The couple born in the 1990s who gave birth to 9 children in Sheshan have moved to a new home. A reporter visited the new house of Wei Guoze's family and the whole family has moved back to their new home. Village staff said that in October 2019, Wei Guoze's family was assigned a 150-square-meter house built by the government for free. The house is a two-story brick-concrete structure.

Guo Jing, who was stationed as the first secretary of Shangzhen Village from the Development and Reform Commission of the Guangxi Autonomous Region, is familiar with the situation of the Wei family. He told reporters that in fact, as netizens had speculated, the county built a 150-square-meter new house for low-income households like the Wei family two years ago. After the construction was completed, Wei Guoze and his family moved to the new house. The wooden house was only used to store some farm tools. , chemical fertilizers, seeds, and no one usually lives there.

After the Wei family received attention, the wooden house was knocked down by the town and village staff. "The main purpose is to prevent him from coming back to live there. After all, it is in disrepair and is dangerous." said a cadre stationed in the township to assist the village. The "Guangxi Poverty Alleviation Targeted Assistance Contact Card" hangs on the wall in front of Wei Guoze's new home. This family of 11 will be lifted out of poverty this year. The main poverty alleviation measures are "plantation and subsistence allowance alleviation".

The 150-square-meter resettlement house for the Wei family was funded by the government and counterpart assistance units. After the construction was completed in October 2019, the Wei family moved here and were placed together with 17 other poor households.

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The reason why the two keep having children - "to make up for the lack of childhood"

My wife Meng Xiuping is from Yalong Township, Dahua County, a neighboring county In 2007, when Wei Guoze went to Dongguan, Guangdong to work, the two met and fell in love there, and had their first child a year later.

“I wanted a baby in 2008 and received the certificate in 2017.” Wei Guoze said that in his opinion, he may have had a similar experience to his wife’s loss of maternal love after losing her mother since childhood, and both parties can understand it. The other party is usually very affectionate.

Wei Guoze was adopted from a family in Dahua County to the Wei family in Shangzhen Village, where he was infertile since he was a child. His adoptive parents treated him very well, but because he was the only child in the family, he sometimes seemed He was very lonely, with no one to play with, and no help when he fought with other children when he was a child. The idea that "it's good to have more people" gradually came into his mind.

"We both have the same intention in having so many children." Wei Guoze said. Although she also used contraceptive products, she still got pregnant continuously; when she became pregnant, Wei Guoze and his wife chose to give birth. "10 children, that's enough." He lowered his head and muttered softly.

The staff in the township said that the township usually publicizes the family planning policy in the village. When Wei Guoze went to the township health center, he was also given contraceptive products, but no one could guarantee that he would Use it or not.

Among Wei Guoze's 9 children, there are 3 daughters and 6 sons. The eldest child is 12 years old and is in fourth grade at Yalong Township Primary School in nearby Dahua County. The youngest child is over 1 year old and his wife Meng Xiuping always takes care of him.

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