Chapter 590 Mother and Son Chapter Famine

Chapter 590 Mother and Son Chapter Famine

When Lin Yu returned home from get off work in the evening, he noticed at a glance that his mother Zhou Xiu was in a bad mood. After the family had dinner, Zhou Xiu did not clean up the dishes with Huang Ying and Lin Nan as usual, but followed Lin Yu into the living room of the main house.

Lin Yu first poured a cup of hot tea for his mother, then smiled and said, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Zhou Xiu picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then sighed softly: "Today, I followed the staff of the street office to deliver condolences to the families of military martyrs and extremely poor families. I saw that several families were having a particularly hard time. One of them was an old man named Fang, who was in his sixties. His son and daughter-in-law died before liberation, leaving behind a fifteen-year-old grandson and a twelve-year-old granddaughter. The old man Fang relied on odd jobs to make a living. The two children dropped out of school because they could not afford the tuition. Now the grandson cannot find a job because he is not old enough. He usually follows a group of adults to carry heavy bags at the grain station and the train station. The granddaughter relies on odd jobs from the street office to make a living by pasting matchboxes. He only earns three or five yuan, and his family only has one room, which is absolutely bare, with only one cabinet and a few sets of bowls and chopsticks. Recently, Mr. Fang was diagnosed with lung disease, but his family simply couldn't afford to go to the hospital for treatment. I felt very sad, so I arranged for someone to send Mr. Fang to Red Star Hospital on the spot, paid him 50 yuan for hospitalization, and left the remaining 30 yuan and some bills to the little girl, asking her to take care of her grandfather in the hospital. But after a day of visits today, I found that there are many families like Mr. Fang in difficulty. Among these extremely poor families, there are even several families whose conditions are worse than Mr. Fang's family. "

Lin Yu also silently lit a cigar, took a puff, and shook his head helplessly. Of course, he knew what his mother meant. She knew that he had a lot of supplies and was not short of money, but it was really not easy to do this kind of thing according to his mother's wishes.

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Yu said, "This kind of thing must be solved by the government. I understand what you mean. Although I have a lot of supplies, gold and foreign exchange in my hands, I can't interfere in people's livelihood. At present, I provide some supplies and cash to the military martyrs and retired and demobilized soldiers in the old army. Some people have been talking behind my back. They think I should hand over the supplies and cash to the country, and then the government will make unified arrangements. But you should also know that the country's economy is tight now, and there are too many places that need money. Even if I take out more supplies and money, it is impossible to support the development of a country. Even if I have it, I can't do that. The development of a country needs to be done step by step. It must not be forced to grow, otherwise the foundation will be unstable and there will be endless troubles. For these families in need within the jurisdiction of Jiaodaokou Sub-district Office, I can arrange for people to give some help in private, but this kind of thing must not be put on the surface. In that case, where will the government's face be placed? Some people are incompetent and inactive, but once others do something they can't do, they will jump out and find fault with the eggs."

Zhou Xiu also understood his son's difficulties, so he smiled bitterly and said, "I also know that this kind of thing makes you feel embarrassed, but it's just that seeing the miserable conditions of those families makes me feel very sad."

Lin Yu smiled bitterly and said, "You haven't been to the countryside to see for yourself. The living conditions in some rural areas are worse than those of the poor families you have seen."

At this point, Lin Yu hesitated for a moment, but continued, "There are some things I have to remind you of in advance. The situation in the country will get worse in the next few years. With the emergence of natural disasters and man-made disasters, even the capital will be greatly affected."

Zhou Xiu looked at her son in surprise: "Xiao Yu, from what you said, there will be a famine?" She had personally experienced the years of famine, when countless people were hungry and clothed. In order to fill their stomachs, many people were so hungry that they swallowed Guanyin soil to satisfy their hunger, and finally died of bloating. It was said that in some places there were even tragedies of cannibalism. Zhou Xiu didn't dare to imagine it. Now that the whole country had been liberated, how could there be a famine again?

Lin Yu nodded heavily: "In fact, you should be able to draw the connection from the current shortage of supplies. There have been floods in the south and widespread droughts in the north, and there has been a phenomenon of reduced grain production. My people have found through inspections that the situation in the disaster areas is not optimistic. It is estimated that starting from next year or the year after, even the capital will be greatly affected, and the supply of food for residents will even be greatly reduced at that time."

Zhou Xiu frowned and looked at his son eagerly: "Xiao Yu, with your ability, can't you stop this from happening?"

Lin Yu smiled bitterly and said, "You really think highly of me. Don't say that I am only a Nascent Soul cultivator now. Even if I advance to the Mahayana stage in the future, I cannot bear the huge consequences of changing the course of history without authorization."

Seeing his mother's disappointed expression, Lin Yu said helplessly: "I can only help those who really need help within my ability. First of all, we need to help the families of martyrs and retired and demobilized soldiers in the old units. I can't let those former comrades shed blood and tears. As for the others, I can only do nothing."

Zhou Xiu could certainly understand her son's difficulties. She smiled bitterly and said, "Mom knows it's not easy for you either. Well, it's enough to provide some help to these extremely poor families now. If a large-scale famine really occurs, we still have to rely on the government to solve it. After all, it's not legitimate for you to come forward. Some people are really like you said just now. They are incompetent and good at finding fault with those who do things."

At this point, Zhou Xiu looked at her son and said, "Since you and Su Yu are both satisfied with each other, I plan to find a chance to meet with Su Yu's mother in the next few days to discuss your wedding date. As I said before, when you have a child, I will apply for retirement and stay at home to look after your child."

Lin Yu also didn't want his mother to continue working hard. He knew that the work of the street office would be very difficult in the next few years. Not only would they have to solve the living problems of the residents in the area, but they would also have to deal with the resettlement of a large number of refugees pouring into the city. Instead of letting his mother experience that kind of torment, it would be better for her to retire early.

In history, there were three years of natural disasters, that is, from 1959 to 1961. In fact, signs of this had already appeared in the second half of this year. However, with Lin Yu's current level of cultivation, he could not bear the consequences of arbitrarily changing the course of history.