胡朝柱出生在郧西县观音镇黄土梁村,当地盛行做扫帚,他农闲时就挑到城里去卖。此外,贩蔬菜、水果等,什么赚钱干什么,渐渐地手头宽裕了。1997年,胡朝柱买了辆货车。“不走运,那一年车翻了4次。”生意没做成,还欠了7万元外债。天天有人上门要钱,他和妻子一商量,决定举家出走。1998年春节,胡朝柱悄悄地带着老婆孩子跑到福建,在一个工地干起了修梁的活儿。他每天的工作就是拿着一根铁錾子和一把小铁锤站在架子上,把不平的地方修平,挣的钱不够一家 Hu Zhaochu was born in Huangtuoliang Village, Guanyin Town, Yunxi County, where brooms were prevalent in the country. He picked the city for sale during his leisure time. In addition, selling vegetables, fruits, etc., what to make money, and gradually on hand. In 1997, Hu Zhaochu bought a van. “Unlucky, that year the car turned four times.” "Business did not make, but also owed 70,000 yuan of foreign debt. Every day someone come for money, he and his wife to discuss, decided to leave home. Spring Festival of 1998, Hu Chaozhu quietly with his wife and children ran to Fujian, worked in a site repair Xiu beam job. His daily job is to take a stick of iron and a small hammer standing on the shelf, leveling the uneven place and making enough money