Elderly people in 10 million donation to sign the book. Guo Xiaochuan photo
Yancheng pick up a perennial 82-year-old Zhang Zhongquan broken, 13 made a surprise move: mainly rely on their many years of scavenging large sums of money savings of $ 100,000, all donated to Charity Yancheng . Report attracted wide attention at home and abroad, the reporter in-depth interviews was informed as early as the 1950s and 1960s, Zhang Zhongquan began to charity, half a century has contributed hundreds of times. This dedication has made him Bianchang ordinary people can not bear the pain: outside criticism, his wife from the women scattered ... ...
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4 13, Zhang Zhongquan old Charity donated 100,000 yuan in Yancheng, the reporter interviewed after their simple, old man in a hurry to leave, and asked their contact information, answer , he only muttered that sojourn in Yangzhou. Reporters multi-search, could not find the elderly. In recent days, reporters twists and turns, to find the old man's family, former work unit, lived in retirement communities and nursing home, probably about a mortal difficult to understand and imitate the
1959 年 Zhang Zhongquan to the original construction company, Yancheng District (now the construction of Jiangsu Construction Engineering Group Company) to do repair work, Engineering Group deputy general manager Liu, Qi Qing, told reporters. Open old files, the reporter found that the above record for the elderly is the first contribution in 1963 Chinese New Year. Famine in that era, Zhang Zhongquan in Funing out 20 dollars on a site, to the local government condolences to revolutionary martyrs. At that time, his salary is only ten dollars a month.
1963, Chairman Mao issued a He also took to the streets Sunday obligation for the masses with a repair tool.
1965 In the spring, Zhang Zhongquan Shaanxi heard on the radio was a major disaster, it quietly went to post offices, $ 30 will be sent to their accumulation in Shaanxi relief department, sent money in the signature column, Zhang Zhongquan wrote,
contributions received very touched by the relevant departments of Shaanxi Province, in order to find the
soon, Zhang Zhongquan Xinghua construction with engineering team to see a family has a few days do nothing to boil, and Zhang Zhongquan very sad, all the money out, bought a 15 kg beans give this household . Strangers would not take the poor, people asked his name, he said, is To find the benefactor, the home owner to look for asking a construction site called Workers speculated that the newspaper looking for Leaders face questioning, Zhang Zhongquan finally admitted that he is the contribution to the disaster area in Shaanxi,
charity as convalescence, luggage can be brought in Zhang Zhongquan pump, sheet metal hand tools such as people recuperate, he a street vendor on the roadside in a nursing home, free of charge to local military and civilian repair. Month convalescence, but also someone else's obligation to repair the car for a month.
reporter learned that the past 50 years, the elderly do good as April 13 donations that day, a reporter asked the old man's family, he simply said the word: Zhang Yuan's mind, cousin little things at home. He said that regardless of family cousin, sister-in-law and niece are very angry, family conflicts have been intensified. Years ago, Tangsao they divorced, and cousin, left his daughter,
mbt sport 2 sale, returned home to eastern Taiwan to live. After the divorce of one person living alone Zhang Zhongquan in Yancheng, a, Zhang Zhongquan sick daughter to see him, see Zhang Zhongquan alone in bed, crying and blame: !, to understand and very impressed. people cleaning, Zhang Zhongquan sweeping every morning to take the initiative to clean up the sewer, then water, transport garbage, it was said Zhang Zhongquan in the By 1983, Zhang Zhongquan suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, he had to retire early due to illness.
donation receipts are lined with a bed less than
retirement Zhang Zhongquan income less, in order to continue to help others, he did little business. Later, the elderly struggling to walk, he began riding a car out scavenging, New Year's and other elderly people wear new clothes, and Zhang Zhongquan who are picking up the garbage heap of old clothes.
Over the years, the number of elderly people to donate money, he can not tell. The reporters interviewed Zhang Zhongquan Ms. Fan said at the time, the elderly and the receipt of donations that the beds are filled with the elderly, and also fit. Elderly also intestate until after his death, all deposits will be donated to Project Hope, disabled associations, organizations and nail in the coffin for his people.
meals a day not more than 2 dollars
bring old, five-star neighborhood main street Ren Suzhen very elegant and admiration.
neighbors told reporters,
nike air max wright ltd, before Zhang Zhongquan cart out very early every day to sell things, a point not want to use their own money, accumulate them are donated. And his own breakfast and lunch, are well on the morning of inner tube on the road to eat lunch, vegetables and tofu and the like are generally vegetarian, he plans to live on every day no more than 2 dollars.
elderly, the most valuable thing, is a refrigerator, but this is not used to store food in the refrigerator, open the fridge full of drugs, the elderly suffering from emphysema,
mbt training, asthma and other diseases, He could not bear to go to the hospital, buy medicine in the refrigerator on his back. There is also a neighbor said he was is a party, I want to learn from Lei Feng, I donate money not to honor. people choose to buy the rest, a small watermelon, took only 5 cents. Even if life is very frugal, elderly or unwilling to accept help from others. Neighborhood to take some holidays, gifts for him, what can blink of an eye he again sent back, said: to visit the elderly, to see him picked up the cover quilt is old and hard cotton tires, bought a ride on the flowers sent in the past, did not expect the old man riding a tricycle next to a neighborhood quilt again.
Suzhu Ren told reporters, the neighborhood often discourage his donation, had. certificates of deposit, estimated in recent years and the accumulation of some of the money, this should be all the savings of the elderly.
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