On August 24th, 1998, a special memorial service was held in Houzhongzhuang, Jiaxiang County, Shandong Province.

The deceased Shen Chunling was a little girl who was only 16 years old, but she enjoyed the highest funeral standard in this village. Her three brothers dressed their parents in mourning. I can't afford to kneel before the coffin. The whole village, old and young, spontaneously put on black veil and cried to see her off.

However, who knows that this young girl is not related to this family, but a stepdaughter who doesn't even have a hukou; After her stepfather was paralyzed and her mother ran away from home, she bravely stayed and held up her four college brothers with weak shoulders! 1June, 994, Chunling's mother, who lost her husband, took her younger brother and sister Shen Chunling from Zhou Ji, Fanzelong, Shandong Province to Houshen Village, Jiaxiang County. Chun Ling's stepfather, Shen Shuping, is a carpenter and honest. The stepfather has a 70-year-old man and four sons who are studying. Among them, Shen Jianguo, the eldest son, is studying in Xi Jiaotong University, and the other three sons are studying in high school in the county. Despite the heavy burden at home, his stepfather has excellent carpentry skills, and his family is thrifty and has more than enough to live. The stepfather family showed great enthusiasm for the arrival of Yu Chunling's mother and son. Maybe it's because there are no girls at home. Grandpa, grandma and stepfather love Koharu Ling very much, and their brothers affectionately call her Xiaoling Dang. When Koharu Ling came to her stepfather's house, she was past school age, but she had to drop out of school because of her father's death. Stepfather didn't say anything when he knew it, so he took money to send her to school. There are already four children at home who go to school, plus Koharu Ling, which adds another burden to the stepfather's shoulders. Fortunately, my stepfather is diligent and often goes out with the construction team in the town to earn some extra money in his spare time, so he can finally cope with the expenses at home.

Ling cherished this hard-won opportunity to go to school and won the third place in the first semester. Besides studying, she also contracted some housework. When she is free, she helps her brothers to wash dirty clothes, and helps her stepfather to lift wood and saw wood. Her stepfather also boasts to everyone: I am blessed in this life, and a good daughter has fallen from the sky!

However, the happy time passed quickly, and a great disaster fell from the sky.

1995 in early summer, my stepfather fell from the third floor in a construction team and was paralyzed in bed. When a girder fell, the family's financial resources were cut off and they were heavily in debt to treat their stepfather. Looking at his father who was ill in bed, his second brother Shen Jianjun took the lead in dropping out of school. His father strongly disagreed, because he and his third son were about to take the college entrance examination, and their scores were among the best in the school. Old three and old four also asked to drop out of school, so as not to provoke the burden of the family.

When the brothers were fighting with each other and the stepfather was in a dilemma, Koharu Ling proposed to drop out of school to help her mother support her family. My stepfather shed tears, and so did my grandparents. The stepfather said sadly, Linger, dad is sorry for you. Your brothers have studied for so many years. It's a pity to give up now, and they can only wronged you-

The three brothers also held their little sister's hand tightly and made a promise together in front of their father's bed: no matter who is admitted to the university in the future, the kindness of the little sister will be doubled.

But Chunling's mother, who just came out of the ordeal, could not bear another disaster. She learned from the doctor that her husband was likely to be paralyzed in bed for life, and she completely lost confidence in this family. She was afraid that she would shoulder this burden and decided to run away from home with her children. Ren Chunling begged for help, but three months after her stepfather was injured, her mother left her distressed home. Mother left, and another pillar was broken at home. Grandparents wipe tears all day, stepfather sighs, and brothers are more afraid of anxiety. The family fell into tears again. The people in the village also kindly encouraged Chunling:

"You don't have any relatives here, so go back to Fan Ze's grandmother's house, or you will suffer for life!" Koharu Ling shook her head firmly: "No, I can't leave. I can't leave this house after my mother left. Koharu Ling called her brothers to the stepfather's bed and promised word for word: "Dad, mom left, she has no conscience; I won't leave, I will accompany you through the difficulties. From today, I will be your own daughter. "This year, Shen Chunling was only 12 years old.

As long as the brothers have a future, the little sister has a future.

