In November 2004, in the delivery room of the Henan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital, doctors and nurses were busy while suppressing the shock and nervousness in their hearts. Because of the mother Zhang Xiaomin, she gave birth to quintuplets in one go.
These five children have brought great pressure to the family, and the milk powder every month is as high as more than 1,000 yuan, but Zhang Xiaomin and his wife have not been knocked down by difficulties. As the children grew up, they were full of hard work and expectations, and they wanted to send all five children to the university hall.
Pregnancy and childbirth, many twists and turns
In 1999, Zhang Xiaomin and fellow villager Li Canjun of Xinmimi Village in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, married and established a happy family. Soon after the marriage, his wife Zhang Xiaomin became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter.
In 2004, Zhang Xiaomin became pregnant with her second child. However, this second child is a little different. In general, pregnant women only begin to "show their pregnancy" after four or five months.
Zhang Xiaomin, on the other hand, was already standing up with a big belly when she was just a month or two pregnant. Not only that, but her pregnancy reaction was also very strong. Zhang Xiaomin said: "At that time, I always threw up and couldn't eat anything. ”
Her husband, Li Canjun, worked in a coal mine, and after learning of his wife's condition, he dragged her to the county hospital for examination. The hospital initially said it was twins, and the couple was relieved to go back.
After another two months, the wife's condition still did not improve, and the couple went to the hospital for examination. As the child grew older, the hospital came up with a more precise answer — quadruplets.
Quadruplets! Both couples were stunned. Li Canjun described his feelings at that moment: "I was really frightened, and my head suddenly exploded. ”
The doctor also found it tricky, and told the couple that the more fetuses there are, the greater the risk of childbirth, not only the child is easy to die, but also affects the mother.
For the sake of protecting the safety of adults and children, the doctor recommends that the fetus be reduced and let the couple go back to consider it. Li Canjun and Zhang Xiaomin left the hospital with a heavy heart and went home to start discussions.
Unexpectedly, the two people's ideas coincided, and they both wanted to give birth to all the children. Li Canjun said: "We have actually struggled, but the stomach is full of biological flesh and bones, and we are reluctant to lose any of them." ”
This was indeed a risky decision, and Zhang Xiaomin could be said to have suffered a lot in the following days. Her belly was so frighteningly large that even her neighbors said, "Why is this man's belly like a mountain?" This made it difficult for her to move, and even to go to the toilet, she had to be helped by others.
On November 21, 2004, Zhang Xiaomin's amniotic fluid broke, so she was rushed to the hospital and had to start a caesarean section in advance. She lay on the hospital bed, vaguely watching the medical staff in the room busy running, the children were carried out one by one, and heard the nurse's voice: "It's four golden flowers!" ”
Zhang Xiaomin's heart was relaxed, and he understood that the quadruplets were all born healthily. At this time, I heard the voice of the medical staff shouting: "Something is wrong! And one more! Hurry up and prepare the fifth set of things. ”
It turned out that she was pregnant with quintuplets!
Fortunately, Zhang Xiaomin finally successfully gave birth to her young son, because the premature birth was more than two months, the condition of the four female babies and the baby boy was very critical, and they were taken to the intensive care unit for close monitoring as soon as they were born. The hospital even issued a critical illness notice to Li Canjun.
Li Canjun recalled the scene at that time and felt that it was the most anxious time in his life, worried about the safety of his wife and afraid that his children would die when they first came to this world.
Fortunately, Heaven took care of this kind and hard-working family, his wife Zhang Xiaomin was safe and sound, and the children slowly got out of the dangerous period and transferred from the intensive care unit to the general ward.
The couple looked at the cute smiling faces of the five children and gave them names: Li Ke, Li Zhan, Li Ning, Li Chang, and Li Yan. Two months later, the couple held their five children who had been discharged from the hospital and happily embarked on the road home.
Financial constraints hard to raise
After the crisis of production has passed, new difficulties have been placed in front of this small family, that is, no money. Together with the eldest daughter, they have to raise a total of six children, and this pressure is very large in any family.
