In this 86-square-meter space, 87 children have lived.
Of these 87 children, 20 were admitted to Tsinghua and Peking University.
Now more than 30 years have passed, some of these children have become mayors, some have gone abroad, some have started their own businesses, and some have become heroes as soldiers.
Her name is Mai Fang Qiong, and people call her Shoulder Sister.
1960 March 2 1 day, Mai was born in Baise, Guangxi.
/Kloc-At the age of 0/9, she became a handyman in Baise People's Hospital, with a monthly salary of 47 yuan.
Later, with the help of family and friends, Mai met her husband Wei.
And her "fate" with 86 children has to start with a comrade-in-arms of her husband.
After they got married, Wei went to the Guangzhou Military Region as a soldier.
One day, comrade-in-arms Zhao Caiwang received a letter from home. After reading the letter, he could not help crying under the quilt.
Wei, who had just returned to the dormitory, saw this scene. He thought to himself, no matter how hard and tired he is at ordinary times, he didn't see Zhao Caiwang shed a tear. He must have met with some difficulties.
Wei Yanjia came forward to comfort him. Only after asking did I know that it was Zhao Caiwang's mother who was ill and the village doctor's medical skills were limited. Her mother doesn't want to leave home to see a doctor in a big city.
Zhao Caiwang was afraid that her mother's illness was getting worse and worse, so she couldn't help crying.
"My home is in Pear Island Yao Township, tianlin county. The location is remote and the road is not easy to walk. Many people have never left the village in their lives. My mother is afraid of going to big cities. She is a stranger and doesn't speak the language. It's a waste of money. "
When Zhao Caiwang said this, Wei Yanjia had an idea.
Doesn't his wife, Mai Fang Qiong, work in the municipal hospital? Maybe she can help.
In this way, Zhao Caiwang's parents came all the way to Baise People's Hospital and found Mai Fang Qiong.
Mai didn't say anything after learning about it, so he took Zhao's mother to do various tests.
After reading the examination report, the doctor said that Zhao's mother's condition was already serious and she had to be hospitalized.
At the moment, Zhao's father seems reluctant. He is with him in the hospital. What should I do with the crops at home?
"You go home! Anyway, I have to come to work in the hospital every day so that I can take care of my aunt. "
To be "comfortable", Mai simply took care of Zhao's mother as his own.
Get up early every morning to make breakfast for Zhao's mother, take care of Zhao's mother to wash, and after breakfast, Mai goes to work again.
After work at noon, Mai hurried home and worked hard for half a day to prepare lunch for Zhao's mother. So is dinner.
"Your daughter is so filial!" An aunt in the ward said enviously.
Zhao's mother watched Mai feed herself with a smile, and her eyes were full of tears.
More than a month later, Zhao's mother resumed discharge. She held Mai Fang Qiong's hand tightly and cried, "Daughter, you are closer than your own daughter! If you don't dislike me, consider me a godmother! Come to our Yao township when you are free. "
Mai Fang Qiong readily promised. Later, at the kind invitation of Zhao's mother, Mai finally went to Yao Township.
Even Mai Fang Qiong herself didn't think that this simple trip to visit relatives actually changed her life.
The poverty level of Yao villagers is completely beyond Mai's imagination.
As far as we can see, the villagers in Yaoxiang are all in rags. Most of the children's clothes are patched, some children's shoes and toes are exposed, and some even have no shoes.
The living environment of the house is even worse. Low wooden houses often leak water in rainy summer and are extremely wet in winter. The house smells of mildew all the year round.
Some people say that kindness is a choice.
But for Mai Fang Qiong, kindness is an instinct.
Looking at the poor Yao villagers, Mai decided to help them.
However, at that time, she was just a little girl in her twenties, and she didn't go to school yet. Her monthly salary was only 47 yuan.
What does she mean by "help"?