Koharu Ling did as she said. She does all farm work and housework at home, doing it at sunrise like a real housewife, and staying at sunset, and living carefully for the whole family. Ling know, this family Koharu want to get up.

1996 In the midsummer, due to the hot weather, her stepfather's condition worsened, and Ling decided to take him to Jining for hospitalization. After settling down at home, she set off on her motorcycle. She walked more than 80 kilometers for two days and one night. When she arrived at her destination, her feet were worn out and her shoulders were swollen. In order to save the hospital accommodation, Chunling lives in a bicycle shed in the hospital. The old man who watched the car thought she was a beggar and kicked her out several times.

Koharu Ling had to tell the truth. The old man was deeply moved. Not only did she put her sleeping scooter in the back, but she also found her a mosquito net.

Under the careful care of Chunling, her stepfather's condition was stable, and she returned to her hometown with her stepfather. Just got home and caught the wheat harvest. My brothers are all at school, and my grandparents can only help with cooking or binding wheat. For more than 7 acres of wheat, Chunling can only be alone. I slept in the fields for several days in order to grab the harvest. I was too tired to support myself, so I slept on the wheat straw for a while and then cut it when I woke up.

Due to impatience and overwork, Koharu Ling has blisters on her mouth and blood on her hands and feet. She really can't hold on. What about the remaining two acres of wheat? These are all family rations! She was so anxious that she could not help crying in the wheat field. The crying attracted the villagers, and everyone sympathized with her. Too many cooks help her cut the wheat. This difficult wheat harvest brought food to the whole family, and the second brother also got a huge harvest in the college entrance examination. He was admitted to Tongji University in Shanghai with excellent results. Holding the second brother's admission notice in hand, Koharu Ling seems to forget her fatigue and jump and scream happily. Looking at the black and thin little sister, the third brother who failed the list shed sad tears and said with regret: I am sorry for my little sister, but I am in tears because she has suffered so much for us.

Ling panic, took the hand of the third brother advised, "elder brother, you can't get in this year. Don't lose heart when you take the exam next year! 」

Little sister's words made Shen even more ashamed. He said that he wouldn't repeat his studies and would stay at home to help his sister. Chunling insisted on refusing. She cried and asked third brother, didn't I suffer just to let you go to school well? My brothers are promising, that is, I am promising Why can't you figure it out? Third brother finally listened to his sister's persuasion and decided to repeat it. The day when second brother goes to Shanghai to study is getting closer and closer. The tuition and miscellaneous fees of 3000 yuan weighed down the whole family.

In desperation, Koharu Ling thought of selling blood. The first time I went to the blood station, because I was too young, the doctor didn't allow smoking; On the second visit, she lied about her age before being allowed to draw 200 ml of blood. When she got 400 yuan's "nutrition fee", her sad face still lingered. She knows that this 400 yuan is only nine Niu Yi cents for the 3,000 yuan tuition.

So the third day she came to the blood station again. This time, the doctor said not to smoke anything.

In desperation, Koharu Ling knelt down to the doctor and told the reason for selling blood. The doctor was silent for a long time, then sighed and said, well, just this time, don't come again; When you are young, it is time to grow up. The kind doctor symbolically drew a small amount of blood for her, and took out 700 yuan money from his pocket and gave it to Ling. Koharu Ling was moved to tears.

At home, Chunling gave all her money to her stepfather, who asked her where she got so much money. Koharu Lin lied that she borrowed it. The careful second brother understood everything from her pale face without a trace of blood. He grabbed his little sister's hand and looked at it again and again, then took out two receipts for selling blood from his pocket, and the whole family was shocked! However, the money is far less than half of the tuition. Stepfather decided to sell the foundation of an old house, and grandparents also decided to sell three big poplars to be used as coffins. The stepfather disagreed, and the two old people insisted, "Little Zi Ling has worked hard for our family. What do we need that coffin for?" 」

Thanks to the efforts of the whole family, the tuition fees of the second and third children have finally been collected. In order to let Shen Jianjun, the second brother, go to college with dignity, Ling did not rest for several nights in a row, sewing new quilts and shoes for her brother. Before the inspection, Chunling went to the station to see her second brother off. She said, "Second brother, although our family is poor, we are ambitious. You must study hard and don't worry about home.

