At the beginning of summer in 1989, three siblings were born to the Song family in Qingfeng Village. Due to the strange vision at birth, they were labeled as "one misfortune, one blessing and one miracle" by Yunyou Lao Tao. The eldest brother, Li Cong, was regarded as a disaster star. His birth caused a disaster and was abandoned by his family. He relied on the Taoist gift of "The Art of Transformation of the Universe" to survive in the ruined house; the second brother, Li Tietie, was praised as a lucky star, and his birth brought sweet rain. He grew up as a pampered child; the third sister, Li Yan, was denounced as a goblin because of the petal-shaped birthmark on her palm, and was abandoned together with Li Cong.
In the past sixteen years, Li Cong relied on secrets to identify medicines and substances, and with the help of an old hunter, he returned as the owner of a mountain goods company; Li Yan showed the ability to communicate with plants and trees and became his brother's right-hand assistant; Li Tietie was imprisoned for embezzlement of public funds, fraud and injury. Faced with the family's entreaties, Li Cong refused with a divorce letter. He only wanted to promote Luo Ya, the girl next door who had helped him. He rebuilt the village canals, erected monuments to clarify his aspirations, and revealed the truth of fate with the words "There is no way to good fortune or misfortune, only people call it upon themselves".
Through the reversal of fate of the three siblings, the novel connects the ups and downs of everyone in Qingfeng Village, revealing the profound theme that personal choice is the root of blessings and misfortunes. It describes the game between human hearts and heaven in the changes in the countryside, and shows the true meaning of "blessings are never a matter of one person, but are planted by a group of people with their sincerity, hands, and time."
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The fate of Sad Shen is so vividly written and so beautiful [Like]
The fate of Sad Shen is so vividly written and so beautiful [Like]