Now that gas and electricity are so convenient, why do some rural people burn firewood?

For a long time, firewood has been used for cooking and heating in rural areas. From the beginning of eating cooked food to the emergence of fossil fuels and electricity, firewood is the only fuel, a means of life and a habit.

Everyone who grew up in the countryside knows that earthen stoves, iron pots, bellows chimneys, chopping boards, rolling pins, woodpiles, wheat straw piles, sweet potato pits, fish ponds, deep-water wheel wells, cowsheds, cattle feed, plus a few black locust poplars and persimmon old jujube trees are all standard. In spring, willows are in full bloom, peaches and plums are in full bloom, and in winter, several pines and cypresses are covered with snow, and eagles and magpies sing in turn, which is very lively.

I am an out-and-out rural person. Almost every household in our country has an earthen stove, and people usually put crops such as coal and corn stalks into it. Especially after winter, even if there are electric cookers, rice cookers and other household appliances to cook, farmers will still burn wood to cook. Recently, the old farmer heard such a gossip that in order to prevent pollution, it is forbidden to sell coal in the future, and it is true that charcoal merchants have not come to the village for a long time. It seems more and more difficult to buy tons of coal for heating and cooking.

Without further gossip, let me talk about my views on the problems in the topic. Why do rural people still burn firewood? The reasons are as follows.

First: in terms of cost, the cost of burning wood is the lowest.

As we all know, using natural gas is convenient and clean, while firewood and coal are often troublesome to use and easy to get dirty at home. So why are farmers still cooking with firewood? The main reason is the lowest cost of firewood. Basically, it can be said that it is self-produced and used without any cost. Such as corn stalks, stalks of other crops, branches and the like. You can pick up a lot of money in the countryside if you like. However, both coal and natural gas need money to buy.

Therefore, everyone wants to live a comfortable and convenient life. Moreover, compared with previous years, the life of our farmers has indeed changed a lot. However, on the whole, the economic situation of farmers has not been able to realize the transformation from firewood to natural gas.

Second, from the practical point of view, firewood and coal are more practical than natural gas;

Friends in the city will find that all parts of the city have started heating recently, and all of them are municipal unified heating. Everyone only needs to pay the heating bill to enjoy the warmth. But for farmers, heating still depends on themselves. So in many farmers' homes, there are heatable adobe sleeping platform and stoves. These all need firewood and coal as raw materials to provide energy for families.

Third, in terms of living habits, farmers prefer to eat rice cooked with firewood;

It used to be said that rice cooked with firewood is more delicious than rice cooked with electric cookers and other household appliances. At that time, I thought this person was melodramatic. But life experience tells us that rice cooked with firewood tastes better. This is similar to the "artisan spirit" proposed by our country.

Fourth, in terms of time, farmers have the time and conditions to use fuelwood.

Compared with urban office workers, farmers have the time and conditions to cook with firewood. For example, urban office workers want to go home and cook with firewood. There are no conditions. You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. But for farmers, there are stoves and firewood, and there is still time. In addition, using firewood to make a fire can save money. Why not use it?

Older people have special feelings for firewood. They have experienced the shortage of firewood and know the value of firewood. When I saw sticks and firewood, I immediately picked them up and piled them in the yard to cook. Their theory is that burning firewood costs nothing, and now it is everywhere; The water cooked by firewood tastes good; Then clean up the environment.

My mother-in-law likes to collect firewood at ordinary times. Whenever she meets it, she will happily pick it up, just like picking up treasures, in neat piles. Besides using liquefied gas for cooking, she likes to use firewood to boil water and steam rice. I have advised her many times not to burn firewood, just use liquefied gas, but I have been unable to persuade her, so let her do it.

Not only in rural areas, but also in urban communities, some people burn firewood to cook. A few years ago, a resident with a yard liked to set up a firewood stove in the corner of the yard to cook. Even now, someone downstairs will use firewood to boil water.

Burning firewood in the countryside is a long-standing living habit, so don't care too much. With the development, firewood will really quit our life. In fact, I think it's not a bad thing to keep some old habits, customs and traditions properly. Just like cows, sheep, pigs, chickens and fish are all fed with hormone feed, the output scale has gone up, and the taste and nutrition no longer exist.