Chapter 398: Wei Sanpao Takes the Lead

The old village chief originally didn't want to bother the town mayor Chen Ruqing at home, but since Li Yi said so, there was nothing he could do.

Regarding Tongxiang Village, the old village chief had actually had an idea a long time ago, and wanted to help them.

But after all, he was old, and not as motivated and energetic as before, so he could only think about it in his heart.

"The people in Tongxiang Village are really strange, but I, an old man, can't persuade them. I'm really powerless!"

"When I think of the boys and girls in the village who have never seen what the outside world is like, and even can't go to school and can't recognize all the words, my heart aches!"

Li Yi sighed and said to the old village chief in a deep voice: "Don't worry, old village chief, let's go to the town mayor's house to discuss it, and we will definitely find a way!"

The old village chief sighed, nodded, and walked towards the town mayor's house with Li Yi.

Yang Tiezhu and Heizi, as well as the previous Erzhu, all carried their luggage and followed.

In fact, there is no other reason. The old village chief just thought of his past days for no reason.

The old village chief also grew up in Kaoshan Village when he was a child. At that time, the conditions in Kaoshan Village were even more difficult. To put it bluntly, the town below had only more than a thousand households, far less than the current scale, and there was no railway station.

If you want to go to school, you have to get up at dawn every morning to eat, and then walk a few miles on the mountain road.

When you reach the mountainside, there will be donkey carts waiting for you to sell medicinal materials every day. Follow the donkey cart to the town. After several twists and turns, you will finally arrive at the primary school in the town.

The tuition fee is the straw sandals woven by my mother, one pair at a time, and the wicks, one by one.

So every day of school may be the last day.

Because you don’t know when the family’s source of income will be cut off.

At that time, the old village chief held the book and refused to let go. He was so eager to learn that the teacher gave him a thumbs up.

Later, something went wrong at home. My father had an accident on the way to sell medicinal herbs. He fell into a ravine. He was very strong, but he could never stand up again.

The family paid money to send him to a nearby county hospital. The examination results showed that his spine was broken and he could only lie in bed for the rest of his life.

The pillar of the family fell.

The sudden incident without reason almost caused an irreparable blow to the family. The old village chief dropped out of school. Before leaving, he went to every teacher, gave some medicinal herbs from home, and said thank you.

In that era, teachers would often see such scenes. Every time there were one or two empty seats in the classroom, they knew that something must have happened at home. Either the autumn harvest was coming and the children had to go home to look after the fields, or they had no money and could not afford the tuition.

It was not until the country came out with a policy that compulsory education and elementary school tuition was no longer required that the situation improved a lot.

It was during that period that the old village chief realized the weight of the word "school", so he was worried about the children of Tongxiang Village, that is, the children of his fellow villagers.

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Beihe Province, Baoqi City.

Seeing that it was about to enter June, the rare rainy season had also arrived. The drizzle seemed to have no end in sight. It was troublesome to hold an umbrella, and if you didn't hold an umbrella, your clothes would soon be soaked, which was uncomfortable.

Wei Sanpao tidied up his coat that was wet by the rain. The box in his hand was heavy, but fortunately it was wrapped in a layer of oil paper, so it didn't get soaked.

This kind of box is made of cowhide, old-fashioned and rigid, square, but it can really hold a lot of things.

Accompanying Wei Sanpao was the very smart young man promoted by Li Yi, named Luo Xiaotian.

Because of the scar on his face, he got the nickname of Little Scar. This time, when he heard that Wei Sanpao was coming to Baoqi City, he volunteered to come with him, because he had done business in this area a lot.

"Boss Wei, shall we go to the Great Wall first, or find a place to rest first?"

Wei Sanpao patted the box in his hand and said with a smile: "Let's go to the top management of the Great Wall first. The box in our hands is the lifeblood of this group of people, and there must be no problems!"

Luo Xiaotian nodded and went directly to the station to stop a car.

The taxis in Baoqi City are generally Lada. It is a coincidence that Lada is the taxi produced by the Gaoer Processing Factory that Li Yi bought before. It is still produced in some automobile factories. It is still the main force in taxis in this era.

After reaching out to stop a taxi, the two rushed to the Great Wall Motor Company.

The current situation of the Great Wall is very embarrassing. There is money and personnel, but there is no technology!

There are problems in the research, and it is also relying on the technical personnel to grope forward bit by bit, almost stepping into a pit.

There was a problem with the engine yesterday, and there was a problem with the wheel hub today. One problem after another, as if there is no end.

However, Lu Guojun was not discouraged at all. He was full of energy every day and often came to the workshop to discuss problems with the technicians. The office became the place he visited least. Sometimes he even took a nap in the workshop.

Lu Guojun deeply understood that research cannot only rely on foreign technologies, but also requires real skills!

Only in this way can we still hold our heads high when facing technological blockades!

With such a leader, the workers in the factory were naturally encouraged.

When Wei Sanpao and Luo Xiaotian arrived at the factory, it was lunch time. Lu Guojun and the workers were about to go to the cafeteria to eat. As a result, Liu Lan ran over and told Lu Guojun that the information sent by Li Yi had arrived.

Lu Guojun immediately followed Liu Lan to the guardhouse without even changing his work clothes.

There were oil stains all over the work clothes and traces of engine oil on the face. It looked like she had nothing to do with the title of general manager.

When Wei Sanpao saw Liu Lan, he remembered Li Yi's introduction and knew that this person was the secretary of the chairman.

"Hello, Miss Liu Lan, right? I am Wei Zhenguo, and President Li asked me to come!"

Liu Lan originally thought that Li Yi came in person, so she was a little surprised when she saw Wei Sanpao.

"Hello, Mr. Wei, where is Mr. Li? Why didn't he come here in person?"

"There are some documents that need to be signed in person for our technology investment..."

Wei Sanpao smiled and said, "I know, but the chairman has given me full authority to handle it. My signature now is legally binding!"

"The chairman himself is really busy. There is something going on in Jinyuan. A village was swallowed by a mudslide. The villagers have no place to live, so they can't come here..."

Hearing this, Lu Guojun was stunned.