Jimu news reporter Sun Tingting
Video clip Sun Tingting
Correspondent Tao Huoying
A piece of red-hot iron was constantly forged by Wang Yuying, and a hoe began to take shape. Wang Yuying, 75, has been a blacksmith for 60 years, and although mechanical development has rapidly replaced handicrafts, he is still insisting on his own acres and three-quarters of land. "As long as there is one more person who needs it, I will stick to it." Wang Yuying said with a smile.
Wang Yuying, a native of Wangjiashan Village, Jiujie Street, Xinzhou District, Wuhan City, began to learn to play iron from the age of 15, and later opened his own iron shop in the village, which was less than 10 square meters, where various production instruments, agricultural tools, materials and other objects were placed. Wang Yuying's craftsmanship is very famous, and no one knows it for more than 30 kilometers. In the past 60 years, he has forged hundreds of thousands of wrought iron farm tools. Hoes, sickles, rakes, kitchen knives... From living utensils to production tools, a piece of pig iron in Wang Yingyu's hands can become the desired appearance, and many residents of Hong'an, Macheng, Tuanfeng, and Wuhan come to him for help.
Striking iron is a hard job, and not many people are willing to do it today. Wang Yuying has successively accepted 4 apprentices, including his own children, and now except for the eldest son's occasional contact with iron work, the other 3 apprentices have changed their professions, and other children also feel that the blacksmith's job is dirty and tired, and they are not willing to inherit their father's craft.
With the development of society, the craft of blacksmithing has gradually lost its market, and Wang Yuying also has a feeling about this. "When my family was poor when I was a child, I came out to learn the blacksmith's craft to support my family, and I was full of gratitude for this line of work." Wang Yuying said that with this craft, he also supported his children to go to college. After a lifetime of iron, he did not wear a decent piece of clothing, and every piece of clothing was splashed with iron fire, but Wang Yuying said that as long as his body allowed, he would persist.
He Fuquan, a 66-year-old who lives in Wang Xingzhai Village, told Jimu News that his family's plows, rakes and hoes are always processed here by Wang Yuying. "It's easy to find him." He Fuquan praised Wang Yuying's craftsmanship.
"The crisp sound of the Lao Wang blacksmith's shop is the iconic 'music' of our bay for decades, and it may not be heard again in the near future." Neighbor Wang Aiping said.
Talking about the future, Wang Yuying said that he most hopes that someone will be willing to inherit this old craft that is facing loss, or open this course in a vocational high school. Friends who are interested in learning to play iron should contact the elderly Wang Yuying, and the contact number 13720391139.
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