To Tan's ears, the sounds of village life, from wood-chopping, cotton-teasing and shoe-repairing, to the noise made by a stone falling on the ground, or someone catching a pig, all had rhythm and musicality.
農村裡，砍柴、彈棉花、打鞋底、甚至趕豬或是石頭掉地，所有來自生活的聲音，在他的耳中，都是一種非凡的節奏與樂音。