Siheyuan: I am a big capitalist after the founding of the People's Republic of China

In the welfare home, after the three old men communicated with the director, the old eunuch chose a little boy who he liked.

The boy was one year younger than Li Zihang. But problems arose when communicating with the boy about adopting him.

It turned out that the little boy had a 4-year-old sister. To adopt them, they had to be adopted together.

The old eunuch originally wanted to give up and choose someone else. But after the old man reminded him, he said that such a kind and righteous child, after adopting him, you really treat him and his sister well, how can he be ungrateful? Are you afraid that he will not provide for you in your old age?

When the old eunuch heard this, he immediately agreed to adopt the brother and sister.

Witnessed by the old man, the brother and sister kowtowed and acknowledged their relationship. They also changed their surnames to the old eunuch's.

After the formalities were completed, the old man asked the driver to take the old eunuch and the brother and sister back to the old eunuch's residence. Then he said that he would find a nanny to serve them in the afternoon. The old man would pay the salary.

The welfare home, the person in charge took the old man and Li Zihang to visit this welfare home which was converted from a church.

Old man: "Director Zheng, how many orphans are there in the welfare home now?"

Director Zheng: "We have a total of 167 children in our welfare home. The oldest is no older than 12 years old, and the youngest is less than one year old."

The old man: "Children, how are the food and accommodation conditions? Have the older children been arranged to go to school? What do you feed the babies who are breastfeeding?"

Dean Zheng: "Mr. Li, I'll be honest with you. The conditions in our welfare home are very difficult right now. We lack everything! We lack food and clothing. The older children are fine. At least they can make do with what they eat. For babies, we can only feed them with a mixture of rice porridge and milk powder. We are also short of nursing teachers in our welfare home. The older children come along to take care of the younger ones."

The old man said, "Director Zheng, please give me a list of what the welfare home needs. I will find a way to get the supplies. I will give you a regular amount of money every month. Try to make the children live better."

"I see that many of the children have some disabilities. What's going on?"

Dean Zheng: "Many children were rescued from human traffickers. Those beasts would break the children's hands and feet and force them to beg. Or they would sell them to acrobatic troupes to perform special shows. Some children were disabled because of the war. Some were born with diseases and were abandoned by their families because they had no money to treat them."

Old man: "Does the country have any policies for those children?"

Dean Zheng: "Alas, the country can only guarantee the basic supplies for our welfare home now. We can't do anything more."

The old man said: "Well, you can send all the children who can be cured to the hospital, and you don't have to worry about the medical expenses. You can also communicate with the district government and hire more widows to take care of these children. And for those children who are of school age, you can send them all to school."

"I'll send someone to contact you. Just let me know if you need anything. Call me if you have any questions. Are there any other difficulties?"

Upon hearing this, Dean Zheng bowed to the old man and said, "Thank you Comrade Li for your generous help. I bow to you on behalf of those children."

The old man quickly helped Dean Zheng up and said, "Don't be like this. They are all Chinese children. It hurts to see these children suffer. I can only do my best to help them."

Dean Zheng: "Mr. Li, there is one more thing. Sometimes, people often bring children with congenital diseases to the welfare home and then leave. Those children have some problems, but we can't just ignore them. But our ability is limited, and many children can't get good treatment. Another point is that those older children with congenital disabilities may not be able to take care of themselves, whether in study or life. This makes it difficult for me."

The old man took Li Zihang by the hand and, under the guidance of Dean Zheng, visited the daily lives of these poor children.

The old man didn't have any good ideas at this time and didn't know how to deal with it.

At this time, Li Zihang thought of some special welfare institutions in the future. He slowly expressed his thoughts: "Grandpa Zheng, can we separate those disabled and mentally handicapped brothers and sisters from normal people? Then we can pay people to teach these special groups. Or we can build a school for the deaf and dumb and the mentally handicapped. Then when they grow up, we can give them some work within their ability. At least we can guarantee their livelihood in the future."

