That morning, Grandma Liang came to knock on our door early in the morning, and her voice was very urgent. My mom opened the door and saw her face full of anxiety and tears in the corners of her eyes. She said that she was going to the county seat to see a doctor and needed my mother to help her take care of her son Daqiang. My mom didn't hesitate and agreed. Mom said, Grandma Liang, don't worry, we will definitely take good care of Daqiang.
Grandma Liang is the most pitiful person in our village, her husband died at an early age, leaving her and a silly son. She makes a living by farming and doing odd jobs, and it is hard every day. Her hair was all white, her waist was bent badly, and she staggered a little when she walked.
Her son Daqiang, although he is in his twenties, has a bad brain and cannot speak clearly, just like a child. He always followed behind Grandma Liang and called her mother with a smile. He doesn't work, he can't read, he just plays with simple toys like balls, windmills, balloons, etc.
He loves to play with children, but they often make fun of him, sometimes bully him, steal his toys, or deliberately make him wrestle. Daqiang never got angry and didn't fight back, just laughed stupidly, or cried for a while, and then forgot about it.
Soon after, Grandma Liang passed away, her health has not been good, and the results of the hospital examination are not optimistic, she did not tell us, she just left quietly, leaving Daqiang alone. Daqiang didn't know that she went to **, he just waited for her at home every day.
Later, our family took over Daqiang. My dad told me that Daqiang was a poor man, and we had to be kind to him and not let him be wronged. He also went to the village to find a few Da Qiang's friends, so that they would stop bullying Da Qiang in the future and be friends with him.
The friends all nodded, saying they knew. Since then, their attitude towards Daqiang has changed, and they no longer tease him, but often take him to play, buy him candy to eat, and teach him to sing and dance. Daqiang is very happy, he probably feels that he has a lot of friends and likes them very much.
Daqiang has received a lot of love in our village, not only our family, but also other villagers who take good care of him. He was fed and clothed every day, as well as new clothes and shoes.
Within a few years, everyone felt that Daqiang's house was really unlivable, so they scraped together some money, and the village took the lead in building a new house for him, so that he could have a new home of his own. Daqiang is very grateful, he always says thank you to everyone, and will give them some small gifts that he has made himself, such as origami, painting, weaving flower baskets, etc.
Although Daqiang is stupid, he is very kind, he always thinks about others and does not want to cause trouble to others. He also works hard, he wants to learn some simple tasks, such as sweeping the floor, washing dishes, feeding chickens, etc. He studied with my mother every day, and although his progress was slow, he never gave up.
Later, my family was ready to move to the city, and I went to college. When my mother was moving, she found a small notebook with Grandma Liang's words written on it. It turned out that before she died, Grandma Liang wrote a letter to my mother, thanking her for taking care of Daqiang, and leaving all her savings to our family, saying that after deducting Daqiang's food and drink, the money would be used for me to go to school.
My mother read the letter and started crying. She said, Grandma Liang is not easy, she doesn't even want her own life for Daqiang, we can't ask for her money, we have to pay it back to Daqiang, so that he can have a guarantee in the future.
My dad also agreed, he said, Daqiang is our relative, we can't abandon him, we have to bring him to the city so that he can live a good life. I also thought about teaching him to read and write so that he could be smarter.
That's how we decided, we want to take Daqiang to the city together. We went to Daqiang, told him our plans, told him to pack his things, and was ready to leave in a few days. Daqiang listened, but shook his head and said, don't, don't, I'm not leaving, I'm going to stay here, this is my home, here are my friends, I don't want to leave them.
We were all surprised, we thought Daqiang would be happy, but we didn't expect him to refuse.
We persuaded him that there were a lot of fun things in town, with TV, computers, game consoles, and a lot of new friends, and he would definitely like it. Daqiang said, I don't want it, I don't want it, I don't like those things, I only like it here, I only like the people here, I don't want to leave them. As he spoke, he ran out to find his friends.
We chased it out and saw Da Qiang having a good time with his friends, they were playing leather ball on the grass, Da Qiang was smiling brightly, his eyes were full of happiness. We suddenly understood that although Daqiang is stupid, he has his own feelings, he has his own choices, he doesn't want to leave a place he is familiar with, he doesn't want to change his life, and he doesn't need anything else.
We decided to respect his wishes and let him stay here, and told our friends what we thought, and everyone expressed their willingness to continue to take care of Daqiang and make him happy. We talked to the village chief again, and the village chief agreed, he said, Daqiang is a child of our village, we all love him, we will treat him as our own relatives, and will not let him suffer a little grievance.
Time passed, I grew up**, my father and mother grew old, and our lives changed a lot. We have our own jobs in the city, we have our own families, but we have never forgotten Daqiang. Every year, we would go back to the village to visit Daqiang, bring him some gifts, chat with him, and play with him. Daqiang greeted us happily every time, and he still remembers our names.
Daqiang still received the love of the villagers, who treated him as their own child, constantly supported and took care of him, and at the same time passed on this care to their children, so that the children were also good to Daqiang. Now that some of the elderly are old, the responsibility of taking care of Daqiang is continued by the younger generations. Although Daqiang does not have a biological family, he has a larger family, he has a lot of relatives and family, and everyone regards him as a part of themselves.