Former Tencent Senior Staff Resigns Lives in Rural Seclusion in a 200-mu Farm
- posted on 2020-11-10
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wǒ men yǒu yī bǎi duō mǔ de jiāng guǒ yuán hé cài dì
我们有一百多亩的浆果园和菜地
We have more than 100 acres of berry gardens and vegetable fields
jǐ shí mǔ de mù chǎng
几十亩的牧场
Dozens of acres of pasture
liǎng sān mǔ de yóu lè yuán
两三亩的游乐园
Two or three acres of amusement park
hé shí wǔ mǔ de huā yuán mín sù
和十五亩的花园民宿
And 15 acres of garden homestay
wǒ jiào wèi zhèn kāi nóng chǎng qián shì yī jiā ér tóng yú lè shàng shì gōng sī de
我叫魏震,开农场前是一家儿童娱乐上市公司的cto
My name is Wei Zhen, I was the CTO of a listed children’s entertainment company before I opened the farm
nián wǒ hé tài tài dài zhù ér zi càn càn gǒu gǒu ā wén
2017年,我和太太带著儿子灿灿、狗狗阿文
In 2017, my wife and I took our son Cancan and Dog Awen
kāi le yī liàng chē lái dào zhè kuài dì fāng
开了一辆车,来到这块地方
Drove a car and came to this place
zhè lǐ yǐ qián shì liǎng guǎng zǒng dū zhāng shù shēng de xué táng
这里以前是两广总督张树声的学堂
This was formerly the school of Zhang Shusheng, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi
zhōu wéi sì miàn huán shuǐ
周围四面环水
Surrounded by water
lái zhè lǐ zhǔ yào shì yīn wèi hái zi
(来这里)主要是因为孩子
(Come here) mainly because of the children
gǎn jué tā zài chéng lǐ shàng xué shí hòu bù shì hěn kāi xīn
感觉他(在城里)上学时候不是很开心
I feel he was not very happy when he was in school (in the city)
lái dào zhè biān yǐ hòu wǒ gǎn jué tā zhuàng tài shì wán quán jiù biàn le
来到这边以后,我感觉他状态是完全就变了
After coming here, I feel that his state has completely changed
měi cì kàn dòng wù tā jiù lè dé gē gē xiào
每次看动物,他就乐得咯咯笑
He giggled with joy every time he looked at animals
xiàn zài tā dōu bù tài huì xiǎng yào huí shàng hǎi nà gè jiā
现在他都不太会想要回上海那个家
Now he doesn’t really want to go back to that home in Shanghai
wǒ men nóng chǎng měi yī kuài yóu lè shè shī dōu yǒu tā de gù shì
我们农场每一块游乐设施,都有它的故事
Every piece of amusement equipment in our farm has its story
dāng shí zài yīng guó qiè ěr xī huā zhǎn shàng kàn dào shù shàng de yī gè niǎo cháo
当时在英国切尔西花展上看到树上的一个鸟巢
I saw a bird's nest on the tree at the Chelsea Flower Show in England
zhuān mén gěi xiǎo péng yǒu qù wán de
专门给小朋友去玩的
Specially for children to play
huò bǐ tè xiǎo wū zài zhōng jiān wā gè dòng
霍比特小屋,在中间挖个洞
Hobbit hut, dig a hole in the middle
jiàn le liū suǒ bèi miàn zuò le huá tī
建了溜索,背面做了滑梯
Built a zip line and a slide on the back
rán hòu zài fù shàng cǎo píng
然后再附上草坪
Then attach the lawn
jiàn shè nóng chǎng de guò chéng zhōng duì wǒ men liǎng gè de guān xì tǐng tiāo zhàn de
建设农场的过程中,对我们两个的关系挺挑战的
In the process of building a farm, the relationship between the two of us was quite challenging
