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【Mortal Story】Cut window flowers, sew insoles... The "Artistic Life" of octogenarians

Cut window flowers, sew insoles, steamed steamed buns... 87-year-old she has loved making handicrafts since she was a child, and whenever the younger generations in the family get married, she will send a pair of hand-sewn fish ornaments to the newlyweds, and the cute little fish will be paired in pairs, which means that they will always be gracious and loving, never separated, and there is more than enough love! These ordinary little things, but they contain her deep love for her loved ones.

【Mortal Story】Cut window flowers, sew insoles... The "Artistic Life" of octogenarians

Hao Lianying is from a small village in Yanchuan County, Shaanxi Province, affected by the living environment, and most of her creative content is flowers, birds, fish and insects, livestock crops, eating utensils, more festive celebrations, folk traditions and so on. In his spare time, Hao Lianying likes to cut and paste, sew and embellish. Hao Lianying has an introverted personality and is diligent and thrifty at home, so most of her works are fragmented and delicate, and the figurative is intuitive.

【Mortal Story】Cut window flowers, sew insoles... The "Artistic Life" of octogenarians
【Mortal Story】Cut window flowers, sew insoles... The "Artistic Life" of octogenarians
【Mortal Story】Cut window flowers, sew insoles... The "Artistic Life" of octogenarians

People often say that "parents are the best teachers for children", and Hao Lianying's diligence and simplicity deeply affected her descendants. Her son Cheng Andong has obtained many national patents for many inventions, which also benefits from his mother's teachings and ears. When it comes to Hao Lianying, the children always have endless words, in order to tell the story of their mother, Cheng Andong also specially wrote a book "My Mother". He once said: "My mother often praised me, and mentioning this matter (invention patents) every time I mentioned it boosted my interest and confidence, and my mother was my first teacher and my teacher for life." I am grateful that I have such a good teacher and a good mother. ”

【Mortal Story】Cut window flowers, sew insoles... The "Artistic Life" of octogenarians

"Grandma was very influential on us, she loved us very much. When I got married, my grandmother gave us a pair of small flower fish, which I have kept for so many years, which is her strong love for us. Hao Lianying's granddaughter Yang Beibei said.

【Mortal Story】Cut window flowers, sew insoles... The "Artistic Life" of octogenarians
【Mortal Story】Cut window flowers, sew insoles... The "Artistic Life" of octogenarians

Today, Hao Lianying is 87 years old, but she still insists on her hobby, sewing a sewn insoles for the children, cutting some beautiful window flowers for the New Year, sewing a wallet with old cloth strips...

Hao Lianying is an ordinary rural woman in northern Shaanxi, but she has the beautiful character of hard work, simplicity, simplicity and kindness. Because of her love, she insisted, she not only achieved her extraordinary "artistic life", but also set a good example for the younger generations.

Huashang Daily reporter Jia Lingwei Editor Bai Zhengzheng

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