Alpine shepherd become rich by breeding

"the sheep were running happily in the yard, dozens of lambs were playing in the newly renovated sheep room, and the glossy chickens were jumping and circling among the trees. At noon on October 12, the reporter came to Zhao Li Lei's alpine ecological breeding park in Jieling Village, Mituo Town, Taihu County, and saw a scene of vitality.

"We cannot rely solely on the sympathy of others and the relief of the government. We should use our hands to improve the living conditions of our two daughters and loved ones. "shepherd Zhao Li Lei clasped his hands like pine bark and told the reporter.

More than a decade ago, Zhao Li Lei and his wife gave birth to two daughters in response to the one-child policy, and the family lived a rich life as migrant workers. However, as the eldest daughter Yingying was found to have dermatomyositis, the quiet life of the family was broken. The couple have been running between hospitals for a long time, and out of sympathy, the boss insisted on paying Zhao Li Lei a salary. Later, Zhao Li Lei returned to his hometown with his family and opened a car repair shop. The business was soon unsustainable because it could not afford to hire workers. Zhao Li Lei had to start the motorcycle repair business. Soon, due to the further development of Yingying's illness and the need for more care, the motorcycle repair business had to close.

In order to facilitate the care of his two daughters and lighten his wife's burden, Zhao Li Lei began to engage in ecological breeding in the high mountains on his doorstep. In 2002, he took the opportunity to buy free-range goat seedlings in the surrounding area during the trough. After years of operation, Zhao Li Lei's flock has grown to more than 200 and chickens to more than 300, with an annual income of more than 50,000 yuan. In order to save costs, Zhao Li Lei has taken care of everything from technical management to sanitary cleaning, working day and night, and insisting on ecological breeding, the road is getting wider and wider.

Now, the family income plus the reimbursement of the NCMS is just enough to cover the medical expenses of the eldest daughter. Yingying has been at home since primary school was suspended. Zhao Li Lei lent her money to buy her a computer to surf the Internet. Now, Yingying has learned to use a computer and began to help her father understand the knowledge of breeding. The birth control of local goats has been failing, affecting the quality of the population. Zhao Li Lei carried out experiments with his own sheep and finally mastered the technical essentials and taught them to the local people free of charge. To this end, he paid the price of the death of 29 sheep and a loss of 70,000 yuan.

The local party committee and government have always been concerned about and supported Zhao Li Lei: bring their whole family into the scope of minimum security assistance and implement the family planning support policy. Not long ago, Zhao Li Lei just received a loan to help the poor. He soon built a goat delivery room, prepared to build a new sheep house, and was also preparing to develop cattle farming with the surrounding poor families and lead them to become rich together.