wǒ shì zǒu gǎn shòu xíng de tā shì piān mù biāo xíng de
我是走感受型的,他是偏目标型的
I'm a feeling type, he is a target type
wǒ zuò nóng yè nà yī kuài tā zuò yuán yì jī jiàn zhè yī kuài
我做农业那一块,他做园艺基建这一块
I do agriculture, and he does gardening infrastructure
bù néng yǒu càn hé yī càn hé jiù huì chǎo jià
不能有掺和,一掺和就会吵架
There can be no mingling, as soon as mingling will quarrel
yuán yì zhè bù fēn shì wǒ xǐ huān de dàn tā xǐ huān dài xiǎo péng yǒu wán
园艺这部分是我喜欢的,但她喜欢带小朋友玩
I like gardening, but she likes to bring children to play
xiǎo péng yǒu duì huā yuán de pò huài lì shì tǐng dà de
小朋友对花园的破坏力是挺大的
The destructive power of children to the garden is quite large
wǒ yǒu de shí hòu hěn shēng qì shén zhì huì bǎ xiǎo péng yǒu gǎn chū qù
我有的时候很生气,甚至会把小朋友赶出去
Sometimes I am very angry, and even kick the children out
hòu lái wǒ men jiù dá chéng le yī xiē guī zé
后来我们就达成了一些规则
Later we reached some rules
xiǎo péng yǒu lái zhī qián yào gào sù tā bù kě yǐ zuò shén me shì qíng
小朋友来之前要告诉他不可以做什么事情
Before the kid comes, tell him what to do
yǎng chéng shǒu guī zé de xí guàn
养成守规则的习惯
Develop a habit of observing the rules
zhè gè huā yuán wǒ zuò le sān cì
这个花园我做了三次
I made this garden three times
dì yī cì de shí hòu zhǎo le yī gè shè jì gōng sī qù zuò
第一次的时候找了一个设计公司去做
I found a design company to do it for the first time
jié guǒ jiù zuò chéng yī gè gōng yuán lǜ huà
结果就做成一个公园绿化
The result is a green park
wǒ yī kàn jiù bù shì wǒ xiǎng yào de
我一看就不是我想要的
I saw it was not what I wanted
dì èr biàn de shí hòu zhǎo le yī gè zuò huā jìng de shè jì gōng sī
第二遍的时候,找了一个做花境的设计公司
For the second time, I found a design company for flower borders
dàn dāng zhí wù zhǎng yī zhǎng hòu jiù huì fā xiàn tài yōng jǐ le
但当植物长一长后,就会发现太拥挤了
But when the plants grow longer, they will find it too crowded
dì sān cì wǒ jiù bǎ huā yuán zhěng gè dà gǎi le
第三次我就把花园整个大改了
I changed the whole garden for the third time
yī bù fēn shì ōu shì de xiàng yuè jì yuán dà gài yǒu shí lái zhǒng pǐn zhǒng
一部分是欧式的,像月季园大概有十来种品种
Part of it is European style, like the rose garden there are about ten varieties
dì èr kuài jiù shì hú biān de dì zhōng hǎi shì huā yuán
第二块就是湖边的地中海式花园
The second piece is the Mediterranean garden by the lake
zhí wù dōu bǐ jiào nài gàn hàn kě yǐ shǎo jiāo shuǐ
植物都比较耐干旱,可以少浇水
Plants are more drought tolerant, so you can water less
pù de huǒ shān yán
舖的火山岩
Paved volcanic rock
dì sān kuài jiù shì zǒu dào biān de huā jìng zhí wù
第三块就是走道边的花境植物
The third piece is the flower border plants on the side of the aisle
jì yǒu sù gēn huā huì yòu yǒu cháng lǜ guàn mù
既有宿根花卉,又有常绿灌木
There are both perennial flowers and evergreen shrubs
wǒ men yī kāi shǐ jiàn nóng chǎng qīn rén men dōu bù tài lǐ jiě
我们一开始建农场,亲人们都不太理解
