The Real Feeling Of Making Money By Studying Shoes By Selling Shoes

"I am very satisfied to see these girls have books and culture."

Yesterday, Zhang Yafen, a deputy to the National People's Congress and a laid off woman worker in Jinzhou, told reporters.

This year, 55 years old, she earned a small income from her shoeshine, and she has been feeding girls from poor families for 8 years.

The girls in Shifu village, Zhangjiabao Township, Yixian, Jinzhou, kindly call her "Zhang Mama".

Make money by shoeshine shoes

More than 30 years ago, Zhang Yafen went to the rural area to the poor Prefecture of Yixian - Zhangjiabao Township, Shifu village, when the villagers took care of her, so that young Zhang Yafen felt very warm.

In January 2000, when Zhang Yafen returned to the village of "going to the countryside", she saw that some children, especially girls, had not studied for two years, and went home to do housework.

Zhang Yafen was very unhappy. She could not bear to see girls walking on such a road.

Since 2000, she has subsidized her children's schooling with money earned from shoeshine.

The 5 girls from Lingbao village, Ling Ling, and so on, began accepting "Mom Zhang" from the two or three grade of primary school.

But the children do not know, Zhang Yafen in order to support their families, but also to provide them with learning, in the street to put a shoe booth, one yuan to earn hard money.

She collected 1000 yuan a year, distributed it to 5 girls, and bought new clothes, new shoes and school supplies. She sent them to her parents and told them to encourage their children to study hard.

Shoeshine does not stop because of student assistance.

In 2000, Zhang Yafen's monthly income was only 400-500 yuan, when her son went to middle school, and his family was also very tight. The 1000 yuan saved was not a small sum for Zhang family.

Some friends and family do not understand her very well: "you are not a big money. What do you donate to earn that money?"

"How many donations, less donations, and less to see them go to school, I feel safe."

The laid-off shoeshine worker who did not plan to name it didn't keep it for 8 years.

Now, Zhang Yafen still shines shoes for passers-by in the cold wind. She has good service attitude and sincerity to people, but wrinkles have already covered her cheeks.

But she didn't want to stop working. She knew what to do for her children when she stopped.

She wants to subsidize her children to go to university.

This year, there is only one girl in the village, Ling Ling, who is studying. I heard that Ling Ling was admitted to high school. Zhang mother was very happy. She rewarded Ling Ling 500 yuan.

The other 4 girls did not enter high school after finishing junior high school, and chose employment or other ways.

Zhang Yafen told reporters honestly, "I didn't start to see them from junior high school.

If we let our children know that I am a shoeshine, I will hurt my child's self-esteem.

Zhang Yafen, 55, was not in good health, and she could not wipe her shoes. But she hoped that the girl in high school would go to university. She would continue to subsidize it.

Comment on Xiaobian

It is also a moving story.

For money, Zhang Yafen, who is more than 50 years old, is very serious, otherwise he will not earn money from one piece to another. But for money, she is so "no matter", one thousand yuan, that is, one thousand pairs of shoes have been polished, she will "mail" to the children "easily".

She is old, still sitting in the wind, insisting on her "saving money" plan. She values money, but values her children's future.

I hope that the behavior of the elderly can make children understand the value of school.