Once upon a time, there was an aunt surnamed Li, she and her husband depended on each other, and their lives were quite comfortable.
But the good times didn't last long, one summer, my aunt's husband accidentally fell and injured his leg so badly that he had to undergo surgery.
This made the aunt worried, the cost of the operation was ridiculously high, and they didn't have that much spare money in their hands.
The aunt was helpless, couldn't sleep at night, and didn't know what to do with her husband. Just when she was extremely anxious, she received a call that she didn't expect for a day.
It was a fellow villager of my aunt who called, and the two grew up together, and their relationship was like brotherhood.
Unexpectedly, this fellow gave generously and took the initiative to take out all his savings of 500,000 yuan and lend it to his aunt for her husband's surgery expenses.
When the aunt received this phone call, the whole person was moved to tears. At that moment, the 500,000 yuan was like a spring in the desert for her, giving her life hope again.
It turned out that it all started from a past incident twenty years ago. At that time, my aunt's fellow villager also suffered a medical crisis at home, and her mother was seriously ill but could not afford to pay the high medical bills.
Although the two families are just ordinary villagers, the aunt still took the initiative to contribute money and help the villager's family tide over the difficulties.
In this way, the friendship between the two families has continued to this day.
After that phone call, the aunt repeatedly recalled the words of the fellow in her heart: "Auntie, you helped us back then, and never asked for anything in return, I have always remembered it." I'm really happy to be able to help you this time. ”
The warmth of the world is really precious. It was this timely help that allowed my aunt and husband to get through that hurdle.
After this test of life and death, Auntie realized more deeply that kindness and mutual help are never a wrong choice, but will bring unexpected and beautiful rewards.
One spring day a few years later, my aunt was planting flowers and grass at home, enjoying a rare quiet time, when she suddenly received a call from her fellow countryman.
It turned out that with his perseverance and wisdom over the years, he had become a successful businessman and returned to his hometown to deal with some affairs.
What the aunt didn't expect was that another purpose of the villager's trip was to come to visit her and express his gratitude.
Because his mother has passed away for many years, he is deeply grateful for his aunt's care for his family.
A few days later, the villager personally visited his aunt, and he not only prepared two commemorative gifts, one was hand-embroidered in his hometown, the other was his aunt's favorite green tea, and he also prepared a thick envelope containing banknotes, wanting to reward his aunt for her kindness.
In the face of the hospitality, the aunt was extremely moved, but also a little embarrassed. She rejected the money and accepted only the two meaningful gifts.
The aunt said to him: "The little help I did back then was just what the neighbors should do, and you have repaid it with your good deeds, and that 500,000 yuan is the best proof of this." ”
The villager told his aunt that in fact, he had started to run his own business in 2018, and when he heard that something had happened to his aunt's family, he took out all his belongings and lent them to his aunt to tide over the difficulties without saying a word.
For him, that money is nothing at all, the important thing is to be able to repay his aunt's kindness to his family back then.
The two of them chatted sentence by sentence, as if every word was infused with the good memories of the past and the cherishing of friendship.
The fellow even said that as long as his aunt's family had any need, he was willing to lend a helping hand again at any time.
Hearing this, Auntie's eyes couldn't help but moisten. The warmth of the world, just like the warm sunshine in winter, fills her heart with gratitude.
She silently wished her fellow villagers a thriving career, and also wished that the friendship between the two could last for a long time, and that kindness and mutual help would be passed on.
After the villager left, the aunt stood in front of the door for a long time, staring at his distant back.
She remembered the phone call on that summer day many years ago, the voice that had brought her hope, and now added new emotion and strength to her.
Yes, it is inevitable that we will encounter some difficulties and obstacles in life, but as long as we support each other and warm each other with kindness, we will definitely be able to overcome any difficulties and make the road of life wider and brighter.