Jiang Yi smiled as he listened to the discussions of the netizens.
He wanted to revitalize the Purple Sun Temple, and the first thing he did was to repair the road.
Not only did he want to build a road up the mountain, but he also wanted to build a road from the outside.
Jiupan Mountain was located in a remote area. There were more than 30 kilometers of dirt roads from the town's second-class highway.
The dirt road was bumpy and narrow, allowing only carriages to pass through.
There was a mountain village at the foot of the mountain called Jiupan Village.
Because of the impassable roads, agricultural products and mountain products could not be transported to the market for sale. The farmers of Jiupan Village had always been very poor.
Jiang Yi grew up on Nine Pan Mountain, which was his hometown.
He was also willing to help his people get rid of poverty and become rich.
Jiang Yi rested for a while, turned off the livestream, changed his clothes, and went down the mountain.
Twenty minutes later, a quiet village appeared in front of Jiang Yi.
In the village, every house had a locust tree planted in their yard.
Acacia trees could be seen everywhere on the roadside and on the hillside.
It was the season for the locust tree to bloom. The air was filled with the intoxicating aroma of the locust tree.
This was Nine Springs Village.
When Jiang Yi entered the village, a few dogs ran towards him and started playing around at his feet.
He grew up in this village and was very familiar with everyone in the village.
It could even be said that every villager in this village could be considered his family.
Jiang Yi wanted to find the Jiupan Village Secretary to discuss the road construction.
He had just arrived at the village office when he met an old man carrying a hoe.
The old man was in his fifties and had a weathered face. He was Wei Guoqing, the secretary of Jiupan Village.
Wei Guoqing saw Jiang Yi and greeted him from afar.
"Ah Yi, you went down the mountain."
"Haha, I heard that you're back from the big city. Aren't you going to leave?”
Jiang Yi smiled and greeted Wei Guoqing.
"Uncle Wei, I won't be leaving for now. I came to find you today.”
Wei Guoqing laughed and waved his hand.
"Then you're in luck. I just happened to hunt a pheasant and stewed it in a pot.”
"It just so happens that my daughter Sakurako is back too. Let's have a good drink tonight.”
Jiang Yi didn't decline and agreed with a smile. He chatted with Uncle Wei as they walked.
After turning a corner in front, he saw a small fenced courtyard and a house with red brick walls beside a large locust tree.
This was Uncle Wei's home.
Uncle Wei brought Jiang Yi into the house and a big yellow dog came up to him. It rolled on the ground and rubbed against Jiang Yi's pants.
At this moment, a girl came out of the house and cried out in surprise when she saw Jiang Yi.
"Jiang Yi, it's you? Aren't you in Shanghai? When did you come back?"
The girl had a graceful figure, an oval face, and a smile in her eyes.
This girl was Wei Ying, Jiang Yi's classmate from elementary school to middle school.
Jiang Yi smiled.
"I've been back for a month. I have something to discuss with Uncle Wei.”
Wei Ying was his old classmate, so she joked with him.
"Don't tell me you want to ask my dad to approve the land to build a house and get married? Hehe."
Jiang Yi rubbed his nose awkwardly.
After so many years, Wei Ying still had a big mouth and loved to laugh.
Uncle Wei scolded Wei Ying.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You're already such a big girl, yet you're still so crazy. Go make some tea.”
Wei Ying smiled and went into the house. Jiang Yi quickly said something.
"Uncle Wei, I came to look for you today to discuss something with you.”
"I want to repair the mountain road between our village and Jiupan Mountain. What do you think?”
Uncle Wei was shocked. He looked at Jiang Yi in bewilderment.
"Road construction? Why did you think of repairing the road?"
Jiang Yi looked at Uncle Wei calmly.
"This road should have been built long ago. I think this is what everyone thinks.”
Uncle Wei nodded and sighed.
"Who doesn't want to build roads? Our village has never been able to get rid of poverty and become rich because of the inconvenient transportation.”
"However, I've submitted countless reports to the higher-ups every year, but because of the financial deficit, I can't allocate funds.”
"I won't hide it from you. The road construction project has long been established, but the county doesn't have the money, so it can't be repaired.”
Jiang Yi knew that Uncle Wei was telling the truth.
Qingxi County was a state-level impoverished county. There were many people in the county who were in a situation like Jiupan Village.
Jiang Yi looked at Uncle Wei with bright eyes.
"Uncle Wei, what I mean is that we don't need the state's funds. We can raise our own funds to build the road.”
Uncle Wei was shocked and shook his head with a bitter smile.
"Impossible. Do you know how much it costs to repair this road?”
"Even if we sell our entire village, we won't have enough money.”
At this moment, Wei Ying walked out with two cups of tea.
She also heard Jiang Yi's words and sighed.
"Jiang Yi, you are used to Shanghai and have seen many big scenes.”
"Our village is full of poor farmers. It's already good enough that we can maintain our food and clothing. How can we have the money to build roads?”
Wei Ying said and sat down.
"I got into the civil service last year and worked in the poverty relief office in our town.”
"Do you know how much it costs to build this road? I've seen the project proposal for the road construction. It costs at least 13 million yuan.”
"13 million. Even the county's finance department can't afford such a huge sum of money.”
Jiang Yi nodded." I know. I don't need everyone to raise money, nor do I need the county to allocate funds. I'll pay for this."”
Hearing this, Wei Ying and Uncle Wei were stunned.
The two of them fell into a daze.
After a full two to three seconds, Wei Ying finally understood the meaning behind Jiang Yi's words and widened her eyes.
"Oh my god, Jiang Yi, is what you said…true?”
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