Qizhi rested his hand on the car door, turned his head, and said to Li Xuewu: "Then we can just repair it simply, at least fill in the big pits in the middle of the road."

"Hahaha."

Li Xuewu knew this was Sha Qizhi's city-dweller mindset, so he nodded and said: "What you said is right."

After thinking for a while, he said to Sha Qizhi: "Make a note, remind me later to arrange for all training personnel to make a surprise repair of the road for one day when training starts this year."

Li Xuewu looked at the scenery outside the window and said: "This time is exactly the busy farming season; we really can't let the common people repair the road for us again."

"Yes."

Sha Qizhi nodded, understanding Li Xuewu's instructions.

February was exactly the time when it was still cold, and it was also the time for collecting farm manure.

The farm manure accumulated in the cold weather before the year would be piled up, and then the straw underneath would be ignited.

Although the outside temperature was still low, the inside had already begun to warm up and ferment.

After the thaw, before planting in May, these fermented loose soil fertilizers would be spread on the fields.

Therefore, February was a heavy and busy time for the land of an entire village.

This was also the reason why Li Xuewu asked Red Star Village to complete the project before February; no work could delay the farming season.

If people delay the land, the land will delay people for a season; if the land delays people, the people will be delayed for a year.

Unfortunately, this year was destined not to be a year of bumper harvest.

Sha Qizhi didn't know why Li Xuewu was sighing in the back; perhaps there were some regrets.

A jeep was still faster than a bicycle. Li Xuewen used to have to ride for seven hours to visit his father-in-law's house.

Now Li Xuewu arrived at the village after sitting in the car for only an hour and a half.

It was also because Han Jiankun's skills were good; although there were many potholes, Li Xuewu never felt his butt being jolted up.

The vehicle didn't stop at the village entrance but drove directly to the training base located at the mountain pass. Han Yating and the others had also agreed to meet here.

This was Li Xuewu's first time coming here since the groundbreaking ceremony. Seeing that the village was still the same, the mountain pass side had changed quite a bit.

The original large construction site had been cleaned up, and not-so-high earthen walls surrounded the training base.

When entering the base, Li Xuewu saw security guards on duty at the entrance, which made Li Xuewu's mood a bit better.

"Section Chief."

"Hey."

As soon as Li Xuewu's car entered the courtyard, he saw several cars parked in front of the office building, and the driver Han Jiankun also parked the command car there.

As soon as Li Xuewu got out of the car, someone had already come out of the office building to welcome him.

Han Yating greeted Li Xuewu first, followed by Han Zhan and the cadres remaining at the training ground.

"Hello everyone, thank you for your hard work, comrades guarding the training ground."

Li Xuewu shook hands with these people one by one, expressing his greetings to them.

These people weren't just the "unlucky ones" kicked over previously, but also people transferred over due to construction and training needs.

After Li Xuewu gave instructions before leaving for training, Han Yating began to build the management system for the training ground; this side counted as an independent section-level unit.

The specific organizational structure still needed Li Xuewu to finalize.

But now it didn't hinder Han Yating from leading these people to start the preparatory work before the centralized training.

Li Xuewu's inspection this time was also to examine the training ground's ability to undertake centralized training and its basic ability to carry out training.

It was also a test of whether the existing management system could be continued or undertaken.

While shaking hands with the staff, Li Xuewu also saw Yan Jiecheng.

Because there were many people, Li Xuewu didn't say anything, and there was no need to; everyone in the division knew who he was.

Yan Jiecheng was surprised by Li Xuewu's new driver; he thought Li Xuewu would use his eldest brother's brother-in-law.

"Section Chief, I'll take you to see the office area and accommodation area first, then we'll go to see the armory, canteen, and training ground."

"Mm-hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "I'll listen to your arrangements today, hahaha."

Seeing Li Xuewu joking, the somewhat nervous training ground cadres also relaxed their expressions.

Han Yating smiled and led Li Xuewu into the office building.

"Only four offices are used on the first floor, and the others have been arranged as accommodation conditions."

Han Yating stood in the hallway of the entrance hall, pointed to the four rooms around, and said: "All personnel work centrally; even the cadres transferred from outside are all in these four rooms."

