On the hillside where power lines can't reach, as long as there's wind and sunlight, there's electricity, and life goes on just as smoothly.

On the hillside where power lines can't reach, as long as there's wind and sunlight, there's electricity, and life goes on just as smoothly.

You loved that hillside so much. Standing there, you could see the whole village; in spring, flowers bloomed all over the slope, and in autumn, the branches were laden with fruit. You wanted to build a small house there, to stay in when you were free, and to rest when you were tired. But the thought of it made you discouraged—the power lines couldn't reach it, there was no electricity, the small house was just an empty shell, no lights, no water, no television, uninhabitable.

You also cultivated the land on the hillside. Walnut trees, chestnut trees, growing year after year, but you couldn't water them, you couldn't fertilize them, you could only rely on the heavens. When the harvest was good, it was enough to eat; when the harvest was bad, it was a year's work for nothing. You wanted to take good care of that land, but without electricity, you couldn't do anything. You could only look at it and sigh.

Now it's different. You set up that small windmill at the top of the hill, laid a few planks on the sunny side, and now the wind and sunlight are here. In that little house on the hillside, the lights are on, the fan is running, and your phone can be charged. The water pump is turned on, and water flows through the pipes into the fields, nourishing the walnuts and chestnuts. You sit inside, looking out at the mountains, feeling incredibly relaxed and at ease.

The power lines haven't arrived yet, but life has. With wind and light, there's electricity; with electricity, life goes on. You drink tea on the hillside, sleep on the hillside, and watch the stars on the hillside. The work in the fields isn't delayed, and life at home isn't disrupted. That hillside, from today onward, truly belongs to you.

On the hillside where the power lines can't reach, with wind and light, there's electricity, and life goes on just the same. From today onward, you are no longer someone tethered by power lines.