"The money was good, but the late hours and the traffic were killing me," he says.

Wei used to have to spend two hours taking his daughter to school and picking her up each day.

That's why he jumped at the opportunity to return home when one of his closest friends Tie Qi called him and told him about the farm project.

The project was part of the Heping government's plan to develop the town and improve livelihoods.

Wei was given four-year rental-free use of the 600 mu (40 hectares) land.

"We built everything basically from scratch," says Wei.

"It was lots of work, but it was fun".