Chapter 17 16 The Guardian of Life by the Sea——Guo Wenbiao, the Second National Moral Model

Inscription: "People call him Guo Shuigui, but he fights death again and again for his life." This is the award ceremony for "Zhejiang Pride - The Most Influential Person of 2009" on January 16 this year. " Guo Wenbiao's award speech. At around 9:30 p.m. on February 13 this year, at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, under the introduction of the famous host Dong Qing, he appeared on the TV screen with a smile as a national model of righteousness and courage, and waved to everyone.His dark and rough face and simple smile left a deep impression on the audience in front of the TV.

In the sea area of ​​Wenling in the southeast of Zhejiang Province, almost every fisherman keeps in mind an ordinary and magical phone number. As long as fishermen in danger dial this number, Guo Wenbiao will always reach out to them in the shortest possible time. hand. It is he who has guarded this sea area for 30 years and saved more than 130 lives in the stormy sea.In the salty sea breeze, there is a fishy smell, which Guo Wenbiao is familiar with. On a spring rainy morning, I took an express bus from Wenzhou to Wenling, Taizhou. In the car, I was hesitant to call Guo Wenbiao.According to my previous interview habits, I gave up and decided to go to the local area first to "feel the situation" to see if Guo Wenbiao is as brilliant as advertised.

After 2 hours, we arrived in Wenling, and then transferred to Shitang Town by CMB. Located in the south of Wenling City, Shitang Ancient Town is a simple fishing town.Formerly known as Shitang Mountain, it was originally an island.Due to the wind and rain, the soil was lost, and the harbor was continuously silted up, gradually connecting with the mainland.The surrounding mountains, seas and rocks form an interesting contrast, the harbor is tortuous, and the aquatic resources are rich.The main feature of Shitang Ancient Town is that there are many stones, which form stone houses, stone streets, stone alleys, and stone steps, forming a unique stone culture. In 2000, Shitang was also known as the first dawn of the new millennium in mainland China.

When I got out of the car, I asked the driver of an electric tricycle parked on the side of the road how to get to Guo Wenbiao's house.The driver was a man in his 50s, with a rough dark face typical of fishermen.He looked up at me and nodded.The tricycle wobbled back and forth in the alley. "Wen Biao is a celebrity here, and people often come to see him." The tricycle driver said that he and Wen Biao are both from Xiaoshatou Village. Wen Biao was very naughty when he was a child. He played around with his friends at the beach when he was four or five years old. When I was seven or eight years old, I was able to catch some small fish and shrimps, and took them home to cook for my mother.

"Did you contact him when you came? Do you have his mobile phone number?" The tricycle driver was simple and enthusiastic.When I said no, he looked surprised, and said repeatedly: "He is very busy, you may not be at home if you come here like this. You should contact him quickly, the phone number is...." The tricycle driver slipped out Guo Wenbiao's phone number , and praised Guo Wenbiao as a recognized warm-hearted person in the village, whoever called for help would go there whenever he was free. Therefore, almost everyone here remembers Guo Wenbiao's mobile phone number.The tricycle stopped by a port where several fishing boats were parked. Guo Wenbiao's home was on a slope very close to the fishing port, facing the sea.

I dialed this number, and the phone was connected quickly, with a thick baritone voice.I explained my purpose, but he hesitated for a moment, saying that there was no need to publicize, and that he had already done enough publicity.When I told him that I was at his door, he was obviously surprised and said he would be back soon. Guo Wenbiao's home is a three-story stone house. In front of the house is Shitang Fishing Port, one of the largest fishing ports in Zhejiang Province. Thousands of fishing boats are often moored here. In addition to local fishing boats, there are many from Fujian, Jiangsu, and Shandong. , Guangdong and Taiwan.

In less than ten minutes, a stocky middle-aged man walked quickly. He was the national moral model I was looking for - "Ping An Water Ghost" Guo Wenbiao.His complexion was dark due to years of exposure to the sun, and his ten fingers were twice as thick as ordinary people due to long-term immersion in water.He shook hands and greeted warmly, just like he appeared on TV, with a faint smile on his dark face, and his voice was a little hoarse. Entering the room, the room was damp and dark, the stone walls were wet, and the furniture in the room seemed to be covered with a layer of water vapor. When I wiped it with my hands, my hands were covered with water.The first floor is a collection of living room, dining room, and kitchen. Pennants are hung on the wall, diving suits are piled on the table by the window, and oxygen pumps and small diesel engines are placed under the table.In the middle of the house, a narrow staircase winds its way up.The second floor is the couple's bedroom, and the third floor is the son's room.It was an empty nest, and my son was a sophomore in Wenling City, dozens of miles away, and lived in the school dormitory.

