The story takes place in the troubled times of the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. The world is in turmoil. The little people at the bottom are struggling like duckweeds in the turbulent society. They meet in the streets and alleys, and their fates are intertwined and collided with the joys, anger, sorrows and joys of the little people. The lives of the protagonists such as Lu Xiaotian, Yao Agua, and Song Sanwei changed dramatically with the war, famine, officers and soldiers, bandits, and the entry of the Qing army. In the cruel world, they used humor and self-mockery to resolve the suffering and maintained their vitality with warmth. Each person has an independent growth line but is entangled by fate, leading to independent redemption and the path of ordinary heroes - they are humble but not humble, and their greatness is deeply hidden in the dust. After experiencing separation, betrayal, displacement, struggle and redemption, a few people finally clung to hope in a small way and witnessed the changes in the destiny of the nation and individuals.
