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Peng Xiaoling said: There are four families in the village whose children are the ones they help, and there are four other elderly people who need to be supported.
Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling first found the children playing on the road, gave them candy, and found two children, a boy and a girl.
Of the two children, a boy and a girl, the girl was about eight or nine years old and looked a little mature, while the boy was six or seven years old and still looked naughty.
They knew what Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling's arrival meant. The girl greeted them calmly, and the boy rushed over to ask for food.
They also found Wu An and Li Yuhua, and they were timid towards these two strangers.
After briefly introducing the two children, they took them to their home.
It was a red brick bungalow and it didn't look like it had any signs of decoration.
A middle-aged woman came out to greet them, and then... froze.
On the way there, Luo Yun introduced Wu An and Li Yuhua:
The father of these two children fell from a height while working outside and became paralyzed.
My wife at home is a little mentally retarded. She can only hear and speak a few simple sentences, and then repeat simple tasks mechanically.
Luo Yun greeted the woman skillfully, but the latter seemed dull and at a loss.
The little girl asked her brother to remind her father that someone was coming, and she skillfully set out the table and chairs and began to prepare to entertain the guests.
That skilled look is heartbreaking.
In the room, a man's voice was heard, and the girl said that his father was in a bad mood. Wu An understood that since he was paralyzed in bed, unable to do anything, and without any entertainment, he would definitely be irritable.
Wu An and Li Yuhua didn't dare to touch that bad luck, but Peng Xiaoling took some things prepared for their family and went in as if she was a family member, and argued with the man - she didn't feel guilty at all.
Then he got to the point - giving books, snacks and milk to the two children, and telling them that they were given to them by brother Mao Yu and sister Mango, asking them to grow up healthily and study hard.
The girl was very touched and thanked them both nicely, saying that she would write to them.
Wu An and Li Yuhua both touched her head and praised her for being well-behaved.
Although my younger brother looked a little naughty, he was timid when he took the things. On his dirty face and in his dark eyes, he understood what the things in his hands meant.
Wu An and Li Yuhua touched his head and wished him to grow up quickly.
After delivering the gifts, there are still a few families to visit.
After briefly learning about the siblings' recent situation and their family's circumstances, everyone picked up their things, said goodbye to them, and headed to the next house.
#15 It might be hard
In the next poor family, there is an eight-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother.
My mother ran away and my father committed a crime outside and is in jail.
The little boy's grandfather died before the boy was born.
For a long time, it was my grandmother who went out to do some rough work to provide this small family with a little extra income.
However, as grandma gets older, she is no longer able to do so.
I fell down while walking on a mountain road one time, and my health got worse and worse afterwards.
Now, grandma walks with a limp, but she tries her best to do farm work like weaving bamboo baskets.
The eight-year-old child was lying on the side, flipping through a copy of Journey to the West that looked a little worn.
When Wu An and his friends arrived, grandma welcomed them warmly and took out her most precious gifts. Last time, Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling had brought milk and candy to welcome them.
The little boy was a little timid and hid behind his grandmother.
Just like the previous house, Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling introduced "Mr. Mao Yu" and "Ms. Mango" to them, saying that they brought books and snacks for the children.
Come visit them by the way.
When grandma found out, she burst into tears of gratitude and almost knelt down to Wu An and Li Yuhua. Fortunately, the four people saw that something was wrong and supported her when she was about to kneel down.
After grandma accepted the loving donation, she talked about her recent situation.
My grandmother has been making a little money from selling woven bamboo cages lately, and she can also look for some leftover meat at the market so that she can provide some delicious food for the family.
But the grandmother was very worried about the little boy. Perhaps because her health had been deteriorating recently, she was worried about how long she could continue to work.
Between the lines, there is hope that after she is gone, someone will be able to take good care of his grandson.
Wu An nodded solemnly and agreed.
Seeing Wu An nod, the old man held his hand with a grateful look.
Then, the group left.
Just now, Wu An nodded and promised to take good care of the boy, but Wu An didn't know whether his promise was just a polite remark.