Our topic starts with his appearance on this year's Spring Festival Gala. Guo Wenbiao was invited by the Central Civilization Office to appear on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala with 4 other national moral models, and wish the people of the whole country New Year's greetings. Guo Wenbiao, who finished recording the Spring Festival Gala in Beijing, turned on his mobile phone at 1:00 am on the first day of the first lunar month. "There are hundreds of text messages, most of which are from people I have saved. There are too many, and I can't even reply." Guo Wenbiao said that many people saw him on TV and sent him messages.Of course, there were also people who wrote to him.On the table, I saw several unopened letters.Judging from the addresses on the envelopes, some are from Feicheng City, Shandong, some are from Kaiyuan City, Liaoning, and some are from Fujian and Zhejiang.

"A friend asked me, I'm afraid it's worth 300,000 yuan to sit so high in the Spring Festival Gala?" Guo Wenbiao said, originally his position was more photogenic, and asked him to speak, "I'm too nervous, so let's give it to a few in Yunnan. The female moral model of the nation has spoken." In order to cooperate with the host Dong Qing in chanting "Chen Guangbiao, Guo Wenbiao", he voluntarily asked to change his seat and sat behind "Jiangsu's first good" Chen Guangbiao. "Very excited, very happy." Guo Wenbiao said that on January 16, 2009, when he received a notice from Beijing during the provincial two sessions in Hangzhou, he immediately told his wife the good news. "I haven't been out for the New Year in so many years, so I asked Beijing if I could bring my wife and son with me, but I didn't expect to get permission."

During this trip, Guo Wenbiao specially bought a set of suits worth 6,000 to 7,000 yuan. Last year, he bought 3 sets of such suits.Guo Wenbiao said, no matter what, you should dress decently so as not to embarrass the Zhejiang people. It was the first time for my wife to go out for a long time, she was motion sick and slept in a hotel.The son went to visit Wangfujing alone.Guo Wenbiao didn't dare to go far because he was worried about notifying the rehearsal at any time. On the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve, he took his son to see Tiananmen Square and Chairman Mao Memorial Hall.At the scene of the Spring Festival Gala, his wife and son were watching TV in the hotel, watching Guo Wenbiao on TV.The New Year's Eve dinner for a family of three failed.But this Spring Festival is the most meaningful for Guo Wenbiao's family.

What made him even more excited was being invited to attend the 60th anniversary of the National Day ceremony. "I never dreamed that I would stand in front of the Tiananmen Gate and watch the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. I am very excited!" gone." On the evening of September 20, 2009, the second selection of national moral models was announced. Among the 55 selected national moral models, Guo Wenbiao was elected as the only national model of righteousness and courage in Zhejiang Province. At 3:00 pm on September 30, Guo Wenbiao, who was invited to watch the ceremony, arrived in Beijing. At 6 a.m. on October 1, after breakfast, Guo Wenbiao rushed to Tiananmen Square with other guests participating in the National Day celebration. At about 7 o'clock, Guo Wenbiao entered the viewing platform. "I was so excited, I didn't fall asleep all night, and I got up at 5 o'clock in the morning." Guo Wenbiao said, "In the past, I could only watch the national celebration on TV, but now I not only watched the military parade up close, but also witnessed the national leaders. I am very happy." Guo Wenbiao said with gestures that the viewing area where he is located is located in front of the Tiananmen Gate, and the seats are in the eighth row, which is very good.When the ceremony started, Guo Wenbiao was engrossed, humming the national anthem from time to time, and clapping his hands in celebration. "I'm so excited, my hands are red." Guo Wenbiao said, he didn't even know when he stood up. 2009 was a year full of honors for the 42-year-old Guo Wenbiao. He successively won the honors of National Moral Model of Justice and Bravery, Provincial Model Worker, Provincial Moral Model and "Zhejiang Pride".Previously, he was awarded the 8th Advanced Person of Wenling City "Being Brave and Helping Others" in Wenling City; in November 2005, he was awarded the honorary title of "Advanced Element of Zhejiang Province"; in early 2006, Guo Wenbiao was awarded the first "Moving Taizhou Top Ten People”; today, Guo Wenbiao is also a member of the Wenling Political Consultative Conference and a representative of the Zhejiang Provincial People’s Congress. Behind the honor is the respect for life. Guo Wenbiao's mobile phone is 110 in the fishing area.Find any fishing boat in Wenling, and