Tian Sangsang started her running routine, waking up every day at 5:30 a.m., drinking half a bowl of sugar water, throwing on a damp towel, and heading out. She ran from the end of the village to the front and then circled back again.
At first, sticking to it wasn't easy. Halfway through the run, Tian Sangsang collapsed on the ground, panting heavily.
"Look! Isn't that Tian Sangsang?"
"What's she up to?"
"Looks like she's trying to lose weight."
"What a joke! Running a few laps and expecting to shed all that pork fat? Why doesn't she just fly?"
"A grown woman, wandering around the village at the crack of dawn, aren't you ashamed of yourself?"
"..."
In this mountain village, most households still didn't have TVs. Even having electricity was a luxury. With little to keep them entertained, someone as eccentric as Tian Sangsang naturally became the topic of everyone's idle chatter.
