At least no one has ever frozen to death due to the cold weather or starved to death, all thanks to Old Village Chief Yu.
The old man was too busy to leave, and Wei Mo couldn't very well leave either, so he could only wait on the side, while two grandmothers kept praising little Wei Mo.
"Little one, everyone says you're the village prodigy, and I think you really are. My granddaughter should be about your age now! Why don't you let her be your wife someday?"
As she was saying this, Wei Mo's face darkened, and he looked at Li Xiuxiu with some guilt. Li Xiuxiu chuckled and didn't say anything more.
The old lady seemed a little sad. She thought of her granddaughter and felt a pang of heartache. She hadn't seen her granddaughter for a long time.
Thinking of this, the old lady looked at Wei Mo in front of her, and she reached out her slightly trembling, wrinkled hand to touch Wei Mo's little face.
Wei Mo didn't flinch, letting the old woman wipe her face in her palm. Tears streamed down her face as she sobbed, "..."
"My granddaughter is about your age now. I wonder if she's doing well over there? Is she eating enough? How is she doing now...?"
She became more and more upset as she spoke, but Wei Mo didn't know how to comfort her. It was only when Li Xiuxiu gave Wei Mo a look from the side that Wei Mo realized what was going on.
He quickly spoke to the heartbroken old woman in front of him.
"Grandma, don't worry, your sister is doing very well."
Seemingly encouraged by Wei Mo, the old lady's mood improved slightly. She forced a smile, touched the little head that Wei Mo hadn't touched, and then spoke.
"Yes, yes, they will definitely get through it... they will get through it very well. I really want to go and see them in a few years. I miss them."
As soon as he got to this point, several people around him were also affected, and their eyes immediately turned red. Wei Mo couldn't stand seeing this the most.
Seeing these elderly people who were sent to the countryside because of some very minor mistakes made him feel particularly sad.
Wei Mo then began to think that he had to help these elderly people no matter what.
Just as Wei Mo was pondering, Grandma Sun slowly took out a small cloth handkerchief from her bosom and then gently opened it with her hand.
It turned out to be a gold bracelet. She picked it up and put it in Xiao Weimo's hand, saying something at the same time.
"Xiao Weimo, I don't have anything to give you, and you don't need this here, so please accept this as a small token of our appreciation."
Wei Mo quickly refused, pushing her away with his hands. But Grandma Sun looked serious and pretended to be angry, saying...
"If I'm giving it to you, just take it. Don't refuse."
Wei Mo turned his gaze to Old Master Yu, who sighed slightly and then nodded to Wei Mo.
Wei Mo then took the gold bracelet into his hand, and smiled sweetly at Grandma Sun.
"Thank you, Grandma Sun."
Grandma Sun smiled broadly, reached out and touched Wei Mo's little face, and happily said from the side,
"If you like it, that's fine. Just remember not to take it out yet. Take it home and give it to your mom, okay?"
Wei Mo nodded to the side. Seeing Wei Mo's well-behaved appearance, Grandma Sun's longing for her granddaughter lessened a bit.
The old man chatted with the other elderly people for a while before heading home with Wei Mo and Li Xiuxiu.
On the way, Wei Mo kept thinking about how to solve this problem, after all, the elderly people who were sent down to the countryside were all old.
They had no other desires but to see their families, hoping that the old man's connections could help them.
Looking at the old man driving the oxcart in front of him, he felt that the old man might actually help these people, since the old man seemed to be very familiar with them.
The oxcart slowly returned to Wei Mo's house. Wei Mo, standing to the side, spoke to Li Xiuxiu beside him.
"Aunt Xiuxiu, please unload the fish first. I need to talk to Grandpa about something."
Li Xiuxiu nodded without asking anything, since Wei Mo had already told her his biggest secret.
Upon hearing Wei Mo's words, the old man looked at Wei Mo with a puzzled expression. After hesitating for a while, Wei Mo slowly spoke.
"Grandpa, can I help those grandpas and grandmas in the cowshed?"
When Grandpa Yu heard Wei Mo's words, he frowned slightly. After all, this was the 1960s.
Grandpa Yu looked at his grandson, sighed, and then spoke with some frustration,
"Xiao Weimo, do you have any good ideas? You can tell Grandpa, and Grandpa will help you."
In the old man's heart, he also felt sorry for those elderly people who had been sent down to the countryside. They were the same age as him and had to keep earning work points, otherwise they would go hungry.
The elderly people in the village have survived to this day only because of his care; those who were sent down to the countryside from other places are in much worse condition.
Hearing his grandfather's words, Wei Mo scratched his head before slowly speaking to Grandpa Yu.
“Grandpa, our village is not short of food. Now every family can have enough to eat. Shouldn’t we also let these old people have enough to eat?”
"We no longer need to worry about their daily meals; they are getting old. Our traditional Chinese virtues include filial piety towards parents, respect for the elderly, and care for children."
"So I want them to feel more at ease too."
Upon hearing his grandson's words, Grandpa Yu was momentarily speechless. Looking into Wei Mo's earnest eyes, he could only nod. Then, he slowly spoke to Wei Mo...
“Grandson, just tell me what you want to do, and I will take care of it.”
"You don't need to worry about it. If anything happens, I'll take care of it. Don't worry."
Seeing the old man's resolute tone, Wei Mo nodded. However, there really weren't any suitable jobs for sending elderly people to the countryside.
Even catching fish is something the elderly can't do at all. They also can't do much weaving.
Wei Mo thought for a moment before speaking with a serious expression.
"Grandpa, no, let the grandpas and grandmas repair the roads in the village and the road to town. Repair as much as they can."
“They’ll be paid full work points every day. Anyway, our village isn’t short of food, and it’ll let everyone see them working.”
It should be noted that the road connecting the village to the county has already been repaired once and is considered to be in good condition, so there is no need for any major changes.
It's just a matter of adding soil where there are potholes. Regular road maintenance isn't hard work at all.
The old man nodded after hearing this. This method was not bad; it would also allow others to see that the people who had been sent down to the countryside were still working.
No one said anything more, but the old man was still a little worried about the intensity of the work.
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