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A young man born after 2000 in Guizhou, China, after learning auto repair, construction site work, and factory work, returned to the village to live in the mountains for “retirement”, built a shed to grow vegetables and feed pigs, and shared his life through short videos, about I only go home once every half month, which attracts attention and discussion.

According to “Upstream News”, this man’s name is Wenzi. He built a bamboo shed on the edge of a hillside cliff in Xiaxi Township, Wanshan District, Tongren, and lives in it. He has been living in the mountains since September this year. Choosing this kind of life took a lot of effort for 3 or 4 months, from site selection, construction, and carrying materials, until recently the “decoration” was completed.

Wenzi revealed that every day in the mountains involves cooking, carrying water, and feeding pigs, which is completely different from the life he had while working. Although he is alone, he does not feel lonely. He is accompanied by two dogs, one yellow and one white, and he also specially found straw and Bamboo is used to build a dog house. “The yellow dog is called Cuihua, and the white one is Laifu.” Not only that, he also bought two pigs and named them Niuniu and Xiaohua respectively, and built a pig house for them.

It is understood that the straight-line distance between Wenzi’s home and his residence on the mountain is about 5,600 meters, but due to the rugged mountain road, it takes about an hour. Today, his short video account has 39,000 fans, and he has begun to sell a small amount of goods, but it has also caused controversy. Some people envy his reclusive life, but some point out his real purpose: “making videos to earn traffic.”

Wenzi did not deny this. He explained that the purpose of running short videos is for traffic, but it is true to live alone in the mountains. “I go home once every ten days and a half, and I also go to the market.” He emphasized that he is not completely isolated from the world, but ” “The post-00s generation goes home to retire” just to gain attention, but he still likes to live in the mountains and build his own residence. “This is an ideal life.”

Wenzi admitted that he studied auto repair with a teacher since he was a junior high school student. His education level was not high. One year later, he went to the construction site again, and then went to work in a garment factory in Guangdong. After two years, he got tired of living with machines every day, even though he had a job every month. 4. Even with a salary of 5,000 yuan, he still chose to return home. After returning to the village, he also looked for a job, but was always unsatisfied.

At the beginning of this year, Wenzi had a sudden idea that he could start a business using short videos. “I originally wanted to find an older house, but I didn’t have one at home, so I had to choose to go up the mountain.” Initially there was opposition from his family, but because of his solid reasons and his practical actions, everyone began to change his mind. He doesn’t agree with netizens who say that he is “living flat” at a young age, because every day is very fulfilling and no easier than going to work. He just changed his lifestyle and set a goal. If there is no improvement in one year, he will Go back to the factory and continue working. “After all, making money is still important.”