China News Service, April 9th ​​Title: The village party secretary was preparing to read the manuscript, but Xi Jinping interrupted with a smile

In the autumn of 1988, shortly after he took office as secretary of the Ningde Prefectural Committee of Fujian Province, Comrade Xi Jinping came to Tanyang Village in patched pants for investigation.

At that time, after everyone sat together, the village party secretary Liu Zhiyong was preparing to read with the materials written in advance. Comrade Xi Jinping smiled and said, "Don't report, I'll ask, you answer."

"Ask very carefully, how many acres of tea have you planted now? What kind of variety is it? What difficulties are there..." Liu Zhiyong recalled many years later.

Sitting among the people in the fields and farmyards, either sideways or cross-legged, and listening carefully has always been a scene of General Secretary Xi Jinping's in-depth investigation and research at the grassroots level.

Listen, what you hear is the truth.

Inspecting the facts and understanding the truth is the focus of the General Secretary's in-depth investigations at the grassroots level.

Over the years, at the homes of villagers in Luotuowan Village, Hebei, the General Secretary sat cross-legged on the kang, asking the villagers how much income they have in a year, whether they have enough food to eat; at the homes of villagers in Yuangudui Village, Gansu, he sat on the kang, asking questions about grain, minimum living allowance, medical treatment, education, etc.; on the edge of the homes of villagers in Zhaojiawa Village, Shanxi, from farming, drought to working, he was concerned about the most important livelihood of a family...

Listen to the truth, observe the true feelings, study the real problems, and study the real problems, and answer questions, highlighting the spirit of seeking truth and pragmatism.

Listen, what you listen to is implementation.

"I changed three types of transportation to come here, just to understand whether the 'two no worries and three guarantees' is really implemented."

In April 2019, at the home of Ma Peiqing, a villager and an old party member of Huaxi Village, Zhongyi Township, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing, the General Secretary and the village representatives and poverty alleviation cadres sat in the courtyard to discuss poverty alleviation.

Sitting around the General Secretary, the villagers have a lot of thoughts. The General Secretary listened carefully and interrupted from time to time. When the villagers finished their speeches, he sorted out the progress of "two no worries and three guarantees". "I feel very supportive when I see that everyone has no worries about food and clothing, and that education, medical care and housing security are becoming more and more secure."

When going to the grassroots and rural areas, the General Secretary said that whether the policies formulated by the Party Central Committee depends on whether the villagers cry or laugh.

Listen, listen to public opinion.

In April 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Dawan Village, Huashi Township, Jinzhai County, Anhui Province to listen to the villagers’ ideas on poverty alleviation policies.

The General Secretary walked into five farmhouses in Dawan Village, including Chen Zeshen and Chen Zeping.

Walking into Chen Zeping's home, the General Secretary remembered the projects on the basic situation of poor households, learned about the expenditures and subsidies for poor households such as relocation, and asked him if he would like to move to the mountain. Chen Zeping replied, "The Party's policy is good, I welcome it."

In Chen Zeshen's yard, the General Secretary held a villagers' symposium, and sat together with the villagers to chat. At that time, the General Secretary asked Chen Zeshen what he wanted. Chen Zeshen recalled, "I said I hope my income will double in 2016, and later this wish was realized "excessive".

After this year's National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the General Secretary sat together with cadres and the masses again.

On the afternoon of March 17, General Secretary Xi Jinping was inspecting Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, and he sat with village cadres and villagers representatives at Xintuan Gulou to discuss the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.

Investigation and research are the basis of planning and the way to accomplish things. Article 1 of the Central Eight Regulations is to "improve investigation and research."

"Where the right path comes from? Come from the masses", "put off your airs, throw yourself down, be down-to-earth, and communicate with others", "As long as you go to the masses, many questions that are puzzled can suddenly become clear and find the answer"...

Why do you need to conduct investigations and research? How to conduct investigations and research? The answer can be found from these statements by General Secretary Xi Jinping.

｜Producer: Chen Lujun

｜Producer: Zhang Mingxin

｜General planning: Yu Lan

｜Planning: Wu Qingcai

｜Coordinator: Ma Xueling Kan Feng

｜Written by: Zhang Yuhui

｜Proofreading: Sun Jingbo

｜Visual: Li Yilu

Produced by "Xi Yandao" Studio in China News Network