The Pretty Military Wife

Chapter 454: The Close Relationship between the Military and the People

"The main reason is that they are poor. How poor are they? Two-thirds of their families only have two meals a day. Some families only have one meal a day for adults and two meals for children. Some families can only have one meal a day."

"The problem is that they still can't get enough to eat. It's not that the government doesn't take care of them. The subsidies issued by the government are still not enough for everyone to maintain their basic living."

Liang Xinyue looked at Political Commissar Xu with a sad face and said:

"I have changed the situation in Xinshui Village, and the result is obvious to all. Now, I also want to change the situation in Daoliang Village. Daoliang Village is now facing a major issue, which is to repair the canal. Today I come to ask for your help. I would like to ask Political Commissar Xu, Regiment Commander Gu and other leaders to discuss whether the regiment can take over the task of building the canal in Daoliang Village."

"In addition to the lack of labor in their village, they also lack funds for canal construction. I plan to use my personal name to help the village build the canal first. After the canal is built, I hope it can be completed this month. This winter, I can lead them to plant the first batch of rapeseed. They can only use greenhouses for planting."

Liang Xinyue looked at Political Commissar Xu and Gu Sanding with an apologetic look and said:

"I know I've brought you a big trouble, but this is what I think. We all say that the military and the people are as close as fish and water. The county did not assign any tasks to our regiment during the general battle. Regarding the Daoliang Village matter, I am not asking for your help in the name of the Agricultural Bureau or the county. This is my personal idea."

"I just think……"

Liang Xinyue hadn't finished her words yet. Of course, anything she said further would also be a request.

After Political Commissar Xu and Gu Sanding exchanged a glance, they immediately interrupted Liang Xinyue:

"Xinyue, you arrived just in time. We'll take this matter. Don't worry!"

Gu Sanding also laughed and said:

"Sister-in-law, if you had come a little later this morning, Political Commissar Xu and I would have gone to the county to look for you. We actually said the same thing as you just said. When the tasks were divided, our regiment stationed here was not assigned a task. We should also fulfill our obligations to this county."

"Since my sister-in-law has mentioned the matter of repairing Daoliang Village, and the other places have been divided, then leave the matter of Daoliang Village to us, and don't mention your personal funding. As for the canal repair, just tell us where to repair it, and leave the rest to us. You don't have to pay for it."

Liang Xinyue was so excited that she stood up and put her hands together and said:

"Thank you so much. Really, if you go to that village, you will know how much help that village needs right now."

Gu Sanding said:

"In that case, I still need to go to the county to report to them. We will be responsible for the repairs in Daoliang Village."

Liang Xinyue patted her chest, tears welling up in her eyes:

"Thank you so much. Before I came, I was mentally prepared. I knew you would agree to help me, but now I also know that even if I don't come, you will still ask for help. Thank you."

Liang Xinyue was really happy. This matter was very important. If the canal in Daoliang Village was repaired, then the only thing left was the ground film in Daoliang Village. She would go back and ask Director Ye to order another batch of iron pipes and films.

Liang Xinyue stood up and said:

"Then I'll trouble you with this matter. I have to go to a few villages in the countryside today to confirm the route of their water channels. I'll be leaving first."

Political Commissar Xu and Gu Sanding both stood up to see him off:

"Xinyue, you still have to take care of your body. Don't think that you are young now. If you don't recover your body well now, you will feel uncomfortable when you are older."

Liang Xinyue smiled and pointed at Xiaoxue and said:

"Don't worry, this is Commander Guo's daughter, and she's watching me do rehabilitation every day."

Liang Xinyue pointed at Guo Xiaoxue. Guo Xiaoxue only smiled and saluted, then followed Liang Xinyue and Xiao Wei out.

When Liang Xinyue passed by the family compound, she did not stop but went to pick up Ding Shiqing, another commune cadre and the geologist.

After gathering everyone, they started to move on to the next village.

In the car, Liang Xinyue told the commune cadre that she had invited soldiers from the regiment to help build the canal in Daoliang Village. The commune cadre's eyes immediately lit up:

"We need to publicize this matter well. We need to write a promotional article for the broadcaster. This is a reflection of the close relationship between the military and the people."

The corners of Liang Xinyue's mouth twitched. Indeed, it was a good idea to do some publicity. It was also an encouragement to those who were working.

"Okay, but Captain Gu just went to talk to the county magistrate about this today. Once they have agreed, you can write the article to promote it."

"That's really good. The soldiers are all like little wolf cubs, howling and wanting strength. They are strong and can endure hardships. When they work, they work very hard. Daoliang Village is better off this time."

Liang Xinyue nodded, but if she really wanted to do this well, she would have to wait until the construction started to know.

It’s no wonder that Gu Sanding acted quickly, and the county party committee’s propagandists also acted quickly.

After Liang Xinyue left, Gu Sanding drove directly to the county party committee with Political Commissar Xu to ask for the job. They also said that it was Deputy Director Liang who asked them to help Daoliang Village.

The county was naturally happy about such a good thing. All units went to work, and they did not dare to assign tasks to the regiment, because the army was not under their jurisdiction, and although the regiment was stationed in their territory, half of it was stationed in another county. They were stationed in a place across county boundaries.

The county leaders actually thought about it at the beginning, and everyone knows that the soldiers in the regiment are a visible labor force, but they have no right to make demands or command these people.

Now that they have arrived, they have volunteered to take over all the canals in a village, and it has been confirmed that the total length of the canals in this village is more than one thousand meters.

Now each unit in the county is only allocated about 100 meters at most, but once the enemy army arrives, it will be more than 1,000 meters.

Moreover, Political Commissar Xu said that they did not want the money allocated to the village for canal construction, and should give it all to Liang Xinyue, who would be responsible for developing the village's agricultural planting.

Of course the county committee agreed, this is a good thing.

However, several leaders discussed privately that next year, in addition to being in charge of agricultural planting in the entire county, Liang Xinyue's focus would still be on Xinshui Village and another good village to be assigned to Liang Xinyue for management.

Such a village will achieve more results and bring greater effects. But now Liang Xinyue has taken the initiative to say that she will take over this poor village, which is also a good thing for the county.

As soon as the county magistrate and his colleagues confirmed it, the people from the Propaganda Department began to publicize the matter throughout the construction site.