Typical Life in Rural Areas

Back when I was working odd jobs in the city, I'd come home every few years for a matchmaker introduction. After the wedding, my wife and I headed out together again—either swinging hammers on construction sites or killing time on factory floors. When she had the baby, it was either long-distance marriage while waiting for remittances, or leaving the child behind as a leftover kid. Two people who barely looked past their teens on the wedding day, years of running around, and all that was left was a nest of feathers and worn-out faces.

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