The old saying has clouds: the grace of dripping water, when the spring repays.
The journey of life, ravines, thorns, no one can be flat all the way, there will always be countless stumbles, in order to go to the end.
In the difficult survival, we will meet a lot of noble people who help us, even if it is only unintentional, but let us harvest the warmth of the world in the thorny journey, which will never be forgotten.
There is such a young man who goes out to make a living, after begging for more than ten days, he is desperate and hungry, he meets a kind big sister, a meal, ten dollars, but let him remember, in order to repay the favor, he found a big sister for 20 years.
His name is He Rongfeng, born in 1976 in a rural family in Youyang, Chongqing, a family that earned a living by killing pigs by his father, and although his life was poor, it was full and warm.
But an incident in 1993 broke the family's peaceful life.
One day in the spring of that year, as usual, my father killed more than 10 pigs collected from the villagers' homes and pulled them to the county town to sell them for more than 10,000 yuan, thinking of returning to the village the next day to settle the accounts for the big guys.
But unexpectedly, he stayed in a small hotel at night, and after falling asleep, he was patronized by thieves, and all the more than 10,000 yuan was swept away.
That was the entire income of more than a dozen families a year, and they were all waiting for him to take money to eat and pay the children's tuition, but this sudden disaster made the father blame himself and was helpless.
In desperation, he had to return to the village, explain the situation to everyone, and promised to return all the money to them later.
When the villagers heard about it, they couldn't help but be angry, and their eyes were red, and they couldn't help but beat him to the point that his nose was blue and his face was swollen, and threatened to let him see Prince Yan if he couldn't pay the money in three days.
Faced with the imposing villagers, the wife, worried that her husband would be in trouble, packed his clothes for him and asked him to go out and hide first.
His father fled overnight, leaving only his mother and He Rongfeng's brothers and sisters in the family.
Three days later, the villagers came to the door again to ask for money, and when they learned that He Rongfeng's father had escaped, they gritted their teeth in anger and demanded that their husband and wife repay the debt.
In order to protect his mother, 17-year-old He Rongfeng ran to the kitchen and took out a kitchen knife, blocked in front of his mother, and loudly rebuked the gang: My father is gone, don't embarrass my mother, you have the ability to rush me!
At that time, He Rongfeng was thin and weak, where was the opponent of the villagers, in the fight between the two sides, he was wounded in the forehead, and his body was also beaten to a piece of blue and purple.
Finally, he slashed the kitchen knife deeply on the table and shouted at the villagers in a hoarse voice: Don't you want money? Today either take my life for money, or you go back, my father's money, I will return it to you in two years, ask for money and death, you choose yourself!
The villagers were suddenly stopped by He Rongfeng, who had previously said that they wanted He Rongfeng's father's life just to scare him, but they did not expect that a 17-year-old child could really say such a desperate word.
After a few minutes of silence, someone said: Then I believe you this time, two years must be paid off, otherwise don't blame me for not being polite.
When the others saw the situation, they all agreed, and they did not want to kill people for more than 10,000 yuan.
The villagers scattered, and the mother quickly took He Rongfeng to the village doctor to bandage the wound and prescribe medicine, fortunately, He Rongfeng was young and recovered in a few days.
Next, he told his mother that in order to pay off his father's debts, he decided to drop out of school and go out to work.
The mother sighed with tears, although she was reluctant to give up her son, but in the face of the walls of the family and the husband who could not return home, she had to accept his son's decision.
In this way, He Rongfeng and two young men from the same village, each carrying a hundred yuan from the east and west, stepped on the train to Zhejiang, and they were going to Wenling to find the sister of one of the partners and introduce the work in the factory.
When they arrived in Hangzhou, they got off the train, and in the crowd, the three young men who had just left the house lacked social experience and their money was stolen.
Penniless, they had to walk all the way to the direction of Wenling.
The dry food they had brought with them was also eaten, and the three hungry and cold people could only walk all the way to beg, and when they met well-meaning people, they gave them stuttering, and if they could not meet them, they could only endure hunger.
They slept on the road after dark, and at dawn they dragged their tired bodies on their way.
They had been walking like this for more than ten days, the soles of their feet were full of blood bubbles, they were hungry and thirsty, and He Rongfeng's body, which had not fully recovered, was even more overwhelmed, and he almost fainted several times.
On this evening, they got lost in an unknown place, which was so sparsely populated that they did not know which direction to go, and the three of them were so hungry that they could not bear it, so they sat on the side of the road and rested.
After a while, a young woman in a beautiful young woman in a green sweater passed by, and they followed the woman forward.
Later, when they walked to the door of a family, the woman suddenly turned back to them and said: What are you doing, why are you following me?
Ding Kasa, the eldest of the three, hurriedly explained: "Big sister, don't be afraid, we are not bad people, we were stolen at the train station, we were too hungry to stand it, so we wanted to beg for food.
