a central kitchen has been established in pearl spring township, yanqing, one of the most remote mountainous areas in beijing.
2024-10-04
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original title: a central kitchen has been established in pearl spring township, yanqing, one of the most remote mountainous areas in beijing, to provide hot meals to the elderly
mountain food delivery
wang yonglong delivers meals to the elderly. photo by li xinyue
the cold dew is approaching, and the chill is growing in the mountains. at nine o'clock in the morning on october 2, at the elderly meal assistance service center in zhuzhuquan township, yanqing district, beijing, hot meals were cooked, packaged, and loaded into trucks. at nine-thirty, the food delivery boy wang yonglong started the vehicle as usual and set off on time. on the car body, the 11 red fonts of "quanxin quanyi elderly service car" are very eye-catching.
pearl spring township is about 100 kilometers away from the urban area. it is one of the most remote mountainous areas in beijing and the township with the lowest population density. in order to solve the problem of feeding difficulties for the elderly in mountainous areas, in may this year, yanqing district took pearl spring township as a pilot project to set up a central kitchen and deliver meals twice a day to more than 60 elderly people in need in 13 villages in the township. according to the eating habits of mountain people, lunch is delivered from 9:30 to 11:30 in the morning, and dinner is delivered from 2:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon, a round trip of 90 kilometers. during the national day holiday, although there were fewer elderly people ordering meals, the food delivery still continued.
there are a total of 16 food delivery points in 13 villages. the food delivery map is like a big tree with many branches, but wang yonglong has long been familiar with it. the meal delivery point is a nearby and convenient place agreed with the villagers. meal delivery times are generally fixed in each village.
less than two kilometers from the center, he arrived at the first village, matigou village. on the north side of the village bridge, in the mountain ranger's room, an old man was waiting here as promised. "uncle yang, happy national day." he got off the car, opened the carriage, handed the lunch box to the old man's hand, and the two chatted familiarly. the temperature in the mountains is low, so the lunch box is specially made of heat-insulated stainless steel buckets. "for the holidays, we have specially added chicken drumsticks for everyone. you can try it." "thank you!" uncle yang responded while stuffing a bag of chestnuts to wang yonglong. "the chestnuts are here. they are from my own field. try them." wang yonglong i couldn't refuse, but thanked him profusely. rushing to deliver the meal, the two said goodbye in a hurry.
"everyone is delivering meals. uncle yang is the only one eating in matigou." the dining car continued to drive. wang yonglong said, "it is difficult for the elderly in the mountains to eat. with the central kitchen delivering meals, it really solves everyone's difficulties. the elderly they are simple and don’t say anything, but they are grateful in their hearts. they grow their own plums, pears, peaches, and chestnuts for us to taste as soon as they are ripe.”
the dining cars arrived at miaoliang, shuangjincao and chenggouwan one after another. elderly people were waiting in groups and wang yonglong distributed them one by one. when i got home for dinner, i opened it and saw fried meat with onions and potato slices, spicy and sour cabbage, one meat and one vegetarian, plus chicken legs, three ounces of rice, red bean buns, and porridge. yu lianke, the elder of gowan village, ate it with satisfaction. julenko is 87 years old this year. he usually lives by himself. it is inconvenient to cook as he gets older. “i used to just cook one meal at a time, and i could eat several meals at a time. now i can eat hot food every time.” the meals have changed. , cook it badly and have a lighter taste, taking care of the taste of the elderly. for only 300 yuan a month, you can enjoy meal delivery service. "affordable and comfortable!" the old people praised.
here, wang yonglong is still working hard to deliver food. the mountain roads are difficult to walk, and the most difficult one is taotiaogou village. there are more than 20 elbows to enter the village. in addition, the road in the village is narrow, only more than 3 meters, so he can't miss the car. he drove carefully. there are elderly people with inconvenient legs and feet who can walk easily, and wang yonglong will deliver them to their doorsteps. since the road is difficult, there are volunteers in the village to help with the transportation and ensure that every elderly person has a hot meal.
from nantianmen and shuiquanzi to zhuanshanzi and shandonggou, and then to the last yonghong village, wang yonglong finished delivering the meals and returned to the catering service center on time at 11:30. after lunch and rest, at 2:30 in the afternoon, he set out again to deliver delicious dinner to the elderly in the mountain village.
