Devoted husband reaps rewards from gardening

Villager who spent his life savings on medical treatment for his wife pulled his family out of poverty through greenhouse management

Editor's note: In the run-up to the 19th Communist Party of China National Congress, China Daily sent six reporters to villages nationwide to live for a month and take a look at how people are working under China's poverty eradication plan.

In the early 1990s, Zou Yongcun was a typical village youth. He was ambitious and couldn't stand life in the countryside, so he migrated to major cities in search of employment.