僑眷楷模楊余律

2006年7月，中國(guó)僑聯(lián)主席林兆樞在一份報(bào)告上批示：“楊余律同志事跡感人，請(qǐng)浙江省僑聯(lián)組織力量繼續(xù)挖掘整理，好好宣傳，讓廣大的歸僑、僑眷和僑聯(lián)學(xué)習(xí)。”省僑聯(lián)聞風(fēng)而動(dòng)，通知瑞安市組織楊余律先進(jìn)事跡報(bào)告團(tuán)赴杭，于今年元月11日在省僑聯(lián)大會(huì)上宣講。

演講引起與會(huì)者強(qiáng)烈反響，人們感慨地說(shuō)，在物欲橫流的今天，楊余律的心靈如此純凈真當(dāng)不易，它像金子一樣閃閃發(fā)光！

鄉(xiāng)親貧困他心疼

楊余律1944年出生于浙江瑞安市桂峰鄉(xiāng)峰村。

這里與文成、青田交界，海拔700多米，崇山峻嶺，路陡土稀，自然條件十分惡劣。舊社會(huì)鄉(xiāng)親們饑寒交迫，紛紛舉起鋤頭鐮刀，跟著粟裕、劉英鬧革命，于是這里成了遠(yuǎn)近聞名的革命老區(qū)。楊余律的爺爺叫楊壽雨，為人勤勞，讓血?dú)夥絼偟膬鹤訔钜嫣眉尤牍伯a(chǎn)黨鬧革命，自己帶著孫子楊余律一起生活，他常教導(dǎo)孫子：“孩子呀，做人要勤勞，幫人要熱心，將來(lái)才有好報(bào)！”楊余律在爺爺樸素善良的教育下，幼小的心靈上灑下愛(ài)憎分明的種子。

新中國(guó)成立后，楊余律刻苦地讀完中學(xué)后回鄉(xiāng)擔(dān)任村團(tuán)支書(shū)，他發(fā)誓要為家鄉(xiāng)盡心出力。那些年他抓掃盲、搞宣傳、發(fā)動(dòng)青年入伍，跑遍鄉(xiāng)里每一座山頭，鄉(xiāng)親們稱(chēng)贊他“心里裝著桂峰的男女老少！”他1966年入黨，1967年轉(zhuǎn)為國(guó)家干部，7年后被推舉為鄉(xiāng)黨委副書(shū)記。

由于歷史淵源，桂峰鄉(xiāng)有幾千人在歐洲謀生發(fā)展，成了浙南聞名的僑鄉(xiāng)。楊余律家有十幾個(gè)親戚在國(guó)外，親戚還把他的兒女也帶到荷蘭、意大利。

楊余律擔(dān)任了鄉(xiāng)民政員和鄉(xiāng)公安員后，一次他到歐洲探親，那里的鄉(xiāng)親們都握著他的手關(guān)切地問(wèn)起家鄉(xiāng)的一切，這讓楊余律深切感到在國(guó)外的廣大華僑都有一個(gè)共同心愿，他們盼望家鄉(xiāng)盡快脫貧，好讓他們留在家鄉(xiāng)的老人和孩子在國(guó)內(nèi)生活得更好！于是楊余律探親回國(guó)后，整日里與老人、窮人、病人、殘疾人打交道，長(zhǎng)年登坳后，攀板寮，誰(shuí)家有個(gè)頭痛腦熱、誰(shuí)家缺米少藥他心里都有數(shù)，看到村民有困難他總是自掏衣兜里的錢(qián)，有時(shí)弄得身無(wú)分文連吃飯都成問(wèn)題，鄉(xiāng)親們親熱地稱(chēng)呼他為“及時(shí)雨”。底村的楊壽佑老人有病，楊余律每次到底都先去看他，塞給他幾百元錢(qián)；峰村的張威養(yǎng)患慢性病，楊余律每次去探望從來(lái)不空手，有一次他榮獲市計(jì)劃生育工作先進(jìn)獎(jiǎng)得了500元獎(jiǎng)金，也硬塞給了他。老人們說(shuō)，論地理?xiàng)l件桂峰最差，這里沒(méi)有公路，辦事全靠?jī)芍荒_，但民政局所發(fā)的“三老”補(bǔ)助款，楊余律不管刮風(fēng)下雨、山高路險(xiǎn)，年年都能逐戶(hù)送到，他患了關(guān)節(jié)增生和關(guān)節(jié)炎，老人們說(shuō)那是他爬山過(guò)度走出來(lái)的。曾有親戚笑他：“人家是官越當(dāng)越大，不提拔也調(diào)走了，你不但越當(dāng)越小，還幾十年呆在山頭不動(dòng)，真是十足的飯桶！”楊余律抿嘴一笑：“飯桶也有用。冬天下雪，沒(méi)飯桶你們得吃冷飯！”

