Rebirth as an official

Wang Defu collected his thoughts and began to talk, "Wu Xiaoxian's family is quite pitiful. The old couple used to live a good life and had two sons. They farmed at home, and the eldest son worked outside to earn money. My son has been in high school and his life is pretty good."

"But there are unforeseen circumstances. Just last spring, Wu Xiaoxian suddenly suffered a stroke and collapsed on the bed. His eldest son also drowned when he went swimming in the river in the summer. The family's source of income was suddenly cut off. Now the younger son is also gone. I went to school and have been working in the county to earn money to support my family."

After Wang Defu finished speaking, he lit a cigarette, his eyes full of compassion for the family.

"Hey, this is poverty due to illness and poverty due to reasons."

Li An also sighed for a while.

This was also the first time he saw what real poor households in rural areas looked like, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

"You guys drink water." Aunt Wang staggered out carrying a plate with two broken glasses filled with boiling water.

"Thank you, Auntie." Li An and Chen Shanhe quickly took the cups.

"Auntie, the government gives out a poverty subsidy every month, have you received it?" Chen Shanhe asked Aunt Wang.

"I got it, I got it, thank you to the government." Aunt Wang's eyes turned red when she said this.

"Auntie, the subsidy is not that big. Is it enough for your family?" Li An seemed to be chatting at this time, but the purpose was self-evident, to check the numbers.

"It's quite a lot. There's 1000 yuan, which is enough to buy Chinese medicine for my old man." Aunt Wang's eyes were full of gratitude.

"1000 yuan? According to the standard, isn't it five hundred?" Chen Shanhe saw that Aunt Wang was very serious when she said it, and she probably wasn't lying. He was a little confused. Could it be that it was posted by the village?

Li An looked at Wang Defu and saw that he was hesitant to speak, so he knew there was something hidden in it.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go to the next one." After Li An learned about the situation, he decided to go again when he saw that it was still early.

"Director Wang, are there any lazy people among the poor households in the village?" Li An asked.

"Yes." Wang Defu replied without thinking. If anyone in the village can be remembered, one is the poorest and the other is the laziest.

"Then go to this place." Li An said.

When leaving, Li An took out five hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it to Aunt Wang's hand.

"Auntie, take this money and buy some supplements for uncle."

"Oh, how can this happen? We are already grateful that you can come to visit us. How can we still ask for your money?" Aunt Wang was determined not to want it. After Li An persuaded her, the money was kept.

On the way, Chen Shanhe had not yet recovered from what he had just seen and heard.

Although he is also a child from a rural area, Jiangdong Province is a well-known economically powerful province in the country.

Even though Chen Shanhe is a rural child, his family is very wealthy.

There are also poor households in their countryside, but even the poorest households are much better off than ordinary households here.

There was once a joke. In the 80s, their hometown was hit by floods, and people all over the country donated money and materials. As a result, the donors went to their hometown to have a meal after donating. Seeing that there was meat, rice, and shrimp on the table, they immediately stunned.

The man said in confusion: "How come the food in the disaster-stricken place is better than that of the rich people in our area?"

"Mountains and rivers, we still need to find ways to make the people in the village rich. Otherwise, like Wu Xiaoxian's family, if one person gets sick, the whole family will become poor." Li An also sighed with emotion.

Chen Shanhe nodded at the side and said: "Yes, it would be great if the state could provide some subsidies. At least it would make families like Uncle Wu feel better."

"Soon, rural medical insurance will start in 03. It has been piloted in our province this year. I believe it will be fully promoted in the next two years." Li An thought of the "New Rural Cooperative Medical System".

"That's great. Then farmers no longer have to worry about being unable to afford medical treatment." Chen Shanhe was very happy when he heard the news.

"That's right, I still have to thank the country for its good policies." Li An nodded and said.

During the two years of his previous life in the village, he had no personal experience with these grassroots policies, but this visit really made him feel the country's real care for the people.

Walking on the path in the ravine, there are neat paddy fields on both sides, and a small river flows by. Occasionally, you can hear pheasants cooing. Facing the warm spring breeze, it feels like a spring outing. .

