Warm your heart with her one-and-a-half-year-old son in her arms

Nothing can stop her yearning for freedom

　　In order to pick up the birthday cake that the customer was looking forward to, or the paper bag and keys that were forgotten somewhere, the 34-year-old Wen Fengzhu rode his bike with all his strength in the cold and damp wind in Guilin, Guangxi in December.

She is a scout worker, doing errands for others every day, the difference is that she has a one and a half year old son wrapped in her arms when she delivers the goods.

　　In recent years, mother couriers like Wen Fengzhu who run for life with their children have increasingly appeared in the public eye and the media.

Luo Mingyan, a single mother in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, takes her more than two-year-old daughter to deliver food every day. When her mother rides an electric bike, her daughter squats in the take-out box, which has become the child's cradle.

Wang Ting, a post-95 Meituan takeaway from Hefei City, Anhui Province, after breaking up with her husband, she took her two children to make a living in the city alone.

Every day after picking up her 4-year-old daughter from the kindergarten, Wang Ting takes her to deliver food.

When Wang Ting gets along with her daughter the most, it is on the electric car where she runs singles.

Most of these mother couriers work from the countryside to the city, and they are not highly educated. Without exception, they are single mothers who can only keep walking for life.

"got used to"

　　Affected by strong cold air, Guangxi has cooled in a large area this winter.

On December 14, Guilin Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow warning for road icing.

Most pedestrians on the street wrapped up down jackets tightly, but Wen Fengzhu only wore a thin purple-gray old sweater, covered with courier winter work clothes, underneath are trousers with frayed trousers, and knee pads on his knees-riding When the car is windy, couriers are used to wearing knee pads.

Sometimes, she would put on a summer cap to hold down her short hair that is nearly flat.

Asked her if she was cold, she just said "used to it".

　　The little son was wrapped in "a zongzi" by her, and a piece of her old cotton jacket was covered on the thick sweater, and the long one covered the legs. The camouflage cotton vest that Wen Fengzhu took off was put on the bottom. outside.

The sun is about to go down, and she has to take her son out to run singles, "It's cold outside, and I want to give him the best, but that's all I can give." After that, she kept crying, huh. The ground fell.

　　When running the order, Wen Fengzhu crossed his son with cloth pockets and tied it firmly to his chest in a "big" shape. After picking up, he did not forget to lift a knot on his son's crotch. In that position, he is uncomfortable."

　　"Then he keeps spreading his legs like this, is he comfortable?"

　　"He's used to it too."

　　In order to wait for the unknown opportunity to dispatch orders, Wen Fengzhu and his son woke up at 6 o'clock every morning, packed up their beds, and went out in the face of the freezing cold.

At first, the son was not used to it. After being awakened from his sleep, he would cry.

"Now that the alarm clock rings, he can get up too, and he is used to it." The time of the order is uncertain. Sometimes there are orders at 11 pm. In order to make money, Wen Fengzhu is also willing to pick up, "It's just a pain for my son."

　　The weight of my son grew day by day, and he weighed him when he was taken to get a vaccine. At that time, he was close to 20 kilograms, and he is heavier now.

The son hangs on his mother’s frail shoulders every day, from morning to night for more than 10 hours, asking her if her shoulders are sore?

She replied neatly: "Get used to it."

　　One day in November 2020, Wen Fengzhu received a single flash mission from Guilin citizen Mr. Zhou.

When taking the order, Mr. Zhou was surprised to find that the deliveryman who came braving the cold wind was still holding a child in his arms.

Although Wen Fengzhu took 50 minutes to deliver the goods, which was about 10 minutes slower than other delivery staff, Mr. Zhou still gave a five-star praise.

He also made a short video of Wen Fengzhu's delivery of the order with his son and posted it on the Internet, which received more than 8,000 likes and more than 500 comments.

　　"Everyone who works hard is worthy of being respected" "You look beautiful when you work hard"... Netizens left messages after the video.

Freedom to support alone

　　Wen Fengzhu is a native of Quanzhou County in Guilin City. When he graduated from junior high school, he failed to progress to high school. Because of the high tuition of the health school, he didn't go to school. He started working at the age of fifteen and sixteen.

She now lives in an urban village in Xiufeng District of Guilin City, and across a river is the most luxurious Grand Mansion Hotel in Guilin.

　　For a rental house of about 10 square meters in a village in the city, the rent is only 100 yuan per month.

The rental house was cleaned up by her, daily necessities were placed in order, and a few fresh garlic plants were planted on the small terrace.

A small compartment was opened in the northwest corner as a toilet and bathroom. The rest of the space was filled with a stove, a single wardrobe, a double bed and a dining table, and you would sit by the bed when eating.

There is no chair at home. When the reporter visited, she borrowed one from the landlord temporarily to decorate the facade.

　　There are not many household items at home, so you can stuff them into 2 suitcases.

Wen Fengzhu piled things on the wall as much as possible, or put them on the table where his son could not reach his height, saving as much space as possible for his son to learn to walk.

　　The cramped home gave her unprecedented freedom.

I have been separated from my husband for half a year, and finally I don’t have to bear with my husband. In order to save money, "do not wash the dishes with water after meals, wipe with paper and continue to use them."

Having lived with her husband for less than two years, she only buys the cheapest dishes in the vegetable farm every day. Wen Fengzhu once bought crayfish. Her husband mocked her, "I really ate a lot of good things with you."

　　During her confinement, her husband bought her two old hen stew soup to replenish her body, but Wen Fengzhu's gratification did not last long, and she still couldn't bear her husband's living habits.

