The novel tells the story of 1960, taking the Meilan family as a microcosm, and writes about the difficulties of women living in rural areas in the 1960s and the misfortunes of married life. There is famine across the country, there is very little food, and frequent natural disasters have caused personal and property losses. The women represented by Yumei are like grass in the cracks of stones, living tenaciously and indomitable. The image of the tramp represented by Old Man Li profoundly reveals the impermanence of fate. There are many characters in the book. Through different images and personalities, human nature is vividly displayed...
