On a rainy day in July 2014, a train driver was driving a train with a tank of fuel at full speed, trying to reach the finish line within the allotted time.
However, a few hundred meters of railroad tracks in front of him, a shepherd was waving his arms in the torrential rain, making an emergency stop.
Through the sound of rain and the sound of trains hitting the tracks, the driver caught a glimpse of the shepherd opening his mouth to tell something. But he couldn't hear it. The time frame was short, and the driver warned the shepherd to get out of the tracks.
However, the shepherd insisted that the train stop. The driver had no choice but to stop the train. The shepherd's behaviour is undoubtedly an obstacle to public affairs and may even be punishable by law for violating the public interest.
But not only was he not punished for this, but he was rewarded with 250,000 yuan. Behind all this, what happened to make the shepherd willing to risk his life to stop the tanker truck and be praised by the authorities?
Lu Wei is an ordinary Hebei farmer, he just wants to live a harmonious life with a family of four, and he never wants to become a hero. He worked in the city for many years, and he was adrift for a long time with the food and clothing problems of his whole family.
He was tired of living without a permanent place to live and not being able to reunite with his family, so he decided to return to his hometown. Lu Wei's hometown is supporting a smallholder economy, hoping to attract young people to stay in their hometown and prevent them from pursuing a life in the big city.
Lu Wei saw this business opportunity and quit his job to go home to raise sheep. Although he encountered many difficulties at first, he gradually mastered the art of sheep farming and became more and more proficient.
Lu Wei cherishes his flock very much, as they are the key to feeding the whole family. He had to shepherd the sheep every day and take care of them with all his heart. Although Lu Wei's life was very difficult, he was not afraid of difficulties and bravely faced challenges in order for his family to be fed.
His story teaches us that with determination and courage, we can overcome any obstacle and achieve our dreams.
On July 15, 2014, Lu Wei led the lamb on the familiar mountain road as usual. He is well aware of the terrain and slopes around him. It was his familiarity with the mountain that he managed to avoid a possible catastrophe.
After seeing that the lambs were full, Lu Wei planned to take them home. But before he had taken a few steps, the sky was cloudy, and heavy rain poured down, mixed with a few large hailstones.
Lu Wei didn't pay much attention to it, because he knew that the weather in Hebei could change, and hail in summer had happened before. He was worried that the lamb would get sick or injured, so he decided to find a place to shelter from the rain.
However, the rain is getting heavier and shows no signs of stopping. The scale of the rain was completely beyond Lu Wei's estimates. In an interview afterwards, he said that the rain was heavier than in previous years.
In July 2012, Hebei was also hit by a heavy rainstorm, resulting in the unfortunate death of more than 100 compatriots, more than 1 million people affected by the flood, and the country's economic losses as high as tens of billions, which shows the severity of this rainstorm.
Lu Wei's heart tightened, and he was worried that the little lamb would suffer misfortune in this heavy rain. The whole family is counting on this flock of sheep to sustain their lives, and once an accident happens, Lu Wei can't imagine the outcome.
Although Lu Wei originally thought that this heavy rain was the end of the disaster, the rumbling sound made him feel ominous. He found that the mud on the mountain had been washed down with the rain, and there was a mudslide.
In the summer, when there is a lot of rain, the soil in the mountains is already soft, and when the rainstorm rushes, it triggers mudslides. Mudslides are not a trivial matter, they are extremely destructive and highly harmful. Once the landslide rushes to the bottom of the mountain, it can block traffic at least and threaten people's lives.
However, now Lu Wei must save himself first. Once buried by a mudslide, not to mention sheep, even their own lives may be threatened.
Lu Wei quickly adjusted his emotions and looked around carefully, and he saw that the dirt outside the railway tunnel was slipping, and huge stones and dirt were piled up at the mouth of the tunnel, completely blocking the road.
This is where Lu Wei often herds his sheep, and usually, every day around five o'clock in the afternoon, a train will pass by the tracks. Now that the tunnel has been blocked, if the train hits it at high speed, the consequences are unimaginable.
