Chapter Forty-Eight: Poverty in the World 1
Niutou Mountain is named after the bull's head of the mountain that is majestic like a giant shape, there is also a view on the mountain, called the Ox King View, it is said that Lao Tzu rode the green ox and went away, and the young man died and turned into the Niutou Mountain to protect the people.
At the foot of Niutou Mountain is Niutou Village, and the green mountains are the curtains, and the green land is the platform, interpreting the joys and sorrows of the people of Niutou Mountain.
The altitude here is higher than elsewhere, and the crops are generally late maturing.
When He Yuan went, it was the time of the harvest of melons, fruits and vegetables, and most of the people on the farmland were some old and weak women and children, although they were dressed in coarse linen clothes, but their mental outlook was not bad.
When I saw her, I also greeted her warmly, what cucumbers, tomatoes, pick her in one go.
The old branch secretary said: "If they give it, you can take it, otherwise the villagers will feel uncomfortable." ”
He Yuan walked several levels and found that there was no young man, so he asked, "Uncle Wang, what about the rest of the village?" ”
Lao Wang is a private teacher in the village, and since he retired, he was elected as the village party secretary.
Wang Zhishu has an old motorcycle, and he often wants to pet it like a lover, although the car is a little dilapidated, but it does not affect his love for it in the slightest.
"Alas, the village can't keep young people, you see there are still a lot of singles."
Speaking of these singles, the secretary of the king has a headache, he is old, has no skills and no wife, and he dangles around the village all day long.
Let them do farm work, it is boring and not profitable, and introduce them to the brick factory, it is too hard to be free.......
Under the introduction of the village party secretary, He Yuan gradually learned about this small village hidden in the mountains, due to geographical reasons, Niutou Village is surrounded by high mountains, the roads in and out are narrow and muddy, and the draft here needs to be used to go to the well several miles away to carry water to eat, not to mention the network.
Even the village party secretary uses an elderly machine and can only make and receive phone calls.
Every family can only make a living by farming and raising pigs every year, usually only enough to make ends meet.
He Yuan cleaned up, there were 50 households in the whole village, 35 of them were poor, either sick or had no labor, and a group of singles were not making trouble in the village.
Who is the best at fighting, the second dog of the Wang family is a cow, this sentence has been circulated in the village for a long time.
Wang Ergou has an old father in his family, who is paralyzed in bed in his 70s, and there are people living in the pig house outside the house.
The village party secretary shook his head and said, "See, his family is like this." ”
He Yuan was disgusted for a while, and wiped his tears: "Uncle Wang, let's go and have a look." ”
She never thought that people and pigs could live under one roof, covered with dung and grass, leaving only a corner isolated by Wang Ergou with bricks and sticks.
Although He Yuan grew up in the countryside since he was a child, this is the first time he has seen this kind of scene, and he can't help but feel nauseous and vomiting all the way.
Wang Zhishu's face did not change when he arrived, his heart did not beat, and he walked in front calmly.
The old man was so sick that if it weren't for the fact that his eyes were still rolling and he made a faint sound, she would have thought that the old man had died.
He Yuan couldn't stand it anymore, so he covered his mouth and ran out again, this time almost spitting out the jaundice.
The air outside was so good that He Yuan felt sick again when he thought of it.
The old man was conscious, and the moment he heard that he was going to help him get out of that place, tears welled up in his eyes, and he didn't stop even though the secretary said dry mouthpiece.
He Yuan endured the nausea and comforted the old man a few words, knowing that the old man was living aggrieved and seeking death countless times, He Yuan's heart became even more uncomfortable.
"Xiao He, Lao Wang is a poor man, we have to help him."
He Yuan took a few breaths hard, gasped and said, "Help, you must help." ”
He Yuan crossed her waist with one hand and pointed to the sky with the other, at this moment she just wanted to pull Wang Ergou in front of her and scold her fiercely.
How can there be such a son, I heard that Lao Wang's leg was paralyzed and he was injured by a stone in order to get his son's daughter-in-law's money.
