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Meng Jiawei is a waste picker in a small town in Guizhou Province, and he lives a simple and warm life in a hard-working and simple way. The 60-year-old man, who was disability in his right leg, walked with a staggering step and looked a little lame.
Even though life is hard, Meng Jiacheng has always maintained that tenacious and optimistic attitude and lived a happy and satisfying retirement life.
What is particularly admirable is that Meng Jiacheng has a kind and benevolent heart, and he is always helpful. This noble quality is fully reflected in his continuous efforts over the years to help Li Tao, a homeless man who is in shape and delirium.
According to rumors, Li Tao has been wandering around the village for more than 20 years due to the intensification of family conflicts and mental problems, and whenever Li Tao passed by Meng Jiacheng's scrap yard, Meng Jiacheng did not hesitate to reach out to him and give him food and water.
In this way, year after year passed, Meng Jiacheng silently illuminated the last ray of light in this poor man's life with his good deeds. However, one day, a touching scene suddenly appeared before our eyes.
That day, Li Tao unexpectedly appeared at Meng Jiacheng's house beyond everyone's expectations, his eyes flashing with tears, and he seemed to have a lot to say. As expected, Li Tao finally mustered up the courage and confided in Meng Jiacheng a sentence that shocked him.
It turned out that in the long years of wandering, Li Tao's mental state gradually returned to normal, and in order to repay Meng Jiacheng for his selfless assistance over the years, Li Tao decided to dedicate his most valuable property to Meng Jiacheng - two seemingly ordinary "iron lumps".
Li Tao carefully took out these two pieces of black and swarthy iron from the pockets of his underwear, respectfully held them in front of Meng Jiacheng, and solemnly told him that this was his only remaining property, and hoped that Meng Jiacheng could cherish and keep it properly.
After saying these words, Li Tao turned around and left, disappearing into the darkness at the door.
In the face of Li Tao's generous gift, Meng Jiacheng's heart was full of complicated emotions. On the one hand, he was deeply impressed by Li Tao's decision, and on the other hand, he was also terrified that he had accepted these two seemingly priceless treasures.
Adhering to the principle of honesty and trustworthiness, Meng Jiacheng decided to return the actual value of the two pieces of iron - three cents to Li Tao, but when he searched around, he found that Li Tao had long since disappeared.
Just as Meng Jiacheng was about to abandon these two useless things that he regarded as "iron lumps", his wife inadvertently noticed the hidden and non-negligible details.
She observed meticulously, and was shocked to find that the two seemingly ordinary "iron blocks" in front of her were actually amazingly heavy, far from being comparable to ordinary things.
Meng Jiacheng could no longer suppress his inner curiosity, and decided to thoroughly clean and study these two mysterious "iron bumps". After some painstaking efforts, the jaw-dropping truth finally surfaced -- it turned out that what Li Tao had gifted Meng Jiacheng were two well-made and priceless ancient jade seals! Meng Jiacheng immediately invited his brother-in-law, who had a strong interest in antiques, to conduct a professional appraisal of the jade seals, and the results showed that they were very likely to originate from the Tang Dynasty or Song Dynasty.
In this way, an "iron lump" that was originally only worth only three cents actually enabled Meng Jiacheng to reap a huge fortune overnight, and the trajectory of his life also underwent earth-shaking changes! He never expected that Li Tao's seemingly random gift would hide such a precious cultural relic.
Going back in time to a few years ago, Meng Jiacheng is still living a plain life. Although the years were not forgiving, he still chose to rent a simple small courtyard and started a scrap buying business.
Because Meng Jiacheng has always adhered to the principle of good faith and fair trading, he soon won the trust and praise of the villagers. Whenever someone sends the discarded items from his home to Meng Jiacheng for sale, he will always give a reasonable price and never let anyone suffer.
This quality of honesty and trustworthiness led to his gradual rise to fame in the local area.
It was during that time that an emaciated and delirious homeless man, Li Tao, broke into Meng Jiacheng's life. According to the villagers, Li Tao has been wandering in a nearby village for more than 20 years due to mental problems.
Whenever Li Tao passed by Meng Jiacheng's scrap yard, Meng Jiacheng did not hesitate to lend him a helping hand, generously providing some food and water. At first, Li Tao was puzzled by this, and his expression was wooden, as if he could not understand why someone would help him so selflessly.
However, as time passed, he gradually learned to accept Meng Jiacheng's kindness.
