Warm border! Zhao Zhongfu's family in Anyang City, Henan Province sent tens of thousands of scarves to border officers and soldiers Take out the thread and shake the car, and the wool slips slowly from your hands; Crocheting, pulling, scarves gradually take shape in the hands... In a farmyard in xihonggou village, Long'an District, Anyang City, Henan Province, 87 year old Zhao Zhongfu and his wife Zhang Emei sit in the warm sunshine of spring and are busy. The sun shines on their gray hair. The scene in front of them is like a slow motion in a movie. It is quiet and beautiful, and the tenderness lingers around. This warmth comes from a couple's mutual help for more than half a century, and from the deep concern of a family for decades. "We have nothing to do. Sending scarves to the border is to make the soldiers less cold, not homesick, take good care of themselves and guard the border." Zhao Zhongfu said with a smile. His rough and broad palm gently stroked the red scarf in his hand. Over the years, Zhao Zhongfu and his family have insisted on sending hand-made scarves to the border officers and soldiers, connecting thousands of mountains and rivers with needles and lines, weaving the feelings of home and country, and sending tens of thousands of scarves to the border to warm the hearts of the border officers and soldiers. "It's very cold in the frontier. If you can weave one more, it's one" Zhao Zhongfu's home has a room full of colorful wool against one wall, and on the other side, there are more than ten large cartons full of scarves stacked neatly. These beautiful hand-made scarves are not goods for sale, but gifts carefully prepared by the two old people for border officers and soldiers. "This is not only my father's last wish, but also the common wish of the whole family." With the squeaking sound of the spinning float, Zhao Zhongfu told us the reason why he insisted on sending scarves to border officers and soldiers for decades—— Zhao Zhongfu's father Zhao linnian was an underground Party member of the Communist Party of China. During the war of resistance against Japan, Zhao Zhongfu, who was under the age of 10, helped deliver letters as a small messenger for many times. Although he didn't know his father's true identity at that time, the seed of loving the party and army took deep root in Zhao Zhongfu's heart. During the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea, my father led the whole family to make soles and cotton padded shoes for the volunteers who set out from Anyang. When I made pancakes for the government, I took them to the front line to cook pancakes for everyone, and then brought them to Zhao Zhongfu's memory In 1966, when his father died, the sentence "to contribute to the country and support border defense" left before his death became Zhao Zhongfu's lifelong promise. Since then, together with his mother and wife, he has tried every means to send materials to the officers and soldiers stationed at the border. When the family harvest is not good, the family saves the cotton picked from the neighboring village to make cotton cloth; When the conditions at home were better, as long as they were free, they gathered in the hall where looms and flower spinning carts were placed to weave. After weaving, they looked for opportunities to give them to the officers and soldiers in need. "No matter how hard the territory of the motherland is, it must be guarded." In 2008, seeing the picture of border officers and soldiers patrolling and guarding against the wind and snow on TV, Zhao Zhongfu and his wife decided to weave some warm scarves for the officers and soldiers at the border post. This weaving has been more than ten years. For more than ten years, Zhao Zhongfu and his wife used up six flower spinning carts and sent tens of thousands of scarves. Zhao Zhongfu calculated an account for the reporter: "a regiment of wool costs 3 yuan, a scarf uses nearly two regiments of wool, and a carton costs nearly 5 yuan. It can hold about 10 scarves. With freight, it costs about 20000 yuan a year." The old man said while gesticulating. His outstretched hands were covered with wrinkles, each of which was a trace carved by the wind and frost of the years. Taking into account the pension and old-age allowance, Zhao Zhongfu and his wife's monthly income is several hundred yuan, and the total investment is not enough to cover the annual expenditure of 20000 yuan. The remaining expenses are filled by farming and selling vegetables, family support and savings. Under careful calculation, the two old people always live a frugal and simple life. "I'm getting older and my eyes are getting more and more colorful. Although we can't weave a few a week, we think it's very cold in the border area. We can weave one more one, so that the officers and soldiers guarding the border can wear warm clothes." Zhao Zhongfu and his wife are still busy while talking. Always follow your heart's desire. The two old men never thought of putting down their sewing and knitting scarves for border officers and soldiers, which has become an indispensable part of their lives. More people join "The more stories about people around you, the more they can influence people" In the age of inconvenient transportation, scarves and cloth shoes made by the family will be taken to the northeast by a special person to give to the officers and soldiers on the front line of border defense. "My mother and I are in the yard. She weaves. I hang a thread and lead a red thread from one end of the yard to the other." Zhao Hongliang, Zhao Zhongfu's third son, recalled that this became the most impressive picture in the minds of the Zhao children. The strong patriotic and military love is like a "red line" through time and space, which leads Zhao Hongliang to grow up and become a talent. Now, as a teacher at Hainan University, he has become the most effective helper for his parents. He is responsible for contacting and helping to send the scarf to the border post. Zhao Hongliang also won the Chinese Youth May 4th medal and the national moral model nomination Award for donating money to help students and supporting education and agriculture. "When I was a child, I knitted scarves with my family; when I grew up, I chose to be a border guard!" Last year, Zhao Changhe, the grandson of Zhao Zhongfu, took the initiative to sign up and become an armed police soldier stationed in the frontier. From supporting national defense