In the village, the number of households I’m actually familiar with is roughly just over 20. Their experiences are a snapshot of decades of social development. Among them, some people who are about my age have gone through the following:

Two people were tricked into going to run a pyramid scheme—one was a man and the other was a woman.
One person went to Myanmar’s border region, and to this day their whereabouts are unknown; no one knows whether they’re alive or dead.
There are 2 who married middle-aged men who were divorced and had children; they have plenty of material resources and live comfortably.
There are 3 women who divorced: one was a victim of domestic violence, and the other two don’t know the reasons.
There are 3 men who divorced: one man cheated on his partner, and the other two were because the men were poor and the women ran away.
There is one case where someone invested unsuccessfully, couldn’t repay online loans, and was chased all the way to the village.

These messy situations account for about 50%. The other 50% are still fairly ordinary—just living their lives in a plain and honest way.