Set in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the story follows 18-year-old Jiang Xiaofan. A high school student orphaned by the death of both parents, he is ostracized in the courtyard and has his family property plundered. With no other choice, he answers the government's call to go to the countryside and settles in Kaoshan Village in the Northeast, embarking on a new life full of challenges and opportunities.
