59岁的李杨氏是安徽临泉县的一名不识字的环卫工，为了救治患肺癌的女儿，她在2025年8月到北京求医后开通了直播账号[1]。这位从未接触直播的农村妇女逐渐在数十万网友的无偿帮助下成为了带货主播，这些网友志愿组织轮番上麦讲解商品，无人获取报酬[1]。
李杨氏的直播间人气迅速增长[1]。到2025年10月，其直播间在线人数稳定过万，登上北京市带货榜第三名、全国总榜第八十四名[1]。到11月，粉丝数超过20万[1]。在这个过程中，李杨氏曾因劳累住院，医生建议她做心脏支架手术，但她拒绝了，理由是"谁来照顾闺女"[1]。
尽管得到了数十万网友前所未有的关爱和精神支撑，但李杨氏的女儿最终未能渡过难关[1]。女儿曾在2026年2月底短暂好转，表达过想回老家"安安稳稳地过日子"的愿望[1]。2026年3月10日到14日，李杨氏连发47条视频告别女儿[1]。女儿去世后，李杨氏的粉丝数涨到43万[1]。
A 59-year-old illiterate farmer from Linquan County, Anhui Province, named Yang Liumei—known online as Li Yangshi—launched a livestreaming career to raise funds for her daughter's cancer treatment, garnering unprecedented public support and social connection.[1] After her daughter was diagnosed with advanced-stage lung cancer and sought medical care in Beijing in August 2025, Li Yangshi opened a livestreaming account despite having no prior experience in broadcasting.[1] Within months, her channel achieved remarkable commercial success: by October 2025, her livestream regularly attracted over 10,000 concurrent viewers, ranking third on Beijing's livestream sales charts and 84th nationally.[1] By November, her follower count exceeded 200,000, and after her daughter's death, it surged to 430,000.[1]
What distinguished Li Yangshi's journey was the extraordinary volunteerism of her audience.[1] Tens of thousands of viewers organized themselves to assist with her livestreams at no charge, taking turns going live to explain products and help with sales operations.[1] Despite the emotional and physical toll, Li Yangshi persevered in her work.[1] When she was hospitalized due to exhaustion, doctors recommended she undergo heart stent surgery, but she refused, stating, "Who will take care of my daughter?"[1] Though her daughter experienced a brief improvement in late February 2026 and expressed a wish to return home to "live peacefully," she ultimately passed away in March 2026.[1] Between March 10 and 14, 2026, Li Yangshi posted 47 farewell videos commemorating her daughter.[1] Despite the tragic outcome, the outpouring of support from her online community provided Li Yangshi with unprecedented social care and emotional sustenance during her darkest period.[1]
