Great Power Technology

Shatta.

Ye Zhou and his party, led by the scenic guide, were hiking along the Xiata Ancient Trail toward the depths of the Xiata Valley.

Today is a good day. Although the temperature is still very low, it is sunny. According to the weather forecast, snow will not be an option for at least a day or two. Therefore, Ye Zhou decided to complete what Chen Hao had already given him on this day. A long hike on the agenda.

He wanted to just stay in the camp, drink tea, read documents, and start a new simulation by the way, but Chen Hao seemed to have predicted his thoughts and sent the itinerary plan at the beginning of the vacation. to his table.

At the end of that plan was a line written in someone's own hand.

"The scenery of the Chata Valley is superb. You can walk more and see more, and exercise properly."

As a result, Ye Zhou had no choice but to obey the order.

However, after actually walking on the Xiata Ancient Trail, he discovered that it was indeed a very worthwhile thing.

Although the grass is withered and yellow, it is very yellow; the dark green pine forest hides the white snow that has not yet melted, coupled with the clear sky and dark blue distant mountains, it is indeed very beneficial to people's mental recovery.

At the very least, walking in such beautiful scenery, the pressure in his heart was reducing at a speed that was almost visible to the naked eye.

Ye Zhou secretly thought in his heart, if there really is a san value indicator in this world, then his current san value should be in a state of soaring - if he recruits a few more pigs to chop down trees with him, Maybe it can rise faster.

"After we cross the Turks River later, we will officially enter the non-tourist area. The road behind is usually only walked by professional hikers. In the summer, you will encounter many, but this season, It’s probably just us.”

The guide was leading the way while introducing the surrounding scenery to the group. After hearing his words, Ye Zhou asked curiously:

"Is there any danger?"

The guide shook his head and replied:

"It used to be a bit dangerous. The main danger was getting lost and losing contact. But in the past two years, this problem has disappeared. The 4G signal has covered it. As long as your mobile phone has power and the navigation is turned on, you can walk back."

"Is there 4G in this place? Can you still turn on navigation?"

"Where can't I turn on the navigation? Leader, if you turn on your phone now, you can see the Xiata Ancient Road on the map. According to the markings on the map, it is actually on the same level as the village road."

Ye Zhou smiled and did not do anything, but Ye Lan turned on his mobile phone to verify. The result was just as the guide said. The trails running through the entire valley were marked as village roads, and some camping spots were even marked near the roads. point.

"It's amazing. But building a base station in such a no-man's land is a bit wasteful, right? How many tourists do you get in a year?"

Hearing her words, the guide smiled and replied:

"This is not a no-man's land. Leader, don't look at the fact that we can't see people now, but there are actually some small-scale settlements in the mountains - they are not villages, just some residents who have not moved out yet. .”

"They generally make a living by grazing, planting, and providing simple accommodation and meals for tourists. They can also make a lot of money during the peak season, so no one forces them to move - as long as they can survive on their own! "

Ye Zhou nodded slightly and continued to ask:

"Approximately how many such residents are there?"

"There are about ten or twenty households. I can't count them. I don't have much dealings with them. There are only three or four households. The only ones left at home are the elderly. When I pass by, I will stop by to take a look and ask questions. If they lack daily necessities, etc., we will bring them to them the second time.”

"They are all old people. They are the same age as my parents. It's good to be able to help. Leader, don't you think so?"

Looking at the guide's sincere eyes, Ye Zhou replied:

"Yes. Not many people are willing to help these days. What did you do before? Where are the children of these old people?"

"I'm a postman! I'm also a postman now. I don't care if I'm a temporary worker. I work when there's work, and I take a break when there's no work. When I'm free, I do some work as a tour guide to earn some extra money--this can be said Bar?"

"Then there's nothing you can't say. It's human nature."

Hearing Ye Zhou's answer, the guide breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued:

"You are talking about the children of the old people - actually there are only two families. In three families, the sons work outside and only come back once or twice a year; in one family, both daughters are married. I heard that they have just settled there. Okay, we’ll move there in a few months.”

