Why people in rural areas in the 1980s were truly happy

Life is getting better and better now, yet people's happiness index is declining.

The same is true in rural areas. By the 1980s, the problem of having enough food and clothing in rural areas had already been solved. Back then, as long as you were willing to endure hardship, you could have a satisfying life.

Let's take a look at rural life in the 1980s together with the editor.

Back then, transporting things in rural areas basically relied on livestock. This old farmer led a mule to haul wood to the market to sell. It was a bit slow, but there were no traffic jams, and no exhaust fumes either, at most leaving behind some livestock droppings.

A slightly more advanced means of transport than livestock was the three-wheeled cart.

In rural households, people were reluctant to eat the eggs laid by the chickens and ducks they raised themselves. When there were extras, they would take them out to sell. Back then, the poultry were all raised on grain, so the eggs were very fragrant. The little cart with a stove pushed around, those born in rural areas in the 1980s should all have used one.

At that time, being a tailor in rural areas was also a very popular profession, because people in rural areas back then all bought cloth themselves and had clothes made.

Back then, being able to eat at a restaurant in rural areas meant you were a rich man. When one or two people went out, they basically rode a 28-inch bicycle.

The things used in rural areas were basically all handmade.

Back then, farmers pushed little carts to set up stalls, and they were not subject to restrictions.

In the past, the cooking utensils in rural areas were also very simple. A wok and a kitchen knife were enough.

In the 1980s, people in rural areas all went to the market to buy clothes. Back then, clothes were not as varied as they are now, so you did not have to spend a long time choosing.

In the 1980s, the happiest thing for rural kids was being able to eat a piece of roasted sweet potato. The stove for roasting sweet potatoes was converted from an oil drum.

Conclusion: The times are developing, and society is progressing. The happy life of people in rural areas in the 1980s was not about being rolling in money, nor about eating fine food and drinking spicy drinks. It was about working at sunrise and resting at sunset, not needing to wear a mask when going out, not using gutter oil when cooking, not worrying about pesticide residues when eating vegetables, not fearing melamine when drinking milk powder, not dropping dead from eating watermelon... ...