Dawan News Peng Xia is 1.1 meters tall and lives in a small area at the intersection of Wangjiang West Road and Shitai Road in Hefei, and makes a living selling balloons. In life, Peng Xia is optimistic and benevolent, and is affectionately called "Sister Balloon" because she sells balloons on the streets. Because of her enthusiasm for public welfare and helping many students in difficulty to complete their dreams of studying, she was awarded the "Good Person of China" in the first quarter of 2024 in the category of helping others. In this regard, Peng Xia said that she was very moved and ashamed, "What touched me was that many people helped me, and I was ashamed that I just did a very ordinary thing." On the afternoon of April 18, when she learned that she was awarded the "Good Person of China", she was still selling balloons.
"Balloon Sister" Peng Xia and her husband Fu Yinghui are at home.
Growing up, I feel that I have been looked at strangely, and I have lived in inferiority since I was a child
From birth to entering primary school and junior high school, because of her height, Peng Xia felt that she was an alternative, and she felt that she was looked at strangely by others, and she had been living in a world of inferiority and unwilling to go out. At the age of 24, Peng Xia met her husband Fu Yinghui, who was also physically disabled, after a blind date, and was infected by his optimism and smile, she slowly walked out of her inferiority complex, walked into the sun, and gradually became cheerful and confident.
Before 2014, Peng Xia and her husband opened a supermarket in the west of the intersection of Wangjiang West Road and Shitai Road in Hefei, in 2014, the supermarket was demolished, in order to make a living, the couple each rode a tricycle to the West Bus Station to solicit passengers, because it was not safe to ride passengers, Peng Xia did not work for long, and began to sell balloons, and now it has been 10 years.
Peng Xia is selling balloons (photo provided by the interviewee)
Peng Xia is selling balloons (photo provided by the interviewee)
Peng Xia bought balloons at night and went home (photo provided by the interviewee)
In addition to the heavy rain at night, Peng Xia will go to the balloon factory in the North Second Ring Road at 9 o'clock every night, rain or shine, and it takes about 3 hours to go back and forth, 100 balloons on holidays, 60 balloons are usually purchased, and 30 balloons are purchased at the least, and they are sold the next day. On the evening of April 17, it was raining lightly in Hefei, the weather was not too good, at 9 o'clock in the evening, Peng Xia rode an electric tricycle from home in the rain, went to the balloon factory in the North Second Ring Road to buy balloons, purchased a total of 60 balloons that night, and returned home before 12 o'clock that night.
The change of love for students has made her more confident and happy
At 9 o'clock in the morning on April 19, it rained lightly in Hefei, and Peng Xia did not go out to sell balloons and mopped the floor at home. Her home is clean, tidy and bright, with an electronic keyboard in the corner of the living room. Because she likes music, Peng Xia began to play the electronic piano in 2014, and now every Friday afternoon, as long as there is nothing important, she goes to the teacher at the Causeway Bay Plaza on Changfeng Road in Hefei to take music lessons. ”
Peng Xia is playing the electronic piano
One day in August 2017, Peng Xia, her husband and son were watching TV and felt very uncomfortable when they saw a college student facing the dilemma of not being able to go to school due to family difficulties. At that time, Peng Xia's son was in high school, and after discussing with her husband, Peng Xia donated 500 yuan to the college student and got a donation certificate.
On the morning of April 19, Peng Xia told the Dawan News reporter that since August 2017, she has donated 45 students in need, donating an average of once a month, donating half of the income from selling balloons, and donating five or six hundred yuan and more than one thousand yuan each time, "My annual donations to difficult college students are also increasing year by year, and I have donated more than 90,000 yuan, almost 100,000 yuan." Peng Xia said.
Peng Xia's donation of financial aid certificates and other items filled the table
On the morning of April 19, the Dawan News reporter saw at Peng Xia's house that she donated a thick stack of "pair relief cards", donation certificates, and honorary certificates for education, with a donation of 500 yuan/time, and a donation certificate of 3000/time and 2000/time. ”
Because of helping others, Peng Xia is now optimistic, sunny, cheerful, confident, and loves life.
