There was a group of country folk born in or after 1985. As children, their toys were jump ropes and marbles.
Told in the form of memoirs, this story records the memories and customs of this post-85 generation: celebrating New Year, daily life, and going to school. I hope it will bring back memories for some readers, and help others understand the joys and sorrows this generation experienced.
The protagonist is much the same. Over the course of just over thirty years, Wang Jianguo experiences dropping out of school, working odd jobs, laboring on construction sites, joining a state-owned enterprise, falling ill, and getting into a car accident, before achieving success as an entrepreneur. His life may not be especially eventful, but it represents the memories and struggles of a great many people born in rural areas in the 1980s.