As a result, after he was injured, Wang Ergou didn't take him to the hospital, so he dragged it like this, and in the end he could only lie in bed.
No, we have to put the old man in place.
"Uncle Wang, can you find a few people to move Lao Wang out, isn't there an empty room next to the village committee? Give him a place for now! ”
"I'm afraid that's not right!" There are so many old people in the village, so many sick people, I am afraid that the old man Wang will be moved out alone.
"What's wrong?" He Yuan asked.
Wang Zhishu held a dry tobacco stick and said slowly: "The people in the village are small, and they will rush to ask for the favor of sesame mung beans, and others like you will be dissatisfied." ”
Where did He Yuan manage so much, thinking about Lao Wang: "It's okay, it's okay, I'll solve it." ”
Seeing this, Lao Wang shook his head and turned around to find a few laborers.
He Yuan moved his wire bed to the room that was originally intended to be used as a kitchen, and spread cotton wool and bed sheets.
The old man was dirty and smelly, so he had no choice but to ask the branch secretary to help wash it and borrow another set of clothes.
Although He Yuan's hair-cutting skills are not good, it is still no problem to cut this weed-like hair short.
The well-taken Lao Wang finally looks like a "person", and the village committee without a kitchen can only set up a simple tent at the back of the house.
In addition to his daily work, He Yuan also has an important matter, which is to cook for Lao Wang.
Wang Ergou didn't find it, and I heard that he went to work in a bar in the next town.
There is really no way to take care of the pigs at home, so they can only sell them and give the money to the old people.
The village doctor said that if Wang's leg was massaged more, he might be able to bear the weight slowly.
He Yuan thought about it, a dead horse should be a live horse doctor, so she had another job, massaging Lao Wang.
The other people in the village were dissatisfied with He Yuan's partiality, and came to the door one by one, and they were noisy and noisy.
Wang Zhishu leaned against the door, squinted his eyes and shouted, "What are you making trouble?" Everyone is so big, and they are still chattering, and they are not ashamed. ”
"Wang Zhishu, you don't have a backache when you stand and talk, your family doesn't worry about food and clothing, of course you don't make trouble, there are five people up and down in my family, and there is a crazy woman, this girl took over the paralyzed old Wangtou, why don't you take the crazy woman in my family."
The more Liu Chunyu spoke, the more angry she became, thinking that the house was messed up by the crazy woman, and the two children were not obedient, and she couldn't be better than the old man Wang this day.
Wang Zhishu's face became darker and darker: "Lao Liu, don't come to make trouble, take care of your crazy woman, don't hurt the child." ”
Liu Chunyu smiled: "Master Branch, you can't be too partial, you know very well what my family is like." ”
Wang Zhishu was smoking a cigarette, and He Yuan was listening in the house, their family was indeed in difficulty, but there was no way to take all the crazy and sick people over at present.
Looking at the commotion outside, He Yuan still went out.
"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet." How could He Yuan's weak voice overshadow these loud voices shouting mountains and water.
It was the branch secretary who spoke, and everyone quieted down.
"Listen to me, I understand your situation, but if everything is resolved, everyone has to wait, Wang Ergou ran away, if you don't pick up Uncle Wang, he may be ......."
"Everyone is a village, so we don't want this to happen."
He Yuan saw that everyone had no objection, cleared his throat and said: "Don't worry, the general secretary said, we must let everyone be fed, clothed and warmed and live in a good house, don't worry, let's take our time." ”
"General Secretary? What about the general secretary in Beijing? Who knows if you're coaxing us. ”
As soon as Liu Chunyu's words came out, the crowd was in an uproar again.
The branch secretary suppressed and roared before he regained his composure.
He Yuan said calmly: "Please rest assured, I will work hard to help everyone live a good life." ”
Naturally, no one believed the little girl's words, and He Yuan also knew that such an empty check would definitely not work.
So I reported to the company, and went back to report to Mr. Gou in person.