Siheyuan: I am protecting Shazhu, who dares to object?

Cui Gu Village is developing at a rapid pace and various industries are booming, but Wang Dashan knows in his heart that these are only temporary results and he cannot slack off in the slightest.

As Cui Gu Village became famous, the attention of surrounding villages also turned to it. This is both an opportunity and a challenge.

That day, Wang Dashan had just come out of the handicraft shop in the village when he saw a few unfamiliar faces coming to the village entrance.

When I went up to ask, I found out that they were some village cadres from the neighboring village.

The leader was a burly man named Zhao Qiang. He stretched out his hand with a big smile on his face and said, "Secretary Wang, I've heard a lot about you! We came here to learn from you and see how your village is so prosperous."

Wang Dashan shook his hand warmly and said with a hearty smile: "You're welcome. We're all from the same hometown, so we should learn from each other. Come to my house for some tea and we can chat slowly."

Everyone was sitting in the courtyard of Wang Dashan's house. Zhao Qiang couldn't wait to speak: "Secretary Wang, your rural tourism and handicraft industries are booming. Our village is very jealous. What are your tricks? Tell us quickly."

Wang Dashan poured tea for everyone and said slowly: "There is no trick, but everyone should think in the same direction and work together. For example, for rural tourism, we must explore the characteristics of the village, such as our natural scenery and traditional crafts, which are rare in the city. In addition, the service must keep up. When tourists come, they must eat well, stay comfortably, and have fun."

Another village official then asked: "What about the handicraft industry? We have people with skills in our village, but we can't make it big."

Uncle Liu happened to pass by and heard this, so he walked into the yard and took over the conversation: "For this craft, first, you have to work hard to ensure quality; second, you have to be innovative and not always do the same old things. Take the bamboo baskets I weave, for example. They used to be ordinary styles, but now I'm learning to add some new styles, so tourists like them."

Wang Dashan nodded in agreement: "Uncle Liu is right. Moreover, we have to open up sales channels and cannot just rely on tourists to buy from us. For example, in our village, we now sell online and offline, and we have more orders."

Zhao Qiang nodded repeatedly and asked, "Did you encounter any difficulties during your development?"

Wang Dashan smiled and said, "Of course there are difficulties. For example, a while ago, due to a large number of orders, some handicrafts had quality problems and almost ruined our reputation. Later, we quickly formulated quality standards and arranged for special inspections, which solved the problem. There is also market competition. The surrounding villages are all developing, so we have to keep innovating to retain tourists."

After the exchange, the village cadres from the neighboring village gained a lot.

Zhao Qiang stood up and said gratefully: "Secretary Wang, listening to your words today is worth ten years of study! We will think about it carefully when we go back and try to develop our village as well."

Wang Dashan patted him on the shoulder and said, "We are all doing this to make our fellow villagers live a good life. If you have any questions in the future, feel free to come and discuss with us."

After seeing off the guests from the neighboring village, Wang Dashan fell into deep thought.

He realized that the development of Cuigu Village cannot be carried out in isolation. Only by promoting the common development of surrounding villages and forming economies of scale can it become more competitive in the market.

So Wang Dashan called a meeting of village cadres and expressed his idea: "Fellow villagers, our village is developing well now, but the surrounding villages also want to develop. I think we can cooperate with them to make the rural tourism route bigger and stronger."

A village cadre asked doubtfully: "Cooperation? How exactly do we cooperate?"

Wang Dashan explained: "For example, we can jointly develop tourist routes, linking the characteristic attractions of each village, so that tourists can experience more rural customs at one time. The handicraft industry can also cooperate, and everyone can train skills together, unify quality standards, and jointly develop the market."

After hearing this, everyone expressed their agreement.

Afterwards, Wang Dashan began to communicate and negotiate with the surrounding villages. After many negotiations, he finally reached a cooperation agreement.

During the cooperation process, Wang Dashan discovered that different villages have different cultural characteristics, which can be integrated with each other to create a richer tourism experience.

