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Located on the boulevard deep in the Great Black Mountain in Northeast China, there lives an elderly man who has passed his prime, Wang Laohan. This mountain is a place with the reputation of a national 4A-level tourist resort, attracting countless tourists every year.
However, the natural scenery of this place still retains the mysterious atmosphere of the primeval forest, except for the parking lot and simple restaurants at the foot of the mountain, there are almost no traces of artificial structures.
Wang Laohan, whose parents died early, is his sister as the only closest relative in this world. However, after his sister married away from home, he was the only one left in the family. Although her sister's family is not wealthy, she still tries her best to help Wang Laohan.
However, the burden of raising children means that the older sister is extremely limited in the help she can provide to her younger brother. Therefore, Wang Laohan can only rely on scavenging to survive.
In those days of scarcity, even a discarded beverage bottle could be exchanged for a dime, and if you could open a recycling station, you could even achieve financial freedom.
When he was lucky, he might be able to pick up some discarded metal items in exchange for some rations, but when he was unlucky, he would have to pick up the rags discarded by others and take them home to ward off the cold of winter.
During the famine, he had to hunt wild game in the mountains and forests to survive.
Despite the hardships of life, Wang Laohan has always maintained an optimistic attitude towards life. After all, as long as a person can fill his stomach, he needs no other worries, and the unbearable loneliness of others has long become a daily occurrence for him.
He lived alone in a humble cellar and lived a poor but happy life.
This year, Wang Laohan's nephew was about to hold a wedding, he deliberately put on neat clothes, personally captured two fat geese as a gift, and embarked on the journey with full joy.
At this lavish wedding, he drank to his heart's content until he got drunk and spent an unforgettable evening at his sister's house. In the early morning of the next day, Wang Laohan was about to leave for his hometown, and his sister felt sorry for his hard work, so she specially filled his back basket with more than a dozen catties of pork and told him to be cautious on the road.
After bidding farewell to his sister, Wang Laohan took a firm step and embarked on the journey home. There were scattered snowflakes in the sky, and in order to avoid heavy snow blocking the mountain, he quickened his pace.
However, as soon as he stepped into the mountains, heavy snow arrived as expected, enveloping the entire mountain range in a blanket of snow.
As Wang Laohan navigated the snow-covered road, he could only rely on vague memories and feelings to determine the direction of his home. Unfortunately, however, he soon found himself having lost his sense of direction.
Although he had lived in this deep mountain for a long time, he still felt extremely helpless and anxious in the face of such a predicament.
Just when Wang Laohan was in despair, a few faint calls from a distance caught his attention. At first, he didn't pay much attention to it, but as the voice became clearer, a female fox with a white body appeared in his field of vision.
With many years of experience in living in the mountains and forests, Wang Laohan could see at a glance that the female fox who was breastfeeding was already hungry. Its eyes showed extreme hunger and longing, staring closely at the basket on Wang Laohan's back, sniffing constantly, as if looking for a glimmer of life.
Apparently, the she-fox had already smelled the tantalizing scent of pork, and she poked her head out of the burrow where she was hiding and followed the scent.
This scene deeply touched the simple and kind heart of Wang Laohan, the female fox, like him, has to venture down the mountain in search of food in the cold winter, and its situation may be even more difficult, because it also needs to take care of several cubs waiting to be fed.
Thinking of this, Wang Laohan couldn't help but feel deep pity. He slowly lowered the basket on his back, took out the last piece of pig lung, broke off some of it and put it on the ground, and motioned for the female fox to come and enjoy it.
The female fox was very vigilant, she constantly observed the old man and the pig lungs on the ground, and after confirming that the old man had no malicious intentions, she carefully took the pig lungs into her mouth.
However, instead of swallowing immediately, it quickly turned around and ran quickly into a nearby patch of dead grass.
Wang Laohan's curiosity was aroused, and he looked through the grass to see that this was the fox's lair, and a little fox was lying there quietly, sleeping soundly. Seeing that this family of three was isolated in this barren mountain and wilderness, and the food resources were so scarce, Wang Laohan's heart was suddenly full of sympathy, and he decided to leave all the remaining pig lungs to them, so that the mother and son could have a full meal.
As expected, the clever she-fox soon reappeared, and she gently touched Wang's trouser leg with her head, as if asking the kind old man for more food. "Yo, you greedy little fox, aren't you enough for this little food?" muttered the old man Wang, casting a slightly dissatisfied look at the mother fox.
Immediately afterwards, the female fox showed an astonishing behavior, and saw it beat happily around the old man several times, and then ran forward a few steps quickly, looked back at the old man, and found that he had not followed, so she immediately returned and continued to caress his leg with her head.
After many such interactions, Wang Laohan finally understood that this little animal wanted to guide him to a mysterious place.
Although he was a little uneasy about the unknown situation that might lie ahead, Wang Laohan did not worry too much, and he was convinced that he had enough wisdom and courage to deal with any challenge.
So, in the midst of the snowflakes flying in the sky, the old man resolutely followed in the footsteps of the female fox.