What's more, because the condition of the quintuplets is critical, the treatment cost of production and follow-up care is as high as more than 100,000 yuan.
For Li Canjun, the treatment fee was astronomical, allowing him to not only spend his own money, borrow more than 70,000 yuan from relatives and friends, but also owe the hospital nearly 80,000 yuan. In 2004, Li Canjun's monthly salary was only a few hundred yuan, which made the life of the small family more and more stretched.
When the couple was frowning, Zhang Xiaomin's birth of quintuplets also caused a sensation in Xinmi. On the one hand, this is a rare joy; on the other hand, everyone also wants to reduce the pressure on the couple. As a result, well-meaning people kept calling couples or visiting quintuplets and making suggestions for adopting children.
But his wife, Zhang Xiaomin, had red eyes, kept her five children behind her, and rejected every suggestion to adopt a child.
Zhang Xiaomin's idea was very simple, this was the flesh and bones that fell from her body, and she was the closest person of the quintuplets in this world. Even if she dies of exhaustion, she will raise five children and make them grow up.
"My child, I can't do without one," Zhang Xiaomin said to Li Canjun with tears in her eyes, "I can't live without anyone." "And just like that, the quintuplets all stayed at home.
The child is the most difficult to carry before the age of three, but Zhang Xiaomin is very careful, she specially bought a few books, which child drinks milk and drinks medicine at what time, all recorded clearly and clearly.
Among them, the biggest expense is milk powder money. There are many children, the amount of food is large, and you can eat a bag of milk powder in one day. The couple can't afford imported milk powder, but even if it is domestic milk powder. A bag also costs more than thirty yuan, so the cost of milk powder alone is more than a thousand yuan a month.
On weekdays, Zhang Xiaomin is most afraid of her child's illness. After all, with so many children together, it is easy to infect. And when there were too many sick children, she couldn't take care of them at all. "Even if my mother-in-law came to help," Zhang Xiaomin said, "this is also a big 'project.'"
In order to improve the family's economic situation, husband Li Canjun increased his workload, eating and living in the coal mine, in addition to the New Year, it is difficult to go home for several years, everything in the family is handled by his wife Zhang Xiaomin.
Although taking care of so many children has made the couple's life bitter and tiring, neither of them has regretted their decision. As the pillar of the family, Li Canjun worked greedily in the coal mine. Zhang Xiaomin, who is at home, has a very busy day.
At five o'clock in the morning, Zhang Xiaomin got up and began to make breakfast for the six children. After everyone had eaten breakfast, she used a tricycle to take the children to school. After sending the children, Zhang Xiaomin began to be busy with the family's farm work.
Not only that, she also opened a commissary to subsidize the family. At noon and afternoon, Zhang Xiaomin went to school to pick up the children for dinner, and came home from school in the evening, and also tutored the children with homework.
At the end of such a day, Zhang Xiaomin felt exhausted. But Zhang Xiaomin said: "When I saw the smiling faces of their sisters and brothers, I felt that everything was worth it." ”
The government helps and loves to help
The healthy growth of the quintuplets is inseparable from the hard work of Li Canjun and his wife, but the help of the government and caring people has also made a lot of efforts.
His wife, Zhang Xiaomin, talked to visitors about the government's help — the Civil Affairs Bureau of Xinmi City applied for a minimum guarantee for their family, and they could receive 1,500 yuan a month. At their most difficult times, the money gave the quintuplets milk powder money to land.
With the increase of national poverty alleviation efforts in recent years, Zhang Xiaomin's family, as a precision poverty alleviation household, can also receive funding from the Discipline Inspection Commission of Xinmi City, and receive an additional 1,000 yuan per month.
In 2018, with the help of the leadership of the Xinmi Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission, a new set of desk bookshelves and two high and low beds were added to the room of the quintuplets, and curtains were purchased to decorate the room.
