Dickens said in "A Tale of Two Cities" that this was the best of times and this was the worst of times! I don't know what kind of era that was. But for those living in the era of rapid social change and development, although I have no intention of comparing it to the era of dire straits, occasionally at a certain moment, my heart will be deeply hit! So we also feel the same way - this is the best of times, this is the worst of times. But no matter which era, there are blessings and misfortunes unique to the era, and people in every era cannot stop struggling to live.
My name is Yan Jia. I was born on New Year's Eve in 1991 in a rural area in the mountainous area of northwest Hubei. The story begins in 2006 when my parents decided to go to Shanghai to work, which revealed my decades-long wait to return home. But the background of the whole story even goes back to the moment of birth...
Reader comments
The journey home is long and takes decades!
Every word and every word is hard work, don't let each year pass by!
There are never wasted years, they are all experiences and growth!
I hope the words can bring strength and warmth to the wanderers who have left their hometowns and the children and teenagers left behind...
The journey home is long and takes decades! Every word and every word is hard work, don't let each year pass by! There are never wasted years, they are all experiences and growth! I hope the words can bring strength and warmth to the wanderers who have left their hometowns and the children and teenagers left behind...