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Huang Zhenfang, a villager in Houyang Village, Zhouning County, Fujian Province, and his family continued to struggle
For forty years, plant and guard a forest (the guardian of green waters and green mountains).
Reporter Wang Yunxin.
People** 2024-02-07 14th edition).
Core Reading. In the mountains of Houyang Village, Zhouning County, Fujian Province, tall and straight forests are verdant and continuous, and rich and diverse understory crops thrive. Since the 80s of the last century, Huang Zhenfang, a villager of Houyang Village, led the whole family to the mountains for afforestation, after more than 40 years of continuous struggle of the family, the barren mountains are covered with green, the days are prosperous, and the good ecology brings good prospects, driving more people to embark on the road of ecological prosperity.
When it comes to Huang Zhenfang, no one knows about Houyang Village, Qibu Town, Zhouning County, Fujian Province.
Some people say that he is smart - when he learned that the state had introduced a policy to encourage land reclamation and afforestation, he immediately took up the hoe and led the whole family to the mountains for afforestation;
Some people say that he is stubborn - "I can't eat enough and still plant trees? "It's better to work and make money faster!" ”…In the midst of doubts, he insisted on it for more than 40 years;
There is ** to show admiration - for more than 40 years, barren mountains have become green mountains, green mountains have become "golden mountains", and more and more people have been influenced by Huang Zhenfang to go up the mountains to afforest, and continue to protect the green waters and green mountains.
This forest is the work of my life."
The Spring Festival is approaching, and Huang Zhenfang, who is in his 90s, has gone up the mountain again.
Although he has to have gray hair, rickets on his back, and has many inconveniences in moving; Although his aged figure seemed thinner and thinner in the tall greenery, he insisted on going up the mountain. Every year, it seems to have become an indispensable "ritual" before his New Year.
On the hill there is his family forest farm. In the forest farm, 1,207 acres of trees are tall and tall, which he planted more than 40 years ago.
More than 40 years ago, Houyang Village was still very poor, and Huang Zhenfang's family was also poor. At that time, when someone had no money, they would go up the mountain and cut down a few trees. Over time, the mountains slowly became barren and soil erosion was severe. "If only we could plant trees all over the mountain. When the tree is made of timber, not only will there be timber to sell, but the environment will also improve. Huang Zhenfang often thinks so.
At that time, trees could not be planted if they wanted to, but Huang Zhenfang soon waited for good policies. At the beginning of 1983, the spirit of the first document was transmitted to Houyang Village - "Whoever grows the forest has it; Individuals have the right to inherit the trees they plant", encouraging farmers to go to the mountains to open up wasteland and plant trees. Back then, Huang Zhenfang carried a hoe up the mountain.
Can't get enough to eat and plant trees? The villagers didn't understand, but Huang Zhenfang worked hard and planted 50 acres of saplings on the mountain in the first year.
Planting trees is not easy. One winter, when heavy snow closed the mountain, Huang Zhenfang used his hands to pick off the snowdrifts little by little, and then planted the saplings. Day after day, the four seasons are reincarnated, and in the past three years, the afforestation area has expanded from 50 acres to 1,207 acres.
Follow-up management is also a problem. The growth cycle of forest trees is as long as twenty or thirty years, how can a family and such a large forest be fed?
Lack of people, Huang Zhenfang mobilized the whole family to go into battle and moved into the forest farm together; Lack of money, in view of the problem of insufficient short-term returns, Huang Zhenfang interplanted potatoes, corn and other crops in the forest, which not only fed the forest farm, but also became more and more famous as a "big afforester" and "rich leader". Huang Zhenfang, as a typical representative of greening and tree planting in eastern Fujian, was also invited to make a report to the ** organ.
This forest is the work of my life."Gently stroking the lines on the trunk, Huang Zhenfang muttered.
This forest has put our family on the road to prosperity."
The sun shines through the branches of the trees into the forest, and the grass and corals under the forest have already borne red fruits, which are becoming more and more vibrant against the backdrop of verdant greenery.