Don't suffer outside. If you need money, write to your family and I will help you solve it. Shen Jianjun can't stand it any longer. He held his little sister tightly in his arms and was moved to tears-

You can forget me, but you can't forget your sister.

After the two brothers left school, Koharu Ling began to plan how to make money to treat her stepfather and pay for the tuition for the two brothers in the coming year.

At first, she also wanted to go out to work with the girls in the village, but the three old people at home were left unattended, so she had to find a way at home. After careful consideration, she decided to plant cotton until she became rich. Growing cotton is different from growing other crops. It is not only troublesome to manage, but also dangerous to spray pesticides. However, Ling calculated in her mind that planting cotton can earn about eight or nine thousand yuan a year, so she began to get busy without hesitation. She planted cotton ambitiously, but soon all the cotton in southwest Shandong was attacked by cotton bollworm. This worries Koharu Lin, who is not as tall as Cotton. She quickly carried a medicine bucket weighing more than 20 kilograms and sprayed pesticides in the cotton field. First of all, let her stepfather get better, so she never stopped treating her stepfather after busy farming. She heard that pest control is most effective at the hottest time at noon. She takes medicine at noon when the sun is strongest. The scorching sun makes the cotton field look like a big steamer, which often makes her breathless. She had to spray a line and come out for fresh air. One day at noon, because the medicine barrel leaked, she fainted and was sent back by the villagers. After waking up, she struggled to return to the cotton field despite her stepfather's dissuasion.

Because the cotton purchase price was too low, Koharu Ling still failed to save the money she planned. Clever, she used her brain again, and she would do it as long as she made money. In the slack season, she collects Sophora japonica and wicker with others, and sells straw hats and soybeans. Later, when she heard that apples in Surabaya were cheap, she followed her uncle in the village to sell fruit in Surabaya. Every day after dinner, I dragged myself to the car, arrived at the apple orchard at dawn, loaded the car and drove back. Mature men pull a row of cars, and she also pulls a row of cars. On the way, everyone else ate apples to quench their thirst, but she couldn't bear to eat any. Even the rotten ones were left to her stepfather, grandfather and grandmother. Shen Jianhua, the fourth brother, is really sorry to see his sister, who is only 14 years old, working so hard. He decided to drop out of school to join the army and stay to help his sister.

Koharu Lin is very supportive of her brother. She secretly comforted her brother and said, "What I admire most is the soldiers. What's the point of staying at home? Don't worry, I can bear the difficulties at home. 」

After repeated persuasion by Koharu Ling, her stepfather finally agreed.

On the day when the fourth brother went to the army, Ling took out a crumpled change from her pocket and stuffed it into her brother's hand: "Brother, this is more than 80 yuan I saved. You keep your pocket money. When you get to the army, you should work hard and try to come back as an officer. Shen Jianhua's eyes are moist.

1997 Spring Festival is Ling's happiest Spring Festival. Except for the fourth brother in the army, all three brothers came back, and all three brothers prepared new year gifts for their little sisters. Eldest brother brought her a new suit, second brother gave her a red scarf, and even third brother bought her a box of beauty cream. Koharu Ling Ran went from the inner room to the outer room with a present, jumping and laughing. At this time, she returned to the nature of a child, so naive and lively.

Koharu Ling's joyful expression touched the whole family, and her stepfather's face also burst into a smile. He called his sons to the bed and said, "You three brothers did the right thing! Lingling is too bitter. Have the ability to forget me, but not my little sister. 」

We love you forever-dear little sister.

In the busy farm work, Chunling never forgets to treat her stepfather. As long as there is hope, even if the mountain is high and the road is far, she will take her stepfather with her. The condition of the troubled and stepfather has greatly improved, and sometimes he can walk with crutches. My brothers are also very successful in their studies. Eldest brother Shen Jianguo obtained a master's degree after completing his undergraduate studies.

The fourth brother Shen Jianhua joined the party in the army and was promoted to monitor.

1September 1997, the third brother Shen successfully passed the college entrance examination and was admitted to Shandong College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

1March 1998, grandma suddenly became seriously ill. Before dying, the old man grabbed Koharu Ling's hand and said with difficulty, "Linger, grandma has never lost anything in her life. With such a good granddaughter as you, grandma really can't bear to part with others! " The old man said with trepidation, took out a jade bracelet from under the pillow and handed it to Chunling, who hesitated and didn't answer it. Grandpa said: Linger, grandma left this to your sister-in-law, but grandma thinks this bracelet should be given to you the most, so you can satisfy her wish! Chunling took the bracelet with tears in her eyes, and the old man closed his eyes peacefully.

