In 1997, 80-year-old Liu Zehua left her son's house in a fit of anger because of a quarrel with her son.
Title: The Power of Kindness Liu Zehua is 80 years old, with a tough physique and a good mental state, but he runs into walls everywhere when looking for a retirement house. She didn't want to go back to her son's house, but she had nowhere else to go, so she had to live on the streets.
Just as she was crying, a kind middle-aged woman reached out to her, led her home, provided her with food, comforted her, and even planned to recognize her as a godmother. Although the middle-aged woman had already informed Liu Zehua's son, he pretended to be deaf and dumb and did not come to pick her up.
Liu Zehua decided never to go back to her son's house, but she couldn't live at her goddaughter's house all the time. Although her goddaughter has become her goddaughter, her life is not rich, and living in a stranger's house all the time is not a long-term solution.
Liu Zehua fell into deep sorrow.
Under the enthusiastic introduction of Li Lazhi, a neighbor of his goddaughter's family, Liu Zehua met Qiu Yun, who also lived alone, and after the two met, although Qiu Yun opposed remarriage and thought that he could not afford to support Liu Zehua, Liu Zehua had a special sense of intimacy with him, because although Qiu Yun's living conditions were average, he was tall, straight, cleanly dressed, and exuded a unique aura, which was different from ordinary poor old people.
Although Liu Zehua is 80 years old, she feels that as long as she can live, eat and clothe warmly, and have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, she will be content.
Liu Zehua fell in love with Qiu Yun when he first saw him. When Qiu Yun said that she couldn't afford to support Liu Zehua, Liu Zehua looked a little shy, but she firmly said her thoughts: "I have some savings, and I just want to find someone who knows cold and hot to live with, and I will be satisfied with a place to settle!" ”
Qiu Yun didn't expect Liu Zehua to dislike him for being poor, and he didn't know what to say for a while. This awkward meeting did not dispel Liu Zehua's good impression of Qiu Yun, but made her more sure of her intentions.
A few days later, Li Lazhi arranged a second meeting between Liu Zehua and Qiu Yun. In order to let Liu Zehua better understand Qiu Yun, she deliberately set the meeting place at Qiu Yun's home.
Although Qiu Yun's home is very shabby, it is very clean. Liu Zehua was full of praise for Qiu Yun's craftsmanship, and she ate very happily. This meeting gave Liu Zehua a deeper understanding of Qiu Yun.
The two talked about a lot of things and opened up the conversation. Although there was no one around, the two still had a good chat. This meeting made Liu Zehua have a better impression of Qiu Yun, and she was more determined in her decision.
Liu Zehua and Qiu Yun are both unhappy people, but they decide to work together to get through the difficulties. Liu Zehua offered to live with Qiu Yun and expressed his willingness to buy necessary items for their new life.
Qiu Yun was moved by Liu Zehua's enthusiasm and sincerity and agreed. They prepared wedding words and candy together, and invited relatives and friends to have a sumptuous meal together, and officially became husband and wife.
On the night of the wedding, both old men were very excited. Qiu Yun said that as a man, he had to take responsibility and asked Liu Zehua what he wanted. Liu Zehua proposed that she hoped to obtain a marriage certificate with Qiu Yun so that she could legally become husband and wife and avoid being gossiped about by others.
Qiu Yun agreed with Liu Zehua's request and decided to get a marriage certificate with Liu Zehua. In order to receive a marriage certificate, they need to use a hukou. Liu Zehua told Qiu Yun that her hometown is in Taheba Luzi Village, Xuanhan County, Dazhou, Sichuan.
Qiu Yun was very excited when he heard the name because he had lived in this place for a while when he was younger.
Qiu Yun recalled his trip to Furnace Village many years ago, and couldn't help but ask Liu Zehua: "I remember that everyone there is surnamed Li, why are you surnamed Liu?" Liu Zehua explained: "My surname was Li in the past, but later I changed my name. ”
Qiu Yun asked, "Then what's your name?" Liu Zehua replied: "Li Defang." Hearing this name, Qiu Yun suddenly sat up excitedly and looked directly at Liu Zehua.
