● the army and the people work together to make money ● get rid of poverty and become rich Yaxi: a well-off story from Kang Village Hu Shijian, special reporter of Sania Liberation Army Daily, Yuan Shuai, special correspondent Dong Yunjie Officers and soldiers came to the village to visit the villagers. Photo by Zhu Lei Open the Internet and search the ranking list of the most beautiful roads in China. The Duku highway from Dushanzi District, Karamay City, Xinjiang in the north and Kuqa City, Aksu Prefecture in the south must be on the list. The Kang village of agge Township, which is located at the "South Gate" of this "network red" highway, is also known by more and more tourists because of "the first village of Duku" and "military civilian joint construction village". Many people do not know that this well-off village, which is making great strides towards the goal of "Rural Revitalization", was once a deeply poor village. Earth shaking changes began in 2006. That year, officers and soldiers of a division of the Xinjiang military region entered Kang village to carry out all-round assistance. Along the village road, streams flow, white walls and green tiles, and the village is filled with happiness and laughter. In the words of villager ainivar yimiti, the good life of Kang village is inseparable from the people's Liberation Army. Veteran Liu Honglei felt the same way. Liu Honglei, who joined the army in 2000, forged deep friendship with the villagers of Kang village in joint construction activities. At the end of his service in 2016, he chose to take the examination in Xinjiang and become the Secretary of the Party branch of Kangcun village. Today, Liu Honglei has become a member of the Party committee and Minister of armed forces of agge Township, contributing to the troops and villages he loves in another way. "I dedicate my youth here because of the military camp; I choose to stay here after I retire from the army, or because of the military camp. This is my 'second hometown' and will be my forever 'hometown'." This is a sentence written by Liu Honglei in his diary. For more than 20 years, he turned "foreign land" into "Hometown". Jobs have been changing, but as a veteran in Xinjiang, his friendship with this ethnic minority village has never changed. This is a story between an army and a village, a veteran and a group of villagers. It is also a happy epitome of military and civilian Co Construction in this era. "In our hearts, the PLA is our family" "Tashi, come home for dinner later!" As soon as Liu Honglei entered the village, a cry came from the vegetable garden not far away. The yeller is reherman Musha, an old friend of Liu Honglei. Liu Honglei is now the Minister of armed forces in the village, but the villagers still like to call him Tashi. "I like the name. It sounds kind." Liu Honglei said. The name "Tashi" was given to him by rehuman. More than 20 years ago, Liu Honglei just arrived in the army, just in time for "learning from Lei Feng day", and the monitor arranged for him to cut his hair for the villagers. The first "guest" Liu Honglei received was a Uighur guy. He asked in less fluent Mandarin, "my name is reherman Musha. What's your name?" "My name is Liu Honglei, red red, three Shi Lei." "The Uyghur word 'Tashi' means' stone '. Just call you Tashi..." At that time, Liu Honglei could not have imagined that the name "Tashi" had been called for more than 20 years. Liu Honglei's hometown is in Henan. Every summer and autumn, his hometown is full of golden ears of wheat and grain. When he joined the army in Xinjiang, Liu Honglei had a romantic imagination: "blue sky and white clouds, flocks of cattle and sheep, and endless fruits." When he got on the westbound train, the scenery outside the window kept changing, farther and farther away from the city and higher and higher mountains. When I first came to Kang village, the scene of poverty in the village exceeded Liu Honglei's imagination: the muddy road was full of cow and sheep dung, and the old adobe house was dark and wet On the way back to the camp, Liu Honglei had mixed feelings. The monitor told him that some Uighur villagers in this village could not even speak Mandarin. Due to long-term poverty and language barrier, the villagers had a hard time. "It's not in vain to come here as a soldier and do something good and practical for the people." Looking at some depressed Liu Honglei, the monitor patted him on the shoulder, "some things are the most important to do. As long as they are done, they will be meaningful". The monitor's words, like a seed, took root in the young Liu Honglei's heart. Since he became acquainted with Kang village, Liu Honglei has actively participated in planting trees, building roads, visiting the elderly and cleaning. Later, he became the storekeeper of the Quartermaster section of the division. When he was free, he ran to the village and did something for the village as much as he could. For a long time, Liu Honglei became friends with the villagers, and the villagers regarded him as a family. Once, Liu Honglei led a team to build a canal in the village. Reherman Musha invited them to sit at home. Looking at the crumbling adobe house in Musha's home and holding the notched tea bowl, Liu Honglei understood the monitor's words more deeply. When he returned to the army, he specially asked someone to inquire about the poultry varieties suitable for local breeding, and used his savings to buy 100 chicks for reherman Musha's family. "Although it's just a drop in the bucket, my comrades in arms and I hope to help the village get rich." Liu Honglei said. The change took place in 2006. The higher authorities issued relevant documents on the army's support for rural construction, providing specific policy and financial support. Liu Honglei went to the village for the first time to publicize the policy for everyone, and he also applied to become the leader of helping Kang village. With policy support, major projects such as paving asphalt roads and building new houses will be settled. Before 2014, many houses in the village were Adobe houses built along the river. There is strong wind and sand in Northwest China, and the anti risk ability of houses is weak and the risk coefficient is high. The army took the lead in helping the villagers build new houses, but nearly 90 of the 162 families in the village were unwilling to move, of which Musha