In Taoshugou, a conservative northern mountain village, Lan Xiang, unwilling to accept her fate, was forced to marry Li Changfeng, a violent, alcoholic, and chauvinistic man. She broke away from the shackles of the world and struggled against the bumpy fate. Zheng Hongyi, who valued love and righteousness, silently protected her throughout her life. The whole book takes the emotions of Lan Xiang, Li Changfeng and Zheng Hongyi as the main thread, connecting the fate of individuals in the changing times. In the collision between tradition and modernity, Lanxiang grew up against the wind, worked hard, and finally transformed and achieved a career, becoming an independent and self-reliant female entrepreneur.