In spring, the countryside is a scene of life.
But today's countryside is not as good as in previous years, although the scene of spring ploughing is still beautiful, but looking around, people find some worrying problems.
The rural phenomenon of wife shortage has not been improved, and now there are three rural strange phenomena, which make rural life more difficult.
First, the attractiveness of the city is increasing.
I believe that everyone can see a phenomenon in rural areas, there is often a group tide of migrant workers, and even the elderly left behind in some villages cannot see a single figure.
Most of these migrant workers are young and strong farmers, so what kind of jobs will they choose when they go out?
Some people will choose to work as security guards, porters, or even couriers in the city;
There are also people who go to the construction site, they will help carry construction materials, wipe down vehicles, bring water to workers, etc.
Why are more and more farmers choosing to go out to work?
One of the most intuitive reasons is that the income in the countryside is too low, and if you work at home for a whole year, you can earn the salary of working in the city for one or two months;
Another very important reason is that the work in the countryside is too hard, especially with the progress of mechanization, although there are agricultural machinery and tools in the countryside, but many rural areas are still traditional farming methods, and people have to vigorously drive livestock to complete.
Cities are becoming more and more attractive, and farmers are also thinking that they can improve their cultural quality and live a better life for themselves and their families while working on their own, so they have embarked on the journey of going out to work.
Especially with the rapid popularization of the Internet, everyone can understand the customs of various cities through mobile phones, and can also learn various knowledge through the Internet.
Second, there are more and more elderly people and children in rural areas.
It was already late at night when I returned to the countryside, and everyone was looking around, only to see figures hurrying away, most of them were gathered in front of Xiao Zhang's house, the opposite door of the family.
An old man standing in front of the door, holding a small kitchen knife in his left hand and a yellow wicker in his right hand, could see that he had just finished a day's farm work.
Although his hair has turned gray and his back is gradually bent slightly, he is so energetic and has a dignified old farmer.
His son was carrying a large bundle of vegetables, and was deciding what to eat at night with his son and daughter-in-law, and not far away there was a child pointing to the direction of the sun in the sky and asking his grandfather, how long would it take to come back, they had already eaten breakfast in the city, and they wanted to play for a while after eating.
Time unconsciously, has quietly come to twenty-four hours, watching the sun gradually set, there are already more than a dozen people in front of the unmanned Xiao Zhang's house, the old man standing in front of the door is a little helpless, he knows that his door is not for anyone to enter.
Their purpose is very simple, they want to see the cow they count at home, and here is their only task, and they will not be left behind every day.
Everyone saw that the cow had not come back yet, and they all knew that they could only wait a little longer.
Most of these people are elderly, because slash-and-burn farming in the countryside is rare nowadays, and they are basically rented to agricultural cooperatives, and most of this kind of work is taken care of by the elderly.
Many adults go to the city to work, and when they go out to work, the elderly and children are usually taking care of the home.
As for why the family goes to the city to work, one of the most critical factors is to make a living, and now rural life is becoming more and more difficult, farming will be affected by the weather, the operation is cumbersome and hard, and there may not be a harvest in a year.
In order to let their children stop taking the road they once walked, let them go to big cities and work on the front line, the old people would rather work hard for their children to go to college and develop in first-tier cities.
The old house is where three generations lived, and the children who are now educated are basically only children, and their parents have worked hard all their lives and do not want their children to suffer again.
So there is such a scene, the mother takes the child with the burden and carries the bag, the father carries the ladder to carry things, and the family worries about their city life while walking.
These adults go out to work in the city, and they can't take their children with them, so they can only leave their children in their hometowns, which has formed a large proportion of the left-behind phenomenon of the elderly and children living in the countryside today.
Especially in today's increasingly fierce competition in society and the consumption of urban life, many peasant families see that their children have no hope of continuing to study, so they think that their children can come out to work as soon as possible to reduce the financial burden of their families.
At the beginning, there were still a lot of primary schools in the countryside, and everyone could see a large number of children rushing away at dinner time after school, although everyone also had the feeling of fire and clouds, but then another group of people carried the weight forward, such a scene was always staged after school.
However, with the development of society, the attraction of cities is getting bigger and bigger, and children in rural areas have not yet studied well, they can't wait to flock to cities, and the number of students in rural areas is getting smaller and smaller, and some primary schools even have only one teacher left, and there are few children of their own.
The trees that these primary schools have worked so hard to maintain for decades will also be forced to be sealed, and some even have to be moved to nearby township primary schools.
Third, life in the countryside is being difficult.
A large bundle of vegetables was shaking on the flat shoulder, and an aunt with a slightly hunched back was hurrying away, with only a small bundle of red bell peppers in her waist pocket, and it could be seen that she had just finished cutting vegetables in the vegetable field.
At this time, they were confronted by an aunt of the same age as her, wearing a beige woolen sweater, her face was flushed, and the two greeted each other, and she told her that she had picked vegetables.
It turned out that the aunt's family lived in a nearby village, and her daughter-in-law gave birth to a second child a while ago, although the weather was not too cold in the first few days of birth, but the baby was still a little crying in her clothes covered with three or four layers of quilts, and her old wife saw it in her eyes and felt distressed in her heart.
So early in February, although the weather was still very cold and it was still cloudy outside, she still insisted on going to the vegetable patch, thinking that when the weather warmed up, the vegetables she planted could also extract some greenery.
They chatted for a while, each going their own way, only to see that she had rushed to the gate of her house, and when she opened an old door, it was a lively scene.
Chickens, ducks, and everything else were already in front of the door to welcome her home.
After tidying up a bit, she put the freshly cut vegetables in a basket and continued her journey home.
Every market day is the busiest day in the countryside, and every household is a lively scene, and after a week of hard work, it is finally time to rest.
From the early morning, the aunts will be busy all morning, cooking for the family, after preparing the meal, but also to tie several large pieces of bamboo strips into various items at home, they are skillful, and the division of labor and cooperation, just half an hour has been done.
Everyone sits around and stir-fries the side dishes with the small stove in the yard, the sun is shining overhead, and a large group of chickens are playfully searching for food, which is simple but also fulfilling and happy.
In fact, today's rural life has become more and more difficult, and it is difficult and expensive to see a doctor;
In addition to taking care of her grandmother and grandfather who can't take care of herself, there are also children who are a few years old, and housework to cook, laundry, and fetch water for the family.
And they work hard all year round, hard in the fields.
Crops, there are many hard-working insects, and in the end, the crops that have grown up can only be eaten by the children who have become them.
After listening to her words, the other aunt nodded, took out a large ticket of one hundred yuan, handed it to her, and said:
These are the freshest in my house, truly natural and pollution-free green vegetables, a bundle of 100 yuan, I don't know if you need it at home?
Later, when she talked about it, she said with a ** face:
It's not easy, my wife's heart is not very good, I haven't been out of the house for many years, every time I go to the market, the vegetable market, the family has to order food, buy some food, and then go out some food.
A day back and forth, about six or seven miles, walking is fine, but as soon as the food comes out, it is very heavy, really tired.
The author thinks. The countryside is the foundation of China, is the place to get rich, I hope to give more love and attention, so that the rural people can live a better life, but also hope that everyone will not forget their roots, if possible, go home more to see, more to contribute to the hometown.