Chapter 710 Don’t worry and try it
When selling grain, the villagers argued fiercely to earn a few more cents per pound, after all, it was related to the livelihood of the whole family.
Qi Tongwei felt bad when he saw the plight of the village, so he came up with the idea of developing eco-tourism. At the beginning, everyone knew nothing and just imitated others to build some simple farmhouses. As a result, there were few tourists, the money invested was wasted, the villagers were discouraged, and complaints were heard one after another.
Later, Qi Tongwei accidentally learned that the village had a history of knights living in seclusion, and he suddenly had an idea and decided to build a "knight village". It is not easy to design martial arts activities. The villagers are uneducated and can only bite the bullet to look up information and ask for advice. After the activities took shape, more and more tourists came, and the village became lively.
But the good times didn't last long. The surrounding villages followed suit, and most of the tourists in the village were snatched away. The village was in an uproar. Some people advocated price cuts to compete, while others wanted to give up, and the conflict intensified. Qi Tongwei knew that the characteristics could not be lost, so he led the villagers into the mountains to look for relics related to the knights. In the mountains, they were hungry, lost, and experienced hardships, but fortunately they found some old objects, which brought a turnaround to the village.
There was no money to prepare for the new scenic spot, so Qi Tongwei shamelessly went around asking for help from the government and companies to attract investment. Technically, the villagers learned on the job, protecting the cultural relics and arranging the venue, all by themselves. Seeing that the new scenic spot was about to be completed, a rainstorm caused a landslide, destroying the road and severely damaging the scenic spot. Everyone was heartbroken and cried. Qi Tongwei suppressed his grief and shouted loudly: "We can't just fall down like this. We will definitely stand up again after some repairs!"
Everyone cheered up, rescued and restored the scenic spots. After reopening, tourists flocked to the village, and the village became popular again. In the agricultural product processing, in order to cope with the competition, Qi Tongwei led the villagers to introduce high-quality varieties, improve the process, and change the packaging. At the trade fair, Qi Tongwei introduced the products in his local accent, and his honest and sincere spirit made many people place orders on the spot.
Today, Xiake Village has become rich. A new school has been built in the village. Children can study in spacious and bright classrooms. On the flat square, the elderly stroll and chat leisurely. Looking back on the past, it was full of hardships. We used to quarrel over small interests. Now, we think that those hard days and conflicts are the wealth of growth. Now, the disputes over interests have come to an end. Everyone works together and lives a better life. The hardships in the past have become the driving force to move forward. The road ahead will only become wider and wider.
Xiake Village, this once barren land, has experienced countless ups and downs in the long river of time. In the past, the shadow of poverty shrouded every inch of land, and the villagers guarded those few acres of thin land and lived a life of relying on the weather for food. In order to sell more money, in that small market, they often argued over the price difference of a few cents, and the friendship between neighbors became a little weak in these quarrels. At that time, the dispute over interests seemed to be an unbridgeable gap, lying in everyone's heart.
When Qi Tongwei was determined to lead everyone to change the status quo, he found that the road was full of thorns. At the beginning of eco-tourism, no one had much experience, and they just copied what they saw in other places. When designing the martial arts activities in the "Xia Ke Village", the props were crude and simple, and the rules were chaotic. Tourists came once and were unwilling to come again. The initial investment was wasted, and the villagers complained and accused one after another. Some people even began to regret their original decision, thinking that it was an unrealistic fantasy and it would be better to go back to the days of farming honestly.
After seeing the improvement of Xiake Village, the surrounding villages followed suit, and the market became chaotic for a while. Tourists in Xiake Village were diverted in large numbers, and the income dropped sharply. The fire of hope that had just been ignited seemed to be extinguished again. At this critical moment, Qi Tongwei fell into deep contemplation. He knew that if he just went with the flow, he would inevitably be drowned by this wave. So he decided to dig deeper into the uniqueness of the village, and led a few motivated villagers to plunge into the exploration of the village's history and culture.
They climbed over mountains and searched for clues in ancient ruins. When they were hungry, they ate some dry food. When they were thirsty, they drank spring water in the mountains. Once, when they were looking for a legendary knight's retreat, they got lost in the mountains. As the sky gradually darkened, fear and despair enveloped everyone. But Qi Tongwei did not give up. With his tenacious will and familiarity with the land, he finally found a way out with everyone. Hard work pays off. They found some precious cultural relics and relics related to ancient knights, which gave the knight village a unique cultural heritage.
However, it is not easy to transform these cultural elements into actual tourism projects. Preparing new attractions requires a lot of money, but the village is not rich. Qi Tongwei ran around, applied for government support funds, and looked for companies to attract investment, but suffered countless cold eyes and rejections. But he did not back down, and told the story and potential of the Knight Village again and again, finally moved some people and raised funds. In terms of technology, the villagers started from scratch to learn the knowledge of cultural relics protection and the key points of site layout. They studied day and night, consulted experts, and moved forward in constant exploration.
Just as the new scenic spot was about to open, a sudden rainstorm triggered a landslide, burying the road and severely damaging some of the newly built attractions. The villagers were heartbroken when they saw this scene, and many of them couldn't help crying, thinking that God was deliberately playing a trick on them and all their previous efforts were in vain. But Qi Tongwei resisted the grief in his heart, stood in front of the ruins, and shouted loudly: "We can't be defeated like this! As long as people are still here, we will definitely be able to stand up again!"
Inspired by him, everyone cheered up and worked together to rescue and save the people. The young and strong men carried tools and cleared the dirt and rocks on the road; the women prepared meals for everyone and took care of the injured villagers; the elderly were also busy, helping to guard the supplies and giving advice. After everyone's unremitting efforts, the scenic spot was finally restored. After reopening, tourists were deeply attracted by this place full of historical and cultural heritage, and the Knight Village became famous again.
In the agricultural product processing, in order to cope with the fierce market competition, Qi Tongwei led the villagers to introduce high-quality varieties, repeatedly tested and improved the process, and carefully designed new packaging. When he went to the trade fair, Qi Tongwei introduced the products in a simple and unpretentious manner with his strong local accent: "These are all grown by the villagers. No fertilizers or pesticides are used. They are really good things. Everyone can taste them with confidence!"