楊余律一直干到2005年退休，在桂峰整整干了60年！他把一輩子都獻(xiàn)給家鄉(xiāng)，他做過(guò)好事千百件，僑胞們、組織上都夸他熱愛(ài)家鄉(xiāng)，赤子情懷！

知恩圖報(bào)愛(ài)國(guó)家

桂峰距城區(qū)60多公里，山道崎嶇，進(jìn)城開(kāi)會(huì)、辦事來(lái)回要兩三天！交通閉塞，桂峰怎么會(huì)不落后？“要致富，先修路。”桂峰幾代人都盼著能通公路，一位回國(guó)到桂峰探親的老華僑十分動(dòng)情地說(shuō)：“等哪一天通汽車(chē)了，我每半年都會(huì)回家一趟！”

在眾多華僑的奔走呼號(hào)下，1992年開(kāi)春瑞安湖嶺至桂峰的公路一期開(kāi)工了，楊余律夫婦帶頭捐了5000元。那時(shí)候物價(jià)低，雞蛋每個(gè)一角，黃魚(yú)每斤才三元，他們夫婦倆一下子捐5000元，讓親友們大吃一驚，還以為是他們?cè)趪?guó)外的兒女匯來(lái)了。其實(shí)這5000元是老楊夫妻起早摸黑種菜養(yǎng)豬積攢起來(lái)的！他倆不但捐錢(qián)，還發(fā)動(dòng)40多位僑屬、村民出錢(qián)出力，并且自己還扛著泥箕鋤頭去挖泥刨土抬石頭。有鄉(xiāng)鄰勸他：“你整天穿一雙解放鞋，死省。造學(xué)校捐10000元，造公路捐5000元，就舍不得買(mǎi)一雙皮鞋穿起來(lái)像個(gè)干部？”

1999年5月桂峰公路要澆柏油了。在募捐會(huì)上楊余律又帶頭捐了靠自己嘴巴里省下來(lái)的10萬(wàn)元！他在會(huì)上說(shuō)：“鄉(xiāng)親們盼著柏油公路，大家都該出力，我也應(yīng)該出力！”他做出了榜樣，僑眷們一齊響應(yīng)，有捐美元的、有送馬克的也有湊法郎送里拉的，一天就把百余萬(wàn)元修路資金缺口填平了。鄉(xiāng)僑聯(lián)主席潘世敢拉住老楊的手直夸：“你為我們歸僑、僑眷爭(zhēng)足了面子！”

柏油路通車(chē)慶典那天，楊余律夫婦穿上新衣裳出席通車(chē)典禮。那天他破天荒地真的穿上一雙新皮鞋在柏油路上溜達(dá)散步，嘴里還樂(lè)得直哼哼：“要想富，先修路。山岙還得多種樹(shù)……”交通便捷了，楊余律愛(ài)鄉(xiāng)愛(ài)國(guó)的熱情不減，他把兒女們寄回的孝順錢(qián)都獻(xiàn)給家鄉(xiāng)搞建設(shè)，捐給慈善事業(yè)：建村委大樓、鄉(xiāng)小學(xué)翻修，他捐了5萬(wàn)元，還帶頭捐款造起鄉(xiāng)敬老院，安頓著16位孤寡老人養(yǎng)老；峰木橋朽了，他連湊帶借擠出10多萬(wàn)元造了一座漂亮的石拱橋，還在橋欄刻上“致富思源，富而思進(jìn)”八個(gè)大字。有感于他的獻(xiàn)身精神，市政府將此橋命名為“楊余律橋”，僑胞、僑眷們一致推薦他為省、市僑聯(lián)工作先進(jìn)分子。

