They made their contributions, by the benefit of technique advances, to economic growth, At the same time they were no longer the peasantry of the traditional type, but became a kind of rural pretty-bourgeoisie in their production, living and status.

• 他们的生产和生活方式更加接近于城镇中的手工业者或小商贩，因此应当把他们看作是农村的小资产阶级。