Chapter 783 Rural Investigation

After a while,

The vehicle stopped halfway up a mountain. Going up was a rugged mountain road and there was no way for the vehicle to go up.

At the edge of the mountain road, there were a dozen or so villagers who were probably older waiting there. There were a few donkeys tied to the tree trunks nearby, as well as a few small wooden carts and a few small carts.

The vehicle just stopped.

An old man came up quickly and bowed deeply as he approached.

Yang Xingguo skillfully helped him up upon seeing this. He was no longer surprised by such things and had even encountered people kneeling down to him.

"Village Chief Li, there's no need to be like this. We are just trying our best to help you."

"And today we have brought a filming team with us. We may film you and broadcast it on TV in the future. We would like to get your consent."

"On TV? That would be great. We have lived to this age and have never been on TV."

Village Chief Li said nonchalantly after hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xingguo wanted to explain the specific filming and future plans.

But after thinking about it, he decided to let it go. Given the things these old people were exposed to, they might not understand even if he explained it.

Since he thinks he's going to be on TV, then let him be on TV.

"Village Chief Li, the supplies are in the two cars behind. They are all rice, flour, grain and oil. According to the data I was given, each household will receive two portions. This car can't go up, so let the villagers come and transport them to the mountain."

Yang Xingguo said this and took the lead to walk towards a small truck behind.

The truck fell down, and all the supplies inside were exposed.

There are rice, white flour, soybean oil, and noodles.

These are the most practical supplies, rice and flour are all 50KG.

Village chief Li looked at the supplies in the truck, his lips trembling slightly, and turned to look at Yang Xingguo.

"These...are all for us?"

"That's right. Let's get those villagers to come and carry the load. I just checked and they may not be able to carry all the loads in one trip. They may need to carry them several times."

Yang Xingguo looked at the dozen or so villagers waiting in the distance, as well as the old means of transportation.

When Village Chief Li heard what Yang Xingguo said, he bowed again to express his gratitude, and it was obvious that he wanted to kneel down.

Seeing this, Yang Xingguo hurriedly stopped the other person before he knelt down.

"Mr. Yang, these supplies are really life-saving. Two bags of rice and flour are enough for our families to eat for more than a year."

Village Chief Li said excitedly.

When Yang Xingguo heard what Village Chief Li said, he sighed helplessly.

Villages like this are basically populated by elderly people over 50 years old and children under 10 years old.

Most of those young people have gone out to work.

Those who are doing better and are filial will regularly send some money home every month to ensure that the elderly at home have living expenses and do not go hungry.

Some people have no conscience and leave the village without any news. No one knows whether they are dead or alive.

Those old people are old and don’t have much energy. Those who want to make money don’t know how to do it.

For an old man or child like this, a bag of rice is enough for them to eat for a long time.

Moreover, there is no such thing as three meals a day here. Eating two meals a day is considered a luxury.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that these supplies mentioned by Village Chief Li can sustain them for more than a year.

"Village Chief Li, I won't say much to thank you, let's just deliver these supplies first."

"Good good!!!"

Upon hearing this, Village Chief Li hurriedly called the villagers from afar to come over.

"You all come here to carry the supplies, so be careful. If you break a bag of rice, your family will lose the supplies."

"And Xiao Wuzi, run back to the village and ask more people to come and move the supplies."

Village chief Li had a very high reputation. Under his command, no one said anything and everyone quickly stepped forward to move the supplies.

Luo Xiao was watching from the side.

Looking at those villagers in shabby clothes, it felt like I had returned to the era of decades ago.

it's here,

He could not see any traces of modernization; even the means of transportation were still donkeys and wooden carts.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that there were still such villages in China.

They have been abandoned by the times!

Luo Xiao and Wang Bin beside him looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

"It's surprising, right? I didn't expect there is such a backward village."

Yang Xingguo walked over and looked at the villagers who were actively carrying supplies. Although they were very tired, everyone had a smile on their face.

"Just a few bags of rice and flour can make them smile happily. How easy it is to satisfy them!"

Luo Xiao looked at the villagers in the distance, an indescribable emotion stuck in his throat that he couldn't get rid of.

Yes,

Just a few bags of rice and flour can make them like this, and the money to buy these rice and flour is not even enough for them to go out for a drink.

But it is this money that can ensure that a family in this village will not go hungry for a year.

"I think I understand a little bit about why Mr. Chen asked us to come out and pick up the poor elderly."

Luo Xiao spoke slowly. He considered himself not a good person, but seeing a village like this.

It still caused a huge impact in his original world.

"Yeah, I suddenly felt how happy I was when I was an extra in the film and television city for a year."

Wang Bin nodded.

After graduating from university, he went to a film and television studio in Kyoto to work as an extra, hoping to take this opportunity to become an actor.

But things went against his wishes. He worked as an extra in the film and television city for a year and did not play any important role at all.

Either it's a dead body, or it's a little kid who's going to die.

Sometimes, I can’t even get a job as an extra.

It would be a very good situation if he could earn a few dozen dollars a day. At least if he saved a little, it would be enough for him to eat for two days.

He once thought that the time he spent as an extra in the film and television city was the hardest and most difficult time in his life.

But now seeing the villagers in front of him, he suddenly didn't think so.

"Seeing this, the difficulties we encountered before are nothing."

Yang Xingguo sighed.

The longer he spent doing research among the poor, the more he realized that his previous life was relatively happy.

At least the whole family is healthy and not hungry.

“How many villages are there like this?”

Luo Xiao's throat moved.

"a lot of!"

Yang Xingguo spoke calmly.

"But not all poor villages are like this one. This village is one of the most backward and impoverished ones."

"Basically, you can see one like this every time you walk through 20 or so villages."