someone will be able to recite Guo Wenbiao's number for you.Even fishermen in Shandong, Fujian and other places farther away will do everything possible to find this number when they encounter trouble in nearby waters. "Every year, the phone bill alone costs tens of thousands of yuan." Guo Wenbiao shook the mobile phone in his hand and said, "This number is a life-saving number, and it will not be sold for a million." He always carries 2 There are two mobile phones, and the battery type of the mobile phone is the same. In case one mobile phone cannot be used, the other one can still be used.Guo Wenbiao uses the "cheapest mobile phone" on the market: a Nokia that costs 250 yuan. "Mobile phones are used too much, and they break down too quickly, so it doesn't hurt to use them cheaper." Guo Wenbiao found several worn out phones.According to his rough estimate, he has changed at least 50 mobile phones in more than ten years. Guo Wenbiao saved someone for the first time when he was 13 years old. Once when the tide was low, Guo Wenbiao and his father pulled the boat to the beach with a dozen adults. Because there were too many boats, everyone lined up. An old fisherman in his 60s lost his footing and fell from the deck into the sea. The old man can't swim!Seeing him struggling in the water, Guo Wenbiao threw himself into the water.In the cold sea, Guo Wenbiao used all his strength to support the old man, and then brought him to the beach. That day, his father called him to his side and said gratifiedly, "Wen Biao, you can save people when you grow up. Don't forget, our family has been fishermen for generations. It is only natural for fishermen to go to sea to save people. It is you Grandpa said," Then, Dad warned again, "However, you must be careful when you save people!" How could a 13-year-old child save an adult.But the local fishermen were not surprised at all. "Guo Wenbiao's water quality comes from bitterness." Mao Lixiong, who grew up with him, said that Guo Wenbiao has been splashing in the water since he was 5 years old.At that time, the family was poor, the clothes were expensive, and he couldn't afford underwear, and he was too embarrassed to be naked, so he put on canvas clothes and went into the sea.The canvas material is already heavy, but after being soaked in water, it becomes even heavier. In addition, the sand is rolled into it. The adults are full of praise.Since then, Guo Wenbiao has formed an indissoluble bond with saving lives. The sea not only gave him a strong body and extraordinary courage, but also excellent water quality.He can swim in the sea for a day and a night without eating or drinking; he plunges into the water 20 meters without breathing for 5 minutes; he can carry an anchor weighing more than 100 kilograms and walk underwater; he can walk through huge waves , not to be swept away.Not only that, but he also knows the hidden reefs, dangerous shoals, and islands in the nearby waters like the back of his hand. As long as someone reports the longitude and latitude, he can immediately tell the direction... Yes, he used his life to fight against the god of death, and saved one life after another that was about to be swallowed by the sea. Once, Guo Wenbiao rescued 11 people overnight. On December 28, 2000, in the darkness of night, the waves rolled towards the pier, causing bursts of roar. Guo Wenbiao had just returned from diving, and his wife Zhuang Wenhua brought the reheated meals to the table.Before eating a few mouthfuls, the mobile phone on the table rang.He quickly grabbed the phone to answer. "Water ghost, come and save us, the boat has hit a rock...at the small gate..." A panicked and crying woman's voice came from the phone accompanied by the sound of waves. She is Guo Chun'e, a woman from the same village as Guo Wenbiao. "Quick, get the wetsuit." He dropped his chopsticks and called to his wife. "What happened?" She hurriedly took off the diving suit hanging on the wall and asked. "It's nothing, go and have a look." This is his mantra, which has been said for more than ten years. He rushed into the night.Soon, the motor boat made a "da da da" sound, and the searchlight on the boat pierced the night sky and headed north. The wife stood outside the house, looking at the dark sea at night, her heart was also heavy.She waited for the light of the boat when it returned, and the sound of the "da da da" of the boat. At the age of 18, she became engaged to him. He got married at the age of 24 and had a son at the end of the year.He admired Guo Jing, a heroic and courageous hero, and named his son Guo Jing.She likes this name very much. The teacher said that Jing means peace.She wished him and his son well. Guo Wenbiao was driving a wooden boat.In the wind and waves, he focused on searching the sea surface along the searchlight.But there was nothing in front of me except the waves.Could it