The ups and downs of the urban jungle

Although modern transportation and communication have physically compressed the social time and distance between people. But everyone's spiritual world and inner world seem to be becoming more and more lonely and distant.

After Sun Jian went to the village group, it was not particularly far or difficult to return to the town. However, Sun Jian seemed to have forgotten that he was sent from the town. That was not the place where he had stayed and should stay. Sun Jian had also lived in the provincial capital for a long time before, and he had left behind the most precious sweetness and memories in his life. He also had a warm place and a home for his soul. But he also felt that it was not the place where he should stay. His thoughts are often accompanied by humiliation, fear, anxiety and guilt, making the warmth and sweetness in his memory become increasingly blurry.

Slowly, he began to accept loneliness, began to adapt to loneliness, began to like remoteness and corners, and liked this kind of death-like life far away from the world, no one cares about it, and is not disturbed.

He was sent to this village, even though he had dual duties and heavy responsibilities. But now in the countryside, everyone is cleaning up the snow in front of their own door, living their own lives behind closed doors, only complaining about God, and rarely being special. So much so that in order to alleviate poverty, he visited villages and households to investigate, but most people were not enthusiastic about him.

The few extremely poor households identified after careful investigation are basically incomplete families due to serious illness, mental disability, or the family has lost its main labor force, leaving only the elderly and children. He and Secretary Xu carefully studied and discussed repeatedly, and could not find any better way to help these poor households besides providing relief. Moreover, relief is only for emergency relief and cannot fundamentally solve the problem.

Sun Jian first carefully studied various relevant policies and tried his best to obtain social assistance and living security for these extremely poor households in accordance with the law and regulations. These things are easy to say, but not easy to do. The more remote the country people are, the more honest they are. Many of the country's policies are passed level by level to the lowest level, and those that are actually implemented will be greatly reduced. What's more, in remote villages, it is even more difficult to get sunshine and rain and dew.

For example, there is a family named Zhang Jinbiao in the third group. He was originally a lawless fool in the village, but he was beaten to a disability for stealing sex. From then on, he became a medicine pot, lying in the hospital bed all year round, and it was difficult to get out of bed and walk. , the wife also left the two children to find a way out. The entire family now relies on the few acres of thin land cultivated by the mother, who is over 60 years old. Such families are indeed impoverished. But when everyone mentions this person, they all sneer. Even if certain assistance is provided according to the policy, it can easily arouse public anger and arouse public outrage.

They don’t suffer from poverty but from injustice. Compared with Zhang Jinbiao’s family, some of the extremely poor households in the village are more special and some are on par. However, the two children of Zhang Jinbiao’s family are still in compulsory education, and I heard that the two children’s academic performance in school All pretty good. But the eldest daughter is about to end her nine-year compulsory education. With the family's conditions, continuing to go to school is obviously a luxury.

After Sun Jian moved into the village, he has been immersed in work, doing things seriously and keeping a low profile. In addition to visiting the villages and households to find out the situation, build files, and discuss work plans and plans with Party Secretary Xu. The rest of the time was given to loneliness. He would run along a creek every morning, sit in front of the house and watch the stars every night, and lie on the bed and look at the roof.

In such a time, more than a month has passed in the blink of an eye. Ding Pei, who is far away in the provincial capital, still calls and sends text messages to him from time to time to share their respective situations and express the pain of missing each other. However, Yu Huilan and Gu Pan, who were near the town, had no news and did not disturb each other. Sun Jian is indeed as calm as water now. Even if he occasionally talks tenderly and sweetly to Ding Pei on the phone or through text messages, it is still difficult for him to be in control and excited. He often has to search for words and compose rhetoric.

The so-called fate plays tricks on people, and the situation is pressing, but Sun Jian slowly learned to adapt and learn to be calm. In this vast countryside, in this lonely realm, Sun Jiancai truly found himself. He is nothing, just an ant who came to this world for a short time. I have no choice but to survive in peace and quiet.