Officialdom: From village head to provincial party secretary

"Leaders have never been to the countryside to conduct research, right? Once you go to the countryside, you won't say that."

Ye Xinran was stunned for a moment and smiled, then said mischievously.

"You girl..."

Zhao Liming ignored the girl.

He is from the country.

Moreover, he lived two lives.

Has he never been to the countryside?

This is a big joke.

However, he soon understood this girl.

She is a young girl from a well-off family.

It’s the age to love beauty again.

How could I not bring some extra stuff?

"let's go!"

Zhao Limin greeted.

"Well..."

Ye Xinran nodded happily.

So, the two of them, each riding a bicycle, rode towards the countryside.

In this day and age, there are two ways for country people to go into the city: one is by bicycle, and the other is to wait for a truck on the side of the road, pay a little money, and hitchhike.

As for buses, they are not really popular in this era.

This is especially true in some rural areas in the south.

As for the road, it is hard to describe. Even on a bicycle, it is difficult to travel.

At the beginning, Zhao Liming was still blaming Ye Xinran for bringing too many things, but as time went by, he truly realized how conscious Ye Xinran's choice was.

Let’s put it this way!

The places Zhao Liming had visited before were all small towns with relatively prosperous economies and developed transportation, such as Qingliu Village, Dongshan Town, and Chenjiang Town.

But when you actually go to those poor towns or villages, you realize how hard life is for the people there.

Not to mention building the road, even along the way, there wasn't a single house to be seen for dozens of kilometers.

Even if we encounter them, they are just a few scattered families isolated from the world.

Moreover, these families are extremely poor, let alone having a village committee.

There wasn't even a commune to be seen.

"Boom!"

Zhao Liming and Ye Xinran traveled for a whole day, but it was already dark, and they couldn't find a village committee or even a commune.

At this time, it began to rain heavily.

"Leader, we can only set up camp here tonight!"

Ye Xinran took out a backpack from his bicycle and began to build a tent. With the tent, at least the two of them would not have to get wet in the rain.

"Xiao Ye! You are well prepared."

Zhao Liming smiled bitterly.

If it weren’t for Ye Xinran’s car full of stuff.

He had to give it up.

"Heehee! Actually, when I was young, I went to the countryside with my grandfather for research, so I know the hardships of those remote and backward villages."

"Although our Tu County is not considered a poor county, there are many remote poor villages. Therefore, when we conduct research, we basically have to bring enough food and water with us to avoid going hungry."

Ye Xinran started to explain while organizing things.

"..."

Zhao Liming was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

It’s because of the encounters along the way.

That gave him the determination to keep going.

If we don’t understand the specific situation in Tu County.

He really can't continue his work as the Organization Department Minister.

Moreover, every leader in the county is calling for development of the county.

But how many people have truly seen the full picture of Tu County?

"Leader, we can only eat some dry food! But I brought a thermos with boiled water in it."

After setting up the tent, Ye Xinran began to take out the dry food in his bag.

The little girl prepared quite enough, including various kinds of dry food such as cakes.

There was even boiling water.

"Thank you!"

Zhao Liming was very grateful.

"Hee hee! As you should."

Ye Xinran's eyes turned into crescent moons when she smiled.

"Boss, it tastes better this way."

Ye Xinran taught Zhao Liming how to eat it, picked up the cake and dipped it in boiling water.

"it is good!"

Zhao Liming was not polite either.

The two of them ate and talked and laughed.

"Boom!"

But the rain was getting heavier.

And there was thunder.

The tent also began to shake.

Ye Xinran's smile disappeared and she trembled with fear.

"It's okay, it's just thunder."

Zhao Limin comforted.

Ye Xinran nodded and smiled slightly.

"Oh no, oh no, the water is rising, the water is rising..."

"Run! The water is rising..."

Just as the atmosphere between the two of them eased, suddenly an urgent shout was heard outside the tent.

"..."

As soon as this voice sounded.

Both Zhao Liming and Ye Xinran were stunned.

Zhao Liming opened the door of the tent almost subconsciously.

I saw that it was raining heavily outside.

In the heavy rain, groups of villagers, dragging their families, ran towards the mountains.

The water behind them was rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.

More importantly, the hills before us were now covered in a vast ocean.

"Xiao Ye, hurry up, pack your things, hurry up..."

Zhao Liming's face changed drastically and he shouted loudly at Ye Xinran in the tent.

You know, this is the South!

Because it rains all year round in the south, the local government pays great attention to the work of dredging rivers.

Even if it rains heavily, there will be no flooding.

But now?

Not only is the water rising here.

Even...the hills within a radius of dozens of miles were flooded.

“Leader, leader…”

Inside the tent, Ye Xinran screamed loudly.

Because the flood water has risen into the tent.

"It's too late, hurry up..."

Zhao Liming saw the rising water trend.

He knew it was too late to pack up.

At this moment, he quickly pulled Ye Xinran up, pushed the bicycle, and ran towards the mountain at a very fast speed.

However, they had gone less than ten meters.

The flood completely engulfed their previous tent.

You know, the whole process takes less than three minutes!

"Ah...someone was washed away."

"It's impossible to save him. It's impossible to save him."

"Run! The water is rising."

"run……"

Just as Zhao Liming and Ye Xinran were frightened by the scene behind them.

There was a cry of surprise from the front.

I saw an old man who was running slowly being swept away by the flood.

When Zhao Liming saw this scene, he felt suffocated.

This is a living being, right?

That's it.

Moreover, how many more people will die in this rainstorm?

He didn't even dare to think about it.

"Let's go, follow the folks."

Zhao Liming's face looked extremely ugly. He said goodbye to Ye Xinran and left.

He knew that in the face of natural disasters.

Even if he has great abilities, he can't change anything?

The only thing they can do now is to evacuate here as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if the water continues to rise, they will all die.

"Why won't you let us in?"

"Our village was flooded and we couldn't survive."

“Let us in!”

"Open the door, open the door..."

Wherever Zhao Liming and Ye Xinran passed, there was almost a vast ocean everywhere.

Not to mention some houses, even some slightly lower mountains were swallowed up by the flood.

Along the way, there were cries and desperate shouts everywhere.

Finally, at dawn, they arrived outside a small town called Heitu Town.

However, before they could breathe a sigh of relief, a burst of shouting from the front attracted them.