In the early morning of July 2020, the mist and rain were hazy, and Dalu Village was full of life. The "chirp, chirp" bird's cry was accompanied by a figure moving forward with determination. The gentle breeze brings a scent of earth, mixed with the fragrance of grass and flowers. Taking a breath of air gently, Cao Shuai continued to walk deep into the village.

Into the poor village

Dalu Village, located in the northwestern part of Guangdong Province, is under the jurisdiction of Yangshan County, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province. It is the target poverty alleviation village of China Railway 25th Bureau Group. There are 3124 people in the village, 79 households with 172 people in poverty, and the poverty incidence rate is 5.5%.

Cao Shuai (later) and his colleagues went to the poor households

In order to thoroughly implement the national precision poverty alleviation strategy, the 25th Bureau of China Railway Group sent talented personnel to the village. Among them, a "post-90s" Hunan guy with black-rimmed glasses was particularly eye-catching among them. His name was Cao Shuai. In August 2018, Cao Shuai took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Dalu Village as the captain of the village poverty alleviation team of the China Railway 25th Bureau Group.

"When I first arrived, I was very surprised looking at the rugged mountain roads and incomplete infrastructure. I didn't expect that there was such an isolated village hidden here." Cao Shuai remembered the scene when he first arrived in Dalu Village. "It's hard for babies to learn to start." Cao Shuai is a novice in poverty alleviation, but he knows that only by precision poverty alleviation can the whole village get rid of poverty.

Cao Shuai (first from left) and his colleagues sent dividends to poor households before the Spring Festival

Cao Shuai has the unique characteristics of an engineer, and is highly adaptable, willing to endure hardships and capable of doing things. He woke up in the dark, followed the former captain in less than half a month, traveled to 11 natural villages, and got a preliminary understanding of the basic situation of 79 poor households. After more than a month, he carefully visited door to door to carefully understand the population status, health status and source of income of the poor households. Every household met to ensure that the poor households were accurately identified 100%. The dialect is not easy to understand, and the work is not easy to carry out. Cao Shuai and the villagers get closer together by talking about daily life, eating and living, talking about medical insurance, and talking about employment and income, etc., and gradually strengthen the understanding of both sides. Take appropriate opportunities to speak little by little. National poverty alleviation policy. "Every poor household has its own story. Only by paying more attention to them, communicating with them more and letting them see that the poverty alleviation team is here to'really help the poor, help the real poor', can we open their hearts and understand. Cause of poverty." Cao Shuai said with a smile.

Cao Shuai (right) and his colleagues sorted out the poverty alleviation work ledger

Lao Li, a poor household in Dalu Village, is nearly 50 years old. He has a disability and hemiplegia after a stroke. The child is in the first grade of junior high school. His wife only works in a glass factory. How can Lao Li's family increase their income? After studying with the poverty alleviation team and the village director, Cao Shuai decided to help Uncle Li develop chicken breeding. At first, Uncle Li was resisted. However, Cao Shuai did not give up. He visited the door time and time again to talk about the “precise poverty alleviation” related policies, the profit and prospects of chicken breeding, the tangible benefits and changes brought to the village and villagers by other poverty alleviation projects in the village, and the poverty alleviation team from breeding Sales can provide help. "I have no choice but to run to his house as soon as I have time. For this reason, I wore out two pairs of shoes in more than a month." Speaking of this, Cao Shuai pointed to something on his feet. Cracked shoe.

Pay attention to industry and education

After Cao Shuai's patient persuasion and guidance, and other poor households also moved, Uncle Li's thoughts finally changed. More than a month later, he took the initiative to find Cao Shuai and expressed his willingness to give it a try. This made Cao Shuai very pleased. He immediately allocated 50 chicken fry, distributed 100 kilograms of feed, and coordinated the poverty alleviation fund of China Railway 25th Bureau Group of 1,000 yuan. Cao Shuai also set about arranging for Uncle Li to join a small-scale breeding base to solve his worries on the market. Seeing the improvement in the life of Uncle Li's family, the smiles on his face gradually increased, Cao Shuai felt sweet in his heart: "'Sense of acquisition' is a concept often mentioned in poverty alleviation work. Let the villagers see them physically Life is getting better and better, getting more comfortable, and achieving the goal of getting rich and going well-off. This is what I think is a sense of gain."

Cao Shuai (left) distributes chicken fry to poor households

When talking about poverty alleviation through education, Cao Shuai was deeply impressed: "Children are the future and hope of the motherland. Poverty alleviation requires both'helping the wisdom' and'helping the will'. The school is next to my dormitory, and I often go to school and the principal. , The teacher communicated the children's learning situation, and then went to the villagers' homes to chat with the parents and children about their studies and life." During the visit, a little boy's family caught Cao Shuai's attention. Xiaoyin is 10 years old this year and is in the fourth grade of elementary school. His grades are among the best. He has a family of 3 and his mother is disabled. Only his father works for a living. The little boy is not outgoing. Cao Shuai often went to his home to talk about the outside world, about his ideals, and about his parents. Cao Shuai saw that he lacked school supplies, so he bought school supplies for Xiaoyin out of his own pocket, encouraging him to study hard and do a little Superman".

Cao Shuai talks with the children of Dalu Primary School

With the help of Cao Shuai and other poverty alleviation teams, in 2019, the per capita disposable income of Dalu Village reached 13,495.93 yuan. By the end of April 2020, 172 people from 79 poor households had all been lifted out of poverty and the withdrawal rate reached 100%.

"The villagers live happily is my greatest happiness as a poverty alleviation cadre." Asked about his perception of poverty alleviation work, Cao Shuai said. Editor/He Yuting