Grew up in the orphanage "Iron Mom" to train his son into a post-doctoral
mother and Thanksgiving: to help people more troubled dreams
□ Yangtze River Daily reporter Zhong Qing such as Jin Zhenqiang
When I saw Mao Xiaohong on September 24, the reporter was a little surprised: Without glasses and without a guide cane, she insisted on going out alone to pick him up after a ten-minute walk from home to the subway station.
Her eyesight is very poor. Her left eyeball was removed and her right eye vision was 0.1, which became worse when she was older.
She dispelled the reporter's worry: "It doesn't matter, I have a vague shadow of people and cars on the road. This road has been walking for almost 10 years, and the daylight is good."
Mao Xiaohong, who is over fifty years old, came here with this kind of tenacity: abandoned since childhood, her husband was mentally ill... But with the help of the orphanage, the civil affairs department and the well-wishers of the society, she cultivated her son into a "benevolent, prosperous and philosopher". Reading" until becoming a postdoctoral fellow.
■ When she was 5 months old, she was taken in by the orphanage, and the staff asked her to follow Chairman Mao’s surname as Mao.
One day in October 1970, on a pier by the Han River, a baby girl cried in the river breeze for a long time, but no one claimed it.
A kind-hearted person sent the child to the Caidian District Welfare Institute.
The child's left eye was suppurated, and the staff rushed the little guy to the hospital.
Unfortunately, the eye disease was so severe that the doctor had to perform an operation on it.
The words "May 4, 1970" are embroidered on the underwear, and there is no other personal information.
The staff named the child "Mao Hong", followed by Chairman Mao's surname Mao.
When registering for the child, the director of the orphanage changed his name to "Mao Xiaohong" considering that it is easy to have the same name.
In order to better take care of the children, Grandma Li, a widowed elderly in the welfare home, took Mao Xiaohong to her side.
"The old man was already 70 years old that year. From feeding and sleeping, to doing laundry, Grandma Li treated me as her own child and devoted all her efforts. After I became a mother, I had a personal experience of this." Mao Xiaohong Recall to reporters.
The childhood with Grandma Li was warm.
"The old man usually eats frugally, and let me eat the snacks that I finally bought. She is hardworking and kind, and has a gentle temperament. She has never beaten and scolded me."
When Mao Xiaohong was 12 years old, Grandma Li died of a fall accident.
"The last side was very hurried. She was speechless, and looked at me with tears. I cried with her in my arms." Whenever thinking of the scene at the time, Mao Xiaohong couldn't help but choke, "The old man took care of me for 12 years, like a light. Give me warmth and strength. I will think of her when I can't survive. She must hope that I will live well."
As the youngest child in the orphanage, the staff did a lot of care for Mao Xiaohong.
"The aunt in the canteen in winter will keep the food in the quilt to keep me warm. The dean cares about my facial development and beauty, and finds ways to raise money for me to put prosthetic eyes and teach me how to treat people and things."
For 20 years in the orphanage, many people have cared for Mao Xiaohong.
In school, the teacher always pays more attention to her than other classmates. The friendship between several classmates and Mao Xiaohong continues to this day.
"Knowing that I need money urgently, my classmates always take the initiative to borrow money and never urge me to pay it back. I always remember this friendship."
■ The husband is seriously ill. With the help of the government, the "Iron Mom" overcomes the difficulties and trains her son to be a "student of undergraduate, master, doctor"
At the age of 20, Mao Xiaohong graduated from high school, entered the orphanage for an internship, and met her husband Guan Shiyong (pseudonym).
Soon after marriage, the husband developed mental problems and required long-term hospitalization.
Mao Xiaohong was pregnant at the time.
"I was really sad at the time. Think about it, there are in-laws in the countryside, and unborn children..."
After organization and arrangement, Mao Xiaohong worked in the labor service company of the District Civil Affairs Bureau, engaged in garden maintenance and making funeral supplies.
The salary is not high, but it can meet the needs of daily life.
The most feared is illness. His son Guan Bo (pseudonym) has chronic bronchitis, and he will have a cold. He needs money for medicine and injections. Once his son fell and was injured, colleagues and classmates helped their family through the difficulties. .
