In 1994, in Laibin Town, Xuanwei, Yunnan Province, Ma Qiang, a four-year-old and seven-month-old boy, was abducted and sold at a young age.
In the more than twenty years that the child was lost, the grandparents and aunts suspected that the stepmother had caused the damage and sold Ma Qiang to a foreign country.
(Ma Qiang)
The logic of doubt is: Ma Qiang is not biological, but he must take away his father's love... The stepmother may be worried that after she has a child, her biological son will not be able to obtain higher family status, so she sells the stepson.
As a result, the stepmother was questioned many times by the police, quarreled with the child's grandparents, and was sneered at by relatives and neighbors...
Until 2018, Ma Qiang returned to Laibin Town alive and personally told the abduction.
And the content of this issue of the article is that Ma Qiang was abducted and lost, where did he go for more than twenty years?
First, the father remarries and the child disappears
The detailed history of this incident should start from the rural areas of Yunnan in the 1980s.
Ma Jun, a villager in Laibin Town, Xuanwei City, married a daughter-in-law from a foreign country, Hu Lijuan.
After marriage, she first gave birth to a daughter, and then gave birth to a cute baby boy, named Ma Qiangzhou, and everyone likes to call Ma Qiang.
Ma Jun is the eldest in the family, there are six younger brothers and sisters, he has been honest all his life, he must be reliable as a father, his personality is more introverted; he is calm and reliable as an older brother, suitable for guarding the family.
(Ma Jun)
Her mother's name is Hu Lijuan, who married from thousands of miles away to Yunnan, although her personality is strong and not mediocre, she married into an ordinary family.
After Ma Qiang was born, according to his memory, he lived in a two-story wooden house and slept with his sister.
Mother and father lived on the first floor, and the two always quarreled, as if the magnet had been reversed, and the parents always rejected each other.
Most people in the village are surnamed Ma, because the terrain is very complicated, so outsiders are easy to get lost after coming to the village, and often encounter the dilemma of not being able to go out.
(Ma Qiang's old house)
Ma Qiang just turned one year old, his parents went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to sign a divorce agreement, which should have been a big road to the sky, but the child became a problem between adults.
Hu Lijuan wanted to take Ma Qiang, but Ma Jun resolutely disagreed and only allowed his ex-wife to take away her daughter.
Grandma quickly protected her grandson Ma Qiang, only allowing the former daughter-in-law to take away her three-year-old granddaughter, Grandma said: "If you want to hug this, take this away, Ma Qiang must stay in our village..."
There was a series of quarrels at home, and when Hu Lijuan finally left the village, it was said that her spirit was somewhat abnormal.
After Ma Jun's divorce, he soon married a second wife, and the relationship between the two was quite good.
The relationship between the stepmother and the child, although not very good, is not bad, to be precise, general.
According to Ma Qiang's recollection, he has been living on the second floor of the wooden house of the family since the day he remembered, living with his sister.
The mother-in-law came to urge her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law, hoping that Ma Jun would have two more children, so that the incense in the family would be more exuberant and the children would be more lively.
But the new daughter-in-law, but do not want to get pregnant again, thinking that it is enough to have two children in the family, why add new pressure?
Because of this incident, Grandma was very unhappy in her heart, and she wanted to have more grandchildren like Ma Qiang.
Since Hu Lijuan left, grandma is worried that Ma Qiang's life is not good, so she often goes to deliver food to her grandson, distressing her parents' divorced children, and worrying that her stepmother is not in place.
(Ma Qiang's grandmother)
When Ma Qiang was four and a half years old, several aunts in the family ranged from ten to twenty years old.
To talk about the relationship, Ma Qiang's relationship with his aunts is particularly good, like a small chicken that has just come out of its shell, following behind a group of big birds.
The aunt is like a biological mother, taking care of Ma Qiang to grow up, so the feelings are very deep.
However, at the end of 1994, Ma Qiang, who was four years old and seven months old, suddenly disappeared...
Grandma was so anxious that she cried, because half of the village was her relatives, so they all participated in the search, centered on the village to carry out the search, with a long bamboo pole, looking for nearby wells, ponds, rivers...
And Ma Qiang's grandfather was doing odd jobs in Kunming, and when he learned through the telegram that his grandson was lost, he was frightened and pale, and he hurriedly bought a ticket back to Xuanwei to personally look for Ma Qiang.
