In 38 years, the white baby was left in China to become a famous geologist, who said: I am Chinese

In Tianjin in 1938, the war was chaotic, and everyone's face was full of fear and panic, they either hid at home, or packed their bags and found a way to escape from Tianjin City. Although the foreigners who were in Tianjin at that time did not have any way out like our local residents, their situation was also very difficult.

At that time, there was such a foreign couple, their children still had one or two months to go to the due date, but there was a sudden turmoil in Tianjin, and they hurried to get their own documents and prepare to return to China. Unexpectedly, the foreign lady's child was born suddenly, and there was one more child. This complicates their documents, and in order to leave the city quickly, they can only leave the child in a church hospital in The city.

Maybe when they leave, they think that the child will definitely not live. If they really thought so, then they were wrong, the white baby who was left in China and later became a famous geologist, he was Li Yizu, a "Chinese" with a foreign appearance!

First, I hope that you can always remember the favor of the motherland

At that time, the church's medical staff saw the white baby, lying alone in a hospital bed crying of hunger, and in the kindness of the healer, they fed the child some food and began to search for the child's parents in the hospital. But after looking for a long time, I still couldn't find it. As if they knew something, they cast sympathetic glances at the children.

The child may have felt it too, and he cried loudly. In this way, the medical staff would feed the baby every day, but they were too busy, there were many injured people in Tianjin at that time, they were busy taking care of other injured patients, naturally they could not take care of the baby. Even the time they feed their children is squeezed out by them. At that time, the people in the church hospital thought that this was not the way to go, and when the child was older, they would send him to a welfare institution.

On this day, the medical staff was very busy as usual, but on this day they were so busy that no one had time to feed the baby, and the baby was hungry and crying. At this time, a couple came in at the entrance of the hospital, and the couple overheard the cries of their children and followed the sound.

When they saw the child, they found that the child was a foreign baby, the blond hair was very dazzling, but the little face became red from the long crying. But when he saw them, the babies suddenly stopped crying and looked at them with big eyes that were not stained with worldly sorrow. The couple looked into these eyes and thought of the little blob they had when their child was just born.

Later, they took the child to the medical staff and said, "Hello, please ask whose child this is, just been crying, it should be hungry." After the medical staff saw the child, he said: "This child was abandoned by his parents in China, today we are busy, we have not had time to feed him, trouble you, the child will be handed over to me." ”

When the couple got home, they hadn't slept well all night, and as soon as they closed their eyes, they remembered the foreign baby, so small. In this world, medical staff are very busy every day, and they certainly can't take good care of their children, and then 80% of them are also sent to welfare institutions. Anyway, the conditions at home are OK, and it is not a big problem to raise another child. Together, the two decided to adopt the child.

Early the next morning, the couple went to the church hospital again, and they came to the place where they had last met the baby, and the child was still there! This time, the child did not cry, it should be full. They picked up the baby, went to the medic, and said, "Hello, yesterday I heard that this child was abandoned. Can we adopt this child if we want to? Rest assured, we will take good care of this child. ”

The medical staff was stunned after hearing the couple's words, but his heart was still very happy. After all, this child has been fed by them for so long, if they really send him to the welfare institution, they are reluctant to do so, if they can find a good family for him and let him grow up safely, it is also a good thing.

After submitting a lot of information, the couple successfully adopted the child. The adoptive father of this kind couple is named Li Duanfu, and the adoptive mother is named Zhao Xiuzhen, and they named the child Li Yizu, hoping that he will always be grateful for the favors given to him by the motherland and be able to repay the motherland when he grows up. When Li Yizu grew up, he always remembered the favor of the motherland and repaid the land that nurtured him.

At that time, raising foreign children was extremely risky, so the family lived every day in fear, did not dare to go out, and even daily food could only be bought for a few days to minimize the number of trips. But they can suffer, children can't suffer, children have to go out and take a look. For this reason, the couple was sad, and finally they thought of sending their children to a safer country.

After communicating with their relatives in the countryside, the couple sent their children to live in the countryside. On the first day of going to the countryside, Li Yizu felt the simplicity from rural residents. The villagers did not guard against or discriminate against him because of his obvious foreign appearance, but instead loved him very much. In this way, Li Yizu spent his childhood in the countryside, and the seeds of serving the motherland also took root in his heart.

