Octogenarian values work to dignity
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-09-20 08:58
An 84-year-old woman in Zhengzhou of Henan Province lives by collecting
garbage and often persuades beggars on the street to work.
Yao Yinyu, who has no children, gets a 270-yuan (US$34) subsidy each month
from the government. Yao feels shy and uneasy receiving the money, as she thinks
she is a burden on society. So she decided to work and support herself.
Starting in May, she began to pick up and sell waste bottles and newspapers.
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