In 2010, the district applied for a public rental housing for Mao Xiaohong's family, which solved the housing problem of the mother and son.
Despite the harsh life, Mao Xiaohong never underestimated the guidance to children, especially the cultivation of quality.
"When my son was in elementary school, because his father was sick, he was sometimes ridiculed by some classmates. I told him that it was wrong for classmates to do this. At that time, the child had a seed in his heart: good conduct would be liked by everyone."
Mao Xiaohong has absolutely zero tolerance for disobedience.
Guan Bo told reporters: "Once I lied to my mother that I wanted to buy stationery, but actually asked for money to play games with my classmates. After my mother found out, she educate me until I begged for mercy and admitted my mistake. Since then, I never dared to lie again. NS."
Mao Xiaohong is the "iron mother" in the eyes of her son.
"She is very strong and never tells me if she has any illnesses." Guan Bo once went home from the field and saw several swellings and skins on her mother's body, only to realize that she had fallen down the other day.
"But she didn't mention a word to me. There are so many things like this, and she always bears it silently and doesn't put pressure on me."
With the increase in living expenses, Mao Xiaohong took two part-time jobs, earning more than 1,000 yuan a month.
Guan Bo said: “I did well in the final exam one time, and my mother bought a learning machine to reward me.” When Guan Bo was in middle school, his body developed very fast, his Achilles tendon pain was so severe that he could not walk too far, even a bicycle. There was no way to ride, Mao Xiaohong gritted his teeth and rented a house near the school.
The mother's dedication, the son repays by studying hard.
Guan Bo has been admitted to university and graduated.
In this way, the civil affairs department also gave great help, subsidizing him 7,000 yuan tuition every year.
When he graduated from undergraduate degree, Guan Bo had the idea of going to graduate school, but the current situation at home made him a little hesitant and wanted to get a job earlier and earn money.
"When my mother found out, she violently dispelled my hesitation and asked me to continue my studies. So I continued to study."
Next year, Guan Bo will leave the station as a postdoc and plan to return to Wuhan for development.
"I want to support some students in difficulties and help them realize their dreams of studying."
■ She took several skill certificates and learned to do "podcasting" after retirement: I am going to help people in need
After working for 30 years, Mao Xiaohong has been struggling with visual impairment.
"My eyes are not good. I must learn more skills to make a living."
In 1995, Mao Xiaohong raised tuition fees by means of advance wages, and went to Beijing Agricultural College to participate in a correspondence course in gardening.
"I am particularly interested in picking up flowers and plants." She could not see the teacher's blackboard, so she repeatedly asked teachers and classmates for advice; reading and taking notes, she almost had to put her eyes on the textbook to complete.
In 2 years, she got the college correspondence diploma.
Around 2000, Mao Xiaohong felt easily anxious and nervous.
"Why don't you learn psychology and help yourself adjust your emotions?" She borrowed tuition from her colleagues and classmates to participate in a psychologist's class set up by the Hubei Provincial Psychological Association.
For more than a year, Mao Xiaohong went to class every weekend, read and study after get off work, often only slept for more than 4 hours at night, and finally passed the psychologist exam.
"This study not only improved my ability to communicate with people, but I was also more thorough in looking at problems than before."
In 2008, Mao Xiaohong's eyesight further deteriorated, and she decided to take a masseur certificate.
She said to her son: "I want to learn more techniques before going blind." Go to work in the morning, learn massage in the afternoon, and review acupressure techniques in the evening.
After more than a year, Mao Xiaohong had almost the same work and rest as his son, and finally passed the four-level masseur exam.
In September last year, Mao Xiaohong retired, and she signed up for audiobook recording and editing and podcasting courses.
"My girlfriend supported me to buy a professional microphone for recording. The unit subsidized me an old computer, which was repaired and used to edit audio."
This time, Mao Xiaohong hopes to teach more people with disabilities how to use podcasts for free.
"Reciting and communicating can open up the horizons of the disabled, help them get rid of mental pain, and open up other possibilities in life." For her, helping others can make herself happy.