Village Chronicle 2──Xifan Village, Manghe Town, Yangcheng County, Shanxi Province

The simple Xifan people are hospitable. When our group of two cars drove into the village entrance, the woman said that once the gate of her house was opened, the car could drive in.

? When the family was building a house, they must not have thought that as a farmer, they could also buy a car. But society is developing so fast, and buying a car is not out of reach now. This was something that people did not dare to think about a few years ago.

A woman who believed in Buddhism and chanted sutras did not refuse my photography, and later enthusiastically took me to several places.

When I walked into the old yard of a lonely old man, the old man said angrily: "I don't take pictures, I don't take pictures!" This surprised me a little. After careful inquiry, I found out that this summer there was a lot of rain and the house leaked. Someone arranged to take pictures and then charged the old man 150 yuan. The old man always felt that he had suffered a big loss, so he made the initial move. After realizing that I was here to collect photos, I felt relieved, adjusted the white sheep belly towel on my head, and let him take enough pictures.

? There was a young couple who communicated in sign language, which made me curious. I didn’t take any footage of their communication, I only captured the scene of the woman working in the barber shop. Although they are a pair of deaf-mute people, they both have skills. The woman is a hairdresser and the man is an electrician. It can be seen that their lives are relatively prosperous.

? The slogans in the village are very eye-catching, some are advertising and some are political. Under these slogans, people live peacefully and nervously. They didn't care about what they wrote, but they cared about what they were going to do. They were all busy. Some were shucking corn, some were drying corn, and some were pickling sauerkraut... Look at the young woman carrying two pieces of sauerkraut after harvesting. How cozy it is to have a child and a dog...

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