Our reporter Zheng Minghong and Xiao Yan
At around 5 in the morning, the belly of the East was white, and many people were still immersed in their sleep. But there are already some pedestrians in the streets of Guiyang, 45-year-old Zhu Qiwu is one of them.
Zhu Qiwu carries pigs at Dongshan Farmers Market in Yunyan District, Guiyang City. Photo by our reporter Tao Liang
With a back strap on his shoulders, he arrived at the Dongshan Farmers Market on time.
After a while, the pig truck arrived.
Zhu Qiwu stepped forward, clinging to the rear of the car and propped on one knee. After several people worked together to drag the whole pig with the head and tail removed to his back, he stood up, turned and walked towards the farmer’s market.
Dongshan Farmers Market is located in Yunyan District, Guiyang City. It is responsible for meeting the needs of tens of thousands of residents for buying vegetables and meat. There are more than 20 pork stalls in the market.
Zhu Qiwu's job is to carry the whole pig to each pork stall.
He has been in this business for 17 years and is now the only "back pig worker" at Dongshan Farmers Market.
Zhu Qiwu, who has carried pigs for 17 years, is "hot"
On August 3, an owner of a barbecue restaurant took a video of Zhu Qiwu carrying pork with the text "This is only hard (Guizhou dialect, which means powerful), more than 400 jin", and sent a vibrato.
This short video received more than 300,000 likes. In the video, Zhu Qiwu carried a whole pig on his back, his waist was bent, but he walked steadily every step.
Zhu Qiwu, who has been carrying pigs in the farmer's market for 17 years, became a hot search.
A reporter from "Xinhua Daily Telegraph" searched on Douyin and found that among all Zhu Qiwu's back pork videos, one has received nearly 1.5 million likes, has been forwarded and shared more than 18,000 times, and left nearly 100,000 comments——
"Father is the bull that pulls carts, and father is the ladder to the sky."
"He is carrying responsibility, and he has to do it for the life of his family."
"In front of others, he carried pork; in front of his family, he carried a piece of sky."
Some netizens also wondered why they didn't choose to push with a cart. Wang Yuxia, who has been doing pork business in Dongshan Vegetable Market for more than 10 years, said that at first it was indeed carried by pallets, but it was very troublesome. Later, she began to ask people to carry it.
"Pulling with a cart requires two or three people to unload the pork from the cart and place it on the cart. After dragging in, two or three people are needed to lift the pig from the cart and place it on the chopping board." Wang Yuxia said , This is much more troublesome than human back.
In mid-August, the reporter met Zhu Qiwu in Dongshan Park in Yunyan District. He looks thin, but he feels full of power. Regarding his sudden "fire", Zhu Qiwu said that this is his way of life. He doesn't know who made the video, and he doesn't care.
Some netizens said that Zhu Qiwu's effort to carry the pig is sad.
In fact, although he was doing hard work, he was very satisfied to be able to feed his family.
"The hardest time was when I was in my hometown, and I did everything. It's much better after I got out." Zhu Qiwu said.
Carry more than 30 pigs every day in winter and more than 10 pigs every day in summer
More than ten years ago, Zhu Qiwu left his hometown of Guli Town, Qianxi County, Guizhou Province to work in Guiyang, and met an older brother Yang from Sichuan. Zhu Qiwu's wife was also surnamed Yang, and her eldest brother Yang was the "home", and the two recognized "relatives."
At that time, Brother Yang was one of the "back pig workers" at the Dongshan Farmers Market. Seeing that Zhu Qiwu, who had just arrived, did not find a job and was about to run out of money, he suggested: "Why don't you buy a back strap and carry a pig with me?"
Forced to make a living, Zhu Qiwu obeyed Yang's suggestion and became a "back pig worker". At that time, there were more than 40 pork stalls in the Dongshan Farmers’ Market. You could earn 1 yuan from carrying a pig, but because of the large number of people carrying pigs, Zhu Qiwu, who had just joined the trade, could not make much money.
In order to increase income, Zhu Qiwu will do another part-time job. "There are many people looking for me to work. We planted the trees on both sides of the road on Dongshan." Zhu Qiwu said with a smile.
About a year later, the eldest brother Yang returned to his hometown in Sichuan, and his colleagues successively chose to change careers and make other living. Gradually, Zhu Qiwu became the only "back pig worker" at Dongshan Farmers Market, and he could earn 15 to 20 yuan for carrying a pig.
