In the past three days, Huang Weining had traveled all over Qingyang City. She had gone to places that her grandfather Huang Xinghua had been to before. She had also gone to places that her grandfather had not been to before. The scope of the places that she had visited was even wider than Song Chaoyang's investigation when he came to Qingyang City to take office last year.
Today, Huang Weining had traveled hundreds of miles to the impoverished area in the northern part of Qingyang City's administrative region. Li Rui had accompanied her for more than half a day to visit the primary and secondary schools in two counties, four townships, and eight villages. It was already late afternoon, but this Miss Huang was still not satisfied and wanted to continue the inspection. Li Rui felt a little sorry for her delicate feet that were wrapped in a pair of deerskin shoes.
Huang Weining shook her head and sighed with a solemn expression, "I have never thought that — even now, I still can't believe that there is such a poor place in the country. The children here don't even have standard, no, formal … no, uh … I don't know how to describe it … They don't even have a complete set of clothes. Everything in the primary school in the village is even worse. Fences, thatched huts, a few benches, no podium, no blackboard, and this is a classroom? At the same time, it is also a school? I can't imagine how the children will go to class when it is windy, rainy, or even winter? "
Jiang Meixian, who was next to her, felt distressed and her beautiful face was full of sympathy.
Li Rui also sighed and said, "It can't be helped. The environment here is really too bad. It is a typical example of poverty due to the environment. There is a lack of water and little land. The only arable land is barren. Every family's crops are the type that depends on the heavens. If they work hard for a year, they may only have enough to eat, or even not enough to eat. You said that if they can't even fill their stomachs, who will pay attention to the children's education? In addition, there is no financial income in the poor county. They rely on financial relief to barely survive. The financial subsidies that the county's education system can get are even less. Most of it is invested in the key primary and secondary schools in the county. How can they spare money and energy to care for these poor primary schools in the deep mountains? "
Huang Weining frowned and shook her head. After a while, she pointed to a small village with sparse houses southeast of the mountain and said, "Let's go to that village to take a look. We can return after that."
Li Rui looked in the direction she was pointing and frowned slightly. "That place is a little far. Let's not go there. It might be seven or eight miles of mountainous road. What's more frightening is that our car is parked in the village. If we go to the village, we will have to go back the same way. That means we have to walk fifteen or sixteen miles."
Huang Weining tilted her head and glanced at him. "You can't hold on any longer?"
Li Rui smiled bitterly. "It's not that I can't take it. I'm just worried that you can't take it. You've been living like a prince all this time. And they were all bumpy mountain stone roads? Your feet won't be able to take it. Who knows how many blisters you'll get? Then you won't be able to go anywhere tomorrow. "
Jiang Meixian laughed when she heard this. Her eyes were filled with warmth as she looked at him.
Li Ruiqi asked strangely, "Cindy, what are you laughing at?" Jiang Meixian smiled. "Mr. Li, I realize that you care a lot about everyone around you."
Huang Weining said casually, "I can't go anywhere. I'll just rest at home." Li Rui nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. You're the boss. The boss is the boss."
Huang Weining pursed her lips and smiled. She took the lead and walked down the mountain. Li Rui smiled bitterly and exchanged glances with Jiang Meixian before following her. The mountain roads were uneven and full of mountain rocks. It was very uncomfortable to walk on them. Ten steps was equivalent to walking a hundred meters on flat ground. It was even more difficult, but there was nothing they could do.
The three of them arrived at the village. They asked the villagers about the location of the village's primary school and hurried over.
On the way, they passed by a small courtyard with a village board. Li Rui subconsciously looked inside and saw a woman and a man walking out of the courtyard. The woman walked in front. She was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. She had a ponytail, snow-white skin, and a beautiful face. Her figure was slender but a little plump. She was dressed very fashionably. It was obvious that she wasn't a villager.
Li Rui was shocked when he saw the woman's face. He immediately stopped and raised his hand to rub his eyes. He was surprised and happy. He cried out involuntarily, "Disciple?"
In fact, the woman had already seen him even if he didn't call her that. She was also very surprised when she recognized him. When she heard him call her "disciple," the joy on her face suddenly turned into infinite sadness. Her eyes reddened and tears fell instantly. She cried out, "Master!"
The woman was none other than Li Rui's eldest disciple, Jiang Wei from the Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau.
Li Rui was about to go up and ask her why she suddenly appeared here when he saw her crying. Huang Weining and Jiang Meixian, who were next to her, looked at her suspiciously. He was angry and amused. He went up and said, "I say, why are you crying? If others see you, they will think that I bullied you. Don't cry and talk properly. "
Jiang Wei didn't listen at all. She reached out and grabbed his arm. She sobbed and said, "Master, quickly save me. If you don't save me, I will die here. Shi Dalin is really a good-for-nothing. He couldn't kill me in the bureau, so he sent me here to help the villagers …"
Li Rui saw the man behind her looking over. He quickly said in a low voice, "Don't talk about it first. Wipe your tears and find a place where there is no one. If you don't tell me clearly, how can I save you? Don't worry, I will always stand by your side. "
Jiang Wei nodded and sobbed again. She said, "I regret it now. When you recommended me to be the secretary of the female leader, I didn't agree. I …"
Li Rui said, "Don't talk about it. What happened? Quickly wipe your tears."
