From ancient times to the present, there are not a few people who have to go to the streets to beg due to life pressure. Some of them rely on the charity of kind people to spend the rest of their lives. life; some are highly respected and become the boss of the beggar world, which is the plot of "Beggars Gang Leader" in movies and TV series; some are ambitious and even become emperors, this is the life of Zhu Yuanzhang, the beggar emperor in unofficial history... As the saying goes, The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. Maybe this sentence is not so appropriate when applied to people, but the editor feels that everyone has his own ideal, and this ideal is definitely not to be a beggar who is looked down upon by others. There are many successful beggars in history, but perhaps there is only one who can put his name in the official history for thousands of years, and he is Wu Xun.
Wu Xun was an educator during the Republic of China. I believe some readers will have questions about this. Since he is a beggar and cannot even guarantee food and clothing, how can he get involved in education? Having said that, Wu Xun did complete his educational career through begging. Although he was illiterate, this did not affect his enthusiasm for education at all. During the 40 years of begging, he lived a dirty and poor life, but he held noble ideals in his heart that no one could compare with. But what is the reason why Wu Xun has such lofty ideals and the perseverance that allows him to persist for more than 40 years? All this started when Wu Xun was young...
Wu Xun was born in 1938 in a poor peasant family in Wuzhuang, Tangyi County, Shandong Province. There were many brothers and sisters in the family. Seventh, so his original name was Wu Qi. Wu Xun lost his father when he was seven years old, and from then on he began to beg for a living with his mother. As a child, Wu Xun was smart and lively, and local people were willing to give him charity, so Wu Xun's life was considered adequate. Until he was fifteen years old, his mother told him that he could not be a beggar all his life. No one would want to marry a beggar. Wu Xun followed his mother's advice and stopped begging for food. He went to work as a helper for a wealthy local family. However, Wu Xun's time as a helper was not so good. Mr. Wu Xun worked there for three years, but when it came time to pay his wages, his owner deceived him with false accounts because of his illiteracy, lying that three years of wages had already been paid. Wu Xun argued, but was falsely accused of "slandering" and was beaten severely by his master. He was so angry that he foamed at the mouth, refused to eat or speak, and fell ill for three days. Wu Xun suffered greatly from illiteracy that day, so he decided to beg to start school.
After recovering from the illness, Wu Xun only wanted to run a charity school. He did not want other children from poor families to suffer from illiteracy, so he started begging again. For decades, Wu Xun had been begging everywhere and his clothes were in tatters, but he was very happy because he knew that he was doing something great. Finally, Wu Xun saved enough money, and a local government official was so moved by his deeds that he not only agreed to help him save money but also agreed to help him run a school. In the fourteenth year of Guangxu's reign, Wu Xun's "Chongxian School" was finally completed!
Wu Xun’s story touched countless people. Even Emperor Guangxu personally commended him after learning about his deeds. Feng Yuxiang called him “the most extraordinary beggar of all time.”