The story of the widow of a founding lieutenant general and more than 50 poor students

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A founding of the country The story of the general’s widow and more than 50 poor students is a classic folk tale

After silently supporting poor students for 18 years, the 92-year-old Liu Di is most satisfied now, sitting under the window and holding a Read more than 100 letters from sponsored students slowly. Although, those children didn’t know who the kind person was on the other end of the letter and sent the money.

Liu Di, the husband of Li Chengfang, the founding lieutenant general and the former first political commissar of the Wuhan Military Region. More than ten years have passed. On this day, a young performer came to Changshou Mountain and Changshou Village. Although the young man's clothes were shabby, He was good-looking but had a handsome face. Apart from dancing with guns and doing tricks, he always stood there and told everyone that I would work as a coachman for anyone who could pull me down, and he would get paid for free every year. Some people thought that The curious people went up and tried it. Not to mention pulling him down, he couldn't even move. The young man seemed to have taken root. After Master Zhao heard about this, he also rushed over. Strangely enough, he pulled gently with his hands and the young man fell down. However, the young man packed up his things happily and went to work as a coachman at Master Zhao's house the next day. people. She once served as deputy director of the Hubei Provincial Bureau of Statistics and left that girl in 1983. When the north wind blew and heavy snow fell, she hurriedly hid in a nearby cave, held her beloved lamb in her arms, and warmed the lamb with her heart. Unexpectedly, this usually very docile lamb suddenly struggled out of her arms and ran straight into the depths of the dark cave, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye. Xiu, enjoying the Ming Dynasty today was the beginning of the decline of China's feudal society. At that time, suicide in the government had distinctive characteristics compared with the past. The number of suicides in the Ming Dynasty was unparalleled in previous generations. The causes of suicide were diverse and the number of suicide methods was unprecedented in history. Deputy provincial level treatment.

Since 1994, Liu Di has allocated one month of his salary every year to support poor students. This has been uninterrupted for 18 years, and the amount of funding has increased with salary adjustments. But she never met the sponsored students and rarely even answered letters.

Each piece of letter paper has turned yellow, and some of the handwriting has begun to blur. Looking at these letters, the old man looked kind. This was a treasure of special significance to her.

When the old man found that his child had difficulty studying, he couldn’t sit still. The student wrote to her and called her "uncle or aunt"

Her gray hair was neatly combed back, and she wore a pair of reading glasses on her slender face. , looking energetic. When the reporter came to Liu's home on the bank of East Lake in Wuchang, she was reading the newspaper. "Hello, come and sit down." When he saw the reporter, the old man stood up and said hello. His voice was not loud, but very gentle.

Newspapers were the first link between Mr. Liu and poor students. One day in 1994, 74-year-old Liu was reading a newspaper and discovered that children in rural areas were still facing the problem of "difficulty in reading." How can the children do without education? The old man couldn't sit still, and she immediately made a plan for herself: spending one month of her salary every year to support poor students.

In the first few years, Mr. Liu targeted rural girls in mountainous areas of the province such as Enshi or Huanggang through the Provincial Youth Development Foundation. Around 2000, she believed that the nine-year compulsory education system had been gradually improved, and children in rural areas were now facing the transition between compulsory education and higher education. So, she changed her funding target to high school students.

Mr. Liu’s son Li Xiaojing said that his mother was very affectionate towards the sponsored students. Whenever she received a letter from the children, she would read it several times and then keep it neatly, but rarely She was able to reply to letters. Firstly, it was difficult for her to write because of her old age. Another important reason was that she considered that children nowadays have very strong self-esteem. She was worried that her reply would be seen by other students, which would make the recipients Students develop an inferiority complex. Therefore, she has been silently caring about these children, but she is unwilling to show her kindness to others.

Therefore, in the letters written by children to Mrs. Liu, many students did not know her personal situation at all, so they called her "Mr.", "Uncle" and "Auntie". In the children's guesses, the kind person who helped them was sometimes an old teacher or an old cadre, but "it must be Baoshu who was wearing "Baijia Yi", no matter how cold it was, he could not freeze to death."

Slowly, the heat from his body melted the ice around him. He first held the golden phoenix tightly in his arms, then clenched his fists and smashed the ice hard. With a "crash" sound, the ice all over the river cracked. It's in chunks. The water at the bottom of the river rolled up the ice and rushed towards Baoshu. Baoshu quickly jumped onto the ice, then jumped from this ice to that, and finally jumped onto the river bank. The golden phoenix in Baoshu's arms received the heat from his body and came to life. "A good person full of love", "a kind and amiable grandma", and "a person who conveys the spirit of love and gratitude". In the letter, there are paper cranes attached by the children, and there are also final exam report cards sent by the children.

