Seven-year-old girl
In the early morning, we walked briskly to catch up with the mist on the ridge. After walking 7.5 kilometers, we arrived at the Banbanshe, Houshan Village, Lianfeng Town, a mountain village surrounded by bushes.
On the slope of the col, I walked into a hut of the Yi family surnamed Luo, and started the investigation of rural poverty alleviation. By the firepit in the low house, the pale-faced hostess leaned against her and hurriedly called us to sit. There was no decent stool in the house, so we found a small stool, sat at a square table, and began to investigate the population information of her family. , production and life, economic income, housing, basic security, etc., 36 minutes of careful conversation, listening to her tearfully tell the reasons for poverty: her family has many children, lack of labor, and she is in debt because of heart surgery last year , the husband went out to work, and the family was poor. Except for the air, there was no food, furniture, or TV in the house. Staple food potato. Her seven-year-old girl is in the first grade in Houshan Village. She goes to school at six in the morning and returns home at five in the afternoon. She has to go back and forth for 15 kilometers. Herding cattle, reading homework...
As I listened, my eyes filled with tears, heartache, and unforgettable encouragement.
Think about our children...
Think about the work we do...
If adults were toiling like this seven-year-old girl with a tenacious hope of survival, our poverty alleviation work would still be What's wrong with it? Is it difficult to get rid of poverty?