flstandardbreds Chapter 236 Welcome to Zhoujiawan
Chapter 236 Welcome to Zhoujiawan
Zhou Rong followed Dong Huiru all the way. When he saw a deserted section of the road, he quickly walked up and whispered, "Teacher Dong, I'll wait for you in the forest ahead. I have something important to discuss with you."
Dong Huiru was startled. Seeing that it was Zhou Rong who was talking to him, he nodded after a moment of silence, indicating that Zhou Rong should go first, and he would follow...
When they reached the woods, Zhou Rong confirmed that there was no one nearby and asked directly, "Teacher Dong, has the school issued you a punishment?"
Dong Huiru smiled bitterly: "I was assigned to the Y faction this morning. When I realize my mistake, I will be demoted. I am an 'unlucky' person now. You shouldn't come to me."
Zhou Rong: "I don't understand politics, so I can't say much, but I know that Teacher Dong is a good person. Since some things cannot be changed, it is better to accept them silently and withdraw as soon as possible to prevent the situation from getting worse."
Dong Huiru sighed: "I understand what you said, but I am so disappointed. I don't understand how things turned out like this.
Did you come to me just to persuade me to be more positive? "
Zhou Rong: "I guess so. I know Teacher Dong has a lot of connections. If the location of your relocation has not been decided yet and you don't have a better place to go, you can ask someone to help arrange for you to go to Zhoujiawan.
That's my hometown, the folks there are very kind, I will greet the elders in the village and won't let you be bullied."
Dong Huiru smiled faintly: "I'm interested. I'll think about it when I get back."
Zhou Rong wrote down the phone number and address of his shop to Dong Huiru: "When you are sure, you can call me or come to see me."
Dong Huiru: “Okay.”
After Dong Huiru returned home, he told his wife Zhang Xiuying what had happened at the unit and Zhou Rong's proposal.
Zhang Xiuying works at the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Someone in their unit had his identity determined recently and several large meetings were held. She felt very uneasy.
Zhang Xiuying said: "I don't know when this movement will end. Even if it ends, it will probably come again every now and then.
I've been very nervous lately, always feeling that something was going to go wrong. Now that your identity has been determined, it has come true.
The children are all grown up and have their own jobs and lives. The eldest and second oldest are in the army and we haven't seen each other for several years. The third oldest wants to be transferred to a car factory in another place. It's boring to stay in the city without the children around. Why don't you and I go live in the countryside for a while?
Your student said Zhoujiawan is a good place, so we should live there. If conditions permit, I will also do some research on how to increase grain production."
Dong Huiru: “Okay!”
After Dong Huiru submitted his apology the next day, he called Zhou Rong and asked for the detailed address of Zhoujiawan, saying that he and his wife were going to Zhoujiawan together.
Afterwards, through his own connections, he decided to relocate to Zhoujiawan...
Zhou Rong sent a telegram to Zhou Chuanyi, saying that a teacher from Jiangcheng University would come to the village to live for a while and asked him to help arrange a house for them.
If they wanted to keep things simple, they could just arrange Dong Huiru to live in Zhou's parents' old house. But Dong Huiru wouldn't just live there for a day or two. He might have to live in Zhoujiawan for the next 20 years.
Dong Huiru's identity could not be hidden. Once the letter of introduction was taken out, everyone knew everything.
Zhou Rong hopes that the villagers can accept Dong Huiru's identity and live in peace with him without causing trouble for themselves...
Worried that Zhou Chuanyi would feel repulsive when he saw Dong Huiru's letter of introduction, Zhou Rong took two days off and accompanied Dong Huiru back to Zhoujiawan.
On the train, Zhou Rong chatted with Dong Huiru and his wife and learned that Zhang Xiuying worked at the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He felt like he had found a treasure and told Zhang Xiuying in detail about the demonstration village project currently being carried out in Zhoujiawan.
After hearing this, Zhang Xiuying praised: "You have a long-term vision. If the demonstration village project is done well, the villagers will definitely be able to get rid of poverty. With this successful experience, we can replicate it in other places."
Zhou Rong: "To be honest, the wild fruits grown in the mountains near our village are not tasty. The villagers say it is a problem with the soil.
I met an agricultural expert before, and he gave me some advice. I don’t know if it will work. If our orchard follows the expert’s method and the fruits grown are still not tasty, the confidence of the villagers will be hit, and the previous investment will be wasted.”
Zhang Xiuying: "The fruit trees you planted are suitable for the weather and soil in our province. The fruit is not tasty and the harvest is not ideal. There are many external factors, such as natural disasters, insect infestation, and insufficient fertilizer.
I have some experience in this area. If you don't mind, take me to the orchard and I will teach you how to protect the fruit trees according to their different growth stages."
Zhou Rong said happily: "Great! With an expert like you, our orchard will surely have a good harvest!"
Zhang Xiuying smiled and said, "I can only do my best, but I can't guarantee anything for you."
Zhou Rong: "It's better than us groping around blindly."
We chatted along the way, time passed quickly, and we arrived at Zhoujiawan in the evening.
Zhou Chuanyi stood with his hands behind his back, urging the people plowing the fields on the ridge to be more efficient so as not to delay the planting of late rice.
Zhou Rong heard his scolding voice and greeted him loudly: "Uncle Chuan Yi!"
"Da Rong?"
Zhou Chuanyi thought he had heard it wrong, so he took a few steps forward and confirmed that it was really Zhou Rong. He asked in surprise, "Why are you back?"
"Come back to see you!"
Zhou Rong then introduced the identities of Dong Huiru and Zhang Xiuying to Zhou Chuanyi: "Uncle, this is Mr. Dong Huiru, whom I mentioned to you in the telegram. He will be staying in our Zhoujiawan for a while.
This is his wife, Comrade Zhang Xiuying. Comrade Zhang is an expert at the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences and has a lot of experience in fruit tree planting and increasing grain production. "
Recently, newspapers have often published reports about the identities of certain cadres or intellectuals. Although the content of Zhou Rong's telegram was simple, combined with the recent situation, Zhou Chuanyi guessed that the teacher who came to live in the village did not have a good identity.
Not wanting to be accused of favoring bad elements, Zhou Chuanyi had someone build a thatched hut for Dong Huiru to live in. This way he neither made any mistakes nor failed to accomplish what Zhou Rong had asked him to do, killing two birds with one stone.
After learning about Zhang Xiuying's identity, Zhou Chuanyi thought she was the expert Zhou Rong knew. He was overjoyed and shook Dong Huiru's hand enthusiastically: "Hello, Teacher Dong, welcome to Zhoujiawan. You can treat this place as your home from now on. If you need anything, feel free to contact me!"
Dong Huiru smiled and said, "Thank you, Village Chief Zhou. Xiao Zhou said that we are warm and hospitable here, and it really lives up to our reputation."
Zhou Chuanyi: "Of course! Let's go to my house and have a couple of drinks."
Dong Huiru: "Don't bother Village Chief Zhou. Xiao Zhou said that the village has arranged a house for us, but we don't know where it is. We want to put our luggage away."
Zhou Chuanyi: "...The village is busy with the double harvest recently. The house is ready, but you just need to clean it up. I'll take you to have a look first."
Zhou Chuanyi took Dong Huiru and the others, ignoring the newly built thatched hut, and led them directly to Zhou Dewang's house, telling them to live in whichever room they liked and to come to him if they needed anything...