In 1986, Zhao Baoqun, an ordinary villager in Wufang Village, Hai'an County, Jiangsu Province, received an invitation from the local radio station and asked him to rush to Nanjing as soon as possible, saying that he had something very important to look for.
After seeing Zhao Baoqun, Wu Bangyi excitedly picked up **: Chief, the person has been found! ”
It's true!? There was also an unusually excited voice from the other endThis chief was none other than the veteran general Zhang Aiping, who was the Minister of Defense at the time.
Zhao Baoqun is a guard who once took care of him, and after many years, the old general has always remembered the kindness he once took care of.
An old general and an ordinary guard, what touching story happened between them?
On the hospital bed, an old man was quietly leaning on the head of the bed, and a young man was holding a bowl and carefully feeding the old man one bite at a time.
Because of a momentary accident, the old man fell in the bathroom, which not only caused a fracture of his left leg, but also became very weak, and he could not sit up, so the young man was asked to feed himself.
Seeing this, you may think that they are father and son or something, but they are not. Speaking of which, they've only known each other for a few days.
This young man's name is Zhao Baoqun, he didn't know this old man before, even now, he only knows that this old man's name is Zhang Xu, and he doesn't know anything else. And such care is not within the scope of his duties. But he took care of Zhang Xu meticulously.
The old man was unable to move because of a leg injury, so he helped with feces and urine. When he was not feeling well, he helped with massage, and he had some medical experience, and now he is just using it.
Even the patient just casually mentioned that when it was time to eat watermelon, he hurried to the street to buy it for him. In addition to this, he often buys eggplants and comes back to cook for him, because doctors say that eggplants are good for wounds.
He didn't think about what so much would bring him, he just wanted to take good care of the frail old man in front of him.
On one occasion, he saved the patient's life.
It was one night, Zhao Baoqun was resting and was not in the ward, and the accident happened. Zhang Xu began to vomit, cramps and other symptoms for unknown reasons, and then fell into a coma.
After Zhao Baoqun learned the news, he quickly rushed to the ward to check the situation, but at this time, the ** in the duty room couldn't get through anyway.
At this time, Zhang Xu had fallen into a severe coma, and his condition was very critical, but several people could only watch helplessly, Zhao Baoqun was so anxious that he kept walking around the ward.
Suddenly, he made up his mind to let the others take care of the patient first, and he ran out of the hospital as quickly as he could. After running for eight miles in a row, he finally found the home of a military doctor from memory.
After learning of the situation, the doctor quickly rushed to the hospital for rescue, and after five days, Zhang Xu turned the corner and successfully escaped the danger of his life.
It turned out that Zhang Xu had accidentally ingested an herb called "foreign goldenrod", which was a highly toxic substance, and if it were not for Zhao Baoqun's help, the patient would probably die as a result.
Although the old man was very grateful to himself, Zhao Baoqun didn't care about it, feeling that this was what he should do. It wasn't until Zhao Baoqun was transferred away that he learned that the old man he had been taking care of all along, it turned out to be General Zhang Aiping!
Although he learned that he had protected a general, Zhao Baoqun never had the idea of wanting to be repaid from it, and this matter was buried deep in his heart and never told anyone.
For many years after that, Zhao Baoqun has always lived a very ordinary life.
After being discharged from the army, in order to continue to contribute to the country, he returned to his hometown and started a militia. But after a few days of training, he discovered a very serious problem, the level of training of the militia is too far from that of the regular troops, although it is not a regular army, but such a level of training is not good.
Not long after he came out of the army, he still remembered many training methods, so he spent two all-nighters writing down these precautions and handing them to the instructors of the militia regiment.
According to this method, the training efficiency of the militia regiment has really improved a lot, and the instructor appreciates his talent very much and promotes him to the instructor of the militia regiment.
Zhao Baoqun was very encouraged, and in order to do a good job in training, he showed a more serious attitude than in the army, and spent a lot of effort just preparing for classes every day, often staying up until midnight.
In addition to paying close attention to training, he did not lag behind in the ideological and political education of the militiamen; during his rest time, he often told the members stories of the revolutionaries of the older generation, which greatly boosted the spirits of the members and made them more serious in training.
Under Zhao Baoqun's strict training, this militia team has become a very outstanding unit in the local area, not only praised by the superior leaders many times, but also often receives visitors from other teams.
After leaving the militia, Zhao Baoqun continued to lead the villagers in developing local agriculture in his hometown.
His hometown is very poor, because the land on which he depends for his survival as a farmer is not fertile, it is still saline-alkali land, and he can't get much food after hard work all year round, and his life is barely enough.
After Zhao Baoqun returned to his hometown, he began to lead the villagers to transform the alkali fields, make their own soil fertilizer, and invited agricultural experts to guide the villagers. As a result, he has been awarded many honorary titles such as model worker and outstanding party member.
