C144 It's not going to be easy

After eating, Du Ruiqi wanted to walk around to ease her hunger and her nervous mood. After a long day of this, her previously innocent mind had become somewhat muddled.

Ma Mingqiao felt that he was just arrived and was not very familiar with the environment of the place. He decided to accompany her and walk, just in time to chat with the new manager, to get closer to his and improve their relationship.

The sun had already set, but the afterglow had yet to fade. The western sky was suffused with a layer of golden splendor. The afterglow of this late sunny day, if it were written by a poet, would certainly be a romantic and romantic embellishment.

There was also the late rice in the fields. It was already lush and verdant, a large area of lush green that gave people a sense of hope.

After a short walk, they came to a hill.

Looking at the village in the distance, Du Ruiqi suddenly asked: "Where is lotus root?"

Ma Mingqiao was startled for a moment. He pointed to the intersection of the big camphor tree in the distance and said: "It's that village behind the big camphor tree."

Du Ruiqi looked at the village that was smoking and imagining the beauty of the village: Chicken calls and dogs barks, farming fields, the sun rises and the sun sets. The thousands of years of farming society in China have fostered the indifferent and honest nature of the farmers, if they weren't forced into a corner, how could they attack the government in a group? Under the setting sun, the village looked ethereal and beautiful, just like in a Chinese painting. Such a tranquil and harmonious scene couldn't be imagined these villagers carrying their excrement and smashing stones against the town's officials. However, just over a month ago, a farce that shook the entire Ancient Province happened at the entrance of the village.

It would not be easy to change the villagers' view of the government and resolve the long-accumulated contradictions in a short period of time!

Du Ruiqi suddenly thought of the old cadres that Ma Mingqiao had mentioned in the afternoon. Invite them out early, and check out the attitude of the villagers!

"Mayor Ma, the few old Calligraphy that you mentioned, where do they live?" Du Ruiqi asked while looking at the direction of the lotus root.

"They are all living in the old home in the countryside, Director Liu Chunbiao is a citizen of Peace Town, in Liu Wan Village, recently, the other two are a little far, but the roads are easy to walk on, driving won't take too long." Ma Mingqiao said.

"Tomorrow morning we will first pay a visit to these old cadres, and try to convince them to come out of the mountains and help us, going to the lotus root to check on the situation, and communicate with the villagers, so that we can have more direction to our work." Du Ruiqi said.

"Alright, I'll arrange it!" Ma Mingqiao said straightforwardly.

"In addition, in the afternoon or evening, gather the members of the Party committee for a meeting. I want to inform you about the financial decision, and about the cafeteria, and I think we need to reform it as well. All the cadres, regardless of their rank, had to use their meal tickets to buy food, eat more and buy less, eat less and buy less, and no longer provided free food. "This way, everyone will treat each other as equals, so don't make any inconsistencies in the internal affairs. What do the other cadres think?" Du Ruiqi said.

"This... "Fine!" Ma Mingqiao hesitated for a moment, and said to Du Ruiqi.

He had originally wanted to say that it would be better to take things slow. Breaking the pattern of so many events involving the interests of the leaders, he feared that it would arouse a bad reaction. However, after thinking about it, he decided not to say it. In his heart, he originally thought that these rules were unreasonable, but because he had always done so, he was used to it.

Since the new Dushuji was determined to break these rules and re-establish a new, fairer and more reasonable system, he should of course only support her. As to what the consequences would be, he reckoned that with Du Ruiqi's intelligence, he would have already made a decision in his heart long ago. He had also thought of a plan to deal with the consequences.

The two of them continued walking. In front of them was a large courtyard with two rows of new looking buildings.

"What is this place?" Du Ruiqi asked.

"This is the branch of Peace Town High School. A few years ago, many students gathered here and specially set up a new school site on the hill to serve as the teaching location for the freshmen. Now, as the number of students dwindles, this place will no longer be useful. " Ma Mingqiao said.

It seems that the phenomenon of high school students dropping out of school is indeed a common phenomenon! Du Ruiqi could not help but recall the question that she had always been paying attention to.

As they spoke, the two of them had already entered the wall. This seemingly existing iron gate had been abandoned, and was not locked, let alone guarded by anyone.

Du Ruiqi saw a large grassland in the courtyard. There were some poplar trees planted around the grassland, and they were already flourishing. On either side of the meadow were two two-story buildings. There was a standard basketball court on the left, and a row of buildings on the right. It looked like a kitchen. There was a small pond in front of the kitchen, which made the entire yard seem more lively. Although there was no more human life there, with the gentle breeze blowing, the water in the pond rippled, giving the quiet yard a little more life.