"For those children with congenital diseases, can we coordinate with the government and the hospital to set up a special hospital to treat these diseases?"

When they heard what Li Zihang said, their eyes lit up instantly.

Dean Zheng: "This is a good idea. But it is not easy. The government part is easy, but the hospital part is not so easy to solve. Medical expenses, medical equipment, doctors are all big problems. Special schools, teachers, schools, daily necessities are all big problems. In addition, there will be more and more abandoned children like this in the future. In just the past few days, the welfare home has accepted 7 more children. The pressure on the welfare home will only increase."

The old man said: "There will always be difficulties. But we can't just ignore them. If there is no one, we can find someone. If there is no money, we can unite with people in society and donate. If there is no place, we can discuss it with the government and let the government solve the problem. The hospital can also consult the government. I can solve the money problem for you."

"As I said before, don't be afraid of difficulties, and solve problems if they arise. We can't just leave these children alone. As the number of children increases, we should build more welfare homes like this."

"Old Zheng, please contact the leader in charge of this matter as soon as possible and ask the government to coordinate the hospital, branch hospital and special school. I will be responsible for contacting people in the community to provide materials and money. Also, please call us later and we will arrange a time to sit down and discuss how to get this done for the children."

Dean Zheng: "Okay, I'll contact them right away. Mr. Li, please take your grandson out for a walk. I'll let you know when we've made the contact."

After Dean Zheng left, the old man took his grandson and began to observe the daily lives of these children.

You won't know until you see it. It's shocking. The children's life is really hard. Their clothes are all tattered, and they eat cabbage stalks stewed with vermicelli, with very little oil in the dishes. The staple food is also steamed corn bread, two-grain noodles and the like. Even the younger babies are really fed rice porridge.

It was a small room with rows of beds next to each other, housing about 20 children.

Children of all ages don't have so many worries. As long as they are well fed and well-drinking, they play and fight in the welfare home. They gather in groups of three or five to play together.

On the other side, there were many nurses holding crying babies, changing diapers, feeding and soothing them.

It is just like what Director Zheng said, we can only guarantee the basic supplies for the children. Most of the children in the welfare home are pale and thin, and look malnourished.

Li Zihang: "Grandpa, I think the most important thing is to solve the problem of those babies eating milk powder. Feeding them rice porridge is not a big deal."

The old man said with a heavy face: "I will take care of these when I get back. I will also bring some meat. Let's solve their food problem first."

Li Zihang: "Grandpa, I still think that we should contact all the major hospitals in the city and ask them to send some people to check the health of these children first. If they are sick, we can treat them, and if they are not sick, we can arrange the next step."

The old man said, "Okay, I'll take care of it. Grandson, your grandmother often told me that you have the potential to become a Buddha or a saint. I used to sneer at her. And now, you've arranged such a big job for me."

"Grandson, I have no right to interfere with your becoming a saint. But you must not shave your head and become a monk. You are the only child in our family. We are counting on you to pass on our family tradition."

Li Zihang said speechlessly: "Grandpa, your mind is too far away. Putting aside the far distance, do you think I look like someone who would become a monk?"

The old man listened to his grandson's words and said with a smile: "I see. Wait a minute, go back and arrange for someone to take care of the old eunuch. Then bring back the mat."

"For that treasure, I, your grandfather, will bleed heavily this time."

Li Zihang: "Come on, Grandpa, stop pretending. I don't know much about our family situation. The wealth we have is enough for our descendants to live off for five generations. I don't believe that all the younger generations are prodigals."

"Besides, doing more good deeds can also accumulate merit for our family. We have so much wealth. Without the corresponding blessings, we may not be able to keep it under control. I don't ask for rewards, I just want peace of mind."

The old man laughed and scolded his grandson after listening to him: "You little bastard, you are trying to teach me a lesson. I don't need you to teach me."...