Next, Xia Jian called Zhao Hong and Ma Chuntao and asked them to send the freight trucks from their respective cooperatives. The two women naturally agreed.

When he heard that seven or eight freight trucks were coming, Secretary Wang had a smile on his face. He chuckled and said: "Mayor Xia! It seems that you have more face. You can't easily borrow a car from this cooperative."

"I'm trying to force others to do something difficult. Their trucks have their own tasks every day. Not to mention the ones from the electrical appliance factory, Zhao Hong's vegetable greenhouse delivers goods all day long, and Ma Chuntao's flower delivery service.

There is no need to delay." Xia Jian said and stood up. He walked to the passage at the door and looked down.

Secretary Wang also came over. He sighed and said: "These villagers were very happy when they heard that you were going to treat them to steamed buns. Everyone was gearing up and yelling that they would have a big fight after they were full."

"Hi! They are all honest people. They work hard, but they have to make sure their stomachs don't growl. If they don't do heavy work, who can do it? I'm a farmer and I know this." Xia Jian

Hehe said with a smile.

Just as he was chatting with Secretary Wang, Tong Jie ran out from the backyard. She waved her hand upstairs and said, "Mayor Xia! The container driver just called and said he will arrive in Pingyang in another hour.

Towned”

"Hey! Isn't this early?" Xia Jian said and glanced at his watch. It happened to be 12:10.

Secretary Wang glanced at Xia Jian and said to Tong Jie downstairs: "Hurry up and tell the kitchen to speed up. We must let everyone eat hot steamed buns before the container truck arrives."

"Don't worry, Secretary Wang, the first pot will be out soon," Tong Jie shouted loudly to the two leaders upstairs.

The villagers in the compound couldn't help shouting when they heard that there were hot steamed buns to eat. The whole compound suddenly became lively. These are ordinary people, and they are very easy to be satisfied.

When the villagers had eaten and drank, just after one o'clock, two large containers finally roared into the Pingyang Town Government compound.

Even though Tong Jie thought he was a lesbian, under Xia Jian's instruction, she commanded quite appropriately. First she opened the container for inspection, and then divided the work into groups to start unloading. Four large weighing scales were placed next to the two large containers while unloading.

, one side is being weighed, while the other side is starting to load the truck and send it to the village.

Everyone was working enthusiastically, and almost no one was slacking off. Xia Jian and Secretary Wang, who were standing on the balcony on the third floor, saw it on their faces and were happy in their hearts.

When the sky began to turn white, the courtyard slowly became quiet. Tong Jie came to Xia Jian's office with her accounting book. Xia Jian and Secretary Wang also stayed up all night, and the two of them kept talking in his office.

I stayed with him in the office until dawn.

"Mayor Xia! Let me report to you. The accounts are completely correct. I didn't expect that after a month of transportation, the weight was not less, but more than 700 kilograms more. I gave it all to Shangxiagou Village." Tong

Although Jie looked tired, she was in a very good mood.

Xia Jian quickly stood up. He first poured a cup of hot water for Tong Jie, and then said with a smile: "I thought I was talking to the Americans about the loss issue and asked them to give us more than two thousand kilograms more."

"That's it! I asked why there was more, but it turned out that it was less than a thousand kilograms. But it's normal. It's water, so it's not a big loss." Tong Jie said, taking a sip of what Xia Jian poured for her.

boiling water.

At this time, Secretary Wang, who was sleeping on the sofa, sat up, let out a long yawn and said: "Mayor Tong! You've been busy all night and it's hard. You'd better take the time to rest. We'll meet again when we go to the village later.

call you"

Tong Jie put down the water glass, glanced at Xia Jian and said, "I really need to squint for a while. Call me when you leave."

Xia Jian nodded, then lay down on the table and fell asleep. He knew that if he went to bed at this time, he would definitely not be able to get up if no one came to call him.

At about eight o'clock, Niu Li walked into Xia Jian's office quietly and called Xia Jian and Secretary Wang. The two people didn't say anything. They went to the toilet first and washed their faces randomly.

, then went to the canteen.

Because everyone worked overtime last night, everyone in the canteen seemed very lackluster. While Xia Jian was making porridge, he smiled and said to the canteen manager, Fatty: "You do the math. When you're done, you can come to me to pay the bill tomorrow."

"Mayor Xia! You really paid for this out of your own pocket! It's really a lot. It's not hard to say these people work hard, but they are very good at eating. We steamed several baskets last night and not a single one was left. You guys eat now

Yes, they were all steamed in the morning." The fat man said with a smile as he showed his big belly.

Xia Jianhe smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, no matter how much it is, since I said I will pay for it, you can just come to me tomorrow."

Secretary Wang was drinking porridge when he suddenly touched Xia Jian and said, "Can you let me pay a little of this money? That way I will feel better."

"You can do it! You have to support a big family with just the little money you have. I am different. If one person is full, the whole family will not be hungry. Besides, I made a little money in the past two years, but now I can't use it all."

