With young people from rural areas working in cities, there are more vacant rooms in the suburbs of Beijing. Some retired people in Beijing rent rural yards and enjoy rural life, which is an experience that is not available in the city. Farming, mountain climbing and sightseeing have all become very convenient, while children watch the older generation have healthier bodies at work.
Rich in products, all green
Two years ago, Xiao Lu rented a small yard for his parents in a village near Doudian, Fangshan District. The total area of this small courtyard is nearly 1000 square meters, including 8 bungalows facing south. The annual rent of such a yard is only 1 0,000 yuan. "This is put forward by my father. He said he thought about it when he was young. When he is old, he will live in the countryside. "
It is no accident that Mr. Lao Lu can have such an idea. I think that at the beginning, the family lived in a bungalow near Caishikou, with a small room of 10 square meter, and a family of three. It was not until the year of retirement that the bungalow was demolished that the family moved into the building. In the words of Mr. Lao Lu, "I have lived in a humble abode all my life and I am tired of city life. I have long envied rural life. "
The yard was a mess when I first rented it, so I can see that it has been idle for many years. "The host family's land is full of trees, so don't wait. The child bought a big house in Beijing and was very busy at work. They simply take their parents to support the elderly, and the rural yard is empty. " Dont Ask For Help, a 66-year-old Lao Lu couple, tidied up the yard alone. "We both caught up with the countryside. Although we are not farmers, we can do all these jobs. "
At that time, it was beginning of spring. I sent my parents here with some pots, pans, brooms and dustpans. Mr. Xiao Lu returned to the city to start a new week's work. Before I left, I told my parents not to be tired. When he came here again a week later, he found the small yard completely changed. In the past, there were many sundries piled up in the huge yard, and all these things were cleaned up in the corner of the yard. There are two plum trees on the wall of the yard. The musty smell in the room is gone, and the clean sheets are covered; The ground in the yard has been turned over and the rattan fence made of bamboo and wood is under construction.
A month later, the yard was completely changed. Seedlings of tomatoes, eggplants, pumpkins, grapes and cowpeas climbed onto the shelf, and half a chicken ran on the ground. Mr. Lao Lu got a tricycle and took his wife to several big markets nearby three or four times a week. "I'm afraid they can't adapt. I didn't expect my parents to do anything. "
It takes more than ten minutes to get to the foot of the wild mountain by bike. When the weather is fine, Lao Lu will take his wife for a walk up the mountain, or pick up some mountain spring water from the mountain and bring it back to the yard to cook. Soon the first harvest autumn came, and Lao Lu invited her in-laws, plus a couple, and six people had a comfortable meal under the rattan frame in the yard. When he left, two boxes of his own free-range eggs were gifts.
Now that the second summer has come, Mr. Lao Lu is familiar with many old people in the village. Under the guidance of neighbors, there are more varieties in the vegetable garden. As soon as summer comes, these two plum trees begin to bear fruit and become new gifts. More importantly, Mr. Lao Lu and his wife are now working in the fields with cats around their waists, and they don't feel tired for a long time. This is Mr Xiao Lu's most proud change.
Mr Xiao Lu also had a child last year. Children over one year old follow their grandparents. "I learned something from elementary school that I couldn't learn in the city. The land is spacious and it is safe for children to run around. " Three generations, old and young, come here every weekend. Parents are used to life in the countryside except going home to the city in the coldest winter.
A gathering place to attract relatives and friends.
Mr Ma Yao is 57 years old. He hasn't left his job yet, and he is still doing his own business in the city. What he yearned for most in his later years was to live an idyllic life in the suburbs like his father.
When I was young, with the "war" in the military factory everywhere, Mr. Ma Lao got married and gave birth late. This year, he is 90 years old. Besides Ma Yao, he has three daughters, all of whom are close to retirement age. Family life is good, besides living in the city, there is also a house for rent; Children are filial to the elderly, and every day someone will come home to accompany them.
However, Mr Ma Yao prefers to let his father live the life he wants. "He knew that the rural areas in the suburbs of Beijing were relatively free, and he asked me to rent him a small courtyard ten years ago." Ma Yao found a villager near Liu Lihe River in Fangshan District through his working relationship. At that time, he rented a small yard of about 450 square meters, with an average annual rent of only 3,000 yuan.
Considering that his parents were 80 years old, Ma Yao dared not let the old couple clean the yard. Instead, he drove his own car and invited domestic workers from the city to clean up. In the initial period of time, in addition to Mr. Ma, his relatives and friends often followed him to the yard, playing cards, drinking and chatting happily. "The countryside has a natural attraction for city people."