Once upon a time, Li Tao stood starvingly in the streets and alleys, his eyes full of earnest longing. At this moment, Meng Jiacheng immediately responded with action, and he sent a hot naan cake with a glass of warm water.
Li Tao, who was overly hungry, immediately gobbled up all this precious food, and finally a smile of relief bloomed on his face, looking at Li Tao's expression that was finally loose, Meng Jiacheng's heart swelled with endless joy and satisfaction.
Since then, Li Tao has begun to follow a fixed path consciously or unconsciously, and whenever he passes by Meng Jiacheng's shop, he will always receive food and water generously donated by Meng Jiacheng.
Although Li Tao never took the initiative to express his gratitude to Meng Jiacheng, Meng Jiacheng deeply sympathized with this ill-fated man, and he persevered in taking care of Li Tao and giving him the last warmth of his life in his own way.
Sometimes, Meng Jiacheng can't help but explore Li Tao's past: Does he still have relatives? What kind of suffering has pushed him to such a situation? Looking at Li Tao's wooden face, he can only sigh silently, but he never stops caring for and caring for him.
In Meng Jiacheng's view, Li Tao seems to be a big boy who needs special care.
Time flies, time flies, and Meng Jiacheng's compassion from the bottom of his heart drove him to unswervingly accompany Li Tao. Although the two did not communicate much, a sincere and selfless friendship quietly grew between them.
Meng Jiacheng often secretly rejoices that he can bring the warmth of life to a poor person in this way, which may be the most meaningful thing in his life.
Li Tao's life was full of pain and hardship, which made him finally become a mentally disordered wanderer. Li Tao's tragedy began when he was eight years old, when he witnessed the tragic death of his mother due to his father's gambling addiction, which left an indelible psychological wound on him at a young age.
After his mother died, he could only rely on his father to raise him alone, and spent a lonely and bleak childhood. Many years later, Li Tao finally ushered in a new chapter in his life - he formed a family, married a wife and had children.
However, the life after marriage has brought him a heavier blow, due to the huge difference in concepts, the conflict between the husband and wife has intensified, and finally the wife has chosen to turn his back.
One day, Li Tao's wife suddenly swept away all the family property, left him, and went to the bustling metropolis of Shanghai, where she had an affair with a wealthy man. This undoubtedly brought great psychological trauma to Li Tao, who had tried hard to save the marriage, but his wife's resolute attitude made him helpless.
On that quiet night, this once full of laughter and laughter was shattered, and the once gentle and considerate figure disappeared into Li Tao's life.
The death of his mother and the betrayal of his wife, these heavy blows came one after another like an avalanche, and finally led to the complete collapse of Li Tao's spiritual defense. Soon after, he became seriously mentally ill and began a life of aimless wandering.
In the long years that followed, Li Tao wandered around the countryside as a mentally deranged person, and life seemed to him as if he had lost the last shred of hope and dignity.
His world is nothing but endless hesitation, confusion and loneliness, and sometimes he is abused by others or thrown at him a few naan cakes for food.
However, fate does not seem to have completely abandoned him. One day, Li Tao happened to pass by Meng Jiacheng's scrap collection station, and Meng Jiacheng did not hesitate to lend a helping hand and offered to provide him with food and water.
This hard-won warmth, like a ray of dawn, illuminated Li Tao's dark inner world, and since then, he began to consciously follow a fixed route, just to be able to get food and water from Meng Jiacheng's selfless gifts.
In this way, time passed quietly, and a whole decade passed in a flash. Although there was hardly any verbal communication between them, Meng Jiacheng always cared for the poor man.
Perhaps it was this pure kindness and friendship that allowed Li Tao, who was on the verge of despair, to regain his sanity and hope for survival.
Ten years later, one day, Li Tao finally realized his self-redemption and found his past and present self. In order to repay Meng Jiacheng's deep friendship over the years, he decided to dedicate his two most cherished "iron lumps" to Meng Jiacheng, in order to express his deep gratitude in his heart.
From Li Tao's experience, we can deeply feel that the ups and downs in life often stem from the rupture and injury of family affection. Friendship, however, is like a spring of fresh water, nourishing wounded hearts and giving people hope and courage.
It was the Meng family's love over the years that finally ignited the once bleak light in Li Tao's life.
When Meng Jiacheng received two seemingly bland "iron lumps" from Li Tao, he didn't pay much attention to them at first. However, his virtuous helper has a sharp eye to see the mystery.
After careful observation, the wife was surprised to find that the weight of these two "iron blocks" far exceeded that of ordinary scrap metal materials.
