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Ge Yunyi and his wife Le Lanxin stayed up all night, and when the children woke up at dawn, they had just put down their needles and threads.

"Come here and have a try, I've made new clothes and shoes for you." Le Lanxin smiled and called the children to come over.

The two little boys didn't expect to be able to wear new clothes, and they were a little too timid to go forward, so Le Lanxin put the clothes on them directly.

Where did Ge Yunyi make clothes before, and now he learned from his wife, the stitches are not good at all, and the two sleeves of the clothes he made are not the same size.

But the children didn't dislike it at all, they thought it was fun, looked at each other happily, and liked it very much.

This kind of atmosphere is so happy, the little boy is greedy, he wants to stay for a while, and stay for a while.

However, this waited until Shen Chengrun and others came to Ge's house after breakfast.

Ge Yunyi looked at the two children in his family as if they understood something, his elder brother turned pale with fright, and knelt down for Ge Yunyi immediately.

"It's all my fault. I'm a bad boy. I teamed up with outsiders to deceive people. Don't be angry with my brother. He is very good. You can keep him."

The younger brother tightly clutched his older brother's clothes, his face turned pale with fear, and he whispered, "I want my brother, I want my brother."

Ge Yunyi heaved a long sigh, hugged his elder brother, and Le Lanxin hugged his younger brother at the same time.

Ge Yunyi said: "You are all good children, I don't blame you. The world is so difficult, and it is a million times more difficult for you. If you want to survive, you must find a way. It is a good thing to be flexible."

Shen Chengrun only said: "Mr. Ge, we sincerely invite you to be the director of the Salesian Hospital. The world is difficult, but I believe that with people like us going forward, one day the world will be restored."

Ge Yunyi looked at Shen Chengrun with a peaceful expression, no longer denying his identity, and no longer resisting, "It's really rare for young people to have such a heart. It's just that I have experienced too much and don't want to be controlled by others anymore. I promise you, I will do my best in my life Run a sales home. But I won’t go with you, I decided to stay here and open a sales home to help all children in need.”

Shen Chengrun continued to persuade: "Charity doesn't matter where it is, it's not that I insist on Mr. Ge going to Wuxu City, but if Mr. Ge is here, can it be guaranteed that pure charity can be done?

You yourself have suffered greatly, otherwise you would not have resigned in anger.If the Salesian Home is established, it cannot rely on the efforts of only one person, and it will definitely receive help and support from people from all walks of life.

This involves interests. Once there are interests to be gained, own capital will join in the pursuit.

At that time, Mr. Ge can still guarantee that the salespeople's home is still a pure salesman. If someone makes a fortune from this, the most difficult thing will be these children in the end. How can Mr. Ge stop it.You are willing to give up your life, but can a mortal body be worth a long wooden cannon? "

Mr. Ge's face was moved, and he asked Shen Chengrun: "Then how can you guarantee that I will be able to run a purely sales home when I go to Wuxu?"

"I can guarantee it!" Ye Yi said loudly, he followed this time just in case of this situation.

Ge Yunyi looked at Ye Yi suspiciously, and Shen Chengrun introduced him: "This is Mr. Ye Yi, the nephew of the handsome Xi family."

Ye Yi said: "Mr. Ge, I can assure you that as long as I, Ye Yi, are here, the nursery is just a pure charity organization and will definitely not become a place where filth and evil people are kept."

Ge Yunyi's eyes were filled with surprise, he knew the nephew of the handsome man.That handsome son has a lot of sons and daughters, so naturally there will be many nephews, but this is the only one who is different.This person's status is even higher than that of the marshal's own children, second only to the marshal's successor - the young marshal.

So with the guarantee of this person, he can really do what he says.

Ge Yunyi didn't expect the young man in front of him to be Ye Yi, so he couldn't help being moved, "In the past, Empress Liu visited the thatched cottage three times, but I don't have the great talent of Mr. Zhuge. It is a blessing in this life to be invited by Mr. twice, and I dare not say goodbye."

Shen Chengrun finally let go of his heart, and looked at Ye Yi with a smile in his eyes.

Shen Chengrun asked the two children to bring back the children who were willing to leave with them, and then took the ten or so children on the train back to Wuxu City.

The two little boys are not so afraid of Shen Chengrun and the others, and they can even teach other children not to be afraid of them.

