Huang Lao, 94, Sells Homemade Insoles In The Street For A Living

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(scene photo) 94 year old woman sells homemade insoles to make a living on the street.

In the old downtown area of Xiamen, Siming East Road, near the street of Siming Cinema (formerly the East Bank of the Construction Bank, or the city Housing Authority's Public Housing Center Street), a 94 year old old lady sells her own cotton sewing insoles all the year round.

The shoe mat is made of seven layers of cotton cloth, and the price is only 2 yuan.

I bought her an insole at the end of last year and gave her 2 yuan, and she would give me another one.

I realized that she was 94 years old (born in 1914), and insisted that she not buy one and give one as long as she paid.

She said repeatedly, thank you!

Today (at noon on February 28, 2008), I took my camera to the street and asked her if she could take a picture of her.

She was happy to say yes, and she stood up and took a picture.

From the end of last year, I knew a 94 year old woman was still in a small business. After that, I always sighed that the 94 year old lady is really great enough than the young people who are kneeling for help and begging.

Originally I see her dress is still neat, think she is old people idle, nothing to do, do some small business to play?

I took a picture of her today. By the way, I knew she was living to earn a living.

This shocked me.

A 94 year old woman has to sell homemade insoles to make a living on the roadside?

This is really - my heart is heavy, I do not know how to express my mood at this time.

I bought her a bananas in the market nearby, and asked her to have lunch.

She said "I don't want to eat".

She said that she only had 200 yuan relief provided by the neighborhood committee a month, and the descendants had to pay 200 yuan to pay the rent (public housing) because of their difficulties in making a living. She had to earn 3 yuan and 5 yuan a day by selling the insoles, and the food was poor all the year round.

A 94 year old old man has poor meals all the year round.

I choked back my tears and bought her a bowl of noodle paste. She thanked her repeatedly and sent me the insoles again and again, saying that the insole made of this cotton cloth could no longer be bought.

Because she was too old to continue to sew the insoles herself, and only those shoes sold out were sold out.

I asked her, what if I don't sell insoles later?

She shook her head and sighed and said she didn't know what to do.

According to the old lady, he surnamed Huang, who lives in the ancient city wall of Xiamen.

I think the number of elderly people over 90 years of age in the city is very small. The Civil Affairs Department of Xiamen should give financial support.

Can the Civil Affairs Bureau of Xiamen Siming District give more money to her?

At least let her have enough to eat, OK?

Please.