Li Xuewu looked at these four rooms; none were very large, looking like they could seat seven or eight people.

Even so, one room was used as a conference room.

"The conditions are a bit difficult; after all, everything is difficult at the beginning."

Li Xuewu nodded, expressing his understanding, and followed Han Yating to see the dormitory situation.

After all, it was in a building, so the accommodation environment was better, but they were all wooden beds, which should have been made by the village carpenter, very primitive.

Because there was still residual tree bark on some beds, it actually set off the snow scene outside the window very well.

Perhaps because no one had moved in yet, the air in the room was very fresh, and the temperature was neither cold nor hot.

"There are twenty-two dormitories in the building, and each dormitory can accommodate fourteen people."

Han Yating stood in the dormitory and introduced it to Li Xuewu, then pointed to the rows of earthen houses outside the window and introduced: "We also have that kind of dormitory."

While talking, she led Li Xuewu downstairs and introduced: "That kind of earthen house is built by the rammed earth wall method, very sturdy and warm. The inside is paved with fire kangs; one row of houses can accommodate more than a hundred people."

"Mm-hmm."

Li Xuewu went downstairs and walked around the earthen houses.

The walls were indeed as Han Yating said, rammed with earth; hitting them with a hand produced no movement at all, very thick.

Otherwise, why would they be warm?

The windows left open had wooden frames, and the gaps were sealed with yellow mud.

Walking inside, it was indeed very spacious, with the same regulations as the guard team's dormitory.

In the middle was a hallway, and on both sides were large shared beds, yellow mud fire kangs, with stove eyes at intervals.

Li Xuewu looked at the ceiling again; it was sealed with dry grass and yellow mud. As long as it didn't leak rain, it could last for twenty years, just a bit of dirt falling off.

"Are the tiles burned on-site?"

Li Xuewu walked from one end of the earthen house to the other; don't say, it was a large dormitory fifty meters long, looking at it made one want to stay for a night.

Walking out the door, standing in the courtyard, Li Xuewu looked at the roof again, which had tiles rarely seen in the village.

That was why he asked Han Yating that just now.

Han Yating nodded and said: "We provided some materials, and the village opened a kiln and burned quite a few. Bricks and tiles are used for the building, and bricks and tiles are also used for the training ground on the mountain."

"Mm-hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded, indicating he understood.

Han Yating's work was quite detailed. When turning to the gun armory, Li Xuewu saw that it took three people, each holding a key, to open the armory's large door.

Li Xuewu nodded to Han Yating and entered the somewhat empty armory.

This side was the same as the dormitory side, all houses rammed with earth.

The purpose was also to be sturdy and durable, to save someone from drilling in to steal weapons.

The difference was that the armory side had no windows, and it was very dark inside.

The custodian turned on the lights in the room, and Li Xuewu saw a long row of weapon racks.

These were obviously racks for placing firearms and bullets, and grooves were also opened on them.

Li Xuewu saw a motley collection of "United Nations" weapons on the rack at the edge of the door.

Even the old-fashioned Mosin-Nagant rifles were there.

"Was this pulled back from the Investigation Department?"

Li Xuewu saw a well-preserved Mauser 1898 short carbine on the rack and picked it up to look at it.

"Yes, it's been pulled back for quite a long time. This is part of what was sorted out, still usable or capable of completing teaching."

Han Yating followed Li Xuewu inside, while the accompanying personnel stayed at the door waiting.

Because the armory had maintenance specifications, without approval and application, non-management personnel couldn't enter.

Li Xuewu took the gun and looked at the rack at the very end of the warehouse; don't say, this scope was still good.

"How does it feel?"

"What?"

Han Yating looked at Li Xuewu, not knowing what Li Xuewu was asking.

But seeing him holding the gun and gesturing, she smiled and said: "Quite standard."

"As long as you like it."

These words made Han Yating freeze for a moment. What on earth did she like?

Under Han Yating's wide-eyed expression, Li Xuewu continued: "When I introduced him to you, I was also very uneasy, but this person's appearance is indeed good, and he is also a good person. Get along well."

"What?"

Han Yating looked at Li Xuewu, who was still testing the gun, and couldn't help but freeze, then asked: "What are you saying?"

