life struggle

The two came out of Teacher Bei's house and visited children from five families in the village. The overall situation is similar. Many parents are dismissive of the aid money and are not motivated to send their children to school. This is a basic local situation. 【 】

The two left Linghou Village with a heavy heart, walked through a corn field that had just been watered by the gift of mountains and rivers, passed a few small ditches with clear mountains and rivers, and saw a group of carefree, simple and natural, talking and laughing, washing clothes The girls and daughters-in-law who were chatting suddenly relaxed a lot.

Maybe it's the instinctive curiosity of rural people. When they saw a pair of handsome and handsome foreign young people, they immediately stopped their work, looked up and looked straight at each other, and gathered together to point and whisper. Discuss, "His aunt, look at how handsome and foreign these two are, they are a pair of golden boys and girls, how well matched they are."

"Sister-in-law, who told us that our fate is not good. We grew up in this poor mountain valley where we can never climb out. The seeds are poor and the land is not good. No matter how hard we try, we can't give birth to such a child."

"It's a pity that I'm getting old. If I were younger than ten years old, I would have gone to the mountains to find a good man, and I would have given birth to a child or daughter who can decorate the appearance and make people enviable."

"You are only in your early forties, you are young, don't be discouraged, maybe you can find a handsome boy in his 30s in the city."

"I don't have a chance. You're just about the same. You're pretty, youthful, and fertile. If you tidy up a little, you'll be followed by a group of women. If you obey someone you like, sleep for three or five nights, and you'll be able to grow up." A tender sprout emerges."

"What are you two talking about? My land is so good. I slept and tossed with my family every day, but nothing sprouted. It made people anxious to death."

"You have already tossed out three girls and one child, and they have already been dealt with by the Family Planning Commission. It's useless to toss any more."

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These women in the mountains chatted wildly, teasing each other, talking wildly, talking without blushing at all, and laughing happily from time to time.

The two laughed inwardly at this, dismissed them, put their face and shyness behind them, and passed naturally and generously in front of the women's staring eyes at the rare things.

This belt road is easier to walk. At the entrance of Tanwan Village, Erlidu Road, west of Linghou Village, men, women, old and young are enjoying the shade under the big locust tree with cattail fans in their hands, chatting and chatting.

Wu Xiaojun walked up to an old man with a long white beard who was leaning on the root of a tree smoking dry tobacco, and asked respectfully, "Master, how can I get to Li Huihui's house in this village?"

The old man raised his head, his eyes were full of energy, and he said briskly, "Li Huihui, what's the matter? It's not far away. I'll take you there."

Wu Xiaojun hurriedly said, "Master, don't bother you, just show us the way."

This old man was really enthusiastic. He stood up gently, and said with his hands behind his back, "Young man, girl, you are not locals. I'm fine if I'm free, so follow me." Before Wu Xiaojun could speak, he bowed his head and walked forward. .

The two shook their heads, looked at each other and smiled, followed closely behind, and soon came to a small courtyard. The old man pointed with his finger and said, "Young man, this is the house, you go in directly, I won't accompany you." Said He left without looking back.

"Thank you uncle, thank you uncle, please go slowly."

Wu Xiaojun knocked on the door lightly a few times, but no one answered, so he pushed into the courtyard with his hand.The courtyard is quite small and empty, the earthen wall has become ruins, the three dilapidated old houses are ventilated everywhere, the stolen goods are in a mess, and under the scorching sun, they emit an unbelievable pungent smell. Those who knew it were a family, but those who didn't know it thought it was a pigsty and cowshed, and couldn't help but feel sad.

Wu Xiaojun said in his heart that if he leaves here immediately for other things, but the duty is to understand the real situation of the poor family, and he has to bear the burden of humiliation and endure patiently at the gate, waiting for the return of the owner.

After a while, seven or eight children playing came from the entrance of the alley in front.A little girl was particularly eye-catching. She looked about four or five years old. She was small and skinny, with disheveled hair, a black face, and a dirty body. She hadn't bathed for many days and was wearing a short The trousers of the undershirt were patched with a few patches, which were smeared with sweat and snot, black and white, bare feet without shoes, quite shabby.Several children told the two that she was Li Huihui's younger sister.

Bai Lingyan stepped forward and bent down, took the little girl's hand and asked kindly, "Is this your home?"

The little girl stared wide-eyed in horror, looked down and whispered timidly, "Yes."

"Where did your parents go?"

"My mother went to my grandma's house, and my brother went to my grandma's house."

"Where is your grandma's house?"

"Not in this village, far away."

"Where's your dad?"

"My dad went to work."

"Where do you work?"

"over there."

After the little girl finished speaking, she lowered her head and led the two of them straight out of the village.

After asking on the way, they found out that the little girl was ten years old. They were very surprised. A ten-year-old child is not as big as a four- or five-year-old child. It is really rare and pitiful.

After walking about three miles, I came to a dilapidated place next to the road, where there were more than a dozen old houses of unknown age.

The little girl led the two of them to a small house that was seven or eight feet high with a closed door and stopped. She looked up at the faces of the two and pointed her finger dully, "My dad works here." .”

The two looked at it carefully, like foreign devils watching a play - dumbfounded!Wu Xiaojun suddenly understood, and said to Bai Lingyan, "This trip is considered a waste of time, her father is digging coal in the well. How about this, let's ask the people here to see if we can understand something."

"Ok."

Seeing that the door of a house was open, the two walked in directly.

There was a slightly fat fellow inside, who spoke very kindly, and immediately helped to make a call to the underground, but he couldn't get through even after calling several times, so he said embarrassingly, "You can't see anyone today, Li Huihui's father is four o'clock in the afternoon." It takes a little bit to come up from the well.”

Wu Xiaojun said, "Excuse me, do you know something about their family? Can you tell us something about it?"

The fellow sighed and said, "Speaking of their family, it's really pitiful. His parents are not very good-looking, and they don't have enough brains to count. They only married a second-married silly daughter-in-law when they were in their 30s. I thought there was a woman in the family. He was taken care of, but he came back with a jar of medicine, and often went around to seek medical treatment. The family was impoverished and lived on relief all day long. Fortunately, having a son is smarter, but such a family suffered a lot. He committed a lot of crimes and endured a lot of hardships. At the age of four or five, he took on the responsibility of lighting a fire and cooking, pulling weeds to work and planting crops. He was determined to go to school but could not be stable and at ease. You have also seen that there is a little girl in his family. Congenital heart disease, poor family, relatives and neighbors avoid them, no money for treatment, so I have to live with it, maybe one day it will be gone.”

Listening to the introduction from the fellow, Wu Xiaojun felt as if he had overturned the five-flavored bottle in his heart. He had met poor people in his family before, and it seemed that his family was so destitute. It was unprecedented. It was the first time he saw it with his own eyes. In what year and what month, the reality is ruthless. I hope the society can give them more help.