They grew up in a rural village in a time of scarcity. "We never ate meat, and our bed was just a thin bamboo mat. Our ragged old quilt felt more like a bundle of leaves and twigs, and the sleeping mat was very uncomfortable."
那個年代，農村生活困苦，「吃的是沒油菜湯，睏的是沒腳眠床；破棉被像草捆，破眠床像竹蓖。」