Walking into Zhangling Village, Xiushan Township, Huaining County, a fresh breath came to the nose. There is Xiaohuangshan Mountain in the east and Guanyin Cave in the south, with good mountains, good water and better air. Among the 6.8 square kilometers of the jurisdiction, the mountain forest area is more than 3,000 mu, the water area is more than 600 mu, and the cultivated land area is 3,200 mu, and in 2014, it was awarded the title of provincial forest village. In addition to the title of provincial forest village, Zhangling Village is also a well-known local "longevity village", with a total of 250 people in the village, including 4 elderly people over 90 years old, 22 people over 80 years old, and more than 40 people over 70 years old. On March 1, the reporter came to the "Longevity Village" to explore the longevity secrets of the elderly in the village.
"My sons and daughters-in-law are very filial, I eat well every day, and I often go to the field to do farm work." In the living room of Wu Juhua's old man's home in the Zhangling Village Academy Group, the 91-year-old Wu Juhua old man clearly introduced his longevity secret to reporters. In the courtyard, his 68-year-old son, Ding Bangzheng, sawed the chopped firewood into a 50-centimeter-long section and bandaged it in bundles of straw rope. In the kitchen, Hu Zhuanmiao, a 71-year-old niece and daughter-in-law, is helping the old man clean the crock pots that have just finished eating bone soup. The old man told reporters that in her home, every day is so lively.
Ding Bang was sorting out the firewood and stacking it in the utility room by the kitchen. Following Ding Bangzheng's footsteps, the reporter saw that the utility room of tens of square meters was actually stacked with thousands of pounds of neatly arranged bundles of firewood. According to Ding Bangzheng, these firewood were cut during the Spring Festival and were not easy to produce insects, just to be used when cooking for his mother. "This little bundle is just enough for her to cook a meal."
"Every day when I'm at home, I take the time to pick up the firewood." Chopping firewood, bundling firewood, and cleaning up, 68-year-old Ding Bang is busy, not at all like his grandfather who still has to take care of his 3 grandchildren. According to Ding Bangzheng, his two grandchildren are studying in junior high school in Gaohe Town, the other is studying in Gongling Town, and his son and daughter-in-law are working in other places, so the matter of taking care of his grandson should also fall on his and his wife's shoulders. In order to facilitate the care of the two young grandchildren to study, Ding Bangzheng's wife has been studying in Gaohe Town for a long time. "The son bought a house in Gaohe, and at the beginning, we took the old mother to Gaohe, but she was not used to living and became ill. No way, we picked her up again. Ding Bangzheng said that although the old man is in good health and can support himself, considering that the old man is old after all, Ding Bangzheng has begun to live in three places.
Riding an electric tricycle from Xiushan early on Sunday morning, go to Gaohe to get the meal prepared by his wife to give to the eldest grandson who is studying in Gongling to supplement his body, and then return to Xiushan with fresh meat bought in the market after delivering the meal, eat dinner with his mother, and live at home for a day; Depart from Xiushan again on Tuesday and repeat the day's activities; Thursday, Sunday cycle back and forth... Each 20-kilometer journey, whether it is windy or rainy, has never stopped.
"Aren't you tired?" Of course I'm tired, and I'm almost 70 years old, but I have an old mother at home and I have to come back every night. Ding Bangzheng told reporters with a smile.
Fortunately, the old man Wu Juhua is very tough, and her son is distressed to run back and forth, so she always does her best to do her own things well. In addition to cooking and washing clothes for herself, the 91-year-old also takes care of a small vegetable garden in front of her house. "Because my teeth are not good, I make my own food every day, mainly porridge or rice, but every afternoon I have to simmer a crock pot of bone broth." Old Man Wu Juhua told reporters with a smile. In order to let the elderly eat fresh bone soup, Ding Bangzheng's wife will buy 2 pounds of fresh bones every few days, pack them into 4 small bags, and Ding Bangzheng will bring them back and put them in the refrigerator to facilitate the elderly to eat.
Because Ding Bang is often on the road, Hu Zhuanmiao, a 71-year-old niece who lives next door, has become a regular visitor to the family. "Anyway, I don't have anything to do at home every day, so I come to chat with her and take care of her." Hu Zhuanmiao said. In the reporter's interview, several elderly people from the same village also came to Wu Juhua's home one after another, and the middle-aged people who were doing farm work also came in to rest their feet when they passed. "The villagers in our village like to chat with each other, and it has always been a habit for everyone to sit down at the elderly, and because of this, no villager in our village has ever turned his face in so many years." During the small talk, 71-year-old Liu Lamei told reporters.
Inside Wu Juhua's home, several elderly people in their 70s burst into laughter, and walked out of the home of Wu Juhua, and a fresh breath from the mountains came to the nose again. "The ecological environment is beautiful, and the village customs and folk customs are pure." Stepping out of the longevity village, the reporter seems to know the longevity secret of the "longevity village".
Source: Anqing News Network Author: Tan Zhiyang Ma Rose Yu Feifei