In 1992 when I was 13-year-old， one of my relatives introduced me to a painter as his
apprentice. (Provide free food and accommodation). During the two years apprenticeship, it
is said that I should study how to paint. Actually, I was helping him do farm work,
carrying a hoe and a sickle to help him reclaim and plant. You know I was still a young
boy, and I never have done such heavy work before. My hands were left bloody vesicle and
scars, and after a long time they became callosity which is still remained in my hands. But
I still thank them from the heart. They taught me a lot of things that I did not know at
home. What made me the most memorable is that the wife of my master bought me a pair of
new replica Nike James. I finally
got a second pair of new shoes.
I should often cover a long distance to buy for my master. If I went on foot, I would not
be home on time. Master gave me an old bicycle (Fenghuang brand, a very popular brand in
China at that time) after agreed by his wife. I did not why. Perhaps, they wanted to save
time, perhaps I look pathetic. The bicycle appeared to be large and high. Because a long
period of malnutrition, I was not even higher than a 10-year-old child. The bike in my eyes
was a “big giant”.
My master asked me: “can you drive a bike?” I could tell from his tone that he wanted me
to learn how to drive if I could not. At that time, I only had
a replica Nike Sports
Swear.
“No.” replied I. you know my family could not afford tuition fees let alone a bicycle. I
only saw others riding on bicycles before. I never thought some day I could also ride on a
bicycle.
Master made a final decision. He asked me to learn how to drive a bicycle before work ever
day morning. If I could not drive, I had to pull it to work places. So I was always late
half an hour when to work or call it a day. Every night, the master asked me whether I
could drive the bicycle. Every time I answered: “No. I am afraid of falling down from it.
I just pull it back.”
As the saying goes, “eat one’s rice, be subject to his discipline”. The master often
scolded me. I think maybe it was because I was young and ignorant of many things.
Gradually, I found I had grown up in the sound of my master’s rebuke. My
replica Nike Shox Shoes
became smaller with time. I began to think myself and think other things. Lying on bed, I
often felt lonely and missed my mother. Tears fell down and then the next morning, I wake
up with red eyes. Every time when the master asked me what’s wrong, I did not dare to tell
him the truth. Master’s wife knew what’s going on. She often comforted and encouraged me.
In the two years, I was deeply convinced that she is really a good person. I believe that
good people will be good in their lives.
Time flies. More than half a year had passed since I became an apprentice. I had learnt how
to ride on a bike from just pulling.
Children at that time were looking forward to Chinese New Year all the time. But for me,
the New Year was uneventful. It was no different than other days. On Chinese New Year’s Eve
day, I ate family reunion dinner in the master’s home. I did not expect that my master
gave me300 yuan as a New Year gift in the next morning. This was also my reward for one
year’s work. He gave me several days leave and let me go home to have a rest. I never had
so much money. You can not imagine how happy I was on my way home. I only remembered I
bought me a New Year gift for myself–a pair of replica Nike air Jordan. It was a third pair of new shoes of mine. It
was almost 12 o’clock AM when I was home. My father was also at home. I had not seen him
for a long time. I could tell that he was very happy. However, he did not even bring a
little New Year food. I prepared the lunch that day.
The first month of the New Year is the time to visit relatives and friends. Others would
visit their grandmothers-in-law. But I could not do that though the distance is not far
from my home to my grandmother-in-law’s home. I had not been there since my parents
divorce. I was so much desired to visit my grandmother-in-law and my mother but I could
not. I felt sad. Apart from my own home, the only relatives I could visit were my two
aunts. Aunts encouraged me at my every visit. Let me feel that there were still people who
cared about me. My aunts are sellers of replica Nike Dunk shoes. I hoped that one day I could be a seller too.
My two-year apprenticeship ended like in a flash. And I had to face another choice in my
life. (To be continued)
jywomi