Qinhuangdao, Hebei: This warm "love tofu feast" has continued for nearly 4 years

Volunteers prepared tofu feast for the elderly.

"Go, Lao Zhang, let's eat tofu feast at noon!" On June 9th, Li Enfu in Dongfu Village, Tumenzi Town, Manchong Manchu Autonomous County greeted the partner of Tongcun to eat old tofu. The elder brother eats tofu feasts without going to the hotel in the town, and does not have to spend a penny. This is a free banquet that lasted for nearly 4 years. Since October 2018, free tofu banquets are held in Dongwa Village every other time. Old people in the village have invited objects.

The "Love Tofu Banquet" is a volunteer at the Yulu Volunteer Service Center of Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County. At more than 5 o'clock in the morning, volunteers rushed to Dongwa Village early. Sorghum rice, tofu meatballs and a few delicious side dishes.

At 11 o'clock, near the meal, more than 30 elderly people in the village came to the banquet. Everyone filled a bowl of fragrant old tofu, talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was filled with a warm atmosphere.

The old people in the village came to the banquet to eat old tofu.

"What do this tofu do today?" Zhang Guojun, who was busy with his companions all morning, laughed and asked the old people, "The taste is right! Not bad!" Seeing the old people thumbs up, Zhang Guojun was so relieved that he loved to eat Just, let's do it next time! "

Leslie Cheung is the vice president of Yulu Volunteer Service Center. The sponsor of this "love tofu feast" is also a villager in Dongwa Village.

"Our team found in the village's assistance and visits that some empty nests and five -guarantee elderly people in the village live alone, and some children work outside and rarely come back in the end." Cook some noodles and boil porridge to deal with one meal. Many people eat dumplings once in a few months or even the New Year. Everyone wants to do what they can do for them and improve their food. In October 2018, Zhang Guojun and the team's volunteers set up the "Love Dumpling Banquet" to ask the old people in the village to eat dumplings for free.

After holding more than ten dumplings banquets, the old people reported to the volunteers that they wanted to eat high -ray rice and old tofu. Everyone changed the dumpling banquet to a tofu banquet at the request of the elderly. This free banquet has been held 44 to this day Second-rate.

"Volunteers who can be old tofu told themselves bravely to make tofu, and the elderly people who will make tofu in the village are also busy. Others do not help to do it, put tableware to do other jobs, none of them are idle." Zhang Guojun said , Tofu Banquet was not only held in Dongwa Village, but also held in villages such as gunners and Zhu Shiling.

Old tofu with fragrant sorghum rice. Old people who come from the hard days in the past like these nostalgic meals. Every time the tofu banquet is very popular, more than a hundred elderly people go to the banquet.

"Not long ago, the base of our service center was in Dongwa Village. This year's tofu banquet was held in the public welfare restaurant in the base. The base has stone tables and stones chess. When waiting for meals, the old people can play chess and entertain entertain. . Usually, the door of the base is also open to the elderly at any time, and everyone can come to the event at any time. "Zhang Guojun said that in the future, the Yulu Volunteer Service Center will continue to run the tofu banquet and use practical actions to care for the elderly.

The picture is provided by Leslie Cheung

Reporter: Zhou Lei

Edit: Li Zhicai

Responsible editor: Liu Fuqing

Supervisor: Wang Yan

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