一角一分靠?jī)€樸

2001年瑞安市籌建慈善總會(huì)，楊余律得知后立即捐款1萬(wàn)元，并說(shuō)今后堅(jiān)持每年至少捐1萬(wàn)元。筆者在慈善總會(huì)搞宣傳，第一次見(jiàn)到他時(shí)不禁肅然起敬：只見(jiàn)他身穿舊衣、腳穿解放鞋，一個(gè)舊挎包磨得發(fā)了白，但他對(duì)公益事業(yè)卻如此慷慨大方！問(wèn)他：“你總是捐款為別人，是怎么想的？”他笑著答：“助善積德快樂(lè)，吃喝嫖賭損壽！現(xiàn)在貧富差距大，當(dāng)干部吃皇糧不能只顧自己忘了窮百姓啊！”

曾有人誤會(huì)，楊余律大方助善肯定有錢(qián)，或者是兒女們國(guó)外發(fā)大財(cái)了。其實(shí)楊余律主要靠節(jié)衣縮食，一分一分摳錢(qián)。他外出辦事全靠步行不“打的”，連三輪車(chē)也不坐。

一次我去他家，恰逢他夫妻在菜地里鋤草，我到他家的廚房飯桌上、菜柜里尋視一遍，只見(jiàn)一塊豆腐、一碗黑咸筍！聽(tīng)說(shuō)來(lái)客人了，他趕忙跑回家，左手抓著幾株新割的青菜訕訕地解釋?zhuān)骸岸喑郧嗖耍G色保健！”還有一次我在瑞安商城門(mén)口碰到他，他一把扯住我，說(shuō)要和我商量在自留地種冷杉、馬尾松與紅楓的事，說(shuō)是等樹(shù)大了捐給公家建風(fēng)景林，宣傳保護(hù)環(huán)境。我問(wèn)他這得花多少錢(qián)？他說(shuō)：“大約2萬(wàn)多元吧。”種樹(shù)的事說(shuō)著說(shuō)著天已傍黑，他蹬蹬蹬跑到賓館后堂叫服務(wù)員端上熱騰騰兩大碗面：我面前是滿(mǎn)滿(mǎn)一碗排骨面，而他那碗?yún)s是清湯光面！我怪不好意思，問(wèn)他：“你怎么搞的？這錢(qián)我付。”他又解釋?zhuān)骸皠e誤會(huì)，我不習(xí)慣吃肉。青菜光面好吃。”說(shuō)罷，低頭呼啦啦吃著他的光面，我頓時(shí)心中涌上一股熱浪。

就是這么個(gè)對(duì)自己吝嗇得過(guò)分的楊余律，2005年為捐建鄉(xiāng)文活動(dòng)中心捐款竟達(dá)23萬(wàn)元，感動(dòng)得瑞安市長(zhǎng)葉春江在捐款大會(huì)上摟著他讓記者拍照：“一個(gè)連三輪車(chē)都舍不得坐的退休干部，能為公益捐款上百萬(wàn)元，說(shuō)明他不僅愛(ài)鄉(xiāng)愛(ài)國(guó)，還有了不得的思想境界！”

就是這么個(gè)無(wú)私奉獻(xiàn)的楊余律，從2003年開(kāi)始，每年“七一”交黨費(fèi)1萬(wàn)元。2005年兒女匯1.1萬(wàn)元給他過(guò)60大壽，他又將此款交了黨費(fèi)，筆者連夜將此事寫(xiě)成《省下做壽錢(qián)，獻(xiàn)給黨生日》登上《浙江日?qǐng)?bào)》，讓它傳遍省內(nèi)外，他卻說(shuō)我太張揚(yáng)：“交黨費(fèi)是黨員應(yīng)盡的義務(wù)。”

