After chatting with Li Hulin for a while, Xia Jian felt that the overall development was really good. It seemed that he had made the right move by introducing black potato cultivation to them from abroad under pressure.

When he came out of Lijiabaozi Village, Li Hulin followed the car and sent him to the entrance of the village.

Now that everyone is here, he must visit Hejiaping Village.

A spacious cement road extends from the bottom of the mountain to the entrance of Hejiaping Village. Looking down from the top, the village looks brand new, and the original dilapidation no longer exists.

From a superficial perspective, the development of Hejiaping Village seems to be better than that of Lijiabaozi Village, because in addition to the red brick houses, the villagers' houses even have small second floors, and there are quite a lot of them from a glance.

Xia Jian remembered that when he came to this village before, as soon as he entered the village, a group of little kids chased his car.

In those years, the village was indeed too poor. It was difficult to even have enough food, let alone any cars coming to their village.

Going to the village committee, he had to pass by Li Dongmei's house. Xia Jian hesitated for a moment, then stopped the car not far from her door, and then walked gently towards this familiar place.

The gate is still the same as before, but it has been painted with new paint. From a distance, it looks like a new gate has been built.

The door was ajar, Xia Jian opened it with a gentle push, and he walked in casually.

The small courtyard was redone with cement, and small shapes were made around the walls.

The house is still a house, but the walls have been repainted and it looks like new.

Maybe it was because the sun was too strong and too hot, so the whole courtyard was quiet.

Xia Jian walked towards the west room with ease and gently lifted the bead curtain on the bed. The scene in the room made Xia Jian stunned.

I saw Li Dongmei sleeping on a large wicker chair, wearing a pajamas that reached to her knees, exposing her two snow-white arms.

Is this a rural woman? Just when Xia Jian was surprised by Li Dongmei's fair skin, Li Dongmei suddenly opened her eyes.

"you……"

Li Dongmei stood up in fright. She pointed at Xia Jian who was standing at the door. It took a long time before she came back to her senses.

"Oh my God! Mr. Xia! Come in quickly."

Li Dongmei was so excited that she didn't even wear shoes and ran over with her bare white feet.

"I see you are sleeping so soundly, I'm sorry to disturb you."

Xia Jian laughed and was pulled in by Li Dongmei and sat on the sofa.

Li Dongmei turned on the fan first, and then got busy making tea for Xia Jian.

"Last night, the village committee was busy with work until midnight, so I didn't get a good night's sleep, so I took a nap at noon."

Li Dongmei laughed and brought the prepared tea to Xia Jian.

"The development of Hejiaping Village is really good. I am very happy to see it. It seems that all my efforts were not in vain."

Xia Jian drank tea and said with a laugh.

Li Dongmei then put on her slippers. She chuckled and said, "Who says it's not the case? The three poorest villages here are here today, and it's all thanks to you."

"Just last night when I held a meeting with them, I mentioned this matter. I want future generations of Hejiacun to remember you as a great benefactor."

What Li Dongmei said was very emotional, which moved Xia Jian somewhat.

"Hey! Why are you alone? Where is Lao He?"

Xia Jian suddenly asked Li Dongmei.

Li Dongmei took a long breath and said: "How about not mentioning him? Just pretend that this person does not exist."

"Hey! I heard that you disappeared suddenly. Many people believed it, but I didn't believe it."

When Li Dongmei spoke, the expressions on her face were particularly rich.

Although she was almost forty years old, Xia Jian couldn't find any traces of time on this woman's face.

Xia Jian laughed and asked, "Why don't you believe it?"

"There is a saying that if you are alive, you must see the person; if you are dead, you must see the body."

"How could a person as capable as you disappear out of thin air? I estimate that you must have hidden it yourself."

Li Dongmei's speculation was so novel that Xia Jian couldn't help but ask: "Why are you hiding yourself?"

"It's hard to say. What if you take a few beautiful women to live in seclusion and live a life of gods?"

Li Dongmei's words immediately made Xia Jian amused.

He laughed loudly and said: "Why didn't I think of this problem? This is really a good idea to enjoy happiness."

The two laughed again as they spoke.

Some things in the past cannot be touched, so Xia Jian deliberately avoids them. Li Dongmei is also very smart. Xia Jian doesn't ask about the past things in the village, and she doesn't take the initiative to mention them.

In this way, the two chatted happily for a while.

Xia Jian glanced at his watch and said, "It's getting late. I have to go to Shangxiagou Village. Since everyone is here, I have to take a good look."

"No! It's not easy to come here. Let's stay here tonight! I'm the only one living in such a big yard now."

Li Dongmei showed her true feelings, she spoke the truth, but she forgot that they were a man and a woman alone in the same hospital.

Xia Jian laughed and said, "I accepted it with good intentions, but I really don't dare. A woman like you who has not been damaged by time is too tempting. I'm afraid I will make a mistake."

"Okay, don't laugh at me. I'm almost running around. I can't control my body shape. When you come back in a few years, I will definitely turn into a big watermelon."

Li Dongmei laughed and reached out to pat her slightly bulging belly twice.

Xia Jian walked out the door and said with a smile: "Yes! Looking at your skin color, you don't look like a farmer at all."

"This is my advantage. I've been out in the sun, but I just can't get a tan. Let you people envy me!"

The two people walked out of the courtyard talking and laughing.

It wasn't until Xia Jian drove away that Li Dongmei turned around and returned to the courtyard. However, she let out a long sigh, which could not hide her inner sadness.

Xia Jian drove the car all the way. By the time he arrived at the top of the mountain in Shangxiagou Village, it was really late, so he didn't go to find any acquaintances, but drove around the village by himself.

Wherever he went, the changes were really big. He really couldn't imagine that such a poor and backward place with such a bad geographical location could develop like this today. It could be said that it exceeded his expectations.

With excitement, Xia Jian returned to Pingdu City.

Xiao Xiao was very angry about his unauthorized actions and didn't even talk to him during dinner. Fortunately, Guo Meili dealt with it. It wasn't until the three of them finished drinking a bottle of liquor that Xiao Xiao started to complain about Xia Xiao.

Jian, because when Wang Lin left, she entrusted Xia Jian's personal safety to her.

That night, Xia Jian drank too much. He was so drunk that he fell unconscious. Guo Meili seemed to have helped him back to his room.

I don't know if it was a dream or real, but in the middle of the night, he felt that a woman was sleeping in his bed.
Chapter completed!