Huicheng Rural Story
Just do it, and add brilliance to him
——Liu Honglan, Secretary of the General Party Branch of Moyuan Village, Hengli Town, Huicheng District
Liu Honglan has lost weight!
I haven't seen him for half a year, my cheeks are obviously sunken, and my chin has become a little sharp. Thin and thin, but full of energy. A pair of smiling eyes, bright and tough, like sunflowers growing in the morning sun on the edge of the village. As soon as she spoke, she spoke quickly, sincerely and openly, and a sense of affinity arose, which could suddenly shorten the distance between people.
She said: "It's good to lose weight, others have to find a way to lose weight, I have not only worked, but also saved money, killing multiple birds with one stone." She smiled brightly, but her voice was a little hoarse.
Can her voice not be hoarse? When she got up early in the morning, before the sun showed her face, she was wandering around the village. Which chickens are not turned off, which door has garbage in front of the house, which alley needs to be cleaned up...... She's going to come to visit. When she met some people who hadn't gotten up yet, she walked around and came back, rolled up her sleeves, and worked together.
Liu Honglan, secretary of the general party branch of Moyuan Village (third from left). Image courtesy of the author
The sun was rising, and the carts carrying passengers for sightseeing and sightseeing entered the village one after another. She hung up the "Little Bee" megaphone, adjusted the volume, and acted as a commentator. The guests all recognized her, and they really couldn't shirk it. On the most days, she hosted 8 tour groups. Her throat was on fire and protesting against the need to strike, she drank a few sips of cold water and poured it down, the fire went out, and the smoke was still there. So many times, the iron throat can't bear it. As the sun went down, she dragged her tired body to the village committee office. The village cadres were waiting for her there, and at the end of the day, many things had to be "reviewed" and a lot of work had to be arranged.
I asked her, "Is it tired?"
She replied with a smile: "Now is the 'golden period' of rural development, and I don't feel tired when I catch up with the good days." ”
These words remind me of an unforgettable ballad: If you don't live in vain, you will live with a dragon and swing your tail, and you will live with him to increase your brilliance.
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Solidarity and unity
Push back in time.
January 28, 2023, the seventh day of the first lunar month.
On the first working day of the Lunar New Year, the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government held a provincial high-quality development conference. Comrade Huang Kunming, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, emphasized that "high-quality development is the only way for Guangdong to achieve modernization. At this time, it is not advisable to lie flat, it is impossible to win by lying down, and it is time to struggle. Doing a good job this year, doing a good job for 5 years, and cultivating for another 10 or 30 years will surely be able to create a new Guangdong and create a new miracle that will impress the world. ”
The speech of the secretary of the provincial party committee was widely disseminated in the land of Lingnan through video, audio, multimedia, etc. Listening to Liu Honglan's passion, she was full of confidence. It was as if she saw a ship in the sea, with its pointed mast exposed, hurrying towards it in the radiant morning sun. Grab this ship, board it, and follow the trend, and you can ride the wind and waves and reach the sea.
But how can you get on this big ship?
In December 2022, Guangdong Province began to implement the "High-quality Development Project of 100 Counties, Thousands of Towns and Villages" (hereinafter referred to as the "100,000 Project"). As far as the countryside is concerned, the purpose is to narrow the gap between urban and rural areas, promote the integrated development of urban and rural areas, make the collective economy stronger, make villages beautiful, and make the masses rich.
What Liu Honglan didn't expect was that Moyuan Village was on the list of the first batch of typical villages of the province's "Millions of Projects". This honor came too suddenly, and she felt "under a lot of pressure".
Moyuan Village, Hengli Town, Huicheng District, has beautiful scenery. Courtesy of Huizhou Dongjiang Photo Agency
Mo Yuan's big family, she is too familiar with it. Since being elected as the village women's director in 2017, she has traveled the entire village of 2.6 square kilometers. There are more than 300 households, and she knows who is in the family. In 2021, after she was elected secretary of the general party branch of Moyuan Village with a high vote, she invited experts to write "Moyuan Village Story Collection". She knows that the well-preserved ancient buildings in the village are solidified music, and the ancient villages must be endowed with the soul of culture if they want to play and sing the songs of the times. Only by telling the story of the countryside well and retaining the nostalgia can we attract tourists to come and check in. Ancient wells, ancient trees, ancient dwellings, there are legends in Dafudili. However, there are also drawbacks, that is, it is too far from the city, it takes 50 minutes to drive, and the roads are narrow and inaccessible. Also, the annual income of the village collective is only more than 100,000 yuan, and it is difficult to do something!
