The selflessness, dedication, and touching deeds contained in family affection are not excessive even with all the beautiful adjectives. Family affection and home are feelings that we can never give up.
This true story takes place in Qinghai, an extremely water-scarce desert region. Here, the daily water consumption per person is strictly limited to three catties, which has to be transported from a long distance by the garrison. Daily drinking, washing, washing, laundry, including feeding livestock, all rely on these three pounds of precious water.
Livestock, like people, cannot run short of water. One day, an old cow, who had always been considered thick and loyal, was so thirsty that it broke free of its reins and forced its way into the only road in the desert that water trucks had to pass.
Finally the car carrying the water came, and the old cow quickly rushed onto the road with incredible recognition, and the military vehicle braked abruptly. The old cow stood silently in front of the car, letting the driver shout and drive away, refusing to move half a step.
Five minutes passed, and the two sides remained deadlocked. The warriors carrying the water had also encountered cattle blocking the way and asking for water before, but they were not as stubborn as this cow. People and cattle were consumed in this way, and finally caused traffic jams. The driver in the back began to swear and grin, a little anxious to drive the old cow away, but it was still unmoved.
Later, the owner of the cow came looking for him, and the angry master raised his long whip and whipped it the back of the skinny cow, and the cow was beaten to the skin and flesh, and cried out, but refused to let go. Blood poured out, staining the whip red, and the old cow's mournful mooing and the cold wind in the desert looked particularly tragic.
The water transporters on the side cried, and the scolding driver also cried.
Finally, the soldier carrying the water said, "Just let me break the rules once, I am willing to accept a punishment." He took half a basin of water from the cart—exactly three pounds or so—and placed it in front of the cattle. Surprisingly, the old cow did not drink the water that he had gained by fighting to the death, but turned his head and groaned at the sunset, looking up at the sky, as if calling for something.
At this time, a calf ran behind the sand pile not far away, and the injured old cow watched serenely as the calf drank the water greedily, and stuck out his tongue to lick the calf's eyes, and the calf also licked the old cow's eyes.
In the silence, people saw the tears in the eyes of mother and child. Without waiting for their masters to shout, in a silence, they turned their heads and slowly walked back.