The woman saw that the three boys did not look like bad people, and she also dispelled her concerns, so she smiled and said: You did not say it earlier, go into the house quickly.
When she had finished, she opened the door and greeted them warmly into the house.
As soon as they entered the door, the woman arranged for them to sit down, and began to get busy in the kitchen, and after a while, she made several dishes and brought them to the table, so that the three people could come to eat.
They began to be a little embarrassed, and the woman said: You are still stunned about what to do, don't be polite, eat quickly.
At this time, the three people could not care about the politeness, they ate so much, they were too hungry, and they had not eaten a full meal for more than ten days.
He Rongfeng liked to eat that plate of tofu the most, he ate three bowls of rice in a row, and finally used tofu soup to bibimbap, eating half a bowl more.
Because he ate too much, after putting down the dishes, he almost didn't faint.
It was the best meal he had ever eaten in his life.
After eating, the woman saw the three people with disheveled faces, and then boiled water to wash their faces and soak their feet.
When she saw that the three feet had blood bubbles, she felt very distressed, and quickly found the ointment to apply to them.
In the chat, it was learned that the woman's name was Dai Xingfen, who had just been married not long ago, and her husband had been working in other places for many years, and she worked in a local button factory.
When Dai Xingfen heard that the three people were coming to Zhejiang to find jobs, she vacated the room to arrange for them to sleep first, and then went out with a flashlight to find the factory leader and wanted to arrange a job for the three children.
However, only one person is required for the post in the factory, and only one person can enter the factory for three people.
She then went to several places, but none of them found a suitable job.
Dai Xingfen did not give up, she was ready to ask someone to inquire the next day, trying to find a way to make a living for the poor three children.
That night, He Rongfeng and they experienced more than ten days of wind and food, and finally slept a good night's sleep with confidence.
The next day, they got up early, packed their bags, and prepared to bid farewell to Dai Xingfen.
Dai Xingfen told them that the factory first arranged for one person to work, and the other two people waited to see if there was a suitable opportunity elsewhere, but the three people did not want to bother her anymore, and they did not want to separate when they first arrived, so they thanked Dai Xingfen for her kindness and prepared to leave.
When Dai Xingfen saw that they insisted on leaving, he loaded them with a large bag of steamed buns and a few pounds of bananas, and also took out the only 30 yuan on his body, gave each of them 10 yuan, and then sent them to the side of the road to wait for the car.
At that time, Dai Xingfen's salary was only seventy or eighty yuan.
She told the children: We must be united, no matter where we go, we must not do evil things, and we must be a good person, so that we can have a good life in the future.
The three of them nodded vigorously, and took Dai Xingfen's words deeply to heart.
At the end, the oldest partner asked Dai Xingfen to write an address, and when they earned money later, they would send the money back to the eldest sister.
Dai Xingfen wrote down the address and name and said, don't pay back the money, it is not easy for everyone to go out, let them write a letter to report safety when they arrive.
The car came, the three people got into the car, constantly waved goodbye to Dai Xingfen, and said with tears: Sister, thank you! We will definitely come back to see you...
He Rongfeng secretly wrote down Dai Xingfen's address: Yangfu Village, Yangfu Town, Xianju County, Zhejiang Province, and vowed that in the future, he would come back with a new look to thank his eldest sister.
Later, they arrived in Wenling, but for various reasons, the three people did not find a job in the end, and in desperation, they had to escape the ticket and embark on the train to Tianjin.
In the car, the flight attendants found the fare evade, they did not have money to make up the ticket, they were driven to the boiler room.
Oversleeping, they were taken to Shenyang by train.
After several rounds of tossing and turning, the three of them finally had to go their separate ways.
Without culture and technology, it is easy to make a living in a vast city.
Moreover, He Rongfeng is still an underage child, and it is even more difficult.
Penniless, he picked up leftovers from the trash can when he was hungry, and slept on the road and bridge holes at night, and this day lasted for more than a month.
Sometimes when he was too hungry to bear it, he used to want to go to the mall to rob or go to a crowded place to steal, but whenever he was about to act, Dai Xingfen's words would always ring in his ears: Don't do bad things at any time, be a good person.
The eldest sister's words were like a bright light, guiding him and spurring him on, even if he starved to death, he could not do bad things that obscured his conscience.
Finally, he found a job as a small plumber, 5 yuan a day, wrapped up in food and housing, although the money is not much, but at least to ensure survival.
But whenever it was late at night, He Rongfeng lay on the bed, thinking about the family's debts of more than 10,000, thinking about the two years he promised to the villagers to pay off the debts, he couldn't help but start to worry again, five yuan a day, to pay off the debts, then when will it be done!
He has to find a way to make more money!
Three months later, he heard that the furniture factory had high wages, so he resigned and went to the furniture factory as an apprentice, with a salary of 300 yuan.
After entering the furniture factory, he found that his salary was the lowest, and he was very envious of the technicians who sprayed paint who could earn one or two thousand a month, and if he could do technical work himself, he would be able to pay off his debts quickly.
