The working group visited Mrs. Pan Meizhen's home again to see her. Speaking of today's happy life, the old lady gave a thumbs up.
According to Jingchu Network (reporter Yang Lei and Guo Daokun), a 91-year-old elderly woman living alone still carries a hoe to farm in the fields every day. Recently, this Mrs. Pan Meizhen, who lives in Hutian Village, Shuhe Township, Yunmeng County, Xiaogan City, proposed to the "Three Ten Thousand" working group stationed in the village that she wants to fulfill a wish she has cherished for decades: to join the Party.
On May 10th, I followed the working group from the Provincial Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department to Mrs. Pan Meizhen's house. The two simple tiled houses where the old lady lived were spotlessly clean inside and out. Flowers were planted in front of and behind the house, and several chicks happily pecked at food on the ground. Seeing the working group arrive, Mrs. Pan greeted them with a full smile, though her back was slightly hunched, but her steps were steady.
Pushing aside the chairs, the old lady pulled the hand of the captain of the working group, Li Yuxian, and sat next to him, saying: "In the future, you don't have to buy me food anymore. There is enough to eat and drink. The money you gave me a few days ago, I used to buy fertilizer. It rained yesterday, so I can fertilize the fields..."
"The old lady’s income from farming allows her to be self-sufficient, which is remarkable!" According to the neighbors, the old lady never attended school. Her only adopted son passed away a few years ago, and her grandson has no ability to support her. The old lady has always lived by farming. For many years, she borrowed the abandoned land of her neighbors who went out to work and cultivated it herself. At one time, she farmed more than ten acres alone. Now, Mrs. Pan still farms over two acres by herself.
Mrs. Pan counted on her fingers and introduced her labor achievements one by one: more than an acre of cotton, and the rest are rapeseed and vegetables. "A few days ago, the working team and the village secretary came to help draw water for drought relief. The cotton and rapeseed are growing very well. This year is dry, but the harvest should not be bad." Whenever she talked about her crops, Mrs. Pan smiled broadly.
A member of the working group, Si Binghua, said, "You are old now, stop farming and go to the nursing home to enjoy your life, or, after we help you repair your house, you will live better, and we will visit you often." Unexpectedly, Mrs. Pan pouted and said that many people had advised her not to farm anymore, but when she saw the land lying idle, she felt heartbroken. Out of the eleven people in the whole bay area, most of the labor force has been working outside for many years. Many houses have been abandoned, and the land has gone fallow, "It's such a pity, it would be better if there were crops planted."
Since she was getting older, Mrs. Pan chose three plots of land near her home to farm. "Today's good life is given by the government. As long as I am still able to work, I want to contribute something to the country. When they return from working outside, I will return the land to them, so the land won't lie idle, and they can continue farming when they come back."
During the conversation, Captain Li Youxian informed her that he had already arranged for her low-income assistance. Hearing that she could receive more than a hundred yuan in low-income assistance every month, the old lady gave a thumbs up to the members of the working group and repeatedly expressed her gratitude.
Captain Li asked the old lady if she had any difficulties. The old lady paused for a moment and said, "With such good policies and such a good life, it cannot be called a difficulty, nor can I cause trouble for the government. I just want to join the Party."
Upon hearing Mrs. Pan's "request," everyone was a bit surprised.
"Since I was twenty years old, I've wanted to join the Party and do something for everyone. I've thought about this all my life. As I get older, if I don't join now, I'm afraid I won't have the chance later..." According to Mrs. Pan, she has applied to join the Party every year, but each time they say she is too old. After finishing her story, she anxiously asked, "I don't know if I can still join?"
The working group said they would report it to the relevant units upon their return and inform her the next time they come. The old lady instructed the working group to definitely remember to inform her.
Finally, the old lady added that although her physical strength wasn't as good as before, as long as she could still move, she would continue farming well. Anything that doesn't require asking the government for help, she wouldn't bother the government. She said she was already very happy now, but "if I could join the Party, it would be even better."
While talking, the old lady insisted on boiling eggs for everyone, but was kindly refused. As the working group got up to leave, the old lady saw them off all the way to the intersection. Then, this 91-year-old Mrs. Pan Meizhen turned around and carried her hoe towards the farmland.
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