The old couple acted quickly, and the meal was quickly prepared. Everyone entered the room and served it. Smelling the fragrant local chicken and bacon, vegetables, melons and beans, whole grain rice, and sweet potatoes and taro in bamboo baskets, everyone was there.

I couldn't wait to eat it and started to wolf it down, saying that I haven't had such a good meal in a long time.

Huang Changgeng was also happy and said, "If it tastes good, just eat more."

After dinner and continuing to drink tea and chat, Wen Jiaqi asked Huang Changgeng again: "Old Huang, have you been to Yunwu Cave?"

Huang Changgeng said: "Been there."

Just as Wen Jiaqi was about to speak, Lu Fanngling rushed to ask: "Old Qi, do you want to ask about the origin of Lover's Cave?"

"Exactly." Lu Fanngling had clearly seen through his mind, but Wen Jiaqi said, "Old Lu, it seems you are more anxious than me."

Lu Fanling could only smile bitterly and shake his head, looking at Huang Changgeng.

"Originally it was called Yunwu Cave." Huang Changgeng took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a long puff before continuing: "In the year of liberation, marriage autonomy was introduced, and the two young people in Shan'ao Village fell in love freely, but

The woman had been engaged since she was a child and wanted to break off the engagement. Her family opposed her and wanted to kidnap her to get married. The woman fled to the mountain and got into the Yunwu Cave. The man went up the mountain to look for her. When he came to the cave entrance, he called her name.

They agreed inside, and the two spent some time in the cave. Later, after having a child, they went down the mountain, and the woman's family had no choice but to admit their debt. Later, this incident was adapted into a story by the land reform team, which was published in Sanxiang Wuli.

After opening the cave, it gradually became known as the Lover's Cave. It is said that you stand at the entrance of the cave and call your lover's name inside. If the other person is really in love with you, answer the call. Otherwise, no matter how much you call, there will be silence inside."

"Is that what happened?" Wen Jiaqi said "Oh" and said rather disappointedly, "I thought it was an ancient legend."

Liu Qingyan was unwilling to give in and asked: "Old man Huang, are you sure?"

She is the director of investment promotion, and she is thinking about what name to use to attract investment. If Lover's Cave is an ancient legend, at least it can have a gimmick to persuade people to engage in tourism projects.

"Of course it's certain, I have evidence." Seeing that Wen Jiaqi and others had doubts on their faces, Huang Changgeng threw away his cigarette butts, walked into the back room, took out a few thin pages of paper, and spread them out for everyone to see.

These pages are very worn. On the title page is a mimeographed picture of a pair of vague portraits of a young man and woman. Next to them are a few bold black characters: "Nanling Xiaoerhei."

Huang Changgeng said proudly: "Almost every household had these pages back then, and now I may be the only one left. In the years when steel was being smelted, many trees on the mountain were cut down, and a terrible incident occurred.

There was a huge mudslide and the entire village was almost destroyed. I risked my life to snatch out these pages and have kept them to this day."

Everyone was amazed. While praising Huang Changgeng, they said that the mountains and forests must be protected, otherwise mudslides would occur, jeopardizing the safety of life and property in Shan'ao Village.

Huang Changgeng said: "Yes. Therefore, the people of Shan'ao Village are fighting to the death to keep Fangmapo. The last time the forest in Fangmapo was cut down for steelmaking, a mudslide occurred, which caused great harm to Shan'ao Village. The elderly and children were buried.

More than ten bites."

Wen Jiaqi was still thinking about the Lover's Cave and asked Huang Changgeng, "Old Huang, can you still find the Yunwu Cave?"

Huang Changgeng said: "The cave was lively for a while, but no one took it seriously afterwards. After decades, I'm afraid even its shadow can't be found."

Xue Jinlong confirmed: "I have gone to this area to go to the countryside in the past and heard people talk about it, but I have never really seen it."

Just as he was getting excited, the big yellow dog outside the yard barked wildly, and then a rude curse came: "What the hell, I haven't been here for a few days, you really treat me as a bandit."

The big yellow dog stopped barking at that time.

Chu Tianshu heard the word "bandit", which sounded familiar to him, and couldn't help but smile. The person coming was Huang Lasheng, the "bandit" head of Shan'ao Village.

"Chang Geng, Chang Geng, are there guests at home?" Following the shout, Huang Lasheng strode into the courtyard gate. When he saw a large group of people sitting in the courtyard, he was stunned. Looking closer, he saw Chu Tian sitting among them.

Shu, he was overjoyed and hurriedly ran over, saying as he ran: "Secretary Chu, why are you here?"

Huang Changgeng and his wife were both dumbfounded.

Chu Tianshu stood up, held Huang Lasheng's hand, and said: "Village Chief Huang, I brought several experts and professors from the province to inspect. Those who came from Fuyun Mountain had lunch at Lao Huang's house."

Huang Changgeng took out two red bills from his pocket and was about to stuff them into Xue Jinlong's hand. He said sheepishly: "So many leaders are coming to my house for dinner. I can't even invite them. How can I still collect money?"

"

Chu Tianshu saw it and said: "Old Huang, so many people come to your house to eat, killing chickens and steaming bacon. This has already caused you trouble, and you have to take the money."

Huang Rasheng said: "Chang Geng, accept it. If you don't accept it, Secretary Chu will have to criticize others. Last time I came here, Secretary Chu also paid for the meal he ate at my house."

Huang Changgeng then handed the money to the old woman, still muttering: "Look, it will be done, it will be done."