Can we be the first batch of typical villages in the province's "Millions of Millions Project"? Can we accomplish the goal and task of "starting in one year and achieving results in three years"?
At the meeting of party members and cadres in the whole village, Liu Honglan threw out these questions, allowing everyone to speak freely, express their hearts and minds, and make suggestions.
A young cadre was the first to speak: "Rural work requires money every step of the way. The changes in the village over the years have been due to the appropriation from the higher authorities, so the village roads have been repaired, street lights have been installed, and trees have been planted.
Hearing what the young cadres said, many people echoed it, yes, yes.
Brother Qiang, an old party member, raised his hand to oppose it. Brother Qiang said: "Our village was selected as one of the first batch of traditional Chinese villages in 2012, which is the golden signboard and the best resource. If in our hands, we can't carry it forward, then we are sorry for our ancestors. ”
For a moment, the air was a little dull.
Liu Honglan cleared her throat and said, "What everyone says is the truth, and I also understand the difficulties in the village. But as village cadres, the people elected us in the hope that we could lead them to a good life. Now the opportunity for development is coming, the whole province is actively promoting the 'millions of projects', as long as we think in one place, and work hard in one place, there will be more ways than difficulties. ”
Everyone was quiet, and they all looked at Liu Honglan, whose eyes were shining, full of fighting spirit and strength. Liu Honglan continued: "As long as our village cadres take the lead and have confidence, the masses will be of the same mind as us. If you work together and twist into a rope, there is nothing you can't do. ”
A speech unified everyone's thinking and ignited the passion for entrepreneurship.
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Empathy and hard work
Liu Honglan has her own views on economic development: If we can't do it, we will invite capable people to come, and whoever can make us strong and rich will be our teacher.
If you want to invite a talented person, you must first clean up your "home".
There used to be an empty space of nearly 3,000 square meters in the village, which was the "collective land" of more than 10 surrounding households. The Chen family piled up timber, the Zhu family put bricks and tiles, the Zeng family built a chicken coop, and the Xu family planted melons and fruits, which seriously affected the appearance of the village.
Liu Honglan took the village cadres to every household to do ideological work, asking everyone to clean up the debris, vacate the site, and build this area into a public green space in the village. Wherever Liu Honglan went, she was full of promises and expressed strong support for her work. But half a month has passed, and there is still no action. She understands that everyone is waiting.
To solve the problem, you must start with your own family.
Liu Honglan's father-in-law's surname is Chen, and according to the generation, Liu Honglan called the owner of the pile of wood as his uncle.
"Uncle, don't look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, don't look at everyone to look at the small family, vacate the venue, please take the lead. Liu Honglan said straight to the point.
"It's not that I don't take the lead, it's that I moved, and you can't handle anyone else. Uncle smoked a cigarette and said meaningfully. "For example, the old lady of the Zeng family, she has raised chickens in the open space all her life, and you let her move away now, is she willing to move? Even if she is willing to move, where can she move to? Her house is not big, and she won't smoke people to death when she moves into the house?" In doing rural work, we must be meticulous, do good things well, learn to think from the other side, and not be careless. Only by fully understanding the needs of the masses and making every effort to solve their worries, they will go all out to support your work.
Where to put the chickens? If this problem is not solved well, the "forced move" will make everyone unconvinced.
After brainstorming, Liu Honglan came up with a trick to let the "local chicken" live in the "western-style building". "Western-style building" is not high, about 1.2 meters, divided into two floors, the upper floor is the chicken house, the lower floor is the manure warehouse, all made of antique wood, the appearance is exquisite and beautiful, and there is a bay window. As long as the villagers' chickens are willing to be kept in captivity, the village committee will deliver them free of charge. The "Western-style building" is clean and clean, and there are special people to do it every day. Put it on the designated roadside, and it has become a beautiful scenery of rural tourism. Many children came to study and were very curious to see the chicken living in the "western-style building". They crushed the vegetable leaves on the bay window and fed them to the chickens, and the roosters and hens excitedly sang: Oh oh oh - oh oh - joy and joy floated all over the village.
Liu Honglan (first from right) leads the villagers to clean up. Image courtesy of the author
This move, innovative thinking, jumping out of the old way, breaking into a new world. There was no need for Liu Honglan to bother with words, the old lady of the Zeng family took the initiative to come to the door and asked to vacate the space for a "western-style building".