Lu Wei was anxious and didn't know what to do. Thinking that the passengers on the train might be harmed, he hurried to the top of the sheep to avoid harm, and then ran in the direction of the tracks.
The railroad tracks were some distance from where Lu Wei stood, and there were many bushes on the way. The branches of the bushes cut through his **, and the hail the size of walnuts smashed on his forehead.
Despite this, Lu Wei didn't care about his physical condition, he ran forward with all his strength under the pressure of the torrential rain.
Lu Wei hurried to the side of the tracks, he stood on tiptoe, staring in the direction the train was coming. About five minutes later, he heard the train whistle. After another half minute, he saw a train speeding towards the tunnel through the middle of the rainstorm.
The driver of the train was unaware of the danger ahead, and the train continued to speed on the tracks. Lu Wei was secretly anxious, he didn't want to watch the tragedy happen.
He rushed in the direction of the train, shouting for the train to stop as he ran. However, the rain and hail were still raging, and the sound of the train rollers colliding with the rails made Lu Wei's voice impossible to reach the driver's ears at all, and the train had no tendency to stop.
It was then that Lu Wei remembered that he had worked in the railway department for a year in 1966, when he had learned some railway knowledge and emergency gestures. Thinking of this, he immediately opened his hands and gestured for emergency braking.
He frantically gestured and shouted "stop, stop".
In the driver's eyes, Lu Wei's gesture was a little blurred, and he was not sure what Lu Wei wanted to stop the car, so he chose not to stop, and activated the warning sound of emergency avoidance.
The distance between the train and Lu Wei was rapidly shortened, ...... 500 meters, 400 meters, and 300 metersWatching the train gradually approach, Lu Wei's heart was full of fear. He knew that he couldn't joke with his life and that he was going back to take care of his wife and children.
So, after three or four emergency stop gestures, when the train was about to hit him in the face, Lu Wei left the tracks, grabbed the guardrail and jumped onto the path between the sleepers and the tracks.
After leaving the tracks, Lu Wei did not give up, he still waved and shouted in front of him, hoping that the train would stop. In an interview, Lu Wei recalled that moment, he was blown by the strong air flow of the train and couldn't open his eyes, and his heart was full of powerlessness: "I can only resign myself to fate, I really can't do anything." ”
Lu Wei looked at the train and the mudslide, his face was pale and his whole body was weak. He explained the situation to the train driver, telling him that the freight train was dragging many gasoline cans, and that if it hit a mudslide, the consequences would be unimaginable and could endanger the villagers below.
The train driver's face changed drastically, and he was glad that the train stopped a few dozen meters away from the mudslide and avoided a disaster. Lu Wei breathed a sigh of relief, but when he thought of his sheep, he suddenly remembered the purpose of his trip.
He patted his head and said, "Where are my sheep?" ”
In order to save the train, Lu Wei rushed over without hesitation, leaving even his own sheep behind. When he turned to look for the sheep, he realized that he had scratched his skin from running, and the pain hit him.
Still, he was preoccupied with finding the sheep because it was his family's livelihood. Finally, when he returned to the hillside, he was relieved to find that the lambs were fine and had not run far.
However, when he began to count the number of sheep, his heart rose to his throat again: there were more than 30 sheep missing! He guessed that it might be that when it rained heavily, the lambs were left unsupervised and scattered around.
Lu Wei's heart hurt like being cut by a knife, these lambs were bought by him all the way from the Northeast, and they were worth a lot of money, each of them was worth two thousand yuan. He immediately began to look around for traces of the lambs, and finally found a few in the chaos, but when he finally counted, he found that 21 sheep were missing, and the loss was as high as 40,000 yuan.
This is an unbearable blow for Lu Wei, his annual income from sheep raising is only 20,000 yuan, and losing so many sheep means that two years of hard work have been wasted, and it makes him feel distressed when he calculates it.