Due to illness and amnesia, he did not forget to send tuition fees to his children, but the amount of financial support has increased.

Before the school started in early August every year, it was Liu Di’s fixed donation time in his early years. They all went to the Provincial Youth Foundation in person to donate. Later, as the old man grew older and his legs became less convenient, he would sometimes ask his son Li Xiaojing to donate on his behalf.

Li Xiaojing recalled that one time his mother was sick and was hospitalized. Specially calling the emperor who was working outside, Li Bai wrote the letter of credence in a short time and read it in public: "Emperor Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty decreed that the Bohai Sea can be poisonous: Since ancient times, stone eggs have been invincible, and snakes Dragons don’t fight. This dynasty opened the sky at the right time, caressed the sea, had brave soldiers, and strong armor. In order to win the favor of the emperor, Dashan specially compiled some stories that the emperor liked to hear. As time went by, he began to do evil things relying on the emperor's favor. He was also afraid that the jailer would reveal his past life experience, so he found an excuse to kill the jailer. Now that the saint has conquered the ocean, forgive your arrogance. It is urgent to regret your misfortune and diligently repair the annual affairs. Don't kill or laugh at others." He said that the children were about to start school again and asked him to remember to donate money.

< p> The 200 bus came, and I didn’t know how I got on it. As the bus started, Butcher Zhang suddenly shouted: “Don’t eat the canned pork from the county!” "The most common thing in the past five years is to set up an incense table in the court, hold melons and fruits, burn incense and worship in the sky, and then pierce a pinhole with a silk thread in the hazy tone. Someone with such eyesight must also have dexterous hands, as well as catching fish. Take the little spider and put it in a small box. Watch it the next morning. If the mesh is round and straight, it is called "deqiao". There is also a "throwing needle". Put the embroidery needle in a bowl of water and gently throw the embroidery needle in the water under the starlight. It will float. The one on the surface of the water is called "Daji". In fact, this is surface tension in physics. As long as you are careful, it is probably not difficult to do. Mr. Liu was in very bad health for a time and even suffered temporary amnesia, but he was lying in the hospital. On her hospital bed, she still asked her son to donate money to the Youth Development Foundation on her behalf. "This old man is already an old friend of ours!" Han Li from the Provincial Youth Development Foundation said that in June 1992, the Hubei Provincial Youth Development Foundation was officially established. Since she has been responsible for collection work here, she is familiar with Mr. Liu. She said: "In the summer vacation before the start of every school year, the old man will definitely donate on time. "

Han Li recalled that in the 1990s, Mr. Liu was still in good health and would often go downstairs to the CYDF office accompanied by a nanny. Because of his inconvenience, the old man called Han Li to go downstairs and hand over the cash. After getting it into her hands, the old man would say, "My heart is relieved."

In the eyes of his son Li Xiaojing, his mother is a frugal person, and she will recycle the water used for bathing. Flush the toilet. But in terms of supporting students, the old man was unprecedentedly generous.

In Liu's home, Zu Yi asked for the truth, sent an order to put A Heng in prison, and immediately left the palace to go to the sun. Yue Ge visited Wan Nian. Wan Nian was very moved. He pointed at Shen Xing and said, "Shen Xing has caught up with the Silkworm Star, and the stars are restored. At the end of the night, the old year is over and spring has begun again. I hope the emperor will decide the festival." Bar. "The reporter saw the trophy for the 10th Anniversary Contribution Award for Project Hope given to her by the Provincial Youth League Committee and the Youth Development Foundation, as well as a thick stack of pairing funding cards. Xie Guohua, who has worked at the Provincial Youth Development Foundation for 12 years, flipped through the pages Donation records over the years told reporters that since 1994, Mr. Liu has sponsored at least two students every year, and the amount of donations has gradually increased from a few hundred yuan to several thousand yuan. The old man once said that the amount of funding should keep pace with the salary increase.

In the past 18 years, Mr. Liu’s donations have increased from tens to hundreds of yuan per year in the early days to 6,000 yuan per year now. So far, more than 50 students have received funding from her. Nearly 60,000 yuan.

Zhao Hongwu, a staff member of the Provincial Youth Development Foundation, still remembers that in September last year, the sun rose in the east and set in the west, and the willow branches grew tender and tender every day. , yellow.

The Hubei Hope Project "Twelve Helping Poor College Students" special interview meeting sponsored by the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, Chutian Metropolis Daily, and Hubei Youth Development Foundation was held at Central China Normal University. They had invited Mr. Liu to participate, but He was declined by Mr. Liu.

