Fukang, Xinjiang provides a variety of services to care for the elderly left behind in rural areas-life is guaranteed and the mood is happy (fill in the shortcomings of rural social welfare)

People’s Daily (13th edition, April 7, 2022)

　　Contracted doctors visit regularly, all kinds of services are meticulous and thoughtful, and cultural activities are colorful … … In fukang city, Xinjiang, Guo Qingfeng, a left-behind old man in rural areas, has not only guaranteed his daily life, but also enriched his spiritual life, thus realizing his sense of security, worthiness and happiness.

　　"We are both good. Don’t worry about your work and come back for dinner at the weekend. Ok, I have something to do, hang up! " Hanging up the phone call from his son, Guo Qingfeng picked up his coat. "Today, the garbage truck came to the village to clear the garbage. I’ll show the driver the way."

　　The 78-year-old Guo Qingfeng and his wife have lived in Liuyun Central Village, Jiuyunjie Town, fukang city, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang for decades. All four children have worked in the city and become "empty nesters". "Now the policy is good and the life is good. Although I am old, my health is very good, and there are many things to be busy every day." Guo Qingfeng is very satisfied with his later life.

　　The old couple’s annual income is more than 40 thousand yuan — —

　　Life is very happy, don’t worry about supporting the elderly.

　　"I like to add a new house for the New Year, and people are prosperous and prosperous." The Spring Festival couplets on both sides of Guo Qingfeng’s door are still there. Last year, he moved into a new house. His wife Qi Yuping kept the house neat, and the flowers on the windowsill were already blooming, and the spring was strong.

　　Someone pushed the door and came in. It was Wang Quan, a doctor in the village clinic, and also Guo Qingfeng’s contracted family doctor. "Guo Shu, let me take your blood pressure for you and your aunt. How do you feel recently?"

　　"All right, the results of the last physical examination are all right, but your aunt has a little backache." Guo Qingfeng rolled up his sleeves and took Wang Quan’s blood pressure as he answered.

　　"Auntie, you should pay attention to this lumbar disc herniation. Don’t lift heavy objects. If it is serious, you should call me in time and discuss other treatment plans." The kingship put away the equipment he carried with him.

　　"The policy of signing a doctor is good. It is said that it comes to the door once a quarter, but it comes almost every month. I usually call when I have problems." Guo Qingfeng said that the home is not far from the clinic, and physical therapy, needle injection, infusion and medicine can be solved at home. Some time ago, my wife caught a cold, and the medicine was bought in the village clinic, unlike going to the township health center before.

　　Although I am in good health, after all, I can’t do farm work when I am old. Where does the income come from? Guo Qingfeng told reporters that 18 acres of land in the family have been transferred through the collective bidding of the village Committee, and the annual transfer fee is more than 14,000 yuan. The old couple can also receive the residents’ old-age insurance every month. As an old party member, Guo Qingfeng can also receive the "three old people" subsidy, and with the filial piety of his children, the old couple earn more than 40,000 yuan a year.

　　"We all bought rural medical insurance, which can be reimbursed according to the proportion of medical treatment. Every year, the government pays for our free medical examination. Apart from all kinds of expenses, there is still a lot of surplus every year, so there is no need to worry about the problem of old-age care. No, it cost more than 200,000 yuan to build a new house. " Guo Qingfeng said that the village was provided with central heating last year, and we don’t have to build our own coal stoves in winter after moving into a new house. "This is really convenient for us. When natural gas is connected next year, our life will be no different from that of city people."

　　Not far from the town, there is also a "Happy Courtyard", which only needs to be paid to 450 yuan every month, with full accommodation and someone to take care of it. Liu Hui, deputy director of fukang city Civil Affairs Bureau, said that there are three "Happy Courtyards" in the city, covering six townships, which are operated with funds allocated by the civil affairs department. However, in view of the fact that it will take time to change the concept of providing for the elderly, the third-party operation mode is being explored at present, and the home-based care mode should be vigorously developed in the future. "For example, if you need a haircut, someone will come to the door directly, and you will also carry out leasing business such as nursing beds and wheelchairs." Liu Hui said that in rural areas where the elderly live in concentrated communities, mutual happiness homes will be gradually opened and day care will be carried out.

　　One account has been kept for 39 years — —

　　Keep working hard and be more energetic.

　　In the spring, Qi Yuping wanted to order food in the garden at the door. Guo Qingfeng bought seeds, opened a blue notebook and wrote "March 20th, bought white rapeseed, radish seeds, oil white rapeseed, 3 packs, 15 yuan". Speaking of this blue notebook, there is a lot to it. On the cover, it says "The Bookkeeping Manual for Tracking and Investigating Households at Fixed Observation Points in Rural Areas", which is the thirty-ninth one used by Guo Qingfeng.

