The shining emblem on the green mountains - the rural revitalization practice of Liu Lei, the first secretary of Rizhao Customs Province

During the heavy snowfall season, the morning mist of Yimeng embraces the large green mountains, and the cold wind brushes over the field ridges. Liu Lei, the first secretary of Shanliwang Village in Xinxing Town, Lanling County, stationed by Rizhao Customs under Qingdao Customs, stood at the top of the mountain and glanced over the village below -19 asphalt roads extended in the morning light, and 68 morel mushroom greenhouses covered with insulation film emitted warm light.

On the Daqing Mountain, the Monument to the Battle of Lunan stands tall, witnessing the new story of rural revitalization happening on this red land——

Fingers clenched into fists: from 'each guarding their own side' to 'drawing a picture together'

At six o'clock in the morning, Liu Lei walked on the production road known as "Customs Road" by the villagers as usual, his gaze passing over the fruitful apricot trees and landing on the bright red national flag on the roof of the village committee.

On Wednesday, December 15th, it was his 698th day in the village and also the day of the weekly meeting of the Joint Party Committee.

Liu Lei opened the "Work Sheet for Party Organization Construction" and the ledger clearly recorded the study points and service hours of 34 party members. In February 2024, Liu Lei took the lead in sending "first secretaries" from other provinces in the area to establish the joint party committee of the Shanliwang Township Innovation Community Demonstration Area in Xinxing Town. As the leader of the United Party Committee, he still remembers the situation when he first arrived in the village: 436 households in Shanliwang Village were scattered in the valley, with an average age of 60 among 34 party members. During the meeting, he couldn't gather everyone, and when discussing industrial development, someone shook their head and said, "What's the point of tinkering? We didn't succeed in projects before, so this time it's definitely useless

Under the requirements of comprehensively promoting rural revitalization and consolidating the achievements of poverty alleviation, Liu Lei and the first secretaries of the same batch, such as Xia Bin, established the Shanliwang Township Innovation Community Demonstration Area Joint Party Committee to "unite the organizational system of 10 administrative villages into a rope". They innovated the mechanism of "weekly meetings, quarterly linkage", allowing party members from Shanliwang Village and Honghu Village to "pair up" and carry out "theme party day joint celebration and party member congress joint opening" activities.

After the activation of organizational vitality, the talent gap becomes crucial. Liu Lei suggested to the town party committee that three "three young" talents should be selected and sent to the village to formulate the "Party Member Capacity Improvement Plan", take the party members to "go out" to visit Lanling National Agricultural Park, and "please come in" to invite "exemplary individual from across the country to fight poverty" to give lectures. Currently, there are 17 active party members and 5 reserve cadres in Shanliwang Village. The village party secretary sighed, "Secretary Liu not only brought policies, but also gathered the hearts and minds of party members and cadres

Turning soil into gold: from 'old trees bloom with new flowers' to' new seedlings grow old and old soil '

The winter sunshine pours into the morel mushroom greenhouse, warm as spring. Villager Shao Auntie carefully examined the mushroom bed, brushing her fingertips over the thick mushroom buds, and her face was filled with joy: "These sheds are the 'golden nest' of our village. I work here and can earn more than 3000 a month, so I don't have to worry about my grandson's tuition fees

Faced with 30 idle old mushroom sheds in the village, Liu Lei transformed into a "salesperson" and "liaison officer", running around Qingdao Customs and local enterprises in Rizhao with village situation reports, and managed to grind 830000 yuan of assistance funds. He moved his office to the field and upgraded the old sheds into 10 high standard breeding sheds, 58 planting sheds, with a planting area of 100 acres. He led the construction of a production workshop with a daily output of 30000 packs of mushroom bags. From the introduction of bacterial strains to technical guidance, Liu Lei followed up throughout the process, invited agricultural experts to give on-site lectures, led villagers to explore planting techniques, and enabled "old facilities" to produce "new benefits", increasing the company's operating income by 800000 yuan.

While revitalizing existing resources, Liu Lei is also focusing on cultivating new growth points. Utilize 10 acres of barren land to develop mugwort planting, contact enterprises to provide free seedlings, and process the harvested mugwort into pillows and moxibustion sticks, increasing collective income by 30000 yuan per year; Assist returning youth in leasing 10 acres of land, introducing 15000 snail seedlings, and building 4 open-air breeding sheds to add new vitality to rural industries. He also took the lead in supporting traditional projects such as processing old vinegar and pickling mountain delicacies, registered the "Yimeng Mountain Treasures" and "Lanling Old Vinegar" brands, and participated in the Lanling Vegetable Expo with village representatives.

Nowadays, the collective annual income of the assisted villages has exceeded 200000 yuan, and the villagers' average annual income has increased by 25000 yuan. The once idle assets have become a "cash cow", and the roots of the industry are becoming deeper and deeper in the countryside.

Shanhai Tongxin: From "National Defense Line" to "Warm Corridor for People's Livelihood"

As dusk soaked through the vast green mountains, the streetlights of Shanliwang Village lit up one after another.

Liu Lei walked along the newly built asphalt road towards the west end of the village. As he passed by the fitness square, several elderly people were chatting around the newly installed walking machine. Secretary Liu, this road is even better built than in the city! "Exclaimed 72 year old Wang, leaning on a cane. This asphalt road was built by Liu Lei with 2 million yuan in assistance funds. Over the past two years, with the belief that "the urgent needs and worries of the masses are the work list," he has brought practical matters related to people's livelihoods to the hearts of the villagers.

Nowadays, in the village under Daqing Mountain, people are increasingly trusting and relying on the "first secretary from the customs" - installing 40 street lights, building 3 632 meter flood discharge channels, and 2 production bridges, making it more convenient for villagers to travel and ensuring irrigation of farmland; Invite Rizhao and Linyi Customs Health Centers to conduct free clinics; Qingdao Customs Union donated 150000 yuan for clothing delivery; The four performances of the Provincial Theatre for the benefit of the people, as well as multiple visits to the countryside by sister units such as Rizhao Customs, Zaozhuang Customs, and Jining Customs, have brought warmth and concern to the villagers from the customs family. In Liu Lei's work log, it is written: "I am not fighting alone, behind me is the strength of the entire customs

The wind of Daqingshan, remember the field ridges he walked all over; The streetlight at the village head, I remember his figure lying at his desk late at night; The green train that traveled back and forth between mountains and seas carried his original intention and responsibility, sounding a long and firm whistle.

On this land full of hope, the story of rural revitalization has never stopped. (Tian Wenjiao/Wen)