When the fuel-powered three-wheeled cargo motorcycle rumbles over the wet flagstone road in the vegetable market, the fresh and juicy cabbages in the cargo box are still covered with morning dew. The vendor, Lao Li, twists the throttle, and the motorcycle steadily weaves its way among the shelves. This vehicle is not only his means of transportation but also a mobile stall for his twenty-year business. When his peers are troubled by the lack of parking spaces, the fuel-powered three-wheeled cargo motorcycle can always nimbly “seize every opportunity” and bring the freshness right to the customers’ fingertips.

At the hairpin bends of the winding mountain road, the fuel-powered three-wheeled cargo motorcycle roars and spits out black smoke. Zhang, the construction worker, throws a whole bundle of steel bars into the cargo box. The rusty frame of the motorcycle sinks slightly under the weight but still firmly grips the slope. In contrast to the embarrassing situation of the four-wheeled truck idling in the mud, this fuel-powered three-wheeled cargo motorcycle is delivering prefabricated slabs to the village by the cliff, making the dream of a new house for the mountain villagers no longer distant.

On the tractor road during the autumn harvest season, the motorcade composed of fuel-powered three-wheeled cargo motorcycles is like a golden river. Aunt Wang bags and stacks the just-threshed corn, and the cargo box is instantly piled up like a small hill. When the tractor slips on the ridge, this flexible fuel-powered three-wheeled cargo motorcycle can travel along the edge of the irrigation canal, safely carrying the weight of the harvest back to the threshing ground. The corn kernels that spill out as the cargo box shakes are all gifts from the land.

In the steel forest of the container terminal, the fuel-powered three-wheeled cargo motorcycle transforms into a shuttling elf. The loader, Lao Zhou, skillfully throws the parts boxes into the cargo box, and the humming of the engine and the crane arm intertwines into a symphony of logistics. In the narrow alleys that the forklift cannot reach, the fuel-powered three-wheeled cargo motorcycle, with its low cost and high efficiency, becomes the “capillaries” of the port’s microcirculation, enabling every part to accurately reach the assembly line.

Under the neon lights of the night market, the fuel-powered three-wheeled cargo motorcycle is adorned with colorful light strips and turns into a mobile kitchen. Wei, a post-90s entrepreneur, sets up a teppanyaki grill in the cargo box, and the sizzling aroma of the meat mixed with the heat from the exhaust pipe spreads out. This modified fuel-powered three-wheeled cargo motorcycle not only carries the secret sauce and charcoal fire but also supports the entrepreneurial dreams of young people. When the rent of shops keeps rising, it rolls out a low-cost world full of the hustle and bustle of life with its four wheels.