Second, Li Yizu: I am not a foreigner, I am a Chinese

In the blink of an eye, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was victorious, and in order to give their children a good education, Li Duanfu and Zhao Xiuzhen took Li Yizu back to Beijing, where they lived at the time. Li Yizu's road to school began, and Chinese there was a clear difference between the appearance of foreigners and foreigners.

Pictured| Li Yizu

Most of us have flatter faces, showing a sense of rounded atmosphere, while foreign white people like Li Yizu have a more three-dimensional face and deep eye sockets. The most obvious difference is the hair color, Chinese hair color is generally black or dark brown, while the white hair color is mostly blonde. Therefore, as soon as they entered school, the children found Li Yizu, a "foreigner".

At that time, most people on the mainland had a bad impression of foreigners, after all, foreigners destroyed our homes. But the child is innocent, but his heart still can't get over that hurdle. But they won't say it, and even if they do, Li Yizu's adoptive parents will directly refute it. Over time, no one outside will point out Li Yizu's appearance.

But after Li Yizu went to school, he spent most of his time in school. After the children in the school saw Li Yizu's completely different appearance from them, they all cast strange glances at Li Yizu, although there was no verbal accusation, or actually caused harm to Li Yizu, but that gaze still hurt Li Yizu, and he became introverted and inferior.

One day, Zhao Xiuzhen found that Li Yizu stayed at home every weekend and did not hang out with his classmates, and guessed that he might have been ostracized by his classmates at school. Therefore, she pretended to take Li Yizu out to play, and after Li Yizu rejected her, she said: "Zu'er, why don't you go out with your mother?" Is it the mother who is not doing well? ”

Pictured| a student from the last century

Li Yizu quickly said, "No, no, mother, there is nothing wrong with you, it is that I don't want to go out." Zhao Xiuzhen then said, "Zu'er, why don't you want to go out?" You always stay at home, your mother thinks you have to go out for a walk, and you will get sick after being bored at home for a long time. At this time, Li Yizu's eyes gradually burst into tears, he said: "However, when I go out to play, I will meet my classmates, and I don't want to be seen by my classmates." Mother, they think I am different from them and refuse to play with me. ”

Zhao Xiuzhen saw that Li Yizu finally spoke out her inner grievances, she hugged the child, patted his back and said: "Zu'er, don't worry, you have to accept their questioning of you, only in this way can you grow into a man who stands tall in the sky." Our grandfather can't be a coward! With the continuous comfort of his adoptive mother, Li Yizu's inner inferiority dissipated a lot.

A few days later, when he heard someone say that he was a "foreigner", Li Yizu wanted to back down, but he thought of his mother's words, he was a man who wanted to be a man. So he walked up to the classmate who said he was a "foreigner" and said loudly, "I'm not a 'foreigner,' I'm a Chinese!" ”

At this time, he thought to himself, it felt so good to say what he wanted to say, and then whenever he heard someone say that he was a "foreigner", he would refute it loudly. Gradually, no one around said that he was a "foreigner", and even some classmates were willing to make friends with him and play with him.

Third, Li Yizu shouted: Xinjiang, I am coming

Soon Li Yizu went to middle school, and his grades were very good, which allowed him to be admitted to Beijing No. 2 Middle School. The school motto of the middle school is "to achieve the ideal of going out, to serve the society to go out". This school motto has had a great impact on Li Yizu, who has always felt that he must serve the public with the knowledge he has learned as the school motto says.

Pictured| Beijing No. 2 Middle School

It just so happens that Li Yizu loves to listen to commentaries, and he often goes to a teahouse near his home to listen to the people inside. In this, he knows a lot of heroes who have dedicated themselves to the people, such as Lei Feng, Zhang Side and others, he is very yearning for such heroes, and he wants to be like them, to serve the public and serve the motherland, but he has not known how to repay the motherland.

Until one day, the school's geography teacher organized the class to go to Xiangshan, with the purpose of taking students to understand the geology of Xiangshan. Li Yizu finally found his goal, he thought this was the most suitable profession for him, he wanted to become a geologist.

