Two villagers in Zhaoxian County are eager to build their own "House of Charity".

In Jiadian Village, Zhaoxian County, villagers have long formed such a habit: if you have something to do, you will go to the "House of Charity". This "home of benevolence" was spontaneously built by two villagers who are enthusiastic about public welfare. Here, the villagers chat at leisure and the children study Sinology. Extracurricular life is particularly colorful.

The "House of Charity" gives the villagers a sense of happiness.

"Let's go to the House of Charity!" In the early morning of June 22, Liu Shangsuo, an old man from Jiadian Village, Zhaoxian County, walked out of his house and began to find trouble with everyone. In a short distance of more than 100 meters, the old man had four or five more companions around him. Although the "House of Charity" in the words of the old man Liu Zhuansuo is a small house of less than 20 square meters, it has all the internal facilities. Sofas, fans, books, CD-ROMs. The villagers can not only chat here, but also read books and watch TV. There is also a clothing circulation area on the outer wall of the Benevolence House, where villagers can hang their excess clothes on the wall and take them away at any time. "every weekend, teachers give Chinese studies lessons to the children, and they also organize literary and artistic activities during the holidays." The old man Liu Genyin repeatedly praised that the "House of Charity" gives the old people in the village a sense of happiness and happiness, and allows the children to learn when they are young. This is all the work of villagers Liu Zhenwei and Liu Xuezhi.

"commonweal talents" bring commonweal back to their hometown

Liu Zhenwei and Liu Xuezhi are both villagers of Jiadian Village, and they have been enthusiastic about public welfare for many years. Liu Zhenwei, 46, is an ordinary worker in a local textile factory. In 2014, Liu Zhenwei joined the Zhaoxian charity group, and on the third day after joining the group, he sent condolence money to a local orphan as a volunteer representative. Taking part in public welfare activities for the first time, Liu Zhenwei had mixed feelings in his heart. "after being moved, it is more of a sense of mission, and I want to do my best to help more people." Liu Zhenwei said that after that, his road to public welfare has gone further and further. Last year alone, he donated more than 4000 yuan. Many villagers say that Liu Zhenwei is "thankless" because every time he does public welfare, he pays his own money and does not say anything, but also asks for leave to deduct his salary. However, Liu Zhenwei said that doing public welfare enabled him to find happiness in life. Liu Xuezhi, 53, and Liu Zhenwei are relatives of the same family. Liu Xuezhi, who has been living in the urban area, has also joined a number of caring volunteer fleets and public welfare organizations. The two people who are enthusiastic about public welfare have also become famous "public welfare talents" in Jiadian village.

"if you have been doing public welfare for such a long time, why not bring it to your hometown and let the folks benefit together?" At the end of 2015, the villagers inadvertently reminded Liu Zhenwei and Liu Xuezhi. After intense preparation, in December of the same year, the "House of Charity" was officially established in Jiadian Village.

Many villagers have joined in.

"the establishment and operation of the 'House of Charity' is inseparable from the strong support of the villagers." Liu Zhenwei said that when he first heard that they were going to bring public welfare to his hometown, villager Liu Jiankai volunteered to close his own store and vacate the place. All the supporting facilities of the "House of Charity", from sofas and electrical appliances to books and CDs, are donated by the villagers. When holding dinners or cultural activities during the Spring Festival, the villagers will spontaneously bring ingredients to help. In order to make it more convenient for the people, the "House of Charity" has never been locked since it was established. even so, there are no less facilities, and there are often anonymous items sent by villagers. Last year, several old people in the village spontaneously gathered together to sew a "love quilt". Liu Zhenwei said: in the six months since the establishment of the "Charity House," he was pleasantly surprised to find that not only the villagers of Jiadian Village began to be enthusiastic about public welfare, but also the villagers of the surrounding villages have become regular guests of the "Charity House" and joined in the public welfare activities together.

Liu Zhenwei said that there are many young people in Jiadian village who work outside. In the past six months, he often received phone calls from villagers who were working outside. The contents of the calls seemed to be discussed, and they all expressed the same wish: "everyone wants to do something for the village." as long as there is a need, everyone is on call. "

Hope to spread the heart of public welfare further.

Liu Zhenwei and Liu Xuezhi have long had plans for the development of the "House of Charity". "We have already started to expand." Liu Zhenwei said that every weekend, "Benevolence House" will set up Sinology classes, the number of children has increased from more than 20 to nearly 50, nearly 20 square meters of space simply can not accommodate so many children. At present, some villagers have provided their own homestead as the second place for the "House of Charity". During the expansion of the "House of Charity", Liu Zhenwei also plans to set up a public welfare group to facilitate more people to join the "House of Charity", so that the heart of public welfare can spread further through little things and moving one by one.