【Commentary】After breakfast, Zou Aihua, who lives in Shipai Town, Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province, came to the stall early to set up the pot, and her husband Xiao Qimin spread the green onion flower cake at the back end, and she skillfully put the cake into the kang pot, this scene has been "staged" in the entrance of Shangzheng Street for more than 20 years.
【Commentary】Zou Aihua is 60 years old this year and has been disabled in his legs since childhood due to polio. When Zou Aihua married her husband, her family was worried, her husband and second brother suffered from congenital deafness and mute, and her second sister-in-law suffered from mental disorders. Faced with this scene, Zou Aihua did not think of retreating.
【Contemporaneous】Zou Aihua
At that time, it seemed that I just felt that the situation in their family was very complicated, not simple, this family was very difficult, I discussed with him at that time, that is, we took care of them all after we got married, you have no reason not to take care of them, and it has persisted like this for decades.
【Commentary】After marriage, Zou Aihua adopted a baby girl. At that time, her husband was working as a cook in a factory, and she was engaged in sewing, which did not pay much. In winter, glass bottles are easy to break, and as soon as the two get their salaries, the first thing they think of is to buy milk bottles and milk powder.
Shortly after the birth of her youngest daughter, her husband was laid off, and Zou Aihua remembered that her husband had some experience in making pastries, so she decided to set up a stall to make kang cakes to maintain her income. They built stoves and set up pots, and they worked for more than 20 years.
【Contemporaneous】Zou Aihua
Even at home, he was responsible for making the finished noodles, and here I was responsible for baking it, because the work of the two of us was not the same. The two of us are tolerant of each other, I am the "remote control" of the house, he is a "robot" in the family, I am responsible for the division of labor, (let) he does whatever he wants.
【Commentary】Now that both daughters have grown up, Zou Aihua's burden has been reduced a lot, and although she no longer needs to rely on green onion cakes to make a living, she and her husband still insist on going out every day. After setting up a stall in Shipai to sell cakes for so many years, Zou Aihua's green onion cakes have also been well received by everyone, and everyone affectionately calls her "cake sister".
【During the same period】Peng Jiabao, a resident of Shipai Town, Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province
This cake is the most traditional and oldest "green onion" on our Shipai Street, and we often ate it when we were children, and this flavor is relatively unique. Our boss is also a senior volunteer in the Shipai community, and although both of them are disabled, they are not disabled and now often help people on the street.
【Contemporaneous】Zou Aihua
Although the side street is only 60 meters long from there, [but the people on the street] like me very much. The Shipai people are very good at this bite of baked cakes, if I leave, they will not be used to it.
【Commentary】After Zou Aihua's experience was reported by the media, her story of disabled Zhijian touched many people, and some enthusiastic citizens around came to taste the onion flower cake she made. She has also won the titles of "Hubei Good Man" and "China Good Man".
【Contemporaneous】Zou Aihua
I feel that sitting on these three-foot steps, I can be rated as "Good Chinese Man", I feel that one is very honored, and the second is my biggest problem, that is, I feel that I deserve it. After being rated as a good Chinese person, I feel that my responsibility and burden have become heavier. Because in the school, teachers are teachers for students, and I have rated "good Chinese people", and I sit here, and I also want to be a teacher.
Talking about the future, Zou Aihua said that he will now participate in some volunteer activities such as maintaining traffic order and caring for left-behind children. Now that I have more free time, I will participate more in the future and use these ordinary little things to convey the warmth in my heart.
Reporting by Zhang Qianlong, Wu Taotao and Hubei Zhongxiang
Responsible Editor: [Ji Xiang]