"Comrades-in-arms are gone, I will do good for them!" The press conference of "Good Man of China" Liu Ru was recently held in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province. In August this year, Liu Ru, a 92-year-old veteran, was selected for the July "China Good People List" released by the Central Civilization Office. Since their retirement in 1983, Liu Ruze and his wife have donated nearly 200,000 yuan, what mortal shimmers do they have? Follow the reporters closer to them.
Leaving the battlefield, donate to the "frontline" to make new contributions
At the press conference, Liu Ru and his wife each wore an old cloth coat and a pair of old cloth shoes, and walked onto the podium with the support of volunteers. The second old age is high, and Liu Ru has suffered from brain atrophy for nearly 20 years and cannot stand alone for a long time.
These two old men look ordinary old people, but they are not ordinary. In the 38 years since Liu Ruze left for retirement, Liu Ruze and his wife have saved money and donated nearly 200,000 yuan. In August this year, Liu Ru was selected into the "China Good People List" released by the Central Civilization Office in July, and became the key publicity and reporting object of the "Good People of China" that month, which was the first time in the history of good people in Taizhou.
The 92-year-old Liu Ruze also has a unique identity, having participated in the Liaoshen Campaign, the Pingjin Campaign, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in the three major battles of the Liberation War, making outstanding achievements in the establishment and defense of New China.
Liu Ruze was born in Yinzhuang Village, Zhangdian Town, Jiangyan District, Taizhou City, when he was a child, there were 6 brothers and sisters in his family, often too poor to open the pot, and his childhood experience also became the driving force for Liu Ruze's donation. At the age of 17, Liu Ru signed up for the army. In 1950, due to his excellent performance in the army, he was honored to join the party. Six years later, Liu Ru transferred to Henan Province to work, and returned to his hometown of Jiangyan District after retiring in 1983.
When the reporter asked Liu Ruze why he was so frugal and took out the money to donate, Liu Ru kept repeating: "I am a veteran, a veteran party member, and a retired cadre." My former comrades-in-arms are gone, and I will do good deeds for them! ”
Retired from his post, but Liu Ru has always insisted on leaving, always paying attention to major national events, as long as there is a need, Liu Ruze and his wife will always stand up and contribute.
After the flood last year, a relatively serious flood disaster occurred in some parts of China. Liu Ru sits in front of the TV every day and pays attention to the flood situation in real time. Watching many people fighting in the front line of flood control, Liu Ru could not sit still, without saying a word, and his wife took out the 50,000 yuan saved from the bank and donated it to the flood-stricken areas in Jiangxi, Anhui and other places. In the face of the thanks of the Red Cross staff, Liu Ru said calmly: "I am a veteran, but also a veteran party member who has been a party member for 70 years, my money is given by the state, and now the country is in difficulty, I will return it to her." ”
"It's okay to be frugal, you can't be bitter about children"
Liu Ru lives in the Yeshe community of Luotang Street, Jiangyan District, Taizhou City, where the frugality of the elderly lives is in stark contrast to selfless dedication, and Yu Ning, a red cross worker in the district, has seen and remembered it for more than a few years.
Liu Ruze and his wife's daily necessities are old, each one is used until it can no longer be repaired before it will be replaced; in order to save electricity, after watching TV, we must unplug the plug; the old two love to eat pasta, in order to save money, Liu Ruze's wife often kneads the noodles at home to make steamed buns, she said: "What we do is more cost-effective than the outside, we are old and frugal, it doesn't matter, we can't suffer children." ”
Hearing that there were students in need of donations, Liu Ruze and his wife "gave generous hands". A student in Yinzhuang Village, Zhangdian Town, Jiangyan District, whose family was in financial difficulty and was struggling to study at university, liu Ru immediately donated 10,000 yuan after learning about it, telling the students to "eat and wear warm outside, don't be reluctant." "They spend their own money frugally to save money for others!" Liu Xiaoli, a village cadre in Yinzhuang Village, said.
For 38 years, Mr. and Mrs. Liu Ruze have been unable to remember the number of students who donated, but the children remember. At the award ceremony of the "2020 Top Ten Annual People Who Moved China and Jiangsu", a donated student also specially presented the shoes he bought for his grandfather by working hard, and Liu Ru repeatedly accepted them, with tears in his eyes: "I should not waste money to buy things for me, I wanted to call him a while ago, ask if the money is enough, not enough for me to remit to him." Liu Lao's simple language expressed the original intention of communist party members.
"I'm a veteran and an old party member. My money is given by the party and the state, the country has needs, the children have a need to study, and my donation is deserved. Liu Ru spoke from the bottom of his heart and full of true feelings, touching everyone at the scene.
Affection for the countryside, "cut" out a "road to riches"
Liu Ruze and his wife's house is extremely simple, the house is only more than 50 square meters, clean and tidy. Liu Ru called the three things in the home "treasure", two bronze medals for "Party Member Family" and "Glorious Home", and photos of medals hanging on the walls. He said: "There are a total of 7 medals on it, all of which I have earned from my military achievements on the battlefield. At that time, many comrades-in-arms died, and I was fortunate enough to survive, although I donate some money and materials now, but compared with the sacrifice of comrades-in-arms, it is really nothing. ”
Liu Ruze's hometown Yinzhuang Village road construction funds are tight, Liu Ruze and his wife heard about it, they took out a few deposit certificates, the next morning went to the bank to withdraw 50,000 yuan, donated to the village to build roads. Knowing that the ninety-year-old veterans funded the construction of roads in the village, the villagers turned their emotions into action, regardless of which family contributed, and took the initiative to ask for road construction volunteers. Nowadays, the villagers are walking on the newly repaired cement road with a length of 500 meters and a width of 3 meters, and they are grateful to Liu Ruze and his wife.
"When the road is repaired, the vegetables and fruits and other crops in the village can go out, and the villagers have one more 'road to get rich.'" Liu Xiaoli said. Liu Wenwu, secretary of the party branch of Yinzhuang Village, praised: "Liu Ru not only donated money to build roads, but every time he returned to his hometown, as long as he heard that anyone's family had difficulties, he would take the initiative to visit and donate money and materials." ”
In fact, Liu Ru is very "cut", he and his wife have lived for decades, always able to save and be very frugal. They usually rarely spend money to buy clothes, and only wear a pair of shoes bought for 8 yuan when they go out, and a piece of clothing must be worn for more than ten years. However, Liu Ru is also very "generous", no matter where there is a disaster or whose family has difficulties, he always has no remorse, and takes out savings for thrift, ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands.
Dressed in a faded dark blue suit and a pair of old cloth shoes that were brushed white, Liu Ruze, who was so ordinary and ordinary in the eyes of others, was practicing the oath of joining the party with great righteousness and great love: "Gumei has no other request, and warms the world with red." ”
"For yourself, frugality is not to give up grain of rice for a lifetime; to others, generously contribute to each other." An old piece of clothing for decades, a lifetime of savings for others. With a face that is easy to grow old and the original intention is still the same, he uses the heart of a pure son of the 70-year-old party to explain to us how the lamp of faith that shines brightly and movingly. This is his "good Chinese man" award speech, and it is also his truest portrayal.
Xinhua Daily, intersection reporter Tang Yue, Liu Chun
Correspondent Cao Chunsen Qian Hongbin
Images courtesy of respondents