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Peng Xiaoling was not to be outdone: "You are unfamiliar with this place, so of course you want us to pick you up."
After saying that, he took the luggage and walked towards the car.
On the way, the group chatted about their itinerary for the past few days.
Wu An and Li Yuhua plan to stay in Xialin County for two weeks, during which time they will go with Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling to help the children and poor villagers in the mountains.
During yesterday's communication, Wu An clearly told them: they are here to learn.
In the future, we will go to other impoverished areas and try to help families in need.
Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling both understood and made a lot of careful arrangements.
Then praise them - they are beautiful and kind-hearted!
In response to this, Wu An and Li Yuhua both said: Let the rich lead the poor to become rich and respond to the call of the country.
Anyway, we had a very harmonious chat on the way.
After a while, we got on the car.
It was an ordinary Buick GL8 - the best reception car that Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling could find in the county.
But Wu An and Li Yuhua didn't care at all.
Today Wu An and Li Yuhua will stay in the county first and then go into the mountains tomorrow.
So, today’s theme task, of course, is to find some delicious food.
There are many delicious foods hidden in the small county town. Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling acted as good guides, and Wu An and Li Yuhua were very satisfied with the meal.
We returned to the hotel at night and rested for the night. We set out into the mountains early the next morning.
On this day, Wu An and Li Yuhua were both themselves again.
Following Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling's advice, they wore loose-fitting, long-sleeved clothes, preferably in subtle colors.
Sun protection and mosquito repellent.
Then put on large-frame glasses that can cover your face and use them as a mask.
The most important thing is to do these good things to reduce the attention of those old bachelors in the mountains who are unwilling to work.
"In the mountains, there are many old bachelors who have no ambition to make progress because of education problems. They are very difficult to deal with."
"And Wu... and Brother Mao Yu, those old bachelors will also be interested in this handsome little brother, so don't get your hopes up."
Wu An: “…”
Li Yuhua: “Poverty alleviation seems so difficult.”
Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling smiled generously: "Someone has to do it."
In this way, after the group finished their meal and checked their supplies, they got on an off-road vehicle and drove into the mountains.
Today, Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling did not wear makeup like they did yesterday, but kept their simple looks, which... looked a little distressing.
During yesterday's chat, Wu An and Li Yuhua learned about Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling's past.
Peng Xiaoling is 27 years old and Luo Yun is 28 years old.
Both of them are natives of Xialin County. They graduated from ordinary universities, then passed the county's selection examination and have been working here ever since.
As soon as they took office, they followed their leaders to do a lot of poverty alleviation work.
They said: Poverty alleviation work was more difficult in the past. At that time, people had to travel through mountains and rivers and take boats, and they would also be harassed by village tyrants.
They were really risking their lives to help alleviate poverty. Now, after years of hard work, the situation is much better than before.
However, the hardships they had experienced in the past still left traces on their faces.
Their faces, which are poorly maintained and exposed to the wind and sun, make them look two years older than their actual age.
Rather than saying they are "slightly plump", it is better to say they are "strong". Long-term trekking and carrying heavy objects give them more "sense of strength" than girls in the city.
Wu An and Li Yuhua jokingly asked them if they had boyfriends, and the answer they got was a slightly awkward smile:
“I haven’t thought about it recently.”
Wu An and Li Yuhua asked again:
"If possible, would they like to leave the county and make more money?"
They thought about this question and said with a shy smile:
"Let's wait until all the families and children in need in the county have a way out before we consider this matter."
Wu An and Li Yuhua stood in awe.
Who knows how many families and children are in need of help in Xialin County?
The goal they set seems to be a lofty ideal, but it may take a lifetime to achieve.
If possible, could you help them?
The one million contributed by Wu An and his team seemed like just a drop in the bucket for them.
In this way, as we chatted, the car crossed the rugged mountain road and arrived at the first location where poverty alleviation was needed.
It is a village surrounded by mountains on three sides.
This village is called Sanya Village Group 3, a village with only old people, children, and a few middle-aged women.
#14 Children from the Mountains
Luo Yun said that there are more than a dozen left-behind children in this village.
With the arrangement of the local government, all children have access to books to read.
However, having an education cannot change the living environment at home. Several children's families are still very poor due to various reasons.
This poverty is not just a child's problem, it is a family problem.
Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling are very familiar with the situations of those families. They have prepared special notebooks to record the situations of the families in need.
But it's just a record.
The situations of those families cannot be solved by the efforts of a few people or limited poverty alleviation funds.
Some difficult situations have been introduced in previous videos of "Shanlishe".
For example, the father went to work in the city and never returned, leaving behind his 70-year-old mother and children at home, a family with almost no income.
For example, a family where the breadwinner is disabled due to injury and needs to spend a lot of medical expenses every month, but has no source of income.
There are also families with too many children and the inability to raise them.
Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling both applied for subsistence allowances for these families. The allowances can guarantee a family's basic living, but there is no way to change the current situation of those families.
After all... most of those families have lost their labor force.
Who hasn't thought of the good idea of "teaching a man to fish"? It's just that the current conditions do not allow it.
——That situation is really difficult.
Let’s talk here.
The car stopped on a gravel road beside the road.
This gravel road extends for hundreds of meters, and has several branches like a tree. At the end of each "branch" is a house.
This is Group 3 of Sanya Village, which has only about twenty households.
At a glance, I saw that some of the houses were three stories high and looked quite nice.
Several families' houses are red brick bungalows with no decorations on the walls, but with motorcycles and some grains parked at the door, they do not look poor.
There are also some people's houses, which are mud houses built in an unknown era and look a bit dilapidated.
The village is surrounded by high stone mountains on three sides.
Standing in front of this gravel road, one can feel a sense of despair and oppression.
Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling were used to it and picked up the boxes of relief supplies from the car.
Then they turn on the body-worn camera hanging on their shoulders, and the material for their Vlog shooting will be recorded from here.
When Wu An saw them moving things, he also wanted to help move some things, but Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling said they had already brought enough, which made Wu An a little embarrassed.
On the way here, Wu An was concerned about the things in the box.
There is a box with things in it for the children.
There are books in the box, and the books are prepared differently according to children of different ages.
Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling said: The books here are recommended by some teachers, such as the pinyin illustrated version of 100,000 Whys and National Geographic Magazine.
It is said that it can stimulate children's thinking, enhance their interest and help them understand the outside world.
After all, children from poor families don’t have access to television and mobile phones to understand the world like children from ordinary families.
In addition to books, there are also copybooks, milk and some snacks.
Children are well fed in public primary schools, and milk and snacks are provided to improve their diet.
As for the copybook...that was Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling's own personal opinion.
——Everyone needs to practice writing and write beautifully. It’s useful!
Wu An thought it made sense.
There was another box containing some rice, flour, meat, towels and some daily necessities.
The things in this box are to be given to some poor elderly people.
You know, in this village, there are not only children, but also helpless elderly people.
They are afraid of being poor, and because they cannot keep up with the rapid development of society, they become out of touch with social life. They only know how to guard the one acre of land in front of their home and live the most primitive farming life.
This is not just a problem of poverty. Even if you give them money, they may not necessarily spend it, so it is useless to just give them a minimum living allowance.
Oil, rice, noodles, meat, vegetables and some daily necessities must be delivered directly to them.
In short, each has its own difficulties.
Today is the weekend and the children are all at home. They saw Peng Yun and Peng Xiaoling coming from afar and cast expectant glances at them.