Qingming Festival holiday, spring flowers are blooming, many people choose to visit the tombs with their families to worship their ancestors, or make an appointment for three or five Friends go out for an outing and play. The father and son Li Muzhen and Li Changjun, who were working as cleaners, were as busy as ever, sticking to their jobs and making the urban environment cleaner and tidy with their hard work and sweat.
At 6:00 a.m. on April 3, outside the Chengxi Bus Terminal, the cleaner Li Muzhen and his His partner is his son Li Changjun, who is carefully cleaning the road with a big broom. They have to complete the first comprehensive road cleaning before 7 o’clock. Passengers do not smell bad smells, only see a clean and fresh environment, to maintain a good mood.
“We clean 2 people in one shift, starting at 6:00 every morning After cleaning, cleaning is completed, then we have to remove the garbage, scrub the peel box, and finally enter the inspection and maintenance state.” 14 years ago, Li Muzhen and Li Changjun and their son started cleaning work, and the cleaning section they were responsible for was the Seoul Metro Line 1 subway Between Exit D and Exit B, the 240-meter-long Zaoyuan East Road and the sidewalk in the north of the road are cleaned, with a cleaning area of more than 2,000 square meters.
At 10:00 am on April 3rd, I just finished the series of cleaning work in the morning and entered the Li Muzhen, who was inspecting the maintenance status, was still sweating profusely. He told reporters that before going to bed on the evening of the 2nd, he deliberately checked the weather forecast for the 3rd day and prepared in advance. “If it’s windy and rainy, you should go out to clean up in advance, so as not to affect the citizens’ travel due to broken branches. Wet leaves mixed with soil on the sidewalk are also more difficult to clean. Fortunately, the weather is good today, and it is relatively easy for us to clean in the morning.” Li Muzhen, 64, said with a smile.
Get up at 6 am every morning, when most people are still asleep , the father and son wore sanitation work clothes, brought the breakfast prepared in advance, rode an electric car to the section of Zaoyuan East Road in charge of the road, and began to clean. The first comprehensive road cleaning must be completed before 7:00 every day, and a short rest can only be completed after cleaning. At 1:30 p.m., the second comprehensive cleaning will begin, and then the green belt in the middle of the road will be cleared to ensure that the drainage outlets on the side of the road are unobstructed. Regardless of the severe cold and heat or the wind, frost, snow and rain, the father and son will maintain the cleanliness of the area in charge regardless of rain or shine. When it comes to holidays, the working hours have to be extended, and it is often delayed until 22:00. Because of sweating a lot, I took off my clothes when I came home at night, and there were white salt stains on my back.
“The child had a high fever and brain damage when he was a child, although there is no culture , but a loyal and honest man, I took him to do cleaning work, he also cherishes it very much, and has a strong sense of responsibility.” 64-year-old Li Muzhen said that in order to take care of the family, he took his son to become a cleaner. After becoming a cleaner, my son has come into contact with the society, he is more cheerful than before, and his expression and action ability are much better than before.
“Cleaning is our job, all we can do is to clean in time, Ensure the quality of road cleaning during the festival.” Li Muzhen said that since the work has been done, no matter what the weather or any day, you must be conscientious and responsible, as long as your body allows, you must continue to work, improve environmental sanitation, and make the city cleaner. Much neater.
Text/Photo: Chen Jing, Omnimedia Reporter of Xi’an Press