"They are all empty nesters anyway."

"That's not too difficult. I thought it was the kind without children."

The guide sighed slightly and replied:

"Leader, the situation you mentioned also exists, but to be honest, an old man like that won't last long."

"It's not that you can't survive. Now that this place has been developed into a scenic spot, it's not difficult to make a living. But if your children are gone, the old man's spirit will be gone, and there will be no point in living."

"I have been working as a postman here for seven or eight years. When I first entered the industry, I often had some..."

At this point, the guide suddenly stopped, and Ye Zhou immediately understood what he meant.

In his eyes, he probably shouldn't say such so-called "negative" things in front of a leader like himself.

"It's okay, just say it. Don't worry, we are all technical people. The more you tell us, the more we can do."

After hesitating for a moment, the guide finally spoke.

"Actually, it's nothing. This kind of thing happens everywhere. But when I saw it, it made me feel panicked."

"At that time, I went up the mountain to deliver letters, and I often saw that there were suddenly no smoke from the fires in some houses. Whenever this happened, I would immediately call the nearby police station to deal with it."

"Don't say I'm wasting police force or anything like that. I really didn't dare to go see it myself - I was scared. The first time I was still a dazed young man. I saw a family of herdsmen who had eaten had no cigarettes in their house. I pushed away. Just go to the door and see the result."

"As a result, the old woman died on the dining table for several days."

"I went up and pushed with my hand, and my face was glued to the table."

"I really thought about that scene, I won't talk about it anymore."

"Anyway, later on, tourism development was carried out, and then these lonely elderly people were moved and resettled. This kind of thing became much less common. When the electricity and mobile phone signals were turned on, I never saw them again."

Ye Zhou hummed and suddenly asked:

"Have you never seen it, or is it really gone? Are you telling the truth?"

"It really doesn't exist anymore. At most, life is difficult, but extreme things like that have never happened - families are usually equipped with mobile phones, and if there is a problem, they can call the emergency contact number."

"How difficult is it?"

"The main reason is that they can't eat - it's not that they don't have anything to eat, but they definitely have enough food. It's because the old people have poor hands-on skills. Sometimes they just cook a pot of rice and eat it for several days. I used to occasionally bring them some canned food. Kind of, and it turns out, hey, they can’t open it.”

"Later I learned to be good. If I wanted to buy something, I would just buy something like ham sausage. I could just cut it with a knife and peel off the packaging. It was much easier than cutting and cooking the vegetables themselves."

Hearing his words, Ye Zhou almost blurted out and wanted to say "ham sausage is nutritious", but in the blink of an eye, he swallowed it back alive.

Talk to them about nutrition? It's really a bit ridiculous.

At least there is some fat and protein in the ham sausage, and at least this is near a relatively highly developed scenic spot. What about other places?

In more remote places, where resources are scarcer, are there still people who don’t even have food to eat?

Unbalanced development is an objective fact, and to completely change this situation requires excessive, almost completely unrewarding, and extremely inefficient resource investment.

Population migration is a relatively good solution, but in the face of such a complex cultural environment, this is an almost impossible strategy.

Therefore, in the final analysis, we still have to rely on productivity development and technological progress.

There is a long way to go.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhou said:

"Take me to see the elderly people's homes you mentioned. It's just hiking anyway, so it's the same wherever you go."

The guide glanced at Wu Ping next to Ye Zhou, and only agreed after seeing the latter nodding.

So, half an hour later, the group arrived at the door of the simple brick house where the first left-behind elderly people lived, as the guide said, but the scene they saw left everyone in a daze.

The old man with gray hair was sitting at the door wiping tears.

The guide quickly stepped forward and asked in the local dialect. After a while, he turned back to Ye Zhou and said:

"She said her son didn't want her anymore and she couldn't get through on the phone."