China's greatest entrepreneur, live like a beggar

One winter 22 years ago, an old man rushed to the door of Tianjin Yaohua Middle School with a snowy snow and a tricycle.

He trembled and took out a small change from his pocket, counting it, about 500 yuan.

After stuffing these money into the teacher's hands, he said:

"I'm old, I can't do it."

"This should be the last money I donated."

The students and teachers present saw that the old man was full of snow, and he couldn't help wet his eyes when he heard what he said.

Prior to this, the old man had donated a total of 350,000 yuan in 14 years to fund more than 300 poor students to return to school.

Is he rich?

Not.

On the contrary, he was as poor.

All of this was stepped out of his legs by kicking tricycles.

He just touched the elderly in China -Bai Fangli.

Today, 17 years ago, he left the world and left the children he was concerned.

After 17 years, reading his deeds will still make people cry.

15 years, a three -wheeled, one career

In 1913, Bai Fangli was born in Hebei.

Because the family is poor, reading is a luxury for him.

At the age of 31, he left his hometown in Hebei and came to Tianjin to make a living with a tricycle.

After liberation, workers in the transport factory.

Although he has not read a book for a lifetime, he knows the importance of education.

I just cultivated a few children into college.

After retirement, Bai Fangli should have enjoyed his old age like other elderly people.

But one thing changed his decision.

In 1986, 74 -year -old Bai Fangli returned to his hometown in Hebei.

In the village, he saw a few children who were working on farmers, so he curiously asked them why they did not go to school.

The children answered the adults not letting go.

Later, he found that this situation was common in the village.

On the one hand, the child is poor at home and can't afford to school;

On the other hand, the school is also poor, the conditions are not good, and the teacher cannot be kept.

Bai Fangli, who understands the situation, is not a taste in his heart.

He thought of himself who had no books when he was young, and was so sad that he hadn't fell asleep.

The next day, he made up his mind:

Donate all the 5,000 dollars he deposited to the school!

When he told his children, the children naturally opposed it.

The old man is so old and donate all savings. What should I do if I am old -age care?

But Bai Fangli was decided, he said:

"Tell you not to listen to your opinions, I have decided."

"You are all big, you are independent, and you do n’t need to use this money, so give it to the person you need."

And he also decided to re -engage in the old industry to pedal the tricycle, earn money before continuing to donate.

In order to allow the school to accept his donations, he even wrote a letter to express his expectations.

Bai Fang Li Trust wrote a letter

Since then, he pierced the tricycle again, and there was only one thing left in his life:

Support education.

Regardless of the wind and rain, he did not rest for a day.

Sometimes, in order to make more money, some others are unwilling to pick up, and he picks up.

Once he returned home at 4 am.

The son was in a hurry and asked him where he went back.

The old man was soaked in sweat, but his face was very happy.

He said that he found a "good work" and helped others to pull the goods to Yangcun.

You know, more than 30 kilometers from them to Yangcun.

He stepped back step by step and kicked it back, kicking 60 kilometers; he got his remuneration: 60 yuan.

He said excitedly that this was the most made by him.

93 years old, "entrepreneur", 0 assets

After starting three rounds to make money, Bai Fangli set a goal for himself:

Donate at least 1,000 yuan per month.

But after all, only by kicking, the money is limited.

Thinking about it, Bai Fangli thought of a way:

He wants to set up a "support company".

To this end, he sold the two old houses at home and loaned again. Together with several poor college students, he rented a small shop near Tianjin Railway Station and named it "Bai Fang Li Zhi Education Company".

It is a "company", which is actually a small stall selling cigarettes and wine fruits.

During the day, he handed the shop to the employees to take care of, and he still went through three rounds to make money.

In the evening, he curled up in the tin hut next to him.

The family distressed that he lived there, and sewed him with two quilts.

As a result, he turned his quilt to the migrant worker of the train station.

He often said to employees:

"The money we earned is not surnamed Bai, and the surname is educated."

"So if you have a point of interest, you will pay a point to education, settle in each month, and pay the month."

He has always done this.

Although he is the owner of the "Bai Fang Li Zhi Education Company" and "entrepreneur".

But you must have never seen such a "poor" entrepreneur.

He wore it, he didn't know where he picked up, and never changed it;

What you eat every day is that steamed buns are boiling water.

Sometimes when you are hungry, you will also pick up the rest of others.

Once his daughter -in -law gave him a meal, and saw the leftovers and buns he picked up in the restaurant, he was so sad that he could not cry.

Bai Fangli fell asleep on the tricycle

Someone advised him: Why is this suffering?

