The Story of Xiao Tang Classic Prose

Xiao Tang is a man who makes a living by collecting scrap materials. He is less than 1.5 meters tall. He is dark and thin, with nothing attractive about his face. It's just that his white teeth stand out when he smiles. That's because his skin is too dark. He rides an old tricycle every day, shaking a rattle modified from a drink bottle, and walks through the streets collecting scraps. A few years ago, when Hefei was undergoing a major siege, there was a lot of waste. His business was very good, earning 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a year. In the past two years, everything in the city that should be demolished has been demolished, and everything that should be built has been built. Xiao Tang and his gang of scrap collectors gradually became unemployed. At this time, our store happened to We needed a porter, and after discussing it with him, he was willing, so we used him.

We know him from the fact that we used to sell him some scrap newspaper boxes. He is never short of anything, and he is relatively sincere and honest. But the real relationship only started when he came to our store.

He rarely talks in the store. Usually when a customer comes, he will take the initiative to sit outside the store. When there is work to do, he just shouts and gets busy. Usually we give him the tasks , he can complete it very well. When he is free, he will clean and tidy up the store. When there is really no work to do, he will pick up the newspaper and read it carefully. Occasionally, he can write a few words very beautifully. He has the general ability to do People who do menial jobs don't have the calmness and stability. Sometimes they blush and are shy when telling jokes. So we respect Tang Xiao very much.

One day when I came home and talked to my husband about Xiao Tang’s beautiful handwriting, my husband suddenly asked me to guess how many books Xiao Tang had read. I guessed he might have graduated from junior high school. He said: Wrong. , is a high school graduate. He asked me to guess how many years Xiao Tang had taken the college entrance examination. I guessed three years. He then said: Wrong, he took the college entrance examination for eight years. I was shocked. I repeated my studies for eight consecutive years and failed to pass the college entrance examination. This Xiao Tang was really persistent. Eight years is such a long time! What a fool to waste these eight years. How much can he do with such a long time? How many eight years are there in his life? I really feel sorry for his lost eight years.

Sometimes Xiao Tang said: I am embarrassed to go to the surrounding high-end residential areas to deliver goods, because I can often see my classmates there. When they were young, they were all on the same starting line and studying in the same school. We took the college entrance examination together, but the difference is: the classmate got into college, but he failed. Later, the classmate got a job, became an official, got money, a house and a car, but he still lived at the bottom of society, relying on physical strength. Work to earn money and support your family. He walked through the streets and alleys in this city to collect scraps. He was familiar with every street in this city, but he could only live in rented houses and work hard in this city. He would always be a passerby in this city. His classmates are already the masters of this city.

Comparing people with each other is irritating. Don’t you think Xiao Tang doesn’t work hard? No, he lived very hard. He worked ten times harder than others, but his efforts did not change his destiny. This was a problem of his ability. I think he should face failure in life calmly. After all, he has worked hard. No matter what the result is, he just needs to try his best.

This year, Xiao Tang went to Zhejiang to work. It is said that he took his wife with him. The reason that finally made him decide to leave this city was: before the financial crisis broke out, the price of copper rose. It was relatively fast. At that time, Xiao Tang bought a lot of copper when he was collecting scraps. He planned to sell the copper and make some money when the price of copper rose again. Who would have thought that the financial crisis broke out and the price of copper plummeted. His pile of copper was The price of scrap copper fell many times below the price he paid for it. Xiao Tang's heart suddenly dropped. He was completely disappointed, so he resolutely left this sad place with his family and went to work in Zhejiang.

It has been half a year since Xiao Tang left us. We often think of him and wish him a happy job in Zhejiang! I can earn more money for my children with my own hands, let them study more, and in the future I can change the fate that my father has been unable to change even after half a lifetime of hard work.

How many grassroots poor people are there in the world like Xiao Tang who are working hard and fighting against their fate? There may be tens of millions. After all, only a few people can succeed. Although most people work hard and pay, the god of luck still does not come. However, we cannot give up on ourselves just because we are not successful. We still have to do hard work. struggle, maybe there are other opportunities waiting for us ahead. If you stagnate, the door of opportunity will be completely closed, and there will really be no future.

Xiao Tang is not fighting alone, there are thousands of people with the same fate as him who are fighting side by side with him. I pray for them: May their hard work spirit move the world and let them live a happy life as soon as possible.