Abandonment of babies, disease, poverty.
Put those three words together and what comes to mind? Was it the fate of being chosen by failure? How is it that you can't turn over the miserable life?
No, there is such a family in Mengcheng County, Bozhou, Anhui Province, the two brothers who have beaten the bare stick for half a lifetime adopted an abandoned baby, half a lifetime of hard work, and in turn harvested priceless treasures.
Ge Honghua, Ge Baotian, Ge Baoyao's family
The fates of the three men are intertwined, redeeming each other, forming a moving poem that may not be stunning enough, but warm and powerful enough.
01 The gift of fate
In the spring of 1988, Fengmiao Village, Yuefang Town, Mengcheng County, Bozhou City, Anhui Province.
"Wow, wow," a beautiful female doll came into this world crying loudly, this is the sixth child of Uncle Ah Si's family.
However, the arrival of the female doll did not make the family feel happy, but was shrouded in a haze that could not be dissipated.
This poor family, the elderly father of this poor family, could no longer afford to live as a female doll.
Uncle Ah Si looked at the little girl who had just been born a few days ago and sighed deeply, and the sorrow gradually took root, what to do?
Staying, she really can't afford to raise herself; sending her away, and reluctant to do so, is still afraid that people will not be wronged by her.
At this time, Uncle Ah Si suddenly remembered the Ge family brothers in the next village, the brothers had not been able to marry because of their family poverty, and they had no children, and they lived with their father and three people.
His heart suddenly lit up.
First, the brothers are kind and kind, which everyone knows, and it must not be bad for the little daughter; second, it can make up for the regret that the two did not have a family and no children.
Thinking like this, Uncle Ah Si finally made up his mind.
After consulting with the family, the next morning, the villagers in the same village as the Ge family brothers went to inquire about the brothers' willingness to adopt the young daughter.
"The fourth uncle of the next village has a girl, and I really can't afford to raise her, do you two brothers want it?"
As soon as the Ge brothers heard it, they were immediately happy, and they agreed to it.
One of the brothers is Named Ge Baotian, 44 years old; the other is called Ge Baoyao, 47 years old.
After playing with a single stick for half a lifetime, the two of them have long had no hope of starting a family and having children, and they have to live day by day, but they are not without regrets in their hearts.
"At that time, I thought that people were teasing themselves, but I really wanted a child in my heart, first, the family could be lively, and second, when I was old, someone could bring tea and pour water." Ge Baotian later laughed.
The next day, Uncle Ah Si wrapped the female doll in clothes, carried it out of the door, and came to the Ge family.
Although they already knew the news, the two brothers were still ecstatic to see the little baby coming to them, and they were so happy that they didn't know what to do.
Uncle Ah Si took the female doll and put her on the bed in the back room, solemnly entrusted his daughter to the two of them, "treat her well", and then left without looking back.
The female doll cried because her father was gone.
The brothers had little experience in caring for children and became helpless. But the new father dutifully picked up the little girl and shook her to sleep.
Since the biological father did not leave the name of the female doll, the brothers discussed and decided to let the female doll follow her surname, surname Ge.
What's the name?
After pondering for a while, the name Ge Honghua appeared in front of the eyes of the two people.
Just call it safflower, take care of her like a small flower, nurture her, and hope that she will grow up like a safflower, standing like a safflower.
In this way, Ge Honghua officially became a member of the Ge family. An abandoned baby who was given away shortly after birth, a pair of brothers who lost touch with the trajectory of ordinary people's lives, the fates of the three have been closely linked since then.
At that time, no one thought that this girl would become the brainchild of their whole life, and it would be a gift from fate.
02 The Ge family has a female first growing up
The arrival of Ge Honghua made this originally somewhat deserted home suddenly lively, and in the room where only the rough voice of men was heard on weekdays, there was the crying, laughter and screaming of a small baby.
Although the family is surrounded by walls and is destitute, since the little red flower has come, it has shown vitality everywhere, and the brothers have also raised the little red flower as a pearl in the palm of their hands.
However, happiness returns to happiness, and the problems are also coming one after another.
The first problem in front of the two is to eat and drink, such a small child, must not be able to follow their own rough food, but there is no woman at home, how to feed it?
The two of them had a clever move and mixed it with white sugar to give XiaoHonghua a drink. But how can sugar water stop hunger?
After tossing and turning for a long time, XiaoHonghua was still hungry and crying, and the brothers were so distressed that they almost shed tears.
Fengmiao Village, Mengcheng County
Later, I heard that there was no breast milk to give my child milk powder.
However, a bag of milk powder cost five yuan, which was in the era at that time, a family with good conditions only had an income of more than one hundred yuan a month, which was even more unaffordable for the Ge family's brothers.
But in order for the little red flowers to be able to eat and survive, you have to buy them!
