The Wind Rises in Eighty

1981, Midsummer. When Lu Yongping opened his eyes, he returned to the countryside where the suffering had not yet ended. In his previous life, he was soft-hearted and lent money to relatives. The livelihood he had worked so hard to save completely collapsed. When he grew old, he was alone and trapped, full of regrets. If he had to do it over again, he would not want to be kidnapped by favor again. The second uncle came to borrow money to start a business partnership, but he refused, and rumors spread quietly in the village. Others say that he is hard-hearted and forgets his roots. Only Lu Yongping knows in his heart that if he wants to survive and live a good life, he must keep his roots. Going around the countryside collecting old fabrics from door to door and sewing new clothes stitch by stitch. In the 1980s when supplies were not abundant, I stepped on the breeze of the times and relied on my hands to create a new rural road of my own. There is no getting rich overnight, only being down to earth and making difficult choices between relationships and livelihood.