Shen Chengrun promised to give the roast chicken to the two children, so naturally he would not break his promise, and the children gave them to them after a few days of raising them.

He asked his brother, "You were clearly wary of us that day, why did you finally decide to go with us?"

The elder brother swallowed the chicken in his mouth, "They have wooden warehouses on their waists." So it is easy to take them away, and the result is the same if you agree or not, it is better to suffer less.

In the early morning of this day, a large number of police officers wearing dark blue police uniforms and carrying long wooden warehouses were dispatched in Wuxu City, sweeping across the streets.

The common people only dared to stand and watch from afar, guessing various reasons in their hearts or whispering to each other, but no one dared to step forward and ask.

Not long after, I heard the cries and shouts of children, and it turned out that several policemen were holding a little beggar in one hand.

The little beggars struggled and cried, and the policemen were full of impatience.

Finally, a man in the crowd recognized one of the policemen as one of his relatives who had chosen the house, so he boldly stepped forward and asked, "Brother, do you still know me? I am the younger brother of your seventh aunt's cousin."

I don't know if the policeman recognized him or not, but he agreed with a humming haha.

"Brother, is there any important person in our Wuxu City who wants to check? I think you have been very busy these few days, leaving early and returning late? Recently, you have arrested all the street children on the street. I saw many street children hiding secretly to avoid being caught."

The policeman cursed in a low voice, "Unlucky things, I don't even know if I send them to enjoy the blessings. You know that deserted school, didn't you start work a few days ago and find someone to repair it?

It was approved by the higher authorities. We, Mr. Ye, are the sales home jointly run by the marshal's nephew and Mr. Shen from Shen's Co., Ltd., to take in these street children. "

The Salesian Home was originally a private school, but it was abandoned because of lack of students.Now it was bought by Shen Chengrun, and it was refurbished and opened as a sales home.

Ge Yunyi, Le Lanxin and three staff members stood in the courtyard, beside the two little boys they brought with them who looked curious and happy, the other children looked indifferent and didn't care.

Looking at the expressions of these children, Ge Yunyi sighed heavily in his heart. Sure enough, Shen Chengrun said that these long-term homeless children had some psychological problems to some extent.It is far from enough to take care of them only by education, and psychological counseling must also be assisted.

Shen Chengrun grouped the older children and the younger children, and said to the children: "From now on, this will be your home, and the uncles and aunts who take care of you will be your parents. Now you can choose which uncles and aunts you want to be yours." Parents."

All the children didn't move, and didn't even give Shen Chengrun a look. Only the two children from before threw themselves into the arms of Ge Yunyi and Le Lan happily, and shouted: "Father, mother!"

"Hey!" Ge Yunyi and Le Lanxin quickly picked up the two and kissed each of their faces.

Seeing this scene, the other children were a little moved, especially those who were young and wandered for a short time. They also wanted to have a father and mother, to be hugged by the soft and fragrant mother, and protected by the tall and big father.

Just when some children were about to take a step, an older child, about twelve or thirteen, let out a cold snort of disdain.

"put on a show."

Shen Chengrun was not busy reprimanding him, but asked, "Why do you say that?"

The boy proudly said as if he had caught something: "Look, they are dressed so well. How can there be children like us dressed like that? You can't be a wanderer at first glance. Even if you want to lie to us, you don't know how to do all the tricks."

The brother of the little boy in Ge Yunyi's arms immediately retorted: "Don't talk nonsense, we are indeed vagrants, but we are luckier than you, and we were discovered by our parents first. They made clothes for us first."

The boy rolled his eyes and didn't know if he believed it or not. Shen Chengrun didn't say any more, but said: "If you don't choose, then I will divide it. Which parent you get, you can't change it in the future, just like a newborn Babies can’t choose to be like their parents.”

The children remained silent.Shen Chengrun organized a family according to the combination of several older children and several younger children.There are less than [-] children in total, forming ten families. Not all families have parents. Except for Ge Yunyile Lanxin's group, the others have only one parent.

Shen Chengrun re-named them with the surname of their mother or father at home. Of course, Shen Chengrun, who was unwilling to change it, did not force it.However, in fact, there is no reluctance. Almost none of these children have names, and even some of them are not obsessed with surnames.

Then they are sorted by age, such as eldest brother, second brother, and third sister. They should call each other brother and sister at home.

