walking in the streets of Shanghai, we can always meet the old granny, A Shu, the grinders, and other old artists who inadvertently meet the mending clothes. Although they are white haired, they are very conscientious in their own positions and provide indispensable help for our life. Now we are entering the cold winter and the rain and snow are increasing. We are all concerned about this self reliant crowd.
a few days ago, a eighty year old shoe repair grandfather became a micro-blog red man. Netizens said he wanted to send a group to his booth to visit him for warmth. Reporters rushed to the city and finally met the old shoe repair man in a humble rented room. The old people regard their honorary certificates as treasures in the past years, and help each of the good hearted people around them to help.
"do not move, do not move... I want to go home. " The old man's tears tell his greatest wish.
in the evening of January 16th, the netizen "Phoenix orange" published micro-blog, "the old grandfather of the shoe repair on the opposite side of the Guangyuan West Road Jiaotong University, who is more than 80 years old, hope that people living nearby can take care of his business." At the same time, an old grandfather's work was uploaded.
half an hour later, "micro-blog of Shanghai Jiao Tong University" posted a post. "I hope to help the students to get more shoes here to help the old man, and to practice the gratitude and responsibility of the adult to the society by a bit of action. Hope to forward support. "
soon, "shoe repair grandpa" became micro-blog keyword. This year, in addition to "sweeping old lady shoes, grandpa is awesome." In view of the online popularity of the old man, some netizens compared it with the virtual character "sweeping the old lady" who went all the way to micro-blog at the beginning of the new year. Some users will "repair old man" and "sweeping old lady" and known as the "2011 most awesome combination of the elderly". In the praise of
, many people also questioned why the elderly are so old and have to work hard for life. "Where did all the young children go?" "this cold day old man still doesn't come out!" to this end, a netizen proposed to visit the old grandfather's work scene, understand the truth, give donations.
8 hours after 8 hours old grandfather
nine o'clock in the morning of January 18th, the reporter came to the West Road in Guangyuan, and saw the shoes of the old grandfather in the empty place, only two pieces of broken leather. After visiting nearly ten units and shops in the vicinity, it was unanimously reflected that the old grandfather had been stall for more than 10 years.
regret to pass past Grandpa, the reporter began to look for. After 8 hours, more than 70 phone calls were made, and more than 30 units were contacted. At 4:30 p.m., the reporter finally heard a good news from a shopkeeper's mouth. "There is an old man, Subei accent, holding a large bag every day, early and late. It is such a person who lives in... "
walked to the front door of the rental room, drying several clean plastic bags on the clothesline and rustling in the cold wind. Gently knocking on the door, ten seconds later, the door gradually opened, the room did not turn on the lights, a dark old man stood up and walked out two steps. Seeing his face, the journalist loosed a sigh of relief: "you can find you a shoe repair man!"
the living room in the rental room is
to clarify our identity, the old man opens the only light in the house, the light is yellow, and it is 15 watts. It is a rental house of about 10 square meters, with a bed, a high table, a short dinner table, and the family of a coal stove, a gas pot, a cooker, a rice pot, and a water bucket.
grandpa quickly stopped being defensive. He put his eyes down and said, "I am a high post in Jiangsu." According to his introduction, his name is Zhang Tianyuan, 81 years old this year. Since he was more than 20 years old, he began to teach and repair shoes. He went to Shanghai to break the docks in 1958 and has been there for more than 50 years. He worked in Guangyuan West Road for more than 30 years. His wife died 20 years ago. His eldest son stayed home because he was disabled. For the youngest son, who was over half a hundred years old, he did not want to say more. He said that the youngest son would go to the stall to see him two or three times a year.
morning for American shoes and thanks letter
19 early morning, the sky is still floating snow, Zhang Tianyuan old man hesitates again and again, or decides to touch his luck. The reporter walked with him to the 958 station, about 1500 meters, and he walked for more than 20 minutes, and there were no less than eight or nine times on the road. He pointed to his knee. He said it was very sour and pointed to calf. He said he was swollen and sore and had to take medicine every day.
8:30, the old man came to the booth of Guangyuan West Road. He first went to Luo's owner's restaurant to get a shoe repair tool.
walk to the booth, he set up the horse, sit down and put the tools around the side. Looking at the sky again and again, the old man looked very dignified and worried about no business. The old man told reporters that a few years ago a foreigner used to drive in front of the shoe stall, take a pair of black leather shoes, 43, 44 yards, to show that several shoes are all refusing to repair, and he can not buy the right new shoes at a time. "Let me take a look. There are two or three problems: leather and sole in front of shoes. I've been doing it for an hour. " In the end, the American guest wanted to give him 50 dollars, while he insisted on fixing the price of his own shoes and took him 20 yuan. "When the Americans returned home, they sent a thank-you letter with my booth number, and later found me in the city district." Speaking of this anecdote, the old man showed a rare smile.
the snow still doesn't stop. There was no business. After an hour, Zhang Tianyuan old man took the place. When breaking up, the old man told reporters that he did not go out to repair shoes in those days, because there was no business. "Now it's less than 1000 yuan a month. Old, shoulder pain... I want to go home. "