Mr. He is from a neighboring village. He passed by this village when he went back to his hometown for business the other day. He saw this abandoned pigsty. What makes him feel unacceptable is that an old man in his seventies actually lives in this pigsty. The old man is in poor health and is paralyzed in bed.
Mr. He is worried that the old man will have an accident living here alone. After a brief understanding of the situation, he had no better way, so he called the media, hoping to save the old man sleeping in the pigsty.
When everyone arrived at Houchao Village, Guanyin Town, the old man still lived there alone. The abandoned pigsty where the old man lives looks a little shaky, and the only wall has cracked a big hole. In addition, the roof is about to collapse, and only one arm-thick wooden stick supports the top. If this stick is broken, the old man will be hit below.
Moreover, this narrow space is not a place where normal people can live at all. Because there is no shelter, it is usually very cold in winter, very hot in summer, and it will seep down in rainy days. In this old pigsty, a few broken boards made a simple bed. The old man was wrapped in a broken quilt and was too dirty to see the color. Under his head is a broken snakeskin bag with a pillow made of straw inside. It was just summer, and mosquitoes were flying around the pigsty, and the smell was smoky.
The pig trough that used to feed pigs is still there. It is understood that the old people eat and drink Lazar in this uncovered shed. When we met for the first time, the old man opened his mouth and said bluntly that it stinks here and needs something to eat. I can see that he hasn't eaten for a long time. The old man lived in this environment for more than a year. So, why do old people have to live alone in such an environment? Upon inquiry, I learned that the old man surnamed Yang had been a soldier in his early years. After retiring, I returned to my hometown and lived a decent life by farming, farming and farming.
Uncle Yang and his wife only gave birth to one daughter. Although life is not rich, they are usually attached to any delicious food of their daughter, and would rather make themselves more tired than let her suffer a little. With the growth of age, a few years ago, Uncle Yang's eyes began to blur, and now he can hardly see anything. More importantly, his lower limbs gradually lost their mobility, and walking became a problem, and he could not take care of himself. Uncle Yang is basically incapable of working. When his wife is still alive, she can take care of herself. After his wife died, his life was uncertain.
Mr. He and others asked Uncle Yang, who usually takes care of you? Uncle Yang replied, I only have this biological daughter, and I can only point fingers at ordinary times. She let herself live here. Hearing this, everyone present was very angry. Isn't Uncle Yang's daughter her own? Why does her father live here?
At this time, Mr. He has something to say. He reminded the people present: "Have you noticed the big and spacious two-story building behind us next to this pigsty? That's where Uncle Yang's daughter, Ms. Yang, lives. " Mr. He said that this two-story building has many spare rooms, but there is no room belonging to Uncle Yang.
After listening to Mr. He's words, Uncle Yang deeply agreed. He said, "My daughter is angry with me on purpose. If she doesn't wait on me, she lets me sleep outside and usually gives me something to eat. "
Speaking of eating, Uncle Yang feels very hungry. He volunteered to ask the people present if he could give himself a bowl of rice. It was already past 3 pm. The people present asked Uncle Yang, did you have lunch? Uncle Yang hasn't eaten yet when he comes back. When was the last time he ate? Uncle Yang said it was last night, which means it was almost a day since his last meal. Uncle Yang didn't eat a bite.
When asked about Uncle Yang's wish, Uncle Yang said, "I hope I can eat a meal of meat in my lifetime. In that case, even if I die, I have no regrets. I don't know how long I haven't eaten meat, and I haven't eaten meat in the New Year. " The old man's words made the villagers present shed tears. The old man just wants to eat a meal of meat.
Ms. Yang said, "It rained yesterday, but today it is a drought. Where can I sell meat? " . Ms. Yang took over Mr. He's 200 yuan without hesitation. She didn't shy away from not buying meat for her father. She really didn't do it. Perhaps, she didn't expect that the kind Mr. He would come back to follow up this matter again.
Her father wants to eat some meat, and he wants others to ask her to buy it for him. Besides, she won't do it if others "please" her. However, people are no longer surprised. Uncle Yang lives in this abandoned pigsty, which can explain everything. It can also be explained from here that Uncle Yang's desire to rely on his daughter to eat a meal of meat is out of reach.
