Loving life and working hard is an attitude towards life, which has nothing to do with age. Let’s take a look at the story of “Grandpa Coffee” and “Grandma Carpenter”.
"Coffee Grandpa" Cao Fade: Welcome to taste my craft
In Limin Village, Dongqianhu Town, Ningbo, Zhejiang, there is a 72-year-old man named Cao Fade. He is the landlord and director of Xujiu Library. , he also has another identity - barista.
Two years ago, Cao Fade, a left-behind elderly man, and Lu Qin, a young man, formed a partnership and opened a public welfare library in their own house.
Lu Qin, manager of Xujiu Library in Limin Village, Dongqianhu Town: Many children and parents who come here to read books asked us if we had anything to drink. They suggested that Director Cao could make hand-brewed coffee.
Cao Fade, director of Xujiu Library in Limin Village, Dongqianhu Town: I am quite open-minded. At my age, I am still willing to accept new things.
Cao Fade, who is accustomed to drinking tea, learned to brew coffee from scratch. Only when I started to really learn it did I realize that there are many ways to do it. Cao Fade began to practice repeatedly. Every time he tested the optimal brewing water temperature and ratio for a kind of beans, he would carefully write it down.
Cao Fade, director of Xujiu Library in Limin Village, Dongqianhu Town: Different beans have different water temperatures. For Mamba coffee beans, I need to adjust the water temperature to 85 degrees Celsius. If the water temperature is high, it will be bitter and sour.
After more than a month of practice, at the beginning of last year, Cao Fade officially served guests with coffee. Some people say that the coffee Cao Fade brews is as gentle and gentle as his heart.
Customer: Grandpa opened a shop here, and his feelings are in it. This taste will make a difference when his feelings are added to it.
Cao Fade, director of Xujiu Library in Limin Village, Dongqianhu Town: Everyone calls me grandpa and "coffee grandpa". Everyone is welcome to come to us to check in, read and study, drink my coffee, and taste my craftsmanship.
"Carpenter Grandma" Bao Julian: Love regardless of age
In Yinzhou District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, there is another old man who likes carpentry - 76-year-old Bao Julian, known as the "Carpenter Grandma". In more than 20 years, she has created nearly a hundred works, each of which is filled with beautiful memories.
In 2003, Bao Julian picked up a carving knife for the first time to leave a souvenir of her old house before moving. There were no drawings or drafts. She relied on her own memory to carve out the old house and furniture one by one.
Bao Julian: When I first started, I didn’t have a hand saw, so the windows were carved out one by one and then put together. I cut my hands so often that my daughter bought a huge pack of Band-Aids.
Bao Julian watched carpenters work when she was young. She pondered and tried based on her memory. In more than 20 years, she created nearly a hundred handmade works, all of which are exquisite and exquisite.
In order to make the model structure stronger, she also taught herself how to make mortise and tenon structures. Nowadays, the reputation of "Carpentry Grandma" has spread in the surrounding area. The community invites her to give handicraft classes to the children. Many neighbors also come to ask her to repair wooden fans and make toys.
Bao Julian said, live and learn, you can’t just talk.
Bao Julian: If you like it, don’t be tired. Just do it if you like it. As long as your mentality is healthy.
learned to make coffee and carpentry from scratch. "Grandpa Coffee" and "Grandma Carpenter" used their actions to explain that love has nothing to do with age, and vitality is a state of mind. As long as the heart is full of love for life, age is never an obstacle.
editor/Zhu Wei
