【Net Story】 Poor grandma raises her pitiful granddaughter on 20 yuan low pension —— to understand the relevant situation, the "China Net Story" reporter of Xinhua News Agency came to Wenquan Village Committee of Yongning Township in Ninglang Yi Autonomous County to visit the old grandma and little Changying. On the evening of April 19th, in a narrow and dark teacher's canteen at Wenquan Primary School in Yongning Township, the reporter met little Changying who was taking medicine.
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After more than 5 hours of arduous trekking, the reporter arrived at Liujiacun Village Group of Wenquan Village Committee at an altitude of about 3,100 meters. Grandma Changying was wearing a set of shabby Yi clothes and sitting in front of her own small wooden house basking in the sun.
With the translation of Ma Xueqiang, the reporter listened to the grandma telling their story: Little Changying's father passed away due to illness when she was 5 years old, and her mother remarried shortly after. Since then, the grandmother and granddaughter have been dependent on each other. Now, although Changying has grown up, her grandma is almost 74 years old.
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Sha Wengu, deputy township head of Yongning Township, said that the township government had already sent someone to Lijiang First People's Hospital to visit Little Changying. In the future, they will ensure that the life of Little Changying and her grandma improves while increasing support for the extremely impoverished population. "Most of the masses in Wenquan Village Committee live below the poverty line. In 2010, the per capita net income of the Liujiacun Village where Little Changying lived was only around 600 yuan. Although the government has made great efforts to relocate some of the more difficult villagers to the foot of the mountain, the needs of all the poor populations have not yet been met."
On the evening of April 20th, the reporter saw Little Changying in the ward of Yongning Township Health Center. Doctor Wang Zhongfa told the reporter that preliminary test results showed that Little Changying suffered from lobar pneumonia, and the situation was urgent. The health center did not have the relevant medical treatment and urgently needed to transfer her to another hospital for treatment.
The 14-year-old Yi girl Qiu Changying lost her father to a disease when she was 5 years old. The young Changying's mother could not bear the impoverished life, left Changying and her elderly grandmother behind, and remarried far away. To this day, there is no news. Since then, Little Changying has been raised by her grandmother. The only source of economic income in the family is the grandmother's monthly 20-yuan low-income subsidy and Changying's monthly 60-yuan orphan subsidy. Neighbors couldn't bear to see them struggle anymore, so they would send a few potatoes to the grandmother and granddaughter. When harvests were bad and neighbors also lacked food, they often ate one meal and didn't have the next.
That night, the whole school was out of power, and the light from the flashlight revealed Little Changying's slim figure. She wore a red scarf, a school uniform, and shoes donated by volunteers, timidly looking at the reporter. In front of her, a volunteer teacher was blowing on a bowl of instant drink to cool it down.
Before Little Changying was sent to Lijiang, on April 20th, the reporter visited Little Changying's grandmother at the Liujiacun Village Group. Principal Ma Xueqiang instructed that Little Changying's illness should not be disclosed to her grandmother.
"I am old, and I will pass away one day. In the future, I just hope Little Changying can study well, take care of herself, and I hope a kind person can adopt her." At this point, the old grandma burst into tears, with streaks of tears on her weathered face.
Recalling the past, the old grandma wiped away her tears continuously. When she saw Little Changying's picture on the computer, she instinctively touched the computer screen. (Editor: SN009)
The "China Net Story" reporter of Xinhua News Agency traveled for 8 hours from Kunming to reach Wenquan Village in Yongning Township, Ninglang County, where the grandmother and granddaughter lived, and met the impoverished grandma Qiu Wu Jie and her pitiful granddaughter Qiu Changying.
Principal Ma Xueqiang translated and wept: "The grandma said she also cannot bear to part with Little Changying."
Little Changying goes to school at the Wenquan Primary School at the foot of the mountain, walking 8 hours round trip, only returning home on weekends. Normally, the grandma stays alone at home, sometimes eating only one or two potatoes a day. Each time Little Changying was mentioned, the grandma couldn't help but cry, saying: "What will happen to Little Changying when I'm gone?"
After hearing the news, the Yongning Township Government, Wenquan Primary School, and Lijiang Yongning Love Assistance Center quickly donated more than 8,000 yuan for Changying and arranged an ambulance. Principal Ma Xueqiang of Wenquan Primary School and a female teacher, who had just come down from the mountain, would take her to Lijiang for treatment overnight.
"After the story of the grandmother and granddaughter was published online, now every day people call to ask about Little Changying's condition. Her current living difficulties can basically be solved. But there are still some children in the school who are as poor and struggling as her," Principal Ma Xueqiang told reporters. Meanwhile, the school and volunteer organizations have also exempted material fees, stationery fees, etc., for some extremely poor students.
This online post quickly caused a stir on the internet, touching countless netizens. There were nearly 100 million clicks on just Mop.com, and thousands of replies.
