In the 1970s and 80s, My Father Carried Home Money in Sacks

My father used to be a barefoot doctor for the production brigade, and he enjoyed making female friends.

In 1979, when land was contracted to individual households, my father quit his job as a barefoot doctor and sublet our family's share of farmland. Then he started working in business full-time, making a fortune transporting goods over long distances.

Back then, rural people knew only how to work the fields and farm honestly. My father, however, stood out and became a business prodigy who made waves across the region.

But because of the limitations of the times, many policies had yet to be relaxed, and my father unknowingly broke the rules while doing business. After that, a series of moving and hair-raising stories unfolded...

I had just started middle school when my father's troubles began. I went from being a top student to a terrible one in no time, and became depressed, withdrawn, and self-destructive.

Though I somehow managed to get into high school later, I still never made anything of myself...