An 80-year-old man in Henan sells peanut oil on foot for 30 miles. Why does he come out to make a living when he is so old?

Because there are young and sick children in his family, and the living expenses at home are all earned by the elderly.

Over 500 years old, I should have enjoyed myself at home, but my life is changeable. If many people encounter family changes in middle age or old age, life will be very difficult. They don't want to do this, but the reality is like this, forcing people to work hard to survive. Especially when there is no strong man in the family to rely on, the life of this family will become more difficult, such as the family of an 80-year-old man.

First, what's going on?

On the street of Nanyang, Henan, an old man dragged his scooter and sold his own grain and peanut oil on rainy nights. In the cold winter of December, coupled with the rain at night, there are few pedestrians on the road. The old man still insisted on pushing the scooter and finding a place to sell it while selling it. The old man looks very old. Why does he work so hard to make money? Later, I learned that the old man was 80 years old. In the winter of 2020, his son-in-law died of illness, leaving his daughter and three grandchildren, one of whom was autistic. Under such circumstances, the reason why the old man came out to make a living is obvious. Children's medical expenses and living expenses at home are all on the elderly.

Second, the old people's families encounter changes and must be strong to make a living.

The old families living in the countryside are not rich at all. If the son-in-law were still here, the family might not be so difficult, and the old people would not need to come out to make a living on a cold winter night. It is precisely because the old man's family has suffered great changes, his son-in-law died and his grandson became ill. So the old man's family is already very poor. If he doesn't work hard, the family will be more fragmented and poorer. It's really heartbreaking and admirable to have to run around at such a big age.

3. What is my personal opinion?

An 80-year-old man can live like this all his life. Why do we always complain about the injustice of life? So I personally think that if I encounter difficulties in my future life, I hope I can think about the story of the old man and let myself continue to struggle and stop complaining. At the same time, I hope more people can help the families of the elderly, so that the elderly can experience less hardships in life.