"The mayor is our role model. He can seize every opportunity to mobilize our thoughts." Xiang Wanqing said: "An old journalist in Taili said that earthquakes, wars, fires, floods, plagues, etc. are all harmful to mankind.

It may sound like a disaster, but it is a fortune for journalists because we have found the source of the news and can make a big fuss about it.”

Yi Haitao joked: "Then please press comrades to write an article about this flash flood and try to get more disaster relief funds from the province."

"It seems that the mayor is really thinking about work all the time." Xiang Wanqing said with a smile: "My news point this time is not the flash flood. We have reported more on the disaster situation, so we need to report it well this time

I wonder if the mayor has any opinions on changing the work style of the agency?"

Yi Haitao laughed: "Xiang reporters, you journalists have your own uniqueness, I don't dare to accuse you." He said this, but he was very happy in his heart. If the report on this change in the agency's style comes out, the province will

The leaders will definitely take notice, which will lay the foundation for him to become a mayoral candidate as he wishes.

Nanling County is not far from Qingyuan, it takes more than two hours to drive there.

The first stop for their condolences and survey was Xinglin Township, which was the most severely affected area.

On the road, what they saw was a mess. The peanuts in the field were pressed by the soil, broken watermelons could be seen everywhere, tomatoes were rotten in the mud...

When the car arrived at Xinglin Township, Nanling County Party Committee Secretary Ma Xingwang and County Magistrate Fu Damu were already waiting on the dirt road.

After Yi Haitao and his entourage got off the bus, they took condolences along the way to inspect the situation.

Xiang Wanqing and Feng Zichen followed closely behind them.

Several farmers are saving their vegetables in the fields, some are cleaning the soil in the rice fields, and some are picking vegetables that are still edible.

When Yi Haitao looked at it, he remembered that during the epidemic, his family's private land was hit by a disaster. His parents were sighing while working, and he couldn't help but feel sad. He walked into the field, leaned down, and used

I pulled a watermelon vine with my hands, but there was no watermelon at all.

When everyone saw Yi Haitao getting off the ground, they all followed him in.

At this time, farmers working in the fields gathered around Yi Haitao and others, and more and more people gathered around them. There were dozens of them.

Yi Haitao looked at these simple farmers as if he were seeing his own parents and brothers. He couldn't help but said excitedly: "Fathers and fellow villagers, you have suffered. I am here to visit you on behalf of the municipal party committee and government. There is no mercy for disasters, and the government will do its best."

We will do our best to help you overcome the difficulties. We ask everyone to believe that the difficulties are temporary. As long as we strengthen our beliefs and work together, there will be no natural disasters that cannot be overcome."

Yi Haitao's words were spoken with deep emotion, and the audience burst into warm applause.

An old man standing in the front row couldn't help wiping away tears and babbling: "Thank you to the party, thank you to the government, and thank you to the leaders for their care."

At this time, Feng Zichen suddenly handed over the microphone. When the old man saw the long and black thing, he had never seen it before. He didn't know what it was. He felt panicked and staggered back a few steps.

The county magistrate Fu Damu on the side supported him.

When the old man saw it, he became even more panicked. He hurriedly broke away from Fu Damu's support and got into the crowd.

Fu Damu turned his back to the condolences and cursed softly: "Ci'ao, dog meat can't be served on the main table."

Someone in the crowd raised their arms and took the lead in shouting slogans.

“Thank you, Mayor Yi, for your concern!”

"Salute to Mayor Yi!"

“Mayor Yi has a heart-to-heart connection with the people of Nanling!”

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Xiang Wanqing stood aside and looked at the crowd around her. Listening to the loud slogans, she felt something was wrong. She glanced at Fu Damu and Ma Xingwang and found that the expressions on their faces were a little strange.

Fu Damu probably noticed that Xiang Wanqing was looking at them, and looked away into the distance.

It was the first time that Feng Zichen saw such an enthusiastic cheering scene from the crowd. He was even more excited than the villagers shouting slogans. He ran back and forth with the camera to record and interview, and was very busy.

A young man ran out of nowhere and helped her carry the equipment and hold the microphone. He acted very professionally. Xiang Wanqing stopped stepping forward and left Feng Zichen to do her business.

Along the rugged mountain road, Yi Haitao and others continued walking up the mountain.

Everywhere he went, Yi Haitao arranged for staff to distribute condolence gifts to the villagers along the way. Many villagers came around and shook hands with Yi Haitao cordially, expressing their emotions and expressing their gratitude.

Yi Haitao then stopped to chat with the elderly, women and children. Is there any old man or woman who would hold Yi Haitao's hand and shed tears of excitement, choking with sobs and saying thank you repeatedly?

These touching scenes were all photographed one by one by Feng Zichen.

Yi Haitao was in high spirits and walked all the way.

After inspecting the disaster situation and distributing condolences and gifts, it was time for lunch. Ma Xingwang and Fu Damu both came over and asked Yi Haitao if he was going back to the county town for dinner.