Liu Zehua was also shocked by Qiu Yun's reaction and asked her what was wrong. Qiu Yun trembled and said, "Are you really Li Defang?" Is your mother's surname Yu? Liu Zehua looked at Qiu Yun suspiciously, Qiu Yun said excitedly: "I am Qiu Daming, your husband 60 years ago, do you remember me?" ”
Liu Zehua was stunned when he heard this, and muttered to himself: "Impossible, aren't you Qiu Yun?" Qiu Yun explained: "I also changed my name, do you remember me?" My Defon! ”
Liu Zehua looked at Qiu Yun in surprise, with an unbelievable expression on his face: "Da Ming, how could I not remember you?" I've been looking for you, I've been looking for you for twenty years, but no one has told me about you, and they all say you're dead in battle......Then, Qiu Yun hugged Liu Zehua tightly and kept saying sorry: "Defang, I was wrong back then, I mistrusted others, thinking that you were no longer there, otherwise I wouldn't have been looking for ......you for so long."The lovers, who had been separated for 60 years, burst into tears, and it took a while for them to calm down, and they became refreshed and began to recall what had happened in the past few decades.
Qiu Daming was born in Rongchang, Chongqing in 1915, because he was born in an era full of war, he had the desire to join the army since he was a child. In 1934, at the age of 19, he joined the Sichuan Army and served in Xuanhan, Dazhou, Sichuan.
He was clever and witty, brave and good at fighting, and was soon appreciated by his superiors. In 1936, Qiu Daming, who was only 21 years old, served as a second lieutenant platoon commander, which could be said to have a promising future at that time.
At this time, his comrade-in-arms Yu Changkai introduced his cousin Li Defang to Qiu Daming. Li Defang is two years younger than Qiu Daming, her father died early, and her mother is the only one in the family.
Li Defang was very beautiful and very good at words, and there were many people who came to match her at that time.
Li Defang was bent on marrying a hero, and her cousin Yu Changkai helped her keep an eye on her in the army. In the end, he felt that Qiu Daming was a good person, so he introduced the two to each other. The two fell in love at first sight and began dating.
However, when Qiu Daming came to find Li Defang at home, Li's mother made it clear and asked him if he was willing to marry Li Defang. Qiu Daming said that he would not marry Li Defang in his life, but the army's regulations did not allow them to marry the people in the station, so they could not marry her for the time being.
Mother Li was worried that there would be changes after a long time, so she persuaded Qiu Daming and Li Defang to hold a wedding in private, and when it could be made public in the future, a decent wedding would be held. After hearing this, Qiu Daming felt that it was very reasonable, and on the same day, he knelt down with Li Defang to worship Li's mother, and simply held a wedding, and the two were officially married.
However, their happiness did not last long. Four months after their marriage, Qiu Daming's unit received an order from their superiors to go on an overnight expedition.
Due to the suddenness of the incident, Qiu Daming didn't have time to say goodbye to Li Defang. He thought that he would be able to come back to see her after a while, but he didn't expect that he would be gone for 60 years.
Qiu Daming, a heroic anti-Japanese fighter, had made miraculous achievements in dozens of battles such as the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Taierzhuang, and was promoted to major. He was brave and fearless on the battlefield, and despite being wounded many times and even brushing shoulders with death, he never flinched and always remained at the forefront.
However, in 1941, in the Second Battle of Changsha, he unfortunately suffered a shoulder injury, and his medical conditions were limited, so he could not be effective**, so he had no choice but to retire. After recovering from his injuries, he was admitted to the Water Police Academy and assigned to work in Lu County, Luzhou, Sichuan.
After his job stabilized, he wanted to take his wife Li Defang and his mother-in-law over. However, since he went out with the troops overnight, he has not been in contact with Li Defang. He wrote dozens of letters to Li Defang, but the letters seemed to sink into the sea, and he never received a reply.
During the army campaign, he could not take time back to see Li Defang, and after coming to work in Luxian, due to the superposition of various factors, he could not return to Xuanhan in a short time.
However, the inability to contact Li Defang for four or five consecutive years made Qiu Daming very anxious. He found a trustworthy person and gave him a large sum of money to go to Xuanhan to find Li Defang for himself.
As a result, the man returned and told him that Li Defang's house had been bombed to the ground, and Li Defang and her mother were already dead. This is a heart-wrenching story, but Qiu Daming's bravery and tenacity, as well as his deep love for his wife, deserve to be remembered forever.