1999年底,我下岗时已42岁,在纺织行业干了近20年,出了纺织厂大门,两眼一抹黑,什么也不懂。给人打工嫌岁数大,于力气活也顶不住,只得另谋出路。于是我在小学门口摆个小摊,卖点文具、小食品。哪知,学校门口有五六个小摊,每天再辛苦也挣不了几个钱,干了一段时间,只得退出。 At the end of 1999, when I was laid off, I was 42 years old. I worked in the textile industry for nearly 20 years. I was out of the door of the textile factory. My eyes were black and I did not understand anything. There are a large number of people working for a job, and they cannot stand still in their efforts. They have to find a way out. So I put a stall in front of the elementary school, selling stationery, small food. No one knows that there are five or six stalls in front of the school. They can’t earn a few dollars every day and can’t earn a few dollars. After doing it for a while, they have to quit.