Yi Haitao said: "No, we are here to offer condolences, not to cause trouble to the disaster area. Just find us a place to sit and provide some boiled water."

Seeing that Yi Haitao's attitude was very determined, and the township government conference room was too small to accommodate so many people, Fu Damu ordered the township party committee secretary of Xinglin Township to take Yi Haitao and his entourage to the top of the mountain primary school.

Today's Peak Primary School is no longer what it used to be, and its environmental appearance has been greatly improved.

Wei Shijie's Century Sunshine has made Shanshan Peak Primary School a fixed aid point for the company. It will send some food, clothing and learning supplies every once in a while. They have invested in renovating the playground and purchasing a basketball stand and table tennis table. The original hanging

Hongqi's bamboo poles were also replaced with stainless steel pipes.

What is particularly worth mentioning is that they built a strong wall for the school.

In the past, when flash floods broke out, the river behind the school would overflow, and the student dormitories and classrooms would be flooded and damaged. However, this time, the wall made of rocks blocked the flash floods and mudslides, and the students and the school building were unharmed.

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From a distance, the school building of Shanshan Peak Primary School becomes the best building in Xinglin Township.

After the disaster, the students were already on vacation. The principal of the school opened a classroom and let the members of the condolences group sit in. The township clerk brought several large water bottles and was busy pouring water for the leaders.

Ma Xingwang and Fu Damu kept apologizing, which made the leaders feel wronged.

After everyone was seated, Huang Rushan said to the members of the condolences group: "Now let's eat. In order to avoid causing trouble to the grassroots, following the instructions of Mayor Yi, our government office has prepared a simple lunch for everyone. Please come.

Come and get it.”

A female staff member of the Municipal Agriculture Bureau raised her voice and shouted: "Come on, come on, lunch is being distributed. This is a real free lunch. There is no charge."

Everyone smiled and went to get it, and what they received was a plastic bag. When they opened it, they found two pieces of bread, a bag of mustard, a sausage and a small bottle of mineral water.

After walking all the way, everyone felt a little hungry. These things that we didn't usually eat were delicious once in a while.

Yi Haitao was no exception. After receiving the food bag, he sat at the desk and ate with everyone.

The leaders of the county had already received a notice from the city government that they would prepare their own lunch at noon, and they had no choice but to follow suit and prepare a lunch box for everyone.

Ma Xingwang and Fu Damu came over and sat on the desk next to Yi Haitao to eat together.

Yi Haitao only glanced at them. When he raised his head, he saw that the camera was pointed at him. Yi Haitao didn't care and continued to eat bread and mustard with great relish.

Feng Zichen took the microphone and came over for an interview and said, "Mayor Yi, how did you come up with the idea of ​​leading cadres going to the countryside to bring their own lunch?"

Yi Haitao swallowed the bread in his mouth and said: "It is nothing new for leading cadres to bring their own dry food to the countryside, but this fine tradition has been forgotten by us. Although this is a small thing, through this small thing

It reflects a major event, which is how our leading cadres change their work style, reduce the burden on farmers, reduce troubles at the grassroots level, and turn going to the countryside into the grassroots level into a real solution to the actual difficulties of the people, rather than just going through the motions, let alone going down.

Come to the grassroots to eat, drink, and waste money."

Feng Zichen asked: "Mayor Yi, do you think this style of work can continue forever?"

Yi Haitao said: "Yes, at least I can, at least I will persevere during my tenure as city leader! Just now I was thinking, if our disaster-stricken people can eat ham, bread and mineral water every day,

They must be very satisfied with water. Compared to them, what else can we not do?"

Feng Zichen suddenly asked a difficult question: "Mayor Yi, I would like to take the liberty to ask, if you were to accompany the leaders of the province to inspect the grassroots level, would you insist on doing so?"

Yi Haitao said firmly: "I will do as the Romans do. I think the provincial leaders will also understand and support me. The last time Secretary Nan inspected the Jiangbei Development Zone, he squatted on the roadside and ate lunch boxes with entrepreneurial college students.

It has set a good example for us.”

After the interview, Feng Zichen put away the microphone and said with great excitement: "Mayor Yi, you really moved me!"

Yi Haitao was also affected by it and said emotionally: "Comrade journalists, thank you for your hard work, you should hurry up and eat. We feel the same in the face of disasters."

It can be seen that Yi Haitao is satisfied with the condolences in the morning. He thought that if these interviews today can be published in the Provincial and Taiwan Provincial Newspapers, it will definitely set off a wave of learning among cadres at all levels in the province. I

His name will become louder and louder in the ears of provincial leaders.

While eating, a woman's voice came from the school gate. She shouted: "Mayor Yi, Mayor Yi, I want to see Mayor Yi."

Most people in the classroom were surprised and put down the food and water in their hands.

Huang Rushan walked to the door and saw that the person coming was a peasant woman. She yelled and rushed straight to the classroom where the consolation group was eating, regardless of the staff's obstruction.
Chapter completed!