In the 1970s, Xique marries Zhao Qinghe and gives birth to two daughters, but not a single son. Zhao Qinghe’s father, Old Man Zhao, favors boys over girls. He takes three more wives in succession, yet none bears him a grandson. Bound by feudal beliefs, Old Man Zhao decisively ends the family’s slaughterhouse business. He thinks that if he stops killing animals, he’ll finally have a grandson, but his wish still goes unfulfilled!
Amid the great wave of reform and opening up, Zhao Qinghe and Xique lead the whole family forward with the times, revive the family business, and build it into something bigger and stronger. Their lives are transformed beyond recognition, but conflicts soon follow.
Set in the 1970s and spanning forty years, this book portrays the positive, optimistic outlook and the hard-working, tenacious spirit of a new generation of farmers. It also offers a glimpse of how Chinese farmers have grown step by step in the new era!
When a family can honor their parents, be tolerant of each other, have a harmonious family, be healthy, and have a good family tradition, the family will naturally have the happiest time.