During wheat harvest season, the rafting facility in Wang'er Village was all set up.
Li Zhengguo invited County Mayor Ji and his team to preside over the opening ceremony and experience the rafting.
Soaked and dripping, County Mayor Ji took the dry towel handed over by Li Zhengguo and wiped himself: "You know, playing this really helps release stress. I couldn't help but shout out."
"Wang'er Village's terrain is like an island. You help them, no, ask Comrade Tian Jing to help them, beautify the village houses."
"For the expenses of renovation, tell the old village chief to arrange for villagers to contribute. Prioritize making the exterior beautiful."
"I'll promote it when I get back. However, without many other attractions, it might not become popular."
Li Zhengguo understood: "I know, but the speed in our back mountain can't be rushed. How about you help me get some labor?"
County Mayor Ji immediately arranged for a hundred migrant workers.
With these hundred workers added, the pace did quicken.
Tian Jing, accompanied by her well-coordinated sanitation team members, went to Wang'er Village to direct villagers in tidying up their yards.
Seeing that no one was rafting, she pulled her sanitation team members along to try it.
The sanitation team members were nervous, but Tian Jing paddled and steered, laughing heartily, and they couldn't help but join in the shouting.
Especially when dropping from the small dam, the screams were deafening.
This small dam was suggested by the people who installed the rafting boats.
The labor and financial cost to build this dam pained the old village chief.
The absence of visitors hurt even more.
He followed behind Tian Jing: "Team Leader Tian, what do you think we should do?"
"Don't worry," Tian Jing comforted the old village chief. "I'll beautify your village first, and then hire people to take photos."
"We'll create some promotional posters and distribute them. This is the busy farming season; summer vacation is the peak season for rafting."
Tian Jing's words made the old village chief clutch his chest: "More money to spend?"
Tian Jing couldn't help but chuckle: "Of course! Greater investment leads to greater returns. Don't worry, even if it doesn't take off here, it can drive you when our side booms."
The old village chief sighed: "If I had known, I wouldn't have been in such a hurry. I should have waited for you all."
Tian Jing disagreed: "I think starting the rafting now is great. We don't have entertainment; it's nice to come over and play."
It took over a month to beautify the exterior of Wang'er Village.
Tian Jing indeed hired photographers.
The photographers, clicking away with their cameras, kept exclaiming that this place was simply the most beautiful water town.
The promotional posters were exquisitely done, comparable to actual photographs.
Tian Jing instructed the old village chief to have people distribute them to students outside the county's schools.
As summer vacation was approaching, Tian Jing went into the maze.
The area around the maze was already enclosed by tall iron fences, and a guardhouse stood at the entrance, with two sentries in front of it.
Seeing Tian Jing rushing over, one sentry immediately raised his rifle and shouted, "Halt!"
Tian Jing stopped: "Where is Captain Zeng?"
The sentry, instead of answering, asked, "Who are you?"
"I am Tian Jing."
The two sentries immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Hello, Captain Tian!"
Tian Jing...
A surge of excitement welled up inside her. What to do?
"Hello, I just came to take a look. Is Captain Zeng not here?"
"Reporting, Captain Tian, Captain Zeng is overseeing the camp construction site."
Camp construction site?
They are building a new camp?
"Then never mind. I just came to see if there's anything going on. I'll come back in a while."
Without waiting for the sentries to say anything more, Tian Jing quickly left. She didn't want to deal with construction sites or anything like that; there was still plenty to do in Kūshān.
...
It was summer vacation. Upon returning, Li Weili heard that the rafting in Wang'er was not doing well.
Her eyes twinkled: "Mom, can I invite my classmates over?"
Tian Jing nodded: "Sure. Ask your brother if he wants to invite his friends too. We can invite them together, and let Ah Feng cook a delicious meal for you all."
Li Weili refused: "No! Let my brother invite his friends separately. I want to invite all my classmates."
Tian Jing was surprised: "What are you planning to do?"
Li Weili held out her hand: "Money. I'll go to Wang'er Village first to book the rafting boats and ask Grandpa old village chief for a discount. I want to book the whole place."
Tian Jing lightly slapped her daughter's palm: "Look at you, being so extravagant! Since you're so confident, then use your own money."
Li Weili agreed: "Okay!"
Tian Jing handed her her passbook: "First, invite your classmates, then calculate the numbers. If it's not enough to book the whole place, ask your brother to treat them together. Splitting it fifty-fifty between the two of you would be even more cost-effective, wouldn't it?"
"Okay, I'll go to the village committee first to call classmates who have phones at home."
"Remember to pay the phone bill."
"Got it."
...
Tian Jing underestimated her daughter's influence.
Not only did all forty-five classmates from her class come, but even the seven teachers showed up.
She greeted the teachers and prepared to accompany them.
Her daughter shooed her away: "Mom, the teachers said they are here to relive their youth today. You don't need to participate. I will host the teachers and classmates well."
The teachers nodded, saying they wanted to blend in with the students.
Tian Jing went to the kitchen and asked Ah Feng what ingredients were missing so she could buy them.
She was then driven away by Zeng Jingliang: "We have a car, we'll go buy them later. The kitchen is my and Ah Feng's private domain."
Tian Jing glanced at Da Mai. Such a big man, was he just a prop?
Unexpectedly, Yuan Man, not doing his proper work, came over: "Team Leader Tian, are you here to steal recipes?"
Fine! She'd leave. She couldn't afford to deal with these love-struck men and women.
...
Li Weili booked the entire rafting facility in Wang'er Village, and her classmates and teachers had a wonderful time.
The few individual tourists who happened to visit, unable to participate, felt jealous. They inquired about the price for booking the entire venue, learning it was five hundred yuan for six hours, three hours in the morning and three in the afternoon.
The tourists laughed: "Are we supposed to go back for lunch and come again?"
The old village chief pointed to the village: "We have farmhouse restaurants and homestays. If you need to rest at noon, you can rent an entire courtyard for twenty yuan."
Looking at the picturesque village, the tourists were tempted: "How much would it cost per person for meals?"
"It depends on what you eat. Vegetarian dishes are cheaper, wild game is a bit expensive. If a table has ten dishes and a soup, it's around sixty yuan. If there are more meat dishes and wild game, it would be over a hundred."
"The meat dishes are from home-raised chickens, ducks, and geese. The vegetables are grown by ourselves. Everything is killed and picked fresh after the table is ordered."
"The wild game is dried, hunted from the back mountain."
The tourists looked at the winding stream: "Does your village have a phone? If I gather enough people and call you in advance, please don't let us make a trip for nothing like today."
"No."
The old village chief shook his head: "But our neighboring village does. I'll give you their number. You call the neighboring village, specify the date and number of people, and they will send someone to notify us. For lunch, we'll decide when you arrive."
After seeing off the tourists, the old village chief excitedly rubbed his hands. It seemed the promotion was working; otherwise, the tourists wouldn't have come.
Moreover, Lili's booking stimulated tourist spending.
No, no, he had to warn those few restaurants and homestays, absolutely not to steal customers.
Otherwise, they would set a precedent.