Chapter 716: Worrying Too Much
Another group of villagers are worried that large-scale commercial development will destroy the village’s original ecological environment and peaceful atmosphere, and affect the agricultural and tourism foundations on which they have always relied for their survival.
Qi Tongwei knew that this matter was of great importance, so he organized several village meetings to let everyone fully discuss the pros and cons. At the meeting, the debate was extremely fierce. The villagers who supported the development and those who opposed the development each insisted on their own opinions and refused to give in to each other. Even the neighborhood relationship that had been established for many years became tense. Some families quarreled endlessly because of disagreements, and brothers turned against each other and friends became enemies. The village was filled with a depressing atmosphere, as if a storm was about to come.
At the same time, the construction plan of the commercial complex also encountered many difficulties. Since the project involved approval procedures in many aspects such as land planning and environmental protection, the handling process was very cumbersome and complicated. In order to speed up the progress, the businessmen tried to use some improper means to get connections, which aroused the vigilance of relevant departments and caused the project to be shelved for a time.
While waiting for approval, the businessmen's capital chain also ran into problems. They began to default on the land transfer rents to the villagers, and the bright future that was originally promised became a distant prospect. The villagers who once supported the development woke up at this time, realizing that they might have been deceived by the businessmen's sweet talk, and their hearts were filled with regret and anger. The whole village fell into chaos and confusion, and the scene of working together seemed to be a long time ago.
Misfortunes never come singly. At this time, a rare rainstorm hit the Xiake Village. Because the land leveling project in the early stage of the commercial complex project destroyed the vegetation on part of the mountain, landslides occurred frequently, many villagers' houses were destroyed, farmland was buried, and roads were blocked. Faced with this sudden natural disaster, the villagers fell into great difficulties and grief.
However, in this dark moment, Qi Tongwei stood up. Braving the heavy rain, he went door to door to check on the villagers' situation and organized them to carry out self-rescue and rescue. He shouted loudly: "Fellow villagers, we can't be defeated by these difficulties! We have survived so many hard times before, and we will definitely be able to do it this time!" Under his encouragement, the villagers gradually cheered up from despair, picked up tools and joined the rescue and relief team.
Together, they cleared the mud and rocks on the road and repaired the destroyed houses and farmland. In the process, the villagers no longer cared about the previous disputes over interests, but supported and helped each other. The barriers that had been caused by commercial development gradually disappeared. After several weeks of hard work, the village finally gradually recovered.
The disaster made the villagers realize the harm of excessive pursuit of short-term interests and neglect of ecological protection and sustainable development. They began to reflect on their own behavior and realized that only by adhering to the fundamentals of the village and maintaining the spirit of unity and hard work can they truly achieve long-term prosperity.
After the rain, the village regained its vitality. Under the leadership of Qi Tongwei, the villagers decided to abandon the commercial development project full of hidden dangers and focus on developing ecological agriculture and characteristic cultural tourism. They restored the damaged mountain vegetation, strengthened environmental protection measures, replanned farmland and tourist routes, and committed to creating a greener, more harmonious and distinctive knight village.
In order to increase the added value and market competitiveness of agricultural products, the villagers further explored innovations based on the original planting and processing. They introduced advanced agricultural technology and established a quality traceability system for agricultural products to ensure that every agricultural product is safe, reliable and of high quality. At the same time, combined with the martial arts cultural characteristics of the village, they developed a series of unique and creative tourism products and experience projects, such as martial arts-themed homestays, traditional martial arts training courses, and costume photography services, which attracted more and more tourists to come for sightseeing and experience.
In this process, the younger generation of villagers played an important role. They used the Internet platform to promote the agricultural products and tourism resources of the village to a wider market through live broadcasting and social media promotion. Some young people in the village also spontaneously set up a cultural inheritance group to deeply explore the historical and cultural heritage of the village, sort out and pass on those ancient martial arts legends and traditional skills, and make the cultural connotation of the village richer and deeper.
As time went by, the reputation of Xiake Village became more and more famous, and it became a well-known rural tourist destination in the surrounding areas and even the whole country. The pain caused by the interest disputes was gradually healed by time and turned into unforgettable memories in the hearts of the villagers, reminding them to cherish the hard-earned happy life and stick to the development concept and spiritual heritage of the village.
Three years after three years, Xiake Village has continued to move forward, grow and transform in the wind and rain. Now, when night falls, the village is brightly lit and laughter echoes in every corner. The elderly sit in the square, telling stories of the past, their eyes full of satisfaction with their current lives and expectations for the future; the children learn knowledge in the bright classrooms, looking forward to a better tomorrow; and those young people who once left their hometowns to work outside have also returned to the village, using their wisdom and strength to contribute to the construction of their hometown.
Looking back on the past, all those hardships and conflicts of interest have become part of history.
The rain curtain enveloped the Xiake Village, and the raindrops hit the bluestone road, making a crisp and slightly lonely sound, as if telling stories that were forgotten by the years. The mountains in the distance were looming in the rain and fog, just like an ink painting, but there was a hint of solemnity in this painting, just like the deep imprint left by the hardships of the village in the past on this landscape.
After the village became rich, new conflicts and challenges quietly emerged, just like the undercurrents hidden in the rainy night. With the increasing number of tourists, the accommodation industry in the village has flourished, but it has also triggered fierce competition. In order to attract more guests, some villagers began to expand their houses illegally, destroying the original quaint style of the village. In order to reduce costs, some businesses cut corners in the catering and accommodation services they provide, resulting in a poor experience for tourists. Many negative comments about the village have appeared online.
The village held several meetings to discuss how to regulate the tourism market. At the meeting, everyone had their own opinions and conflicts of interest emerged again. Some villagers were worried that strengthening management would increase their operating costs and affect their income; while others believed that if these chaos were not rectified, the village's reputation would be ruined, which would cause greater losses in the long run.