In Shenzhen, at least 60% of people live in farmers’ houses in urban villages.

Walking in the lane about 2 meters wide is like walking in a mountain gorge. The sunlight pours down from the roof, like a beam of light passing through the gaps in the tree tops.

A thin layer of moss has grown on the corners of the walls due to lack of sunlight, which is full of a sense of age and tells the history of this young city.

It is said that it is young. Shenzhen was established as a city and established a special zone only 40 years ago. Before that, it was just a small town in Bao'an, with more than a thousand large and small villages scattered around it.

Most of the aborigines in Bao'an are Cantonese and Hakka. They are low-key and simple, believe in Mazu, and speak vernacular and Hakka that are difficult to understand.

The online image of them holding a bunch of keys and wearing slippers to collect rent is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Although it is a joke, he is a real rich man with a net worth of tens of millions hidden from the public.

It is hidden away in the city, and everyone has his own place here. The urban villages in Shenzhen have the mind to accommodate all rivers.

People from all over the world mix and mingle in the village, speaking Mandarin with various local accents.

Cantonese cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Fujian snacks, chicken pot and other local delicacies of various flavors gather here; cultures from all over the world are integrated here.

After living here for a long time, you will find that outsiders here do not regard themselves as outsiders, and the locals are low-key and don't look like locals.

The slogan "You are from Shenzhen when you come here" is still very appropriate.

The urban village is their habitat, and a new ecosystem is derived from it, which is also another form of "jianghu".

Some urban villages are located in the center of the city, surrounded by modern modern buildings, office buildings, avant-garde art galleries and crowded shopping malls.

The old-style appearance of farmers' houses in urban villages seems a bit out of place with the surrounding architectural styles, but people living here take it for granted.

Rental prices in urban villages are relatively low, and are popular among foreigners and office workers who pursue cost-effectiveness.

Although the environment is unsatisfactory, the low price is a powerful medicine that can cure hypocrisy and dissatisfaction.

I live in a single room with a balcony of no more than 20 square meters. Since the window faces north, even if the sun shines brightly, the house is dark all day long.

So if you have nothing to do, just take a breather on the balcony, smoke a cigarette, and feel the sunshine and wind.

The balcony is about 3 meters long and 1 meter wide. When I sit down to read a book, I can't even fully extend my feet.

The distance between the front and back of the house is almost only two meters, and the distance between the walls of the neighboring "handshake building" is only more than 10 centimeters.

In first-tier cities where land is at a premium, land is utilized to the extreme, and the floor area ratio is frighteningly high.

Standing on the balcony, you can hear the sounds of neighbors brushing teeth and gargling, running water, and couples quarreling.

The city is waking up from the noise; accompanied by the aroma of cooking, enjoying delicious food after a long day of work and relaxing the body and mind are coming as promised.

The aroma of vegetables drifts in the wind from the window, teasing the taste buds of the neighbors and the hunger in their stomachs.

News reports say that some Chinese expatriates living in foreign countries often cook at home because they are not used to eating Western food. Because Chinese food has heavy fumes and a variety of spices added, the strong smell makes foreigners complain.

Eating habits are shaped when we are very young. The taste buds and the hippocampus in the brain record family stories and nostalgia, and also connect overseas and domestic.

Just like the kitchen fireworks in the urban village connect thousands of households in the hometown.

So close to the end of the world.

Neighbors who have lived together for several years, because their work and life do not overlap, they don't even know their faces, let alone say "hello" to each other.

"We can hear the sounds of chickens and dogs, but we can never interact with each other until old age and death." Over the past two thousand years, many things have not changed much.

Your room is your state of being.

Living in a shabby room does not make us belittle ourselves. We cannot change the environment, but we can change our state of mind. Happiness is a choice.

One person per room, one table and one chair.

Read, study, think, eat and sleep.

"This is a shabby house, but I am virtuous." "A basket of food, a ladle of drink, in a shabby alley, people can't bear the worries, and they won't change their happiness when they return." This is probably the way to live in poverty and be happy, a good mentality is the key to happiness.

Prepare moral character.

We left our homes and traveled hundreds or even thousands of kilometers, and finally set up camp in a village in the city.

It's not so much the pursuit of dreams as it is a compromise with reality.

In a place that offers more job opportunities and higher incomes, maybe a little closer to your dream?

Like the garages of Silicon Valley, many inspirations are brewing here, and many talented people start from here.

Urban villages have the same spring flowers and autumn moon, summer cicadas and winter snow, the same sunshine, air and water, vegetable markets and convenience stores, and also miracles!

The former boss, Big Boss, made a living selling vegetables in his early years, and later engaged in the fashion industry until the company was listed.

At the company's monthly meeting, he shared his early struggles with everyone and talked about the past of living in an urban village, which was impressive.

When it comes to "When It Rains at Night in Bashan", Rumination has an aesthetic distance, and no longer has the anxiety of being trapped in the past. It is more of a calm and gentle journey to the other side of the dream.

He said, “Sometimes I inadvertently think about the living conditions of our colleagues after get off work, what kind of house they live in, what kind of room they sleep in, whether they are living in a peasant house with poor conditions like me, working hard for the future... …” Some people joke that urban villages are like the junction between urban and rural areas, prosperous when you go out, and rural when you enter.

It should be a place that can accommodate both the body and the soul.