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Chapter 389
Here, most married young people over 30 can only make a living by doing odd jobs. In the eyes of local people, the most glorious job is to give people a bath in those simple bathhouses.
Although the work of bath scrubbers is hard, they still receive a basic salary of 500 yuan per month. Of course, if you include the commission earned from each completed service, the monthly income can barely reach 1000 yuan.
At this time, Wen Tao, who was standing on a high place overlooking the entire county, had a faint smile on his face and slowly said, "Live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water!"
His deep gaze swept across the familiar yet unfamiliar land before him.
Li Jianwei, who was standing aside, looked at the young and promising municipal party secretary with suspicion, wondering in his heart what deep meaning the secretary's words contained.
After all, in his eyes, this small county town called Zhucheng is surrounded by high mountains on all sides. It is like a big pit deep in the mountains. Even a decent road is difficult to build. How can he rely on such a place?
However, Wentao seemed oblivious to Li Jinpeng's confusion and continued methodically assigning tasks. "Old Li, I have an important assignment for you. Mobilize all the leading cadres at all levels within Zhucheng County, as well as the ordinary staff, and have each of them write a report and submit it to me. The core theme of this report should be, 'What is the most attractive thing about our area?' Whether it's the magnificent mountains and rivers, the winding rivers and lakes, the wood ear mushrooms in the forests, the precious ginseng, or even the pheasants and nimble rabbits running through the mountains—anything unique to this area can be included in the report. Once your county committee has compiled all the reports, please submit them to the municipal party committee office."
After saying that, Wentao smiled and patted Li Jinpeng on the shoulder, his eyes revealing his expectation and confidence in this job.
Li Jianwei gazed intently at the high-spirited and energetic young municipal Party Secretary before him, a complex emotion welling up in his heart as he began to ponder. He had long heard that this newly appointed Party Secretary was exceptionally capable and had a heart dedicated to the well-being of the people.
It is said that the secretary has just secured a large number of eye-catching poverty alleviation projects and considerable amounts of funds from the province.
Unable to suppress his curiosity and anticipation, Li Jianwei cautiously asked the secretary again: "How should our county develop in the future?"
However, what he did not expect was that the secretary did not answer the question directly, but instead raised a meaningful topic.
At that moment, Li Jianwei seemed to understand something, and thought to himself: Perhaps, as long as we closely follow the footsteps of this young and promising municipal party secretary, we will be able to get rid of poverty and embark on the road to wealth.
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After finishing the trip on the mountain, Wentao dragged his slightly tired body and slowly sat in the car.
He gently closed his eyes, trying to rest and relax his tense nerves for a moment. After all, the past two days of visiting and research had brought him too much shock and impact. The scenes he had witnessed were still vivid and shocking.
He saw dilapidated and crumbling simple houses; heard the helpless sighs of children who could not afford to go to school because of their family’s poverty; and witnessed the miserable scene of the elderly who dared not seek medical treatment when they were sick and could only endure the pain in silence.
What is even more unbelievable is that today, in the 21st century, there are still people who would only eat two meals a day in order to save a little bit of food!
These cruel realities were like a heavy hammer, hitting Wentao's heart hard, and also strengthened his determination to lead the people of the city to fight poverty.