Zhang Fan's hometown is a small village in the northwest. Almost everyone in the village are farmers who have been working the land for generations, facing the yellow earth and turning their backs to the sky. A few workers from the village would be considered celebrities.,My uncle, who had traveled far and wide, told many stories and was also a skilled magician. He could transform a simple deck of cards into beautiful flowers.,Besides a few students who went to pursue postgraduate studies and a handful who had connections that allowed them to stay in the provincial capital, almost everyone else ended up either in county towns or working in hospitals or companies.。