At the end of 1993, he learned from a painter with a salary of 500, because he was diligent and studious, he made rapid progress, and he was discharged from the school in half a year, and his salary rose to 800.
Then, He Rongfeng went it alone, and recruited more than ten apprentices under his hands, and the owner of the furniture factory saw that he was doing a beautiful job and that he was also down-to-earth, so he handed over all the painting business to his team.
Gradually, He Rongfeng became famous, the reputation is also very good, many furniture factory owners have found him, the business continues to increase, in 1995, he became a contract foreman, contracted the business of three small factories, and reached a monthly income of several thousand yuan.
At the end of 1995, he returned to his hometown, took out more than 10,000 yuan in cash, and let his father pay off all his debts door to door.
At that moment, he suddenly found that he had let go of the hatred he had once had for those villagers, and all this stemmed from the big sister he had never known two years ago, it was her kindness that affected He Rongfeng and made him tolerant and generous.
He must find Sister Dai Xingfen, and he must thank her in person.
In 1996, he began to write letters to Dai Xingfen, and while thanking his eldest sister, he also appealed to his experience in the past few years, but many letters were sent out and fell into the sea.
He couldn't help but worry, could it be that his sister had moved? Or did something go wrong?
In order to find his sister, he wrote thousands of letters, went to the public security bureau countless times, and entered her name to inquire, but each time he found nothing.
Dai Xingfen was like evaporating in the human world, and there was no news.
But He Rongfeng did not give up and has been looking for the whereabouts of his sister, and this search has been nearly 20 years.
In 2006, he met a colleague from Xianju County and asked him to help him find Dai Xingfen.
During this period, He Rongfeng's career has developed day by day, becoming the chairman of three enterprises and having hundreds of millions of assets.
However, his heart to find his sister, as in the past, has never changed.
Finally, one day in March 2013, his peers called him to say that he had found Dai Xingfen and that she was no longer in Xianju County.
It turned out that for many years, He Rongfeng had been writing Down Dai Xingfen as Dai Xingfen "Fang", so whether it was writing letters or inquiries, it was not on the number.
He Rongfeng, who was very excited, immediately cried with joy, and after receiving the phone number sent by his peers, he dialed Dai Xingfen's phone, and he asked in a trembling voice: Are you Dai Xingfen's sister?
Dai Xingfen suddenly received this strange phone call, and couldn't help but wonder: Yes, I am Dai Xingfen.
"Sister, I finally found you, I am the youngest of the three Sichuan boys who were taken in by you many years ago, I am He Rongfeng, do you remember?"
"Remember, remember."
Dai Xingfen's memory suddenly returned to 1993, three Sichuan boys came to her house, one of them was the youngest, thin and tall guy, although He Rongfeng did not say a word at that time, but when I think about it, there is indeed such a person.
The two people talked on the phone for a long time, He Rongfeng seemed to have something to say to his sister forever, and after nearly 20 years of hard work, The Emperor Tian did not pay off, so that he finally found his benefactor.
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In May 2013, He Rongfeng and his wife drove all the way to Dai Xingfen's current residence, and before he got out of the car, he recognized at a glance the sister who took them in, cooked for them, boiled water and soaked their feet, and ran around in the middle of the night to find a job for them - Dai Xingfen, although the years have carved frost on her face, she is still the sister who is smiling and beautiful and kind.
After the happy reunion, He Rongfeng took out a check for one million, and he wanted to thank his sister for helping him in the most difficult and difficult time of his life, so that he could find the warmth of home on that hungry and cold night.
More importantly, his sister taught him the truth of being a man, so that he always maintained a kind and authentic heart no matter what kind of difficulties he was in, without his sister, there would be no he is today.
Dai Xingfen was moved to tears, she said: With your love I am very satisfied, we can live a good life, although you are now an entrepreneur, but you make money is not easy, you need to use money in many places than we, your heart I received, but I can not collect this money! I've helped a lot of people, but they may not remember me, and even some people will take revenge, but I never want to get someone else's reward, I will continue my nature.
In 2016, in order to express his gratitude, He Rongfeng took Dai Xingfen to participate in the "Thank You for Coming" program, he dedicated a bouquet of immortal flowers to his sister, thanked his sister for bringing him a lifelong change, and hoped that the sister-brother relationship would last forever.
For several years, although He Rongfeng was busy with work, he would take time every year to take his family to visit Dai Xingfen, and in his heart, Dai Xingfen was his sister all his life.
And Dai Xingfen, still running her small shop, although not rich, but she laughs at life every day, as long as others have difficulties, she will do her own meager efforts to help people in need, and do not ask for returns.
Dai Xingfen and He Rongfeng, although they were not known for their lives, she used an unintentional act to impress He Rongfeng, let him let go of his resentment, be grateful, release kindness and tolerance, and affect his life.
This should be the greatness of the ordinary.