The old man has been a village chief for 41 years in Nghe An.

(Baonghean.vn) - 41 years of continuous service as Secretary and Village Chief, now old and weak, but the people of Linh Hong Village, Thanh Linh Commune still want Mr. Nguyen Van Truong to continue his work."carrying prison" for the village.

Mr. Nguyen Van Truong is 67 years old this year and was elected by the people to hold this position when he just turned 26.

Being an isolated area from other residential areas of the commune but being the gateway to the right bank of the district, located close to the town, Linh Hong village is where Dung ferry is located and now 2 Dung bridges pass through.

At one time, the village area was considered a "hot spot", but thanks to proactively grasping the situation, organizing and mobilizing, and launching mass movements, all those who disturbed security and order were discovered, arrested, or expelled.

Among the countless jobs that Nguyen Van Truong has done for the village, the people and superiors appreciate the most is keeping the peace in the village.

Village chief Nguyen Van Truong and villagers take care of and learn from experience when planting new trees.

This peace is thanks to the contributions of the Village Chief who has always been proactive in detecting and fighting crime, coordinating well with units, and working with the people to maintain peace in the village.

Another thing that is easily recognizable and has become the biggest mark of this Village Chief is his eagerness to learn, always seeking to apply scientific and technological advances in production and livestock farming. Being a small and densely populated area, the whole village has only 14 hectares of cultivated land, 7 hectares of rice fields are still grown like other villages, but the remaining 7 hectares of land are always green with vegetables.

Twice a year, he researches and calls on technical units and vegetable businesses to join with the people to plant vegetables with short growing time and high economic value such as squash, pumpkin, cucumber, which bring income 3-5 times higher than growing rice and corn. Thanks to that, after finishing a crop of cabbage and lettuce after Tet, now in the fields of Linh Hong village, there is a crop of cucumbers being harvested, preparing for a new crop of squash.

Not satisfied with growing vegetables, Mr. Truong is currently experimenting with growing tangerines and kumquats on his land. While the trees are still growing, he plants pumpkins and other vegetables to make use of the land. Every day, many people come to him to take care of them and learn about pest control methods.

Village chief Nguyen Van Truong is not only the person who always closely cares for the lives of Linh Hong people, but he is also the judge who reconciles all conflicts in the village. He is also the person who is always ready to help the people and neighbors whether it is late at night or early in the morning. When mentioning him, Linh Hong people always feel a deep gratitude.

Being the village chief since he was young, now he is about to enter his old age, more than 40 years attached to the position of village chief but Mr. Nguyen Van Truong still cannot rest, because as he said: he wants to retire but the people still trust him so he cannot retire.

Tran Dinh Ha

Radio Station