There is such an old man, he has been since he was a childThere are many disasters and difficulties, often unclothed, hungry, but aliveThree centuries, served by seven generations.
He isGong Laifa, known as"The King of Longevity in China".
Incomprehensible, he is not onlyDon't take medicine when you're sick, alsoI've smoked dry tobacco all my life, butHe lived to be 133 years old.
So what was the reason why he lived for three centuries?
Gong Laifa is one of the extremely longest-lived elderly people recorded in Chinese history.
He was bornMarch 1862He is a native of Maotian Town, Wuchuan Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou Province, and his family has been farming for generations.
At that time, the yield per mu was lowLow productivity.
There are no water conservancy projects, and they rely entirely on rainwater irrigation, and natural disasters are frequent.
Gong Laifa's childhood was quite unhappy, his father is in himHalf a year oldHe died.
Due to the poverty of his family, his mother gave him to the Xiang family in Wuchuan Shilong to settle down as a son.
And Gong Laifa's life is closely related to the Xiang family.
A few years later, to the second husband and wifeHe died one after another, and the family members ruthlessly took him in order to seize the propertyKicked out of the house.
At only 10 years old, he had no one to take care of him, but toWandering outside,But in that era of scarcity, what can a minor child do?
Gong Laifa understands that he will only do thisStarved to death in vain, so in desperation, he ran to the mountain and passed4 years "Savage".Life.
It was all these years of life in the mountains that made himProtected from the effects of war, andHave a good body all year round.
Although life in the mountains is very difficult, compared to the outside, it is not goodThere is food to be found, not to starve to death.
Because of the large temperature difference in the mountains, Gong came to faFound a cave, will pick up the strawSpread on the ground as a bed.
Hunt outside for food during the day and sleep in caves or under trees at night.
It takes a lot of time just to find wild fruits and vegetables every day, and I often don't have enough to eat.
So he went to the hunterLearn some simple hunting techniques, life is just a little better.
The people down the hill also gradually learned that there was a poor child who lived in the mountains every dayNot enough to eat and not warm to wear.
Therefore, when going up the mountain to chop firewood and hunting, Gong Lai will be sent by the wayBring some groceries.
During these four years, Gong Laifa became like a savage.
He's used toBarefootWalking in the mountains, the whole body growsBlack hair
His hair and nails had grown a lot, and his feet were covered with no shoes to wearCalluses
At the time, everyone called him"Little Savage".
Fortunately, Gong Laifa immediately ushered in the biggest in his lifeTurning point.
Gong Laifa14 years oldAt that time, another family surnamed Xiang in DabanglingLabor is required.
I heard there's one on the hill hereHomelessnessAfter the child, he went to the mountain to find Gong Laifa, thinkingAsk him to come to the house as a helper.
Gong Laifa heard someone say that he was willing to take him in, and he was rightGladly went.
So he went to Xiangli's family and ended his life as a "savage".
And this family also has a good heart, they treat Gong Laifa as a junior and treat him very well.
And the perennial hunting and running in the mountains also made Gong LaifaThe physical quality is very highYou can do anything.
Plus he's a human beingIndustrious and loyal, which is deeply loved by this family.
The childless family has always salutedTreat him like a son.
In the blink of an eye, that isHalf a lifetimeIn the past, this family surnamed Xiang also kept adding Ding and giving birth to children.
Xiang Liquan saw that 3 boys were born in the family, so farBoth sons and daughters.
And from the year of the adoption of Gong Laifa,The wind and rain are smooth, the crops are harvested every year.
Xiang Liquan thinks soBecause of him, so at home"Come and send".Finish.
Even moreI like Gong Lai from the bottom of my heart, on his deathbed, he instructed his children and grandchildren to treat Gong Laifa as the most respected elder, and to support him well no matter how long he lives.
And the descendants of the Xiang family have indeed fulfilled this promise.
But what people didn't expect was that Gong Laifa was in Xiang's house for a long timeServed by 7 generations!
Although Gong Laifa has a place to eat and sleep, butMarriage eventsBut it has never been settled.
Xiang Liquan's son felt that Gong Laifa was a little lonely, so he wanted to find him a companion.
But Gong Laifa waved his hand and saidI don't have that financial condition, and I don't want to get married and have children.
That's how he wants to be a helper at home all the time.
No, Xiang Liquan's son had to give up this idea.
In Xiangjia, Gong Laifa is tired of dirty workNo work tirelessly, usually take care of the juniors.
Xiang family can't bear to see him still working like this, justAdvise him to rest more.
But Gong Laifa has worked all his life, and when he can't be idle, he still has to do what he can.
Although he never married, Gong Laifa's life was not alone.
Because of himIndustrious and helpful, so he became a respected elder in the village.
Who's big and small things are uncertainwill come to ask Gong Lai's opinion.
The village calls him all the young"Ancestor".
It can be said that whether it is in the village or at home, Gong Laifa isVery prestigious.
Gong Laifa in his old age,I was in a good mood every day.
He likes to sing mountain songs, and from time to time he will go to the mountains where he has stayed for four yearsSinging mountain songs, chopping wood.
For so many years, Gong LaifaNever had an argument with anyoneHe always has beenHappy.
In addition, he has another hobby, that isSmoking dry tobacco.
It's amazing, isn't smoking bad for your health?
But Gong Laifa did smoke bamboo cigarettes all his life.
Gong Laifa is not very particular about eating, he eatsCoarse tea and light rice, whole grains.
Even if he fell ill occasionally, he did not choose to see a doctor or take medicine, but carried it himself.
Gong Laifa old manDeaf and clear-sighted, usually love to smoke tobacco leaves, two meals a day, half a catty of rice per meal,Almost never get sick.
He still every dayInsist on carrying the burden to the field, mowing the grass and feeding the pigsand so on, when talking to peopleFull of neutrality.
Even though he is more than 100 years old, Gong Laifa is stillKeep moving, he has to walk around the village every day.
In 1993,Gong Laifa131 years oldAt an advanced age, he won the event of "China's 100-year-old birthday star ranking"."The King of Longevity in China".Honorary titles.
March 12, 1995Gong Laifa died in his birthplaceHe was 133 years old.
The old man Gong Laifa witnessed the great changes in history and experienced the ups and downs of life.
But he always remained optimistic because he believed"Contentment".And always stick to this belief.
His life was fullIndustrious and helpful, his life story reminds usStay in a good mood, a healthy way of living and enjoying the beauty of nature.
I don't know what everyone thinks about this