Our Whole Village Was Transported to the Nineties

(The story starts at noon on October 18.) Drought, locust plagues, exorbitant taxes, and war... Every last person from Tianjia Village set out on the road to flee famine. They crossed mountains and valleys, with no idea where home was. They chewed tree roots and ate bugs. Just as their supplies ran out, an earthquake struck, and the whole village plunged into a deep ravine... When they woke from their unconsciousness, they found themselves in a strange place, with mountains, rivers, and forests. They built houses and divided up the farmland. They soon learned it was the year 1990. Apparently, what had happened to them was called transmigration. They barely had time to panic before they threw themselves into the hustle and bustle of a new era and a new life. There were strange, enormous boxes that people could climb into, where they acted out scenes like "I love you, you love me." How embarrassing! There were iron boxes with four wheels that people climbed inside before they went vrooming along. They were called cars, and they were faster than horses. There were night pearls that lit up at the flick of a switch, making the night as bright as day. They were called electric lights. Animals here didn't live in the wild. They were kept in a place called a zoo. A big tiger was just like a giant cat. Children didn't have to go out to gather firewood, dig for vegetables, or pick wild fruit. Every child had to go to school, boys and girls alike. Tian Tian, the village chief's little granddaughter, couldn't even write her own name. At the ripe old age of thirteen, she became a prospective first-grader. Her brother Tian Dong, who was fifteen and couldn't read a word, became a schoolboy too. Even their thirty-two-year-old father, their thirty-year-old mother, their grandfather in his fifties, and all their fellow villagers, uncles, and aunts were attending literacy classes. 1990, here we come! Reader's Guide: 1. An ensemble cast, ancient people transmigrate to the modern era. 2. Everyday family life in the 1990s. Theme: No matter how much things change, face life with optimism and positivity.