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

Chapter 388: Perseverance and Progress in the Tide of the Times

The successful holding of the handicraft production competition has brought Cuigu Village and surrounding villages closer, and the handicraft industry has also ushered in new development opportunities.

However, Wang Dashan was not satisfied with this. He turned his attention to the cultural construction of the village.

In the 1960s, cultural life was a very important spiritual sustenance for people.

Wang Dashan believes that Cuigu Village should not only become richer in material life, but also enrich its cultural life.

That day, Wang Dashan called together the village's cultural and artistic backbones and said, "Fellow villagers, our village is now well off, and everyone's spiritual and cultural life must keep up. I want to build a cultural room in the village, where everyone can read books, sing, and dance, and I can also hold some cultural lectures for children."

The cultural and artistic backbones were very excited to hear this. Aunt Li smiled and said, "Dashan, your idea is great. We usually don't have a decent place to rehearse our programs. It will be much more convenient with the cultural room."

Wang Dashan nodded: "Yes, I think so too. We can also turn the cultural room into a place for cultural exchange and invite cultural figures from outside to tell us about the outside world."

Wang Dashan led the villagers to clean up an old house in the village and prepared to transform it into a cultural room.

Everyone worked together to move tables, chairs and clean up, and they were all busy and happy.

During the transformation process, we also encountered some difficulties.

For example, there is insufficient funds to buy books and cultural supplies.

Wang Dashan began to run around again, applying for cultural construction funds from the government and mobilizing villagers to donate money and materials.

The villagers were very supportive. You donated a book, I donated a painting, and soon we had gathered a lot of supplies.

Wang Dashan also contacted some units and schools in the city, and they also extended a helping hand and donated a batch of books and cultural supplies.

After a month of hard work, the cultural room was finally built.

Wang Dashan invited an old calligrapher from the village to write a plaque for the cultural room.

Looking at the brand new cultural room, the villagers all smiled happily.

After the cultural room was built, Wang Dashan organized a series of cultural activities.

He invited writers from the city to give literary lectures to the villagers so that everyone could understand the charm of literary creation; he also invited opera actors to perform wonderful opera shows for everyone.

At a cultural lecture, Wang Dashan said to the villagers: "Fellow villagers, culture is our root and our spiritual pillar. We cannot just work to make money, but also appreciate and create beauty. I hope everyone can come to the cultural room more often, learn more, and communicate more, so that our village will be full of cultural atmosphere."

The villagers were deeply inspired by what they heard and expressed their willingness to actively participate in cultural activities.

The cultural room is bustling with activity every day, with people reading, playing chess, and rehearsing programs, filled with laughter.

As the activities in the cultural room become more and more diverse, the cultural atmosphere of Cui Gu Village is becoming more and more intense.

Children learned a lot of knowledge and broadened their horizons in the cultural room; young people exchanged ideas in the cultural room and inspired innovation; the elderly recalled the past and felt the changes of the times in the cultural room.

However, just as all undertakings in Cui Gu Village were booming, a new challenge arose.

Due to changes in the international situation, domestic economic policies have also undergone some adjustments.

The export of Cui Gu Village's handicrafts has been affected to a certain extent, some orders have been cancelled, and the village's handicraft industry is facing difficulties.

When Wang Dashan heard the news, he was very anxious.

He called a meeting of the villagers again and said, "Fellow villagers, we are in trouble. There are fewer export orders for handicrafts. We must find a way to transfer the market back to China and expand domestic sales channels."

The craftsmen were all a little worried. Grandpa Liu said, "Dashan, we are not familiar with the domestic market. How can we expand it?"

Wang Dashan thought for a while and said, "I think we can cooperate with some large shopping malls and supermarkets in China and put our handicrafts on their shelves. In addition, we can use the current online sales platform to increase publicity and organize more promotional activities."

In order to open up the domestic market, Wang Dashan personally took samples of handicrafts to several major cities in the country to negotiate cooperation with the heads of shopping malls and supermarkets.

During the negotiation process, he encountered many difficulties. Some persons in charge did not know much about the handicrafts of Cui Gu Village, while others were worried about poor sales.

But Wang Dashan did not give up. He patiently introduced to them the characteristics and advantages of Cuigu Village handicrafts, and also took out previous sales data and customer reviews.

After some effort, several large shopping malls were finally willing to cooperate with Cuigu Village and signed sales contracts.

At the same time, young people in the village also stepped up publicity efforts online, producing exquisite promotional videos and pictures, which attracted the attention of many domestic consumers.

The handicrafts of Cui Gu Village have gradually found sales in the domestic market, and the number of orders is increasing.

While dealing with the difficulties of the handicraft industry, Wang Dashan did not forget the development of agriculture.

He found that as more and more young people in the village became involved in the tourism and handicraft industries, there was a shortage of labor on the farmland.

Wang Dashan began to think about how to improve the mechanization level of agricultural production and reduce dependence on manpower.

He applied for agricultural mechanization support funds from the higher-level government and purchased some small agricultural machinery, such as harvesters and seeders.

Wang Dashan also organized young people in the village to learn how to operate agricultural machinery so that they can play a role in the tourism and handicraft industries and help with farm work at home during the busy farming season.

Under the leadership of Wang Dashan, Cuigu Village continues to persevere and forge ahead in the tide of the times.

Whether in cultural construction or industrial development, remarkable achievements have been made.

It is another harvest season. The farmlands in Cuigu Village are golden and the harvesters are running happily in the fields.

In the handicraft shop, customers come and go, selecting exquisite handicrafts.

From the cultural room, there could be heard the sound of children reading aloud and the laughter of villagers.

Wang Dashan stood on a high place in the village, looking at the prosperous scene, his heart filled with pride and emotion.

He knew that the development of Cui Gu Village was inseparable from the efforts of every villager and the opportunities of the times.

There will be more challenges and difficulties in the days ahead, but he firmly believes that as long as everyone unites as one, they will be able to create a better tomorrow.

"Fellow villagers, let us work together for the future of Cuigu Village. Come on!"

Wang Dashan shouted loudly to the village, and his voice echoed in the valley for a long time.