The novel revolves around the intellectual Hai Hong. She was born in a special era. She had an uncaring and unstable childhood and an excitable youth after stress. Therefore, she paid more attention to her spiritual life and had a strong confrontation with reality. She loves poetry and longs for romantic love. She is anxious, struggling, and unwilling to give up. She seeks a breakthrough but is unable to change. She ran away from her marriage and was psychologically inseparable from her husband who was declining day by day. The tide of the times is coming, and Hai Hong's life is on the verge of collapse. In contrast, there is the vibrant folk world, represented by the nanny Yinhe and her daughter Yuxi. They use their own logic to understand the world, have strong spirits, and live a colorful life. Returning to her hometown made Haihong listen to the vigorous voice of the earth. She will continue to build a person's inner world and find how to place herself in this world.