2006年3月，楊余律說(shuō)他風(fēng)濕病重了，5、6月得去上海為兒子辦事，為女兒辦房產(chǎn)證，今年黨費(fèi)早點(diǎn)交。我問(wèn)他交多少，他笑而不答。第二天我才知道，他交了6萬(wàn)多元，他三年總共交黨費(fèi)10.111111萬(wàn)元。我不明白他為什么弄出這么多尾數(shù)？打電話(huà)問(wèn)他，他說(shuō)“你數(shù)一數(shù)，幾個(gè)一？”“七個(gè)一。”“對(duì)呀，七個(gè)一，正是黨的生日。今年是建黨85周年！”老實(shí)巴交的楊余律不善言辭，他把心中無(wú)限深情，化作對(duì)黨的深深祝福！

新蓋的樓房也捐了

最為令人感動(dòng)的是，2006年楊余律夫婦把新造的960平方米大樓捐贈(zèng)作鄉(xiāng)僑聯(lián)活動(dòng)中心。

原來(lái)?xiàng)钣嗦煞驄D曾經(jīng)立下志愿，此生要為公益事業(yè)捐贈(zèng)200萬(wàn)元。早先兒女們?cè)趪?guó)外開(kāi)始營(yíng)生不易，夫婦倆靠節(jié)省捐了個(gè)萬(wàn)兒八千，新世紀(jì)降臨后兒女們事業(yè)發(fā)展，匯給二老的孝順錢(qián)多起來(lái)了，于是他們開(kāi)始為修橋鋪路5萬(wàn)、10萬(wàn)地捐。那天在鄉(xiāng)里聽(tīng)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)說(shuō)鄉(xiāng)僑聯(lián)缺活動(dòng)學(xué)習(xí)場(chǎng)所，僑胞們回來(lái)探親急需一處現(xiàn)代化住所時(shí)，楊余律心中霎時(shí)一動(dòng)：動(dòng)起了將自家新造大樓捐獻(xiàn)的念頭。他想兒女們目前幾年不會(huì)回鄉(xiāng)，自己新建的900多平方米房子僑聯(lián)正好派用場(chǎng)。

晚飯時(shí)，老楊同老伴一嘀咕，老伴半晌無(wú)語(yǔ)。老伴是位勤勞賢慧的婦女，不是不明白老楊的心思，只是造房子三年的心血、感情，她委實(shí)割舍不了。要知道，為造此屋，他們?cè)卉?chē)一車(chē)往山上運(yùn)磚瓦木料、一碗一碗地給建筑工人燒面條點(diǎn)心、一趟一趟卸車(chē)、一件一件爬坡挑運(yùn)，夫婦倆起早摸黑，三層樓造了一年多，老楊瘦了六七斤，老伴更是瘦了十來(lái)斤！

如今這幢樓彩瓷貼面，白墻碧瓦，漂亮極了，怎么說(shuō)捐了就捐了呢？她提出就是要捐，也得征求一下在國(guó)外的兒女們的意見(jiàn)。

第二天越洋電話(huà)打到意大利和荷蘭，女兒楊金蓮沒(méi)意見(jiàn)，老大也支持父母的善心，他說(shuō)：“爸，只要你二老身體好，就是福氣，你把新樓捐出去，我們，包括你媳婦都舉雙手贊成！”楊余律又考慮到新造大樓也得向二兒子征求意見(jiàn)，于是他又特意叫老二回鄉(xiāng)一趟，不料老二與媳婦同一個(gè)心思：“爸媽說(shuō)的沒(méi)錯(cuò)。錢(qián)多了，回報(bào)社會(huì)可以積德修身！你們健康、舒心最要緊，一切聽(tīng)你們的。”

