Zhou Guixi raised pigs to take off the "poverty cap"

Every morning, Zhou Guixi, a villager of Xiaolian Village in Shilou County, does the first thing after getting up, that is, he goes to the pigsty to have a look. Looking at the fat pig, there was a happy smile on his face.

Zhou Guixi, 40, is one of the 121 poor families in Xiaolian Village. There are elderly parents and two children at the bottom. The family is supported by Zhou Guixi and his wife who get up early in the morning and stay up late every day. Elderly parents need money to see a doctor and take medicine, and their children need money to go to school, so the whole family is struggling. This year, with the help of Liu Qihu, chief accountant of the Shilou County Party Committee and the Luliang City Economic and Information Commission, he has been on the road of getting rid of poverty and becoming rich by raising pigs and making self-reliance.

Driving into Xiaolian Village, Shilou County, a clean village road winds its way to every corner of the village. Although it is winter, we can still see the industrious villagers working everywhere. In the distance, the reporter saw Zhou Guixi, he is cleaning the pigsty, the action is very sharp. After a burst of pleasantries, in his courtyard, we picked up the routine and listened to him tell the story of getting rid of poverty.

"despite the fact that pig farming is on such a large scale now, it is not easy at first." Zhou Guixi was deeply impressed by the hardship of raising pigs. "I used to raise pigs, but at that time, we didn't have any money and professional skills, so we relied on some old methods. We didn't raise many pigs and grew slowly. In addition, we didn't sell well, and we often lost money after a year of hard work."

It is the first step that costs troublesome. Zhou Guixi, who had no experience and technology, encountered a lot of difficulties in trying to raise pigs. In order to solve the technical problems, the town government contacted the county animal husbandry bureau to organize a training meeting for farmers in the town. Zhou Xigui gradually became an expert at raising pigs. With the help of the village committee, he took the initiative to apply for a 120000 yuan breeding loan to expand the scale of breeding. Through his efforts, he added 72 deposits in 2016, and in accordance with the county's policy of diversified industrial subsidies, he received an industrial subsidy of 5000 yuan. Nowadays, Zhou Guixi is raising pigs on a larger and larger scale. He processes feed and cleans pig houses by himself. The income is considerable and poverty alleviation has been achieved.

As the saying goes, "the wise are not confused, the brave are not afraid, the diligent are not poor, and the incorruptible are not corrupt." As the backbone of the family, Zhou Guixi also actively thought of ways to make money to subsidize the family while raising pigs. Under the active efforts of the village committee, Zhou Guixi officially became a forest ranger in November this year, and is expected to achieve a stable annual income of more than 6000 yuan. At the same time, the village committee helped him implement various subsidies for farmers totaling 630 yuan.

Now that Zhou Guixi has steadily reached the standard of "two worries and three guarantees," he has quietly calculated his own account: "this year, the family can still collect 30,000 yuan, and the average person has 7500 yuan. There is something to look forward to." The old secretary of Xiao garlic Village lamented: "to get rid of poverty, in addition to the help of the government, what is more important is to rely on the poor people themselves." Yes, Zhou Guixi is such a person, in the face of difficulties, there is no "wait, rely on, want", but dare to work hard, with diligence on the road to get rid of poverty and become rich.

Speaking of future plans, Zhou Guixi is full of confidence, he is prepared to continue to expand the scale of breeding, so that the pig industry to develop faster and better, live a more and more prosperous life!