After grandma died, the fourth brother wrote that he was going to enter the military school, but after grandma died, the family spent a lot of money and he decided to give up. Chunling read the letter and was very worried. She immediately asked someone to write to her brother to persuade her, and also sent 200 yuan money to let him buy study materials. She said, "Brother, getting into a military school is a great event in your life. Don't delay your life for the immediate difficulties! Just as Chunling was thinking about encouraging her fourth brother, her mother, who had been away from home for several years, suddenly wrote a letter. It turned out that when her mother ran away from home, she secretly issued a fake divorce certificate. Later, she went to Pingyang County and found a boss who was engaged in food processing as her husband. Life is good. She learned from others that her daughter had been miserable in recent years, and her heart was full of guilt. Mother wrote to let her daughter go to Pingyang County to follow her, and promised to find a good husband's family for Ling. Looking at her mother's letter, Chunling suddenly began to cry. She hates her mother's ruthlessness, but after all, she is her own mother! How much she wants to jump into her mother's arms and cry, and how much she wants to live a normal girl's carefree life with her mother. But how could she abandon this family? Although this family is poor, all the family members love her very much.

Seeing her worry, her kind stepfather advised her, "Linger, go to your mother. Dad doesn't blame you. The suffering of our family will drag you down for a lifetime, and dad can't bear it! Chunling bit her lip and knelt in front of her stepfather's bed: "Dad, I can eat no matter how hard it is. Don't drive me away. Chunling asked a ghost writer to write a reply to her mother and refused her request.

As always, she runs the family. In order to raise more money to buy study materials for fourth brother,1One day in August 1998, Ling once again thought of selling blood. At her repeated request, the doctor pumped 300CC of blood for her at a time. Because of her weakness and malnutrition, she is even weaker now. She summoned up her courage to send money to the post office.

Unexpectedly, when crossing the road, she looked in a trance and was hung down by a big truck full of steel bars and ran over by heavy wheels. The bad news came that grandpa fell ill in bed and his stepfather fainted four times.

Third brother Shen was the first to get home when he heard the news. He jumped in front of his sister's body and wept bitterly.

After receiving the telegram, Shen Jianjun, the second brother, went back to his hometown from Shanghai with tears in his eyes after two days on the train.

Shen Jianguo, a graduate student in Xi, burst into tears when she heard the news. He really couldn't spare time to go home to mourn, and sent a message of condolences to his little sister in tears: Dear little sister, you have stirred up a heavy home with your mother's heart; Dear little sister, you hold up a piece of hope with your fragile shoulders. We will always love you _ _ _ _ Dear little sister.

Shen Jianhua, who just received the admission notice from Guilin Army Academy, also received the bad news from his sister. He fainted on the training ground on the spot. He also hurried back to his hometown.

According to local customs, not only can minors not hold funerals after their death, but even the "old forest" of their ancestors cannot enter.

Ling went to her stepfather's house for four years, but she didn't even have time to report her hukou except for changing her surname. Therefore, she is not a villager. But the elders in the village were deeply moved by the benevolence and righteousness of this "daughter". Not only did they make an exception and hold the highest standard funeral for her, but they also chose a cemetery for her in the "old forest" of their ancestors. The old people said with tears: such a good daughter can't be wronged after death.

Liu Hong, a Shandong female writer who once interviewed Shen Chunling, also attended the funeral and wrote a eulogy for her:

You are like a wild flower in a mountain stream,

You, another cloud on the horizon,

Quietly came and quietly left.

The tender shoulders are full of affection, and the young mind holds up a complete home. Young years should be picturesque, but there are too many hardships and heaviness in front of us. A bloodless home shows a vigorous truth. A little you, although not shocked by nature, made the gods cry, but let many people in the world feel this kind of emotion.

You're gone, so light, so light, as light as a cloud on the horizon-

Your feelings are so heavy, so heavy, as heavy as the towering Mount Tai-