A group of people helped the little girl carry firewood. Xu Wenxin took over from Liu Hongyi, lifted up his raincoat to shelter the little girl from the rain, and entered the small mountain village ahead.

Many of the mountain houses in the south of the town are stilt houses with three floors in total.

Most are built of fir.

The bottom floor contained the pigpen, chicken coop, and utility rooms. The second floor was similar to the main hall, with a fire pit inside, where ancestors sat, warmed themselves by the fire, and cooked. The third floor housed bedrooms and a barn.

Except for the tiled roof, the rest of the building is made entirely of fir wood, with stilts around it, so it is called a "stilted building".

The stilt houses of Team Three are very old and look gray.

The little girl's home was not far from the village entrance. Liu Hongyi and his companions sent her home and went straight to the production team leader's house without stopping. The little girl's stilt house was small and shabby, and it was obviously not suitable for hosting a group of more than ten people.

Although all the members of Team 3 were very poor, the conditions at the production team leader's home were slightly better.

Moreover, the captain is the one in charge, so when the superiors come, it is natural for him to come forward to receive them.

The captain was a middle-aged man in his forties who knew the guide. He was already quite surprised to see so many "noble people" coming. When he heard the guide report the identities of Liu Hongyi, Wei Yinghong, Chen Jiefang and others, he was even more shocked. He became extremely nervous and his eyes were only looking at the public security officer who was carrying a 56.5 rifle.

Liu Hongyi's local dialect was still not enough to express himself clearly, so Chen Jiefang came forward to comfort the captain and told him that they were not there to "arrest anyone" but that the county party secretary had come to investigate the situation.

It took a lot of effort to calm the captain's nervous mood, and he immediately hurriedly invited the "nobles" into the house.

In later tourism promotions, stilt houses are considered to be scenic spots with ethnic flavor. However, only those who have actually lived in stilt houses know that the smell is really touching.

There are pig pens and chicken coops downstairs.

The wooden floor does not isolate the smell, and you can imagine what it smells like just by a little imagination.

Fortunately, the stilt house has good ventilation, which dissipates a lot of the smell. Otherwise, it would be a bit suffocating.

After asking the "dignified people" to take their seats, the captain quickly told his wife and daughter to prepare dinner and slaughter chickens and ducks. There was a lot of busy work.

Liu Hongyi and his team enjoyed a "sumptuous" dinner at the captain's home.

There were chickens, ducks, and eggs. This was the most dignified banquet the mountain people could offer.

Wei Yinghong paid the money as required.

The captain was so terrified that he didn't dare to accept it no matter what.

He had never seen such a high-ranking official in his life.

How great an honor it is for the county party secretary to have a meal at his house?

How dare I take money?

After Wei Yinghong's repeated explanations, the captain finally accepted the meal expenses with trepidation.

In the evening, Liu Hongyi followed his old habit and asked the team leader to invite the members of the production team to his home for a "gathering". Liu Hongyi asked many questions.

At first, the members were all very nervous and no one dared to speak. After Wei Yinghong's repeated counseling and seeing that Liu Hongyi was very friendly and had no official airs, some people finally dared to speak up.

It should be said that after the implementation of the responsibility system, the production team's grain production was indeed better than before. Everyone could barely get enough to eat. What made the members particularly happy was that now there was no need to cut off the tail, every household could raise chickens, ducks, and pigs, and they could eat meat during festivals.

The problems raised by the masses are concentrated on two aspects: it is difficult to run a side job and it is inconvenient for children to go to school.

As for the inconvenience of transportation, no one mentioned it.

In their opinion, isn't this what the mountains are like?

For thousands of years, people have walked on narrow paths.

In fact, they say that side jobs are difficult to do, and the main constraint is inconvenient transportation.

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