Seeing that Ms. Yang didn't mean to buy any more meat, there is no point in arguing more. Mr. He rushed to town and bought a cooked pork for Uncle Yang. He hopes that this piece of meat can satisfy the old man's seemingly close but unreachable wish.
He Laoshi used chopsticks to clip Sichuan-style pork for Uncle Yang. In this process, He Laoshi is patient, neither smelly nor dirty, which is the embodiment of his heartfelt kindness.
Because Uncle Yang hasn't eaten meat for a long time, he seems a little anxious when eating meat, but with everyone's help, this is the only meal that the old man has eaten comfortably for more than a year. After dinner, looking at Mr. He and the media reporters in front of him, Uncle Yang felt sad from the heart, and muddy tears flowed down the weather-beaten corner of his eyes. But he dare not cry loudly. He just wiped his tears with his hand and began to cry quietly with his mouth open.
After resolving his emotions, Uncle Yang said, "I am old and useless. Nobody cares about me. I want to drink water. I don't have a mouthful of water. I want to eat. I don't have a mouthful of rice. I can't move myself. I feel sad and want to cry when I think about it. " When Uncle Yang said this, her daughter, Ms. Yang, was on the side. Hearing her father criticize herself like this, Ms. Yang was instantly angered. Ms. Yang said: "People who don't know think I abuse you, and I can't help it."
In the face of her daughter's excuses and heckling, Uncle Yang just gritted his teeth and said "hmm". Ms. Yang once again stressed, "It's okay for him to live here, at least better than beggars on the street, and it's good to eat at least three meals a day." However, people can't understand why she can't let her father live in a pigsty when there are so many vacant rooms on their second floor, and openly say that it is much better than a beggar living in the street.
For Ms. Yang's practice, her 9-year-old daughter can't stand it. She doesn't think her mother did the right thing and shouldn't let her grandfather live in a pigsty. Although young, I can't change my mother's practice, but I will still do something within my power. For example, she will find time to bring grandpa water to drink and bring him mosquito-repellent incense in summer.
Seeing this scene makes people puzzled. Is she really inferior to her 9-year-old daughter? Ms. Yang said, I will think, when I get old, I will treat him with my conscience now, and I will support him, but there is no better place to live, and that's all we have.
Ms. Yang's meaning is obvious enough. Old people are eating well now, so there is no need to improve. We only have this condition where we live, and there is no room for improvement. In other words, even if there are many spare rooms in her home, she will not let her father live in her own home.
When asked how Ms. Yang did this, how did she make up her mind? Ms. Yang said, "What's wrong with this?" I'm taking it one day at a time.
This is what Uncle Yang's own daughter said in the face of doubt. Does Ms. Yang have any problems with her father? Is there any secret? Mr. He and others see that Ms. Yang can't solve the problem here. They couldn't convince her, so they had to go to the village for help.
The next day, the village staff accompanied Mr. He and others to Ms. Yang's house again to find a way to solve the problem of Uncle Yang living in a pigsty. They looked at Uncle Yang's living conditions, and then went upstairs to look at Ms. Yang's house. Then they began to do Ms. Yang's ideological work and wanted her to take out a room on the second floor for her father to live in.
However, Ms. Yang has never let go, that is, she does not agree to let her father move into her own building. She always stressed, "I still say that I still have difficulties." The staff patiently explained to Ms. Yang the obligation of children to support the elderly, but Ms. Yang just evaded the question and did not answer directly.
And her next words, once again let the people present feel incredible, there are such people. Ms. Yang said, "No, no, you don't know. His (his father's) stool and urine stink."
Because Uncle Yang is paralyzed in bed, Ms. Yang dislikes him. The staff asked, do you think that as a young man, you have no responsibility to take care of the elderly? Ms. Yang said that the responsibility is there, but I have difficulties and no one helps me. What did you say?/Sorry? I can't let the old people live here.
Ms. Yang has always said that there are difficulties, but she just can't solve the problem. Everyone present advised that it is really inappropriate for Uncle Yang to live here as long as it can help everyone.
