In the Shuanghe Community at the intersection of Minsheng Road and Zhongmin Street in Xiangfang District, Harbin City, the flower beds in the courtyard are flourishing, the grass is green, and the flowers are blooming. Residents said that the flowers and plants in this yard were planted by the elderly Yuan Jinke. The elderly Yuan Jinke is 70 years old this year, and because his son teaches calligraphy in the community, he has lived here for a while. "Usually, I also like to plant some flowers and grass, that is, I hope that the environment of the community can be better." The old man said so.
Flower beds in the Shuanghe community
Four years ago, the elderly Yuan Jinke came from the countryside to harbin and temporarily lived in this community. Looking at the barren grass, the old man felt that something should be done. "I used to be a carpenter, and I can do everything in the village, such as carts and boxes and cabinets. Fences like this one are made by themselves. ”
The edges of the flower beds are lined with neat and clean white fences, which gather the flower branches that have grown tall in the flower beds. The old man said that at that time, as a cleaner, he borrowed a cart from other cleaning masters and went to the waste station to pull wood; because of the lack of tools, the old man used a hand saw to make the wood into a suitable shape, and each piece of wood had to be painted three times. These tens of meters long fence, the old man paid for the materials at his own expense, and did it for a month.
Initially, the flower beds were overgrown with weeds, and if you wanted to plant flowers, you had to remove the grass one by one and renovate the soil. "Every year in April and May, turn the soil over, remove the weeds, and plant flowers." The old man's wife, Ms. Li, also often came to help. "You have to use that kind of big water pipe for watering, and if one person can't hold it, you have to have two people together." Later, when there was no water on the water pipe, it was used in a bucket (watering). "Because later the old man still had to work as a cleaner, and he had already settled in Qunli, he could only take a bus for more than an hour every weekend off to take care of the flower beds in Shuanghe Community."
Flowers and plants in flower beds
"Yams, moonflowers, anchovies, and cat ears." The old man counted and said, "Some of them were asked for from others, and later the neighbors around them also took some seeds and planted them." Gradually, the residents of the community also came to help, watering the flowers, turning the soil, and accompanying the elderly to make the garden colorful.
"The first two years were designed and replanted, and from the upper floor, you can see various arrangements of patterns." The old man's son, Mr. Yuan Kaifeng, who teaches calligraphy in the community, said. "In the past two years, because of the epidemic, it has not been too well taken care of, and now it is the neighbors who are taking over to do this."
Photo by trainee journalist Zhong Yiming
A variety of flowers and plants grow in flower beds
From a patch of overgrown grass to a beautiful flower bed; from the efforts of one person to the concerted efforts of many people. Now, although there is no elaborate pattern in the flower bed by the old man Yuan Jinke, the flowers are still blooming wantonly, and various colors dot this hot summer. However, what is more worthy of appreciation than these flowers and plants is the sincere sincerity of the old man Yuan Jinke.
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