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A heavy bundle of cash was tightly held in Liu Zhifeng's arms, shaking all the way with his steps. Having just experienced the rain baptism in spring, the journey home was particularly muddy and tortuous, but the joy in my heart drowned out all the difficulties without a trace.
Climbing over the low hill, he could see the old tiled houses. The old man, who was hobbling in his steps, still toiled in the courtyard in front of the door, his eyes wandering back and forth between the mountains of waste.
"Old man!" Liu Zhifeng shouted loudly and ran to the gate.
Hearing the familiar voice, the old man in his twilight years slowly raised his head, and a surprised smile appeared on his face: "Oh, it turns out that Liu Zhifeng is back!" Come in and sit, it's windy outside. ”
"No, old man, I came to visit you today." Liu Zhifeng clenched the bundle of cash with both hands and replied respectfully.
"Visit me? Is there something important? The old man looked at him suspiciously, puzzled by his generous behavior today.
"Old man, do you remember the incomparably precious gift you gave me not long ago? Now, this treasure has brought me unexpected wealth......" Liu Zhifeng's tone was sincere, and his eyes were full of firm conviction.
It was in the northeast of China in the 90s of the last century, and the whole country was actively promoting the wave of economic structural reform. Liu Zhifeng used to be an ordinary worker in a state-owned enterprise, like countless children of migrant workers, barely surviving on a meager salary.
However, no one expected that just as he was about to retire, the factory suddenly announced its closure and large-scale layoffs. A severance pay notice ended his more than 30-year factory career.
Sadness, confusion, anxiety and other unbearable negative emotions instantly overwhelmed Liu Zhifeng. As the breadwinner of his family, he knew he had a lot of responsibilities on his shoulders, but as he got older, it was difficult to find a new job.
Seeing his wife and elderly father worried about his predicament, Liu Zhifeng's guilt and self-blame intensified. During that time, he even stayed closed all day, trying to escape the cruelty of reality.
Until one day, Liu Zhifeng's father pushed a tricycle and said to him the words that changed his fate: "Son, come with me to the city to sell some scrap!" ”
Against this backdrop, with his father's selfless support and encouragement, Liu Zhifeng opened a small, but loving, recycling site in an inconspicuous corner of his home. He created an eye-catching and conspicuous "Waste Collection" sign, which was as enthusiastic as he had ever done in the past, and served every valued customer who came here to sell his scrap.
Unlike the large recycling sites in the city whose main purpose is to make a profit, Liu Zhifeng's recycling prices have always been honest and fair, without any fraud. Especially for those elderly customers who are old, physically exhausted or have difficulty moving, he gives special care and preferential treatment.
Whenever he saw those old people who carried heavy sacks and traveled long distances, Liu Zhifeng's heart was always filled with deep guilt. In addition to giving them more money in return, he would patiently and meticulously inquire about their health, and even take out new clothes from home to replace those old clothes that were badly worn.
This kindness and enthusiasm from the bottom of my heart soon spread among the surrounding neighbors. As time passed, villagers from all over the world became aware of this unique "Liu Dasao" waste recycling site, and even if they had to pay a certain amount of extra money to go to the county seat to sell their scrap, they still chose to come here to trade without hesitation.
Although Liu Zhifeng's life is not rich, he has never bowed to fate and compromised. On the contrary, he uses his practical actions to convey love and care, and warms every lonely heart. It is precisely because of this unwavering kindness that he has received unexpected rewards under the arrangement of fate.
When Liu Zhifeng stood in the luxurious exhibition hall of the wealthy businessman's private club, carefully examining the ancient gold seal that shimmered with golden brilliance through the crystal clear glass display case, his thoughts couldn't help but drift back to that special moment:
It was an ordinary and ordinary day, and a fellow who often sold scrap at his place stepped into his shop again. Liu Zhifeng was keenly aware that today's old man was carrying an old and heavy sack on his back.
He immediately stepped forward, offered to help the old man unload his burden, and greeted him with the same enthusiasm as usual.
Soon after, various debris such as waste paper shells and rag heads were weighed and settled one by one. However, just when Liu Zhifeng thought that today's work was about to end successfully, a black and shiny "iron bump" fell out of the old man's heavy sack.
Out of rare kindness and benevolence in his heart, Liu Zhifeng resolutely decided to give generously and offered to give more money to the elderly man to make up for the losses he had caused. However, what is touching is that the kind old man politely declined this kindness with great humility and dignity, insisting that the seemingly inconspicuous little "iron bump" had no value.
Faced with such a situation, Liu Zhifeng could only helplessly take out all the cents and change from his trouser pocket and forcibly stuffed it to the old man, in order to express his sincerity. After watching the old man leave, he threw the "iron lump" into the scrap iron pile next to him.
However, something unexpected happened! In this seemingly ordinary move, the originally inconspicuous "iron bump" actually made a pleasant and deep impact sound! This anomaly immediately attracted Liu Zhifeng's attention, because according to common sense, the collision between metals should produce a crisp sound, not such a low muffled sound.
With years of experience in recycling waste, Liu Zhifeng is keenly aware that this seemingly ordinary "iron lump" may actually hide a huge secret - it is very likely to be a Liao Dynasty gold seal weighing as much as 518 grams! He was ecstatic at this astonishing discovery, so he did not hesitate to send this precious treasure to the antiquities department for a detailed examination.
When the news spread, collectors from all over the world were shocked, and they were so attracted by this world-shaking artifact that they came to see it from far and wide, and finally, this gold seal of the Liao Dynasty was successfully auctioned by a wealthy merchant at a very high price.