as poor as a church mouse

家徒───Family apprentice;壁立───Wall standing

He as born in Anhui Jixi, his father had died when was a child and his family is poor, he walked one hundred miles to work as apprentice in Hangzhou.───他是安徽绩溪人，幼年丧父，家境贫寒，徒步百里到杭州，进了一家钱肆当学徒。

He was born in Jixi, Anhui Province to a poor family. Having lost his father while still a child, he walked 100 li on foot to serve as an apprentice in a private bank in Hangzhou.───家人考虑到张锦云不爱学习，就早早安排他外出打工，让他跟着一个厨师当学徒。