The condolence list for Zhoujia Village has ended, and Wan Feng is preparing to go to the next village, Dashutun.
There are four extremely poor families in Dashutun. It is almost ten o'clock in the morning. After visiting Dashutun, we will go to the other villages in the afternoon.
When Wan Feng was about to get into the car to leave, a burly man who looked to be about 27 or 28 years old and was wearing a tattered cotton jacket stopped Wan Feng.
"Director Wan, don't you include me in your relief?"
Even though Wan Feng is rarely at home in Jiangwei, there are not many people in Jiangwei who don't know him.
There is nothing wrong with Wan Feng not knowing anyone to teach him.
Wan Feng glanced at the middle-aged man and frowned: "What's your name?"
"Guo Chengxi."
Guo Chengxi? I don't think there's such a name on the list.
There are a total of thirty-one names on the list, including thirteen couples and five singles.
Wan Feng read it at least twice, but had no impression of the name Guo Chengxi.
Wan Feng picked up the list and looked at it for a long time, but he did not see Guo Chengxi's name on it.
"Your name is not on this list?"
"That's impossible! I'm a well-known pauper in the Zhou family. Aren't you supposed to help the poor? I may have a few shabby houses, but I don't have a single acre of land. I don't have a penny in my pocket. I can't even afford the New Year's wine."
Wan Feng looked at the two people in the welfare group in confusion.
Since there are such poor people in the Zhou family, shouldn’t they be omitted from the list?
The welfare reward group appointed by Wan Feng consists of three people, all of whom are local people from Jiangwei. They have been working in Nanwan Factory since its establishment.
Although the Nanwan factory was established not long ago, they are considered veterans in the factory.
However, their physical condition is average and their education level is not very high, so they are no longer able to adapt to the production needs of the Nanwan factory today.
Originally they could only do some odd jobs, but Zhu Yong told Wan Feng that although these people's technical level and physical condition did not meet the factory's requirements, they were loyal to the factory.
Over the past few years, he has been very concerned about all the big and small matters in the factory.
It was for this reason that Wan Feng brought these people in when he set up this team specifically to verify and count rewards.
It's mainly out of trust in them.
They were the ones who investigated and verified the poor families and elderly people living alone in Jiangwei Village, so there shouldn't be any omissions. If they make such a big fuss about such a small matter, what's the point of keeping them around?
Seeing Wan Feng's questioning gaze, Zhao Dezhi, the leader of the reward group, spoke.
"Boss Wan! We've thoroughly investigated all seven teams in the village. He doesn't meet our relief requirements."
Wan Feng was about to ask why, but Guo Chengxi got angry on the spot.
"Mr. Zhao! What do you mean? Why don't I qualify for relief? Is my family poor?"
Zhao Dezhi nodded: "Indeed, they are poor! There is nothing in the family. Apart from him, there is not even a second person to breathe."
"Then why am I not getting any help? Am I not a human being? Are you hurt because I didn't buy you cigarettes?"
Zhao Dezhi flew into a rage upon hearing this: "Guo Chengxi! There must be a reason why you weren't on the relief list, but please don't make such nonsense, okay? You're making it sound like our team is trying to get benefits from them. If you have any real evidence, show it to General Wan!"
"I don't believe that you didn't get any benefits!" Guo Chengxi casually asked where the documents came from.
"Do you think these families receiving aid can come up with anything good? Mr. Wan! You can go to his house and take a look. His house is not far from here. Everything I say sounds like an excuse. If you go and see him, you will know why his family is poor, and why we didn't include him in the aid list."
Wan Feng never thought deeply about what benefits Zhao Dezhi had obtained. It was hard to say whether these families could even afford an egg. Even if it was a bribe, you had to consider something.
Besides, Wan Feng still has faith in these people.
Wan Feng turned his gaze to Guo Chengxi: "Can I come to your house to take a look?"
"No problem!" Guo Cheng happily led the way and led Wan Feng to his home.
Guo Chengxi's family lives in a row of houses in the middle of Zhoujia Village. There are five households on this street, and his house is in the middle.
When he arrived at Guo Chengxi's house, Wan Feng stopped and looked at the five households on the street.
Although the other four families did not all have spacious red brick and tile houses, at least their windows were clean and bright, and they looked like living families.
The house he stayed at seemed to be a house that had been abandoned for many years and no one lived in it at all.
The courtyard wall built with small stones has a gap on the left and a hole on the right, and it has been deformed. It is winding like a snake and will collapse if there is any disturbance.
The wooden door was pitch black and looked very fragile, as if it would turn to powder if touched.
Although it was winter, there were clumps of withered wormwood everywhere in the yard, which showed that the yard had never been planted and was completely abandoned.
Half of the wall of the pigpen in front had collapsed, and there was not even any pig manure inside, which showed that pigs had not been raised there for many years.
Looking at the four mud houses again, it is hard to tell how many years ago they were built. Wan Feng feels that they are in danger of collapse at any time.
The thatch on the roof was in tatters, and in some places even the yellow mud underneath was exposed.
Doesn’t this house leak in the summer?
Besides, there are two panes of glass missing from the westernmost window. If the glass is broken and you don't have money to buy new ones, you can just nail a piece of plastic in place, which is better than leaving it open like this.
Are you sure someone is staying here tonight?
"Director Wan, look, my family doesn't even have a blade of grass to burn. Do you think I'm poor? Zhao Dezhi actually said that I'm not qualified." Guo Chengxi acted like he was proud of being poor.
Wan Feng didn't say anything, walked into the yard and came to the front of the house.
It is not convenient to express any opinions before having first-hand information.
Guo Chengxi opened the door for Wan Feng with a smile.
The first thing that caught my eye was two dark and dim stoves. The pot on the west side had obviously not been used for a long time, because something left in the bottom of the pot from who knows when had hardened and turned into an unknown substance.
I wonder if scientists can discover new substances in it if I give it to them?
The walls of the pot were covered in rust and even had a rusty look to them.
The pot is rusty and leaking? What a talent!
The dust on the stove is probably an inch thick. I guess even the flies in this house will starve to death by summer.
The stove on the east side is stronger, but not by much. Two wooden lids cover the pot, and no one knows what kind of biological weapons are hidden in the pot.
There are some bottles and jars scattered on the stove, tilted here and there, which is very abstract in style like the works of abstract artists.
There was not a drop of water in the water tank next to the stove, and a ladle with a missing mouth lay alone at the bottom of the tank.
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