When we started building a farm, relatives didn’t understand
tā men jué dé pǎo dào xiāng xià zhù sù tiáo jiàn yě bǐ jiào chà
他们觉得跑到乡下,住宿条件也比较差
They feel that when they go to the country, the accommodation conditions are relatively poor
xià tiān wén chóng dōng tiān yòu hěn lěng
夏天蚊虫,冬天又很冷
Mosquitoes in summer, and cold in winter
qí shí wǒ men dāng shí zài shàng hǎi de huà shēng huó tiáo jiàn yǐ jīng bǐ jiào yōu yuè le
其实我们当时在上海的话,生活条件已经比较优越了
In fact, if we were in Shanghai at that time, the living conditions were already relatively superior
dàn wǒ men jué dé hái shì quē diǎn shén me
但我们觉得还是缺点什么
But we think there are still shortcomings
suǒ yǐ wǒ men yě xiǎng zài jīng jì jī chǔ méi yǒu hěn dà wèn tí de shí hòu
所以我们也想在经济基础没有很大问题的时候
So we also want to have no major problems with the economic foundation
tàn suǒ yī zhǒng gèng hǎo wán de shēng huó fāng shì
探索一种更好玩的生活方式
Explore a more fun lifestyle
xiàng wǒ men nóng chǎng xiàn zài de shí wù
像我们农场现在的食物
Like the food on our farm
zhǔ shí dào mǐ shū cài
主食、稻米、蔬菜
Staple food, rice, vegetables
jī běn kě yǐ dá dào zì gěi zì zú
基本可以达到自给自足
Basically self-sufficient
yì qíng de shí hòu hěn duō chéng lǐ de péng yǒu dōu huì wèn nóng chǎng yǒu méi yǒu cài
疫情的时候,很多城里的朋友,都会问农场有没有菜
During the epidemic, many friends in the city would ask if the farm had any vegetables.
wǒ men shū cài měi gè xīng qī pèi sòng
我们蔬菜每个星期配送
We deliver vegetables every week
wǒ men dōu bǐ jiào zàn tóng zhào gù dì qiú zhào gù rén fēn xiǎng duō yú
我们都比较赞同“照顾地球、照顾人、分享多余”
We all agree with "caring for the earth, caring for people, sharing the excess"
càn càn hěn xǐ huān nóng chǎng
灿灿很喜欢农场
Cancan loves the farm
wǒ men nóng chǎng jiàn le bàn nián bù dào de shí hòu tā jiù gēn wǒ shuō
我们农场建了半年不到的时候,他就跟我说
When our farm was built for less than half a year, he told me
mā mā wǒ xǔ le gè yuàn wàng xī wàng yǐ hòu kě yǐ yī zhí shēng huó zài nóng chǎng
妈妈,我许了个愿望,希望以后可以一直生活在农场
Mom, I made a wish, I hope I can live on the farm forever
wǒ men xiàn zài yǒu gè xí guàn měi tiān wǎn shàng huì yī qǐ hē chá
我们现在有个习惯,每天晚上会一起喝茶
We now have a habit of drinking tea together every night
yī jiā rén yī qǐ dà gài diǎn duō de shí hòu
一家人一起,大概8点多的时候
As a family, around 8 o’clock
hù xiāng gèng le jiě
互相更了解
Know each other better
gòng tóng huà tí yě duō le
共同话题也多了
There are more common topics
nǐ jiù huì fā jué qí shí zhǒng yī gè huā yuán
你就会发觉,其实种一个花园
You will find that actually planting a garden
shì ràng nǐ xiāng xìn míng tiān huì gèng hǎo
是让你相信明天会更好
Is to make you believe that tomorrow will be better
yǒu tài yáng tā jiù néng gòu zhàn fàng kāi
有太阳它就能够绽放开
It can bloom with the sun
gèng dōu huó zài dāng xià
更都活在当下
Live in the moment
píng jìng hé xǐ yuè
peace and love,平静和喜悦
peace and love, peace and joy