to devoting himself to national defense, from the land of the Central Plains to the northwest border, the place that has been missed countless times has become Zhao Changhe's "second hometown". Before leaving home, Zhao Changhe specially put a scarf into his luggage. "Seeing the scarf is like seeing my grandparents in my hometown. It always reminds me that only when there is a country can there be a home. When we go to the border, we must guard our country well." With the expectation of his family for generations, he went all the way to the West. In the wind and snow in the frontier, he understood the country and home, home and country. The great love of family and country is inherited in the family style, such as the infiltration of spring breeze and rain, which affects every member of the family. During the Spring Festival, the family sat around and knitted scarves, which became the invariable "ceremony" of this big family with four generations together. They loved each other and said nothing. "It's easy to say empty words, but it's difficult to really do practical things and do good things. It's even more difficult to stick to it for more than ten years." Referring to the deeds of Zhao Zhongfu and his wife, Liu Zhiqiang, Secretary of the Party branch of xihonggou village, was filled with emotion. In a small farmyard, two old people in twilight work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Through Liu Zhiqiang's narration, their lives can be outlined in a few words. Day after day, with hard work, the two old men quietly put their time and energy into the action of caring for border officers and soldiers. "Before, no one in the village knew that Zhao Zhongfu's family knitted scarves. It was not until the media interviewed and reported a few years ago that we knew that the original model of supporting the army was around us!" According to Liu Wenjun, a villager in xihonggou village, the lives of Zhao Zhongfu and his wife have not changed since they were published in the newspaper and TV, but some changes are taking place in this closed small village. "The more stories about people around you, the more they can influence people." Liu Zhiqiang said happily that after learning about the advanced deeds of the two old people, the village Party branch organized a series of learning and education activities, and the villagers responded positively. More and more people were infected, and the feelings of family and country were quietly planted. The local post office sent hundreds of express cartons to Zhao Zhongfu's family free of charge. Some villagers joined the ranks of weaving scarves to provide help to Zhao Zhongfu's family. The atmosphere of respecting soldiers in nearby villages and towns is becoming stronger and stronger, and the number of school-age young people signing up for the army has increased significantly It is understood that xihonggou village will also build a research and education base to attract more people to visit and study. Commitment of children's soldiers "Guard every inch of the motherland" "I still clearly remember that on February 27, 2021, the day after the Lantern Festival, the company received a special package." Zhao Liang, a soldier of Bayi Muzha border defense company of Tacheng military sub district in Xinjiang, recalled passionately, "three large cartons, all of which read 'pay tribute to the most lovely person on the snow sea island of China's border'. When you open it, there are more than 30 scarves of different colors, and your comrades in arms immediately felt warm." Bayi Muzha border defense company is located in the northwest border of the motherland. There are more than 200 windy days every year, the maximum wind force can reach level 12, the minimum temperature in winter is about minus 30 degrees Celsius, and the mountain closure period is more than half a year. Generations of border officers and soldiers walked on the patrol Road, braved the fierce storm and snow, and let the five-star red flag fly high on the border line of the motherland. These three affectionate "love packages", together with dozens of other boxes of scarves sent to different destinations, took Zhao Zhongfu and Zhang Emei several months to complete. The deeply moved officers and soldiers wrote a letter of thanks: "Grandpa and grandma, thank you for sending warmth and love to the officers and soldiers of the company. Although the cold winter is cold, the company is warm... Wearing the scarf woven by grandpa and grandma, our fighting spirit will be more full and we will guard every inch of the land of the motherland." Soon, the thank-you letter with the bright red fingerprints of the company's officers and soldiers was sent to Zhao Zhongfu. He carefully collected the letter in a box and put it in the center of the cabinet together with countless letters from remote border guards. "I do this for nothing else, just to keep the border officers and soldiers warm. When I receive the scarf, I'm satisfied." With such a simple idea, Zhao Zhongfu connected the army and the people thousands of miles apart with handmade scarves. These affectionate and brightly colored scarves are constantly sent to the border, which warms and inspires countless border officers and soldiers. "The love from all walks of life is like a warm light on the patrol Road, illuminating the way forward for us." After receiving the scarf, Guo Yanlong, head of Tianchi outpost of a border brigade of the army in the northern theater, said emotionally. In order to send the scarves to the outpost at the beginning of the lunar new year, Zhao finally sent them to the outpost in front of the lunar new year. "The years are quiet and good, which is inseparable from the perennial persistence of border officers and soldiers." Hand delivered the scarf to the officers and soldiers. Tian CE, chief of the support and care section of the Bureau of Veterans Affairs, lamented that the two elderly people's support for national defense with practical actions, and national defense is closely related to each of us. "The old man sent not only scarves, but also the care and care of the Chinese people for the border guards." The leader of the Political Work Department of the brigade said that as a border guard in the new era, he must double cherish the true feelings from the people and turn the people's care into an inexhaustible driving force for loyal border defense and strengthening border defense. (outlook new era)