China News Service, Taizhou, August 5 (Fan Yubin and Li Beini) At noon in the summer, a dark-skinned old man could not take care of his own meal. He brought freshly cooked three-faced noodles and rode a battery car through the country lanes.

　　"Bangqian has eaten." After arriving at a neighboring house in the village, the old man had no time to wipe his sweat, set up the small table, put the noodles, and stood beside the bedridden He Bang quietly, waiting for him to finish eating.

Such a warm scene will be staged every day.

Liu Zucai rides to Hu Bangqian to deliver noodles Photo by Li Beini

　　The old man is Liu Zucai, 72 years old. He is currently the chairman of the Xibian Village Senior Citizens Association, Jiantiao Town, Sanmen County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province. experience.

Sixteen years ago, because of a promise, Liu Zucai, who was approaching his sixtieth year, resolutely assumed the responsibility of taking care of He Bangqian, a village neighbor with no blood relationship with him and suffering from an intellectual disability.

　　A promise: "As long as I have a bite to eat, I won't make him hungry"

　　In 1979, it was an era of earning work points. 30-year-old Liu Zucai served as the captain of the first production team in Xibian Village, while 16-year-old He Bangqian happened to be assigned to work in the production team.

　　Although He Bang had an intellectual problem since he was born, he still had the strength to listen to him when he was young.

Liu Zucai patiently taught him how to dry the grains, take care of the sheep, and took him to work with the team members.

Photo by Liu Zucai supporting He Bangqian Wang He

　　Because of this experience of working together, He Bangqian identified Liu Zucai as the "brother", and the two formed a "fate".

　　In 2005, He Bangqian's mother passed away, and his two younger brothers were unable to take care of them all the year round. He Bangqian, who could not take care of himself, wandered around at home alone, which was very dangerous.

When the younger brothers were worried, they all thought of Liu Zucai: "Old Liu is enthusiastic about public welfare and often takes care of the'poor people' in Xibian Village and surrounding villages. Maybe Old Liu can take care of his brother."

　　Seeing that they were about to go out to work again, the two brothers had no choice but to find Liu Zucai and ask him to help take care of his brother: "Lao Liu, we are most worried about going out before Bangqian. He didn't listen to anyone since he was a child, and only listens to you. Can you please help us take care of him?"

　　Only then did Liu Zu know that occasionally giving warmth to people in need, and agreeing to a family’s entrustment to help take care of them are two different things.

　　Faced with the ardent hope of He Bang’s ex-brothers and younger siblings, Liu Zu frowned and thoughtfully. After careful consideration, he nodded firmly: “Don’t worry, I will take care of Bangqian, as long as I have a bite of food. Eating will not make him hungry."

　　Seeing Liu Zucai nodded, the stone in the hearts of He Bang’s former family fell to the ground. They gratefully shook Liu Zucai’s hand and said, "Thank you, as long as you nod, Lao Liu, we will feel at ease..."

　　In this way, Liu Zu took up the important task of taking care of He Bang, and that promise became a lifelong guardian.

　　Never give up: "If there was no old Liu to take care of, Bangqian might have gone long ago."

　　easy to say, hard to do.

　　In the first few years of taking care of him, He Bang was only in his 40s. He was still healthy. Although he was dementia, he could understand the speech. In addition to taking care of his diet, he could take care of him.

　　However, as he grows older, He Bangqian's body is not as good as one day, and the degree of dementia is getting worse. He has no ability to recognize people around him, does not recognize people, and is also aggressive and destructive to a certain extent.

The clothes sent by Liu Zucai and neighboring neighbors were often discarded by him, and the porcelain bowls sent to serve the food were also broken.

　　In the face of these, Liu Zucai and his wife will not leave, like caring for their relatives, take their time and teach from the beginning: the clothes are dirty, immediately change them, and prepare winter clothes and quilts for them when the weather is hot. Prepare summer clothes; porcelain bowls are always broken, so they are replaced with unbreakable plastic bowls to fill the food and deliver them. Three meals a day, on time and on time, never fall; if the mood is not right, I teach patiently like coaxing a child; Because of incontinence, the couple never complained about being dirty; when they were ill, they took him around to seek medical advice...

　　In this way, in spring, summer, autumn and winter, year after year, Liu Zucai and his wife took care of He Bang's daily life and took care of him for 16 years.

　　He Bang’s ex-brother was very grateful to Liu Zucai, and would always bring daily necessities to visit Liu Zucai during festivals.

But Liu Zucai always politely refused the "hard costs" they gave.

　　He said: "For us, it's just a handful of extra rice. Besides, before the state, he still has a minimum guarantee fund and a breeding pond tax."

　　“It’s better to be a relative if you’re not a relative. If you didn’t take care of Lao Liu, Bangqian might be gone.” Lin Yuying, a villager in Xibian Village, sighed. No, only Lao Liu's enthusiasm can do it."

　　Guard to the end: "As long as he is there for one day, I will take good care of him for one day"

　　At the beginning, because He Bangqian had no place to live, Liu Zucai was afraid that it would be unsafe for him to run around outside, so he took him to the village brigade for a while, and it was inconvenient for a long time.

　　Later, when he learned that the government had a "housing assistance" policy, he helped to apply and, together with the subsidy from He Bang's ex-brother, raised money for He Bangqian to build a small house of more than 10 square meters.

　　These are two one-story bungalows. The floor of the small courtyard has been hardened with cement. The house is a bit crude, but it was cleaned by Liu Zucai.

　　Every day before going to bed, Liu Zucai had to check the room in front of He Bang. Sometimes when the weather was windy and rainy, he was worried. He would get up several times at night and take a look in his house.

　　After the house was built, Liu Zucai helped He Bangqian apply for the subsistence allowance.

He took out He Bangqian's disability certificate, and saw that it read "Intellectual Disability Level 4".

　　“Last time I wanted to take him to re-rating, I cut his hair, took a shower and put on new clothes. I don’t know that Bangqian was in a good mood, and when he was tested, he said he was in good spirits and couldn’t re-evaluate him. Level.” Old Liu comforted himself, “He’s just like this. When he is with me, he is a little more normal. If he is with others, it will inevitably be noisy and worrying.”

　　Talking about future plans, Liu Zucai said: "I usually raise the pond to earn some income, and time is still free. As long as the state is one day before, I will take good care of him for one day. I hope he can live a few more years."

　　Liu Zucai's 16 years of dedication and protection bears a fiery "red heart" and conveys a simple positive energy, which infects his family and affects the villagers.

　　"From childhood to adulthood, I always remember that my dad often helped others. In my eyes, he was a living Lei Feng." Speaking of his father, Liu Daochang, the son of the current party branch secretary and village committee director of Xibian Village, admired very much. The father is in line and does more practical, good, and heart-warming things for the people."

　　Over the years, the reputation of "good guy" Liu Zucai has slowly spread in the local area. Many people who encounter difficulties have come to him. He has also used various channels to help disadvantaged groups within his power.

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