On the morning of January 20, 2018, a group of people dressed in volunteer costumes gathered in a small room in the senior apartment of Harbin Gongda Group.
In the crowd, an elderly man in his 90s stood in front of the party flag, his eyes fixed intently on the party emblem, and he raised his right fist and swore to join the Communist Party of China. The place where the oath of joining the party was taken this time was set up in a residential community, which is very rare.
This ordinary old man's name is Peng Yunsong, and he hides an extraordinary life. Behind him, there is a lifelong unmarried secret. Peng Yunsong was born in September 1920 in a small mountain village in Pingyi County, Shandong Province.
Peng Yunsong, who was not happy in his childhood, did not bow to fate and worked hard to make life better with both hands. However, an accident caused a leg disability, and the girls avoided it, causing him to have no family in his 30s.
Peng Yunsong decided to go out to earn a living, and in 1954, he traveled north from his hometown to Harbin alone, but fortunately he soon found a job as a janitor at a chemical machinery factory.
Despite the low salary, at least have a home that can shelter from the elements. What's even more surprising is that because of his conscientious efforts, the person in charge of the chemical machinery factory noticed him and decided to make him a regular employee with a salary of 36 yuan per month.
Peng Yunsong was very happy about such a "promotion", he never expected that a flawed person could have such good luck. After work, he stopped by the street to buy some steamed buns and side dishes, ready to celebrate alone when he returned home.
However, when he walked to the railroad tracks not far from his home, he found a boy about ten years old sitting on the ground shivering. Curiosity drove him forward, and he saw that the little boy had white lips and was wearing only a long sleeve on his upper body, which looked out of place in this cold and bleak autumn.
Looking at the suffering child in front of him, Peng Yunsong did not hesitate to drape his coat on him and asked softly, "Jingcheng, are your parents in **?"
Hearing this question, Jing Cheng shook his head, but his eyes flashed with a desire for food. Peng Yunsong noticed his gaze, so he handed his steamed buns and side dishes to Jing Cheng.
Jing Cheng may have been hungry for a long time, and he ate it in three or two. Seeing this scene, Peng Yunsong's heart was full of sympathy, and he stretched out his hand to Jingcheng and said, "Come home with me." ”
After returning to the residence, Peng Yunsong helped Jing Cheng to wash it briefly. In their short time together, Peng Yunsong learned that Jingcheng is 8 years old this year and has been wandering since he was 4 years old.
Peng Yunsong looked at the children's immature faces and shed tears of emotion. From that day on, he began to pay attention to the children who did not have a home, bringing them home to raise.
Today, he has six children of different ages. The love he paid was remembered by the children, and it didn't take long for a "dad" to come from the house.
Listening to these warm names, Peng Yunsong, a strong Shandong man, couldn't help but wet his eyes. Despite the endless joy that the children brought him, they also brought some problems.
Raising these children was not as simple as he thought, especially with 6 children. The cost of living for each child is a large expense, and his salary is only 36 yuan, which is far from meeting their needs.
Peng Yunsong had a bold idea to give his six children the opportunity to receive an education, but he knew that this would require a huge financial investment. In order to give his children a better future, Peng Yunsong looked for odd jobs to supplement the family after work, but many places rejected him due to his age and physical disabilities.
In desperation, Peng Yunsong can only pick up waste on the way to and from work, hoping to get some extra income. However, this amount of money is far from enough for the tuition fees of six children.
Seeing that several older children were already teenagers, but had not yet entered school, Peng Yunsong was extremely anxious, and many nights, he tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
Late one night in 1960, Peng Yunsong was awakened by the sound of sheep crying outside the window, and an idea of making money flashed in his mind. At dawn the next day, he went to the market alone with all his family savings.
When he got home, he had 5 lambs behind him. When the children saw the "new members", they gathered around and asked their father why he bought so many sheep. The father smiled and replied, "These sheep will become the treasure of our family." ”
Although the children were confused, they took the lambs to the nearby meadow to graze every day. Seeing the sheep getting plump day by day, Peng Yunsong felt that the opportunity had come.
Peng Yunsong was excited in his heart, and immediately took out a large bucket from the kitchen, squatted on the ground and began to milk the goat. He was surprised to find that these five lambs could squeeze out a large bucket full of goat milk, at least a dozen catties.
Without hesitation, he took the large vat of goat's milk and walked to the market on the street. Looking at the busy crowd in the bazaar, Peng Yunsong's heart was full of anticipation. It's time for people to go to work, and there are definitely many people who need goat's milk for breakfast.
He looked around, finally chose the largest fork in the road, and then stood here with a vat full of goat's milk. However, after a long time, none of them stopped to ask what was in this bucket, and they all hurried to their respective jobs.
Still, Peng remains optimistic and patient, knowing that there will always be people who are interested in his goat's milk.
Peng Yunsong looked at the empty goat milk bucket and couldn't help but feel anxious. But on second thought, maybe shouting loudly would make more people pay attention to his goat's milk. Sure enough, his shouting caught everyone's attention, and soon several people came forward to buy it.
