A woman in her 20s who quit being a flight attendant to raise pigs says, "I earned 40 million won in two months"

Former Flight Attendant in China Runs Pig Farm in Hometown to Care for Ailing Mother
Gains Attention by Sharing Videos of Rural Life
Earns 40 Million Won and Attracts 1.2 Million Followers in Two Months

A female flight attendant in China has attracted attention after earning 200,000 yuan (about 40 million won) just two months after leaving her job to run a pig farm in her hometown. On the 22nd, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported, "Yang Yanshi (27) from Heilongjiang Province in northeastern China worked as a flight attendant for an airline in Shanghai for five years after graduating from university."

Yang Yanxi, a former flight attendant from China, has become a hot topic after earning 200,000 yuan (approximately 40 million won) just two months after running a pig farm in her hometown. Baidu

Due to the nature of her job, Yang Yanshi was unable to visit her hometown frequently. Meanwhile, her mother had undergone several major surgeries to remove a lipoma. Because she was busy all year round and could not come home, her mother hid the fact that she was sick and undergoing surgery, unable to tell her daughter. Shocked by this, Yang decided to resign. Yang said, "My parents always shared only good news and hid the bad news. Now, I wanted to be with my parents and didn’t want to be so far away."

Deciding to stay by her ailing mother’s side in her hometown, she considered ways to earn money and took over a relative’s pig farm. She then shared videos of her rural life on social networking services (SNS). The videos showed her preparing pig feed, feeding the pigs, and cleaning the farm, capturing her daily routine. Her videos became popular, gaining over 1.2 million followers.

Yang said, "I work so hard on the pig farm that my back and waist hurt every day. After working all day, I also smell bad," but added, "I am very happy and satisfied to be able to be with my parents now." She also said, "In the past two months, I earned 200,000 yuan through farm management, livestock sales, and SNS management," and added, "I am currently preparing to expand the farm and have plans to operate a specialty product store and a guesthouse." Chinese netizens who heard her story praised her, saying, "Filial piety is beautiful," "She found a good way to live even in the countryside," and "It’s an impressive decision to leave such a hard-to-abandon job."