On May 12, 2008, Wenchuan, Sichuan was suddenly shaken by the earth. Houses collapsed and were devastated. Countless people were buried under the rubble. There were many sad stories and touching deeds during the earthquake. In addition to the heroic actions of Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers and volunteers from all over the country who risked their lives to support Wenchuan and deserved to be sung, there was also such a pig during the earthquake. Its story also deserves to be remembered. It even became the spiritual sustenance of those who survived the earthquake and became a symbol of that earthquake. It is the strong pig.
Pig's ups and downs can be traced back to 2007. In April of that year, he was born in a pig pen of a farmer in Pengzhou City, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. He was later sold at the market and bought by Wan Xingming who happened to be passing by. He then took it home and raised it in a pig pen.
Normally speaking, its pigs will be born like other pigs. They eat, sleep and eat every day. When they are fat and fat, they are taken to the slaughterhouse and then sent to the dining table, ending their short and comfortable life. When the time came for the Spring Festival of 2008, the pig's strong owner decided to kill one to celebrate the Spring Festival. However, it was lucky that the owner did not choose it but its partner. But seeing his companion being taken away still frightened him greatly. He hid in the corner and howled heartbrokenly, and his pig life became confused from then on.
In May of this year, the owner decided to kill another pig. At this time, the pig Jianqiang had grown to more than 300 kilograms. This time, the butcher's knife was about to point at it. The owner went to the village to call the butcher to kill the pig, but after several visits, the butcher was away for business, and the pig was lucky enough to survive for a few more days.
Life is full of butterfly effect , a small variable may change a pig's life. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, because the owner had not yet found the butcher, Zhu Qiangqiang was still waiting in the pig pen for the butcher's knife to come. Suddenly the earth shook, the mountains collapsed, and the ground cracked. An 8.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Wenchuan. The pig pen collapsed. However, the god of death temporarily let it go. It was not crushed. After the wooden planks of the pig house were smashed down, it was supported by the brick wall that did not fall half a meter above the ground.
The pig trapped under the rubble has a strong desire to survive. It is fighting against fate and is unwilling to end its pig life. The owner originally burned a lot of charcoal in the pig pen to keep warm in the winter. After the earthquake, it was scattered all over the place. The charcoal actually became a life-saving straw for the pigs. It rained after the earthquake, and the charcoal was soaked, which could both quench thirst and satisfy hunger. Pig Qiangqiang has been living on charcoal. He doesn't know how long he can live. Maybe he doesn't think so much. He just thinks that one more day is just one more day.
Until one day, when soldiers from a flight academy of the Chengdu Air Force came here to clean up the scene, they found that there were signs of life here. It was already 36 days after the earthquake. In amazement, they cleaned up the ruins and found a skinny pig underneath. At this time, it had lost weight from more than 300 kilograms to just over 100 kilograms. But from then on, it no longer had to go hungry. Zhu Qiang not only saved its life, but also became a legend in the pig world. After
's incident was reported by the media, it instantly aroused heated discussion among people across the country. It also became an Internet celebrity pig and was officially named "Strong" by humans. However, in the eyes of its owner, Pig Qiangqiang was still just a pig raised by him, and it was his fate to kill and eat him. Moreover, the earthquake made the Wanxing family, which was not wealthy, even worse. Fattening it up and making it into bacon was the truest idea of the simple Wang Xingming. The pig Qiangqiang seemed to have just ushered in the light and then fell into darkness.
But at this time, its second savior came (if the butcher was its first savior). After learning about the pig's strong deeds, Fan Jianchuan, director of the Sichuan Jianchuan Museum, decided to buy this brave and tenacious pig and put it in the museum. After finally discussing with the owner, Fan Jianchuan bought it for 13,008 yuan and brought it back to the museum.Its owner used the money to bury its old father and used the rest to treat his wife. It can be said that the pig repaid Wang Xingming's "nurturing kindness" by being strong.
Surviving a catastrophe is bound to bring good fortune. After Jianchuan Museum adopted Pig Qiangqiang, he built a "Pig Qiangqiang Home" specifically for him, with an exclusive bedroom and restaurant. His daily diet is wild vegetables dug from the fields and mixed with corn flour. There are dedicated breeders to take care of his daily life.
And all it has to do is bask in the sun every day, sleep in, and take time to take photos with the tourists who come here to take photos, and it has become a star among the stars. And the ticket revenue it brings to the museum can be regarded as repaying the curator's nurturing kindness.
The time has come to May 10, 2021, and the 13th anniversary of the Wenchuan Earthquake is coming soon. While people are remembering the victims of the earthquake, a piece of news "Zhu Qiangqiang enters his deathbed" attracted everyone's attention. It turns out that Zhu Qiangqiang is still alive? You must know that it is already 14 years old at this time, which is equivalent to 100 years old in humans. It is really a leader in the pig world.
But at this time, the pig in the camera is very weak, its body temperature has begun to drop significantly, its pupils have begun to dilate, and it is very difficult to stand up. It may end its legendary life at any time. Whether it can survive the last 512 anniversary has become a hot topic among netizens.
html On May 12, it was still alive. It finally survived the 13th anniversary of the Wenchuan Earthquake. On this day, its owners came from their hometown to see it for the last time. They brought the corn and green cabbage leaves that Pig Qiang liked to eat before he was six months old. I don’t know if Pig Qiangqiang still remembered his master, but he still stood up with difficulty and ate a lot of corn and vegetables.Perhaps Pig Strong’s life is running out, and after experiencing the ups and downs of Pig’s life, it will eventually fall on the “pig-killing knife” of time, but its spirit still affects the world. Pig Strong, in the bombardment of gloomy news during the earthquake, brought everyone the tenacity and hope of life. For those who experienced the Wenchuan earthquake, it is a common memory for everyone, an existence that inspires people to work hard, and a kind of sustenance for their deceased relatives.