For so many years, he has been relying on his own efforts to live an ordinary and ordinary life, and he never thought of taking advantage of his kindness to the old general to ascend to the sky.
However, he never forgot the old general, although they did not spend much time together in the hospital, but the old general's old revolutionary temperament deeply attracted him.
In their spare time, the two would often talk about what happened during the revolutionary war years, and Zhao Baoqun also learned a lot of his deeds, and the heroic and fearless spirit of the older generation of revolutionaries had a deep influence on him.
Therefore, even when he learned that General Zhang Aiping had served as Minister of National Defense, he never thought of "climbing high branches".
But Zhang Aiping didn't think like this, Zhao Baoqun didn't want him to repay, but how could he not repay his kindness?
After recovering, Zhang Aiping began to look for this former life-saving benefactor. But when he found the unit where Zhao Baoqun was located, the staff replied to him that the regiment had been disbanded, and Zhao Baoqun had already been discharged from the army at that time and did not know where to go.
The clue was interrupted, but the old general did not give up, and he tried to recall all the things he had done with him at that time, hoping to get some clues.
However, at that time, he was not in good health, and he didn't remember many things very clearly, but he vaguely remembered that Zhao Baoqun was also from Jiangsu, and his hometown was probably in the Rugao area of Huai'anBut in the vast sea of people, should he go to ** to look for it?
He has always been thinking about this matter in his heart, and every time he passes through Jiangsu, he tries his best to inquire about Zhao Baoqun's news. Once when he was recuperating in Nanjing, he found Wu Bangyi, who was working at Jiangsu Radio and Television Station at the time, hoping that he could help find Zhao Baoqun.
After hearing their stories, Wu Bangyi was very moved, although finding one person among so many people in Jiangsu is like looking for a needle in a haystack, he still helps to find it very seriously.
I have called ** countless times and written countless letters, but there is still very little news related to Zhao Baoqun, and there has been no progress in the search for people.
Time flashed to 1986, and many years have passed since that incident, but Zhang Aiping still remembers Zhao Baoqun.
The Spring Festival was supposed to be a happy day, but Zhang Aiping touched the scene affectionately, and once again remembered Zhao Baoqun who had no news.
Holding his wife's hand, he said emotionally: "Zhao Baoqun is a good comrade, you must find him!" Li Youlan nodded, in order to help her husband find this life-saving benefactor quickly, she took the trouble to call Nanjing's ** again.
This time, there is finally an answer!
The couple were very happy when they learned the news and immediately sent him a letter of thanks, along with a hundred yuan to express their condolences to their family. Zhang Aiping is busy with official business and can't get out, and Zhao Baoqun also has work to do, so he can't get out. The two who got in touch again could only rely on correspondence first.
After getting this hundred yuan, Zhao Baoqun was a little at a loss, he followed his heart to take care of an old man, and he didn't think about it so much, even if the old general wanted to repay him, he was embarrassed to accept it.
At that time, he happened to be working as an off-campus counselor at an elementary school, and his family suggested that he donate the money to the school in the name of Zhang Aiping and his wife to contribute to the cause of education, the best of both worlds.
After receiving the money, the school not only helped the children purchase new learning supplies, but also passed on this gratitude, and asked the children to write a thank you letter and send it to the two elderly people.
This love was passed around to the old man Zhang Aiping, and the husband and wife were very moved, and the relationship between the two families became more intimate.
After more than a year of correspondence, Zhao Baoqun finally had some free time, and Zhang Aiping and his wife excitedly invited their family to Beijing as guests, and most importantly, let the two who had not seen each other for a long time get together.
According to the pre-agreed time, Zhang Aiping sent someone to pick up Zhao Baoqun early, but the reception staff waited for a long time and did not see anyone. Later, when I asked, I found out that when they went to Nanjing to change trains, they happened to meet Wu Bangyi, and they stayed in Nanjing for an extra night.
At that time, the communication method was not very smooth, Zhang Aiping did not receive the news, seeing that the family had not come, and thought that something had happened on the way, the husband and wife were anxious.
Finally, two days after the scheduled time, the family finally arrived at Zhang Aiping's home.
The two who had been reunited for a long time hugged each other excitedly, especially the old general Zhang Aiping, who was particularly excited to see this life-saving benefactor again, holding Zhao Baoqun's hand and constantly shushing and asking for warmth.
"Baoqun, why didn't you come to me after all these years? ”
Your second elder is busy with work, how dare I disturb it? ”
And in his opinion, this has never been capital, for so many years, he has never taken the initiative to mention this to others, even if this matter has spread in the local area, he has not the slightest pride, and still honestly does what he should do, no different from before.
The only difference is that the friendship between him and General Zhang Aiping has become deeper and more unforgettable.