Several aunts were also working in Kunming, and suddenly learned that Ma Qiang was lost, so they all put down their work and returned to Xuanwei urgently.
According to the police investigation: on the day Ma Qiang was lost, after lunch, he said that he wanted to go out to play, but he never returned... Grandma made dinner and waited for her grandson to come home, but she didn't wait for Ma Qiang.
The police asked the children in the village, asking at what time they had seen Ma Qiang?
The children said, "It is true that we played with Ma Qiang at noon, but we were together for a short time, so we separated and went back to our respective homes..."
The police asked again: "When was the last time I saw Ma Qiang?" ”
The children said: "It was not long after lunch that we all had to go home, but Ma Qiang was still outside, and he didn't want to go back." ”
As a result, the police confirmed that the child's approximate loss time was in the afternoon, and if it was abducted by human traffickers, it was most likely an acquaintance who took Ma Qiang away.
The ma family's aunts were anxious and vowed to find Ma Qiang, and they took their relatives and villagers and searched every corner of the village.
(Ma Qiang's aunt Ma Xiaoyan)
Immediately after, they went to the town to look for it, asked all the people they could ask, and several aunts took pictures with hope, but every time passers-by responded, they were more and more disappointed.
The potholes and puddles looked over and over again, around the large and small stations, asked again and again.
Ma Qiang seemed to have flown away with wings, and his aunt and grandparents cried night after night, and they vowed to find Ma Qiang!
Because there was no news of Ma Qiang for a long time, the child's aunt and grandparents, along with many relatives, looked at the sister-in-law with suspicious eyes...
The reason for their suspicions is that the eldest sister-in-law, as the stepmother of the child, will she want to have a son, and worry that Ma Qiang will take away the love of the eldest brother?
(Ma Qiang's aunt Ma Qiulan)
This suspicion led to the disintegration of the relationship between the eldest brother and the eldest sister-in-law, and after Ma Qiang disappeared for a year, Ma Jun divorced his second wife.
Some people also suspect that it was an old lady in the village who stole Ma Qiang, because they saw that Ma Qiang ended up with the old lady.
But neither the aunt nor the grandparents took it seriously, thinking that the old lady was her own relative, how could she steal Ma Qiang?
Especially with the death of this old lady, ending her sinful life, no one will suspect this old lady's head.
Ma Qiang was one of the four children lost in the village, and after the old lady died, she never lost any more children.
The point is that such an important clue has been ignored by most people, and if this old lady had been caught and interrogated strictly, the outcome might have been different... However, time is gone, and it is difficult to have an if in the world.
The grandfather of the Ma family, looking for the child for fifteen years, because he was out of the house all year round, so his body was destroyed by wind and rain, he was haggard and old, weak and sick, he was diligent and thrifty all his life, he was reluctant to eat and drink, and the money was used on the way to find the child.
Grandpa Ma was admitted to the hospital ward with great regrets, and he felt that his time was short, and said to the seven brothers and sisters of the Ma family next to him: "No matter what, I will also bring Ma Qiang to my side and call Grandpa ..."
Grandpa Ma jia, with his hard thoughts about Ma Qiang, unfortunately left the red dust world, and the relatives in the village said that if it were not for Ma Qiang, the old man would have lived to at least be eighty years old.
But in order to find Ma Qiang, Ma's grandfather left at the age of sixty-nine, lying behind the tombstone, waiting for Ma Qiang's grandfather.
Ma Qiang's second aunt, third aunt, fourth aunt, these three strong women swear to devote everything they have to find their children Ma Qiang!
The persistence of the three of them can be regarded as a family reunion, but this is also an afterthought.
Second, was abducted, the same village old lady
According to Ma Qiang's own recollections, he only knew that he was from Yunnan and always thought that he might be from Kunming.
In the vague memory, there are sisters, fathers, mothers, wooden houses, attics, and family members who always quarrel.
In addition to these, Ma Qiang's memory of home is only an old lady and a large back basket.
In 1994, Ma Qiang was only four and a half years old, and when he was out playing, in a place where no one was, he met a familiar old lady from the same village, so he went up to say hello, and called out to grandma.
