Li Lufang told the reporter that what made her feel comforted was that, though Xiaosijie suffered from cerebral palsy, he had a clear pronunciation and learned some nursery rhymes by following other kids, such as "Only Mother Is Good In The World" and "I Go To School". "My Sijie sings very well. Sometimes when I carry him on my back and get tired, he will sing nursery rhymes with his clear child's voice and then I won't feel tired anymore," Li Lufang said with a happy smile on her face.
Xu Yonglan, a village cadre of Leizhu Village, told the reporter that the village committee helped Xiaosijie apply for Grade 1 disability certificate for four limbs so that he could enjoy some subsidies. Last year, the village committee reported Xiaosijie's situation to the Civil Affairs Bureau of Changshou District and the bureau sent a standing machine to help Xiaosijie practice standing. Starting in August last year, Xiaosijie began to practice standing on the standing machine, but it was uncomfortable for him to stand for a long time. Therefore, Li Lufang still carried Xiaosijie on her back most of the time.
Yesterday in Changshou District, Grandma Li Lufang carried her grandson to do farm work. Reporter Wu Shan took the photo. Xiaosijie was practicing standing. Reporter Wu Shan took the photo. Grandma Li looked at her paralyzed grandson sitting on the chair affectionately. Reporter Wu Shan took the photo.
Two years ago, Xiaosijie saw a children's bicycle at home and insisted on playing with it. Li Lufang could not persuade him, so she put him in the small bicycle. Seeing her grandson playing happily, Li Lufang went to a nearby vegetable garden to do farm work. Soon after, Li Lufang heard crying and rushed home, only to find Xiaosijie fell down two meters below the yard's retaining wall, with the bicycle also falling below the retaining wall. Li Lufang cried and ran down the retaining wall: "Son, what happened? Are you hurt?" Fortunately, the soil below the retaining wall was loose, so Xiaosijie was not hurt. Since then, Li Lufang secretly determined that her grandson, who already suffered from cerebral palsy, would no longer be subjected to any harm.
To protect her grandson, she fell and fractured her arm. Xiaosijie's grandfather Wang Jizhou told the reporter that he was busy planting crops every day and only occasionally helped his wife look after their grandson. Wang Jizhou also revealed that Xiaosijie had already changed three carrying baskets. The one he currently sat in was custom-made at the market because there were no carrying baskets for six-year-old children at the market. Children of this age could already go to school and did not need to sit in a carrying basket. Xiaosijie grew up quickly and the carrying basket custom-made last year was already a bit small. The family was discussing going to the market to custom-make a larger carrying basket.
Thus, Xiaosijie grew up on his grandmother's back. Now Xiaosijie is already six years old and weighs 15 kilograms. As her grandson got heavier, blood marks often appeared on Grandma Li's shoulders due to the ropes, but she still didn't want to put her little grandson down.
Carrying her grandson in a carrying basket to see the world, her obedient grandson sang nursery rhymes for her.
Grandma Li worried about not being able to carry her grandson when he grew bigger.
"Xiaosijie grows up day by day, and I grow older day by day. In a few more years, I won't be able to carry him anymore, and I don't know what to do. In these six years, my only hope is that he can stand up." Grandma Li wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and said that she couldn't bear to see her grandson sitting in a wheelchair for life.
Grandma Li Lufang, nearly sixty years old, hunched her back and laboriously carried her six-year-old grandson over the hills and valleys, sweat dripping from her forehead. The grandson on her back wiped the sweat off her forehead with his small hands while singing a crisp child's song, and the singing echoed through the valley. Such touching scenes repeatedly occurred in a small mountain village in Changshou. The local residents affectionately called Grandma Li "Basket Grandma". Her grandson was unable to walk due to cerebral palsy, so she carried him all the time, becoming his "legs". Grandma Li told the reporter that she prayed every day: "Dear grandson, stand up quickly!"
Grandma Li's grandson suffers from cerebral palsy, which spread like wildfire in the village. Some people quietly gave advice, advising her to give the child away as soon as possible. Looking at her grandson's round face and big eyes, Grandma Li's heart was filled with pain, and she finally decided: He is my grandson, so obedient, I will not give him away.
