On November 21st, in a rural gathering in Cangxian County, Hebei Province, Yong Dong Xinhe and his wife were making and selling Maotai-flavor cakes. Although their income is envied by white-collar workers, the hardships behind it are not affordable for anyone.

39-year-old Dong Yongxin comes from Zhoukou, Henan province. In 1996, Dong Yongxin left his hometown and came to Cangzhou, Hebei Province from Zhoukou, Henan Province. After leaving home for so many years, his accent has even become "do as the Romans do" and "Cangzhou flavor".

Dong Yongxin introduced that at the beginning, he first learned to make tofu, but his hand was burnt in making tofu once. In 23, he went to the northeast to learn how to make fried dough sticks, and then went to Shandong to learn how to make sauced cakes. Dong Yongxin said frankly that he has been wandering outside for 21 years, which is really not easy. He can only go back to his hometown in rural Henan twice a year at most.

Xiao Dong's 11-year-old son, because his child goes to school, the couple can't take care of it every day, so he left it with his parents and became a left-behind child. Although children miss them, they miss children more, but they can only talk about the pain of lovesickness by phone. Speaking of this, Dong Yongxin turned his head: "There is no way. If you want to live, you can only do this and you can't go back."

When is the market day in the rural areas around the city, Yong Dong New Capital is in my heart. Every morning, no matter how far away, no matter the cold wind and heat, they will appear in the market on time. Dong Yongxin said: "If you have a bigger market, you can sell seven or eight hundred yuan per episode; A smaller market can sell for five or six hundred yuan per episode. When I return to the city in the afternoon, I can still sell two or three hundred yuan. "

Obviously, this income far exceeds that of white-collar workers. Dong Yongxin once wanted to buy a suite in the city and take the old people and children from their hometown in the countryside for reunion, but the high housing price still left him behind. Children go to school, the elderly provide for the elderly, house rent, the daily expenses of husband and wife, etc., all of which need real money and silver, which makes Dong Yongxin and his wife unable to stop for a moment. Even if it's windy and rainy, Yong Dong Xindu will go out to do odd jobs. He said: "There are too many places to spend money, and life will go on."