When the work is done to the hearts of the masses, the more the masses will trust the village cadres. The task that was originally planned to be completed in two months was unexpectedly cleared in only one week.
Today, it has become an Internet celebrity check-in point in the village. Nearly 3,000 square meters of lawn, like a green carpet spread in the village.
Zhu Zizhi's family once said: Wake up at dawn, sprinkle and sweep the court, and keep the inside and outside neat; Moyuan Village borrows the power of traditional culture to clean up the streets and alleys, front and back of houses, ditches and potholes in the village, so that everyone feels refreshed here.
The image of the village is the best advertisement for attracting investment. With the increase in tourists, many operating companies are also eyeing Moyuan Village.
After several selections and consultations, a rural revitalization company in Zhejiang joined hands with Moyuan Village and jointly established Moyuan Qiang Village Cultural Tourism Company with the village committee.
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Lead by example and take the lead
If you hang up the card, you must live up to the name and really operate.
If you still "drive a new car and take the old road", let tourists only see the old houses and old houses after coming, it will not be able to retain tourists, and it will not be possible to see economic benefits.
From this moment on, the pressure increased sharply on Liu Honglan's shoulders.
During that time, she thought about it all day long, how to revitalize the tangible assets and intangible resources of the village, organically integrate farmland, forests, and mountain ponds, so that humanity and nature complement each other, so that tourists can see, eat, taste, and live after they come, which is really worth the trip.
Anything in the world is easy to imagine, but it is difficult to really land. But no matter how difficult it is, no matter how dangerous it is, it has to break through, since it has shouldered the burden of the village party secretary, no matter how difficult it is, it has to be done.
Soon, the village launched 5 small projects based on the actual situation, namely "Village Coffee House", "Tea Brewing Around the Hearth", "Rice Field Train", "Moyuan Courtesy" and "Village College".
"Country Coffee House": Coffee is the preference of young people, and retaining the appetite of young people is equivalent to leaving the footsteps of young people.
Moyuan Village has become a check-in point for many tourists. Courtesy of Huizhou Dongjiang Photo Agency
"Cooking tea around the stove": cleaning up the woodland of about 200 square meters on the side of the village committee, laying stones under the shade of the trees, setting up the table, surrounding the charcoal stove, three or five tourists, tasting the culture, and slow-cooking life.
"Rice Field Train": Around 50 acres of rural fields, without destroying the ridges and cultivated land, set up a sightseeing train, come to a unique sightseeing journey, in the bursts of rape flowers, taste the fireworks of Moyuan Ancient Village.
"Moyuan Courtesy": Launched the cultural and creative products of the village, and designed the IP of Momo and Yuanyuan. The gift box is filled with seasonal agricultural products such as sweet potatoes, taro, and sweet corn, which are eaten with taste and left with memories.
"Rural College": On the second floor of the visitor center, it is equipped with a multi-functional conference room to open up a research, training and exchange base, so that ideas can collide in the countryside and wisdom can blossom in the ink garden.
Liu Honglan proposed that the above five small projects have applied for support funds from the superiors, and the village party members and cadres have each "contracted" one, requiring them to be completed by the end of 2023, and strive to become popular in the Spring Festival in 2024.
The village party members and cadres were dumbfounded at that time, and there was only one month before the Spring Festival.
However, as we all know, if it cannot be completed on time, it is equivalent to a "half-pulled" project, which is not only a loss of reputation and face, but also a good opportunity for development. Time is tight, tasks are heavy, trumpets are sounding, and war drums are bursting. All party members and cadres made a military order, and left a big word on the white paper: Dry!
Liu Honglan recalled that she really didn't know how to get over that time. There is an old saying that "when you open your eyes, you are busy until the lights go out", and she is "two eyes open, busy until midnight". Every morning when she washes her face, she doesn't dare to look in the mirror. He was dark and thin, with more wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, gray hair on his head, and many calluses on his hands.
There were many projects and a shortage of manpower, so she recruited workers everywhere. After the villagers found out, they signed up one after another, regardless of remuneration, and asked to join the team of building a beautiful home. This made Liu Honglan very moved. She understands that as long as you are dedicated to the people, the village cadres will call for something, and the masses will respond, which is the unity of the city and the heart.
There is a lot of strength in numbers, and 5 small projects are progressing smoothly as planned. However, when it was almost over, there was a problem - lack of money!