In addition to the help of the government, the love of all sectors of society and enthusiastic people also made Zhang Xiaomin's family grateful. "Because of the debts owed for giving birth to children, including those of the Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital, no one has urged," Zhang Xiao said sensitively, "and there are often enthusiastic netizens and neighbors who send us all kinds of daily necessities." It is really thanks to everyone's help that our family can survive that difficult period. ”
Growing up, the whole family is happy
With the dedicated nurturing of Zhang Xiaomin and his wife, as well as the selfless help of all walks of life, the quintuplets grew into vigorous teenagers. In this loving family, they have developed an optimistic and lively personality, knowing how to honor their parents and unite and love.
Li Canjun said that the children are considerate of his hard work, and every year when he celebrates his birthday, every child will prepare a small birthday gift for his father.
Among them, there was a one-year gift that made a special impression on Li Canjun, which was made by Li Ke, the eldest of the quintuplets. It was a thousand paper cranes symbolizing blessings, and when they were opened, they could only see the red love inside.
This is the child's pure and fiery love for his parents, and it is also the best reward for his parents' hard work. So when they opened the Thousand Paper Crane, Li Canjun and Zhang Xiaomin couldn't help but burst into tears in their eyes.
Zhang Xiaomin also said that several children knew that the conditions at home were a little tense and never took the initiative to ask for something. Even during the New Year's Festival, when the mother took the eldest sister and the quintuplets to go shopping, the mother asked the children if they wanted to buy some food, and the children would refuse.
"Dolls are very sensible," Zhang Xiaomin said, "usually, when I am too busy to come, they will help me with housework." "Washing dishes and sweeping the floor of these chores, several children are rushing to do.
When it comes to the busy season of farming, the eldest sister and the quintuplets will help their parents to plant wheat and harvest wheat, and no one complains about the hardships, but they are using their own strength to help their parents reduce their burden.
Because the conditions at home are not good, her mother Zhang Xiaomin has not bought any toys for the quintuplets, but several children play together and enjoy themselves. When the quintuplets began to go to school, they also gave the family a piece of awards, which made Zhang Xiaomin and his wife feel deeply pleased.
Family status Quo The future can be expected
Fast forward to 2022, eighteen years after the birth of the quintuplets, all five of whom are already high school students.
Zhang Xiaomin's eldest daughter, Li Ying, who is three years older than the quintuplets, has been admitted to Xinxiang Medical College and become a college student. Her wish is to become a doctor in the future and take good care of her parents and younger siblings.
With such a good example, the study of quintuplets is not bad. Among them, the fourth elder Li Chang has the best results and has won the special student selected by the school for many times. The second eldest, Li Zhan, was slightly inferior in academic performance among the five children.
However, Zhang Xiaomin and his wife are not worried about the achievements of the second eldest Li Zhan, knowing that she is a brain worker, not enough concentration, as long as she receives the heart again.
After high school, the quintuplets felt the expectations of their parents, and each of them worked harder and achieved good results at the top.
For Li Canjun and Zhang Xiaomin, they are both native farmers who have suffered enough from no culture and hope that their children will become talented.
Since the children have worked so hard and have such good results, the couple certainly cannot bury the children's talents.
In 2022, Zhang Xiaomin and his wife have already planned that even if the conditions at home are average, they must tighten their pants and belts, open up a love channel for these five children, send them all to university, and open a glorious road of life.
End
From the baby falling to the ground, opening the childish eyes, to waddling up and understanding the world, it has taken countless efforts and energy of parents. A child in an ordinary family needs the hard work of his parents, let alone quintuplets.
Even with the help of the government and all sectors of society, Zhang Xiaomin and his wife have made unimaginable efforts and sacrifices. The sweat of Li Canjun in the coal mine and Zhang Xiaomin's busy running in the farmland are the cornerstones of maintaining this beautiful family. The industriousness and simplicity of Zhang Xiaomin and his wife, and their selfless dedication to their children, are the epitome of thousands of parents in the world.
The sheep have the grace of kneeling milk, the crow has the righteousness of feeding back, and every child in the world who has grown up because of the care of his parents, remember to be grateful for the efforts of his parents and praise the greatness of his parents. After all, the love of our parents, such as the majestic mountains and the magnificent ocean, can benefit us for a lifetime.
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