be that Guo Chun'e and the others reported the wrong direction in a panic?He trusts the map in his head. Suddenly, he felt a shadowy figure on the reef, as if someone was there.He hurried the boat over.The sudden appearance of two lights made Guo Chun'e on the reef see hope, and hurriedly called for help. Afterwards, Guo Chun'e talked about the distress and was still very grateful to Guo Wenbiao.That afternoon, she and a few women went to deliver fishing nets to a fishing boat moored at another pier, and they took a few children along with them.When she came back, it was dark, the tide was high, and the visibility at sea was very low. She worriedly said to the boss of the boat who was over fifty years old: "Grandpa, there are hidden reefs nearby, so you have to be careful when sailing." The boss of the boat was a little unhappy when he heard it. He patted his chest and said, "I've been sailing a boat all my life, but I still don't know where there are hidden reefs and dangerous shoals? I can drive the boat back to the fishing port with my eyes closed." , the boat jumped up.The people on the boat staggered and screamed, and some almost fell into the sea.The boat hit a rock and ran aground, and the boss of the boat was stupid.Everyone looked down the boat. Fortunately, there was a reef the size of two or three tables under the bow. They climbed off the boat and stood on the reef.A hole was poked in the bottom of the boat, and the cabin was flooded. "At this time, a huge wave came and rushed my son into the sea, and then another wave pushed him onto the rock." Recalling the scene at that time, Guo Chun'e, who is in her 40s, still had lingering fears, "In a panic, I Thinking of 'Water Ghost', I quickly asked everyone to find a way to contact him." Fortunately, Guo Wenbiao arrived in time.However, the situation at that time made Guo Wenbiao worry. The people on the reef would be pushed into the sea by the bow of the ship if the ship approached;With years of experience, he drove the boat to the reef, but the bottom of the boat was pierced by the reef, and the front cabin was flooded. "Get on the boat, hurry up, and stand behind!" He shouted anxiously, dragging Guo Chun'e and the others onto the boat. Then, he drove to the pier at full speed.When the ship docked at the pier, most of the front cabin had been filled with water, and if it took a minute or two longer, the ship would probably sink.People gathered on the pier rushed forward, stretching out their arms to hold their relatives who had returned from the death line tightly in their arms. The most time, Guo Wenbiao rescued 17 people. On November 23, 2003, Minlianyu No. 3511 ran aground in the waters of Longbitou, Diaobang. The lives of 17 crew members on board were in danger. It was Guo Wenbiao who pulled them onto his boat one by one. Facing the flooded boat, the crew cried bitterly. After all, the big boat with millions of dollars is their wealth and life, and they are also fishermen. Guo Wenbiao understands their feelings.He climbed onto the deck of the fishing boat where the accident occurred, cut off the anti-collision tires tied to both sides of the ship's side, connected his own boat with cables, made a decisive decision, and took a short cut from the slate gate channel densely covered with reefs to return. Guo Wenbiao, who is highly skilled and courageous, dragged the hopes of the people on the boat to complete a task that was almost impossible for the locals.Due to the saving of nearly 40 minutes of voyage, the damaged fishing boat ran aground in advance at the moment when the damaged fishing boat was about to sink. The boss of the Fujian ship took out all the more than 30,000 yuan in cash on board to thank Guo Wenbiao, but he declined. "To be honest, we also want to eat and earn money." Guo Wenbiao said that now it costs 70,000 to 80,000 yuan a year just to maintain and update the diving equipment, and employ so many small workers, relying on helping people untie the leaves (untie the quilt) propeller entangled with sundries) and fishing for scrap copper and rotten iron in the seabed to sell money, it is a bit difficult to support it, but he has never done the thing of collecting money after solving people's distress. "Everyone is in trouble, how can they still have the nerve to collect money?" Guo Wenbiao said. Why insist on doing "stupid things"?Guo Wenbiao has his own thoughts: "I helped others, and they will remember it in their hearts. When they see someone in distress in the future, they will also help, so that everyone at sea will help each other." Guo Wenbiao has touched more and more fishermen to spontaneously participate in voluntary rescue. A rescue operation in 2008 made him particularly excited. On March 3, 2008, a fishing boat leaked in the waters of Shitang Diaobang, and the lives of 22 crew members on board were in danger. When Guo Wenbiao received