Xia Jian joked and finished the porridge in two gulps because his cell phone rang again at this time.

Xia Jian took out his cell phone and walked out of the cafeteria. The call was from Qin Xiaomin, and Xia Jian quickly answered the call.

"Mayor Xia, I've already taken a taxi. Please wait for me and don't leave me in Pingyang Town," Qin Xiaomin said with a smile on the phone.

Xia Jian chuckled and said, "Why didn't you ask your driver to drop you off? What kind of taxi did the mayor take? If I had known this, I would have driven over to pick you up."

"You are really busy and confused. Today is Sunday. How can I have the nerve to call someone? Just wait and stop being verbose." Qin Xiaomin said and hung up the phone.

Xia Jian looked at Secretary Wang who had just come out of the cafeteria. He asked a little puzzled: "Is today really Sunday? Why does everyone seem to have come to work?"

"Didn't you come to work too? Everyone knows what to do in today's situation. Besides, the day before yesterday, when you were away, Tong Jie and I chaired a town-wide cadre meeting. Of course, the purpose of this meeting was

The theme is still the cultivation of black potatoes in these three villages, and it seems that everyone takes it to heart," Secretary Wang said, smiling happily.

Xia Jian nodded and said: "If everyone can view their work this way, then it would be strange if our Pingyang Town does not develop."

"The work attitude of the cadres in Pingyang Town is entirely due to your appearance, otherwise it will be difficult to change. But then again, our town is a benchmark town in Pingdu City, and now many people want to transfer their jobs to our town. I

As I said, if anyone's performance is not good, I will leave immediately." Secretary Wang was very imposing when he said this.

Xia Jian looked at Secretary Wang and smiled knowingly.

Before nine o'clock, Qin Xiaomin's taxi drove into the Pingyang Town Government compound. Before she could stand still, reporters headed by Bai Xiaoru arrived in cars from various units.

Xia Jian said hello to everyone, then got into his car and led the way towards Hejiaping Village. Qin Xiaomin, Secretary Wang and Tong Jie also sat in Xia Jian's car.

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Along the way, everyone had a very happy chat. When passing by the foot of the mountain in Liziwan Village, Xia Jian stopped the car, and everyone stood on the roadside and looked up the hillside.

I saw that in some of the terraced fields, people had already started planting, and there were quite a few of them. It looked a bit spectacular. Qin Xiaomin set up a pergola with her hands, looked at it and said with a smile: "You guys are indispensable! The poorer the village,

The more people become distracted. It’s really rare to see such a scene.”

"Compared to Hejiaping Village, Liziwan Village has fewer people and less land. Wait and see what scene in Hejiaping Village will be spectacular." Xia Jian said, calling everyone to get in the car and continue moving forward.

Walk.

As soon as their car arrived at the entrance of Hejiaping Village, the village chief He Yonggui and several cadres from the village had already greeted them. Xia Jian parked the car first, and when Bai Xiaoru and the others arrived, everyone headed towards the potato field.

Walk inside.

Thousands of acres of planting base are connected into a large area, and there are three to five people working busy in each piece of land. Looking at it, this scene is really shocking.

Reporters from several TV stations had already set up their machines and started recording. Bai Xiaoru was not idle either, she ran around conducting interviews. Xia Jian took He Yonggui aside and asked, "Find a place for the next ceremony?"

Is it done?"

"We've found it! It's the flat land in front of us. I've prepared four shovels. Each shovel has a big flower tied with red cloth. Do you think this will work?" He Yonggui asked Xia Jiandao in a low voice.

Xia Jian laughed and said, "Not bad! It's quite creative, but what do you mean by preparing four shovels?"

"Look! Mayor Qin has one, you, Secretary Wang and Mayor Tong have one each. There are four in total. They won't be bad," He Jigui said confidently.

Xia Jian laughed and said, "You are the head of a village, why didn't I prepare one for you?"

"Hey! I've thought about this a long time ago. You turn over the soil, and I'll spread the seeds back and forth. Is it perfect like this? It looks like work?" He Yonggui said and laughed again. He was extra energetic today, and it looked like he was working.

Even if he doesn't come out, he won't sleep all night.

The arrangement of the planting ceremony was simple and looked quite innovative. Qin Xiaomin walked around the field and said with a smile: "It seems that the experts among the people are really true. You can all participate in the innovation competition."

Xia Jian chuckled and said, "Everything is ready! How about we start early!" Xia Jian said and glanced at his watch. The time was half an hour earlier than originally planned.

Qin Xiaomin stood up high and shouted: "The planting ceremony has begun, everyone should take their places." Xia Jian quickly asked Bai Xiaoru to call all the people with them over.

After the camera was set up, Xia Jian asked Qin Xiaomin and Secretary Wang to stand in the middle, while he and Tong Jie stood on both sides. Village chief He Yonggui stood in front of the four carrying half a basket of black potato seeds.
Chapter completed!