Ms. Yang's attitude is very firm, that is, she doesn't agree with her father moving into her home. At the same time, she accused her father of having a bad brain and didn't like his father taking the initiative to make trouble. It was so noisy that it lasted for several days. She often finds fault with him and doesn't like him eating too much.
So far, there is still no progress. People present can only emphasize once again that if Ms. Yang fails to fulfill her obligation to support the elderly, she will be investigated and punished by law. However, Ms. Yang still won't let go, and her attitude is still very firm. Even though her father was sued, she still insisted on letting him live in the old pigsty.
Looking at Ms. Yang who can't make ends meet, people present can only ask Uncle Yang if he wants to live in a nursing home. After hearing this, the old man agreed without hesitation. His condition is already very bad. As long as he leaves here, he can go anywhere.
Mr. He, a kind-hearted man, has solved the problem of seeing Uncle Yang. He thanked the staff present and said that if Uncle Yang moved into the nursing home, he would do his best to help solve the expenses such as food and clothing, and he could bear all the expenses of living in the nursing home.
It was supposed to be over here, but someone jumped out to stop it. She doesn't agree to let Uncle Yang move into a nursing home, which is Uncle Yang's daughter, Ms. Yang.
While wiping her tears with her fingers, Ms. Yang said, "He is my father, my biological father, and I can't bear to let him live in a nursing home." Why on earth is this? Everyone advised Ms. Yang to move Uncle Yang into her own building, but she didn't agree, but she didn't need to spend money to move Uncle Yang into the nursing home, so she came out to stop it. What is the reason?
Mr. He hurriedly asked her what difficulties she had. Ms. Yang said that her father used to have his own house in his hometown, but after her mother died, her father's health became worse and worse. He only has his own daughter, and there is nowhere else to go, so he can only go by himself. However, his in-laws don't like his father and don't agree with him moving into his home.
Ms. Yang stressed that it is really a last resort to keep her old father in this old pigsty. My family has poor conditions, no resources and no connections, and my husband and in-laws often bully themselves. His paralyzed father came to the home to support the elderly, which made him even more embarrassed.
More than a year ago, Uncle Yang came to his daughter's house, and her daughter begged her in-laws many times. Her in-laws agreed to let his father live, but he was not allowed to live in his own house, so he could only live in the pigsty outside. Because the in-laws said that this two-story building was her son's house, her husband disliked his father's paralysis. Ms. Yang's in-laws are very strong, but her temper is very passive. She was afraid of being scolded by her husband's family, so she had to let her father live in a pigsty.
Ms. Yang believes that although she lives in a pigsty, she has at least a mouth to eat in front of her. She thought that as long as she could give her father a bite to eat, she would be filial.
The reason why Ms. Yang prevented her father from going to the nursing home was not that she was reluctant to part with her father, but that she was afraid of the financial burden he would bring to herself after going to the nursing home, so she dared not speak to her husband's family. After learning about this situation, the on-site personnel said that in the future, the expenses of Uncle Yang living in the nursing home need not be taken care of by Ms. Yang, and they will find ways to help solve it.
After receiving the commitment from the staff, Ms. Yang had to agree to let her father, Uncle Yang, live in a nursing home. She once again stressed that she really couldn't help it, hoping that he could eat enough after going to the nursing home. Before leaving, Mr. He said, Don't worry, it is our tradition to respect the old and love the young, and we will take good care of Uncle Yang.
Ms. Yang said at this moment, all you have to do is let him eat. I have no other requirements. In this way, with everyone's help, Uncle Yang was sent to the nursing home in the town. In the nursing home, Uncle Yang's mental outlook has taken on a new look. He not only took a bath, but also changed his clothes. The key is to have a room for normal people, as well as hot meals and hot water.
When she saw her father coming to the nursing home, Ms. Yang was relieved. She thanked Mr. He and his staff for lightening their burdens.
With the help of Mr. He and other enthusiastic people and local departments, Uncle Yang has no problem living in a nursing home. Even without her daughter, Ms. Yang, at least the life behind him is basically guaranteed.
Throughout this matter, although Ms. Yang is a little weak, her in-laws and her husband are relatively strong, and she doesn't think there is anything wrong with it, but it is basically her own reason. No reason can be an excuse and excuse for not supporting the elderly.