a call for help, he was working in a remote sea area.what to do?Rescuing people is like fighting a fire. I am so far away from the accident site, I am afraid it will be too late to rush there.Guo Wenbiao immediately picked up the walkie-talkie. Turning the bow of the ship and rushing to the scene of the accident at full speed, he turned on the walkie-talkie. "I am Wenbiao. Fishing boats operating near the fishing bank, please pay attention. If there is a boat in distress, go and save people." But for a while, the other end of the walkie-talkie was silent.Guo Wenbiao changed the channel and continued to shout.The intercom on the ship had hundreds of channels, and he planned to call on every channel, believing that someone would always answer. "Is it 'Water Ghost'? My boat is nearby, so hurry up." A miracle happened, and the first voice came from the intercom. "We are also rushing over." Immediately afterwards, the second and third voices sounded. The voice on the walkie-talkie became lively, and ships that received the news gathered from various sea areas to Diaobang. "There is a boat in distress on the fishing bank, everyone go to the rescue." The voice came from Guo Wenbiao's boat, to the nearby boats, and then from the nearby boats to the further boats, like water waves, circling around. Ripples outside. When Guo Wenbiao arrived at the scene, dozens of boats formed concentric circles around the wrecked ship. All 22 crew members have been rescued. "'Water ghost', you are late this time, these people have already saved you, not a few of them." Guo Wenbiao felt very warm when he heard the teasing from the walkie-talkie. From 13 to 42 years old, he has experienced 30 years of sea rescue life.Countless fights against strong winds and waves, countless times of escape and rescue experience in the sea, let this man in Shitang practice the true ability to dance with the sea, and the reputation of "water ghost" spread like this—— In order to avoid danger, he can stay in the sea for two days and two nights, hold his breath and enter the water, and can stay underwater for 5 minutes;—— He can walk hundreds of meters on the bottom of the sea with an anchor on his shoulders, and he can pass through the steel pipe lying on the bottom of the water with a single shot;—— He has a detailed nautical chart in his chest, and he only needs to ask the rescuer to report the latitude and longitude, and he will know the specific position, the current situation there, and which reefs need to be bypassed. "As long as I have the ability to help, I will help, even if it is the most dangerous place." This is what Guo Wenbiao often said. "Because people only come to me once, and human life is at stake, so I feel uneasy if I don't go." In the past 20 years, how many people Guo Wenbiao has saved, he himself does not know.According to the well-documented information of the local government, border police stations, and maritime rescue agencies, more than 130 local or foreign fishermen with surnames were rescued by him and narrowly escaped death. Guo Wenbiao, who has only elementary school education and is 1.67 meters tall, made a living from fishing in his early years. Because of his outstanding water skills, he often helped local ships untangle the propellers, and whenever he found people in distress in nearby waters, he always volunteered to rescue them .After a long time, his deeds have become familiar among local fishermen, and everyone even nicknamed him: "Ping An Water Ghost", and even called him "Shanghai 110".With more and more help-seekers, he had no choice but to give up fishing and become a "rescue professional" and a well-known "sea protector". In 2003, after the implementation of the offshore operation safety production responsibility system, there was a record of sea rescue.The border police station, fishery administration, maritime affairs and the township government gradually discovered Guo Wenbiao, who had frequent records of rescue at sea. Since then, they have received calls for rescue at sea, so they have come to him.He never said no and was always available.The most rare thing is that for more than 20 years, he never talked about the cost of rescue for every rescue.According to the introduction of the maritime department, Guo Wenbiao is the representative of the rising private maritime rescue forces, and he makes up for the lack of national professional rescue forces. Guo Wenbiao first used a small wooden fishing boat to save people. Later, he spent 80,000 yuan to build a 12-meter-long iron boat for saving people.On October 1 last year, his 41-meter-long, 230-ton, 735-horsepower sea rescue ship was launched.The ship cost a total of 2.6 million yuan.In addition, Guo Wenbiao built six or seven boats, including two speedboats, to save lives.Almost all of his family's savings were used to build ships and buy salvage equipment. "Wen Biao