Liu Zhenbang the ferry
shop in Funan County Zhaoji Zhen and Wang Zi Township at the junction of such an old man, no I do not know his name mentioned, and both thumbs up, hit my heart respect for him. Real name is Liu Zhenbang the elderly, and a radius of several kilometers of the villagers are accustomed to call him
old who helped ferry for crossing the river, this place is 48 years, and do not charge a penny.
So, what forces to help 48 years old and like a day to stick to him? This reporter went to Funan in an interview.
48 years, everyone calls him According to both sides of the villagers, the river has a long history, is the year to fight Kuangyin and transportation hub and troop carriers.
old to help ferry the ferry is very remote, and the road was rough, close to the crossing a few miles the vehicle can not travel, the reporter had to walk to.
is to interview the old gang, the villagers are very enthusiastic, have to press directions.
ferry when a reporter arrived, the villagers have been an enthusiastic help from the previous step to the old shouting across the river over.
old helped break a lot, wearing a black hole in an old felt hat, jacket outside of the old set with a tunic, pants open hole wearing a blue knee pants, wearing a pair of yellow shoes. Although nearly 7 years late, back a little bent, but still could see he was a tall man, but his face covered with wrinkles, his huge hands look rough.
48 years, forfeiture of money over a sub-transition
help where the old ferry is at the junction of two rivers, three fork, the two rivers are not very wide, but if not by boat, to be around very long way across.
the transition of the villagers praised his bicycle, sometimes late at night as long as people shouted, the old will get up to help ferry. li, he started in 1963, this ferry, and when he was just 30 years old, young and powerful. Think the reason why the ferry is due to bear across the river every day because the villagers worry, even bear to see because of the villagers fell into the water while crossing a river.
48 years, no trip too far out of the door
day, the old heart is filled across the river to help the villagers, 48 years have not had a trip far from home, just 10 years antecedents have been to a doctor in Fuyang, and returned the same day.
old to help that, before the traffic developed, the transition of people are more tired every day Yaosuanbeiteng, at night his arms to lift it up. Now, the traffic developed, fewer people crossing the river a lot.
old to help, said the south bank of the river is set Zhao, Zi Wang shop north is, where relatively far from the city of Chi-Chi Chiu, there Shiji Li Road, and from Wang Zi-mart stores relatively close, only five or six miles, so the shop Wang Zi usually go to the market across the river to more people. On weekends, students go home more.
48 years, has been alone stick
close to noon, the old no one to help take advantage of crossing the river, he invited reporters to his Jiazuo Zuo.
Ferry few dozen meters from the south bank of the two low bungalows, is the old home to help. The old house to help narrow door, entered the room and the door frame on both sides of the phase rub shoulders. Housing is a large wheat field south facing away from the nearest village with a li away. Very dark room, the house only a few square meters to the door of the house stood a bed and a table, because there is no electricity, so in the room, the reporter did not see an electrical appliances. Supported by the west side of a stove with a soil, because there is no chimney, the smoke did not break out, causing the walls of two rooms were Xunde Quhei.
old to help, said his brother of three, he is the boss, not married, and before all eat together, and the youngest, and later married the youngest daughter, and together with his older, so to his single to eat. He originally was a house by the river take a long time can not live a year before he would flip the two houses. He has lived here 48 years. poor can not afford to marry a wife. has also been introduced to me objects, but are not into, then I do not want to something like that, and to as one ferry. When it was also very lonely, for which he specifically raised a wounded quail, as a partner. During the day, sometimes a person sitting in the doorway, the sun,
prada handbags, pumping smoke.
, then left.
old to help eyesight is getting worse, and nephew was worried about his body, and repeatedly advised him not to ferry, but he is always worried about.
old to help support the four old hens, and the next is not willing to eat their own eggs, each time save up to get the bazaar to sell, and then for some noodles.
Reporter's notes:
an old man of nearly seventy years of age with 48 years in his life time, hold a leaf a day canoe, from sunrise to sunset, from the spring to wax winter, day after day, year after year obligation ferry, transporting old canal village, the confiscation of a penny, but also not wanted by a touch of return.
old ferry, and far more than just a ferry?
reporters Lishang Hui Yang Arts / map