Siheyuan: I am protecting Shazhu, who dares to object?

Chapter 317: Join hands to forge ahead and write a new chapter

As the cooperation between Cuigu Village and surrounding villages continues to deepen, the village is filled with an atmosphere of vigorous development.

In the farmlands, crops are growing well, and the green wheat seedlings are swaying gently in the breeze, as if telling of the hope of a good harvest; in the agricultural product processing plants, machines are roaring, and workers are busy shuttling back and forth, processing all kinds of agricultural products into exquisite commodities; the handicraft exhibition hall and the pickled vegetable making experience workshop are always crowded with tourists, and laughter echoes in every corner of the village.

Early that morning, the sun shone into the courtyard of the village committee. Village chief Petrov and technician Zhang gathered together early to discuss the next development plan.

Village chief Petrov frowned and said thoughtfully: "Technician Zhang, the cooperation between our village and the surrounding villages is getting smoother and smoother, but I always think that we need to expand further and cannot just stick to the existing industries. Do you have any ideas?"

Technician Zhang held his chin with his hand, thought for a while and said, "Village head, I think our village has beautiful natural scenery and rich folk culture. Although there are many tourists now, most of them are just here to take a quick look. Can we have some in-depth experience tourism projects? For example, let tourists stay in the villagers' homes for three to five days, work in the fields with the villagers, learn our traditional farming skills, and learn handicraft production from the old artists in our village, so that they can truly experience our rural life."

Village chief Petrov's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, this is a good idea! Nowadays, people in the city are envious of the authentic rural life. But if we want to do this, we have to plan it well, and talk to the villagers so that everyone will cooperate."

They acted right away. They gathered the village cadres and some prestigious elders and told everyone about this idea. Immediately, the party became lively.

Uncle Liu from the village spoke first: "Village head, this is a good idea, but if tourists stay at home, our living habits will be different. What if something goes wrong? Besides, the accommodation conditions at home, although we have renovated some guest rooms before, they need to be cleaned up if they are to stay for several days."

Village chief Petrov smiled and said, "Uncle, the issues you mentioned do need to be considered. We can provide training to the villagers in advance, and tell them the precautions for receiving tourists, so that everyone can be more tolerant. As for accommodation conditions, there are many people in our village who are skilled in carpentry and masonry. We can organize everyone to make the guest rooms at home more comfortable, such as adding some new furniture and making the house more cozy."

The village women's director also said: "Yes, then we women can also show tourists our rural traditional food and teach them how to cook. This is also the characteristic of our village."

Everyone discussed the project one after another, and gradually everyone felt that the project was feasible and expressed their willingness to support it.

In the following days, the village organized various training activities.

Village chief Petrov personally taught the villagers the etiquette and communication skills for receiving tourists, while technician Zhang taught everyone how to ensure the safety of tourists when participating in farming activities.

The old chefs in the village also gathered together to discuss what unique and easy-to-cook farm dishes they could teach tourists to cook.

On the other hand, the skilled craftsmen in the village are busy upgrading and renovating the guest rooms of each household.

While sawing the planks, carpenter Uncle Li said to the young man who was helping him: "Boy, this bed must be made strong and comfortable. We can't let the tourists have a bad sleep."

The young man smiled and replied: "Uncle Li, don't worry, I have been learning from you for so long, I will definitely do this job well."

Uncle Zhao, a bricklayer, was re-plastering the walls of the guest rooms, muttering, "This wall needs to be plastered smooth and neat, so it will be pleasing to the eye."

After a period of preparation, the in-depth experience tourism project is finally about to be launched.

Village chief Petrov contacted some travel agencies with which he had previously cooperated and introduced this new project to them.

The head of the travel agency was very interested and immediately said he would help with promotion.

It wasn't long before the first group of tourists signed up for the project.

When tourists come to the village, they are assigned to the homes of various villagers.

