14 years of memories of two children and 7 "well-being mothers"
On April 12, Ma Yongjie turned 18 years old.
On this day, my uncle Ma Yinghua found a restaurant in Songpan County, Aba Prefecture, and invited more than ten relatives to sit together, light candles for Ma Yongjie and sing a birthday song.
This is the first time in 13 years that Ma Yongjie celebrated his birthday alone.
In the past, he spent his collective birthday in Shuangliu Ankang Homeland with his friends who were born in April.
In 2008, after the "5.12" Wenchuan earthquake, Ma Yongjie, who just turned 4 years old, was sent to live and study in Ankang homes in Rizhao, Shandong and Shuangliu, Chengdu.
From the age of 4 to 18, from Shandong to Sichuan, Ma Yongjie grew up under the relay care of at least 7 "Ankang mothers".
Just two days before his 18th birthday, he and another friend, Zhang Minghao, left Shuangliu Ankang Home and returned to their respective homes.
The departure of the two youngest children also marks the end of the historical mission of Ankang Home, which has existed for 13 years.
At the party, Ma Yongjie told his relatives that he wanted to be a soldier to protect his family and his country.
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Shandong mother lives in the living room
24 hours around six children
Back in 2008, after the "5.12" Wenchuan earthquake, 712 children were transferred in batches to Ankang Home in Rizhao, Shandong, Shuren Ruibei School in Beijing and Shuangliu in Sichuan. Tanghu Middle School studied and lived. At that time, the oldest child was 19 years old and the youngest was under 4 years old.
Shandong Ankang Homeland is located in Rizhao, a coastal city. It is renovated from the newly completed 5 staff dormitory buildings of Rizhao Iron and Steel Group Corporation. It is only a 10-minute drive from the sea.
Ma Yongjie said that in this family, he has two mothers and five brothers.
Two mothers, one named Li Xiangnan and one named Hu Cuiping.
The five brothers are Zhang Minghao, Qiu Zehao, Song Zhirui, Zeng Jiali and Zhou Wupin.
Life by the sea, the children's memory is vague, they only remember that "Ankang mother" often took them to the seaside, they ran on the coastline, stepped on the sea water, and picked up shells on the beach.
A three-bedroom unit is their "home", with the children in the room and the mother in the living room.
The children are all small and cannot speak the language. There is often a crying "chorus" in the "home".
Every day, Li Xiangnan and Hu Cuiping accompany the children 24 hours a day, feeding them and changing their wet pants.
Gradually, the children also fell in love with the two mothers.
One day, Li Xiangnan had a fever, and a child came up and touched her forehead on tiptoe with the back of her hand, and asked with concern, "Mama Li, are you ill?" Punch her on the back.
After a year of being together, we parted in a blink of an eye.
On the platform, Li Xiangnan hugged Ma Yongjie and refused to let go. Maybe he realized something. Suddenly, Ma Yongjie also hugged "Mama"'s neck tightly and burst into tears.
The train carried the cares of relatives in Shandong, over the mountains and mountains, and sent the children back to Chengdu, Sichuan.
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The child only likes to eat potatoes
Mothers take turns to correct partial eclipse
On August 26, 2009, 672 children gathered in Shuangliu Ankang Home.
Ma Yongjie is the shortest and thinnest, quiet and quiet.
Zhang Minghao is the youngest, but the most naughty.
"Ankang mother" Ai Yan brought Ma Yongjie and Zhang Minghao to the dormitory and told them: "This is our home, I am your mother, you must listen to me in the future!" The two children were too young, and at night, Ai Yan would Accompanying them to sleep, three people squeezed into a bed.
One of the smallest, one of the shortest, the "dad" and "mother" of Ankang Home can't help but tilt the balance of love to these two children.
Potatoes bring Ma Yongjie a super taste experience.
So, he only eats potatoes.
To this end, Ankang Homeland staged a "war to correct partial eclipse of potatoes".
Ai Yan's "mother" was worried about Ma Yongjie's malnutrition, so she reasoned with him. Every time she made a meal, she would cook him a dish other than potatoes and watch him eat it.
Yuan Aiying's "mother" encouraged him: "If you are as tall as Song Zhirui, I will buy you a more advanced toy." The aunt who cooks in the cafeteria will also scoop the best spareribs among the roast potatoes to Ma Yongjie... …
On weekends, Ai Yan and Yuan Aiying sometimes pick up the children and make dumplings for them to eat. Yuan Aiying's husband cooks them such delicacies as roast potatoes, steamed pork ribs, and pork with plums.
Now, Ma Yongjie eats all kinds of dishes, and his height has jumped to 1.73 meters, which makes Yuan Aiying marvel, "what a miracle"!
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attachment to mother
Go home early before the seven-day holiday is over
Under the nourishment of love, Ma Yongjie is full of attachment to Ankang Home and mothers, while Zhang Minghao learns to share.
Ai Yan said that Ma Yongjie and Zhang Minghao both went back to their hometown after a seven-day holiday for National Day.