It is not without conditions, you can eat better.

He said that he didn't need to eat so well, saving more, he could donate a little more to students.

On one occasion, he heard that some Tibetan students in the school were more difficult. Not to mention, they came to the school and took out 900 yuan to give it to the teacher. In these 900 yuan, none of the money was made by him.

At that time, he always put the wallet that was pierced every day in a small handkerchief and placed it under the pillow.

As if pillowing them, you can see the appearance of those poor students in the future.

By operating with your heart, the support company was booming for a time.

The goal of Bai Fangli also rose from 1,000 yuan per month to 8,000 yuan.

People often ask him, what exactly is to do these and make these money?

He will always be the same answer:

To support education.

"Money is donated, because money is useless, talent is useful."

"Without culture, how can China develop?"

Unfortunately, in the urbanization transformation in 1999, his support company had to move away from the train station.

His age is getting older.

Finally, after a winter, after donating his last money, Bai Fangli, 88, admitted that he "couldn't get a tricycle again."

A few years later, Bai Fang was seriously ill.

He "hopes" a request: want to live a birthday.

That birthday was lively.

Lovers from all walks of life and some students he had donated came to the house to wish him a life.

However, what everyone doesn't know is that, not long ago, Bai Fangli, who was still treated in the hospital, secretly told his son that he wanted to go home.

Because he knew that his illness was not good.

Instead of spending the remaining money on treatment, it is better to leave them to those children.

On September 23, the 93 -year -old Bai Fangli died.

He did not leave a penny of private property.

Wu Xiaobo's "Thirty Years" once evaluated him like this:

"In the history of this company, Bai Fangli is probably the least like an entrepreneur -the reason why he is" entrepreneur ', because he does have founded a company. Compared with all prominent entrepreneurs. He must be the best The poor one, but the "wealth" he created for the society is unpredictable. "

Ordinary and great superhero

Some people have counted in these years, and the amount of donations from Bai Fangli is as high as 350,000 yuan.

If you calculate at 5 corners of the three -wheeled three -wheeled three -wheeled three -wheeled three -wheel wheel, the elderly dedication is equivalent to 18 weeks of the Earth's equator.

His life is exhausted, clear poverty;

But he always moved towards his goal and never changed.

He did not ask for a return to what he did, and he could see it transparent.

A reporter asked him: "Have you ever thought about those students who have been funded to come back to give you the elderly?"

He said, "I never thought, don't say them, I have never thought of my own children, they enjoy their blessings, I enjoy my blessing."

"Then do you think you do this now, are you enjoying blessings?"

"Enjoy blessing, because of your own wishes to take this step, this is the blessing."

When asking him what he had for the children, he answered without hesitation:

"Study well and become talented."

"I hope they will actively serve the people than me."

Bai Fangli's small flag inserted on the tricycle

In the relics of Bai Fangli, there is a special red ribbon.

The ribbon is covered with school emblem:

Nankai University, Tianjin University, Renmin University of China ... all colleges where he has donated students.

He originally took out all 5,000 yuan to save Donate Baijia Village Primary School, and now it has changed a lot.

The school used his name to encourage students to study hard.

The folks have established a monument for him, hoping that the people on this land will always remember the old man.

When collecting information online, I saw such a comment:

When I was young, I heard Grandpa Bai's deeds, and now I look at it, which is still moving.

Why are we always moved by him?

Because of the great love spirit conveyed by his story, it is too precious.

The more it is in a society where materialism is flowing, the more rare this spirit is;

The more doubt about human nature, the more it is moved by such pureness.

Thinking of some people we have written before: Zhang Guimei, who helped girls out of Dashan, Luo Yingxuan, an old man who runs the most lonely zoo, and the Bai Jian who gave more than 100 children ...

The moves they brought to us are similar.

They interpret the real heroism, not only to recognize the truth of life and love life;

It is to implement your love, persevere your beliefs, and use your spirit to light up the world.

They are real ordinary heroes.

Why do we always mention these people over and over again?

Because there is the existence of these ordinary heroes that allows us to see and believe in the glory of human nature.

All we can do is:

Remember, pay tribute.

Clicking on the ordinary heroes, passing this movement to make the hero spirit never wear out.

Reference materials:

Tianjin Radio and Television- "Chinese"

Xinhua News Agency- "His ribbon is covered with the school emblem, and the tombstone is always the sea of ​​flowers! "

CCTV News- "Your ordinary, let the world move"

23 / SEP / 2022

Planning: Visual Chronicle

Edit: Xiao Qiao

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