Huang Lasheng pulled Chu Tianshu and insisted on inviting experts and professors to sit in the village committee. Huang Changgeng was not happy. Huang Lasheng glared at him and said nothing.

After leaving Huang Changgeng's home, as soon as he entered the village, Xinglin Township Party Committee Secretary Zheng Youtian and Township Chief Huang Fulin came up to him panting with several township cadres.

It turned out that while eating, Zheng Youtian called Xue Jinlong and learned that Secretary Chu had led an inspection team of experts and professors to Shan'ao Village, so he hurried over.

Seeing that Zheng Youtian was about to take Chu Tianshu and others down the mountain, Huang Lasheng quit and yelled: "No, Secretary Chu and experts and professors are here to inspect Shan'ao Village, how can you rob them halfway?"

This time it was Zheng Youtian's turn to blow his beard and glare, and said, "Huang Lasheng, what are you talking about? Should Shan'ao Village be under the control of Xinglin Township?"

Huang Fulin also advised: "Lasheng, the conditions in the village are too bad. Where do you want the experts and professors from the provincial capital to sit? Let's do this. You find a few people and send the experts and scholars down the mountain. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it when we get down the mountain."

Huang Rasheng couldn't resist, so he had to call Huang Changgeng, Huang Tieshuan and others to clear the way for the experts and professors, and sent them to the township government down the mountain.

After entering the conference room, everyone sat down and took a sip of the freshly served tea. Chu Tianshu introduced the experts and professors to the rural cadres, and then asked the rural cadres to report their homes and grasp the importance of showing their faces in front of the experts and professors.

Chance.

After introducing himself, Zheng Youtian began to report on the work in the township.

Zheng Youtian's report, like all grassroots cadres, was full of official language. He only said that under the leadership of the county committee and county government, Xinglin Township had achieved such and such achievements, as if he was the only one who had the greatest credit in the world.

Professor Sun and others frowned after hearing this. They saw and heard along the way that Xinglin Township is the most backward township in the county. They originally wanted to hear about their difficulties and problems, but Zheng Youtian didn't expect that

The report was regarded as an opportunity to claim credit, which made everyone quite disgusted.

When Huang Fulin added, he bluntly reported the difficulties in the township and the low efficiency of agricultural production, saying that Xinglin Township had nothing but green mountains and beautiful waters, but these things could not be converted into money, and he worked day and night on the few acres of cold paddy fields.

, the money from selling the millet produced is not enough to subsidize fertilizers, pesticides and pay agricultural taxes. Sooner or later, if this continues, we will have to work hard until we have no pants to wear.

Speaking of not wearing pants, everyone became happy again. Huang Lasheng interjected: "It's good not to wear pants. If you want to be rich, you should take off your pants quickly. If you don't wear pants, you can further relax and lively. Money will come in very quickly."

"

Zheng Youtian slapped the table twice to stop Huang Rasheng's whining and strange remarks.

Lu Fanling couldn't help but said: "I think Xinglin Township still has potential. With such dense forests and lush grass, it will definitely have advantages in developing animal husbandry."

Huang Fulin said: "Professor Lu, the development of animal husbandry must be large-scale. There is still no future in small-scale development. However, large-scale investment is required in the early stage. You must first spend money to buy sheep and cattle, build breeding bases, and produce products that are large-scale."

There is a place for processing, and there must be sales. Xinglin Township cannot solve these problems by itself. The county's finances are also tight. It is already difficult to build bridges and roads, and there is no money to invest in Xinglin Township."

The experts and professors nodded frequently when they heard this.

Huang Lasheng couldn't sit still anymore and said: "It's useless to talk about this. When the spring comes, the horse slopes are exploded. Where can we graze cattle and sheep without being buried by mudslides? Even if Shan'ao Village is lucky. By then,

Shan'ao Village can't pay its taxes and fees, so don't force me."

Professor Sun, Lu Fanling and others asked what was going on.

Huang Lasheng ignored Zheng Youtian's constant drumming and said that the county had already signed an agreement with Fuyun Mine and that Fangmapo would be handed over to the mine for mining.

Experts and scholars talked a lot and looked at Chu Tianshu with their eyes.

Zheng Youtian stopped and said, Huang Lasheng, now we are reporting to experts and professors on the situation in the township. If you have any opinions about the county and township, we will talk about it later.

Huang Lasheng said: "Do I dare to have any opinions about the county or the township? In the past, the leaders of the county would come down here several times every year. We raised a lot of opinions, but it's not like farting."

"Secretary Zheng, there is no need to stop him." Chu Tianshu said to Huang Rasheng again: "Huang Rasheng, try farting again today."

"Let it go, I'm just a bandit village chief anyway." Huang Lasheng was no longer polite and said: "Secretary Chu, please close the mine and invest some money in Shan'ao Village to create favorable conditions for us to raise cattle and sheep.

, I don’t have anything to fart with.”

Zheng Youtian slapped the table and said: "Huang Lasheng, you are really a bandit. You don't know the heights of the world. The mine is a major tax collector in the county. You want to close it just now?"

Before Chu Tianshu said anything, Professor Sun couldn't sit still. He also slapped the table and said: "Secretary Zheng, you are still not the secretary of Xinglin Township, why are you sitting in the mine? I think if you can comprehensively

If we make good use of mountain and forest resources and vigorously develop the livestock economy, our contribution may not be less than that of mining."

Everyone sitting here applauded.
Chapter completed!