This mute child’s gratitude to the blind woman who adopted her touches the heart
Auntie Ping was a village widow who was blind. Her blindness was caused by extreme sadness and grief, according to village elders, as she cried until she became blind after her husband died in an accident. Ping was a nice person, and the villagers gladly assisted her.
Ping was limited to doing a few simple household chores due to her blindness. Ping was frequently seen idling near her house. After Ping adopted an abandoned two-year-old girl, the villagers admitted that they rarely saw her.
Ping was blind, but she knew every road in the village by heart. Ping went to the village chief, Li Dama, one day to return some items she had borrowed.
She went to investigate after hearing a child’s cries while driving back through a field.
She ran into a small child who was lying on the ground.
She touched the child and estimated that it was around two years old and had learned to walk.
«Whose child is this?» exclaimed Ping. «Has anyone had a child die?» But no one responded. Except for the cries of this little girl, the surrounding area was empty and quiet. Ping took out a piece of candy and handed it to the young girl. The little girl refused the candy and continued to cry.
Ping had no choice but to stay with the child and wait for someone to come and take her home. Ping waited for a long time, but no one arrived to pick up the child. Ping couldn’t bear the thought of leaving the child alone in the field, so she piggybacked the child back home.
She then requested that the villagers spread the word about a missing two-year-old child. The villagers agreed to do so, but half a month passed with no news.
Ping did not mind having the child stay with her, but she was concerned that the child’s parents would be concerned.
One day, a thought occurred to Ping.
This child had been wearing the same clothes when she was discovered, and she required new clothes. Ping didn’t have any clothes that could fit a child, so she began a lengthy and time-consuming process of modifying her old clothes to fit the little girl.
She had a friend take the girl’s measurements, and she made the child new outfits by feel. She discovered a piece of paper in one of the child’s pockets while changing the girl. Recognizing that this could be the girl’s birth certificate, she rushed over to her friend and asked her to read it to her.
The document was not a birth certificate and contained no information about the child or her family. Ping’s neighbor read the note with a grim expression. «Ping, this child was abandoned on purpose,» she explained.
This document is not the child’s birth certificate. It is a checklist for a hospital. It is stated here that the child is deaf. She’s already two years old and couldn’t make a sound, so she must be sick! This child is not worth your time or money to care for!»
“What? Is she deaf? That is so sad. What made her parents abandon her? If she was abandoned, I will adopt her as my daughter.»
“Ping! We know you’re a wonderful person, and we won’t be able to talk you out of adopting her. Here’s a bag of rice for you. Do not turn down our kindness. Take it home and feed it to the child. After all, we are neighbors.»
«Thank you,» Ping said, tears streaming down her cheeks. Thank you a lot.»
Ping became a mother after that. The only problem was that she might never hear her child call her «Mum» again.
Little Jie grew up as time passed. Little Jie learned to be independent at a young age because she lived with her blind mother. Little Jie is about to begin her schooling career, but
Aside from her inability to communicate, she was a healthy little girl. Ping was concerned that Little Jie would have difficulty attending school in the village.
Ping learned one day that there were massage parlors that hired blind people to give massages to their customers. As a result, Ping asked some villagers who worked in the city to accompany her to the interview. The proprietor advised Ping to give it a shot.
Ping was eager to learn new things. When she was scolded or bullied, she endured because she needed money to send Little Jie to school. Ping mastered the art of massaging a month later. Her only issue was her strength. Ping massaged like a pro, and people were impressed.
Ping gradually earned enough money to send Little Jie to school.
Little Jie began school, but she had to live alone because Ping had to work in the city. Ping would return to Little Jie on Sundays, bringing back some nice food and school supplies.
Little Jie did not disappoint Ping by consistently ranking in the top ten of her class. Ping knew Little Jie would be bullied at school, but all she could do for her adopted daughter was work and give her a chance to live a normal life like other children.
Little Jie was extremely patient. Living in a disabled community did not make her feel humiliated.
She was overjoyed that Ping had taken her in. She was disappointed that she couldn’t call Ping’mum,’ and that Ping couldn’t see her write the word.
Little Jie had finished primary school and needed to continue her education in a city secondary school. She was content because she could see her mother every day. Little Jie made certain that all of the household chores were completed so that Ping could rest.
Ping worked and raised Little Jie for ten years. Ping was overjoyed because Little Jie was about to start university. She raised a child on her own, which made her feel like she had accomplished something significant.
