Preface
Thirteen years ago, a terrible tragedy struck a quiet village. At that time, an innocent 3-year-old boy was bitten on the neck by a Tibetan mastiff, and the bloody image was deeply etched in the memories of the villagers.
And what shocked people was not only the horror itself, but also the shocking behavior of the dog owner: when the child was dying, he threw down 20,000 yuan in cash and disappeared without a trace.
Thirteen years later, the question lingers: where is the injured 3-year-old boy now, and what is the bizarre story of the dog's owner's behavior?
Why did he have to endure all this?
On a spring afternoon in 2013, Xu Xiacun, a 3-year-old boy from Chengxi Village, Lushan County, was riding a small dilapidated bicycle playing leisurely on the edge of the village. The sky was high and the clouds were light, and the breeze was blowing, so it was supposed to be a pleasant and pleasant time. This is a family fun that ordinary rural children should also have.
But at this moment, the gears of fate quietly turned, and tragedy struck suddenly, completely changing the life of this innocent child.
A huge adult Tibetan mastiff suddenly sprang out from the side of the road, pounced on it, and threw the bicycle and the people to the ground. Seeing that the sharp teeth of the giant beast were about to fall, how could a three-year-old child resist the bite of an adult beast? Xu Xiacun could only be at a loss, and let the sharp teeth tear at his tender limbs, and blood splattered.
When the grandmother heard her grandson's screams and arrived, the Tibetan mastiff had been pulled away by the owner, and a terrible scene was displayed in front of the old man. The tiny village of Xu Xia was already lying in a pool of blood and dying. His arms, back, and shoulders were covered in bruises, and the bite wound on his neck was the most deadly, and blood gushed out.
The rescue was fruitless, and the dog owner left the compensation fee and ignored it
After being rushed to the hospital, 3-year-old Xu Xiacun was on the verge of death. Due to massive blood loss and nerve damage in his neck, he needed to be intubated to help him breathe to barely maintain his weak vital signs. Doctors and nurses were busy, while parents and grandmothers knelt outside the operating room in prayer. Everyone is hoping that this little life will survive the difficulties.
The attending doctor was shocked when he saw this and hurried to give first aid. This terrible laceration was beyond the capacity of their hospital. Due to the limited availability of local hospitals to treat such severe trauma, doctors recommended immediate transfer. In the middle of the night, Xu Xiacun was urgently transferred by ambulance to the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University for rescue.
"At that time, I was afraid that I would lose him, and my whole neck was bloody and my nerves were damaged. The attending doctor still recalls the scene with lingering palpitations.
Fortunately, after 4 hours of hard work by medical staff, the small Xu Xia Village finally struggled to return to the world from the ghost gate. However, due to the severe laceration injury to his neck, he had to rely on an endotracheal tube to survive thereafter and lost the ability to eat like a normal person. For a time, countless medicine bottles and injections became his life's dependence.
Just when the doctor and his family were worried, the owner of the Tibetan mastiff hurriedly came, left 20,000 yuan in cash and left. He hurried away after a glance, without even asking about the child's specific injuries. He obviously just wanted to get things done as soon as possible, and didn't want to take any follow-up responsibility.
The family is in despair, and the huge medical bills are unsustainable
Since then, the small village of Xu Xia can only eat and drink through a nasogastric tube, unable to make normal sounds. Every time he wanted to cry, he could only grit his teeth and endure it, or block the small hole outside the tracheal cannula and let out a few faint whimpering. This kind of mutilated voice makes others feel heartbroken when they hear it.
With the pipe all day long, the pleasure of a normal person has become a luxury for him. The innocence and craving for food of a 3-year-old child came to an abrupt end at this moment. Xu Xiacun can only rely on a needle to slowly inject liquid nutrient solution into the stomach every day. Occasionally, when he craved a snack, his parents and grandmother only dared to let him smell the food, but could not share the hard-won happiness.
What's even more distressing is that once the weather turns cold, Xu Xia Village is very susceptible to respiratory diseases. Whenever he coughed, blood gushed out of the cannula, and his grandmother and parents could only stay with red eyes. In severe cases, he also had a high fever, and the family had to take him to the village's humble health center for infusion treatment. The days when I couldn't be hospitalized were like an ordeal.