The eldest brother Ge Baoyao was responsible for staying behind to take care of the family due to his poor health; the younger brother Ge Baotian went out to work and earned milk powder money for Xiaohonghua.
In order to earn a little more money, Ge Baotian was willing to take on any dirty work, get up early and be greedy, and work all day.
"I've done all the coolies, and the most lucrative job is to load the tractor, load a car to earn three dollars, and one day I loaded ten trucks in one go." Ge Baotian said with a smile.
Tractor loading
People around him teased him: "If you had this motivation before, you would have married a daughter-in-law a long time ago." Hearing this, Ge Baotian just smiled and didn't speak.
Although it is hard, the thought of buying milk powder for Xiaohonghua is sweet in my heart.
Gradually, the little red flower grew up under the tugging of the brothers. After the meeting, she called Ge Baotian Daddy and Ge Baoyao Uncle.
For poor people, life seems to be a problem everywhere, the problem of eating and drinking is solved, and the problem of going to school is coming again.
When Ge Honghua was 8 years old, the brothers tightened their pants and belts and sent her to school.
In order to collect tuition fees, Ge Baotian did not dare to stop doing odd jobs for a moment, and also took care of the family's fields. In addition, when encountering someone doing red and white things, Ge Baoyao always has to pull down his son to "please money", as long as he can earn a little more money for the little red flower, he is not afraid of losing face.
But even so, the difficulties were still the same, and at that time, Ge Honghua's tuition fees always had to be paid for a long time.
Deeply aware of the hard work and dedication of her father and uncle, Ge Honghua at a young age has a heart-wrenching maturity and understanding very early.
Knowing that the tuition fee is not easy to come by, Ge Honghua studies very seriously, ranks among the best in school, often takes awards at home, and is a well-known good student in ten miles and eight townships; after returning home from school, he helps the family clean, cooks on the fire, and takes care of the elderly grandfather.
Ge Honghua and Ge Baotian and Ge Baoyao (middle school years)
Kudzu often says:
"How much money my father earned was used to provide for my schooling, and how much blood my father had, he dried up for me."
Later, the local people's government saw the situation of the Ge family and helped Ge Baoyao and Ge Baotian brothers to apply for five guarantees and minimum guarantees, and they could get a certain amount of subsidies every month.
As Ge Honghua grew older, the brothers realized that Honghua was also an individual with his own independent thoughts, and it was time to tell Honghua the truth.
After much deliberation, one day after school, Ge Baotian called Ge Honghua to him and said to his daughter:
"Actually, you are a little different from others, you were brought by us when you were a child, not our own child, if you want to find your own parents..."
Ge Honghua was a little angry when she heard these words, saying:
"It's enough for me to have Dad, Uncle and Grandpa!"
It turned out that the little red flower knew everything.
It was not that she had not heard the gossip that had surrounded her since she was a child, but the mood of relying on her father and uncle and grandfather was becoming more and more determined in such a time.
Seeing Ge Honghua so sensible and reassuring, and the days getting better day by day, the brothers felt that their efforts were worth it, and life seemed to be gradually set with gold and became full of hope.
Time moves forward calmly, making people feel at ease.
This year, Ge Honghua is in the third year of junior high school, and there is still a month to go to the middle school examination. Her goal is the best high school in Mengcheng County, Mengcheng No. 1 Middle School, and the teachers also say that she has great hopes to go to school.
However, fate never treats the bitter person well, always gives people a blow to the head, and it is too late to react.
A bad news from home made Ge Honghua have to be distracted - uncle Ge Baoyao suddenly suffered from cerebral thrombosis, and the whole person was paralyzed in bed.
Ge Honghua takes care of the uncle
Ge Honghua did not say a word, and rushed home from school on leave. After seeing the situation of the uncle, he planned to leave school to stay and take care of the uncle, and then go back to school when the uncle was well.
After Ge Baotian learned of Ge Honghua's idea, he resolutely refused to agree, saying that he could handle it well, let Ge Honghua go to school with peace of mind, and leave things at home alone.
For the first time, Ge Honghua did not listen to her father's words, and cried and said to Ge Baotian:
"Dad, you've worked hard all these years, enough to worry about, and then uncle will be taken care of by me!"
After a year of suspension, Ge Baoyao was out of danger of life, and Ge Honghua returned to school. Subsequently, he was admitted to his dream Mengcheng No. 1 Middle School and became a high school student.
In 2008, when Ge Honghua was 20 years old, she was admitted to Bozhou Normal College and set her wish to become a people's teacher.
Life is always full of uncertainty, but Ge Honghua uses her firm heart to press these obstacles to the ground one by one, step by step towards the goal. It was a valuable lesson she learned from a life that may not have been lucky.