Because Wu An knew that, not to mention Xialin County, there should be many families in the whole country who were in the same difficult situation as this one.
But Wu An is not idle most of the time. Can he make a specific promise to someone?
He himself doesn't know.
However, before leaving, Wu An looked back at the yard of the old lady and the little boy. The old lady was standing at the door, looking at Wu An hopefully. The little boy was standing beside her, but... it seemed that he didn't know what kind of difficulties he would face in the future.
Then, we went to the next one.
The next family only has elderly people at home.
He was a skinny old man with a wary look on his face.
The old man was very fierce. When he saw Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling, he scolded them, saying that they were teaching his son a lesson again.
When Peng Xiaoling came, she introduced the family's situation to Wu An.
This old man looked to be in his sixties or seventies, but he was actually in his fifties. More than a decade ago, he married a woman in her thirties, who gave birth to a daughter, but the daughter died young.
Later, he gave birth to another son, but his wife died during childbirth.
And this old man...or rather this man, is a typical lazy and greedy person.
He has all his limbs, but he doesn't work.
Eat when you are full, sleep when you are full, eat when you are really hungry, and go to the nearby trash can to look for something.
Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling had no way to help him find a job and could only give him a little money to live on.
But... this man will spend whatever amount of money he is given, he has no concept of money at all.
In order to control his spending, Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling had to give the money to his son.
——His son is thirteen years old this year. He started school late and is in the sixth grade.
His grades were not good, but fortunately he learned some basic common sense in school and was able to save money, so he was able to control his idle father.
However, because the "old man" could not get what he wanted and was controlled by Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling, his temper became more and more bad.
Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling were used to it, so they retorted and scolded him, asking where his son was.
But he couldn't answer either, and kept cursing.
Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling didn't ask about the situation. Their son was not at home at the moment. He might have gone out to help others do some work and earn some money.
In order to avoid quarreling with this guy, Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling put down their things and left.
There is no need to worry that the old man will swallow the food because he is not interested in books and homework.
He probably couldn't finish the rest of the milk and fruit.
——Anyway, Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling had already reserved some room when they came.
It's a pity that I didn't get to meet the child.
However, Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling still wrote down what they wanted to say on a piece of paper and put it in the box prepared for the child.
Then he repeatedly told the old man not to embezzle or throw things away. If he didn't get anything from his son next time...
Anyway, the old man agreed with some curses.
Leave this one and go to the next one.
It was a family consisting of an elderly couple who depended on each other for survival. Their children had passed away long before them and left no offspring.
A long time ago, they spent all their savings on medical treatment for their children and owed a lot of money.
After that, the old couple never had any children again.
Now, they are old and can only do some simple labor. They live on the minimum living allowance and the cat and dog in the yard.
When Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling arrived, they seemed to be welcoming their granddaughters and their friends.
Then they served their own precious local bacon that they had pickled themselves.
Thanks to Wu An for sending them the good things.
I was still thinking about making them a delicious meal.
Of course Wu An and the others had no intention of eating their meal.
The old people felt a little regretful, but they also wanted to give something in return to the two of them, so they taught Wu An and the others their experience in having children.
He also said that Wu An and Li Yuhua were a perfect match and would be happy in the future. Wu An was happy but also a little embarrassed.
However, the old couple could not stop envy of them.
After a few more pleasantries, they went to the next house.
The families we visited later, like the previous ones, had their own problems.
Either the family has lost its breadwinner or has been abandoned, and those who are able to work are lazy and unwilling to work.
Luo Yun and Peng Xiaoling said:
There are many families that find it difficult to save themselves. If they have children, there is still hope, but if they don’t have children, there is no future.
——Of course, this cannot be said. If the country has money in the future and can focus on supporting some elderly people, or come up with some policies for government-enterprise cooperation, that would also be a good thing.
But for Wu An and Li Yuhua.
This day's trip was more of a shock.
Only by personally visiting the poverty alleviation site can you understand the difficulty of this so-called charity.
And they seemed to be completely powerless.