Qinghai militia picked up 67,981 silver dollars, all worth hundreds of millions, and handed them over to the state. What happened now?
In the 198s, at that time, we were not too rich, even very poor. However, at that time, the social atmosphere was really excellent, and people's thoughts were very simple. At that time, people could keep their doors open at night and pick up things on the road. There was a song sung by primary school students: "I found a dollar by the side of the road and gave it to the police uncle ...", which was basically a social portrayal at that time.
at that time, people seldom took wealth of unknown origin for themselves, but often handed it over to the state. Tao Jinlan, a female militia in Guide County, Qinghai, was a typical figure at that time.
One day in June, 1982, the weather was very hot. Tao Jinlan and his brother Tao Enming contracted the maintenance of the tap water pipe in the Garden in Guide County. Because the water pipe was buried under the stairs, it was necessary to dig the ground and stairs before maintenance. Many people don't want to do this job, but Tao Jinlan and his brother are not afraid of fatigue and hardship, and they resolutely took this job.
During the excavation, Tao Jinlan felt that the shovel in her hand had touched something hard, and glistening things flowed down the shovel and even flooded her legs. Tao Jinlan realized that these things were unusual and might be valuable, so she immediately reported the situation here to the county with her brother.
People were sent to dig in the county. Later, Tao Jinlan learned that these glistening things were silver dollars and silver curbs. One * * * had 67,981 silver dollars and 1,568 silver curbs, and two tractors were installed. At that time, these silver dollars were equivalent to more than 369, yuan, so I don't know how much they are worth now.
Subsequently, Tao Jinlan's deeds were widely circulated in Guide County, and some national media also published Tao Jinlan's glorious deeds. Tao Jinlan was rated as an advanced individual in the county and won the third-class merit. Soon after, he was rated as an advanced individual pacesetter in spiritual civilization by Qinghai Military Region, and recorded the first-class merit once.
In 1983, Tao Jinlan was named the national "March 8th" Red Flag Bearer. In 1987, he attended the hero model conference and won the honorary certificate issued by the "Third Headquarters", and recorded the first class merit.
Tao Jinlan didn't feel anything great because of this incident. Although the country gave her enough honor and gave her a lot of bonuses, Tao Jinlan only regarded herself as an ordinary person, and the bonus she got also gave back to the society. She not only took care of the lonely old people, but also sponsored a student to go from primary school to university graduation.
Today, Tao Jinlan has lived his old age, and his family lives in harmony and happiness.