Immigrants Village, Taohe Township, Xichuan County

Two brothers in Hubei, the elder brother named Yang Laiwa is 45 years old, with hearing disability and inarticulate speech. The younger brother named Yang Laicheng is 43 years old and in good health. They also have a big brother. They were born in Taohe Township, Xichuan, Henan across the river from Meipu Town, Yunyang District.

The two brothers grew up in poverty. When they were young, their father died of illness and their mothers died one after another. Finally, I had to drop out of school and go out to work, but I suffered a lot and didn't make any money.

At first, the two brothers came to Shiyan because their eldest brother was working in Shiyan. I rented a 7-square-meter cabin in Sanyan and settled down. I can only be a porter at first. By chance, my brother Yang Laiwa became interested when he saw others repairing shoes. Although he is disabled, he is smart and learns things quickly. He explored his own craft by watching others repair shoes, and finally started his own shoe repair business. The younger brother saw that his brother's business was doing well, so he learned to repair shoes from his brother. He rented a storefront, and his business is getting better and better. Later, Yang Laiwa also rented a store next door to her brother's house. The two brothers support themselves by their hard-working hands.

Good shoe repair technology and reasonable price. Residents nearby gradually recognized the shoe repair brothers and regarded them as neighbors. Whenever a customer leaves something in the store, he will contact the customer to return it, so the two brothers have also been recognized by many people and become one with the residents. The two brothers also said that with the skill of repairing shoes, life will get better and better.

Yang Laicheng got married in 2008, and Yang Laiwa got married on 20 14. The two brothers also bought a house in the city and had their own children. With the promotion of the ecological restoration project of Baierhe River, the brothers' shoe repair shop is also facing demolition, but they say that the new store has been found, near Wuyan Primary School. In the future, the two brothers also plan to expand their stores and continue to repair shoes. The two brothers feel that no matter how rich everyone will be in the future, some people still need to repair their shoes. They will keep mending until they can't do it anymore.