21 years ago, Zhou Guomin, who lives in a temple in Xinghe Village, Yuelu District, Changsha City, lost his limbs due to an accident, and since then he has only been able to survive with his "mouth".
Over the years, he used the power of his mouth to "write" calligraphy and paintings, and to make a living by giving motivational speeches. Under the influence of the epidemic this year, his original career has been hit hard. Zhou Guomin, who had revived again, became a newcomer to breeding.
On December 30, Zhou Guomin told Xiaoxiang Morning News that his career had once again encountered difficulties, and more than 450 ducks were facing a slow sales situation.
The prime-aged man accidentally lost his limbs and has since made a living with his mouth
On the morning of December 30, Zhou Guomin, who lived in the family, showed reporters his farm. On the farm, a flock of ducks is leisurely swinging on the ground.
In 1999, 33-year-old Zhou Guomin was injured by high-voltage electricity while nailing a canopy on the outside of a second-floor house at a construction site in Changsha, severely charring his limbs and back, and burned 95% of his body. In order to save his life, the hospital amputated his limbs.
Although he survived, he has since become a wheelchair companion, and Zhou Guomin has become a severely disabled person who has "no limbs and lives by one mouth". Since then, his parents have become his "hands" and "legs."
However, 10 years ago, his father suddenly suffered a stroke and was paralyzed in both legs and left hand. The sudden fall of his father made Zhou Guomin truly experience the suffering of "misfortune is not alone". After experiencing pain and despair, in order to alleviate the pressure on his family, Zhou Guomin had to start to regain his strength and find a way to live.
After arduous training, he not only achieved self-care for life, but also used the only organs that could be grasped by his body to the extreme: now Zhou Guomin could use his mouth to surf the Internet, use mobile phones, control electric wheelchairs, and pick up things that fell on the ground; in addition, he used his mouth as a pen to practice calligraphy and painting, and trained his mouth as a tool for his own livelihood.
Zhou Guomin believes, "This is all forced out. He told reporters that before this year, he used his mouth to paint calligraphy and painting works to sell money to make a living, and he would also participate in some public welfare activities to make motivational speeches to earn living expenses.
However, after the outbreak of the epidemic, many activities were cancelled, and his original source of income was almost completely cut off.
More than 400 ducks raised by new breeders suffered from slow sales
It is understood that Zhou Guomin's wife has been working outside the home for several years. Until last year, when her severely paralyzed father died and her mother was paralyzed in bed and needed nursing care, her wife returned from her place of work to take care of her family. The couple and their friends work together to breed ducks, the friends are responsible for specialized breeding, and the couple is responsible for sales.
Today, selling this batch of ducks is currently the main source of livelihood. Recently, the economic situation of zhou's family has been very bad.
As a newcomer to breeding this year, Zhou Guomin has purchased more than 1,000 poultry, including foreign ducks, water ducks, geese and chickens. Zhou Guomin said that the ducks raised in his home are "grown up eating small fish and shrimp, grass and snails, pure natural without feeding feed", carefully purchased, carefully cared for, and pure natural feeding.
Due to lack of experience, entering the winter, Zhou Guomin's business encountered difficulties. "There are still more than 450 ducks left in a state of slow sales." Therefore, the price is slightly more expensive, lacking the market competitive advantage, and this year there are a lot of ducks on the market, "some of them sell twelve or three pieces a pound, and I sell at that price and lose money." ”
The reporter saw that Zhou Guomin, who rarely sent a circle of friends, recently sent 5 consecutive states to sell his own ducks. "Recently the weather has cooled down, and I am particularly anxious." Recently, the weather in Hunan has entered a low temperature mode, and Zhou Guomin said that he is worried about their mass death due to low temperatures every day, and it is urgent to sell them.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Luo Yige intern Gu Wenqi
【Source: Xiaoxiang Morning News】
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