74 Year Old Mother-In-Law Shoeshine For 18 Years, Watching Monument For Liberation Become "Short".

When she was bombing in Chongqing, she and her peers naively counted the planes in the sky along the river. When the unit collapsed and did not work, she set out to understand the first batch of shoe polishing stalls. In her eyes, life became better and better, and people became more and more fashionable, but Monument for Liberation was getting shorter and shorter.

Xu Zhipei, 74, said she wanted to live long and work hard.

impression

Shoeshine mother-in-law is a bit of a fortune.

At 8 in the evening of November 20th, outside the old experimental theater in Xinhua Road, there was a small facade called "Qingshui GUI Du".

Under the Yellow eaves of the door, I sat with an old lady smiling. She was Xu Zhipei.

"How old is the mother-in-law when she comes out to shine shoes?"

Reporters didn't say anything.

"Live to old and work till old."

The mother-in-law skillfully brushed the water from her small iron bucket, washed the mud off her shoes, and answered loudly.

The mother-in-law wiped the leather shoes with a clean cloth, then found a tube of brown shoe polish that had been used very dry.

"Young man, not mother-in-law wealth, this is frugality."

The mother-in-law used scissors to cut the aluminum skin wrapped in shoe polish and put the brown shoe polish in a soft brush on the leather shoes.

"You can wipe another pair of leather shoes."

Look at the remaining shoe polish, said her mother-in-law.

"After shoeshine can't squeeze out, many people throw it away. It's too bad to cut it up and run without any trouble."

"Your shoes do not shine easily."

The mother-in-law said, she took out two big brushes, rubbed her teeth vigorously, and began to wipe her shoes.

"OK, a dollar."

experience

18 years of shoeshine, Monument for Liberation is changing.

"This is an interesting mother-in-law."

On the second day, in order to interview her mother-in-law, the reporter deliberately put on a pair of dirty shoes at home and went to the old place.

The shoes were quickly wiped out.

The reporter stood up and stood aside, without saying anything to Xu Popo.

Today, the business is not very good. Mrs Xu saw no one polishing her shoes and pulled out a set of wool from the bag behind her.

"When there is no business, I will knit a hat, and each hat can be sold for 20 yuan with 4 two wool."

"A wool hat will be woven for eight days, and the elderly in this area will like my hat."

Xu Popo has a good relationship with the people around him.

During the business hours of "Qingshui GUI Du", the salesperson will help Xu Popo write a small signboard selling hat.

Then I talked about the past.

"I was born in 1933. When I was bombing in Chongqing, I was very young. I flew all over the sky with my friends all day.

"In 1951, I worked as a pportation worker in the upper Qing temple."

Xu Popo said.

"All my life I live near Monument for Liberation."

Xu Popo weaves his sweater while counting his own experience.

In the 80s of last century, Xu Popo's street life pport team collapsed.

"In 89 years, I only went out to polish shoes in Monument for Liberation, when 5 pairs of shoes were in good shape."

Xu Popo said.

"I remember, at that time, the girls who could afford to wear boots were very few.

Now in the winter, girls are catching up with fashion, changing patterns and wearing boots.

Xu's grandmother finally added "life is better".

Sitting on the sidewalk of Monument for Liberation for 18 years.

The change of Monument for Liberation was seen in her eyes.

"18 years ago, Monument for Liberation was so high that it seems to be getting shorter and shorter now."

Mrs. Xu laughed and said, "not Monument for Liberation is short, the higher the building is, the higher it is."

business

Good people and many repeat customers.

It's all dark at 9 on Thursday night.

The peak of business is said by Xu Popo.

"Now Chongqing people like to live in the night."

Xu Popo is washing a pair of sneakers for a young man.

Today, Xu's business is really good, one after another.

As soon as the young man who washed the sports shoes got up, a girl sat on the cane chair.

"Is the mother-in-law not collecting today?"

As soon as I heard this sentence, I knew it was a familiar visitor.

Girls wear professional clothes and boots are bright.

"Take care of it."

Girls often take care of Xu Popo's business.

"I live in Monument for Liberation and work in Monument for Liberation. I saw Xiao Po's shoes shining here from an early age.

It's been 10 years. "

The girl said she had a lot of repeat customers.

Just then, a 60 year old uncle found Xu Popo with four pairs of leather shoes.

"Mother-in-law, help me, I'll come and get it later."

The old man said, nodding friendly toward the girl.

"He is also a familiar visitor. He has rubbed my shoes for 10 years."

Xu Popo said.

"Put on more clothes. It's cold now."

Xu Popo kept telling her when she sent away the girl.

"She is a good person. She came to know it all."

Xu Popo said that nowadays young people are less like her.

"Where are those who play tennis bars all day, who play cards all day?"

get home

Get along well with your children.

At 9:45 on the evening of 23, it should be Xu Popo's time to close the booth.

The reporter was passing through the stall of Xu Popo, and she was preparing for a stall.

Accompanied by Mrs Xu, she walked along the streets of Monument for Liberation. She was very busy around, and her mother in law kept talking.

Xu Popo lives on the upper floor of the traffic police Yuzhong District detachment.

"I live on the third floor. Look at that light.

My daughter is waiting for me at home. "

Xu Popo said with a smile.

"I just can't stop to do things.

I feel sick all day without doing anything.

Xu Popo said, "my sons and daughters understand me very well, and I am a man of my word at home."

"You see, I don't have any illness now. I'm in good health."

It took 10 minutes to go through the streets and Xu Popo did not breathe when he spoke.

"Living is a happy and comfortable life. Now I am very comfortable with my children."

When Xu Popo finished, he turned towards the building, and a little rickets was pulled down under the streetlights.