03 "Rest assured, I am here"
When Ge Honghua was in her sophomore year, another heart-wrenching thing happened.
One day, during a phone call with her father, Ge Baotian, she keenly sensed that there was something wrong with the voice on the other end of the phone, and that something must have gone wrong. Although his father said that he just had a common cold, Ge Honghua was still relieved and immediately decided to go home to see.
"I've lived with them for over twenty years and I know he's lying to me." Ge Honghua later said so.
After arriving home, Ge Baotian, who was lying on the hospital bed, had been tortured by the illness and had lost most of the weight, and the great uncle Ge Baoyao, who was taking care of him next to him, also looked extremely haggard.
It turned out that Due to the hard work and poor living environment in his early years, Ge Baotian suffered from cerebral thrombosis and cerebral infarction. The two elderly people were worried about Ge Honghua's studies and were reluctant to tell her that the two people were holding on at home and did not go to the hospital to see a doctor, because it was too expensive.
Why does doom always favor those who suffer from death?
Ge Honghua was in pain, the conditions at home were already so difficult, and the uncle was also sick, so why did he let his father get sick too?
Ge Honghua sent her father to the hospital with tears, and after a few days, her condition stabilized, but she still needed to be taken care of, and uncle himself had a history of mental illness and other medical diseases, and he simply could not afford it.
"Those days were very stressful, the exams in school were almost over, it was about school, and my father was seriously ill and needed to be taken care of." Kudzu stood at both ends of the scale, not knowing what to do.
Ge Honghua and Ge Baotian and Ge Baoyao (university years)
In the end, she decided to go back to school first, and only by reading the books well could she provide a better life for her father and uncle and take better care of them. Now that Dad's condition is stable, he can first be cared for by other people in the nursing home.
"I should have grown up and taken on the responsibilities of my family, so I must have a long-term plan, and since I have chosen to go to school, I must learn well."
After returning to school, Ge Honghua studied harder and won a scholarship of 5,000 yuan this year. She spent almost all of the money at home and bought a television set for the family.
In 2012, Ge Honghua graduated from Bozhou Normal College and was admitted to Xuehu Primary School in Maji Town, Mengcheng County, and became a people's teacher.
Although the school is remote, the biggest benefit is that it can provide three old rooms for Ge Honghua.
In this way, you can take your father and uncle over to live together and take care of them.
Anhui Satellite TV interviewed Ge Honghua picture
In the first month, Ge Honghua received a salary of 1500 yuan. Her first instinct was not to buy herself a better dress, but to buy a dress for her father and uncle for more than a hundred dollars.
This was the first pot of gold in her life, and for Ge Honghua, this money was the most meaningful choice to spend on her father and uncle.
For the sake of the three people's lives, in addition to normal classes, Ge Honghua also goes out to work part-time on weekends and holidays.
Kudzu Saffron in class
In 2015, Ge Honghua, who worked seriously and had outstanding ability, was transferred to Mengcheng County Affiliated Small League School as a teacher, and after arriving at the new school, she applied for public rental housing to continue to bring her father and uncle to her.
Ge Honghua went to work during the day and went back to take care of them after work.
Three years later, however, the crisis struck again.
Ge Baotian's condition began to deteriorate, the brain was severely atrophied, the feet and lungs were infected one after another, and his condition was serious, and he was pushed into the ICU.
The cost of treatment is far beyond what Saffron can afford.
In order to save his father's life, he had to play two imported drugs a day, one of which was 750 yuan, in addition, hospitalization costs, other medicinal expenses, and surgical costs were added together, and the savings accumulated over several years had already been overdrawn.
Every day when you open your eyes, you pay money and save your life. Ge Honghua put down her dignity and looked around for someone to borrow money.
As long as Dad still has a little anger, she will not give up.
Ge Honghua took care of her father and uncle
During this time, Ge Honghua stayed in front of the hospital bed for a moment, and the most she said was:
"Rest assured, I'm here."
"Don't be afraid, I'll always be with you."
A month later, Ge Baotian was out of danger of life, transferred from the ICU to the general ward, rested for a while, and returned to his home to recuperate.
In Ge Honghua's small public rental house, the most common scene is that Ge Baoyao sits in a chair next to the bed and drinks Ge Honghua's hot milk, while Ge Honghua uses a straw to drink for his father Ge Baotian.
Seeing that Ge Baotian could still eat and drink, and occasionally smile at her, Ge Honghua felt that everything was worth it, and she could overcome anything difficult.
Now, life seems to be gradually on the right track, and the family has finally been able to get rid of the downward vortex and walk on the flat emu.
Although it is still hard and there are still many difficulties, it is enough for them to live together as a family and twist into a rope.
Reference Information
Ge Honghua Chinese Civilization Network
2. Civilized Bozhou Sohu