Liu Shuijiao, "Guangdong Good Man" and "Yunan Good Daughter in Law": She lost her parents at the age of 9 and started a family alone at the age of 13

Liu Shuijiao Laughs at the Dilemma

At the Huangle section of Ducheng Town on the 368 Provincial Highway, there are bursts of dust from passing vehicles from time to time. Houses are scattered along the highway. Dust accumulates all year round and the roof is gray. Liu Shuijiao, "Yunan's good wife" and "Guangdong's good man", live in a dilapidated house on the roadside.

At the age of 9, he lost his parents, and at the age of 13, he had to support his own family; With four younger siblings and three mentally disabled, Liu Shuijiao's life never seemed easy. Now, at the age of 32, she is the mother of two children, but she has always taken three siblings with intellectual disabilities with her. "I have no family. In this life, as long as I have a breath, I will take them with me." The thin woman's eyes are firm, and her husband Liang Guoshu's eyes are full of heartache.

Special "dating" conditions

Liu Shuijiao is a woman who lives a hard life in the eyes of many people because of her small stature and simple clothes. At the age of 9, his father died of illness. Soon after, his mother killed herself by drinking medicine, leaving five young children behind. When mother left, the youngest sister was still in swaddling clothes. Liu Shuijiao is the eldest daughter. Three of the four younger siblings are mentally retarded. "I can't help it, I'm destined to be like this in my life." Recalling all these years of hard work, Liu Shuijiao seems to have been used to the sympathetic eyes of others.

As a casual worker and coolie, Liu Shuijiao said she had done all kinds of dirty work. In 2001, Liu Shuijiao came to work in a battery factory in Ducheng in order to support her younger siblings. "I can't read and do too complicated things, so I had to fold the battery box." Liu Shuijiao was embarrassed.

In 2006, she was introduced to Liang Guoshu, a man 12 years older than her. Because his family was poor, Liang Guoshu, the eldest son, also came out early to work to support his family. Perhaps because of their similar experiences, they are very congenial. The kind-hearted Liu Shuijiao explained her family situation and attitude to Liang Guoshu from the very beginning, and she will also live with her siblings after marriage.

To Liu Shuijiao's surprise, Liang Guoshu readily agreed, "Even if I have three brothers and sisters like this, I still have to take care of them." The simple Liang Guoshu could not say a few "beautiful words".

Seven people live in a 30 square meter room

In 2007, the two married. In order to take better care of his wife, Liang Guoshu followed Liu Shuijiao to work in the battery factory and rented this dilapidated house across from the factory. A few years ago, when her second sister got married, Liu Shuijiao brought three younger siblings to live in a rented house. While working, the couple took care of three younger siblings who were unable to take care of themselves.

"Washing hair and eating, many seemingly simple jobs have to be taught." Liu Shuijiao looked at her younger siblings who were smiling straightforwardly, somewhat helpless. But no matter how they were taught, their brothers and sisters were indifferent. Liu Shuijiao was also not angry, and she demonstrated again and again. Over the years, the three younger siblings, although still unable to take care of themselves, had been obedient and stopped shouting and running. When Liu Shuijiao and her husband go to work, the three siblings sit at home obediently, which also makes Liu Shuijiao very happy.

Up to now, Liu Shuijiao's family has lived in this shabby house for seven years. In seven years, Liu Shuijiao has given birth to a son and a daughter. Now her daughter is 5 and a half years old, and her son is 4 years old, but there are 5 adults and 2 children living in a small shabby house with less than 30 square meters. "No way, the rent here is cheap." Liu Shuijiao told the reporter that the landlord is a good man and only receives 100 yuan a month.

In order to let the children have a separate space, the couple separated the room into "two rooms and one hall", with three siblings living in one room and two children living in one room. The couple slept on the "bed" made of wood in the "hall". Except for an electric fan and a shabby TV set, the family has no decent furniture. The balcony is the kitchen. A small pot of gas and a pressure cooker are all the equipment in the kitchen. When it rains, you have to move the stove into the room to cook.

As the hostess, Liu Shuijiao still tried to make the house clean and tidy, but several younger siblings were naughty, and soon the house was in a mess, and everything had to start again. Every day, Liu Shuijiao is working hard in her work and housework.

Despite the lack of family resources, the couple remained optimistic. Because the house is facing the Xijiang River, "it's a first-line river view in the city," said Liang Guoshu.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is as good as that between mother and daughter

Today, every day, both husband and wife live a frugal life. "We seldom eat meat. We only buy it on our birthday," Liu Shuijiao told reporters. At lunchtime, the family ate a dish, fried beans. In fact, Liu Shuijiao fried two plates of beans. "The other plate is reserved for the evening," she said.

"We still owe 70000 yuan to build a house in the first two years, so we must save it!" Liu Shuijiao, who is busy washing dishes, told reporters. It turned out that two years ago, part of her husband's farmland in the countryside was requisitioned to build an industrial park, and she received a land acquisition subsidy of 40000 yuan. Liu Shuijiao and Liang Guoshu discussed building a house with the money.

"It used to be a big family huddled in a small room with an area of 15 square meters. Now the old people are old, and it's time for them to come out and live." So Liang Guoshu built a two-story concrete building one brick at a time. Although she had no money to decorate the house after it was built, Liu Shuijiao was very satisfied with the house that belonged to her.

Now, Liu Shuijiao's mother-in-law lives in this house. The couple sometimes send some living expenses and take some meat home to see the elderly. The relationship between her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is very good. Every time she comes home, Liu Shuijiao will work hard for her mother-in-law. She looks like a daughter, and the neighbors envy her. Of course, her mother-in-law is also very happy.

Guilt, no money to take the children to the playground

Liu Shuijiao sometimes feels very hard because of her heavy family burden and poor living conditions, but she never wipes tears at home. The husband can understand her difficulties, but he is also busy and tired with his work, so he can only say a few words of relief. Liu Shuijiao said that when she felt uncomfortable, she would talk to her co-workers, who were also very kind to her, and would give her some meat and vegetables from time to time. Usually, when someone has a problem, she will also be particularly enthusiastic to help, "others have helped me a lot, I just do what I should do".

But Liu Shuijiao also felt guilty - "I never took my children to an amusement park." When talking about this, tears came to her mother's eyes. "At ordinary times, the children also want to drink drinks, so we can only fool them into saying that we will buy them in the future." Life is so hard, and the couple can do nothing.

With the help of the Women's Federation, children finally enter school

Liu Shuijiao and her husband have to go to work, and two children are sent to the town's nursery, 300 yuan per person per month, His face was full of love.

Like all mothers, Liu Shuijiao likes to "bask in" dolls. Without a smartphone, she has posted many children's photos on the wall of her home. "This is the artistic performance of Children's Day", "This is in the nursery"... A pair of lively and lovely children, perhaps this is the best gift for Liu Shuijiao from God.

However, Liu Shuijiao has also been worried recently. If the children are not sent to the kindergarten when school is about to start, it may affect their future schooling. Liu Shuijiao couldn't sleep at the thought of this. That day, she got up early and asked for leave from the factory. She went to the Women's Federation of Yunan County for help. With the help of the Women's Federation of Yunan County, both children can attend the public kindergartens in the town, and even the tuition can be solved.

Liu Shuijiao said that although life is hard nowadays, the family is still very happy together. Her greatest hope is that the two children can study hard, support themselves by their own efforts, repay the society and help more people in need.

Yunfu Media Center

Source: Guangdong Good Man

Edited by: Qu Dedong

Duty director: Liu Binghua

Chief Editor on Duty: Lu Liwen

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