Store owner serves free tea in summer

Updated: 2012-08-09 17:05

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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Ding Liangyou, 85, the owner of a small grocery store in Nantong, Jiangsu, has been serving passersby free patchouli tea every summer for 6 years.

Every day during the summer time, Ding carries water from a well, picks patchouli leaves and makes tea. He puts a board outside of his store that says 'We don't sell tea, come sit and have one for free'.

It has become a habit for Ding to serve free tea. His son has told him many times that he should retire but Ding is still doing what he wants to do.

"It's just a small thing that I can do to help people, it's no big deal," said Ding.

Store owner serves free tea in summer

Ding Liangyou prepares tea in his grocery store in Nantong, Jiangsu, on Aug 8, 2012. He has been serving passersby free patchouli tea every summer for 6 years. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Store owner serves free tea in summer

Ding Liangyou and his wife pick patchouli leaves in Nantong, Jiangsu, on Aug 8, 2012. He has been serving passersby free patchouli tea every summer for 6 years. [Photo/Xinhua]

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