2006年10月8日，國(guó)慶節(jié)一過(guò)楊家把五層新大樓捐給鄉(xiāng)僑聯(lián)。消息傳開(kāi)，鄉(xiāng)親們?yōu)闂钣嗦煞驄D的善心義舉擊節(jié)贊嘆。鄉(xiāng)人民政府、市僑聯(lián)上報(bào)材料為楊余律請(qǐng)功，《瑞安日?qǐng)?bào)》登載了瑞安市委、市政府“授予楊余律同志三等功”的消息和他評(píng)上全國(guó)僑聯(lián)先進(jìn)工作者的喜訊。當(dāng)楊余律夫婦倆把新樓打掃整理得干干凈凈，一串新鑰匙交給僑聯(lián)潘主席之時(shí)，鄉(xiāng)僑聯(lián)主席說(shuō)：“接過(guò)這串發(fā)燙的鑰匙，我感動(dòng)，手也有些發(fā)抖。老楊夫婦這種奉獻(xiàn)精神，真是子孫后代愛(ài)國(guó)愛(ài)鄉(xiāng)的好榜樣！”

Generous Donator Combats Village Poverty

By Zhang Yi

Even Yang Yulu himself did not anticipate he would one day become one of the biggest donators in his home Guifeng Township trapped in deep mountains in Rui’an City in the southeastern Zhejiang Province. The village where he was born in 1944 was so poverty-stricken that local farmers joined the communists to fight for a day when poverty would be cast away. His father fought with the communists.

After Yang Yulu grew up and graduated from middle school， he came back to the area， wishing to do something to do away the poverty that had been haunting the local people for such a long time. He did his job diligently. In 1966 he joined the Communist Party of China and in 1967 he became a government official. Seven years later he was electeddeputy secretary of the CPC committee of Guifeng Township.

Due to the harsh natural conditions within the landlocked area， many villagers in the rural township have migrated to Europe for a living over decades. Many of Yang’s relatives are in Europe and now Yang’s sons and daughters are in Holland and Italy. It was during a relative-visiting trip in Europe that Yang became sharply aware that the former villagers always had their hometown and family members in their thoughts and are dearly concerned with economic developments back home in the mountainous area.

When Yang Yulu came back from Europe， he decided to visit the people whose family members had gone to Europe. Thus Yang started paying regular visits to those people who did not have anyone else to look after them. Rain or shine， Yang trekked through mountains and dropped in from village to village. He distributed government grants to the people in financial difficulties and on many occasions he gave his own cash to tide them over some financial difficulties. This kind of visits lasted for years and years until he retired in 2005.

The Guifeng Township was poverty-stricken because it was trapped in mountains more than 60 kilometers away from Rui’an city. All the people there and those overseas Chinese in Europe wished to have a highway built to connect the villages to the outside world. In 1992， the government started a highway project. Yang and his wife donated 5，000 yuan. This generosity astonished villagers and his relatives， who thought this big amount ofmoney must have been from their adult children in Europe. But it wa their own hand-earned money accumulated from raising pigs and selling vegetables they had planted. Yang talked with many other villagers who had regular income from their overseas family members and urged them to donate money for the project.

In 1999， when the road was about to be paved with asphalt， Yang donated 100，000 yuan and other villagers also donated generously. Just in one day， more than a million yuan was raised to enable the new project to start without a financing glitch. Since then， Yang has generously donated to local charity and utilities projects. The road has improved local economy a great deal.

Some people misread Yang’s generosity. They think Yang and his children must be made of money. Actually most of their money comes from their very frugal life. He walks to everywhere and never takes a taxi. His diet wouldn’t be simpler. So far， Yang and his wife have donated more than 1 million to local charities.

When Yang’s sons and daughters were just beginning to do business in Europe， they did not make much money and they did not send back much. But now that they make good money and send back more， Yang and his wife have more to donate. The good-hearted couple is determined to donate up to 2 million to the local charities and public works.

In 2006， Yang and his wife had a five-storied house with a total floor area of 960 square meters built. When Yang learned that the local organization of overseas Chinese needed a large space for an activities center， the couple decided to donate the house. But it was really a big property and they felt they needed to call their children for their opinions first. The children and their spouses all agreed with their parent’s donation proposal.

Yang’s children said that it would be a wonderful idea to requite the society where they had received a lot of help in the past and what mattered most was their parents?delight in the donation. On October 8th， 2006， the couple formally donated the house. Villagers lauded their generosity. The local government issued a citation for the generous donation of the couple. The local newspaper covered the event.

(Translated by David)