In response to the claim in the online post that "the grandma receives only 20 yuan of low-income assistance per month," the "China Net Story" reporter checked the low-income information table at the Yongning Township Government and learned that since 2007, the grandma was among the first batch in Yongning Township to receive low-income assistance, which has increased from 20 yuan per month to 60 yuan per month now. Little Changying also receives a 500-yuan annual subsidy for impoverished boarding students, but this does not solve all the living problems for the grandmother and granddaughter who have almost no other sources of income.
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"In the previous few years, when I was still physically able, I carried Changying up the mountain to dig for herbs. I could only dig one or two pounds a day, and at 50 cents per pound, it took many days to exchange for a piece of clothing," the grandma said.
"This post quickly caused a strong reaction online, and many netizens were deeply moved, eager to learn more about the situation of the grandmother and granddaughter."
Xinhua News Agency, Kunming, April 23rd ("China Net Story" reporters Ji Zhepeng, Pan Linqing) "The grandma quietly walked to the side of the volunteer, crying and asking the volunteer to help find a good family to adopt Little Changying. I really don't want her to suffer with me... " "Shy Little Changying doesn't talk much, but she also has a wish: to study hard and take care of her grandma who raised her in the future."
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"When social loving people heard this news, they donated 3,000 yuan through us as Little Changying's initial medical expenses. If needed, we will continue to follow up," said Wang Wei, a volunteer from the frontline office of the Lijiang Yongning Love Assistance Center.
"While paying attention to Little Changying, we more hope that all sectors of society, loving groups, and individuals pay attention to the future of more children and work together for the growth of children in impoverished mountainous areas," said Wang Wei.
"The potatoes at home are given by neighbors. I can spend all day drinking tea and eating potatoes. But Little Changying needs to grow up, so these white rice are left for her to eat."
The wooden house is already very dilapidated, with gaps of various sizes on the roof letting in light. In the middle of the room is a hearth roasting a few potatoes, and on a bamboo mat lies a worn-out cotton wadding. The wooden house is not electrified, and water is fetched from the stream to drink.
To fulfill her sensible granddaughter's only wish to wear a new pair of shoes, the grandma saved 10 yuan by being frugal. "That day, the grandma got up very early because she knew she was old and walked slowly. It takes 30 kilometers of mountain road to go to town to buy shoes. The grandma tightly held the semi-rubber shoes she bought back. This was the first pair of shoes Little Changying had since she was five years old. Before, she wore shoes picked up from neighbors or older classmates."
Sha Wengu said, "Yongning Township belongs to a high-altitude remote ethnic minority impoverished area. Although the government has been implementing large-scale poverty alleviation projects such as housing security and hunger relief in recent years, the township's fiscal revenue is low, the poverty coverage is large, and the degree of poverty is deep, making it difficult to alleviate poverty. Therefore, the local government and schools are also working with public welfare organizations to explore love assistance projects to ensure the growth of more impoverished children."
More netizens have expressed their desire to help them. At the same time, some netizens questioned why the local government did not provide any assistance.
On April 14th, the online post titled "A 73-Year-Old Grandma Survives on a Monthly Low-Income Subsidy of 20 Yuan, Starves Herself to Buy Shoes for Her Orphaned Granddaughter, Hoping for Adoption by Kind-hearted People" appeared online, telling the moving story of a grandmother and granddaughter in the remote and impoverished Wenquan Village of Yongning Township in Ninglang County, Yunnan Province.
Long-term volunteer Wang Wei, who has been engaged in children's love assistance around Lake Lugu, told reporters: "In recent years, we have cooperated with various schools to jointly carry out growth concern, 'one-to-one' assistance, special children rescue, and other projects. In 2010 alone, more than 1,000 children benefited." Wang Wei said.
Principal Ma Xueqiang of Wenquan Primary School told reporters that Little Changying had not been feeling well recently, with fever and stomach pain, and would be sent to the township health center for diagnosis and treatment after dawn. "After the online post was released, there have been constant packages from loving people sent to Little Changying," Ma Xueqiang said.
It takes 15 kilometers of mountain roads from Wenquan Primary School to Liujiacun Village Group. On the morning of April 20th, the reporter set off from Wenquan Village Primary School. Along the way, the mountains were steep, and many places required the use of hands and feet. The high altitude made the reporter's legs feel like lead. "This road Little Changying walks every week," said Ma Xueqiang.
"Every day I miss Little Changying, waiting for her to come back at the village entrance. It takes me two days to go to the township, and I take out the low-income money to buy a little meat for Changying to eat," the grandma said.
Her neighbor told the reporter that Little Changying was very sensible. She would get up early in the morning to pick firewood, fetch water, and cook for her grandma without ever complaining about food or clothing. "Letting grandma live well" was her biggest wish.
--- Investigation of the Online Post "Ninglang Grandma Hopes for Kind-hearted People to Adopt Her Granddaughter"
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