The two struggled on the rugged mountain road for nearly half an hour, and finally reached a mysterious cave entrance. The moment Wang Laohan stepped into the cave, he instantly felt the warm breath, it was dry and comfortable, and it was undoubtedly an excellent shelter from the wind and snow.
By the time he walked out of the cave, the she-fox who had led the way had long since disappeared without a trace, presumably returning to her lair to take care of the pups waiting to be fed.
Luckily avoiding the sudden heavy snowfall, Wang Laohan was able to spend a cold and long night in this cave. "This fox is so spiritual! I just gave him some pig lungs for food, but it led me to this safe haven, which was to save me from danger, otherwise I would have frozen in a blizzard.
The old man muttered to himself with emotion.
狐狸在自然栖息地的近景Close up view of fox in natural habitat
In the dark cave, Wang Laohan spent a sleepless night alone. Despite the dim light, he didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. When the first rays of sunlight poured in through the cave the next morning, the old man awoke from his slumber, prepared for the return journey, and ready to set out on the journey home.
At the moment when he was about to get up, he suddenly noticed a strange touch behind him, which made his back feel unbearable pain like a lightning strike. Wang Laohan turned his upper body full of doubts, and the scene in front of him surprised him: An abrupt earthen wall had been erected on the original ground, as if some mysterious force had caused it to rise and fall, and it happened to be against his back! This was really a windfall? Wang Laohan immediately took out a small shovel from his back basket and dug it fiercely towards the earthen wall.
The shape of the clay pot is unique, and the patterns painted on it are exquisite and lifelike. Although Wang Laohan did not know anything about its origin, with childlike curiosity, he just gently wiped the dust off the can, and carefully put the treasure in his pocket, planning to use it for some daily necessities in the future.
After a night of wind and snow, the sky finally showed the light of day, and the footprints on the mountain gradually became visible. With the bright sunshine, Wang Laohan finally found his way home, although the pace was a little faltering, but the joy in his heart was indescribable, and he was eager to tell the good news to the villagers in the village.
森林里可爱的红狐Cute Red Fox in forest
The news spread like a spring breeze across the earth and spread quickly in the local area. Many people heard that Wang Laohan had picked up a magical clay pot, and they came to visit them one after another, and some even offered high prices to buy it.
In the face of such a great temptation, this simple and kind old man never wavered, and he decided to donate this clay pot, which was originally only used to store miscellaneous items, to the local government for free, as a sign of his admiration for nature.
The government attached great importance to this matter and immediately dispatched relevant departments to conduct a detailed and rigorous investigation and appraisal of this mysterious clay pot. Under the careful guidance of the great cultural relics protector, Mr. Wang Laohan, the government staff and archaeological team members once again gathered their strength and went deep into the mysterious cave.
The rediscovery of these cultural relics has been hailed as a major archaeological discovery of "national treasures", which has caused a huge shock and widespread attention in the archaeological community. The government has given high praise to the discovery, and has given high praise to the great cultural relics protector, Mr. Wang Laohan, for his outstanding talent and selfless dedication in the discovery.
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In addition, in recognition of Wang Laohan's outstanding contribution to the national cultural heritage, the local government built a new luxury residence in the village where he lived - this is the highest tribute to his dedication! It can be said that this award is not only a great financial asset for the old man, but also the best reward for his selfless care and spiritual comfort of the mainland cultural relics.
Although Wang Laohan's economic situation has changed greatly due to this sudden unexpected award, he has never forgotten his sister's selfless care for him over the years. Therefore, he decided to give half of the prize money generously to his sister as a way to express his deep gratitude and hope that she would live a happier life.
As for the remaining part of the prize money, Wang Laohan decided to use it to fulfill his long-standing wish - to start a small chicken farm in his hometown. Since then, Wang Laohan's quality of life has been significantly improved, and he no longer needs to live a hard life of picking up scraps to make ends meet, but can enjoy a good old age with peace of mind.
Since receiving this huge bonus and building a new house, Wang Laohan has completely shaken off the poverty and hardship of the past, and his old age is full of comfort and happiness. However, despite the drastic changes in his life, that cold winter night and the she-fox who once saved his life will always be remembered in his heart.
On March 23, 2024 local time, Kars, Turkey, spring ushered in cold winter weather and brought snowfall
When winter comes, Wang Laohan always sits on the warm and comfortable kang of his house, recalling those haunting scenes: the mother fox looking longingly at the food in his hand, carefully taking away the pig's lungs to go back to feed the cubs, gently rubbing his head against his trouser legs, signaling to take him somewhere...... Everything is as clear as yesterday, as if it just happened yesterday.
If Wang Laohan had not generously provided pig lungs for food, and if the mother fox had not been grateful and chose to repay his kindness in this way, then this precious cultural relic, which has been vital to the long history of Chinese civilization, would have been buried in the ground forever and no one knows.
It is the wonderful fate between the two that has brought this national treasure to light again, and has also enabled an old man who was originally poor to live a dignified and decent life in his old age.