Shen Chengrun's arrangement is to strengthen the children's sense of responsibility and family view, so that they can integrate in, find a sense of belonging, and no longer feel that they have no home, wandering alone and helpless.Sometimes the word "father and mother" is not a simple title, but also a kind of spiritual belonging.

After the families are divided, each child stands in front of his parents.The parents of these children said: "Let's have dinner first, and now we need to cook. There are so many children in the family that the mother can't do it alone. You have to help the mother."

Then the children's parents assign tasks to the children according to their age. The older ones work more and the younger ones work less. No matter how much they work, there is a division of labor. No child will be left behind, and no child will feel redundant.

Fortunately, although these children were still indifferent, they were obedient and acted silently.

At this time, the staff who are "fathers" and "mothers" will talk to the children about the family's shortcomings. Those who don't know it really think this is a normal family at first glance.

Each family has its own kitchen and cooks for itself, so that they have a stronger sense of belonging.

Of course, the meals cooked by all families are not the same, but they are all meat and vegetables.At first, the children were able to maintain a cold face, but when they smelled the aroma of the food, they couldn't hold it anymore and looked around frequently.

After the meal is over, everyone sits around a table, and the children's newly recognized parents will take the children to eat together.Since we have just got together, the children are still very unfamiliar, and there will definitely be competition. I am afraid that some children will not be able to grab it, so I will share meals with the children first.

After the children finished eating, the parents of the children organized them to wash their own dishes. If they were too young to wash, let him fool them twice, and then the parents of the children would wash them again.

Afterwards, I organized the children to boil water for bathing. The older ones rubbed the backs of the younger ones, and the younger ones rubbed the backs of the younger ones. Finally, they rubbed the backs of the older ones together. After the children were washed clean, their relationship became much closer.Then these fathers and mothers shaved the children's heads and changed them into new clothes.

At this time, the children who have been homeless for a short time basically let down their guard.

Then there is class.This was originally a school with many classrooms. Originally, Shen Chengrun wanted to divide the school into preschool, elementary school, junior high school, vocational education department and university department.But now all the children have the same basics, so preschool and primary school classes are temporarily opened. Those who are too young are in the preschool class, and the rest of the children are in the primary class.

Attend classes in the morning and work in the Vocational Education Department in the afternoon, which is counted as part-time work and part-study.

The Ministry of Vocational Education currently offers agriculture, beekeeping, animal husbandry, weaving and dyeing, and shoemaking. In the future, subjects such as photography and banking will be offered.

Children in these subjects can choose freely and form a class.

For those who choose agriculture, the teacher will actually give them a piece of land for them to plant.Those who choose livestock will give them piglets, chickens and ducklings to raise them, and the same is true for others.

In the future, they can take the money they earn to improve their lives at home.In order to cultivate children's sense of belonging and responsibility to the family, each family has a fixed monthly living expenses, and the parents in charge of the family will truthfully tell the children the daily expenses.

In this way, the money earned by the children can be used to improve the food at home, because the food is naturally different with different incomes, and the children can see the difference when they live together, so that they feel more at home and feel 'oh , how my family is like, how's the idea'.

Over time, under the influence of subtle influences, he has the concept of home in his heart, and has the kind of family affection that relatives help each other.The feeling of home is more real.

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Xiangshan Salesian Home |

Forever home in the red leaf forest

Beijing Fragrant Hills is now a tourist attraction, but in the 30s and 1913s, it was almost synonymous with charity education.It was Xiong Xiling who initiated this undertaking.He was an Hanlin in the late Qing Dynasty who advocated reform and constitutional reform. He was elected as the prime minister of the Republic of China in 44. Because he was dissatisfied with Yuan Shikai's corruption, he resigned angrily within half a year and completely quit politics.At that time, he was 1917 years old, and he planned to live in seclusion in Tianjin for the rest of his life, but in the summer of [-], a major flood in Zhili changed the rest of his life.Seeing that a large number of children were separated from their parents, and many families even threw their children on the street for sale, Xiong Xiling couldn't help but lament: "Poor these children, he was born without any evil, why did he suffer so much?"

Xiong Xiling returned to Beijing to preside over the Flood Supervision Office. At the same time, she used her reputation and resources to set up two temporary Salesian Bureaus, one boys' school and one girls' school, and entrusted her friend Ying Lianzhi to take in more than 1000 street children.After the disaster eased, most of the children were taken home by their parents, but there were still more than 200 orphans who had no relatives to pick them up.Xiong Xiling decided to expand the temporary school and open a sales home.

