Mother collects garbage for children's education
(newsphoto)
Updated: 2006-06-19 11:18
 
It's a hard life for 54-year-old Zhao Xiulan. She gets up early every morning
and brings some water with her while she works. "I only eat mantou, (steamed
bread), and nothing for lunch. I sometimes forget lunch", Zhao told a journalist
as she searched for iron at a construction site.
Despite the hardship, Zhao still finds pleasure in her busy life. "My
shoulders and back hurt at night, but thinking of my children makes me feel
happy," she says and smiles.
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