In traditional society, people helped one another, and heartwarming stories of their kindness were abundant. Today, I will share a few anecdotes that are not far from our present time.

The rickshaw puller who helped an exam candidate

During the late Qing period, a poor scholar traveled to Beijing to take the imperial examination. He had journeyed from the south and had almost no money left. When he arrived at the city gate, he had not eaten for two days. A rickshaw puller, noticing his old, torn clothes and scrolls, asked: “Are you here to take the exam, sir?” The scholar nodded and said he had run out of travel expenses.

The puller, after hearing this, said nothing more and took him directly across half of Beijing to the examination hall. Once they arrived, the scholar searched his pockets and could only find a few copper coins. The puller waved his hand and said: “Scholars are the hope of the nation; today, consider it my treat.” With that, he left.

Years later, this scholar, who had passed the examination and had become an official, returned to Beijing to repay the rickshaw puller for his kindness, but the man had long since disappeared. The official used to often tell others: “I owe my success to an unnamed rickshaw puller who helped me.”

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