After failing the college entrance examination, Chen Shanhe returned to Weizi Village in southwest Shandong. He thought that his life would be trapped in this yellow land, but he caught up with the torrent of change.
A century-old drought triggered a fight for water. He proposed "drawing lots to divide the water" to temporarily settle the dispute, and he was involved in the whirlpool of the times. The clarion call for joint household contracting was sounded, and as the only "literary person" in the village, he became a key figure in measuring land and presiding over the distribution of land.
However, the road under his feet is far more rugged than he imagined: the clan forces' overt and covert attacks, the sudden discovery of Japanese poison gas depots underground, the quiet entry of provincial inspection teams, and even the malicious difficulties in overseas markets... Every challenge pushes him to the forefront.
From the governance of a village to the prosperity of a county, Chen Shanhe used knowledge and conscience to write the history of an idealist's grassroots struggle on the land where wheat waves rolled. The story begins in Weizi Village; but responsibility and growth never end.
