徐东甫,幼年丧父,家境贫寒,是由母亲教养成人的。徐母聂氏,年仅30岁就不幸丧偶,但她是望族淑女,勤劳俭朴,生下四男,寡母孤儿,相依为命,全靠她双手操劳,把四个儿子抚养成人。大儿子东甫,精明能干,徐母便托人把他带到湖南洪江进同族富户“徐复隆”油号当学徒。几年后,学徒满师,由于他积极钻研业务,忠于职守,逐渐 Xu Dongfu, young father, poor family, is the mother of adult education. Xu Nie Nie, was only 30 years old unfortunate widowed, but she is a royal lady, industrious and frugal, gave birth to four men, widowed orphans, each dependent, thanks to her hands and work hard to raise four sons adult. The eldest son of East Fu, shrewd and competent, Xu mother then entrusted him to the rich family in Hongjiang, Hunan into the “Xu Dilong” "Oil as an apprentice. A few years later, apprentices full of teachers, because he actively study business, devotion to duty, and gradually