Li Xuewu adjusted the scope, looked into the distance, and said: "Talking about you two, talking about Ji Wang Weidong. What am I saying?"

"Ah!"

Han Yating finally understood. The "how does it feel" Li Xuewu asked wasn't about her shooting posture, but about how she felt about Ji Wang Weidong.

Thinking of her answer just now, Han Yating's face flushed red.

Why did this leader like to launch sudden attacks? They were at work; why ask about personal issues?

Li Xuewu held the gun, one eye closed, looked at Han Yating, and asked: "Then what did you think I was asking?"

"Ah, nothing."

Han Yating smiled embarrassedly and explained: "I thought you were asking how your shooting posture was, hahahaha."

"Oh?"

Li Xuewu looked at the gun in his hand and also laughed.

"But I'm saying it for real; that guy Ji is really good, someone you can entrust your life to."

Li Xuewu put down the Mauser carbine in his hand and picked up the Mosin-Nagant rifle on the side.

This one didn't have a scope; it relied purely on the sight for aiming operations.

Li Xuewu hadn't fired these two guns, but he had seen them in movies and TV shows in his later life.

By the time he was a soldier, the army had long since updated these "United Nations" creations.

A squad had 7 Type 56 semi-automatic rifles, 2 Type 56 submachine guns, and 2 Type 56 light machine guns.

This was the standard military configuration for Li Xuewu's squad at that time.

However, there were rumors that the Type 63 had already come out; Li Xuewu didn't catch up with it.

Han Yating stood on the side with her hands behind her back, not knowing how to answer Li Xuewu's words.

Seeing Li Xuewu constantly experimenting with the firearms, she asked: "Why are you interested in these guns?"

Li Xuewu didn't care about Han Yating changing the subject; it was better to manage emotional matters less.

As a good buddy, Li Xuewu had already done what he could for Ji Wang Weidong; the rest was up to him.

"I want to find a firearm capable of precision shooting."

Li Xuewu explained and put the Mosin-Nagant rifle back.

These two famous firearms from World War II were indeed good things, but they no longer met Li Xuewu's requirements.

Whether in precision shooting or large-scale application, Li Xuewu had a strong curiosity about these two guns.

Especially regarding the scope; this was the area Li Xuewu most hoped to learn about.

It wasn't that Li Xuewu could design a firearm or anything; he didn't have that talent, but Li Xuewu had persistence and requirements for precision shooting firearms.

Just like the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle he used before transferring, that gun had a shooting record of 1,500 meters in the south.

A shooting record wasn't just firing a shot and then measuring it with a ruler.

It was hitting the target from 1,500 meters away; that was an effective shooting record.

Of course, Li Xuewu hadn't achieved it. He was in the "sharp knife" platoon, doing more short-range work, and all with the Type 56 submachine gun.

When meeting, don't do useless things; first spray a magazine at them, beat them until they couldn't lift their heads, and then use the Type 56 semi-automatic for point shooting.

The shooting accuracy of the Type 56 semi-automatic didn't need to be questioned; Li Xuewu was also relatively familiar with it.

In his impression, there was the shadow of the Type 81 automatic rifle, though not in this life.

In his previous life, Li Xuewu also participated in military training while in school, and he also fired guns at that time.

It was just that they all fired the Type 56 semi-automatic. Because he got along well with the instructor, the instructor also let him see what the beautiful Type 81 looked like.

Li Xuewu was very excited at the time, touching it again and again, looking at it again and again, but he couldn't remember much now.

That instructor was also like a treasure, not letting him touch this or that.

He didn't understand at the time, but now he knew that the instructor didn't let him touch it because the Type 81 sniper rifles were all allocated to specialized snipers.

When in use, they were all adjusted according to the sniper's own shooting posture. If anyone touched them, they had to be re-zeroed; the snipers would eat people alive for that level of trouble.

Li Xuewu was certain he couldn't draw the blueprints for the Type 81, nor did he have the theory to create one.

But he had a relative who could tinker with guns; don't forget, he also recognized an uncle who was an engineer at the Light Weapons Institute during the Great Hall case.

Pfft! Not recognized, but a real relative.

