To the Wonder Episode 1 Recap
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Li Wenxiu, a nineteen-year-old Han girl, became a true second-generation Xinjiang native because her parents participated in the Construction Corps and settled down here back then. Although Li Wenxiu had never been to university, let alone finished high school, she yearned deeply for the outside world and harbored literary dreams, as if only through words could she feel warmth and find her true self—poor, vain, sensitive, yet full of passion.
In 2001, renowned writer Liu Haibo came to Urumqi to give a lecture. Li Wenxiu was fortunate enough to be selected to ask a question, but due to her introverted and insecure personality, she didn't dare to stand up and respond in the crowd. Instead, she hung her head and hid in a corner. Liu Haibo didn't mind and patiently answered the question on Li Wenxiu's note.
He told her that if she was still young, she should go to school first. If she didn't want to go to school, she should try writing from her own life, learning to love, live, and get hurt. Before the course ended, Li Wenxiu rushed back to the restaurant where she worked. Because she didn't read much, she was mocked by her colleagues. Only Gao Xiaoliang from Guangdong was willing to speak up for her.
Li Wenxiu felt out of place here, so in casual conversation, she revealed to Gao Xiaoliang that she yearned more for the capital, Beijing, hoping to write truly good articles like other writers. Although Li Wenxiu had been working for some time, the money she earned was only enough to cover her daily expenses. But she was very willing to stay in the city. In her opinion, Urumqi was large and prosperous.
Even walking on the street, countless possibilities for life came flooding in, as if as long as she was alive, there was hope of making a name for herself. Meanwhile, Sultan, because he was carrying a knife, did not pass the security check and had to leave the station with a sense of helplessness. Inside the restaurant, colleagues held up Li Wenxiu's diary, mocking and humiliating her with malice. This caused Li Wenxiu to accidentally mess up an important reception.
She had no choice but to pack her things, take the remaining severance pay that Gao Xiaoliang had cheated her out of, and return thousands of miles to Altai to rely on her mother. - Such a long journey home, and problems always seemed to occur. The night bus broke down repeatedly. Li Wenxiu kept changing buses, finally stopping at the end of the Gobi Desert.
Because of the language barrier, Li Wenxiu went through countless hardships, finally appearing before her mother, Zhang Fengxia, in a dishevelled state. The place where she was was extremely barren, yet Zhang Fengxia was still able to find joy in hardship with an optimistic attitude. Since her father passed away, Zhang Fengxia has been taking care of her grandmother, who suffers from dementia, alone.
Fortunately, her grandmother is quite strong, and besides occasionally being confused, it can be considered three generations living together. This night, Zhang Fengxia sat on the grassland drinking, her gaze looking into the distance, her thoughts drifting far away. Li Wenxiu knew that her father's death was a great blow to Zhang Fengxia.
So, in these years, Zhang Fengxia moved homes several times and went to countless places, causing Li Wenxiu to live a life without a fixed residence since childhood. Hearing that Zhang Fengxia was going to a more remote summer pasture, Li Wenxiu tried to persuade her to abandon the idea but was refused by her. Zhang Fengxia told Li Wenxiu that if she wanted a sense of security, she should find it within herself.
If she couldn't get used to living in this kind of place, she should go back to the city and not always depend on her parents. Sultan, relying on travelling long distances by horse, arrived dusty and tired at the place where his son raised horses. He directly stated his attitude that he wanted his son to return home with him.
The supervisor firmly opposed this because Ba Tai had already signed a five-year contract and was an excellent horse breeder trained by him. How could he let him leave the horse farm at this crucial moment? Considering that his older brother had just passed away and the family indeed needed him to take care of things, Ba Tai planned to first bring the Ili Tianma horses back to the summer pasture, and then return to the horse farm next spring.
The supervisor considered it for a moment and then agreed to Ba Tai's request, believing he would keep his promise. That evening, Ba Tai medicated and bandaged the horses' wounds. He stroked the horses with a heavy heart, preparing to set off home early tomorrow morning.
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