A few days later.
It was a sunny morning.
Dong Xuebin drove up and down all the way, and finally arrived at the place where he was about to take office three days later according to the map. Because there were still a few days before the appointment date on the appointment letter, Dong Xuebin had no plans to go to the city to report now. Instead, he planned to wander around the county first, familiarize himself with the environment, and get a feel for the local culture and atmosphere, so that he could start working here in the future.
The road is very bumpy, with big dirt roads and potholes.
Fortunately, Land Rover's off-road performance is among the best in the world, not to mention this kind of land, even the desert.
Seeing an old man on the roadside, Dong Xuebin stopped the car immediately.
After getting off the car, Dong Xuebin immediately said: "Fellow, please let me ask, how to get to Zhenshui County?"
"Ah?" The fellow carrying the pole looked at him and mumbled a lot of words, but Dong Xuebin couldn't understand a word of it.
Dong Xuebin had to repeat it slowly, "Uncle, do you know how to get to Zhenshui County? Which way?"
The fellow spoke with a local accent and could probably understand what Dong Xuebin said, but Dong Xuebin couldn't understand him, so communication was a problem. It's no wonder that this is a remote mountainous area, and it's still in the west. The accent is very different from that of northerners, and he is an old man, so he probably can't speak Mandarin. After not understanding it for a long time, Dong Xuebin stopped asking. After thanking the old man, he turned around and found a young man passing by.
"Brother." Dong Xuebin said, "Do you know how to get to Zhenshui County?"
"Zhenshui County?" The young man looked at him suspiciously, "This is it." Although his accent was thick, Dong Xuebin could barely understand it.
"Here?" Dong Xuebin was stunned, "How to get to the county seat? Is it still far away?"
The young man pointed to the distance honestly and said, "It's just past the mountain. It's not far."
"Okay, thank you very much." Knowing the way, Dong Xuebin got in the car again.
Dong Xuebin has never had much idea about national-level poverty-stricken counties because he has never been exposed to them. Although Yantai County was also a poverty-stricken county at the beginning, Dong Xuebin only now understands that municipal-level and provincial-level poverty-stricken counties are actually different from national-level poverty-stricken counties. The difference is too far. Along the way, Dong Xuebin almost // Fastest text update www.shumilou.com No pop-ups and no ads // I almost didn’t see any cars, let alone private cars. Except for trucks and vans, There were not even bicycles to be seen, most of them were agricultural tractors, and all around were endless farmland, giving a desolate feeling. Therefore, Dong Xuebin’s Range Rover worth 4 million is also extremely conspicuous. Almost everyone passing by will take a look at this car, but Dong Xuebin estimates that they will not recognize the value of this car. Here, even if a car costs 200,000 yuan, everyone would probably pay attention.
It’s really annoying!
Is this a national-level poverty-stricken county?
The further we drove toward the county seat, the more deeply Dong Xuebin felt.
Fortunately, after passing this mountain and entering the county town, Dong Xuebin finally saw some people and some compact cars driving in the middle of the road. But let alone the capital, there were no such sights in Yantai County where Dong Xuebin worked before. Comparing the methods, there are very few people and very few cars. Even in a place like Huitian Township, there are many more cars running in and out of the countryside than in Zhenshui County. Dong Xuebin can also see this from this aspect. There is only one word to describe the general situation of Zhenshui County - poor!
And he is too poor!
High-rise buildings? You can't even see it from here!
Residential area? If those few that don’t even have gates can be considered communities, then let’s count them as such!
Dong Xuebin took a breath, and for the first time he knew that a national-level poverty-stricken county looked like this. Even a village in Fenzhou City would probably be better than here, right?
How could it be so backward
Dong Xuebin even had a feeling that this was still within the Republic.
It's no wonder that Dong Xuebin was born in the capital. Although his family conditions are not very good, it is also the capital, and the living environment is not much different even in the outer suburbs. Then he went to work in Fenzhou City and did not catch up. Having lived in such a place, Dong Xuebin was really not used to it.
It's definitely a challenge here for him.
But it doesn’t matter if there are challenges. Dong Xuebin is never afraid of this!
When his father passed away, Dong Xuebin and his mother ate steamed buns, pickles, and vegetables at intervals for several years. How hard was it? Dong Xuebin has eaten!
Driving in the county town, Dong Xuebin took a look around.
Urban construction? Too tacky!
Standard of living? too poor!
highway? The sports car can't move at all! It’s cracked in many places!
Dong Xuebin sighed, knowing that Zhenshui County is probably ranked in the last few dozen even among the national-level poverty-stricken counties. It is really too poor. Dong Xuebin somewhat admires his foresight. If he drove his Porsche sports car, hehe , Not only can’t we get to Zhenshui County on the way, but even if we go to Zhenshui County town, it’s probably very difficult. There doesn’t even seem to be money to build roads here.
Forget it, stop reading.