has bought four or five sets of diving equipment to save lives, and some sets cost tens of thousands of yuan. No ordinary fisherman would buy such expensive equipment." Villager Guo Tingyan said. In order to solve the wages of the crew, Guo Wenbiao opened Yujiale, but left all the care to his wife Zhuang Wenhua.Fisherman Chen Baoxiang said that Guo Wenbiao now has three boats, which cost 80,000 yuan a year for fuel.Although his boat occasionally receives a few tourists to experience fishing at sea, his annual income is only 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, and his son is in high school. I don't know how he got here all these years.Guo Wenbiao said that he has three sources of income: In addition to receiving tourists from time to time, he also collects labor fees for cleaning the propellers of other ships, and he mostly relies on collecting scrap steel ropes and scrap iron abandoned in the ocean to sell money.The four or five rescue assistants are all relatives, first to save money, and second, in case something happens during the rescue, the relatives are easy to talk to. Chen Qingqing, a neighbor of the same age as Guo Wenbiao, is the captain of a transport ship. In his eyes, Guo Wenbiao is the pride of fishermen and a role model for fishermen. "Think about it, when we were all sleeping hot, he often rescued people in the cold sea water. How much courage and perseverance are needed for this." Indeed, it is difficult for people who have not lived by the sea to appreciate the hardships and dangers of rescuing people from the sea.During the typhoon season, the madness of the sea is like a roaring monster. At this time, it is possible to save lives at any time. "It's not easy to save one person in a lifetime, let alone the lives of more than 130 people." Chen Qingqing praised with a thumbs up. In the eyes of Mao Lixiong, a strong man with a height of 1.85 meters and a weight of nearly 100 kilograms, once Guo Wenbiao rescued someone, he didn't care about anything. "Stupid, I don't care about my own life." Although Mao Lixiong blamed him, His eyes were filled with admiration.He is Guo Wenbiao's right-hand man. He will never forget their experience of rescuing compatriots in distress in the turbulent sea when the strong typhoons "Yunna" and "Maisha" hit. Such an experience is like being on the battlefield. On the afternoon of August 6, 2005, the No. 9 typhoon "Matsa" moved from the sea to Shitang Town. At this time, it coincided with the fifth astronomical tide. The wind force exceeded 12, and the big waves roared towards the coast, turned over the hills more than ten meters high, and smashed on the rocks with a "boom". "Wen Biao, two people are trapped..." Guo Wenbiao suddenly received a call from the director of the border police station. "No! You can't go!!" His wife Zhuang Wenhua pulled him nervously. "If I don't go, the two of them will die. If I take the risk alone, I may be able to save them." She knew that at a time like this, he was desperate and no one could stop him.His logic is that if two people are to die, I can save them, and if I die, I will still earn a life.Where can he not help?Why did he only have the victim in his heart at a critical moment, without her and the child, without this family? It was a typhoon of level 12 at that time, and the professional rescue coast guard boat could only go to sea for rescue under the typhoon of level 8!His boat pierced through the storm like a sharp arrow. It turned out that after being transferred to a safe place by the town staff, two local cage farmers sneaked to the seaside to protect their cages.At this time, the typhoon was about to land, and the two farmers were blown by the typhoon so that they could not stand, and their lives were in danger at any time.When they were in distress, they had no choice but to call 110 for help. After receiving the alarm, the border police station immediately dispatched a rescue boat to prepare for rescue at sea.However, at this time, the rescue boat could not resist typhoons above level 12 at all, and the rescue operation was forced to stop.In desperation, the director of the border police station thought of Guo Wenbiao, the "water ghost". Just as the boat was out to sea, a huge wave hit his boat head-on, which gave him a big blow.Guo Wenbiao continued to drive towards the sea area where the accident happened, relying on the light of the searchlight to cut through the waves.At this time, the typhoon had landed in Yuhuan County, and the strong wind and rainstorm hit a lone boat in the dark night. The waves were like an angry monster, sneaking up on his boat from time to time. Names of missing fishermen. After more than an hour of searching, Guo Wenbiao finally found two dying fishermen on a reef, and once again risked his life to transport them to the harbor. He moored the boat and swam ashore.The leaders of Wenling