today price and 28 years ago, not the same day. However, in the Drum Tower District of Nanjing, there are couples who repair shoes and shoes. Since 1987, the price of shoes has always been kept at 1 yuan, and has never been moved. This booth, known as the "shoe repair industry in Nanjing," has won the favor of many old customers. Yesterday, Wu Ping, the booth owner, admitted in an interview with Yangzi Evening News that "life is not just for money".
"low price but more guest source"
Nanjing's Drum Tower Street Hua Yang mansion, there is a pair of shoemaker couples, they take turns to work, 28 years have been here. Since 1987, the price of shoe polish at shoe repair stands has always been 1 yuan.
under the shade of the street, Wu Ping's shoe stall was very shabby. She wore a mask, she was wrapped up in a full body, and around the stall, it was a half - round 6 chair.
Wu Ping year, nearly five days, "family members have shoes repair skills, I learned to start shoes polishing shoes here in 1987, this flash over the past 28 years. Later, when my husband was laid off, he and I were making a living on the shoe stand. "
Wu Ping said that at first the shoes were not many people, at that time, it was 1 dollars. Now, after all these years, people have changed a lot of ideas, many people like to wipe the shoes, because the price has not changed, there are also a lot of old people coming to wipe shoes. "Although the price is relatively low, there are quite a lot of tourists."
do not rent facade for everyone's convenience
Wu Ping told the Yangzi Evening News reporter that she went home in the dark day after daylight, because the shoes could be taken off before everyone went to work. Even at noon, Wu Ping and her husband Liu master took turns cooking lunch break, "my family lives near here, so it's also on holidays, sometimes thirty."
when asked why not to change a place or open a small shop, Wu Ping said, "in fact, you want to open the shop, but here, people ride the car through here, the car will be able to clean the shoes, fix it, and if you want to turn into the side of the lane, the cost will be high, and to everyone. It's not convenient to say. " During the interview with the
new customers know that 1 yuan has been stunned by
for so many years, the price of Wu Ping and her husband Liu Liu has been the price has been 1 yuan, the shoe is also less than 10 yuan, "money, can maintain the livelihood of the good. Many of my acquaintances here are acquaintances. How can I be more willing to raise prices? It's up to them how to get up. I do my own thing. " Wu Ping said.
Wu Ping lamented that his home was an old house, no mortgage, the stall was also the government to take care of the laid-off workers, so it was not like other people to move, "the daughter has been working, and the money in the house is also enough." Wu Ping shook his shoeshine. "Look, this piece will take a long time."
Wu Ping's kindness and sincerity touched many people, and the customers around him also had many years of friendship with them. Occasionally also come to some new guests, knowing that shoes are 1 yuan after being very surprised, "sometimes there will be some people, after coming to wipe shoes, insist on more money, hard plug to us, say everyone is not easy."
the reporter of the Yangzi Evening News saw that in the process of polishing shoes and filling shoes by Wu Ping, some people will send things here temporarily, she said, some old customers will let themselves look after things by the way, and even help them receive express. Lenovo to the present some places to collect express and other needs to pay a number of fees, reporters asked about Wu Ping, Wu Ping did not understand: "just looking at the money, what is the meaning of life?"
and the old old man's special chair
shoes stall around, put 6 chairs, "this one has a vegetable field, some old people can't move when they buy food, so they take a break." Every afternoon when it is cooler, everyone will turn around and sit here and chat with me.
Wu Ping said that the staff in the next building were very enthusiastic. Seeing that she moved in and moved out every day, she made up a piece of land and put his shoes and chairs in the building at night. "It's okay to bring anything home when it's dark, but customers must take them home if they don't have time to take them away." Wu Ping said customer shoes are more important than shoe repair equipment.
Wu Ping said, shoes have been wearing shoes for so many years, never want to change a line, although every day to wear a mask to prevent the roadside car exhaust, although glue will stick, even choked, although the daughter feels like to let the rest do not continue to repair shoes, but Wu Ping did not change the intention of the job. "I am not old enough to work, and I really like this, free and unfettered, and in the popular saying, I am also a freelancer!" Wu Ping said very seriously that he liked free life and saw that shoes had a sense of accomplishment, just like giving shoes new life.