A tourist named Wang was warmly welcomed into Aunt Liu's house. Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Oh, welcome, welcome. You must be tired on the way. Come in and have a rest. I'll pour you some herbal tea that we make at home."

Tourist Wang smiled and said, "Auntie, I'm not tired, this village looks so friendly. I'm really looking forward to the days ahead."

Early the next morning, tourist Wang followed Aunt Liu's eldest son to work in the fields.

Tourist Wang took a hoe and tried to weed like an example. After a while, he was sweating profusely. He gasped and said, "Brother, this farm work looks simple, but it is really not easy to do."

Aunt Liu's eldest son smiled and said, "Yes, we farmers have to work so hard every day, but when we see the crops grow little by little and the harvest is good, we feel very happy."

In the afternoon, tourist Wang followed the village's old artist to learn how to weave bamboo baskets.

The old craftsman taught me step by step, saying: "To weave a bamboo basket, you have to use even strength. Look, one bamboo strip after another, and slowly you will get the shape."

Tourist Wang learned it seriously. Although his weaving was crooked, he still felt a sense of accomplishment. He said, "Uncle, this skill is really interesting. I must learn it well so that I can show it off to my friends when I go back."

With the villagers' warm reception and patient guidance, the tourists had an unforgettable time.

Before leaving, tourist Wang held the hand of village chief Petrov and said, "Village chief, this trip to your village is really worth it. I have experienced rural life that I have never experienced before. When I go back, I must promote it to people around me and ask them to come as well."

Seeing the satisfied faces of the tourists, Village Chief Petrov was extremely happy. He said to Technician Zhang, "Technician Zhang, this project is a success. We must continue to work hard to let more people know about the benefits of Cuigu Village."

Technician Zhang also smiled and nodded and said, "Yes, Village Chief, but our project still needs to be improved. Let's listen to the opinions of tourists and see if there is anything that can be improved."

Just then, new problems arose.

With the development of in-depth experience tourism projects, the public health pressure in the village has increased.

In the past, it was enough to clean the village streets once a day. Now there are more tourists and more garbage. There are not enough toilets in the village, and sometimes tourists have to queue.

Village chief Petrov anxiously called technician Zhang and said, "This sanitation problem must be solved quickly, otherwise it will affect the tourists' experience and ruin the project we have worked so hard to build."

Technician Zhang thought for a while and said, "Village head, I think we can set up more trash cans and assign people to clean up the trash regularly. As for toilets, we can mobilize the villagers to build a few simple but clean toilets in suitable places in the village."

So the village began to take action again.

Village chief Petrov called on everyone to participate in the sanitation work on the village radio, and the villagers responded one after another.

Some villagers took out their unused wooden barrels and made them into trash cans, placing them in various corners of the village; some villagers followed the village bricklayers to select sites and build toilets.

A villager said while carrying bricks: "If our village wants to develop, we must improve the sanitation. We can't let tourists dislike our place because it is dirty."

Another villager echoed: "That's right, if we all work together, we can definitely solve this problem."

After some efforts, the sanitary conditions in the village have been significantly improved.

The trash cans are arranged in order, garbage is cleaned up in time, and the newly built toilets are clean and tidy. Tourists no longer have to worry about these problems.

The in-depth experience tourism projects in Cuigu Village are becoming more and more popular, and more and more tourists are coming here.

Seeing how successful the project was in Cuigu Village, the surrounding villages came to learn from it and wanted to launch similar projects in their own villages.

Village chief Petrov and technician Zhang started to get busy again. They shared their experience with the surrounding villages without reservation, and worked with everyone to plan and train the villagers.

During this process, everyone communicated and helped each other, and rural tourism in the entire region ushered in a new wave of development.

Looking at this lively and hopeful scene, village chief Petrov stood at the entrance of the village and said to technician Zhang with emotion: "Technician Zhang, it has not been easy for us to come this far, but as long as everyone works together, our lives will become more and more prosperous, and the road to rural revitalization will become wider and wider."