Jiang Wei nodded and wiped her tears with the back of her hand. She grabbed Li Rui and walked to a secluded place diagonally across the street. Then, she told him about her sins.
It turned out that Shi Dalin, the director of the Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau, saw that he couldn't subdue Jiang Wei. So, he used the opportunity of the "City Poverty Alleviation Campaign" to justifiably send Jiang Wei to the poor ravine in the northern part of Xi County. He asked her to stay in the village and help the poor. If she couldn't do something to help the poor, she wouldn't be allowed to go back. However, Jiang Wei was a weak woman who had always been sitting in the office. How could she know anything about helping the poor? After she came to the poor village, she didn't know anything and had no one to ask for advice. In the end, she just dawdled all day. She also knew that she couldn't go back to the city if she couldn't do something to help the poor. She was also very anxious, but what was the use?
Then again, Shi Dalin used this sinister and vicious trick to force her to listen to him. If you can't do it, it's okay. Then, listen to me obediently. I'll find a way to get you back. If you don't want to have sex with me, that's fine too. You just have to do it and do something. Otherwise, you can never go back.
If it were any other woman, they might have submitted to Shi Dalin. Fortunately, Jiang Wei was more stubborn in this aspect. She would never pretend to be nice to a man she didn't like. Moreover, she hated Shi Dalin to the bone, so she would never submit to him. Therefore, the two of them continued to waste time. However, Jiang Wei couldn't stand this difficult and boring life in the mountain village. She was already on the verge of collapse. Otherwise, she wouldn't have cried when she saw Li Rui.
Li Rui gritted his teeth in hatred. He thought to himself, Shi Dalin, you bastard. You're really f * cking ruthless. Do you really think I can't do anything to you when you're so ruthless to my eldest disciple? He felt a little ashamed in his heart. He had already promised this obedient disciple in front of him that he would help her deal with Shi Dalin. However, half a year had passed, and he hadn't hurt Shi Dalin at all. How could he live up to her earnest expectations?
He took a deep breath and asked, "Where are you staying now?" Jiang Wei said with a bitter face, "I'm staying at an aunt's house. Her husband has passed away, and her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson are all working in other places. She's the only one in the house, so the village secretary arranged for me to stay at her house. I usually eat with her too. It's always Korean noodles porridge for three meals a day. I'm about to throw up. Now, whenever I talk about Korean noodles porridge, I feel like vomiting. Li Rui didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He raised his hand and took her hand away. He said, "How about this? Bear with it for two more days. I'll think of a way to save you. This time, if you can't do what I say, then you can leave me as your Master. "
With tears streaming down her face, Jiang Wei pleaded, "Master, you must save me this time. Otherwise, I'll really die in this poor ravine and you'll never see me again." Li Rui nodded and said, "Don't worry, just bear with it for two more days." Jiang Wei nodded repeatedly and asked, "Master, why did you come here? What are those two beauties doing? "Li Rui briefly introduced Huang Weining and Li Rui to her and explained the purpose of his visit. Jiang Wei said, "The village primary school, right? I know the way. I'll take you there. I've been in the village for the past few days, and I haven't done anything. I just know all the roads in the village. "
Li Rui looked at her pitiful appearance and smiled bitterly. He brought her to Huang Weining and Li Rui and gave her a simple introduction. Then, he asked her to take them to the village primary school.
Half an hour later, when Li Rui was about to leave, Jiang Wei grabbed his arm and said softly, "You must save me as soon as possible. My period is here and I don't even have a place to buy sanitary pads. During the day, there are men peeping on the wall when I go to the outhouse. I'm really worried that one day I'll be …" Li Rui shouted in disbelief, "Are you serious?" Jiang Wei said, "Why would I lie to you? There was a hole in the wall of the latrine in the courtyard where I lived, and people started to look at me through the hole. I found a brick to block it, but they continued to climb the wall and look at me as if they had never seen a woman before. I was so scared. "
Li Rui nodded heavily. There was a hint of coldness in his eyes.
Li Rui, Huang Weining, and Jiang Meixian returned to the city and had dinner with them. Huang Weining treated them and sent them back to Huang Weining's house. Jiang Meixian also moved in. Then, he dragged his tired body and left. However, he did not go home. He stopped by the roadside and took out his phone to call Dong Jinli.
"Hello, Brother Jin Li. How's your relationship with Shi Dalin now?"
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