If you don't believe it, Li Xuewu could take him home to meet Li Xuewu's grandmother; he would definitely be able to find a relative relationship.

Li Xuewu's persistence in shooting accuracy was also his seriousness and responsibility toward his work.

Not to mention anything else, in the tasks executed by security and protection, there were already requirements for shooting accuracy.

The special service team about to be trained had even higher requirements for shooting accuracy, because an important subject of the special service team's training was rescuing hostages.

They couldn't learn from the "Russians" in the north, killing the hostages first and then killing the kidnappers.

Han Yating looked at the somewhat regretful Li Xuewu and asked: "Is the Type 56 semi-automatic we are using now not enough?"

"Striving for excellence."

Li Xuewu didn't mention the sniper rifle with better performance he had seen, but turned around and walked out.

While walking, he explained to Han Yating the centralized training projects to be carried out and the requirements for special environments and special tasks.

"With such high requirements, I'm afraid many of our team members and security guards won't be able to do it."

Han Yating stated her understanding of this matter and then said: "There are also standard weapons used by foreign troops on this side, and some have scopes. Should I sort them out later and report them to you?"

"Mm-hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "No need to report; I'll find someone to study it. But you should also sort out what you said; we need to open a course on weapon recognition."

Walking to the door, he said to Han Yating and the cadres in the training ground: "Let our team members and centralized training personnel have a full understanding of various weapons; they can't be in a special environment and not know how to use a weapon they pick up."

Li Xuewu also thought of the joke when the mess hall squad leader took him to catch spies that time, so his face was also smiling at this moment.

"Let's go, let's go to the training ground to see."

Li Xuewu waved his hand and walked toward the training ground that had already been built in the courtyard.

Han Yating and Han Zhan walked beside Li Xuewu, listening to Li Xuewu's requirements for training intensity and projects, and also recording Li Xuewu's temporary requirements for this side in their notebooks.

Just as Li Xuewu saw the 400-meter obstacle course here, Yin Mancang brought several people into the courtyard.

Li Xuewu didn't go over to welcome them; this was a formal occasion, and he still had to be mindful of each other's status.

Until now, not many people knew the relationship between Li Xuewu and Yin Mancang.

Yin Mancang also followed Li Xuewu's requirements and didn't tell anyone about the relationship between Li Xuewu and him; those who knew wouldn't ask.

"Hello, Secretary Yin."

"Hahaha, Section Chief Li, why didn't you go to the village office to sit for a while when you came?"

Li Xuewu and Yin Mancang shook hands and then looked at the training ground in the courtyard together.

"Knowing you are busy, I didn't go to disturb you."

Li Xuewu replied with a smile, then looked at the people behind Yin Mancang and said with a smile: "The training base is built very well. Completing the task in such a short time, I want to thank our village folks."

"Hahaha, it's all as it should be."

Seeing that Li Xuewu was satisfied with this side, Yin Mancang was also full of smiles.

Li Xuewu walked all the way from the courtyard to the entrance and looked at the road leading to the mountain.

Yin Mancang stood on the side and introduced: "We have already organized the road up the mountain. It can't compare to the city, but in this village, it can be called high standard."

Li Xuewu nodded; he could see that the village had also put their heart into repairing this road.

At least standing at the entrance, the road up the mountain had no potholes.

Li Xuewu said to Han Zhan and the others: "Let's go up the mountain to see."

"Yes!"

Han Zhan and Han Yating waved to the drivers who were already waiting, and those drivers drove the cars over.

Li Xuewu said to Yin Mancang beside him: "Secretary Yin, get in my car; we'll talk on the way."

"Good."

Yin Mancang responded with a smile and then gave instructions to the village cadres beside him.

When the command car came over, Li Xuewu opened the car door and got into the back seat, and Yin Mancang followed.

Sha Qizhi, under Han Yating's gesture, went to the car behind, giving the passenger seat to her.

With a series of "bang-bang" car door sounds, the lead command car drove out of the courtyard and drove along the mountain road toward the summit.

After the car started moving, Li Xuewu asked Yin Mancang beside him with a smile: "Uncle-in-law, has the busy farming season started?"

"It sure has!"

Hearing Li Xuewu call him "Uncle-in-law," Yin Mancang smiled and said: "Our village has little land, so we rely on the soil fertilizer at this time."

