Literary Giant, 1983: My Home Is on Erbaihu Plateau

[Period novel on the Loess Plateau | Everyday Farming | Helping the Whole Village Make a Fortune]

Returning to 1983, Xu Baowen realizes he can't stay in school, can't obsess over getting into college and escaping his farming roots, and can't focus only on making something of himself.

An eldest brother and sister-in-law are like parents. They poured all the family's resources into helping him get into college, while their own lives sank into endless hardship.

This time, he leaves school and stays home. He won't let his niece drop out, his nephew die young, or his third older sister suffer a miserable marriage.

In this life, he just wants his eldest brother and sister-in-law to live without worry, his niece and nephew to be happy, and the family who supported him to enjoy peace and joy.

This time, he can get into college without attending classes at school.

By staying home and looking after his family, he can also write for a living, earn money, and buy the family a large draft animal, a new bicycle, and a tractor.

Once his own family is doing well, he wants the whole village to prosper too. While writing, he guides the villagers toward distinctive industries, building greenhouses to grow vegetables and thatched sheds to grow mushrooms.

He's a college graduate from the village, a great author, and a leader in helping the village get rich.

Compared with his previous life as a high school teacher and amateur writer, his path in this life is brighter and broader.