Buy two more plate ducks to go home for the New Year

On February 2, the 21st day of the lunar month, Hu Lanlan, a villager in Xiazhuang Village, Wanbu Town, Anyi County, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, returned home and put down the New Year goods he had just purchased.

Unlike in previous years, Hu Lanlan (pseudonym)'s New Year goods are no longer "shabby", shiitake mushroom fungus, pork beef, melon seeds peanuts, bacon sausages... Big bags filled the table. The grandchildren scrambled to take a bag of fruit and ran out the door, leaving Hu Lanlan alone at home.

Watching her grandchildren leave, Hu Lanlan counted the New Year goods one by one, and when she dressed the three plate ducks neatly on a rope, she easily raised the corners of her mouth——

"This year Chinese New Year's Eve rice board duck tube is enough."

Saying this sentence, Hu Lanlan has been looking forward to some years, 64 years old this year, this time last year, still wearing a "poor household" hat.

Hu Lanlan, who was once a poor household, recalled the dilemma of that year, saying that in previous years, the annual goods expenses for the New Year had to be calculated every penny; the grandchildren of the family liked to eat ducks, but the money was only enough to buy one. Whenever the grandchildren clamor to buy again, they can't help themselves.

"This year is different, the grandson's plate duck tube is enough."

This confidence comes from the changes in the family last year.

Hu Lanlan's family of 6 people, previously rely on farming for a living, the annual meager income makes life stretched, coupled with the wife is still sick for many years, the son and daughter-in-law go out to work in order to make a living, leaving two children to stay at home. The "hat" of the poor household on Hu Lanlan's head has been worn for many years.

Last year, the family ate a minimum guarantee, and all the nearly 5 mu of land was transferred to the cooperative in the village; Xiazhuang Village introduced Jiangxi Nongke Xiyuan Industrial Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and built a 100-mu melon planting base, and Hu Lanlan worked in the gualang base, earning more than 20,000 yuan a year; his wife found a job on the highway with the help of the government, and had an income of more than 1,200 yuan a month; plus his son and daughter-in-law were also gradually on the track outside, and Hu Lanlan's heart was completely solid.

"The good policy has given our family a stable income," Hu Lanlan said, "thanks to the party and the government." ”

The changes experienced by poor households like Hu Lanlan are not unique in Xiazhuang Village.

Moved into a new home and found a stable job... With the efforts of the support unit, since 2020, the remaining 3 households and 3 people in Xiazhuang Village have all achieved poverty alleviation, and their income has increased by more than 15% over last year, all of which are more than 9,000 yuan, far exceeding the poverty line of 4,000 yuan.

Of course, what Hu Lanlan wants is not just to cross the poverty line.

It's almost the New Year, and according to Hu Lanlan, they still have a "year-end bonus" this year. The melon planting project ranks first in the poverty alleviation industry in Anyi County, which is not only sustainable, but also very efficient, "I heard that the land we transferred out, after planting melons, strengthened the village collective economy, and our villagers wanted to share dividends years ago." ”

Hu Lanlan said that after taking off his hat and saying goodbye to poverty, he was going to move forward on the road of running a well-off life. "Next, we have to rely on ourselves, have work to do our own work, and do more if we can."

This New Year, Hu Lanlan's face is full of joy, not only the joy brought by the New Year, but also the joy brought by the new life. She looked forward to the next year's life, first to see her wife and illness, and then put some new appliances at home, by the way, she said to buy a refrigerator, filled with plates of ducks.

Turning around, Hu Lanlan hung up the board duck, and the laughter that came out filled the whole house. (Liu Lei, Yang Jian)

Source: Overseas Network