Text/Pan Caixia
August 23, 2012, lunar Tanabata Festival. On this day, at the top of the majestic Mount Taishan, a quaint and romantic Chinese wedding is underway.
Changing into the groom's clothes, the legless singer Chen Zhou "walked" over, and under the red hijab, the bride Yu Lei burst into tears.
A song of a thousand mountains responded, and the piano and song shook the mountains.
Taishan wedding in Chenzhou
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > I'm a singer, followed by a disabled person</h1>
Chen Zhou, born in 1983 in Linyi, Shandong, his parents divorced at the age of 6, and soon after, his father also ran away from home, and he lived with his elderly grandfather.
At the age of 12, because he didn't have the money to buy a ticket, he picked up a train, and when the train started, he found that he was going in the opposite direction. In a hurry, he ignored the speeding train and jumped out of the window.
In an instant, the wheels ran mercilessly over his body. When he opened his eyes again, he had lost both legs. A kind patrolman took him to the hospital, where he had to be paraplegic in high positions to save his life.
After being discharged from the hospital, Grandpa took him home. Poor family added bad luck, friends also regarded him as a monster, in order not to involve grandparents, at the age of 14, Chen Zhou held a small wooden box in one hand and quietly ran away.
In the wandering days, he experienced the warmth and coldness of human feelings.
Once in Jinan, it was snowing heavily, and in the low temperature of minus ten degrees, he was wearing a thin coat, frostbite on his mouth, and his body was trembling.
Just then, an aunt came up to him and handed him a pear. The pear that was half broken made Chen Zhou's heart feel warm.
One day when he was 17 years old, he was sitting on the side of the road when a girl came up and pulled out a dollar. However, just as he reached out to pick him up, the girl shouted in fright, "Don't come over, don't come over!" ”
A dollar was thrown over and the girl quickly ran away. Looking at the girl's frightened back, Chen Zhou could no longer control himself, and tears flowed down.
At that moment, he realized: a person who relies on the charity of others is always inferior!
Teenager Chen Zhou
Since then, Chen Zhou has wanted to learn some skills to support himself, polishing shoes, selling newspapers, scavenging, repairing shoes and everything.
Once, he wandered to Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, and saw two disabled people selling songs on the street. On a whim, he squeezed into the crowd and asked, "Can I sing a song?" ”
The same is the fallen man of the end of the world, and the other party has allowed it. Chen Zhou picked up the microphone and sang: "He said that in the wind and rain, what is this pain, wipe away the tears and don't be afraid, at least we still have dreams..."
True feelings accompanied by tears, a song "Sailor" was sung, more and more people watched, and in an instant, the applause was like a tide. Inadvertently, Chen Zhou discovered his singing talent, and he saw the dawn of hope.
At the invitation of two disabled people, Chen Zhou joined the team of selling art. A year later, he began his career as a wandering singer on his own.
Starting from literacy and recognition of staves, he taught himself a little bit and practiced diligently. A microphone, a simple set of speaker equipment, as long as there are people, is his stage.
The performance is difficult, and every time, Chen Zhou is very attentive and emotional.
Because there is no lower limb, the body's center of gravity completely falls on two small homemade wooden boxes, often singing for ten minutes has sweated, and he, at most, has to perform eight hours a day. At the end of the show, my mouth was almost out of my mouth.
Chen Zhou touched the audience in this way, and many people raised their sleeves to wipe their eyes while listening. Someone said: "At this time, it is not just to appreciate his songs, but also to praise his spirit, I think we are not giving, but on the contrary, it is a gratitude to him, thanking him for sublimating people's spirits." ”
In the show
Relying on the love, respect and love of singing from strangers, Chen Zhou persevered day by day. However, not always so smoothly.
One night, Chen Zhou had just picked up the microphone when he was snatched up by a drunken man, who was still scolding and grinning: "Why can you eat enough?" You are cheating money, you are cheating everyone's love! ”
With limited mobility, Chen Zhou could only dodge and persuade with kind words, but the other party still did not forgive. Worried, aggrieved, misunderstood, and unfortunate life encounters surged into his heart, and Chen Zhou could only swallow tears.
Fortunately, someone in the crowd of onlookers began to blame the drunkard and dragged him away. Holding back tears, Chen Zhou smiled and said:
"Physical disability is not terrible, what matters is a healthy mind. My disability is seen by everyone, and there is another kind that everyone can't see, and that is the most terrible. Thank you all, the show continues! ”
"Pick up the microphone and I'm a singer, followed by a disabled person." With a singing voice, Chen Zhou wandered around, becoming stronger and more confident.
Chenzhou
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 28 days, and the love is fixed for life</h1>
In May 2002, when 19-year-old Chen Zhou wandered to Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, while singing in the square, he noticed that a tall, sweet-looking girl would appear for several days in a row and applaud him affectionately.
On the sixth day, at the end of the performance, Chen Zhou was sweating profusely and struggling to carry the equipment. The girl came over and said, "I'll help you!" ”
"No." Chen Zhou bluntly refused. Because of his low self-esteem, he showed a strong sense of self-esteem. Later, with the encouragement of people next to him, he left the girl's contact number.
The girl's name was Yu Lei, a native of Henan, who was working in a clothing store next to the square.
It was the rainy season, and the next day, jiujiang began to rain, and Chen Zhou plucked up the courage to call the clothing store.
"It's raining today, are you okay?" On the other side of the phone, Yu Lei's voice was full of concern, and Chen Zhou could no longer hide his inner excitement.
Meiyu has been raining for 28 days, Chen Zhou can not leave, so he relied on the phone with Yu Lei to pass the time, and the chat time was getting longer day by day.
Later, they began dating and meeting, the longest time, and the two talked under the eaves until dawn.
