The Daily Life of Farming and Raising Children in Ancient Mountain Residences

SangLuotraveledthroughtimeandwasfacedwithabrokenthatchedhutandtwochildrenwhoweresohungrythattheylosttheirlooks.

Beingpoorandbeingawidowwasstillbetterthanlosingyourlife.

Asforthelackoffoodathome,aslongastheyhadhands,feet,andvastmountains,wastherestillafearofstarvation?SangLuowasn’tafraid;sherolleduphersleevesandgottowork!

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ShenLiewaspushedbyhisthirduncletoserveinthemilitary.Aftermorethantwoyears,whenhereturnedtothevillage,thevillagerswereshockedtoseehimalive.

Uponinquiry,hefoundoutthatnotonlyhadhe“died,”buthealsogainedanunseenwife.Moreover,hiswifeandtwoyoungersiblingswerealldividedupandsentawaybyhisthirduncleandaunt.TheylivedintheareawheretheShenfamilywasexiled,inthemakeshiftthatchedcottageinthemountains.

Ashabbythatchedcottagewhichcouldkillpeopleinwindyandsnowydays?

Hedidn’tbothertogohomeandquestionhisuncle;hesuppressedhisangerandhurriedtothemountains.Whenhearrivedinfrontofthethatchedcottageinthewindandsnow,hecouldhardlyrecogniseitastheplacewherehehadlived.

Thisisalittledifferentfromwhathethought…

Thehousehasobviouslybeenrepairedandisnolongerasdilapidatedasbefore.Ahighcourtyardwallhasbeenbuiltwithyellowmudoutsidethehouse,andanextrastovehasbeenbuiltinthecourtyard.Itwasdinnertimewhenayoungwomancameoutofthekitchencarryingabowlofhotfood,followedbytwochildrencarryingrice,bowls,andchopsticks.Assoonastheysaweachother,thetwochildren’seyeswidened,thentheyyelled“bigbrother”andrushedout.

Whatifahusbandfallsfromthesky?Waitingonlineit’squiteurgent.