Censorship of excessive banquets is not only in line with current policies,
is also a requirement for epidemic prevention and control.
Not long ago,
a villager in Liutong Town, Xiuwen County, set an example.
html On April 16, a lonely old man passed away in the Houchao Group of Baozhai Village, Liutong Town, Xiuwen County. After learning the news, neighbors of the village rushed to help. Because the daughter of villager Zhang Xuewen worshiped the old man as her godfather, Zhang Xuewen's daughter took care of the old man's funeral. However, because his daughter married outside, the matter fell on Zhang Xuewen. Of course, his daughter paid for the funeral.
Reporters learned that Zhang Xuewen’s daughter took care of her children at home and her son-in-law worked outside, so the family’s income was limited. But what surprised the villagers was that at this funeral, Zhang Xuewen's daughter actually offered to only help and not accept gifts.
Zhang Xuewen: People around me also advised my daughter why not accept some gifts? My daughter said that there is no need for this. She just wants to fulfill the old man's wish and do her best. No matter how much debt she has, she must handle it for him and fulfill his last wish without charging a penny.
In addition, according to local customs,
a banquet is required for weddings,
but Zhang Xuewen’s family did not do this.
Zhang Xuewen: Just sit and eat lunch. Stir-fry some vegetables and cook the rice, then prepare the rice yourself and sit down to eat.
At first, Zhang Xuewen was a little worried that the villagers would not understand and even accuse him of being stingy behind his back. But what he didn't expect was that not only were everyone not unhappy, they were also very supportive.
Villager: Just prepare the rice and bring it over for everyone to eat, which reduces a lot of waste. If you want to put it on the plate, throw it all away if you can’t finish it.
Zhou Zuowen, Secretary of the Party Branch of Baozhai Village: The first is that the lunch boxes are clean and hygienic, and the second is that the epidemic cannot gather.
On April 18,
the old man was laid to rest, and
the funeral ended successfully.
Although it cost more than 30,000 yuan,
Zhang Xuewen was very happy because the funeral was held without any extravagance and waste, and
also greatly saved manpower.
Zhang Xuewen: The first is the requirement of epidemic prevention and control, and the second is saving resources. It saved nearly 10,000 yuan. If it were a big deal, it would have cost 40,000 to 50,000 yuan.
It is the first time in Xiuwen County to hold a funeral like this without accepting gifts or setting up a banquet. After the news spread, it received unanimous praise from everyone.
The villagers told reporters that through this incident, they have also seen the various benefits of simple arrangements. They will also follow this method when there are weddings and funerals at home in the future.
Zhang Xuewen's family
can have such ideas and practices.
It is also the result of the local government's
unremitting propaganda and
resolute rectification of the "governing style" work of
such as extravagance and waste, heavy burials and poor maintenance,
comparisons of favors, etc. .
Zhou Zuowen, Secretary of the Party Branch of Baozhai Village: Our policy is to do new weddings, simple funerals, and nothing else. Weddings can last only one day, funerals cannot exceed 72 hours, the number of tables cannot exceed 15, and gifts cannot exceed 50 yuan.
Wang Dian, a member of the Party Committee of Liutong Town, Xiuwen County: We have made more than 30,000 copies of the brochure and distributed it to every household. We play it through the loudspeakers in our village in turn. If there is any news or issue, we will go to the door to publicize it and contact the village leaders. publicity. If there are indeed those who do not comply, they will be restrained through village rules and regulations, and they will be punished appropriately, but they must be implemented with the unanimous consent of our villagers.
The reporter learned that Zhang Xuewen is a household that has been lifted out of poverty. His wife is disabled and his son is sick. The whole family relies on him as a labor force. A few years ago, with the help of the local government, his family raised several cows and was able to escape poverty. However, the habit of hosting indiscriminate banquets in rural areas gave him a headache.
Zhang Xuewen told reporters that in the past few years, rural banquets were frequent and varied.
When mentioning drinking, the villagers shook their heads.
As farmers, everyone has limited income,
but drinking alone
accounts for 60 to 70% of the total income every year.
Zhang Xuewen: I have to give away one or two hundred yuan each time. Anyway, it costs me two cows a year to feed, and I have to kill two cows just to eat wine.
Wang Dian, member of the Party Committee of Liutong Town, Xiuwen County: full moon wine , moving wine, champion wine , soldier wine, celebrating birthdays. There is even a ridiculous thing called Monument Liquor, which requires wine to be served even when a monument is erected. We have stopped one of them before.
Villagers told reporters that after the government's work on improving social conduct in the past year, the trend of indiscriminate banquets has been greatly curbed. From the beginning of the year to now, Zhang Xuewen has only had two weddings and weddings, which has greatly reduced his financial pressure.
Zhou Zuowen, Secretary of the Party Branch of Baozhai Village: Since we started our work, not a single household in our village has organized random banquets.
No big deal, no effort.
Thumbs up for this "new style banquet"!
Reporter: Tang Chenglei
(People’s Attention)
