A very urgent Chinese question
On the morning of September 23, at the age of 93, he passed away quietly. Countless living people remember him through word of mouth - the old man Bai Fangli who pedaled a tricycle. This is not a myth: throughout his life after the age of 74, this old man earned 350,000 yuan by pedaling a tricycle, which he donated to many universities, middle schools and primary schools in Tianjin, and funded more than 300 poor students. And everyone who approached him was surprised to find that his personal life was almost that of a beggar, and his private property bill was zero.
From 1993 to 1998, the old man sponsored more than 200 Tibetan students in Hongguang Middle School, giving them monthly subsidies until they graduated from high school.
Bai Fangli did his best to spread his light and heat to many students in need of help. He reaped the inspiration and growth that the students gained from him. of supreme happiness.
The old man will never forget the scene when he went to Nankai University to donate money to poor students that year. At that time, the school wanted to send a car to pick him up, but he said no and would use the saved gas money to buy books for poor children. He pedaled to school by himself. At the donation ceremony, the teacher told this story, and the audience burst into tears. Many students' hands were shaking when they came to the stage to receive the financial support from the elderly.
A poor student from Xinjiang had excellent academic performance. Before graduation, he was spotted by a large company in Tianjin and offered to hire him with a high salary. On this day, he walked onto the stage and said excitedly: "I feel an unprecedented spirit and strength from Grandpa Bai. I formally expressed to the school and Grandpa Bai: After graduation, I will not stay in Tianjin. I will return to the poverty-stricken country where I am now." "My hometown, use Grandpa Bai's spirit to contribute to changing the face of my hometown!" He bowed deeply to the old man Bai Fangli. The audience burst into applause. The old man was so happy that he shed tears.
Afterwards, the old man said to his old friend: "My life is hard, and every dollar I earn is not easy. But I feel comfortable in my heart. See I am happy that college students can arouse a sense of serving the country from the little things I do! ”
The universities, middle schools, primary schools and education institutions that have received donations from Bai Fangli in recent years! There are as many as 30 funds and other units. The old man never expected anything in return when donating money, and many students who received his help did not know his name. His joy and happiness come from his heart of the sun!
He sticks to the pursuit in his heart, just like a soldier sticks to the high ground of fighting
In 1994, Bai Fangli was 81 years old . On this day, after he handed over 3,000 yuan of hard-earned money earned throughout the cold winter to a school, the school leader said that he paid tribute to him on behalf of the 300 poor students in the school. These words touched him: There are so many children who are short of money to go to school. I can’t save many of them just by relying on the money I earn from riding a tricycle!
He thought about it all night, and early the next morning he knocked on the door of his children's house: "I plan to give the two old houses left by your mother and me to Sell it, then borrow some money to start a company and make money to support education. A few days later, a 7-year-old appeared on a small site close to Tianjin Railway Station. A small kiosk with an area of square meters contains some pastries, tobacco, alcohol, etc., and a sign hanging above it - "Bai Fangli Support Education Company". He announced to the employees: "The money we earn is called 'education'. It is settled monthly and handed over every month."
The small kiosk increased Bai Fangli's income He spent a lot of money to teach, but it did not change his life as a tricycle driver at all. He left the kiosk to his assistant and continued to work every day.
He said: "I can always earn twenty or thirty yuan a day from driving, which can feed a dozen poor children for a day!"
In order to get there in front of the station It was convenient to do the work, so he simply built a small iron shed of 3 square meters next to the pavilion. Inside, he built a wooden board with bricks as a "bed", and the seams on the roof of the shed exposed stripes of blue sky. In summer, the temperature in the shed is as high as 40 degrees Celsius; in winter, a glass of water can freeze it into ice cubes. Bai Fangli has lived here for five years.
"Why does this old man look like a homeless person..." The old man's children have always been under the pressure of some misunderstanding, and they have some complaints about their father. Bai Fangli, who has been riding a three-wheeler all his life, has a kind of righteousness and broadmindedness in his heart, and the country and society have the number one position in his heart. He said to his children: "I have a country and no family now. In order to make more money for my children, I have to do everything right? Play?
Bai Fangli is like a stickler. The soldiers in the fighting highlands also persisted in his pursuit.
However, he finally felt helpless on that day. In 1999, Tianjin Railway Station was reorganized and all the shops were demolished. Demolished. Looking at the "Bai Fangli Support Education Company" that was demolished into a pile of rubbish in a blink of an eye, the old man cried. He is old and his legs are weak. How can he make money to educate the children in the future?
That winter, the old man huddled in a bicycle shed near the station and showed his bicycle to others for three months. He spent the 1 jiao, 2 jiao, 1 yuan, and 2 yuan he earned every day. Put them neatly in a lunch box. When he had saved 500 yuan, he put the lunch box in his pocket, got into the car, and arrived at Tianjin Yaohua Middle School on a snowy winter day. People saw that his hair and beard were all intact. He turned pale and his body was soaked with snow. He handed the 500 yuan in the lunch box to the school teacher and said: "I can't do anything anymore. I may not be able to donate anymore. This is my last money." ..." All the teachers cried.
Bai Fangli, your birthday is Father’s Day. No one can forget the hard work in life