In order to break the private property system, the Khmer Rouge destroyed the cadastral information, and all the land was owned by the state, of course, there was no inheritance. Vutha's family has no fields to grow, and relies on his father's meager income as an assistant driver at the state-run Chup Rubber Plantation Company, and lives on the land provided by the company. Because his father was often unable to go to work because of his alcoholism, it was Vutha's routine to work in his place.
The two brothers and sisters in front of him passed Image Manipulation Service away when he was a child, and one of them was disabled due to illness, so before his death, his mother was burdened with heavy care pressure in addition to housework. There is a saying in Cambodia: "Women can't leave the stove and spin around." The only value of being a mother is to ensure that food is served every day, the housework is completed, and the husband is safe. Therefore, there are no job opportunities for women in the village. Although the mother is sad and disappointed with her father's neglect of duty to support the family, she can only rely on Vutha to work for her father to support the family. Vutha often went to school hungry as a child.
He only has one uniform, and the SOP every night is to wash the uniform. In order to make the clothes dry faster, he irons the uniform every day. The fire of the traditional charcoal iron is difficult for young children to control, and a few patches are added to cover up the burnt holes, which is an indispensable decoration of the uniform. Since he had no money to buy a schoolbag, Vutha held the books, pen and paper in his arms like a baby, and walked 4 times a day for a total of 1 hour to study.