The news of digging up silverware in He Gang's yard spread like wildfire. Many cultural relics dealers have found He Gang and are willing to pay a high price. Facing the attractive price, He Gang resolutely refused. Although He Gang is just an ordinary farmer and his family's living conditions are very difficult, he still resisted the temptation and thought that cultural relics should be donated to the country. So he found the village party secretary, contacted the Forbidden City in Beijing through the efforts of the village party secretary, and then donated this 19 piece of silverware to the Forbidden City for free.
Experts have determined that this 19 piece of silverware belongs to the Yuan Dynasty, which is of great help to historical research. Therefore, the Palace Museum specially awarded He Gang 9000 yuan in recognition of his selfless spirit. After that, He Gang's life returned to calm, and he still lived a life of sunrise and sunset. Soon, He Gang's wife was seriously ill, and the high medical expenses overwhelmed the family. At the suggestion of the villagers, He Gang wrote a letter to the Forbidden City in Beijing, telling his own situation. After receiving the letter, the Palace Museum attached great importance to He Gang's situation.
They immediately set up a responsible team to verify He Gang's condition, and then why did they just send 10 million yuan for the treatment of He Gang's wife and help him find the hospital with the best treatment conditions? Although his wife finally died, He Gang was very grateful to the Palace Museum. After He Gang's death, the Palace Museum held a memorial service specially for him, and went to He Gang's hometown for many times to express condolences, which shows that China attached great importance to cultural relics donors.