In 1905, a son was born to the Chen family in the south of the Yangtze River. A three-day banquet was held on a thousand acres of fertile land, and the He family's jade pendant was given as a gift. At that time, Chen Chenrui did not know that this destined event at birth was the beginning of his life's glory and the prelude to his shackles.
He is the noble son of a landlord, and she is the gentle daughter of the He family in the neighboring village. They chase butterflies in the courtyard and read together in the study. The friendship between childhood sweethearts quietly grows in the wind and smoke of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. But troubled times never allow warmth to stay for a long time, and warlords fight to break the peace. In order to protect the family, he transformed from a young young master into a grain and grain officer who dealt with all forces. She held the chalk to guard the rear, but secretly worked for the cause of progress.
From the May 4th Wave to the Anti-Japanese War, from the Liberation War to the founding of New China, the Chen family's fertile land was devoured by the flames of war, their ancestral home was reduced to military control, and the former wealthy households finally became ordinary people. He was criticized because of his background as a landlord, and she once walked ten miles to deliver food and clothing; he hid progressive publications, and she rescued captured soldiers.
Eighty years of ups and downs, the Chen family went from prosperity to decline, but he and she, from a young child to a white-haired old man, always held each other's hands. This is not only the rise and fall of a generation of landlord families, but also the affectionate confession of a pair of lovers across the ages in the turbulent times of war - even if the mountains and rivers are broken and the years go by, only you and me will stay together in Chenlan.