maurawu, the father of reherman Musha, was the most opposed. "My father has a strong local concept. He believes that the old house is inherited from his ancestors. His family lives here for generations. He hopes to die here." Rehman Musha said. It was Liu Honglei who untied the knot of Musha maurawi. He and the cadres in the village repeatedly worked for Musha Mullah Wu. Whenever they were free, they went to his house to talk about policies and reason. With the efforts of Liu Honglei and his comrades in arms, the Musha family finally moved into a spacious and bright new house. Now, Musha mulawu has started the business of "farmhouse fun", and his life is delicious. Since 2017, relying on the advantages of tourism resources, Kang village has developed courtyard economy with the support of a division of Xinjiang Military Region, created a "demonstration brand of farmhouse entertainment", and successfully widened the channels for getting rich. Today, there are 37 households operating "farmhouse fun" like Musha Mullah's family in Kang village. The changes of time and space, the vicissitudes of life, and Kang village include the efforts of Liu Honglei and the hard sweat of officers and soldiers. "In our hearts, the PLA is our family." The emotion of Musha maurawu's family is also the common aspiration of the whole village. "I'm the girl on the bronze statue. My name is nurbiguri" In a corner of the village, there is a home stay with ethnic customs, with shady trees and flowers in full bloom in the courtyard. Talking about the changes in Kang village over the years, vajiti tur sighed: "without the PLA, there would be no happy life today." In Kang village, "finding the PLA in difficulty" has never been a slogan. In recent years, "rural tourism" has become a hot project, and this once remote silent mountain village has also ushered in new vitality. Vajiti Turdi, 59, is the beneficiary of "rural tourism". "I'm old and it's hard to find a job when I go out to work. Now there are an endless stream of tourists coming to the village. I refitted a carriage to pick up and send tourists. I can earn nearly 3000 yuan a month at home." He said, "I didn't dare to think about it before." Take vajiti's carriage and pass through the village. The ethnic courtyards with white walls and green tiles are arranged neatly, and wisps of cooking smoke float out of the "farmhouse". The beautiful countryside in front of us is intoxicating. In recent years, the construction of Kangcun village has changed with each passing day, but what makes Liu Honglei most proud is the "Bayi Aimin school" in the village. "Bayi Aimin school" was built with the assistance of the army in 2009. The total area of teaching building and dormitory building is 3500 square meters. The school has all kinds of functions such as teaching experiment, microcomputer operation, book reading, electronic lesson preparation and so on. "It's hard to imagine the school before it was rebuilt." Looking at the clean and tidy campus in front of him, Liu Honglei recalled the scene when he followed the army to offer condolences for the first time. "The toilet in the school is built up with two simple boards, and his feet walk on it." "Thanks to the PLA, the school can have today." Elken Kurban is a school teacher. More than 10 years ago, there were only a few old houses here, no playground and no dormitory. At that time, Elken came to the village for classes from other places. He could only live in the villagers' idle house. The children of the neighboring village had to go a long way to school. In order to commemorate the school jointly founded by the army and the people, a "national defense education base" has been specially set up in the village. There is a bronze statue in the center of the base - an old man shakes hands with the PLA, and next to him stands a little girl wearing a red scarf. "I'm the girl on the bronze statue. My name is nurbiguri. I'm the first batch of students of Bayi Aimin school." Through the video interview, we learned that nurbiguri nyaz was admitted to the preschool education major of Aksu Institute of education in 2015. Determined to be a teacher since childhood, she returned to her hometown after graduation and became a teacher in the central kindergarten of Arg township. "When I saw her in the village, I was surprised and happy." Speaking of the mood of seeing nurbiguri niazi again, Liu Honglei was a little excited. "Nurbiguri is like our own child, and we are really proud of her". In 2019, nurbiguri got married and left Kang village again. Facing the job choice after the relocation, she did not hesitate to submit her resume to the military "Xiongshi kindergarten" in Kuqa City, and successfully entered the post through examination, interview and other layers of selection. "Passing on the fire that warms others is the best reward." Nurbiguri nyaz said that although she left Kang village, she did not forget the kindness of the people's Liberation Army and her commitment. Over the years, groups of children have grown up in the "Bayi Aimin school". From improving teaching conditions to giving guidance and lectures to children, the army attaches great importance to the comprehensive development of schools and pays attention to the growth of children. "The children in Kang village have been bathed in the military and civilian fish and water since childhood. We always educate the children to remember these stories jointly built by the army and the people for a long time." Elken Kurban said that his grandson grew up listening to the story of the people's Liberation Army. "My grandson worships the people's Liberation Army very much. Last year, he was admitted to the University and wanted to join the army there to realize his heroic dream." Elken proudly said that this is the best news in the family this year. "I hope to be the drop of water that reflects the brilliance of the sun" "Communist Party Yakesi! PLA Yakesi!" When communicating with tourists, tuniyazi slamu, 52, always likes to raise his thumb and express his inner praise in non-standard Mandarin. Tuniyazi slamu is the militia in the village and the main member of the "horseback Patrol" in Kang village. His "horseback patrol team" was established when Liu Honglei served as the Secretary of the Party branch of Kang village. It mainly undertakes the tasks of patrol, ecological protection, tourist rescue and so on. Travel