In a small mountain village on the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi, people liveTranquilitySimple life. It is forty miles away from the county seat, and there is still no bus, and people mainly rely on itTricycles。Due to the lack of communication with the outside world, the villagers have a very harmonious relationship and help each other. However, in this calm village, a sudden outbreak of great shockWeddings。This oneWeddingsIt involves five daughters of the uncle's family and a nephew who suddenly breaks into the village. It was supposed to be a festive event, but because ofWeddingsThe sky-high price of the gift caused anger and distress among the villagers.
The nephew suddenly returned to the village and announced that he was going to get married, much to the delight of the relatives. They blessed in advance and said that they would definitely go back to participateWeddings。However, when relatives rideTricyclesIt was only when they rushed to the bride's house early in the morning that they realized about itWeddingsAnd not ordinary. The wedding table is set at the gate and is held in the open air. Uncle began to prepareWedding caron the red quilt face, and put a wreath on the bridegroom. At the same time, relatives began to give gifts to the newlyweds, according to local customs and the wishes of the organizers, through the loudspeaker one by one, and to register and make a book. Everyone knew that the money in the city was higher, so they waited anxiously. However, when the organizer informed everyone that the gift money was 2,800 yuan, everyone was dumbfounded, worried that their gift money was not enough. In the village, 1,000 yuan was already a lot of money, and now they need to scrape together 2,800 yuan. Faced with such a situation, everyone can only try their best to raise money. Some relatives who couldn't make up enough even had to negotiate with the organizer to pay in advance and plan to repay it later. This is sky-highWeddingsThe gift was exhausting, and some relatives even had to choose to leave early.
Everyone always thought that the gift money of the people in the city would be higher, but they didn't expect it to be so high. InRuralAt most, it is more than 1,000 yuan, and now the gift money is 2,800 yuan, which is very importantRuralIt's a huge burden for the folks. Everyone discussed how to raise the money, and they barely managed to scrape together 2,800 yuan after preparing twice the service gift. However, each person at the banquet also needs to toast 200 yuan, which is no longer affordable for most people. As a result, some relatives who are not particularly close choose to go home, while some particularly close relatives can only make arrangements and take turns to enter for dinner, or wait at the entrance of the village.
This oneWeddingsaroused the villagers' pairsUrban-rural disparitydiscussion and reflections. Some people think that this is a deliberate trap by city peopleRuralrelatives, while others think that they are too incompetent to earn money, so they cannot afford such expenses. Everyone expressed their opinions, and the mood became more and more depressed and bad. However, no matter who is pushed to the front of the blame, this oneWeddingsBrings us food for thought.
Urban-rural disparityis a long-standing problem, not only manifested inEconomy, but also in culture, education, andSocialon the allocation of resources. From this oneWeddingsThe gap between urban and rural areas is clear. RuralRelatives are forced to bear high amountsWeddingsCasual salute is undoubtedly a heavy one for themEconomyBurden. And this also shows the city andRuraldifferences in living standards, as well as urban consumption concepts forRuralThe impact of people.
This oneWeddingsThe experience made me think deeply about how we should look at itUrban-rural disparity？The city withsRuralHow can we work together to narrow these gaps so that everyone can enjoy a fair and dignified life?As oneSocialWe should all think about it and work for it. Not only does it need to be increasedRuralThe support also needs to be completeSocialShared concern and participation, will:Urban-rural disparityTapering. Only then can we achieve itSocialso that everyone can live a happy and fulfilling life.