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My two-year apprenticeship ended like in a flash. And I had to face another choice in my life.
One of my relatives introduced me to a painter as his apprentice. (Provide free food and accommodation). During the two years apprenticeship, it is said that I should study how to paint. Actually, I was helping him do farm work, carrying a hoe and a sickle to help him reclaim and plant.
Children at that time were looking forward to Chinese New Year all the time. But for me, the New Year was uneventful. It was no different than other days. On Chinese New Year’s Eve day, I ate family reunion dinner in the master’s home. I did not expect that my master gave me300 yuan as a New Year gift in the next morning. This was also my reward for one year’s work. He gave me several days leave and let me go home to have a rest. I never had so much money. You can not imagine how happy I was on my way home. I only remembered I bought me a New Year gift for myself–a pair of replica watches. It was a third pair of new Watches of mine. It was almost 12 o’clock AM when I was home. My father was also at home. I had not seen him for a long time. I could tell that he was very happy. However, he did not even bring a little New Year food. I prepared the lunch that day.
You know I was still a young boy, and I never have done such heavy work before. My hands were left bloody vesicle and scars, and after a long time they became callosity which is still remained in my hands. But I still thank them from the heart. They taught me a lot of things that I did not know at home. What made me the most memorable is that the wife of my master bought me a pair of new replica watches. I finally got a second pair of new Watches.

I should often cover a long distance to buy for my master. If I went on foot, I would not be home on time. Master gave me an old bicycle after agreed by his wife. I did not why. Perhaps, they wanted to save time, perhaps I look pathetic. The bicycle appeared to be large and high. Because a long period of malnutrition, I was not even higher than a 10-year-old child. The bike in my eyes was a “big giant”.

My master asked me: “can you drive a bike?” I could tell from his tone that he wanted me to learn how to drive if I could not. At that time, I only had a replica watches.

“No.” replied I. you know my family could not afford tuition fees let alone a bicycle. I only saw others riding on bicycles before. I never thought some day I could also ride on a bicycle.

Master made a final decision. He asked me to learn how to drive a bicycle before work ever day morning. If I could not drive, I had to pull it to work places. So I was always late half an hour when to work or call it a day. Every night, the master asked me whether I could drive the bicycle. Every time I answered: “No. I am afraid of falling down from it. I just pull it back.”

As the saying goes, “eat one’s rice, be subject to his discipline”. The master often scolded me. I think maybe it was because I was young and ignorant of many things. Gradually, I found I had grown up in the sound of my master’s rebuke. My replica Watches became smaller with time. I began to think myself and think other things. Lying on bed, I often felt lonely and missed my mother. Tears fell down and then the next morning, I wake up with red eyes. Every time when the master asked me what’s wrong, I did not dare to tell him the truth. Master’s wife knew what’s going on. She often comforted and encouraged me. In the two years, I was deeply convinced that she is really a good person. I believe that good people will be good in their lives.

Time flies. More than half a year had passed since I became an apprentice. I had learnt how to ride on a bike from just pulling.

The first month of the New Year is the time to visit relatives and friends. Others would visit their grandmothers-in-law. But I could not do that though the distance is not far from my home to my grandmother-in-law’s home. I had not been there since my parents divorce. I was so much desired to visit my grandmother-in-law and my mother but I could not. I felt sad. Apart from my own home, the only relatives I could visit were my two aunts. Aunts encouraged me at my every visit. Let me feel that there were still people who cared about me. My aunts are sellers of replica Watches. I hoped that one day I could be a seller too.