The Mysterious Old Man
Helping others with pleasure, having no disputes with the world, is still the vegetarian Mr. Zhai. The old man's status in the eyes of the community is extraordinarily high.
Gold has no cracks, people are not perfect, and old men also have places that make people 'dislike': he has no principles!
The elderly's straightforwardness is that they don't differentiate between anyone or anything. Everything is like this...
After living here for a year and a half, the old man's reputation spread. This caught the attention of some people. Two young drug addicts in the neighborhood, after learning that the old man was very generous, tentatively reached out to him for money, saying it was borrowed. The purpose doesn't need to be said, everyone understands in their hearts, taking the money to buy drugs.
For drug addicts, lending them money is like throwing a meat bun at a dog, borrowing without returning. Unexpectedly, Old Man Qiulin agreed readily. However, there was one condition: each time they borrowed money, it couldn't exceed 200 yuan, and they had to accompany him for two meals. Borrowing money and getting food, what a great deal, the two young men readily agreed.
The news spread, and the residents of the community were in an uproar. What's wrong with Old Man Qiu? Isn't this just helping to fuel the arrogance of drug addicts and indulging their bad habits? Someone kindly reminded him. The old man smiled and said: I have my own measure. One sentence shut them up...
For the first time, two young people accompanied an elderly person to eat, but they were not willing to hold their bowls. This was not eating, it was just scraping oil and water. One bowl of plain white rice per person, with a dish of soy sauce soup on the side. The method of mixing soy sauce into rice is something only heard from older people, I didn't expect that in real life there would be such an eating habit. Half out of curiosity, half to swindle the elderly person's loan, the two people endured and finished their first two meals, took the money, and left with a spring in their step. Moreover, Autumn Forest did not ask them to write an IOU note.
The next day, they came again. Same old routine.
On the third day, they came but were unwilling to sit at the dinner table. Two young men insisted on inviting Qiu Lin to a restaurant to eat and discuss borrowing money afterwards. Qiu Lin firmly disagreed. As a result, the money was not borrowed successfully.
After a few days, two young men got addicted and couldn't bear it anymore. They found Qiu Lin again, had two meals reluctantly, took the money and left.
Time passed slowly, and two months went by. One day, the two young men came again, but this time they didn't ask Autumn Lin for money; instead, they said that this was their last time eating here for free, and afterwards, they would go to a rehabilitation center to get detoxified. Autumn Lin just smiled and said: "Good." Without saying another word.
The last meal, Qiu Lin added a dish for them, a plate of pickled vegetables. This was the first time in more than two months that the old man had added food to his meal. He ate very fragrantly. On the contrary, the two young people held their rice bowls and ate awkwardly, they were crying while finishing their meal...
Qiu Lin took the two young people to the neighborhood committee, and when they were opening their proof, the staff of the neighborhood committee smiled bitterly without saying anything. For a drug addict like him, lying and cheating for money was his daily life. He didn't believe that these two young people were telling the truth this time. These two youngsters had been through detoxification many times, but each time they relapsed within less than two months and went back to their old ways. Their families and neighbors had already become accustomed to it.
Seeing the old man in the autumn forest being so 'busy', apart from praising his good heart, there is also a worry of hitting a dog with a meat bun. The community committee staff, too lazy to waste their breath, quickly handled the formalities.
They were taken to the rehabilitation center by the old man himself, and a month later, they were also picked up from the rehabilitation center by the old man. What's strange is that the old man didn't take them back to the neighborhood, but instead put them directly on a long-distance bus. Three days later, the old man returned from afar and gave his two young family members a reassuring message before telling them that in half a year, he would definitely bring people back safely, without saying anything else.
Although they were full of doubts in their hearts, due to the old man's good reputation and fame, the parents of both families did not ask much. Every two months thereafter, the old man would regularly send over a letter reporting on the recent situation of the couple. The postmark on the envelope indicated that it came from a small county town in the remote southwestern part of Hubei Province...
Half a year later, the old man indeed fulfilled his promise and brought the two people back. The two people were dark and strong. The most pleasant thing is that the mental state of the two people was much stronger than before: they could eat, sleep, and laugh... They used to never do household chores, but now they can even help their family members with some tasks within their power. Moreover, there is also a biggest change, which is that during the few days when the two people lived at home, there was no sign of relapse! Did they really not touch that thing again? People who knew them in the past were really surprised this time...
A week later, the two young people made their own life choices. One chose to stay and help his relatives drive a taxi; the other was determined to return to a small county town in southwestern Hubei, where he continued to work on a dairy farm.