This was planted by Huang Zhenfang's eldest son, Huang Chuanrong, 4 years ago.
When he was more than 10 years old, Huang Chuanrong followed his father to crawl in the mountains and forests. As the little tree grew up day by day, the baton of managing the family forest farm was gradually taken over by Huang Chuanrong. He has a lot of ideas, and he is willing to work hard. "With such good conditions, can we develop other industries? In 2017, Huang Chuanrong began to try beekeeping. That year, 200 boxes of honey bees were sold for more than 100,000 yuan.
The reputation is getting better and better, and the product is in short supply. It is the good ecology of this forest that gives the natural good quality of the crops in the forest. In 2019, Huang Chuanrong further interplanted Chinese herbal medicines such as Polygonatum and Peony under the forest. "After the New Year, add another 30 acres to plant Chinese herbal medicines. Huang Chuanrong planned so.
You can get rich without cutting down trees. More than 40 years ago, the Huang family didn't dare to think so. "Originally, trees were planted to sell wood, which is valuable. Now, Huang Chuanrong counted his fingers and counted the accounts, "Yellow essence, peony, grass coral, honey, the income under the forest is considerable." Huang Chuanrong said that not only no longer need to cut down trees, but also look forward to the trees growing better day by day, "This forest has put our family on the road to prosperity." ”
On the second day of the beginning of spring, in the planting base not far from the forest farm, Huang Chuanrong carefully planted kiwifruit seedlings. The base area is not large, but grapes, tea, kiwifruit and other crops are very rich. "Protecting this green mountain is my greatest wish now. Huang Chuanrong said.
Driven by the prosperity of the Huang family's plantation, more and more villagers have gone to the mountains to afforest. Nowadays, the barren mountains have long been dressed in green, and the understory economy, forest tourism, and ecological agriculture are booming. In 2023, the collective income of Houyang Village will be 720,000 yuan, and the per capita annual income of the villagers will be about 260,000 yuan.
This forest will definitely have a broader prospect, and there will be a future for me to strive for."
In the wax moon, boxes of honey covered with red gift boxes were transported by express from the forest farm to all parts of the country.
There is a management room in the forest, which was originally used by Huang Zhenfang to manage the forest farm, and now it has become the workshop of Huang Zhenfang's grandson Huang Yubin. More than 40 years have passed, and the appearance of the house has not changed, but as soon as you walk in, you will see rows of shelves, many of which are crops grown in the forest.
At 11 o'clock, Huang Yubin walked into the management room, neatly set up a tripod and turned on the fill light. Within a few minutes, it became a small live broadcast room. Facing the camera, Huang Yubin smiled and enthusiastically introduced the same understory products.
In 2020, Huang Yubin quit his job in a big city and returned to his hometown to start an e-commerce company. "I hope to bring back the experience I have learned in the city over the years, so that good products can go from the forest to the whole country. Huang Yubin said.
During the two-hour livestream, the number on the order list kept increasing, and some products were in short supply. As soon as the live broadcast ended, he turned around and was busy delivering goods again. Outside the house, the mountains were full of verdant, and Huang Yubin pointed to the forest outside: "This is the reason why I came back." This forest will definitely have a broader prospect, and there will be a future for me to strive for."Huang Yubin is full of confidence.
is also the third generation of the Huang family, and her granddaughter Huang Juanjuan is a Chinese teacher at Shicheng No. 1 Primary School in Zhouning County and a forest ranger. In the classroom and in the forest farm, Huang Juanjuan told the story of a family guarding a forest for students and tourists. She grew up listening to her grandfather and father tell stories about planting and protecting trees, and now she is a storyteller. "I want to tell these stories to more people, so that more people can join the ranks of the guardians of green waters and green mountains. Huang Juanjuan said.
One forest, three generations; Green green mountains, red days. In 2023, the forest coverage rate of Zhouning County will increase from 42 in 19878% to 7296%, the county's forestry output value reached 33.4 billion yuan.