Hunan Daily All-Media Reporter Sha Zhaohua Correspondent Wu Yulang Du Ruofei
Before the New Year of the Year of the Dragon, the special chili sauce produced in Woduo Village, Pingba Town, Guzhang County was successfully sold to Beijing, Changsha, Guangzhou and other places. After more than three years of developing specialty industries, the village's collective economy has exceeded 500,000 yuan. Xiang Yuhan, secretary of the Party branch of Woduo Village and director of the village committee, is very pleased.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Xiang Yuhan went alone to Heihe, the northeastern border thousands of miles away, to visit her husband who was guarding there. In addition to sharing the joy of harvest with her husband, there was also the joy of a small family. At this time, she is already pregnant with Liujia, and in a few months, she will welcome the child of love.
Xiang Yuhan and her husband’s wedding photos.
Xiang Yuhan is a post-90s Miao girl born and raised in western Hunan. Her father died of illness when she was in high school. She completed high school with the help of kind-hearted people and enrolled in the art management major of Wuhan Conservatory of Music. The husband is from Fenghuang County and is serving in the army in Heilongjiang. The two met through QQ and began a long-distance relationship. In 2019, the two received their marriage certificate.
Just when the two were looking forward to staying together, the husband received an order to dispatch border defense in Mohe, and then went to Heihe. It is not easy to fall in love with a soldier. Xiang Yuhan deeply feels that no matter where the two of them are, she must be her lover's strong "rear support".
has been "drifting north" alone in Beijing for 4 years. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, Xiang Yuhan, who returned to his hometown for the New Year, was inspired by family and friends to participate in the poverty alleviation and rural revitalization work in his hometown and became a "Morong Miao" "Zhai" commentator. At the end of 2020, the young and promising Xiang Yuhan was elected as the secretary of the party branch and director of the village committee of Woduo Village.
Woduo Village is remote and backward. It used to be a village with no industry. Xiang Yuhan took the village as his home and devoted himself wholeheartedly to formulating a five-year development plan, establishing a collective economic industrial park, successively transferring more than 300 acres of land, focusing on the development of pepper, tobacco, tea and other industries, and creating "Wo laohong" chili sauce brand. Last year, the village produced 40,000 bottles of chili sauce. Xiang Yuhan took the lead in live streaming and sold out the chili sauce. At the end of 2021, Xiang Yuhan was elected as a deputy to the People's Congress of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
Xiang Yuhan (middle in the back row) leads the village’s “Ladies Chili Team” to pick chili peppers. The above pictures are all provided by the interviewees.
On one hand, he is the "busy person" in the village, and on the other hand, he is the "backbone" of the family. During the epidemic, my father-in-law fell ill, and Xiang Yuhan was busy taking care of him until his death in October 2021. Her husband was unable to go home due to isolation, so she made all the arrangements for the old man's funeral.
Her husband has served in the army for 14 years, and Xiang Yuhan has been with him through 10 years of ups and downs. Because of her, her husband was able to station at the border with peace of mind and achieved good results in professional competitions many times. Xiang Yuhan said, "He defends the border for the country, and I take root in my hometown, both of which are dedicating my youthful strength."