Inspired by his wife, Meng Jiacheng could no longer suppress the curiosity in his heart, and decided to thoroughly clean the two mysterious "pieces of iron" first. So, he took out a wire brush and scrubbed the two jet-black metal objects with all his might.
In the process, Meng Jiacheng was always attracted by their heavy weight, and at the same time puzzled. Even though his arms were exhausted, he persevered in brushing them as smooth as new.
When the true appearance of this pair of jade seals was displayed in front of him, he couldn't help but be amazed! On the surface of the jade seals, the powerful seal script characters are carefully carved, and the vivid dragon and phoenix patterns are surrounded by them, and their exquisite craftsmanship level can be called artistic treasures.
In an instant, Meng Jiacheng was deeply shocked by the precious cultural relics in front of him and was dumbfounded.
Although Meng Jiacheng did not have an in-depth study of antiques and cultural relics, he was well aware of the long history and invaluable value of this pair of jade seals. Therefore, he immediately invited the brother-in-law, who was obsessed with collecting antiques, to come and appraise it.
Faced with such an astonishing discovery, Meng Jiacheng's heart was full of joy and nervousness. He couldn't believe that Li Tao's gift, which he was once regarded as a "priceless treasure", was such a rare treasure.
After a fierce auction competition, the pair of jade seals were finally sold at a sky-high price of 2.6 million yuan, bringing a major change in the fate of the Meng family.
Meng Jiacheng was deeply glad that if he had really been impulsive and discarded the pair of jade seals at will, what a regrettable thing it would have be! What made him even more emotional was that the acquisition of this unexpected wealth was entirely due to his meticulous care and kindness to Li Tao over the years.
Since then, Meng has made up his mind to use the windfall in an area that he deems most meaningful, in return for Li Tao's generosity and to make up for years of debt to the unfortunate man.
He vowed to use the funds to erect an eternal monument of remembrance for Li Tao, a kind man who had left a deep mark on their lives.
If we want to understand how the Meng family has become such a noble character—philanthropic and friendly—we need to go back to the roots and look back at his past full of ups and downs and tenacity.
After the children started their own families, Meng Jiacheng was unfortunately involved in a car accident while going out, which disabled his right leg and became lame. However, instead of being depressed and depressed, he embraced this cruel reality with a more optimistic attitude.
In order to support his family, Meng Jiacheng rented a simple courtyard in his hometown town and devoted himself to the waste recycling industry. Because he adheres to the principle of honest management and fair trade, he has quickly won the praise and trust of the villagers.
Whenever someone comes to sell with a mountain of old waste at home, the Meng family can buy it at a fair and reasonable price, and no one will suffer.
With this excellent quality of honesty and trustworthiness, Meng Jiacheng gradually became famous in the local area, and his business became more and more prosperous. It is true that his life has been hit hard by a car accident, but his positive, optimistic, hard-working and kind character has never wavered in the slightest.
In addition to working hard to earn money to support his family, Meng Jiacheng's kindness is also manifested in his helpful behavior. According to the villagers, whenever a homeless or impoverished person passes through the area, the Meng family will not hesitate to lend a helping hand and give food and water.
What is even more admirable is that Meng Jiacheng has consistently assisted Li Tao, a homeless man suffering from mental illness, for ten years. Although Li Tao never took the initiative to talk to people and looked wooden, Meng Jiacheng was deeply sympathetic to the poor man's plight, and always took care of him, warming his broken life in his own way.
Sometimes, Meng Jiacheng can't help but wonder about Li Tao's past: Does he still have relatives? What kind of experience has made him fall here? Looking at Li Tao's dull gaze, he can only sigh silently, but he never stops caring for him.
It is this kind of compassionate and kind nature that inspires Meng Jiacheng to care for Li Tao from the bottom of his heart for ten years. As the years go by, time flies, and a friendship of selfless dedication quietly sprouts and thrives between them.
Perhaps it was Meng Jiacheng's deep cherishing and selfless dedication to Li Tao's sincere and pure friendship that finally brought him a deep touch from God, which made this former homeless man usher in the most ecstatic changes and opportunities in his life journey.
An "iron lump" that was once mistaken for worthlessness turned out to be a priceless and precious cultural relic, which undoubtedly brought unprecedented wealth and a happy life to the Meng family.
From an obscure waste recycler to a wealthy man with endless wealth, from an ordinary citizen who is willing to give to charity, to a great philanthropist who devotes himself to philanthropy, the legendary journey of Meng Jiacheng's life is undoubtedly the best praise and feedback for his noble character and kind personality.