Although the feelings are secret, Chen Zhou's heart is inferior, a homeless man who does not even have health, what qualifications does he have to talk about love? Those sweetness, he should only be a beautiful dream.
However, Yu Lei unconsciously agreed. For more than twenty days, Chen Zhou's self-improvement and humor have completely touched her, and when they were separated on a date, she took the initiative to kiss him.
Chen Zhou and his wife Yu Lei
The news of their interaction soon spread to the clothing store, and colleagues came to persuade Yu Lei. On the 25th day, Chen Zhou called the phone to the store as usual, and the person who answered the phone said in a bad mood: "Yu Lei is sick, and the hanging needle has gone!" ”
"Which hospital?"
"I don't know!" With a snap, the other party dropped the phone.
Throughout the morning, Chen Zhou braved a small wooden box with both hands and braved the rain to search for five or six hospitals. As he struggled to climb up to the third floor of a small clinic, his body was dripping with water, and he couldn't tell whether it was rain or sweat.
While leaning against the staircase and gasping for breath, Yu Lei appeared. Seeing this scene, her tears burst out of her eyes. It was at that moment that she made a crazy and important decision.
"I want to go with you, can I?"
Three days later, Yu Lei quit his job. 28 days, so the love is fixed for life.
However, a tall and beautiful girl is surrounded by a high paraplegic wandering singer, which greatly challenges the psychological bottom line of the world.
Walking down the street, someone will always ask Chen Zhou: "Is she your girlfriend?" You must be rich, right? ”
Some people even said, "How can you do it, and by what?" ”
What he did not expect was that his family was also firmly opposed. How can a beautiful and healthy girl look up to a poor boy with a disability? Unless it's a liar!
When he took Yu Lei back to his hometown, his family was very indifferent. When Chen Zhou was embarrassed, Yu Lei only said one sentence: "Zhou, don't say anything, let's have a child." ”
Chen Zhou with his wife and children
In 2003, her daughter was born, and Yu Lei took her daughter back to her mother's house. The aunt advised her bitterly: "You are so tall, walk with him, do you deserve it?" ”
The mother's tearful words were fierce: "Give him the child, how much money you spend on him, we will give it to him!" ”
In order to let Yu Lei leave Chenzhou, her mother even locked her up. A few days later, Yu Lei pretended to agree to break up, and returned to Chen Zhou's side under the pretext of sending the child.
With a home, Chen Zhou's life has a head start. Every day, Yu Lei would help him squeeze the toothpaste well, pour the mouthwash well, help him wash his face and hair, and let him clean and tidy.
With her meticulous care and omnipotent efforts, Chen Zhou's face will always have a bright smile.
In 2007, his son was born, and Chen Zhou felt that his life was super perfect. However, not being blessed by the families of both sides is always a heart disease.
In the Spring Festival of 2008, Yu Lei decided to take Chen Zhou home. The first time he saw his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Chen Zhou was both nervous and excited. In the end, his sunshine, kindness, indomitability, and enterprising won the respect of everyone.
Chen Zhou wrote happiness on his face, but there was one thing he had always been difficult to let go, that is, because of financial reasons, he owed his wife a wedding.
In his heart, he has always had a dream: he wants to send his wife a most romantic and unique wedding at the top of Mount Tai.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > climb to an alternative height in life for love</h1>
Why Tarzan?
As early as ten years ago, Chen Zhou had wandered to the foot of Mount Tai, and at that time, out of curiosity, he casually asked a tourist: "How high is Mount Tai?" How long will I have to climb up? ”
Looking at the legless Chen Zhou, the tourist said dismissively: "You still want to climb Mount Tai?" Fool's paradise! ”
In a word, it inspired Chen Zhou's fighting spirit. In order to gamble, he did not hesitate to hold up the wooden box and set off.
After the initial momentum, I finally felt the difficulty of climbing. By the time I reached the halfway point of the climb, my strength was exhausted, my hands were full of blisters, and my body was strained in many muscles.
However, pain not only did not make him flinch, on the contrary, he strongly wanted to overcome himself. He used singing to encourage himself, and in the cheering and shouting of tourists around him, it lasted 12 hours, and finally "stepped" on Tarzan under his feet.
After marrying Yu Lei, in her company, he also climbed the mountain countless times. Every time I climb a mountain, I will collect love relics from the mountain to repay my wife's years of companionship.
Although the income is meager, Chen Zhou has always lived with a grateful heart, and in the face of people who need more help, he and Yu Lei are always generous and do their best. In order to donate money to the Wenchuan earthquake and the Hope Project, he performed nearly 100 public welfare performances, and all the proceeds were donated to poor children and families who suffered.
Occasionally, Chen Zhou would ask Yu Lei, "Do you regret it?" Whenever this happened, Yu Lei always said firmly: "I will not regret my choice." ”
As his fame grew, the media began to pay attention, and the dream of Tarzan's wedding finally had the hope of being realized.
In order to surprise Yu Lei, everything is quietly proceeding. That Tanabata Festival, when the unsuspecting Yu Lei saw that the two sides of the hiking path were full of pictures of them, she knew that on this ancient Valentine's Day, she had become the happiest bride in the world.
At Taishan South Tianmen, witnessed by thousands of tourists, the promise of love has been fulfilled. This wedding was called "the coolest wedding in the world" by the Western media.
Love was widely praised, and Chen Zhou was invited to various TV shows, growing from a tramp and a singer to the most inspirational speaker.
In 2014, on CCTV's "Let's Talk", 32-year-old Chen Zhou shared his life experience with the youth, and when talking about his wife Yu Lei, he said:
"Her appearance made me understand what love is, let me understand that people can live so happy, so happy, it is she who changed me..."
Do not abandon, life and death depend on each other. Because of Yu Lei, he found happiness.