"Although I am uneducated and not rich, I have hands and feet. The solution was invented by people. You can always do it if you want to. "
Mai Fang Qiong didn't go to any school, but what he said is a philosophy that many people will never understand.
After returning to Baise, Mai Fang Qiong made an amazing move:
She began to beg alms from her colleagues.
"Do you want this thing? If not, can you give it to me? "
Fang Qiong's colleagues said that during that time, they heard this sentence the most.
Whether it is clothes and shoes, rice and noodles, or even a small towel, Mai Fang Qiong will accept it.
After returning home, she washed these clothes, scalded them with hot water, disinfected them, folded them and put them in a bag.
Soon, the two big bags were full, and then Mai carried these clothes on a pole and walked on the mountain road for three or four hours, delivering them to the villagers in Yaoxiang.
Later, Mai Fang Qiong began to "beg for alms" from her neighbors.
"Aunt, do you have any children's clothes you don't wear? Can you give them to me? "
"Elder sister, this table in your yard is not? Can you sell it to me at a low price? "
Fang Qiong put down his self-esteem and face and asked his neighbors for clothes and daily necessities. She is only in her twenties.
After saving enough bags, Mai picked up the pole and walked to Yaoxiang step by step.
1985, Mai Fang Qiong accidentally fell from the hillside 10 meters high while carrying clothes into the mountain.
The mountain road leading to Yaoxiang is remote and difficult, and few people pass by. I don't know how long it took Michael Fang Qiong to wake up from the severe pain.
After simple dressing, Mai Fang Qiong continued to pick out two bags of clothes until the materials were delivered to the destination.
My life is hard enough, and I have to insist on sending materials to the mountains.
Some people call Mai the "Seven Big Sisters", and Baise dialect means crazy.
Because he often carries clothes into the mountains, Mai Fang Qiong is very familiar with several lonely old people in the mountains.
She sent clothes to the old man, and after learning that the old man was ill, she took him to see a doctor.
During the Chinese New Year, for fear of the loneliness of the elderly, Mai Fang Qiong will come all the way to pay a New Year call to them.
Over the years, several old people have died in Lingyun and Youjiang District, all of which were sent by Mai.
There is an old man named Chen in Baise who has been taken care of by Mai for many years.
Mai Fang Qiong cooked, washed and cleaned the room for him, and took care of him as his biological father for seven years.
On 20 1 1 year, Mr. Chen Lao died.
Before his death, he took out his written will, which clearly stated that his hundreds of thousands of deposits and the property he lived in were left to Mai Fang Qiong.
Until that moment, the old man's three children finally realized how neglected their concern for their father was.
But Mai Fangqiong did not accept the old man's inheritance. She said that she took care of Chen Lao from the heart and asked for nothing in return.
Mai Fang Qiong insisted on sending materials to the mountains and taking care of the elderly for free, which touched some people.
They took the initiative to find Mai Fang Qiong and sent their own "heart":
"Sister Mai, I bought a lot of rice to go home, and I can't eat any more. Give it to them! "
"Sister Mai, my children's newly bought clothes are small before they are worn. Give it to the children in the mountains! "
Since 1983, Mai Fang Qiong has entered the mountain every other month. She measured the distance between Baise and Yao township again and again with her feet, and the telephone poles were changed one after another.
Over the years, she has selected more than 20 poles, which earned Mai Fang Qiong the title of "Sister of Poles".
One is kindness, the other is love, and the middle is Mai Fang Qiong's persistence for decades.
And her "fate" with 86 children also stems from this pole.
Once, she came to a farmer's house in Yaoxiang with her clothes. Her mother was crying with her baby in her arms, and her father sat there sighing.
The college admission notice on the ground seems to be nothing, but it is like a big stone, pressing on everyone's mind.
"We feel sorry for our child. We can't afford his education ..."
Parents told Mai Fang Qiong the pain in their hearts, and their faces were full of guilt.
It is said that children from poor families take charge early, and children from poor families know that the opportunity to go to school is hard-won, so they study harder.