There is no large area of ​​land or houses in Beijing that can be used to open a sales nursery. After the mediation and negotiation of then President Xu Shichang, the former Qing Household Office agreed to sell the abandoned Xiangshan Royal Garden Jingyi Garden, which is today's Xiangshan Park. In October 1920, the Fragrant Hills Kindergarten was opened, with Xiong Xiling as the dean. He was also the president of the Chinese Federation of the World Red Cross.

Xiong Xiling hopes that Xiangci can become an advanced modern school, not a children's adoption home.He invited Jiang Menglin, Hu Shi, Li Dazhao, Zhang Boling and dozens of famous educators to serve as members of the Xiangci Council, and he also studied with Cai Yuanpei and Tao Xingzhi how to improve Xiangci education.By 1926, Xiangci had developed into a comprehensive charitable educational institution including six branches.The first hospital is the Nursing Department, that is, the kindergarten; the second hospital is the primary school department; the third hospital is the middle school and teacher training department; the fourth hospital is the vocational education department; the fifth hospital is the technical department, part-time work-study;If the Salesian students are admitted to university after graduating from middle school, the department is responsible for providing them with tuition fees and solving various problems.Because of Xiangci's advanced education and strong teachers, even some wealthy families voluntarily pay tuition to send their children here.

The vocational education department is a major feature of Xiangci.The Ministry has vocational classes for agriculture, animal husbandry, beekeeping, pottery, metalworking, weaving and dyeing, shoemaking, photography, banking, etc. It has also held professional classes for advanced civil engineering and advanced machinery.The Vocational Education Department not only trains senior engineers, but also students from the Xiangci Primary and Secondary Schools come here to learn labor skills. "The weight of the work is determined according to their physical strength, so as to develop their personality, instincts and interests as the basis for future career selection. ".

An old graduate of Xiangci said that if it were not for Xiong Xiling, the red leaves in Xiangshan would not be as lush as they are today.During the period when the Xiangshan Garden was abandoned, the Bannermen often came to cut down the ancient trees.After the establishment of the Salesian School, it not only stopped cutting trees, but also initiated the Arbor Day, organizing teachers and students to plant trees and protect the forest every year.

In 1949, Austria established the world's first international SOS children's village, adopting the small family education model.Xiangci started this practice as early as 1934.When interacting with children in sales homes, Xiong Xiling found that most of the children were withdrawn due to lack of family warmth. This problem cannot be solved by giving them good classroom education and food and clothing conditions.Xiong Xiling invested in the establishment of more than a dozen independent one-story courtyards. Children in kindergartens and primary schools were allocated according to family establishments. A group of more than a dozen children lived in one courtyard. They called each other brothers and sisters. A female teacher was arranged in the family as "mother". .Xiong Xiling regards herself as the "head of the family", sets up a family headquarters, and invites children from various families to visit.

Xiong Xiling once said: "I have experienced everything in this world. I feel that I am always very pessimistic. It goes without saying that politics is evil. As for business, I don't think managers hold their conscience to shareholders. So I was also discouraged... I only narrowed down the scope and set up my sales home. These children really love me and treat me as their parents, and I treat them as my children to form our big family. This This is my lifelong ambition.”

In 1931, Zhu Qihui, the wife who ran Xiangci side by side with Xiong Xiling, died.To commemorate his deceased wife, Xiong Xiling donated all their property to Xiangci and established the "Xiong Zhu Yizhu Children's Happiness Fund", with a total of nearly 28 yuan of ocean and 2000 taels of silver. In February 1935, 2-year-old Xiong Xiling married Mao Yanwen, a 66-year-old socialite of the Republic of China. After the marriage, Mao resigned from his job as a teacher and assisted Xiong full-time in running the Xiangshan Kindergarten.The Xiangci board of directors believes that since Xiong Xiling has remarried, half of the property should be returned to him for daily household use, but the couple firmly refused.Later, the board of directors decided to pay the Xiong family 37 yuan a month for living expenses.

In 1937, Peiping fell.Xiong Xiling and Mao Yanwen tried to move Xiangci to Jiangxi, Hunan and other places, but the flames of war spread faster than they imagined. In December 1937, Xiong Xiling died of a stroke due to grief, indignation and overwork.

History has never lacked charitable people, salute!

The management experience of managing sales homes in this article is based on the above-mentioned articles.