For example, some villages are good at paper-cutting, and some villages have unique folk dances, which can all be included in tourism projects.

Wang Dashan found Aunt Li from a neighboring village who was good at paper cutting and said, "Aunt Li, your paper cutting skills are really unique! We want to integrate your paper cutting into our rural tourism projects so that tourists can also experience the charm of this traditional craft. What do you think?"

Aunt Li smiled and said, "Okay, this is a good thing! I was worried that no one would learn this skill. I'm so happy that more people can know about it."

Therefore, under the organization of Wang Dashan, an unconventional rural cultural festival kicked off in Cuigu Village.

Villagers from surrounding villages brought their own specialties, including paper-cutting, wood carving, opera, folk dance and other wonderful programs.

Tourists come from all directions to immerse themselves in the rich rural cultural atmosphere.

"Wow, this paper cutting is so beautiful! I want to bring one back for my daughter."

A tourist held Aunt Li's paper-cutting works and praised them highly.

At the cultural festival, the special tourist routes jointly launched by Cuigu Village and surrounding villages were also officially released.

Tourists can follow this route to visit scenic spots in various villages, participate in farming activities, experience traditional handicrafts, and taste local specialties.

With the deepening of cooperation, the economy of Cuigu Village and surrounding villages has been further developed.

The villagers' income has increased and their lives have become more colorful.

However, Wang Dashan was not satisfied with this.

He knows very well that in order to make rural development sustainable, it is necessary to attach importance to education and talent cultivation.

One day, Wang Dashan came to the village primary school and talked with the principal, Lao Zhang, about future educational plans.

"Mr. Zhang, our village is developing better and better, and the demand for talents is also increasing. I think we need to work harder on education and cultivate more young people with knowledge and skills."

Lao Zhang nodded in agreement: "I think so too, but the teaching staff is limited and the teaching equipment is not perfect enough."

Wang Dashan thought for a moment and said, "In this way, we can apply for some financial support from the higher-level government to improve teaching conditions. At the same time, we can invite some teachers from the city to train our teachers and improve the teaching level. In addition, we can also open some interest classes in the school to cultivate children's specialties, such as handicraft production, agricultural knowledge, etc., so that they can understand our rural industries from an early age."

After hearing this, Lao Zhang's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea! With these interest classes, children can not only learn knowledge, but also lay a foundation for the future development of their hometown."

Thanks to Wang Dashan's efforts, the school's teaching conditions have been significantly improved.

A new teaching building has been built and the classrooms are equipped with advanced teaching equipment.

Excellent teachers from the city also come to the village regularly to exchange and teach, bringing new teaching concepts and methods to the teachers.

The handicraft interest classes offered in the school are particularly popular. Children learn weaving, wood carving, embroidery and other skills from village craftsmen in their spare time.

Looking at the children's focused expressions, Wang Dashan's heart was filled with hope.

"Uncle Dashan, what do you think of this little wooden sculpture I made?"

A little boy ran up to Wang Dashan with his work.

Wang Dashan took the wood carving and examined it carefully: "It's really well done! If you study hard, you will definitely become a great craftsman in the future."

With the improvement of education level, the children in Cui Gu Village have made great progress in knowledge and skills.

More and more young people choose to return to their hometowns after graduation and contribute to the development of the village with the knowledge they have learned.

In the tide of the times in the 1960s, under the leadership of Wang Dashan, Cui Gu Village not only achieved its own prosperity and development, but also led the surrounding villages to make common progress.

With their wisdom and sweat, they are writing a magnificent chapter of rural revitalization.

Standing in the village square, watching the tourists coming and going and the busy villagers, Wang Dashan's heart was filled with emotion.

He knew that the development process of Cui Gu Village was full of hardships, but it also brought a lot of happiness.

There will be more challenges waiting for them in the future, but he firmly believes that as long as everyone unites as one and carries forward the past, the future of Cui Gu Village will surely be even brighter and more brilliant.