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Secretary Zhang raised his hand and pressed it down, his smile deepening.

"Furthermore! Families with children make up over 60% of this group of tourists!"

This number is even more shocking than the previous one.

This means that Baixi Village has become firmly associated with "parents and children" and "family" in the minds of tourists.

"Most importantly," Secretary Zhang's voice suddenly rose, as if announcing some momentous news, "the per capita income in our village has almost doubled in the past two months!"

At this point, no one could sit still anymore.

Aunt Li's eyes reddened with emotion. She wiped her eyes with her rough knuckles, her voice choked with emotion: "I've lived for over fifty years, and I've never seen our money box so full..."

Her guesthouse hasn't had a single day of vacancy in the past two months.

Uncle Hua Man couldn't stop smiling. He slaughtered more sheep this summer than in the entire previous year, and his daughter Hua Yi's online store was receiving so many orders for vacuum-packed mutton that she was overwhelmed.

All eyes, without prior arrangement, converged on a quiet figure in the corner.

Huayun.

It was she, the girl who returned to the village quietly, who, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, stirred up ripples across the entire pond.

Secretary Zhang stood up solemnly and bowed deeply in the direction of Hua Yun.

"Hua Yun, on behalf of all the men and women in the village, thank you!"

"Thank you, Huayun!"

"Well done, girl!"

The applause was thunderous, almost lifting the roof off the small house.

Hua Yun felt a little embarrassed by the sudden commotion. She quickly stood up, a blush rising on her fair cheeks.

She waved her hand, her voice clear and sincere: "Secretary Zhang, uncles and aunts, this is not my achievement alone."

Her gaze slowly swept over everyone present.

"This is the result of everyone in Baixi Village working together with one mind and one goal."

"Without everyone getting up early and working late to help take care of the sheep farm, without the aunties and sisters-in-law busy at the roast lamb restaurant, and without the strong support of the village committee, I couldn't have done anything by myself."

She bowed slightly. "I started this journey, but we all walked it together."

His words were spoken with neither arrogance nor servility, and were extremely sincere.

Some villagers who were initially jealous and resentful lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Yes, which family in the village didn't get a share of the profits from this summer carnival?

Hua Yun is an open and straightforward girl; she never thought of keeping things to herself.

The applause rang out again, this time even more enthusiastic and united than before.

Having built up the atmosphere, Secretary Zhang seized the opportunity and brought up the next topic.

"Summer vacation is over, and the kids have all gone back to the city to go to school. What should we do with our children's amusement park? We can't just close it down, can we?"

Upon hearing this, the heat in the room seemed to be doused with a bucket of cold water, instantly dropping significantly.

Yes, with their biggest customer base gone, can this momentum continue?

For a moment, everyone looked at each other, somewhat troubled.

Just then, Hua Yun spoke again.

Her voice wasn't loud, but it had a calming power that clearly reached everyone's ears.

"Secretary Zhang, fellow villagers, I believe that our parent-child program should not only continue, but also be normalized and standardized."

"Normalized?" Secretary Zhang asked, somewhat puzzled.

Hua Yun nodded and took out several sheets of paper with sketches drawn on them from her cloth bag.

"In summer, we feed lambs and catch fish and shrimp."

"And what about autumn?" she asked, looking at everyone and gently guiding them.

"Autumn...the autumn rice harvest?" Hua Shu asked honestly.

Hua Yun's eyes lit up, and she looked at her father approvingly: "Dad is right! We can organize a 'Little Farmer Harvesting Experience' and let the city kids put on straw hats, pick up small sickles, and go down to the fields with us to experience 'sweat dripping onto the soil'."

"We can open up that sweet potato field behind Xishan Mountain and hold a 'Sweet Potato Digging Contest.' Whoever digs the biggest and heaviest sweet potato will win a prize of our homemade dried sweet potatoes!"

This suggestion instantly sparked everyone's thinking.

"What about winter? It's cold in winter, and there's not much to grow in the fields," Aunt Li asked.

"It's cold in winter, so let's play indoors!" Hua Yun's tone was filled with excitement. "We can bring out the old stone mill and teach the children to make maltose. What child wouldn't love those fragrant and sweet candies?"

"As the Lunar New Year approaches, we can set up a table, grind the ink, cut out red paper, and teach them to write Spring Festival couplets and cut paper-cuts, letting them experience the most traditional New Year's atmosphere!"

Vivid scenes unfolded before everyone's eyes as Hua Yun described them.

In the golden rice fields, the backs of children bending over to harvest rice.

The excited screams of joy when a giant sweet potato is dug out from the fragrant soil.

The warm main room was filled with the sweet aroma of maltose being boiled.

In the bustling courtyard, there were splashes of festive Chinese red.

Everyone seems to have already seen that Baixi Village will be filled with the laughter of children in all four seasons.

The gloom on everyone's faces vanished, replaced by irrepressible excitement and longing.

Hua Yun paused for a moment, then dropped a bombshell that she had been thinking about for a long time.

"Moreover, relying solely on scattered tourists is not enough to ensure stability. I have an idea: we can try contacting primary schools and kindergartens in the surrounding cities and counties."

She looked at Secretary Zhang and spoke each word clearly and forcefully.

"Let's develop our Baixi Village into a 'Study and Practice Education Base for Primary and Secondary School Students'."

"Study tour?"

This new term left most of the people present somewhat bewildered.

"Yes, it's a study tour," Hua Yun explained patiently. "It's when schools organize students to go out and learn as they go. Here, we have ready-made agricultural and pastoral experiences, and the most authentic nature—that's the best classroom."

"By cooperating with schools, we have a stable source of customers. Moreover, once the 'Study and Research Base' sign is put up, the image of our Baixi Village will immediately rise."

Secretary Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up with an astonishing light.

He slammed his hand on the table excitedly and stood up.

"Yes! This is it! The study tour base!"

His gaze toward Hua Yun was filled with amazement and admiration.

This young woman's vision had long since transcended the mountains and waters of Baixi Village, reaching a broader and clearer future.

At this moment, the development path of Baixi Village became clearer than ever before.

It's no longer a small, scattered agritourism business, nor is it simply about selling local products.

Instead, we aim to create a unique rural tourism brand that integrates agriculture, animal husbandry, nature, handicrafts, and tradition, offering a deep and immersive experience!

After a moment of silence, the meeting room erupted in applause that was more thunderous than ever before.

Everyone's face was filled with anticipation for the future and a fiery drive.