Changes mark life of migrant whose photo touched millions

After learning new farming skills, Bamu's tobacco leaf yields multiplied and so did their incomes.

Last year, the family's earnings reached 100,000 yuan, and they shook off poverty successfully.

In 2018, the family had a new concrete and cement house built thanks to a subsidy of 40,000 yuan from the government and 70,000 yuan from their own pockets. The new house is bright and clean, decorated with floor tiles and equipped with home appliances, such as a refrigerator and washing machine.

In addition, the family has enjoyed financial support in medical care and education. Since 2013, she's given birth to another three children, all in hospitals in the county free of charge.

The couple still goes out to work in the slack farming season to earn extra money, but life has improved markedly, with rice, vegetables and meat a daily routine.

Looking toward the future, Bamu expressed her wish.

"I hope my children study hard and are safe. We should go forward no matter what happens, be it poverty or other adversities," she said.