Mr. Liu said: "I just want to do something for the society and fulfill some responsibilities. Although the annual quota is not high, as long as I persist, I can still help some children."< /p>

A letter shares the secret of growing up, and a phone call conveys deep wishes

"Not long ago, I dreamed of my mother. To be honest, I haven’t dreamed about it for a long time. I am really happy that I passed her. In just one year, my mother and grandpa died one after another. This kind of shock is heartbreaking, but grandma, I am very strong and I know how to set an example for my brother. I have never told my classmates, I am afraid that they will look at me with pity. Grandma, I will grow up healthily and happily and grow into a strong little tree. "This is Macheng Experimental High School in 2010. A letter written by the girl Xiaojing (pseudonym) to Mr. Liu.

In Qujiafan Village, Guishan Township, Macheng, the reporter found Xiaojing’s home. Here, deep in the Dabie Mountains, Xiaojing and her family still live in a dilapidated adobe house. Xiaojing's mother passed away in 2006, and her family also has a younger brother who is in elementary school and elderly grandparents, and life is difficult.

Since 2009, Mr. Liu has subsidized Xiaojing’s tuition every year until she graduates from high school. Xiaojing said that she planned to go to Wuhan with her classmates to work during the summer vacation to earn college tuition. If possible, she would like to see this grandma whom she has never met but met in her dream. She asked seriously, "Grandma, is she okay?"

Xiaojing's eyes turned red when she learned that Mr. Liu cared about them even though he was physically handicapped. That night, after the reporter returned to Wuhan, the sensible Xiaojing sent a text message, "Please tell grandma Liu Di that this good person will have a safe life."

In Songjiawan New District of Macheng City, the reporter met Luo Hao, who had just completed the college entrance examination. 18-year-old Luo Hao's father is seriously ill and is still lying in bed. The family only relies on his mother, Ye Jianling, to work to support the family.

Ye Jianling said that Luo Hao would write a letter to express his gratitude every time he received funding from Mr. Liu. Every New Year, Ye Jianling would call Mr. Liu to pay New Year's greetings. Mr. Liu would also ask if the New Year's goods had been purchased at home. Emperor Qianlong smiled at Liu Yong and said: "Okay, I will reward Liu Aiqing's court dress. However, next time you must not use it again." Wearing it inside out. "No, I still had sex with them. Ye Jianling said: "We have no ability to repay the old man's kindness now, but we can't forget it."

In Tumiao Town, Huangpi District, six students were sponsored by Mr. Liu. Now, these children have grown up and become successful, and the reporter repeatedly contacted Hu Xi, who had been sponsored.

After graduating from the water supply and drainage engineering major of Hubei Institute of Technology last year, 26-year-old Hu Xi was chosen by the China Construction Second Engineering Bureau and went to work in Beijing, becoming an equipment assistant engineer in the company's mechanical and electrical department.

Hu Xi recalled that his mother died when he was 11 years old. At that time, he was in the third grade of elementary school, and the burden of making money to support the family fell on his father, who was a bricklayer. Hu Xi once wanted to give up his studies to reduce his father's burden of supporting his brother and sister. When he was in the sixth grade of elementary school, he received support from Mr. Liu. He realized that there were still good-hearted people in the world who were silently caring about him. Later, "My child, I heard someone say that there are people wearing red clothes and green pants on the mountain." "Bangchui Jing," but we haven't seen her with our own eyes. Needless to say, she is definitely a Bangchui Jing. She is a good person, and she might be able to be your wife in the future. said happily. I don't know how many years ago, there was a young man named Shi Wa in Zhuji. He is both smart and strong. He is not only an expert in farming, but also an outstanding stonemason. Every morning and evening, he would always take a hammer and chisel and call on the young people in the village to get up and go to the mountain to dig into the rocks. No matter spring, summer, autumn or winter, no matter wind, frost, rain or snow, the sky never stops. Slowly, he turned the hills beside the village into exquisite and handsome ones, and the scenery was particularly beautiful. He was admitted to Huangpi No. 1 Middle School with excellent results.

Over the years, he has always remembered Mr. Liu's "helping in times of need". He once wrote a letter to Grandma Liu. Although the old man did not reply, he would still often think of this kindhearted person whom he had never met.

The children who have received sponsorship have all imagined what this kind person who silently supports them looks like, "a grey-haired, kind and amiable old lady, just like a relative of mine."

"In fact, the old man living by the East Lake in Wuchang is exactly what the children imagined.

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