母亲每天都坐在炕沿上,戴着那副老花镜,一针一线地做着鞋垫。她做了一副又一副,做了一摞又一摞。母亲人老了,背驼了,腰也弯了。有时,还腰疼。一疼起来,就一点也直不起来,弯得像一张拉满的弓。手脚也笨了,已经不能下地干活。但她觉得,人不能没有营生。做鞋垫,就成了她的营生。母亲年轻时,是一个好劳力。地里的农活,是一把好手。家里的活,样样能 Mother sitting on the kang edge every day, wearing that reading glasses, stitch insoles. She made one after another, made a stack after another. Old mother, back, the waist bent. Sometimes, back pain. As soon as it hurts, it does not stand up straight at all, bending like a drawn bow. Hands and feet are stupid, can no longer work under. However, she felt that people can not live without business. To do insoles, has become her business life. When a mother is young, it is a good labor. Farm work in the ground, is a good hand. Live at home, everything can