A few days later, she received a call from Ma Yongjie's uncle, saying that the child missed her and wanted to go home.
Helpless, Ai Yan had to take him home to take care of him.
When he was a child, Ma Yongjie cried when he couldn't answer the questions.
Yuan Aiying let him cry for a while, and then asked him, "You have been crying for so long, have you been able to cry for that question?"
Ma Yongjie shook her head, and she guided her: "Since you can't cry, stop crying and ask your aunt, teacher or classmate for advice!"
Yuan Aiying found that Ma Yongjie read books very fast. She suspected that he was perfunctory, so she asked him to repeat the content of the book, "Yo, he can really answer."
The large amount of reading makes Ma Yongjie's composition more vivid.
In Yuan Aiying's home, there are cards that Ma Yongjie and Zhang Minghao wrote to her on Mother's Day, as well as a composition that Ma Yongjie discarded in the laundry room.
On the card, Zhang Minghao wrote: "In my heart, you have long been my mother."
Ma Yongjie wrote: "Zhang Minghao and I have lost our mother since we were young, and the aunt of Ankang Homeland is the second mother who nurtured me. What I will never forget is Aunt Yuan who brought us in the fifth grade. She taught me many difficult problems that I couldn't understand. , taught me how to use a washing machine... Although this piece of paper of mine is not a thousand dollars, it is my blessing to Aunt Yuan."
In the composition, Ma Yongjie recorded the story of buying gifts for Yuan Aiying on Mother's Day.
That day, he took 40 yuan to go out, went to the supermarket, and finally settled on a small bag with a beautiful pattern.
However, the boss asked for 60 yuan.
From 60 yuan to 50 yuan, from 50 yuan to 45 yuan, and finally at 40 yuan, the quiet Ma Yongjie and the boss kept bargaining, and after three rounds, they finally got their wish.
In the end, he wrote: "Have a great week, I'm so happy."
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answer to mother
When he grows up, he becomes a soldier to defend his family and his country
Children grow taller and wiser day by day.
In Ma Yongjie's composition, he wrote his ideal: "My ideal is to be a soldier who can dedicate to the motherland. I have wanted to be a soldier since I was a child, and I have always wanted it very much, even dreaming. think."
In the computer of Ankang Homeland, there is a photo of Zhang Minghao. He is wearing a big military cap, standing in the middle of two soldiers and saluting.
On the photo frame is written his inner voice: I also want to be a soldier.
Being a soldier is the common ideal of Ma Yongjie and Zhang Minghao.
Perhaps, this also represents the ideal of a group of children in Ankang Home.
Some people say that the children's desire to join the army may have been influenced by the head of the school, Hu Yuanzhong.
Hu Yuanzhong, who has nearly 20 years of military experience, was a grappling coach of the women's SWAT team.
When the children were growing up, he taught them to practice martial arts, took them to the barracks from time to time to interact, and managed the homeland in the same way as the army.
When the children of Ankang Homeland grew up, more than 30 people joined the army, including border guards stationed in Tibet and soldiers who participated in the Zhurihe military parade.
Zhang Minghao told reporters that he plans to apply for retention of his student status after going to university and enlist in the army to become a border guard because that kind of life is "very exciting".
Ma Yongjie believes that the army will make his life more self-disciplined, and he wants to hone himself.
In the future, he may start a business and want to have a vigorous life.
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mother's blessing
May the children have a prosperous life
Trees in ten years, people in a hundred years.
Once, 672 children gathered in Shuangliu Ankang Homeland. Hundreds of "Ankang mothers" raised them and watched them leave one after another.
This orderly flow allows each child to experience multiple "well-being mothers".
Take Ma Yongjie and Zhang Minghao as examples. In the past 14 years, they have experienced at least 7 "ankang mothers".
Every relay "ankang mother" needs to spend some thought before entering the heart of the child.
Li Xiangnan chose the tool of "fairness" and let the youngest child take it first every time he divided apples; Yuan Aiying chose to learn parenting knowledge and wanted to educate the children in the most correct way; Wang Fang pretended to have bad ears and deliberately used the wrong The expression guides the child to correct her, talk to her...
For 14 years, Ankang mothers have held their children's hands with love and accompany them to grow up.
The children have grown up, the "Ankang mothers" are getting older, and nine "Ankang mothers" have retired.
When I grow up, I leave you.
When saying goodbye, "Ankang Mother" Li Shuman wished every Ankang child who left to go smoothly in their studies and life in the future, and hoped that the children would come home often to visit.
At the end of the song, people don't leave.
During the holidays, mothers will receive greetings from different children.
When the children get married, have children and other major events, they will report to the "ankang mothers", and sometimes they are also invited to witness their happy moments.
The experience of "Ankang Mom" not only warms the children, but also enriches the life of "Ankang Mom".
Whenever she talks about her past work in Ankang Homeland, Yuan Aiying will receive respect from the other side.
At that moment, she felt that this life was worth it!
West China Metropolis Daily - Cover News Reporter Xi Qinling Zou Ajiang Liu Qiufeng Intern Xu Yingman