Welcome to the 20th National Congress of the Party | New changes in my life Zhang Junting: Unforgettable sewing machine

I live in a remote small mountain village in Yiyuan County, Zibo City, Shandong Province. When I was a kid, there was a sewing machine at home. My mother was often sitting in front of the sewing machine. The clothes I wore were made by her own hands. From childhood to teenagers, our lives have not left this sewing machine.

When I was in the second grade, the teacher asked everyone to bring a sandbag. In the evening, the mother found some fragmented cloth. Under the weak light, she stepped on the sewing machine and was sewed, filled with sand, and put the new sandbag to my bed. She went to rest.

In junior high school, there was a school that was particularly popular in schools. Some female classmates learned to compile bracelets, and some learned sweaters. I told my mother that I wanted to learn to step on a sewing machine, and my mother agreed happily. But it ’s not as simple as I imagined. It’ s not easy to learn to step on a sewing machine. The old fabric was sewn by me. My mother persuaded me to persuade me: "Students should not learn this without learning." So I never learned to step on a sewing machine.

Later, we moved into the county seat. I want to buy clothes, my mother accompanies me to shopping in the mall. The clothing in the mall has a variety of clothing, novel and stylish. Buying one is much more convenient than making one. My mother gradually stopped making new clothes for me, and the sewing machine at home was covered with old curtains, and she was almost used.

One day, my mother suddenly sent WeChat to tell me that she found business opportunities. I went home on the weekend and looked at it. The dusting machine at home rang again. It turned out that my mother began to make fabric accessories by sherself, and used Taobao, WeChat and other platforms to sell online. The mother's work is very exquisite and the sales volume is particularly good. She said happily: "I did not expect that this old sewing machine can still come in handy."

Every time I go home, I will feel the changes in my life when I hear the familiar sound of the sewing machine. "Old objects" have a "new life" and witnessed that we live a good and happy life.

(Author: Zhang Junting, the Office of Lishan Street Office, Yiyuan County, Zibo City, Shandong Province)

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