city, town government and villagers who were waiting there surrounded him, and the reporter of Wenling TV station who came to interview focused his camera on this hero.He pushed aside the crowd and walked to her side.He took the clothes in her arms, followed her home without saying anything. Nowadays, people can understand people who risk their lives to make money, people who become officials and take risks, but they cannot understand people who risk their lives to save others frequently.Why should he not make money, why should he spend money, time and energy, or even sacrifice his life to save others?Is he really stupid? Some people say that he wants to be famous, otherwise, why would newspapers and TV report him as a fisherman who didn't graduate from elementary school?Some people say that in order to become an official, he is not saving people, it is "political investment".Others said, who said he didn't want to make money?That is also a way for him to make money. He cleaned the propeller for me and charged 200 yuan!Some people even said that he had several gold trophies, and he would never spend them all in his life. He can not listen to other people's arguments, regardless of other people's speculation.But can his crew and his wife not hear these discussions? "Last year, there was a rumor that the government rewarded me with 300,000 yuan. This was nothing at all. My wife believed it and almost got divorced." Guo Wenbiao said with a wry smile, "It's easy to save people, but life is hard." During this period, he answered several calls.The fog outside the house was getting bigger and bigger, so he called his crew to get ready. Fishing boats are most prone to accidents in this kind of weather. He knew that he had to filter out those negative things, otherwise could the rescue at sea continue?What also made him gratified was that when the local government learned that the rumors had caused him difficulties, it specially published an article on the local news media to clarify. He has no high education, high diploma, tall body, but he has a broad mind like the sea. Guo Wenbiao's fame has increased, the pressure has increased, and there have been more rumors.On top of that, reduced income and increased rescue expenses made life difficult for him. "Xinhua Daily Telegraph" has made a special report on this. Relevant people believe that the real predicament of Guo Wenbiao, the "living Lei Feng" at sea, reflects the embarrassment of the current civil sea rescue work. Neighbor Chen Qingqing said that most of the local villagers have improved their housing conditions, but Guo Wenbiao's family has lived in a dilapidated old house by the sea for more than ten years and has no money to build a new one. What Guo Wenbiao wanted was to build the largest private maritime rescue station in the country, with a fleet of rescue ships. "Look, the government has approved it, and the sign is ready." Guo Wenbiao proudly took out the sign of the aid station.The full name of the rescue station is "Shitang Maritime Safety Private Rescue Station in Wenling City". But his wife doesn't want him to do rescue work at sea again, "Everything else is up to him, even if he picks up so many 'ingots', I won't object, and I will do it with him." Local fishermen refer to picking up corpses from the sea as "picking up ingots".Over the years, he has picked up countless "ingots".Picking up "yuanbao" will not only cause a lot of trouble, but also provoke anger.The fishermen would not let him lift the body off the pier, thinking that would be bad luck.He had to transport the body to a place far away from the fishing port, and then hire someone to carry it. A reporter from CCTV's "Focus Interview" asked him, Guo Wenbiao, you can earn 10,000 yuan for one corpse, and one million for 100 corpses. Why don't you earn it?He said, it's unfortunate enough that people are gone, how can you still make money from them?I don't make this kind of money. If I want to make money, I go to the sea to drag more fish to sell. "Be brave for righteousness, I support it. But, you are no longer brave for righteousness. Fishermen come to you in distress, and maritime affairs, fishery administration, public security, and town government also come to you when they receive the alarm. It has become someone looking for you for bravery. Obligation has become responsibility and responsibility." It's a mission." The wife complained. There are indeed help-seekers that make him feel blocked.Once, he went to the CPPCC meeting in Wenling, and suddenly received a call after 11 o'clock in the middle of the night: "Hi, are you Guo Wenbiao? My boat's propeller is entangled, and the waves are very strong. Come here quickly." "I'm sorry, I'm in Wenling, and I drank some wine at night..." "If you don't do things for the people, who will do things for the people?" the other party said angrily, and hung up the