Li Xuewu smiled and shared a cigarette with him, then helped him light it, lit one for himself, and the two sat in the back, beginning to puff away.

After the road up the mountain was repaired, it was indeed easy to travel; at least Li Xuewu didn't feel much jolting while sitting in the car.

"The folks in Red Star Village have truly worked hard."

Li Xuewu nodded, looked at the motorcade behind, and then said to Yin Mancang beside him: "This winter should have been a time for rest."

"It's okay."

Yin Mancang smiled honestly at Li Xuewu and then said: "In farming life, when is there a time to be idle? If not busy with these, you have to be busy with others."

Regarding the change in Li Xuewu's position, Yin Mancang was both surprised and happy.

The one named Fu Bin who came last time was clearly holding a conservative attitude toward cooperation with their village.

Whether from the perspective of official business or kinship, Yin Mancang hoped that Li Xuewu would be the one in charge of the Security Division.

"I actually hope you are busy, hahaha."

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "Seeing the folks living a good life shows that our training base's entry is correct."

"The village committee will definitely support your development and construction."

Yin Mancang looked at the two people sitting in front and said with a smile: "It's convenient for you, and it's beneficial for us, isn't it?"

"Mm, this is called mutual benefit and win-win cooperation."

Li Xuewu nodded to Yin Mancang, signaling that he could speak; the two people in front could still be trusted.

Yin Mancang also nodded and said, "We have already started construction on that pig farm you mentioned earlier."

"Is that so?"

Li Xuewu was actually quite surprised by this; he hadn't expected Yin Mancang to have the courage to take such a step forward.

"Yes, I organized people to go up the mountain and get a batch of wild piglets, and we also got quite a few sows."

Yin Mancang said with a hint of pride, "We just used traps—old-fashioned methods—so we didn't catch that many."

"That's enough."

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, saying, "Making progress is a good thing. At the very least, your village has another source of income now, doesn't it?"

"Heh~ as long as we can eat some meat, that's all that matters, hahaha."

Yin Mancang clearly had confidence in Li Xuewu, and he had debated and discussed the previous ideas over and over again.

Fortunately, the people in this village were relatively simple and honest; they could listen to Yin Mancang's words and would follow whatever he told them to do.

Yin Mancang was also ruthless; just as he said, he directly fenced off that entire mountain hollow, mobilized the villagers to dig the bottom much deeper, and used rammed-earth walls to block the opening.

In this way, the mountain hollow Li Xuewu had looked at became a dead end, and the spot that was originally open was directly rammed by the villagers into a high dam that went straight up and down.

Now, let alone the wild boars inside not being able to get out, even a tank couldn't get out.

Fortunately, the mountain hollow was large, so raising a hundred or so wild boars wouldn't be a problem.

Li Xuewu listened to Yin Mancang's slightly hopeful account and asked with a smile, "How are you solving the feeding problem? Wild boars can really eat."

"We've already thought it through."

Yin Mancang looked at Li Xuewu and said in a very soft voice, "Summer is easy to handle; there's plenty of stuff on the mountain to feed the pigs, and we can make silage for the winter."

Li Xuewu nodded, but said understandingly, "It will require putting in more time and effort."

Yin Mancang was quite eloquent, chuckling, "What's the use of being first or second in the commune? Getting first place is just like that."

Li Xuewu looked at Yin Mancang with new eyes; at this time, people usually valued honor very highly.

Some village cadres, in order to complete their tasks, had even collected the villagers' food rations.

Yin Mancang also saw the surprise in Li Xuewu's eyes and said with a smile, "Someone like me can only manage things in this village. I have no desire to climb any higher; staying home and tending to the land is just fine."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "That's fine. I dare say you won't regret it, and as long as the villagers of Hongxing Village follow you, they certainly won't regret it either."

"Hahaha."

Hearing Li Xuewu's words, Yin Mancang also laughed heartily; this young relative of his was a deputy division-level cadre, after all.

The motorcade soon arrived at the mine shaft platform, and the three mine openings on the hillside that had originally been gaping wide had already undergone great changes.

"Bang."

Li Xuewu slammed the car door shut, tightened his overcoat, and turned in place to look around.

