A middle-aged woman and a little girl were picking up the instant noodles scattered on the ground. Netizens provided photos. There are still some on the ground, can't waste them! The mother got up to find an empty plastic bag. The little girl found the photographer but was not afraid. On the contrary, she shyly smiled at the photographer's lens. In this photo, they both smiled happily, but I cried!
HuaSheng Online, July 5th - Are you still complaining? Complaining about earning less money? Complaining about not being happy enough? Complaining about life being boring and tasteless? Recently, a pictorial post titled "A kind of life called hardship - Real shot on the street of Linqing" has been wildly forwarded on Huasheng Forum, Baidu Tieba and other major forums. The heart-wrenching scene in the pictures of a disheveled wandering mother and daughter picking up scattered instant noodles on the street has touched the hearts of tens of thousands of netizens.
According to local netizens, the woman suffers from mental illness and has been wandering with her 10-year-old daughter in the urban area for years. On July 5th, the local civil affairs department told the reporter that the mother and daughter have been temporarily settled in the nursing home and are waiting for further assistance.
Scene: Wandering mother and daughter pick up scattered instant noodles
The photographer, netizen "Sha Qiu Ru Zi Niu", said in the post that this was a scene that happened near Yiwu Business City in Linqing City, Shandong Province on the morning of June 23rd.
The five pictures provided in the post show that a disheveled mother and daughter are squatting by an old bicycle, cautiously picking up two packs of scattered instant noodles on the ground.
After discovering that the broken instant noodle bag could not hold the scattered noodles on the ground, the middle-aged woman got up and took a plastic bag from the basket in front of the bicycle. She carefully scooped the broken instant noodles into the plastic bag and also poured the remaining broken instant noodles in the instant noodles bag into it.
The thin and dark little girl beside her stared at her mother's every move, occasionally showing a delighted smile.
During this time, the little girl found someone secretly taking pictures of them, but she was not afraid. On the contrary, she shyly smiled at the photographer's lens.
Netizens: "I feel so sorry, count me in for donations!"
In the "Baidu Tieba" Linqing section, the real situation of this mother and daughter was also confirmed by local netizens, who said they often saw them around Yiwu Business City.
"Linqing Yiwu Business City sells wontons there, or somewhere selling vegetables next to Ersezhin, or around the west river bridge, you can find them," one Linqing netizen said. Although some local residents like to make fun of this middle-aged woman on a daily basis, they all like this little girl. "She is really cute, very sensible, and very obedient."
Netizen "Xi Cong Dong Lai" also described a scene he once saw of this mother and daughter. They were picking up scrap iron in the waste soil at that time, and the little girl was also digging in the soil. "Seeing that picture made me want to cry!"
Another netizen said he saw them last year in the court's trial room. "It seems that this mother asked the court for help to ask the child's father for alimony," this netizen said, "At that time, looking at the litigation fees she took out, they were all wrinkled one yuan and fifty cents paper bills, probably exchanged from selling scrap."
The hardships endured by the mother and daughter deeply touched the hearts of many netizens, who expressed their desire to help them.
"The little girl is too pitiful, I feel so sorry, count me in for donations, I hope to contribute a little bit!" HuaSheng netizen "Linqing Broadcaster" replied in the post and left his mobile phone number. Other netizens also responded, leaving their QQ numbers and mobile phone numbers, and suggested that local netizens open a bank account for the mother and daughter to facilitate donations.
However, netizen "Linqing Hard Man" said that one of his friends had once wanted to offer this woman a job, but she refused to accept it. "It's really helpless."
Investigation: Local government has sent the mother and daughter to the nursing home
According to information provided by local netizens, this mother is named Teng Xuefang, originally from Songzhuang Village, Pioneer Office of Linqing City. In 2000, she married a man from a neighboring village, but four years ago divorced due to family reasons. Since then, she has been living alone with her now 10-year-old daughter at her parents' house. Her family includes her mother, two brothers, and one sister.
"She has some mental problems herself." On July 5th, Guan Zhenbao, the branch secretary of Songzhuang Village in the Pioneer Office, told reporters that the village also sympathized with this mother and daughter. They had previously wanted to help them, but were refused.
"The child's uncle wanted to send the child to school, but her mother didn't allow it." Guan Zhenbao said that the little girl is 10 years old and has never been to school.
According to Guan Zhenbao, Songzhuang Village in the Pioneer Office is about 10 kilometers away from the urban area of Linqing City. Every morning, Teng Xuefang rides a bicycle with her daughter to beg in the urban area, and returns to her parents' house in the evening.
After the plight of the mother and daughter was exposed online, it immediately attracted the attention of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Linqing City.
On July 5th, Zhao, a staff member of the bureau, told reporters that after seeing the post, they immediately dispatched staff to look for them in the urban area and went to their relatives' home to understand the specific situation.
"Currently, this mother and daughter are temporarily staying in Dashin Zhuang Central Nursing Home in the urban area of Linqing City." Ms. Zhao informed reporters that considering the situation where the mother has mental illness, the leadership of the bureau is further considering rescue plans regarding her treatment, the child's custody, and schooling issues, "We hope that this mother and daughter can live a normal life."
For the latest developments in rescuing this mother and daughter, our newspaper will continue to follow up.
HuaSheng Comment: A kind of happiness called contentment
By Li Chenghui
Schopenhauer once said, "Life is a mass of desires, and if desires cannot be satisfied, then there is pain, and if they are satisfied, then there is boredom. Life swings between pain and boredom." Schopenhauer boldly declared that life is pessimistic and cannot achieve true happiness. Many people wonder why as the economy develops, happiness seems to be getting further and further away?
What is happiness? I have been searching for it. When I saw the girl smiling happily as the middle-aged woman picked up the instant noodles crushed by a car, something seemed to stir inside me - Why does the girl laugh so bitterly? Or, is she thinking that she doesn't have to starve anymore? For her, having food to eat is happiness.
Fortunately, the local civil affairs department gave immediate help to this mother and daughter after understanding the situation. Currently, they have been placed in a local nursing home, and the girl's schooling issues will be resolved soon. We believe that the girl's real happiness is about to come. At the same time, we call on more netizens to offer their love.
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