After the college entrance examination, it was time to volunteer. Li Yizu told his parents about the idea that he wanted to work in geology, and his parents did not give him objections, but first asked him the reason for choosing a geology major to volunteer, and after understanding, they said: "You are already an adult, we believe that you have the ability to choose on your own, so we support your choice!" ”

After entering the university, Li Yizu began to study wildly, soaking in the library every day to read a lot of knowledge about geology. The Beijing Institute of Geology, where he was admitted, organizes students to go to various places every year for field internships. Li Yizu and his classmates went to many places, such as Hunan, Fujian, Jiangxi and other places. Once, they came to Changting, Fujian Province, and comrades from Changting County received them and took them to a cave.

The cave was extremely cold and damp, and as soon as they entered the cave, the goosebumps on their bodies rose. But after walking in, they found that there were many scratches on the walls of the cave, and when they looked at them from a distance, these scratches turned out to be some slogans, such as "Long live the Red Army" and "The Red Army will win".

Listening to the introduction of the comrades in Changting County, they were surprised that the Red Army had stayed in this cave for so long, and the students who entered the cave to visit were immediately in tears. It is precisely because of this visit that Li Yizu's determination to repay the motherland has been strengthened.

At that time, it was very difficult to train a college student, so the state would assign them jobs after graduation. But Li Yizu did not feel so, he did not want to stay in the country's stable place, he wanted to go to Xinjiang, to Xinjiang, where the geology profession was very badly developed.

Xinjiang occupies a large part of the motherland, which is not only mountainous, but also has more complex terrain, which is very suitable for geological personnel like him to investigate. Therefore, after graduation, he applied to go to Xinjiang twice, and after the school leaders saw that he loved the geology profession very much and had the determination to bear hardships and stand hard work, they assigned him to the 156 coalfield geology team of the Autonomous Region Coal Industry Administration to engage in coal geological survey work.

Li Yizu is very fond of this job, and he likes the feeling of measuring Chinese mainland with his feet. Before going to Xinjiang, Li Yizu and his family talked about it. When the mother heard this, she immediately said, "Zu'er, do you have to go that far?" Xinjiang is not developing very well now, and I am afraid that you will suffer over there. ”

But Li Yizu said: "Mother, it is precisely because the geological census work in Xinjiang is basically in a blank space, I should go there even more, you don't have to worry about me, I will write back regularly." ”

Figure | Li Yizu (selected in the yellow circle)

In the end, the mother still chose to respect the child's opinion, and when parting, the mother said: "Everything should pay attention to safety, write more letters to the mother, let the mother know your whereabouts." If you feel that it is hard, you will come back, and you can find a job again, and it will be all right. Li Yizu said: "Mother, I will repay the motherland well in Xinjiang, I am gone, you take good care of yourself at home!" ”

Subsequently, Li Yizu turned around and left. Mother Zhao Xiuzhen has been clutching the clothes on her back, she very much wants her children to come back, but in the end she can only say: "Zu'er, be careful all the way!" ”

It seems that there is no reluctance, but after her grandfather left, she was sick for a long time. In the confusion, she was still shouting in her mouth: "Zu'er, Zu'er! When Li Yizu, who was already in Xinjiang, learned the news of his mother's illness, his eyes were instantly filled with tears, but since Gu Zhongxiao's dilemma was complete, he could not go back now!

After coming to Xinjiang, Li Yizu looked at the mountains and meadows of Xinjiang and couldn't help but shout: "Xinjiang, I am coming!" Li Yizu and his companions often climb mountains and rivers with local workers, and his footprints are all over most of Xinjiang. It is very hard to carry out geological census work in Xinjiang, and Li Yizu has encountered danger several times, and of course, he has also encountered warmth.

Once, Li Yizu and his companions were conducting a geological survey in a deep mountain. But at this time, Li Yizu suddenly had a high fever and was in urgent need of treatment, but where was the medical station in the deep mountains? Therefore, Li Yizu could only eat the special medicine he carried with him, but somehow, this fever reduction drug did not play an effect, and Li Yizu's high fever did not recede.

Pictured| Li Yizu (first from right) with his wife

There was no way, they could only choose to return to the station first, but Li Yizu would not let them. It was very troublesome for them to come here, and Li Yizu did not want to waste so much time because of himself, so he was determined to conduct a geological census with his companions. Fortunately, the geological survey task was completed quickly, and the team members were finally able to return. And this time, Li Yizu almost failed to survive because of a high fever.

