These days, there's been endless talk of a financial crisis around the world. People are making a big fuss about it everywhere, and Taiwanese people are jumping on the bandwagon too, constantly talking about layoffs.,"Xiao Jun, eat quickly, finish eating and then go to school." 。Grandma was talking and reached into her bag, pulling out a yellowish cotton bookbag. 。I nodded in agreement, peeled off the burnt shell of the roasted sweet potato, and took a big bite. 。Well, I haven't had roasted sweet potatoes in ages. 。It's really good! 。In my memory, 1976 was a year of extreme scarcity. Not just for children, but for adults too, breakfast might just be one or two baked sweet potatoes. 。It seems like this roasted sweet potato is my breakfast and lunch for the entire morning, I guess I have to keep munching on it.,Seeing me eat with gusto, my grandma was delighted, her eyes crinkled with a smile. 。"My little Jun is such a good boy…"Grandma, my dearest grandma, I never dreamed there would be a day when we'd meet again. 。This is great. 。Not to mention how difficult this journey of crossing over and rebirth might be, being able to reunite with my grandparents for another twenty years is a gift from heaven. 。I must cherish and hold onto this happiness that came so hard. 。I finished eating the baked sweet potato in large bites, put on my backpack, and said goodbye to my grandparents with a reluctant heart before leaving home. 。My hometown is in the Baizhou area of N Province in the south, specifically at Hongqi Commune's Liujia Mountain Brigade in Xiang County. It's a remote and mountainous hilly region. 。The Liujiashan detachment, just hearing the name you know it's not some place producing oil and grease. 。Passing through that high, blue stone threshold, I took a deep breath, steadying my racing heart and taking stock of my surroundings. 。My past life, spent in this ordinary farmhouse courtyard made of half-brick and half-adobe, lasted for a full seven years. 。The memories of that year run deep in my bones, I'll never forget them. 。As soon as I stepped out of the house, a cool mountain breeze hit me in the face. 。My grandma only gave me one thin cotton dress. It seems like the season must be around early August in the lunar calendar, which is early September in the Gregorian calendar. This means it was just shortly after the start of elementary school. 。Liujia Shan Elementary School, as the only elementary school in the entire brigade, is about two li east of the school. 。Although I am only seven years old and short, this short journey is not difficult for me. 。。