Named Mountains and Waters
Takiyu lost his parents early and was raised by his grandmother, Rabay Sudu. Since childhood, he farmed with his grandmother in the fields until he grew up. He recalls the crops they planted in the past: Bunga sweet potatoes, trabus peanuts, masu millet, sari taro, brisan sorghum, and pgu red quinoa. “Ungat pila.” (Not much money) he said bluntly. Farming was tough back then. Aside from the crops they ate, peanuts were sold to merchants in Linrong. He called those bosses in Japanese: Xu-san, Lin-san… During the harvest season, merchants would come to purchase the crops. When asked about the prices back then, he said, “I’m not sure if it was even 5 dollars per catty.” In short, the prices were low. He and his uncle originally farmed in Zhiya Gan Group 5 (11th and 12th neighborhoods), but later moved to the current location in the 4th neighborhood. He pointed