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The background of the story is the growth of the children of the Zhen family in Huangyuan Village from the late 1970s to the 21st century. The five children, the eldest and the second, sacrificed their lives to save the villagers during a flood. The third child, Jiacheng, joined the army when he grew up. The fourth child, Jiabei, was the only girl among the boys in the family. She was raised by her comrades as an orphan and later became a politician. The fifth child, Jiawei, was an abandoned child picked up on the roadside and later became a famous painter...