The disbursement has not yet been made, and the equipment purchased needs to be paid. Especially the workers who work overtime, when the New Year comes, they want to go home and have a reunion. The villagers in this village are okay to say, as for the other migrant workers, they can't go back empty-handed, right?
Looking at everyone's anxious eyes, Liu Honglan frowned.
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Urgent justice and righteousness, loans are done
What to do? Where does the money come from?
Liu Honglan, who thought about it all night, made a bold decision.
On the evening of the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, she went to the president of the Hengli branch of Huizhou Rural Commercial Bank. After meeting the president, Liu Honglan directly stated the purpose of the trip, the village was engaged in construction, there was no money, and she wanted a loan.
The president of the bank looked embarrassed, firstly, the unit was about to go on holiday, and many businesses had entered a state of termination; secondly, he came to Moyuan Village to engage in construction, but there were no collateral assets in the village, so what kind of loan should he take?
Liu Honglan understood the president's difficulties, she took out a small crimson book from her bag and handed it to the president.
"What?"
"Title deeds. ”
"Who's?"
"My family's. ”
"Yours?"
"Hmm. ”
The president took the real estate certificate suspiciously, opened it and saw that it had the names of Liu Honglan and her husband written on it.
The president asked, "Do you want to mortgage your house for a loan from the village collective?"
Liu Honglan replied: "Yes." ”
The governor asked, "Does your husband know about this?"
Liu Honglan said: "I don't know. If I do ask him to sign, I can convince him. ”
The president asked again, "Why do you want to do this?"
Liu Honglan replied: "I don't want to live up to the trust of the villagers, and I don't want to disappoint everyone." ”
The concise and simple answer made the president feel the original intention and mission of a Communist Party member. He was deeply moved and immediately decided to hold a telephone office meeting overnight to disburse the loan as soon as possible.
With the strong support of the bank, the loan of 300,000 yuan was successfully received on the afternoon of December 29. When all the migrant workers were paid, their eyes were moist.
However, as soon as a wave of difficulties was resolved, another wave of difficulties came.
Just after the completion of the money, the sightseeing train from Guangzhou arrived, and the driver asked to settle the balance, a total of 110,000 yuan. If he doesn't have the money to settle the bill, he's going to pull the goods back.
Liu Honglan was stunned, the Spring Festival attracts tourists, and they all expect the sightseeing train to sing a big opera. If you can't take it out at a critical time, it can be regarded as a complete smash.
was very anxious, Brother Qiang, an old party member in charge of the project, patted his chest and assured the driver that he would let everyone unload the goods first, and he would go home to get the money.
Liu Honglan knew that Brother Qiang's family was not rich, so she couldn't help but quietly ask, "Brother Qiang, does your family have so much money?"
Brother Qiang smiled: "I learned from you, you can't worry about the affairs of the village alone, I am in charge of this project, I know that the small train will arrive at the end of the year, and I also mortgaged my house and took out a loan of 100,000 yuan." ”
At this moment, Liu Honglan's nose was a little sour.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, thousands of families were reunited, the sound of firecrackers echoed over Moyuan Village, and in a lively and festive atmosphere, the whole village rushed to tell each other, and after a month of hard work, all 5 small projects were successfully completed.
I don't know who took the opportunity to turn on the loudspeaker in the village and played a theme song with a high melody and inspiring spirit: Don't live in vain, don't feel tired when you are bitter, don't live in vain, it's difficult and can't scare anyone, live to live him to become poor and rich, live to live to increase his brilliance, live his wishes into laughter, laughter crisp.
In 2012, Moyuan Village was selected as one of the first batch of traditional Chinese villages. Courtesy of Huizhou Dongjiang Photo Agency
What makes the villagers even more excited is that during the Spring Festival in 2024, Moyuan Village ushered in a highlight moment, with more than 80,000 tourists received in the village, with an income of more than 2 million yuan from farmers and more than 200,000 yuan from a collective income. 5 well-built small projects have become the most eye-catching highlights, and the cost has been recovered, and a Spring Festival is worth the income of the past year.
Liu Honglan said that if you really love your hometown, you can hear the call of the beautiful homeland, and we can only work hard to make the soil brighter, the people to live longer, and live up to this great new era.
Source: Huizhou Daily, Author: Xiao Jianguo (National Second-level Writer, Chairman of Huizhou Huicheng District Writers Association), please indicate.