Small town cobbler

 From that, the heart to faint a bit nervous, thinking in particular of small shoemakers curved hump, and that Zhang dishes in the face. after a shoe repair on the side of it, but also personal circumstances are also considered. I think. But then they have nothing to repair shoes.

the ... ... go ... ... little people, they live like weeds around the corner, like flowers, with their modest seek a shelter to survive the gap. fate may be cold, but among these little people, but it has a rare emotion, they support each other, sympathetic . in the unknown corner, perseverance and tenacity to meet a difficult disease to the storm, in a unique way to pass love and warmth. your story is my story, your destiny is my destiny. Only when we truly understand that will truly humble attitude approached them. this world, only a little less perfunctory and suspicion, more than a discovery and trust.

small cobbler's business saw more and more deserted, and finally, actually cater to a second career: repair the bike.

when I lived in a small town, the two share both shoemaker patronized. summer, I took the slippers to the old shoemakers there. see people consciously lined up behind the elderly, in shade and so on. Zuohuo old side, the side and talk to people. Speaking of the west was a small cobbler, said He worked the rough, the elderly will be carefully smiled and said: even when she listens to, will laugh out loud Oh, do not make a comment. Obviously, to shoe repair people for competition among peers is very understanding, although there is no peer-phase smelly old people, but relative to helping customers do this. shoe repair when I turn the old man look carefully at the broken shoes, and then carefully explain how the repair will be stronger the more beautiful with age. Finally, because the new fill color and shoe soles do not take the old man was careful to actually get shoe polish Apply sole side, until fully able to distinguish colors. This led to a detailed job cooing. But privately, people began to question the old cobbler's not authentic. the hands of a small cobbler.


small town north of a river. Linyuan river east is a large, there are evergreen shrubs, more huge paulownia leaves. leisure time to time people come here, exercise, shouting voice, beside the river or watch a slide Liuniao arranged anglers. Linyuan next to a north-south road, connecting the dish> One day, two cobblers here. a bigger age, thin face, goatee, at the intersection of the east. another, forty years old, hunchbacked, dish face, taciturn, at the intersection West surface. they busy in their tent. the old cobbler, then more, is a warm, living to do fine. Sometimes, people took to repair the shoes, went to the intersection, often hesitate: to which side of the repair it? old cobbler will Xiaohe greeting: . is repaired, do not look good, but also spend a lot of money ... ... small cobbler's disdain and mockery. some of the more decent pay attention, it will put the shoes away bitterly. some olds comparison along, carrying her shoes and thought a moment, or give up, finally got to the intersection where the west cobbler .

and the elderly in the conversation, I found the old man to the method of threading the machine is very unique. He put the end of a thin wire bent into a hook, the line hanging in the hook, to the machine side stretched it out, through the line on the deft. He Piao Liaopiao Road West,

turned cobbler and the elderly are a small fellow, but also old apprentice. because of physical disability, has not been married, by the shoe repair to support themselves. They also shoe repair the city from the countryside during the day, both busy with their , when a small business cobbler deserted, the old man will trouble those repair manual labor throw him. night at the rental house, the day will bring back old apprentice helping to repair shoes, of course, paid by the number of to pay. This summer, the apprentice was found a terminal illness.

; small town cobbler


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day cold. from the closet Daoteng the boots last year and found that two pairs of shoes to be replaced. then quickly spread to the intersection of the shoe repair. intersection is still noisy, but the west junction of the small cobbler was gone. it probably is not here already. Although I often pass by here, but little attention to corner lots, a small cobbler when to leave, and did not care. junctions east of the old cobbler, where the business is still hot. I had to walk.

Early one morning, I ride my bicycle to the vegetable market, come back brake is broken. look around for a long time, did not find a mechanic. Usually there are at least fun to begin after eight together, the stall will come very late. In my frustration when the cart reached the intersection, to see just west of the little cobbler stopped three, bending pitched tents. He bent back from the unexpected to uplift, the first struggling to hang, Seeing to touch the ground. I had walked up and asked him to repair the bike. He grinned, motioning me to sit down wait. Then, stop the hands of the job, and take to three rounds before stepping on Mazar difficult to climb. I asked him, I help you? he waved his hand: the brake. I gave him money, he waved his hand, saying that such a small living. insisted on no.