When talking about divorce, the husband took out a thick stack of books and asked Wen Fengzhu to return the money spent on her, plus about 50,000 to 60,000 yuan for the bride price, and the two old hens’ money was clearly recorded in it.

　　Leaving her husband with inconsistent life concepts to live independently, Wen Fengzhu breathed a sigh of relief, "I am too good to be myself, freedom." However, the price of freedom is that the husband cuts off all financial support, and even his son's support has not been paid by the husband. penny.

　　In the barbecue shop where she worked before, the boss saw that it was not easy for her to take her son by herself, so she asked her to go back to work. The minimum guarantee is 3,300 yuan a month. In the busy months, she will be given additional processing allowance.

The barbecue shop works stably, but she took her son and couldn't concentrate on skewering and cutting meat. Putting her son aside, she was worried that she might bump into it. "It's a long time and it will cause trouble for others."

　　Children are inseparable from people, and it is difficult for women with only junior high education to find a job.

Wen Fengzhu used to find a job embroidering at home. He had to nail small beads to the embroidery one by one, which was time-consuming and time-consuming. It only made 20 or 30 yuan to do 10 hours a day to support himself and his children. Are all problems.

　　Beijing Tongcheng Bing Technology Co., Ltd. Guilin flash station station director Tang Jianfeng first met Wen Fengzhu in May 2020.

When this dark-skinned, thin woman was holding her child to apply for a job, Tang Jianfeng never imagined that she would take the child to run the singles regardless of danger.

After briefly explaining the order process and precautions, Wen Fengzhu took the job.

　　For safety, Wen Fengzhu drove a little bit slower with her baby, and only took over 600 orders in half a year.

Because of the widely circulated video, the company leaders knew that she took her son to run orders every day.

The manager of the company, Liu Wei, asked her to work as a waiter in a restaurant, but she refused.

She said that the child can walk now, she is not worried about watching it next to her, and it is more suitable for her to send it to her.

　　In Liu Wei's impression, Wen Fengzhu insisted on running singles every day, no matter how heavy the rain was or how the sun was or how cold the weather was.

She also specially added a lithium battery to the electric car, so that the driving range can be a little more.

In order to take care of her, the company gave her a permanent experience card for level 6 delivery personnel, which greatly increased her chances of being dispatched, and now her monthly income is basically stable at around 3,000 yuan.

　　After giving birth, Wen Fengzhu lacked nutrition, felt distressed, and lacked milk. When his son was 1 year old, he was forced to wean his son from breast milk, and instead fed with the meals eaten by adults.

The only nutrition she can afford to supplement her son is eggs. Wen Fengzhu can only cook eggs and scramble them. Over time, her son is tired of eating and doesn't like eating.

When riding a bicycle, his son often feels hungry. Wen Fengzhu prepares snacks such as dried peanuts and small biscuits, puts them in his clothes pocket, and feeds him from time to time.

Sometimes my son is so hungry that he can eat a big brown sugar bun.

"Blue Lotus" in full bloom in my heart

　　Wen Fengzhu is a dull person, with dull cognition of the outside world.

Asked when she married her husband and separated later, she shook her head, "I can't remember"; when asked how she survived the boring time after giving birth, she sighed, "I don't remember"; asked her son's birthday , She seemed to be asked, "What day is it?"

　　She forgot and didn't want to bring up the memories of suffering in her life, forgot to bear the pain of her son's body all day long, and forgot the embarrassment and helplessness of riding a bicycle with an umbrella with one hand on a rainy day.

It seems that as long as you say "get used to it" and don't feel the pain of life, your life will naturally get better.

　　During these years of work, Wen Fengzhu has also made some friends, but she is reluctant to confide in them. Apart from her daily caring and greetings, the topic has not gone deeper. She is worried about her distress and telling her friends, "If someone is right. Isn't it a disappointment when it is happy?" She is also used to comforting herself with "everyone has stories and difficulties", saying that life is not that bad now.

　　Once late at night, Wen Fengzhu finished delivering the goods and was about to go home. She had an accident with a drunk man's electric car at the intersection. The escort Wang Ping happened to pass by and spoke for her to relieve the siege, and the matter was handled properly.

Since then, Wen Fengzhu and Wang Ping have been chatting more. Wang Ping admires her for self-reliance and leads her son to discuss life, and often jokingly calls her "brother Wen".

But Wang Ping also cautiously avoided talking to her about the past, "because she was afraid that she would cry, she was too bitter."

　　Wen Fengzhu said that life is a bit harder now, but it is not bitter in her heart.

She enjoys the sense of steadiness brought by working on the road, and earns the food and clothing of the mother and son with her own labor.

Flash delivery is a job with immediate results. Every bit of hard work is worth a reward.

There were also clients who sympathized with her and wanted to give some tips, but Wen Fengzhu refused, "I'm just an ordinary worker. It is not easy for everyone to make money. I still hope to rely on my own."

　　As for the future, Wen Fengzhu pointed to the small fan on the side of the stove facing the window, "I want to work hard to make money, replace this with a range hood, and build a cubicle in the kitchen. I will also bring my father over to live together. "

　　"what about others?"

　　"I haven't thought about it, nor dare to think about it."

　　Wen Fengzhu’s WeChat signature is "Blue Lotus". When the amount of orders is not heavy, she is mostly relaxed and happy, humming her favorite song "Blue Lotus": "Nothing can stop me, my yearning for freedom, You have no worries about your unreliable career..."

　　Intern Wang Xiaoran Xie Lv Rong China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Xie Yang Source: China Youth Daily