Seeing that Chen Shanhe was still silent, Wang Defu said jokingly: "College student Xiao Chen, I've wronged you by coming to our village. Are you used to living here these days?"

"It's okay, but I'm not used to eating steamed buns and noodles all the time." Chen Shanhe replied, with a hint of loneliness in his tone.

Li An remembered that Chenshanhe was in the southeastern region of the Yangtze River, and his family was a land of plenty. He had always eaten rice, but he was not used to it when he suddenly came to an area where pasta was the main food.

"Director Wang, please get some rice for Shanhe in a few days. I will pay for it." Li An told Wang Defu.

"It's money. How many kilograms of rice you eat doesn't make sense. I'll have someone send it to Liu Hongjun's house tomorrow." Wang Defu waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

"Li An, how can you be so embarrassed?" Chen Shanhe was a little touched at this time. This Li An was too kind to him.

"Haha, don't be polite. We are all here to go to the countryside, so we should help each other." Li An chuckled.

The three of them walked for half an hour and finally reached the westernmost part of the village.

There were several families scattered on a hillside. Wang Defu pointed to an adobe house and said, "That is the home of Liu Changgen, a famous lazy man in the village."

I don’t know when Liu Changlai’s adobe house was built. It looks like it hasn’t been renovated for many years, and the walls have fallen off in large areas. However, there should be no problem with the main structure of the house, and it can still be barely habitable.

The wooden door of the house was in tatters and there were several big holes in it. It could barely be regarded as a door.

Fortunately, it is spring now. If winter comes, we will not be able to withstand the severe cold.

I don’t know how Liu Changlai survives the winter.

Wang Defu shouted several times at the door, but no one in the room answered.

Li An said: "Are you going out?"

Wang Defu said with a look of disgust: "He went out somewhere. He is probably too drunk again and is sleeping in the house. Let's go in."

After Wang Defu finished speaking, he pushed open the broken door. As soon as he entered the room, the smell of feces or sweat hit his nostrils.

There was a simple stove and a bed in the room. There were several cotton-padded jackets and quilts piled messily on the bed, and a man in his 30s lay on it and slept soundly.

There was also a goat tied to the bed in the house. The house was full of goat dung and there was no place to set foot.

Li An and Chen Shanhe were both dissuaded by the smell, and ran out holding their noses, standing outside to take a few breaths of fresh air.

"This isn't a house, it's just a garbage dump." Chen Shanhe gasped for air.

Li An also shook his head in shock. He had been mentally prepared before coming, but the appearance in the room just now greatly exceeded his expectations.

Although Wu Xiaoxian's house that I went to before was poor, the house was still tidy, but the pig pens of Qin Fangfang's house were probably cleaner than this one.

At this time, Wang Defu also came out and said to Li An: "Commander Li, this Liu Changgen is too drunk. Why can't he wake up? Look..."

"Forget it, tell me about Liu Changgen's situation." Li An took out his notebook. He didn't plan to enter the house again. He didn't want to smell the stench again.

Wang Defu took out a cigarette and handed it to Li An and Chen Shanhe.

Chen Shanhe shook his head and refused. He didn't know how to smoke. Li An took it and lit the cigarette. The thick nicotine was just enough to offset the unforgettable taste.

Wang Defu lit up his cigarette and took a long puff before slowly telling the story of Liu Changgen.

This Liu Changgen's family was actually quite wealthy before, mainly because his parents doted on him too much.

Liu Changgen's parents had children in old age, and they had such a precious son when they were almost forty.So I've been pampered since I was a child.He was never allowed to do farm work at home. Even during busy farming times, his parents always put seven-year-old Liu Changgen in a backpack and carried him to the fields to work.

After living like this for more than [-] years, the old couple finally passed away five years ago. Liu Changgen suddenly lost his source of income and relied on selling things in the house until he sold out everything he could sell.

Now he has been living on charity from the village. The villagers joked that he could lie in bed for three days without eating or drinking.

"Haven't you ever thought about helping me? I'm already in my thirties, so this is definitely not an option." Chen Shanhe asked.