It's not easy to do good deeds, you have to stand firm, otherwise I would have stopped long ago. Every morning at 7:40, the sunlight outlines the contours of the mountains in Shuiyu Village. At 85 years old, Zheng Shuzhen was still in bed, while her husband Yang Tianbo collected firewood outside. At this time, someone had prepared hot soy milk for them. This person was Yang Wanjun, who had just finished walking seven or eight li of mountain roads, with sweat on his back and two large thermoses in his hands. He walked into Zheng Shuzhen's home, unscrewed the bottle cap, and poured a bowl of hot soy milk. After the elderly couple finished drinking, they wiped their lips. Yang Wanjun hurried off to the next elder’s house.
The mountain roads were difficult to navigate; on rainy days, when going downhill, Yang Wanjun had to squat down and carry the nine-jin heavy thermos, slowly descending the steep slope step by step. This made Yang Li very worried. Yang Wanjun had injured himself once before. Yang Li said that day, her father slipped while delivering soy milk on the mountain road, fell down, and his knee bled. One thermos broke, but he still managed to deliver the other bottle of soy milk.
In six years, he has seen off 19 "elderly customers."
Yang Wanjun: "I haven't thought about giving up. As long as I can move, I will continue to deliver soy milk. It has become a habit now. If there is no money to buy soybeans, I will ask you for money. When I can no longer deliver soy milk in the future, perhaps someone will take over from me inspired by my actions."
Age: 71 years old
In Yang Wanjun's home, there are four "retired" soy milk machines. In late 2005, because of his outstanding performance in economic census work, the township government awarded him a soy milk machine. "Making soy milk for myself is wasteful and troublesome. Why not make more for others?"
Additionally, a pair of elderly spouses suffering from gas poisoning was discovered by Yang Wanjun while delivering soy milk. Thanks to timely rescue, the elderly man escaped danger. Although such situations were rare, Old Yang felt the unpredictability of life. "The day before delivering soy milk, the elder was fine, but the next day, he was gone."
In the city, drinking soy milk and eating breakfast is nothing special, but in Shuiyu Village, a small mountain village before 2006, fresh soy milk was a rarity for elderly villagers. Villager Yang Wanjun found himself a "job." He bought soybeans out of his own pocket, used a soy milk machine to make fresh soy milk, and every early morning, he walked seven or eight li of mountain roads to deliver it for free to the homes of elderly villagers in the village. In six years, he has already broken five soy milk machines. Including expenses for buying soybeans and electricity, he has spent more than 10,000 yuan.
Yang Wanjun: "Isn't this living comfortably? Happy every day. The commune secretary said, Old Yang, you're a role model, bringing glory to Nanjiao Township. I said, don't just talk about whether it brings glory. What I care about is enjoying a good life in my later years. Someone told me, although..."
Recently, Yang Wanjun delivered soy milk to an elderly person in the village. He has been doing this for six years, delivering soy milk to the lonely and disabled elderly in the village.
Written by reporter Lu Yang Xu
Delivering soy milk and working as an accountant without conflict, injured on a rainy day
【Journalist's Question】
Community: Shuiyu Village, Nanjiao Township, Fangshan District
Yang Wanjun said that in six years, 19 "elderly customers" had passed away, including Shi Junhua. Previously, she always came out to greet Yang Wanjun. That day, she was lying in bed unconscious. Yang Wanjun found that the old lady had a fever and quickly called her children. Shi Junhua's son took her home to recuperate, and Yang Wanjun continued to deliver soy milk to the old lady every day. Half a year later, Shi Junhua passed away.
Awarded a soy milk machine, inspiring enthusiasm for respecting the elderly
Although Yang Wanjun is already 71 years old, he still assists with accounting work at the village committee. Every day at 7:30 after delivering soy milk, he has to hurry home for breakfast and then go to work. After work at noon, he soaks soybeans, uses the soy milk machine to grind soy milk in the evening, and cooks it the next morning.
Currently, Yang Wanjun has 21 "customers," among whom the youngest, Yang Yueqin, is 49 years old. She suffers from cancer and cannot afford hospitalization, so she returned home to recuperate. She wanted to drink soy milk to supplement nutrition, so she asked her husband to call Old Yang. Due to the spread of cancer cells to her neck compressing her breathing, she could only sustain her life by drinking a few sips of soy milk delivered by Old Yang.
【Talk about Virtue】
Doing good deeds, exercising the body, showing respect to the elderly, educating children. Everyone in the village says, "You're still doing it, aren't you foolish?" I say, "I am foolish."
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Daughter Yang Li: How much longer do you plan to keep delivering soy milk? You're already so old.
Soon, Yang Wanjun's act of delivering soy milk became known throughout the village. Many villagers predicted he would only be enthusiastic for "three minutes." Daughter Yang Li also opposed it. Yang Wanjun didn't listen. "Do my own thing, let others talk."
Yang Wanjun first thought of several old Party members who participated in the anti-Japanese war. Most of their children were not around. Therefore, on January 20, 2006, a snowy day, Yang Wanjun brought a thermos of hot soy milk to Zheng Shuzhen's home. The old lady looked at the snow-covered Yang Wanjun and was stunned. "Soy milk, made from soybeans, nutritious, I'm giving it to you."
Looking at Yang Wanjun bustling about daily, Elder Yang Tianbo couldn't bear it. "He has to busy himself with village affairs every day. How can I let him deliver soy milk to me for free?" Yang Tianbo always invited Yang Wanjun into his home, offering him cucumbers, pancakes, etc. Jin Guangling's daughter said that she didn't want to trouble Old Yang, so she bought a soy milk machine for her father to make soy milk.
【Moving List】
――Yang Wanjun
【Family's Question】
【Record of Virtue】
For six years, in order to deliver soy milk to the elderly, Yang Wanjun has already broken five soy milk machines. "If you do it, you won't mind spending money. If you have no money, ask your children for it." This meticulous old accountant earns only 800 yuan per month, yet in six years, he has already spent over ten thousand yuan on soy milk.
Even though he has spent a lot of money, he hasn't fallen ill, which also counts as saving money for his children. This is also a way of exercising.