this hut is part of their self - sufficient life experiment.
Tang Guanhua grew up in Qingdao, a thriving port city of tourism and high-tech industries, claiming to be a city kid. In the past, he thought that "everything can be bought with money" and that he knew nothing about the difference between lettuce and rape, wheat and rice. In 2010, he rented a shabby brick house from a local farmer and renovated it. Tang Guanhua said that before that, he had foreseen the difficulties that he might face, so he made every effort to make preparations.
even so, unexpected difficulties still caught him off guard. Without gas and kitchenware, Tang Guanhua and a few volunteers could only eat raw peppers for dinner. Without bathrooms, they could only dig holes in the yard until there was nowhere to dig.
"until then, I came up with a solution." Tang Guanhua refers to the problem of dealing with human excrement. In one year, he built a septic tank made of bamboo, completed the renovation work of the house, and began to plant leeks, lettuce and other vegetables.
Xing Zhen has known him before Tang Guan Hua started self-sufficiency experiments. At first, she didn't understand it. However, after seeing Tang Guanhua's experimental site in Laoshan, she was infected by the enthusiasm of him and the volunteers who rushed there.
"they are quite enthusiastic and sincere. They are not like other people I have seen, and they will not try to give up their minds without trying. " She recalls.
is different from Tang Guanhua. Xing Zhenxian did not want to be a pioneer in returning to nature before. After studying economics for 5 years, she found a nine to five job that accords with expectations. The slim woman wearing glasses often updates their couple's work progress on their blog. She described herself as a "good girl" and always followed the crowd. She said, "I don't know how to think independently."