The jobs never came, and the rent was steep, so on Thursday the couple packed their cutting board, the electric cooking burner and a vase of plastic flowers and joined the throngs at the station.

• 但是一直没有活，房租也一天比一天贵，所以在这个周四，夫妻俩收起了砧板、电磁炉和插满塑料花的花瓶，挤进了车站的人群。