　　At the beginning of 1983, Guo Qingfeng’s family was identified as a "fixed observer in rural areas", and it was necessary to record every income and expenditure of the family and report it on time to provide reference for the "three rural" policy.

　　From "Xiao Xia bought a popsicle for 5 cents" to "bought a tractor for 3,900 yuan", from the upside down of income and expenditure of more than 1,000 yuan to the net income of more than 40,000 yuan, Guo Qingfeng kept records conscientiously for 39 years, and was awarded as an excellent observer year after year because of his meticulous and clear accounts. "Although bookkeeping is only a trivial family matter, it can provide a basis for the government to formulate policies, so I have carefully recorded it for more than 30 years, and I can continue to play the residual heat when I am old. The government gave me a bonus every year, and last year, I sent a 500 yuan, which was recorded in my account book. " Looking at this account book and expenditure now, it not only records the changes of Guo Qingfeng’s personal life, but also records the development of the country, the changes of the times and the happiness of the people.

　　Exemption from agricultural taxes, direct grain subsidies, subsidies for returning farmland to forests, new agricultural cooperative medical care, and "two exemptions and one subsidy" for education can all be clearly seen from Guo Qingfeng’s account.

　　In the bookkeeping book, since 2001, Guo Qingfeng’s family income has been in surplus. He began to collect old things, ranging from food stamps, cloth tickets and kerosene lamps to stone mills, spinning wheels and farm tools. These are the years he has experienced. Last year, Guo Qingfeng donated more than 900 old objects collected over the years, including 38 bookkeeping books that have been reported, and built the "Time Memory Museum" for people to visit. He also took the initiative to be a preacher, explaining the development of farming culture behind the old things to the young people and students who came. Every time someone comes to visit, Guo Qingfeng has to prepare one day in advance and wipe the exhibits clean.

　　"People can’t be old when they are old, and they must continue to make contributions when they are old, so that they can be energetic!" Guo Qingfeng was busy, leading the villagers to plant more than 20 thousand trees voluntarily, and the green coverage rate in the village reached 70%. No, recently, Guo Qingfeng started planting trees again. "Although I am old, I can dig four tree pits in one morning!"

　　Abula Miyazi, secretary of the general branch of the village party, mentioned that Guo Qingfeng was full of praise: more than 100 acres of long-grain fruit and mulberry in the village ecological park were ripe, and Guo Qingfeng learned young people to pick up their mobile phones and try to start a live broadcast to attract tourists to spend in the village. "Lao Guo, I just can’t help myself!" Abra said.

　　The hobby has been maintained for a lifetime — —

　　There are many interesting activities in cultural activity stations.

　　"Lao Guo, want to play two sets?" In the evening, old buddies Liu Genchou and Liu Guomin came to the door and put them on the chessboard with Guo Qingfeng. "Lao Guo is an able person, and we all love to play with him." Liu Guomin said.

　　This is true. In the cultural activity station opened in the village, table tennis room, chess room and farmer’s bookstore, Guo Qingfeng is a frequent visitor. "I only have a primary school education level, but I studied very well at that time and knew a lot of words. Writing brush calligraphy is a habit developed when I was at school, and I still practice it every day. "

　　There is a calligraphy work on the TV wall of Guo Qingfeng’s new home — — "Get up early in the morning, sweep the courtyard, cherish the morning light, study hard, drink and eat with restraint." "Look, there are other words in this house, all written by me." Guo Qingfeng proudly introduced. Even carpentry is his specialty, and he made a lot of furniture at home himself. What makes him most satisfied is the shelf between the living room and the dining room. "This is my design, which is both a shelf and a screen."

　　In the newly built house, he specially arranged a study for himself. The most conspicuous thing on the desk is my own penholder with brushes of different sizes hanging on it. I write when I am free. "In the first two years, I wrote Spring Festival couplets for everyone every Spring Festival. Last Spring Festival, the village invited members of the State Calligraphers Association to write for everyone, and we can still communicate together."

　　In the village, there are many places for the elderly to entertain. The Sixth National Games Central Village consists of three natural villages, each of which has a cultural activity station and a stage for the people. Everyone can find their own interesting projects at the cultural activity station. "I used to go dancing when my back didn’t hurt, and everyone was happy together." Qi Yuping said that every festival, everyone’s self-written and self-performed programs take turns to be staged on the people’s stage. "In a few days, there will be people everywhere on the basketball court in the evening, dancing and chatting, which is very lively."

　　"The village often carries out various activities to organize the elderly to play and have fun together, to solve their loneliness, and their mental state is good and their health can be better." Abra said.