(Ma Qiang)
The old lady seemed to be quite enthusiastic, saying that there was a lot of good food in her back basket, you could sit in and eat it, and I would take you out to play.
As soon as Ma Qiang heard that there was something delicious, he sat down in the old lady's back basket, and there were indeed many small snacks in it.
The old lady took out a lid, covered the back basket behind her, and then said, "Don't make a sound when you eat inside, don't be heard by other children." ”
This is Ma Qiang's last memories of the village in his childhood, sitting in the old lady's back basket, being carried farther and farther away.
And the old lady, who walked a long, long mountain road, abducted Ma Qiang all the way to the bus station, and then turned the train and left Yunnan.
Ma Qiang was sold to Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, after half a year of being sold by human traffickers.
His adoptive father and adoptive mother paid eight thousand yuan, bought Ma Qiang home, took a name called Ren Angang, and started a new life.
From childhood to adulthood, Ma Qiang has always been ridiculed, and his friends scolded him: "You are the child who is coming, you are the child who bought it, you are not the child on our side..."
The ridicule and insults left a huge shadow in Ma Qiang's young mind, so he always wanted to go home and return to his real home.
Whenever the adoptive mother heard of something similar, she would take Ma Qiang's hand and go to those naughty children to seek justice, forbidding anyone to make fun of Ma Qiang's origins.
Ma Qiang was young at that time and did not know where the specific location of his home was.
But the adoptive father and adoptive mother, when watching the CCTV weather forecast, whenever they saw the weather in Kunming, would occasionally say: "That is Ang Ang's home." ”
Therefore, Ma Qiang has considered himself a native of Kunming, Yunnan For a long time, he would like to go to Kunming to see and try to find his own parents.
The adoptive father and adoptive mother, the reason why ma Qiang was adopted, were the two biological sons of the family, one of whom died of drowning.
According to Ma Qiang's own self-report, he said: "My mother has two boys, that is, my two older brothers, but the eldest brother drowned when he went swimming, so my parents were very sad and wanted to raise another child and make up for the grief in their hearts, so they adopted me..."
Xuzhou's adoptive mother and adoptive father put their love for their eldest son completely on Ma Qiang, so they are very good to the child.
I hope that the arrival of Ma Qiang or Ren Angang can make up for their inner pain, especially the adoptive mother of the family, who is the same as ma Qiang is to his own son.
The adoptive father and adoptive mother were pleasantly surprised to find that Ma Qiang had been very, very well-behaved since he came to the house, never cried and played with his temper, and had always been obedient.
Is Ma Qiang afraid? Or is he really well-behaved? This is not known, after all, more than twenty years have passed and cannot be verified.
The first time Ma Qiang lost his temper at his new home in Xuzhou, it was because when he was applying for an identity account, his adoptive mother said, "Your name is Ren Angang." ”
Ma Qiang said, "No, my name is Ma Qiang!" ”
The adoptive mother said: "Remember the child, and from now on you will be called Ren Angang, obedient and obedient." ”
Ma Qiang's childhood in Xuzhou was a child who was ridiculed, and he wanted his real home, not to be treated as a bought child in Xuzhou.
(Ma Qiang and his aunts)
In his vague memory, he missed the mountain road that had traveled a long way, the barren and remote village, the parents who always quarreled, and the grandmother who carried the basket was doing now.
But because his adoptive father and adoptive mother were very good to Ma Qiang, Ma Qiang has not mentioned his biological parents since he understood things.
After Ma Qiang grew up, he worked in a famous shipbuilding company, took a very good salary, lived in a small rental house with his wife, and thought of saving money and buying a house, taking his parents to live together.
(Ship built with Ma Qiang's participation)
He sent a brand new ocean-going ship into the deep blue sea; he lived a rather rich life, and he also searched for new values in his life...
But in the depths of his Ma Qiang's heart, there has always been a scar, that is, where did he come from?
On TV, Ma Qiang saw the parents who had lost their children, always crying in front of the camera, and he wondered in his heart, do his parents often cry?
Not only his parents, but also his aunts, never gave up looking for Ma Qiang.
The key turning point lies in the adoptive father and adoptive mother, who can see Ma Qiang's occasional sullenness, so they support the child in finding a way home.
The enlightenment of his adoptive father and adoptive mother made Ma Qiang let go of the burden in his heart and decided to find his biological parents.