Another time, Li Yizu and the workers entered a naturally formed channel, the passage was very dark, not a little light could be seen, and could only rely on a flashlight to illuminate the front. However, the top of the passage often drops some rubble, and it is still very painful to hit people. At this time, Li Yizu suddenly felt as if there was something more on his head. As soon as he looked up, he found that it was a small shovel for exploration.

Li Yizu was confused, so he looked behind him, and he found that the workers behind him were afraid that he would be hit by a stone, and used a shovel to help him cover his head. Li Yizu thought to himself, "What can a small shovel do?" There is really rubble falling down can not be stopped. However, after he turned back, the corners of his mouth unconsciously evoked a smile, and a burst of warmth appeared in his heart.

Every time you go out to explore the geology, you have to go for ten days and half a month, or even a few months. During this period, Li Yizu slept in caves with his companions and also slept in the gravel field, but he never regretted it, and he always felt that it was a very happy thing to be able to serve the motherland in his favorite field!

During the geological census, Li Yizu learned a variety of skills, including horseback riding, camel riding, and purifying water. They can only bring some easy-to-preserve food when they carry out their tasks, the most is the náng and dried meat in Xinjiang, which are delicious when hot, but very difficult to chew when cold, but in the barren mountains and mountains, they can only take a bite of naan, a mouthful of dried meat, and swallow a mouthful of water. Even if the environment is so difficult, Li Yizu is still happy with his companions.

Pictured| Li Yizu

Li Yizu: I like to tell other people what I know

Day after day, year after year, Li Yizu has been in Xinjiang for a long time, and he has changed from a young man to a middle-aged man. Decades of hard life have caused various problems in Li Yizu's body, he is no longer suitable for tasks in the front line of geological census, and Li Yizu's body cannot hold up. Later, he retired from the front line and was transferred to the Urumqi Municipal Education Bureau.

Although he could not work on the front line of his favorite geological census, Li Yizu was not disappointed, because he was very interested in the field of education, and he thought that as long as he could continue to serve the motherland. In the Education Bureau, Li Yizu has worked for nearly 20 years, and has been in Xinjiang for more than 40 years, his hair has long been gray, and his face is full of wrinkles, but what remains unchanged is the heart he wants to dedicate to the motherland.

In 1998, Li Yizu retired. After his retirement, he became the executive deputy director of the Urumqi Customs Work Committee (short for urumqi Municipal Committee for Caring for the Next Generation) and embarked on the road of voluntary lectures.

In this regard, Li Yizu said: "I like to tell other people what I know. He also said: "I have been in Xinjiang for more than 40 years, I have long been in love with Xinjiang, and now I am not willing to let me leave Xinjiang." I think everywhere is not as good as here in Xinjiang, the mountains are good, the water is good, the people are good, and everywhere is good. ”

When Li Yizu gave a lecture, he never followed the textbook, but used a vivid and interesting way to impart knowledge to the students. In addition, Li Yizu also purchased a lot of professional equipment at his own expense, and he used these equipment to tell his classmates one wonderful lesson after another.

And he himself is extremely poor, his home does not even have decent modern electrical appliances, but he lives so poorly, but he spends a lot of money to buy those professional equipment. Li Yizu is a geology major, but when he lectures, he never limits his class to geological expertise, but involves various aspects.

In addition, the content of his lectures in different regions has different emphases. For example, when lecturing students attending field camps, he would focus on survival skills in the wild, and when lecturing to students in sheep-herding areas, he would focus on the rescue and treatment of sheep animals when they were sick.

Pictured| Li Yizu is teaching voluntarily

Therefore, no matter where his class is opened, his class is always full of people. According to statistics, as many as 270,000 people have listened to Li Yizu's voluntary lectures. And the students who listened to his lectures were very fond of this teacher, and even after a long time, they could still remember the teacher's appearance in class.

Li Yizu's life continues, and he continues to serve the people. Until now, there will still be people who regard him as a foreigner, but whenever this happens, Li Yizu will still say very eagerly: "I am not a foreigner, I am a Chinese, a native Chinese." "This old man has devoted almost his whole life to China, he was born in China, he grew up in China, if this is not Chinese, then who else is it?"