China News Service, Shanghai, October 27th (Liu Xiao) Lv Zhihong still remembers the first time he arrived at the child's house - the house made of wooden boards leaked air from all sides; a hole was dug in the ground, and a few stones were placed on it to become the stove ; The child had no shoes to wear, and squatted on the ground with his bare feet looking at him.
Recently, #High Speed Rail Driver 13 Years Silently Assisting 20 Children# appeared on Weibo's hot search list, bringing unexpected attention to Lu Zhihong, the party involved in the incident.
The interviews that followed made him uneasy. He repeatedly emphasized, "I only do very ordinary and simple things." Next, let us walk into Lu Zhihong's ordinary and simple story.
Lu Zhihong used the vacation to visit the children.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
44-year-old Lv Zhihong is an EMU driver in the Hangzhou Depot of China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 13 years ago, he saw a message in a QQ group raising funds for out-of-school children in the west.
The slogan of "one meal less, can donate to one child for one semester" moved Lu Zhihong, a new father, who participated in this fund-raising activity, donating cash and materials to the children on a monthly basis.
Lv Zhihong, who is strict by nature, wanted to confirm that the supplies could be used for the children, and also wanted to meet the paired children in person. During the National Day holiday in 2009, he followed the project initiator to Gaodiao Township, Congjiang County, Kaili City, Guizhou Province.
Take a 22-hour train ride from Hangzhou to Kaili City, then an 8-hour bus ride to Congjiang County, and a 4-hour bus ride to Gaodiao Township.
In the last part of the journey, Lu Zhihong walked a mountain road for 5 hours, crossed a river, and finally arrived at the home of the donor with his feet full of mud.
Lv Zhihong, who has grown up in the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River for generations, constantly broke through his imagination of "poverty" in this "travel" of climbing mountains and wading water.
"I didn't think the journey was long when I came. I was in a good mood and was very excited, because I was going to see these children soon, so I couldn't go back. I've been very disappointed." Children, donate money and materials, donate in pairs, visit them on vacation, from Congjiang County in Guizhou to Huize County in Yunnan, from Han people to ethnic minorities, over the past 13 years, Lv Zhihong's donation has allowed more than 20 children to return to the classroom.
The sponsored children are full of affection for "Uncle Lu". When they could not afford stamps and envelopes, and they had to travel dozens of miles in the mountains to send letters, they saved up the letters. Whoever wants to go to the town will entrust that person. Send the letter to Lu Zhihong together.
In the letter, they happily talked about the new knowledge they had learned, that they could eat eggs, and that they were promoted to another grade... A girl, Zhenzhen, wrote a letter to thank "Uncle Lu" for wishing her a happy Children's Day.
Lu Zhihong used the vacation to see the children.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
Lu Zhihong, who is not good at words, usually replies with a thin piece of paper - telling them to study hard and get out of the mountains, but every time he replies, he will stuff a stack of thick envelopes and stamps into the envelopes - if the children We want to write to him again, at least not to worry about envelopes and stamp money.
Although Lu Zhihong provided these children with supplies and tuition fees, these children would still encounter difficulties in other areas.
In the first month of this year, Lu Zhihong received a WeChat message from a volunteer, which was conveyed by a volunteer named Manman, a child he donated.
"She tried desperately to apologize to me, saying that I'm sorry Uncle Lu let you down. Dad is sick. She has to stay at home to take care of Dad and can't study anymore."
Lu Zhihong was so anxious that he first asked volunteers to tell Manman that he could help Manman to pay for living expenses in addition to the tuition fees, and let Manman go to study.
Later, I called her again and again to encourage her, "If you don't graduate from high school, you won't be able to find a good job. Not only will you be ruined, but your next generation will also be ruined." After needing 400 yuan a month for living expenses, Lu Zhihong offered to give him an extra 100 yuan a month so that Manman could study with peace of mind.
In addition to the annual tuition and miscellaneous fees of 3,000 yuan and living expenses of 6,000 yuan, Lv Zhihong would also give Manman some money every now and then - "This 120 is the start of school, let her buy a pair of shoes"; and some of the scenery he has personally experienced- The bright moon of the West Lake, the tide of the Qiantang River, and the modernity of Shanghai Beach, "I want Manman to know that the world is very big, and she must go out of the mountains to see it through studying. Now, Manman is preparing for the college entrance examination," Lv Zhihong said with a smile, "As long as If she is willing to study, I will fund it."
More and more children are being sponsored, and Lu Zhihong's expenses are also increasing.
In the past, colleagues would occasionally tease him: he didn't come to dinner parties, and he didn't socialize.
Lu Zhihong just smiled.
Not long ago, a volunteer teacher from Zhangbu Minzu Primary School in Pingtang County, Guizhou Province asked for children's winter clothes. Lv Zhihong accidentally "exposed" himself when he asked his colleagues for help.
The colleague suddenly realized, and some "complained": "Why didn't you tell us earlier!"
The general party branch of the workshop immediately issued a proposal letter and raised about 1,000 winter coats in the company.
"After the clothes are collected, our unit has already placed an order to buy some school supplies, and we will send them together when the time comes." Lu Zhihong said happily.
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