Shen An Nian nodded and asked him, "Is there no other care for veterans who have retired from the army?"
"There are so many veterans retiring from the army, how can the country take care of all of them?
The county has said it will take care of veterans, but they haven't allocated money or food. Our brigade alone can't possibly take care of them."
Talking about taking care of someone when you don’t have money is just empty talk.
If he really wanted to, he would allocate real money and give it all to the veterans without leaving a single cent.
Shen An Nian was silent for a moment, then asked, "Captain Zhao, are there many veterans like this in Gaoshan Village?"
"Not many, about five or six."
"Tell me their list and the details later, and I'll write it down."
"Secretary Shen, why are you remembering this?"
"Nothing, I just want to understand the situation."
Zhao Yongshi looked at her suspiciously. Why was he so unconvinced?
He felt that she was definitely going to cause trouble.
This Secretary Shen is really capable of making trouble.
It’s good to be able to struggle. The more you struggle, the more hopeful your life will be.
Shen An Nian approached and saw that the old man named Lao Gao had lost one ear and half of his right palm was cut off, leaving only the thumb and index finger.
The old man's face looked very old, but his eyes were wise and full of spirit.
Zhao Yongshi introduced her, "Lao Gao, this is Secretary Shen from the commune. He came here specially to visit you."
Lao Gao was checking the condition of the bees. Upon hearing this, he just raised his head and glanced at Shen Annian coldly.
"Why did you come all this way to see me?"
Zhao Yongshi looked a little embarrassed. "Don't worry about it, Director Shen. This is just Lao Gao's character. Don't take it to heart."
Shen Annian didn't care. She actually liked this kind of straightforward personality. It was much easier to deal with than those who beat around the bush.
"I just came here to understand the situation. I won't disturb your work."
Old Gao really ignored them, and in the end it was Old Mrs. Gao who invited them to her house.
Shen An Nian took a look at the house. It was a wooden house built with wood. It could be said that it was bare and there was nothing inside.
There was a thin military blanket on the bed.
She walked over and touched it, and found that the cotton wool in the quilt was all clumped together.
It's winter now, and the temperature difference on the mountain is large. It's very cold at night. They are old, and how can their bodies withstand such a thin quilt?
"Don't you have any other quilts at home? How can you survive the winter with such a thin quilt?"
Old Mrs. Gao said embarrassedly, "It's not that cold today. When you go to bed at night, just cover yourself with your cotton coat over the quilt and it will pass."
Shen Annian listened for a long time without saying anything.
Zhao Yongshi stepped forward and said, "Secretary Shen, I didn't think this through. I'll go back and talk to my family and ask them to give me a set of quilts."
Chen Annian knew that cotton was hard to find these days, and everyone had a cotton coat. A quilt was considered a big item, and no one would have an extra quilt at home that was not being used.
Zhao Yongshi said this to himself to curry favor with her. How would he explain this to Aunt Zhao when he returned? There might even be family conflicts.
"No need. Your family isn't rich, so how can you find a quilt easily? I'll figure out a way to do this."
"How can I trouble you with such a trivial matter?"
“No matter what matters to the people, it is not trivial.”
Shen An Nian didn't want to continue discussing this topic with him, so she asked, "Tell me about beekeeping. How do you plan to raise bees? What are your plans for honey?"
Zhao Yongshi was stumped by her question: What does it mean to keep bees?
Isn’t beekeeping just about releasing the bees and letting them collect honey on their own when the flowering season comes? How else do you keep them?
"I'm not too sure about this either. How about I ask Lao Gao to come in and talk to you?"
"Okay, then let him come over and talk."
Lao Gao is a relatively quiet person, but when talking about beekeeping, he talks a lot and speaks very clearly.
Shen Annian could see that he was indeed very experienced in beekeeping.
"Comrade Lao Gao, I feel very relieved to entrust the task of beekeeping to you.
But have you ever thought about this? If we raise bees in a mixed group like this, the honey produced will not be very special. Can we raise them in different areas?
There are many fruit trees planted in our Gaoshan Village. I have seen that the fruit trees planted on different hills are different.
Bees collect nectar from different flowers and make different honeys. Can we figure out the secret?
I heard that there are many kinds of honey available, such as litchi honey, locust flower honey, osmanthus honey, and jujube flower honey. They all have their own names and uses.
Lychee honey moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movements, moistens the lungs and relieves coughs. Longan honey can improve dry mouth and sore throat caused by excessive lung fire, while locust flower honey can calm the mind and relieve fatigue. Different nectars have different effects.
When our honey comes out, we will label the outside of the bottle with the various benefits of the honey so that everyone can see the benefits of the honey and know what kind of honey they want to buy."
The more Lao Gao listened, the brighter his eyes became.
He had been raising bees for so long and had never thought of classifying honey in this way.
Eating honey has benefits, but he really can't tell what the specific benefits are.
What the young comrade said makes a lot of sense. Let everyone choose what suits them.
Zhao Yongshi was able to become the captain because he has a much more active mind than others.
Hearing Shen Annian's suggestion, he wanted to take a pen and write it down immediately.
"Secretary Shen, do you have an idea? Tell me what else we can do?"
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