Beijing, November 7 (Youth.cn) - In a deep autumn morning, a boat docked at bank of Yangtze River that enveloped by mist. Its destination would be West Mountain Quay in Zhong County, Chongqing City. Everyday, this boat carries vegetable growers and facilitates their trip - these passengers carry vegetables from home and sell them in other towns. They pay 18 RMB to 24 RMB for their boat tickets. The boat named "Yuzhongke 2180" is owned by two families.
In early years, most local people travelled by boats. But nowadays, with the construction of expressways, young people prefer to travel by cars or buses. Now, most passengers on boats are vegetable growers. As less passengers take the boat, the boat owners could not cover their cost for a longtime. But the two boat owners did not give up operating - without the boat, the vegetable growers could not go to the market economically.
The turning point happened in the summer of 2022. The son of one of the owners took a video and sent them on a social media platform. Soon, many people got to know the story. The boat owners got some incomes from the live-stream platforms. Their followers buy vegetables from the boat passengers if live nearby. They are moved by boat bosses' kindness. Photo/VCG