Spring Festival is approaching, urban and rural taste gradually thick. A respected old minister who lives in Wenfeng Community of Nantong City is lying in a hospital bed of traditional Chinese medicine after a long illness. He looked out of the window with a solemn expression, thinking of his difficult villagers in his hometown.
His name is Ding Lianghan, born in September 1928, Jiangsu Tongzhou people. In February 1945, he took part in revolutionary work and joined the Communist Party of China in August of the same year. He successively participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation and the War of Resistance Against U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. He was rewarded and praised by his superiors for many times, awarded a Liberation Medal, a Military Attack Medal, a General Order of the Military Party Committee, five awards and four awards from the meeting of heads of army, division and regiment. Retired former Nantong Municipal Committee Standing Committee and Deputy Minister of Organization Department.
In 2007, Ding Lianghan in the love school old secretary's introduction, Know Liuqiao town leaders, They began to chat up, They from the town's military, Martyrs family chat chat to sick and disabled families,"The speaker has no intention, The listener has intention." The more Old Ding talked, the heavier his mood became. A sense of social responsibility arose spontaneously. He wanted to make some contributions to poverty alleviation as an old party member in order to solve their difficulties. In this way, Old Ding and this town formed an indissoluble bond.
At the end of the year, with his own money, he took his wife to sympathize with 5 disabled families in the village and gave them 400 yuan and gifts for each family. From then on, Ding Lao will take his family to the village every year on the eve of the Spring Festival, gradually increasing from 5 households at the beginning to 7,8 households, and then to 10,12 households. 400 yuan cash per household, plus a gift.
Flowers bloom and fall, year after year, without interruption, and now it is the eighth consecutive year.
Now Ding Lao is seriously ill and his legs are inconvenient. He cannot visit his hometown in person. However, he and his wife have long been "strategizing", while the children rest, let them go to the supermarket to buy New Year goods, complete his wish, can not let the difficult villagers "want to see through", early will comfort money to their hands, so that villagers early preparation for New Year goods.
"Happy New Year, old man!" Ding Lao's wife Chen Jiehui is full of spring breeze. Yuan Jinghua, Group 19, Yinjiayuan Village, Xinlian Community, Liuqiao Town, said: "On behalf of Ding Lao, I give you New Year's greetings!" At the moment when he received the gift from Old Ding's wife, the other party was so excited that tears sparkled and even some incoherent.
Yuan Jinghua's son is in poor health, his daughter-in-law is mentally disabled, and his family life is very difficult.
"Have you bought meat for the Chinese New Year this year? Is Dumpling ready?" Old Ding's wife Chen Jiehui sat on a wooden chair and asked Yuan Jinghua about his life in every detail.
"Life is fine now. The town leaders and village cadres are very concerned about our family and do everything possible to help us. Please tell the old minister to rest assured and not worry about us." In the conversation with Chen Jiehui, Yuan Jinghua has been smiling, happy and grateful, repeatedly thanking Minister Ding's family for their care.
The power of example is infinite. Over the years, Minister Ding has taught his children by words and deeds. Therefore, they have never complained. Instead, they actively support their parents 'practices and carry forward their father's fine tradition of helping the needy and caring for the disadvantaged groups with practical actions. Every year when the Spring Festival comes, their children will volunteer to personally handle the Spring Festival goods and drive with the two elders to express their condolences.
Author: Ma Dingqi
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