Lu Buqun, a grassroots gangster, accidentally got involved in troubled times. Accompanied by the exiled nobleman Shen Ruhua, the female village leader Jiao Sanniang and others, he experienced the turmoil of mountains and rivers, power struggles, and the love between his children. The crisis is resolved with humor and wisdom along the way, which is both hilarious and thrilling. In troubled times, little people write heroic dreams with laughter and curses, from living an ignoble life to becoming a hero. Amidst the separation of life and death and intrigues, they kept their true intentions and ushered in the end of the troubled times. The three volumes of the book respectively tell the story of the rise of the grassroots, the meeting of the wind and clouds, and the return of the world, and show the great leaps in destiny, growth, loyalty, betrayal, and feelings of family and country in a relaxed and compact atmosphere.