In Beifengtun in 1976, the sky was filled with loess, and the days were like a piece of bread that could not be chewed. Wang Tiezhu is a gangster who is shunned by everyone in the village. His parents died young and he lives under the shelter of others. He has a scumbag hidden in his body and is covered in injuries. He survives by sneaking wild vegetables and maintaining his strength. Everyone thinks this kid will be like this in his life.
Until Su Wanqing, a female educated youth from the city, walked into the village through the mud. She was as white as a magnolia that shouldn't grow in this poor ravine. She was not accustomed to the local environment and was ostracized. Her work points were so pitiful that she could hardly even eat a hot meal. The uncle and aunt rolled their eyes and wanted to give Wang Tiezhu this "lovely girl from the city" as his wife. He scolded her "Whoever loves her will want it." However, when she was bullied by a child, he rushed up to her with a red face and chased her away. When her food was washed away, she braved the heavy rain until she was soaked in water and tried to snatch the food back.
A marriage that each has its own thoughts binds people from two worlds together. In the adobe house, he huddled in the corner of the kang and watched her mending clothes all night while she blushed and applied medicine to him to treat the injuries from the fight. He resented her squeamishness from the city, but he always secretly helped her when she was working; she resented him for being rude and reckless, but when he was surrounded by second-rate men, she picked up a pole to protect him for the first time.
When the spring breeze of reform and opening up came to Beifengtun, Wang Tiezhu clutched the piggy bank she gave him and learned skills from a carpenter, from making benches to opening a furniture shop. He smashed his reputation as a "gangster" into the loess and became a "household with ten thousand yuan". Su Wanqing put down the book and picked up the account book, using her knowledge in the city to help him broaden his path. The two of them, one in charge of the outside world and the other in charge of the inside, made the poor life full of enthusiasm.
Some people laughed at him for saying that a toad eats swan meat.