"Why is there a pond here?" Du Ruiqi felt that it was very strange.

"This school was built on top of the Stone Ridge. The small pond is a mountain pond that was formed when the stone was picked. It's just that the scale is very small and it's neither big nor deep." Ma Mingqiao said.

Oh! On the stone mountain ridge. Du Ruiqi looked at the ground under her feet.

The Yu He was a place with a lot of rocks. People built houses out of rocks that were dug out from the ground. As a result, around the Peace Town, there were many such huge canyons formed because of the quarrying process. Over time, they would form mountains and ponds.

For a school built on such a foundation, it must have taken a lot of work for the first student to open up this grassland and basketball court. It was a pity that it was now a abandoned place.

Looking at the still new building in front of him, Du Ruiqi seemed to be able to see the students running about on the grass field. The old days here should be full of laughter and excitement! Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind: Why didn't you move Town Government's office space here? Isn't this the best office in Town Government? There were office buildings, dormitories, and if there weren't enough residences, he could arrange for a portion of his people to live over at the original office building. Didn't that mean he didn't have to walk through the cramped, low back door with his head down every day?

Thinking about it, Du Ruiqi couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in her heart, as if this place was specially waiting for her to arrive.

She also felt that it was strange, how could Tang Renbiao and Song Zude not notice such a good arena? Maybe if they moved here, they wouldn't be caught by the commoners and sent to the granary, right?

Thinking that, Du Ruiqi suddenly felt that it was very funny. Although she did not laugh out loud, the smile on her face grew wider.

Ma Mingqiao did not understand why Du Ruiqi would suddenly smile so brightly. What did he discover? Or had he come up with a new good idea? A woman's thoughts were so meticulous that it was hard to guess!

"Mayor Ma, where should we go now?" Du Ruiqi asked.

"It still belongs to Peace Town High School. But it was also the property of the town, because it was built with financial resources. " Ma Mingqiao said.

"What do you think about this place being used as the office space for the Town Government?" Du Ruiqi said as he looked at the building.

Ma Mingqiao did not understand, you want to move here to work? It seemed that someone had mentioned it before, but everyone still felt that it was a bit far from the central area, and the office space didn't seem to be enough.

He looked at Du Ruiqi, puzzled.

"Mayor Ma, are you used to going in and out the back door everyday without feeling any awkwardness?" Du Ruiqi said with a smile.

"Hur Hur Hur, it really isn't that good. However, he was already used to it, so he didn't feel anything. Dushuji should not be used to it when he just arrived, right? " Ma Mingqiao said with a smile.

"I just don't understand why there is no way out of the front door of a good government building! "From the perspective of the most traditional Chinese thinking, this is also a very funny thing!"

"Sigh, that's a long story." Ma Mingqiao said, "Originally, there was a way out, but at that time the town wanted money so they sold out the row in front. At that time, they prepared to move the Town Government building, but after the leader left, all the money was spent, and the matter of the relocation was a long way off. The Peace Town just kept going through the back door like that." Ma Mingqiao said.

"Hehehe, that's right, we only care about one person. Who cares about the next? That's the reason why our village's work isn't doing well. No one seemed to have considered what to do next. As long as he could give out money while in office, nothing else mattered. This way of killing the chicken to get the eggs, will bring about endless troubles in the future! " Du Ruiqi lamented.

The village in the distance was no longer discernible, but the stars in the sky shone brightly. On a night in the countryside, the only beautiful thing was the silence without the slightest noise. At this moment, the sound of insects in the surroundings sounded like the most beautiful heavenly music.

"Let's go back. It's getting dark!" Ma Mingqiao said.

"Alright!" Du Ruiqi turned her head again, and looked at the abandoned school building. Not far away, a row of poplar trees were waving their leaves in the autumn wind, as if sending her some kind of message.

The corner of Du Ruiqi's mouth quirked up into a smile again: Just you wait, this place will be bustling with noise and excitement very soon.

In the twilight, Du Ruiqi and her figure disappeared from the road.

This was Du Ruiqi's first night in Peace Town, and it was bound to be a sleepless night.

Du Ruiqi used it once again in a short time, and it became a hot topic for discussion in the Yuhe County.

In regards to the fact that Du Ruiqi dared to join the Peace Town for the position of the Party Committee's Calligraphy, most people would say that it was because of the strong support from the living bandit that she had the guts to charge into this place with gunpowder still burning in her veins. Everyone thought that this woman would not stay in the Peace Town for long and would only stay for a short while. She would not be able to produce any results in this mess. With the living bandit supporting her from behind, she would definitely return to the County City in a gorgeous manner. She might even be able to join the County Council's team and complete her initial accumulation of knowledge.