Lao Wutou is a farmer in Dawang Village, Shifu Management Area, Longwu Town. He is 69 years old this year.
But years of physical labor, exposure to wind and rain, made him look much older than his actual age.
It stands to reason that elderly people of this age in rural areas still have to do some farm work.
There is no way, farmers with their backs to the sky and their faces facing the loess are digging for food from the land. If you don't do it, where will the food come from?
Counting on a baby?
The children are all married and have their own difficulties.
Each of his three sons gives him 8 kilograms of food rations every month, and he grows some vegetables himself, so he can make do with it.
Fortunately, my wife passed away a few years ago, otherwise, the burden on the children would have been heavier.
I'm not afraid of just suffering. What I'm most afraid of is that I have to eat with anger.
My daughter-in-law's face no longer looks good, and she sometimes calls him "Old Immortal" behind his back.
Alas, he has already made up his mind.
Others were beaten by their sons and daughters-in-law and kicked to the ground, but they dared not speak out.
Some of the lonely old men and women in the village who were about the same age as him took a mouthful of pesticides.
Once it's over, ashes will return to dust.
Give your body back to the land that gave birth to them.
He has never read any books, but he has heard people say that he should respect the elderly and love the young since he was a child. But when he got old, he only saw love for the young, not respect for the elderly!
Two years ago, I had something growing in my eyes, I could no longer see the white flowers, and my quality of life was not as good as before.
Some people say it's cataracts and they need to go to the hospital for surgery.
Just kidding, he lived for almost seventy years, that is, one year when he had a fever, he went to the village infirmary and got some small pills called paracetamol.
Hospital, where can people like them go?
On this day, he finished breakfast and sat at the door to bask in the sun.
Suddenly, the door opened and several people walked in.
Old Wutou was instinctively afraid when he saw strangers, but when he saw his eldest son following behind, he felt a little more relieved.
"Uncle Wu, how are your eyes?" said the leader.
Old Wutou couldn't see his appearance clearly.
"Hey, hey!" He didn't know what to say.
"This is the leader of the town, who specializes in helping the 65-year-old elderly in the village. Don't you have cataracts? The village reported it to you a few days ago! The town sent a leader to come down for a visit today!" The person who spoke was the village accountant.
"Hey, hey!"
"Dad, don't just say thank you to the government! I told you that you are eligible for assistance, and the government will pay all your medical expenses!" the eldest son said excitedly.
"ah?"
Old Wutou doesn't believe it, is there such a good thing? Isn't this pie in the sky? You can't lie, can you?
"In addition to the surgery, you won't have to pay the capitation fee every month from now on, and you can also receive 50 yuan in pension money!" said the town cadre.
"ah?!"
Not receiving money for farming, but also giving money, this is the first time that the world was created from Pangu!
Happiness came so suddenly that Old Wu Tou didn't know how to believe it. Just looking at his son's expression, it seemed to be true.
Admitted to the county central hospital.
He looked at everything around him like a child, it was amazing!
Surgery was scheduled soon.
After the operation, the moment he opened his eyes, he seemed to have been given a new lease of life.
When I returned to the village, I saw that the road surface was hardening and the tap water at home was being installed. It seemed that I had just come back to my senses. I burst into tears and murmured: "The Party's policies are good, the Party's policies are good! Thank you to the Party." , thank the government!”
He walked out and lit a cigarette. He hadn't gone out to bask in the sun for a long time. He couldn't see his eyes and didn't dare to come out.
Now, he wants to take a good look at the world.
"Sanyaozi, you are running so fast, what are you doing?" Old Wu Tou called to a child.
"Second Grandpa, I have to go to school."
"You're not going to herd the cows anymore?"
Old Wutou asked strangely.
He remembered that Sanyaozi stopped studying last year and was in the first year of junior high school.
Both his parents are disabled, and it’s just his sister who can’t afford to support him.
What a pity for this kid.
I heard he was very smart, and he came first in the test.
"The town has issued a new policy. Not only does it not charge tuition fees, but it also doesn't charge books and miscellaneous fees! If it's particularly difficult, we will also give you money! I told my sister, and she let me go to school again! I will take the college entrance examination in the future!" Sanyaozi said loudly, with light shining in his eyes.
Sanyaozi ran to school. Today is his favorite history class.
The teacher is a very energetic young man named Hong Liang, who just graduated from college last year. His lectures are very exciting.
"Students, the Communist Party led the people to overthrow three mountains and achieved victory in the new democratic revolution. From then on, the people stood up!"
"After the reform and opening up, the economy has developed rapidly and life is changing with each passing day. The party leads the people to move towards a well-off society faster and faster! The people must become rich!"
"Do you know what we are going to do in the future?" Hong Liang stopped.
No one answered.
"That is to become strong! Achieve the great rejuvenation of the nation and restore its glory and past glory! That day is certainly not far away!"
"How can it not be exciting to see the great feats that the party has led the people to achieve that have attracted worldwide attention? Children, you live in a great era and you must not let it down!"
The loud words planted a small seed in the hearts of the children.
The seeds will grow bigger and bigger until they become towering trees!
After class, Xiao Wu from the office hurried over and said, "Teacher Hong, go to the principal's office quickly. It's urgent."
When Hong Liang found the principal, the principal seemed very excited.
"Xiao Hong, we got a call from the town and are going to transfer you to work in the Education Office!"
"Ah? How come?"
For an ordinary middle school teacher in a small town, being able to work in the education office can be regarded as a change in his future and destiny!
That's an agency!
This is a big step and requires a strong relationship!
But Hong Liang asked himself, he has nothing to do with it!
Was it recommended by the principal?
For him, a rare college student, the old principal has always taken good care of him.
"Leaders know people! I heard that Secretary Liang from the town saw the article you wrote and admired it very much. He immediately decided to hire someone! Young man, work hard, the future is yours! From now on, you will become the leader of the Education Office. You have to take good care of our school!"
Hong Liang was stunned, and a sentence echoed in his mind: "A great era!"
