The elderly in Ji'nan lack the source of their income and sneak out to the supermarket to avoid cold.
source: Qilu Evening News
the weather is getting colder and colder, and old Liu Peigen took out only a few thick clothes to make up.
November 6th news (reporter Mu Jing) because of suffering from cataract, coronary heart disease and other diseases, 67 year old lonely old man Liu Bacon's body is not good, in addition to 400 yuan per month to save money and collect money to sell money, he has no other sources of income. As the weather became cold, Liu Peigen began to worry again, because there was no heating in the house, and he could not afford the honeycomb briquette for the winter. He often sneaked out to the supermarket to avoid the cold.
6, the reporter came to Tian He new residence district, the district is a low rent housing project in Ji'nan, Liu Peigen old man lives here. In Liu Peigen's house, except for the old bed, wardrobe, TV set and a gas stove for cooking, there are no other decent things to be found.
Liu Peigen is 67 years old. He broke his leg and waist when he was young. As he grew older, he suffered from cataracts and coronary heart disease and could not do heavy work. Since Liu Peigen divorced a person in 2005, in addition to more than 400 yuan per month, Liu Peigen had to go out to pick up newspapers, mineral water bottles and so on to subsidize the household.
Liu Peigen said that because of the limited economic conditions, we can save our province. In order to save water, he is not even willing to use tap water, every rainy day to use a basin to collect rain, "use the rain can wash things, but also save the tap water."
"the weather is fine today, and I can't stand the cold weather for a few days, so I have to go to the supermarket to warm up." Liu Peigen said he had no money to buy honeycomb briquette for the winter. In the severe winter season, he sneaked away to the nearby supermarket mall to shelter from the cold.
"I saw in the supermarket two days ago that there was a stove selling 32 yuan for a honeycomb briquette stove." Liu Peigen said that if he could save enough money to buy honeycomb briquette this winter, he would buy the honeycomb briquette stove.
"these years, thanks to the help of society, I can have enough to eat." Liu Peigen said his North Street neighborhood office and the production Road community committee care for him. He will bring cotton quilts and condolences at festivals. Liu Peigen said he felt the warmth of the society, and he had to do what he could do to repay the society, and he was ready to donate his body after his death.