Grandma Li hoped her grandson would grow up quickly and taught him to speak, walk, and go to school. But things did not go as planned. Other children could run around at the age of two or three, but Xiaosijie still couldn't crawl. After a hospital examination, it was found that Xiaosijie suffered from cerebral palsy due to oxygen deficiency at birth. The doctor's words were like a bolt from the blue, making Grandma Li's family feel unprecedented despair.
All the manuscripts in this group were written by the reporter Wan Liping.
Her love
Grandma Li Lufang lives in Leizhu Village, Yiji Town, Changshou District. She is 59 years old this year. Due to carrying her grandson for a long time, her back has become slightly hunched. The reporter saw her holding her six-year-old grandson, her eyes full of tender love. Six years ago, her daughter-in-law gave birth to a lovely grandson named Wang Sijie.
On February 3, the warm sunlight of early spring shone on a small village in the mountains, and Grandma Li greeted the reporter as usual, carrying her grandson and holding a hoe to work in the field. The sunlight shone on her face, which was covered with sweat.
"These years have really been hard on mom. If it weren't for her taking care of Sijie, my wife and I wouldn't have been able to go out to earn money to support the family. When I came home for the New Year, the child didn't cling to me anymore and called grandma all day long," Xiaosijie's father Wang Kaihong said.
Xiaosijie suffers from cerebral palsy, his arms and legs are thinner than normal children and lack strength. Grandma Li demonstrated how to hold a bowl and use a spoon, but Xiaosijie didn't have the strength to pick them up. Teaching him to stand was even worse; as soon as Grandma Li let go, Xiaosijie fell to the ground. Helplessly, Grandma Li could only carry Xiaosijie on her back.
Other six-year-old children were already in primary school, but Xiaosijie couldn't even sit steadily, and nearby schools were unwilling to accept him. Grandma Li looked at Xiaosijie's face but couldn't see Xiaosijie's future.
"Grandma, what if I grow bigger and you can't carry me?" "Yes, grandma is old and can't carry you anymore, what will you do?" "Hehe, I'll buy a car and take you everywhere." "Will you drive a toy car?"... The grandmother and grandson laughed and talked happily in the field, the air filled with laughter.
Shoulders were cut by ropes bleeding
Her fatigue
Xiaosijie liked the hustle and bustle and often asked grandma to carry him to the market. Every time the grandson made a request, Grandma Li would carry him and walk for more than an hour to get to the market. Xiaosijie looked at the people and various goods at the market and felt very happy. After finishing the market trip, Grandma Li had to carry Xiaosijie back home on foot. When Grandma Li sweated from carrying him, Xiaosijie would gently wipe her sweat with his small hands. Although it was tiring to carry him, Xiaosijie's actions made Grandma Li feel comforted.
In order to treat her grandson, the family spent 120,000 yuan. Grandma Li's son and daughter-in-law worked outside all year round. Last year, her daughter-in-law went to Japan to work through a labor company and did not return home for the New Year due to the high cost of the trip.
Her joy
In April last year, Grandma Li carried Xiaosijie out to play as usual. While passing a road, she accidentally fell into a one-meter-deep ditch. The ditch was full of rocks. In the instant she fell, she used her body to protect her grandson, fracturing her left arm. Unable to wash clothes with a fractured arm, Grandma Li washed clothes by stepping on them with her feet. Neighbors joked with Xiaosijie, saying: "Come down and walk, if you don't walk, grandma won't want you." At this moment, Xiaosijie clenched his fists and said to Grandma Li: "Grandma, let's walk, let's walk." When Grandma Li got up to make breakfast, Xiaosijie would cry loudly when he woke up and didn't see her. Every time this happened, Grandma Li would rush to the bedroom and say to her grandson: "Little son, why are you crying again?" Xiaosijie rubbed his little eyes and said pitifully: "I'm afraid grandma doesn't want me anymore." "You're grandma's treasure, how could grandma not want you?" Grandma Li said happily.
Her worry