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on september 14, the rural food video blogger "sichuan flavor salty grandma" who has tens of millions of fans on the internet posted that one of the protagonists of the "sichuan flavor old lady" video series, "salty grandma", 74-year-old yan xingying, unfortunately passed away, which attracted condolences from many netizens.

on september 15, a reporter from upstream news (email address for tips: [email protected]) learned from yan xingying’s relatives that the news of his death was true. the old man unfortunately fell into the water and died on the evening of the 13th. his funeral was held on the morning of the 16th.

on september 15, the profile picture of the "sichuan salt grandma" account turned gray and the background turned into candles.

in october last year, yan xingying's husband qi mingguo also passed away. previously, the video of this couple cooking together, who had been together for more than 50 years, attracted countless fans and was called "the fairy couple" by netizens. their death in less than a year also made many netizens sigh.

on september 15, a reporter from upstream news saw that "sichuan salty grandma" has 9.8 million fans on a certain short video platform, and more than 10 million fans on the entire platform. the caption of the video, "i only want to share my porridge with you," has also become a portrayal of the love between the two elderly people.

on october 29, 2023, "sichuan salt grandma" released a video of the two old men making autumn pear paste together. at the end, grandpa qi's image turned black and white, announcing the news of grandpa qi's death in this way: "from meeting with cold noodles to parting with autumn pear paste. spring, summer, autumn and winter, i only wish to share porridge with you!"

a post published by the account "sichuan salt granny". internet image

upstream news reporters saw that the last video of "sichuan salt grandma" was on august 10, which was grandma yan making roasted pepper sauce with her granddaughter and great-granddaughter, and there has been no update since then.

on the afternoon of september 14, "sichuan salt grandma" posted a photo of yan xingying and qi mingguo, and wrote, "no matter life, old age, sickness, death, spring, summer, autumn, or winter, i only want to share porridge with you! grandpa can't wait to pick up grandma after he builds the garden. from then on, grandma will no longer suffer from insomnia, and grandpa will have boiled beef. exactly 11 months, no matter spring, summer, autumn, or winter, life, old age, sickness, and death, i only want to share porridge with you! i sincerely thank everyone for your support, companionship, and love along the way." at present, the account's avatar has turned gray.

netizens were shocked by the sudden death of granny yan and expressed their condolences: "rest in peace, warm and kind granny yan," "grandpa is here to pick up granny yan, a couple for life, reunited on mid-autumn festival," and "i love this grandparents so much, they are my ideal love, i wish them a happy life in heaven."

yan xingying and qi mingguo. network diagram

on the morning of september 15, a reporter from upstream news contacted ms. chen, the granddaughter of yan xingying. she said that the information posted on the platform account was true. her mother-in-law had passed away the night before yesterday (13th). she had an accident and fell into the water. the funeral would be held on the morning of the 16th. ms. chen said that it was inconvenient to disclose whether the "sichuan salt granny" account would continue in the future.

according to xinhua daily telegraph and xinhuanet, yan xingying and qi mingguo are an ordinary couple in qingxi town, qingchuan county, guangyuan city, sichuan province. their love story is enviable. more than 50 years ago, 30-year-old grandpa qi carried a bookcase and walked from mianyang city into the mountains. when 19-year-old grandma yan saw the gentle and book-loving grandpa qi, she was delighted and quickly made a bowl of cold noodles to entertain him, thus achieving a beautiful marriage. today, the family has four generations living together, and there are three great-grandchildren.

in 2019, grandpa qi's grandson, who had worked in e-commerce in other places, returned to his hometown to start a business and promote the high-quality agricultural and sideline products of his hometown through the internet. because grandpa qi graduated from high school, he often discussed current affairs with his grandson. during the 2020 covid-19 epidemic, sichuan province donated a batch of "ercai" (a sichuan-specific vegetable) to wuhan city. the grandfather and grandson hit it off and shot the first video to teach the people of wuhan how to make "ercai" delicious. this video received more than 600,000 likes, and many wuhan netizens left messages to express their gratitude. the number of followers and likes of the account increased rapidly. later, grandma yan also joined in.

the video shot by the two elderly people earlier. internet photo

the video of the two elderly people cooking sichuan cuisine and chatting in the kitchen attracted many fans. some people envied their sweet love, some people loved to listen to their humorous dialogues, some people liked the simple rural customs, and some people thought of the elders who accompanied them growing up - "i miss my grandma, my grandma also chopped peppers like this" and "it's a pity that i will never see my grandpa again." some people also felt close to the mountains and villages in the video: "i haven't been to sichuan, but this place is like my childhood home." these contents also made "sichuan salt granny" quickly gain fans, and currently has accumulated tens of millions of fans on the entire network.

it is understood that the actual operators of "sichuan salt grandma" are yan xingying's grandson and granddaughter. the focus of operations is mainly short video shooting and live streaming, selling local specialties and agricultural products, etc., and under their names are qingchuan salt grandma culture communication co., ltd. and sichuan salt grandma food co., ltd.

upstream news reporter tang hao