The number of customers gradually increased from a few at the beginning to a dozen later, and in less than an hour, the goat's milk bucket was empty. Looking at the banknotes in his pocket, Peng Yunsong was pleasantly surprised to find that selling goat's milk turned out to be so profitable.
From the next day, he would get up two hours early every day to go to the sheepfold**, and then put all the goat's milk in a bucket and take it out the door, so that he could sell it all before he went to work.
The income brought by goat's milk allowed the family's six children to go to school, and also eliminated a piece of Peng Yunsong's heart disease. From then on, the children went out with their fathers, one of them running to school, and the other fighting for life.
Thankfully, Peng Yunsong's efforts were not in vain. The children know that it is not easy for them to go to school, and they cherish this opportunity very much, study hard, and hope to succeed in their studies as soon as possible and come back to repay their father.
They pursue their dreams in different ways and have different paths after graduation. After graduating from junior high school, the eldest son quickly mastered the craft and began to earn a living independentlyThe second and fifth joined the army together and served the country;The fourth child chose the chemical machinery factory as his workplace to contribute his own strengthThe only daughter in the family chose to go to the countryside to train herself.
Watching the children grow up and achieve success, Peng Yunsong's heart is full of joy. However, when everyone around him thought he was about to enjoy his old age, he made an incredible decision.
One day in July 1999, Peng Yunsong summoned his six children to his home for a family meeting.
Peng Yunsong's expression was serious, and the children sat around him waiting for him to speak. However, when he took out his deposit and title deed, the children's surprise was palpable.
Peng Yunsong explained that his two properties had to be given to his only daughter, Xiuqing, and the other to Lao Wujingtong, who had no job. The children were curious to ask why such a decision was made.
Peng Yunsong explained that although the money in the deposit is not much, it is all his savings over the years, and the remaining four children can be divided equally. The core idea of the new copy is that the father's decision to divide the property surprises and inquires the children, but he also has his own reasons and explanations.
Peng Yunsong's daughter couldn't help but ask, "Dad, what are you doing here?" You gave us the house and the money, what do you do yourself? Looking at his daughter's angry expression, Peng Yunsong replied with a smile: "I am Chinese, and I pay attention to returning to the roots."
When I am older, I want to return to my hometown in Shandong. Peng's decision took his six children by surprise. They didn't expect that when they began to honor their father, he would be leaving.
However, Peng Yunsong is a stubborn old man who sticks to his decisions and cannot change even the children who love him the most. At the end of 1999, 79-year-old Peng Yunsong returned to his hometown in Shandong alone and began his later life.
Soon after his father left, Luan Jingtong decisively used the house left by his father as the starting point for his business, and the business grew bigger and bigger, accumulating a fortune of millions in a few years.
He succeeded in earning a fortune while not forgetting his original dream and always remembering his father's teachings. As a result, he spent millions of dollars helping the lonely elderly around him.
This inheritance of wandering from childhood to growing up to give back is deeply imprinted in his heart. In March 2012, six children decided to go home to visit them because they were worried that their father would fall ill while living alone in his hometown.
However, what they saw was the dilapidated old house where their father lived, full of safety hazards. At that moment, everyone's heart ached like a needle prick. For the sake of their father's safety, they decided to take him back no matter what.
So they argued about it for five years, until their father agreed to move to a nursing home in Harbin after 18 years of living alone in a small dilapidated house.
At the beginning of 2017, Peng Yunsong, accompanied by his children, moved into the elderly apartment of the Harbin Gongda Group Nursing Home. In September of the same year, Peng Lao's 97th birthday was ushered in, and in order to make him happy, the six children gathered early in the nursing home where he lived.
Looking at the grand birthday cake on the table, this lovely old man frankly said that his birthday wish was to join the Communist Party. In January of the following year, Peng Yunsong's wish came true, and the state specially set the oath address at the place where he now lived, considering his advanced age.
Not long after completing this special wish, Peng Yunsong was named "Moving China 2018 Person of the Year Candidate".
Peng is over 100 years old, but he cares about the country and always wants to play a role for the country. At the beginning of 2020, he saw on TV how hard the frontline medical staff were working, so he decided to do his part.
So, he donated all the 10,000 yuan he saved to the medical workers who were sticking to the front line. In October 2021, Peng Yunsong's children were invited to participate in a variety show on the CCTV platform, and they shared their father's great life in front of the camera, so that more people could understand and be moved by Peng Lao's dedication.
Although he was too old to be present at the scene, Mr. Peng's heart was not absent. The program team intimately arranged a ** call, and the host also raised the question that everyone is concerned about: "You have a family of seven and seven surnames, why do you want to change their surnames to Peng?"
Don't regret it? Peng Lao replied without hesitation: "No regrets, I adopted these children because they are pitiful, I can't destroy their original bloodline, and their surnames should be preserved." ”
Peng Lao's answer deeply moved everyone present. Today, the family story of 102-year-old Peng Lao and seven surnames continues.
Peng Lao used his life's kindness to explain what great love is boundless, and it is easy to do a good deed, but Peng Lao can insist on doing good deeds for a lifetime, which is extremely commendable.