Over the years, his parents and grandmother have been working hard to get justice for him. But the owner of the Tibetan mastiff has long been insolvent and cannot afford to pay compensation. In order to pay for the medical expenses in Xiaoxia Village, the family owed a huge amount of foreign debts and was under the double pressure of money and spirit. The family had to live a difficult life by tightening their belts.
In 2017, it was difficult to make up the cost of surgery, so the Xu family turned to the society for help
Four years have passed, and Xu Xiacun, who is only 7 years old, has long been Xi to such an isolated way of living. Whenever he thinks of other children going to school and playing, he will show a longing look. He also wanted to experience the joy of playing with his peers, even if it was just daydreaming.
Finally, in 2016, the attending doctor gave the Xu family a hope. He suggested tracheal reconstruction, which would allow Xu Xiacun to return to normal eating and get rid of the tubes. The family was ecstatic, and this was the turning point they had been waiting for.
However, the cost of surgery as high as 170,000 yuan is tantamount to astronomical for their family. Families in big cities may be able to make up for it, but it is too difficult for an ordinary farmer in a small village. This huge foreign debt has overwhelmed them.
The child can be cured, and the grandmother is so happy that she can't stop chattering. However, the troubles of reality followed, where did their already debt-indebted family still make up such a huge amount of money? At this time, the Xu family chose to seek help from the society. They are reluctant to ask for money directly from relatives and friends because it is beyond what friends can provide. Faced with the high cost of surgery, they have no choice but to reach out to the community, hoping that someone of kindness will lend a hand.
Donations poured in, and Xu Xia Village was on the road to recovery
At this time, it was the time when Song Pu, the village secretary, took up his post in Chengxi Village, the hometown of Xu Xia Village. When he learned what happened to this child of the same age as his son, he couldn't bear it in his heart. Through his own efforts, Song Pu has raised 20,000 yuan for Xuxia Village in various charities.
In February 2017, with the help of everyone, the small Xu Xia Village finally walked into the operating room. The wish to be cured for three years has finally come true. After the operation, the staff are looking forward to the smooth recovery of this brave child.
Song Pu's kindness opened the door for caring people to help Xu Xia Village. A report in February 2017 spread the child's story across the country. Since then, the majority of netizens and charities have helped, and Xiaoxia Village has received unprecedented care.
An old grandmother personally sent 5,000 yuan in cash, as if this was a child with the same fate as her grandson. There are also many enthusiastic people who did not leave their names to donate money to Xuxia Village online. The Henan Charity Federation has opened a "green channel" many times, and tens of thousands of yuan have been remitted to the treatment fund in Xuxia Village. Charity workers also drove to visit them many times, giving them both spiritual and material encouragement.
With such all-round care, Xiaoxia Village completed the first two surgeries in 2017, and the success rate and recovery status far exceeded expectations. Now, he can finally feed himself and get rid of his dependence on tube feeding, which is what he and his family have always dreamed of.
When the golden autumn sun fell on the campus, the small Xu Xia Village put on a bright school uniform and walked into the school with a new schoolbag. This is the moment he and his family are most looking forward to. At this moment, the strength of the former despair is transformed into joy and hope.
Good humanity still shines
We always complain about the cruelty and indifference of this world, but the story of Xu Xiacun shows us a different side.
In the most difficult years of this child, strange kind-hearted people gave abundant love. Every penny of donations converged into a huge current that healed his life, and these invisible hands held up his courage to keep going over and over again. In a deceitful society, there are still such wise and kind people, and this is the most precious place in human nature.
The irresponsibility of the owner of the Tibetan mastiff gave us a reminder of the dark side of human nature, but the steady stream of donations proves that the kindness of the human heart has never faded. As Xiaoxiacun's grandmother said: "Without the help of the enthusiastic masses, our family would have been scattered long ago." In the face of such a blow, a family alone cannot afford to bear it. However, the true love of the world helped them tide over the difficulties, and now Xiaoxia Village has basically recovered, and the life of her family is slowly improving.
In the world, suffering is unavoidable. But as long as each of us can maintain kindness and convey warmth through our own efforts, such acts of kindness will snowball. And Xu Xia Village has become a beautiful witness. This is the true meaning of the inherent goodness of human nature.