Cloud Ranching in My Hometown

At thirty-seven, laid off and down to his last three thousand yuan, Lin Yi returns to his family's dilapidated cattle shed. Using an old laptop, he launches a digital adoption platform for local agriculture—starting with a single cow and expanding to wild honey, hand-woven bamboo crafts, and organic red rice. He names the venture "Xingyuan Tales," keeping the title chosen by Su Qing, the woman who left two years ago. Late one night in August, a message pops up on his screen: "Do you need an illustrator?" His reply is immediate: "I do." This time, he is determined to win it all back—not just the struggling enterprise, but the life and love he left behind.