Sanxiang *** full ** reporter Yang Jiegui correspondent Peng Liangxia Chen Weiyuan Huang Qingyu.
After 36 years of searching, it finally came to fruition. Now, I have a few more relatives in Zhuzhou Youxian County. On March 4, speaking of the recent "looking for relatives" trip, Wang Hao, a native of Loudi Shuangfeng, did not hide the joy in his heart.
On February 22, it snowed heavily in Youxian County, Zhuzhou, Hunan, and the road leading to Pingfeng Village, Huangfengqiao Town, was already icy, and Wang Hao drove slowly. It took the family five hours to reach the residence of the five benefactors.
The Thanksgiving Journey unveils a touching and dusty past. 36 years ago, Wang Hao's grandfather Wang Anliang died of a sudden illness in Youxian County, and 5 local villagers spontaneously sent money to help him "return to his roots", "36 years, their kindness has been remembered by our family and dare not forget!" ”
The front row from left to right is Qing Zhonghua, Peng Xinchu, Yang Fusheng, Liu Quansheng, Wang Luchu (Wang Hao's father), Zhong Yingying, and the second from the left in the back row is Wang Hao. ）
Five villagers helped the deceased "return to their roots".
Liu Quansheng, 81 years old this year, is the benefactor in Wang Hao's mouth. On March 4, when the old man told the Sanxiang *** reporter about this past, he was also excited.
In 1960, in order to make a living, Wang Anliang traveled from Ma'an Township (now Ma'an Town) in Shuangfeng County, Loudi to Pingfeng Village, Huangfengqiao Town, Zhuzhou County, relying on the ancestral craft of papermaking, and settled down in the small papermaking workshop of the local production team. It was at this time that he became friends with Liu Quansheng.
Later, the papermaking workshop stopped, and Wang Anliang went into the mountains, set up a wooden shed for his home, and cut wood and burned charcoal for a living.
On weekdays, Wang Anliang will grab some herbs to cure diseases, especially good at bruises. In 1984, Liu Quansheng apprenticed to him, prepared a room for Wang Anliang in his home, set up a bed, and left a futon for him to use.
One evening in the summer of 1987, Wang Anliang was telling everyone martial arts stories, and when he reached the climax, he suddenly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, rolled off a stool, and his body stiffened. When the village doctor arrived, he was dead. Later, it was verified by the local police station that it was a "sudden illness death".
The weather is hot, and how to properly dispose of Wang Anliang's body, everyone can't make up their minds for a while.
Everyone wants to return to their roots, I must send him back! Liu Quansheng, who was 45 years old at the time, insisted on sending Wang Anliang's body home.
At that time, many people were reluctant to do it for fear of bad luck.
Liu Quansheng took out his family's 1,000 yuan savings, bought a coffin, and together with four other local villagers, Yang Fusheng, Zhong Yingying, Peng Xinchu, and Qing Zhonghua, drove a walk-behind tractor to escort Wang Anliang home, so that the old man could return to his roots.
In this way, the escort team of "one car and one coffin" went on the road.
There is not much space for the walk-behind tractor, only enough to put down a coffin, and when encountering potholes and uneven roads, everyone is thrown off the car without paying attention. The walk-behind tractor was stopped by the traffic police twice, and after the group explained the situation, they were all released. The weather was hot, and they didn't dare to delay for a moment on the road, so they were really sleepy, so everyone parked the tractor on the side of the road and took a nap against the big tree.
Liu Quansheng and his entourage rushed for two days, and finally sent Wang Anliang, who had been away for half his life, back to his homeland.
It was not until Wang Anliang was buried that the group boarded the return bus. At the same time, Wang Anliang's family paid Liu Quansheng's advance payment.
Thirty-six years later, descendants braved the snow to come to the door to thank them
That year, Wang Hao was less than 10 years old, but he had a deep impression of the five good people. "My father would always tell us about what happened that year, but at that time, I didn't remember the name of the other party and the name of the place, which became a 'heart disease' of the old man. Wang Hao said.
Over the years, Wang Hao has opened a store in Guangzhou and made small achievements in his career, always thinking about meeting the good people of the year.
In December 2023, Wang Hao unexpectedly learned of his grandfather's detailed address in Youxian County, so he posted his wish on the Internet to "find the 5 benefactors who escorted his grandfather back to his roots 36 years ago", and provided a place name of "Daping Mountain".
Due to the withdrawal of the villages and the renaming of most places, with the unremitting efforts of local village cadres and volunteers, the scope of "searching for relatives" was narrowed to the area around Huangfengqiao, and Liu Quansheng and others, who had already moved from the mountain to live under the mountain, were finally found.
It was him, I remember his high nose bridge and warm smile. When the volunteer sent Liu Quansheng's ** to Wang Hao, who was far away in Guangzhou, he recognized Liu Quansheng at a glance.
After finding the benefactor, despite the bad weather, Wang Hao's family insisted on coming to the door to thank them.
In the case that everything is unknown, doing such a thing is worthy of our family's respect and gratitude to every good person. Seeing each other again, Wang Hao held the hands of his benefactors tightly, and the audience told the story of his grandfather's treatment and rescue in Pingfeng Village.
Because we have received the favor of Wang Anliang, we will insist that he return to his hometown. Liu Quansheng said that the most particular thing in the Chinese is to repay the kindness of the dripping water.
We will pass on this great love to help more people in need. When parting, Wang Hao invited his benefactors who had been separated for 36 years to take a "family photo", "We will be a family in the future, and I will come often." ”