This platform had undergone earth-shaking changes, having been reorganized according to the blueprint designed by Li Xuewu.

Leading to the forest area field simulation training ground was a three-meter-wide dirt road, which also looked like it had been newly repaired, with traces of grooming still visible on it.

On the mine shaft platform stood a six-story training building constructed of brick and stone, surrounded by courtyards and houses set up to simulate various urban building environments.

This was the facility Li Xuewu had requested to be built for training in firefighting and armed assault projects.

Yin Mancang got out of the car and followed Han Yating to stand beside Li Xuewu, and the other cadres who got out of the cars also stood around Li Xuewu.

Seeing Li Xuewu looking toward the cave, Yin Mancang introduced, "There were three mine openings; our village used two, and we gave one to the training ground."

As he spoke, he led Li Xuewu toward the nearest mine opening; this was the very one where Li Xuewu had shot the wild boar back then.

Now the entrance had been cleared, and the mine opening was no longer visible.

Because the entrance to the mine opening was covered by a house embedded in the mountain.

It was just like a cave dwelling; the entrance had been walled up with brick and stone, and it had windows and a door.

Li Xuewu walked in to take a look; the door wasn't small, looking just like a warehouse door. It was made of wood and was quite sturdy.

Han Yating introduced to Li Xuewu, "When this mine opening was designed, the compatibility of a garage was already considered. During winter training, vehicles can all be parked inside."

Li Xuewu looked at the height of the mine opening; let alone their factory's vehicles, even vehicles from all the associated units could fit inside.

He followed Yin Mancang a little way inside; there were mine lamps along the way, and the ground was very dry. It was perfectly fine for use as accommodation or a warehouse.

After walking more than a hundred meters, Li Xuewu saw what Yin Mancang had mentioned: the integrated accommodation and training base the village had prepared for the training ground.

This must have been a temporary mineral storage site in the past, likely having a space of over ten thousand square meters, and it had been reinforced with cement pillars in the middle.

"Did we build this?"

Li Xuewu looked at the cement pillars with some surprise.

Yin Mancang smiled and shook his head, saying, "We couldn't have. Where would we get that much cement? This was left over from before."

"Is that so?"

This made Li Xuewu even more surprised, and he couldn't help but look deeper into the mine opening.

"Don't bother looking; we went inside to check, and there's nothing left."

Yin Mancang smiled and said, "It doesn't go very deep; the mining methods back then must not have been very good."

Li Xuewu kicked the coal cinder under his feet and looked up to ask, "Is this a coal mine?"

"No."

Yin Mancang waved his hand and explained, "It's an iron mine. This coal was left over from before, and we'd already hauled it all home long ago."

Li Xuewu looked at the gaps in the ceiling; it seemed like there was air flowing through.

"Did you drill holes in this?"

"Yes."

Yin Mancang nodded and said, "Otherwise, wouldn't so many people in here run out of oxygen? There were ventilation holes before, but they probably hadn't been used for a long time and were blocked up. I had people clear them out."

"That's great."

Li Xuewu nodded to Han Yating and said, "It's warm in winter and cool in summer. The conditions for temporary stationing are here, and the venue for indoor training is also here."

After walking around, Li Xuewu felt even more confident in this training ground. Aside from asking Han Yating to improve the lighting and living conditions inside, Li Xuewu didn't make any special requests.

After seeing this mine opening, Li Xuewu followed Yin Mancang further up the hillside and listened to Yin Mancang talk about their village growing mushrooms and raising rabbits in the two mine openings.

At this moment, there were no outsiders around them, and everyone else was standing far away, so Yin Mancang dared to speak up.

"Xuewu, you said we could grow mushrooms here. Would vegetables that don't need light work?"

Li Xuewu looked at Yin Mancang and asked, "Are you talking about things like chives, bean sprouts, cilantro, and ginger?"

"Yes."

Yin Mancang hadn't expected this young man from the city to know about these things, so he nodded and replied, "The villagers thought of it too. These two mine openings are huge; it's a pity to just grow mushrooms and raise rabbits. There's still plenty of space."

"Why wouldn't it work?"

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "This is what they call 'one person's plan is short, but the collective's plan is long'."