Hui Wangyuan was nineteen. She was a farmer. She had lived in the village her whole life. She had never seen the city. She had never seen the sea. She had never seen anything.
慧望远十九岁。农民。一辈子住在村里。没见过城市。没见过大海。什么都没见过。
She earned less than 3,000 yuan a year. Less than 3,000 yuan. For a whole year of work. For a whole year of planting. For a whole year of harvesting. Less than 3,000 yuan. That was her life. That was her value. That was her worth.
年收入不到3000元。不到3000元。一整年的工作。一整年的种植。一整年的收获。不到3000元。这就是她的人生。她的价值。她的身价。
She woke up at five every morning. She walked to the fields. She planted. She watered. She weeded. She harvested. She worked. She worked. She worked. From dawn to dusk. Every day. Every week. Every month. Every year. For her whole life.
每天早上五点起床。走到田里。种。浇。锄。收。工作。工作。工作。从早到晚。每天。每周。每月。每年。一辈子。
Her hands were calloused. Her skin was dark. Her back was bent. Her body was tired. But she kept working. She had to. She had a family. She had parents. She had younger brothers. She had younger sisters. They depended on her. They needed her. They believed in her.
手有茧。皮肤黑。背弯。身体累。但继续干。必须干。有家。有父母。有弟弟。有妹妹。依赖她。需要她。相信她。
She dreamed of going to the city. She dreamed of seeing the lights. She dreamed of seeing the sea. She dreamed of a different life. A better life. A life that was not this.
梦想去城里。看灯。看海。梦想不同的生活。更好的生活。不是这样的生活。
But she couldn't go. She couldn't leave. She had to work. She had to plant. She had to harvest. She had to help her family. She had to sacrifice. She had to. She had no choice.
但不能去。不能离开。得工作。得种。得收。得帮家里。得牺牲。必须。别无选择。
She saw the chart. She saw the less than 3,000 yuan. She saw the level. She saw the color. She saw herself. She was not surprised. She had always known. She had always known she was poor. She had always known she was nothing. She had always known.
看到图表。看到不到3000元。看到等级。看到颜色。看到自己。不惊讶。一直知道。一直知道自己穷。一直知道自己什么都不是。一直知道。
She said: "I want to see the city. I want to see the sea. I want to see the world. But I cannot. I am trapped. I am invisible. I am forgotten."
她说："我想看城市。想看海。想看世界。但不能。被困住了。被看不见了。被忘记了。"
