Frozen red faces, chapped hands. It belonged to a 6-year-old girl. At an age when he should have enjoyed care, he had to support himself, doing laundry, boiling water, chopping wood, and doing housework like an adult.
Ren Qingchu, a 6-year-old girl, wandered alone on the vast grassland. Her immature face was flushed with cold, but her eyes were firm and tenacious. Two years ago, her parents left to work and have not been heard from since. The little Ren Qingchu could only wander on the grassland, looking for a glimmer of hope for survival.
That day, the reporter saw this thin figure for the first time on the grassland. Ren Qingchu was wearing a worn outfit with unkempt hair, and he was holding a piece of steamed bun that had hardened in his hand. The reporter approached, crouched down, and tried to open her chatterbox in a gentle voice.
What's your name, kid? The reporter asked.
My name is Ren Qingchu. Her voice was faint, but unusually clear.
Do you live in **? The reporter continued to ask.
Ren Qingchu raised his head, and his eyes revealed a tenacity beyond his age and said, "I don't have a 'home'. Such an answer, coming from the mouth of a six-year-old child, is particularly heavy. The surrounding villagers were also surprised by the little girl, who said she was a "wild child" because she always roamed the grassland alone with no one to take care of her.
In the beginning, the villagers would also give some leftovers, but none of them could take care of a helpless child for a long time. Ren Qingchu slowly began to live a wandering life, sometimes picking wild fruits by herself, and sometimes the villagers would give some food. At night, she found a relatively sheltered place from the wind and curled up in a ball, with the starry sky as a quilt and the earth as a bed.
As the interview deepened, the reporter learned that Ren Qingchu's parents were originally herdsmen, and life was not easy. They entrusted the young Ren Qingchu to their elderly grandmother, but soon after, the grandmother also died of illness, and Ren Qingchu began to live a wandering life.
With the passage of time, the story of Ren Qingchu spread on the grassland. People began to feel sympathy for the orphan, but at the same time curious about her way of life. How did she survive in this inhospitable grassland? You must know that the wind in the grassland is extremely cold, but the child only has two thin clothes. Her parents will be in **? How could you be so ruthless and not go home for two years. These questions have become the topic of discussion after dinner.
Two years may be just a glimpse for adults, but for Ren Qingchu, it is like a long life. But Ren Qingchu didn't cry, hunger and cold seemed to have become her daily routine, but more of a longing for home.
Subsequently, the reporter's report attracted some attention, countless people were moved, and social forces also tried to search and rescue, but Ren Qingchu's parents seemed to have evaporated from the world, without any information and no clues to point to their location.
So far, Ren Qingchu's children have entered a special shelter under the arrangement of reporters and charities, and the ** department is still unremittingly looking for the news of Ren Qingchu's parents, hoping to give her a warm home.
Ren Qingchu's story tells us that in some corners of this world, there are still many children like Ren Qingchu, who are waiting to be treated gently by the world. And should we, as members of society, do more to care for those who are struggling in the shadows of life? What do you think? Feel free to share your views.