Yu Hua wrote a famous novel, "Alive".
The protagonist of the story, Fugui, has experienced death and parting all his life.
His father, mother, wife, son, daughter, son-in-law, and grandson all died for various reasons.
In the end, only Fugui and the old cattle he bought were left to live with each other.
Even after experiencing all the misfortunes of life, Fugui still lives optimistically.
Life kisses me with pain, but I sing in return.
In reality, there is also an old man who is called "Uncle Fugui" by netizens.
His biological father died five months after his birth.
His half-brother suffered from intellectual disability because he took the wrong medicine.
At the age of 29, his mother died.
Two years later, his half-brother died.
At the age of 39, his stepfather died on the second day of June.
Just three days later, on the fifth day of June, his wife died in childbirth, and even the child did not survive.
On the sixth day of the first month of June, he buried his stepfather in the morning, and his wife and children after lunch.
This uncle is an ordinary person interviewed by the "Tan Talks About Traffic" program group.
Because of the tragic experience and optimistic attitude to life, many netizens have paid attention to it.
In 2018, "Tan On Traffic" was discontinued for various reasons.
In addition to regrets, netizens have called on the host Tan Qiao to return to visit the "Balloon Brother", "Uncle Fugui", "Uncle Erxian Bridge" and others in the program.
In 2021, Tan Qiao went through several twists and turns and finally found Uncle Fugui.
So, is Uncle Fugui still okay after 10 years? What happened to his stupid brother and the old yellow dog?
▶ Once
In 2011, Tan Qiao, the host of "Tan Talks About Traffic", stopped a master who violated traffic rules on the road.
He was riding a dilapidated tricycle with seven or eight hundred pounds of wood.
On the tall pile of wood sat a man and a yellow dog.
When Officer Tan asked the uncle:
You are pulling so many things, carrying people, carrying dogs, in case something happens again and again, don't your family care about you?
Uncle said calmly:
My dad is dead, 11 years old, my mom is dead for more than twenty years, my wife has had a difficult baby and has been dead for 11 years, and my brother has been dead for 18 years.
Later, Officer Tan asked his brother what?
Uncle then pointed to the man sitting in the car and said, "My brother is here."
Officer Tan walked to the front of the car and said a few words to Uncle Uncle's brother, but he did not get a response at all.
Uncle said next to him:
He took medicine and melon, was stupid, and said he couldn't come.
In this less than a minute of dialogue, Uncle Said "Dead" seven or eight times.
Then he said that his dog was more than ten years old and was about to die.
Such a tragic life also shocked Officer Tan.
He asked Uncle:
It will be particularly painful for anyone in this situation, but I just saw you and seemed to be particularly happy, why is this?
At this time, the uncle raised his hands and said only three words: "Look forward."
Yes, even after so many painful partings, Uncle still lives optimistically.
He was alone to feed his stupid brother, who could not speak, and earned more than two thousand yuan a month by pulling wood for the furniture factory.
Because he was afraid of walking in front of his brother, he also bought pension insurance for his brother.
After the interview, Uncle Stepped on his tricycle again and continued to carry the weight forward.
▶ Now
10 years later, Officer Tan, with the help of enthusiastic netizens, found this "Fugui Uncle".
Before the meeting, Officer Tan also thought about the scene of meeting Uncle Fugui.
In his imagination, Uncle Fugui should already be full of vicissitudes and faltering.
After all, during the interview that year, Uncle Fugui said that he was 69 years old.
However, Uncle Fugui's neighbor said that he had good legs and spirits, and that he was married and had children.
Such a development made Officer Tan unbelievable, and even shouted "Lu Xin I am not hesitant."
Subsequently, Officer Tan met Uncle Fugui and his wife, as well as his daughter, who was less than 5 years old.
It turned out that Uncle Fugui was not 69 years old.
When he was interviewed that year, he was afraid that Officer Tan would be fined and said that his age was 20 years older.
In the second year of the interview, he met his current wife and started a new family with her.
A few years later, they gave birth to another daughter.
Coincidentally, the girl's birthday is the fifth day of the first month of June, which is also the day when the uncle's ex-wife died in childbirth.
As he grew older, uncle returned to his hometown with his wife, daughter and brother.
Because his brother was disabled, the village opened five insurance households for him, and also paid for two houses, and later the uncle himself built two more.
The only regret is that Uncle Grandpa's old yellow dog did not live to the end of his life and was stolen.
After the first return visit, Officer Tan was still paying attention to Uncle Fugui.
He and many enthusiastic netizens sent daily necessities to the uncle and the little girl's learning utensils.
With the help of Officer Tan, Uncle Tan's low-security was handled.
The Education Bureau and kindergartens also paid subsistence allowances to his daughters.
Although the economic conditions are still not very good, Uncle Fugui's life has been significantly improved.
The reason why Uncle Fugui can get so much attention is because his optimistic attitude towards life has touched us.
We can't imagine how painful Uncle Fugui felt when he experienced the death of his loved ones one after another.
But he lived optimistically in this pain, and finally ushered in a turning point in his life.
As Yu Hua wrote in "Alive":
Man lives for the sake of being alive itself, not for anything other than being alive.
As long as you live, it is the meaning of life.