This is what it looks like.
Dong Xuebin already had a rough idea. After driving around, he found a pretty good community. After communicating with the property management company, he paid cash for a parking space and paid for a year. The Land Rover parked in the underground parking lot of the community. Generally speaking, in Beijing or Fenzhou City, if you are not a resident of a community and cannot provide a real estate certificate, they will basically not let you buy a parking space. But it is different here. It only costs 1,000 yuan a year. As long as you give money, they will sell it. The reason why he parked the Land Rover here was that Dong Xuebin considered the impact. It was too poor here, and he drove a four-million-dollar off-road vehicle as soon as he took office. It was really a bit of a shame. Dong Xuebin listened to Yang Shuer's words, I don’t have any background here, so it’s better to keep a low profile.
okay.
Find a place to have breakfast.
After leaving the community, Dong Xuebin prepared to take a taxi, but after waiting for 20 minutes, he saw a car passing by, which was still carrying passengers. Dong Xuebin shook his head helplessly, knowing that his mental state had not changed yet. He was so poor. Of course, there can't be too many taxis in the county, and even if there are people, they can't afford them, so Dong Xuebin had to walk all the way north and find a place to have breakfast along the road.
Front.
A small street stall should come into view.
When Dong Xuebin saw it, his stomach growled and he immediately walked over.
It's spring, and the temperature difference between day and night is slightly larger here, but it's not too cold during the day. Dong Xuebin sat at a table on the street and shouted to the inside: "Here comes a bowl of tofu nao."
"Huh?" the breakfast stall owner said in surprise.
"Uh, do you have any tofu nao?" Dong Xuebin said.
The boss shook his head, "No."
"Well, let's do the fried dough sticks." Dong Xuebin retreated and settled for the next best thing.
"No fried dough sticks either." The boss looked at him, "Are you from the north?"
"Yes." Dong Xuebin asked: "Then what do you have here?"
The boss said: "Milk, cooked eggs, steamed buns."
Dong Xuebin sweated, "Here comes a bowl of milk and two boiled eggs. Thanks."
The milk here is very pure, not the stuff mixed with water like in big cities in the north. Although the eggs are not tea eggs, they are fragrant and delicious. Dong Xuebin took a few bites and thought it was pretty good. Only after checking out at the end did he realize that here Things here are simply too cheap. The consumption level is almost one-third and a quarter of that in the capital city, and even cheaper. A bowl of milk and two eggs only costs more than one yuan.
The boss asked him for money and then asked strangely: "Young man, why are you here? We rarely have outsiders come here, and you don't look like you are here for tourism. Besides, who comes to our place for tourism? Passing by. You won’t even pass by. I take it you’re here for work, right?”
Dong Xuebin smiled and said, "Yes, I'm here to work."
The boss said: "Did you offend someone? Did you get it distributed to you?"
Dong Xuebin smiled bitterly, "No, it's just a normal transfer."
The boss sighed: "Well, then you have come to the wrong place. Our county is poor and has nothing. If you have money here, you have nowhere to spend it. Which factory did you go to work in? There are not many factories here that we can count." Just a few, fur factories? Livestock farms?”
Dong Xuebin didn't say anything, but smiled, "I think it's okay here. It can train people."
"You won't think so in the future. As long as those who have some skills have gone out to work, or been transferred to work outside, who will come back?" the boss said with emotion.
Dong Xuebin cast a dark look at this person and wanted to chat with him for a while, "What's your surname?"
"My surname is Yao."
"Then let me call you Uncle Yao."
"Why does your accent sound like you're from Beijing?"
"Yeah, transferred from over there."
Boss Yao immediately said: "That's a coincidence. My daughter also went to college in the capital a few years ago, and then returned to her hometown to take the civil service exam after graduation."
Dong Xuebin blinked, "What department is your daughter in?"
Boss Yao said: "It's run by the county government."
"Hey, that department is pretty good." Dong Xuebin said something along the lines.
But Boss Yao shook his head repeatedly and lowered his voice, "It's not bad. The conditions in our county are too poor and the wages are not high. The good ones are those who are in charge. Where is my daughter? She comes back angry every day, if not Her mother and I stopped her, and she wanted to quit. "
At this time, a clear female voice came from the yard behind the breakfast stall, "Dad, little brother."
Boss Yao looked over and said, "Tui'er, why did you come out? Didn't you sleep a little longer?"
"I don't have to go to work today, so I'll help you two clean up. Brother, give me the bowl, and sister will wash it." A woman coming out of the yard took the plate and bowl from a dark young man's hand.
However, when Dong Xuebin saw this girl who was about twenty-five years old, he was stunned for a moment, "Yao Cui?"
Yao Cui was startled when she heard someone calling her name. She turned around and looked over with a surprised expression on her face, "You are... Dong Xuebin!"
Dong Xuebin really didn’t expect to meet his college classmates in such a remote place!