They are poor, not stupid.
Many people have been admitted to the university, but they have no money and have been trapped in this mountain all their lives.
Mai Fang Qiong was very moved. He immediately took out 50 yuan and stuffed it into the mother's hand. Then he said, "Be sure to let the children go to school."
And her salary at that time was only 47 yuan.
Mai Fang Qiong has more and more "children". At most, there are 16 children living in an area of 86 square meters at home, and three lonely old people eat 90 kilograms of rice a week.
There are five bunk beds except a sofa at home. Even so, some children have to lie on the floor.
Mai Fang Qiong said, "There are many beds, bowls, chopsticks and quilts at home, like dormitories and student apartments. Everyone lives together, although it is bitter, but it is also very happy. "
In this regard, Mai's husband Wei has no complaints. His son, Wei Jing, followed his mother Mai to pick a pole and give it to his brothers and sisters in the mountains when he was 4 years old.
Mai Fang Qiong's grandmother once said, "People need someone to help them deliver their babies when they are born, and they need someone to help them bury them after they die. One hand is used to help yourself and the other hand is used to help others. "
Now my mother told this sentence to Mai Fang Qiong. After becoming a mother, Mai Fang Qiong told this to her son.
Three generations of mothers, generation after generation, convey kindness and continue love.
In 2004, her husband died unexpectedly, and Mai Fang Qiong, who was already poor, adopted dozens of poor children.
However, the mountains and high pressure can't crush the earth, and difficulties can't crush Mai Fang Qiong.
In order to reassure the children to go to school, Mai Fang Qiong began to work day and night.
Working in a hospital during the day;
Go to the night market after work and sell mutton kebabs;
I have been washing dishes in the restaurant for some time;
In the evening, Mai Fang Qiong went to guide people and worked the night shift.
"In those days, I called myself' white plus black'. Sleep only two or three hours a day, and earn one month 1750 yuan. 1000 yuan is reserved for children's tuition, and the rest is distributed to children's living expenses. "
Nevertheless, Michael Fang Qiong is sometimes too busy.
One year, eight children she adopted were admitted to the university at the same time.
In order for her children to go to college, with the support of her mother, she borrowed all the real estate licenses of her four brothers and sisters, mortgaged them and gave them a student loan.
In the past 39 years, Mai Fang Qiong has raised 87 children. Except Wei Jing, who is her own son, the other 86 are orphans or poor children she adopted.
Of the 86 children she adopted, 20 were admitted to Tsinghua and Peking University. Some of the remaining children went to technical secondary schools or junior colleges.
When they grow up, some of these children become soldiers, policemen, teachers, mayors, entrepreneurs, and even go to the United States, Canada, Thailand and Sweden to work and study.
Because Guangxi is close to Jingxi County, Vietnam, Mai also adopted a Vietnamese girl.
Mai Fang Qiong didn't discriminate between children because of their nationality. Later, the girl returned to China to go to college, and after graduation, she came to China and found a job in Beijing.
The news that 20 children of Mai Fang Qiong were admitted to prestigious schools spread like wildfire in the local area. They believe that the children can achieve their present achievements because of Mai Fangqiong's good education.
Some people even visit Mai Fang Qiong, and they are willing to send their children to her home for foster care. Mai Fang Qiong has the final say on how much to pay.
Fang Qiong refused. She said, "It's not about money. You can't talk about money with children. You have to talk about feelings and ambitions. "
Talking about his own parenting experience, Mai Fang Qiong replied with a bright smile: "My educational level is not high, and I can't teach my children anything. What I often say at ordinary times is that sentence:' Be a man before you do things, otherwise it is useless to read more books'. "
Under the influence of Mai Fang Qiong, the children are very sensible. They will take the initiative to help "Mama Mai" do housework. After dinner, some people clean up the dishes, some clean the table and some sweep the floor.
