Ordinary people and everyday events, buried for years in the mountains, come to light once more. The families, marriages, human relationships, and folk customs of that era, along with love and hate, justice and evil, are all woven together. The female protagonist, Xiao Huaping, and the male protagonist, Gao Qiuzhu, have very different life experiences, and their industrious, unyielding character shines through. This is a portrayal of rural life in that era, full of twists and turns and stories of every kind, like an ordinary play about life, brimming with hope for the future...
This novel is worth reading and has certain practical and educational significance.