After his father settled here, Ma Yao agreed to take care of his father with several sisters, considering the special situation of his parents' old age. "As the only boy, I must be the first to be responsible. I spend every weekend with the elderly. I am busy at work, and several sisters take turns to accompany their parents. " I'm successful in business, and Ma Yao doesn't want to mistreat my sisters. "There are two drawers in my parents' bedroom, and there are 2000 yuan in the left drawer all the year round, which is used to buy food and cook. If it is missing, I will add it; In the drawer on the right, I put 4500 yuan a month. Every day, my sisters take care of their parents, from which they get 150 yuan. "
I originally wanted my sisters to share the care of the elderly with the economy. Unexpectedly, after the completion of Changgou Wetland Park, everyone rushed to accompany the elderly. Mr. and Mrs. Ma not only have daughters and granddaughters all the year round, but also get together with their children and grandchildren or the whole family on weekends, visit the wetland park together and eat the old couple's farm dishes. "Money is secondary, and no amount of money can buy family harmony."
Feel the joy of professional gardening
There is a special field in Xiaogudian Village, Qingyundian Town, Daxing District. This land is not hungry for food, but it is rich in gourds. In midsummer, the gourd is covered with mold, and in autumn it will become a gourd that can sing especially.
Mr. Li Guoliang, the owner of this gourd garden, is 67 years old, and he is an out-and-out "city dweller". He rented a wasteland here more than ten years ago. "The price is cheap. I like playing. I rented it for 20 years. "
Li Guoliang introduced that he had been working in the second business system. When he was young, he drove all over the country. Later, when the unit was restructured, he was also idle, so he thought about planting gourds in the suburbs of Beijing. Living in Beijing for generations, he likes old Beijing playthings. He also buys and sells flowers, birds, fish and insects in the old official garden, and he is quite expert in these things.
After coming to Xiaogudian Village, he has set up more than ten shelves of gourds and vines on the wasteland. Although "playing" is very professional, it is not easy to do. If there is a heavy rain, it may be "no harvest" this year; Even if the weather is fine, it is not easy to take medicine once every three days and carefully observe the growth every day. But with the mood of "hobby", "I feel happy no matter how tired I am."
As Li Guoliang's gourd was gradually known to literary lovers, he also became a well-known gourd grower. Gourd fans from all over Beijing often come to him and even customize some gourds and peripheral products. "In good years, gourd earns more money than salary and pension."
With the growth of age, he paid less and less attention to the economic benefits brought by this gourd, but regarded it as a health care space. The number of gourds with more than ten vines has now been reduced to three. "Not if you have more." He also spends more time growing vegetables and fruits. Tomatoes, eggplant, beans and green onions, which are often eaten in our city, are almost planted in a small garden. When I was a child, I traveled all over the country, and the branches of "Mopan Jujube" from other places were grafted on small jujube trees in the yard by him. Nowadays, mopan jujube, which bears fruit every year, is also a rarity in Beijing. Several Lycium barbarum trees are hung with fruits the size of soybean grains. When chatting in the yard, Li Guoliang grabbed a few and chewed them in his mouth. "Sweet. Now pay attention to health, but how many people can have this condition and eat fresh medlar every day. "
"Leaving the city, I found that rural life is not bad at all. The pace of the city is fast, and more and more people have the feelings of rural life. " There are kittens and puppies lying under the vines. Summer in the country is not so hot. It is also a gathering place for family and friends. With convenient transportation, relatives and friends drove to him with wine, drank tea and ate vegetables in the yard, exercised and breathed fresh air.
Several interviewees said that this mode of providing for the aged is very suitable for the elderly in cities, but it is best for the elderly to be healthy in order to enjoy the happiness of working in the countryside more. Lu Xiao said that some migrant workers in the suburbs of Beijing have many left-behind elderly people and many empty houses, so they can tidy up their houses and rent them to city dwellers more formally. "I am very optimistic about the future of this pension model."
Driven by Ma Yao, more and more friends around him began to look for similar retirement homes in the suburbs of Beijing. Ma Yao noticed that some people even signed a "purchase contract" with farmers who rented houses, that is, they bought out the right to use houses. This is because some rural elderly people are more willing to "buy" the whole yard with a sum of money if they have no children. But from the perspective of a perennial rural renter, he reminded everyone that this model is not as good as ordinary renting. "Because according to the law, the homestead is the land in the village and cannot be' sold' to the city people at will. If there is a dispute in the future, this contract is not protected by law. "