Peng Xia donated certificates, bills, etc
sighed I didn't expect to be evaluated, and I wanted to "save a little more money"
At half past eight in the morning on April 18, Peng Xia began to sell balloons at the Nanqi Street Health Service Center near her home, and sold them until half past eleven at noon, and then went home to make lunch, and she continued to sell balloons at half past two in the afternoon, and went home at half past five, "There are still some balloons left to sell today, there are not many, my lover will continue to sell them for me, and he has not come back yet." On the evening of the 18th, Peng Xia said.
In addition to selling balloons near her home, Peng Xia also sells balloons in parks, kindergartens, and square dances at night. At night, when she goes home to cook and finish her housework, Peng Xia cleans her home, "I like to clean my house and play the electronic piano, which is a kind of enjoyment." Peng Xia said.
Talking about the list of "good Chinese people" in the first quarter of 2024, Peng Xia was very surprised and happy, saying that she would continue to help people in need, "With this honor, it is also a motivation for me, and I am happy to be affirmed, but I didn't expect to be rated as a good person in China, even if I can't be evaluated, I will not be discouraged, I will continue to work hard and continue to sell balloons." ”
Talking about the future, Peng Xia said that she will continue to "save money", "save a little more money", continue to donate to students in need, and want to do her best to help others, "I can help a little bit, and in the future, I will continue to support poor students to study and help families in difficulty tide over difficulties." ”
In the face of the congratulations of friends in the public welfare circle, Peng Xia humbly said: "Thank you, with a grateful heart, thank you for the leaders at all levels, family members, and friends who have always cared for me, helped me, and supported me, I will continue to work hard to help more people in need!"
On the afternoon of April 18, the WeChat public account of "Civilization Hefei" published an article
Friends in the public welfare circle congratulated Peng Xia one after another
Comment She has a power that shocks the heart
Peng Xia has also funded many difficult people reported by Dawan News, such as Zhang Deming and his son Xiao Ming, who were reported by Dawan News, in February 2022, Zhang Deming was found to be suffering from uremia, and on May 11 of that year, Xiao Ming, who was 3 years old at the time, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. After Peng Xia learned about it, she donated 500 yuan to Zhang Deming and his son on June 15 of that year. Coincidentally, the news that Huang Weixuan, a 13-year-old boy from Wangjiang, was seriously ill touched the hearts of many well-wishers, and on March 10, Peng Xia went to the hospital to donate 500 yuan to Huang Weixuan and sent nutritional products.
Zhang Deming, who was sponsored by Peng Xia, said that he had never forgotten Peng Xia's love, and congratulated Peng Xia on winning the honorary title of "Good Person in China", "In 2022, when my youngest son and I were seriously ill, Sister Peng Xia used her weak body to earn meager money to help our father and son tide over the difficulties. In my lifetime, I want to educate my children to learn from Sister Peng Xia, to spread love to the motherland, and to help more people in need. ”
On January 29 this year, Peng Xia, as a member of the "Good People Gang" of Dawan News, went to Ms. Shen's house in Hefei Sanshigang to help fulfill her New Year's wish (see "The First Batch of "New Year's Gifts" Has Been Delivered, and "Wishes" Are on the Way) on January 29, 2024. Upon learning that Peng Xia had won the honorary title of "Good Person of China", at 5 p.m. on April 18, Ms. Shen said: "Thank you very much for Peng Xia's help to my family, she has a kind of soul-shaking power. Ms. Shen said that she learned valuable spiritual qualities such as loyalty, dedication, dedication and friendliness from Peng Xia, "She is a role model for us to learn, and I will also teach my children to learn from her when they grow up and help more people in need." I wish good people a safe and happy life!" Dawan News reporter Xu Jia photo report