In 1995, Chen Pingyuan, a young man from Henan, arrived in Beijing with a crumpled train ticket in his pocket. He settled on Jiufeng Street, in Haidian’s urban-rural fringe, where he met a group of outsiders speaking in different accents: Li Hongmei, a fiery Sichuan woman; Zhao Guoqiang, a loyal Northeastern man; and Zhao Xiufen, a reserved young woman from Anhui. A temporary residence permit was the only identity they had in this city. They were robbed, cheated, investigated, and denied their wages, but gritted their teeth and struggled on, finding the feeling of home in one another’s warmth.
In 1995, Chen Pingyuan, a young man from Henan, arrived in Beijing with a crumpled train ticket in his pocket. He settled on Jiufeng Street, in Haidian’s urban-rural fringe, where he met a group of outsiders speaking in different accents: Li Hongmei, a fiery Sichuan woman; Zhao Guoqiang, a loyal Northeastern man; and Zhao Xiufen, a reserved young woman from Anhui. A temporary residence permit was the only identity they had in this city. They were robbed, cheated, investigated, and denied their wages, but gritted their teeth and struggled on, finding the feeling of home in one another’s warmth.
It truly records the life of vegetable farmers in Xinfadi back then. Although it was difficult, everyone was united and brave and worked very hard to do their jobs. Those hard days are over and they must be living a good life now.
Realistic, humane, down-to-earth, and beautiful!!
The past life of Beidiao.
The details of life written are very real and close to life! The sense of the times is very strong. It's a good book that I don't want to put down after reading it! Recommend!!!