"You have to carry at least 30 pigs every day in winter and at least 10 pigs every day in summer." Zhu Qiwu said, now that his income is higher than before, his wife also finds a job in his hometown, and his children begin to earn money independently, and the burden on the family is lighter. , He did not do two more jobs.
Over the years, friends or fellow villagers have repeatedly persuaded Zhu Qiwu to go to other provinces to work, but he declined.
Zhu Qiwu calculated an account. He can now earn at least 6,000 yuan a month. The monthly income in the "peak season" can be nearly 10,000 yuan. Although he can earn 5,000 to 6,000 yuan a month to work in other provinces, his living expenses are large and not cost-effective. .
Carrying nearly 100,000 pigs to feed a family of seven
Zhu Qiwu has 5 children, the eldest daughter has married, and three children are in school. Leaning on the piggy back job, he carried the life of a family of seven, and at the same time supported his parents with his brother.
For the past 17 years, he got up at four o'clock in the morning every day. After washing, he moved his body briefly, and then went to work at Dongshan Farmers Market with his back straps on his back.
During the interview, the reporter saw that the distance from the side of the road to the most remote butcher stall in the market was about 20 meters. Zhu Qiwu said that generally he can carry the pig to the corresponding stall in less than 2 minutes, and the slowest is no more than 3 minutes. "You can't walk too fast. You can't walk too fast. You have no strength on your feet. You must walk steady."
In recent years, Zhu Qiwu carried nearly 100,000 pigs, each weighing more than 300 catties, and the heavier more than 400 catties. Last year, he carried a pig weighing more than 500 kilograms, "I can't put down the cutting board", recalling the past, Zhu Qiwu smiled.
Zhu Qiwu's residence in Guiyang is a rented house of less than 30 square meters with a monthly rent of 150 yuan. After carrying the pig around 7 o'clock in the morning, he would go home and take a bath, cook some food, and then sleep for a while. The rest of the time, Zhu Qiwu usually stays at home or walks around in the nearby Dongshan Park.
Family members persuaded Zhu Qiwu to change jobs several times, but they were all refused. "The child told me not to do it. It is really tiring to do it, but the child wants to study, and the elderly must support it. It must be done. It is really difficult for a family like ours without this job."
The three children who are still in school have good grades, which makes Zhu Qiwu very pleased. "The purpose of earning money is to let children study at ease. If I could study before, I wouldn't do it now." He said that as long as the child works hard, he will do his best to provide it.
Zhu Qiwu plans to "retire" and return to his hometown when the children can find work to support themselves in the future, grow some vegetables with his wife, and raise a few pigs and cows. "This is enough for our old couple to live without spending money on children." .
Zhu Qiwu became popular, somewhat unexpected, but it is reasonable. Netizens may feel novel about his work and the pig that weighs more than 300 kilograms each time, but after the novelty, he respects his sense of responsibility, responsibility and persistence.
As netizens said, what Zhu Qiwu carried on his back was actually responsibility and responsibility, which he had to do for the sake of his family.
In all fairness, Zhu Qiwu is very ordinary, he is not tall, average-looking, and not much knowledgeable. Zhu Qiwu is concerned by netizens, and "empathy" is the main reason-his tenacity, optimism and hard work have infected netizens.
In mid-August, the reporter met Zhu Qiwu. His speech and manners revealed his deep optimism, positivity and satisfaction. Zhu Qiwu said frankly that if he could study at the beginning and had more knowledge, he might not be able to do this job now.
But in reality, there is no better choice. He just wants to work hard to create better conditions for his children, "As long as they work hard, I will try my best to provide them with education."
There is no dramatic ups and downs in Zhu Qiwu's life, no rhetoric. What he has is a real and practical effort, and in his bones is the most ordinary simplicity. This simplicity allows him to guard his work and family attentively.
Zhu Qiwu said that he would not care too much about sudden popularity, this is his daily life.
Don't walk too fast with the weight on your shoulders, otherwise there will be no strength on your feet, and the key is to walk steady-in 17 years, he summed it up like this. He did the same, down-to-earth, earning money to support his family, and assuming the responsibilities of his son, husband, and father.
"The brilliant starry sky, who is the real hero, ordinary people touch me the most." Do your best to pursue a better life. Everyone who works hard should be respected.
(Our reporter Zheng Minghong and Xiao Yan)