phone. He hurriedly got up, took a taxi back to Shitang for 100 yuan, helped the fisherman solve the problem, and then took a taxi back to Wenling for a meeting. Sometimes the people who were there could have helped the victims, but they insisted on him. One winter afternoon, a woman tripped over a chain on a pier and fell.The victims leaned against the steep wall below the pier, shouting for help.There were many people on the shore, they could obviously save her, but they called him to save her. He said angrily, "Call 110." After a while, another call came: "Wen Biao, come quickly, 110 hasn't arrived yet." He hurried over and jumped off the pier to rescue her, but she froze to death. From then on, no matter how bad his mood was, no matter how busy he was, and no matter whether the people present could be saved, he rushed over immediately. Before building the ship, his wife asked him: "If you want to build such a big ship, have you thought about where the oil for the ship will come from and where will the crew's wages come from?" He was not in a hurry. It cost more than 2.6 million yuan to build a new ship, the government subsidized 400,000 yuan, and he raised the rest of the money himself. How can he repay the borrowed money?As a housewife, can she not worry? She also calculated an account. Sometimes he went out for meetings, and the long-distance phone bill would cost two to three thousand yuan a month.Now I have a package, 580 yuan and 1,000 yuan. Now there are 11 people, with a salary of three to four hundred thousand a year. At the end of 2008, a boat was sold for 530,000 yuan, because the wages could not be paid. What he calculated was another account. He saved at least 20 large ships every year, not counting small ships.Each big ship is worth more than 2 million yuan, which is 40 to 50 million yuan.In addition, how many people are saved every year?Which life is not worth hundreds of thousands? "I was born as a fisherman, and I don't ask for anything. As long as the fishermen are safe, I am more than happy." Guo Wenbiao said that every time he saw a fisherman in an accident, only the corpse was rescued, and he felt very sad. Today, the local people call him the "Ping An Water Ghost" and the "Guardian of the Sea".Some fishermen said that with the presence of "water ghosts", they feel at ease when they go fishing in the sea. These cannot be measured by money. Lin Bingxian, deputy director of Wenling Maritime Affairs Department, said that there is no special fund for civil maritime search and rescue in China, and they can only help Guo Wenbiao win some diesel subsidies, and apply for rescue advanced individuals for him, and win some bonuses. In 2006 and 2007, Guo Wenbiao was advanced twice, and received a total of 70,000 yuan in bonuses, but this is insignificant and difficult to support the heavy rescue expenses. During the "Two Sessions" in Zhejiang Province in 2009, Guo Wenbiao proposed to open up green channels and increase investment in the construction of private maritime rescue agencies. The demonstration effect of the government supporting private rescue will drive more private forces in the entire coastal area to participate in maritime rescue.Both the Zhejiang Provincial Maritime Safety Administration and the Wenling Municipal Government stated that they will refer to foreign practices to guide and support the construction of private maritime rescue agencies, increase capital investment, and strive to establish a special fund for provincial and municipal search and rescue rewards as soon as possible. On the wall of Guo Wenbiao's house, a pennant reads: "Help with sincerity, people's warrior".This pennant was given to him by Lin Xiaofang, Dongfengshan Village, Chengnan Town, Wenling City.We sincerely hope that the "people's warriors" in the eyes of the people will soon end the embarrassing situation of "saving people is easy, but life is hard". Although sometimes "life is hard", Guo Wenbiao, who sacrificed his life to save others, would always give up money to help others.Whenever someone came to his family and asked for his help, he always gave generously. There is a family in Chengnan Town, Wenling, who gave birth to a daughter with congenital cataract. They needed money for the surgery. They approached Guo Wenbiao for help, and he immediately provided 5,000 yuan for assistance. "His family doesn't run a bank, so how can anyone give it to anyone? Could it be that he is fishing for gold in the bottom of the sea and has endless money." Mao Lixiong disagreed with Guo Wenbiao's generosity. In the summer of 2007, Liu Guodong, a 68-year-old man from Liaoning, made a special trip to Wenling to visit Guo Wenbiao just to meet him.今年他写信来了，他在信中写道：春晚现场看到你了，全家那个乐呀，心境不知怎么形容，就好像年轻的追星族追迷自己喜爱的明星那样，我们也在追求我们心目中的明星——道德明星。 “中国的道德模范”他能够牵动在遥远的普通人家几代人的心灵，我认为是道德的伟大力量，是人类文明、光明的象征……希望把关爱的接力棒传递下去，把文标的精神发扬广大，做感动中国的事情！ 这或许是对“平安水鬼”的最好注解。