When the volunteers in the society got Ma Qiang's information, they began to help him go home...
On the other hand, aunt Ma Xiaoyan also put Ma Qiang's identity information on the Internet.
In contrast, Ma Qiang and Ma Qiangzhou attracted the attention of volunteers.
Unfortunately, ma jun, as a father, has become more reticent since he experienced two marriage changes and lost his son.
Although the aunt has been looking for the child Ma Qiang, she has little contact with the eldest brother, and even less contact with the sister-in-law.
When the volunteers found Ma Xiaoyan and took out a picture of Ma Qiang, Ma Xiaoyan said: "Looks too much like..."
Ma Xiaoyan quickly called her sister Ma Qiulan, and Ma Qiulan also tried to contact the eldest brother Ma Jun, hoping that the whole family would look for it together.
The only thing that several aunts ask ma Qiang is to go home and prostrate himself in front of grandpa's grave and say that you are back.
In addition, the aunts did not have any financial requirements for Ma Qiang, and also put aside their hatred for traffickers, and the only luxury was for the children to go home and prostrate themselves at grandpa's grave.
For this luxury, they have been looking for twenty-four years!
Volunteers went to Ma Qiang's house and took pictures of the old house.
Ma Qiang took a look at it, and the familiar wooden house was dilapidated, but the familiar hillside was still the same as before.
Ma Qiang, who is introverted and not good at words, after reading the photos, said: "This, is my home..."
Ma Qiang didn't know how his parents were doing, how his sister was doing, and whether the family was still arguing.
But these things were not important to him, what was important was to go home and go home, but for many years of wishes.
When the dream shone into reality, Ma Qiang boarded the plane with his luggage and came to Kunming Airport, where the dream that was once out of reach is now realized.
On April 13, 2018, several aunts waited at the airport for a long time, holding a bouquet of flowers in their hands, waiting for their children to return.
For this day, they searched for twenty-four years; for this day, although their hearts were full of bitterness, as long as they could find children, everything was worth it.
As Ma Qiang walked into everyone's sight in formal clothes, his aunt only looked at it once and said, "It seems that it looks too similar, it must be him." ”
The aunt walked up, hugged Ma Qiang and cried bitterly, saying that your grandfather and your grandmother are waiting for you to come back, child, you can be considered to be home.
After more than twenty years of longing, my dream has finally come true.
Ma Qiang's eyes, looking for something in the airport, he said words of thanks to his aunt, everyone speculated whether he was looking for his father and mother?
Unfortunately, Ma Jun did not come to the airport and did not welcome his son off the plane.
After blood testing and identification, the father-son relationship between Ma Qiang and Ma Jun was confirmed, and Ma Qiang really returned home and realized his long-cherished wish for many years.
The aunt said to Ma Qiang, "Just come back, just come back." ”
They took their children Ma Qiang and came to Xuanwei's hometown again, recalling the scene of that year, and they once again shed tears.
Ma Qiang felt a lot of feelings, he had not returned home for twenty-four years, endless thoughts were in his heart, and it seemed that he had returned to his childhood again.
The aunt was reluctant to let go of her hand, afraid of losing Ma Qiang again, and always wanted to keep pulling this child, and don't go out to run around in the future.
Through Ma Qiang's recollection, the clues in the village were confirmed, and it was determined that the trafficker was the white-haired old lady who walked the mountain road with a bamboo basket on her back and sold the child to other places.
And that old lady died a long time ago, and is related to Ma Jun Ma Xiaoyan's brothers and sisters, and now the child has returned home, so they all let go of the hatred in their hearts and forgive everyone.
Under the leadership of his aunt, Ma Qiang took a few knives of yellow paper and came to his grandfather's grave.
Burning paper, prostrating, incense, and as Ma Qiang called out to Grandpa, the aunts cried out to their hearts and lungs.
Ma Qiang knelt on the ground and shouted a few times to grandpa, tears rolled out of his eyes, because grandpa was working outside, although the impression of this old man was not very clear, but after listening to his aunt's story, his heart was deeply moved.
Ma Qiang, who has already started a family, said that the family's children are five months old and will find a time to bring them back and reunite with their aunts.
Unfortunately, his biological mother did not show up, so Ma Qiang went home for the first time and did not see his mother.