introduction
War will bring heavy suffering to mankind, and it is also a testing stone for human nature. If a nation in the midst of suffering can maintain a clear mind and a good soul, then this nation will be great. After the end of World War II, the Japanese soldiers stranded in our country were repatriated one after another, and even war criminals who were stained with the blood of countless Chinese were treated kindly in the detention center.
Meanwhile, in an ordinary mountain village in Henan, a simple and loyal peasant old man adopted a wounded Japanese soldier who had been stranded and selflessly provided for 47 years. Later, the wounded Japanese soldier returned to his country and rewarded his benefactor for helping him. What a touching story this is, let's take a look.
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The fourteen-year-long Japanese war of aggression against China has caused irreparable losses to modern China and brought endless suffering and indelible pain to our people. When the news of Japan's surrender spread all over the world and the whole country fell into a sea of joy, the Chinese nation finally got rid of the shame of being a slave to the country and safeguarded the dignity and sovereignty of the country. Although the war is over, there are still many problems left. For example, the repatriation of prisoners of war, the excavation of latent enemy agents, and so on.
But there is one thing that makes the people happy, everyone finally does not have to worry about going out and bumping into the devil. Even if they bump into each other, they are captives who have their sharp teeth and claws removed, as long as they are spurned. Sun Junbang, an old man in Nanyang, Henan, encountered such a Japanese soldier. It was 1946, and on his way to the county town, he came across a man curled up on the side of the road, who could neither walk nor speak, and who had great problems with his intelligence. He gave his nest to this person with a soft heart, but the other party grabbed the hem of his pants.
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Someone next to him told him not to go near, because this man was a Japanese soldier and deserved it. Sun Junbang also hated the Japanese soldiers, but he could not see a disabled and stupid person waiting for death. So he pulled the Japanese soldier back home and named him "Li Tong". Since then, Li Tong has lived in the Sun family. In order to treat him, the Sun family also sold a cow that cultivated the land. The surrounding villagers were pointing fingers at him, saying he was too stupid.
But for Sun Junbang, saving people's lives is his own heart, and since he has been saved, he cannot give up. At first, Li Tong collapsed on the bed and could not move, all relying on him to feed and serve. After the treatment, he was gradually able to move on his own, but his brain was still not good and he could not speak. The most difficult thing is that during the natural disaster period, even if the Sun family nibbles the bark of trees and digs wild vegetables, there is also a bite of Li Tong. Sun Junbang not only took care of Li Tong himself, but also taught his son Sun Baojie to take good care of this uncle.
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In the early 1960s, Sun Baojie was admitted to a normal school, but was brushed off in the political review because his family had a Japanese soldier. He has no complaints about this. After his father's death, he took over the responsibility of taking care of uncle Huan. At that time, he had not yet started a family, and when he learned about his family's situation, no one came to the door to talk to the mediator. Fortunately, Heaven did not fail to live up to such a kind person, and there was a kind girl who married him and was willing to take care of Uncle Huan with him.
After The establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, Sun Baojie has been trying to find a home for Uncle Huan. It is not that he does not want to continue to take care of him, but he hopes that he can return to his relatives in his lifetime, but he regrets it. To this end, he has written many letters to many departments, but has not heard back. There have also been media reports on Li Tong's incident, but because he has lost his memory, the search for relatives has not been settled. It was not until 1993 that a member of a Japanese delegation to China met Li Tong and recognized him as Ishida Higashishiro.
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Ishida Washida was an excellent college student before coming to China, but was educated by the Japanese government at the time to become a radical anti-China element, and after coming to the battlefield, he was injured and left behind, and has disappeared ever since. With this reliable information, it was easier to find his family. With the help of caring people in Japan, Ishida found his family in Japan. Since he was over eighty years old at the time, his parents were gone, but his younger brother Shi Yilang's family was living well.
In 1993, after 47 years of tossing and turning, Sun Baojie's family sent the old man Ishida to Japan on a plane. The story of Ishida's rescue in China has also been widely publicized, and a relief foundation has been set up in Japan to bring the donations received to the county where the Sun family lives, and a botanical garden has been built with charity funds as a witness to Sino-Japanese friendship. In addition, Ishida's brother sent a check for 150,000 yuan to show his gratitude to the Sun family, but the Sun family refused.
epilogue
In 1997, Sun Baojie died. But the friendship between the Sun family and the Ishida family did not end, and his son later went to Japan to study, continuing to build a bridge of friendship between the two countries. Ishida did not die until 2006 at the age of 97. If it were not for the kindness and selflessness of the two generations of the Sun family, I believe that he would not have had a worry-free second half of his life. Similarly, the noble character of the Sun family also showed the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation and received the good rewards it deserved.