After everything is cleaned up, the senior children will help the junior children with their homework. In order to make younger brothers and sisters understand knowledge better, they have to study hard.
After all the children graduated to work, Mai also retired from the hospital on 20 10, with a monthly pension of 3,000 yuan.
Every year on Laba Festival, she takes money and carries out porridge delivery activities.
On 20 10/0,65438+10, 13, Mai and volunteers sent out more than 8,000 bowls of porridge for the first time.
And the children she adopted can support themselves with their own hands.
After they were able to make money, these filial children suggested that Mai's monthly living expenses in 500 yuan could be rejected by Mai.
In this regard, Mai Fang Qiong said: I don't want money, because I am selfish. I'm afraid my children will give money and forget how they grew up. I don't want them to return, I just want them to pass on this kindness. Their present abilities can help more people in need.
Only by visiting those poor areas in person can we know who needs clothes and who needs rice, and we can really know what life is like and how to live in the future.
In fact, the children did as Mama Mai said.
There are two children working in South Africa. They organize public welfare activities to help African medicines twice a year, and each time they donate medicines of about 200,000 to 300,000 yuan.
"Both children are great. They persisted for 16 years. " Fang Qiong said proudly.
There is also a child named Huang Jun, who not only makes Mai proud, but also always hurts when Mai mentions him.
One year, Huang Jun, who served in the army, called Mai's mother in advance and told her to take his comrades home for the New Year.
Look, just as Mai Fangqiong was happily preparing for the Spring Festival, the troops came.
"They told me that Xiaojun wanted to see me, but he took me to the funeral home ..."
It turned out that Huang Jun and his comrades once met two children who fell into the water when they went out. In order to save the child, Huang Jun jumped into the cold river to save the child, but never woke up.
Mai Fang Qiong threw herself on Huang Jun and cried her eyes out. Since then, Huang Jun has become an unspeakable pain in Mai's heart and the proudest child in Mai's mother's heart.
On 20 15, Mai was rated as a "good man in China".
In the same year, at the invitation of Ma Yun, Mai Fang Qiong attended the Nasdaq remote bell ringing ceremony held in Beijing Water Cube.
This year, Mai Fang Qiong was 55 years old.
This year, she announced that she would no longer adopt children.
After the news spread, the praise for Mai Fang Qiong turned into endless suspicion and even abuse.
For a long time, there was no news of Mai on the Internet. Everyone thought that she was scared by public opinion and dared not come forward again.
"The mouth is long on others, and they can say whatever they like. I am used to it and don't care. "
Mai Fang Qiong thought for a moment and said, "It's bitter, but it's also very happy. Speaking of money, I am really poor; But if I have money, I am richer than Li Ka-shing, and Li Ka-shing doesn't have so many children. " Say that finish, MaiQiongFang himself burst out laughing.
"Where there are so many why, is to do good, I am happy, I am happy. I used to carry a pole into the mountains, but I was in good health. Now I'm 60 years old. I'm old, my physical strength can't keep up, my lumbar disc is prominent, and rheumatism is found. At this age, I want to have a rest. "
In another way, she continued her good deeds.
Mai founded Baise Biandan Street Handicraft Trading Co., Ltd. to provide employment opportunities for left-behind women and disabled people in mountainous areas. Through the sale of Guangxi intangible cultural heritage "Mo Mo", we can help everyone to stand on their own feet and get rid of poverty and get rich.
"If you really ask why, I say it's for longevity, believe it or not? My mother was charitable all her life and lived to the age of 103. "
Mai praised the "things" in Yang's hand and gave a silvery laugh.
Writer Li Yinhe said that there are four realms in life:
One is both success and happiness;
One is neither successful nor happy;
A successful but unhappy;
One is unsuccessful but happy.
Mai Fang Qiong has been pursuing truth, goodness and beauty all his life.
Her life is far from worldly success, but she is happy.
What about you?
What kind of life do you belong to? How do you define your life?