In addition, Lu Wei also suffered some minor injuries, his limbs were full of scratches, and he fell a few times and had a few bruises. But he was reluctant to spend medical expenses, so he didn't go to the hospital**.
Back at home, in order to prevent his wife from asking about the sheep, Lu Wei didn't say a word about the train and continued to live his life.
02 After Lu Wei prevented the disaster and saved three railway employees, he received a commendation from the railway department. Soon, Lu Wei received a **, the other party claimed to be a staff member of the railway department, and asked him if he was available.
Lu Wei politely refused because the family's sheep needed to be taken care of. However, a few days later, several leaders of the railway department came to the door in person to thank Lu Wei and praise him for preventing the disaster and saving three railway employees.
In recognition of his heroic deeds, the railway department presented him with a pennant and awarded him 10,000 yuan.
Lu Wei's wife finally knew her husband's previous life and death experience, and her tears welled up, hugging Lu Wei tightly and crying bitterly. Lu Wei is the backbone of the family, if something happens, what can the orphans and widows do.
Lu Wei's son is also studying in other places, and he deliberately returned to his hometown and repeatedly told his father not to take any more risks. Lu Wei's bravery and wit are breathtaking, and he has been vigorously reported and widely followed by the public.
Some people admired Lu Wei's righteous deeds, while others were dissatisfied with the railway department's slamming of the door. Lu Wei lost 40,000 yuan to intercept the train, and only received a bonus of 10,000 yuan, but the lives he saved far exceeded the value of the 10,000 yuan.
Lu Wei himself is very open-minded, he said in an interview: "I didn't think about anything else when I went to save people, the bonus is just a gain and a loss." "Lu Wei is an upright person, his heart is full of the fire of justice, he has never cared about money, if he can't save those three staff members, he will feel very regretful.
The loss of money is only a small thing, and if he loses his morality, it will be the pain of his life.
Lu Wei's selfless dedication has won praise from many netizens and is known as a hero. Hebei Province was deeply moved by Lu Wei's behavior, and in recognition of his noble sentiments, he was awarded a bonus of 100,000 yuan and awarded him the title of moral model.
In addition, ** at all levels also gave Lu Wei rewards, totaling up to 250,000 yuan. This wealth not only helped Lu Wei recover his losses but also pay off his foreign debts. The remaining money gives Lu Wei the opportunity to expand the scale of farming, and his life will get better and better.
Lu Wei did not forget his original intention after making money, and still worked hard as always, helping others as much as he could. During the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in 2020, Lu Wei even donated a large number of epidemic prevention materials out of his own pocket and did a little bit for the village.
Lu Wei's bonus was like timely rain, which not only solved his financial problems, but also enabled him to live a prosperous life, which he deserved. For most people, it is comforting to see Lu Wei's good ending.
Only when more and more good people get good rewards, will everyone have more confidence and courage to do good deeds. Looking back on the past, helping the elderly cross the road but encountering "touching porcelain", and even bankrupting their family because of this, who can not be cold?
Lu Wei himself said: "I am just an ordinary person who has done some ordinary things. In his opinion, these are the things that should be done. And being helpful, for everyone, is a proper behavior.
When someone uses kindness for personal gain, we will wonder "it is love to help, but it is duty not to help". Fearing being taken advantage of, we become cautious and do not dare to lend a helping hand easily.
And Lu Wei's righteous act is like a bright lamp, illuminating everyone's hearts. It turns out that being a good person doesn't need to worry too much, and it turns out that being a good person can also have good returns. The generous reward given to Lu Wei is to show us that those who do good deeds will not be disappointed.
When social injustice occurs, we should reach out in time, which is our traditional virtue and our responsibility. Lu Wei's good deeds have been commended, which is an affirmation of him and an encouragement to us.
This is a virtuous circle, good people are commended for their good deeds, more people will be commended for their good deeds, more people will be motivated, and our society will become better and full of human feelings.