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"windmill grandpa" sits in a wheelchair with his own windmill. On the 29 day of
10, in the late autumn of Chengdu, there was a rare warm sun.
outside the Chengdu gymnasium subway station, many people are carrying windmills. When the wind blows, they turn around in the sun. These exquisite handmade windmills are all from the hands of a 70 year old man. The old man named Hu Yuangen is the "windmill grandpa" who is popular in the Internet.
, who has been helped by others, is determined to repay the kindness of society. Lying on the bed, he made one thousand windmills in 3 months, and helped the volunteers to sell the charity windmill, and all the proceeds from the charity sale were donated to poor students. In this regard, Hu said that people should be aware of the chart, such as this year's high, only through this way, "until I leave the world, the windmill sale may stop."
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the old man do hand windmill meet the public love "rush to buy"
29 day 11 a.m., at the provincial stadium subway station, there is a windmill full street scene: many people hold a windmill, walk through the streets and alleys, very noticeable. Some people even took this scene and sent it to their friends circle, attracting many curious people to watch.
, then, the reporter came here, just meet a young girl, is holding a windmill selling, "each only 10 yuan, are the 'windmill grandfather' made."
along with the guidance of the girl, reporters found a "windmill grandpa" in their square near the subway entrance - Hu Yuangen. At this time, he sat in a wheelchair, holding his own windmill, grinning.
"it took three months to make one thousand windmills." Hu Yuangen, 76, said he didn't think that there would be so many people buying a windmill on the day. "The windmill is a very old thing, and it's really happy to see so many people."
Hu Yuangen said, although the lower body was paralyzed, but these three months, he would take the time every day to fold the small windmills, "think of trying to donate the cold door, this time the windmill money will be all donated."
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once the love help to help the society
"the old home in Suining Great Britain County, Hu Yuangen said, the folding windmill of the craft is self-taught," a lot of life has gone through a lot of life, to learn a lot of skills, this is one of them. "
2009, who first came to Chengdu, earned a small income from a windmill. Later, his story was noticed by the media. At that time, he was suffering from a heart disease, a lot of Chengdu good people helped him. Finally, he settled down in the Chengdu Red Star geriatric hospital. "At the beginning, it was still stubborn, but now it has lived there for seven years."
surrounded by love, Hu Yuangen gradually recovered. "Later he found his family, but he still wanted to live here." He said that with the help of the society, "I should try my best to give back to society." After
, he once again started his old business -- windmill. He learned many stories about poor students from TV and newspapers. "Students are the pillars of the motherland, and I want to help some children."
"he often sits in bed to windmill when his legs are inconvenient." Volunteer Xiao Huang said that sometimes he was looking for someone to help sell, and sometimes on a good weekend, he would also sell in a wheelchair, and "all the money he had donated would go out."
desire
hope that the windmill has been turning more attention to the cold door student
this year, the Chengdu Charity Federation will contact Hu Yuangen, set up "windmill grandfather's personal fund" to help him to sell handmade objects and complete the desire of the elderly to repay the society.
"sometimes volunteers do something to help. Hu Lao will always urge him:" you can't fool yourself at all, and you can do it sincerely. " The volunteers said that the old man's greatest wish was that this love, like a windmill, had been passed on.
less than a day, one thousand windmills have been bought, and the money in the donation box is much more. Hu Yuangen sat in a wheelchair and quietly said, "thank you."
"I don't read much, but I know the truth of knowing the truth." Hu Yuangen said, now it's old, hoping to repay the society in this way. As for the love sale of the handmade windmills, "I'll keep going until I leave the world, and it's possible to stop."