Chapter 442 Let them live
That night, Yaoyao returned home with a portable AVS device. This was the first time she had seen the world again in two years. Everything she was familiar with seemed to have changed.
For example, she found that she had grown much taller than the chair without realizing it. No wonder she was getting more and more labor-saving to climb onto the chair now. She found that the display of her mobile phone had already broken, but the touch function could still be used normally - no wonder her brother had to listen to the voice prompts every time she helped her find a cartoon. Also, the sister named Chu Ya really can't be called Auntie, and Uncle Ye and Uncle Chen are not as old as the "uncle" in her concept.
Everything was novel to her. After the initial panic, her nature as a child regained the upper hand. On the way back, she kept trying to approach the car window to see the lights outside. The helmet on her head knocked the glass pounding.
Yang Yijin was protecting the camera on her head, fearing that she would accidentally break the hard-won "eye". One of them twisted and the other tried hard to stop it. It was not until Yaoyao returned to the city village in the north of the city that Yaoyao finally calmed down.
After struggling for a day, she was actually tired. She was just reluctant to leave the world in front of her and forced herself to fall asleep.
None of the neighbors screamed when they saw Yaoyao coming back, especially after confirming that she could really see it, everyone was so excited that they were as if they had witnessed a miracle.
People without eyes see the world again.
At this moment, humans realized their desire for the eyes and vision that had been taking root since ancient times for the first time.
Among the many neighbors, the second uncle who had bought snacks for Yaoyao and gave her bacon. He played the game of putting his finger in front of him to guess the numbers again and again with Yaoyao. Even Ye Zhou began to feel bored, but Yaoyao still answered his questions tirelessly.
In the end, the second uncle laughed so hard that he burst into tears. No one knew what kind of emotions this kind of laughter came from.
Natural pity for a helpless child? Witness the shock of a reversed fate with your own eyes? Or is it the surprise that the incredible technological power happens around you?
There are probably all, but the most important thing is that this little guy he has taken care of for two years openly and secretly finally has a world of her own.
When Yaoyao thanked him and turned to leave his room, he subconsciously stood up and followed her, but suddenly sat down with a loss.
----I'm afraid, I no longer need to take care of her in this way in the future.
But unexpectedly, Yaoyao stopped after walking out for less than two steps, then turned around and looked at him and asked:
"Second uncle, why don't you follow me anymore? Today, my brother invites everyone to dinner!"
The second uncle was stunned for a moment. It was not until this time that he discovered for the first time that Yaoyao had always known that he was following him.
That's right. She has lost her vision and her hearing is more developed. How could she not hear her staggering footsteps?
He reached out to wipe his eyes and said:
"Okay, okay! Second uncle goes to cut some meat, you and your brother are waiting for me at home!"
.........
The dinner on this day was naturally arranged by Ye Zhou--or more appropriately, Wu Ping. Neighbors and neighbors who had close relationships with Yaoyao were invited to the banquet. Because the two brothers and sisters were too small, they finally booked two tables in a nearby restaurant to celebrate the rebirth of the 7-year-old girl.
Children naturally cannot drink alcohol, but Aunt Liu and the second uncle, who are guardians in the community, took the initiative to represent Yang Yijin to toast Ye Zhou and his party. Ye Zhou always tasted it lightly, and they were not surprised.
"...... Teacher Ye, today I am a little disrespectful to you. Don't be surprised, I am really too happy!"
"I looked like Yaoyao grew up. I hugged her when she was born. At that time, they lived in a building on the other side of the patio. Her father was always running outside. It was inconvenient for mother to take her upstairs alone. I had to help me when I saw it."
"You ask Director Liu, how cute Yaoyao was when she was a child, there is nothing we don't like in this area!"
"When you are less than one year old, Yaoyao will walk. She is wearing open-crotch pants and is scrambling around the alley. Those who drive by will have to stop and tease her before leaving!"
"I didn't expect that the fire was burning..."
"Why are you that coincidental? I finally had a family reunited with the Mid-Autumn Festival..."
"Master He, stop talking about this!"
Aunt Liu, who was beside him, quickly patted the second uncle's arm. He was stunned for a moment and immediately stopped talking.
"Yes, yes. Look, I'm also confused. After drinking two glasses of wine, I'll talk too much. By the way, Teacher Ye, how long can your helmet be maintained? Is it charged?"
"You have to ask Teacher Chen this."
Ye Zhou smiled and pointed at Chen Li beside him, who quickly answered:
"It's charging, and it can take more than 40 hours to charge it once, but it's better to develop the habit of charging it once a day, so as not to have trouble suddenly running out of power the next day."