The dog has changed its habit of eating shit! The residents of the community discussed and debated about Mr. Qiulin's views, and at the same time, a 180-degree turn occurred: the old man was not unprincipled, but had planned ahead to help these two young people change for the better! What kind of virtue is this?!
Qiu Shanren's alias, spreading without legs...
The old man didn't change anything because of the residents' unlimited praise of his character, still doing whatever he should do every day...
The city wants to evaluate and commend the advanced security. The neighborhood committee and the police station, the first thing that comes to mind is Old Man Qiulin. After organizing the materials for the advanced deeds, when verifying the old man's identity, they encountered a not-so-big-but-not-so-small problem. When entering the old man's ID number, the computer displayed blank information. The webpage only showed one sentence: "You do not have authorization to view this person's information!" What does this mean? Do you need authorization to look at an old man's personal information? What kind of identity is he? Does it require authorization to view his information? Isn't this a bit ridiculous? The police station and the neighborhood committee decided to personally find Old Man Qiulin to verify the situation.
Seeing the old man, I explained my intention. Waiting for the old man's explanation. The old man was just one sentence: You'd better report to someone else?!!
How can this be? Everyone present disagrees. Report to others? What if it's evaluated and not scolded by neighbors? Isn't this obviously a covert operation?! They insisted, but the old man still disagreed. It was stuck for a day or two, and finally someone else was replaced.
The news spread and the residents of the community were unhappy, scolding the staff of the residential committee for not being human, having dog eyes, and insisting on going to the district head to reason things out, and couldn't be stopped.
The leader of the district finally spoke up. The old man's performance was indeed outstanding, but he is not a registered resident of this community, so in principle, he does not have the qualification to be evaluated... The reason for the explanation sounded reasonable, and the residents didn't take it seriously anymore.
Actually, the real reason is only clear to a few people involved.
The next day, after talking to Old Man Qiulin, the police and neighborhood committee staff received a notice to attend a meeting at the district level. Before they could figure out what was going on, they were taken away in a black van to an unknown location.
The ones who received them were all big men wearing black clothes and sunglasses. One of the leaders told them: First, do not look up the old man's information on the government website of the police station and neighborhood committee; Second, do not ask about any news of the old man; Third, do not publicize or proclaim the old man's deeds, making him a public figure; Fourth, today's conversation content is not allowed to be leaked. Otherwise, it will be prosecuted as leaking state secrets!
Looking at the situation, several people almost urinated in their pants. After repeatedly agreeing and signing a confidentiality agreement, several people were finally released. Who did they provoke, thinking of doing something good by promoting advanced deeds and spreading social justice, but ended up making such a big mistake?!!!!
What's the mysterious background of Old Man Qiu, anyway? What's his unusual origin? Although there were many question marks in people's minds, no one dared to ask again. The matter about Old Man Qiu became a sensitive topic that several people avoided...
After this incident, Old Man Qiulin seemed to have been struck by something and was no longer as enthusiastic about doing things as before. He still sent over his share of the neighborhood expenses, but rarely took the initiative to help others with their tasks anymore.
Is the old man having some ideas?!!! Some neighbors started such groundless speculation...... Does a person who does good deeds without seeking fame or profit really exist? Someone even had such doubts in their heart.
No one knows that Qiulin is now in a difficult situation. He can't put himself in the public eye again, which would undoubtedly put him in the spotlight once more!
A great concealment is in the city, a small concealment is in the forest. Since I have chosen to live a life of seclusion in the city, I should not show my face again. In the past, I was somewhat out of line! Alas, looking at my own wicked deeds, it's hard to change no matter where I go...
After finishing dinner, he cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks. Following his usual habit, Autumn Lin sat on his wooden bed board, crossed his legs, and naturally placed his hands on top of his lower abdomen at the Dan Tian point, starting to meditate. This posture can often be seen in many movies and TV shows. Buddhist monks call it meditation; Taoists call it practicing internal alchemy. It is an external manifestation of internal martial arts.
The consciousness left the body and began to wander around every place in the community.
For the newlywed couple on the top floor of the building, there was a commotion in the room and a woman was crying for help. Concentrating his energy to investigate inside the house, as soon as he entered the room, the old man withdrew his divine consciousness. Bad luck!
Inside the room, the newlywed bride, stark naked, had her legs wrapped around the groom's waist and her arms embracing his neck, moving up and down. The groom cooperated with one hand holding the bride's thigh and the other hand supporting her buttocks, performing a lifting motion. Monkey climbing a tree! Such a high-difficulty and nerve-stimulating action! No wonder it made such a big noise...
Youth is boundless, youth is good, think of the past... When her mind was about to wander off, Autumn Lin hastily reined in her scattered thoughts. Goodness gracious, almost got carried away!