"It's so convenient, it's even more convenient than my phone. The battery level of my phone will be at the bottom in half a day. Do you think it's annoying?"
"Then it's time to change your phone to battery---hey, it's still from Apple, second uncle, change to a domestic one. Now the domestic phone has a long battery life."
Ye Zhou glanced at the second uncle's cell phone and said with a little joking.
"No! My phone was bought by my daughter, so it's not easy to use! I'll change it in two days. By the way, Teacher Ye, this helmet... can only be used by Yaoyao alone, or can it be used by blind people?"
"This technology can be used, but at present, only she can use the helmet on Yaoyao's head. It's like customizing prosthetic limbs. Everyone's size and strength are different, and they cannot be shared."
"That's the reason!"
The second uncle took a sip of the wine in his glass, then sighed and said:
"Science is developing so fast now. When you said I was young, who would have thought that I could have such technology? I can still see it even if my eyes are gone, just like magic spells!"
"I have to say that there are many blind people who have dealt with in my life. When I was a child, Lao He, who was blinded by iron during work, and Xiao Sun who had eye diseases two years ago... Director Liu, just ours, there are many blind people, right?"
Aunt Liu, who was beside him, nodded and replied:
"That's really a lot. There are more than 2,000 people in our residential area, and there are more than 60 blind people. Some of them are considered weak and semi-disabled. There are a total of 100 smaller people."
Hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on both Ye Zhou and Chen Li and others' faces.
Why are there so many?
According to the proportion, the proportion of the blind and severely deficient people in China is about 1% to 2%, but now it seems that the proportion of disabled people in this area is almost 5%.
Ye Zhou opened his mouth to ask a question, but suddenly swallowed the words rushing to his mouth, because he suddenly realized the reason for the uneven proportion.
Their current location is the north of the city, which is called the "slum area" of Yuhang by outsiders.
Most of the people living in this urban village are those at the bottom of the class who have difficulty living and have no fixed source of income. Their composition of these bottom-level people and disabled people is actually highly repetitive.
Poverty caused by illness and disease caused by poverty is a vicious cycle that no country has ever broken for thousands of years. If China wants to break it, there is still a long way to go.
Thinking of this, Ye Zhou sighed softly and then asked:
"Director Liu, are these people...their lives secure?"
Aunt Liu on the opposite side was obviously hesitant. She didn't know Ye Zhou's identity, so she didn't know what method to express in front of him.
Ye Zhou saw her embarrassment, so he said bluntly:
"Don't worry, today you'll tell the truth. If anyone causes trouble for you afterwards, I'll let him lay off immediately."
Aunt Liu glanced at Ye Zhou, then looked at the two guards standing at the door. After pausing for a moment, she finally spoke:
"Teacher Ye, since you said that, I won't hide it from you."
"To be honest, there is nothing to hide - everyone can see it. Our Yuhang is one of the richest places in China."
"Do you say they have guaranteed their lives? That must be there. But, to what extent is it guaranteed?"
"This is a matter of no way. The country needs to develop and the society needs to improve. There are more places to spend money."
"We have a blind massage shop and have also set up a blind coffee shop, but to be honest, the effect is not good."
"Their lives are very hard. During the holidays, we rely on our neighborhood committee to distribute some meat, rice, flour and oil to eat dumplings."
"Just this year, only 6 months have passed, and there are only 4 people in our area, all of them... I won't talk about this anymore."
After hearing this, Ye Zhou finally felt the pain of these disabled people, especially blind people. For them, their most important connection with the world has been cut off. There is no job or source of income. Just being "living" is already in an extremely fragile balance. Once this balance is broken again, isn't the choice left to them only have the most extreme path?
He suddenly understood why Huaxia, who was in the simulator in the timeline, promoted the development of AES technology in such a radical way that he seemed somewhat incomprehensible, because this technology brought about not only the cold "5% to 10% productivity improvement" he had always thought, but a "way of life" that was truly placed in front of these people.
A literal way of life, a way for people to survive.
Ye Zhou breathed a long sigh of relief. At this moment, the haze that ended completely dissipated in his heart.
You know, after seeing that ending, he once doubted whether there was some change in the Chinese official on that timeline that he did not want to see, whether they had already lost under the torrent of capital, whether this change happened in that timeline, and it might also happen in his own timeline.
But now he understood that this was not the case.
Those people's original intentions are still there, but they have taken too many steps in some technologies.
Thinking of this, he raised his wine glass with relief and said to Aunt Liu in front of him:
"Director Liu, don't worry, we will solve this problem sooner or later."
"Give us some more time."
"Not only this technology, but also in a broader field, everyone is working hard."
Chapter completed!